W: Roger, I’ve got a problem. You know my daughter Jane is 16 years old now. And we’ve begun talking about college. She says she wants to go, but her grades are slipping and no matter how I urge her to study. All she seems interested in are clothes and boys. We’re not wealthy, you know. And it won’t be easy for us to afford the tuition if she can’t get a scholarship. Is going to college the best choice for her right nowM: Do you mean that she doesn’t seem ready for college Then you’d better have a serious talk with her about college. To my mind it’s quite normal for girls of her age to show a lot of interests in fashion and dating, but as a mother you have a right to expect her to pay attention to her studies too. You should ask her how serious she is about college and how hard she’s willing to work for it. Jane may be much firmer than you realize. But if not, tell her she should think about putting college off for a while. That could give her the push she needs to take her education seriously. And if you decide she should wait, she can get a job or take classes at a community college. She may be just one of those who need to see a bit of real life before they settle down.W: Sounds like a good idea. What will the woman do if Jane was not ready for college according to Roger()
A. She should force Jane to set a right attitude toward college.
B. She should help Jane to change her opinion about college.
C. She should motivate Jane to study much harder.
D. She should ask Jane to put off college and get a job.
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M: You must have been driving at seventy miles an hour. Didn’ t you see the speed limitW: I can’ t have been driving that fast.M: I was doing eighty when I overtook you. What were they talking about()
A. The driving speed of the woman.
B. How fast they should drive.
C. The speed limit.
D. The driving speed of the man.
The 26-year old applicant was hired with a low salary because she was not fully qualified.
After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake. (26) comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 (27) 25,000 victims. (28) and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, (29) traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have (30) the city’s buildings and highways, making them more (31) to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers aren’t (32) on their successes. (33) to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should (34) even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant final yet (35) materials, such as steel and wood, which (36) without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and (37) rubber and steel between the building and (38) foundation to reduce the (39) of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings (40) as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures (41) like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building (42) forward, the computer would force the building to (43) in the opposite direction.The new smart structures could be very (44) to build. However, they would (45) many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes. 27()
A. clasped
B. exclaimed
C. clapped
D. claimed
The main idea of this passage is that a person’s image is a key factor in the success of his or her job application.