M: Good morning, Mr. Carson, pleaseW: I’m afraid Mr. Carson is at a very, important meeting at the moment and cannot be disturbed. May I know who’s callingM: Yes, this is Mr. Prince. I would like to talk to Mr. Carson today, if possible.W: Well, I’m afraid the meeting isn’t planned to finish until one o’clock and then he has a lunch appointment. If he has time, I can ask him to ring you before he leaves.M: Yes, I’d be grateful if you would.W: Not at all. Mr. Prince. Could I take your telephone number and then I’ll ask Mr. Carson to ring you as soon as he’s free.M: Yes, it’s Hong Kong-68261427 extension 4036.W: Hong Kong-68261427 extension 4036. Right. If Mr. Carson can’t ring you this morning, I’ll ask him to ring you as soon as he returns from lunch.M: Thank you. When can Mr. Carson ring Mr. Prince according to the woman()
A. He’ll ring Mr. Prince as soon as he returns from lunch.
B. He’ll ring Mr. Prince as soon as he returns before lunch.
C. He’ll ring Mr. Prince as soon as he goes away from lunc
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"She was married to an officer in India long ago and she had a life of physical adventure as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers, using crocodiles (鳄鱼) as stepping stones. He died when she was only thirty-nine. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a son in England."I stared at the paper, (36) reading, couldn’t help thinking.Crocodiles are lazy animals as a rule, but they can (37) like lightning when they want to. And they don’t mind hurrying (38) they’re hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, living on fish mostly, but what’s a little fish (39) a fifteen-toot crocodile They are people, fisherman or anyone else delicious enough to get too near; women doing the (40) or children playing at the water’s (41) . A hungry crocodile’s mouth (42) over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can (43) in a man in two bites.That woman’s husband crossed rivers (44) from one crocodile’s back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done (45) before the creature could see what was happening. It wasn’t (46) a brave, active man, and no doubt he improved with practice. He could never look (47) while crossing.The wife used to watch him—I felt (48) of that. She lived (49) the adventure with the (50) excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes... It’s no wonder she wrote (51) poetry.Then he (52) . I imagined how she felt. Was there another man (53) him in India, in the world She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow (寡妇). "I must (54) , too." She said to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A (55) probably, to her head. But her young son, their son Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband Well, what do you think 43().
A. go
B. take
C. eat
D. catch
"She was married to an officer in India long ago and she had a life of physical adventure as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers, using crocodiles (鳄鱼) as stepping stones. He died when she was only thirty-nine. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a son in England."I stared at the paper, (36) reading, couldn’t help thinking.Crocodiles are lazy animals as a rule, but they can (37) like lightning when they want to. And they don’t mind hurrying (38) they’re hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, living on fish mostly, but what’s a little fish (39) a fifteen-toot crocodile They are people, fisherman or anyone else delicious enough to get too near; women doing the (40) or children playing at the water’s (41) . A hungry crocodile’s mouth (42) over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can (43) in a man in two bites.That woman’s husband crossed rivers (44) from one crocodile’s back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done (45) before the creature could see what was happening. It wasn’t (46) a brave, active man, and no doubt he improved with practice. He could never look (47) while crossing.The wife used to watch him—I felt (48) of that. She lived (49) the adventure with the (50) excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes... It’s no wonder she wrote (51) poetry.Then he (52) . I imagined how she felt. Was there another man (53) him in India, in the world She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow (寡妇). "I must (54) , too." She said to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A (55) probably, to her head. But her young son, their son Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband Well, what do you think 46().
A. over
B. for
C. behind
D. beyond
W: Well, good morning, Tom. I haven’t seen you for a long time. What seems to be the trouble nowM: I feel very tired. I’ve got a bad headache. And I can’t sleep well almost every night.W: Have you been eating properly Eating the right kind of food is important for your health, you know.M: Well, I haven’t been eating too well, I guess. I have a lot of work to do, and I usually only have enough time to have a sandwich and a cup of coffee for lunch.W: And what about dinnerM: Sometimes I’m too tired to eat anything at all.W: That’s too bad. You must have a well-balanced diet. But I think the most important thing for you to do at the moment is to have a good rest.M: Yes, I see. Why doesn’t he want to eat anything for dinner sometimes()
A. Because he wanted to lose weight.
Because he is too tired.
C. Because he has no tim
Last Friday a storm tore through two villages in South Africa destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or tom roovs. One person was killed, several were badly injured and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received small injuries. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless as a result of the storm.A farmer, Mr. Smith, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour."I was in the kitchen with my wife and children," he said, "when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We managed to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but frightened."Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the government provided food, clothing and shelter. Why did Mr. Smith go back inside their house()
A. To get his missing child.
B. To get some food.
C. To get his possession.