71.Let me share( )you something that you may not expect.

6、14、

A. everything

B. nothing

C. anything

D. things

4、8、

A. 　 is used to

B. 　 showing

C. 　 used to

D. 　 explaining

1、Passage 16Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I
also explain that there‘s a big difference between ―being a writer‖, and writing. In most cases these
individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. ―You‘ve got to want to write,‖ I say to them, ―not want to be a writer.‖
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed
by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year
career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did
have was a friend who found me a place in a New York apartment building. It didn‘t even matter
that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like
a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn‘t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so
hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed
about it for years. I wasn‘t going to be one of those people who die wondering – what if I would
keep putting my dream to the last even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.
This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
2. What can be concluded from the passage?

A. 　 Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

B. 　 A writer‘s success depends on luck rather than on effort.

C. 　 Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

D. 　 The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

126.This company is closing up, so lots of workers will be laid( ).

A. 　down

B. 　 out

C. 　 off

D. 　 aside

9、15、

A. achieve

B. fulfill

C. complete

D. accomplish

129.After he retired from office, Rogers( )painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A. 　took up

B. 　 save up

C. 　 kept up

D. 　 drew up

149.After he retired from office, Rogers( )painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A. 　took up

B. 　 save up

C. 　 kept up

D. 　 drew up

156.The( )of marketing research is published monthly.

A. 　diary

B. 　 notebook

C. 　 journal

D. 　 tape

29.To make a living as a door-to-door( )demands courage because the door may shut in your face at any time.

A. 　attendant

B. 　 dealer

C. 　 carpenter

D. 　 salesman

9、1、

A. chiefly

B. greatly

C. largely

D. highly