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Passage One

 Amy Johnson was a very ambitious and energetic person. She didn't have much in common with other girls in her school, however. She played football better than most boys, and unfortunately, she made a rather bad impression on many of her teachers. Amy just didn't act the way they thought a girl should. She studied at a university and later took a job as a typist. Although she was enthusiastic and did her best, she made many mistakes and was poorly paid. She didn't want to be a typist anyway─she dreamed of becoming a pilot!

    Amy moved to London, borrowed some money, and learned to fly. Nobody, however, wanted to hire a female pilot. She decided to fly alone to Australia to prove that she could fly as any man. Her parents lent her money to buy an airplane.

    Amy set off on May 5, 1930. Her route took her over Vienna, Constantinople, and Baghdad. She was caught in a sandstorm and had to make an emergency landing in the desert. But she landed in India six days later. She had broken the record to India by two days. Over Burma she ran into a monsoon (季风), and was able to save herself only by landing on a football field. She finally reached Australia. The plane propeller had been broken during her last landing, and she had to crash-land. But Amy had proven that she could fly—and that a woman could do almost anything she really put her mind to.

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1. Why did Amy leave a bad impression on many of her teachers? ________. ( C )

(a) She was too ambitious. .

(b) She had nothing in common with other girls.

(c) She didn't behave like a girl

(d) She played football better than most boys.

2. Amy didn't like her job as a typist ________.( B )

(a) because it was too difficult

(b) because she wanted to become a pilot

(c) because she often made mistakes

(d) because she earned very little money

3. She borrowed some money from her parents ________. ( D )

(a) to move to London

(b) to buy a plane

(c) to learn to fly

(d) to show her flying ability

4.On her flight to Australia, she encountered a monsoon over ________. ( C )

(a) India

(b) Baghdad

(c) Burma

(d) Vienna

5. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?
____________.( B )

(a) An Unusual Woman

(b) A Brave Woman Pilot

(c) A Flying Adventure

(d) A Trip to Australia

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Passage Two

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Growing up, I wasted a lot of time being afraid and embarrassed over the smallest things and thinking I was near death from my many allergies and ailments. My attitude changed, however, when I was a teen-ager I had gone to a fancy birthday party, and the girl's parents served hamburgers smothered in mustard. I ate one even though I'm extremely allergic to mustard. I immediately felt an attack coming on but tried to hide it. When the party was over, I made it to my parents' car, but then it happened─I got sick out the car window and was caught in the glare of all the other headlights. I wanted to die. After that, nothing seemed quite so embarrassing again. I'd learned an important lesson: You can't really die of embarrassment. It just feels fatal.

    I have failed with dozens of shows, including "Me and the Chimp" and "Blansky's Beauties." The important thing was that each time, I got up the next day and tried to think of another show.

    Most people try to beat down their flaws or deny them altogether. I've always found it best to say, "Here are my flaws. Now I have to find something I'm good at." Don't use your flaws as an excuse to quit. Move forward or sideways. If fear doesn't paralyze you, and if you can work under pressure, then you've got a shot at success.

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   6. When the narrator was growing up, ______. ( D )

(a) he was very often seriously ill

(b) he tried hard to hide his allergies and ailments

(c) he was always thinking of unpleasant things

(d) he paid too much attention to unimportant things and wasted a lot of time

7. The word " allergic" most probably means ______. ( B )

(a) hateful

(b) oversensitive

(c) glad

(d) fond

8. What did the narrator do during a fancy birthday party? ______. ( D )

(a) He ate a hamburger which he liked very much.

(b) He tried to hide the hamburger given to him by the parents of the girl.

(c) He was attacked by someone with a hamburger smothered in mustard.

(d) He ate a hamburger with mustard and felt sick.

9. The lesson the narrator learned is _______. ( D )

(a) You can't avoid embarrassment

(b) Embarrassment is fatal

(c) When you are embarrassed, you want to die

(d) Embarrassment is not as fatal as it seems

10. The advice given in the story is : ______. ( C )

(a) Never reveal your flaws because they might be embarrassing

(b) Deny your flaws and do something you are good at

(c) Never use your flaws as an excuse to quit

(d) Sometimes fear can paralyze you

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Passage Three

If you're in charge of a project, the key to success is getting everyone to want to help you. As a director, I point. I suggest. I gently nudge the actors in the direction I want them to go.

    In the 1986 movie Nothing in Common, Jackie Gleason's character, Max Basner, gets fired from his job as a clothing salesman. The scene, shot on a ferryboat, shows Max's despair about being out of work. I was looking for some subtle gesture that would allow Max to reveal his feelings.

    Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did, and at first I was intimidated. What could I possibly tell "The Great One" about acting? Out of trepidation I decided to direct by suggestion, and I sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene. "So Max is sad, right?" I said.

    Gleason nodded.

    "And he's probably still carrying his souvenir pens with his name on them — the ones he used to hand out to his customers, right?"

Gleason nodded.

    "So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired?"

    He was silent for a moment. "Why don't I throw them overboard?"

    I stood up and turned toward the crew. "Hey, everybody, Jackie has a wonderful idea. Let's shoot it."

    After filming the scene, Gleason called me over and said with a smile, "Garry, what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow?"

    You and your team can discover the answers to problems together. When there are no awards or gold stars for who gets the solution first, you'll all benefit when everything turns out right.

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11. The author suggests that to succeed in a project you are in charge of you should ____________. ( B )

(a) make everyone work for you

(b) get everyone willing to help you

(c) let people know you have the final say

(d) keep sending out orders to them

12. It can be inferred that _____________.               ( C )

(a) Jackie Gleason is the director of the film Nothing in Common

(b) Jackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his job

(c) Max, a character in a film, is in very low spirits when he loses his job

(d) Jackie Gleason wrote the script of the film Nothing in Common 

13. "The Great One" in paragraph 3 is  ___________. ( A )

(a) Gleason

(b) the director himself

(c) Max

(d) Max's boss

14. Why did Gleason call the director over and smile at him?    _________. ( D )

(a) Because Gleason thought his wonderful idea was accepted by the latter.

(b) Because Gleason succeeded in hitting upon a wonderful idea

(c) Because Gleason was confident about his work the next day.

(d) Because Gleason appreciated the latter's way of directing films

15. The most suitable title for the passage is:_________. ( D )

(a) How to Direct a Film

(b) The Key to Success

(c) A Wonderful Experience

(d) How to Work with Film Stars

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