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Mostpeoplehavenoideaofthehardworkandworrythatgointothecollectingofthosefascinatingbirdsandanimalsthattheypaytoseeinthezoo.Oneofthequestionsthatisalwaysaskedofmeis1Ibecameananimalcollectorinthefirst2.TheansweristhatIhavealwaysbeeninterestedinanimalsandzoos.Accordingtomyparents,thefirstwordIwasabletosaywithany3wasnottheconventional“mamma”or“daddy”,4theword“zoo”,whichIwould5overandoveragainwithashrill6untilsomeone,insgroupsto7meup,wouldtakemetothezoo.WhenI8alittleolder,welivedinGreeceandIhadagreat9ofpets,rangingfromowlstoseahorses,andIspentallmysparetime10thecountrysideinsearchoffreshspecimensto11tomycollectionofpets.12onIwentforayeartotheCityZoo,asastudent13,togetexperienceofthelargeanimals,suchaslions,bears,bisonandostriches,14werenoteasytokeepathome.WhenIleft,I15hadenoughmoneyofmyowntobeableto16myfirsttripandIhavebeengoing17eversincethen.Thoughacollector'sjobisnotaneasyoneandisfullof18,itiscertainlyajobwhichwillappeal19allthosewholoveanimalsand20.

　　1.A.howB.whereC.whenD.whether

　　2.A.regionB.fieldC.placeD.case

　　3.A.clarityB.emotionC.sentimentD.affection

　　4.A.exceptB.butC.exceptforD.butfor

　　5.A.reciteB.recognizeC.readD.repeat

　　6.A.volumeB.noiseC.voiceD.pitch

　　7.A.closeB.shutC.stopD.comfort

　　8.A.grewB.wasgrowingC.growD.grown

　　9.A.manyB.amountC.numberD.supply

　　10.A.livingB.cultivatingC.reclaimingD.exploring

　　11.A.increaseB.includeC.addD.enrich

　　12.A.laterB.furtherC.thenD.subsequently

　　13.A.attendantB.keeperC.memberD.aide

　　14.A.whoB.theyC.ofwhichD.which

　　15.A.luckilyB.gladlyC.nearlyD.successfully

　　16.A.payB.provideC.allowD.finance

　　17.A.normallyB.regularlyC.usuallyD.often

　　18.A.expectationsB.sorrowsC.excitementD.disappointments

　　19.A.forB.withC.toD.from

　　20.A.excursionB.travelC.journeyD.Trip

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WhowontheWorldCup1994footballgame?

WhathappenedattheUnitedNations?

Howdidthecriticslikethenewplay?

__1__aneventtakesplace;newspapersareonthestreets__2__thedetails.Whereveranythinghappensintheworld,reportsareonthespotto__3__thenews.

　　Newspapershaveonebasic__4__,togetthenewsasquicklyaspossiblefromitssource,fromthosewhomakeittothosewhowantto__5__it.Radio,telegraph,television,and__6__inventionsbroughtcompetitionfornewspapers.Sodidthedevelopmentofmagazinesandothermeansofcommunication.__7__,thiscompetitionmerelyspurredthenewspaperson.Theyquicklymadeuseofthenewerandfastermeansofcommunicationtoimprovethe__8__andthustheefficiencyoftheirownoperations.Todaymorenewspapersare__9__andreadthaneverbefore.Competitionalsolednewspaperstobranchouttomanyotherfields.Besideskeepingreaders__10__ofthelatestnews,today'snewspapers__11__andinfluencereadersaboutpoliticsandotherimportantandseriousmatters.Newspapersinfluencereaders'economicchoices__12__advertising.Mostnewspapersdependonadvertisingfortheirvery__13__.Newspapersaresoldatapricethat__14__evenasmallfractionofthecostofproduction.Themain__15__ofincomeformostnewspapersiscommercialadvertising.The__16__insellingadvertisingdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoadvertisers.This__17__intermsofcirculation.Howmanypeoplereadthenewspaper?

Circulationdepends__18__ontheworkofthecirculationdepartmentandontheservicesorentertainment__19__inanewspaper'spages.Butforthemostpart,circulationdependsonanewspaper'svaluetoreadersasasourceofinformation__20__thecommunity,city,country,state,nation,andworld—andevenouterspace.

　　1.A.JustwhenB.WhileC.SoonafterD.Before

　　2.A.togiveB.givingC.givenD.beinggiven

　　3.A.gatherB.spreadC.carryD.bring

　　4.A.reasonB.causeC.problemD.purpose

　　5.A.makeB.publishC.knowD.write

　　6.A.anotherB.otherC.oneanotherD.theother

　　7.A.HoweverB.AndC.ThereforeD.So

　　8.A.valueB.ratioC.rateD.speed

　　9.A.spreadB.passedC.printedD.completed

　　10.A.informB.beinformedC.tobeinformedD.informed

　　11.A.entertainB.encourageC.educateD.edit

　　12.A.onB.throughC.withD.of

　　13.A.formsB.existenceC.contentsD.purpose

　　14.A.triestocoverB.managestocoverC.failstocoverD.succeedsin

　　15.A.sourceB.originC.courseD.finance

　　16.A.wayB.meansC.chanceD.success

　　17.A.measuresB.measuredC.IsmeasuredD.wasmeasured

　　18.A.somewhatB.littleC.muchD.something

　　19.A.offeringB.offeredC.whichofferedD.tobeoffered

　　20.A.byB.withC.atD.about

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　Ifyouweretobeginanewjobtomorrow,youwouldbringwithyousomebasicstrengthsandweaknesses.Successor__1__inyourworkwoulddepend,to__2__greatextent,__3__yourabilitytouseyourstrengthsandweaknessestothebestadvantage.__4__theutmostimportanceisyourattitude.Aperson__5__beginsajobconvincedthatheisn'tgoingtolikeitoris__6__thatheisgoingtoailisexhibitingaweaknesswhichcanonlyhinderhissuccess.Ontheotherhand,apersonwhoissecure__7__hisbeliefthatheisprobablyascapable__8__doingtheworkasanyoneelseandwhoiswillingtomakeacheerfulattempt__9__itpossessesacertainstrengthofpurpose.Thechancesarethathewilldowell。

__10__theprerequisiteskillsforaparticularjobisstrength.Lackingthoseskillsisobviouslyaweakness.Abookkeeperwhocan'taddoracarpenterwhocan'tcutastraightlinewithasaw__11__hopelesscases.Thisbookhasbeendesignedtohelpyoucapitalize__12__thestrengthandovercomethe__13__thatyoubringtothejoboflearning.Butingroupstomeasureyourdevelopment,youmustfirst__14__stockofsomewhereyoustandnow.__15__wegetfurtheralonginthebook,we'llbe__16__insomedetailwithspecificprocessesfordevelopingandstrengthening__17__skills.However,__18__beginwith,youshouldpause__19__examineyourpresentstrengthsandweaknessesinthreeareasthatarecriticaltoyoursuccessorfailureinschool:

your__20__,yourreadingandcommunicationskills,andyourstudyhabits.

　　1.A.improvementB.victoryC.failureD.achievement

　　2.A.aB.theC.someD.certain

　　3.A.inB.onC.ofD.to来源：

　　4.A.OutofB.OfC.ToD.Into

　　5.A.whoB.whatC.thatD.which

　　6.A.ensureB.certainC.sureD.surely

　　7.A.ontoB.onC.offD.in

　　8.A.toB.atC.ofD.for

　　9.A.nearB.onC.byD.at

　　10.A.HaveB.HadC.HavingD.Hadbeen

　　11.A.beingB.beenC.areD.is

　　12.A.exceptB.butC.forD.on

　　13.A.ideaB.weaknessC.strengthD.advantage

　　14.A.makeB.takeC.doD.give

　　15.A.asB.tillC.overD.out

　　16.A.dealB.dealtC.bedealtD.dealing

　　17.A.learntB.learnedC.learningD.learn

　　18.A.aroundB.toC.fromD.beside

　　19.A.toB.ontoC.intoD.with

　　20.A.intelligenceB.workC.attitudeD.weakness

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　Formanypeopletoday,readingisnolongerrelaxation.Tokeepuptheirworktheymustreadletters,reports,tradepublications,interofficecommunications,nottomentionnewspapersandmagazines:

anever-endingfloodofwords.In__1__ajoboradvancinginone,theabilitytoreadandcomprehend__2__canmeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Yettheunfortunatefactisthatmostofusare__3__readers.Mostofusdeveloppoorreading__4__atanearlyage,andnevergetoverthem.Themaindeficiency__5__intheactualstuffoflanguageitself-words.Takenindividually,wordshave__6__meaninguntiltheyarestrungtogetherintophrased,sentencesandparagraphs.__7__,however,theuntrainedreaderdoesnotreadgroupsofwords.Helaboriouslyreadsonewordatatime,oftenregressingto__8__wordsorpassages.Regression,thetendencytolookbackover__9__youhavejustread,isacommonbadhabitinreading.Anotherhabitwhich__10__downthespeedofreadingisvocalization—soundingeachwordeitherorallyormentallyas__11__reads.

　　Toovercomethesebadhabits,somereadingclinicsuseadevicecalledan__12__,whichmovesabar（orcurtain）downthepageatapredeterminedspeed.Thebarissetataslightlyfasterrate__13__thereaderfindscomfortable,inorderto“stretch”him.Theacceleratorforcesthereadertoreadfast,__14__word-by-wordreading,regressionandsubvocalization,practicallyimpossible.Atfirst__15__issacrificedforspeed.Butwhenyoulearntoreadideasandconcepts,youwillnotonlyreadfaster,__16__yourcomprehensionwillimprove.Manypeoplehavefound__17__readingskilldrasticallyimprovedaftersometraining.__18__CharlceAu,abusinessmanager,forinstance,hisreadingratewasareasonablygood172wordsaminute__19__thetraining,nowitisanexcellent1,378wordsaminute.Heisdelightedthathowhecan__20__alotmorereadingmaterialinashortperiodoftime.

　　1.A.applyingB.doingC.offeringD.getting

　　2.A.quicklyB.easilyC.roughlyD.decidedly

　　3.A.goodB.curiousC.poorD.urgent

　　4.A.trainingB.habitsC.situationsD.custom

　　5.A.liesB.combinesC.touchesD.involves

　　6.A.someB.AlotC.littleD.dull

　　7.A.FortunatelyB.InfactC.LogicallyD.Unfortunately

　　8.A.reuseB.rereadC.rewriteD.recite

　　9.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.if

　　10.A.scalesB.cutsC.slowsD.measures

　　11.A.someoneB.oneC.heD.reader

　　12.A.acceleratorB.actorC.amplifierD.observer

　　13.A.thenB.asC.beyondD.than

　　14.A.enablingB.leadingC.makingD.indicating

　　15.A.meaningB.comprehensionC.gistD.regression

　　16.A.butB.norC.orD.forwww.Ｅxamda.CoM考试就到考试大

　　17.A.ourB.yourC.theirD.sucha

　　18.A.LookatB.TakeC.MakeD.Consider

　　19.A.forB.inC.afterD.before

　　20.A.masterB.gooverC.pr