She told us that five years before, she had been just one of the high school students, but it seemed that overnight she turned into a singer.

A．她告訴我們，五年前她不過是一個普通的高中生，然而似乎是在一夜之間她便成了歌星。

B．五年前她跟我們說，她曾是那些高中生中的一員，但她在黑夜中摸爬滾打才如愿當上了歌星。

C．她坦白說她是在五年前從一名高中生變成歌星。

D．她對我們說，她只讀了五年書，后來好像時來運轉，她突然成了歌星。

When the authors husband left her,

A．she was a pregnant woman.

B．she had been well-prepared.

C．he had told her in advance.

D．he took her most favorite stuff away.

I was down town yesterday, and decided to stop at the bank to see Alice Green. I thought she might have time to have lunch with me. When I got to the bank, I was told that she had just been out for a few minutes. I asked them if she would be back by 11: 30 or 11: 45, and they said yes. I had some time, so I decided to wait for her. Then I walked over to some chairs by the windows and sat down. I decided to watch the front door because I knew she would come back in that way. I waited and waited, but she didn't come through the door. Finally, I decided not to wait any longer. It was 12: 30, and I was sure that she wouldn't be back until after lunch. I got up, and was surprised to find that it was Alice. When I said that someone had told me that she had been out, she told me that she hadn't left her office all morning.

The writer went to the bank to ______.

A．see Alice Green and ask her to have lunch with him

B．get some money so that he could have lunch with, Alice

C．see Alice Green and ask her to talk with him

D．ask Alice to go to the town

Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been the director of a school and a camp before she retired, but she needed to keep busy. She was even willing to work without pay. That was the reason she found a volunteer job with an agency. The agency that she chose to work for was a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she talked with other retired people like herself. By talking, she recognized two things. Old people had abilities that were not being used. Old people also had problems -- mostly problems with communication.

Mrs. Douglas found a new purpose for herself. Through the years, from time to time she had written stories about people for national magazines. Now there was a new subject: old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called "Sixty Plus," which focused on getting old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being misunderstood.

Anna Douglas uses her thinking ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reasons why problems begin. She understands old people and young people, too. For example, one of her readers said that his grandchildren left the house as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas suggested some ways for him to increase understanding with his grand children. She told him to listen to young people’s music and to watch the most popular television shows.

"It’s important to know something about your grandchildren’s world," says Mrs. Douglas. "That means questioning and listening -- and listening is not what oldsters do best," she continues, "Say good things to them and about them. Never criticize your grandchildren or any other youngsters, teenagers, or young adults. Never tell them that they are wrong. Don’t give them your opinion. They have been taught that they should have respect for old people. The old should have respect for the young as well."

Anna Douglas understands the problems of old people ______.

A．because she likes their music

B．because she has grandchildren

C．because she watches their television programs

D．because she is old herself

聽力原文：M: Jane missed the class again，didn't she?I wonder why?

W: Well，I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly inj ured in a car accident.

Q: What does the woman say about Jane?

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A．She was absent all week owing to sickness.

B．She was seriously injured in a car accident.

C．She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.

D．She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.