单选题Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial?A His absence is due to the rain.B Don’t touch it with your hands.C After the exams is the time to relax.D I found everything in good condition.

Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words?

A. Be your true self rather than follow others.

B. Don’t copy others or you can’t be the first class.

C. Make efforts to be the first instead of the second.

D. Don’t learn from others unless they’re excellent.

A、Great, that's a good idea.

B、I don't like playing football.

C、Thanks for your help.

A、though

B、lest

C、as long as

D、in case

Stranger: I wonder if you could spare me a few minutes of your time?

Woman: ______

A、May I take a message?

B、I don't know if I can.

C、What have you decided?

D、You may have it longer if you like.

Dear Linda，

I’ve got a problem and as．l don't know what to do，l think I'd write to you and ask for your advice．I have worked at a (11) factory for about two months till now．It's a part-time job，so I only work in the evening．I've recently (12) that one of my workmates is stealing． From time to time，l notice that he puts a piece of meat under his trousers just (13) he leaves the facto- ry． Now the manager has found that things are (14) ． But he says that all this (15) after I started working．What should I do? Maybe I (16) tell that workmate I knew (17) he was doing． Or possibly I should go to the manager and tell him who was (18)meat．I think I-m in a(n) (19) position. Please tell me how I can solve this problem．I'd like to have your (20) ．Best wishes，

Yours，

Carl

( )11．

A．fruit

B．metal

C．tomato

D．meat

JOHN: It seems that the new project in Nanjing will be even better than your current project....

BOB: ___1__That is really an exciting project, and I hope our plan will be approved by the board.

JOHN: Good luck! But unfortunately, from what I’ve seen so far, ___2__the Jinan project does not seem to __3___. Is there any problem I can help with

BOB: Don’t worry! Please believe me that ___4__and I’ll get it back on track soon.

JOHN: I’m sure you can straighten things out. Well,___5__, Bob.

A. everything is under control

B. keep up the good work

C. You got it!

D. I must mention that

E. be up to your usual standard

A.Even if he knows the secret, he won’t let it out

B.I can’t agree with his plan even though I respect him

C.You will certainly succeed if you keep on trying

D.She behaved as if she were the boss

【A1】

A.SEARCH, DON"T FIL

E.

B.MAKE AN APPOINTMENT RIGHT AFTER WOR

K.

C.FIGURE OUT YOUR CORE WORK ACTIVITIES.

D.AVOID INSTANT MESSAGING AND TURN OFF PHONES.

E.SAY NO. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD AN EXTRA HOUR A DAY? THIS IS A COMMON BARRIER I RUN INTO WHEN I WRITE ABOUT MAKING POSITIVE LIFE CHANGES:PEOPLE DON"T HAVE TIME TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS.PEOPLE DON"T HAVE TIME TO EXERCIS

E.PEOPLE DON"T HAVE TIME TO GET ORGANIZE

D.WELL, IT"S TIME TO MAKE TIM

E.BY USING SOME COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING, YOU CAN FREE UP AN HOUR OR MORE A DAY.FIND THE ONES THAT WORK FOR YOU (NOT ALL WILL WORK FOR EVERYONE), AND THEN CARVE OUT THAT HOUR A DAY.THEN MAKE SURE YOU USE THAT EXTRA HOUR A DAY IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE—BOOK THAT HOUR ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR SOMETHING YOU REALLY, REALLY WANT TO DO, WHETHER THAT"S WORK ON A GOAL, WRITE A BOOK, START A BUSINESS, EXERCISE, READ MORE, OR WHATEVER.DON"T SQUANDER THIS GIFT OF TIME! 【A1】______ WHETHER IT"S EXERCISE OR WORKING ON SOME OTHER GOAL, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO DO IT RIGHT WHEN YOU GET OUT OF WORK (AT 5 P.

M., FOR EXAMPLE).THIS WORKS ESPECIALLY WELL IF YOU HAVE TO MEET SOMEONE ELSE, SUCH AS A WORKOUT PARTNER OR OTHER GROUP OR TEAM OR COACH OR PARTNER, YOU"LL BE SURE TO MEET THE APPOINTMENT, WHICH MEANS YOU WON"T STICK AROUND WORK TOO LONG, AND YOU"LL BE SURE TO FINISH ALL YOUR TASKS ON TIME SO YOU CAN LEAVE ON TIM

E.THIS MAKES YOU MORE EFFICIENT IN THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY. 【A2】______ I"M NOT SAYING THESE TYPES OF INSTANT COMMUNICATION DON"T HAVE THEIR USES, BUT IF THEY"RE ALWAYS ON AND YOU"RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE, YOU"RE ALWAYS AT THE MERCY OF OTHERS. IN-STEAD, JUST MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE AT SET TIMES IF NECESSARY, OR NOT AT ALL IF IT"S NOT NECESSARY.YOU DON"T HAVE TO TURN OFF PHONES ALL DAY LONG, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME UNBROKEN BLOCKS OF TIME WHEN YOU DON"T TAKE CALLS, SO YOU CAN CONCENTRATE ON YOUR IMPORTANT TASKS.THIS ALLOWS YOU TO GET MORE DONE IN LESS TIME, AS PHONE CALLS CAN EAT UP CHUNKS OF YOUR DAY IF YOU LET THE

M. 【A3】______ I USED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME FILING ALL MY COMPUTER FILES AND ALL MY EMAILS INTO NICE, ORGANIZED FOLDERS.I"D SPEND TIME EVERY DAY DOING THIS.NOW, I JUST ARCHIVE EVERYTHING, ON COMPUTER AND EMAIL, AND SEARCH WHEN I NEED SOMETHIN

G.WITH QUICKSILVER ON THE MAC, EVERY FILE IS WITHIN A FEW KEYSTROKES.WITH GMAIL, EVERY EMAIL IS ACCESSIBLE INSTANTLY.NO TIME SPENT FILING! 【A4】______ WHAT IS IT THAT YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO EACH DAY? I MEAN, THE STUFF YOU HAVE TO DO OR YOUR JOB WOULD FALL APART IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, A LOT OF THE TASKS YOU DO EACH DAY (AND PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS, MENTIONED ABOVE, ARE INCLUDED IN THESE TASKS) DON"T REALLY NEED TO BE DONE EACH DAY.SOMETIMES YOU CAN DO THEM LESS OFTEN, SOMETIMES YOU DON"T NEED TO DO THEM AT ALL.IF YOU CAN LEARN TO FOCUS ON YOUR CORE ACTIVITIES, YOU CAN GET YOUR WORK DONE IN LESS TIM

E. 【A5】______ ONE OF THE BIGGEST GROUPS OF TIME EATERS IS REQUESTS FROM OTHER PEOPL

E.ALL DAY LONG WE GET REQUESTS, IN PERSON, ON THE PHONE, IN EMAIL, THROUGH PAPERWOR

K.MEETINGS, ASSIGNMENTS, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, REQUESTS TO BE ON A COMMITTEE OR TEA

M...THESE ARE ALL REQUESTS THAT WILL EAT UP YOUR TIM

E.SAY NO TO ALL BUT THE ESSENTIALS.GET TO THE POINT. WHILE I"M A FAN OF LONG, SLOW CONVERSATIONS, IF YOU"RE TRYING TO MAKE TIME FOR GOALS, YOU NEED TO WHITTLE DOWN NEEDLESSLY LONG CONVERSATIONS—ESPECIALLY IF IT"S JUST WITH A COWORKER WHO ISN"T A CLOSE FRIEN

D.IN PERSON OR ON THE PHONE, YOU NEED TO GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT WITH A MINIMUM OF CHIT-CHAT, AND IF THE OTHER PERSON ISN"T GETTING TO THE POINT, POLITELY ASK WHAT HE NEEDS FROM YOU.