6.(1)How does the man go to work? A.By bus. B.By car. C.By train. (2)How far is it from the man's home to his workplace? A.Fifteen miles. B.Forty-five miles. C.Fifty-five miles. (3)When is the worst traffic time during the day for the man? A.In the morning. B.At noon. C.At the end of the day.
7.(1)What is the conversation mainly about? A.A party for a TV job. B.A job opportunity at a TV station. C.A successful TV job experience. (2)Why does the man want to get the job? A.To earn a high wage. B.To improve his study. C.To gain working experience. (3)How will the woman help the man? A.Give some advice to him. B.Write a play for him. C.Offer a job to him.
8.(1)What is the Student Union responsible for? A.Medical care. B.Social life. C.Registration. (2)What is the last step of becoming a member of the Student Club? A.Getting a Student Union membership. B.Getting a registration receipt. C.Getting a student card. (3)When can a student go to the student health centre? A.10:00 a.m.Wednesday. B.8:45 a.m.Thursday. C.3:00 p.m.Friday. (4)What is the speech mainly about? A.Campus accommodation. B.The health centre. C.Student services.
29.I started drawing houses at six.Unlike most girls,my dream was to build a backyard clubhouse — a dream that was unrealistic given that we lived in an apartment.By high school I continued drawing and my dreams broadened—to become an architect.My older brother told me that look a university education.But my family couldn't afford that kind of education.Still.I fanned the flame of hope. I got a part-time job at Bayside Bowl and started saving money.My bank account,however,was growing quite slowly.When I looked at college catalogs,I couldn't imagine how I would ever get there.I decided Io shrink (縮小) my dreams lo a more realistic size. Soon after that,a newcomer started frequenting Bayside Bowl.She arrived alone,and always carried a pink bag with a ball inside.Her dark,wrinkled skin and curly gray hair made her stand out among our younger customers.She talked to me whenever I cleaned near her lane.I learned her name was Bessie.She had been a singer for as long as she could remember.In her 20s she had tried to get a job as a restaurant singer. "I was a young black woman,and in the early 1950s doors didn't exactly open wide for me.Zilch!" she said. I admired her ability to pick up a split,but I also appreciated her advice. "Life's like bowling." she would say. "Set your eyes on your target and follow through." Indeed,Bessie hadn't let the "zilches" stop her.She had saved up and enrolled in the Brightwood Music Academy.It turned out this lady with the pink bowling bag was the Bessie Richards,a recording artist of the 1960s. Bessie moved on to live with her sister,but before leaving,she left me with a $50 tip for helping her at the lanes,a reminder to ignore the "zilches" in my life,and some lines of poetry she had copied from a book.Bessie said, "Read this when the going seems tough.It'll help you follow through and reach for your goal." These are the lines: Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast lo dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. A year has passed since I last bowled with Bessie,and I've resumed my drawing.I'm working and saving money,taking drafting classes,and applying for internships (實習).Whenever I'm discouraged,I reread those lines of poetry. There'll be no barren field of frozen snow nor zilches for me.Inspired by Bessie and the poem,I plan to continue to dream.
(1)What was the author's dream when she was in high school?
(2)Why did the author shrink her dream to a realistic size?
(3)How do you understand the underlined sentence "Life is like bowling"?
(4)Describe one of Bessie's characteristics and explain why.
(5)Who is the "Bessie" in your life?How does he or she help you to pursue your dream?