A car broke down on its way through Hsueh-shan Tunnel (雪山隧道). ________, the northbound traffic on Highway No. 5 came to a stop.
(A) Especially
(B) Similarly
(C) Frankly
(D) Consequently
45. A: Jenny seems to be angry at me, and I don’t know why.
B: I know. She is unhappy because you said she looked old in her new dress.
A: But I was just joking!
B: She didn’t take it lightly. She felt hurt.
A: Well, I guess you’re right. ________________
(A) I just can’t take jokes. (B) I don’t have to say sorry.
(C) It wasn’t really my fault. (D) I shouldn’t have said that.
第二篇:
One of the biggest shopping days of the year has brought out millions of bargain hunters across the world.
The day is called Black Friday. Real and online stores offer discounts of up to 70 percent on thousands of items. It
is traditionally a big shopping day in the USA, but four years ago it crossed the Atlantic and is now huge in the
U.K. It has become so popular in Britain that the police had to be called to four supermarkets just after midnight on
Friday (the bargains went on sale at one minute past midnight). The police were worried about shoppers getting
crushed in the crowds. A police spokesman said, "Officers have worked with store staff to ensure that sale-goers
were able to enter and exit the stores safely."
While shoppers in the U.K. were happy to head to the shops, many store workers in the USA were angry this year.
Many stores decided to start Black Friday a day early, which was on the US celebration of Thanksgiving. Store employees
and shoppers thought it was wrong for stores to ask employees to work on Thanksgiving, which is traditionally a time for
people to spend with their family. A “Boycott Black Thursday” Facebook page has more than 114,000 likes. Many big
stores, such as Costco and IKEA did not open. CNN reports that there are over 60 petitions on the website Change.org
trying to get stores and customers to change Black Friday. They want a bigger focus on family instead of profits.
【題組】48. According to the passage, why did the police in the U.K. have to work with store staff on Black Friday?
(A)To make sure that those stores did offer discounts to the shoppers.
(B)To ensure that sale-goers were able to enter and exit the stores safely.
(C)To make sure that every shopper waited in line before midnight on Black Friday.
(D)To ensure the safety of the items which were put up for sale.
4. If you did not watch the _________ episode of the show, it would be hard for you to understand what’s going on
in this episode.
(A)formal (B) definitive (C) previous (D) obvious
39. A: I’ve heard so much about you. B: Same here. Kathy mentioned that you and I work in similar fields. Maybe we could meet up and chat over a cup of tea. A: ________ (A)I beg to differ. (B)I’d love that. (C)I don’t think so. (D)I doubt that.