【正文】 修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。 11. What does the man believe is the advantage of the plan? A. Their products will sell better. B. The production can be increased. C. The quality of the products can be improved. 12. Which of the following is mentioned by the woman? A. They can’t make the final decision. B. There won’t be enough money. C. The head of office will have to move too. 13. What does the woman agree with the man about? A. Buying an old factory. B. Hiring more workers. C. Offering a bus service. 聽(tīng)第 9 段材料，回答第 14 17 題。 A Most friendships die a nature death: people move, change jobs, or start different stages of life. Other friendships, however, end unexpectedly. When a friendship is over and you don’t understand why, it can be especially painful. Sometimes a friend ends your relationship without telling you why. The loss of friendship might be worth reflecting on. Knowing when a friendship is over and why it ends may help you build stronger friendships in the future. ●See if you can find a problem. When a friendship is over, examine your relationship. Perhaps you remember your friend plaining that you’re always late. Maybe you seldom return your friend’s phone calls. When a friend ends your relationship, try to find out the reasons why the friendship is over. ●Writer a letter to your friend. Express you feelings about the friendship. Do you miss seeing them? Do you have any regrets? Would you act differently if you were still friends? Make it an honest munication. ●Express your feeling of being hurt or anger. Write or talk about how you feel in a letter. When a friendship is over, it’s important to municate exactly how hurt you feel, and why. Write until you have nothing left to say. When a friend ends your relationship, you do have the right to express yourself. ●Communicate that you are open to pick up the friendship. When a friendship is over and you want to reconnect some day, send Christmas, or birthday cards. Say hi and send greetings through mutual(共有的 ) friends. When a friendship is over, don’t give up until you’re ready. ●Decide to make your present friendships better. An adviser once told me that simply talking about your relationship strengthens your relationship. Talk to your present friends. Are they happy with your friendship? If a friend ends your relationship, learn something from it. 56. The underlined phrase “reflecting on” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______ . A. thinking about B. giving up C. keeping on D. getting angry 57. What can we know from “See if you can find a problem.”? A. You are always late when you and your friend plan to go out. B. You often refuse to answer your friend’s phone calls. C. Your friend is fond of plaining all the time. D. Perhaps your friendship is over because of your problem. 58.. When a friendship is over, you may do all the following EXCEPT __________. A. write a letter to your friend to tell your regrets B. talk about how you feel about your friendship C. ask your friends whose fault on earth it is D. send your greetings to your friend before giving up 59. The purpose of this passage is to _________ . A. explain why you lose a friendship B. suggest what to do when a friendship is over. C. tell you when a friendship is over. D. advise how to end a friendship. B Richard Branson: When billionaire Richard Branson was only four years old, his mother left him in a field on his own and told him to find his way home. She wanted him to grow up brave and independent and to take risks in life. Over 200 businesses: He did find his way home and he does take risks—which has made him one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. His pany, Virgin, has over 200 different businesses, including an airline, trains, music stores , movie theaters, soft drinks ,and cell phones. “If you can run one business well, you can run any business well,” he says. Starting out: Branson started in business at age 16, with a record store in London, and later a recording studio. In 1984, he started Virgin Atlantic with one jumbo jet, even though everyone told him that air travel was a very difficult and risky business. Today , he has 45 planes, and Virgin is one of the most profitable airlines in the world. Having Fun: Branson wants to have fun in business. “I have never gone into any business just to make money ,” he says. He chooses businesses where customers are not getting good service and does it differently. On his planes, for example, he has introduced personal video screens, ice cream with movies, showers, and a massage service. The future: Branson’s next business goal is to start space travel fo