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【正文】 t the Inter usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I’d been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a you ng boy, I’d been a garage inventor. I’d always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion. I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a pany selling books on the Inter. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately (最后 ), I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I’m proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices. 21. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore? A. His dream of being an inventor. B. The support of his wife. C. The greatly increasing usage of the Inter. D. Millions of exciting titles. 22. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?. A. The idea of not trying would keep ing to his mind and disturb him. B. He would be very excited if he tried it out. C. He would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try. D. The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him. 23. We can know from the passage that _______. A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author B. the author wanted someone else to try the idea C. the author might not regret if he failed the idea D. the author might go back to his boss if he failed 24. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Cleverness and Kindness B. The Starting of Amazon C. Following My Passion D. We Are What We Choose B Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could. One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I fet what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?” The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead. The grandpa said, “I don’t wan t a bucket of water。 10. What does the man like to do in his spare time? A. Reading. B. Swimming. C. Yoga. 11. Where does the woman stay in her spare time? A. At home. B. In swimming pools. C. At the gym. 12. What does the woman think of yoga? A. Difficult to learn well. B. Really boring and tiring. C. Good for health and relaxation. 聽(tīng)第 9段材料 ,回答第 13 至 16題。 聽(tīng)第 6段材料，回答第 6至 7題 6. What season is it most likely now? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter. 7. Where does the woman work now? A. In a wedding pany. B. In a bank of America. C. At a radio station. 聽(tīng)第 7段材料 ,回答第 9題。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。 1. What does the man think the weather will be like? A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny. 2. What will the woman do on the weekend? A. Make some plans. B. Work on her paper. C. Go out with her friend. 3. What is probably the woman? A. A student. B. A nurse. C. A teacher. 4. What does the woman want to know? A. Who the lady is. B. Where the bar is. C. What the time is now. 5. What i
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