【简答题】April Fool’s Day(愚人节), was a day of laughing and jokes. This day is kept in many countries, not only in Britain and the USA. This is a day to play jokes and make people laugh. Nobody knows when was th...
【简答题】The word “them” in Line 7, Para. 2 refers to ________. A) doctors who treat heart diseases B) makers of artificial hearts C) America’s health-care programs D) new models of artificial hearts
【单选题】You are going to read an article about people who changed their jobs. For questions 23-35, choose from the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once. There is an example at the beginning (...
B.
The Paniter Ron Able white was a manager in advertising but now makes a living as an artist. 'My painting began as a hobby but I realised I was getting far more excitement out of it than out of working. The decision to take redundancy and to become an artist seemed logical. The career counsellor I talked to was very helpful. I think I was the first person who had ever told him, '1 don't want to go back to where I've been.' He was astonished because the majority of people in their mid-forties need to get back to work immediately -they need the money. But we had married young and our children didn't need our support. It was a leap into the unknown. We went to the north of England, where we didn't know a soul. It meant leaving all our friends, but we've been lucky in that our friendships have survived the distance plenty of them come up and visit us now.'
C.
The Hatmaker After working for five years as a company lawyer, Katherine Goodison set up her own business in her London flat, making hats for private clients. 'My job as a lawyer was fun. It was stimulating and I earned a lot of money, but the hours were terrible. I realised I didn't wan