开放英语4网考试题集

Test1

第一部分：交际用语（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项,

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答

案题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例[A][D]

1-5BACBB6-10ADADB

1.一Howareyou,Bob?

一Ted.

A.Howareyou?B.Tmfine.Thankyou.

C.Howdoyoudo?D.Nicetomeetyou.

2.—Thanksforyourhelp.

A.Mypleasure.B.Nevermind.

C.Quiteright.D.Don'tthankme.

3.一Hello,TmHarryPotter.

一Hello,mynameisCharlesGreen,but.

A.callmyCharlesB.callmeatCharles

C.callmeCharlesD.callCharlesme

4.一Paul,?

一Oh,that'smyfather!Andbesidehim,mymother.

A.whatisthepersonoverthereB.who'stalkingoverthere

C.whataretheydoingD.whichisthat

5.一Hi,Tom,how'severythingwithyou?

一,andhowareyou?

A.Don'tmentionitB.Hm,nottoobad

C.ThanksD.Prettyfast

6.一That'sabeautifuldressyouhaveon!

A.Oh,thanks.Igotityesterday.B.Sorry,it'stoocheap.

C.YoucanhaveitD.Seeyoulater.

7.一Whydidn'tyoucometomybirthdaypartyyesterday?

A.Excuseme,myfriendsentmeaflower.B.Fine,Inevergotobirthdayparties.

C.Ha・・・ha,Idon'tlikebirthdayparties.D.Sorry,butmywifehadacar

accident

8.一Hi,welcomeback!Hadanicetrip?

A.Oh,fantastic!Freshair,andsunshineeveryday.

B.Comeon,Tvegotlotsoffun.

C.Bytheway,Idon'tlikeSaturdays.

D.Well,Tillookforwardtoyourphonecall.

9.一Haven91seenyouforages!Whatareyoubusydoingnow?

A.Ihatetheweatherhere.

B.Myhairisgettingabitlonger.

C.Yeah,thanksforcoming.

D.Iamworkingparttimeinabookshop,youknow.

10.—Marilyn,PmafraidIhavetobeleavingnow.

A.Thatsoundswonderful.B.Oh,soearly?

C.Notatall.D.Goodluck!

第二部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、

C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相

应字母涂黑。示例[A][B][C][D]

11-15CBDDD16-20BBBDB21-25DBDAC

Passage1

TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.

Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople'slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIV

triedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.He

orderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdown

theRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,where

politicalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrench

NationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaand

Prussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchy

wasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,

Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheother

kingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.The

Frenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthrougha

periodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedto

NapoleonBonaparte.(190words)

11.What'sthispassageabout?

A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.D.

Europe.

12.Whichdidnothappenin1789?

A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.

B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.

C.Thegovernmentwasn'twellrun.

D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.

13.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?

A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.

InBastille.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword44abolished^^mean?

A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.Ended.

15.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?

A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.

B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.

C.Louis'swife,Mariewaskilled.

D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.

Passage2

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthe

morning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhaving

breakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequires

immediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter

11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatter

oflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insocial

life,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A,gueststendtofeeltheyarenot

highlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdays

beforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,it

maybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplans

whicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaning

oftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetween

peoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.Promptnessisvaluedhighly

inAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedas

impoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusiness

associatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,

willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

(260words)

16.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghours

intheU.S.

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfully

responsibleintheU.S.

D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

17.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorher

sleepinghours?

A.Amatterofwork.

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

C.Youwanttoseehimorher.

D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

18.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointment

withyourfriend?

A.at7:00am.B.at4:00pm.C.atthemidnight.D.

at4:00am.

19.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.IntheU.S.Agueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoa

dinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B.Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcultures

abouttheconceptoftime.

C.Itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceinthe

U.S.A..

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

20.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat.

A.it'samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld

C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusiness

party

D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesomeexplanation

Passage3

Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisina

rush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwherethey

aregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytryto

completetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceof

lifeinthiscountry.

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaiting

fbryoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetime

allowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon't,waiters

willhurryyou.

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.You

willmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttake

itpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse

“wasting“itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.Inthe

Americansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhat

mightbecalled“ashortfuse."Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeis

slippingawaywithoutsomeretumbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.

Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatter

ofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusiness

call,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcup

ofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurely

businesschatsinacafeorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheir

visitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekout

evidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocial

courtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,we

starttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)

21.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon'tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

22.Inthefourthparagraph,66ahighpriority^^means.

A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcern

C.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift

23.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague.

A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusiness

talks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpast

performance

24.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusyAmericansareevery

day

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmericanwayoflifeis

like

25.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor'stoneinwritingis

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.

objective

第三部分：词汇与结构（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

此部分共有20个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项,

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将

答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例[AHB][CHD]

26-30BAADC31-35CBAAC36-40BCCDC

41-45DABCD

26.ProfessorSmithpromisedtolookmypaper,thatis,toreadit

carefullybeforethedefense.

A.afterB.overC.onD.into

27.Ourhouseisaboutamilefromtherailwaystationandtherearenotmany

houses.

A.inbetweenB.farapartC.amongthemD.from

eachother

28.Asthebuscameroundthecorner,itranabigtreebytheroadside.

A.intoB.onC.overD.up

29.Onaverage,asuccessfullawyerhastotalktoseveraladay.

A.customersB.supportersC.guestsD.

clients

30.WhatisthetraintoBirmingham?

A.feeB.tipC.fareD.cost

31.ThestudentswereallentertainedinaMexicanrestaurant,atProfessor

Brian's.

A.moneyB.payC.expenseD.loss

32.Tom,whatdidyoudowithmydocuments?Ihaveneverseensucha

anddisorder!

A.massB.messC.guessD.bus

33.Ifshewantstostaythin,shemustmakeainherdiet.

A.changeB.turnC.runD.go

34.theWarofIndependence,theUnitedStateswasanEnglishcolony.

A.BeforeB.AtC.InD.Between

35.Youshouldn'tyourtimelikethat,Bob;youhavetofinishyour

schoolworktonight.

A.cutB.doC.killD.kick

36.WhenLilycamehomeat5p.m.yesterday,hermotherdinnerinthe

kitchen.

A.cookedB.wascookingC.cooksD.has

cooked

37.Didyounoticetheguyheadlookedlikeabigpotato?

A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.

whom

38.BoththekidsandtheirparentsEnglish,Ithink.Iknowitfromtheir

accent.

A.isB.beenC.areD.was

39.Neverbeforeseesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!

A.IhaveB.haveIC.IdidD.didI

40.John'sfathermathematicsinthisschooleversincehegraduatedfrom

HarvardUniversity.

A.taughtB.teachesC.hastaughtD.is

teaching

41.Everyyearthousandsoflivesinroadaccidentsbecauseofcareless

driving.

A.loseB.lostC.havelostD.arelost

42.TheyoungladycomingovertousourEnglishteacher;thewayshe

walkstellsusthat!

A.mustbeB.canbeC.wouldbeD.couldbe

43.Hadyoucomefiveminutesearlier,youthetraintoBirmingham.But

nowyoumissedit.

A.wouldcatchB.wouldhavecaughtC.couldcatchD.should

catch

44.Eggs,thoughrichinnourishments,haveoffat.

A.alargenumberB.thelargenumber

C.alargeamountD.thelargeamount

45.Nomatter,thelittlesistersmanagedtoroundthesheepupanddrivethem

backhomesafely.

A.itwassnowinghardB.harditwassnowing

C.howitwassnowinghardD.howharditwassnowing

第四部分：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

以下短文中共包含10个未完成的句子，针对每给句子中空缺部分有4个选

项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅

笔将答题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例[A][B][C][D]

4650BBCCD51-55BABDA

Therewereoncethreesonsofawealthybusinessman.46theymet,the

twoeldest,whoweretwins,47toquarrelaboutwhichofthemshouldbehis

father'sheir（继承人）.Theyoungest,whowasnot48ambitious（野心勃勃

的）,tooknopartintheirargument.Assoonastheylefthome,thefatherarrangedfor

anadequateincometobeprovidedfor49ofthem,butinsistedthatapartfrom

thistheyweretobefinanciallyself-supporting.The50twin,whohadthe

advantageofgoodlooksandastrikingpersonality,decidedthathewouldtakeupthe

stage51acareer.He52asmallrepertorycompany,actedinminorparts,

wasalwaysunpunctual（不准时）atrehearsalsandwasaccordingly53withhis

fellow-actors.Heearnedlittleandsohadtolivemainlyonhisallowance.He

occasionallythoughtof54hisprofession,butalwaysputoff55a

decision,andhebecameincreasinglyboredanddisillusioned.

46.A.whateverB.wheneverC.whereverD.however

47.A.areusedB.usedC.usingD.are

using

48.A.atleastB.atmostC.intheleastD.in

themost

49.A.everyB.allC.eachD.none

50.A.firstB.olderC.youngerD.elder

51.A.isB.asC.beD./

52.A.joinedB.attendedC.wentD.joinedin

53.A.popularB.unpopularC.welcomeD.unwelcome

54.A.livingB.turningC.endingD.

changing

55.A.makingB.makeC.decideD.deciding

第五部分：英翻汉（满分15分）

请在20分钟内把下列5句英文翻译成中文，把答案写在答题纸上。

56.WangLi'sfatherhastaughtEnglishheresincehegraduatedfromPeking

University.

57.Pleasegivethisbooktowhoevercomesfirst.

58.Thoughitwaslate,theykeptonworking.

59.Billhithiscarintoawalllastnight.

60.Wouldyoupleasehelpmewiththisheavybox?

第六部分：写作（满分15分）

要求在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和中文提纲用英语写出一篇不少于

80词的短文。

Sports

1.你喜欢什么运动。

2.你如何喜欢上这种运动。

3.运动对你有什么益处（工作、学习和生活）。

Key:

56.王丽的父亲从北京大学毕业后就一直在这里教英语。

57.请把这本书给最先来的人。

58.尽管已经很晚了，他们还在继续工作。

59.昨晚比尔开车时车撞到了墙上。

60.你能帮我拾一下这个很沉的箱子吗？

Sports

Justaslotsofteenagerstaketopopmusic,Ilovebasketball.partofmylife.

Ibegantoplaybasketballinmychildhood.IstillrememberthegoodolddayswhenI

playedwithmyclassmatesafterschool.Lateron,asIgrewup,almosteverything

changed,butthissport-playingbasketballremainedandmyloveofitgreweven

stronger.

Ilovethissportbecauseitbringsjoysandhealthtomylife.WhenIgottired

fromofficework,Iwenttothesportsgroundandfeltrefreshed.Iftherewereworries

andcaresfromdailylife.Iwenttothesportsground.Thereeverythingwentaway

exceptbasketball.Itisbasketballthatkeepsmeingoodshapeandmood.

Test2

第一部分：交际用语（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此部分共有10个未完成的对话，针对每个对话中未完成的部分有4个选项,

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答案

题卡上的相应字母涂黑。示例[A][B][C]ED]

1-5CABCD6-10BCBCD

1.-Who'sthatspeaking?

一ThisisTom

A.speaksB.spokenC.speakingD.

saying

2.一I'msorry.Ilostthekey.

A.Well,it'sOK.B.No,it'sallright.

C.Youarewelcome.D.Youarewrong.

3.-It'srathercoldinhere.DoyoumindifIclose?window?

A.Yes,please.B.No,goahead.C.Sure,please.

D.Idon'tlikeit.

4.

一Heteachesphysicsinaschool.

A.Whatdoesyourfatherwanttodo?B.Whoisfather?

C.Whatisyourfather?D.Whereisfather

now?

5.一Excuseme,howmuchisthejacket?

-It's499Yuan..

A.Oh,no.That'sOK!B.Howdoyolikeit?

C.Whichdoyouprefer?D.Wouldyouliketotry

iton?

6.

一Well,theygottherelastWednesday.Soaboutaweek.

A.WhendidyourparentsarriveatParis?

B.HowlonghaveyourparentsbeeninParis?

C.DidyourparentsarriveatParislastWednesday?

D.WhenwillyourparentsgotoParis?

7.—Howoftendoyougodancing?

A.Iwillgodancingtomorrow.B.Yesterday.

C.Everyotherday.D.I’vebeendancingfor

ayear.

8.—Youknow,Ihavethreekidsnow.

A.Well,I'vegrownamustache.B.That'sterrific!

C.Say,you'vereallychangedyourhair.D.Well,Igaveup

drinking.

9.——HowaboutgoingtodinnerattheMexicanrestauranttonight?

A.Forgetit.B.Sorry,IlikeMexican

food.

C.That'sgreat!D.Gladyoulikeit.

10.一Madam,doallthebusesgodowntown?

A.Wow,yougottheidea.B.No,nevermind.

C.Prettywell,Iguess.D.Sorry,I'mnewhere.

第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

此部分共有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题。请从每个问题后的A、B、C、

D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并用铅笔将答题卡上的相应字

母涂黑。示例[A][B][C][D]

11-15DCCDA16-20BDCCC21-25DDADC

Passage1

Sixteen-year-o1dMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSanto

Domingo.Shewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterinthe

UnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshe

couldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.

Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployee

askinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales（称）.Maria

pulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn,tliftit

up.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheck

inhisluggage.

“What'swrongwiththisgirl?”Hesaid,“Whydoesn'tshehurry

up?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheck

infist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.

Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglish

shesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneon

theplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan'tyougivemeahandwith

myluggage?”

ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypicked

upherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwith

disapproval.(224words)

11.Maria'sstoryhappened.

A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwaybackto

SantoDomingo

C.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedatthe

airport

12.Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthe

storyistoattheairport.

A.helpcarrypeople'sluggageB.askpeopletopickup

theluggage

C.checkpeople'sluggageD.takecareofpeople's

luggage

13.“Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotell

himthatheshouldnotbe_______.

A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.sorry

14.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.Thissentencemeans

thatthepeoplearoundfelt.

A.worriedaboutMariaB.worriedabouttheman

C.sorryforMaria'smannersD.sorryforthe

man'smanners

15.TheauthormentionedMaria'sageatthebeginningofthestoryin

ordertoshowthat.

A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly

B.shewouldnothavelefthomealone

C.everyonearoundherwaswrong

D.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpher

Passage2

Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeand

long-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,

whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweek

orless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberememberedthat

justasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoals

cannotamounttoverymuchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-term

goals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasion

andthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeen

completed.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-term

goals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschool

year,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumovea

stepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedor

overwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefin

yourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondates

grow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymight

coverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallow

along-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.(221words)

16.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

A.Ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoalsB.Ifwecomplete

theshort-termgoals

C.IfwehavedreamsofthefutureD.Ifweputforward

someplans

17.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon.

A.adailybasisB.yourachievementinaweek

C.currentactivitiesD.thegoalsthathave

beencompleted

18.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,.

A.wewillwinfinalsuccessB.weareoverwhelmed

C.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccessD.weshouldhave

strongdesireforsettingnewgoals

19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

ALifeisadynamicthing.B.weshouldsetup

long-termgoals

C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.D.Thelimitation

oflong-termgoals.

20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithoutthe

achievementofsolidshort-termgoals

B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-term

goals.

C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoal

tolimitusorourcourseofaction.

D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstothosewhichhavebeen

completed.

Passage3

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyof

waterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesof

thetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.

LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary

（周年纪念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntente

Cordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountries

followingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.

Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.

Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-which

BritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupportedde