It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   16  .
I worked in a   17  doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   18  than usual. It seemed I was going to be late  19 home and my husband, being the   20  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still _21 __it home.
I was heading inside to   22  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   23  to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just _24_ a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be   25 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   26 . One of them was   27  trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   28 ?”
A look of   29  crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a (an)   30  since I had just made up my mind to do   31  that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   32  me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   33 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband   34 me, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s   35  to be late.”

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   16   .

I worked in a   17   doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   18   than usual. It seemed I was going to be late  19 home and my husband, being the   20   person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe if I hurried, I could still _21 __it home.

I was heading inside to   22   for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   23   to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just _24_ a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be   25  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   26  . One of them was   27   trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   28  ?”

A look of   29   crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a (an)   30   since I had just made up my mind to do   31   that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   32   me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   33  . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband   34  me, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s   35   to be late.”

1.A. break          B. cold         C. fever         D. headache

2.A. foreign        B. common           C. noisy          D. busy

3.A. later          B. earlier          C. easier         D. simpler

4.A. getting        B. cooking          C. calling        D. working

5.A. tough          B. generous     C. punctual      D. rough

6.A. get               B. take              C. arrive           D. make

7.A. pay               B. charge            C. wait         D. search

8. A. opinions     B. trouble       C. directions      D. instructions

9.A. reached        B. visited          C. called           D. left

10.A. skilled       B. helpful          C. experienced  D. active

11.A. comments      B. promises     C. jokes            D. offers

12. A. only         B. still            C. even         D. ever

13. A. station      B. office           C. hospital     D. hotel

14.A. happiness     B. relief           C. sadness          D. peace

15.A. lie              B. fact          C. reason           D. duty

16. A. partly       B. voluntarily      C. exactly          D. perfectly

17.A. across            B. before           C. beside           D. behind

18. A. go up            B. die down     C. take up      D.get through

19.A. teased            B. yelled           C. joked            D. laughed

20.A. possible      B. special          C. good            D. safe

Before ________ the medicine, ________ ought to study the instructions or follow the doctor's ________．

1. A.
   you take; you; advise
2. B.
   you take; one; advice
3. C.
   taking; one; advice
4. D.
   taking; you; advise

Notice

Dear Degree-doing International Students,

According to the University’s regulations governing the Curriculums (課程) of General Education, the curriculum-choosing procedures (程序) are as follows:

Who

All degree-doing international students are required to choose the curriculums related to Chinese Language and Culture. Refer to Item 3 for different arrangements for undergraduate students (本科生) ,master and doctor students.

What curriculum to choose

You are required to choose two curriculums related to Chinese Language and Culture that suit your own level and program. The curriculum consists of Elementary Chinese, Intermediate （中級的）Chinese, and Chinese Culture (Taught in Chinese and English ). Please refer to Attachment 1 for details.

How many credits

You are required to complete 6 credits for each curriculum within a term.

When and How

A. Undergraduate students: you are required to complete the curriculum selection process (The system will be reopened next week) by 5:00 p.m. on June 22, 2013. About how to choose the courses, you can refer to Attachment 2 (It is in Chinese; turn to your Chinese friends or teachers for help if you cannot follow the procedures of the attachment) for the instructions.

B. Master and Doctor Students: you won’t have to complete the curriculum selection until early September; please wait for further notice on the arrangement.

Your cooperation will be highly appreciated.

Attachment 1: Chinese Language & Culture for International Students

Attachment 2: Handbook for Curriculum Selection

                                          School of International Education

                                               Chongqing University

                                                  June 13, 2013

1.This notice is mainly about _______.

A. course selection               B. how to study elective courses

C. regulations of learning Chinese   D. Learning arrangements for elective courses

2.The courses which can be chosen don’t include _______.

A. Chinese Culture          B. Advanced Chinese

C. Elementary Chinese       D. Intermediate Chinese

3.According to the arrangement, who must finish choosing curriculums in June?

A. Doctor students            B. Master students

C. Undergraduate students      D. International students

4.You can learn the instructions in the course selection from_______.

A. your friends   B. your teachers    C. Attachment One      D. Attachment Two