Unit 13
Part One
1. Hope for the best，but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 2. It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。
3. It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良机，后悔已迟。
4. He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说好话，才是真朋友。
5. Heaven never helps the man who will not act. 不自助者，天也无助。
6. Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. 吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
7. Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. 良药苦口利于病。
8. Lookers-on see more than players. 当局者迷，旁观者清。
9. Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明的动力。
10. Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty. 世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
Part Two
1. In 1998，the river flooded the town and forced all the residents to live
in camps. (C)
2. James is usually on time for his 9 O’clock piano class，but today he
arrived twenty minutes late. (B)
3. The train left at a quarter before ten，and I didn’t get to the station
until five to ten. (A)
4. Dr. Jones is a very busy woman. Even so，she always takes time to
help her students after class. (B)
5. If Eric had been at the party，he would have heard about the
scholarship. (C) Part Three
1. M: Do you like your new room you’ve just moved in?
W: It’s nice to have enough space for all my things，so I’m glad I
moved. But I missed my friends and my neighbors and the beautiful view.
Q: How is the woman’s new room compared with her old one? (A) 2. M: I’ve a large collection of American stamps and postcards. My
uncle in America sends me most and I buy some myself.
W: I’ve almost the same types of stamps and postcards as you，only
in smaller amount.
Q: What does the man mean? (D)
3. M: Do you often hear family?
W: I used to have a lot of letters， but now they’re getting fewer，I
wish I could have more than I do.
Q: What do we learn from the woman’s words? (B)
4. M: Why don’t you install an air-conditioner? It’s more comfortable
than the electric fan.
W: But a fan is not so dear as an air-conditioner. It’s just
economical.
Q: How is an air-conditioner compared with a fan? (C)
5. W: Mr. Black is fluent in Spanish and now he is beginning to study
French.
M: He also knows something of Japanese and Chinese. Q: Which language does Mr. Black speak best? (D) Part Four
People often say that money talks. They mean that a person with a lot of money can say how he or she wants things done. But it is not easy to earn enough money to gain this kind of power. Ask anyone in a business，they will tell you that it is like a forest out there. The expression probably means that it is not easy earn money，because the forest is filled with wild animals and unknown dangers，Sometimes people in business feel that competing businesses are as dangerous as wild animals.
People in business have to be careful if they are to survive the forest
out there. People trying to earn money also must be aware of not being cheated. Perhaps the best way to avoid being cheated in business is not to try to get rich quickly. To be successful，the most important thing is that a person in business should work hard and try to get down to the most important part of his job，So if he gets down to that part，he can avoid being cheated. And sometimes some good luck will help，too. Questions:
1. What does the saying “money talks” men? (A)
2. What does the author compare the difficulty of earning money to? (C)
3. What is the best way to avoid being cheated in business? (A) 4. What is the most important factor in gaining business success? (B) 5. According to the author，is the good luck helpful in business? (D) Part Five 1. appointments 2. ordering 3. information 4. endless 5. communication 6. hesitate 7. unfamiliar 8. bothering
9. normal 10. convenient
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