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Part B
Directions: This passage is about how the writer faced the frustration (挫折) in his life. After reading it, you are required to complete the outline below it. (10 points)
I worked my way up the presidency (总裁) of the Ford Motor Company. When I finally got there, I was on the top of the world. But then fate said to me, “Wait, we're not finished with you. Now you're going to find out what it feels like to get kicked off from the top.”
On July 13, 1978, I was fired. I had been president of Ford for eight years and a Ford employee for thirty-two. I had never worked anywhere else. And now suddenly, I was out of job.
As you go through life, there are thousands of little forks in the road, and there are a few really big forks—those moments of thinking, moments of truth. This was mine as I wondered what to do. Should I pack it all in (完全放弃) and retire? I was fifty-four years old. I had already accomplished a great deal. I was financially secure. But that just didn't feel right. I knew I had to carry on.
A few months later, I became the president of Chrysler, a company which was almost bankrupt at that time. Fortunately, Chrysler recovered (复原). Today I'm a hero. With strong will, with luck, and with help from lots of good people, I was able to rise up from the ashes.
1. The narrator's top position in the Ford Motor Company is (41) . 2. The thing happening to the narrator on July 13, 1978 is (42) . 3. Things in the road of life are (43) .
4. The narrator's age when he began to work with Ford was (44) . 5. The narrator's present position is (45) .
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IV. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English. (15 points)
46.他希望能找出办法一劳永逸地解决这一技术难题。 (once and for all)
47.尽管困难重重，我们还是按时完成了任务。(in spite of)
48.这意味着新规定对雇主和雇员都很有利。 (of great benefit)
49.市政府正集中精力考虑下岗工人们的问题。 (focus on)
50.商家们总是充分利用节日来获取利润。 (make the most of)
IV. Writing (20 points)
You are the secretary in the English Department. Now, on behalf of the Dean, you are writing a letter to Professor Smith inviting him to give a lecture. In your letter you will include the ,.
following: 1. Purpose of letter
a) Prof. Smith does research in ……. b) Students are very interested in …. 2. Possible dates
3. Request: reply to confirm the date and time
____________________ (date)
Dear Professor Smith,
On behalf of Prof. Brown, Dean of English Department, I am writing to ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely yours, _______________
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