t to the top of the New York Times best．selling list as soon as it came out．可知C为正确答案。
　　47．B[解析]根据最后一段Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource and kept in touch with them by e-mail．可知B正确。
　　48．C[解析]根据第二段She was shocked，regained calmness and，in a kind voice，told young Odland。“It’s OK．It wasn’t your fault．”可以判断出正确答案为C。
　　49．A[解析]根据第二段When she left the restaurant，she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO with a life lesson：You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter．可以推断出Odland在当waiter的时候学到了这人生中的一课。
　　50．D[解析]根据第三段It’s hard to get a dozen CEOs to agree about anything，but most agree with the Waiter Rule．可以推断出大部分CE0都会同意“侍者规则”。
　　51．c[解析]根据最后一段A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter，or to others，is not a nice person．可以推断出C正确。
　　52．B[解析]根据第三段中的Even if standardized tests like the SAT can show a student’s academic proficiency…可判断出B正确。
　　53．A[解析]根据第二段中的It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number．可判断出SAT的分数对学生的自尊心造成了影响。
　　54．A[解析]根据第二段中的…they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed可推断出a prestigious university是一所著名的大学，A正确。
　　55．D[解析]这篇短文讲述了SAT测试及其对学生造成的影响，故D正确。
　　Ⅳ．短文改错
　　56．beginning→starting[解析]start在句中表示“开动，发动(机器等)”。
　　57．then→when[解析]用连词when表示前后两个动作同时发生。
　　58．at→on [解析]get on为固定短语，意为“上(车等)”。
　　59．删去to[解析]reach为及物动词，其后不接任何介词。
　　60．matter前加the [解析]“What’s the matter with…”是常用的口语句型，意为“……怎么了”。
　　61．a→the[解析]这里的young lady特指上文提到的那位青年妇女，故其前应用定冠词the。
　　62．√
　　63．ride→rides[解析]主语0ne为第三人称单数，谓语也应用动词的第三人称单数。
　　64．considering→considered[解析]根据句意，此处应为被动语态。
　　65．head前加his[解析]head为可数名词，其前应加限定词。
　　V．书面表达
　　One possible version:
　　Dear Jimmy,
　　Have you ever heard of the Lantern Festival in China? It's coming this Saturday. As one of the major traditional festivals, the Lantern Festival is greatly important for us Chinese people. The Festival itself and its traditional food--sweet dumplings stand for family reunion and happiness.
　　Would you like to come to my house at 6 p. m. this Saturday? My family will get together to enjoy a good meal to celebrate the Festival. Of course, sweet dumplings will be served. Around 8 o'clock after the dinner, we'll go to Zhongshan Park to watch beautiful lanterns and fireworks, and guess lantern riddles and so on. In my opinion, it's a really good opportunity to get to know about our traditional culture.
　　Please let me know as soon as possible if you can come. See you this Saturday.
　                                                                                                                                                                                  　Yours truly,
　                                                                                                                                                                                     　Li Hua