In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38 to take them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42，to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they 43, the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 45,. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams. later, she had an 47 She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 49 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50 or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 52 into the plane, started it and soon left the 53, Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped (拍打) their wings and 55. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
A．managed B．attempted C．happened D．supposed
A．helped B．decided C．afforded D．meant
A．placed B．protected C．treated D．examined
A．ago B．out C．later D．long
A．family B．lake C．home D．world
A．But B．Also C．Thus D．Still
A．increased B．improved C．rose D．grew
A．ask B．lead C．want D．allow
A．fly B．race C．swim D．sing
A．asleep B．away C．around D．awake
A．idea B．opinion C．explanation D．excuse
A．sky B．heaven C．flight D．plane
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．respect B．remember C．recognize D．receive
A．so B．instead C．hardly D．too
A．climbed B．looked C．reached D．fell
A．house B．floor C．water D．pound
A．secretly B．disappointedly C．patiently D．eagerly
A．looked away B．set out C．went by D．turned back
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a fake（假货）. When he was of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, cost nearly 100,000, into pieces hearing Glen’s words. Glen was . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined . For many times of entry-exit he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if reusing and carrying fakes, he would be according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of , which he would remember as the of his success forever.
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．asked
A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds
A．ordinary B．routine C．regular D．common
A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment
A．one B．it C．them D．these
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard
A．that B．what C．as D．which
A．on B．at C．who D．in
A．disappointed B．delighted C．amazed D．satisfied
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged
A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out
A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged
A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．belief
Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour. Mr. West stood politely at the of a crowd of women who were forward to try to get to the people who were necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly him.
After half an hour, he was as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his of doing things: he put his head down, a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the of the crowd as hard as he could. The women around him became very when they saw what he was doing, and began to him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted. “Ladies,” he them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
A．sure B．certain C．able D．possible
A．before B．after C．till D．within
A．promised B．decided C．agreed D．insisted
A．never B．sometimes C．seldom D．usually
A．it B．them C．that D．those
A．hour B．moment C．minute D．second
A．top B．middle C．edge D．stage
A．pulling B．pushing C．gathering D．managing
A．selling B．buying C．choosing D．seizing
A．going B．entering C．fetching D．coming
A．beyond B．past C．over D．through
A．just B．even C．ever D．already
A．where B．until C．when D．even if
A．habit B．way C．act D．sign
A．caught B．attempted C．blew D．gave
A．center B．end C．front D．back
A．patient B．angry C．curious D．nervous
A．pity B．protect C．refuse D．scold
A．hated B．waved C．explained D．answered
A．treasure B．good C．respect D．present
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just the books in the outside return box. But there was a : it was locked.
He went into the building, only a few minutes closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in — the library lights were off. The place was . The doors had been shut. They be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!
He tried to a telephone call, but was unable to . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.
he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. , someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to .
He knew he had to , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a thing.
A．but B．because C．or D．since
A．ever B．nearly C．never D．often
A．pass B．drop C．carry D．take
A．problem B．mistake C．case D．question
A．during B．after C．over D．before
A．rest B．break C．walk D．stop
A．visit B．meet C．catch D．greet
A．delight B．anger C．surprise D．eagerness
A．lonely B．empty C．noisy D．crowded
A．wouldn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．make B．fix C．use D．pick
A．get on B．get up C．get through D．get in
A．If B．As C．Though D．Until
A．On time B．Now and then C．By the way D．At last
A．Come B．Help C．Hello D．Sorry
A．Surely B．Thankfully C．Truly D．Gradually
A．at most B．after all C．in short D．as usual
A．watch B．play C．read D．write
A．wait B．stand C．sleep D．work
A．bad B．cool C．strange D．nice
There was a very special teacher who made a farreaching difference in my life.
Fall,1959，the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who，”I asked a senior，“is Mrs. McNamara，my 10 th grade English teacher？”He just ____ and said something about my being in ____.Soon，I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ____ that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for ____.The next day，when we came to class，there would be two or three topics on the blackboard ___ to the homework reading. We were ____ to write an inclass essay about one of the topics. The following day，she would ____ the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called ____ to stand in front of the class and to ____ his/her essay. The class were required to criticize (评论) that essay，____the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.
The first time that I ____ her readwritecriticize method，I had not ____ to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant.____ the extreme embarrassment I suffered，standing before my classmates，____myself. No one laughed at me；no one would be ____ enough，or foolish enough，to do that in Mrs.McNamara's class. The embarrassment came from ____ and along with it came a strong ____ not to let it happen again.
Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files；it was easy to see the ____ in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place，at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara ____ me to do was to see myself as others see me and，having done that，I could improve myself. And I____.Thank you，Mrs. McNamara.
A．nodded B．laughed C．apologized D．shouted
A．trouble B．sorrow C．danger D．anger
A．behaviour B．evaluation C．activity D．thought
A．review B．performance C．practice D．homework
A．added B．related C．contributed D．compared
A．expected B．persuaded C．allowed D．advised
A．collect B．return C．send D．receive
A．on purpose B．at first C．by chance D．in turn
A．talk through B．hand over C．read out D．show off
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．tried B．adopted C．examined D．experienced
A．undertaken B．attempted C．bothered D．hesitated
A．Remember B．Predict C．Bear D．Imagine
A．playing jokes on B．making a fool of C．setting a trap for D．taking advantage of
A．brave B．careless C．proud D．selfish
A．above B．within C．behind D．below
A．tendency B．preference C．determination D．sense
A．improvements B．pains C．difficulties D．advantages
A．trusted B．invited C．forced D．permitted
A．did B．could C．had D．would
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally ____them and the job they do，although there are certain people who do not believe that the police____have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not ____job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in ____.A policeman often has to control traffic, either____ foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time ____up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop ____motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the ___， too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we ___ the police to come and restore order. And they often have to ____ situation at great risk to their own ____.We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, ____ he is not a detective(侦探)，will often have to help___and arrest criminals.
And ___ do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash, a____，a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.___a policeman has to be ____to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the ___ world. The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it ____ well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could____do the job of a policeman.
A．dislike B．join C．appreciate D．admire
A．should B．would C．could D．must
A．a funny B．a pleasant C．an interesting D．an easy
A．it B．one C．his D．them
A．on B．by C．under D．with
A．walking B．driving C．wandering D．searching
A．resting B．tired C．speeding D．drunken
A．peace B．silence C．situation D．condition
A．wait for B．call C．think of D．expect
A．turn to B．avoid C．deal with D．treat
A．safety B．families C．future D．friends
A．although B．as if C．however D．even if
A．get rid of B．question C．look for D．sentence
A．how B．where C．what D．who
A．power failure B．fire C．thunder storm D．thief
A．Yet B．Then C．As D．So
A．provided B．promised C．prepared D．presented
A．future B．modern C．real D．whole
A．extremely B．specially C．surprisingly D．particularly
A．hardly B．forever C．ever D．never
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