The elderly Chinese man in the small booth (售票口) behind the thick glass shook his head. I didn't need to know a word of Chinese to understand there were beds available for the Thursday night train from Beijing to Shanghai. I had a Friday morning
with my college friend. I must be on that train. Desperate times desperate measures. So I squatted(蹲下). I assumed that this was the international for “Are there any hard seats available?”
, there were. It was seat 109. Very quickly, I found it. The Chinese man sitting in it, however, seemed to beg to differ.
I panicked. I am a man who usually avoids conflicts(冲突) and so I my seat, as if still looking, to buy myself more time. I had two options: The first is to be a and ask for what was rightfully mine. The second was to 23 and spend the next 13 hours staying in a corner.
Well, nine out of ten times I choose the second option. But at that moment, every square inch of had already been claimed. There wasn’t a corner in which to cower(退缩). So, I mustered up(聚集) some and presented the man with my proof of ownership. He looked at my ticket and .
About midnight my became heavy and I was ready for the lights to dim and my date
Ms ZZZZ to start. But the room bright and hot. I tried to persevere and was even able to work into a sleeping position.
It is here I must admit: I have a bladder (膀胱). The man next to me drank a Coca-Cola, a bag of milk and a bottle of water and the course of 13 hours he did not move once. I drank but finally, I made my way to the bathroom at 3:02 am.
After waiting in a thick cloud of cigarette smoke, I finally used the bathroom. The philosophy(原则) of my sleeping was right: if you get a seat on a train, don’t move.
A．extra B．few C．some D．no
A．discussion B．appointment C．debate D．conversation
A．take up B．call for C．keep away D．bring in
A．habit B．custom C．symbol D．style
A．Naturally B．Luckily C．Indeed D．Suddenly
A．rushed towards B．jumped upon C．pushed into D．walked past
A．man B．human C．fellow D．hero
A．give up B．lie down C．wait for D．sit still
A．seats B．beds C．space D．corners
A．ever B．yet C．still D．even
A．information B．support C．confidence D．force
A．moved B．refused C．accepted D．admitted
A．body B．eyelids C．arms D．legs
A．to B．on C．with D．from
A．remained B．turned C．stuck D．continued
A．it B．him C．one D．myself
A．sick B．wrong C．healthy D．small
A．at B．over C．to D．from
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．neighbour B．friend C．colleague D．partner
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16. I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check in．It had been a very busy three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the ________ time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day，but suddenly the announcement came that my flight had to be delayed．
As I sat waiting for my _______to be called，I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable ________ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by ________ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we ________ the good times and the great experiences we had shared together．
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind what we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular ________ of the good times in our life．I was ________enough to have had the chance to take a short break and look back on the good things that had happened in my life．It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album ________ in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful memories that take you back to times and places，and most importantly to those people who are in the ________ ．
My flight home was finally called three hours later．I smiled as I ________ the plane and realized that I was not at all ________ about the delay in the flight，as I had been able to spend the time reflecting on the good times from days gone by．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Double Angels
It was Christmas Eve, and the stores were going to be closing pretty soon．I was trying to ____ my way through the crowds when a guy in a black coat came up to me , told me that he had lost his brown leather ____and shoved his gray business card into my hand．
Please call me at the number on the card if you happen to find it," he said．I looked at him, shrugged my shoulders and ____, "Yeah, no problem．I'll do that．"
Suddenly, I noticed a flat, green box ____under some wrapping paper．I opened it up to find an amazing ____plate with a Nativity scene on it．There it was．I smiled____, gathered it up and headed____ the cash register．As the cashier was ringing up my ____, I reached into my pocket to get my money．____my pocket was empty! I began to scramble around searching every pocket when I ____I had left my wallet at home．
So I did the only thing I could think of at that moment: I ran outside the store and started to beg people for ___．Some looked at me like I was crazy; others just____me．Finally, giving up, I slumped down on a cold bench feeling totally ____．
I reached down to tie my shoe when I spotted a ____ wallet lying next to the front leg of the bench．I wondered if it ____ be the wallet that the man in the black coat had lost．I opened it and read the name on the driver's license inside．Yep．It was his．Then my mouth dropped in awe ____ I discovered three hundred dollars inside.
I never even questioned what I should do．I found a nearby pay phone and made a/an____call to the number on the gray business card．The man was so excited that he thanked me over and over ．Then he opened up the wallet and ____ me four twenty-dollar bills, thanking me again and I hurried to get my mom a present before the mall closed．
I bought the glass plate and started skating home, ____that everything had worked out．I realized that I had been sort of a Christmas angel for the man who had lost his wallet, and that he had been the same for me when I'd ____ mine．Double angels! I thought．
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When I stopped by to get a newspaper，a tall，sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions.With a printout of Google maps，he was looking for a ________ on the main street，but just couldn’t find it.After checking out his written directions，I mapped it ________ my phone and showed him ________ where he needed to go.
He，in ________ , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel．I ________ it again for him．He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand，and ________ ．I got into my car and he got into his, and we ________ ways．As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed ________ wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and ________ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away！
________ it had been several minutes, the chances of finding him miles away－where he was surely still looking around－were ________ ．But I thought I'd give it a（an）________ and set off in that direction．I'd ________ noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up．I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－________ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still ________ about where the hotel was．
When I ________ next to him, he couldn't believe it: " ________ did you find me？！" he asked．"I'm not sure, but I ________ that you are in the wrong city！" I showed him the right directions, and after more ________and a handshake, we ________．Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more sweet．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡)．It's impossible for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people．In fact, they're hard to spot, ________ they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.
This grouse came into our lives in ________ ．Tom was working out in the field when he________ her walking around at the edge of the field．She was ________unafraid and seemed to be curious about what he was doing.
Tom saw the ________bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him．We quickly grew ________of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.
One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch．Tom ________ he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.
Apparently, she didn't like to be ignored．She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then ________off to see what he would do．This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the ________and left.
As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to________ more and more often．________ Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a picture of the two of them together．This friendly grouse soon felt________ not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.
When hunting season opened, we put a ________at the end of our driveway asking ________ not to shoot our pet grouse．My father, who lived down the road, ________warned people not to shoot her．In fact, hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In many countries，people eat rice every day．________ they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper．They can ________it, fry（煎）it or ________ it into rice noodles．They usually eat it ________meat，fish and vegetables．
Some people do not eat some kind of ________． Muslins，for example，do not eat pork，and Hindus do not eat beef．
The Japanese eat a lot of fish．Japan is an island and its ________go all over the Pacific looking for fish to ________．The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish, and they also eat a lot of rice.
In ________such as Britain，Australia and the United States，the most important food is ________or potatoes．People there usually make their bread from wheat flour．They ________potatoes in different ways．They can boil them，fry them and roast（烤）them．
In Africa，maize（玉米）is the most important food．________rice and wheat，maize is a kind of cereal（谷物）.African people make the maize________flour．From this flour they make ________kinds of bread and cakes．Many Africans are very________and they can’t afford to eat much________with their cereal．
Cereals are a very important kind of food________we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh________．
Some people eat ________fruit and vegetables．They do not eat meat or fish or ________that comes from animals．They eat only food from________．Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat．
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