One day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me he had a good in Chicago and he wondered if I to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to think that all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a big city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to the subject and talk about something else. But he was silent for a few minutes, and then began to tell me all about his friend.
His friend's main in life seemed to be tennis, and he had his own tennis court. A lot of people have swimming pools, yet only two people have private tennis court and his friend in Chicago was one of . I told him that I knew several people like that, my brother, a doctor in California. He that maybe there were more private courts in the country he realized, Then he asked me my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had the house next to my brother's house.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He and said,“Yes. Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my to laugh.“Yes,” I replied.
A．brother B．friend C．neighbour D．teacher
A．managed B．tried C．happened D．wanted
A．expecting B．lying C．talking D．joking
A．funny B．serious C．careful D．disappointed
A．against B．out of C．beyond D．far from
A．instead B．actually C．indeed D．exactly
A．so B．too C．very D．such
A．begin B．reject C．refuse D．drop
A．problem B．choice C．interest D．work
A．just B．even C．ever D．surely
A．those B．them C．that D．whom
A．included B．including C．includes D．to include
A．admitted B．argued C．advised D．announced
A．as B．that C．than D．when
A．how B．whether C．where D．when
A．if B．because C．then D．though
A．friend B．doctor C．neighbour D．player
A．hired B．visited C．designed D．sold
A．smiled B．nodded C．cried D．laughed
A．chance B．turn C．time D．pleasure
What an exciting day it was for Jennifer and Valerie! They 26 friends since Grade Three and had 27 many of their high school experiences. Now they were driving together to their final high school event. Today was 28 day at Laman High School. 29 they were close friends, they were different in many ways. Jennifer was a fairly 30 student while Valerie did just enough to get by and was mainly 31 in a good social life.
"Isn't it 32 that we're all finished?" said Valerie. "I'm really looking forward to having a 33 time this summer."
" 34 be nice," Jennifer replied. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to work most of the summer to help pay for my college expenses. "
Jennifer's parents had only a small 35 and she had made up her mind to have a career in which he could 36 all the things her 37 could not.
Valerie, 38 , came firm a fairly wealthy family. She had little desire to work hard for 39 she had always taken for granted.
"I really don't want to go to college for a while," she 40 . "My uncle 41 a restaurant in the Bahamas and he has 42 me to spend a year there 43 a waitress. That should give me plenty of 44 for the beach. "
"It seems 45 will really be going different ways now," thought Jennifer.
A．has been B．were C．had been D．would be
A．learned B．obtained C．remembered D．shared
A．exam B．sports C．graduatio D．working
A．If B．Because C．Although D．When
A．diligent B．polite C．active D．favorite
A．specialized B．relieved C．envied D．interested
A．certain B．great C．unfortunate D．annoying
A．nice B．high C．bad D．happy
A．Can B．Shall C．Must D．Need
A．income B．problem C．family D．difference
A．afford B．give C．support D．send
A．teachers B．parents C．friends D．relatives
A．in fact B．in a way C．as a result D．on the contrary
A．what B．whom C．that D．these
A．admitted B．complain C．proposed D．screamed
A．opens B．runs C．works D．makes
A．helped B．assured C．invited D．promised
A．on B．do C．like D．as
A．peace B．work C．energy D．time
A．I B．we C．she D．they
I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly 16 . I fumbled(摸索) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had 17 their search. I found one. But I had no matches, for they had taken those. I 18 the bars at the jailer(狱卒). He did not make eye contact with me. I 19 out to him, “Have you got a 20 ?” He looked at me, shrugged (耸肩) and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close, I 21 . I don't know why I did that. It was as though a spark jumped across the 22 between our two hearts. My smile leaped through the 23 and generated a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed 24, looking at me directly in the eyes.
I kept 25 at him, and his looking at me seemed to have a new dimension(方面) too. “Do you have 26 ?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and 27 fumbled for the pictures of my family. He, 28, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for 29 . My eyes filled with tears, I said that I 30 that I’d never see my family again, never have the 31 to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. 32 , without another word, he 33 my cell and silently led me out. Out of the jail, quietly and by back routes, out of the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile―the 34 , unplanned, natural connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could recognize each other, we wouldn't be enemies. We couldn't have 35 or envy or fear.
A．excited B．lonely C．impatient D．nervous
A．escaped B．attracted C．confused D．misled
A．broke off B．bent down C．looked through D．fixed up
A．called B．let C．reached D．ran
A．light B．watch C．cigarette D．key
A．cried B．laughed C．smiled D．whispered
A．size B．gap C．weight D．rate
A．prison B．bars C．noise D．silence
A．far B．calm C．near D．angry
A．smiling B．shouting C．staring D．pointing
A．pictures B．kids C．time D．strength
A．freely B．strongly C．unwillingly D．nervously
A．finally B．however C．too D．accidentally
A．them B．me C．fun D．pleasure
A．promised B．intended C．insisted D．feared
A．idea B．chance C．desire D．hope
A．Suddenly B．Gradually C．Politely D．Skillfully
A．broke B．blocked C．unlocked D．left
A．impossible B．invisible C．unknown D．unaffected
A．hate B．dream C．competition D．poverty
Some myths are stories used since ancient times , to explain the causes of natural phenomena. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of ___1_____I about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone , whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld , fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ___2_____ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his _____3____. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he ___4______ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without ____5____. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter ____ 6 ___ what happened to Persephone, she became so ___7____ that she caused all plants to _____8___. People were in_____9____ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow____10______ . her daughter , Persephone, was returned to her. ____11______, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s ____12___. She could go back to her mother if she had not ___13_____ anything while she was in the underworld Demeter ___14_____it, underworld. When Zeus_____15____ this , he decided that Persephone could spend part of the year with her ____16_____. But he added that since she had eaten the seeds , she had to spend part of the year in the underworld.; And so it __17____ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and ___18_____ not let the crops grow. That is ___19_____ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is ____20_______. It becomes spring , and plants begin to grow again.
A．periods B．seasons C．time D．age
A．winner B．ruler C．advisor D．fighter
A．wife B．lover C．partner D．daughter
A．forbid B．forgive C．admit D．accept
A．arrangement B．warning C．reason D．permission
A．let out B．worked out C．thought out D．found out
A．excited B．tired C．angry D．serious
A．grow fast B．start growing C．stop growing D．grow slowly
A．danger B．hope C．turn D．case
A．since B．until C．after D．when
A．Persephone B．Zeus C．Demeter D．Hades
A．return B．change C．marriage D．journey
A．stolen B．found C．eaten D．heard
A．understood B．refused C．doubted D．accepted
A．discovered B．studied C．forgot D．prepared
A．daughter B．mother C．god D．ruler
A．works B．remains C．happens D．starts
A．should B．can C．dare D．will
A．where B．because C．why D．how
A．nice B．friendly C．fresh D．happy
It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work．I was tired and had a slight 36 ．
I worked in a 37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38 than usual．It seemed I was going to be late 39 home and my husband, being the 40 person, would be ready to pronounce（宣布） me late once again．Maybe 41 I hurried, I could still make it home．
I was heading inside to 42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter．I heard them asking for 43 to the local hospital．It was the same hospital that I had just 44 a few minutes ago．
The young man at the counter was trying to be 45 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 46 ．One of them was 47 trying to give them a whole different route back．It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48 ?”
A look of 49 crossed the woman’s face．
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a（an） 50 since I had just made up my mind to do 51 that．
I got in my car and began the journey back．I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52 me．It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53 ．I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone．
Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more．”
I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late．”
A．break B．headache C．cold D．fever
A．foreign B．common C．noisy D．busy
A．earlier B．easier C．later D．simpler
A．working B．cooking C．calling D．getting
A．punctual B．tough C．generous D．careful
A．as B．since C．while D．if
A．change B．pay C．wait D．search
A．opinions B．directions C．trouble D．money
A．reached B．visited C．called D．left
A．skilled B．active C．experienced D．helpful
A．jokes B．promises C．comments D．offers
A．only B．still C．even D．ever
A．station B．hospital C．office D．hotel
A．duty B．lie C．reason D．fact
A．partly B．exactly C．properly D．perfectly
A．across B．before C．beside D．behind
A．go up B．speed up C．die down D．turn down
A．teased B．shouted C．burst D．laughed
A．possible B．good C．special D．safe
I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and 36 asking for help. After all, I was a teenage girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not 37 them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads. Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step 38 on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I 39 something. “I’m awfully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been 40 to a lamppost. This was just one of the 41 things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop 42 passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated 43 I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would 44 a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to 45 my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
46 on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them 47 making a fool of myself. I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
A．tended B．liked C．hated D．objected
A．like B．against C．at D．for
A．bravely B．rapidly C．slowly D．cautiously
A．came into B．ran into C．got into D．turned into
A．saying B．talking C．apologizing D．arguing
A．unexpected B．arbitrary C．objective D．stupid
A．if B．when C．unless D．as long as
A．showing B．accepting C．representing D．understanding
A．plan B．stop C．get on D．ask for
A．reveal B．substitute C．submit D．swallow
A．But B．So C．For D．While
A．in spite of B．for fear of C．instead of D．in terms of
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