The telephone rang in my ninth-grade high school classroom.“Jill , please come to the counseling office (教导处)！”As I walked down the hall ,I 36 , why would someone want me to come to the counseling office? As I stepped into the counseling office ,I was 37 by a girl who needed to speak to someone about her friend. I was reassured by the school counselor (辅导员) that I was not 38 and that someone needed to talk with me. I was called because I was a member of 39 .
The Breakfast Club is 40 a club where one eats breakfast . It is an organization of 41 started thirteen years ago 42 a young student’ s suicide (自杀). His mother thought that it could have been prevented 43 her son talked to someone about how he was feeling.
The B. C. as we call it 44 ,give us an opportunity to 45 talk to our peers (同辈) about anything on their minds and 46 .Our 47 :We care but we don’t cure. Members from the previous year ,teachers ,and counselors 48 students for the Breakfast Club. The club is a 49 group including ,Asians ,blacks, whites, ,athletes, musicians, and students with all levels of 50 achievement ,The criteria (条件) for 51 the group is to be a good 52 ,be able to brainstorm ideas, and 53 give advice! We barely knew one another in the beginning , but we became 54 after all the training 55 we went through.
36. A. knew B. wondered C. murmured D. shouted
37. A. met B. hit C. greeted D. seated
38. A. in need B. in difficulty C. in trouble D. in time
39. A. the counseling office B. the school C. our class D. the Breakfast Club
40. A. just B. only C. such D. not
41. A. teachers B. students C. blacks and whites D. parents
42. A. as a result of B.against C. because D. regardless of
43. A. if B. for C. had D. did
44. A. at present B. in brief C. for fun D. for short
45. A. privately B. secretly C. frankly D. kindly
46. A. in their family B. in their hearts C. in their school D. from their friends
47. A. belief B. banner C. note D. motto
48. A. select B. permit C. recognize D. thank
49. A. perfect B. international C. diverse D. morning
50. A. working B. various C. different D. academic
51. A. going to B. belonging to C. contacting D. participating
52. A. organizer B. student C. listener D. speaker
53. A. quickly B. then C. not D. yet
54. A. fast friends B. common friends C. strong opponents D. dear relatives
55. A. study B. care Ｃ.struggle D. experiences
When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’11 most certainly be right．”It made a deep 36 on me．and since then。for the past 33 years，I have 37 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， 38 I want to do what I am about to do today?”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 39 ，I know I need to change something．
Remembering that I’ll be 40 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 41 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 42 only what is truly important
About a year ago I was 43 with cancer My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 44 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I 45 with that diagnosis all day． 46 ，at last an advanced test showed that i。。t was a very rare cancer that is 47 with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now
48 wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all 49 ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 50 ．It is life's change agent It clears out the old to 51 for the new．Right now the new is you．but someday not too 52 from n6w，you will．gradually’become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true．
Your time is 53 ，so don’t waste it living，someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be 54 by dogma（教条） —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’opinions drown out your own inner 55 ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart
36．A．impression B．curse C． decision D．joke
37．A．seen B．looked C．found D．1ost
38．A．would B．should C．might D．could
39．A．hurry B．1ine C．moment D．row
40．A．successful B．rich C．dead D．frustrated
41．A．apologies B．fortune C．impressions D．choices
42．A．proving B．leaving C．confirming D．telling
43．A．diagnosed B．cured C．treated D．round
44．A．on B．for C． in D．at
45．A．met B．got C．did D．1ived
46．A．However B．But C．Therefore D．So
47．A．incurable B．curable C．fatal D．changeable
48．A．Anyone B．Someone C．No one D．Everyone
49．A．want B．avoid C．share D．escape
50．A．destination B．1ife C．science D．disease
51．A．make up B．make for C．make our D．make wav
52．A．distant B．short C．long D．away
53．A．1imited B．rare C．enough D．1ost
54．A．wasted B．cheated C．excited D．trapped
55．A．voice B．love C．direction D．confusion
One Saturday morning a careless car－driver 26 a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton.The forest at the side of the road was 27 because there had been no 28 for many days.Within a few minutes the trees were 29 fire.
A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his 30 to Stanton.As soon as he reached the town he told 31 about it.Soon fire fighters were 32 westwards.When they arrived the fire they saw was very 33 .It could not spread to the north because of a lake 34 to the south because of a wide 35 .But a 36 wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it.Then,one of the firefighters 37 a message back to the town 38
radio.
The chief fire officer and 39 of people hurried to a place about a mile 40 of the town.There they 41 dynamite to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest. 42 the fire reached the path it began to 43 down because there was 44 left to burn.After several hours they 45 to put out the fire and save the town.
26.A.lit B.threw C.put D.smoked
27.A.wet B.dry C.thick D.heavy
28.A.snow B.water C.rain D.wind
29.A.set B.caught C.on D.in
30.A.way B.path C.road D.street
31.A the man B.the police C.the forest D.the fire
32.A.hurrying B.reaching C.arriving D.getting
33.A.big B.small C.large D.little
34.A.and B.or C.but D.even
35.A.road B.farm C.river D.forest
36.A.east B.west C.south D.north
37.A.got B took C.sent D.carried
38.A.with B.from C.on D.by
39.A.many B.most C.hundreds D.a hundred
40.A.east B.north C.south D.west
41.A.will use B.use C.would use D.used
42 A.However B.Though C.When D.If
43.A.put B.go C.die D.get
44.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
45.A.tried B.succeeded C.managed D.decided
Robeson was born in a very poor family.At seven,he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home,then he sold 26 he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents.He had
27 schooling,for being so poor,how could they 28 school fees?
When he was fifteen,he worked 29 a servant in a school.Looking at other children studying in the classroom,he felt 30 for himself.How he 31 to have the same chance!He decided to study by 32 .In the daytime,after the sweeping and cleaning was over,he 33
stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said.At night,he tried his best to remember what he 34 during the day.He worked 35 hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep.The more he learned,the greater 36 he showed in his lessons.A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and 37 him to sit at the back of the class.In one exam,he was the 38 one in the whole school who reached the highest grade.He would have been given the scholarship if he 39 a regular student of the school.
Robeson 40 rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the 41 of some university professors.They admired his talent 42 his diligence.To give him a good chance,they hired him as a librarian and 43 him free guidance.Robeson felt 44 ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road 45 success.
26.A.whether B.which C.that D.what
27.A.many B.few C.little D.much
28.A.buy B.afford C.send D.read
29.A.as B.like C.for D.by
30.A.angry B.ashamed C.proud D.sorry
31.A.hated B.decided C.wished D.regretted
32.A.the teacher B.himself C.his parents D.his schoolmates
33.A.could B.ought to C.should D.would
34.A.had learned B.has been taught
C.has heard D.had been written down
35.A.very B.so C.too D.quite
36.A.joy B.interest C.time D.taste
37.A.allowed B.agreed C.let D.refused
38.A.worst B.only C.last D.laziest
39.A.had been B.has been C.is D.was
40.A.learned B.listened C.mastered D.struggled
41.A.notice B.influence C.eyes D.attention
42.A.except for B.according to C.as well as D.in spite of
43.A.taught B.offered C.lent D.sent
44.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.disappointed
45.A.leading to B.coming from C.made of D.covered with
If you visit a big city anywhere in the world,you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country.Most large 1 in the United States offer an international sample of 2 .Many people enjoy eating the food 3 other nations.This is probably one reason 4 there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States.A second is that Americans 5 from all the parts of the world.They enjoy tasting the foods of their 6 lands.
In the city of Detroit, 7 ,there are many people from Western Europe,Latin America 8 the Far East.There are many restaurants in Detroit 9 serve the foods of these areas.There are many
10 international restaurants,too.Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to 11 understand the foreign people and their 12 of life.
One of 13 most common international restaurants to be 14 in the US is an Italian restaurant.The restaurant is a small business 15 by a single family.The mother of the 16
cooks all the dishes and the 17 and children serve the customers who come to eat there.Or it may be a 18 restaurant which can 19 many customers during one evening.So a restaurant may be owned 20 one family,one person,or by several different people who work together in the business.
1.A.cities B.countryside C.nations D.families
2.A.waiters B.restaurants C.foods D.cooks
3.A.about B.of C.on D.with
4.A.as B.when C.which D.why
5.A.arrive B.come C.go D.leave
6.A.garden B.country C.state D.native
7.A.as B.like C.for example D.such as
8.A.and B.with C.of D.then
9.A.where B.which C.when D.why
10.A.other B.others C.another D.other’s
11.A.worse B.better C.hardly D.more
12.A.hope B.wish C.place D.way
13.A.the B.a C.this D.that
14.A.cooked B.enjoyed C.found D.eaten
15.A.built B.run C.driven D.lived
16.A.family B.city C.business D.restaurant
17.A.mother B.guests C.visitors D.father
18.A.small B.large C.tiny D.bad
19.A.deal B.work C.serve D.prepare
20.A.by B.with C.of D.for
There was a little boy 26 his grandparents on their farm.He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with,out in the woods.He 27 in the woods,but he could never hit the target.Getting a little 28 ,he headed back to dinner.Then,he saw Grandma’s pet duck,so he let fly,hit the duck square in the head,and 29 it.He was shocked and upset.In 30 ,he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, 31 to see his sister watching.Sally had seen it all, 32 she said nothing.
33 lunch that day grandma said,“Sally,let’s wash the dishes.”
But Sally said,“Grandma,Johnny told me he wanted to 34 in the kitchen today,didn’t you Johnny?”And then she 35 to him,“Remember,the duck?”So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if 36 wanted to go fishing,and Grandma said,“I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make supper.”
But Sally 37 and said,“Well,that’s 38 because Johnny told me he wanted to help.”
39 the duck,Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.
After several days of Johnny doing both his 40 and Sally’s,he finally couldn’t 41
it any longer.He came to Grandma and told her that he killed the duck.She 42 down,gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweetheart,I know.You see,I was standing at the window and I 43 the whole thing.But because I love you,I 44 you.But I was just 45 how long would you let Sally make a slave of you.”
26.A.helping B.visiting C.tending D.seeking
27.A.practised B.played C.worked D.hunted
28.A.anxious B.tired C.pleased D.discouraged
29.A.caught B.injured C.killed D.seized
30.A.surprise B.disappointment C.anger D.horror
31.A.only B.so as C.in order D.expecting
32.A.so B.and C.instead D.but
33.A.At B.After C.Before D.Cooking
34.A.work B.stay C.help D.get
35.A.called B.whispered C.nodded D.signed
36.A.the children B.Sally C.Johnny D.Grandma
37.A.sighed B.agreed C.objected D.smiled
38.A.easy B.all right C.fine D.impossible
39.A.Searching B.Hiding C.Remembering D.Regretting
40.A.homework B.housework C.farm work D.cooking
41.A.stand B.change C.like D.cover
42.A.sat B.went C.lay D.knelt
43.A.know B.heard C.saw D.understand
44.A.missed B.forgave C.congratulated D.punished
45.A.wondering B.saying C.imaging D.considering
Why don’t birds get lost on their long migratory (迁移的) flights? Scientists tried their best to find the 1 to this question for many years. The reasons have been discovered only lately.
2 ago experiments showed that birds depend on the sun to guide them 3 . But what about birds that fly mainly by night? 4 with man-made stars have 5 that certain night-flying birds are able to follow the 6 in their long distance flights.
One such 7 , a warbler (鸣禽), had spent its lifetime in a 8 and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet is showed its 9 by birth to use the stars for guidance. The bird's cage was put under a man-made star-filled sky at migration 10 . The bird tried to fly 11 the same direction as 12 taken by other birds in the building. Any 13 in the position of the make-believe (虚构的) stars 14 a change in the direction of its flight.
Scientists think that warblers, 15 flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But stars are clearly their important 16 of navigation(导航). What do they do when the stars are 17 behind the clouds? Clearly, they find their way by such land 18 as mountains, coastlines and river courses. But when it's too 19 to see these, the warblers circle 201 , unable to find out where they were.
1. A. reply B. answer C. discovery D. replies
2. A. Not long B. Long C. Centuries D. Years
3. A. during the night B. during daylight hours
C. in winter D. in the dark
4. A. Examinations B. Labs C. Tests D. In the dark
5. A. been proved B. found C. been found D. proved
6. A. stars B. moon C. route D. sun
7. A. star B. scientist C. bird D. flight
8. A. forest B. cage C. nest D. cave
9. A. strength B. ability C. experience D. practice
10. A. time B. place C. way D. season
11. A. to B. towards C. in D. under
12. A. that B. which C. one D. it
13. A. one B. change C. way D. bird
14. A. caused B. gave C. resulted D. meant
15. A. for B. when C. after D. they are
16. A. ways B. means C. objects D. homes
17. A. shown B. covered C. moved D. hidden
18. A. areas B. surface C. marks D. signs
19. A. far B. high C. dark D. bright
20. A. helplessly B. quickly C. easily D. freely
完形填空（每空1分，共20分）
When I woke next morning, I was dying of _1__. I seemed to have a hole instead of a _2__. I dressed quickly and hurried down to the dinning-room. It was a big room with six tall windows and the ugliest wallpaper I had ever seen! _3_, I had been told the hotel was not beautiful but that you were better __4_ there than in any other hotel; and that was _5__ I wanted just then.
The waiter came hurrying up. Before I came downstairs I had prepared __6__ carefully for what I must __7__. I had looked three times in my dictionary to make sure __8__ “breakfast” really meant “breakfast”. I had tried to get the right __9_ and I had stood in the front of a mirror and twisted my mouth until it ached.
The waiter asked me _10__ I could not understand, but I spoke only my one prepared word “breakfast”. He looked at me in a 11 way. So I repeated it. Still he did not understand. It was 12 that English people didn’t understand their language. The waiter 13 his head and went away, but he came back in a minute and brought a tray with tea, bread and butter — enough to feed a small army — and went away. But I was hungry, and I left 14 . When the waiter came back I thought his face showed a little 15 , but you can never __16_. What a waiter’s face really shows! In another minute he brought _17__ tray with some bacon(熏肉) and some eggs. He 18 have misunderstood me, but I thought it was no use explaining to people who don’t understand their own language, so I just set to work on the bacon and eggs, wondering whether I could possibly clear that plate.
Well, I finished the bacon and eggs. I got up and made my way slowly to my room — at least five pound 19 . I never believed until then that any meal could 20 me, but on that day I met my Waterloo(滑铁卢).
1. A. hunger B. cold C. anger D. illness
2. A. stone B. head C. breast D. stomach
3. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. So D. However
4. A. received B. fed C. cared D. eating
5. A. just B. what C. that D. why
6. A. English B. meal C. questions D. myself
7. A. speak B. answer C. say D. explain
8. A. that B. about C. of D. to
9. A. pronunciation B. meaning C. form D. spelling
10. A. whether B. something C. when D. what
11. A. surprised B. friendly C. puzzled D. touched
12. A. unbelievable B. true C. thought D. a pity
13. A waved B. shook C. bowed D. patted
14. A. much B.a little C. nothing D. empty
15. A. pleasure B. surprise C. pride D. satisfaction
16. A. tell B. guess C. design D. express
17. A. other B. another C. more D. me
18. A. should B. might C. would D. must
19. A. lighter B. heavier C. weightier D. more
20. A. hurt B. fat C. defeat D. please
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They are very busy working to 1 the family. They don’t act in the 2 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. 3 flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more 4 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(床罩). I 5 sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a 6 voice.
My mother stopped and raised her head with 7 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she 8 her head and continued to sew the quilt. At last my mother said:
“Susan,” she said, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it 9 in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and 10 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a 11 .It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is 12 .”
The next spring, my father suddenly got sick seriously. When they returned from the hospital, mother looked rather pale and it seemed 13 of them had had a serious illness. Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 14 slowly on the country road. My father had never been so 15. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these 16 the most beautiful picture in the world.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. He said gently. “ 17 , I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” ___18 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
19 I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 20 ,I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1. A. hold B. support C. live on D. keep
2. A. romantic B. friendly C. lovely D. active
3. A. Taking B. Passing C. Buying D. Sending
4. A. no problem B. out of question
C. out of the question D. in question
5. A. silently B. eagerly C. peaceful D. anxiously
6. A. loud B. low C. gentle D. tender
7. A. interest B. fear C. excitement D. surprise
8. A. bowed B. raised C. hang D. lower
9. A. lost B. turned out C. disappeared D. came up
10. A. cold B. lasting C. long D. comfortable
11. A. needle B. cloth C. thread D. sheet
12. A. in the quilt B. out of the quilt C. outside D. inside
13. A. either B. both C. neither D. every
14. A. walk B. run C. stand D. exercise
15. A. rude B. polite C. gentle D. careful
16. A. came up B. turned up C. called up D. made up
17. A. In other words B. To tell the truth C. In my opinion D. On the contrary
18. A. Seeing B. Reading C. Watching D. Observing
19. A. Once B. Though C. When D. Unless
20. A. process B. way C. matter D. experience
“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o’clock. Time to 1 and go to school.” said the clock-robot 2 a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was 3 . While he was eating, the whole wall 4 a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do 5 for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV 6 . When he finished eating, the 7 gave him his clothes very fast and 8 him. Then Billy went off to school.
When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no 9 waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be 10 you to school every day. Now would you please 11 your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The 12 began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will 13 your homework today 14 you will have a very, very important lesson to 15 in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so.
The car checked Billy’s homework and then said, “You are a(n) 16 student. All of your homework is 17 .” When they 18 the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and 19 his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but 20 lesson — ‘How do robots help a human being?’...”
1. A. get up B. show up C. take up D. dress up
2. A. in B. on C. with D. by
3. A. angry B. amazed C. worried D. quick
4. A. changed for B. became of C. looked like D. turned into
5. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
6. A. show B. screen C. set D. box
7. A. driver-robot B. clock-robot C. kitchen-robot D. clothes-robot
8. A. dressed B. cleaned C. pushed D. pleased
9. A. teacher B. student C. robot D. driver
10. A. driving B. accommodating
C. loading D. holding
11. A. give B. show C. send D. lend
12. A. teacher B. driver C. robot D. car
13. A. check B. prepare C. inspect D. do
14. A. if B. when C. but D. because
15. A. miss B. learn C. study D. check
16. A. energetic B. optimistic C. great D. handsome
17. A. easy B. difficult C. correct D. wrong
18. A. rushed in B. got to C. turned to D. left off
19. A. took B. found C. made D. kept
20. A. easy B. important C. boring D. influential
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the topic we ___1___ in our classes is the ___2___ of quality employees.
What has ___3___ you to stay long enough to become a manager?” I asked.
After a while a new manager ___4___ the question and said slowly, “It was a baseball ___5___.”
Cynthia said that she ___6___ to take a Circle K clerk job as an interim(临时的) job ___7___ she looked for something else. On her second day behind the counter, she received a ___8___ from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She ___9___ that as a single woman, ___10___ was tight, and her first ___11___ would have to go for paying bills.
When Cynthia arrived for work the ___12___ morning, Patricia, the store manager, handed her a box. “I overheard you ___13___ to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is ___14___ to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t ___15___ good people like you as ___16___ as we would like to, ___17___ we do care, and I want you to know how ___18___ you are to us!”
The thoughtfulness, empathy(同情) and love of the store manager ___19___ that people remember more how much an employer ___20___ than how much he pays.
1. A. discuss B. write C. learn D. find
2. A. managing B. selling C. keeping D. seeking
3. A. made B. ordered C. forced D. caused
4. A. made B. took C. raised D. replied
5. A. pole B. glove C. hole D. match
6. A. ought B. liked C. had D. used
7. A. when B. because C. while D. though
8. A. letter B. call C. notice D. announcement
9. A. turned out B. pointed out C. explained D. complained
10. A. work B. food C. money D. clothing
11. A. bill B. check C. day D. visit
12. A. last B. first C. next D. past
13. A. lying B. talking C. crying D. murmuring
14. A. good B. easy C. hard D. necessary
15. A. thank B. use C. employ D. pay
16. A. many B. early C. soon D. much
17. A. nor B. but C. and D. however
18. A. kind B. terrible C. much D. important
19. A. shows B. insists C. realizes D. recognizes
I grew up in a community called Estepona. I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a___1___ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___2___ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___3___ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___4___. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. ___5___, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!
I knew Dad would be angry if he ___6___ I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I ___7___ there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d ___8___ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed a major repairs. I’ll never forget the ___9___ he gave me. “I’m disappointed you ___10___ you have to lie to me, Jason. ” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t ___11___, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___12___, and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car. ” I felt ___13___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A ___14___ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with ___15___. I realize I’ve failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about ___16___ I’ve gone wrong all these years. ” “But Dad, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were ___17___. Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him, ___18___ him all the way, but he walked silently.
Seeing Dad in so much ___19___and emotional pain was my most painful experience. however, it was ___20___ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.
1. A. lonely B. small C. distant D. familiar
2. A. kept B. washed C. watched D. serviced
3. A. agreed B. planned C. determined D. promised
4. A. village B. community C. garage D. theater
5. A. however B. Then C. Therefore D. Still
6. A. realized B. found out C. thought D. figured out
7. A. went B. ran C. walked D. hurried
8. A. started B. left C. arrived D. come
9. A. word B. face C. look D. appearance
10. A. find B. decide C. believe D. feel
11. A. turn up B. drive out C. go away D. come out
12. A. questions B. problems C. mistakes D. faults
13. A. ashamed B. frightened C. nervous D. surprised
14. A. nervousness B. sadness C. silence D. thought
15. A. you B. myself C. me D. yourself
16. A. where B. how C. why D. when
17. A. meaningless B. useless C. helpless D. worthless
18. A. asking B. persuading C. begging D. following
19. A. physical B. practical C. personal D. natural
20. A. indeed B. always C. also D. almost
Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of ___1___ is 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 because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus ___15___ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her ___16___, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. and so it ___17___ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore ___18___ not let the crops grow. That is ___19___ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is ___20___, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.
1. A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age
2. A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter
3. A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter
4. A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept
5. A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission
6. A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out
7. A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious
8. A. grow fast B. start growing C. stop growing D. grow slowly
9. A. danger B. hope C. turn D. case
10. A. since B. until C. after D. when
11. A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades
12. A. return B. change C. marriage D. journey
13. A. stolen B. found C. eaten D. heard
14. A. understood B. refused C. doubted D. accepted
15. A. discovered B. studied C. forgot D. prepared
16. A. daughter B. mother C. god D. ruler
17. A. works B. remains C. happens D. starts
18. A. should B. can C. dare D. will
19. A. where B. because C. why D. how
20. A. nice B. friendly C. fresh D. happy
One evening, Mr Green was driving his car along a lonely country road. He had ___1___ $10 000 from the bank in town. Suddenly a man in rags stopped him and asked for ___2___. Mr Green told him to get on and continued his way. ___3___ he talked to the man, he ___4___ that he had just broken out of prison. Mr Green was very afraid at the ___5___ of the money. Suddenly he saw a police－car and had a ___6___ idea. He ___7___ speed and drove as quickly as possible. Then he found the police-car running ___8___ him. After a mile ___9___ the police-car passed him and ordered him to stop. A policeman came up. Mr Green had hoped to tell him about the trouble but the man put a gun to Mr Green’s ___10___.
The policeman said he wanted Mr Green’s name and ___11___ and Mr Green obeyed. The policeman wrote it down in his notebook and put it in his ___12___. “You ___13___ appear at the police station. “ He said. Then he talked to Mr Green about ___14___ driving. Mr Green started up his car again. He had ___15___ all hope of his ￡10,000, but as he reached a more lonely part, the robber said he wanted to ___16___. Mr Green stopped and the man said. “___17___. You’ve been ___18___ to me. This is what I can do in ___19___.” And he handed Mr Green the policeman’s ___20___, which was stolen while the policeman was talking to Mr Green.
1. A. taken B. held C. brought D. drawn
2. A. money B. help C. a lift D. a ride
3. A. As B. Since C. Then D. Because
4. A. recognized B. learned C. supposed D. expected
5. A. sight B. idea C. touch D. thought
6. A. fast B. bright C. strange D. bad
7. A. put on B. got on C. took on D. had on
8. A. behind B. with C. after D. beside
9. A. and so B. or so C. and so on D. or so on
10. A. head B. shoulder C. back D. neck
11. A. number B. home C. place D. address
12. A. car B. pocket C. hand D. trousers
13. A. shall B. will C. would D. need
14. A. careful B. normal C. drunk D. dangerous
15. A. held out B. build up C. given up D. turn over
16. A. run away B. break away C. set out D. get out
17. A. I’m sorry B. You’re welcome C. That’s all right D. Thank you
18. A. kind B. polite C. known D. necessary
19. A. all B. fact C. return D. the end
20. A. gun B. pen C. money D. notebook
As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she ___1___ out at the audience, ___2___ to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Fleming, had ___3___ all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their ___4___ compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.
The music ___5___ and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music ___6___ her along into her turns, and she began skating with much ___7___ in herself. The cold fear she always had in the ___8___ seconds before skating onto the ice was ___9___. She was feeling the movement of the ___10___ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, ___11___ did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was ___12___.
The crowd loved it and cheered ___13___ she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other ___14___. It was the remark that ___15___ came after a free-skating performance. But what would the ___16___ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy ___17___ for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting ___18___ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were ___19___. The new United States Women’s Skating Champion was Peggy forming of Padena, ___20___!
1. A. looked B. watched C. found D. stepped
2. A. tried B. hoped C. hoping D. looking forward
3. A. flown B. driven C. hoped D. prepared
4. A. friend B. children C. son D. daughter
5. A. started B. played C. develop D. sang
6. A. allow B. set out C. carry D. support
7. A. thought B. belief C. success D. design
8. A. last B. following C. recent D. past
9. A. lost B. present C. string D. gone
10. A. ice B. fear C. music D. audience
11. A. so B. or C. before D. then
12. A. satisfied B. finished C. unsatisfactory D. welcome
13. A. because B. until C. as D. before
14. A. skaters B. parents C. judges D. audiences
15. A. seldom B. always C. again D. hardly
16. A. players B. audience C. parents D. judges
17. A. looked B. wished C. waited D. asked
18. A. comfortably B. anxiously C. hurriedly D. happily
19. A. cried out B. let out C. declared D. announced
20. A. California B. Cleveland C. Ohio D. England
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