Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 36 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you 37 money.
This is how I 38 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 39 to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the 40 . If an accident takes place, the 41 of which I think the local police could use, I 42 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 43 here. One discovery I made about this world is to give 44 getting something back, though the 45 often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important 46 letter to my home, though it was 47 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 48 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 49 . I was told at the window that there were 50 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 51 list. As I was about to 52 , the postmaster appeared in the 53 .“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 54 we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 55 but complaints（投诉）.”
36．A．decision B．research C．speech D．discovery
37．A．earn B．lack C．spend D．steal
38．A．experienced B．connected C．combined D．agreed
39．A．happens B．flashes C．sticks D．leads
40．A．postmaster B．headmaster C．storekeeper D．policeman
41．A．story B．damage C．challenge D．material
42．A．call B．hold C．break D．pick
43．A．need B．trouble C．common D．charge
44．A．within B．without C．for D．before
45．A．process B．goal C．return D．concern
46．A．curious B．immediate C．special D．heavy
47．A．realized B．addressed C．forgotten D．brought
48．A．invitation B．apology C．instruction D．appreciation
49．A．dealing B．providing C．operating D．starting
50．A．enough B．some C．no D．more
51．A．admitting B．relating C．examining D．waiting
52．A．leave B．shout C．guess D．conduct
53．A．window B．doorway C．library D．yard
54．A．in case B．now that C．even if D．as if
55．A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
About 1,000 students were having a final exam in a huge lecture hall. Obviously the teacher wasn’t very well liked, who kept shouting out how much time was left. During the exam he was so 36 going around the room making sure that nobody 37 . He asked the students to pile the 38 tests on the huge desk. This made for quite a mess(混乱).
Anyway, everyone needed a fairly good 39 . Many students did poorly when rushed. 40of the students thought that he must get a good grade, so he went on when the professor said “ 41 down and check up your exam sheets”.
Five 42 turned into ten, ten into twenty, twenty into forty … almost an hour 43 the test was over, our friend finally put down his pencil, 44 up his work, and headed to the front to present his final. The whole time, the professor sat there, 45 waiting for the student to complete.
“What do you think you are doing?” It was clear that the professor had 46 only to give the student a 47 time.
“Turning in my exam,” replied the student confidently.
“I’m afraid I have some bad 48 for you,” the professor gloated(幸灾乐祸), “Your 49 is an hour late. You’re FAILED it. And I’ll see you next term when you 50 my course.”
The student smiled slyly(狡诈地) 51 asked the professor, “Do you know who I am?” “No,” cried out the professor 52 .
The student 53 the professor right in the eyes and said slowly, “I didn’t think so,” so he lifted up one of the 54 half way, put his test neatly into the center of the pile, let the pile fall 55 his test in the middle, turned around, and walked out of the huge lecture hall.
36．A．kind B．busy C．strict D．serious
37．A．cheated B．failed C．slept D．passed
38．A．written B．succeeded C．unfinished D．completed
39．A．teacher B．friend C．grade D．paper
40．A．All B．One C．None D．Each
41．A．pencils B．papers C．hands D．books
42．A．students B．minutes C．sheets D．piles
43．A．if B．though C．before D．after
44．A．gathered B．brought C．sent D．made
45．A．strangely B．excitedly C．anxiously D．curiously
46．A．promised B．managed C．waited D．worked
47．A．easy B．hard C．long D．good
48．A．information B．result C．advice D．news
49．A．exam B．time C．arrival D．turn
50．A．accept B．repeat C．learn D．begin
51．A．and B．but C．so D．however
52．A．cruelly B．calmly C．angrily D．firmly
53．A．searched B．hit C．blamed D．looked
54．A．hands B．eyes C．desks D．piles
55．A．changing B．burying C．improving D．sticking
You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 36 how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this 37 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun-and 38 when you are bored. Now scientists have 39 a reason why this is the case.
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 40 according to how we focus on a task. When we are 41 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains 42 the clock is ticking more slowly.
In an experiment 43 by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 44
researchers monitored their brain activity.
The volunteers were told to 45 concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then
46 the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that 47 was more active when the volunteers paid 48 subjects.
It is thought that if the brain is 49 focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to 50 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 51 , time passes without us really 52 it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 53 energies on monitoring the passing of time. 54 , time seems to drag.
Next time you feel bored 55 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!
36．A．guess B．learn C．believe D．doubt
37．A．view B．point C．scene D．experience
38．A．drags B．stops C．backs D．gains
39．A．thought over B．made up C．suggested D．come up with
40．A．change B．develop C．grow D．slow
41．A．sleepy B．bored C．excited D．active
42．A．report B．think C．decide D．see
43．A．produced B．carried C．tried D．performed
44．A．so B．when C．while D．but
45．A．partly B．quickly C．how D．first
46．A．remember B．focus on C．forget D．tell apart
47．A．the researchers B．the experiment C．the clock D．the brain
48．A．much attention to B．more attention to
C．attention to many D．attention to more
49．A．busy B．likely C．ready D．sure
50．A．focus B．gather C．reach D．spread
51．A．However B．Furthermore C．Therefore D．Finally
52．A．recognizing B．watching C．noticing D．counting
53．A．enough B．full C．right D．proper
54．A．In fact B．As a result C．For example D．Instead
55．A．in class B．with work C．in mind D．of lessons
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye : Queen City Casket Company . “What is it ?” I wondered . I 36 it over . There , in faded ink , was a hand-scrawled（手写的） 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years .
I was nine years old , walking down the cold , wet streets of Springfield , with a bag of magazines on my shoulder . On my 39 that day , I came to that Company finally , whose owner , Mr Rader , had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines .
Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog , I entered Mr Rader’s office . After a quick glance he 42 me over to the fire-place . Noticing the 43 in the top of my44 , he said , “ Come with me !” pulling me into his pickup 45 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store . Inside , a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen . I 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them . “ We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said .
Back in his office , Mr Rader took out a 50 , wrote something on it , and handed it to me . With 51 eyes , I read , “ Do to others as you would have them do to you .” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy , I want you to 52 I love you”.
I said good-bye , and for the first time I 53 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 54 . With people like Mr Rader in the world , there was hope , kindness and love , and that would always make a 55 .
36．A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed
37．A．address B．list C．message D．information
38．A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back
39．A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival
40．A．if only B．how C．whether D．why
41．A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain
42．A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried
43．A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover
44．A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag
45．A．truck B．factory C．home D．store
46．A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted
47．A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly
48．A．appeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt
49．A．for B．with C．on D．in
50．A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook
51．A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious D．puzzled
52．A．admit B．know C．consider D．express
53．A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained
54．A．mistaken B．right C．all right D．possible
55．A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 36 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“ 37 can’t it rain?” I thought. That would 38 things down.
I thought about my 39 , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned 40 right now. I’d had some problems in school, 41 my parents decided to let me 42 full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 43 of a maintenance（道路养护）company. It was up to us to keep the roads 44 of rubbish. The job was 45 and dirty, especially on hot days 46 this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.
We continued our 47 route along the I-595, 48 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 49 were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.
“Dad! Pull over! I want to 50 something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 51 …there wasn’t much time. 52 I saw a Toyota that 53 upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 54 there, I thought. Then, just at that 55 , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!
“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.
36． A．wipe B．cut C．put D．send
37． A．When B．How C．Why D．Where
38． A．turn B．keep C．make D．cool
39． A．parents B．school-times C．friends D．school yards
40． A．office B．classroom C．restaurant D．living room
41． A．but B．or C．for D．so
42． A．work B．study C．stay D．spend
43． A．business B．possession C．position D．place
44． A．away B．from C．far D．clear
45． A．easy B．lonely C．smelly D．noisy
46． A．for B．like C．after D．as
47． A．regular B．common C．unusual D．normal
48． A．reaching B．going C．looking D．heading
49． A．cars B．bottles C．branches D．glasses
50． A．check B．help C．take D．bring
51． A．decide B．hurry C．consider D．stop
52． A．Above B．Behind C．Ahead D．Below
53． A．hung B．trapped C．caught D．fell
54． A．stored B．deserted C．lost D．hid
55． A．bridge B．tree C．moment D．way
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37
for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .
36．A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy
37．A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses
38．A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to
39．A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless
40．A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration
41．A．home B．condition C．situation D．work
42．A．game B．trick C．role D．part
43．A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult
44．A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize
45．A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests
46．A．that B．what C．which D．whoever
47．A．always B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually
48．A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted
49．A．after B．about C．with D．before
50．A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful
51．A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal
52．A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple
53．A．product B．fame C．name D．job
54．A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly
55．A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn
One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 36 a great climbing plant that had grown 37 a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and 38 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 39 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 40 something 41 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 42 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to 43 me.
“You won’t believe that the 44 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 45 to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to 46 in a cradle（摇摆）of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the 47 ,we told her about this 48 occurrence.
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 49 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 50 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer 51 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 52 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 53 . I hope that if my grandson 54 loses it, one of the 55 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
36．A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water
37．A．beyond B．over C．across D．through
38．A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print
39．A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg
40．A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed
41．A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special
42．A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment
43．A．ask B．tell C．show D．give
44．A．working B．cheating C．dreaming D．thieving
45．A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect
46．A．lie B．sing C．listen D．wait
47．A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding
48．A．important B．strange C．terrible D．funny
49．A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound
50．A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke
51．A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested
52．A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents
53．A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden
54．A．almost B．just C．even D．ever
55．A．blackbirds B．grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice
The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 36 some work home from the office, 37 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt 39 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 40 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 41 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 42 his head in the pillow. But 43 he could not shut 44 the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.
He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and, 51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54.” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55.” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.
36．A. taken B. carried C. brought D. fetched
37．A. with which B. from which C. where D. when
38．A. outside B. overhead C. downstairs D. nearby
39．A. bad B. tired C. sick D. hopeless
40．A. useless B. necessary C. possible D. helpful
41．A. had B. found C. caught D. felt
42．A. buried B. rested C. shook D. turned
43．A. till then B. worse still C. strange enough D. even so
44．A. away B. off C. down D. up
45．A. it B. what C. that D. which
46．A. sleep B. strength C. patience D. anger
47．A. pulled on B. dressed up C. selected D. wore
48．A. sadly B. proudly C. quietly D. firmly
49．A. made fun of B. stared at C. was angry with D. caught sight of
50．A. across B. around C. towards D. by
51．A. as B. before C. though D. until
52．A. meet as B. sit here C. join us D. scold me
53．A. may trouble B. would trouble C. may bother D. must bother
54．A. a notice B. a message C. an invitation D. an apology
55．A. washed B. changed C. dressed D. prepared
I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a 36 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 37 it.
The 38 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 39 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 40 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and 41 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't 42 and get hurt.
After that happened, I 43 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 44 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost 45 .
After a while, I started wishing I could 46 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel 47 in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 48 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 49 them about their 50 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's 51 and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 52 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her 53 she was a great heroine. I was 54 of my grandma and hoped she would 55 know that I had been ashamed of her.
36. A. funny B. common C. terrible D. clear
37. A. admit B. receive C. refuse D. show
38. A. quarrel B. accident C. trouble D. adventure
39. A. already B. always C. simply D. hardly
40. A. enjoying B. pretending C. imagining D. continuing
41. A. warn B. demand C. advise D. beg
42. A. mind B. hear C. see D. fall
43. A. expected B. declared C. realized D. doubted
44. A. Because of B. Except for C. Such as D. Instead of
45. A. died B. cheered C. disappeared D. suffered
46. A. meet B. avoid C. arrange D. hide
47. A. independent B. inconvenient C. unwelcome D. unfamiliar
48. A. changed B. finished C. stopped D. Prepared
49. A. interview B. report C. tell D. write
50. A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
51. A. free B. popular C. interesting D. embarrassing
52. A. show B. stage C. duty D. time
53. A. and then B. even if C. so that D. as if
54. A. sure B. proud C. ashamed D. afraid
55. A. never B. even C. still D. once
Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 36 and skill but left her flying high.
“When the Atlanta Airport was under 37 in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved 38 the cars could be on site 39 the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away! 40 other local paving company wanted to do the job, 41 it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”
“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were 42 to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and 43 our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also 44 them that if we failed, they would be no worse off, 45 they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”
“We got the job and immediately went into 46 .Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our 47 challenge was to keep the rock mixture 48 enough. All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one. 49 ,I got a special 50 to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I 51 held one of those hoses to 52 down the rock.”
“Those ten days were filled with challenges that 53 one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the 54 company that had cars on the parking lot.”
“The key to our success was having the 55 to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”
36.A.kindness B. patience C. imagination D. experience
37.A.construction B. repair C. control D. development
38.A.after B. as C. for D. so
39.A.while B. since C. where D. when
40.A.Some B. Any C. No D. Every
41.A.stating B. reporting C. telling D. warning
42.A.able B. nervous C. afraid D. willing
43.A.supported B. promised C. continued D. improved
44.A.asked B. surprised C. reminded D. demanded
45.A.though B. but C. as D. unless
46.A.discussion B. action C. practice D. production
47.A.next B. first C. past D. previous
48.A.cold B. wet C. loose D. clean
49.A.Naturally B. Obviously C. Meanwhile D. Instead
50.A.excuse B. order C. permit D. reason
51.A.exactly B. personally C. angrily D. hardly
52.A.pull B. knock C. hit D. water
53.A.required B. mixed C. followed D. formed
54.A.best B. last C. second D. only
55.A.courage B. interest C. hope D. Chance
Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of ___36___. They rushed up to the ___37___, leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but ___38___ those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小摊) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all ___39___ the water and dashed back the ___40___ they had come. With growing excitement, Maureen ___41___ them.
When she ___42___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___43___ things again. The toy stall was ___44___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___45___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___46___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___47___, looking on. The idea of ___48___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.
Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group and ___49___ what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s ___50___ lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the ___51___ for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her ___52___ sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and ___53___ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, ___54___ she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too ___55___ to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.
36. A. fright B. surprise C. shout D. excitement
37. A. space B. hill C. lake D. river
38. A. what’s worse B. all at once C. all the time D. more or less
39. A. left B. polluted C. painted D. entered
40. A. street B. way C. boat D. restaurant
41. A. ran afterB. searched for C. glared at D. got rid of
42. A. blamed B. saw C. praised D. helped
43. A. destroyingB. stealing C. buying D. eating
44. A. closed B. tall C. dull D. open
45. A. toy B. stall C. building D. mirror
46. A. fish B. advice C. moneyD. food
47. A. tree B. wall C. stall D. car
48. A. leaving B. running C. sleeping D. spending
49. A. laid B. let C. drewD. tasted
50. A. feet B. eyes C. shoulder D. hands
51. A. edge B. tiredness C. wishD. relation
52. A. friend B. suggestion C. way D. head
53. A. went B. stood C. prayedD. searched
54. A. even if B. if C. so D. but
55. A. painful B. nervous C. enjoyable D. near-sighted
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. 2 they were not enough. Something 3 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men—4 individuals who could invent machines, find new 5 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who 6 the machines of the Industrial Revolution 7 from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were 8 inventors than scientists. A man who is a 9 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 10 .He is not necessarily working 11 that his findings can be used.
An inventor or one interested in applied science is 12 trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by 13 the theories 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 15 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives.
Most of the people who 17 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 18 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 19 a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 20 .
1.A.cases B .reasons C .factors D .situations
2.A.But B .And C .Besides D .Even
3.A.else B .near C .extra D .similar
4.A.generating B .effective C .motivating D .creative
5.A.origins B .sources C .bases D .discoveries
6.A.employed B .created C .operated D .controlled
7.A.came B .arrived C .stemmed D .appeared
8.A.less B .better C. more D .worse
9.A.genuine B .practical C .pure D .clever
10.A.happily B .occasionally C. reluctantly D .accurately
11.A.now B .and C .all D .so
12.A.seldom B .sometimes C .all D .never
13.A.planning B .using C .idea D .means
14.A.of B .with C .to D .as
15.A.single B .sole C. specialized D .specific
16.A.few B .those C .many D .all
17.A.proposed B .developed C .supplied D .offered
18.A.little B .much C .some D .any
19.A.as B .if C .because D .while
20.A.ago B .past C .ahead D .before
When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more__1__ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him _2_much in repairs that he decided that he had better _3_it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly_ 4_ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so_5_ of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was _6_ when they met one evening, and said, “What's _7_, Dave?”
Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may _8_more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's_9_was sensible(合理的),he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, _10_ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no _11_.But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to_12_ him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be_13_or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll _14_my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to _15_ it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, _16_ to wait there for the people who had_17_ his advertisement. Even Dave had to _18_that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean_19_ it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this _20_ to us yet, sir?”
1. A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily
2. A. so B. such C. very D. too
3. A. keep B. repair C. sell D. throw
4. A. anxious B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous
5. A. some B. neither C. none D. most
6. A. delighted B. upset C. calm D. astonished
7. A. on B. up C. it D. that
8. A. learn B. miss C. get D. find
9. A. message B. advice C. request D. description
10. A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends
11. A. doubtB. help C. trouble D. answer
12. A. tell B. see C. agree D. call
13. A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late
14. A. follow B. meet C. bring D. introduce
15. A. recognize B. gainC. admire D. test
16. A. happening B. meaning C. turning D. failing
17. A. read B. inserted C. answered D. placed
18. A. forget B. show C. disagree D. admit
19. A. as B. that C. so D. such
20. A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. result
After lunch, without permission from parents, the two boys set off to explore the part of the beach which lay beyond the headland(陆岬，伸出海面的尖形高地).They had persuaded their young sister to _1_, saying that the long walk would be too _2_for her. Once they had got in the head land, the beach reached away endlessly before them. It was like _3_a new world. There were damp, dark caves to _4_,there were many_5_ among the rocks, full of sea creatures(生物);and, here and there along the beach were those _6_ objects, washed up and _7_ by the tide.
The afternoon passed _8_The sun was already _9_when the boys reluctantly(恋恋不舍地) _10_ to make their _11_ homewards. But long before they reached the headland, they could see that the tide had come in so sudden that they were now _12_from either end of the beach. Their only chance of _13_ was to find a way up the cliff(悬崖) nearby.
They soon find a narrow path _14_ the cliff top. But half way up their path was_15_by a large rock which they could not climb_16_The two boys had to_17_ at the top of their voices, _18_ that someone might_19_over the top of the rock, and finally came their father with two policemen. _20_of them climbed down a rope which was lowered over the rock. The boys were then pulled to safety, and thus saved from spending a miserable night on the cliff.
1. A. keep quiet B. stay behind C. take a rest D. join them
2. A. tiring B. exciting C. uninteresting D. impossible
3. A. discovering B. facing C. enjoying D. imagining
4. A. look upB. explore C. hide in D. search
5. A. lakes B. rivers C. waterfalls D. pools
6. A. dirty B .light C. strange D. clean
7. A. moved B .covered C. beaten D. left
8. A. quickly B. unexpectedly C. finally D. suddenly
9. A. leaving B. dropping C. going D. setting
10. A. forgot B. decided C. succeeded D. turned
11.A. road B. wayC. track D. path
12. A. cut off B. left behind C. held back D. put away
13. A. running off B. keeping clear C. getting away D. turning back
14. A. reaching B. passing C. going up D. leading to
15. A. blocked B. covered C. stopped D. filled
16. A. on B. over C. round D. through
17. A. shout B. shoot C. repeat D .renew
18. A. wanting B. guessing C. believing D. hoping
19. A .turn B. appear C. hide D. climb
20. A. Any B. None C. One D. First
You've been away from us for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.
On this special day for teachers across the country, I can _1_keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear.
Do you still remember the happy _2_about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your _3_.You, a beautiful young lady, _4_ us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children _5_more time on their books _6_ after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still _7_ that one day you might leave. You _8_a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their_9_ of your leaving. You went all out in the _10_ of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).You often emphasized to us the _11_ of one's life, so that must have been what you were _12_ in those five years!
One cold morning when class began, you entered the room _13_ you had been crying _14_.In your class, we _15_ but looked away from your eyes. You _16_for some time as if you were _17_to find this right word…you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…
On the following morning, we _18_ you the very best and the villagers gave you their _19_The train took you away and your broken _20_The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.
1. A. forever B. seldom C. hardly D. soon
2. A. scene B. condition C. sign D. sight
3. A. report B. arrival C. explanation D. speech
4. A. promised B. answered C. permitted D. agreed
5. A. shared B. spent C. paid D. devoted
6. A. even B. ever C. soon D. still
7. A. considered B. feared C. supposed D. doubted
8. A. wore B. pretendedC. gained D. presented
9. A. pale B. trouble C. question D. fear
10. A. teaching B. middle C. course D. field
11. A. way B. wealth C. value D. cost
12. A. after B. forC. with D. against
13. A. as if B. because C. even though D. before
14. A. happily B. bitterly C. anxiously D. angrily
15. A .listened B .talked C. discussed D. studied
16. A. explained B. stopped C. talked D .spoke
17. A. thinking B. worrying C. crying D. trying
18. A. hoped B expected C. wished D. brought
19. A. thanks B. satisfactions C. expressions D. rewards
20. A. boy B. class C. heart D. memory
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