A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling with a large box．It was half in and half 1 of her car．He was a helpful kind of man, so he went up to the woman and said．“Let me give you a hand with the box．It looks very 2 ．”
“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “I’m having a lot of 3 with it．I thing it’s stuck．” “Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said．He 4 into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box．He said, “I’m ready．” And he began to 5 hard．
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box．Soon they were 6 in the face．“Let’s rest for a minute．” The man said, “I’m sorry, but it 7 stuck．” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again．Are you ready?” 8 of them took hold of the box again．“One, two, three!” the man said, and again they went on with their struggle．At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are 9 ．It is stuck really．I don’t think there’s 10 we can get it out of the car．” “Get it out of the car!” the woman cried, “I’m trying to get it in!”
When do you think you are an adult? Maybe different 1 have different ideas．
Now let's see what some American teenagers say．
Sam：In 2 idea, you are an adult at the 3 of 18．That's when you can vote．You can help to 4 who rules the whole country．That's also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn't vote 5 he was 21．They changed it to 18 in 1971．
Jenny：I don't 6 it's hard to say．I can drive a car at 16, can't I? When you have a driver's license, you can 7 it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things． 8 sixteen must be the age when you change from a 9 person to an adult．Because you can tell others you are not a 10 any more．
Suzie：Well, I think there is 11 wrong with American laws for when young people can 12 things．I can vote at 18 and drive at 16．So you would think 13 18 is a grown-up, even though16 isn't．But then I can't drink wine until I'm 21! If I'm 14 an adult at 18, how can people stop me from 15 a cup of beer in a bar?
(1)
[ ]
A．
Grandfathers
B．
adults
C．
drivers
D．
teenagers
(2)
[ ]
A．
his
B．
my
C．
her
D．
your
(3)
[ ]
A．
age
B．
end
C．
front
D．
Number
(4)
[ ]
A．
make
B．
keep
C．
choose
D．
teach
(5)
[ ]
A．
after
B．
until
C．
when
D．
if
(6)
[ ]
A．
hope
B．
want
C．
like
D．
think
(7)
[ ]
A．
show
B．
send
C．
ask
D．
pass
(8)
[ ]
A．
But
B．
And
C．
So
D．
Or
(9)
[ ]
A．
old
B．
young
C．
little
D．
tall
(10)
[ ]
A．
baby
B．
grown-up
C．
boy
D．
kid
(11)
[ ]
A．
anything
B．
everything
C．
something
D．
nothing
(12)
[ ]
A．
do
B．
buy
C．
like
D．
borrow
(13)
[ ]
A．
why
B．
that
C．
who
D．
what
(14)
[ ]
A．
yet
B．
still
C．
also
D．
already
(15)
[ ]
A．
selling
B．
making
C．
drinking
D．
giving
完型填空
Mr Klip is a millionaire(百万富翁)．He 1 delicious food．He had a good 2 , Mr Black．The man could cook all kinds of food．Mrs Klip asked him 3 her last month．She learned a lot 4 him．Then she thought she was good at 5 and didn’t want Mr Black to work for them 6 ．
Now Mrs Klip begins to cook for her 7 ．But Mr Klip doesn’t like the food at all．He says he won’t 8 any food at home 9 she doesn’t stop cooking．Mrs Klip 10 she will find another cook for her husband．
This morning Mr Klip had nothing to do, 11 he went shopping．Suddenly he broke a window of the shop．The shop assistant 12 the policeman and the policeman took him to the 13 ．The policeman said, “ I’m sorry to tell you, Mr Klip, I will fine(罚款)you ten dollars ,or you’ll stay in prison(监狱)． 14 do you want?”
“I’ll stay in prison”, said the millionaire．
“Why?”
“Because my wife will find a new cook 15 ten days．
(1)
[ ]
A．
knows
B．
likes
C．
cooks
D．
sees
(2)
[ ]
A．
wife
B．
friend
C．
teacher
D．
cook
(3)
[ ]
A．
teach
B．
to teach
C．
teaching
D．
taught
(4)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
from
C．
with
D．
about
(5)
[ ]
A．
cooking
B．
singing
C．
doing
D．
eating
(6)
[ ]
A．
yet
B．
too
C．
any longer
D．
either
(7)
[ ]
A．
boy
B．
husband
C．
daughter
D．
son
(8)
[ ]
A．
eat
B．
buy
C．
sell
D．
make
(9)
[ ]
A．
when
B．
if
C．
until
D．
and
(10)
[ ]
A．
tells
B．
speaks
C．
talks
D．
says
(11)
[ ]
A．
and
B．
so
C．
because
D．
but
(12)
[ ]
A．
named
B．
called
C．
said
D．
cried
(13)
[ ]
A．
bus station
B．
hospital
C．
post office
D．
police station
(14)
[ ]
A．
Which
B．
What
C．
Why
D．
When
(15)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
in
C．
at
D．
with
完型填空
With a determined(坚定的)look on his face, Chicago's Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手)and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago．The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters)tall, the 1 building in the US．
As he got to the last step, McCarthy 2 fell down, but that didn't stop him．The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 3 cheers from many people．
“I just want to show people that 4 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said．
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢)and use a stick to walk．But McCarthy has a strong 5 ．He believes having a disability(残疾)shouldn't stop anyone 6 achieving his or her success．
He has been in a special school 7 he was four．When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 8 by his determination(决心)and offered to help train him．They 9 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day．“ 10 seems that he never knows how difficult it is． 11 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn．“But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 12 ．”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb．“I saw the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn．“He's the most determined sportsman I've ever 13 ．”
McCarthy said he was 14 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning．“When I'm older, I'll 15 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed',” he said．
(1)
[ ]
A．
largest
B．
highest
C．
earliest
D．
latest
(2)
[ ]
A．
seldom
B．
hardly
C．
always
D．
almost
(3)
[ ]
A．
enjoyed
B．
needed
C．
made
D．
kept
(4)
[ ]
A．
while
B．
after
C．
if
D．
though
(5)
[ ]
A．
heart
B．
health
C．
body
D．
love
(6)
[ ]
A．
by
B．
for
C．
in
D．
from
(7)
[ ]
A．
as
B．
since
C．
until
D．
before
(8)
[ ]
A．
angry
B．
beaten
C．
moved
D．
asked
(9)
[ ]
A．
used
B．
spent
C．
took
D．
wasted
(10)
[ ]
A．
Here
B．
There
C．
He
D．
It
(11)
[ ]
A．
However
B．
Sometimes
C．
Again
D．
Then
(12)
[ ]
A．
friends
B．
helpers
C．
time
D．
exercise
(13)
[ ]
A．
trained
B．
done
C．
played
D．
learnt
(14)
[ ]
A．
thinking
B．
talking
C．
worried
D．
proud
(15)
[ ]
A．
point
B．
go
C．
turn
D．
hurry
完型填空
阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Al was a potter (制陶工)．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his older son got a stomachache．At first, Al and his wife thought the boy just got a bad cold, so they didn't take it 1 ．But it was not a cold．It was terrible appendicitis(阑尾炎), and the boy died suddenly that night．Knowing the 2 could not happen if he had taken the ill seriously, Al was very 3 and was 4 of guilt．Then his wife couldn't stand the thing, so she left him alone with his six-year-old 5 son．
Al lost his two favourite persons．He felt no hope in the world and 6 to alcohol．Then Al became an alcoholic(酒鬼)．As he drank more, Al began to lose 7 he had－his home, his land and his work．Finally, Al died 8 in a San Francisco room．When I heard of Al's death, I thought he was a 9 and wasted his life．As time went by, I began to know 10 I once thought was wrong．I knew Al's little son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the love 11 them．I knew that kindness and caring had to 12 somewhere．I never heard Erine talk much about his father．
One day I asked him, ‘ I'm really puzzled (困惑) by something．I know your father was the only one to raise you．What on earth (究竟) did he do to make you become such a special person?' Ernie sat quietly and smiled for a few 13 ．Then he said,' When I was a child, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, “I love you, son．”
Tears came into my 14 ．Al had not left any money 15 , but he had been a kind, loving father, and he left behind a legacy(遗产) of love．
