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Can you imagine what life would be like if there is no telephone? You could not call your friends 1 the phone and talk to them. If fire 2 out in your house, you could not 3 the fire department. If somebody were 4 , you could not call a doctor.
In our 5 life, we need to communicate with one another. We do this 6 by speaking to other people and listening to 7 they have to say to us, and as we are 8 to them we can do this very 9 . However, our voices will not travel very far even when we 10 . It is thanks to the 11 of the telephone that we are 12 able to communicate with each other 13 hold conversations when we are far 14 . We can hear each other clearly 15 we were in the same room.
The man who 16 this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman. Bell, a teacher of visible speech 17 later moved to Canada, 18 all his spare time experimenting. He was 19 active in his research for a means of sending speech by electricity that he left 20 time for his day-to-day work and at one time was almost penniless.
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Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the in the school had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t , they would have to retake(重考) them in September. There were usually a few who , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was about her. She went to bed too . The night before the first exam, Barbara that she have an early night and take a pill. She promised to wake up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. around her was writing pages and pages. she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write . She kept looking at her . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she up. She was still in bed and it had all been a dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
1. A.teachers B.students C.classmates D.poets
2. A.prepare B.miss C.gain D.pass
3. A.succeeded B.failed C.ended D.harvested
4. A.but B.so C.and D.because
5. A.excited B.frightened C.worried D.satisfied
6. A.early B.late C.sadly D.eagerly
7. A.insisted B.admired C.ordered D.wished
8. A.sleeping B.starving C.exciting D.breathing
9. A.him B.her C.them D.herself
10. A.hand B.eye C.mind D.body
11. A.her sister B.her parents C.the lessons D.the medicine
12. A.result B.marks C.desk D.paper
13. A.The teacher B.The students C.No one D.Everyone
14. A.If B.Though C.So D.How
15. A.with B.about C.on D.to
16. A.watch B.textbook C.sister D.subject
17. A.gave up B.put off C.look around D.thought over
18. A.examining B.drowning C.copying D.crying
19. A.raised B.woke C.turned D.cheered
20. A.nice B.wonderful C.terrible D.special
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A., B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen. 1. , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time, 2. me great embarrassment.
I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy 3. at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so 4. that I just couldn’t help looking at him. What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some 5. at me, which made me blush(脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and 6. that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made 7. known .
To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t 8. .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without 9. , and that is so unladylike.
I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not 10. it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my 11. back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more 12. when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.
From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.
13. A.Generally B.Finally C.Undoubtedly D.Recently
14. A.causing B.leading C.taking D.helping
15. A.made up B.grew up C.turned up D.rose up
16. A.attractive B.gentle C.ugly D.rude
17. A.opinions B.sounds C.smiles D.glances
18. A.knew B.pretende C.performed D.acted
19. A.nothing B.everything C.anything D.none
20. A.arrive B.shout C.approach D.stand
21. A.hesitation B.concern C.words D.enthusiasm
22. A.heard B.seen C.smelt D.found
23. A.luggage B.bag C.cup D.glasses
24. A.embarrassing B.wonderful C.sorrowful D.disappointing
Jonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone loved.He was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a weed. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn’t stand any hardship.
One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son “Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones.” That made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. “Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying.” Johnny asked, “Just that? ” “Yes, just that,” said his father, “It’s very simple, but I warn you that it won’t be easy.”
Johnny was happy like a bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. “One candy less”, thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed the first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mother’s memory.
Over the following days Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before.
1.The underlined word "weed" in the first paragraph refers to ____.
A.a person with a strong v/ill
B.a person with a weak character
C.a person who isn't popular with everyone
D.a person who changes his behavior according to the situation
2.What made Jonny Jones decide to change himself?
A.A mother's words. B.Others' attitude to him.
C.His father's advice. C.His teacher's warning.
3.What is the key point of the advice from Jonny's father?
A.Eat fewer candies than before.
B.Count to five before crying.
C.Talk with parents and follow their advice.
D.Learn to control oneself and keep using the motto in life.
4.What message does the writer want to convey through the story?
A.One should be brave to face his mistakes.
B.Nothing is difficult as long as you set your mind on it.
C.Spoilinga child too much may result in his selfish behaviors.
D.A strong will can be developed by small but consistent efforts.
________ in a light blue shirt, she loo nice and outstanding among the girls.
A. Wearing B. Worn C. Dressing D. Dressed