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  My husband is on the front lines in Iraq. Not as a soldier, but as a reporter. When I told my friend about his latest task, each had the same reaction, “Did you tell him no?”

  They remind me, as if I'd somehow forgotten, that he has left behind our three young children for weeks, perhaps months. He will be risking his life, they say, only for some news.

  Is it worth it?

  I understand the pity they feel for me because of the burden suddenly heaped on my shoulders.

My 5-year-old daughter designed a schedule to determine which of the children would keep me company in my empty bed at night. Whether it was her turn or not, I can usually wake to find her huddled against me. My 7-year-old son has many questions about the war and weapons. Though I've never allowed my children to watch the evening news, National Public Radio has been my constant companion, and he was interested in any mention of the war, and he questions me about “when will dad go home”. Most troubling of all, my 9-year-old daughter has said nothing. She has asked no questions and she merely glances at the photo of her father displayed on the page next to his article each morning. And all three are probably the only kids at their school who can find Iraq on a map.

  In the end, when friends ask, “Is it worth it?” I can answer yes. He, like other reporters from other countries, is presenting us with the truth.

  So when my friends ask, I tell them it wasn't a matter of letting him go or making him stay. My husband just does what his career asks him to do.

Answer the following questions:

1.Where is the author's husband?

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2.What do the author's friends think of her husband going to Iraq?

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3.Why does the author think her 9-year-old daughter is most troubling of all?

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4.What does the author think of her husband going to Iraq?

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  In 1982, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs.Thatcher, was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Daker.This sad unexpected news, shook the   1   calm and unhurried politician off her balance.Though she did her best to   2   as if nothing had happened and made her public appearances usual, people could not fail to notice that she was no longer the old self assured(自信的)prime minister who always had everything under   3  .Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to recover from her   4  

  One day when she was to   5   at a lunch party, a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the   6   of her missing son again.She was totally mentally   7   for the question and lost her   8  .Tears were rolling down her eyes   9   she sobbingly told the reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very   10   about him.She said that all the countries concerned had promised to do their best to help her find her son.With that she   11   down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while.Gradually she   12   down and started to speak as planned.It was a very   13   scene which exposed a new side of Mrs.Thatcher’s   14   the public do not usually see, so people began to   15   about the Iron Woman’s motherly love, a feeling   16   is common to all human race.

  Later Mark returned safe and   17   to his mother’s side, good humored and all smiles as usual   18   nothing unusual had   19   happened.The Iron Woman, however, broke down again and was   20   sobbing for the second time.

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seldom

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quite

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usually

D.

frequently

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[  ]

A.

talk

B.

pretend

C.

seem

D.

look

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[  ]

A.

help

B.

control

C.

oppression

D.

power

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[  ]

A.

shaking

B.

dream

C.

fear

D.

shock

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[  ]

A.

speak

B.

appear

C.

pay

D.

cook

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[  ]

A.

object

B.

subject

C.

report

D.

announcement

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[  ]

A.

unprepared

B.

answering

C.

eager

D.

ready

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[  ]

A.

son

B.

self control

C.

balance

D.

belief

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[  ]

A.

because

B.

that

C.

as

D.

thus

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eager

B.

curious

C.

afraid

D.

worried

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broke

B.

fell

C.

calmed

D.

went

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[  ]

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solved

B.

turned

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calmed

D.

broke

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[  ]

A.

interesting

B.

moving

C.

serious

D.

merry

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character

B.

importance

C.

thought

D.

position

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set

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worry

C.

think

D.

talk

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A.

it

B.

she

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this

D.

that

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healthy

B.

happy

C.

sound

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well

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so that

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as if

C.

though

D.

as

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ever

B.

just

C.

never

D.

yet

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A.

seen

B.

caught

C.

heard

D.

made

Of all living creatures on earth, insects are the most plentiful. Some  36  are very useful to man, for example, bees,  37  we get honey and wax, and silkworms, which  38  us with silk. Other varieties,  39  , are extremely harmful, and do a great  40  of damage, especially to crops. Locusts (蝗虫) are perhaps the most dangerous of all,  41  they will eat almost any green  42  , and when millions of them  43  on cultivated land(耕地)they soon leave it  44  . In some countries they are the farmer’s  45  enemy. Another nuisance is the common  46  , not only because it  47  us indoors and out - of- doors, but because it spreads diseases.

  Scientists have given much time and  48  to the study of insects. It needs the most careful and  49  observation. Thanks  50  their discoveries we now know almost all  51  is to be known about the habits of these hardworking insects, bees and ants, which live in  52  better planned in some ways than our  53  . But the most valuable work has been done in trying to give  54  to men, animals and crops from the  55  which insects cause.

  36.A. members  B. forms  C. qualities  D. varieties

  37.A. by which  B. from which  C. of which  D. in which

  38.A. give  B. produce  C. offer  D. supply

  39.A. however  B. meanwhile C. therefore  D. what's more

  40.A. majority  B. number  C. amount  D. quantity

  41.A. and  B. for  C. if  D. when

  42.A. grass  B. field  C. fruit  D. plant

  43.A. settle  B. attack  C. pass  D. cross

  44.A. bare  B. nothing  C. empty  D. untouched

  45.A. hardest  B. greatest  C. serious  D. wildest

  46.A. insect  B. creature  C. fly  D. enemy

  47.A. dislikes  B. bites  C. worries  D. hates

  48.A. understanding  B. ideas  C. comprehension  D. thought

  49.A. serious  B. patient  C. curious  D. long

  50.A. for  B. of  C. to  D. with

  51.A. that  B. which  C. there  D. what

  52.A. societies  B. crowds C. teams  D. organizations

  53.A. world  B. nation  C. selves  D. own

  54.A. help  B. protection  C. living  D. defense

  55.A. injury  B. wound  C. sickness  D. ruin

I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.

  My friends told us that taking the “hard  36 ”to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to  37 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the  38  , which was relatively modern and  39  . During the 14 - hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not  40  at all.

  It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much  41  . However, We had energy, First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller  42  us that tickets would not be on  43  for another two days. We were a little worried about getting  44  , but we made up our minds to  45  for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way  46  the“ gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to  47  us one hundred yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it  48  cost us thirty yuan to get  49  we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets.  50  the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we  51  . The most important lesson about China I ever  52  , is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much  53  . We were not able to get tickets, but the  54  agents(代理)could.

  While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very  55  . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place, There aren’t any words to describe it.

36.A. chair             B. bed                 C. seat                 D. bench

37.A. provide           B. expect              C. happen               D. think

38.A. plane             B. bus                 C. ship                 D. train

39.A. quick             B. clean               C. simple               D. long

40.A. bad               B. good               C. easy                 D. hard

41.A. trouble            B. food               C. sleep                 D. help

42.A. promised          B. informed            C. advised              D. persuaded

43.A. time              B. show               C. duty                 D. sale

44.A. behind            B. out                 C. through              D. back

45.A. start              B. ask                 C. look                 D. pay

46.A. towards           B. into                 C. across               D. past

47.A. offer              B. charge              C. bargain              D. share

48.A. even              B. still                C. also                 D. only

49.A. what              B. which              C. where               D. how

50.A. Somehow          B. However            C. Therefore            D. Otherwise

51.A. wouldn't           B. couldn't             C. shouldn't             D. needn't

52.A. learned            B. taught              C. offered               D. heard

53.A. harder             B. earlier              C. later                 D. easier

54.A. business           B. transport            C. travel                D. hotel

55.A. interesting         B. crowded             C. famous              D. noisy

I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma.I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she laughed.“Even dummies know that!”

  I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me  21 .After I told her everything, she said “No Santa Claus? Don’t believe it. Now,  22 your coat, and let’s go.”

  “Go? Go where?” I asked.

  “Where” 23  to be the General Store.As we walked through its doors, Grandma   24 me ten dollars.That was a lot in those days.“Take this money and buy something for  25 needs it.I’ll wait for you in the car.”

  The store seemed big and  26 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas shopping.For a few moments I just stood there, 27  , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for.

  Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me.I remembered he didn’t have a coat.I fingered the bill with growing  28 .I would buy Bobbie a coat.

  “Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the   29  asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down

  “Yes,” I replied shyly.“It’s…for Bobbie.”

  The nice lady smiled at me.I didn’t get any  30 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas.

  That evening, Grandma helped me  31  the coat and wrote, “To Bobby, From Santa Claus” on it.Then she  32 me over to Bobbie’s house.

  Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house, and she and I crept 33 and hid in the  34 .Then Grandma gave me a sign.“All right, Santa Claus, get going.”

  I took a deep 35 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety.Together we  36 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open.Finally it  37 , and there stood Bobbie.

Forty years haven’t dimmed the thrill of those  38 spent shivering, beside my grandma, in Bobbie’s bushes. 39 ,  I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were  40  his team.

1.                A.the reason      B.many things      C.stories   D.the truth

 

2.                A.put on         B.put away        C.put up    D.put down

 

3.                A.used           B.turned out      C.found out D.turned up

 

4.                A.lent           B.took           C.paid D.handed

 

5.                A.anyone         B.whomever       C.someone who  D.those who

 

6.                A.crowded        B.varied          C.noisy D.convenient

 

7.                A.satisfied        B.confused        C.curious   D.amazed

 

8.                A.worry          B.disappointment   C.happiness D.excitement

 

9.                A.counter        B.desk           C.shelf D.goods

 

10.               A.money         B.gifts           C.change    D.encouragement

 

11.               A.make          B.wrap           C.undo D.design

 

12.               A.drove          B.took           C.led   D.asked

 

13.               A.quickly         B.painfully        C.nervously  D.noiselessly

 

14.               A.bushes         B.darkness        C.doorway   D.car

 

15.               A.courage        B.look           C.step D.breath

 

16.               A.waited         B.whispered      C.crept D.stood

 

17.               A.came          B.sounded        C.did   D.appeared

 

18.               A.moments       B.days           C.time D.people

 

19.               A.Today          B.That year       C.That night  D.Since then

 

20.               A.on            B.for            C.at    D.of

 

 

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