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Geoffrey Moorhouse's Travel Plan

　　Geoffrey Moorhouse was flying home to England from Africa in 1971, when he looked __1__ the plane and suddenly thought how huge and __2__ the Sahara Desert was. There and then, he decided to __3__ it by himself by camel.

　　For many __4__ men had crossed the Desert from the __5__ and south to trade. But there had been __6__ point in crossing from __7__ to east. So no one had done it __8__ 1963, when twelve Belgians drove across. If he went __9__, by camel, it would be __10__. Moorhouse did not __11__ to go just for fun. But what other __12__ was there? Immediately he knew. He would go because he was afraid. “I would use this journey to __13__ for fear.”

　　A year passed __14__ he was free to begin his __15__. He was forty. He had never __16__ a camel. He spoke no Arabic. And he did not know how to __17__ himself by the stars. His friends thought he would soon __18__ such an impossible plan.

　　He did not. To take advantage of（利用）the desert winter, he decided to __19__ England early in October 1972. He had six months to get __20__. He began learning Arabic-school lessons in the __21__, and listening to __22__ at home in the afternoon. He made a lot of visits to the London Zoo to learn about camels. At night, he studied the __23__. Maps and compass（指南针）are not enough in the desert. You must know __24__ where you are, and for that you must be able to “read” the stars with a sextant（六分仪）.

　　Moorhouse planned to begin his __25__ from the Atlantic coast of Africa, and ride through Mauritania, Mali, Algeria and Libya into Egypt, where he hoped to reach the River Nile.

1．
				[　　]
A. after	B. for	C. out of	D. into
2．
				[　　]
A. yellow	B. hot	C. beautiful	D. empty
3．
				[　　]
A. owe	B. cross	C. pass	D. finish
4．
				[　　]
A. days	B. months	C. centuries	D. reasons
5．
				[　　]
A. east	B. south	C. west	D. north
6．
				[　　]
A. a	B. no	C. one	D. some
7．
				[　　]
A. east	B. south	C. west	D. north
8．
				[　　]
A. to	B. after	C. until	D. in
9．
				[　　]
A. alone	B. by	C. slowly	D. faster
10．
				[　　]
A. difficult	B. easy	C. successful	D. enough
11．
				[　　]
A. start	B. want	C. take off	D. refuse
12．
				[　　]
A. reason	B. person	C. plan	D. travel
13．
				[　　]
A. explain	B. show	C. examine	D. enjoy
14．
				[　　]
A. after	B. as	C. because	D. before
15．
				[　　]
A. preparations	B. trip	C. holidays	D. writing
16．
				[　　]
A. had	B. fed	C. seen	D. touched
17．
				[　　]
A. live	B. stay	C. move	D. guide
18．
				[　　]
A. begin	B. drop	C. finish	D. make
19．
				[　　]
A. return to	B. work in	C. leave	D. leave for
20．
				[　　]
A. ready	B. back	C. there	D. off
21．
				[　　]
A. morning	B. afternoon	C. evening	D. night
22．
				[　　]
A. talks	B. tapes	C. his wife	D. his guide
23．
				[　　]
A. books	B. camels	C. stars	D. deserts
24．
				[　　]
A. naturally	B. surely	C. correctly	D. exactly
25．
				[　　]
A. exercises	B. classes	C. trip	D. race

　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

(1) A．funny	B．friendly
C．strange	D．useful
(2) A．meet	B．like
C．know	D．excuse
(3) A．good	B．unusual
C．interesting	D．possible
(4) A．doesn't	B．mustn't
C．shouldn't	D．needn't
(5) A．Right	B．Terrible
C．Fine	D．True
(6) A．though	B．when
C．because	D．unless
(7) A．not	B．many
C．really	D．simply
(8) A．OK	B．Bye
C．Hi	D．No
(9) A．want	B．do
C．lose	D．mean
(10) A．must	B．might
C．can	D．will
(11) A．polite	B．necessary
C．important	D．easy
(12) A．afraid	B．well
C．sure	D．interested
(13) A．also	B．again
C．only	D．certainly
(14) A．enjoy	B．keep
C．finish	D．miss
(15) A．continue	B．last
C．stop	D．end
(16) A．put 　　 up	B．pick 　　 up
C．turn 　　 up	D．hang 　　 up
(17) A．on	B．away
C．in	D．out
(18) A．much	B．at 　　 all
C．at 　　 once	D．any 　　 more
(19) A．hit	B．hurt
C．harm	D．destroy
(20) A．say	B．study
C．believe	D．remember

　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

(1) A．funny	B．friendly
C．strange	D．useful
(2) A．meet	B．like
C．know	D．excuse
(3) A．good	B．unusual
C．interesting	D．possible
(4) A．doesn't	B．mustn't
C．shouldn't	D．needn't
(5) A．Right	B．Terrible
C．Fine	D．True
(6) A．though	B．when
C．because	D．unless
(7) A．not	B．many
C．really	D．simply
(8) A．OK	B．Bye
C．Hi	D．No
(9) A．want	B．do
C．lose	D．mean
(10) A．must	B．might
C．can	D．will
(11) A．polite	B．necessary
C．important	D．easy
(12) A．afraid	B．well
C．sure	D．interested
(13) A．also	B．again
C．only	D．certainly
(14) A．enjoy	B．keep
C．finish	D．miss
(15) A．continue	B．last
C．stop	D．end
(16) A．put 　　 up	B．pick 　　 up
C．turn 　　 up	D．hang 　　 up
(17) A．on	B．away
C．in	D．out
(18) A．much	B．at 　　 all
C．at 　　 once	D．any 　　 more
(19) A．hit	B．hurt
C．harm	D．destroy
(20) A．say	B．study
C．believe	D．remember

Sheila Nilber had been going to her new school for only a week, and she felt like a 1 there.

“ 2 talks to me, ”Sheila said. “It’s as though I’m not 3 there. “

“You’ll figure out(想出) something.”Her father said.

Sheila 4 about Gloria, the girl who sat 5 to her in class. Gloria had said 6 to Sheila the first day, but 7 that she hadn’t talked to Sheila 8 .

“She’s not 9 friendly.”Sheila said to her father.

“And what about you?” Mr. Nilber asked. “Are you 10 ?”

11 weekend Sheila thought about her father’s question. Had she been friendly?

That Monday Sheila went to school with a 12 . The first 13 was to greet Gloria with a big 14 and a hello. Sheila tried it, and when Gloria smiled back, Sheila 15 the second step.

“Gloria, 16 you like to have lunch with me today?” Sheila whispered just before class 17 .

“Sure, ”Gloria whispered 18 ,“You know, I want to talk to you last week, but you 19 as though you would 20 be left alone. I didn’t know what to do. I’m glad you asked me. ”

1. A. schoolgirl　　　　　　　　　　 B. stranger　　　　　　　　 C. headmaster　　　　　　 D. visitor

2. A. Everybody　　　　　　　　 B. Someone　　　　　　　　 C. No one　　　　　　　　　　 D. Anyone

3. A. often　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. always　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. yet

4. A. thought　　　　　　　　　　 B. talked　　　　　　　　　　 C. concerned　　　　　　 D. felt

5. A. nearly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. first　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. closely　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. next

6. A. hello　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not

7. A. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　　　 C. less　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

8. A. no more　　　　　　　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. again　　　　　　　　　　 D. no longer

9. A. a bit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　　 C. a little　　　　　　　　　　 D. more

10. A. serious　　　　　　　　　　 B. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　　　 D. happy

11. A. By　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. All　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. In　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Through

12. A. friend　　　　　　　　　　 B. question　　　　　　　　 C. plan　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. smile

13. A. step　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. class　　　　　　　　　　 C. girl　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. way

14. A. excuse　　　　　　　　　　 B. eye　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. smile　　　　　　　　　　 D. gift

15. A. explained　　　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　　　 D. took

16. A. did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would　　　　　　　　　　 C. are　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. may

17. A. went　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. began　　　　　　　　　　 D. got

18. A. back　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　　 C. loudly　　　　　　　　　　 D. sound

19. A. thought　　　　　　　　　　 B. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worked　　　　　　　　 D. acted

20. A. almost　　　　　　　　　　 B. rather　　　　　　　　　　 C. soon　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly