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  Our boat floated on, between walls of forest too thick to allow us a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing through chains of hills which crossed the jungle plains.Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed:where the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us going ashore.In any case, what would we have sailed by landing?The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures, and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance only slowly, cutting one’s way with knives the whole way.So we stayed in the boat, hoping we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization.

  We lived on fish, caught with home-made net of string(we had no hooks), and fruits and nuts we could pick up out of the water.As we had no fire, we had to eat everything, including the fish, raw I had never tasted raw fish before, and I must say I did not much enjoy the experience; perhaps sea fish which do not live in the mud are less tasteless.After eating my raw fish, I lay back and dreamed of such things as fried chicken and rice, and ice-cream.In the never-ending damp heat of the jungle, ice-cream was a particularly frequent dream.

  As for water, there was a choice:we could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst.We drank the water.Men who had just escaped what had appeared to be certain death lose all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water.In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result.

  One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us.We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time:we might not be so lucky to escape in a stolen boat again.

(1)

What they could see in the boat was only ________.

[  ]

A.

high wall

B.

villagers from time to time

C.

vast land

D.

heavy woods

(2)

They couldn’t land because ________.

[  ]

A.

the mud on the shore was too soft

B.

the forest was too thick to let them go through

C.

they could not find the mark on the map

D.

they could not find anyone to lead them out of the forest

(3)

The passage infers that the forest was ________.

[  ]

A.

rich of fruits and animals to be served as food

B.

not very thick as they could advance slowly by cutting the branches

C.

full of various dangerous beings

D.

full of ancient trees

(4)

The most proper title for this passage might be ________.

[  ]

A.

Escape

B.

Scenes of a River

C.

How to Survive on a boat

D.

A New Experience

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  The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors.One day,   1  , a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and in a short time, all kinds of furniture were   2   on the pavement.A small car arrived, out of which came seven people, a man, a woman and five children of   3   ages.The children hurried out and began laughing   4   as the whole family moved into the house.Windows were   5   opens furniture was put into   6  ; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared.It was our first   7   to the Robinsons.

  Though we became firm   8   with our new neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them.Our garden became an unsafe place:little boys   9   as cowboys or Indians would jump up from behind bushes,   10   wooden guns at us and   11   us to put our hands up.Sometimes our lives were   12  ; at others, we were killed with a   13  “Bang!Bang!”.Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing   14   the garden fence.

  But we did not   15   go in fear for our lives.The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear   16   our neighbors were around.We understood what it was like to have   17   in the long, friendless, winter evenings   18  .Mr.Robinson would   19   in for a cup of tea and chat;or when Mr.Robinson would   20   over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems.

(1)

[  ]

A.

but

B.

therefore

C.

however

D.

strangely

(2)

[  ]

A.

unloaded

B.

removed

C.

loaded

D.

destroyed

(3)

[  ]

A.

the same

B.

various

C.

young

D.

middle

(4)

[  ]

A.

delightedly

B.

sadly

C.

astonishingly

D.

frighteningly

(5)

[  ]

A.

broken

B.

kicked

C.

forced

D.

pushed

(6)

[  ]

A.

place

B.

room

C.

order

D.

use

(7)

[  ]

A.

management

B.

introduction

C.

interview

D.

arrangement

(8)

[  ]

A.

enemies

B.

strangers

C.

friends

D.

relatives

(9)

[  ]

A.

looking

B.

pretending

C.

dressed

D.

worn

(10)

[  ]

A.

throw

B.

put

C.

fire

D.

point

(11)

[  ]

A.

ask

B.

order

C.

make

D.

lead

(12)

[  ]

A.

saved

B.

wasted

C.

devoted

D.

spared

(13)

[  ]

A.

soft

B.

sharp

C.

funny

D.

slow

(14)

[  ]

A.

on

B.

through

C.

over

D.

across

(15)

[  ]

A.

always

B.

ever

C.

sometimes

D.

then

(16)

[  ]

A.

unless

B.

though

C.

so long as

D.

even if

(17)

[  ]

A.

fun

B.

cheers

C.

discussions

D.

company

(18)

[  ]

A.

while

B.

when

C.

as

D.

since

(19)

[  ]

A.

drop

B.

slip

C.

jump

D.

break

(20)

[  ]

A.

climb

B.

fall

C.

lean

D.

lie

To face the music

Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is “to face the music”.

When someone says, “well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you.” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!

The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that was exactly what they did — facing the orchestra which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” come to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”

Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced an inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass the inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection. What else could they do? 

Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. As, for example when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.

1.How many ways does the phrase “to face the music” comes from?

A. 1        B. 2        C. 3       D. 4

2. What’s the meaning of “to face the music?”

A. To face something far less pleasant.   B. To face the stage.

C. To face the back of one’s horse.       D. To face one’s leader.

3.Which of the following is a situation of facing the music?

A. When we are playing basketball.   B. When we are making a speech.

C. When we are having a party.    D. When we are talking with somebody. 

4. The underlined word “hostile” means _______. 

A. unfriendly       B. dislike      C. unkind   D. unnecessary

 

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