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Water costs money.In some places water is hard 16 .What 17 when a town has these problems?A small town in California found a happy 18 .
Very 19 rain ever fell there.The town had no water 20 .The water it used was 21 from a river 300 miles away.As more people 22 live in the town, 23 water was needed.Now water 24 to be brought in from 600 miles away.All these cost 25 money.
The town 26 a plan.It found 27 to clean its “dirty” water.Once the cleaned water was reused 28 many ways.Five 29 lakes were built.Here people could swim and fish and go 30 .They 31 have picnics in their new parks.Farmers had more water 32 their crops.New factories can be built,now that they have the promise of 33 .
In most places,water is used and thrown 34 .The town that saved 35 water has saved the town!
16. A. supplying | B. getting | C. to get | D. to supply |
17. A. happens | B. happening | C is happened | D. happened |
18. A. key | B. answer | C answering | D. way |
19. A. little | B. a little | C. few | D. a few |
20. A. of itself | B. of its own | C. for its own | D for itself |
21. A. fetch | B. take | C. brought in | D. guided |
22. A. come to | B. came to | C. coming to | D. came for |
23. A. many | B. plenty of | C. more | D. many more |
24. A. has | B. had | C. must | D. needed |
25. A. many | B. a few | C. a great many | D. a lot of |
26. A. put | B. made | C. supply | D. noticed |
27. A. a way | B. ways | C. an answer | D. a key |
28. A. for | B. by | C. at | D. in |
29. A. man-making | B. man-make | C. man-made | D. man made |
30. A. boating | B. to boat | C. to boating | D. on boating |
31. A. must | B. could | C. needed | D. had to |
32. A. as | B. with | C. for | D. to |
33. A. water enough | B. enough water | C. crops enough | D. enough crops |
34. A. off | B. of | C. away | D. out of |
35. A. it’s | B. its | C. one’s | D. his |
16---20 C A B A B 21--25 C B C A D
26--30 B A D C A 31--35 B C B C B
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It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly ___1__ their plans. “Doing anything special?” they asked me. I shook my head ___2__.
I was 3 000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong ___3__ of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time___4__ job at night. My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.
I had ___5___ looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on .In my prayers(祷告)I told ___6___ that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. I could survive the next two years until I graduated. But ___7___ Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no ___8____ cash. Money to go home? I barely had money to eat.
“I'm on my __9____. Cover for me, will you?” asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me ____10___ her way to the employee's room.“___11___, there's this guy at Table Five,”she said.“He's been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not ___12____ anything either.” She paused,“It's like he's…___13___ somebody. ”
I looked in the cotner.__14_ enough, there was a smile, pleasantly-looking man ___15__ in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, __16___ went over, trying to force a smile. “I'm Cory,” I said, “please let me know if you want anything.”
I was turning to walk away __17__ the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the __18___ restaurant. “I'd like an order of chips,”he said, “and a glass of water.” My heart __19___. Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn't get much of a ___20___.But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to make him feel okay.
(1)A.expressed |
B.changed |
C.discussed |
D.announced |
(2)A.okay |
B.yes |
C.not |
D.no |
(3)A.plan |
B.dream |
C.hope |
D.demand |
(4)A.waitress |
B.waiter |
C.assistant |
D.maid |
(5)A.seldom |
B.always |
C.never |
D.hardly |
(6)A.my parents |
B.Mum |
C.Dad |
D.God |
(7)A.how |
B.when |
C.why |
D.where |
(8)A.other |
B.rest |
C.enough |
D.extra |
(9)A.way |
B.duty |
C.break |
D.work |
(10)A.to |
B.by |
C.on |
D.at |
(11)A.By the way |
B.On the contrary |
C.Above all |
D.After all |
(12)A.saying |
B.eating |
C.drinking |
D.ordering |
(13)A.looking for |
B.waiting for |
C.waiting on |
D.longing for |
(14)A.Good |
B.Lucky |
C.All |
D.Sure |
(15)A.dressed |
B.wore |
C.devoted |
D.seated |
(16)A.angrily |
B.alone |
C.sadly |
D.enjoyably |
(17)A.before |
B.when |
C.as |
D.while |
(18)A.quiet |
B.large |
C.noisy |
D.wonderful |
(19)A.sank |
B.beat |
C.broke |
D.lost |
(20)A.praise |
B.tip |
C.dollar |
D.prize. |
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It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly 1__ their plans. "Doing anything special? "they asked me. I shook my head 2 . I was 3 ,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 3 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time 4 job at night. My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.
I had 5 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. In my prayers(祷告) I told 6 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. I could survive the next two years until I graduated. But 7 ? Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 8 cash. Money to go home? I barely had money to eat. "I'm on my 9 .Cover for me, will you? "asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me 10 her way to the employee' s room. 11 , there' s this guy at Table Five, "she said. "He' s been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 12 anything either." She paused, "It's like he's... 13 somebody".
I looked in the corner. 14 enough, there was a slim, pleasantly-looking man 15
in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 16 .I went over, trying to force a smile. "I'm Cory," I said, "please let me know if you want anything. "
I was turning to walk away 17 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 18 restaurant. "I'd like an order of chips," he said, "and a glass of water. "My heart 19 .Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn’t get much of a 20 . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to make him feel okay.
1.A. expressed B.changed C.discussed D.announced
2.A. okay B.yes C.not D.no
3.A. plan B.dream C.hope D.demand
4.A. waitress B.waiter C.assistant D.maid
5.A. seldom B.always C.never D.hardly
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7.A. how B.when C.why D.where
8.A. other B.rest C.enough D.extra
9.A. way B.duty C.break D.work
10.A. to B.by C.on D.at
11.A. By the way B.On the contrary C.Above all D.After all
12.A. saying B.eating C.drinking D.ordering
13.A. looking for B.waiting for C.waiting on D.longing for
14.A. Good B.Lucky C.A11 D.Sure
15.A. dressed B.wore C.devoted D.seated
16.A. angrily B.alone C.sadly D.enjoyably
17.A. before B.when C.as D.while
18.A. quiet B.large C.noisy D.wonderful
19.A. sank B.beat C.broke D.lost
20.A. praise B.tip C.dollar D.prize