题目内容
The Mullah couldn’t break his word. That would be 1 for an important person in the village. He certainly 2 to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said, “ 3 me at the donkey fair (集市) on 4 . I shall sell her at that time. I shall 5 my donkey to the one who will treat her most 6 .”
Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah 7 out a plan. He wanted to 8 his word and also to keep his donkey.
On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 9 .No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.
On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.
They found a 10 tied with a piece of rope 11 the tail of the Mullah’s donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked 12 .
“It is 13 , I’ll sell my donkey for a dollar,” said the Mullah. “Just one 14 , though, my donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be 15 . The kind man who 16 my donkey must buy my cat also.”
“How much is your cat?” asked many 17 .
“Oh, my cat is a very 18 animal,” said the Mullah. “Her father 19 a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 10 .She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars”.
The men laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.
1．A. right B. wrong C. impossible D. strange
2. A. didn’t want B. wanted
C. hadn’t decided D. intended
3. A. Meet B. Pay C. Talk D. Help
4. A. tomorrow afternoon
B. the day after tomorrow
C. the evening
D. Saturday
5. A. give B. take C. sell D. show
6. A. cruelly B. warmly C. kindly D. carefully.
7. A. put B. thought C. carried D. made
8．A. say B. keep C. break D. send
9．A. bread B. paper C. cloth D. rope
10．A. cat &nb ?sp; B. dog C. cock D. rope
11．A. with B. on C. to D. around
12．A sad B happy C tired D fine
13．A. a lie B. true C. real D. a pity
14．A. matter B. problem C. thing D. question
15．A. killed B. sold C. beaten D. parted
16．A. sees B. buys C. likes D. wants
17．A. voices B. sounds C. noises D. cries
18．A. pretty B. cruel C. strong D. important
19．A. looked after B. caught C. drove D. grasped
20．A. me B. her father C. the Queen D. her
“All we have are 2 heads,” came the 3 reply.
“I 4 want a whole head,”the customer 5 , “Just half a head. Are you going to sell me half a 6 ?”“Wait a minute,”said the clerk nervously,“ 7 ask the manager.”
She went back 8 the manager was stamping 9 on canned goods. “Hey,” she said,“there’s a big, stupid-looking buffalo (水牛) out 10 who wants me to 11 him half a head of cabbage. Shall I tell the 12 to…”She noticed the manager 13 —not at her, but behind her. 14 , the clerk saw that the big and tall customer had 15 her and heard 16 word. 17 , the clerk 18 back to the manager, “and this 19 ,” she said, “wants to buy 20 half.”
1.A.half B.just C./ D.every
2.A.all B.your C.whole D.half
3.A.warm B.clerk C.loud D.cold
4.A.just &n bsp; B.don’t C.will D.only
5.A.asked B.demanded C.beg D.said
6.A.cabbage B.thing C.head D.matter
7.A.Let me B.Let’s C.I D.You
8.A.to B.to place C.to notice D.where
9.A.something B.prices C.letters D.cabbages
10.A.front B.back C.of D.inside
11.A.give B.cut C.throw D.sell
12.A.man B.gentleman C.fool D.customer
13.A.looking B.afraid C.surprising D.staring
14.A.Quickly B.Turning C.Calling D.Shouting
15.A.seen B.followed C.come to D.caught
16.A.every B.her C.a D.some
17.A.Slowly B.Suddenly C.Quickly D.Generally
18.A.went B.turned C.ran D.looked
19.A.man B.customer C.gentleman D.fool
20.A.the other B.another C.a whole &n b sp; D.his
When I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to Disneyland in America．It wasn't the first time I had been 1．Like most English children I learned French 2 school and I had often been to France，so I 3 speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand 4 ．But 5 I went to America，I was really looking forward to 6 a nice easy holiday without any 7 problems．
8 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began 9 the airport。I was looking for a 10 telephone to give my friend Danny a 11 and tell her that I had arrived．A 12 old man saw me looking lost and asked 13 he could help me.
“Yes，”I said，“I want to give my friend a ring．”“Well，that's nice，”he said，“Are you getting 14 ？ But aren't you a bit young?”“15 is talking about marriage?”I replied．“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived．Can you tell me 16 there’s a phone box?”“Oh!”he said，“there's a phone downstairs．”
When at last we did meet up，Danny explained the misunderstanding to me．“Don't worry，”she said to me，“I had so many 17 at first．There are lots of words
which the Americans 18 differently in meaning from us British．You'll soon get used to 19 funny things they say．Most of the 20 British，and American people understand each other!”
1. A．out &nb ?sp; B．away C．outside D．abroad
2. A．from B．during C．at D．after
3. A．get used to B．was used to C．used to D．used
4. A．English B．French C．Russian D．Latin
5. A．when B．while C．if D．for
6. A．buying B．having C．giving D．receiving
7. A．time B．human C．language D. money
8. A. Too B. What C．What D．How
9. A．with B. to C．over D．at
10. A．cheap B．popular C．public D．good
11. A. letter B. ring C. news D. information
12．A. friendly B. strange C. stupid D. tough
13．A．that B. if C. where D. when
14．A. to marry B. to be married C. marrying D. married
15．A．You B．She C．Who D．He
16．A．where B．in which C．over there D．that
17. A．trouble B．difficulties C．things D．fun
18. A．write B．speak C．use D．read
19. A．every B．these C．some D．all the
20. A．chance B．situation C．condition D．time
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Nicolette Morganti’s friends can’t understand why she joined a dating agency(婚姻介绍所).
She has a good job 1 a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life. But she, a 29-year-old woman, who has a degree in English Literature(文学),is so 2 with British 3 that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males.
“English men are usually materialistic and have 4 imagination,” she says.
“I have 5 years being bored by men who never do anything 6 .”
“I’m almost 30 now and I would really love to 7 a husband and have 8 .I’d like to live in London for six months of the year and in the States for 9 six months.”
In her search for the perfect man, Nicolette once 10 an advertisement in a magazine for 11 people and had 400 replies.
But she says, “I only met one or two of them. 12 of the others sounded very 13 .”
Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months 14 and has met 15 then.
She says, “I 16 that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men. I rang 17 in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to 18 the call.”
“I’ve met five so far but I’m looking for someone very 19 . I’d like to find a caring, well-educated, non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a 20 of adventure.”
1.A.like B.being
C.as D.with
2.A.tired B.bored
C.pleased D.angry
3.A.men B.games
C.music D.master
4.A.some B.much
C.a little D.no
5.A.passed B.spent
C.entered D.wasted
6.A.exciting B.moving
C.interesting D.living
7.A.marry to B.accept
C.receive D.find
8.A.friends B.work
C.a home D.children
9.A.another B.some
C.the other D.other
10.A.wrote B.put
C.gave D.posted
11.A.single B.married
C.only D.lonely
12.A.Most B.Few
C.All D.Some
13.A.worrying B.encouraging
C.boring D.surprising
14.A.before B.later
C.more D.ago
15.A.from B.since
C.after &n b sp; D.until
16.A.expect B.suppose
C.know D.feel
17.A.one B.it
C.them D.him
18.A.pay to B.pay off
C.pay for D.pay back
19.A.ordinary B.handsome
C.special D.lovely
20.A.feeling B.sense
C.way D.kind
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that have as much 3 as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to 4 . There was little unknown land in the world. People did not 5 to explore any more. They began to work so as to
6 life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. 7 them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These all became a big 8 of our life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great 9 : the helicopter in 1909; movies with sound in 1926; the computer in 1928; and jet planes in 1930. This was also a time 10
a new material was first made. Nylon came 11 in 1935. It changed the 12 of clothes people had been wearing.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over 13 .
They worked very well. They made people healthier and let them live 14 lives. By the 1960’s most people could 15 to live at least 60.
By this time most people had a very good life. Of course new inventions 16 to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The world was 17 to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into 18 . Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. Since then other countries, 19 China and Japan have made their steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a 20 thought. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.
1. A. the one B. that C. one D. it
2. A. carry B. bring C. find D. put
3. A. time B. knowledge
C. situation D. effect
4. A. appear B. mind
C. change D. rise
5. A. have B. want
C. decide D. like
6. A. work B. turn &nb sp;
C.make D. think
7. A.In B. Among
C. Between D. About
8. A. sort B. part
C. step D. use
9. A. results B. jobs
C. things D. inventions
10. A. when B. which
C. if D. as
11. A. out B. in
C. away D. about
12. A. rest B. course
C. kind D. pattern
13. A. rules B. diseases
C. difficulties D. problems
14. A. more important B. longer
C. happier D. better
15. A. hope B. expect
C. start D. ask
16. A. go on B. begin
C. are able D. continue
17. A. useful B. popular
C. common D. known
18. A. space B. sky
C. air D. room
19. A. including B. except
C. but D. like
20. A. moving B. interesting
C. beginning D. surprising
