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A 36 thing happened 37 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __38_ I drove to go for a look in the country.

On the way back home, my 39 stopped. It was out of gas on a 40 road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone 41 could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 42 I finally found a house near the __43__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __44_. She said, “I’ve been __45__ for you here for a long time. Come in. 46 is almost ready.”

“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 47 what she was talking about.

“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 48 tea,” said she.

I quickly 49 that my car was out of 50 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 51 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 52 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I 53 .

Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 54 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 55 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

A. happy B. strange C. common D. bad

A. on B. in C. upon D. to

A. and B. so C. but D. that

A. car B. bus C. bike D. truck

A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded D. busy

A. what B. whom C. who D. how

A. before B. after C. while D. as

A. street B. path C. way D. road

A. came B. answered C. opened D. appeared

A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting

A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch

A. consider B. understand C. accept D. think

A. like B. love C. used to like D. liking

A. answered B. explained C. refused D. promised

A. gas B. tea C. strength D. energy

A. calling B. call C. to call D. called

A. until B. before C. since D. when

A. could B. can C. would D. wanted

A. accident B. incident C. experience D. surprise

A. hit B. injury C. hurt D. frighten

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___.” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me .

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.

21. A. promised B. afforded C. showed D. left

22. A. Therefore B. Anyhow C. Otherwise D. However

23. A. quickly B. gently C. partly D. easily

24. A. until B. after C. as D. so

25. A. failed B. finished C. tried D. changed

26. A. suddenly B. finally C. immediately D. shortly

27. A. secret B. quiet C. lonely D. dark

28. A. see B. get C. suggest D. understand

29. A. defended B. directed C. deserted D. disturbed

30. A. watched B. missed C. lost D. won

31. A. disappointed B. worried C. honoured D. delighted

32. A. cheering B. taking C. leading D. passing

33. A. just B. even C. still D. almost

34. A. hopeful B. meaningful C. difficult D. strange

35. A. work B. family C. matches D. performances

36. A. successful B. thoughtful C. thankful D. peaceful

37. A. Naturally B. Doubtfully C. Disagreeably D. Unexpectedly

38. A. employed B. comforted C. valued D. encouraged

39. A. education B. experience C. relationship D. future

40. A. important B. interesting C. simple D. surprising

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I am ___1__ of my sister but she has one serious ____2___. She can be really __3__. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she __4___ the trip properly. Now I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, “When are we leaving and when are we ___5___ back?” I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course she hadn’t; my sister doesn’t care ___6__ details. So I told her that the 7 _ of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province. She gave me a ___8__ look-- the kind that said she would not change her mind. When I told her that our journey would begin 9 an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to ___10__ and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting ___11__. I know my sister well. ___12___ she has made up her __13__, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to give 14 .

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer (造酒人). He’d   36  his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37   had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me   38  near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good   39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that   40  me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d   41  done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.   42 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t   43  till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to   44 . I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I   45 , “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in   46   quality. Why not make good beer for   47 ? I thought.
I decided to give up my job to become   48 . When I told Dad, he was   49 , but in the end he   50  me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,   51  the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party.   52  I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the   53  out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My   54  to the young is simple: Life is very   55 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

On my birthday this year, I decided to do something very different. I had been 31 so much and I wanted to reach out to bring happiness to someone else. So, that 32 , I bought some flowers and went to a hospital. I had no 33 who I was going to present the flowers to, but I would find someone who needed 34 .

I asked the nurses in the hospital, who thought it 35 that I didn’t have anyone in particular to see. 36 , they gave me the room number of a(n) 37 lady, who needed some comfort.

I entered the room with the flowers. The elderly woman looked up, staring at me 38 . She was greatly moved when I told her about my 39 in being there. She was an amputee(被截肢者) and she explained to me that she was very worried 40 they were going to fit her with prosthetic leg(假肢). She knew that as she was getting used to the “ 41 ”leg, she would be in 42 .

Later, in the following two hours, we 43 a lot and both felt very happy. I 44 until it was dark. I will always remember how 45 she was the moment she received the flowers from me—a 46 . She called me her angel and said she had no more 47 .

I 48 that story with my neighbor and she 49 that she was going to do the same thing on her birthday. And I hope that she will 50 others to be kind and do the same thing. You never know you might be considered someone’s angel one day.

1.

A．shown

B．told

C．given

D．bought

2.

A．week

B．afternoon

C．hour

D．night

3.

A．belief

B．sense

C．message

D．idea

4.

A．paying attention to	B．cheering up
C．looking after	D．looking down upon

5.

A．strange

B．lucky

C．difficult

D．true

6.

A．Instead

B．Still

C．Besides

D．Therefore

7.

A．young

B．old

C．happy

D．strong

8.

A．angrily

B．suddenly

C．quickly

D．confusedly

9.

A．purpose

B．experience

C．failure

D．trouble

10.

A．unless

B．but

C．because

D．until

11.

A．thin

B．long

C．short

D．new

12.

A．surprise

B．pain

C．need

D．sight

13.

A．talked

B．asked

C．imagined

D．smiled

14.

A．worked

B．stood

C．stayed

D．rested

15.

A．busy

B．shy

C．disappointed

D．moved

16.

A．stranger

B．friend

C．relative

D．doctor

17.

A．fun

B．interest

C．fear

D．challenge

18.

A．repeated

B．shared

C．learned

D．changed

19.

A．agreed

B．forgot

C．joked

D．promised

20.

A．force

B．warm

C．allow

D．encourage

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