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I shall never forget the night, a few years ago, when Marion J. Douglas was a student in one of my adult-education classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home, not once, but twice. The first time he had lost his five-year-old daughter. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss; but, as he said, “Ten months later, God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”
This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it,” this father told us. “I couldn’t sleep, eat, rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone.” At last he went to the doctors; one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip, but neither helped. He said, “My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice(大钳子), and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief(悲伤) — if you have ever been paralyzed(使瘫痪) by sorrow, you know what the meant.
“But thank God, I had one child left — a four-year-old son. He gave me the solution to the problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself, he asked, ‘Daddy, will you build a boat for me?’ I was in no mood to build a boat; in fact, I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent fellow! I had to gave in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished, I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months! I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case, building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”
“The following night, I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly, I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy now that I have no time for worry.”
No time for worry! That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities, he said, “I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”
53. The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to _____.

A. having lost a loved one
B. having lost a valuable article
C. having lost a profit-making business
D. having lost a well-paid job
54. Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because _____.
A. he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family
B. he was suffering from sleeplessness disease
C. he couldn’t get out of mental pressure
D. he felt tired of adult-education classes
55. Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because _____.
A. he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them
B. he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them
C. the items had actually been broken and needed attention
D. repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind
56. At the end of the passage, the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to _____.
A. prove that he followed Churchill’s example
B. support his student’s solution to his problem
C. show that he was successful in his career
D. make it clear how his conclusion was reached


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I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once  36  and did not know the  37  very well, I was on the  38  after I had made some inquiries (询问).
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to  39  several hills and was dangerous, I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be  40 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long  41  and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to  42 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the  43  that I had made the  44  mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it  45 , I decided to go on. “If  46  people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I  47  myself
The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that  48 . In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road,  49  up and down two low  50 .There was  51  traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and  52  with cows and horses. My fear was  53  with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and  54  the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car forgot to give me  55 . It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

【小题1】
A.beforeB.agoC.alreadyD.still
【小题2】
A.townB.countryC.friendsD.way
【小题3】
A.trainB.carC.highwayD.phone
【小题4】
A.haveB.goC.rideD.cross
【小题5】
A.safeB.dangerousC.fastD.slow
【小题6】
A.momentB.wayC.roadD.day
【小题7】
A.comeB.leaveC.takeD.drive
【小题8】
A.crossroadB.cornerC.stationD.beginning
【小题9】
A.directionB.roadC.disappointedD.interesting
【小题10】
A.aboutB.overC.ofD.up
【小题11】
A.anotherB.the otherC.otherD.others
【小题12】
A.askedB.forcedC.encouragedD.told
【小题13】
A.farB.safeC.dangerousD.dirty
【小题14】
A.goingB.comingC.drivingD.walking
【小题15】
A.landsB.carsC.farmsD.hills
【小题16】
A.heavyB.littleC.fewD.light
【小题17】
A.farmsB.trucksC.housesD.villages
【小题18】
A.togetherB.goneC.coveredD.coming
【小题19】
A.lookedB.likedC.enjoyedD.found
【小题20】
A.happinessB.sceneryC.joysD.problems

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Miss Green was watching TV. Suddenly the program stopped . "Now we broadcast an important notice from the  36 : At about nine this evening , an old woman of 79 ,named Mrs Humney , was 37 and killed by a robber (抢劫犯)wearing a green coat . Those who can supply any clue (线索)are requested to  38   to the police ." The  39 news made the lonely girl filled with  40  .She couldn't help looking around .But she didn't  41 that a man was already behind the door.
Suddenly the man  _42  before Miss Green . The girl didn't know what to __43 . " Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll  44  whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night." said the robber. That made her even more terrified , but she tried to  45  herself.
Just then there came the whistle of a police car .Then  46  the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手枪) 47  the girl's back, " Don't  48  the door. Never let him in." But the girl got a(n)  49 . She asked the man outside the door , " Who is it ?" "I'm Bull. Is there  50  unusual here ?" "No, there isn't ." Immediately she added  51  ," only 52  and I are here." "Good night, " Bull replied in the same loud voice.
A few minutes later. The sound of the  53 died away. " It's well done, " the robber laughed. Almost at the same time the glass was  54  into pieces . The policemen  55  into the room and caught the robber.
"Miss Green , what you said made us take action right away, " said Bull, " for we know that you have no brother."
36. A. police        B. government          C. army                   D. prison

【小题1】
A.hitB.stolenC.robbedD.cheated
【小题2】
A.announceB.knowC.provideD.report
【小题3】. A .terrible             B exciting                 C. strange                 D. funny
【小题4】 A. anger             B. fear                        C surprise                 D. sadness
【小题5】
A.feelB.lookC.hearD.notice
【小题6】
A.cameB.appearedC.walkedD.ran
【小题7】.
A.sayB.makeC.doD.deal
【小题8】
A.decideB.considerC.hopeD.doubt
【小题9】
A.protectB.scareC.freeD.calm
【小题10】
A.touchedB.hitC.rangD.struck
【小题11】
A.againstB.inC.toD.over
【小题12】
A.knockB.shutC.leanD.open
【小题13】
A.beliefB.ideaC.helpD.voice
【小题14】
A.anythingB.somethingC.anyoneD.someone
【小题15】.
A.excitedB.anxiouslyC.loudlyD.bravely
【小题16】.
A.my friendB.my neighbourC.the robberD.my brother
【小题17】
A.policemanB.police carC.robberD.footsteps
【小题18】
A.turnedB.broughtC.brokenD.changed
【小题19】
A.slippedB.wentC.fellD.hurried

Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended , as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home . So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and, the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes I saw that, it’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said.  “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I’m sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me’?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a five?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
【小题1】We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer     .

A.was rather impolite B.was warmly received
C.asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D.asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
【小题2】The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper     .
A.changed his mind B.saw the writer’s purpose
C.accepted the offer D.decided to help the writer
【小题3】How much did the writer pay?
A.£5B.£7C.£20D.£27
【小题4】From the text, we can learn that the writer was         .
A.smart B.careful C.honestD.funny

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