When I was 16 years old,I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been 1 Like most English children I learned French at 2 and I had often been to France, so I was 3 speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand 4 . But when I went to America I was 5 looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without a 6 problem.

  How 7I was!The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a 8 telephone to give my American friend Danny a 9 and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked 10 he could help me. "Yes”,I said, "I want to give my friend a ring.”"Well,that's 11," he exclaimed. "Are you getting to marry? But aren't you a bit 12?" "Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. "I 13 want to call my friend up to tell her Fve 14 Can you tell me where there's a phone 15 ?”"Oh!" he said, "there's a phone downstairs."

When at last we did meet up,Danny explained the 16 to me. "Don't worry," she said to me. "I had so many 17 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use 18 in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to 19 funny they say. Most of the 20 British and American people understand each other!”

(   ) 1. A. out    B. away    C. outside    D. abroad

(   ) 2. A. work    B. home      C. school    D. church

(   ) 3. A. fit for   B. used to    C. fond of    D. good at

(   ) 4. A. English   B. French    C. Russian    D. Latin

(   ) 5. A. anxiously   B. really    C. quietly    D. hardly

(   ) 6. A. time    B. safety      C. language    D. money

(   ) 7. A. sorry    B. foolish    C. unlucky    D. wrong

(   ) 8. A. cheap    B. modern     C. public    D. private

(   ) 9. A. surprise    B. call      C. chat    D. notice

(   ) 10. A. how        B. if       C. where    D. when

(   ) 11. A. necessary    B. sure     C. nice    D. ring

(   ) 12. A. short    B. little      C. old    D. young

(   ) 13. A. suddenly    B. just      C. strongly    D. barely

(   ) 14. A. succeeded    B. returned    C. arrived    D. called

(   ) 15. A. box        B. call       C. book     D. shop

(   ) 16. A. misunderstandings    B. difficulties   C. mistakes  D. experiences

(   ) 17. A. trouble    B. difficulties    C. things    D. fun

(   ) 18. A. strangely    B. terribly    C. differently    D. wrongly

(   ) 19. A. anything    B. something    C. nothing    D. everything

(   ) 20. A. chance    B. situation     C. condition    D. time

 There were still six miles to walk,and I came along as fast as I could. The night grew darker and darker,and I wished for my 1 ,because I knew that some of the bears had come out of their winter caves. I had seen their 2 when I went to town in the morning.

  Bears are hungry and cross at this time of year;you know they have been 3in their caves all winter long with nothing to eat,and that makes them thin and hungry when they wake up. I did not want to meet 4 .

  I hurried 5 as quickly as I could in the dark. By and by the stars gave a little light. It was still black as pitch(漆黑的)6 the woods were thick, 7 in the open places I could see dimly(朦胧地).I was 8 when I came into an open place where the stars gave me this faint light.

  All the time I was 9 ,as well as I could, for bears. I was listening for the sounds they make when they go 10 through the bushes.

  Then I came11 into an open place,and there,right in the middle of the road,I saw a big,black bear.

He was standing up on his hind legs,looking at me. I could see his eyes12 I could see his pig snout( 口鼻部).I could even see one of his claws, in the starlight.

  My13 stood straight up. I stopped in my tracks, and stood still. The bear did not move. There he stood, looking at me.

  I knew it would do no good to try to go around him. He would follow me into the dark woods, where he could see 14 than I could.

  I had to pass that bear,to get home. I thought that I could 15 him,he might get out of the road and let me go. So I took a deep16,and suddenly I shouted with my strength and ran at him,waving my 17 He didn't move.

At last I looked around,and I got a solid heavy branch that had been broken from a tree by the weight of 18 in the winter.

  I lifted it up in my hands,and ran straight at that bear. I swung(挥舞)my branch as 19 as I could and brought it down. Bang!On his head.

  And 20 he still stood, for he was nothing but a big,black, burned stump(树桩)!

(   ) 1. A. food    B. book    C. gun    D. pen

(   ) 2. A. roads    B. tracks  C. paths    D. ways

(   ) 3. A. sleeping    B. living C. moving    D. fighting

(   ) 4. A. it    B. him        C. that    D. one

(   ) 5. A. up    B. along        C. through    D. across

(   ) 6. A. when    B. if       C. where    D. and

(   ) 7. A. but    B. and       C. since    D. as

(   ) 8. A. afraid    B. surprised  C. concerned    D. glad

(   ) 9. A. waiting    B. watching  C. searching    D. hoping

(   ) 10. A. carelessly   B. silently    C. quickly    D. slowly

(   ) 11. A. back        B. out       C. again    D. along

(   ) 12. A. closed    B. shine      C. open    D. move

(   ) 13. A. hair    B. body      C. legs    D. nerve

(   ) 14. A. less    B. more      C. better    D. worse

(   ) 15. A. beat    B. kill      C. fight    D. frighten

(   ) 16. A. shout    B. breath     C. look    D. thought

(   ) 17. A. gun    B. head      C. arms    D. legs

(   ) 18. A. bear    B. leaves     C. snow    D. rain

(   ) 19. A. hard    B. well      C. quickly    D. suddenly

(   ) 20. A. thus    B. then      C. here    D. there

  Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, liked to walk about in a railway station near his home. One day when he was walking up and down as 1 ,looking at people getting on and off the 2 ,he heard a lady 3 after him, " Hey,you old fellow,go and bring back my handbag in the 4 room which I 5 there.”

  Tolstoy 6there. He 7 the bag up and walked quickly along the platform(站台), At the same time the lady was 8 beside the carriage, looking 9 . When 10 the old man gave the bag back to her,she 11 it to make sure nothing was 12 . "Good,old man," said the woman. "You are just as 13 as I can expect. Here you are.”She gave a copper coin(硬币)to him. Tolstoy 14 the coin and put it into his pocket with a smile.

  But the woman was very15 when she heard that he was Tolstoy, the author(作者)of the great novel War and Peace. She 16 to Tolstoy and said, "Oh,excuse me... Oh,how silly I was to 17 you as a porter(搬运工).Please throw back that coin 18 you forgive me.”

  "Oh,madam,why? You've done 19 wrong. " Tolstoy laughed. "The coin is given for my work,so I'll 20 it. Thank you,madam!"

(   ) 1. A. possible    B. often C. usual    D. well

(   ) 2. A. trains    B. cars    C. planes    D. bikes

(   ) 3. A. talking    B. speaking C. whispering    D. shouting

(   ) 4. A. resting    B. meeting  C. waiting    D. dining

(   ) 5. A. lost    B. forgot     C. left    D. bought

(   ) 6. A. rode    B. arrived     C. went    D. entered

(   ) 7. A. lifted    B. drew     C. picked    D. brought

(   ) 8. A. waiting    B. sitting   C. thinking    D. wandering

(   ) 9. A. excited    B. pleased    C. annoyed    D. worried

(   ) 10. A. at first    B. at last  C. at ease    D. at once

(   ) 11. A. opened    B. reached    C. received    D. had

(   ) 12. A. thrown    B. done      C. gone    D. hidden

(   ) 13. A. quick    B. careful     C. strong    D. smart

(   ) 14. A. got      B. received      C. accepted  D. picked

(   ) 15. A. disappointed    B. surprised   C. happy    D. worried

(   ) 16. A. returned    B. shouted    C. responded    D. turned

(   ) 17. A. see        B. treat      C. have    D. use

(   ) 18. A. unless    B. if        C, when     D. until

(   ) 19. A. something    B. everything    C. anything    D. nothing

(   ) 20. A. spend    B. save        C. keep    D. return

  How I Turned to Be Optimistic

  I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

  I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact,I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see―the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.

  The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost―having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad,and saw no end to "the hard times".

  My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms,translated at interviews with immigration of?ficers ,took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule:almost all common troubles even?tually go away!Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up,and just wait a little!I believe that my life will turn out all right,even though it will not be that easy. 

(   ) 1. How did the author get to know America?

A.     From her relatives.

B.     From her mother.

C.     From books and pictures.

D.     From radio programs.

(   ) 2. Upon leaving for America the author felt      

A. confused    B. excited

C. worried    D. amazed

(   ) 3. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

A.     She worked as a translator.

B.     She attended a lot of job interviews.

C.     She paid telephone bills for her family.

D.     She helped her family with her English.
(   ) 4. The author believes that      

A.     her future will be free from troubles

B.     it is difficult to learn to become patient

C.     there are more good things than bad things

D.     good things will happen if one keeps trying

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