Dine with General St. Amour
General St. Amour was famous for his bravery, but he was born into the family of a poor peasant. Even when he became a general, he never   【小题1】  his humble origin(卑微的出身). 
While his   【小题2】  was stationed in his hometown, he invited some of his principal officers to a dinner party at a   【小题3】 . They had just sat down at the table when his father   【小题4】  to drop in on him. When the guard   【小题5】  it to the general, he   【小题6】  rose and told his guests that his father had   【小题7】 .
He said that he knew the   【小题8】  he owed to them, but at the same time he hoped they would  excuse him   【小题9】  he withdrew (退出) because he would like to   【小题10】  with his father in another room.
Hearing what he said, all the guests present   【小题11】  that the father should be introduced to them, 【小题12】  that they would be very pleased to see one who was so closely   【小题13】  to him. But to their 【小题14】 , General St. Amour replied, “Ah, no, gentleman. You are   【小题15】  wrong. I mean my father would find himself so   【小题16】  in company with so many people who are unsuited to his rank.   【小题17】 , it would deprive(剥夺) us both of the only pleasure of the   【小题18】  ——the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”
He then   【小题19】  himself from the table and spent the evening dining with his father.
The moral of the story is: you can’t give people   【小题20】 , but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people keep their pride.

【小题21】
A.forgotB.knewC.mindedD.cared
【小题22】
A.familyB.armyC.companyD.organization
【小题23】
A.parkB.schoolC.restaurantD.cinema
【小题24】
A.agreedB.promisedC.decidedD.happened
【小题25】
A.explainedB.whisperedC.reportedD.shouted
【小题26】
A.stronglyB.immediatelyC.simplyD.suddenly
【小题27】
A.resignedB.startedC.leftD.arrived
【小题28】
A.respectB.understandingC.supportD.love
【小题29】
A.beforeB.untilC.ifD.unless
【小题30】
A.chatB.dineC.walkD.dance
【小题31】
A.demandedB.commandedC.stressedD.requested
【小题32】
A.sayingB.complainingC.admittingD.reminding
【小题33】
A.usedB.opposedC.relatedD.devoted
【小题34】
A.joyB.disappointmentC.excitementD.surprise
【小题35】
A.terriblyB.completelyC.slightlyD.partly
【小题36】
A.embarrassedB.frightenedC.disturbedD.disappointed
【小题37】
A.Above allB.After allC.In additionD.In time
【小题38】
A.partyB.interviewC.appointmentD.discussion
【小题39】
A.defendedB.allowedC.introducedD.excused
【小题40】
A.timeB.moneyC.prideD.confidence

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke(补充) out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog (沼泽地). He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired(陷于泥坑)to his waist in black muck(淤泥) was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse(稀疏的) surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."
"No, " the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel(茅舍).
"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."
And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia(肺炎).
What saved him? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.
His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.
【小题1】Whose life did the Scottish farmer save?

A.Lord Randolph Churchill's.B.Sir Winston Churchill's.
C.Sir Alexander Fleming'sD.Penicillin's.
【小题2】Why did the nobleman take the farmer's son and give him a good education?
A.The nobleman wanted to bring him up to be a man like his father.
B.The farmer was too poor to afford his son's education.
C.The nobleman wanted to pay back the farmer for saving his son.
D.The farmer wanted to make his son become a proud man.
【小题3】What kind of person could the farmer Fleming probably be?
A.Kind, brave and generous.B.Kind, shy and merciful.
C.Kind, innocent and passive.D.Kind, brave and honest.
【小题4】Which of the following might be NOT TRUE according to the text?
A.The farmer saved the nobleman's son twice.
B.The nobleman's son later became a great person.
C.The farmer's son later became a great person.
D.Penicillin is a powerful kind of medicine.

Dine with General St. Amour

General St. Amour was famous for his bravery, but he was born into the family of a poor peasant. Even when he became a general, he never   1.  his humble origin(卑微的出身). 

While his   2.  was stationed in his hometown, he invited some of his principal officers to a dinner party at a   3. . They had just sat down at the table when his father   4.  to drop in on him. When the guard   5.  it to the general, he   6.  rose and told his guests that his father had   7. .

He said that he knew the   8.  he owed to them, but at the same time he hoped they would  excuse him   9.  he withdrew (退出) because he would like to   10.  with his father in another room.

Hearing what he said, all the guests present   11.  that the father should be introduced to them, 12.  that they would be very pleased to see one who was so closely   13.  to him. But to their 14. , General St. Amour replied, “Ah, no, gentleman. You are   15.  wrong. I mean my father would find himself so   16.  in company with so many people who are unsuited to his rank.   17. , it would deprive(剥夺) us both of the only pleasure of the   18.  ——the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”

He then   19.  himself from the table and spent the evening dining with his father.

The moral of the story is: you can’t give people   20. , but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people keep their pride.

21.               A.forgot          B.knew          C.minded   D.cared

 

22.               A.family          B.army           C.company  D.organization

 

23.               A.park           B.school         C.restaurant D.cinema

 

24.               A.agreed         B.promised       C.decided   D.happened

 

25.               A.explained       B.whispered      C.reported  D.shouted

 

26.               A.strongly        B.immediately     C.simply D.suddenly

 

27.               A.resigned        B.started         C.left   D.arrived

 

28.               A.respect        B.understanding   C.support   D.love

 

29.               A.before         B.until           C.if D.unless

 

30.               A.chat           B.dine           C.walk  D.dance

 

31.               A.demanded      B.commanded     C.stressed   D.requested

 

32.               A.saying          B.complaining     C.admitting  D.reminding

 

33.               A.used           B.opposed        C.related    D.devoted

 

34.               A.joy            B.disappointment  C.excitement D.surprise

 

35.               A.terribly         B.completely      C.slightly    D.partly

 

36.               A.embarrassed    B.frightened      C.disturbed  D.disappointed

 

37.               A.Above all       B.After all        C.In addition D.In time

 

38.               A.party          B.interview       C.appointment   D.discussion

 

39.               A.defended       B.allowed        C.introduced D.excused

 

40.               A.time           B.money         C.pride D.confidence

 

 

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke(补充) out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog (沼泽地). He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired(陷于泥坑)to his waist in black muck(淤泥) was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse(稀疏的) surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.

"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."

"No, " the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel(茅舍).

"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."

And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia(肺炎).

What saved him? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.

His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.

1.Whose life did the Scottish farmer save?

A.Lord Randolph Churchill's.

B.Sir Winston Churchill's.

C.Sir Alexander Fleming's

D.Penicillin's.

2.Why did the nobleman take the farmer's son and give him a good education?

A.The nobleman wanted to bring him up to be a man like his father.

B.The farmer was too poor to afford his son's education.

C.The nobleman wanted to pay back the farmer for saving his son.

D.The farmer wanted to make his son become a proud man.

3.What kind of person could the farmer Fleming probably be?

A.Kind, brave and generous.

B.Kind, shy and merciful.

C.Kind, innocent and passive.

D.Kind, brave and honest.

4.Which of the following might be NOT TRUE according to the text?

A.The farmer saved the nobleman's son twice.

B.The nobleman's son later became a great person.

C.The farmer's son later became a great person.

D.Penicillin is a powerful kind of medicine.

 

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     A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had   1   a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and   2   his father could well   3    it, he told him that was all he wanted.   
     On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how   4    he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.   5    but slightly disappointed, the
young man   6   the box and found a lovely book.   7    , he raised his voice at his father and said, "  8  
all your money you give me a book?" And rushed out of the house    9    the book in the study.  
     He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year   10  one day he saw in the st reet an old man
who looked like his father. He   11   he had to go back home and see his father.   
     When he arrived at his father's house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The
moment he was about to   12   the hospital, he saw on the desk the   13  new book, just as he had left it
one   14  ago. He opened it and began to  15   the pages. Suddenly, a car key  16   from an envelope
taped behind the book. It had a lag (标签) with dealer's name, the  17  dealer who had the sports car he
had    18   . On the tag was the  19   of his graduation. and the   20  PAID IN FULL.

(     )1.  A. expected  
(     )2.  A. finding  
(     )3.  A. afford  
(     )4.  A. encouraged
(     )5.  A. Nervous  
(     )6.  A. packed  
(     )7.  A. Angrily  
(     )8.  A. At        
(     )9.  A. toasting  
(     )10. A. until    
(     )11. A. learned  
(     )12. A. get to    
(     )13. A. much    
(     )14. A. year    
(     )15. A. clean    
(     )16. A. lost    
(     )17. A. old     
(     )18. A. remembered
(     )19. A. picture  
(     )20. A. words    
B. enjoyed.  
B. proving    
B. offer      
B. comfortable
B. Serious    
B. opened    
B. Eagerly    
B. From      
B. putting    
B. as        
B. realized                    
B. search for           
B. still                     
B. month      
B. read      
B. came      
B. same      
B. desired    
B. place      
B. information
C. admired    
C. deciding    
C. keep        
C. proud      
C. Careful    
C. picked up    
C. Calmly      
C. With        
C. forgetting  
C. before      
C. recognized  
C. turn to                       
C. hardly      
C. week        
C. turn      
C. appeared   
C. special      
C. found      
C. date        
C. date        
D. owned    
D. knowing  
D. like    
D. moved    
D. Curious  
D. put aside
D. Anxiously
D. To      
D. leaving  
D. unless                   
D. admitted
D. leave for           
D. quite    
D. day      
D. count    
D. dropped  
D. new      
D. met      
D. met      
D. card    

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