A man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one．He tried to sell it for a long time but was not successful．So at last he decided to solve the problem by using an estate agent(财产经纪人)．
The agent advertised(为……做广告)the house, and a few days later, the owner saw a very attractive photograph of it, with a wonderful description(描述)of its gardens, in an expensive magazine．
After the house owner had read the advertisement through, he hastened to telephone the estate agent and said to him,“I’m sorry, Mr．Jones, but I’ve decided not to sell my house after all．After reading your advertisement in that magazine．I can see that it’s just the kind of house I’ve wanted to live in all my life．”
(1)
A man wanted ________．
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A．
to build a house
B．
to sell the better house
C．
to sale the better house
D．
to buy a better house
(2)
At last the man decided to solve the problem by ________．
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A．
using an estate agent
B．
advertisement
C．
a photograph
D．
a newspaper
(3)
The agent ________ the house．
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A．
refused to advertise
B．
advertised
C．
wanted to buy
D．
wanted to sale
(4)
A few days later the owner saw ________．
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A．
a new house
B．
a photograph of the house
C．
a famous artist
D．
an agent in a magazine
(5)
After reading the advertisement, the man ________ all his life．
We learned something was happening when one of the ship’s officers came up to the chief engineer, who was sitting at the table, and spoke to him in a low voice．The chief engineer got up at once, and with a short excuse, left the dining-room．We thought that there had been an accident or that a fire had broken out．We soon noticed that the ship was slowing down, and then, with a sudden violent motion, it began to turn around, some of the passengers stopped eating and rushed up to the deck．Others crowded around the ship windows and we finally joined the watchers．
It turned out that one of the sailors had seen a man in the ocean some distance from the ship．The captain had then ordered the ship to be turned around at once．A lifeboat had already been lowered into the water．In it were four sailors, an officer and the ship’s doctor．About two hundred yards away, the man was seen holding on something that looked like a broken part of a small fishing boat．
The lifeboat finally reached the man, who was then pulled into the boat．Why, then, was the man floating on the ocean?He had missed the ship and decided to try to catch it in his fishing boat, and he made it!
(1)
Why did the officer whisper(低声说)to the chief engineer?Because ________．
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A．
there was something he didn’t want the others to learn
B．
the passengers didn’t like any noise when they are eating
C．
no one was allowed to speak louder than a whisper
D．
he had got the habit of talking in a low voice
(2)
Later it became known that ________．
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A．
there had been an accident on the ship
B．
a fire had broken out
C．
a man was seen in the ocean in the distance
D．
the ship slowed down for a violent motion
(3)
What did the passengers do when they learned the news?
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A．
All of them went on eating．
B．
They could do nothing but stand on the ship and watch．
C．
Four of them went to save the man in the lifeboat．
D．
Hearing the news they stopped to eat at once．
(4)
Why was the man floating on the ocean?
[ ]
A．
He carelessly fell into the water from his boat．
B．
He was swimming with the help of his fishing boat．
C．
He fell into the water while he was fishing．
D．
He tried to catch the ship that he had missed in his fishing boat．
(5)
In the story the last sentence “and he made it”means ________．
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A．
he made the fishing boat himself
B．
it was he who had made all this trouble for the passengers
C．
he finally succeeded
D．
he made this joke
完形填空
Miss Green was watching TV．Suddenly the program stopped．"Now we broadcast an important notice from the 1 ：At about nine this evening, an old woman of 79, named Mrs Humney, was 2 and killed by a robber(抢劫犯)wearing a green coat．Those who can supply any clue(线索)are requested to 3 to the police．" The 4 news made the lonely girl filled with 5 ．She couldn't help looking around．But she didn't 6 that a man was already behind the door．
Suddenly the man 7 before Miss Green．The girl didn't know what to 8 ．" Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll 9 whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night．" said the robber．That made her even more terrified, but she tried to 10 herself．
Just then there came the whistle of a police car．Then 11 the door bell．The man said with a pistol(手枪) 12 the girl's back," Don't 13 the door．Never let him in．" But the girl got a(n) 14 ．She asked the man outside the door, " Who is it?" "I'm Bull．Is there 15 unusual here?" "No, there isn't．" Immediately she added 16 ," only 17 and I are here．" "Good night, " Bull replied in the same loud voice．
A few minutes later．The sound of the 18 died away．" It's well done, " the robber laughed．Almost at the same time the glass was 19 into pieces．The policemen 20 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．"
(1)
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A．
police
B．
government
C．
army
D．
prison
(2)
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A．
hit
B．
stolen
C．
robbed
D．
cheated
(3)
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A．
announce
B．
know
C．
provide
D．
report
(4)
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A．
terrible
B．
exciting
C．
strange
D．
funny
(5)
[ ]
A．
anger
B．
fear
C．
surprise
D．
sadness
(6)
[ ]
A．
feel
B．
look
C．
hear
D．
notice
(7)
[ ]
A．
came
B．
appeared
C．
walked
D．
ran
(8)
[ ]
A．
say
B．
make
C．
do
D．
deal
(9)
[ ]
A．
decide
B．
consider
C．
hope
D．
doubt
(10)
[ ]
A．
protect
B．
scare
C．
free
D．
calm
(11)
[ ]
A．
touched
B．
hit
C．
rang
D．
struck
(12)
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A．
against
B．
in
C．
to
D．
over
(13)
[ ]
A．
knock
B．
shut
C．
lean
D．
open
(14)
[ ]
A．
belief
B．
idea
C．
help
D．
voice
(15)
[ ]
A．
anything
B．
something
C．
anyone
D．
someone
(16)
[ ]
A．
excited
B．
anxiously
C．
loudly
D．
bravely
(17)
[ ]
A．
my friend
B．
my neighbour
C．
the robber
D．
my brother
(18)
[ ]
A．
policeman
B．
police car
C．
robber
D．
footsteps
(19)
[ ]
A．
turned
B．
brought
C．
broken
D．
changed
(20)
[ ]
A．
slipped
B．
went
C．
fell
D．
hurried
完形填空
On a winter day, it rained heavily．While I was walking from the library at the end of my 1 break, a man was walking towards me with two huge 2 of brochures．
I thought, “What 3 is that man trying to do? Carrying all those things?” Then all of a sudden he 4 them all! What a terrible mess with hundreds of brochures all over the 5 in front of me! “Oh, no,” I thought．The man 6 his head helplessly in the rain and started trying to 7 all of the brochures up．I couldn't believe how many people walked 8 as if nothing had happened．
I thought, “I am not going to be one of those people who don't 9 this man．” I wondered what I would 10 people to react if I were that man．So, 11 it was the end of my lunch time from work and I would be 12 if I stopped to help him, I didn't mind．If I 13 what happened, I was sure my 14 wouldn't mind too much．So, I helped him gather them all．Then I asked if he would like a 15 carrying a box to where he went．He said yes gratefully．
I carried one of the boxes．The box I had to carry was very 16 －as I'm quite a short and thin girl－but I didn't 17 ．We got there and he thanked me very much for helping him 18 ．He also gave me one of these brochures about all the walks in and around the Bay of Plenty．
What is a more 19 way to spend some time than helping someone else when you can? Luckily, I wasn't that late back to work, so nobody even 20 it at all!
