题目内容
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。
When Pat Jones finished college, she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could _________ she was young. Pat wanted to visit Latin America _________ , so she got a job __________ an English teacher in a school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish, _________ she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn’t _________ much English.
A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind: if you dream _________ a foreign language, you have really mastered (掌握) it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and _________ that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in _________ .
One day, one of her _________ students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had _________ early and had slept _________ .
“What does this have to do with your _________ ?”Pat asked.
“I dreamed all night, Miss Jones. And my dream was in English.”
“In English?” Pat was very _________ , since he was such a bad student. She was _________ secretly jealous (嫉妒的). Her _________ was still not in Spanish. But she encouraged (鼓励) her young student. “Well, _________ me about your dream.”
“All the people in the dream _________ English.” the student said. “And all the signs were in English. All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”
“But that’s _________ ,” said Pat. “What did all the people say to you?”
“I’m sorry, Miss Jones. That’s _________ I slept so badly. I didn’t _________ a word they said. It was a nightmare (噩梦)!”
1.A. because B. while C. if D. since
2.A. first B. at first C. last D. at last
3.A. for B. of C. as D. like
4.A. and B. but C. so D. yet
5.A. say B. know C. read D. write
6.A. in B. about C. of D. for
7.A. thought B. realized C. hoped D. wanted
8.A. English B. Spanish C. Russian D. German
9.A. bright B. excellent C. best D. worst
10.A. got up B. gone to bed C. fallen asleep D. woken up
11.A. well B. soundly C. badly D. heavily
12.A. English B. language C. dream D. homework
13.A. surprised B. worried C. pleased D. excited
14.A. yet B. seldom C. also D. still
15.A. study B. class C. word D. dream
16.A. answer B. write C. tell D. ask
17.A. read B. liked C. spoke D. learned
18.A. wonderful B. terrible C. funny D. strange
19.A. how B. why C. when D. because
20.A. hear B. understand C. know D. remember
Admission
Reservations are not necessary to visit The Huntington. Tickets may be purchased at the time of your visit.
Weekdays | Weekends | |
Adults | $20 | $23 |
Seniors ( age 65+ ) | $15 | $18 |
Students (age 12-18, or with full-time student I.D.) | $12 | $13 |
Youth (age 5-11 ) | $8 | $8 |
Children (under 5) | free | free |
Groups ( 15 or more ) | $11 ( per person ) | $14 ( per person ) |
Members | free | free |
Free Day
Admission to The Huntington is free to all visitors on the first Thursday of every month with advance tickets. Hours on Free Day are 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p. m. Please notice that Free Day tickets are not available at The Huntington, and can only be reserved by phone or online. You may not purchase regular admission tickets on Free Day.
Parking
Parking is free at The Huntington. And no parking reservations are necessary unless you are a school or tour group arriving by bus.
Bus Reservations for Groups
Groups arriving by bus must make reservations in advance by calling 626-405-2240. Please notice that all buses and tricks must use a specified (规定的) route for entering The Huntington from the north.
1.If next Saturday a 66-year-old man goes to the library with his three grandchildren, aged 4, 6, 14, how much should he pay?
A. $40 B. $35 C.$ 39 D. $44
2.To visit the library on free days, you_______.
A. must reserve a parking place
B. should reserve tickets in advance
C. have to buy admission tickets
D. get free tickets on arriving at the library
3.As for tour groups arriving at the library by bus, _______.
A. they have to pay for the parking space
B. they have to park their bus outside
C. they don’t need to make a reservation
D. they should call the library in advance