Soon it would be the holidays．But before that, there were the end of year exams．All the students had been working 1 for some time．If they didn't pass, they would have to 2 the exams in September．There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them．She had worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was 3 about her．She was staying up too late．The night before the first exam, Barbala 4 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill．She 5 to wake her up in the morning．
As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried that she might oversleep．Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject．At last, with the help of the 6 ．she fell asleep．In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper．She couldn't answer any of the questions．Everyone round her was writing pages and pages．However hard she thought, she couldn't find 7 to write about．She kept looking at her watch． 8 was running out．There was only one hour left．She started one question, wrote two sentences, 9 and tried another one．With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences．By this time she was so 10 that she started 11 ．Her whole body shook．It shook so much that it woke her up．She was still 12 and it had all been a(n)terrible dream．A minute later, Barbala called her name．
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 1 too close to my space．I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 2 space．That left 3 enough room to open the door．Then one day I arrived home 4 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space－too close to my car, 5 ．At last 1 had a chance to meet the driver．My patience had 6 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not 7 me enough space?Park farther over．”Banging(猛推)open her door into 8 , the driver shouted back?“Make me!” 9 this she stepped out of the garage．Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 10 ．Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 11 ．The next day she 12 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃)：
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry my mistress(女主人)shouted at yours the other day．She's been sorry about it．I know it because she doesn't sing any more while 13 ．It wasn’t like her to scream 14 ．Fact is, she'd just got bad news and was taking it out on you two．I 15 you and your mistress will 16 her．
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 17 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield：
Dear Blue Buick,
My Mistress feels sorry, too．She parked so 18 because she just learned to drive．We will park much farther over after this．I'm glad we can be 19 now．
Your neighbor．
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 20 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled．
(1)
[ ]
A．
driven
B．
parked
C．
stopped
D．
stayed
(2)
[ ]
A．
complete
B．
close
C．
narrow
D．
fixed
(3)
[ ]
A．
quite
B．
nearly
C．
seldom
D．
hardly
(4)
[ ]
A．
hurriedly
B．
first
C．
finally
D．
timely
(5)
[ ]
A．
as usual
B．
as planned
C．
as well
D．
as yet
(6)
[ ]
A．
run into
B．
run about
C．
run out
D．
run off
(7)
[ ]
A．
keeping
B．
saving
C．
offering
D．
leaving
(8)
[ ]
A．
mine
B．
hers
C．
itself
D．
ours
(9)
[ ]
A．
For
B．
With
C．
From
D．
Upon
(10)
[ ]
A．
room
B．
area
C．
front
D．
side
(11)
[ ]
A．
an instruction
B．
a result
C．
an answer
D．
a chance
(12)
[ ]
A．
put
B．
wrote
C．
sent
D．
discovered
(13)
[ ]
A．
working
B．
driving
C．
returning
D．
cooking
(14)
[ ]
A．
on end
B．
so long
C．
like that
D．
any more
(15)
[ ]
A．
hope
B．
know
C．
suppose
D．
suggest
(16)
[ ]
A．
comfort
B．
help
C．
forgive
D．
please
(17)
[ ]
A．
office
B．
flat
C．
place
D．
garage
(18)
[ ]
A．
crazily
B．
eagerly
C．
noisily
D．
early
(19)
[ ]
A．
neighbors
B．
friends
C．
drivers
D．
writers
(20)
[ ]
A．
followed
B．
passed
C．
found
D．
greeted
完型填空：
“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob．Peters．Bob had, 1 made a motherhood contract(合同)－declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the care of their four children and all the housework． 3 he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident．
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 ．“I was beaten down,” admits Bob．“Not only is motherhood a 5 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being．”
Bob and Pat were married in 1991．After the marriage, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university． 7 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids． 8 two years ago Pat went back to work．“I had been 9 children so much,”she 10 ,“I couldn’t talk to a grown-up．”She continued to run the household, 11 until Bob signed the contract．
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 ．For the last three weeks, the family 13 a lot –sometimes having MacDonald's hamburgers for lunch and dinner．
14 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made．“I found 16 I shut the doors,” he says．Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out．“When we went to 17 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean．”
Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat．
(1)
[ ]
A．
only
B．
just
C．
nearly
D．
ever
(2)
[ ]
A．
stick to
B．
set about
C．
think about
D．
take over
(3)
[ ]
A．
If
B．
As
C．
Since
D．
Although
(4)
[ ]
A．
carry on
B．
give up
C．
break down
D．
find out
(5)
[ ]
A．
strange
B．
pleasant
C．
difficult
D．
serious
(6)
[ ]
A．
sent
B．
employed
C．
learned from
D．
worked as
(7)
[ ]
A．
In time
B．
Before long
C．
Since then
D．
Later on
(8)
[ ]
A．
Then
B．
Thus
C．
So
D．
Still
(9)
[ ]
A．
near
B．
after
C．
about
D．
around
(10)
[ ]
A．
insists
B．
sighs
C．
jokes
D．
apologizes
(11)
[ ]
A．
besides
B．
therefore
C．
however
D．
otherwise
(12)
[ ]
A．
terrible
B．
tasty
C．
expensive
D．
special
(13)
[ ]
A．
starved
B．
traveled
C．
worked out
D．
ate out
(14)
[ ]
A．
Due to
B．
As for
C．
Along with
D．
Except for
(15)
[ ]
A．
until
B．
before
C．
if
D．
unless
(16)
[ ]
A．
an easier way
B．
a cheaper way
C．
a cleaner way
D．
a harder way
(17)
[ ]
A．
receive
B．
welcome
C．
greet
D．
fetch
(18)
[ ]
A．
good
B．
wrong
C．
right
D．
opposite
(19)
[ ]
A．
admitted
B．
suggested
C．
agreed
D．
explained
(20)
[ ]
A．
operating
B．
realizing
C．
sharing．
D．
performing
完型填空：
I work as a volunteer(志愿者)for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti．Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 1 him．
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 2 ．For the first two days, he said almost nothing．I worried the trip was too 3 for a 17-year-old．Then, on day three, as we were 4 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑)，“ Pretty hard．”
After that there was no turning back．A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 5 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷)．He couldn’t stop 6 ．Later he said 7 , “I wish I could speak French．” I was 8 this from a boy who hated and 9 French classes throughout school．
Usually silent, he 10 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people．He blossomed(活泼起来) 11 , the moment that really took 12 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains．I was 13 a woman villager for an article．135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 14 ．Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 15 to become part of the leadership of the 16 ．
Learning her story, Barrett was as 17 as I by this tiny woman's achievements．His eyes were wet and there was a 18 of love and respect on his face．He had finally understood the importance of my work．
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 19 as a volunteer．My insides suddenly felt struck．This 20 achieved all I'd expected．Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday．He’ll be a man．
(1)
[ ]
A．
comfort
B．
please
C．
attract
D．
educate
(2)
[ ]
A．
rough
B．
dangerous
C．
troublesome
D．
violent
(3)
[ ]
A．
little
B．
much
C．
fast
D．
slow
(4)
[ ]
A．
moving
B．
running
C．
climbing
D．
looking
(5)
[ ]
A．
too
B．
very
C．
even
D．
so
(6)
[ ]
A．
joking
B．
crying
C．
shouting
D．
smiling
(7)
[ ]
A．
patiently
B．
regretfully
C．
lightly
D．
cheerfully
(8)
[ ]
A．
ashamed
B．
disappointed
C．
determined
D．
surprised
(9)
[ ]
A．
took up
B．
went in for
C．
fought against
D．
called off
(10)
[ ]
A．
befriended
B．
disregarded
C．
avoided
D．
recognized
(11)
[ ]
A．
Thus
B．
Even
C．
Meanwhile
D．
However
(12)
[ ]
A．
my
B．
his
C．
our
D．
her
(13)
[ ]
A．
asking
B．
interviewing
C．
arranging
D．
describing
(14)
[ ]
A．
brain
B．
wish
C．
will
D．
health
(15)
[ ]
A．
appeared
B．
struggled
C．
hesitated
D．
failed
(16)
[ ]
A．
village
B．
city
C．
organization
D．
state
(17)
[ ]
A．
pleased
B．
bored
C．
puzzled
D．
touched
(18)
[ ]
A．
combination
B．
composition
C．
connection
D．
satisfaction
(19)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
behind
C．
out
D．
away
(20)
[ ]
A．
interview
B．
flight
C．
article
D．
trip
完型填空：
The little train came to a stop at our station and we got out, very glad to be so near home at last．The 1 part of the journey from London had been quite comfortable; 2 when we had changed into the little train, we were, already tired and dirty, and the 3 run, with its frequent stops at unimportant villages, had only made us 4 tired and dirty．
There was a carriage 5 for us at the station, 6 by two black horses．As soon as we and our bags 7 in, the driver waved his whip and we set off through the snowy forest．Even 8 the forest it was growing dark：it was the 9 day of the year, and the sky was 10 with clouds．Among the trees it seemed as if it was in the middle of a moonless night, the oil lamps on our carriage 11 just enough light for the driver to 12 his way and for us to be able to 13 that we were driving between thick walls of trees．
After 14 seemed like two hours to us(but was actually only an hour), at last we 15 my friends house．First we saw a row of lights 16 came from the windows, and then we were suddenly at the door, 17 about half a dozen children 18 all ages shouting and asking questions 19 together．As we were getting out of the carriage, a fine old lady with white hair came out, 20 I recognized without difficulty as my friend’s mother．
(1)
[ ]
A．
first
B．
next
C．
one
D．
other
(2)
[ ]
A．
because
B．
however
C．
so
D．
but
(3)
[ ]
A．
rapidly
B．
fast
C．
thirsty
D．
slow
(4)
[ ]
A．
even
B．
less
C．
more
D．
much
(5)
[ ]
A．
waited
B．
to wait
C．
waiting
D．
was waiting
(6)
[ ]
A．
pulled
B．
pulling
C．
pushed
D．
pushing
(7)
[ ]
A．
stepped
B．
arrived
C．
already
D．
were
(8)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
near
C．
outside
D．
out
(9)
[ ]
A．
hottest
B．
longest
C．
happy
D．
shortest
(10)
[ ]
A．
covered
B．
hidden
C．
closed
D．
full
(11)
[ ]
A．
sent
B．
gave
C．
did
D．
made
(12)
[ ]
A．
take
B．
look
C．
feel
D．
see
(13)
[ ]
A．
tell
B．
say
C．
speak
D．
talk
(14)
[ ]
A．
it
B．
what
C．
might
D．
having
(15)
[ ]
A．
got
B．
reached
C．
visited
D．
observed
(16)
[ ]
A．
brightly
B．
shining
C．
which
D．
straight
(17)
[ ]
A．
with
B．
and
C．
seeing
D．
meeting
(18)
[ ]
A．
at
B．
in
C．
about
D．
of
(19)
[ ]
A．
every
B．
each
C．
all
D．
put
(20)
[ ]
A．
whom
B．
such
C．
which
D．
so
完型填空：
“ It was all his own idea, ” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob．Peters．Bob had, 1 made a motherhood contract(合同)－declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the care of their four children and all the housework． 3 he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident．
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 ．“ I was beaten down, ” admits Bob．“ Not only is motherhood a 5 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being．”
Bob and Pat were married in 1991．After the marriage, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university． 7 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids． 8 two years ago Pat went back to work．“I had been 9 children so much,” she 10 , “ I couldn’t talk to a grown-up．” She continued to run the household, 11 until Bob signed the contract．
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 ．For the last three weeks, the family 13 a lot –sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner．
14 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made．“I found 16 I shut the doors,” he says．Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out．“ When we went to 17 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean．”
Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat．
