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  In the summer vacation of 1997,I was fixed with a job.I worked as a(n)  1   at Mr Breen's fruit shop.The fruit shop did.  2   business.Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood,  3   he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars.Mr Breen   4   them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up,always   5  .me to carry it out to their car.They were clearly long-standing customers,and I   6   they must have stayed faithful to him   7   he had promised to sell good quality   8  .He had a way with them— I had to   9   that.He called every woman “madam”for a start,  10   those who clearly were not,but when he   11   it,it did not sound like flattery(奉承).It just sounded   12   in an old-fashioned way.He was a great chatter   13  ,If he did not know them,he would greet them with a few   14   about the weather,  15  .he did,he would ask about their families or make   16  ,always cutting his cloth   17   his customers.Whatever their bills came to,he   18   gave them back the few odd pence(零钱),and I am sure they thought he was very generous(慷慨).But I thought he was the opposite.He never   19   anything away.He was always looking for nothing.

(1)

[  ]

A.

operator

B.

assistant

C.

waiter

D.

secretary

(2)

[  ]

A.

good

B.

poor

C.

big

D.

usual

(3)

[  ]

A.

so

B.

when

C.

therefore

D.

but

(4)

[  ]

A.

sold

B.

knew

C.

gave

D.

sent

(5)

[  ]

A.

making

B.

letting

C.

getting

D.

keeping

(6)

[  ]

A.

wish

B.

insist

C.

declare

D.

suppose

(7)

[  ]

A.

when

B.

if

C.

because

D.

though

(8)

[  ]

A.

food

B.

fruit

C.

vegetables

D.

drinks

(9)

[  ]

A.

admit

B.

expect

C.

announce

D.

promise

(10)

[  ]

A.

yet

B.

only

C.

just

D.

even

(11)

[  ]

A.

told

B.

said

C.

spoke

D.

talked

(12)

[  ]

A.

serious

B.

strange

C.

polite

D.

familiar

(13)

[  ]

A.

as well

B.

as usual

C.

either

D.

also

(14)

[  ]

A.

sayings

B.

questions

C.

words

D.

speeches

(15)

[  ]

A.

and then

B.

and so

C.

even if

D.

but if

(16)

[  ]

A.

preparations

B.

jokes

C.

repairs

D.

friends

(17)

[  ]

A.

according to

B.

due to

C.

instead of

D.

up to

(18)

[  ]

A.

never

B.

ever

C.

seldom

D.

always

(19)

[  ]

A.

something

B.

anything

C.

somebody

D.

anybody

In the winter vocation of 2008, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) 21  at Mr Breen’s  fruit shop. The fruit shop did good business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, 22_ he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr Breen 23 them all by names and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always 24  me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly longstanding customers, and I 25 they must have stayed faithful to him because he had  promised to sell good quality fruits. He had a way with them---- I had to 26  that. He called every woman “madam” for a start, 27 those who clearly were not, but when he said it, it did not sound like flattery(恭维). It just sounded 28  in an old-fashioned way. He was a great chatter  29 . If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few  30  about the weather,  31 he did, he would ask about their families or make  32 , always cutting his cloth 33  his customers. Whatever their bills came to, he 34  gave them back the few odd pence(零钱), and I was sure they thought he was very generous. But I thought he was the opposite. He never threw anything away. He was always looking for  35 for nothing.

【小题1】
A.operatorB.assistantC.waiterD.secretary
【小题2】
A.soB.whenC.thereforeD.but
【小题3】
A.soldB.knewC.gaveD.sent
【小题4】
A.makingB.lettingC.gettingD.keeping
【小题5】
A.wishedB.insistedC.declaredD.supposed
【小题6】
A.admitB.expectC.announceD.promise
【小题7】
A.yetB.onlyC.justD.even
【小题8】
A.seriousB.strangeC.politeD.familiar
【小题9】
A.as wellB.as usualC.eitherD.also
【小题10】
A.sayingsB.questionsC.wordsD.speeches
【小题11】
A.and thenB.and soC.even ifD.but if
【小题12】
A.preparationsB.jokesC.repairsD.friends
【小题13】
A.according toB.due toC.instead ofD.up to
【小题14】
A.neverB.everC.seldomD.always
【小题15】
A.somethingB.anythingC.somebodyD.anybody

Last Friday my brother and I were driving home and had a fun conversation. So absorbed in our talk, my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us towards a  31 , and we had no way to turn  32 . __33 my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was greatly  34 by his mistake and the needless   35  of $4.
We eventually reached an exit, and as we took it, my brother noticed a young fellow  36 over to the side. He came out of his car and tried to  37 someone. I was busy trying to   38 which way we would go next, but my brother stopped and asked the guy if he needed any  39 And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a tool to get it off.
My brother gave him a wrench(扳手), and then helped him  40 the flat. The young man said that this had been a  41 week for him: earlier he had gotten into a minor car  42 , and now this tire was flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air’’ and kept   43  us because he really would have been   44  if we hadn’t come along.
After we had finished the job, he thanked us again and pulled out $20 to give us. “No,” my brother said. “We were never  45 to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know  46  we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a(n)  47 to serve.”
What I loved most was  48 my brother throughout this process. He was able to turn his mistake into 49 energy to help others even in a negative situation, which could only come from a calm mind and an open  50 .

【小题1】
A.bridgeB.freewayC.wall D.river
【小题2】
A.awayB.downC.over D.back
【小题3】
A.AmazedlyB.WorriedlyC.UnwillinglyD.Happily
【小题4】
A.attackedB.annoyedC.survived D.suspected
【小题5】
A.chargeB.priceC.value D.waste
【小题6】
A.leftB.movedC.pushedD.pulled
【小题7】
A.findB.complainC.phone D.scold
【小题8】
A.put forwardB.figure outC.get across D.set aside
【小题9】
A.adviceB.helpC.money D.oil
【小题10】
A.changeB.checkC.repair D.carry
【小题11】
A.pleasantB.terribleC.memorable D.busy
【小题12】
A.accidentB.debateC.sale D.show
【小题13】
A.encouragingB.teachingC.thanking D.troubling
【小题14】
A.damagedB.defeatedC.neglected D.stuck
【小题15】
A.allowedB.forcedC.supposed D.welcomed
【小题16】
A.thatB.whatC.how D.why
【小题17】
A.businessB.failureC.opportunityD.success
【小题18】
A.watchingB.helpingC.asking D.thanking
【小题19】
A.usualB.naturalC.positive D.special
【小题20】
A.headB.heartC.stage D.view

On a Friday   11  , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was   12  , and many people   13   and put some money into the   14   of the young man.

The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of   15   and laid it on the ground.     Then he began   16  . The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the   17   on that paper. “Last night ,a gentleman put a(n)   18  thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to   19   what it could be. After about half an hour, a man   20   there in a hurry and said ,“It can’t be true!You ...you ...”

The young violinist asked, “Did you   21   something?”

“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered  22  .

The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it?”he asked.

The man was too   23   to say a word ...George Sang   24   a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he   25   50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would  26   to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Someone asked the violinist   27   he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “   28   I don’t have much   29  , I live happily; but if I lose   30   I won’t be happy forever.”

1.A. morning       B. night        C. afternoon      D. noon

2.A. quiet       B. exciting      C. beautiful       D. familiar

3.A. passed by     B. went away    C. slowed down   D. speeded up

4.A. wallet        B. box          C. bag           D. hat

5.A. paper         B. cloth        C. glass          D. plastic

6.A. singing       B. playing      C. working      D. waiting

7.A. poems       B. articles   C. words    D. texts

8.A. important     B. fantastic     C. dangerous     D. interesting

9.A. argue    B. care       C. expect   D. guess

10.A. came    B. rushed     C. walked   D. left

11.A. get     B. find       C. forget   D. lose

12.A. quickly      B. anxiously      C. seriously       D. carefully

13.A. confused     B. anxiously       C. excited      D. surprised

14.A. bought  B. made       C. found    D. sold

15.A. handed out   B. took out    C. hunted for   D. picked up

16.A. forget           B. remember     C. return       D. picked up

17.A. where        B. why      C. when         D. how

18.A. Because     B. Although       C. If     D. While

19.A. money    B. food      C. time     D. luck

20.A. friendship      B. honesty      C. hope        D. love

 

There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t   31 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “__32_  ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a   33 .  Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and   34  every penny I could and   35 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to   36  to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only   37 you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.

“I see,” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a   38 to work. . The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house,   39  it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n)   40 day. As I dropped my dad off, I   41  him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his   42  from the trunk of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were   43  lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher. In that instant, it   44 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,   45  hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him   46  about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   47  me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my   48. Don’t work too hard. I love you.” His   49 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   50  his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

1.

A.like

B.remember

C.forget

D.care

 

2.

A.Sorry

B.Yes

C.No

D.Well

 

3.

A.car

B.friend

C.job

D.present

 

4.

A.spent

B.earned

C.kept

D.saved

 

5.

A.when

B.of

C.because

D.though

 

6.

A.pay it back

B.hand it over

C.turn it up

D.show it off

 

7.

A.pay

B.charge

C.offer

D.provide

 

8.

A.ride

B.leave

C.trip

D.hurry

 

9.

A.as

B.although

C.but

D.since

 

10.

A.ordinary

B.hot

C.work

D.special

 

11.

A.helped

B.followed

C.left

D.watched

 

12.

A.tools

B.clothes

C.luggage

D. bag

 

13.

A.fewer

B.more

C.longer

D.deeper

 

14.

A.happened

B.seemed

C.occurred

D.appeared

 

15.

A.whatever

B.whenever

C.wherever

D.however

 

16.

A.talk

B.complain

C.ask

D.

 

17.

A.hand

B.pass

C.lend

D.take

 

18.

A.help

B.advice

C.treat

D.reply

 

19.

A.hands

B.smile

C.voice

D.eyes

 

20.

A.cleaned

B.wiped

C.cleared

D.felt

 

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