题目内容
1. Some had been waiting for many hours to (看~"看) the couple.
1. catch a glimpse of
W:What is it like when the days are so short in Sweden?
M:Well,it is very cold in winter. Sometimes it is as cold
1. 26 degrees below centigrade. And of course when you go out,you'll wrap up warm. But inside the houses it's always very warm,much
2. than at home. Swedish people always complain that
3. they visit England,the houses are cold even in the good win?ter.
W:And what 4. the darkness?
M:Well,yeah,around Christmas time there's only one hour of day- light,so you 5. (real) look forward to the spring. It is some- times a bit 6. (depress) . But you see the summers are amazing:from May to July in the north of Sweden the sun never 7. (set) . It's still light in the midnight. You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper.
W:Oh,yeah,the land of the midnight sun.
M:Yeah,that's right,but it's wonderful. You won't stay up all night. And the Swedes make the 8. of it. Often they start work earlier in summer and then leave at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon,9. they can really enjoy the long summer evenings. They would like 10. (work) hard,but play hard,too. I think Londoners work longer hours,but I'm not sure whether this is a good thing.
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she 1 play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. 2 she loved her parents and her fami?ly,she desired to live in such a house and 3 all day about how wonderful and exciting 4 must feel to live there. At the age when she gained some 5 skill and sensibility (识另lj力) ,sheher mother for a bike ride 7 the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go,8 her keeping close to the house and not 9 too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew10where she was heading!11 the hill and across the valley,she rode to the 12 of the golden house.
13 she got off her bike and put it against the gate post,she focused on the path 14 to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she 15 that all the windows were 16 and rather dirty.
So 17 and heart-broken,she didn't go any further. She 18 ,and all of a sudden she saw an amazing 19 . There on the other side of the valley was a lit?tle house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home,she 20 that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in frontof her nose!
1. A. might B. should C. would D. must
2. A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. But
3. A. dreamed B. worried C. asked D. shouted
4. A. this B. that C. it D. which
5. A. different B. scientific C. musical D. basic
6. A. begged B. blamed C. invited D. paid
7. A. inside B. outside C. through D. along
8. A. insisting on B. relying on
C. arguing about D. wondering about
9. A. travelling B. running C. riding D. walking
10. A. madly B. rapidly C. exactly D. possibly
11. A. Over B. Down C. Around D. Beside
12. A. windows B. steps C. centre D. gate
13. A. Until B. As
C. While D. Because
14.A. getting B. introducing C. leading D. moving
15.A. felt B. learned C. concluded D. found
16.A. transparent B. bright C. plain D. wide
17.A. anxious B. angry C. serious D. sad
18.A. turned around B. cheered up C. settled down D. dropped in
19.A. hill B. valley C. background D. sight
20.A. imagined B. decided C. realized D. guessed
10. Slowly (弯曲) your knees until your feet point towards the ceiling.
3. It rained for the whole week,completely to ruin the crops.
5. He treated his friends in his country (小屋) .
1. 我正在全神贯注地读一本书,忽然一位老友来访。
I was reading a book attentively to see me.
3. The (possess) of large amounts of money does not ensure hap- piness.
1. I regret (have) to do this,but I have no choice.