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   Earlier this month,Debbie and Shaun Riddle went to the West Side Cafe for lunch. The couple are regulars at the restaurant and their 1 , 21-year-old Kayla Lane,remembered them from a 2 visit. A few weeks before,the couple had come to the cafe with their newborn baby,Glory. 3 ,the child had died in her sleep of an unknown cause soon after that 4 .

   After learning the sad 5 , Lane didn't know what to 6 . She just said, “Oh my gosh,I am so sorry." There's nothing anyone can say to make that better,7 she just served them with the best service she could.

   The waitress also decided to do something 8 for the couple: she picked up their tab(付款）. 

   9 a Facebook post penned by Debbie Riddle,she and her husband received a 10 instead of a bill at the end of their 11 . “Your bill has been 12 . We are terribly sorry for your 13 . God Bless,” it read.

   The note was signed “The West Side."

   The Facebook post soon caught mass attention. A manager at the restaurant said that it had 14 been Lane herself who had paid for the meal out of her own pocket,and not the cafe's management as the note 15 .

   It turns out,the waitress has a(n) 16 of picking up her customers’ tabs. “Like with firefighters ,” she said. “I feel 17 that I'm able to do it."

   And she always does so anonymously(匿名地) .“I didn't want any 18 for my good deed ,” she wrote on Facebook. “I just simply wanted the satisfaction of being a 19 hand in a time of deep sorrow for this family. I get too much from this 20 . Thank the Riddles so much for being the wonderful people and blessing me with their friendship."

1. A. waitress   B. daughter   C. manager   D. friend

2. A. daily   B. frequent   C. private   D. previous

3. A. Suddenly   B. Quickly   C. Quietly   D. Sadly

4. A. visit   B. conversation   C. plan   D. holiday

5. A. reality   B. memory   C. news   D. mistake

6. A. offer   B. say   C. write   D. order

7. A. but   B. if   C. as   D. so

8. A. hard   B. extra   C. natural   D. smart

9. A. According to   B. Regardless of   C. Instead of   D. Thanks to

10. A. diary   B. note   C. report   D. notice

11. A. trip   B. stay   C. meal   D. rest

12. A. thrown away   B. taken back   C. looked over   D. paid for

13. A. pressure   B. trouble   C. loss   D. failure

14. A. actually   B. eventually   C. usually   D. absolutely

15. A. suggested   B. proved   C. promised   D. repeated

16. A. method   B. style   C. habit   D. opportunity

17. A. inspired   B. honored   C. surprised   D. interested

18. A. reward   B. recognition   C. respect   D. reputation

19. A. helping   B. firm   C. guiding   D. skilful

20. A. accident   B. practice   C. experience   D. example

1. A 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. C

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本文是记叙文.。一对夫妇到他们常去的餐厅吃饭，当女服务员知道他们刚吻痛失爱女后，她默默地为这一对夫妻买单。

1. A.下女多处出现的waitress提示了 本题答案。

2. D.本空下一句说的就是“之前. (previous) ”这对夫妇来吃饭的运桌。

3. D.这对夫妇的女儿夭折了，很“令 人悲痛(Sadly) ”。

4. A.本段中的visit提示了本题答案。

5. C.这里指那对夫妇痛失爱女的“消 息(news) ”。

6. B.根据本段中的She just said... There,s nothing anyone can say to make that better 可知，Lane 不知道该“说(say) ”什么，因为说什么都于 事无补。

7. D.由于说什么都没用，“所以(so) ” Lane用最好的服务招待这对夫妇。

8. B.为顾客买单不是服务员的职责， 故extra (额外的) 符合此处语境。

9. A.作者当时并不在场，所以当时的 场桌是“根据(According to) ” Debbie Riddle发的帖子得知的。

10. B.下段中的The note提示了本题 答案。

11. C.根据第一段中的went to the West Side Cafe for lunch 可知，这 对夫妇去餐厅吃饭，故这里指他们 吃完“饭(meal) ”时。

12. D.下女中的 paid for the meal 提 示了本题答案。

13. C.此处指餐厅对这对夫妇痛失爱 女表示遗憾。loss可以表示“损 失”，符合此处语境。

14. A. 

15. A.便条的落款“表明 (suggested ) ”是餐厅为这对夫妇买 单的，而“实际上(actually) ”是 Lane自掏腰包为他们买单。

16. C.根据下段中的she always does so可推测，Lane有为顾客买 单的“习惯(habit) ”。

17. B。Lane认为她很“荣幸(honored) ” 能为诸如消防员等人买单。

18. B.根据本空前的anonymously可 推测，Lane不想因为她的善举而得 到“认可(recognition) ”。

19. A.Lane为那对夫买单只是想 享受“帮助(helping) ”别人的满足。

20. C.此处指Lane帮助那对夫妇后， 那对夫妇发f占引起关注的“经历 (experience) ”。

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   When the president died,Fido returned his love,standing guard as thousands of mourners filed through Lincoln's home to pay their respects.

1. What does the underlined word “traumatized” in Paragraph 1 mean?

   A. Excited and proud.

   B. Shocked and upset.

   C. Brave and confident.

   D. Sad and discouraged.

2. On the frontier,people amused themselves .

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3. According to Michael Burlingame,the way Lincoln treated animals had something to do with.

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   B. his academic experience

   C. his interests and hobbies

   D. his political performance

4. What can we infer about Lincoln from Paragraph 3 ?

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   B. He was interested in animal stories.

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   2

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   G. Take your time,be thoughtful,and hopefully you can repair the damage.

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1. A. show   B. cut   C. increase   D. earn

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4. A. mass   B. quick   C. cheap   D. efficient

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   假定你是李华。最近你的美国笔友戴维发来邮件，询问你最喜欢的课程及原因。请给他回复一封电子邮件。

   注意：1. 词数100左右；

       2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

       3. 开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。

Dear David,

   In your email you ask me what my favourite course is.                                                                                                                                                     

   Actually,I’m really looking forward to the next class!

                                                        Yours,

                                                        Li Hua

句中有一处错误，请找出并改正。

1. 1 was afraid she might already have seen the film,but she didn't.

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