Stacy had recently moved from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut．It was 1 for her to make new friends but she finally had three when she joined the Babysitters Club to 2 little children whose parents were busy．Claudia, Kristy, and Mary were in her class at school and also the other 3 of the club．The girls met at five o’clock on Fridays and waited for the 4 to ring．So far they had been busy, in spite of the 5 that they couldn’t stay out late and were under 13．
6 , the girls’world was invaded (侵入) by a second group 7 themselves the Babysitters Agency．They were 8 and the group also included a few boys．They Babysitters Club tried to think of ways to 9 with the older group．They could clean and work for less money; however, they 10 it would be difficult to compete．The shock was even greater than they had 11 when most of their best customers started to call the new group．They 12 to get only a few jobs．
To try a new 13 Kristy recruited (招收) a few older kids who told the club they didn’t want to 14 their money with the other group．They club 15 only too quickly that these older girls joined only as spies and didn’t 16 for their job assignments．Thus, more parents were 17 with the club．
Finally, the girls realized that the 18 in the other group were not good babysitters．They watched television, talked on the phone, and invited boyfriends to the house 19 they were sitting．When the children of the families started to 20 , and a near accident almost occurred, the club went to the parents to tell them what was happening．
It was only in the eighteenth century that people in Europe began to think mountains were beautiful． 1 that time, mountains were 2 by the people living on the plain, 3 by the city people, to whom they were wild and 4 places in which one was easily 5 or killed by terrible animals．
Slowly, however, many of the people who were living 6 in the towns began to grow tired of 7 ．They began to feel interested in looking for things which could not be explained, for sights and sounds which produce in a feeling of fear and excitement． 8 in the 9 century, people began to turn away from the man-made 10 to untouched country, and particularly 11 places where it was dangerous and wild．High mountains began to be 12 for a holiday．
Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport．To some people, it is something greatly 13 about getting to the． 14 of a high mountain：a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 15 other human beings．And than, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult 16 , what a 17 reward it is to be able to look 18 on everything within 19 !At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down 20 ．
(1)
[ ]
A．
After
B．
In
C．
At
D．
Before
(2)
[ ]
A．
hated
B．
liked
C．
feared
D．
observed
(3)
[ ]
A．
however
B．
further
C．
sometimes
D．
especially
(4)
[ ]
A．
exciting
B．
interesting
C．
dangerous
D．
alone
(5)
[ ]
A．
fallen down
B．
lost
C．
discovered
D．
caught
(6)
[ ]
A．
unhappily
B．
lonely
C．
comfortable
D．
easily
(7)
[ ]
A．
them
B．
it
C．
themselves
D．
that
(8)
[ ]
A．
Yet
B．
So
C．
However
D．
But
(9)
[ ]
A．
last
B．
recent
C．
eighteenth
D．
early
(10)
[ ]
A．
country
B．
houses
C．
town
D．
planet
(11)
[ ]
A．
to
B．
at
C．
in
D．
for
(12)
[ ]
A．
importam
B．
right
C．
necessary
D．
popular
(13)
[ ]
A．
pleasant
B．
interested
C．
dangerous
D．
terrible
(14)
[ ]
A．
foot
B．
spot
C．
top
D．
tip
(15)
[ ]
A．
with
B．
to
C．
against
D．
between
(16)
[ ]
A．
light
B．
climb
C．
walk
D．
running
(17)
[ ]
A．
surprising
B．
satisfactory
C．
disappointing
D．
astonishing
(18)
[ ]
A．
behind
B．
up
C．
down
D．
around
(19)
[ ]
A．
miles
B．
minutes
C．
seeing
D．
sight
(20)
[ ]
A．
above
B．
below
C．
under
D．
away
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：
Mr．Jones woke early one morning, before the sun had risen, it was a beautiful morning, 1 he went to the window and looked out．He was surprised to see 2 middle-aged professor, who walked in the university just up the road from Mr．Jones’s house, 3 the direction of the town．He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was carrying an umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag．Mr．Jones thought that he must have 4 by the night train, and decided to walk to the university instead of taking a taxi．
Mr．Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had 5 a long rope to one of the branches so that they could swing on it．
Mr．Jones was 6 to see the professor 7 when he saw the rope, and looked 8 up and down the road．When he saw that there was nobody in sight, he 9 into the garden, put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat on the grass and 10 the rope．He 11 it hard to see whether it was strong enough to 12 his weight, then ran as fast as he could and swung into the 13 on the end of the rope, his grey hair 14 all around his face．Backwards and forwards he swung, 15 taking a few more 16 steps on the grass when the rope began to swing 17 slowly for him．
At last the professor stopped, 18 his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat, picked up his umbrella, newspaper and bag, and 19 his way to the university, looking as 20 and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be．
(1)
[ ]
A．
because
B．
as
C．
so
D．
for
(2)
[ ]
A．
strangely-dressed
B．
casually-dressed
C．
ugly-dressed
D．
neatly-dressed
(3)
[ ]
A．
going to
B．
turning to
C．
coming from
D．
moving from
(4)
[ ]
A．
gone
B．
arrived
C．
missed
D．
taken
(5)
[ ]
A．
hanged
B．
tied
C．
joined
D．
put
(6)
[ ]
A．
happy
B．
frightened
C．
surprised
D．
excited
(7)
[ ]
A．
stop
B．
stand
C．
climb
D．
walk
(8)
[ ]
A．
carefully
B．
secretly
C．
carelessly
D．
directly
(9)
[ ]
A．
ran
B．
stepped
C．
moved
D．
jumped
(10)
[ ]
A．
took hold of
B．
grasped
C．
seized
D．
picked
(11)
[ ]
A．
held
B．
waved
C．
pulled
D．
hit
(12)
[ ]
A．
lose
B．
receive
C．
measure
D．
take
(13)
[ ]
A．
sky
B．
garden
C．
house
D．
air
(14)
[ ]
A．
flowing
B．
following
C．
blowing
D．
growing
(15)
[ ]
A．
suddenly
B．
hardly
C．
occasionally
D．
continuously
(16)
[ ]
A．
running
B．
jumping
C．
careful
D．
slow
(17)
[ ]
A．
more
B．
less
C．
too
D．
enough
(18)
[ ]
A．
straightened
B．
tied
C．
united
D．
moved
(19)
[ ]
A．
started
B．
set out
C．
continued
D．
walked
(20)
[ ]
A．
sweaty
B．
joyful
C．
quiet
D．
proud
完型填空。
Our waitress looked even younger than my daughter．When she 1 the steamed fish, the dish tilted and the 2 splashed over my overcoat．My favorite overcoat!
3 sprang out of her chair and dashed to her．“It doesn’t matter．Never mind,” said my daughter, with a very 4 smile．
Looking at my 5 overcoat, the panicked waitress stammered,“I, I, let me wipe it off with napkin…．”
“It really doesn’t matter．Go on with your work and 6 it．”My daughter spoke in such a soft voice as if not the waitress 7 she had done wrong．A relaxed smile came back to 8 face．She said“Sorry” again and again and left．
My daughter stared at me quietly．Alas, her big eyes were covered with 9 !Slowly she began to tell me a story．
My daughter had 10 in London for three years．To develop her 11 , she didn’t go home over the years．Every vacation she would work and earn money for her backpack tours．My daughter was entirely a princess at home, but she worked as an odd-jobber in England．
She got into trouble on the first day．
Her task was to 12 cups．The cups were as thin as paper．She had a 13 time cleaning up piles of them．But before she could sit down and relax, her legs gave 14 and she fell onto the cups, which crashed to the 15 into pieces．
“Mum, at that time I really had the 16 of falling into the hell,” even now my daughter’s 17 trembled．“But, can you guess what the forewoman did to me?She walked up to me and asked concernedly, ‘Are you okay?’ Then she 18 and told other waitresses to clear the pieces．She didn’t blame it on 19 at all．”
“Since others could forgive your daughter’s fault, why can’t you treat others as your daughter and forgive theirs?”
My daughter really 20 up．
(1)
[ ]
A．
carried
B．
fetched
C．
served
D．
brought
(2)
[ ]
A．
fish
B．
dish
C．
food
D．
liquid
(3)
[ ]
A．
My daughter
B．
The waitress
C．
The manager
D．
I
(4)
[ ]
A．
hard
B．
excited
C．
pleaded
D．
gentle
(5)
[ ]
A．
dirtied
B．
favorite
C．
ugly
D．
beautiful
(6)
[ ]
A．
treasure
B．
remember
C．
excuse
D．
forget
(7)
[ ]
A．
and
B．
but
C．
or
D．
nor
(8)
[ ]
A．
my
B．
my daughter’s
C．
the waitress’
D．
everyone’s
(9)
[ ]
A．
anxiety
B．
worries
C．
regrets
D．
tears
(10)
[ ]
A．
worked
B．
toured
C．
studied
D．
lived
(11)
[ ]
A．
independence
B．
character
C．
abilities
D．
English
(12)
[ ]
A．
collect
B．
wash
C．
serve
D．
clear
(13)
[ ]
A．
good
B．
unforgettable
C．
hard
D．
meaningful
(14)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
up
C．
out
D．
away
(15)
[ ]
A．
ceiling
B．
walls
C．
air
D．
floor
(16)
[ ]
A．
idea
B．
feeling
C．
wish
D．
impression
(17)
[ ]
A．
voice
B．
body
C．
fingers
D．
chair
(18)
[ ]
A．
turned
B．
left
C．
added
D．
calmed
(19)
[ ]
A．
others
B．
me
C．
herself
D．
cups
(20)
[ ]
A．
looked
B．
grew
C．
gave
D．
stood
完型填空：
One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville．On the train was a 1 guy with a big suitcase．He was called William Warbler and he looked very 2 indeed．But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 3 he did it by singing opera．It didn’t matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”．He would 4 , “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu…tooooooo!”
No one could get a normal, 5 word out of him．And, as no one knew how he made his living-and he lived quite simply, always wearing his same old second-hand suit –they often 6 him．
They 7 his singing, calling him “crazy”．William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(谣言) 8 round the town：William had 9 a role in a very important opera in the nation’s capital, and there were posters(海报)everywhere 10 the event．Everyone in the capital went to see it, and it was a great 11 ．And to everyone in Cheekyville’s surprise－when William was being 12 by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking 13 singing．And he did it with good 14 , and with a clear and pleasant voice．
From that day, William gave up singing 15 ．Now he did it only during his stage appearances and world tours．Some people suspected 16 he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad．They wouldn’t have thought so 17 they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase．
“Practice every second, for you never know when your 18 will come．”
Little did people realize that rather 19 he got the role in the opera because the 20 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper．
