First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, "Look out," I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that "Look out" may mean "don‘t look out."

  Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain shout, "All hands on deck," I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.

  Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, "He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour," When I went again for him, she said, "He‘s not down yet."

  "If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?" I asked.

  She said, "He’s still in bed. When I say ‘He’s not up ’ I mean ‘he has not yet got up’. When I say ‘He’s not down ’ I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs,’"

"All hands on deck" means “ _______ ”.

  A. All the sailors gather on deck            B. Give your hands to me

  C. Put your right hand and left hand on deck   D. Shake your hands with me

When the maid said, “He’s not up yet.” She meant that _______ .

  A. he has not grown up yet    B. he has not yet got up

  C. he has not woke up yet     D. he has not yet come upstairs

When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend _______ .

  A. was washing his face        B. was having his breakfast

  C. was still in an upstairs room  D. was reading a newspaper

Which do you think is the best title for this article?

  A. Three Frenchmen and their English Friends  

B. The English Language

  C. Three French Stories

D. What a Language!

    Australians have been warned they face a life-and-death decision over their water—drink recycled sewage(污水)or die.

    With the drought(干旱)continuing,the country is set to be forced to use purified(净化的)waste water for drinking, even though there is great opposition to the measure.

    Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its premier.

    “I think in the end,because of the drought,all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water, ”said Peter Beattie.

     “These are difficult decisions,but you either drink water or you die. There’s no choice. It’s liquid gold. It’s a matter of life and death.

     Beattie said Australia’s second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking.

    Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel.

    But Australians have never liked the idea.

    To try to change the way Australians think, Prime Minister, John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queensland’s move.

    “I am very strongly for recycling and Mr. Beattie is right and I agree with him completely, ”Howard said.

     “Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water, ”added Turnbull. “All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall. ”

72. According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?

A. Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water.

B. Australia’s second largest state has become the first state to introduce the policy.

C. No other countries but Australia decides to drink recycled water.

D. The drought is the worst one in the droughts recorded in Australian history.

73. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Australians have never liked drinking purified waste water.

B. Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time.

C. Australians can’t depend upon rainwater,which is not suitable for drinking.

D. Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage.

74. The underlined phrase “adhered to” in Paragraph 9 probably means _______.

A. disliked                                                       B. gone against

C. supported                                             D. doubted

75. It can be inferred from what Peter Beattie said that _______.

A. he gives orders to drink purified waste water

B. it is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

C. if the decision is made,people won’t survive the drought

D. it’s up to you to make a life-and-death decision

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    36   person.
When I first knew Bill , back in   37 , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑)people I had ever    38  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    39  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   40   he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    41   was never dull when he was    42  . With him there was one wild    43   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    44   to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   45  , I wasn’t even sure it was    46  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   47    most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    48   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    49  . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    50   Bill changing so much. My image of him   51    the one I had formed     52  the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s   53    to expect people to remain the same, especially    54   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    55   the same way about me.

【小题1】
A.proper B.usual C.same D.right
【小题2】
A.childhoodB.the army C.his thirties D.college
【小题3】
A.consideredB.met C.supposed D.expected
【小题4】
A.most B.much C.nothing D.none
【小题5】
A.movie B.hospital C.man D.country
【小题6】
A.learningB.life C.work D.fun
【小题7】
A.in B.out C.around D.away
【小题8】
A.joke B.mistake C.chance D.adventure
【小题9】
A.managed B.continued C.decided D.hoped
【小题10】
A.First of allB.At first C.Now and then D.All the time
【小题11】
A.that B.he C.there D.us
【小题12】
A.thoughtB.spent C.argued D.talked
【小题13】
A.first B.next C.last D.only
【小题14】
A.interestB.event C.subject D.problem
【小题15】
A.forgot B.minded C.imagined D.liked
【小题16】
A.remainedB.reminded C.suggested D.became
【小题17】
A.since B.from C.at D.till
【小题18】
A.unnecessaryB.foolish C.common D.unusually
【小题19】
A.becauseB.that C.how D.when
【小题20】
A.discoveredB.acted C.looked D.felt

“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I __21___asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to __22__ it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not ___23__the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to __24__ my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same __25__. Why had I even taken trouble to ask? __26__, there was always a slight hope that tonight would be __27__.
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends__28__ me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the __29__ as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, __30__ three others. I followed my classmates to the __31__. When I reached out my hand to shake the __32__, a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera ___33__ my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat __34___.
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage. I told myself he would not be __35__. But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I __36__inside, and I could feel my tears __37__ . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him __38__ on the couch.
__39__ did Father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more__40__ than his whiskey bottle.

【小题1】
A.confidentlyB.eagerlyC.proudlyD.fearfully
【小题2】
A.reachB.keep C.takeD.make
【小题3】
A.createB.supportC.appreciateD.accept
【小题4】
A.watchB.avoidC.attendD.speed
【小题5】
A.excuseB.replyC.promiseD.trick
【小题6】
A.BesidesB.ThusC.OtherwiseD.However
【小题7】
A.activeB.formalC.differentD.serious
【小题8】
A.recognizedB.greetedC.encouragedD.showed
【小题9】
A.airB.audienceC.schoolD.playground
【小题10】
A.rather thanB.other thanC.except for D.along with
【小题11】
A.stageB.positionC.office D.exit
【小题12】
A.Jill’sB.teacher’sC.mother’sD.father’s
【小题13】
A.fixedB.touchedC.hurtD.inserted
【小题14】
A.successfullyB.disappointedlyC.delightedlyD.hopefully
【小题15】
A.drunkB.wokenC.forgivenD.hidden
【小题16】
A.steppedB.noticedC.examinedD.glanced
【小题17】
A.getting offB.taking downC.building upD.turning around
【小题18】
A.learning B.lyingC.puttingD.carrying
【小题19】
A.How B.WhereC.Why D.Whether
【小题20】
A.perfect B.comfortable C.fortunate D.important

I’d meant to go to Miros that day. I’d packed my bag and was ready. The motor-boat ? ? in on time. The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasn’t too strong for the two-hour ? ? ?? . I stood at my window, staring at the boat. Then I lost ? ? ? of her, an old light-house partly blocked my view of the harbor. A dozen passengers were? ? ? ?? ? their way there. I was about to join them --- when a man’s face? ?? ? ?? at the light-house window.

This was strange, because the light-house had been empty, unused and ? ? ?? for thirty years. It was stranger still --- because I’d seen that ? ? ? before. I couldn’t place it but it was, or had once been, familiar to me. I opened my window and ? ? ? across. “I know we’ve met before, but I can’t remember where.”

I ? ? ? him to open his if he could and answer me. He did neither. The face behind the glass ? ? ? motionless (静止). Seeing him more clearly now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking upwards, ? ? ? the clouds. How well I’d known that face, sometime, somewhere!

I ? ? ?? again. “We met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka.”

He didn’t reply nor give any ?? ? ? that he’d heard. I went back further, to ? ? ?? I was in the navy. “Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once ?? ? ? him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was Commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? I’d saved his life once. But surely he …

The motor-boat ? ? ? her bell. I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling ? ?? . Laughing, I called, “Now I’ve missed her, and it’s your ?? ? ? , Commander!”

As the boat drew away, the face at the window faded. ? ? ? minute it was there. Looking up, I could see the whites of the eyes. The ? ? minute it was gone.

Well, I didn’t rush to the light-house. I knew that Leftis was dead. He died at sea in 1963 or 1964. But there’s one other thing I ought to tell you: the motor-boat never reached Miros. It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers.

1.A. reached??? ????????????? ????????????? B. arrived????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. went????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. came

2.A. voyage??? ????????????? ????????????? B. crossing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. travel????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. boating

3.A. sight?????? ????????????? ??? B. way????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. patience????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. chances

4.A. searching??? ? ????????????? B. finding????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. making????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. hurrying

5.A. placed?? ????????????? ????????????? B. existed????????????? ???? ????????????? ????????????? C. occurred????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. appeared

6.A. locked? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. opened????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. rebuilt? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. chained

7.A. man??? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. face????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. window????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. light-house

8.A. jumped?? ? ????????????? B. ran????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. shouted????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. screamed

9.A. expected?? ????????????? ????????????? B. hoped????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. believed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. asked

10.A. became??? ????????????? ????????????? B. remained????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. seemed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. grew

11.A. through? ????????????? ????????????? B. after????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. for????????????? ?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. at

12.A. persuaded? ????????????? B. repeated????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. tried????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. continued

13.A. suggestion? ????????????? ????????????? B. answer? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. sign????????????? ? ? ????????????? ????????????? D. action

14.A. when?? ????????????? ????????????? B. which????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. where????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. how

15.A. kept??? ????????????? ????????????? B. brought? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. caused????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. changed

16.A. beat???? ????????????? ????????????? B. rang????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. turned on????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. put on

17.A. up?????? ????????????? ????????????? B. down????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. in????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. out

18.A. problem ????????????? ????????????? B. question ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. duty????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. fault

19.A. Each????? ????????????? B. Every???? ????????????? ????????????? C. One????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. Some

20.A. next???? ????????????? ????????????? B. rest????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. other????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. last

 

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