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A report says school maths standards in England have failed to improve in the last 30 years, ______ than those in mid-1970¡¯s, when only 20% of the students could pass maths exams.

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When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the  26  side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to   27  in good health, or  28  about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to   29  damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text  30  the title. Therefore, the scissors would  31  before they start,  32  halfway done when I find out the  33  result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your  34 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be  35  up. But you know the future is unpredictable (²»¿ÉÔ¤ÁÏ) ¡ª the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left  36 . Thus you are  37  in a difficult posi??tion and feel sad. How  38  that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life  39  greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what  40  is like: we are often  41  with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only  42  we get into another. The  43  may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I  44  remember a philosopher¡¯s remarks: ¡°When one door shuts, another opens in life.¡± So a casual (²»¾­Òâ)  45  may not be a bad one.

26. A. front            B. same          C. either        D. opposite

27. A. get             B. keep           C. lead                D. bring

28. A. advice          B. news       C. a theory           D. a report

29. A. suffer         B. reduce         . prevent          D. cause

30. A. on            B. for            C. without             D. off

31. A. use             B. handle        C. prepare               D. stay

32. A. or            B. but     C. so                D. for

33. A. satisfying      B. regretful       C. surprising      D. impossible

34. A. courage         B. strength        C. attention      D. patience

35. A. given           B. held           C. made        D. picked

36. A. near            B. alone          C. about          D. behind

37. A. filled        B. attracted       C. caught        D. struck

38. A. dares        B. comes          C. deals         D. does

39. A. improves        B. changes        C. progresses      D. goes

40. A. study         B. society         C. nature        D. life

41. A. faced        B. supplied         C. connected       D. fixed

42. A. before        B. after           C. until         D. as

43. A. following     B. next            C. above        D. former

44. A. still          B. also            C. once       D. almost

45. A. treatment     B. action           C. choice        D. remark

This is a true story of how my car got stuck in water and how a stranger helped me during the worst rain storm.

Last Sunday, the sky was grey when I woke up. The weather report said rain was coming, but I couldn¡¯t stay home just because of rain.

Around 8:00 am I had a doctor¡¯s appointment. It wasn¡¯t raining then. At 9:00 I left the doctor¡¯s office to drive to work, and it was raining hard. I just had to go about 5-6 miles down one main road to get to a nearby school, where I could stay until the rain ended. Unfortunately, the road in front of the school was flooded, and my car stopped in the middle.

¡°Who is going to save me?¡± I wondered. I shut off the engine and turned on my flashers (³µµÆ). I called 911. They were not helpful. I called my husband, even though he couldn¡¯t come and help me. I was also very close to a police station. But I never saw even one police car. I decided to get out of the car, since it was still pouring.

My best decision of the day had been to wear rain boots. I took my umbrella and quickly got out and ran across the street to a shelter.

Before long, a tow truck(Íϳµ) happened to pass by the street. The driver kindly offered to help me. At that moment, I really needed car pulled out quickly, so I trusted the stranger. He pulled my car and drove me home. After he had dropped my car off, he also helped me check the engine. He said the engine was most likely flooded, but fortunately there was no water inside the car.

Although many years have passed, I still remember that stormy day and the warm-hearted stranger clearly.

1.How was the weather when the author got up?

A. Rainy.                                B. Cloudy.                    C. Windy.                     D. Sunny.

2.Which of the following is the correct order about the things that the author did?

¢Ù Drove to work.                                                  ¢Ú Drove to the doctor¡¯s office.

¢Û Ran to a shelter.                                             ¢Ü Called 911 for help.

A. ¢Ú¢Ù¢Ü¢Û                        B. ¢Ú¢Û¢Ù¢Ü                        C. ¢Ù¢Ú¢Ü¢Û                        D. ¢Ù¢Û¢Ú¢Ü

3.What did the author do after her car had got stuck in the water?

A. She turned off her flashers.

B. She tried to restart the engine.

C. She went to the police station nearby.

D. She got out of her car.

4.How did the stranger help the author?

A. He lent his car to her.                     

B. He pulled her car out of the water.

C. He drove her to school.                  

D. He helped her fix her engine.

 

My mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage. This can¡¯t be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, against my head, and I heard my friend Jeremy saying, ¡°What do you want? Take my wallet,¡± but at the time I thought of nothing.

I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house --- Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen¡¯s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow. I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I remember that sound of the gun hitting Jeremy¡¯s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn¡¯t crouch(¶×·ü) behind it but screamed instead.

I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming ¡°Help, help!¡± at eight o¡¯clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea(¿ÒÇó) to the more specific ¡°Help, let me in, please let me in!¡± But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy¡¯s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.

The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. We waited for the police to come until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely, ¡°Please go and eat. We¡¯re O.K.¡±

I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing back the death penalty(´¦·£) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn¡¯t change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm, comfortable homes talking about all the guns they were going to buy. What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me?

People all over the neighborhood had called to report our screams, and the police turned out in force twenty minutes later. They were ill-tempered about what was, to them, much trouble about nothing. After all, Jeremy was hardly hurt, and we were hopeless when it came to describing the gunmen. ¡°Typical,¡± said one policeman when we couldn¡¯t even agree on how tall the men were. Both of us were able to describe the guns in horrifying detail, but the two policemen who stayed to make the report didn¡¯t think that would be much help.

The policemen were matter-of-fact about the whole thing. The thin one said, ¡°That was a stupid thing to do, throwing away the keys. When a man has a gun against your head you do what you¡¯re told.¡± Jeremy looked properly embarrassed.

Then the fat policeman came up and the thin one went to look around the outside of the house. ¡°That was the best thing you could have done, throwing away the keys,¡± he said. ¡°If you had gone into the house with them¡­¡± His voice became weaker. ¡°They would have hurt her¡± --- he twisted his head toward me ¨C ¡°and killed you both.¡± Jeremy looked happier. ¡°Look,¡± said the fat policeman kindly, ¡°there¡¯s no right or wrong in the situation. There¡¯s just luck.¡±

All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car window. How long did the whole thing last? Three minutes, five, eight? No matter how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it, I know there is no way to prepare for the next time --- no intelligent response to a gun. The fat cop was right. There¡¯s only luck. The next time I might end up dead.

And I¡¯m sure there will be a next time. It can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. Security is an illusion(»Ã¾õ); there is no safety in locks or in guns. Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong, but they¡¯re fooling themselves.

1. When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window, ______.

A. she felt very annoyed              B. she lost consciousness

C. she felt very much nervous          D. she lost the power of thinking

2.What most possibly drove the two gunmen away?

A. Jeremy¡¯s fighting                B. The author¡¯s screaming

C. Their neighbour¡¯s brave action      D. The police¡¯s arrival

3.When the author called for help, the neighbors didn¡¯t come out immediately because ______

A. they were much too frightened

B. they were busy preparing dinners

C. they needed time to find baseball bats

D. they thought someone was playing a trick

4.The author was happy to see the neighbors go because ______.

A. she hated to listen to their empty talk

B. she did not want to become an object of pity

C. she was angered by their being late to come to her help

D. she wanted to be left alone with Jeremy to get over the shock

5.The police were rather angry because ______.

A. the author was not hurt and gave a false alarm

B. they thought it was a case of little importance

C. the author and Jeremy could not tell the police anything

D. the gunmen had already fled when they arrived on the scene

6.What the author wants to tell us is that______.

A. neighbors are not helpful in moments of difficulty

B. the police are not reliable when one is in trouble

C. security is impossible as long as people can have guns

D. preventing robbers entering your house is the best choice

 

According to a report on Daily Mail, it¡¯s on Wednesday _____ people start feeling really unhappy.

A£®when            B£®which            C£®what             D£®that

 

The world always makes way for the dreamer.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   1  everyone¡¯s spirits up to the ceiling. I ___2___there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, ¡°Dad, I want to  3  people feel like that.¡± My father asked me   4  I meant. ¡°I want to be a motivational(¼¤·¢»ý¼«ÐÔµÄ)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,¡± I replied.  A£¨An£©  5  was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others. 6  a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   7  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(µØÇøµÄ) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 8 .  Many people were  9  that I would leave after earning a six-figure income(ÊÕÈë). And they wondered__10  I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my   11  to start my own company and leave my worryingless position(ְλ)after  _12__ a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a   13   that changed my life. He asked us, ¡°If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?¡± After giving us a   14  to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, ¡°Why do you need a   15  ?¡± I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that   16  I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn¡¯t need a god¡¯s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was   17  .

Having made that decision, I was immediately   18 ___. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off (ϸÚ) from his job, and now we had no  19 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several   20  engagements£¨ÒµÎñ£©with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.

1.                A£®rise            B£®do             C£®put  D£®raise

 

2.                A£®left            B£®came           C£®arrived   D£®reached

 

3.                A£®get            B£®hope           C£®make D£®cheer

 

4.                A£®that           B£®what           C£®which    D£®if

 

5.                A£®dream         B£®idea           C£®girl  D£®speaker

 

6.                A£®After          B£®Before         C£®Because  D£®While

 

7.                A£®beginning       B£®working         C£®acting    D£®regarding

 

8.                A£®life            B£®love           C£®money   D£®career

 

9.                A£®disappointed    B£®moved         C£®surprised D£®delighted

 

10.               A£®when          B£®why           C£®if    D£®how

 

11.               A£®plan           B£®promise        C£®decision   D£®mind

 

12.               A£®attending       B£®joining         C£®entering   D£®holding

 

13.               A£®newspaper      B£®book           C£®report    D£®speech

 

14.               A£®day            B£®instant         C£®week D£®moment

 

15.               A£®love           B£®worker         C£®god  D£®company

 

16.               A£®everything      B£®anything        C£®nothing   D£®something

 

17.               A£®alive           B£®dead           C£®missing    D£®born

 

18.               A£®examined       B£®searched       C£®found D£®tested

 

19.               A£®help           B£®harm          C£®income    D£®money

 

20.               A£®selling         B£®speaking        C£®writing    D£®listening

 

 

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