The two men, Lacey and Bames, waited in their car about a quarter of a mile from a big house. They sat there in the darkness, smoking, hardly talking. It was now a little after midnight.

  At last they saw a light in one of the upstairs windows. It flashed once, twice, three times.

  “That’s the sign,” Lacey said. Both men got out of the car. They were wearing dark clothes. They now put on gloves. Lacey had a small bag of tools. “Can I bring the gun?” Bames asked.

  “How many times must I tell you! No guns!” Lacey said angrily. “Not while you’re working with me.” And they entered the garden through a small gate.

  “I hope there aren’t any dogs,” Bames said as they climbed round the edge of the garden. They were going towards the back of the house.

  “There are no dogs and no people here,” Lacey told him. “Except for our friend upstairs. Now keep quiet and follow me!”

  They entered a big yard at the back of the house.

  “That’s the window over there,” Lacey said, pointing to a small window near the kitchen door. “You wait here. I’ll get through the kitchen window. If I can’t open the door, you’ll have to climb through the window too. ”

  Lacey crossed the yard. He opened the window without any difficulty and climbed through. But the kitchen door was locked and the key was not there. He went to the window and whistled to Bames.

  “You’ll have to climb through the window, too,” he said.

  Just at that moment they heard the sound of a car. It was getting closer to the house at great speed and its lights lit up the house as it got nearer. People got out and they could hear voices.

  “That is the police!” Bames said, “It is a trap. I knew it. ”

  “Don’t be worried” Lacey told him. “Now listen to me. Go back to the car and wait for me there. I’ll join you as soon as I can. Off  you go and keep well in the shadows. ”

  1According to the contents, what are the two persons?

  AThieves.

  BCheats.

  CPolicemen.

  DClimbers.

  2Which statement is NOT true?

  ALacey was more an expert in stealing than Bames.

  BNeither Lacey nor Bames knew the place well.

  CThe police have been fully prepared for the two persons.

  DBames had been told before not to take guns while stealing into the house.

  3What is the correct order of the two persons carrying out their plan?

  aLacey crossed the yard to the kitchen.

  bLacey and Bames came to a yard.

  cLacey and Bames entered the garden through a small gate.

  dLacey told Bames to wait.

xh? easy-going

  Bpoor but good for working-class girls

  Cin good health

  Dgood at making money

  3Annie found her father-in-law getting on her nerves because he ________.

  Asat when she was cleaning

  Bnever said what time he was getting up

  Crarely talked to her and Bob

  Dcaused her to give up her job

 

bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:宋体; mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>  eLacey and Bames climbed round the side of the garden.

  Ab, d, a, c, e

  Bb, c, e, d, a

  Cb, e, a, c, d

  Db, a, d, c, e

 

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  From poor beginnings to most expensive player

  Zinedine Zidane, who dreams of leading France to its second World Cup title in a row next month, has always preferred to express himself with a football rather than with words.

  Last Wednesday Zidane scored the decisive goal when Real Madrid of Spain won the Champions League final against Germany’s Leverkusen 2-1.

  He became one of the world’s most expensive players when he joined Real Madrid from Italy’s Juventus for US $66 million.And he has been a national hero since he scored twice in the 3-0 defeat of Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final.

  But despite his success, Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground.He leads a quite family life, there is hardly any gossip about him and he avoids putting his wife and two children in the spotlight.

  “Just because I’m a public figure it doesn’t mean I have to express myself on everything.I don’t like to discuss some personal matters publicly.”he said.

  Even as a child playing football in the slum area of Marseille, France, where he was raised by his Algerian parents, Zidane was shy.

  He loved football even as a little kid.“I realized football is a wonderful mixture of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking, ”he said.

  Even when the match awards were just chocolate and bread, Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich.

  Before he was 10 years old, it was obvious that he could become a great footballer.He was offered his first professional contract(合同)when he was just 20.Now, at the age of 29, he has already picked up two World Player of the year awards.

  This quiet striker has not yet spoken of his hopes for the coming World Cup.But his fans across the world will be eagerly watching him to see what he’ll do this time.

(1)

What did Zidane learn from his childhood football experience?

He learned that ________.

[  ]

A.

he could become a great footballer

B.

he could become rich if he became a footballer

C.

football is a mixture of a sharp mind and hard training but not just talking

D.

football is a favorite sport in the future

(2)

According to the article, what are Zidane’s main characteristics?

[  ]

A.

He is a shy but successful man.

B.

H e loves his wife and children.

C.

He doesn’t like to speak in public.

D.

He is a quiet, down-to earth person of few words.

(3)

When the writer says “Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground”, he means ________.

[  ]

A.

Zidane spends more time standing than sitting most days

B.

Zidane is a down-to earth person

C.

Zidane has spent most of his time training on the pitch

D.

Zidane likes standing when he succeeds

(4)

The sentence “Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich” means ________.

[  ]

A.

football made Zidane’s poor family wealthy when he was a child

B.

Zidane knew that football could bring him fame and wealth even when he was a child

C.

football brought happiness to Zidane when he was a child in a poor family

D.

Zidane knew that if he wanted to be rich he must play football from childhood

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James’s New Bicycle

  James shook his money box againNothing!He carefully   1   the coins that lay on the bed.$24.52 was all that he hadThe bicycle he wanted was at least 90!  2   on earth was he going to get the   3   of the money?

  He knew that his friends all had bicyclesIt was   4   to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheelsHe thought about what he could doThere was no   5   asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to   6  

  There was only one way to get money, and that was to   7   itHe would have to find a jod  8   who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask, MrClay for advice, who usually had   9   on most things

  That was the   10   of James’s odd-job(零工)businessFor three months he worked every day after finishing his homeworkHe was amazed by the   11   of jobs that people found for him to doHe took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended booksHe lost count of the   12   of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the   13   increased and he knew that he would soon have   14   for the bicycle he longed for

  The day   15   came when James counted his money and found 94.32H   16   no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wantedHe rode   17   home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friendsIt had been hard   18   for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more   19   he had bought it with his own moneyHe had   20   what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle

(1)

[  ]

A.

cleaned

B.

covered

C.

counted

D.

checked

(2)

[  ]

A.

How

B.

Why

C.

Who

D.

What

(3)

[  ]

A.

amount

B.

part

C.

sum

D.

rest

(4)

[  ]

A.

brave

B.

hard

C.

smart

D.

unfair

(5)

[  ]

A.

point

B.

reason

C.

result

D.

right

(6)

[  ]

A.

split

B.

spend

C.

spare

D.

save

(7)

[  ]

A.

borrow

B.

earn

C.

raise

D.

collect

(8)

[  ]

A.

Or

B.

So

C.

For

D.

But

(9)

[  ]

A.

decisions

B.

experience

C.

opinions

D.

knowledge

(10)

[  ]

A.

beginning

B.

introduction

C.

requirement

D.

opening

(11)

[  ]

A.

similarity

B.

quality

C.

suitability

D.

variety

(12)

[  ]

A.

brand

B.

number

C.

size

D.

type

(13)

[  ]

A.

effort

B.

pressure

C.

money

D.

trouble

(14)

[  ]

A.

all

B.

enough

C.

much

D.

some

(15)

[  ]

A.

finally

B.

instantly

C.

normally

D.

regularly

(16)

[  ]

A.

gave

B.

left

C.

took

D.

wasted

(17)

[  ]

A.

patiently

B.

ptoudly

C.

silently

D.

tiredly

(18)

[  ]

A.

applying

B.

asking

C.

looking

D.

working

(19)

[  ]

A.

since

B.

if

C.

than

D.

though

(20)

[  ]

A.

deserved

B.

benefited

C.

achieved

D.

learned

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 26 

, but I always knew he was 27 . He never criticized us, but used 28 to bring out our best. H’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 29 as a child I said something 30 about somebody, and father said, “31 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that I looked for the best 32 people, I would get the best 33 . From then on I’ve always tried to 34 the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very  35 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was  36 a great deal of time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a  37 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to make me change my decision,  38 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad  39 me to go into law. And I’ve  40 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,  41  I didn’t pursue my  42 . You know what you want. Go achieve it.”

As  43 turned out my little publication went on to become Student, a nation  44 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad  45 me.

  26. A. biologist       B. manager      C. lawyer           D. gardener

  27. A. strict         B. honest        C. special           D. learned

  28. A. praise         B. courage       C. power        D. warmth

  29. A. think          B. imagine       C. remember.     D. guess

  30. A. unnecessary B. unkind        C. unimportant    D. unusual

  31. A. Another    B. Some        C. Any         D. Other

  32. A. on        B. in           C. at              D. about

  33. A. in case     B. by turns      C. by chance     D. in return

  34. A. revise         B. set          C. review           D. follow

  35. A. understanding   B. experienced       C. serious       D. demanding

  36. A. taking up       B. making up     C. picking up     D. keeping up

  37. A. suggestion      B. decision       C. notice        D. choice

  38. A. and           B. as           C. even if           D. as if

  39. A. helped     B. allowed       C. persuaded     D. suggested

  40. A. always     B. never        C. seldom       D. almost

  41. A. rather         B. but          C. for          D. therefore

  42. A. promise       B. task         C. belief        D. dream

  43. A. this           B. he           C. it           D. that

  44. A. newspaper     B. magazine      C. program      D. project

  45. A. controlled      B. comforted     C. reminded      D. raised

 

  "Just sign here, sir," the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.

The package consisted of a long, narrow box ???__36___ wrapped in brown paper. ???__37___ the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside — a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. ???__38___ he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it ???__39___ .

Oscar was 16 when he first saw the ???__40___ umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, h noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its ???__41___, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its ???__42___ .

Oscar ???__43___the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat ???__44___ Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O'Brien.

Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O'Brien's ???__45___ on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. "May I__________ ???__46___  you?" she asked.

"I'd like to return it if it's yours," Oscar said, ???__47___ the umbrella as if presenting a ???__48__ that had long been wished for.

"Why, yes! It's mine," replied Mrs. O'Brien with a ???__49___ smile and shining eyes. "It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your ??__50_ ?"

"No, ma'am," he said, "My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward. "

"Well, that's ???__51___ what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?"

Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O'Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how ???__52___ it was. Why had it arrived here today?

As if ???__53___ , a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs. O'Brien wanted to ???__54___ this umbrella as a present for a kind, ???__55___ gesture long ago.

36. A. carefully     B. strictly        C. roughly       D. casually

37. A. Observing    B. Seizing        C. Opening       D. Searching

38. A. After        B. When         C. Since         D. Although

39. A. clearly       B. fully          C. suddenly      D. immediately

40. A. average      B. unusual       C. plain         D. typical

41. A. origin       B. shape         C. beauty        D. history

42. A. designer     B. owner        C. user          D. seller

43. A. convinced    B. forced        C. encouraged     D. advised

44. A. until        B. where        C. which        D. before

45. A. family       B. theater        C. house         D. neighborhood

46. A. invite        B. help          C. bother        D. know

47. A. holding out   B. turning out     C. picking up     D. putting up

48. A. chance      B. gift          C. fact          D. result

49. A. wide        B. confident      C. proud         D. shy

50. A. patience      B. kindness       C. courage       D. determination

51 A. obviously     B. naturally       C. exactly        D. probably

52. A. nice    B. rare          C. precious       D. old

53. A. in contrast  B. in answer    C. in exchange  D. in return

54. A. possess      B. value         C. carry         D. accept

55. A. unselfish     B. significant      C. attractive      D. sympathetic

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