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    While I was at school, I 1 train with Spurs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also 2 for English schoolboys, so I suppose I was 3 a school boy star.  

       I didn't really get into 4 at school. I had my two elder brothers there for   5 of the time that I was there, so my stay at the school   wasn't that hard.6 other children had a really hard time.  

      I left 7 the end of the Fourth Year, and that caused a bit of trouble. I was allowed 8 math and technical drawing early. I passed them 9 , but unfortunately I failed in woodwork. If I'd stayed on 10 12 subjects like the other children.     

    It was a big decision to leave early so as 11 take all my exams.It could have meant that I'd wasted 12 years. But how many could get the 13 that I had? I'm told that only one in 1000 makes it in 14 , so you have only a very slim chance. But I decided to go for it and looking back it was the    15 thing to do.  

      I didn't support Spurs 16 a boy. I supported QPR, my local team. But to play for Spurs, 17 had just won the FA Cup, was interesting to me. There were so many 18 , and of course Bill Nicholson was the 19 then—a great manager.     

    I didn't have any girlfriends at 20 , I was 21 deeply involved (陷   于) in football that I didn't have time. 22 I don't have direct contactwith my old school friends, I own a sports 23 in the area, so they   often drop into the shop and talk about the old days.   24 is really nice. I'm always pleased to see them. I would advise anyone   25 to be a footballer to stay on at school to do their exams. If a club wants you badly enough they'll come in for you later.  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
(1) A. am usedB. was usedC. used toD. was used to  [  ]
(2) A. playedB. play    C. played with  D. played a joke[  ]
(3) A. a little ofB. a fewC. a lotD. a bit of [  ]
(4) A. troublesB. troubleC. any troubleD. matter [  ]
(5) A. mostB. the most    C. a mostD. many [  ] 
(6) A. EachB. The      C. EveryD. Some [  ] 
(7) A. fromB. in       C. at       D. before [  ]
(8) A. takingB. to take    C. takenD. to be taken[  ]
(9) A. bothB. allC. everyD. neither [  ]
(10) A. I'd haveB. I had taken C. I tookD. I'd have taken[  ]
(11) A. noB. not      C. not toD. no one [  ]
(12) A. fiveB. four       C. sixD. seven [  ]
(13) A. chanceB. meeting    C. moneyD. exam [  ]
(14) A. basketballB. volleyballC. ping-pangD. football [  ]
(15) A. wrongB. mistake    C. rightD. corrected [  ]
(16) A. beingB. for      C. usingD. as [  ]
(17) A. whoB. which      C. whomD. when [  ]
(18) A. moonsB. stars      C. sunsD. earths [  ] 
(19) A. teacherB. master     C. managerD. doctor [  ]
(20) A. schoolB. farm       C. factoryD. shop [  ]
(21) A. tooB. very       C. quiteD. so [  ]  
(22) A. ButB. Although      C. Even ifD. Even though[  ]
(23) A. fieldB. room       C. shopD. clothes [  ] 
(24) A. whichB. that       C. whenD. who [  ] 
(25) A. wantedB. wantingC. wantsD. to want [  ]

Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson,South Dakota.Baseball was always her fa—
vorite sport.Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first
base in their games.More often,however,they asked her to umpire(裁判)for them,
because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing.
One day in 1904,Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden,Iowa,to watch
Hank play for the home team against Hawarden.When they arrived at the ball field,
two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary(预备)game.The umpire hadn’t ar—
rived,so Hank argued that the teams should let his sister serve as umpire.The players
finally agreed.
Amanda,then sixteen and standing five feet,ten inches tall,made perfect calls.
She was so good that players for the main game asked her 10 umpire for them and even
offered to pay her.Thus,at sixteen,Amanda Clement became the first paid female
baseball umpire on record.She is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,
New York.
61.Hank and his friends often asked Amanda to umpire for them because      
 A.they wanted to make her happy
 B.she called them brothers
  C.no one else wanted to do it for them
  D.she knew the rules well and was fair
62.Amanda went to Hawarden in order to      
A.serve as umpire
C.make money
B.watch her brother play
D.help the local teams
63.Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game       .
 A.in her P.E.classes at school    B.in an umpire training school
  C.by watching and playing the games D.from her mother,a baseball umpire
64.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
  A.Amanda Clement.First Female Umpire
  B.A Family of Baseball Fans
  C.Baseball Games in Hawarden,Iowa
  D.The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson,South Dakota.Baseball was always her fa—

vorite sport.Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first

base in their games.More often,however,they asked her to umpire(裁判)for them,

because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing.

One day in 1904,Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden,Iowa,to watch

Hank play for the home team against Hawarden.When they arrived at the ball field,

two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary(预备)game.The umpire hadn’t ar—

rived,so Hank argued that the teams should let his sister serve as umpire.The players

finally agreed.

Amanda,then sixteen and standing five feet,ten inches tall,made perfect calls.

She was so good that players for the main game asked her 10 umpire for them and even

offered to pay her.Thus,at sixteen,Amanda Clement became the first paid female

baseball umpire on record.She is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,

New York.

61.Hank and his friends often asked Amanda to umpire for them because      

 A.they wanted to make her happy

 B.she called them brothers

  C.no one else wanted to do it for them

  D.she knew the rules well and was fair

62.Amanda went to Hawarden in order to      

A.serve as umpire

C.make money

B.watch her brother play

D.help the local teams

63.Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game       .

 A.in her P.E.classes at school    B.in an umpire training school

  C.by watching and playing the games D.from her mother,a baseball umpire

64.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

  A.Amanda Clement.First Female Umpire

  B.A Family of Baseball Fans

  C.Baseball Games in Hawarden,Iowa

  D.The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

 

       England’s shameful defeat in the race to host the 2018 World Cup caused a bitter new “Cold War” with Russia last night.

       The & 15 million bid — accompanied by David Cameron, Prince William and David Beckham — didn’t even get past the first round.

       It secured just two of the 22 votes by committee members of football’s world governing body Fifa in a secret ballot (投票) — one of which was cast by England’s own FA Chairman Geoff Thompson.

       Among strong suspicions of shady backroom deals, the tournament went to Russia.

       Last night Downing Street did little to hide its anger and said Mr. Cameron had no plans to congratulate Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin personally “at the present time”.

       Shortly after Fifa president Sepp Blatter declared Russia the winner for 2018, he announced that Qatar, a tiny desert country which has never even qualified to play in the World Cup, would host the 2022 tournament, beating bids from Australia, the United States and a joint bid from Japan and South Korea.

       Fifa’s controversial decisions strengthened suspicions that the voting process was corrupt and that the sport’s world governing body had submitted to the energy-rich countries’ billions, meaning that England’s bid never stood a chance.

       A “bitterly disappointed” and visibly furious Mr. Cameron said England had the best technical bid and what he believed was the strongest commercial bid, adding: “It turns out that’s not enough.”

       Asked what more England could have done to secure the tournament, the Prime Minister replied: “I think that’s for others to say.”

       When Mr. Cameron met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev he had challenged him to a “good clean fight” but last night the Prime Minister’s official spokesman refused to say the voting process was either good or clean.

       Number 10 aides were furious with the outcome after Mr. Cameron had made two flying visits to Zurich where the vote was held and been up into the small hours yesterday like crazy lobbying for critical votes.

       So despite three days of intense lobbying in Zurich by the Three Lions, the England bid team feared they had been damaged by an accusation of corruption against Fifa members by BBC’s Panorama and The Sunday Times.

76.According to the passage, which of the following countries bid for the 2018 World Cup?

A、England                  B、Qatar               C、The United States                  D、Australia

77.The underlined word “Furious” is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A、angry                            B、worried            C、guilty                             D、confused

78.According to the passage, _______ voted for England during the secret ballot.

A、David Cameron                                   B、Geoff Thompson           

C、David Beckham                                   D、Sepp Blatter

79.By saying “It turns out that’s not enough.” Mr. Cameron really means ________.

A、England still has a long way to go to host the bid of the 2018 World Cup

B、England hasn’t been fully prepared for the bid of the 2018 World Cup

C、Russia has done far better than England to bid of the 2018 World Cup

D、there were dirty deals behind the decision

80.As can be concluded from the passage, one of the reasons for England’s failure might be _______.

       A、its lack of experience                          

B、its bad economic

C、its lack of energy                                

D、an accusation by BBC’s Panorama and The Sunday Times

Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson,South Dakota.Baseball was always her fa—

vorite sport.Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first

base in their games.More often,however,they asked her to umpire(裁判)for them,

because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing.

    One day in 1904,Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden,Iowa,to watch

Hank play for the home team against Hawarden.When they arrived at the ball field,

two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary(预备)game.The umpire hadn’t ar—

rived,so Hank argued that the teams should let his sister serve as umpire.The players

finally agreed.

    Amanda,then sixteen and standing five feet,ten inches tall,made perfect calls.

She was so good that players for the main game asked her 10 umpire for them and even

offered to pay her.Thus,at sixteen,Amanda Clement became the first paid female

baseball umpire on record.She is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,

New York.

61.Hank and his friends often asked Amanda to umpire for them because      

     A.they wanted to make her happy

     B.she called them brothers

     C.no one else wanted to do it for them

     D.she knew the rules well and was fair

62.Amanda went to Hawarden in order to      

A.serve as umpire

C.make money

B.watch her brother play

D.help the local teams

63.Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game       .

     A.in her P.E.classes at school    B.in an umpire training school

     C.by watching and playing the games D.from her mother,a baseball umpire

64.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

     A.Amanda Clement.First Female Umpire

     B.A Family of Baseball Fans

     C.Baseball Games in Hawarden,Iowa

     D.The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown

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