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20．Two traveling angels （天使） stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family．The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room．Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement．As they made their bed on the hard floor，the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it．When the younger angel asked why，the older angel replied"Things aren't always what they seem．"
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor but very hospitable （好客的） farmer．After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest． When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears．Their only cow，whose milk had been their only income，lay dead in the field．
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel，"How could this happen？""Why didn't you watch out for the cow？The first man had everything，yet you watched over his house，"she accused（指责）．"The second family had little but was willing to share everything，and you did not help．"
"Things aren't always what they seem，"the older angel replied．"When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall．Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune，I asked God if I could seal（封口）the wall so he couldn't find it．Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed，the angel of death came for his wife．I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead．Things aren't always what they seem．"

1．Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family？A
A．Because she didn't like the greedy owner．
B．Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor．
C．Because the basement was too cold to stay in．
D．Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help．
2．In paragraph two，the"pair"refers toB．
A．the rich couple
B．the angels
C．the guests
D．the poor couple
3．The younger angel was very angry becauseD
A．the older angel killed the farmer's cow
B．the angel of death took the cow away
C．the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live in
D．the older angel treated the two families unfairly．
4．The story tries to tell the reader thatB
A．angels are always ready to help the poor
B．sometimes things are not what they seem
C．angels are always ready to help the rich
D．the young should always learn from the old．

15．The first day of the month of May is known as May Day．It is the time of year when warmer weather begins．People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter．Today，May Day activities have been moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month．It is a public holiday when families take advantage of the time off to visit some of the UK's many attractions，including parks，zoos，historic buildings，ancient towns and villages and beautiful countryside．
May Day celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora，the goddess of fruit and flowers，which marked the beginning of summer．People would decorate their houses and villages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good luck．In the very early morning，young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew （露水）．They believed this made them very beautiful for the following year．
May Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and was a favorite holiday of many English villages．People of the time used to cut down young trees and stick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer．This is the origin of the maypole （五月柱）．People danced around them in celebration of the end of winter．Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one year to the next．The tallest maypole is said to have been put up in London on the Strand in 1661．It stood more than 143 feet high and was cut down in 1717，when it was used by Newton to support a new reflecting telescope （反射式望远镜） invented by Dutch scientist Huygens．

36．How do British people celebrate May Day？D
A．They visit friends and family members．
B．They spend a lot of time shopping around．
C．They show great love for the long winter．
D．They visit some attractions in Britain．
37．What can we learn about the maypole？B
A．People climb it on May Day．
B．It dates from the Middle Ages．
C．It was usually found in the cities．
D．People used old，tall trees to make it．
38．The purpose of the text is toB．
A．describe Roman customs
B．introduce a British festival
C．suggest spring family activities
D．explain the origins of maypoles．

14．Sedna was a beautiful girl who lived offshore with her father．There were many hunters （56）whowished to marry her but she refused them all．Her father was getting old and needed someone to look after Sedna．One day a hunter approached in his canoe and Sedna's father urged the hunter （57）to marry（ marry ） her，saying that his daughter would make a good life．（58）Inthe meantime，the hunter promised to provide her （59）with plenty of food so Sedna agreed to go with him to his island．When they arrived at the island，she could see nothing （60）exceptbare rock with a kind of nest （61）made（make） from seaweed and feathers．She looked at her husband，（62）shocked（shock）．Then she discovered that he was not a man，（63）buta sea bird．No matter （64）howangry she felt，she had no （65）choice（choose） but to stay with him．

13．Apply to an American College
Earlier，we explained how to begin a search for schools by going to one of the American educational advising centers around the world．We also discussed the rules for entering the United States．And we talked about programs that can be completed online．
But if your goal is to come to the United States to study，then it is time to make a list of colleges or universities that interest you．Be sure to choose more than one．Directors of foreign student admissions say students should apply to at least three schools．
Some students want to attend a small college．Others want to go to a big university．If a really big university appeals to you，then there are ones like Ohio State． That university in Columbus，Ohio，in the Midwest，has almost fifty-two thousand students．There are students this year from around one hundred fifty countries．
Ohio State provides international students with an application on its Website．You can pay the application charge online with a credit card．Or you can print the forms and mail them with the payment．
Many colleges and universities have their applications and also their catalogs online．You should start on your applications at least two years before you want to begin studies．
Completing a college application can take some time．But answering all the questions is not enough．Another important step is taking admissions tests．The SAT is the college entry test that American high school students most commonly take．
Colleges and universities also require international students to take the TOEFL-the Test of English as a Foreign Language．
If you have a general question for our Foreign Student Series，write to special@voanews．com．

25．What purpose does Paragraph One serve in the passage？A
A．To remind the readers of some related aspects of the topic．
B．To provide background information of the topic．
C．To attract readers'attention to the topic．
D．To offer basic knowledge of the topic．
26．According to this passage，"Ohio State"isD．
A．one of the states in America
B．the name of a Website
C．another name for"Columbus，Ohio"
D．a university in America
27．Besides a college application，you are required to takeCtest（s） if you're not an American．
A．one
B．three
C．two
D．four
28．The passage mainly deals withD．
A．how to pay the application charge
B．the rules for entering for American colleges and universities
C．when to start one's applications for American colleges and universities
D．some information on applications for American colleges and universities．

12．70 percent of they problems were with those people．they-their．

11．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：（1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；（2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Born to be the basketball player，Kobe Bryant showed his shooting talent in an early age．He has always been occupied with prove his skills on the court and improving himself．Having been enjoyed a successful high school basketball career，Kobe went straight into NBA after graduation．So far，Kobe have led the Lakers to four NBA champions．Thus，he is never content with his past achievements．He is famous for getting his teammates stay up late practising．when he learned a new move，he asks his teammates to practise with her until it is perfect．"No matter how many time you win，you have to constantly look for ways to get better，"Kobe said．

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