20.An old man found a sparrow with a broken wing.He brought it home and nursed it back to(1)C.Afterwards,though it could fly the sparrow(2)Ato leave the house.The old man's wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was(3)Dthe house.But he wouldn't listen.
One day while her husband was asleep,the woman (4)Cthe sparrow,took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to(5)A.The old man missed his little friend and hoped it would come back,(6)Cit never did.Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a (7)Dsound.He looked up and there was the (8)B,sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold (9)Ait had found in the house.
The old man did not (10)Cmuch about money,but his wife was(11)Dwhen she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow.(12)B,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her (13)Ato the old house.When she saw the sparrow she(14)Cit to return.
"If you have found (15)B,bring it along and I'll spend it all on you."She promised.
The sparrow brought her an old(16)Dwith the help of its friends.The basket was(17)Abut the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran at once because she was (18)Bthat the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所)in her house again.
The moment she reached home,she (19)Dthe basket,expecting it to be filled with gold and silver.Instead,out (20)Ca lot of sparrows.
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.
One day while her husband was asleep,the woman (4)Cthe sparrow,took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to(5)A.The old man missed his little friend and hoped it would come back,(6)Cit never did.Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a (7)Dsound.He looked up and there was the (8)B,sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold (9)Ait had found in the house.
The old man did not (10)Cmuch about money,but his wife was(11)Dwhen she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow.(12)B,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her (13)Ato the old house.When she saw the sparrow she(14)Cit to return.
"If you have found (15)B,bring it along and I'll spend it all on you."She promised.
The sparrow brought her an old(16)Dwith the help of its friends.The basket was(17)Abut the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran at once because she was (18)Bthat the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所)in her house again.
The moment she reached home,she (19)Dthe basket,expecting it to be filled with gold and silver.Instead,out (20)Ca lot of sparrows.
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.
1.A.danger | B.life | C.health | D.help |
2.A.refused | B.decided | C.managed | D.failed |
3.A.cleaning | B.sweeping | C.building | D.dirtying |
4.A.fed | B.noticed | C.caught | D.killed |
5.A.return | B.fly | C.stay | D.cry |
6.A.and | B.if | C.but | D.until |
7.A.strange | B.sweet | C.loud | D.familiar |
8.A.cat | B.sparrow | C.basket | D.stick |
9.A.coin | B.watch | C.ring | D.cup |
10.A.bring | B.take | C.care | D.put |
11.A.afraid | B.sad | C.nervous | D.excited |
12.A.However | B.Therefore | C.Instead | D.Luckily |
13.A.way | B.mark | C.picture | D.sign |
14.A.forbade | B.forced | C.begged | D.helped |
15.A.food | B.treasure | C.rooms | D.plant |
16.A.bowl | B.box | C.chair | D.basket |
17.A.covered | B.empty | C.big | D.small |
18.A.pleased | B.afraid | C.anxious | D.hopeful |
19.A.laid | B.broke | C.hid | D.opened |
20.A.walked | B.ran | C.flew | D.jumped |
16.Determination is a kind of quality---and that is __________ it takes to do anything well.( )
A. | that | B. | which | C. | why | D. | what |
15.My heart beat with that feeling,like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys.As the piece neared the end,I(41)Cup to take my final bow.For a second,the room was(42)B.Yet,even in that one second,I had enough time to (43)Dwhether I had done perfectly.Then,(44)D,the applause (掌声) came.
"Thank you…so much,"I said,(45)Ato the person standing on my other side.Olga,my piano teacher for six years,smiled back at me."You've been an (46)Cstudent all these years,"she said,"I hope that whatever you do,you never stop (47)A."
I leaned forward,(48)B would keep playing because I loved piano,and hugged her.
As it (49)C,the promises weren't as meaningful as I'd hoped.Right after the(50)A,I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day.(51)A,it began slipping away from me.The reason I had stopped taking (52)C was because of my busy schedule with homework.Not long after,I stopped practicing altogther.It was (53)B not to have to stress about piano anymore.But something was (54)C inside of me I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle,who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.
"Are you (55)A taking lessons from Olga?"she asked.
"Actually I just quit a while ago,"I replied.
"That's a (56)A,"she responded,"I remember your performance a year ago; it was(57)B."
Two days after talking to Michelle,I was at a (58)Dwhat to do.I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously,but in fact I knew (59)B what I was doing.
As the music (60)D,afamiliar feeling rose inside me.
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"Thank you…so much,"I said,(45)Ato the person standing on my other side.Olga,my piano teacher for six years,smiled back at me."You've been an (46)Cstudent all these years,"she said,"I hope that whatever you do,you never stop (47)A."
I leaned forward,(48)B would keep playing because I loved piano,and hugged her.
As it (49)C,the promises weren't as meaningful as I'd hoped.Right after the(50)A,I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day.(51)A,it began slipping away from me.The reason I had stopped taking (52)C was because of my busy schedule with homework.Not long after,I stopped practicing altogther.It was (53)B not to have to stress about piano anymore.But something was (54)C inside of me I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle,who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.
"Are you (55)A taking lessons from Olga?"she asked.
"Actually I just quit a while ago,"I replied.
"That's a (56)A,"she responded,"I remember your performance a year ago; it was(57)B."
Two days after talking to Michelle,I was at a (58)Dwhat to do.I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously,but in fact I knew (59)B what I was doing.
As the music (60)D,afamiliar feeling rose inside me.
41.A.showed | B.sat | C.stood | D.looked |
42.A.light | B.quiet | C.colorful | D.nervous |
43.A.expect | B.remind | C.know | D.doubt |
44.A.immediately | B.successfully | C.hopefully | D.suddenly |
45.A.turning | B.waving | C.running | D.pointing |
46.A.easy-going | B.imaginative | C.amazing | D.honest |
47.A.practicing | B.learning | C.competing | D.gaining |
48.A.telling | B.promising | C.admitting | D.speaking |
49.A.carried on | B.brought up | C.turned out | D.taken in |
50.A.performance | B.final | C.presentation | D.play |
51.A.Soon | B.Besides | C.Thus | D.Instead |
52.A.lectures | B.parts | C.lessons | D.pieces |
53.A.disappointing | B.pleasing | C.inspiring | D.puzzling |
54.A.beating | B.rising | C.changing | D.shinning |
55.A.still | B.even | C.much | D.yet |
56.A.shame | B.relief | C.pleasure | D.deal |
57.A.challenging | B.breathtaking | C.demanding | D.embarrassing |
58.A.time | B.heart | C.dream | D.loss |
59.A.normally | B.exactly | C.unclearly | D.badly |
60.A.ended | B.hit | C.covered | D.spread |