A water bearer in India had two large pots;  each hung on the ends of a pole. The water bearer often  carried the pole __36__ his neck. One of the pots had a crack(裂缝) in it, __37__ the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house,  the cracked pot __38__ only half full. For a full two years,  this went on __39__，  with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.

Of course,  the perfect pot was __40__ of its advantages. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection,  and __41__ that it was able to __42__ only half of what it had been made to do.  __43__ two years of what  sensed to be a bitter __44__，  it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself,  and I want to __45__ to you. I have been able to  __46__ only half my load because this crack  in my side __47__ water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my __48__，  you have to do a lot of this work,  and you don't get full value from your __49__，”  the pot said.

 The bearer said to the pot,  “Did you __50__ that there were flowers only on your side of the path,  __51__ not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always __52__ your fault,  and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path,  and every day while we walk back,  you've __53__ them.

For two years I have been able to __54__ these  beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the __55__ you are,  there would not be this beauty to grace the house.”

36．A.above　　  B．over　　　  C．across　　　  D．through

37．A.as                        B．while                  C．when                    D．so

38．A.arrived                 B．realized            C. made                 D．concluded

39．A.weekly          B．daily                        C．monthly                    D．yearly

40．A.ashamed                B．proud        C．happy              D．disappointed

41．A.sad                             B．pleased                   C．comfortable                D．safe

42．A.admit      B．achieve      C．reduce         D．attract

43．A.Before                  B. Since                      C．After                     D．By

44．A.failure                  B．success                 C．excitement            D．satisfaction

45．A.apologize                  B. talk                         C．admit                    D．apply

46．A.develop         B．permit     C．depend           D．deliver

47．A.takes                    B．causes                   C．makes                   D．reminds

48．A.fault              B．success                 C．kindness                D．sorrow

49．A.effects                 B．efforts                   C．operation                      D．attempt

50．A.look                            B．pay                       C．notice                   D．watch

51．A.but                             B．and                              C．since                     D．after

52. A．known about  B．told about C．worried about       D．come about

53．A.cared                   B．watered              C．planted                  D．pulled

54．A.pick     B．buy               C．sell         D．borrow

55．A.attitude                B．way                          C．measure            D．appearance

There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t   1   him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “  2  ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a   3  . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.

So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and    4   every penny I could and   5   I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to   6   to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only   7  you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.

“I see,” was all he said.

One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a   8   to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house ,   9   it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n)   10   day. As I dropped my dad off, I 11   him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his   12   from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were   13   lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).

In that instant, it  14   to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out,   15   hot it got. Never, not once, had I hear him  16   about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.

When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to   17   me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my   18  . Don’t work too hard. I love you.”

His   19   met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he   20   his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”

1. A. like                    B. remember                   C. forget                     D. care

2. A. Sorry                  B. Yes                           C. No                             D. Well

3. A. car                   B. friend                          C. job                             D. present

4. A. spent           B. earned                          C. kept                      D. saved

5. A. when                  B. if                             C. because            D. though

6. A. pay it back        B. hand it over                  C. turn it up             D. show it off

7. A. pay                   B. charge                          C. offer                     D. provide

8. A. ride            B. leave                          C. trip                         D. hurry

9. A. as                    B. although                         C. but                             D. since

10. A. ordinary         B. hot                                 C. work                     D. special

11. A. helped         B. followed                    C. left                            D. watched

12. A. tools                         B. clothes                        C. luggage                    D. bag

13. A. fewer                        B. more                         C. longer                     D. deeper

14. A. happened               B. seemed                          C. occurred            D. appeared

15. A. whatever               B. whenever                  C. wherever           D. however

16. A. talk                         B. complain                  C. ask                        D. speak

17. A. hand                 B. pass                          C. lend                        D. take

18. A. help                B. advice                          C. treat                D. reply

19. A. hands                 B. smile                   C. voice                 D. eyes

20. A. cleaned                B. wiped                           C. cleared                   D. felt

Professor Bumble is an old man, thin and short. He is 　1 absent-minded but seriously shortsighted. His mind is always busy 2 thought, plan, new ideas, and so on, and he hardly notices 3 around him.

One fine day he went out for a walk in the countryside, and, as always, he had 4 in his hand. As soon as he 　5 his walk, he began reading attentively. He 　6 far when he knocked 7 a big cow and fell down. He had lost his 8 in the fall, and he 9 　he had stumbled over a fat lady. “ 10 , madam,” he said 11 with a low bow before searching for his glasses. When he 　12 , he realized his mistake.

Now Professor Bumble went on 13 on the country road. Soon he was concentrating on his book again and paying no attention to 14 . He had hardly been walking for five minutes 　15 he fell over again, losing 　16 . This time he became very angry. He beat the “cow” angrily 　 17 his umbrella until he could not reach it. Then, after 18 his glasses, he realized that he had made 19 mistake. A large fat 　20 was running away from him as fast as she could, crying for help with horror.

1. A. not　　　　 B. not also　　 C. not only　　　 D. only

2. A. with　　　 B. in　　　　 C. have　　　　　 D. doing

3. A. what is happened　 　　 　　　　　B. what is going on

　 C. that is taken place D. that is happening

4. A. a glass　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a pair of glasses

　 C. a black bag　　 　　　 　　　D. a book

5. A. set off　　 　　　　　　　 　　　B. began to set off

　 C. set out D. acted off for

6. A didn’t go B. hadn’t gone

C. hasn’t gone　　 　　　　 　　　D. wasn’t gone

7. A. into　　　 B. at　　　　　 C. down　　　　　 D. over

8. A. book　　 B. bag　　　　　 C. glasses　　　　 D. umbrella

9. A. realized　 B. saw　　　　 C. thought　　　　 D. noticed

10. A. Make an apology to me　　　 B. Thanks

C. I show sorry to you　 　 　　　D. I beg your pardon

11. A. happily　　 　　　 B. angrily　　　 C. rudely　　　　 D. politely

12. A. had put on them　 　 　　　　　 B. had put them on

C. had put it on D. had worn them

13. A. with his walk　 　　　 　　　 B. for a walk

C. to walk D. walking away

14. A. something else　　 　　　 B. other something

C. else anything　　　 　　　 D. anything else

15. A. when B. than

C. before　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. after

16. A. all his book and his glasses　

B. either his book or his glasses

C. both his book and his glasses

D. neither his glasses nor his book

17. A. to use　　　 B. with　 　 　 C. by　　　　　 D. in

18. A. searching for　　 　　　　　 　　　 B. looking for

C. finding for　　 　　　　 　　　 D. finding

19. A. the second　　 　　　　 　　　 B. a second

C. again　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. other

20. A. cow　　　　 　　　　　 B. man　　　

C. woman　　　 　　　 　　　 D. bear

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11. If you want to sell your product, you must _________（做广告）it.

12. With April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to c__________ with better service for passengers.

13. The ______ painting sold for 150,000 dollars.

14. Soon the sleeping pill took______ and he fell asleep.

15. I’m not so s _______ as to think it will be easy.

16. It’s well-known that smoking is h　　　　　 (有害的) to health.

19. As we all know, smoking, which _________（影响）our health, is a bad habit.

20. He seems to be honest and trusted, but in r ________ he often tells lies.

 The number of the people who _______ cars _______ increasing.

A. owns; are     B. owns; is      C. own; is      D. own; are

 This is one of the best films _______.

A. that have been shown this year        B. that have shown

C. that has been shown this year         D. that you talked

It is the third time that she has won the race, ______ has surprised us all.

　　　 A. that 　　　　　　　　 　　B. where　　　 　　　 C. which　　　 　　　 D. what

 Don’t do such things ______ you are not sure about.

   A. as   B. that   C. what   D. than

 He is not such a man _______ would leave his work half done.

A. that      B. which      C. who       D. as

Over the past 20 years the once-sleepy fishing village ______ into an international tourism destination, with many visitors coming to explore its spectacular rainforests and beaches．

　　　 A．was transformed　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．was transferred

　　　 C．has been transformed 　 D．has been transferred