One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
31. The ant could not reach the side though _______.
A. she cried for help
B. she asked the dove to save her
C. she tried very hard
D. she could smell well
32. The dove saved the ant because _______.
A. she was the ant's friend
B. she took pity on the poor ant
C. the ant was almost exhausted
D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time
33. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.
A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft
34. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.
A. the dove immediately flew away
B. the dove hid himself in the grass
C. the ant told the dove to leave at once
D. he felt something biting him in the foot
35. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.
A. how clever the ant was
B. how kind the dove was
C. how the ant and the dove helped each other
D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can
One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. I was so 11 the story I was reading that I didn’t 12 that it was getting dark. When I realized that it was too dark for me to read 13 . I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone 14 , “Help! Help!” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. I looked out but it was too dark to 15 anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It 16 like a child, but I could not 17 what someone would be doing in our backyard, unless one of my neighbour’s children had climbed a tree and had not been able to 18 .
I decided that I ought to go out and have 19 in the yard, just in case someone was 20 . I got a flashlight and a stick, which I thought might be useful. With these in my hands, I went out 21 the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. “Who is there?” I 22 as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no 23 . With the help of my flashlight, I 24 all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the trees. There was no 25 of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my 26 made fun of me, probably because of the strange creatures (生物) on another 27 which I read about in the story.
I had to go back into the house and put the stick and flashlight away. I had just sat down to read my book again when I was 28 by the cry of “Help! Help!” This time it was from right behind me! I dropped my book and 29 . There, sitting on the table was my neighbour’s large green and red 30 .
11. A. worried about B. interested in C. surprised at D. tired of
12. A. mind B. hope C. notice D. expect
13. A. quietly B. quickly C. noisily D. easily
14. A. shouting B. laughing C. speaking D. talking
15. A. listen B. feel C. see D. find
16. A. sounded B. looked C. smelt D. tasted
17. A. question B. imagine C. choose D. understand
18. A. hurry off B. send away C. come off D. get down
19. A. a look B. a rest C. a sleep D. a walk
20. A. at work B. in shock C. on holiday D. in trouble
21. A. forward B. onto C. into D. backward
22. A. sang B. called out C. whispered D. read
23. A. noise B. sound C. voice D. answer
24. A. searched B. touched C. cut D. beat
25. A. seat B. sign C. place D. sort
26. A. neighbour B. imagination C. brother D. dog
27. A. world B. country C. planet D. satellite
28. A. called B. told C. encouraged D. frightened
29. A. jumped up B. sat up C. rang up D. knocked down
30. A. cock B. hen C. parrot D. chicken
Richard was called in by the police to answer questions ______ the disappearance of Thomas Ripley, whose relatives were so ______ his present situation.
A. regarding; concerning about B. concerned; worrying about
C. including; concerned about D. concerning; concerned about
After the operation, the patient is still very weak. It will take a long time for him to _______ from the operation.
A. calm B. recover
C. fight D. cover
It was when she was about to go to bed _____ the telephone rang.
A. that B. as C. since D. then
The physics teacher said the earth _____ around the sun.
A. is moving B. had moved
C. moved D. moves
There is no such ________ thing as luck in the world; success lies in ______ hard work.
A. /; a B. /; / C. a; the D. a; /
Do you know when Mr. Brown ______? When he _______ , please let me know.
A. will come; will come B. comes; is coming
C. is coming; comes D. comes; will come
Since 1999, the number of foreign students at German universities ______ from 113,000 to almost 200,000
A. has increased B. have increased
C. are increased D. was increased
Though it was the first time that I _______ the old town, I fell in love with it immediately.
A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. had visited