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　　Prof. Smith,

　　I should like to say that you gave us an unforgettable entertainment on Friday. It was most enjoyable. It was very kind of you.

　　Stephen Turner

1．This is a note of ________.

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　　Bill,

　　Sorry I couldn’t attend the 10 o’clock meeting. My dental appointment lasted a lot longer than I expeced. May I have some information about the meeting tomorrow at 2?

Gary

2．The major purpose of the note is to ________.

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March 31

　　To Margaret,

　　I’d like to have you return any of the materials you are not using. I need to be using some of these now. If you need some of the things still, please let us talk about which ones.

　　Thank you.

Harvey

3．Harvey would like to ________.

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A．borrow some materials

B．lend Margaret something

C．get something back

D．have a talk with Margaret

Football

Hensley against Mayfair

　　The annual football match between Hensley School and Mayfair School will be held on Saturday. However, if there is heavy rain the match will be held on Sunday 15 at the same time.

4．It all depends on ________ whether the football match will be put off.

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NOTICE

　　As you may know, the College of Education runs some summer courses for foreigners(aged 14－18) in July and August every year. But the college doesn’t have enough rooms for all the students to live in and we usually try to place some of them with families who live close to the college If you feel you have the right housing conditions and would like to take in a paying guest for part of the summer, could you please get in touch with Mrs Champman at the College of Education?

5．Of the following people, who do you think will most probably come to Mrs Champman after reading this note?

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A．Juana, a girl student who comes from Spain to attend the summer courses.

B．Mr. Smieth, an old man who lives in a one-room flat.

C．Mrs. Jones, a lady who has a spare room in her house.

---How about seeing the new movie at the theatre tonight?

---_____, but I’ve got to go over my notes for tomorrow’s exam.

A. All right.      B. Sounds great       C. I can’t        D. No, I am terribly sorry

Robeson was born in a very poor family.At seven,he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home,then he sold   26   he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents.He had

  27  schooling,for being so poor,how could they   28   school fees?

When he was fifteen,he worked   29   a servant in a school.Looking at other children studying in the classroom,he felt   30  for himself.How he   31   to have the same chance!He decided to study by   32   .In the daytime,after the sweeping and cleaning was over,he   33  

stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said.At night,he tried his best to remember what he   34  during the day.He worked   35   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep.The more he learned,the greater   36   he showed in his lessons.A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and   37  him to sit at the back of the class.In one exam,he was the   38  one in the whole school who reached the highest grade.He would have been given the scholarship if he   39   a regular student of the school.

Robeson   40  rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the   41  of some university professors.They admired his talent   42   his diligence.To give him a good chance,they hired him as a librarian and   43   him free guidance.Robeson felt  44  ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   45   success.

26.A.whether                B.which                       C.that                           D.what

27.A.many                   B.few                           C.little                         D.much

28.A.buy                      B.afford                       C.send                          D.read

29.A.as                        B.like                           C.for                            D.by

30.A.angry                   B.ashamed                    C.proud                        D.sorry

31.A.hated                    B.decided                     C.wished                      D.regretted

32.A.the teacher            B.himself                            C.his parents                 D.his schoolmates

33.A.could                   B.ought to                    C.should                       D.would

34.A.had learned                                              B.has been taught

C.has heard                                                      D.had been written down

35.A.very                            B.so                             C.too                           D.quite

36.A.joy                       B.interest                      C.time                          D.taste

37.A.allowed                B.agreed                       C.let                                   D.refused

38.A.worst                   B.only                          C.last                           D.laziest

39.A.had been               B.has been                    C.is                              D.was

40.A.learned                 B.listened                     C.mastered                   D.struggled

41.A.notice                   B.influence                   C.eyes                          D.attention

42.A.except for             B.according to                     C.as well as                  D.in spite of

43.A.taught                  B.offered                      C.lent                           D.sent

44.A.sad                       B.angry                        C.happy                       D.disappointed

45.A.leading to             B.coming from             C.made of                    D.covered with

When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We __36__ many interests and quickly became inseparable. When high school ended, we both cried __37__ we would attend different colleges in the fall.

Our first term of university life was __38__. We had a huge telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long. In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very __39__. These were friends with whom I could be myself and __40__ out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.

When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. She __41__ a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life. However, something unexpected happened when I __42__ her to my new friends. Her eyes grew dark and I could see the __43__ within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed __44__ to accept it. I didn’t understand __45__ the people I loved most couldn’t love each other.

Becky left. I knew she was not happy. I thought long about what had happened. After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was __46__. She saw me with my new friends and __47__ that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having __48__ her and wished she could be a part of it. She wished she could be in their __49__.

I wrote a letter to Becky __50__ she’s always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life’s greatest __51__. Becky wrote me back soon. She was in __52__ and felt sorry about what she had done.

I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it. __53__ can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared. We are now walking on two different paths of __54__. While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there, __55__ to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.

A. showed        B. developed        C. protected         D. shared

A. because        B. unless       C. although         D. while

A. modern        B. peaceful          C. hard                 D. normal

A. anxious       B. comfortable       C. familiar        D. strange     

A. figure        B. make       C. pour            D. hold

A. brought        B. returned    C. donated          D. recommended

A. admitted       B. introduced  C. mentioned        D. referred  

A. concern       B. doubt      C. curiosity         D. hurt  

A. ashamed       B. cautious          C. unwilling        D. calm

A. how         B. why        C. that             D. whether 

A. aggressive          B. discouraged       C. proud           D. jealous 

A. regretted     B. argued      C. promised         D. proved

A. for           B. from        C. without         D. across

A. expectation   B. position      C. reception       D. relation   

A. recognizing  B. predicting  C. assuming         D. explaining 

A. gift               B. spirit       C. achievement      D. sign

A. sympathy          B. agreement  C. surprise          D. confusion 

A. Nothing      B. Anything    C. Something      D. Everything

A. success            B. happiness   C. research         D. life

A. choosing     B. planning  C. waiting          D. demanding