Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands.__16__people were reluctant (不情愿的) to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the violent storms __17__ the ocean. As the farmer interviewed__18__for the job, he received a steady stream of __19__ .

Finally, a short, thin man, __20__ past middle age, approached（接近） the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.

"Well, I can sleep__21__ the wind blows," answered the little man.

Although __22__ by this answer, the farmer, in great need of help, __23__ him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt __24__ with the man's work.

Then one night the wind blew __25__ in from offshore. __26__ out of bed, the farmer rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and shouted, "__27__ ! A storm is coming! __28__ things down before they blow away!"

The little man __29__ in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."

Angered by the response, the farmer meant to fire him on the spot. __30__ , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his __31__ , he discovered that all of the haystacks(草垛) had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布). The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. Everything was tied down. __32__ could blow away.

The farmer then understood __33__ his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew. When you're __34__ , spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to__35__. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?

1.                A．No            B．Few            C．Most D．All

2.                A．Above         B．Across          C．below    D．through

3.                A．Applicants      B．peasants        C．workers  D．engineers

4.                A．arrivals         B．refusals         C．approvals D．finals

5.                A．well           B．Too            C．very D．pretty

6.                A．when          B．before         C．after D．because

7.                A．Pleased         B．puzzled         C．surprised D．frightened

8.                A．fired           B．scolded         C．hired D．ordered

9.                A．Disappointed    B．satisfied        C．excited   D．tired

10.               A．loudly          B．Slightly         C．hardly D．silently

11.               A．Jumping        B．Rising          C．Getting    D．Falling

12.               A．Stand up        B．Get up         C．Sit down   D．Lie down

13.               A．Let            B．Put            C．Lay   D．Tie

14.               A．rolled over      B．jumped over     C．rolled up  D．jumped up

15.               A．Therefore      B．Otherwise      C．likewise   D．Instead

16.               A．expectation     B．imagination      C．amazement D．sorrow

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

18.               A．how           B．which          C．that  D．what

19.               A．prepared       B．finished        C．determined    D．En

20.               A．beat           B．win            C．desire D．fear

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　Mrs Wilson, the middle-aged wife of a rich businessman, invited some of her friends to lunch． She was very anxious to 　1　　 　a new way of cooking a fish dish, 　2　　 　she was very 　3　　 　with herself when the dish was ready． 　4　　 　the dish was very 　5　　 　, she put it near the open window to cool it for a few minutes． 　6　　 　, five minutes later, when she came back for it she was 　7　　 　to find the neighbour's cat, Chester, at the dish． 　8 　she was 　9　　 　to stop the cat from eating the fish． That 　10　　 　was a good success and everyone 　11　　 　the dish very much． They talked and 　12　　 　till four o'clock．

　At the end of the afternoon, 　13　　 　she was alone, Mrs Wilson felt tired but 　14　　 　． She was in an armchair just near the 　15　　 　and 　16　　 　the window she was 　17　　 　to see the neighbour's cat 　18　　 　in the garden． Why, the fish dish must be 　19　　 　．What would happen 　20　　 　her friends? She at once phoned the family doctor for 　21　　 　．The doctor told her to 　22　　 　each of the visitors to meet him at the hospital as soon as possible． Finally the danger was over． Once again Mrs Wilson was 　23　　 　in her armchair in the living room, still tired but 　24　　 　happy, just then the phone rang． It was her neighbour． “Oh, Millie,”her neighbour cried, “Chester is dead． She was 　25　　 　by someone in a car and thrown in your garden．”

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A few years after Mom died, Dad handed me a plastic bag. That evening, I 　36 　 the bag to find dozens of shells, each one 　 37 　 in white tissue paper and having Mom’s handwriting.

The shells were pretty 　　38 　 , but to Mom, they were evidence of her endlessly magical life and 　 39 　 me of the seashore trip with her. She was 61 when she 　40 　 these shells, and already showing 　 41 　 of the lung disease that would kill her the next year. We knew something was 　 42 　 and mom needed an adventure. She suggested a dinner and a movie. But two friends and I had bigger 　　43 　 .

Mom had been to the ocean only twice, but she 　　44 　 the seashore. Her kitchen was decorated with souvenirs from those two trips. I called Mom and told her that we would 　　45　 for Jersey Shore. Mom was so　 46 that she screamed and Amber, her dog, who was sitting on her lap was 　　47 　 to jump onto the floor.

One of my favorite 　 48 　 on the road was a discussion about movies. Mom often got the titles wrong. “Ohhhh,” she said, “what was that movie about a teacher at the boys’ school?” Before anyone could 　 49 　 , she shouted, “I remember! The Dead Man’s Poet!” I looked in the rearview mirror and saw a back seat full of 　 50 　 . “Mom,” I said. “You mean Dead Poets Society?” “That’s it!” Mom yelled. 　 51 　 filled the car.

Once we got to Stone Harbor, she began to 　 52 　 the trip, greeting strangers and spending hours gathering shells.

　 The morning we left, I found her photographing every inch of her bedroom. “I don’t ever want to 　　53 　 this,” she said.

For a long time, Mom’s shells stayed 　 54 　 in a drawer. Last month, I 　 55 them again while searching for something else. I put them in a visible place as a reminder from a mother who never lost her sense of wonder.

36. A received　　 　　 　　　 B. opened　 　　　　 C. checked　　 　 　　　 D. packed

37. A. folded　　 　　 　　　 B. included　　 　 　　　 C. trapped　　　 D. covered

38. A. amazing　　　 B. common　　 C. lucky　　 　　 　　　 D. funny

39. A. reminded　　 　 B. demanded　　 C. informed　　 D. warned

40. A. moved　　　 　 B. protected　　 　　　 C. collected　　 D. examined

41. A. signals　　 　　　　　　 B. scenes　　　 C. signs　　　　 D. sights

42. A. wrong　　 　　 　　　 B. missing　　　 C. strange　　　 　　　 D. boring

43. A. cars　　　 　　 　　　 B. days　 　　　 C. maps　　　　 D. plans

44. A. remembered　　 　　 B. trusted　　 　 　　　 C. loved　　　 　 　　　 D. respected

45. A. wait　　　 　　　　　　 B. head　　　　 C. look　　　 　　 　　　 D. pay

46. A. encouraged　　 B. relaxed　　　 C. surprised　　 　　　 D. excited

47. A. frightened　　 B. embarrassed　 C. disappointed　 D. pleased

48. A. reasons　　　 　 B. thoughts　　 　 　　　 C. memories　　 D. questions

49. A. realize　 　　　　 B. add　　　 　　 　　　 C. advise　　　 D. answer

50. A. confusion　　 　 B. worry　　　 　　　 C. emotion　　 D. peace

51. A. Pride　　 　　　 B. Laughter　　 C. Shouts　　　 D. Challenges

52. A. enjoy　　 　　　 B. organize　　 C. support　　　 D. take

53. A. decide　　 　　 　　　 B. forget　　　 C. believe　　　 D. mean

54. A. unexpected　　 B. stuck　　 　　 　　　 C. unknown　　 　　　 D. buried

55. A. mistook　 　　　　 B. developed　 　 C. discovered　　 　　　 D. prepared

　　 阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On the night of the play，Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a suit of policeman’s clothes long 36 the end of the first scene．He certainly looked the part all right. He thought as he 37 himself in the mirror．
　　 Then he suddenly felt nervous．After all， it was his first time to 38 a part in a play． 39 could he face all those people watching the play？He put his head in his hands and tried to 40 his lines（台词），but nothing 41 to his mind．
　　A knock on the door made him look 42 ．He was to go on stage（舞台） in the second scene．“Have I 　43 my part and ruined（破坏）the play for everybody？” he thought to himself． But 44 was only the manager．She 45 how nervous he was and 46 he should stand near the stage 47 he could watch and follow the play． It was a good 48 of getting rid of his nervousness， she said． She was right； it seemed to 　49 ． In fact the more he watched the play， the 50 he felt himself part of it．
　　 At last the 51 came for him to appear on the stage． But suddenly the manager came to him again， 52 worried as she placed a hand on his arm to 53 him back． “Has anything gone 54 ？” Jack asked． “I’m afraid you’re going to be 55 ，” she said． “They’ve jumped three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely．”
36． A． before　　 B． by 　　　　　 C． after　　　　　　 D． at
37． A． looked　　 B． showed　　　 C． admired　 　　 D． enjoyed
38． A． make　　　 B． join 　　　　 C． have 　　　　　 D． give
39． A． Where　　　 B． Why　　　　　 C． When 　　　　 D． How
40． A． read 　　　 B． remember 　　C． understand 　D． learn
41． A． came 　　　 B． went 　　　　 C． happened 　　 D． got
42． A． away　　　 B． up 　　　　　 C． out 　　　　　 　D． down
43． A． passed　　 B． left 　　　　　 C． missed　 　　 D． failed
44． A． this 　　　　 B． that　　　　　 C． she 　　　　　　 D． it
45． A． wondered　　B． imagined 　　C． noticed 　　 D． examined
46． A． agreed　　　 B． suggested C． persuaded 　　　 D． encouraged
47． A． where 　　　B． when 　　　 C． which 　　　 　 D． there
48． A． idea 　　　 B． way　　　　　 C． path 　　　　 　 D． plan
49． A． do 　　　　 B． win 　　　　　 C． work　　　　　　 D． act
50． A． less 　　　 B． harder　　 C． better　　　　　 D． more
51． A． hour 　　　 B． minute 　　　 C． moment　　　 D． period
52． A． feeling　　 B． looking　　　 C． sounding　　　 D． growing
53． A． hold 　　　 B． take 　　　 C． catch 　　　　　 D． push
54． A． bad 　　　　 B． late 　　　　 C． mad 　　　　　　 D． wrong
55． A． frightened B． excited　 C． disappointed　　　 D． pleased