摘要:( ) He spent all his time for the TOEFL. A. to prepare B. to preparing C. in preparing D. of preparing

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     A few years ago, my friend Al won the lottery (彩票), which changed his life. He was not born with
a silver spoon in his mouth.    1  , my friend was always hard up for cash. He did not have much money.
And the money he did earn was chicken feed - very    2    .  
     Sometimes Al even had to    3    some gifts from his family and friends. He was not the kind of person
who never paid the money he    4   .He was always very careful with the money he spent. The    5    times
were when he was flat broke and had no money at all.
     One day, Al scraped together a few dollars for a    6   ticket. He thought he would never gain lots of
money     7   . But his combination of numbers was chosen and he    8     the lottery. That is to say, he
won a great deal of    9    .
     Al was so    10   . The first thing he did was to buy a new car. He showed off the one thing that he
normally would not buy. Then he started spending money on   11   things. It was like he had money to 
  12   . He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it quickly.
     When we   13   for a meal at a restaurant, Al paid every time. He would always pay bills for others.
He told me the money made him feel like a millionaire   14    he felt very happy.
     But shortly after that my friend was   15    and out again. He had no money left. He had   16    his
bottom dollar, his very last amount.
     I admit I do feel   17    for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. Instead, he is   18    to
living on a shoestring - a very low budget. Some might say he is penny   19    and pound foolish. He was
wise about small things, but    20    about important things.
(     )1. A. Yet          
(     )2. A. little        
(     )3. A. make          
(     )4. A. earned       
(     )5. A. best          
(     )6. A. lottery       
(     )7. A. unsuccessfully
(     )8. A. lost          
(     )9. A. money        
(     )10. A. unsatisfied  
(     )11. A. unnecessary  
(     )12. A. hold        
(     )13. A. got in        
(     )14. A. in case     
(     )15. A. up           
(     )16. A. spent        
(     )17. A. satisfied   
(     )18. A. on          
(     )19. A. rude         
(     )20. A. even          
B. Meanwhile  
B. few        
B. accept      
B. lent        
B. happiest    
B. cinema      
B. unusually  
B. beat    
B. tip    
B. excited    
B. unknown    
B. explode  
B. got across  
B. so that    
B. off        
B. spared      
B. sorry      
B. away        
B. shy        
B. still      
C. Otherwise  
C. much        
C. send      
C. owed        
C. easiest    
C. flight      
C. unexpectedly
C. missed  
C. possession  
C. anxious    
C. unavoidable
C. burn    
C. got down    
C. because    
C. down      
C. split      
C. active      
C. back      
C. stupid    
C. not        
D. Instead  
D. small      
D. produce    
D. owned      
D. worst      
D. ship        
D. uncertainly
D. won        
D. fare        
D. ashamed    
D. undiscovered
D. live        
D. got together
D. if          
D. in          
D. saved      
D. afraid      
D. around      
D. wise        
D. ever        
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  Carlos Al Mabal was born in Manila in 1950, and at the ago of two weeks he was taken by his father, a musician, to the United States by sea. He spent his first ten years in the American south-land where he attended school. Between the ages of 10 and 18, he travelled in the south and Western Atlantic areas, lived in Florida and graduated from his school in 1968. Early in his life he had great interest in musical instruments, and in 1965, he learned to play the piano and quickly became an expert on it. Since his graduation from Florida State University in 1973, he has been a famous pianist. He is not married, saying that his music should come first.

1.Carlos Al Mabal was born in ________.

[  ]

A.western Atlantic areas
B.the United States
C.the capital of the Philippines
D.the American south-land

2.When Carlos was still a ________, he was taken by ship to America by his father.

[  ]

A.child
B.fellow
C.boy
D.baby

3.He probably began to like musical instruments ________.

[  ]

A.when he spent his childhood in the American south-land

B.when he was 15 years old

C.shortly after he was taken to the United States

D.since he graduated from his school

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.Carlos's parents had only stayed in Asia for a period of time.

B.Carlos began to receive his school education in his early teens.

C.At the age of 15 , Carlos learned to play the piano and soon proved to be a quick learner.

D.Like his father, Carlos wants to devote himself to music.

5.Which of the following shows correctly the growth of Carlos?

A.Carlos finished school in Florida.

B.Carlos spent his fist 10 years in the American south - land.

C.Carlos succeeded in making his mark as a pianist.

D.Carlos was taken to America from Manila.

E.Carlos graduated from Florida State University.

F.Carlos learned to play the piano.

[  ]

A.d. b. a. f. e. c
B.b. d. a. f. e. c
C.d. b. a. e. c. f
D.c. b. d. f. a. e
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  Carlos Al Mahal was born in Manila in 1950, and at the age of two weeks he was taken by his father, a musician, to the United States by sea. He spent his first ten years in the American southland where he attended school. Between the ages of 10 and 18, he travelled in the south and western Atlantic areas, lived in Florida and graduated from his school in 1968. Early in his life he had great interest in musical instruments and in 1965 , he learned to play the piano and quickly became an expert on it . Since his graduation from Florida State University in 1973, he has been a famous pianist. He is not married, saying that his music should come first .

(1)Carlos A1 Mahal was born in ________.

[  ]

A.western Atlantic areas

B.the United States

C.the capital of the Philippines

D.the American southland

(2)When Carlos was still a ________ , he was taken by ship to America by his father.

[  ]

A.child
B.fellow
C.boy
D.baby

(3)He probably began to like musical instruments ________.

[  ]

A.when he spent his childhood in the American southland

B.when he was 15 years old

C.shortly after he was taken to the United States

D.since he graduated from his school

(4)According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

[  ]

A.Carlos' parents had once stayed in Asia for a period of time.

B.Carlos began to receive his school education in his early teens .

C.At the age of 15 , Carlos learned to play the piano and soon proved to be a quick learner.

D.Like his father, Carlos wants to devote himself to music.

(5)Which of the following shows correctly the growth of Carlos?

[  ]

A.Carlos finished school in Florida.

B.Carlos spent his first 10 years in the American southland.

C.Carlos succeeded in making his mark as a pianist.

D.Carlos was taken to America from Manila

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  Carlos Al Mahal was born in Manila in 1950, and at the age of two weeks he was taken by his father, a musician, to the United States by sea. He spent his first ten years in the American southland where he attended school. Between the ages of 10 and 18, he travelled in the south and western Atlantic areas, lived in Florida and graduated from his school in 1968. Early in his life he had great interest in musical instruments and in 1965 , he learned to play the piano and quickly became an expert on it . Since his graduation from Florida State University in 1973, he has been a famous pianist. He is not married, saying that his music should come first .

1.Carlos A1 Mahal was born in ________.

[  ]

A.western Atlantic areas

B.the United States

C.the capital of the Philippines

D.the American southland

2.When Carlos was still a ________ , he was taken by ship to America by his father.

[  ]

A.child
B.fellow
C.boy
D.baby

3.He probably began to like musical instruments ________.

[  ]

A.when he spent his childhood in the American southland

B.when he was 15 years old

C.shortly after he was taken to the United States

D.since he graduated from his school

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

[  ]

A.Carlos' parents had once stayed in Asia for a period of time.

B.Carlos began to receive his school education in his early teens .

C.At the age of 15 , Carlos learned to play the piano and soon proved to be a quick learner.

D.Like his father, Carlos wants to devote himself to music.

5.Which of the following shows correctly the growth of Carlos?

[  ]

A.Carlos finished school in Florida.

B.Carlos spent his first 10 years in the American southland.

C.Carlos succeeded in making his mark as a pianist.

D.Carlos was taken to America from Manila

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阅读理解

  Carlos Al Mabal was born in Manila in 1950, and at the ago of two weeks he was taken by his father, a musician, to the United States by sea. He spent his first ten years in the American south-land where he attended school. Between the ages of 10 and 18, he travelled in the south and Western Atlantic areas, lived in Florida and graduated from his school in 1968. Early in his life he had great interest in musical instruments, and in 1965, he learned to play the piano and quickly became an expert on it. Since his graduation from Florida State University in 1973, he has been a famous pianist. He is not married, saying that his music should come first.

(1) Carlos Al Mabal was born in ________.

[  ]

A.western Atlantic areas
B.the United States
C.the capital of the Philippines
D.the American south-land

(2) When Carlos was still a ________, he was taken by ship to America by his father.

[  ]

A.child
B.fellow
C.boy
D.baby

(3) He probably began to like musical instruments ________.

[  ]

A.when he spent his childhood in the American south-land

B.when he was 15 years old

C.shortly after he was taken to the United States

D.since he graduated from his school

(4) According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.Carlos's parents had only stayed in Asia for a period of time.

B.Carlos began to receive his school education in his early teens.

C.At the age of 15 , Carlos learned to play the piano and soon proved to be a quick learner.

D.Like his father, Carlos wants to devote himself to music.

(5) Which of the following shows correctly the growth of Carlos?

A.Carlos finished school in Florida.

B.Carlos spent his fist 10 years in the American south - land.

C.Carlos succeeded in making his mark as a pianist.

D.Carlos was taken to America from Manila.

E.Carlos graduated from Florida State University.

F.Carlos learned to play the piano.

[  ]

A.d. b. a. f. e. c
B.b. d. a. f. e. c
C.d. b. a. e. c. f
D.c. b. d. f. a. e
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