Just recently I was invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business owned by a very good friend of mine.
The day of the  1 arrived. However, because of a business appointment  2 time, I knew that I was going to be late,  3  I phoned to let my friend know. I arrived 20 minutes  4  and my friend came out to welcome and  5  me. He said he was  6  to see me and had put off the  7  part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my  8 .
As I joined the other guests, I could  9  a wonderful sense of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room.  10 , I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people  11  the official part of the celebration  12.
In his  13 , my friend welcomed all the guests on behalf of his family and team members, and then  14  the majority of the people who were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the  15  25 years. In his thank-you speech, he used a quote: Always  16  with the person you took to the dance.
He then went on to talk about the importance of  17  loyal to those people who had supported him. He also  18  that during that time many people had offered their services and even sometimes provided a  19  arrangement for his business.
What a great  20  it was for me to continue to go to the dance with such a good friend!

Just recently I was invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business owned by a very good friend of mine.

The day of the  1 arrived. However, because of a business appointment  2 time, I knew that I was going to be late,  3  I phoned to let my friend know. I arrived 20 minutes  4  and my friend came out to welcome and  5  me. He said he was  6  to see me and had put off the  7  part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my  8 .

As I joined the other guests, I could  9  a wonderful sense of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room.  10 , I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people  11  the official part of the celebration  12.

In his  13 , my friend welcomed all the guests on behalf of his family and team members, and then  14  the majority of the people who were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the  15  25 years. In his thank-you speech, he used a quote: Always  16  with the person you took to the dance.

He then went on to talk about the importance of  17  loyal to those people who had supported him. He also  18  that during that time many people had offered their services and even sometimes provided a  19  arrangement for his business.

What a great  20  it was for me to continue to go to the dance with such a good friend!

1.                A．meeting        B．discussion       C．celebration    D．activity

2.                A．running over    B．taking on        C．making up D．standing for

3.                A．but            B．so             C．and  D．or

4.                A．behind         B．ahead          C．late  D．afterwards

5.                A．help           B．praise          C．respect   D．greet

6.                A．surprised       B．pleased         C．interested D．disappointed

7.                A．official         B．normal         C．usual     D．ordinary

8.                A．holiday         B．mind           C．way  D．duty

9.                A．learn          B．find            C．feel  D．touch

10.               A．Luckily         B．Happily         C．Angrily    D．Sadly

11.               A．before         B．after           C．when D．why

12.               A．ended         B．started         C．continued D．paused

13.               A．self introduction  B．explanation     C．speech    D．comment

14.               A．thanked        B．blamed         C．encouraged    D．criticized

15.               A．first           B．next           C．other D．last

16.               A．work          B．live            C．dance     D．sing

17.               A．remaining       B．falling          C．growing   D．turning

18.               A．guessed        B．mentioned      C．thought   D．supposed

19.               A．bigger         B．harder         C．worse     D．better

20.               A．pride          B．idea           C．honor     D．comfort

Just recently I was invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business owned by a very good friend of mine.
The day of the 1arrived. However, because of a business appointment 2 time, I knew that I was going to be late, 3 I phoned to let my friend know. I arrived 20 minutes 4 and my friend came out to welcome and 5 me. He said he was 6 to see me and had put off the 7 part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my 8.
As I joined the other guests, I could 9 a wonderful sense of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room. 10, I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people 11 the official part of the celebration 12.
In his 13, my friend welcomed all the guests on behalf of his family and team members, and then 14 the majority of the people who were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the 15 25 years. In his thank-you speech, he used a quote: Always 16 with the person you took to the dance.
He then went on to talk about the importance of 17 loyal to those people who had supported him. He also 18 that during that time many people had offered their services and even sometimes provided a 19 arrangement for his business.
What a great 20 it was for me to continue to go to the dance with such a good friend!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      meeting
   2. B.
      discussion
   3. C.
      celebration
   4. D.
      activity
2. 2.
   1. A.
      running over
   2. B.
      taking on
   3. C.
      making up
   4. D.
      standing for
3. 3.
   1. A.
      but
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      and
   4. D.
      or
4. 4.
   1. A.
      behind
   2. B.
      ahead
   3. C.
      late
   4. D.
      afterwards
5. 5.
   1. A.
      help
   2. B.
      praise
   3. C.
      respect
   4. D.
      greet
6. 6.
   1. A.
      surprised
   2. B.
      pleased
   3. C.
      interested
   4. D.
      disappointed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      official
   2. B.
      normal
   3. C.
      usual
   4. D.
      ordinary
8. 8.
   1. A.
      holiday
   2. B.
      mind
   3. C.
      way
   4. D.
      duty
9. 9.
   1. A.
      learn
   2. B.
      find
   3. C.
      feel
   4. D.
      touch
10. 10.
    1. A.
       Luckily
    2. B.
       Happily
    3. C.
       Angrily
    4. D.
       Sadly
11. 11.
    1. A.
       before
    2. B.
       after
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       why
12. 12.
    1. A.
       ended
    2. B.
       started
    3. C.
       continued
    4. D.
       paused
13. 13.
    1. A.
       self introduction
    2. B.
       explanation
    3. C.
       speech
    4. D.
       comment
14. 14.
    1. A.
       thanked
    2. B.
       blamed
    3. C.
       encouraged
    4. D.
       criticized
15. 15.
    1. A.
       first
    2. B.
       next
    3. C.
       other
    4. D.
       last
16. 16.
    1. A.
       work
    2. B.
       live
    3. C.
       dance
    4. D.
       sing
17. 17.
    1. A.
       remaining
    2. B.
       falling
    3. C.
       growing
    4. D.
       turning
18. 18.
    1. A.
       guessed
    2. B.
       mentioned
    3. C.
       thought
    4. D.
       supposed
19. 19.
    1. A.
       bigger
    2. B.
       harder
    3. C.
       worse
    4. D.
       better
20. 20.
    1. A.
       pride
    2. B.
       idea
    3. C.
       honor
    4. D.
       comfort

阅读理解

　　In the fall of 1924, Thomas Wolfe, newly corning from his courses in playwriting at Harvard, joined the ten of us who were teaching English composition in New York University. I had never before seen a man so tall as he, and so ungraceful (不体面). I pitied him and went out of my way to help him get his work started and to make him feel at home.

　　His students soon let me know that he had no need of my protectiveness. They spoke of his ability to tell a simple thing in such a manner as to have then bursting into laughter or struggling to keep back their tears, of his habit of writing three pages of remark on a student's one-page composition, and of his astonishing freedom in expressing in words anything he had seen or heard or tasted or felt.

　　Indeed, his students made so much of his powers of observation that I decided to make a little test and see for myself. My chance came one morning when the students were slowly gathering for nine o'clock classes.

　　Upon arriving at the university that day, I found Wolfe alone in the large room which served all the English composition teachers as an office. He did not refuse when I asked him to come with me out into the hall, and he only smiled when we reached a classroom door and I told him to enter alone and look around.

　　He stepped in, remained no more than thirty seconds, and then came out. “Tell me what you see,” I said as I took his place in the room, leaving him in the hall with his back to the door. Without the least hesitation and without a single mistake, he gave the number of seats in the room, pointed out those which boys were seated in and those girls were seated in, named the colors each student was wearing, pointed out the Latin verb written on the blackboard, and pictured in detail (详细) the view of Washington Square from the windows.

　　As I joined Wolfe again, I was speechless with astonishment. He, on the contrary, was wholly calm as he said, “The worst thing about it is that I'll remember it all.”

1．What is the passage mainly discussing?

[　　]

A．Thomas Wolfe's teaching life.

B．Thomas Wolfe's courses in playwriting.

C．Thomas Wolfe's ability of telling stories.

D．Thomas Wolfe's genius (天才).

2．Which of the following is TRUE of Thomas Wolfe?

[　　]

A．He failed to finish his courses at Harvard.

B．He began teaching right after his graduation.

C．He regarded New York University as his home.

D．He had a polite manner.

3．What do the students think of Thomas Wolfe?

[　　]

A．He was a good storyteller.

B．He was willing to protect his students.

C．He was ungraceful.

D．He was easy to get along with.

4．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

[　　]

A．Wolfe's students praised Wolfe's power of observation.

B．The writer did an experiment on Wolfe's ability.

C．Wolfe's students asked the writer to have a test of their ability.

D．Wolfe did not feel angry when he was tested.

5．What do we learn about Wolfe from the passage?

[　　]

A．He tried hard to remember what was in the classroom.

B．He stayed in the classroom for a short time.

C．He quickly drew a picture of Washington Square.

D．He followed the writer into the classroom.

6．There were ________ teachers of English in New York University in the autumn of 1924.

[　　]

As I joined the big crowd, I got _________ from my friends.

[　　]