When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at ‘bed and breakfast’ houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought ‘VACANCIES’ meant ‘holidays’, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays’ is ‘vacaciones’. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise, the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”

My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.

A. learning English B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads D. going to England by car

‘NO VACANCIES’ in English means ______.

A. no free rooms B. free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays

When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I ______.

A didn’t really want any more coffee B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away

C. really wanted some more coffee D. wanted to express my politeness

I was surprised when the coffee pot was taken away because I ______.

A. hadn’t finished drinking my coffee B. was expecting another cup of coffee

C. meant that I didn’t want any more D. was never misunderstood

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.

My friends told us the taking the “hard 31 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to 32 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the 33 , which was relatively modern and 34 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not 35 at all.

It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much 36 . However, we had energy. First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the ticket seller 37 us that tickets would not be on 38 for another two days. We were a little worried about getting 39 , but we made up our minds to 40 for the hotel to put our bags down. After 41 our way past the “gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to 42 us 100 yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it 43 cost us 30 yuan to get 44 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a 45 for airplane and train tickets. Somehow the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we 46 . The most important lesson about China I ever 47 is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much 48 . We were not able to get tickets, but the travel agents could.

While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of 49 , most of which were very 50 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.

A. chair B. bed C. seat D. bench

A. provide B. expect C. happen D. think

A. plane B. bus C. ship D. train

A. quick B. clean C. simple D. long

A. bad B. good C. easy D. happy36. A. trouble B. food C. sleep D. help

A. asked B. informed C. advised D. persuaded

A. time B. show C. duty D. sale

A. behind B. out C. through D. back

A. start B. ask C. see D. pay

A. passing B. seeing C. looking D. fighting

A. offer B. charge C. bargain D. share

A. even B. still C. also D. only

A. what B. which C. where D. how

A. window B. seat C. chair D. wood

A. wouldn’t B. couldn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t

A. learned B. taught C. offered D. heard

A. harder B. earlier C. later D. easier

A. interests B. interested C. interest D. interesting

A. interesting B. crowded C. famous D. noisy

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There was once a man who met with a shipwreck(船只失事) and landed on a deserted island.Every day he prayed，____ someone could pass and rescue him，but to his ____，no one ever came.

Months went by and this man learned to ___ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut(棚屋)? that he constructed，which helped him ____ on the deserted island.One day when he ____ his hut after hunting for food，____，he saw his hut was on fire，along with everything else he had!

All of his ____ were going up in smoke！The only thing ____ was the clothes on his back.At first he was ___，frozen there and then he was filled with ____！He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfair！How could this ____ to me？I’ve been praying every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire！”

Later the man grew so ____ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ____ a ship coming in his direction.The man was ____.As they were heading back to civilization，the man asked the captain, “How were you able to ____ me？” The captain ____，“We were voyaging across the ocean when a cloud of ____ going up caught our attention.We ____ to go check it out and that’s when we found you！”

In life we will always be ___ with challenges，problems，and disasters.Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ____ in disguise(掩盖)．

1.A.realizing? B．imagining

C．hoping? D．doubting

2.A.excitement? B．disappointment

C．amazement? D．embarrassment

3.A.collect? B．receive

C．order? D．share

4.A.survive? B．suffer

C．adapt D．develop

5.A.visited? B．put up

C．returned to? D．passed

6.A.naturally? B．unexpectedly

C．instead? D．anyway

7.A.preparations? B．preferences

C．feelings? D．possessions

8.A.left? B．valued

C．lost? D．moved

9.A.touched? B．shocked

C．bored? D．confused

10.A.anger B．pain

C．fear? D．shame

11.A.open B．object

C．happen? D．appeal

12.A.unreasonable? B．tired

C．weak? D．desperate

13.A.spotted? B．sought

C．caught? D．searched

14.A.rescued? B．protected

C．rewarded? D．welcomed

15.A.trust? B．keep? C．seize? D．find

16.A.declared? B．explained

C．analysed? D．added

17.A.light? B．smoke? C．water? D．sound

18.A.forgot? B．continued

C．pretended? D．decided

19.A.supplied? B．satisfied

C．faced? D．equipped

20.A.experience? B．luck

C．information? D．progress

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My Fellow Americans,
I have recently been told that I am one of the millions of Americans who will be suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease (老年痴呆症).
Upon learning this news, Nancy & I had to decide whether as private citizens we would  36  this a private matter or we would make this news known in a  37  way.
In the past Nancy suffered from breast cancer  38  I had my cancer surgeries (外科手术). We found that after we told it to the public, we were able to  39  public awareness(意识). We were happy that  40   many more people went to have a test. They were treated in early stages and able to  41  to normal, healthy lives.
So now, we feel it is  42   to share it with you. In opening our hearts, we hope this might promote greater  43  of this condition. Perhaps it will encourage a clearer understanding of the individuals and families who are  44   by it.
At the moment I feel just fine. I’d  45   to live the remainder of the years God gives me on this earth doing the things I have  46  done. I will continue to share  47    journey with my beloved Nancy and my family. I plan to enjoy the great outdoors and stay in touch  48   my friends and supporters.
Unfortunately, as Alzheimer’s Disease  49 , the family often suffers a lot. I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this   50  experience. When the time comes I am confident that with your help she will   51  it with faith and courage.
At last, let me thank you, the American people for giving me the great honor of  52   me to serve as your President. When the Lord calls me home,  53  that may be, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and endless optimism (乐观) for its future.
I now begin this  54  that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright   55  ahead.
Thank you my friends. May God always bless you.
Sincerely,
Ronald Reagan