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    “But what if I break my arm again?” My five-year-old daughter asked. I knew how much she wanted to learn to  41 .Yet ever since she fell off her bicycle and broke her arm, she’d been  42_ .

    “Oh, honey,” I said. “I don’t think you’ll break  43  arm.”

    “But I could, couldn’t I?”

    “Yes,” I  44  and found myself struggling for the right thing to say. At times like this, I  45 I had someone who might help me find the right words to make my girl’s problems disappear. But after a painful  46  , I’d decided to remain single.

    “ I don’t want to ride,” she said and got off her bike.

    “ You know, honey,” I said. “ Almost everything you do comes with  47  . You could break your arm jumping rope. You  48 break your arm at gymnastics. Do you want to stop going to gymnastics?”

    “No,” she said. And with a  49  spirit, she agreed to try it again. I held on to her bike until she found the  50 to say, “Let’s go!” I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a brave little girl overcome a  51  .

    As we walked home, she  52  me about a conversation I had. “Why were you and grandma arguing last night?”

    My mother wanted me to marry again,  53  I told her I didn’t want to meet the Mr. Perfect she  54  for me. She said she knew Steve was the man for me.

    “It’s nothing,” I told her.

    She shrugged, “Grandma said she just wanted you to find someone to  55  .”

    “What grandma wants is for some guy to break my  56  again!” I lost control.

    She was  57  for several minutes. Then she said something  58  me to think about. “So I think love isn’t like a broken arm.”

    Unable to answer, we walked in silence. Later I did what my brave girl did that afternoon. I 59 to meet Steve.

    Steve was the man for me. We married soon. It turned out mother and my daughter were 60  .

1.1. A. speak                       B. ride                                  C. walk                         D. drive

2.. A. disappointed                   B. satisfied               

C. shamed                         D. afraid

3. A. both                           B. the other                 

C. other                    D. another

4.. A. sighed                        B. regretted              

  C. admitted                       D. whispered

5.. A. wished                       B. thought               

  C. realized                    D. decided

6.. A. experience                    B. divorce                

           C. memory                    D. mistake

7.. A. luck                             B. surprise               

           C. risks                         D. results

8.  A. could                          B. should       

         C. would                           D. must

9.. A. determined                     B. frightened            

      C. comforted                     D. encouraged

10.. A. destination                  B. sense                           C. strength                      D. courage

11.. A. shyness                    B. fear                              C. difficulty                      D. disadvantage  

12.. A. told                           B. said                              C. asked                          D. reminded

13.. A. but                          B. then                                 C. and                          D. so

14.. A. referred to                B. set side                             C. gave away                    D. picked out

15.. A. trust                           B. love                                C. help                         D. accept

16.. A. glasses                        B. habit                                 C. heart                        D. power

17.. A. nervous                      B. quiet                            C. sad                       D. serious

18.. A. for                            B. of                                   C. with                         D. by

19.. A. agreed                     B. pretended             

    C. continued                  D. stopped

20.. A. interesting                  B. curious                

C. careful                     D. right

Thanks to the huge success of Harry Potter, many teenagers dream about living in an ancient castle. These dreams may include beautiful silk dresses, delicious food, servants and of course, magic. However, real life in an English castle was not easy. With thick stonewalls and high towers, castles were built for defence(防御). So they were not good places to live in. In medieval times, castles must have been noisy and smelly places. Horses, cattle, chickens and sheep walked free, blacksmiths did ironwork, soldiers practised sword (剑) fights, and children of all ages played around them. Castles did not have central heating; the only heat came from the fireplace. Even in summer the castle was cool. People living in the castles had to use blankets to keep warm while at work.

Life during the Middle Ages began at sunrise. Servants lit the fire, swept the floor and cooked the morning meal. The mid-morning meal was the main meal of the day and often included three or four courses (一道菜). After dinner, everyone continued his or her work. The owner of the castle, the lord, sometimes took his guests hunting or shooting. His wife, the lady, spent much of the day watching the maids (女仆) work, as well as people working in the kitchen. She also kept an eye on the weavers and embroiderers who made clothes for the family. Supper was simple and eaten late, just before bedtime.

You may find some old magic books in a castle as Harry Potter once did. Read them before you go to bed, because when you fall asleep the magic of castle life may appear before your eyes.

1. For what purpose were the castles built in England?

A. To defend the city or country against enemies.

B. To provide a working place for blacksmiths.

C. To raise poultry (家禽) and livestock (家畜).

D. To provide a place for teenagers to learn magic.

2. Why were the ancient castles noisy?

A. Because soldiers practiced sword fights there.

B. Because blacksmiths did ironwork there.

C. Because children of all ages played around them.

D. All of the above.

3. Which of the following about family life in castles is true according to the passage?

A. The servants in castles lived an easy life.

B. The wife spent much of the day at home.

C. Supper was eaten before sunset.

D. Dinner was eaten in the middle of the day.

4.The main idea of this passage is ______.

A. castles were not good places to live in

B. castles in novels are different from those in history

C. Harry Potter's story in a castle affected people

D. what real life was like in an ancient castle

The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.

“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.

“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.

The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.

The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,” he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.” Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.

1.In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge of________.      

A. Robert’s department’s programmes.       B. EBC programmes.

C. EBC money.                          D. both B and C.

2.“Your request is out of the question.” Here “out of the question”means_______.

3. Robert decided to make more programmes because________.

4.Why were more and more people listening to Robert’s programmes?

A. Because he always lost his temper (脾气).

B. Because he disliked “the FC.”

C. Because the programmes were rich and to the taste of the listeners.

D. We don’t know.

5.Who do you think won the argument(争论)in the end?

— Why were you not at the concert last night?

    — I ______ a close game between Seattle Sonnies and Miami Bucks.

 A. watched        B. was watching  C. have watched     D. had watched

第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

­­——Tom,could you do something for me,please?

——Certainly!   61    

——Well,do you know I’m going to England next week for a holiday?

——Yes.

——Well, Jim,   62   Could you look after her for me while we’re away?

——With pleasure.

——   63       

——Yes,of course.I’m sure.I would love to look after her.Glad to help!   64    

——I’ve written it all down on this list.

——Good,Don’t worry.    65    

——I’m sure you will.

E.It was luchy.

F.We can’t take Polly with us.

G.I’ll take good care of it.