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  Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6,1962. Her father had 1 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water 2 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports 3 if she made it.

  In gay spirits Trudy 4 out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and trainer were 5 along in a boat beside her.

  At ten o'clock, rain began falling. At midday, Trudy trod (踩) water while 6 and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming again. The wind was 7 and the sea became rougher.

  Late 8 the wind became even worse. The trainer decided it was 9 trying to finish. He called to Trudy to 10 .“No human being could do it in this 11 ,” he said,“It's stupid to go on.”

  However, her father shouted,“Don't grab (抓住) her. Let her 12 .”

  At seven o'clock the tides turned 13 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She 14 victory was possible now, for the 15 coast was in sight.

  It was getting dark. A sound could be heard over the 16 ; hundreds of car horns (喇叭) were cheering her on. With the remaining 17 , she finished the last 200 yards. At 18 p.m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in 19 the 21-mile-wide Channel, 20 a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes.

  “Well, Pop,” she said to her father,“I guess I get my car this time, don't I?”

1.

[  ]

A.promised
B.asked
C.allowed
D.offered

2.

[  ]

A.though
B.when
C.unless
D.if

3.

[  ]

A.car
B.shoes
C.suit
D.bike

4.

[  ]

A.called
B.shouted
C.went
D.started

5.

[  ]

A.swimming
B.going
C.watching
D.following

6.

[  ]

A.stopping
B.diving
C.resting
D.drinking

7.

[  ]

A.disappearing
B.stopping
C.increasing
D.blowing

8.

[  ]

A.afternoon
B.morning
C.evening
D.night

9.

[  ]

A.necessary
B.possible
C.useless
D.impossible

10.

[  ]

A.continue
B.give up
C.mind
D.go on

11.

[  ]

A.situation
B.condition
C.afternoon
D.weather

12.

[  ]

A.come out
B.go on
C.swim
D.turn over

13.

[  ]

A.over
B.against
C.up
D.to

14.

[  ]

A.knew
B.doubted
C.wondered
D.expected

15.

[  ]

A.English
B.American
C.African
D.European

16.

[  ]

A.speaker
B.radio
C.wind
D.sky

17.

[  ]

A.drink
B.food
C.courage
D.strength

18.

[  ]

A.11:39
B.10:39
C.8:39
D.9:39

19.

[  ]

A.flying
B.crossing
C.swimming
D.passing

20.

[  ]

A.in spite of
B.all over
C.because of
D.during
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  Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means“Holy evening”and it comes every October 31, the evening before All-Saints' Day. However, it's really a church holiday; it's a holiday for children.

  Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!

  The children also put on strange masks and frightening clothes every Haloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters(怪物). Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house, they say, “Trick or treat! Money or eat!”The adults put a treatmoney or candy in their bags.

  Some children think of other people on Halloween. They carry boxes for UNICEF(The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund). They ask for money to help poor children all around the world. Of cause, every time they help UNICEF, they usually receive a treat for themselves, too.

1.The Americans celebrate All-Saints' Day on ________.

[  ]

A.October 31
B.the evening of October 31
C.October 30
D.November 1

2.Which of the following can explain the word“pumpkin”?

[  ]

A.a kind of round, orange vegetable

B.a kind of round, orange fruit

C.an unusual frightening mask

D.a kind of special clothes

3.On Halloween children do the following things except ________.

[  ]

A.they wear strange mask and frightening clothes

B.they paint their faces and carry boxes or bags from door to door

C.they begged from house to house

D.they put candles in the pumpkins

4.What will happen to the money which children have collected from the people?

[  ]

A.Some of the money will go to UNICEF.

B.Children will keep the money to their parents.

C.The money will be handed to their parents.

D.The article doesn't say anything about it.

5.The best title for the passage probably is ________.

[  ]

A.An Autumn Holiday
B.A Church Holiday
C.A Holiday for Children
D.All-Saints' Day
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  Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”.He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.

  “I never get tired of singing it, ” he said, “I like it very much.It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”

  Bennett is to record a TV special with the American singer Lena Horne while he is here.And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June.

  “I like it here,” he added quietly.“I would like to live here so many months of the year.”

  He already keeps a large flat in Grosvenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna.It has a studio where he likes to paint.Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000.At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents.It’s about an Italian immigrant(移民)who goes to America, but he becomes a failure.

  “In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett.“My father, an Italian, was ill and died when I was nine.He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.”

The film is to be made by Italy’s top director Vittori-a De Sica.

(1)

The underlined phrase “standard hit” in the first paragraph most probably means “________”.

[  ]

A.

Bennett’s favorite song that’s not very popular

B.

a song that is always popular

C.

a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

D.

a song which makes him standard

(2)

What does Tony Bennett want to do?

[  ]

A.

Buy a house and live in England.

B.

Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

C.

Live part of the year in England.

D.

Leave America and settle in England.

(3)

What can we learn about Tony Bennett’s father from this text?

[  ]

A.

He hoped his son to be a singer.

B.

He was born in Italy and died in Italy.

C.

He was a part of Bennett’s achievement.

D.

He was glad that his son became famous.

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