完形填空:阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个 最佳答案。

All Fool's Day falls on　　 1st of April. People 1 forget the significance (意义)　　 of the day. In March 1980, I was 2 at Durham University with 3　　 Chinese students. I had 4 to go to 5 university after graduation　　 and had 6 application forms (申请表)　　 to several 7. Every morning I arrived at the porter's office (传达室)　　 and waited my fate. But no 8 came.

On April 1st, as I was　　 eating my 9, Huang came in, with a toothbrush 10 in his hand. 11　　 fearing that he might forget the important news, he passed me the 12.　　 "Morning, Wu," he said, "I saw Mr. Gao this morning. He told me　　 that a letter 13 in his office for you from Manchester University, and　　 asked you to go and get it 14 possible." I jumped with 15.

I even didn't 16　　 my breakfast and rushed 17 Mr. Gao's office but he wasn't 18. I　　 then went to the secretary's room and 19 everything to her. She opened　　 Mr. Gao's room. I looked at everything. There didn't seem to be a letter for me.　　 "If he had asked you to pick it up from here," said the secretary,　　 "he 20 it in 21 or simply 22 it to me."

Greatly 23, I　　 walked out of the room and 24 the secretary lock it. 25 the　　 secretary's eyes brightened. "Sorry," she said. "It's April　　 Fool's Day."

(1) A. sometimes    B.　　 never   C. always  D.　　 seldom    

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(2) A. staying  B. working   C. visiting    D.　　 studying

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(3) A. other seven    B.　　 another seven   C. seven other    D.　　 the other seven   

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(4) A. continued    B.　　 planned   C. managed D. remembered

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(5) A. other   B.　　 another   C. the other    D.　　 the others

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(6) A. returned    B.　　 taken   C. handed D. sent  

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(7) A. people    B.　　 colleges   C. cities    D.　　 offices

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(8) A. application    B.　　 reply   C. report    D.　　 chance  

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(9) A. dinner    B.　　 lunch   C. supper    D.　　 breakfast    

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(10) A. still    B.　　 even   C. yet D. already  

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(11) A. Because of    B.　　 As if   C. After    D.　　 While    

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(12) A. message    B.　　 sign   C. letter  D. notice

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(13) A. had reached    B.　　 arrived   C. had arrived    D.　　 reached

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(14) A. if B. as soon as    C. when    D.　　 as fast as

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(15) A. the news    B.　　 the letter   C. joy    D.　　 luck  

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(16) A. take   B.　　 finish   C. complete    D.　　 have  

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(17) A. to    B.　　 into   C. in    D.out

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(18) A. anywhere    B.　　 in   C. out    D.　　 away  

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(19) A. asked   B.　　 told   C. explained    D.　　 answered  

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(20) A. would put    B.　　 must put   C. might put    D.　　 would have put

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(21) A. the office    B.　　 his desk   C. the room D. an obvious place   

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(22) A. passed    B.　　 gave   C. took D. left    

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(23) A. disappoint  B.　　 disappointed

　　   C. disappointing    D.　　 disappointment  

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(24) A. watched    B.　　 made   C. saw   D.　　 let    

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(25) A. Quickly    B.　　 Strangely   C. Finally    D.　　 Suddenly    

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　　写作：短文改错

　　September 23, Tuesday　　Sunny

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

    It 1 around nine o'clock when I drove　　 2 home from work because it was already dark. As I approached the gates I switched off the headlamps of the car 3 prevent the beam from swinging in through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me. But I 4 . I noticed that　　 his light was still on, so he was awake anyway- unless he'd 　　 5 asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps. Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room. He was in bed awake but he didn't 6 turn towards me.

    "What's up, Jack?" I said.

    "For God's 7 , don't make a noise," he said.

    The way he spoke reminded me 8 someone 9 who is afraid to talk in　　 case he 10 himself a serious injury.

    "Take your shoes 　　 11, Neville." Jack said. I thought that he must be ill and that 　　 12 humor him to keep him happy. "There's a snake here," he explained. "It's asleep 13 the sheets. I was 14 on my back reading when I saw it. I know that moving was out of 15, I 　　 16 moved even if I'd wanted to. "I realized that he was 17 ." I was relying 　　 18 you to call a doctor as soon as you 19 home, "Jack went on." It hasn't bitten me yet but I calm not 20 to upset it. It 　　 21 wake up. I'm sick 22 this. "he said,"　　 I 23 that　　 you'd be home an hour ago."　　There was no time to argue or apologize 24 late. I looked at him　　 25 I could and went out to telephone the doctor.

(1)A. had to be　　　　 B. was to be　　

C. must have been    D. should have been

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(2)A. at    B. back　　 C. in    D. to   

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(3)A. so as to   B. in order    C. so that    D. for　　

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(4)A. needn't bothered　　

B. didn't need to bother   

C. needn't  have bothered   

D. mustn't have bothered  

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(5)A. become　　 B. fallen    C. gone　　 D. grown　　

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(6)A. even　　 B. just    C. only　　 D. rather   

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(7)A. behalf　　 B. love    C. reason　　 D. sake   

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(8)A. from　　 B. to　　 C. of    D. with   

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(9)A. with pain    B. in pain    C. having pain    D. having ache   

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(10)A. would do    B. does　　 C. would make    D. makes   

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(11)A. off    B. out　　 C. away　　 D. back   

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(12)A. I had rather    B. I would rather　　

    C. I had better    D. I would better　　

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(13)A. between  B. beside    C. below    D. behind   

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(14)A. lied　　 B. laid    C. laying    D. lying

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(15)A. the business　　 B. the question   

　　  C. the chance　　   D. the risk   

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(16)A. may not have　　 B. might not have　　

　　  C. can't have　　   D. couldn't have　　

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(17)A. in fact    B. in serious    C. in earnest　　 D. in truth   

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(18)A. on    B. to    C. in　　 D. for   

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(19)A. would come　　 B. have  come　　 C. were coming    D. came

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(20)A. to do a thing　　   B. do anything   

　　  C. to do something　　 D. do nothing   

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(21)A. might   B. can    C. should    D. shall　　

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(22)A. with    B. from　　 C. of　　 D. for    

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(23)A. made it certain　　 B. have been sure of　　

C. counted on　　 　　 D. took it for granted   

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(24)A. for being  B. to be   C. on being   D. to have been

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(25)A. as fiercely as    B. as encouragingly as　　

C. so bravely  as    D. so hopefully as　　

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A young Scottish lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s 　1.　lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving!” She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to 　2.　. Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew 　3.　, and the daughter became more and more stubborn in her way of life.

No  4. was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having 　 heard of her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in 　5.　of her daughter. She stopped at 　6.　of the rescue missions(收容所) with a simple speech. “Would you allow me to 　7.　this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten 　8.　at the bottom: “I love you still … come home!”

One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat 　9.　listening to the service, all the while letting her 　10.　wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?

She couldn’t 　11.　until the service was over. She stood and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still … come home!”　12.　she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too 　13.　to be true.

It was night, but she was so 　14.　by the message that she started walking home.　15.　the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and 　16.　her way timidly. As she knocked, the door 　17.　open on its own. She thought someone must broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s 　18.　, the young girl ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me! It’s me! I’m home!”

The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s 　19.　. The daughter said, “I was so worried and thought someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been 　20.　.”

Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 　21　just inside the entrance 　22　.It said: “Remember,　23　,one of our customers gets 　24　goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards　25, like many of her  26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never　27　hoping. The 　28　in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 　29　buying so many things but failed. She 　30　dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 　31　doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped  32　.But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 　33　than she found that she had forgotten to 　34　tea. She dashed back to the 　35　, got some tea and went towards the　36　.As she did so, she saw the 　37　came.　38　his hand he said, “I want to 　39　you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket　40　 !”

1.A .notice     B. report           C. board            D. newspaper

2. A. did       B. promised     C. made         D. agreed

3.A. every day  B. every month  C. twice a week D. once a week

4.A. excellent B. free             C. extra            D. unexpected

5. A. waited        B. came             C. hoped        D. went

6.A. friends        B. neighbors        C. relatives        D. customers

7. A. got rid of    B. got along with   C. gave up      D. gave out

8.A. counter    B. cushion      C. food             D . cupboard

9. A. against       B. for          C. with             D. about

10.A. often         B. always       C. usually      D. seldom

11.A. bill      B. hand         C. car          D. basket

12.A. anxiously     B. seriously        C. crazily      D. wonderfully

13.A. pockets   B. car          C. basket       D. house

14. A. buy      B. find             C. take             D. have

15.A. shop      B. counter      C. department   D. supermarket

16.A. door      B. entrance         C. cash-desk        D. shelves

17.A. secretary B. policeman        C. manager     D. salesman

18. A. Putting out B. Holding out C. Shaking      D. Waving

19.A. congratulate B .tell          C. inform          D. thank

20.A. is yours      B. means nothing    C. belongs to you  D. costs nothing