When I was a boy, every holiday I had seemed wonderful. My   36  took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   37  . All day I   38   on the sands（沙滩） with strange   39   children. We made houses and gardens, and   40   the tide（潮汐） destroy them. When the tide went out, we   41  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

In those days the   42   seemed to shine always brightly   43  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 44   ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   45 in one’s pockets or good places where we could   46   ice creams. Each day was very happy.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   47   is much the same as it was. I   48   like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   49   beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   50   any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   51  , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I   52   what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am   53  . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   54   who make houses and gardens with sands, 55  watch the incoming tide…

1.

A. teacher         B. parents   C. nurse           D. younger sister

2.

A. sea            B. lake     C. mountain        D. river

3.

  A. played         B. slept     C. sat             D. stood

4.

  A. moving        B. excited    C. angry         D. nervous

5.

A. made         B. brought    C. watched      D. heard

6.

 A. rolled         B. looked   C. turned       D. climbed

7.

  A. light          B. sun      C. moon       D. lamp

8.

A. and           B. yet      C. but        D. or

9.

A. exploring     B. examining   C. repairing     D. measuring

10.

A. sweets       B. sand       C. ice-creams   D. money

11.

 A. make        B. sell       C. buy          D. offer

12.

 A. house        B. holiday   C. garden          D. tide

13.

A. hardly        B. almost    C. still           D. perhaps

14.

 A. waves         B. wind   C. hands        D. feet

15.

 A. destroy        B. fix     C. use             D. build

16.

A. But          B. However   C. Otherwise       D. Besides

17.

 A. wonder        B. feel    C. understand    D. believe

18.

A. strong          B. weak   C. young         D. old

19.

A. children       B. boys   C. girls           D. grown-ups

20.

 A. that        B. which      C. whom           D. who

    Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this____1____they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach___2___later in the evening.

One benefit of living outside London is ____3__ houses are ____4___. Even a small flat in London ____5___ a garden costs quite a lot ___6____. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country (乡村) with a garden of___7___ own.

    Then, in the country one can be ____8___ from the noise and hurry of the town. __9_____ one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep____10__at night, and, during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the___11___clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s___12___time digging, planting, watering and doing many other jobs which ___13___ in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables ____14__, one has the reward (报偿) of a person ___15___ has shared the secrets of nature.

    Some people, however, take ___16___ in country things; for them, ___17___ lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance- halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth ___18___ if they had to live outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit ___19___the sea every summer is all the country they ___20___.

1．A．shows

B．expresses

C．means

D．requires

2．A．home

B．family

C．flat

D．house

3．A．because

B．that

C．the

D．all

4．A．cleaner

B．nicer

C．bigger

D．cheaper

5．A．with

B．without

C．near

D．opposite

6．A．money

B．to lend

C．to borrow

D．to hire

7．A．it’s

B．its

C．one’s

D．their

8．A．free

B．far

C．out

D．absent

9．A．If

B．Although

C．Because

D．After

10．A．little

B．less

C．longer

D．better

11．A．cold

B．arm

C．fresh

D．pleasant

12．A．day

B．rest

C．spare

D．whole

13．A．need

B．needed

C．be needing

D．are needed

14．A．come on

B．come to

C．come up

D．come over

15．A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

16．A．no interest

B．an interest

C．much interest

D．great interest

17．A．health

B．happiness

C．wealth

D．future

18．A．to live

B．to spend

C．living

D．spending

19．A．for

B．to

C．Of

D．at

20.A．hope

B．wish

C．ask

D．want

One benefit of living outside London is ____3__ houses are ____4___. Even a small flat in London ____5___ a garden costs quite a lot ___6____. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country (乡村) with a garden of___7___ own.

    Then, in the country one can be ____8___ from the noise and hurry of the town. __9_____ one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep____10__at night, and, during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the___11___clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s___12___time digging, planting, watering and doing many other jobs which ___13___ in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables ____14__, one has the reward (报偿) of a person ___15___ has shared the secrets of nature.

    Some people, however, take ___16___ in country things; for them, ___17___ lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance- halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth ___18___ if they had to live outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit ___19___the sea every summer is all the country they ___20___.

1．A．shows

B．expresses

C．means

D．requires

2．A．home

B．family

C．flat

D．house

3．A．because

B．that

C．the

D．all

4．A．cleaner

B．nicer

C．bigger

D．cheaper

5．A．with

B．without

C．near

D．opposite

6．A．money

B．to lend

C．to borrow

D．to hire

7．A．it’s

B．its

C．one’s

D．their

8．A．free

B．far

C．out

D．absent

9．A．If

B．Although

C．Because

D．After

10．A．little

B．less

C．longer

D．better

11．A．cold

B．arm

C．fresh

D．pleasant

12．A．day

B．rest

C．spare

D．whole

13．A．need

B．needed

C．be needing

D．are needed

14．A．come on

B．come to

C．come up

D．come over

15．A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

16．A．no interest

B．an interest

C．much interest

D．great 
inter
est

17．A．health

B．happiness

C．wealth

D．future

18．A．to live

B．to spend

C．living

D．spending

19．A．for

B．to

C．Of

D．at

20.A．hope

B．wish

C．ask

D．want

In the company in which I work, each of us is afraid of at least one person. The lower your   1   is, the more people you are afraid of.   2   all the people are afraid of the twelve men at the top who helped   3   and build the company and now own and   4  it.

All these twelve men are   5   now and drained(耗尽) by time and success of energy and ambition. Many have   6   their whole lives here. They seem friendly, slow and   7   when I come upon them in the halls and always courteous(谦恭的) when they   8   with others in the public lifts. They   9   work hard. They hold meetings, make promotions (推销活动), and allow their   10   to be used on announcements that are prepared and issued(发布) by somebody else. Nobody is sure   11   really runs the company, but the company does run.

In the   12   course of a business day I am afraid of Jack Green because my department is part of his department and Jack Green is my   13  ; Green is afraid of me because most of the work in my department is done for the Sales Department, which is more   14   than his department.

Green distrusts me sometimes. He makes   15   clear to me every now and then that he wishes to see everything   16   out of my department before it’s shown to other departments. I know he doesn’t really mean this. He is   17   busy with his own work to pay that much attention to all of mine, and I’ll bypass (避开) him on most of our assignments (任务) rather than   18   his time and delay their   19   to people who have an immediate   20   for them.

1．A．position                B．pay                    C．salary                 D．office

2．A．And                     B．But                     C．So                     D．Because

4．A．like                      B．enjoy                  C．help                   D．direct

5．A．honest                  B．tired                   C．elderly                D．young

6．A．spent                   B．used                   C．wasted               D．paid

7．A．strict                    B．responsible          C．content               D．honest

8．A．take                     B．drive                  C．fly                     D．ride

9．A．no more               B．no longer            C．no less               D．no shorter

10．A．signs                  B．marks                 C．wives                 D．names

11．A．whom                B．who                   C．that                    D．which

12．A．normal               B．familiar               C．easy                   D．busy

13．A．father                 B．teacher               C．boss                   D．workmate

14．A．interesting           B．useful                 C．worth                 D．important

15．A．that                    B．it                        C．this                    D．him

16．A．coming               B．making               C．producing           D．inventing

17．A．too                     B．very                   C．quite                  D．greatly

18．A．use up                B．make up             C．take up               D．break up

19．A．production          B．delivery              C．value                  D．time

20．A．order                B．book                  C．need                 D．question

I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a　 1 　 education. If they can 　 2　 it, they can　　3　 send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can't. If the children really want to go, they'll find a 　 4　 . There are plenty of loans(贷款)and scholarships for the bright and　　5　 ones who can't afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to 　 6　 , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the　　7　 to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a 　 8　 , not an obligation(责任;义务).

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a personal　 9　 . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly　 10 　 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so　 11　 , so afraid of failing that he(or she)won't try at all. Of course they should be　　12 　 corrected when they do wrong, but it's often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves　　13　 . What the parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate(宽容)them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand　 14　 . When criticisms(批评)are really needed, they should be　 15　 with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around　　16 　 to build their lives. This means teaching them to　 17 　 the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by　 18 　. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have　　19　 laughing and loving.

No child asks to be　　20 　. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child something.

1. A. college B. formal C. usual D. foreign

2. A. find B. get C. afford D. receive

3. A. gradually B. certainly C. hardly D. finally

4. A. supply B. help C. hand D. way

5. A. handsome B. rich C. eager D. wealthy

6. A. get married B. get a job C. go abroad D. live alone

7. A. time B. right C. duty D. energy

8. A. favor B. job C. habit D. service

9. A. worth B. affair C. belief D. respect

10. A. brought B. compared C. forced D. taken

11. A. unsure B. unusual C. unknown D. unfair

12. A. properly B. gently C. nearly D. possibly

13. A. now and then B. in time C. earlier D. ahead of time

14. A. failure B. honor C. progress D. test

15. A. mixed B. satisfied C. shared D. balanced

16. A. it B. which C. whom D. what

17. A. consider B. refuse C. respect D. know

18. A. meal B. time C. word D. deed

19. A. pleasure B. difficulty C. fun D. freedom

20. A. praised B. alone C. born D. poor