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　　It must have been after two o'clock in the morning when the last guests took their ___1___, and although we had enjoyed their arrival, my wife and I were quite___2___to shut the door behind them. We left all the dirty dishes and glasses___3___they were, and, after opening a few windows to let some fresh air in and the___4___of stale（陈旧的）tobacco out, we climbed into bed and fell___5___.

　　I couldn't have been asleep for more than half an hour___6___I woke up with a___7___smell of smoke in my nose. Still half asleep, I walked into the hall, and there, ___8___dense clouds of smoke, I saw that one of the curtains was ___9___ I should have closed the windows then ___10___ delay, but ___11___ I tried to beat out the flames（火焰）with a newspaper. When this failed I___12___into the kitchen to grab a bucket and filled it ___13___ water. At the ___14___ time I shouted to Barbara, who hurriedly dialed 119 to ask the fire brigade（消防员）___15___ coming to my help. We had to work at ___16___ speed carrying buckets of water from the kitchen to prevent the flames fanned by the wind from the windows ___17___ spreading. We were unable to ___18___ the fire but we ___19___ to keep it partly in check until the arrival of the firemen. Fortunately, they arrived quickly and they had little difficulty ___20___ putting out the flames. For most of the rest of the day we worked hard.

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　　“You can learn English more efficiently（效率高地）if you spend 20 minutes a day for a week than if you spend two hours a day. “This is what a teacher usually says when he tells his students _____1_____ allot（分配）their time. But is it true?

　　Suppose you have a bucket _____2_____ a small hole in its bottom. Now you are asked _____3_____ the bucket with the water in a basin. If you are too little a boy to lift the basin _____4_____ water, you are sure _____5_____ use of a bowl or something alike. You will dip out the water from the basin with the bowl and _____6_____ it into the bucket. You may dip from the basin again and again. However, you will soon _____7_____ that as soon as you pour a bowl of water into the bucket, most of the water leaks out through the _____8_____, so you are _____9_____ able to fill up the bucket this way.

　　On the contrary, if you are an adult, you will undoubtedly _____10_____ the basin and pour the whole basin of water into the bucket at once. Now, the bucket is full. Though the water in it is also leaking out, you at least have filled up the bucket with water. If you want _____11_____ the bucket full, you only _____12_____ add a bowl of water now and then.

　　The same is true of English learning. Let us _____13_____ a simple example If you learn 10 new words today, you are most likely to remember nine _____14_____. But if you try to learn 30 words today, though you may forget _____15_____ more than one word, you may still be able to remember 11 or 12 words tomorrow.

　　Day in and day _____16____, you will be able to remember a large number of words, _____17_____ you may forget some of them.

　　In short, the more time you spend at a time, the more you will learn on the whole, Of course, _____18_____ time you spend each time must be _____19_____ the limit that you do not exhaust（使筋疲力尽）_____20____ .

　 With his leg lame（瘸的）and his teeth uneven, the boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world. He 　36 played with his classmates; and when asked to answer questions, he always 　37 his head without a word.

One spring, his father brought home some saplings（树苗）. 　38 of his children would plant a sapling and he promised, "Whoever 　39　 his sapling best shall get a favorite gift." The boy certainly wanted to get his father's gift. 　40 seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, he 　41 an idea: he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So after watering it once or twice, he never 42　 it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was 　43 to find it not only didn't die, but also grew some fresh 　44 . Compared with those of his brothers and sisters, his appeared greener. His father kept his 　45 , bought the little boy one of his favorite gifts and said from the tree he planted, he would surely become an outstanding 　　__46 when he grew up.

From then on, the little boy slowly became 　47 and confident. One night, he suddenly __48 his biology teacher once said that plants 　49 grow at night. Why not go to see his tree? When he came to the courtyard, he found his father was working near his tree with a ladle（长柄勺）. All of a sudden, he 　50 : his father had been secretly 　 51 his small tree! He returned to his room, tears 　 52　 in his eyes.

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist. 　53 , he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.

　 54 is the best nourishment（滋养品）of life; 　55 it is just a bucket of water, it can make the tree of life grow well.

36、A. ever 　　　　　　　 B. seldom 　　　　　　　　　 C. still 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often

37、A. held 　　　　　　　 B. raise 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lowered 　　　　　　　　 D. covered

38、A. Both 　　　　　　 B. None 　　　　　　　　　　 C. One 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Each

39、A. likes 　　　　　　　 B. protects 　　　　　　　　 C. grows 　　　　　　　　　 D. watches

40、A. And 　　　　　　　 B. So 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Before 　　　　　　　　　 D. But

41、A. cared for 　　　　 B. got rid of（摆脱） C. hit upon 　　　　　　　　 D. put forward

42、A. appealed to B. attended to C. adapted to D. turned to

43、A. surprised 　　　　　　 B. frightened 　　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　　　　　 D. amused

44、A. roots 　　　　　　　　 B. leaves 　　　　　　　　　　 C. branches 　　　　　　　 D. seeds

45、A. word 　　　　　　　　 B. balance 　　　　　　　　　 C. agreement 　　　　　　　 D. opinion

46、A. teacher 　　　 B. gardener 　　　　　　　　 C. president 　　　　　　　 D. botanist

47、A. satisfied 　　　　　　 B. certain 　　　　　　　　　 C. optimistic 　　　　　　　 D. independent

48、A. believed 　　　　　　 B. recalled 　　　　　　　　　 C. repeated 　　　　　　　　 D. knew

49、A. generally 　　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　　 C. recently 　　　　　　　　 D. probably

50、A. remembered B. understood 　　　　　　 C. wondered 　　　　　　　 D. admitted

51、A. cutting 　　　　 B. decorating 　　　　　　　 C. watering 　　　　　　　　 D. providing

52、A. welling 　　　　 B. falling 　　　　　　　　　　 C. dropping 　　　　　　　　 D. crying

53、A. Therefore 　　　 B. Besides 　　　　　　　　　 C. Moreover 　　　　　　　 D. Instead

54、A. Love 　　　　　　　 B. Water 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Disability 　　　　　　　 D. Father

55、A. so long as 　　　 B. if only 　　　　　　　　　 C. now that 　　　　　　　　 D. even though

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

There were two lazy men who   1   did any work at all. They  2  spend the whole day sitting in the sun and sleeping  3  talking about what they would do when they were  4  .Many years went  5  in this way and the two men  6  poor. One summer’s day as they were sitting   7   on a bench in the sunshine, one of the men jumped   8   his feet without warning and exclaimed, “We can’t go on  9  this. We’ve got to do something to   10   some money.”

“  11  for instance?” asked his friend in a  12  voice.

“We’ll go to the mountains and  13  snails（蜗牛）,” said the first man.

The second man didn’t want to go out at first. But in the end his friend  14  him. They each took a bucket（桶）and set  15  for the mountains. They walked extremely slow. When they reached the hill, they looked  16  it might have a lot of snails on it. The first man said, “Let’s work  17  . I’ll go up this side with my bucket, and you go up the other side with  18  , we’ll meet at the top.”

They  19  snails all day and in the evening they met on top of the hill. “How many did you get?” asked the first man. “Two,” said the second man. “I  20  got three, but one got away.”

1. A. always　　　　 B. never　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　  D. seldom

2. A. used to　　　　 B. was used to　　　　 C. got used to　　　　   D. became used to

3. A. or　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　    C. but　　　　　　   D. with

4. A. old　　　　    B. ill　　　　　　　　　　  C. rich　　　　　　   D. poor

5. A. on　　　　　　  B. with　　　　　　　　    C. by　　　　　　　　 D. down

6. A. appeared　　　　   B. proved　　　　　　  C. continued　　　　　　 D. remained

7. A. calmly　　　　    B. quietly　　　　    C. nervously　　　　　　 D. nearly

8. A. up　　　　　　  B. down　　　　　　   C. off　　　　　　　　 D. to

9. A. as　　　　　　   B. like　　　　       C. with　　　　　　    D. about

10. A. steal　　　　　　 B. rob　　　　　　    C. exchange　　　　    D. make

11. A. How　　　　　　    B. However　　　　　　 C. What　　　　　　  D. Whatever

12. A. tireless　　　　　　   B. tiring　　　　　　  C. tired　　　　　　   D. tiresome

13. A. catch　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　  D. fetch

14. A. advised　　　　　　  B. persuaded　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　   D. forced

15. A. up　　　　　　   B. about　　　　　　　　 C. down    　　　　   D. off

16. A. as　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　    C. that　　　　　　   D. as though

17. A. lonely　　　　 B. separately　　　　　　　　 C. alone　　　　　　 D. together

18. A. mine　　　　    B. ours　　　　　　    C. yours　　　　　　  D. yourself

19. A. hunted　　　　    B. found　　　　　　  C. searched　　　　　　  D. caught

20. A. nearly　　　　    B. finally　　　　　　    C. mainly　　　　　　   D. already

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　　It must have been after two o'clock in the morning when the last guests took their ___1___, and although we had enjoyed their arrival, my wife and I were quite___2___to shut the door behind them. We left all the dirty dishes and glasses___3___they were, and, after opening a few windows to let some fresh air in and the___4___of stale（陈旧的）tobacco out, we climbed into bed and fell___5___.

　　I couldn't have been asleep for more than half an hour___6___I woke up with a___7___smell of smoke in my nose. Still half asleep, I walked into the hall, and there, ___8___dense clouds of smoke, I saw that one of the curtains was ___9___ I should have closed the windows then ___10___ delay, but ___11___ I tried to beat out the flames（火焰）with a newspaper. When this failed I___12___into the kitchen to grab a bucket and filled it ___13___ water. At the ___14___ time I shouted to Barbara, who hurriedly dialed 119 to ask the fire brigade（消防员）___15___ coming to my help. We had to work at ___16___ speed carrying buckets of water from the kitchen to prevent the flames fanned by the wind from the windows ___17___ spreading. We were unable to ___18___ the fire but we ___19___ to keep it partly in check until the arrival of the firemen. Fortunately, they arrived quickly and they had little difficulty ___20___ putting out the flames. For most of the rest of the day we worked hard.