On Wednesday afternoon Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market. For an hour or so she would walk up and down between the stalls looking at everything, buying here and there, and  1  a sharp lookout for the bargains that were something to be haD. And then, with all the   2  she needs bought she would leave the market for the   3  of the town to spend another hour   4  she liked best, looking in furniture-shop windows.

One Wednesday she found a  5  shop full of the most delightful things, with a   6  inviting anyone to walk in and look round without   7  they had to buy something. Annie hesitated a moment   8  stepping through the doorway where, almost at once, she stopped   9  before a green armchair. There was a card on the chair which  10  ,“This fine chair is yours for less than a pound a week,” and very small at the bottom, “Cash price eighty-nine pounds fifty.” A pound a week …Why, she could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never   11  it!  

A voice at her shoulder made her   12  .“Can I help you, Madam?” She looked   13  at the assistant who had come softly to her  14 

“Oh, well, no,” she said, “I was just   15  .”

“We have chairs of all kinds in the   16  . If you'll just come up, you will find something to  17  you.”

Annie, worried at the thought of being   18  to buy something she didn't   19  , left the shop   20  .

1. A. taking    B. making      C. fixing D. keeping

2. A. chairs　 B. furniture　 C. things D. bargains

3. A. shops　  B. streets    C. delightful things       D. bus station

4. A. in the way　  B. by the way　　 C. in a way     D. in one way

5. A. new　　       B. noisy  C. large   D. strange

6. A. message　     B. notice C. note    D. flag

7. A. arguing　      B. declaring    C. frightening D. feeling

8. A. when　　      B. before C. after   D. while

9. A. doubted　　  B. surprised　 C. puzzled      D. delighted

10. A. wrote　　   B. told    C. informed    D. said

11. A. lose      B. miss    C. pass    D. make

12. A. jump　　    B. run     C. laugh  D. surprise

13. A. round　　   B. straight      C. behind       D. up

14. A. place    B. back   C. side    D. front

15. A. thinking　　       B. looking      C. walking      D. passing

16. A. doorway　   B. storehouse　      C. showroom　　  D. market

17. A. suit      B. fit       C. serve   D. match

18. A. advised　　 B. made  C. persuaded　　   D. cheated

19. A. like      B. afford C. pay     D. need

20. A. slowly　　  B. thoughtfully　   C. hurriedly    D. carefully

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 　 31　 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning　 32　 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 　 33 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been 　34　 lessons—at age 54! I told her that it was very　 35　 that she was pursuing （追求） her passion（热情） to play the piano.

　 Then she asked me　 36　 question.

　 “I have been playing for 8 years now, ” I answered.

　 “Then you must play a song for me before you leave, ” she　 37 . I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she　 38　 me of our musical “ 39　 ”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 40 asked me to play a song for her. I thought　 41　 and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for　 42　 , and it was my soul-searching song.

　 I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions　 43　 into it as possible. She loved it. 　 44　 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man! ”

　 I turned around. And there was an old lady　 45　 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to　 46　 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to　 47　 my bed, but your music made me feel good, ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked　 48　 back to her room.

　 I was deeply　 49　 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s　 50　 for peace and joy.

31. A. observed 　　　B. watched

C. noticed 　　　　　D. caught

32. A. on 　　　B. at

C. over 　　　 D. against

33. A. player 　　　B. teacher

C. composer 　　　D. starter

34. A. giving 　　　B. attending

C. teaching 　　　 D. reviewing

35. A. interesting 　　　B. wonderful

C. moved 　　　　　　D. impressive

36. A. another 　　　B. a different

C. the same 　　　　D. other

37. A. advised 　　　B. ordered

C. demanded 　　　D. requested

38. A. warned 　　　B. reminded

C. asked 　　　　　D. required

39. A. course 　　　B. task

C. discussion 　　　D. deal

40. A. and 　　　　 B. but

C. as a result 　　　D. what’s more

41. A. for the moment 　　　B. at the moment

C. for a moment 　　　　　D. at a moment

42. A. music 　　　B. songs

C. the piano 　　　D. vitamins

43. A. dropping 　　　B. falling

C. pouring 　　　　　D. running

44. A. Since 　　　B. As

C. While 　　　　 D. Because

45. A. taking 　　　B. making

C. having 　　　　 D. moving

46. A. thank 　　　B. praise

C. admire 　　　　D. owe

47. A. get on 　　　B. get up

C. get off 　　　　 D. get down

48. A. quietly 　　　B. calmly

C. happily 　　　　 D. slowly

49. A. shocked 　　　B. touched

C. delighted 　　　　D. disturbed

50. A. world 　　　B. heart

C. brains 　　　　 D. dreams

The data ______ that Western society began to give particular attention to the roles of women as homemakers.

A. advised　

B. talked　　　　

C. indicated　　

D. appeared

A man is being questioned in relation to the　　　　 murder last night.?

A.advised　　　　　 B.attended?　　　　 C.attempted　　　　　　 D.admitted

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 　1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 　2 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 　3 　,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 　4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 　5　 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,　 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 　7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 　8　 to tell me all about his friend.

His friend’s main 　9　 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 　10　 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 　11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 　12　 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 　13　 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 　14　 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 　15　 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 　16　 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 　17　 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 　18　 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 　19 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 　20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

1. A. brother 　　 　 B. teacher 　　 　 C. neighbour　　　 　 D. friend

2. A. managed　　　 　 B. happened 　 　　　 C. tried 　 　　　　　 D. wanted

3. A. expecting 　 　 B. lying 　 　　　　　 C. joking 　　　 D. talking

4. A. funny 　　　 　 B. serious 　　 　 C. careful 　　　 D. disappointed

5. A. think 　　　 　 B. find 　　　　　 　 C. realize 　　　 D. see

6. A. indeed 　　　 　 B. actually 　 　　　 C. instead 　　 　 D. exactly

7. A. famous 　　　 　 B. interesting 　　 　 C. noisy 　　　　　 　 D. big

8. A. began 　　　 　 B. stopped 　　　 C. refused 　　　 D. failed

9. A. problem　　　　　 B. interest 　 　　　 C. choice 　　　 D. work

10. A. just 　　　 　 B. ever 　 　　　　　 C. even 　 　　　　　 D. surely

11. A. suit 　　　 　 B. habit 　　　　　 　 C. pools 　 　　　　　 D. river

12. A. people　 　　　 B. players 　　 　 C. strangers 　　　 　 D. friends

13. A. advised 　 B. argued 　　 　 C. admitted 　 　　　 D. announced

14. A. recognized 　 B. realized 　 　　　 C. visited 　　　 D. found

15. A. how 　　　 B. whether 　　　 C. when 　 　　　　　 D. where

16. A. because 　 B. if 　　　　　 C. then 　 　　　　　 D. though

17. A. doctor 　　 　 B. friend 　　 　 C. neighbour 　 　　　 D. player

18. A. hired 　　　 　 B. visited 　　　 C. designed 　 　　　 D. sold

19. A. smiled 　　 　 B. laughed 　　 　 C. cried 　　　　　 　 D. nodded

20. A. chance 　　　　　　 　　　 B. pleasure 　　　　　 　　　 C. time 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. turn