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A house in Clarktown caught fire on Christmas Eve,1982. The 1 who lived in the house was already in 2 .Being in poor health, she had trouble in 3 even when things were fine. 4 her house burning down around her, she was not able to go 5 .The smoke 6 her choke(窒息) .The fire was very hot. Without quick help she would have 7 .
Fire fighters 8 the house. They started to put the fire out. They did not know the old woman was still 9 .The people 10 her crying for help. The fire was still very hot 11 there was lots of smoke.
A man 12 like Santa Claus(圣诞老人) was passing by. He was on his way to give gifts to poor families. 13 had he heard the old woman’s cry when he ran into the 14
house. After a while he rushed out with the old woman on his back and came to her safety. Then, as
15 as he had done that, the man left. No one knew the real name of the hero who had saved the old woman’s life.
The man went on and took the gifts to the poor children. He did not return home 16 it was dark. He told his 17 what had happened. She decided that she did not 18 to keep the story a secret. She told people that Santa Claus was 19 David Rodriguez, her husband. Mr. Rodriguez is a music teacher 20 he is not playing Santa Claus.
1. A. hero B. woman C. child D. man
2. A. the eighty B. eighties C. her eightieth D. her eighties
3. A. walking B. speaking C. thinking D. laughing
4. A. Because B. For C. With D. During
5. A. everywhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. somewhere
6. A. suffered B. broke C. forced D. made
7. A. lived B. died C. left D. stayed
8. A. looked for B. searched through C. got to D. set up
9. A. out of doors B. in the open air C. outside D. inside
10. A. heard B. stopped C. felt D. kept
11. A. but B. and C. or D. though
12. A. dressed B. chosen C. looked D. acted
13. A. Only B. Hardly C. Never D. Badly
14. A. empty B. crowded C. burnt D. burning
15. A. bravely B. carefully C. quickly D. proudly
16. A. until B. unless C. while D. or
17. A. friend B. son C. daughter D. wife
18. A. want B. like C. refuse D. need
19. A. nearly B. really C. impossibly D. probably
20. A. so that B. even if C. when D. since
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Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but believe it or not, he _______ passed the last exam.
A. easily B. hardly
C. actually D. successfully
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Every summer , a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure Most of the 1 are in seasonal work mainly connected with tourism and 2 . The pay is usually poor but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel . You can pick grapes in France , entertain kids on American summer camps , and , of course , there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants .
But it is not easy now to find work . “ 5 you speak the language of the country well , there will be very few openings ,” says Anthea Ellis , an adviser on 6 for students . “If you work with a family in Italy , you’ll have to speak Italian . When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris , the owner will expect you to speak 7 . British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia . ”
9 enjoys the experience . Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe . The two teachers and the children had never been 10 . One child lost his passport ; another became seriously ill and was 11 home ; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made , and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip . “I did visit a lot of new places ,” she says , “but it wasn’t worth it . The pay was 14 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job . The kids never slept !”
“The trouble is , students expect to have a（n） 15 time of it , ” Anthea Ellis points out . “ 16 , they see it as a holiday . In practice , 17 , you have to work hard . At the same time , all vacational work is casual work . You’ll have a job when the hotel , the restaurant , or the campsite is busy . 18 you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you . But you have 19 employment rights . As soon as the holiday season 20 , they’ll get rid of you ”.
1. A. work B. luck C. chances D. services
2. A. agriculture B. industry C. hotels D. restaurants
3. A. pains B. comfort C. difficulty D. excitement
4. A. always B. hardly C. never D. seldom
5. A. If B. Unless C. Because D. Although
6. A. health care B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety
7. A. Italian B. English C. French D. Spanish
8. A. chance B. ability C. possibility D. advantage
9. A. No one B. None C. Not everyone D. Everybody
10.A.abroad B. employed C. alone D. respected
11.A.driven B. ridden C. left D. flown
12.A.friends B. decision C. fair D. damage
13.A.busy B. free C. tiring D. pleasant
14.A.nice B. reasonable C. fair D. poor
15.A.hard B. easy C. demanding D. adventurous
16.A.After all B. Worse still C. However D. Therefore
17.A.besides B. altogether C. though D. until
18.A.In a word B. In other words C. What’s more D. More or less
19.A.few B. little C. many D. much
20.A.starts B. lasts C. goes D. finishes
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Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 1 was more manageable , I 2 ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. 3 that was years ago and times have changed. 4 I live with mother on a country farm
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 5 my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). 6 I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my 7 . I decided that I would consider 8 to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was 9 when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of 10 to get started. And 11 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 12 use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my 13 ; he gave me a long thoughtful 14 . “This means a lot to you, doesn’ t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me 15 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 16 on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 17 and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I 18 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 19 that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His 20 still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
1. A. loneliness B. sadness C. tiredness D. sickness
2. A. set B. enjoyed C. kept D. shared
3. A. Gladly B. Eventually C. Unfortunately D. Surprisingly
4. A. Now B. Then C. Sometime D. Meanwhile
5. A. add up to B. make up for C. get rid of D. take advantage of
6. A. If B. As C. Though D. Before
7. A. movement B. condition C. choices D. positions
8. A. reaching out B. living up C. getting on D. going back
9. A. recognized B. interviewed C. found D. invited
10. A. money B. time C. energy D. knowledge
11. A. thus B. once C. seldom D. often
12. A. actually B. hardly C. nearly D. formerly
13. A. job B. family C. idea D. offer
14. A. face B. view C. look D. sight
15. A. over B. along C. towards D. through
16. A. unhappily B. lovingly C. pitifully D. gratefully
17. A. pick B. turn C. role D. step
18. A. had to cry B. ought to cry C. should have cried D. could have cried
19. A. more B. the ones C. few D. the rest
20. A. courage B. devotion C. kindness D. trust
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Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the 1 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 2 .The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 3 of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain(逗乐)kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are 4 jobs in hotels and restaurants.
But it is not easy to find work,“ 5 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on 6 for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak 7 .British students only have a language 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia.”
9 enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been 10 .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was 11 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 12 they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 13 evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was 14 and it really was a 24 hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”
“The trouble is, students expect to have 15 time of it.”Anthea Ellis points out.“ 16 ,they see it as a holiday. In practice, 17 ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时)work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. 18 ,you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have 19 employment rights. As soon as the holiday season 20 ,they’ll get rid of you.”
1. A. work B. luck
C. chances D. services
2. A. agriculture B. industry
C. hotels D. restaurants
3. A. pains B. comfort
C. difficulty D. excitement
4. A. always B. hardly
C. never D. seldom
5. A. If B. Unless
C. Because D. Although
6. A. health care B. vacation work
C. language studies D. tourist safety
7. A. Italian B. English
C. French D. Spanish
8. A. chance B. ability
C. possibility D. advantage
9. A. No one B. None
C. Not everyone D. Everybody
10. A. abroad B. employed
C. alone D. respect
11. A. driven B. ridden
C. left D. flown
12. A. friends B. decision
C. noise D. damage
13. A. busy B. free
C. tiring D. pleasant
14. A. nice B. reasonable
C. fair D. poor
15. A. a hard B. an easy
C. a demanding D. an adventurous
16. A. After all B. Worse still
C. However D. Therefore
17. A. besides B. altogether
C. though D. until
18. A. In a word B. In other words
C. And what’s more D. More or less
19. A. few B. little
C. many D. much
20. A. starts B. lasts
C. goes D. finishes
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