Paul was taken to court. The judge    3   him to pay Clara 600 pounds because of the    4  promise. Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to    5   back 5 pounds a month—for twenty years. His income    6   the time was 16 pounds a month.

Paul and Alice were poor but    7   unhappy. They had little enough food, certainly, even before the children began to    8  .Each month Paul paid 5 pounds to the money-lender. He worked hard, never taking a    9  .In time, there were seven mouths to   10  .Illness was always with them. It grew   11   when the oldest child was eight. The years of hunger   12   the family, because each month Paul paid 5 pounds…The details of the   13   are ugly, and the result was this: after twelve years of family life, Paul was alone in the world.

He lived alone,  14   memories. Work was not now a god to him: it was a painkiller. Each month he paid…and   15   the twenty years ended. From that moment his income was   16  .

One day, when he sat down on a seat by the sea a   17   woman came and sat down near him.

The woman said,“The 600 pounds has been   18   since the day it was paid to me. It is now 6 000 pounds, and I have kept it for you. Will you let me   19   it with you?”

“No,”said Paul, gently,“Each thousand is a(n)  20   life in a desert between us. It can never bring me any happiness.”

1.A.killed   　　　　   B.promised   C.left　　　　　　 D.married

2.A.nothing　　　　    B.something?　　  C.anything　　  D.everything

3.A.hoped　　　　　　  B.persuaded    C.ordered　　   D.forced

4.A.lost　　　　  　　　　　　 B.broken　　   C.kept　　　　    D.false

5.A.give　　　　 B.return　　　　  C.pay　　　　　　 D.go

6.A.on　　　　    　　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　  C.in　　    D.for

7.A.little　　　　 B.very　　　　    C.not　　　　　　 D.certainly

8.A.arrive　　　　　　  B.reach　　　　  C.bear　　　　    D.enter

9.A.journey　　　　    B.chance?    C.holiday D.reward

10.A.feed　　　　　　  B.fill　　    C.eat　　　　　　  D.support

11.A.bad　　　　 B.heavy?　　  C.serious D.tall

12.A.beaten　　　　   B.weakened?　　   C.bitten　　　　  D.frightened

13.A.sickness 　　　　 　　B.family?   C.children　　   D.sadness

14.A.good　　　　　　 B.bad?  C.except  D.painful

15.A.all the time　　 　　　　　　 B.at one time?    C.at times　　   D.in time

16.A.his own  　　　　　　 B.at an end?　　  C.somebody else’s  D.in plenty

17.A.beautiful 　　　　　　 B.middle-aged?C.strange  D.kind-hearted

18.A.in a bank 　　　　　　 B.spent?　　 C.borrowed    D.saved

19.A.spend　　 　　　　　　 B.divide?    C.share　　　　  D.enjoy

20.A.short　　　　　　 B.unpleasant?　　  C.lasting  D.lost

Paul had long promised to marry Clara. But at twenty-eight he met and    1   Alice. Clara was—well, perhaps God knows    2   so terrible as a woman—let down in this way.

Paul was taken to court. The judge    3   him to pay Clara 600 pounds because of the    4  promise. Paul had to borrow the money from a moneylender. He agreed to    5   back 5 pounds a month—for twenty years. His income    6   the time was 16 pounds a month.

Paul and Alice were poor but    7   unhappy. They had little enough food, certainly, even before the children began to    8  .Each month Paul paid 5 pounds to the money-lender. He worked hard, never taking a    9  .In time, there were seven mouths to   10  .Illness was always with them. It grew   11   when the oldest child was eight. The years of hunger   12   the family, because each month Paul paid 5 pounds…The details of the   13   are ugly, and the result was this: after twelve years of family life, Paul was alone in the world.

He lived alone,  14   memories. Work was not now a god to him: it was a painkiller. Each month he paid…and   15   the twenty years ended. From that moment his income was   16  .

One day, when he sat down on a seat by the sea a   17   woman came and sat down near him.

The woman said,“The 600 pounds has been   18   since the day it was paid to me. It is now 6 000 pounds, and I have kept it for you. Will you let me   19   it with you?”

“No,”said Paul, gently,“Each thousand is a(n)  20   life in a desert between us. It can never bring me any happiness.”

1.A.killed   　　　　   B.promised   C.left　　　　　　 D.married

2.A.nothing　　　　    B.something?　　  C.anything　　  D.everything

3.A.hoped　　　　　　  B.persuaded    C.ordered　　   D.forced

4.A.lost　　　　  　　　　　　 B.broken　　   C.kept　　　　    D.false

5.A.give　　　　 B.return　　　　  C.pay　　　　　　 D.go

6.A.on　　　　    　　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　  C.in　　    D.for

7.A.little　　　　 B.very　　　　    C.not　　　　　　 D.certainly

8.A.arrive　　　　　　  B.reach　　　　  C.bear　　　　    D.enter

9.A.journey　　　　    B.chance?    C.holiday D.reward

10.A.feed　　　　　　  B.fill　　    C.eat　　　　　　  D.support

11.A.bad　　　　 B.heavy?　　  C.serious D.tall

12.A.beaten　　　　   B.weakened?　　   C.bitten　　　　  D.frightened

13.A.sickness 　　　　 　　B.family?   C.children　　   D.sadness

14.A.good　　　　　　 B.bad?  C.except  D.painful

15.A.all the time　　 　　　　　　 B.at one time?    C.at times　　   D.in time

16.A.his own  　　　　　　 B.at an end?　　  C.somebody else’s  D.in plenty

17.A.beautiful 　　　　　　 B.middle-aged?C.strange  D.kind-hearted

18.A.in a bank 　　　　　　 B.spent?　　 C.borrowed    D.saved

19.A.spend　　 　　　　　　 B.divide?    C.share　　　　  D.enjoy

20.A.short　　　　　　 B.unpleasant?　　  C.lasting  D.lost

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 daren't 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 bother 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 

(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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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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