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

The visitors were_______ by the beauty of the West Lake.

A. beaten　　 B. struck　 C. shaken　 D. afraid

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

　　此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（ √ ）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

　　此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

　　此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

　　此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

　　注意：原行没有错的不要改。

　　After I finished the school this year, I began 　　　　　1.__________

　　to look for work. Now several month later, I still　　　　2.__________

　　hadn‘t found the job that I was interested. Last Sunday　3.__________

　　morning I received a phone call from a man calling him  4._________

　　Mr Smith. He said to me on the phone, "I hear that you do 5.__________

　　very well in your studies. I may have a job for you." 　 6.__________

　　I entered his office with a beaten heart. How I hoped　　7._________

　　that I will go through the job-hunting talk today and he 　8.___________

　　would take me on as a lab assistant. But to my surprised, 　9.___________

what he said disappointing. He only needed a model.　　10.___________

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

The Mullah couldn’t break his word. That would be    1   for an important person in the village. He certainly    2   to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said, “    3   me at the donkey fair (集市) on 　　4   . I shall sell her at that time. I shall    5   my donkey to the one who will treat her most    6   .”

Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah    7   out a plan. He wanted to　　 8  his word and also to keep his donkey.

On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 　　  9   .No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.

On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.

They found a 　　 10   tied with a piece of rope　　 11  the tail of the Mullah’s donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked　　 12   .

“It is    13   , I’ll sell my donkey for a dollar,” said the Mullah. “Just one    14   , though, my donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be　　 15   . The kind man who    16   my donkey must buy my cat also.”

“How much is your cat?” asked many    17   .

“Oh, my cat is a very    18   animal,” said the Mullah. “Her father    19   a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 　　10  .She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars”.

The men laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.

1．A. right　　　　  B. wrong　　　　   C. impossible　　　　　　 D. strange

2. A. didn’t want　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. wanted

C. hadn’t decided　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. intended

3. A. Meet　　　　   B. Pay　　　　　　  C. Talk　　　　　　  D. Help

4. A. tomorrow afternoon

B. the day after tomorrow

C. the evening

D. Saturday

5. A. give　　　　   B. take　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　    　　  D. show

6. A. cruelly　　　　 B. warmly　　　　  C. kindly　　　　    D. carefully.

7. A. put　　　　　　 B. thought　　　　    C. carried　　　　　　 D. made

8．A. say　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　   C. break　　　　　　   D. send

9．A. bread　　　　   B. paper　　　　　　   C. cloth　　　　　　   D. rope

10．A. cat　　　　　　  B. dog　　　　　　    C. cock　　　　　　  D. rope

11．A. with　　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　　C. to　　　　　　　　 D. around

12．A sad　　　　　　   B happy　　　　　　 C tired　　　　　　    D fine

13．A. a lie　　　　　　 B. true　　　　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　    D. a pity

14．A. matter　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　 C. thing　　  　　   D. question

15．A. killed　　　　  B. sold　　　　　　  C. beaten　　　　　　  D. parted

16．A. sees　　　　    B. buys　　　　　　   C. likes　　　　　　  D. wants

17．A. voices　　　　   B. sounds　　　　　　 C. noises　　　　　　   D. cries

18．A. pretty　　　　　　 B. cruel　　　　　　  C. strong　　　　　　   D. important

19．A. looked after　　   B. caught　　　　　　 C. drove　　　　　　   D. grasped

20．A. me　　　　　　 B. her father　　　　    C. the Queen　　　　　　 D. her