When I caught him cheating me, I stopped ______things in his shop.

A.buying 　 B.buy 　 C.to buy 　 D.bought

I’m considering 　　　 a new car.?

A.buying　　 B.buy　　 C.to buy　　 D.of buying

Each of the students, hoping to pass the exam, _____the book.?

A. buying　 B. having bought　 C. should buy　 D. to buy?

My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It is funny now but is wasn’t at that time.

Last Friday, after___1___ all family shopping in town, I wanted a rest___2__catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the____3___coffee shop—that cheap, self-service place with long tables to__4___. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep__5___,and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in___6__. It was one of those wild-looking youngsters,___7__ dark glasses and torn__8___,and hair colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What _9____surprise me was that he had started to eat my chocolate.

Naturally, I was annoyed.__10___, to avoid trouble---and really I was rather__11___ about him, I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took___12___piece of my chocolate. I could __13___believe it. Still I didn’t dare to__14___ an argument. When he took a third piece, I felt more__15__ than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.

The boy__16___me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shout out, “This__17___ is crazy.” Everyone stared. That was embarrassing(令人难堪的)enough, but it was__18___when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as_19____---when I

realized I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate that he had been taking. There was mine, unopened, just___20__ my newspaper.

1. A. buying　　 B. making　 C. doing　　　 D. taking

2. A. after　　 B. on　　　 C. before　　　 D. while

3. A. airport　 B. park　　　 C. station　　 D. hotel

4. A..sit on　　 B. seat at　　 C. sit at　　 D. seat by

5. A. a place　 B. an eye　　 C. a space　　 D. a family

6. A.. the next seat B. my seat　 C. front seat　 D. that very seat

7. A. having　 B. wearing　 C. with　　　 D. putting on

8. A. clothes　 B. cloths　　 C. clothing　　 D. cloth

9. A. could　　 B. would　　 C. did　　　　 D. should

10. A. Whenever B. Whatever　 C. However　 D. In order that

11. A. difficult　 B. anxious　 C. uneasy　　 D. worried

12. A. a big　　 B. a second　 C. a half　　　 D. a full

13. A. seldom　 B. nearly　　 C .almost　　 D. hardly

14. A.stop　　　 B. hold　　　 C. get　　　　 D. make

15. A. satisfied　 B. happy　　 C. glad　　　 D. angry

16. A. took　　 B. had　　　 C. gave　　　 D. past

17. A. woman　 B. man　　　 C. boy　　　　 D. youngster

18. A. better　　 B. worse　　 C. all right　　 D. not matter

19. A. his hair　 B. my bag　　 C. his clothes　 D. his glasses

20. A. in　　　 B. on　　　　 C. under　　　 D. by

During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.

One day I was 　1 some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily 2 a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was 3 to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).

Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, 　4__ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things _5 he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, 　6 by this man.

Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), _ 7__ three young men. They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, __8__ their eyes.

Our __9__ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned __10_ she had told me about the __11__ . She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me　 how they appreciated the things Jim ‘_ 12 _ ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”

“We’ve _ 13__ had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she __14__, “but right now, Jim would consider himself to be the __15__ man.”

Then she gently lifted the _16_ fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.

At that time I realized that we would not be _17 by our words, but by our kind _18 _ . It is said that it takes a minute to find a _19_ person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to _20 him.

1.A.buying　　　　　　　　　 B. selling　　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowing　　　　 D. hunting

2.A.reaching for　　 B. glancing at　　　　 　 C. staring at　　　　　　　　 D. picking up

3.A. astonished　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 C. annoyed　　　　　　　　　 　 D. worried

4.A.turned over　　　　　　 B. went over　　　　 C. came over　　　　　　　 D. looked over

5.A.but　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. otherwise　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. although

6.A.suspected　　　 B. impressed　　　　　　　　 C. regretted　　 　　D. embarrassed

7.A.discovering　　　　　　 B. watching 　　　　C. finding　　　　　　　　　　 D. seeing

8.A.closing　　　　　　　　　 B. rolling　　　　　　　　　　 C. cleaning　　　　　　　　　 D. wiping

9 A. time　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　 　　　 C. turn　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. decision

10.A. the story　　 　　 B. the proverb　　　 　 C. the legend　　　　　　　　 D. the joke

11.A. marbles　　　　　　　 B. men　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. debt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. life

12.A. talked　　 　　B. traded　　　　　　　　　　 C. shared　　　　　　　　　　 D. left

13.A. ever　　　　　　　　　 B. always　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seldom

14.A. laughed 　　　　　 B. cried　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sighed　　　　　　　　　　 D. added　　

15.A. honest　　　　　　　　 B. happiest　　　　　　　　　 C. coldest　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. richest

16.A. lifeless　　　　　　　　 B. regretless　　　　　　　　 C. useless　　　　　　　　　　 D. hopeless

17.A. thought　　　　　　　 B. touched　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　　　　　 D. affected

18.A. deeds　　　　　　　　 B. things　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remarks　　　　　　　　　 D. rewards

19.A. strict　　　　　　　　　 B. honest　　　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. learned

20.A. ignore　　　　　　　　 B. forget　　　　　　　　　　　 C. recognize　　　　　　　　 D. remind