People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the ___1___ have made up their minds to ___2___ the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest (抗议) against heavy trucks which run ___3___ through the narrow High Street.

“They not only make it ___4___ to sleep at night, but they are ___5___ damage to our houses and shops of historical ___6___,” said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“__7___ we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student. “Why don’t they build a new road that goes ___8___ the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a ___9___ village. Its streets were never ___10___ for heavy traffic.”

Harry Fields also studying ___11___ said they wanted to make as much ___12___ as possible to force the ___13___ to realise what every body was having to ___14___. “Most of them don’t ___15___ here anyway,” he said, “They come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音), ___16___ they probably don’t ___17___ the noise all that much. It’s high time they realized the ___18___.”

The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were ___19___ on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.

___20___ asked if they were ___21___ that the police might come to ___22___ them.

“Not really,” she said, “Actually we are ___23___ bell-ringers. I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no ___24___ against practising.”

I ___25___ the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1. A. college   B. village       C. town   D. church

2. A. change   B. repair  C. ring    D. shake

3. A. now and then B. day and night     C. up and down      D. over and over

4. A. terrible   B. difficult     C. uncomfortable   D. unreasonable

5. A. doing     B. raising       C. putting       D. producing

6. A. scene     B. period C. interest       D. sense

7. A. If   B. Although    C. When  D. Unless

8. A. to   B. through      C. over    D. round

9. A. pretty     B. quiet   C. large   D. modern

10. A. tested   B. meant C. kept    D. used

11. A. well     B. hard    C. biology      D. education

12. A. effort   B. time    C. trouble       D. noise

13. A. townspeople B. other students    C. government officials  D. truck drivers

14. A. stand    B. accept C. know  D. share

15. A. shop     B. live     C. come  D. study

16. A. but       B. so       C. or       D. for

17. A. notice   B. mention     C. fear    D. control

18. A. event    B. loss     C. action D. problem

19. A. hardly  B. unwillingly C. mostly       D. usually

20. A. I   B. We     C. She     D. They

21. A. surprised     B. afraid  C. pleased       D. determined

22. A. seize    B. fight   C. search D. stop

23. A. proper  B. experienced       C. hopeful      D. serious

24. A. point    B. cause  C. need   D. law

25. A. left      B. found  C. reached      D. passed

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold   36   he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had  37  schooling, for being so poor, how could they   38  school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked   39   a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt   40    for himself. How he     41   to have the same chance! He decided to study by   42   . In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   43  stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he   44   during the day. He worked   45   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater  46   he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and    47   him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the only one in the whole school   48   reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship   49   he had been a regular student of the school.

Robeson   50   rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the  51  of some university professors. They admired his talent   52   his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and   53    him free guidance. Robeson felt  54  , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   55   success.

A. whether          B. which                   C. that                          D. what

A. many             B. few                          C. little                        D. much

A. buy                B. afford                   C. send                         D. read

A. as                  B. like                          C. for                           D. by

A. angry             B. worried                    C. proud                    D. sorry

A. hated              B. decided                    C. wished                     D. regretted

A. the teacher                                         B. himself                   

C. his parents                                          D. his schoolmates

A. could             B. ought to                   C. should                    D. would

A. had learned                                        B. has been taught        

C. has heard                                              D. had been written down

A. very             B. so                            C. too                          D. quite

A. joy               B. interest                     C. time                         D. taste

A. allowed        B. agreed                   C. let                           D. refused

A. whom           B. that                          C. which                   D. /

A. if                 B. whether                    C. because                    D. when

A. learned         B. listened                    C. mastered                  D. struggled

A. notice           B. influence                  C. eyes                         D. attention

A. except for     B. according to             C. as well as                 D. in spite of

A. taught           B. offered                     C. lent                          D. sent

A. sad               B. angry                       C. happy                   D. disappointed

A. leading to     B. coming from            C. made of                   D. covered with

A very special teacher in a high school had a husband who died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death ,she 36______ some of her thoughts with a classroom of students. with a 37_______ look on her face, she 38_______ and said, "39_______class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought which I feel is very 40_______. Each of us is put here on earth to learn ,share, love ,appreciate and give of ourselves…and none of us knows 41_______ this fantastic experience will 42______. It can be 43______ at any moment. Perhaps this is a 44______ that we must 45_______ the most out of every single day."

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on "So I would like you all to make me a 46_______…from now on ,on your way to school ,or on your way home, find something 47______to notice. "For, although it may sound 48_______to some people, these things are the 'stuff' of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for granted. We must make it important to49______ them, for at any time…it can all be taken away."

The class was completely quiet. We all 50______ our books and filed（排成一行行走） out of the room 51_______. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester.52________, I think of that teacher and remember what an 53_______ she made on all us , and I try to54_________ all of those things sometimes we all 55_______.

36. A.speak  B.share  C.explain  D. express

37.A gentle  B happy  C.surprised   D. lively

38.A.stood  B.cried  C.laughed D.paused

39.A.after  B. when  C.before  D.as

40.A. fasinating  B. useful  C. important  D. necessary

41.A. why  B. when  C. where  D. while

42. A.begin  B.change  C. appear  D.end

43. A. made up  B. run out  C.passed away  D. taken away

44. A.card  B.notice  C. sign  D. track

45. A.make  B. take C. leave  D.get

46. A. surprise  B.promise  C. noise  D. face

47. A.beautiful B.different   C.magnificant  D.meaningful

48. A. nice  B.silly  C. great  D.pessimistic

49. A.notice  B.watch   C. care  D.appreciate

50. A. put up  B.picked up C. rose up  D. stood up

51. A. quickly  B.nosily  C. happily  D.silently

52. A.Every once in a while   B.More often than not C. At last  D.Frequently

53. A.pressure  B.inflence C.impression D.mark

54. A.forget   B. appreciate  C.realize   D.imagine

55. A. overlook  B.cherish  C.mention   D.discover 

I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most __1__ and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and ___2___ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an ___3___ victory. After all, Ed’s idea of ___4___ has always been nothing more ___5___ than lifting a fork to his mouth. ___6___ I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and ___7___ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often ___8___ about that, Ed refused to buy a ___9___ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed ___10___ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly ___11___, I was so surprised that I was ___12___. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. ___13___, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted(预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ___14___ 7 to 9 — and Ed was ___15___. The sudden realization was painful. We ___16___ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious ___17___ about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone ___18___ that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to ___19___. In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my ___20___.

1. A. encouraging   B. hopeless     C. surprising   D. regular

2. A. declared B. mentioned  C. persuaded   D. suggested

3. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy    D. early

4. A. exercise  B. preparation C. joy     D. fitness

5. A. time-saving    B. comfortable       C. suitable      D. effort-making

6. A. As soon as     B. As long as  C. When  D. Since

7. A. strangely       B. personally  C. reasonably  D. eagerly

8. A. cared      B. forgot C. quarreled    D. joked

9. A. clean      B. larger  C. straight      D. darker

10. A. set out  B. got ready    C. arrived       D. returned

11. A. notice   B. admire       C. believe       D. measure

12. A. nervous       B. curious       C. careless      D. speechless

13. A. After all       B. As a result  C. Above all   D. At last

14. A. mistakenly   B. then    C. instead       D. naturally

15. A. leading B. coming      C. waiting      D. counting

16. A. pretended     B. stopped      C. continued   D. decided

17. A. thoughts      B. doubts C. situations    D. problems

18. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving    D. keeping

19. A. play     B. start    C. sleep   D. move

20. A. friendship    B. respect       C. support      D. favor

When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
【小题1】Mr. David’s house was_______ that many tourists came to see it.