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　　The hall was crowded. I had never seen it so 1 in all my thirty years. The professor, who was on a raised platform, got up very slowly from his chair. There was a sudden outburst(爆发) of cheering and applause(掌声) , which 2 several minutes. 3 one of the five men on the platform 4 first one hand, and then both hands before the noise 5 .

　　“I don't think I 6 introduce Professor Evans,”he said. There was a great cheer at this. “He isn't 7 to you.” 8 this there was a stamping of feet (脚步声), and the man sat down.

　　The professor, a short fat man, smiled and looked at his 9 . He was quite bald(秃头) and wore glasses. He seemed 10 because he cleared his throat(喉) twice. He put a hand into one of the side pockets of his jacket.

　　His frown(眉头) became 11 heavier and the hall grew completely silent as he stood 12 his audience(听众). It was 13 silence. It was hot in the hall and there was little air. I was sitting near the platform and I could clearly hear the loud 14 of the clock on the wall. 15 ,the professor very quickly turned his back to us ,and 16 to the other men on the platform. He 17 he wouldn't be heard by the audience, 18 there wasn't one of us in the first five rows who didn't 19 the words“I've lost my 20 .”

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This is my third story. When I was 17，I read a quote that 1 something like，“If you live each day 2 it was your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.”Since then，for the past thirty?three years，I've looked 3 the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something.

　 About a year ago I was 　5 with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should 　6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my 7 in order，which is doctors' code for“prepare to 8 ”. Later that evening when the doctors 　9 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope，they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is 　10 with surgery. I had the surgery and，11 ，I'm fine now.

　 This was the closest I've been to facing death，and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the 12 we all share. No one has 　13 escaped it. And that is 14 it should be，because death is very likely the single 15 invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make 　16 for the new. Your time is 　17 ，so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of 　18 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly，have the courage to 　19 your heart and intuition(直觉). They 20 already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

（1）A. said　 　　 B. described　 C. went　 　　 D. expressed

（2）A. unless 　　 B. as if　　 　 C. even if 　　 D. as long as

（3）A. in　　 　　　B. at　　　　 C. through 　　 D. On

（4）A. row　 　　 B. minute　　　 C. sense　 　　D. word

（5）A. connected 　B. infected　　 C. affected　 D. diagnosed

（6）A. want　 　　B. dream　　　 C. expect 　　D. imagine

（7）A. duties 　　 B. businesses C. affairs 　　D. life

（8）A. work　 　　B. start　　　 　C. talk　 　　D. die

（9）A. looked 　　B. viewed　　 C. realized 　　D. noticed

（10）A. curable 　　B. possible　 　 C. acceptable D. suitable

（11）A. carefully 　B. thankfully　　 C. anxiously 　D. hopefully

（12）A. possession B. destination　 C. expectation D. position

（13）A. ever　 　　 B. even　　 　 C. never　 　　D. still

（14）A. when　 　 B. while　　 　　C. as　　 　　 D. since

（15）A. better 　　B. worst　　 　　C. worse　 　　D. best

（16）A. use　 　 B. a difference　 C. sense　 　　 D. way

（17）A. endless 　B. repeated　　 C. countless 　　D. limited

（18）A. others' 　 B. others　　　 C. anyone's　 　 D. some others

（19）A. listen 　　B. follow　 　　 C. take　　 　　 D. accept

（20）A. however B.whatever 　C.somehow　 D.Somewhat

Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.

　　Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"

　　"Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."

　　So Mrs. Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."

　　"How many will that be?" Mr. Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."

　　Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."

　　"That isn't very nice, is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs. Harris just wrote "Party: 6:30 p.m."

　　A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)."

　　 Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

　　When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"

　　"I did," Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

71. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

　　A. Mr. Harris changed his work.

　　B. They wanted to make some new friends.

　　C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

　　D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses.

72. What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

　　A. It was easy to hold a big party at home.

　　B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

　　C. They had gone to other people's parties many times.

　　D. They liked making friends with others.

73. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

　　A. From the morning till night.         B. About two hours. 

　　C. About fourteen hours.              D. Till midnight

74. When did the party end that evening?

　　A. At about 8:30.

　　B. About twelve o'clock..　　

C. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

　　D. When someone telephoned the police station.

75. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?

　　A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

　　B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

　　C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

　　D. Because he hated the noise.