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Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best-known film-makers in the world. This gentle-looking and overweight Englishman has connected the 1 audiences with most of the mysterious and frightening films 2 made.
“The 37 Steps”made in 1939 was the 3 which made him famous outside 4 . He receivedお many 5 from Hollywood, where he went to make“Rebecca”. This was the most expensive film he had made, 6 over a million dollars. This was 7 in Britain, 8 the budget（预算）was very small. But as soon as he started on“Rebecca”, the Second World War started. Like many 9 film people, Hitchcock decided to 10 in America, and was sometimes 11 a traitor（叛徒）at home. But he was too old to 12 , and the British film industry had 13 down. He finished“Rebecca”and got 14 first Oscar, for the best film of the year.
He was 15 the first film director to 16 a TV 17 which showed mysterious and frightening stories, called“Alfred Hitchcock presents…”. This was a new 18 , for most of the Hollywood people hated television and didn’t think it was worth trying at all. The audience loved Hitchcock, however, and he made more shows. These shows gave him more 19 to try a new idea and produce more and more mysterious and frightening 20 .
1. A. theatre B. cinema C. sports D. music
2. A. ever B. never C. still D. yet
3. A. book B. story C. play D. film
4. A. America B. France C. Britain D. Australia
5. A. offers B. congratulations C. letters D. telegrams
6. A. spending B. costing C. talking D. wasting
7. A. possible B. easy C. impossible D. interesting
8. A. why B. where C. there D. here
9. A. another B. the other C. the same D. other
10. A. leave B. stay C. fight D. love
11. A. made B. forced C. called D. destroyed
12. A. fight B. eat C. talk D. sleep
13. A. started B. begun C. closed D. put
14. A. her B. their C. his D. its
15. A. also B. both C. all D. neither
16. A. become B. remain C. get D. stay
17. A. station B. show C. factory D. farm
18. A. idea B. nation C. shape D. attention
19. A. chances B. time C. money D. directions
20. A. plays B. stories C. films D. problems
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When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 36 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to 37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct yourself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to suffer 39 , leaving one half of it or keeping the text 40 the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀) would stay before they start, 41 the cutting would be halfway done when I find out the 42 result.
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 43 . You can only take up one of them; the other has to wait or be 44 up. But you know the future is unpredictable – the changed situation may not 45 you to do what is left behind. Thus you are 46 in a difficult position and feel sad. How come nice 47 and clever ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 48 greatly on your preference of your one choice to the other.
In fact that is what 49 is like; we are often 50 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable(引人的) 51 a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to the thing only 52 we get into another. The 53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 54 remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual(不经意的) 55 may not be a bad one.
36. A. same B. opposite C. either D. front
37. A. get B. bring C. lead D. keep
38. A. advice B. news C. theory D. report
39. A. damage B. destroy C. hurt D. injury
40. A. on B. for C. without D. off
41. A. or B. but C. so D. for
42. A. satisfying B. regrettable C. surprising D. impossible
43. A. courage B. patience C. strength D. attention
44. A. given B. picked C. held D. made
45. A. persuade B. agree C. allow D. tell
46. A. filled B. struck C. caught D. attracted
47. A. chances B. conditions C. wishes D. ways
48. A. progresses B. goes C. changes D. improves
49. A. study B. life C. societyD. nature
50. A. supplied B. connected C. fixed D. faced
51. A. to B. like C. as D. by
52. A. as B. until C. before D. after
53. A. following B. former C. above D. next
54. A. still B. also C. almost D. once
55. A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark
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Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant 36 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the 37 were very small: finding a donor（捐赠人）heart that 38 Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was 39 to save her mother. She kept 40 hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 41 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 42 of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the 43 her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, 44 wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 45 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 46 something from herself. Could her 47 go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors 48 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 49 the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was 50 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 51 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. 52 Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond（凝聚力）as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 53 Cheryl’s funeral（葬礼）with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 54 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 55 in another loving mother’s chest.
36. A. change B. danger C. disorder D. pain
37. A. chances B. challenges C. effects D. waves
38. A. matched B. replaced C. controlled D. cooperated
39. A. arranged B. decided C. determined D. attempted
40. A. finding B. phoning C. touring D. interrupting
41. A. rolling B. running C. walking D. jumping
42. A. corner B. bed C. man D. nurse
43. A. neighbor B. stranger C. friend D. candidate
44. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
45. A. put B. support C. pass D. make
46. A. save B. recycle C. donate（捐赠） D. separate
47. A. heart B. brain C. husband D. spirit
48. A. informed B. warned C. congratulated D. reminded
49. A. give up B. carry out C. search after D. put off
50. A. noticed B. predicted C. found D. declared
51. A. praying B. begging C. decorating D. singing
52. A. But B. And C. Though D. If
53. A. attended B. tended C. joined D. rejected
54. A. passed away B. woke up C. left behind D. dressed up
55. A. active B. alive C. necessary D. changeable
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A seven-year-old girl who had only just learnt to swim saved a four-year-old boy from drowning in the sea. Because of this she has been 36 as a hero.
Brave Amber Horton sprang into action after 37 her friend Kieran Martin slipping __38 rocks and falling into the water. Little Kieran couldn’t swim and 39 to keep his head above the water. 40 every bit of her strengh, Amber swam over to the sticken child and 41 him to the surface. Then she dragged him back to the shore at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hants.
Amber said, “I had to Kieran to be very __42 but he just slipped. He can’t swim and his feet couldn’t touch the 43 of the sea. I swam over and grabbed him from the water.” Kieran was 44 shaken but suffered only cuts on his legs from the rocks. “I was very scared. I was 45 for a long time and hurt my legs on the rocks. Then Amber saved me,” siad Kieran.
The pair were at the seaside for an outing with their 46 . Amber, Kieran, his cousin Max, five, and his brother Dorminic, seven, had all wandered over to the water’s edge while their 47 family members were in a nearby playpark. Amber’s mum Dee Horton said, “The first I knew about 48 was when Kieran’s brother Dorminic ran over and said Amber had just saved Kieran’s life.”
“It was 49. Kieran was frightened and distressed. He couldn’t move and was crying his eyes out… I think Amber’s phenomenal（了不起的）. She’s just learned to swim herself and she’s had no 50 . I can’t believe she did it 51 . She’s a very brave little girl and we are all very proud of her.”
Drowning is the third most 52 cause of accidental death among children 53 the age of 16 . According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, learning to 54 __may help children who find themselves in difficulties in the water, 55 it does not mean they will be safe. Latest figures show more than half of the children who drown can swim.
36. A. realized B. recognized C. celebrated D. convinced
37. A. watching B. viewing C. considering D. spotting
38. A. off B. on C. at D. of
39. A. managed B. pretended C. struggled D. succeeded
40. A. Using B. Picking C. Catching D. Giving
41. A. drew B. transported C. held D. pulled
42. A. devoted B. frightened C. brave D. careful
43. A. base B. foot C. bottom D. root
44. A. exactly B. specially C. extremely D. happily
45. A. under the water B. on the water C. on the shore D. on the rock
46. A. classmates B. families C. friends D. fellows
47. A. another B. other C. different D. extra
48. A. them B. her C. it D. him
49. A. terrifying B. interesting C. exciting D. satisfying
50. A. chances B. reasons C. lessons D. possiblilities
51. A. Anyway B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Furthermore
52. A. usual B. ordinary C. general D. common
53. A. at B. beneath C. under D. over
54. A. calm B. play C. save D. swim
55. A. but B. and C. or D. though
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I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was 31 to me. We liked each other the first instant we met. 32 , I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me to 33 an Ivy League (常春藤联盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention 34 his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so 35 teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞会). It was understood that we had 36 about where we would dance and drink and party together.
This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the 37 letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League _ 38 in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.
There was no 39 that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was __40 down south and I had offers 41 for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family 42 .
One week 43 the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a 44 to make--- one that went 45 beyond the choice of 46 to attend university.
In August, I 47 and drove north to Providence. It took several months to 48 that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the 49 I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about 50 it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.
31. A. confusing B. disturbing C. appealing D. amusing
32. A. Unfortunately B. Actually C. Luckily D. Originally
33. A. leave B. start C. finish D. attend
34. A. in B. at C. on D. from
35. A. special B. crazy C. wrong D. normal
36. A. talked B. looked C. lied D. argued
37. A. description B. rejection C. application D. acceptance
38. A. constructed B. assessed C. assisted D. informed
39. A. point B. use C. doubt D. need
40. A. left B. sent C. exposed D. employed
41. A. waiting B. asking C. hoping D. searching
42. A. tradition B. connection C. reputation D. expectation
43. A. before B. after C. at D. since
44. A. plan B. decision C. rule D. promise
45. A. out B. away C. far D. deep
46. A. when B. where C. whether D. how
47. A. got up B. packed up C. looked up D. turned up
48. A. foresee B. imagine C. realize D. consider
49. A. chances B. position C. equipment D. tools
50. A. surprises B. adventures C. opportunities D. choices
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