I spent my last Christmas Day working the whole day!
Due to the nature of my job, I had to go back to my 1 and spent my whole Christmas Day there. Of course, It 2 no good! Surely you will get 3 when almost all of your friends are either resting at home, watching TV, listening to music, 4 watching movies in the cinema, and you are the only one that is not 5. The feeling is really bad. And I really did not feel like 6 and going to work in the morning. But I 7 went to work. I am a responsible guy. Since the arrangement was like that, I 8.
Of course, there is something 9 about working on Christmas Day and most public 10. First of all, since I had no plan to go out, or do any 11 activities on that day, I most likely would 12 the day at home playing computer games, so why not go to work and 13 some extra money? It makes sense to me. Besides, it is a holiday for 14 the whole world. It 15 most of my company’s offices in other 16 would probably not be working, 17 those in China, Japan and Thailand as Christmas is not a holiday for people there. Less users, less problems, meaning? Less 18 for us to do. And the best part is, the office is ours! I can 19 my laptop to the office, watch movies, play games, and at the same time, get my extra 20! Well, what do you think of working on holidays?

1. 1.
   1. A.
      home
   2. B.
      study
   3. C.
      office
   4. D.
      town
2. 2.
   1. A.
      made
   2. B.
      felt
   3. C.
      kept
   4. D.
      did
3. 3.
   1. A.
      sad
   2. B.
      strange
   3. C.
      stupid
   4. D.
      interesting
4. 4.
   1. A.
      or
   2. B.
      and
   3. C.
      so
   4. D.
      but
5. 5.
   1. A.
      watched
   2. B.
      employed
   3. C.
      missed
   4. D.
      included
6. 6.
   1. A.
      keeping off
   2. B.
      falling behind
   3. C.
      getting up
   4. D.
      running away
7. 7.
   1. A.
      also
   2. B.
      always
   3. C.
      even
   4. D.
      still
8. 8.
   1. A.
      experienced
   2. B.
      accepted
   3. C.
      disliked
   4. D.
      changed
9. 9.
   1. A.
      important
   2. B.
      good
   3. C.
      different
   4. D.
      funny
10. 10.
    1. A.
       places
    2. B.
       tours
    3. C.
       jobs
    4. D.
       holidays
11. 11.
    1. A.
       other
    2. B.
       dangerous
    3. C.
       useless
    4. D.
       simple
12. 12.
    1. A.
       start
    2. B.
       value
    3. C.
       spend
    4. D.
       afford
13. 13.
    1. A.
       pay
    2. B.
       steal
    3. C.
       save
    4. D.
       make
14. 14.
    1. A.
       almost
    2. B.
       hardly
    3. C.
       only
    4. D.
       exactly
15. 15.
    1. A.
       explains
    2. B.
       means
    3. C.
       reads
    4. D.
       tells
16. 16.
    1. A.
       villages
    2. B.
       countries
    3. C.
       cities
    4. D.
       buildings
17. 17.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       except
    4. D.
       as
18. 18.
    1. A.
       work
    2. B.
       talk
    3. C.
       homework
    4. D.
       cleaning
19. 19.
    1. A.
       throw
    2. B.
       post
    3. C.
       bring
    4. D.
       pull
20. 20.
    1. A.
       fun
    2. B.
       room
    3. C.
       service
    4. D.
       pay

It was a half-mile walk from our small house to the beach road, where the      16     would be waiting for us. But that morning Janet was much worse. She couldn’t make     17      walk. And I couldn’t carry her. The path to the beach was steep and narrow and     18     at the water’s edge.

I was a stranger far from home. I didn’t know     19     to turn for help. But I needed it badly. I hurried down to the beach and I found help. Four fishermen were about to go out for their morning  20  . I told them about my sick little sister. Could they help me get her down the     21    ? I hardly got the words out of my mouth     22     they dragged their boat back onto the sand. They climbed the hill with me. One looked at Janet and they    23     their heads. They talked softly to one another. “  24       sick to sit in a chair,” one said.

“Better carry her      25    in bed,” said another.

An iron cot（儿童床）    26     along the cliff ! I was frightened. How could they do it?    27     the men told me not to worry. “Truly easy, truly     28    ,” they said.

They tied a rope to each leg of the cot. Each of them threw a rope     29     his shoulder and held the end in one hand. I understood what they meant to do.     30     they carried the cot down the path, they would use the ropes to keep the cot     31    . But what if one of the men slipped and lost his balance? What would happen to him ― to the others ― to     32    ? The men just smiled at my alarm. “That     33     will make us even more careful,” they said.

The men went down the path. Every    34     was a careful one. Always the cot was level, with never a bump. When they reached the beach road, they quietly lifted Janet into the taxi.     35    , they stretched her out on the back seat.

We made the morning train for Tokyo. And there an ambulance was waiting to take Janet to the hospital. The doctor told me that I had got my little girl there just in time. Janet would be all right soon.

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个 最佳答案。

　　 (A)　　

　　    There are 1 80 pyramids in Egypt. But the Great Pyramid is the biggest 2 . It is nearly 5000 years 3 . It is about 137 metres 4 today, but it was once higher. It is 5 2,300,000 6 stones. Most of them are higher than a man and weight about two and a half tons 7 . Some weight 8 fifteen tons. 9 took more than 100,000 men twenty 10 to build the Great Pyramid.　　

　　    Many cities today have problems. Some have too 11 people and cars. Some are full of 12 air. Some are too noisy. Scientists are 13 about ways to change cities. They want to make them better. One 14 is to build a dome (圆顶) over a 15 . Only offices, houses, hospitals and 16 would be under the dome. There would be no 17 in the city. This way the city would 18 get crowded (拥挤) or noisy. It would be 19 warm in winter and cool in summer. People would walk around 20 coats. No one would need a raincoat on a rainy day.

　　    Many people now think that teachers give students too many tests in class and too 21 homework after school. So, children do not have any 22 for other activities (活动). If teachers and parents pay enough attention to the problem, things would be 23 . Teachers should try to 24 the tests easier and give the students fewer exercises to do at home. Besides, parents should help their 25 to form good study habits (习惯).