—That’s a very good place for picnic. Won’t you go with us?

—_______, but I can go there next Saturday.

A. It’s a pleasure　　　　　 B. Of course I do

C. No, I’m not today　　　 D. I’m afraid not

—That’s a very good place for picnic. Won’t you go with us?

—_______, but I can go there next Saturday.

A. It’s a pleasure　　　 B. Of course I do

C. No, I’m not today　　 D. I’m afraid not

　　　 I have said enough to you about the fact that no two native speakers of English speak it alike, but perhaps you are clever enough to ask me whether I myself speak it in the same way.

I must　 36　　 at once that I do not. Nobody does. I am at present speaking to an audience of many thousands of gramophonists（学话者）, many of　 37　　 are trying hard to follow my words, syllable by syllable. If I were to speak to you as carelessly as I speak to my wife at home, this record would be　 38　 ; and if I were to speak to my wife at home as carefully as I am speaking to you, she would think that I was going mad.

As a public speaker I have to take care that every word I say is heard clearly at the far　 39　 of large halls containing thousands of people. “But at home, when I have to consider only my wife sitting　 40　　 six feet of me at breakfast, I take so little pains with my speech that very often,　 41　　 giving me the expected answer, she says, “Don’t mumble, and don’t turn you head away when you speak. I can’t hear a word you are saying.” And she also is a little careless. Sometimes I have to say “what” two or three times during our meal. And she　 42　　 me of growing deafer and deafer, though she does not say so, because, as I am now over seventy, it might be true.

We all have company manners. If you were to　 43　　 a strange family and to listen through the keyhole before going in---not that I would suggest for a moment that you are capable of doing such a very unladylike or ungentlemanlike thing; but still, if, in your enthusiasm for studying languages you could bring yourself to do it just for a few seconds to hear how a family speak to one another when there is 　 44　　 listening to them, and then walk into the room and hear how very　 45　　 they speak in your presence, the change would surprise you. Even when our home manners are as good as our company manners---and of course they ought to be better---they are always different; and the difference is greater in speech than in anything else.

36. A.　 accept　　　　　 　 B. admit　　　　　 　 C. refuse　　　　 　 D. deny

37. A. them　　　　 　 B. whom　　　　 C. who　　　　　 　　　 D. us

38　 A. useful　　　　　　 　 B. useless 　 C. important　　　　　 　 D. helpful

39. A. end　　　　　　　　 B. side　　　　　　　　　 C. distance　　　　　 　 D. length

40.　 A. by　　　　　 　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 　 D. within

41.　 A. other than　　　 B. instead of　 C. apart from 　 D. except for

42.　 A. excuses　　　　　 B. thinks 　 C. suspects　　　　　 D. accuses

43. A. call at　　　　　　　 B. drop by　　　　　　 C. call on　　　 　 D. drop in

44.　 A. someone else　 B. nobody　　　　　　 C. nobody else　　　 　 D. someone

45.　 A. strangely　　　　 B. politely　　　　　　 C. calmly　　　 D. differently

Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car. My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 　36 other people’s cars as well. It was pretty 　37 outside and I had no plans to 　38 to be in the bright sun. She 　39 wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passersby for free. I had seen little kids 40 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free. Although I felt 　41 , I decided to help her. 42 she asked me, “What if we 　43 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and 　44 her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with 　45 ideas. While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a(n) 　46 with beautiful images of smiles. They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the 　47 of their exercise was “smile”. It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5－11 years with the 　48 to do something for others.

All that seemed 　49 and came right from their heart. Nothing seemed to 　50 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to 　51 others and do something nice in the community!

I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional 　52 to help clean cars. The passersby were 　53 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused. A pretty heartwarming 　54 ! I feel blessed by being 　55 by such wonderful and loving souls.

36. A. decorating B. repairing C. washing D. drying

37. A. dirty　　　　 　　　　　　 B. hot　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. different　　　 　 　　　　　　 D. quiet　　

38. A. practice 　　　　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　 　　　　 C. continue　　　 　　 D. suggest　　　

39. A. hardly　　　 　　　　　　　 B. therefore　　　　 　　　 C. already　　　 　　　 　　 D. further

40. A　serve　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoy　　　　　　 　　　　 C. buy　　　　　 　　　 　　 D. choose

41. A. difficult　　 　　　　　　　 B. popular　　　　　 　　　　 C. confused　　　　 　 　 D. worried

42. A. Luckily　　　 　　　　　　 B. Simply　　　　　 　　　　 C. Then　　　　　 　 　　 D. Finally

43. A. order　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　 　　　　 C. make　　　　 　　　 　 D. show

44. A. encouraged B. expected C. invited D. challenged　　

45. A. familiar　　　 　　　　　　 B. ready　　　　　 　　　　　 C. changed　　 　　　 　 D. creative

46. A. board　　　　　 　　　　　 B. picture　　　　　 　　　　 C. idea　　　　　 　　　 　 D. car

47. A. purpose　　　　 　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 　　　　 C. secret　　　　 　　 　 D. theme

48. A. need　　　　　　 　　　　 B. duty　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. imagination　　　 　　　 D. skill

49. A. important　　　　 　　　　 B. disappointing　　 　　 C. hopeful　　　 　　　　　　 D natural

50. A. matter　　　　　 　　　　　 B. object　　　　　　 　　　　 C. belong　　　 　　　 　 D. refer

51. A. relax　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. help　　　　 　　　　 D. smile

52. A. friends　　　　 　　　　　　 B. rags　　　　　　　 　　　 C. children　　　 　　 　 D. Fruit

53. A. interesting B. amazed C. bored D. frightened

54. A. scene　　　　　 　　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. story　　　 　　　　 D. explanation

55. A. known　　　 　　　 　　B. understood　　　　 　　 C. refused　　　 　　 　　　 D. surrounded