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Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I __36__ a story about a husband and wife who made a __37__ mistake. They had gone shopping and had taken their small baby ????__38__ with them. After they had finished their shopping, they returned to their car to go home. __39__they reached their car, they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier that __40__ rode in for safety. The couple then __41__ in their car towards home. After they had driven a few miles, they __42__the back seat to see how the baby was. To their surprise, the baby was not there. According to the __43__, the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had __44__ to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.

The couple drove back__45__the store but did not find the baby. They called the police, and the police said that they __46__ the baby and that the baby was __47__. The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been __48__ by his plastic seat. The __49__couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.

There was one thing __50__with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often __51__ in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard __52__that usually report the truth, many people believe them. People also believe them because, like the story__53__, they have something unusual or frightening about them. What is __54__is that newspaper and radio reporters __55__ believe them.

36. A. wrote B. read C. told D. imagined

37. A. puzzling B. terrible C. interesting D. harmful

38. A. alone B. along C. away D. around

39. A. Since B. Before C. While D. After

40. A. they B. she C. we D. he

41. A. went away B. drove off C. moved on D. left out

42. A. searched B. glanced at C. examined D. thought of

43. A. newspaper B. radio C. story D. report

44. A. left B. planned C. forgotten D. expected

45. A. around B. towards C. near D. for

46. A. saved B. saw C. helped D. had

47. A. dangerous B. dead C. comfortable D. fine

48. A. protected B. saved C. covered D. caught

49. A. satisfied B. puzzled C. grateful D. frightened

50. A. wrong B. right C. important D. necessary

51. A. reported B. told C. made D. written

52. A. at ease B. in places C. for sure D. with joy

53. A. told B. mentioned C. printed D. recorded

54. A. surprising B. believable C. unlucky D. strange

55. A. never B. almost C. also D. always

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【2011·上海黄浦区模拟】

Reading Comprehension

【2011·上海黄浦区模拟】Section A

I had a week’s holiday to use and I wanted to spend it in the best hotel I could find. That was why I chose The Haven. Set in a country park, I thought I would be able to escape the problems and pressures of 50 life. But, just twenty-four hours after arriving there, my wife and I experienced problems with the restaurant, the service and the 51 .

We should have left and returned to our 52 when we saw two policemen walking outside the hotel, 53 the building. One of them showed us how our room could be 54 in through the windows. It seems that the hotel has no 55 on the windows. Although we were a little worried, our concerns were 56 when we believed a good-sized bed, a flat-screen TV, a spa bath and more suggested a comfortable stay.

Things started to go from bad to worse the following morning when I found the restaurant only served 57 meals. I was disappointed and upset: six days of rabbit food and no steak and chips? What had I let myself in for? We should have been told about the food before we 58 . I ordered my breakfast against my will 59 , but I had to wait forty-five minutes for it to arrive. This was not the 60 I expected.

That afternoon, when we returned from a tour around a village nearby, we found that nearly ￡200 had been stolen from our room. The Haven 61 to refund us the money. They claimed that they could not be responsible for any loss if our 62 was not locked.

My holiday was then a total 63 ; I thought a “haven” was supposed to be a quiet, peaceful place. 64 , I have experienced more stress and worry in that one day than I usually do working in the office for a week.

50. A. real B. daily C. whole D. holiday

51. A. price B. staff C. luxury D. security

52. A. home B. hotel C. room D. country

53. A. admiring B. searching C. restoring D. inspecting

54. A. viewed B. flown C. slipped D. crawled

55. A. locks B. glass C. frame D. curtains

56. A. shown B. concealed C. forgotten D. overemphasized

57. A. low-fat B. high-nutrient C. home-made D. ready-cooked

58. A. started B. ordered C. planned D. booked

59. A. somehow B. instead C. anyway D. otherwise

60. A. food B. service C. holiday D. entertainment

61. A. promised B. refused C. pretended D. desired

62. A. safe B. room C. door D. window

63. A. risk B. comedy C. failure D. conflict

64. A. In fact B. Despite that C. By contrast D. At last

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Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Comton Street, she had looked after it very 1 . Before she left the house in the morning, she carefully closed all the 2 downstairs, opened some windows to 3 the air in and looked at the front gate for the safe. Everything Jonathan did was 4 .

One summer evening Jonathan returned home 5 at five minutes to seven exactly. When she opened the front gate she immediately noticed something 6 . There was a heavy footprint in the 7 in one of the flower beds.

Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman 8 she noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was out of order. Jonathan never 9 anything out of order.

She walked 10 to the front door and opened it quietly. She 11 carefully for a few moments but could find nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully, 12 if she had forgotten to close it that morning. She had never forgotten before. She stepped silently 13 the hall to the door and looked 14 the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the afternoon sunlight. He had 15 been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan grabbed the door handle, 16 the door quickly and turned the key. Then she calmly 17 the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.

The thief tried to 18 through a window to get out but Jonathan had 19 that. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little angry that she 20 have dinner later than usual but on the whole she felt quite pleased with herself.

1. A. easily　　　　　　　　 B. carefully　　　　　　　　 C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

2. A. windows　　　　　　　　　　 B. doors　　　　　　　　　　 C. rooms　　　　　　　　　　 D. house

3. A. send　　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. blow

4. A. slow　　　　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　　　　　 C. orderly　　　　　　　　　　 D. disorderly

5. A. as usual　　　　　　 B. all the same　　　　　　 C. right away　　　　　　 D. as soon as

6. A. usual　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　 D. happy

7. A. circle　　　　　　　　 B. surface　　　　　　　　　　 C. land　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. earth

8. A. that　　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

9. A. left　　　　　　　　　　 B. designed　　　　　　　　 C. arranged　　　　　　　　 D. planned

10. A. down　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

11. A. listened　　　　　　 B. heard　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. watched

12. A. thinking　　　　　　 B. guessing　　　　　　　　 C. wondering　　　　　　 D. surprising

13. A. across　　　　　　 B. along　　　　　　　　　　 C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. onto

14. A. at　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　　　 C. inside　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

15. A. happily　　　　　　 B. frightenedly　　　　　　 C. calmly　　　　　　　　　　 D. angrily

16. A. opened　　　　　　 B. locked　　　　　　　　　　 C. shut　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

17. A. picked away　　 B. picked up　　　　　　　　 C. picked out　　　　　　 D. picked down

18. A. roll　　　　　　　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　　 C. rush　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

19. A. hoped　　　　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　 D. supposed

20. A. must　　　　　　　　 B. had to　　　　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　　　　　 D. ought to