根据首字母及中文填写正确的单词（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
1. I could see a tall f_______ over there, but when I came near, I found it wasn’t a person.
2. After a few days’ stay in hospital, Mr. Green r_______  from his illness. 
3. In China, young children are usually taught to r_______ the old people.
4. He is a f_______ as an artist, but a success as an art teacher.
5. After g_____________ from university, he worked as a newspaper reporter.
6. The students are making p__________ for the coming mid- examination.    
7. Attention should be paid to m_______ good use of English newspapers rather than selling materials to students.
8. I am trying to lose weight because I’m so a________ of my body.
9. The children had an a_______ about what game to play, but they reached an agreement in the end.
10. He is so shy that he often feels e____________ about making speeches in public.

The motorbike _____ start, no matter how hard he tried.

A. shouldn’t        B. couldn’t            C. wouldn’t             D. mightn’t

   When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.

    But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.

    With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).

    They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.

61. A good title for this passage would be     .

   A. A Sick Baker                           B. A Brick-oven Bread Baker

   C. An Old-fashioned Baker                  D. How to Overcome Allergy

62. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he _______.   

    A. suffered from allergy to flour          B. didn’t like the job

    C. wanted to make more money          D. wanted to form his own company

63. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, _______.

   A. he founded Arnold Bakery

   B. he tried a new method of baking

   C. he helped the company improve their production

   D. he became successful in his business

64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.

   B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.

   C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.

   D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.

65. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was ________.

   A. determined         B. brave         C. usual         D. unhealthy

After the terrible car accident, the whole world had been completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years, for he became both blind and deaf after the doctor had saved him. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such a sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family especially his wife did their best to tend and comfort him. By and by he finally regained the courage to live on.
On a hot summer afternoon he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree in order not to get himself wet. Unfortunately he was struck down to the ground by a lightning. The witnesses thought him dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water below the tree. He felt that he was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes ,he didn’t dare to believe that he saw a plough (梨子) lying near the wall. When Mrs Edwards came running up to him, she shouted their neighbours for help. And he saw her and heard her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.
The news of Robert’s regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread in his area. And many doctors came to prove the truth of the news. Most of them said that he gained sight and hearing again obviously from the knock of lightning; none of them could give convincing reasons,
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【小题4】 How did Edwards get his sight and hearing once more according to the doctor?

A．He regained them from head injury when he fell from a tree.

B．His wife’s first visit after almost ten years made him so happy that he regained them.

C．The lightning took the feeling from his legs and gave the senses of sight and hearing to his head.

D．The blow that caused him blind and deaf was very severe, so it took another severe blow to regain them.

根据所给汉语提示或首字母填写词的适当形式，完成下列句子

（共15小题；每空1分，满分15分）

 1. The boss needed many employees, so he decided to h       some.

 2. The farmer had only twenty    (牛) left after the serious snowstorm on the farm.

 3. The editor said that the book would be improved by      (插入) another chapter.

 4. From 1842 to 1940 Angel Island was a famous immigration station where many

Chinese people a         for right to live in USA.

 5. I’m sorry to b      you, but can you show me the way to the railway station?

 6. Cloning is a way of making an e      copy of another animal or plant.

 7.When we describe something very light, we say "as light as a        (羽毛)". 

 8. His opinion d        entirely from mine, so I had to change mine.

 9. In case of fire, please d      119.

10. The doctor felt the child’s f      and found the fever was gone.

11. He kept          ( 轻 敲) his fingers on the table.

12. P       experience is better than theoretical knowledge

13. He works in a small firm and lives on his wages（工资）. How can he make a f  ?

14. Could you lend me 20 yuan? I left my w       at home.

15. The police worked out a plan to catch        (小偷) in the whole city.