A businessman, with a large amount of money, was walking through a remote (偏远的) area. Upon    31   this, a thief followed him, planning to    32   his money at a certain time. The businessman noticed something was   33  , and he started to pay much more   34  to the thief.

The businessman soon asked the thief if he  35   help find some water nearby, and when the thief went to   36   the water, the businessman put all of his   37   into the thief’s bag. Then the thief returned and told the businessman    38   the water was.   39   the businessman left to get some water, the thief quickly    40   the businessman’s bag. Certainly, there was nothing that the thief    41  .

The thief was    42  , but he still did not give up hope. After some time, the businessman returned and they both    43   for a long time. Then the businessman got tired and    44   under a big tree. The thief again checked the businessman’s bag and still did not find any money. So the thief    45   that the businessman did not actually have any money with him.

Finally, they arrived at a city. When the thief went after a job and left his own bag behind, the businessman    46   in and took back all of his own money he had put there    47  . When the thief came back, he was surprised to see that the businessman was    48   some jewels with the money in his bag. The thief couldn’t    49   asking the question, “I didn’t know you had money on the    50  .” The businessman smiled to him, “Of course you didn’t, because it is not yours.”

1.                A．talking         B．learning        C．thinking  D．speaking

2.                A．keep           B．borrow         C．steal D．put

3.                A．new           B．common        C．strange   D．dangerous

4.                A．care           B．mercy          C．need D．attention

5.                A．would          B．could          C．should   D．must

6.                A．carry on        B．look for         C．watch over    D．bring along

7.                A．goods          B．food           C．money   D．clothes

8.                A．how           B．what           C．that  D．where

9.                A．As soon as      B．As far as        C．As well as D．As long as

10.               A．hid            B．searched       C．explored  D．changed

11.               A．saved          B．planned        C．owned    D．wanted

12.               A．frightened      B．angry          C．surprised  D．nervous

13.               A．drank          B．walked         C．rested D．discussed

14.               A．sat            B．stood          C．slept  D．stopped

15.               A．agreed         B．wished         C．doubted   D．believed

16.               A．put            B．got            C．reached   D．broke

17.               A．rightly         B．luckily          C．really D．formerly

18.               A．buying         B．wearing        C．having D．showing

19.               A．keep          B．help           C．enjoy D．avoid

20.               A．trip            B．visit           C．holiday    D．business

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　　One night in December 1757, Dr Manette, a young doctor in Paris, was walking by the Seine when he was stopped by two noblemen the Marquis of Evremonde brothers, and forced into a carriage(四轮马车) to visit two patients, a pretty girl about twenty and a peasant boy around seventeen, the girl's younger brother. Struck by(被……迷住) the beauty of the girl, the two noblemen had taken her by force and tortured(折磨) her husband to death. Her father had died in deep sorrow and her brother had come to take his revenge on(向……报仇) the two noblemen, but only fell another victim(受难者) by the younger nobleman's sword(剑). When the doctor arrived there, the girl was obviously mad, keeping shouting and crying. The boy was dying of a sword wound, yet refused the doctor's check and treatment(治疗). He died soon, and so did his sister later. When the doctor returned home, he wrote a letter to the Minister accusing(控告) the two noblemen of killing the innocent(无辜的). But, unfortunately, the letter fell into the hands of the two noblemen. The next day Dr Manette was kidnapped(绑架) and thrown into the Bastille secretly. Two years later Dr Manette's wife died in anguish(极度悲痛), leaving behind her a daughter, who was then taken to London and brought up there by Miss Pross under the care of Mr Lorry, an English banker and a good friend of Dr Manette's.

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C．at the end　　　　　　D．during the first half

2．A“patient”is someone who _____.

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A．needs medical treatment

B．is rather patient

C．wants mental(精神的) comfort

D．is young and beautiful

3．Dr Manette's wife died in _____.

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A．1757　　　B．1759

C．1755　　　D．1789

4．Dr Manette's daughter spent her early childhood in _____ with her parents and then was taken to _____ and brought up there under the care of Mr Lorry.

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A．London; Paris　　　B．Paris; London

C．Paris; Paris　　　 D．London; London

5．Which of the following statements are NOT true?

a．Dr Manette worked as a lawyer in Paris.

b．Dr Manette stopped two noblemen one night in December 1757 while they were walking by the Seine.

c．The girl's father went mad when he heard the sad story about his daughter.

d．The girl's younger brother came to kill the two noblemen in revenge for his sister but he didn't succeed.

e．The younger nobleman killed the boy with his sword.

f．Dr Manette wrote the Minister a letter disclosing the whole affair(事情), which threw the two noblemen into the Bastille.

g．When she knew that her husband had been kidnapped，Mrs Manette went mad and killed herself at once.

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A．a, b, c, d,e　　　　B．a, c, d, e, f

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I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1996, but I remember my first day here very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very __1__ and it was snowing, but I was too excited to __2__. From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my __3__. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the __4__ time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made __5__. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left because he had to go back to work. He promised to return the next day.

　　__6__ my friend had left, I went to a __7__ near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn't speak a single __8__ of English, I couldn't tell the __9__ what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some __10__, but the waiter didn't __11__ me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was __12__. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway __13__ I came to Times Square with its cinemas, theatres, neonlights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I __14__ to walk around the city. I wanted to see __15__ on my first day. I knew it was __16__, but I wanted to try.

　　When I returned to the hotel, I was __17__, but I couldn't __18__ because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens（警笛）during the night. I lay __19__ and thought about New York. It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars, and full of __20__ and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak English.

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　　Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents The next day she drove her old car home along the road．　1　 she found she got a flat．The 22-year-old student 　2　 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk．No 　3　 tire．

　　At this time，a car 　4　．Paul and Diane told Clay to 　5　 them to a service station near their 　6　 They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 　7　 with her car．“Follow us home，”said Paul．

　　The couple called around to find a tire．NO 　8　．They decided to let her use their own car．“Here，”Paul said，handing Clay a 　9　 of keys，“Take our car．We 　10　 be using it over the holiday．”

　　Clay was 　11　．“But I'm going all the way to South Carolina，and I'll be gone for two weeks，”she 　12　 them．

　　“We know，”Paul said．“We I'll be 　13　 when you get back．Here's our number if you need to 　14　 us．”

　　Unable to believe her eyes，Clay watched as the 　15　 put her luggage into their car and then 　16　her off．Two weeks later she 　17　to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 　18　．

　　“Thank you so much，”she said．“How much do l 　19　 you？”“Oh，no，” Paul said，“we don't want any money It's our 　20　．” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure，it was now her duty to pass on their“do unto others”spirit．

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　　The clock had just struck eleven when I first heard a noise coming from the lift. I opened the door of our room and listened; someone was 1 against the door of the 2 and calling out at the same time. “What's wrong?” I 3 “The door has been 4 and I can't get out,” the answer came back. The 5 , which sounded like that of a girl, came from several 6 below.

　　My wife had now joined me and she went 7 directly in search of the night porter. After calling to the girl that 8 was on its way , I went back into the 9 to get some tools. Then I too hurried 10 the stairs 11 I reached the place where the lift was stuck.

　　I tried my hand at 12 to open the lift door, talking all the while to the girl trapped inside, but my tools were of no use for this 13 . Very 14 , however, my wife returned. 15 to find the porter, she had called the police, who agreed to send an engineer. 16 , she has also got in touch with the fire service.

　　In a short time the engineer appeared , followed by two 17 . Almost immediately 18 the firemen arrived, too. With his special tool it 19 the engineer only a short while to get the door open. In spite of her experience , the girl was in good 20 “I'm hungry ,” was her only remark as she stepped out of her cage.

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