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    One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I 　　1    happily home through the 　　2   street. We had been to a musical and    3   about the people we had seen and heard in it.

    “The show    4    him a star overnight,” said my friend about one of them. “He was completely 　　5   before. And now thousands of people    6   him gifts and letters.” “I thought him quite good,” I said, “but not 　　7   thousands of letters. As a matter of 　　8   ,”one of his songs gave me a shock. It was too noisy. “What was that?” my friend asked me, “    9   it to me.” I began to sing. “Do be quiet. You will give everybody a shock and 　　10   them up for miles    11   . Besides, there will be a policeman 　　12   us. ”My friend gave me an astonished look.

    “Never mind. I don’t care. What is the matter?” I said and went on singing 　　13   the top of my voice.

　　 Presently there came a policeman, 　　14   in front of me, his notebook 　　15   . “    16   , sir,” he said, “You have a very good voice, if I   17　　 say so. Who taught you singing? I’d very much 　　18   to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. Would you be    19   to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would    20   on you and we could discuss it.”

1．A. went　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was coming

C. was making our way　　　　　　　　    D. had lost our way

2．A. calm　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B .crowded

C. silent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. quiet

3．A. were thinking    　　　　　　　　　　   B. were talking

C. knew　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. were discussing

4．A. called　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. turned

C. named　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. made

5．A. famous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. forgotten

C. stranger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unknown

6．A. show　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. write

C. send　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. brought

7．A. worthy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. worth

C. received　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　   D. accepted

8．A. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. facts

C. a fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the fact

9．A. Read　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Sing

C. Say　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Tell

10．A. call   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. pick

C. wake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. join

11．A. long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. far   

C. around　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. away

12．A. observing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. in front of

13．A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. on

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

14．A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. going

C. standing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. walking

15．A. closing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. closed

C. open　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. opened

16．A. Wait a minute　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Stop singing

C. I’m sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Excuse me

17．A. may　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　   B. can

C. must　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

18．A. liked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted

C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. eager

19．A. brave　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kind enough

C. willing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. honest

20．A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. visit

C. invite　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. drop in

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the __1__ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to __2__ in good health, or __3__ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __4__ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text __5__ the title. Therefore, the scissors would __6__ before they start, __7__ halfway done when I find out the __8__ result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your __9__. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be __10__ up.

But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left__11__. Thus you are __12__ in a difficult position and feel sad. How __13__ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life __14__ greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what __15__ is like: we are often __16__ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only __17__ we get into another. The __18__ may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind. I __19__ remember a philosopher's remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual __20__ may not be a bad one.

1.A.front　　　　 B．same　　　　　　 C．either　　　　 D．opposite

2．A.get　　　　　 B．keep　　　　　　 C．lead　　　　　 D．bring

3．A.advice　　　 B．news　　　　　　 C．a theory　　　 D．a report

4．A.suffer　　　 B．reduce　　　　　 C．prevent　　　 D．cause

5．A.on　　　　　 B．for　　　　　　 C．without　　　 D．off

6．A.use　　　　　 B．handle　　　　　 C．prepare　　　 D．stay

7．A.or　　　　　 B．but　　　　　　 C．so　　　　　　 D．for

8．A.satisfying　 B．regretful　　　 C．surprising　　 D．impossible

9．A.courage　　　 B．strength　　　　 C．attention　　 D．patience

10．A.given　　　 B．held　　　　　　 C．made　　　　　 D．picked

11．A.near　　　　 B．alone　　　　　 C．about　　　　 D．behind

12．A.filled　　　 B．attracted　　　 C．caught　　　　 D．struck

13．A.dare　　　　 B．come　 　　　　 C．deal　　　　　 D．do

14．A.improves　　 B．changes　　　　 C．progresses　　 D．goes

15．A.study　　　 B．society　　　　 C．nature　　　　 D．life

16．A.faced　　　 B．supplied　　　　 C．connected　　 D．fixed

17．A.before　　　 B．after　　　　　 C．until　　　　 D．as

18．A.following　 B．next　　　　　　 C．above　　　　 D．former

19．A.still　　　　 B．also　　　　　　 C．once　　　　　 D．almost

20．A.treatment　　 B．action　　　　　 C．choice　　　　 D．remark

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　　Can you imagine what life would be like if there were not 　1　？You could not call 　2　 your friends on the phone and talk to them．If fire 　3　 out in your house you could not 　4　 the fire department．If somebody were 　5　，you could not call a 　6　．

　　In our daily life we need to communicate with 　7　．We do this 　8　 by speaking to other people and listening to 　9　 they have to say to us，and when we are 　10　 to them we can do this very 　11　．However，our 　12　 will not travel very far even when we 　13　，and it is thanks to the 　14　 of the telephone that we are 　15　 able to communicate with each other Cleary 　16　 we were in the 　17　 boat．

　　The man who 　18　 this possible was Alexander Graham．a Scotsman．born in Edin-burgh in 1847． Bell，a teacher of visible speech who later moved to Canada．　19　 all his spare time experimenting． 　20　 enthusiastic（热情的）was he in his research for a means for sending speech by electricity that he left little time for his day-to-day work and at one time was almost penniless．

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Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great   36  . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not   37   another one.

I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk   38   with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had   39   seen anything so lovely.

I   40   the handle and saw a   41  . I got off the streetcar and   42   opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a   43   book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.

Yes, she said in   44  , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present.   45  , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.

She was so excited that I   46   I was   47   a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her   48   filled with tears.

I refused the   49   she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.

The next six months were   50  . I was able to obtain   51   here and there. l reached the lowest point in my   52  . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.

Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen   53   the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were   54   of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.

Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was   55   “California”, where she had moved.

1.A. cloud                           B. rain                         C. wind                       D. snow

2.A. search                        B. catch　　         C. afford 　　         D. sell

3.A. raincoat                     B. seat          C. book 　            D. umbrella

4.A. never                          B. ever 　　　     C. almost 　　      D. nearly

5.A. concluded                  B. examined      C. learned 　          D. helped

6.A. name                          B. address 　         C. card 　                D. demand

7.A. deliberately               B. specially 　　   C. sadly                 D. thankfully

8.A. technology                B. engine 　　     C. telephone             D. medicine

9.A. anger                          B. surprise　　     C. danger                            D. sorrow

10.A. And                           B. But　　　　    C. So　　　             D. Or

11. A. forgot                      B. remembered        C. indicated 　　   D. decided

12.A. applied for               B. watching for         C. asking for　         D. looking for

13.A. face                           B. nose 　　　　  C. eyes　　　                   D. ear

14.A. reward                     B. prize　　　　　C. present                 D. umbrella

15. A. freezing                            B. surprising              C. shocking                D struggling

16.A. failures                     B. successes　　   C. jobs　　          D. wages

17.A. heart                        B. favor 　　          C. work　　            D. life

18.A. as                              B. while　　         C. when 　              D. then

19.A. proud                        B. full 　　  C. careful　　       D. glad

20. A. simply              B. directly          C. finally                 D. nearly