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A well-known speaker started off his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 202, he asked, “Who would 31 this $20 bill?”
Hands started 32 up. He said, “I am going to 33 this $20 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.”
He crumpled (压皱) the 20-dollar 34 . He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 35 and started to grind (磨碎)it into the floor with his 36 . He picked it up, now crumpled and 37 .
“Now, who still wants it?” 38 the hands went into the air.
“My friends, you have all 39 a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did 40 the money, you still 41 it because it did not 42 in value. It was still worth $20.”
“Many times in our lives, we are 43 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 44 and the circumstances (环境) that come our way. We feel as though we are worth 45 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 46 lose your value (价值).”
“Dirty or 47 , crumpled or finely folded (折叠), you are still priceless to those who 48 you. The 49 of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.”
“You are 50 — don’t ever forget it.”
31 A. admit B. appreciate C. like D. react
32 A. going B. standing C. putting D. raising
33 A. give B. post C. send D. pay
34 A. check B. note C. paper D. notice
35 A. sofa B. chair C. ground D. table
36 A. shoe B. hand C. coat D. trousers
37 A. tidy B. fantastic C. attractive D. dirty
38 A. Thus B. Still C. Even D. Yet
39 A. known B. followed C. studied D. learned
40 A. at B. for C. to D. in
41 A. wanted B. needed C. brought D. took
42 A. raise B. fall C. increase D. miss
43 A. moved B. contacted C. dropped D. fell
44 A. imagine B. consider C. form D. make
45 A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
46 A. never B. ever C. often D. possibly
47 A. ugly B. clean C. dry D. bright
48 A. leave B. push C. hate D. love
49 A. enjoyment B. worth C. nature D. luck
50 A. common B. average C. special D. ordinary
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The Voice of America began during the World WarⅡ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 . American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 . “The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After the World War Ⅱended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early days VOA began adding something new to its Broadcast that was 9 “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know _ 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 . Of course, it is special English.
In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world 17 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
1. A. business B. culture C. support D. information
2. A. reply B. answer C. join D. interrupt
3. A. time B. short C. English D. German
4. A. news B. problems C. effects D. opinions
5. A. programs B. news C. announcers D. officials
6. A. home B. position C. purpose D. result
7. A. if B. considering C. supposing D. in order that
8. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support
9. A. known B. reported C. called D. printed
10. A. poor B. excellent C. standard D. enough
11. A. normal B. fast C. good D. exact
12. A. stopped B. discovered C. taught D. invited
13. A. it B. which C. who D. that
14. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly
15. A. please B. course C. opinion D. advice
16. A. difficult B. important C. various D. common
17. A. past B. send C. deliver D. fly
18. A. all B. major C. American D. news
19. A. broadcasts B. forms C. newspaper D. countries
20. A. broadcast B. announce C. translate D. prepare
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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。
In the western world's largest 1 plant, which pours 1,000 tons of steel every hour, thirty-four-year-old Ray Bagrosky, works as an electrical helper. Bagrosky is one of a team which repairs motors for the Bethichen Steel Plant in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been there about a year, and he 2 the work. "I get dirty," he admitted. "but I enjoy 3 things and making them 4 right."
Ray left high school a year 5 graduation and joined the Navy (海军) Seven months at Navy schools for electricians 6 and then more than three years sea duty, which took him into the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean as well as the Pacific. Eighteen months before his tour of duty was completed, he 7 Margaret Lamr, a pretty girl, from his neighbourhood whom he had 8 ten years. They 9 have two small sons.
Ray's day begins at 5:30 A.M. When he gets up, dresses himself, and ten minutes 10 he jumps into his car and begins his daily 11 to the factory. "Traffic's heavy", he once said, "so Margrate 12 my breakfast in my lunchbox and I 13 it when I get to work. " 14 seven he is at work on whatever job is to be 15 with a half an hour for 16, he works until 3:30 P.M. Soon after four 17, Ray gets home 18 to a two-story red brick house on a quiet street 19 with trees and grass. He showers and puts on 20 clothes.
The neighbors exchange conversation on their front porches (门廊), dogs play and children ride their bicycles and call 21 to each other at their games. The Bagroskys live quietly. They take pleasure from an outing on her father's small powerboat, a swim, a movie, or a football game. Ray keeps a 22 eye on newspaper headlines (新闻提要) Because he works for a huge company and owns possessions, he watches what 23 in the nation and in his own 24. And because he still has friends in the Navy, he is interested in 25 is happening in the world.
| (1) | A. still | B. oil | C. steel | D.truck | ［ ］ |
| (2) | A. likes | B. hates | C. dislikes | D.looks down upon | ［ ］ |
| (3) | A. driving | B. producing | C. controlling | D.repairing | ［ ］ |
| (4) | A. stop | B. run | C. begin | D.go | ［ ］ |
| (5) | A. after | B. before | C. when | D.since | ［ ］ |
| (6) | A. spent | B. took | C. followed | D.cost | ［ ］ |
| (7) | A. married | B. engaged | C. fell in love | D.got | ［ ］ |
| (8) | A. known | B. realized | C. looked after | D.brought up | ［ ］ |
| (9) | A. then | B. only | C. thus | D.now | ［ ］ |
| (10) | A. ago | B. later | C. earlier | D.before | ［ ］ |
| (11) | A.hour | B. work | C. trip | D.job | ［ ］ |
| (12) | A. carries | B.prepared | C.took | D.puts | ［ ］ |
| (13) | A. take | B. carry | C. make | D.eat | ［ ］ |
| (14) | A. Till | B. By | C. After | D.Until | ［ ］ |
| (15) | A. over | B. done | C. worked | D.got | ［ ］ |
| (16) | A. lunch | B. breakfast | C. supper | D.dinner | ［ ］ |
| (17) | A. hours | B. minutes | C. o'clock | D.times | ［ ］ |
| (18) | A. still | B. even | C. again | D.also | ［ ］ |
| (19) | A. lined | B. lining | C. surrounded | D.surrounding | ［ ］ |
| (20) | A. clean | B. dirty | C. new | D.rejected | ［ ］ |
| (21) | A. slowly | B. exciting | C. loudly | D.happy | ［ ］ |
| (22) | A. sleep | B. careful | C. stared | D.glaring | ［ ］ |
| (23) | A. gets | B. takes place | C. goes on | D.breaks out | ［ ］ |
| (24) | A. house | B. city | C. family | D.country | ［ ］ |
| (25) | A. that | B. where | C. something | D.what | ［ ］ |