Before making your speech, you’d better ________ your thoughts and ideas.

A. collect　　　　B. gather　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. prepare

There was a very special teacher who made a far-reaching difference in my life.

Fall, 1959, the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who”, I asked a senior, “is Mrs. McNamara, my 10th grade English teacher?” He just 1 and said something about my being in 2 . Soon, I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of 3 that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for 4 . The next day, when we came to class, there would be two or three topics on the blackboard 5 to the homework reading. We were 6 to write an in-class essay about one of the topics. The following day, she would 7 the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called 8 to stand in front of the class and to 9 his/her essay. The class were required to criticize （评论） that essay, 10 the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.

The first time that I 11 her read-write-criticize method, I had not 12 to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant. 13 the extreme embarrassment I suffered, standing before my classmates, 14 myself. No one laughed at me; no one would be 15 enough, or foolish enough, to do that in Mrs. McNamara’s class. The embarrassment came from 16 and along with it came a strong 17 not to let it happen again.

Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files; it was easy to see the 18 in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place, at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara 19 me to do was to see myself as others see me and, having done that, I could improve myself. And I 20 . Thank you, Mrs. McNamara.

难易度：难

1..A.nodded　　　　 B. laughed　　　　 　 C. apologized　　 　 D. shouted

2. A. trouble　　　　 　 B. sorrow　　　　 　 C. danger　　　　 　 D. anger

3. A. behaviour　　　 　 B. evaluation　　　 C. activity　　　　 D. thought

4. A. review　　　　 B. performance　　 　 C. practice　　　　 D. homework

5. A. added　　　　 B. related　　　　 C. contributed　　 D. compared

6. A. expected　　　　 B. persuaded　　　 C. allowed　　　　 　 D. advised

7. A. collect　　　　 　 B. return　　　　　 C. send　　　　　 　 D. receive

8. A. on purpose　　　 B. at first　　　　 　 C. by chance　　　 　 D. in turn

9. A. talk through　　 B. hand over　　　 C. read out　　　　 D. show off

10. A. so　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. or

11. A. tried　　　　　 B. adopted　　　　 C. examined　　　 D. experienced

12. A. undertaken　　　 B. attempted　　　 　 C. bothered　　　 　 D. hesitated

13. A. Remember　　 B. Predict　　　　 　 C. Bear　　　　 D. Imagine

14. A. playing jokes on B. making a fool of C. setting a trap for 　 D.taking advantage of

15. A. brave　　　　　 B. careless　　　　 C. proud　　　　　 　 D. selfish

16. A. above　　　　　 B. within　　　　 　 C. behind　　　　 　 D. below

17. A. tendency　　　 　 B. preference　　 　 C. determination　 D. sense

18. A. improvements　 B. pains 　　　　　 C. difficulties　　　 　 D. advantages

19. A. trusted　　　　 B. invited　　　　 C. forced　　　　　 D. permitted

20. A. did　　　　　　 B. could　　　　　 　 C. had　　　　　 D. would

Before making your speech, you’d better ________ your thoughts and ideas.

　　A. collect　　　　B. gather　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. prepare

　Before making your speech, you’d better ________ your thoughts and ideas.

　　A. collect　　　　B. gather　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. prepare

Cloze

　　 Todd was working at his gas station（加油站）at night when he heard over the radio that a 26 in Long Island had been 27 by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $ 150,000.‘One hundred and fifty thousand,’ Todd whistled. Here's a fellow who just 28 into a bank and helps himself 29 so much money. Todd thought of the 30 with which he
managed to get the amount of money he 31 to start his gas station, So many papers to 32 , so much money to pay back. The news 33 twenty minutes later. The gunman had 34 a car for aride, and then 35 out the driver. He was possibly 36 the Southern State Parkway in a whiteFord. License plate（车牌）number LJR1939. The 37 of the announcer continued:‘ 38 out forwhite cars. Don't pick up 39 ,and all you folks in gas stations better not do 40 to a whiteFord car.’ Todd stood up and 41to see out into the cold night. It was dark but Todd 42 theSouthern State Parkway was out there. Just 43 , Todd saw the headlights coming at him and acar pulled in for 44 . There it was, a white Ford. He saw the 45 , LJR1939. ‘What should Ido?’Todd had to make a quick 46 .‘Yes, sir?’Todd 47 while making up his mind for sure.‘ 48 her up,’the man said sounding like any other 49 . When the tank （油箱）was full, Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man. ‘Hands up 50 get out!’
26. A. store 　　　　　　　　 B. bank 　　　　 C. station 　　　　　　 D. house
27. A. searched for 　　 B. held up 　　 C. taken over 　　　　　　 D. broken into
28. A. walks 　　　　　　　 B. looks 　　　 C. marches 　　　　 D. drives
29. A. for 　　　　　　　　　 B. by 　　　　　 C. to 　　　　　　　　　 D. of
30. A. satisfaction 　　　 B. difficulty 　 C. disappointment D. spirit
31. A. saved 　　　　　　　 B. made 　　　 C. offered 　　　　　 D. needed
32. A. collect 　　　　　　　 B. prove 　　　　　　 C. sign 　　　　　　　 D. write
33. A. continued 　　　　 B. lasted 　　　　　　 C. spread 　　　　　　 D. arrived
34. A. bought 　　　　　　　　　　 B. borrowed C. stolen 　　　　　　 D. stopped
35. A. sent 　　　　　　　　 B. found 　　　 C. left 　　　　　　　　 D. pushed
36. A. calling from 　　 B. fleeing from C. heading for 　　 D. looking for
37. A. news 　　　　　　　 B. warning 　 C. advice 　　　　　　 D. voice
38. A. Look 　　　　　　　　 B. Run 　　　　 C. Call 　　　　　　　　 D. Set
39. A. guests 　　　　　　　 B. strangers C. prisoners 　　　　 D. passengers
40. A. harm 　　　　　　　　 B. favor 　　　 C. service 　　　　　 D. business
41. A. tried 　　　　　　　　 B. decided 　　 C. hoped 　　　　　　 D. happened
42. A. considered 　　　　 B. knew 　　　 C. recognised 　　　　　　 D. learnt
43. A. then 　　　　　　　　 B. there 　　　 C. right 　　　　　　　 D. now
44. A. directions 　　　　 B. repairs 　　 C. gas 　　　　　　　　 D. parking
45. A. mark 　　　　　　　　 B. number 　　 C. sign 　　　　　　　 D. name
46. A. decision 　　　　　 B. call 　　　　　 C. movement 　　　　　　 D. remark
47. A. wondered 　　　　 B. stopped 　 C. waited 　　　　　　 D. asked
48. A. Cover 　　　　　　　 B. Fill 　　　　　 C. Check 　　　　　　 D. Tie
49. A. visitor 　　　　　　　 B. robber 　　 C. driver 　　　　　　 D. rider
50. A. or 　　　　　　　　　　 B. and 　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　 D. to