The human nose has given to the language often word many interesting expressions. Of course, this is   1    Without the nose, we couldn't   2  or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special   3   . Cyrano do Bergerac said that   4  large nose showed   5  man courageous, manly and wise.

A famous woman poet   6  that she had two noses   7  a rose! Blaise Pascal made an   8   remark about Cleopatra' s nose (Cleopatra 为古埃及最后一位女王). If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world！

    Man's nose   9  an important role (作用) in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in   10  ways to express his emotions. Expressions dealing with the nose refer to human   11  ; anger, pride, jealousy (嫉妒) and revenge (报复).

    In English there are a number of phrases   12  the nose. For example, to hold up one's nose expresses a basic human feeling——pride. People  13  hold up their noses at people, things and places.

    The phrase,   14  around by the nose, shows man' s weakness. A person   15  is led around by the nose lets other people   16  him. On the other hand, a person who   17  his nose lets his instinct (本能)——guide   18 

    There are a number of others   19   . It should be   20  the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ (器官) for breathing and smelling.

1. A. not surprising        B. surprising 　　 　　C. not surprised　　   　　    D. surprised

2. A. breath    　　 　　  B. breathe   　　 　　C. taste　　  　　　　　　  　　 D. watch

3. A. feeling  　　　　  B. character 　　  　　C. things 　　　　　　  　　 D. love

4. A. the　　 　　   　　　　  B. this  　　 　　　　C. one   　　   　　　　 D. a

5. A. big       　　　　  B. large 　　 　　　　C. great    　　　　  　　 D. brave

6. A. wished   　　　　  B. said 　　  　　　　C. hoped    　　    　　 D. expected

7. A. to feel    　　　　  B. to see   　　　　　　  　　C. to touch    　　　　     D. to smell

8. A. encouraging 　　  B. interesting　　   C. moving　　      　　 D. exciting

9. A. has had       　　  B. had had 　　　　C. had　　  　　    　　 D. will have

10. A. much   　　 　　  B. few 　　  　　　　C. many   　　　　        D. some

11. A. illness   　　 　　  B. strength 　　   　　　　C. courage  　　　　 　　 D. weakness

12. A. with     　　　　  B. of  　　   　　　　C. by    　　  　　　　 D. about

13. A. must    　　　　  B. can 　　   　　　　C. need  　　   　　　　 D. should

14. A. to lead 　　　　  B. leading   　　　　C. to be led　　　　    D. lead

15. A. which   　　 　　  B. whom   　　  　　C. who   　　 　　　　 D. whose

16. A. protect 　　   　　　　  B. control   　　　　C. remember       　　 D. hate

17. A. follows      　　  B. leads 　　 　　　　C. drives 　　   　　　　 D. makes

18. A. himself 　　   　　  B. him  　　 　　　　C. one　　　　　　    D. man

19. A. otherwise    　　  B. thus 　　  　　　　C. so     　　　　　　 D. however

20. A. so plain as　　    B. as plain as　　    C. as clearly as　　　　 D. not as plain as

“Weren’t you a carzy kid !” said Sitster .

I was . The 　1　 I was seven , Father gave me a new , bright as gold . He had taken it out of his pocket several times , 　 2 to be examining the date on it waiting for me to 　3　 it . He couldn’t offer me anything until I had 　4　 some sign that the gift would be 　5　 .

“You can 　6　 it if you want it , Peter ,” he said at long last . “Oh , thanks . ”I said 　7　 more . I couldn’t show any of my eagemess .

I satrted with it for the 　8　 . For a penny you could buy the magic cylinder of “Long Tom ” popcom（爆米花）. 　9　 the more I thought my shining 　 10　 disappearing forever into the black drawer the store keeper 　 11　 his money in , the slower my 　12　 became as the store came nearer and nearer . I 　 13　 down in the road . I began to play with the penny , putting off the 　 14　 . I closed my eyes and 　　15 it deep in the sand ; and then , with my eyes still closed , 　 16　 and walked around and then came back to search for it . I did that again and again . Alas , once 　17　 often , the penny was lost .

It was almost dark when their 　18　 talking awakened me . It was Mothen who had found me . “Peter ! When made you come up here and hide ?” I was to have told her the whole story but Father was there . How could I bear the 　19　 to repeat the 　 20 thing before him !

1. A. time　　　　 B. day　　　　 C. year　　　 D. date

2. A. pretending　　 B. appearing　 C. trying　　 D. managing

3. A. want　　　　 B. find　　　　 C. notice　　 D. pick

4. A. shown　　　 B. expressed　 C. raised　　 D. said

5. A. nice　　　　 B. valuable　　 C. useful　　 D. welcome

6. A. spend　　　 B. pay　　　　 C. cost　　　 D. have

7. A. something　 B. nothing　　　 C. anything　 D. not any

8. A. sand　　　 B. store　　　　 C. field　　　 D. restaurant

9. A. So　　　　 B. And　　　　 C. But　　　 D. Still

10.A. penny　　　 B. gift　　　　 C. cent　　　 D. money

11.A. kept　　　 B. hid　　　　 C. locked　　　 D. held

12.A. kept　　　 B. hid　　　　　 C. locked　　　 D. held

13.A.lay　　　　 B. sat　　　　　 C. went　　　 D. broke

14.A. decision　　 B. idea　　　　 C. mind　　　 D. thought

15.A. dropped　　 B. covered　　　 C. threw　　 D. huried

16.A. rose　　　 B. left　　　　 C. turned　　　 D. felt

17.A. very　　　 B. quite　　　 C. too　　　　 D. rather

18.A. surprised　 B. frightened　 C. disappointed D. excited

19.A. pity　　　 B. shame　　　 C. sadness　　 D. regret

20.A. funny　　　 B. silly　　 　 C. interesting　 D. clever

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I stood up to 1 when a gentle hand 　2 my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady looking up at me with a 　3　 .

She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a 4　 ?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze (an act of pressing).

“Why are you in college at such a young, 　 5 age ?”I asked. “I always dreamed of having a 　6　 experience and now I’m getting 　7 !” she told me.

Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she 　8 her wisdom and 　9　 with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a (an) 　 10 icon（偶像） and she easily made friends wherever she went.

At the 11 of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. When she was 　12 , frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her 13 and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we 14 old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying 　15 , being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find 16　 every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you 　17 .”

One week after graduation Rose died 　18 in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught us by 　 19 that it’s never too late to 20 all you can possibly be.

1. A. look around 　　　 B. look back 　　　 C. look down　 　 　 D. look up

2. A. hit 　　　 　 B. felt　 　　　 　 C. touched 　　　 D. knocked

3. A. surprise　　　 　 B. smile 　 　 C. wonder　 　 D. pleasure

4. A. hand 　　　　 B. welcome 　　 　 C. hug 　　 　　　 D. gift

5. A. innocent 　　 B. golden 　　　 　 C. happy 　　 　 D. valuable

6. A. college　 　 B. junior high school 　 C. senior high school 　 D. primary school

7. A. it　　　　 　 B. that 　　　　 　 C. one　 　　 　 D. them

8. A. shared　　　　 B. told 　　　　 　 C. learned 　　 　 D. debated

9. A. course 　　　 B. experience 　 　 C. degree 　　　 　 D. happiness

10. A. old 　　　 　 B. great 　　 　　　 C. campus 　 　　　 D. outgoing

11. A. end 　　 　 B. middle 　 　 C. beginning D. top　

12. A. invited　　　　 B. appearing C. speaking 　　 D. introduced

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

14. A. look 　　　　 B. prove　　　　 C. grow 　　 D. stay　

15. A. healthy 　　 B. young 　 C. cheerful 　　 D. rich　　

16. A. humor　　　　 B. goals 　　　　 C. dreams 　　　 D. jokes

17. A. lose 　　　 B. fail　　　　　 C. die　　　　 　 D. disappoint

18. A. hopefully 　　　 B. peacefully 　 C. fortunately 　 D. bitterly

19. A. experience　 B. example　　　 C. pleasure　 D. courage

20. A. be 　　　 B. achieve 　　　 C. gain 　　 　 D. do