完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）

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There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.

But ___36___ a few of them are very ___37___. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. about 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ___38___ language. Many millions are ___39__ to do so.

Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ___40___. Have you ever __41___ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?

“Learn English in six month, or your __42___ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes __43___ you master your English in a month. __44___ the first day your ___45___ will be excellent. Just send ...” Of course, it never ___46___ quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ___47___ that we all learned our own language well when we were ___48___. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. ___49___ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and ___50___ in it all the time, just imagine how much ___51___ that gets!

So it is ___52___ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English ___53___ upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ___54___ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will ___55___. But they cannot do the student’s work for him.

A. not B. quite    C. only D. very

A. difficult  B. important    C. necessary    D. easy

A. native B. foreign  C. useful   D. mother

A. learning   B. enjoying C. trying   D. liking

A. questions  B. problems C. ideas    D. answers

A. found  B. watched  C. noticed  D. known

A. knowledge  B. time C. money    D. English

A. make   B. help C. let  D. allow

A. From   B. On   C. Since    D. After

A. spelling   B. grammar  C. English  D. pronunciation

A. happened   B. know C. seemed   D. felt

A. know    B. remember C. understand   D. think

A. students   B. children C. babies   D. grown-ups

A. Imagine    B. Mind C. Do   D. Think of

A. using  B. thinking C. trying   D. practicing

A. time   B. money    C. language D. practice

A. hard   B. easy C. funny    D. silly

A. depends    B. tries    C. has  D. takes

A. uses    B. takes    C. gets D. costs

A. do  B. work  C. help  D. master

When he was asked suddenly about the matter ,he couldn’t_____an answer at once.

A. come up with         B. look for  C. put up with      D. answer for

My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle. It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week. And my first real job，when I was six years old，wasthe diners’ shoes. My father had done it when he was young，so he taught meto do it efficiently，telling me to     to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t.

Working in the restaurant was a cause of greatbecause I was also working for the good of the family. But my fatherthat I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. Ito be punctual，hard-working，and polite to the.

I waspaid for the work I did at the restaurant. One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that hegive me $10 a week. He said，“OK. How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? Andthe times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” HeI owed him about $40 a week.

I remember returning to Seattle after being in the US Army for about two years. I had just been promoted to Captain at that time. And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but thething Dad said was，“How about yourup tonight?” I couldn’tmy ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t as far as Dad was concerned，I was just member of the team. I reached for the mop. Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to ais above all. It has nothing to do with that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army.

A．cleaning shining      C．removing  D．keeping

A．why       what   C．when D．how

A．offer      refuse C．love  D．learn

A．interested  annoyed       C．relaxed     D．satisfied

A．fun pride  C．trouble     D．effort

A．got it right kept it a rule C．made it clear    D．took it for granted

A．had tended       C．hated D．managed

A．family        workers  C．customers      D．friends

A．never         always   C．seldom     D．ever

A．must         should   C．might       D．could

A．at  before C．around      D．for

A．worked out    found out     C．put out    D．thought out

A．alone         away    C．outside     D．off

A．usual         last       C．next  D．first

A．washing       taking    C．cleaning     D．moving

A．ignore         follow   C．believe       D．understand

A．happen        care     C．go     D．matter

A．no       other  C．some D．another

A．team          family    C．leader D．restaurant

A．why          whether    C．when       D．how

A man was selling medicine at a fair（集市）．At first he sold bottles of a cure（药剂）for colds（感冒）for just a dollar a bottle．

Many people wanted to buy it and the man's young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure．

Then，when he had a big crowd， the man held up a very small bottle．

“And now，ladies and gentlemen，he shouted，“Here is the medicine you have been waiting for．The cure for old age．Drink just one bottle of this and you will live forever．?

“And，ladies and gentlemen，the man continued，“I'm not going to charge（向……要价……）you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine．I'm not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle．I'm not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle．Now，ladies and gentlemen，I'm going to charge you just ten dollars a bottle． Think，my friends，for ten dollars you can live forever．?

Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this．

One person shouted，“If it can make you live forever，why don't you drink it？?

Then an other person cried，“Yes， you look as if you're at least sixty years old．?

“Thank you，sir，thank you，the man answered，“I'm so glad you said that． My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine．?

The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man ．One of them spoke to the man's assistant as she passed by ，“Is that true？?he asked．“Is he three hundred and twenty-nine？?

“Don't ask me，?the assistant said，“I've only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years．?

What did the man sell at first at the fair？

   A．a cure for colds  

   B．bottles   

C．a cure for old age

D．a medicine that made people live forever 

How much did the man charge for the cure for old age？

   A．one dollar a bottle        B．twenty-five dollars a bottle

   C．ten dollars a bottle        D．fifty dollars a bottle

What does the word “assistant” mean in this passage？

       A．仆人  B．朋友  C．同伴  D．助手

What does this passage really mean？

       A．The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive．

       B．The man is not honest，and so is his assistant．

       C．The cheaper the medicine is，the more people will buy．

       D．The two men are very honest，and they would like to help people live forever．

One Sunday morning, Li Ming and his grandpa are  1. ________

feeding the bird in the cage. The bird was unhappy          2. ________

because it had enough food and water. Li Ming.did not       3. ________

know why not. The next morning on his way to school,      4. ________       

Li Ming saw some birds flew in the sky. Then he thought    5. ________    

about the lonely bird in the cage. He decided to persuade his  6. ________    

grandpa to set the bird free. When he got to home, he said    7. ________     

to his Grandpa,“Birds also need friends!” To his delighted , his 8. ________        

grandpa agreed.The bird set free. Grandpa and the children   9. ________

were very happy to see the bird flying away in the sky.      10. ________