That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring    at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was    learning my lines. I was having trouble    my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously    giving up both acting and San Francisco.    had become too much for me.

As I walked down    streets under tall buildings, I felt very    and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned   , half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty.    I saw was a shining streetlight.   , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run fast. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.

  I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to    I’d heard the noise.    I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about    the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice    from the inside. “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an     look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked,    a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I    get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I    had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place    people were willing to help each other.

1.A. exercise            B. work             C. practice                          D. training

2.A. still                     B. already                  C. yet                                   D. only

3.A. to deal with      B. to handle with     C. handling with                D. dealing with

4.A. of                        B. about                     C. over                                D. out

5.A. City life              B. Country life          C. School life            D. Modern life

6.A. busy                            B. crowded               C. noisy                      D. empty 

7.A. proud                B. confident              C. small                      D. excited

8.A. fast                              B. immediately         C. rapidly                            D. quickly

9.A. All which                    B. All                          C. That                                 D. Which

10.A. Therefore                B. Still                         C. Consequently                D. Subsequently

11.A. Suddenly                  B. Gradually     C. Absolutely            D. Exactly

12.A. which              B. that                        C. where                             D. what

13.A. Even if             B. Although               C. As if                       D. As though

14.A. to give in                  B. giving in                C. to give up             D. giving up

15.A. called              B. calling                    C. was called             D. to call

16.A. amusing                    B. amazing      C. amazed                           D. amused

17.A. to hold up                B. holding up  C. to hold on                     D. holding on

18.A. couldn’t                    B. wouldn’t               C. didn’t                              D. shouldn’t

19.A. still                            B. already                  C. also                                 D. certainly

20.A. as far as                    B. as well as     C. as soon as             D. as long as

Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.
Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"
"Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."
So Mrs. Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."
"How many will that be?" Mr. Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."
Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."
"That isn't very nice, is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs. Harris just wrote "Party: 6:30 p.m."
A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)."
Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.
When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"
"I did," Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.
【小题1】Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

Along a long path we came to a deep valley, on the far side of which the path led into some very thick bushes. Rather than push through up again and rejoin the path on the far side of the bushes.

       As I climbed down into the valley a bird flew off h rock on which I had put my hand. On looking at the spot from which the bird had risen, I saw two eggs. They were the kind that I did not have in my collection, so I placed them carefully in my bag, wrapped in a little dry grass.

       As we went further down the valley the sides became steeper and not far from where I had entered. It came to drop of about twelve to fourteen feet. The water that rushed down all these small valleys in the rainy season had worn the rock as glass. As it was too deep to climb down, I handed my gun to one of the men and slid down it. My feet had hardly touched the sandy bottom when the two men jumped down, one on each side of me. They quickly gave me the gun and asked me if I had heard the tiger. In fact, I had heard nothing; possibly because of the noise I made sliding down the rock. The men said they had heard a tiger growling somewhere nearby, but they did not know from which direction the noise had come.

According to the text we know that __________.

       A. the writer decided to push through the thick bushes

       B. the writer decided to walk along the valley

       C. the writer wanted to stop climbing

       D. the writer tried to find two eggs

When the writer found the eggs, he ________.

       A. wrapped them in dry grass and put them aside

       B. wrapped them in dry grass and took them with him

       C. tried to find the bird

       D. made the bird fly off

At the end of the story, the writer knew that ____________.

       A. a tiger had run away                  B. a tiger was close to them

       C. the men had seen a tiger                D. a tiger had seen them

Which of the following orders is RIGHT about what happened in their travel?

       A. hear the sound of tiger→find eggs→push through the bushes→climb down into the valley

       B. climb down into the valley→push through the bushes→hear the sound of tiger→find eggs

       C. push through the bushes→climb down into the valley→find eggs→hear the sound of tiger

       D. find eggs→climb down into the valley→hear the sound of tiger→push through the bushes

Several years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to  36  about the noise. I could do  37  about it. After all, noises are unavoidable(不可避免的).How can anyone move in  38  .

Still  39  ,the complaints continued on a daily basis—well after the first day. We walked “too loudly”down the stairs, we laughed too often, we opened and closed the door too many times…They had many  40  to complain.

Nobody can stand the endless complaints and quarrels. I soon learned that they had  41  the last few families who lived above them by the same way. So I had the information I needed and I tried to  42  every situation carefully.

I tried to walk in  43  to avoid any possible noises. Whenever they called  44  came to the door with a complaint, no matter how unreasonable, I simply listened. From their confused expressions, I could imagine that they had never expected to get a   45  attitude from me.

Of course, it was hard to keep calm but my sister and I  46  . I told my sister that we were going to be pleasant and  47  them to change their attitude to neighbors. I explained to her that they probably felt  48  in their lives because they are common people.   49  , they were always looking for a   50  to show their power so that nobody could look down upon them. I continued smiling and greeting them as I saw them, much to their  51  .On more than one occasion(不止一次), I ended up  52  them. They thanked me before they left.

Unexpectedly, the next time I saw them, they all smiled and  53  friendly. We had a short but pleasant  54  . Ever since then, they’ve been very pleasant neighbors, and we’ve become good  55  .

1.A. worryB. talk                                    C. care                                            D. complain

2.A.everything           B. nothing                   C. something                        D. anything

3.A.quietly                           B. quickly                    C. suddenly                                   D. slowly

4.A.angrier                           B. less                                    C. better                                        D. worse

5.A.purposes              B. times                                 C. reasons                                      D. persons

6.A.come across        B. driven off                         C. knocked into                            D. taken in

7.A.treat                      B. allow                                 C. keep                                           D. accept

8.A.fashion                           B. trouble                    C. doubt                                         D. peace

9.A.but                        B. so                             C. or                                      D. as

10.A.funny                           B. positive                            C. gentle                               D. satisfying

11.A.continued                   B. decided                            C. began                               D. stopped

12.A.order                           B. ask                                     C. forbid                               D. encourage

13.A.stupid                          B. powerless                  C. unfortunate                        D. dangerous

14.A.Besides              B. Therefore                        C. Otherwise                        D. However

15.A.task                     B. chance                    C. challenge                                  D. job

16.A.surprise             B. worry                      C. taste                                           D. expect

17.A.frustrating         B. annoying                          C. helping                             D. joining

18.A.sounded            B. felt                                    C. phoned                                      D. looked

19.A.discussion                   B. quarrel                    C. conversation                            D. journey

20.A.friends                         B. workmates             C. partners                                    D. classmates

Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there at first, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses.

Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”

“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”

So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”

“How many people will you invite?” Mr. Harris asked, “Don’t invite too many.”

Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”

“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30. Maybe it is impolite.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.”

A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨).”

Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”

“I did,” Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

1.What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

A．It was easy to hold a big party at home.

B．They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

C．They had gone to other people’s parties many times.

D．They liked making friends with others.

2.How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

A．From the morning till night.                B．About fourteen hours.

C．About two hours.                       D．Till midnight

3.When did the party end that evening?

A．About twelve o’clock.

B．When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

C．At about 8:30.

D．When someone telephoned the police station.

4.Who telephoned the policeman?

A．One of the guests.                       B．One of the neighbors.

C．Mr. Harris.                             D．Mrs. Harris.

5.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．Mr. Harris was unfriendly to the guests

B．Mrs. Harris was very angry with his husband

C．the guests were very tired at the party

D．Mr. Harris didn’t want his friends to stay late at the party