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There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed like so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to start his everyday jobs and go out again later in the evening to do the same 　36　.

During sunrise he would 　37　a break and climb up the fence so that he could see the house with golden windows 　38　 the distance. He thought 　39　 great it would be to live there and his 　40　 would wander to imagine the modern equipment and electric devices that might 　41　 in the house. “If they could 　42　 the golden windows, they 　43　 have other nice things.” He then 　44　 himself, “Some day I will go there and see that wonderful place.”

Then one morning his father told him to stay at home and he would do the everyday jobs. 　45　 that this was his chance, he packed a sandwich and　46　 the field towards the house with golden windows.

He walked and walked. As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he misjudged the long 　47　 and something else was very wrong. As he 　48　 the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad 　49　 of a painting surrounded by a broken-down fence. He went to the tattered (破烂的) door and 　50　. A small boy very 　51　 his age opened the door.

He asked him if he had seen the house with 　52　 windows. The boy said “Sure, I know” and 　53　 him to sit on the porch (门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from 　54　 he just came; the sunset 　55　 the windows of his house to gold there.

1. A．homework B．classes C．cleaning D．ones

2. A．take B．give C．do D．start

3. A．from B．in C．over D．across

4. A．much B．even C．very D．how

5. A．feet B．eyes C．mind D．heart

6. A．sit B．exist C．stand D．disappear

7. A．change B．share C．provide D．afford

8. A．can’t B．must C．have to D．need to

9. A．promised B．supported C．pitied D．encouraged

10. A．Hearing B．Imaging C．Realizing D．Ignoring

11. A．crossed B．found C．planted D．chose

12. A．situation B．thought C．distance D．opinion

13. A．approached B．considered C．enjoyed D．noticed

14. A．case B．memory C．part D．need

15. A．listened B．knocked C．waited D．leaned

16. A．satisfied with B．familiar with C．fond of D．close to

17. A．worn B．golden C．favorite D．beautiful

18. A．invited B．persuaded C．helped D．managed

19. A．when B．why C．where D．what

20. A．made B．drove C．turned D．put

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　　About once a month I have to go to Degford for my work．One day I went into a restaurant there to have something to 　　1　　．The waiter took my coat and put it in a small room．

　　About an hour later I was ready to go．The waiter brought my coat to me．Suddenly something fell out of the pocket onto the floor．It was a small white box．Then I took a good look at the 　　2　　．“Oh, you’ve brought someone else’s coat,” I said to the waiter．“It looks very much like mine, 　　3　　 it is quite new, and this isn’t my box, either．” “Oh, then I suppose someone has taken your coat and left this,” said the waiter．“This kind of thing 　　4　　 sometimes．”

　　I opened the box．There was a beautiful gold ring in it．So I went 　　5　　 to the police station．

　　“Has anyone lost a ring?” I asked．“Yes,” said a policeman．“A young man who came in this morning lost a ring．He lost it in London．” He 　　6　　 the young man．A few minutes later, the man arrived．“Yes, this is my ring,” he said．“How can I thank you, sir?You see, I paid a lot of money for this ring and 　　7　　 I lost it on the train!”

　　After I told him the story of the coat, he said, “You haven’t been on the train．I haven’t been in the hotel．So how 　　8　　 my ring in the coat?”

　　“Did 　　9　　 sit or stand next to you on the train?” asked the policeman．

　　“Yes,” said the young man, “But I don’t remember his face．”

　　“You may remember this coat,” said the policeman．“Was it like this one?”

　　“Yes, it was,” said the young man．“But the friend here 　　10　　 the thief．”

　　The policeman laughed．“No,” he said, “the thief on the train stole your ring, and like our friend here, he went into the hotel to get some food．Only he didn’t take the right coat away with him．”

(1)


[　　]
A．	do
B．	buy
C．	eat
D．	deal with

(2)


[　　]
A．	ring
B．	box
C．	coat
D．	pocket

(3)


[　　]
A．	but
B．	and
C．	instead
D．	for

(4)


[　　]
A．	appears
B．	happens
C．	meets
D．	changes

(5)


[　　]
A．	around
B．	about
C．	ahead
D．	over

(6)


[　　]
A．	telephoned
B．	remembered
C．	wrote to
D．	knew

(7)


[　　]
A．	then
B．	so
C．	yet
D．	however

(8)


[　　]
A．	come
B．	put
C．	set
D．	was

(9)


[　　]
A．	he
B．	the thief
C．	the waiter
D．	anyone

(10)


[　　]
A．	discovered
B．	isn’t
C．	has caught
D．	doesn’t know

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Want to save money when travelling by train? Here are some ways.

Day Returns

　　This ticket can save you up to 45% on the standard fare (车费). You have to travel after the rush hour period Mon.-Fri., but can travel at any time on Sat. or Sun.

Big city Saves

　　These are special low-priced tickets on certain trains. Yon have to book in advance----- at the　latest by 16:00 the day before you travel. It's first come, first served.

Weekend Returns

　　Weekend Returns are available (有售) for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Fri. Sat. or Sun, and return the same weekend on Sat. or Sun, and save up to 35% the standard fare.

Monthly Returns

　　There are available for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save you up to 25% on the standard fare.

Family Returns

　　For ￡20 this railcard allows you to take a second adult (成人) and up to 4 children for only ￡3 each when you buy single or return tickets. You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date. (200 words.建议阅读时间为3min.)

Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80

　　miles away for four days?

　　A. Big City Savers 　 B. Monthly Returns 　 C. Weekend Returns 　D. Family Returns

A man bought himself a ticket of ￡15 and three tickets for his family with a family railcard.

How much did he pay?

　　A.￡44 　　　　　　B. ￡29 　　　　　　C. ￡24 　　　　　　D.￡15

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　　Most English people have two or three names, but some Spaniards have a lot more．

　　A Spaniard and his wife went to a foreign country in their car and drove around in it for several weeks．They always slept in big hotels in towns at night, but then something in their car broke．They took it to a garage, and the men there repaired it, but it took a long time, and the Spaniard and his wife were very late after that．

　　They did not reach a town that evening, but came to a small village in the middle of the night．They were very tired, and the next town was forty miles away．They got out of their car and looked for a hotel in the small streets．They walked around the village for a quarter of an hour, and then they found a small hotel．There were not any others in the village．

　　There were no lights in the hotel, but the Spaniard went to the door and knocked at it．He waited for a minute, but nobody came to the door．

　　He knocked again and waited another minute, but again no one came．

　　Then he found a bell and rang it．He rang it for several minutes, and then a window at the top of the hotel opened．An old man looked out of the window and said, “What do you want?”

　　“Good evening,” the Spaniard said “Have you got any free rooms? We’re very tired．”

　　It was very dark in the street, and the old man said, “Who are you?

　　The Spaniard said, “We are Don Ramon Roberto Nanuel Claudio Rodriguez Rafael Eduardo de Salas and Dona Maria Conchita Diana Marcelina Roberta Mercedes Manuela de Salas．”

　　The old man did not speak for a few seconds, and then he said, “There are a lot of you．This is a small hotel, and we haven’t got more than two free rooms．”Then he closed the window．

(1)

The Spaniards did not reach a town that evening because ________．
[　　]
A．	they had to leave their car in the garage
B．	their car broke when they got to a small village
C．	they had stayed in the garage too long
D．	they couldn’t find the way to the next town

(2)

They found a small hotel ________．
[　　]
A．	fifteen minutes after they got to the village
B．	early in the morning
C．	as soon as they got out of their car
D．	after they walked around the village a long time

(3)

The old man opened the window ________．
[　　]
A．	when he heard a knock at the door
B．	after the Spaniard knocked for a while
C．	as soon as the Spaniard rang the bell
D．	after the bell rang for a few minutes

(4)

Why did the old man not let the Spaniards stay for the night in his hotel?
[　　]
A．	He didn’t like Spaniards．
B．	He thought their names were too long．
C．	He had no empty rooms．
D．	He thought there were too many Spaniards．

(5)

A free room is one which is ________．
[　　]
A．	not being used
B．	for sale
C．	less expensive
D．	prepared for a late traveler

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There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed like so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to start his everyday jobs and go out again later in the evening to do the same 　36　.
During sunrise he would 　37　a break and climb up the fence so that he could see the house with golden windows 　38　 the distance. He thought 　39　 great it would be to live there and his 　40　 would wander to imagine the modern equipment and electric devices that might 　41　 in the house. “If they could 　42　 the golden windows, they 　43　 have other nice things.” He then 　44　 himself, “Some day I will go there and see that wonderful place.”
Then one morning his father told him to stay at home and he would do the everyday jobs. 　45　 that this was his chance, he packed a sandwich and　46　 the field towards the house with golden windows.
He walked and walked. As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he misjudged the long 　47　 and something else was very wrong. As he 　48　 the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad 　49　 of a painting surrounded by a broken-down fence. He went to the tattered (破烂的) door and 　50　. A small boy very 　51　 his age opened the door.
He asked him if he had seen the house with 　52　 windows. The boy said “Sure, I know” and 　53　 him to sit on the porch (门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from 　54　 he just came; the sunset 　55　 the windows of his house to gold there.