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	This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept 　36 why those who had so much money were never 　37 and were always desiring more.

“As far as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to 　38 and to wear, I would not want anything more."

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the 　39 saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to 　40 you for a long time. Now, open your 　41 and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this 　42 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 　43 shall become dust. Do you understand?”

“I see.” said the beggar.

“Then you should 　44 !It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an 　45 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly 　46 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a 　47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking?” asked Fortune.

“Never 　48 .It’s still strong enough now” answered the beggar.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to 　49 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would 　50 forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “ 51 just a handful or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will 　52 .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “ It will 53 a little more, just a little more.”
　 One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 　54 fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now 　55 but his broken bag.

36. A. showing　　　　　　 B. explaining　　　　　　　　 C. proving　　　　　　　　 D. wondering

37. A. relaxed　　　　　　　 B. satisfied　　　　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　 D. depressed

38. A. learn　　　　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　　　　　　　 C. eat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. play

39. A. street　　　　　　　　 B. bridge　　　　　　　　　　　 C. yard　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forest

40. A. praise　　　　　　　　 B. forgive　　　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　　　 D. comfort

41. A. coat　　　　　　　　　 B. pocket　　　　　　　　　　 C. box　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wallet

42. A. occasion　　　　　　 B. suggestion　　　　　　　　 C. situation　　　　　　　　 D. condition

43. A. hand　　　　　　　　　 B. feet　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　　　　　　　 D. street

44. A. look out　　　　　　　 B. look after　　　　　　　　 C. look up　　　　　　　　 D. look down

45. A. small　　　　　　　　　 B. empty　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worn　　　　　　　　　　 D. full

46. A. stand　　　　　　　　　 B. wait　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. breathe　　　　　　　　　 D. think

47. A. stream　　　　　　　　 B. piece　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pair　　　　　　　　　　　 D. variety

48. A. stop　　　　　　　　　 B. request　　　　　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　 D. insist

49. A. spread　　　　　　　　 B. close　　　　　　　　　　　 C. loose　　　　　　　　　　 D. shake

50. A. pour　　　　　　　　　 B. end　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　　　　 D. melt

51. A. take　　　　　　　　　 B. add　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lend　　　　　　　　　　　 D. send

52. A. flow　　　　　　　　　 B. burst　　　　　　　　　　　 C. disappear　　　　　　　 D. change

53. A. attract　　　　　　　　 B. permit　　　　　　　　　　　 C. include　　　　　　　　　 D. hold

54. A. present　　　　　　　 B. food　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. treasure　　　　　　　　 D. metal

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

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On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the ___36___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I __39___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t __40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___41__.

My next plan would have to be more __42__. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t __43__ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___44___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could buy ___46___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___48___ at how mean my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t _49__ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I __50__ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been __51__. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___52__. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.

1.A. pain B. attempt C. joy D. shyness

2.A. housing B. fishing C. car D. fashion

3.A. mind B. idea C. opinion D. head

4. A. get down B. set out C. searched for D. went on

5.A. operate B. run C. start D. work

6.A. riding B. driving C. thinking D. keeping

7.A. strong B. practical C. ideal D. obvious

8.A. afford B. pay C. allow D. stand

9.A. talk B. expression C. face D. response

10.A. truck B. telescope C. chance D. bargain

11.A. one B. something C. everything D. nothing

12. A. heating B. loving C. nursing D. finding

13.A. pleased B. good C. expert D. angry

14.A. say B. believe C. care D. learn

15.A. went off B. woke up C. rang up D. found out

16.A. pleased B. instructed C. warned D. defeated

17.A. opened B. wrapped C. left D. faded

18.A. recovered B. refused C. reopened D. removed

19.A. won B. done C. beaten D. failed

20.A. ever B. already C. still D. even

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　　I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps(快照), maybe occasionally for magazines．Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand．So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store．There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list．And it was on special offer．Oh joy．I pointed at it and asked an assistant,“Can I have one of those?”He looked perturbed(不安)．“Do you want to try it first?" he said．It didn't quite sound like a question．"Do I need to?" I replied．"There's nothing wrong with it?" This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad．"No, no．But you should try it," he said encouragingly．" Compare it with the others．"

　　I looked across at the others：shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box．With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into account at the same time．But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with：first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model．

　　But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice．In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen．The assistant seemed a sincere man．So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers…and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well．

　　Why do we think that new options(选择)still offer us anything new?Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine．

(1)

The shop assistant insisted that the writer should ________．
[　　]
A．	try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it
B．	compare the camera he had chosen with the others
C．	get more information about different companies
D．	trust him and stop asking questions

(2)

What does the writer mean by "it would be worth half what I paid for it"(Paragraph 2)?
[　　]
A．	He should get a 50％ discount．
B．	The price of the camera was unreasonably high．
C．	The quality of the camera was not good．
D．	The camera would soon fall in value．

(3)

The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he ________．
[　　]
A．	knew very little about it
B．	didn't trust the shop assistant
C．	wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best
D．	had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers

(4)

It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer's opinion, ________
[　　]
A．	people waste too much money on cameras
B．	cameras have become an important part of our daily life
C．	we don't actually need so many choices when buying a product
D．	famous companies care more about profit than quality

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　　I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps(快照), maybe occasionally for magazines．Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand．So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store．There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list．And it was on special offer．Oh joy．I pointed at it and asked an assistant, “Can I have one of those? ” He looked perturbed(不安)．“Do you want to try it first? ” he said．It didn't quite sound like a question．“Do I need to? ” I replied．“There's nothing wrong with it? ” This made him look a bit insulted and I started to feel bad．‘‘No, no．But you should try．it, ’’ he said encouragingly．“Compare it with the others．”

　　I looked across at the others：shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box．With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into account at the same time．But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with：first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model．

　　But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice, the clever choice, the wise choice．In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen．The assistant seemed a sincere man．So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers…and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupted to ask whether I needed to buy a carry－case and a memory card as well．

　　Why do we think that new options(选择)still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine．

(1)

The shop assistant insisted that the writer should ________．
[　　]
A．	try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it
B．	compare the camera he had chosen with the others
C．	get more information about different companies
D．	trust him and stop asking questions

(2)

What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it”(Paragraph2)?
[　　]
A．	He should get a 50％discount．
B．	The price of the camera was unreasonably high．
C．	The quality of the camera was not good．
D．	The camera would soon fall in value．

(3)

It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer's opinion．
[　　]
A．	people waste too much money on cameras
B．	cameras have become an important part of our daily life
C．	we don't actually need so many choices when buying a product
D．	famous companies care more about profit than quality

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　　One day, a ragged(衣衫褴褛的)man with an old wallet in his hand was asking at every door along the street for a few cents to buy something to eat．As he was complaining about his bad fortune, he kept 　　1　　 why those folks who had so much money were never 　　2　　 and were always wanting more．

　　“As for me, if I had only enough to 　　3　　 and to wear, I wouldn’t want anything more, ”said the beggar．

　　Just at that moment Fortune(命运女神)came down the 　　4　　．She saw the beggar and said to him, “Listen！I’ve long wished to 　　5　　 you．Now, hold your 　　6　　 and I’ll pour this gold into it．But I’ll pour only on this 　　7　　：All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold；but every piece falling upon the 　　8　　 shall become dust．Do you understand?”

　　“Yes, I understand, ”said the beggar．“Then have a 　　10　　．Your wallet is 　　10　　, so don’t load it too heavily．”said Fortune．The beggar was so glad that he could hardly 　　11　　．He quickly opened his wallet, and a 　　12　　 of yellow coins was poured into it．The wallet soon began to grow heavy．

　　“Is that enough?” asked Fortune．“Not yet．”“Isn’t it cracking？”“Never 　　13　　．”The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to 　　14　　．“Ah, if only the golden stream would 　　15　　 forever！I’m the richest man in the world now！Just a little more．”said the beggar．“　　16　　 just a handful or two．”“There！It’s full．The wallet will 　　17　　．”“But it will 　　18　　 a little more, just a little more！”

　　Another piece was added and the wallet split(裂开)．The 　　19　　 fell upon the ground and was turned to dust．The beggar had now 　　20　　 but his broken wallet．

(1)


[　　]
A．	wondering
B．	explaining
C．	proving
D．	showing

(2)


[　　]
A．	relaxed
B．	worried
C．	satisfied
D．	depressed

(3)


[　　]
A．	play
B．	watch
C．	learn
D．	eat

(4)


[　　]
A．	yard
B．	bridge
C．	street
D．	forest

(5)


[　　]
A．	praise
B．	help
C．	forgive
D．	appreciate

(6)


[　　]
A．	wallet
B．	pocket
C．	box
D．	coat

(7)


[　　]
A．	day
B．	condition
C．	evening
D．	island

(8)


[　　]
A．	hands
B．	feet
C．	table
D．	ground

(9)


[　　]
A．	drink
B．	care
C．	look
D．	rest

(10)


[　　]
A．	small
B．	empty
C．	old
D．	full

(11)


[　　]
A．	stand
B．	sleep
C．	breathe
D．	wait

(12)


[　　]
A．	pair
B．	stream
C．	piece
D．	variety

(13)


[　　]
A．	stop
B．	fear
C．	speak
D．	go

(14)


[　　]
A．	lift
B．	close
C．	tremble
D．	open

(15)


[　　]
A．	pour
B．	end
C．	dry
D．	melt

(16)


[　　]
A．	Add
B．	Take
C．	Lend
D．	Send

(17)


[　　]
A．	fly
B．	disappear
C．	burst
D．	change

(18)


[　　]
A．	attract
B．	need
C．	include
D．	hold

(19)


[　　]
A．	treasure
B．	food
C．	gift
D．	metal

(20)


[　　]
A．	something
B．	anything
C．	everything
D．	nothing

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