I’m Monty Don. Though I’m a host and writer now, I had an unhappy study experience actually. I changed   21  many times.
I first went to school at five. None of my teachers or classmates liked me, because I always gave them a lot of   22 . I once put a worm in a girl's pocket. When I was seven, I was asked to      23   the school. Then I was sent off to a boarding school. I missed my   24  very much at first; I didn't want to leave once I returned home. Later I met a very   25  teacher, who cared for me and helped me with study. He was also the   26  person to encourage me to act and write. At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for   27  school rules. Then I went to another school where I failed my English A level. In fact, I didn't like studying.
I finally   28  that life shouldn't be like this. So I retook the  29  and got an A grade. And more   30 , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to   31  for the entrance exam. I   32  passed the exam and went to Cambridge to read English. I met my wife there and I was   33  I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn't have had a happy family. Looking back on what I've   34 , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is   35 .

I’m Monty Don. Though I’m a host and writer now, I had an unhappy study experience actually. I changed   21   many times.

I first went to school at five. None of my teachers or classmates liked me, because I always gave them a lot of   22  . I once put a worm in a girl's pocket. When I was seven, I was asked to      23   the school. Then I was sent off to a boarding school. I missed my   24   very much at first; I didn't want to leave once I returned home. Later I met a very   25   teacher, who cared for me and helped me with study. He was also the   26   person to encourage me to act and write. At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for   27   school rules. Then I went to another school where I failed my English A level. In fact, I didn't like studying.

I finally   28   that life shouldn't be like this. So I retook the  29   and got an A grade. And more   30  , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to   31   for the entrance exam. I   32   passed the exam and went to Cambridge to read English. I met my wife there and I was   33   I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn't have had a happy family. Looking back on what I've   34  , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is   35  .

1.A. schools            B. majors          C. jobs         D. directions

2.A. attention      B. respect          C. trouble          D. help

3.A. leave          B. join         C. visit            D. describe

4.A. friend         B. childhood        C. teacher       D. family

5.A. rude           B. good         C. terrible     D. new

6.A. first          B. youngest     C. last         D. right

7.A. following      B. changing     C. misusing     D. breaking

8.A. guessed            B. doubted      C. remembered   D. realised

9.A. lesson         B. exam             C. photo            D. position

10.A. difficultly       B. effectively      C. importantly     D. likely

11.A. prepare       B. call         C. wait         D. hope

12.A. suddenly      B. unluckily        C. accidentally     D. finally

13.A. sorry         B. proud            C. glad              D. afraid

14.A. written           B. experienced C. seen         D. concerned

15. A. strange          B. perfect          C. impossible    D. false

Curt and I have the kind of friendship that I wish everyone would be able to experience.

Our friendship __21__ many years ago. We met while __22__ different high schools. As years passed, we became good friends. Curt was the best man(伴郎) in my wedding, and I was __23__ a few years later when he married my sister’s roommate. And yet the event that most showed our partnership and __24__ our friendship happened over 25 years ago, when we were in our 20s.

Curt and I were attending a pool party at the local Swim and Racquet Club. We were walking to the car, joking about the party, and Curt __25__ me and said, “Steve, you’ve had too much __26__. Maybe I should drive.” At first I thought he was __27__, but since Curt is definitely the wiser of us, I __28__ his judgment.

 “Good idea,” I said, and handed him the __29__.

After I was settled in the passenger seat and Curt sat behind the wheel, he said, “I’m going to need your __30__ because I’m not sure how to get to your house from here.”

 “No problem,” I__31__.

Curt started the car and we were __32__. The next 10 miles seemed like a hundred as I prompted(提示) Curt with __33__: left now, right soon, slow down, speed up and so on. The important thing was that we got home __34__ that night.

Ten years later at my wedding, Curt brought __35__to the eyes of 400 guests as he told the story of our partnership and __36__ we drove home together that night. Why was it such a(n)__37__ story? We would all, I hope, offer our keys __38__ we knew we shouldn’t drive. But you see, my friend Curt was blind. He had been blind from__39__ and never sat behind the wheel of a car__40__ that night.

二、单项填空（本节有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
21. Many people agree that ______ knowledge of English is a must in ______ international trade today.

完形填空: 阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳 答案。

Lincoln rose to speak. He 1 on his glasses and took from his　　 inside coat 2 the two pieces of paper 3 he had written his speech. 4　　 by this time he 5 most of the speech from 6 .He looked at his 7 only　　 briefly. He spoke slowly 8 clearly. His speech 9 just five minutes.　　 It 10 only nine sentences, including the famous words," government of　　 the people, by the people, for the people."

 1. A. put　　　　　　　　　　 B. had  　　C. worked　　　　　　　　  D. took　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］  2. A. bag　　　　B. pocket　　C. wallet　　  D. box　　   ［　　］  3. A. that　　   B. which　　 C. on which　　D. from which［　　］  4. A. Even　　   B. Ever　　  C. However　　 D. Though　　［　　］  5. A. know　　   B. knew　　  C. would know  D. had known ［　　］  6. A. paper　　  B. memory　　C. now on　　  D. far away  ［　　］  7. A. notes　　  B. messages  C. opinions　　D. ideas　　 ［　　］  8. A. or　　　　 B. and　　   C. so　　　　  D. when　　  ［　　］  9. A. spoke　　  B. said　　  C. reported　　D. lasted　　［　　］ 10. A. made up　　B. put on　　C. invented　　D. contained ［　　］

(B)

One day Lincoln went to a party. At the gathering, Donglas was　　 making remarks (评论) about Lincoln's 11 in life again and again and saying that he first 12 Lincoln when he was a 13 of a general store.　　 He finally 14 his remarks by saying," And Mr. Lincoln was a very good　　 15 too."　　 People began to 16 immediately, but they stopped to listen when　　 Mr. Lincoln said 17 ,"Gentlemen, what Mr. Donglas has said is 18 .I did keep a store, and I did 19 cotton, candles and cigars and　　 sometimes whisky. But I remember 20 that Mr. Donglas was one of my　　 best 21. Many times I have stood on one side of the counter (柜台)　　 and sold whisky to Mr. Donglas on 22 side, but the 23 between us now　　 is: I have 24 my side of the counter, 25 Mr. Donglas still sticks to　　 (坚守) his."