Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to 1 my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome 2 from one end of the city to another and to 3 among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the 4 , so the friendship I knew at school was 5 . I put up with it for a short period. It was 6 long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my 7 into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued writing poetry at home.

By chance, I 8 some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a 9 company came to the college one day. She told me that I won a national poetry award. I 10 at her in astonishment(吃惊) and disbelief. She wanted to make a short 11 about me, to which I said, “ No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real 12 . I was just frightened. In the end she 13 me that I should do it the following day.

So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my 14 and I became 15 interested in literature than ever. I 16 what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not 17 myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly (犹豫地) told my parents that I wanted to _18 to school. They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was 19 , and if I knew what it meant and 20 I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.

1. A. stop　　　　　 B. go on　　　　 C. continue　　　 D. walk

2. A. talk 　　　　 B. journey　 　 C. job　　　 　　 D. walk

3. A. do　　　　 　　 B. sit　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　 D. work

4. A. family　　　　 B. class　　　　　 C. city　　　　 D. country

5. A. absent　　　 　 B. missed　　　 C. lost　　　　 D. over

6. A. too　　　　 B. very　　　　　 C. much　　　　 　 D. quite

7. A mind　　　　 B. heart　　　　 C. soul　　　　 　 D. thought

8. A. defeated　　　 B. beat　　　　 C. won　　 　 　 D. hit

9. A. TV　　　　　 　 B. radio　　　 　 C. shoe　　　　 　 D. food

10. A. looked　　 　 B. fixed　　　　 C. shouted　　　 D. stared

11. A. talk　　　　 B. film　　　 　 C. conversation　 D. speech

12. A. reason　　　　 B. cause　　　 C. excuse　　　 D. wish

13. A. advised　　　　 B. suggested　　　 C. agreed　　　 D. persuaded

14. A. poems　　　　 B. stories　　　　 C. speeches　　 D. plans

15. A. less　　　　　 B. much　　　　 　 C. far　　　　　 D. more

16. A. wandered　 　 B. considered　　 　 C. discussed　　 D. wondered

17. A. think　　　　　 B. consider　　　 C. spend　　　　 D. imagine

18. A. drop　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. return　　　　 D. go to

19. A. sure　　　　　 B. clear　　　　 C. curious　　　　 D. true

20. A. whether　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. how　　　　 　 D. what

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　 It was past 10:00pm. I was busy with my schoolwork though I was 1 . Just then, my little brother Michael ran out of his room, 2 a pen in his right hand and a piece of paper in the other.

　 “Betty, can you help me with my 2 for school? It’s about the seven 4 of the world,” he said.

　 My eyes were so 5 on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my 6 .

　 “Look, not right now! I’m very busy.” I said. “You’re always busy! You’re always like that!” he replied.

I felt like a bit guilty 7 I thought about his words, but my work seemed more 8 to me than my brother’s. I sighed(叹气) a few times and 9 with my own studies.

The next day, I arrived home late. Michael came into my room.

“I know you are 10 but there’s something I want to show you,” he began. Without saying a word, I 11 the paper from him. I really didn’t 12 what he was saying. All I wanted was to 13 him and get to rest.

Suddenly, my eyes widened in 14 . There, he wrote:

The Seven Wonders of the World

1. Love 2. Friendship 3. Peace 4. Joy 5. Wisdom 6. Fun 7. Family

I 15 believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely 16 . How could such an innocent(天真的) little child 17 such things in life?

The most valuable things in life are the ones that we 18 take for granted. These things don’t take the form of big houses or beautiful 19 . The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial(非物质的) 20 they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort.

1. A. tired　 　 B. experienced　 C. talented　 D. satisfied

2. A. buying 　B. holding　 C. playing　 D. biting

3. A. problem 　B. mistake　 C. trouble　 D. homework

4. A. events 　 B. cities　 　C. wonders　 D. mysteries

5. A. paid　 　 B. attracted C. applied　 D. fixed

6. A. attention 　B. care　　 C. love　　　 D. concern

7. A. before B. as　　　 C. since　　 D. till

8. A. practical B. useful　 C. important　　 D. interesting

9. A. started 　 B . hated　 C. forgot　　 D. continued

10. A. busy　 B. bored　 C. free　　 D. angry

11. A. handed B. took　　 C. threw　　 D. refused

12. A. record　 B. worry　 C. mind　　 D. share

13. A. get on well with　　　 B. keep up with

C. make fun of(取笑)　　 D. get rid of(消除，打发)

14. A. surprise　 B. sadness C. happiness　 D. disappointment

15. A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t　 D. mustn’t

16. A. wounded B. lost　　 C. pleased　　 D. puzzled

17. A. understand　 B. remember　 C. study D. finish

18. A. ever　 B. often　 C. seldom　 D. never

19. A. voices　 B. poems　 C. cars　　 D. music

20. A. if　　　 B. when　 C. but　　　 D. and

短文改错。

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，井也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

At Christmas I usually get a great many of presents, but one present that I especially like to get it is a book. I don't mind what kind of book it is. It may be a novel, a book of poems and a book of plays. I sometimes lend books from the City Public Library. We have very good one in the center of our city. The librarian always gives me some advices and help me find good books. I also buy books I need. I put them over my shelves and I can read them time and again. I felt that these books are my friends.

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