When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything. Five years later, our little girl, Becky   1  our family. I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy. I worked hard to see that they were.

As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other common childhood illnesses．I didn’t like it when the boys spent time “warming the bench (板凳)” during Little League football games. I worried about Becky when she  2   the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us. I stayed up late at night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the   3   crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren’t home on time.   4 , they always arrived home safe and sound before I had to take such   5  .

“Please don't ever call the police,” one of the boys said when I   6  him after a late arrival. The day the boys moved away to college was a(n)   7  day indeed. I worried about their being able to take care of themselves. Would they starve?

A few months after the boys left college, our   8  rang in the middle of the night. It startled (惊醒) us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o’clock in the morning. “Something must be wrong,” I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there stood a police officer.

“You need to call your sons,” he    9   announced. I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was   10  . A line outside had been accidentally cut. Roy and I jumped into the car and   11  to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was   12  so badly that he could hardly dial the number.

On the first   13 , Chad answered the telephone. “What's wrong?” Roy shouted into the receiver (听筒). “We were worried about you,” Chad told him. “We’ve been trying to call you all night, but you didn’t   14  .We called the police and asked them to go and check on you.”

For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us. And they were the ones who   15   had to call the police.

1.                A．completed      B．visited          C．tested    D．appreciated

2.                A．hit            B．threw          C．got  D．missed

3.                A．plan           B．advice          C．worry    D．thought

4.                A．Strangely       B．Probably        C．Luckily   D．Hopefully

5.                A．worries         B．places          C．measures D．telephones

6.                A．threatened      B．told            C．surprised D．reminded

7.                A．nice           B．embarrassing    C．happy    D．sad

8.                A．phone         B．clock           C．alarm D．doorbell

9.                A．seriously        B．carefully        C．anxiously D．kindly

10.               A．gone          B．useless         C．dead D．shortened

11.               A．rushed         B．headed         C．went D．moved

12.               A．looking         B．shaking         C．suffering  D．seeing

13.               A．night          B．arrival          C．try   D．ring

14.               A．talk            B．answer         C．wake D．care

15.               A．frequently      B．suddenly       C．actually   D．rarely

When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything. Five years later, our little girl, Becky   26   our family. I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy. I worked hard to see that they were.

As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other common childhood illnesses．I didn’t like it when the boys spent time “warming the bench (板凳)” during Little League football games. I worried about Becky when she   27    the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us. I stayed up late at night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the   28    crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren’t home on time.   29   , they always arrived home safe and sound before I had to take such   30   .

“Please don't ever call the police,” one of the boys said when I   31   him after a late arrival. The day the boys moved away to college was a(n)   32   day indeed. I worried about their being able to take care of themselves. Would they starve?

A few months after the boys left college, our   33   rang in the middle of the night. It startled (惊醒) us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o’clock in the morning. “Something must be wrong,” I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there stood a police officer.

“You need to call your sons,” he    34    announced. I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was   35   . A line outside had been accidentally cut. Roy and I jumped into the car and   36   to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was   37   so badly that he could hardly dial the number.

On the first   38   , Chad answered the telephone. “What's wrong?” Roy shouted into the receiver (听筒). “We were worried about you,” Chad told him. “We’ve been trying to call you all night, but you didn’t   39  .We called the police and asked them to go and check on you.”

For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us. And they were the ones who   40    had to call the police.

26．A．completed         B．visited                 C．tested             D．appreciated

27．A．hit            B．threw                                          C．got               D．missed

28．A．plan              B．advice                 C．worry             D．thought

29．A．Strangely         B．Probably                    C．Luckily            D．Hopefully

30．A．worries               B．places                C．measures          D．telephones

31．A．threatened           B．told                   C．surprised           D．reminded

32．A．nice                    B．embarrassing              C．happy             D．sad

33．A．phone                 B．clock                 C．alarm               D．doorbell

34．A．seriously             B．carefully             C．anxiously                D．kindly

35．A．gone                   B．useless                C．dead              D．shortened

36．A．rushed                B．headed                 C．went               D．moved

37．A．looking                B．shaking                C．suffering           D．seeing

38．A．night                   B．arrival                 C．try                         D．ring

39．A．talk             B．answer                                         C．wake              D．care

40．A．frequently        B．suddenly               C．actually            D．rarely

Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous（宽厚的）conditions? You’ll ruin our company if you go on like that.”

“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95.”

1.Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr.

Briggs?            

2.The word “ruin” in the first paragraph means       .

3.As a salesman with the company, Mr. Brigs        .

4.What was it that surprised the manager?   

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?      

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When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything． Five years later, our little girl, Becky,   21   our family．I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy．I worked hard to see that they  22 ．

As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other 23   childhood illnesses．I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench （板凳）" during Little League football games．I worried about Becky when she   24   the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us．I stayed   25   late t night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the  26  crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time．_27_, they always arrived home safe and sound  28  I had to take such measures．

"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I  29   him after a late arrival．The day the boys moved away to college was a   30   day indeed．I worried about their being able to take care of themselves．Would they starve?

A few months after the boys left college, our  31   rang in the middle of the night． It startled （惊醒）us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o'clock in the morning．" 32   must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there   33   a police officer．

"You need to  34   your sons," he seriously announced．I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was  35 ．A line outside had been accidentally （偶然） cut．Roy and I jumped into the car and  36   to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was   37   so badly that he could hardly dial the number．

On the first   38  , Chad answered the telephone．"What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver （听筒）．

"We were worried about you," Chad told him．"We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't   39   We called the police and asked them to go and check on you．"

For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us．And they were the ones who   40   had to call the police．

1.A．completed        B．visited              C．tested          D．appreciated

2.A．did              B．had                C．were               D．would

3.A．serious            B．common            C．unusual              D．incurable

4.A．hit            B．threw                C．got                D．missed

5.A．down            B．up                            C．out                 D．in

6.A．plan                B．advice              C．worry               D．thought

7.A．Strangely          B．Probably              C．Luckily               D．Exactly

8.A．after            B．when              C．before              D．since

9.A．threatened        B．told                C．surprised            D．reminded

10.A．nice          B．embarrassing           C．happy               D．sad

11.A．phone                  B．clock               C．alarm                  D．doorbell

12.A．Something       B．Anything                        C．Everything     D．Nothing

13.A．stood         B．greeted            C．turned               D．came

14.A．call                     B．email              C．see               D．educate

15.A．gone                   B．useless             C．dead              D．stolen

16.A．rushed        B．headed             C．went                D．moved

17.A．looking                  B．shaking             C．suffering       D．seeing

18.A．night                   B．arrival       C．try                 D．ring

19.A．talk            B．answer        C．wake             D．care

20.A．frequently     B．suddenly    C．actually        D．rarely