摘要: leave alone 2. bring in profits 3. open one’s heart 4.in want of 5. raise money

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While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very  36 in using a dictionary, and  37 it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no  38 .

  I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and  39 read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as  40 troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was  41 these Latin words. We agreed together that he should  42 me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement  43 wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite  44 with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week  45 I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty  46 , but once we were nearly caught out.

  One afternoon, the headmaster  47 my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this  48 you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me  49 you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this  50 for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to  51 an occasion of praise into  52 of fault-finding, finally  53 him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow  54 and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my  55 .

A. quick     B. slow      C. hard        D. good

A. made     B. got        C. found        D. left

A. trouble    B. difference     C. labor         D. worry

A. might     B. would     C. should        D. could

A. very      B. little       C. much       D. few

A. for       B. by      C. in         D. to

A. change     B. take      C. forgive       D. tell

A. worked     B. tried      C. happened      D. developed

A. angry      B. satisfied     C. frightened      D. sad

A. or so      B. or else      C. as usual       D. as far

A. became      B. seemed     C. lay        D. appeared

A. called      B. taught     C. arranged      D. sent

A. aim       B. goal      C. point        D. opinion

A. why       B. how      C. which       D. what

A. excitement       B. way      C. meaning      D. disappointment

A. turn        B. leave      C. grow       D. become

A. none       B. one      C. either       D. some

A. ordered      B. asked     C. took       D. let

A. surprise        B. escape    C. hope       D. chance

A. reading      B. writing     C. translations      D. essays

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Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best-known film-makers in the world. This gentle-looking and overweight Englishman has connected the   1   audiences with most of the mysterious and frightening films   2   made.

The 37 Stepsmade in 1939 was the  3  which made him famous outside  4  . He received many  5  from Hollywood, where he went to makeRebecca. This was the most expensive film he had made,   6   over a million dollars. This was  7  in Britain,  8  the budget(预算)was very small. But as soon as he started onRebecca, the Second World War started. Like many  9  film people, Hitchcock decided to  10  in America, and was sometimes  11  a traitor(叛徒)at home. But he was too old to  12  , and the British film industry had  13  down. He finishedRebeccaand got  14  first Oscar, for the best film of the year.

He was  15  the first film director to  16  a TV  17  which showed mysterious and frightening stories, calledAlfred Hitchcock presents…”. This was a new   18   , for most of the Hollywood people hated television and didn’t think it was worth trying at all. The audience loved Hitchcock, however, and he made more shows. These shows gave him more   19   to try a new idea and produce more and more mysterious and frightening   20   .

1. A. theatre        B. cinema   C. sports          D. music

2. A. ever         B. never    C. still           D. yet

3. A. book        B. story        C. play         D. film

4. A. America         B. France      C. Britain        D. Australia

5. A. offers        B. congratulations     C. letters       D. telegrams

6. A. spending       B. costing      C. talking      D. wasting

7. A. possible        B. easy     C. impossible       D. interesting

8. A. why          B. where        C. there          D. here

9. A. another        B. the other      C. the same        D. other

10. A. leave            B. stay      C. fight          D. love

11. A. made          B. forced      C. called        D. destroyed

12. A. fight          B. eat        C. talk       D. sleep

13. A. started         B. begun      C. closed        D. put

14. A. her        B. their        C. his         D. its

15. A. also          B. both       C. all         D. neither

16. A. become       B. remain      C. get          D. stay

17. A. station        B. show        C. factory       D. farm

18. A. idea          B. nation      C. shape          D. attention

19. A. chances       B. time      C. money       D. directions

20. A. plays       B. stories       C. films         D. problems

 

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An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to __1__ the house-building business to live a more __2__ life with his wife and __3__ his extended family. He would miss the paycheck(工资) each week, but he wanted to retire. They could __4__. 

The employer was __5__ to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favour. The carpenter said yes, __6__ over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and __7__ materials. It was an unfortunate way to __8__ a dedicated(献身的)career.

When the carpenter finished  his work, his employer came to __9__ the house. Then he handed the front-door __10__ to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my __11__ to you.”

The carpenter was shocked!

What a __12__! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.

__13__  it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting __14__ than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we __15__ we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.

But, you cannot __16__. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone __17__ said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your __18__,  and the choices you __19__ today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build __20__!

1. A. continue     B. start   C. leave   D. find

2. A. leisurely       B. lonely     C. orderly    D. friendly                 

3. A support        B. share      C. enjoy     D. care                  

4. A. go off             B. get by

C. pass on            D. work away

5. A. polite         B. nervous   C. proud     D. sorry                   

6. A. but           B. while     C. which       D. before         

7. A. perfect        B. inferior   C. superior    D. tough                  

8. A. satisfy      B. improve     C. meet      D. end                      

9. A. buy        B. repair       C. inspect    D. sell                  

10. A. roof      B. window      C. key      D. design                   

11. A. gift       B. promise      C. salary    D. words

12. A. disappointment      B. shame         

C. pleasure             D. success        

13. A. So       B. Yet          C. As       D. Such                    

14. A. worse     B. more        C. rather     D. less                     

15. A. realize    B. explain       C. think      D. admit                   

16. A. step forward         B. go back

C. come out            D. look around

17. A. never     B. again        C. once     D. nearly            

18. A. attitude   B. experience    C. skill      D. advantage       

19. A. learn       B. take       C. see        D. make                   

20. A. badly  B. wisely      C. early         D. confidently             

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