And now the marriage seemed    9   . Their lives were traveling in two different directions. They no longer really communicated—yes, they answered    10    questions, but they didn't talk    11    as they had in the early years of their marriage. Mike felt trapped. “I 12___ had time to do things that I wanted to,” he says. Mike did not share his feelings with Mary. Instead, he followed the slippery path of many others—he became involved with (与……纠缠不清) a woman at work, who was    13    her husband. It began as a simple friendship. “I was able to listen and she was able to listen.” Mike recalls.

    Mary    14    the battle in Mike's soul. “He wasn't home as much, and we weren't talking as much,” she says. “I was wrapped up in the kids and I just couldn't imagine anything ever 15 . “The situation became worse when the Murrays attended a wedding and began to argue. Mary asked Mike if he was seeing    16    and he said, “Yes. It's just an emotional (情感的) thing.” Mike can still remember the    17    of hurt and total surprise on Mary's face. She was troubled, and he knew that he had turned against (背叛) his best friend    18    high school. The expression on her face jarred (刺激) him into    19   , and he began to understand the  20 he was doing to his family.

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A. happened　　　　　　　　    B. appeared

C. looked　　　　　　　　　　    D. had

    2．

A. live in　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. study at

C. stay at　　　　　　　　　　    D. be out of

    3．

A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. no

C. three　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. two

    4．

A. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　   B. As

C. Thanks　　　　　　　　　　   D. But

    5．

A. arrived　　　　　　　　　　    B. reached

C. got to　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

    6．

A. surprised　　&nbs

p;　　　　　　   B. understood

C. wondered　　　　　　　　   D. asked

    7．

A. a week　　　　　　　　　　   B. for a week

C. on a week　　　　　　　　   D. over a week

    8．

A. difficult　　　　　　　　　　  B. comfortable

C. happy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. easy

    9．

A. empty　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. separate

C. full of job　　　　　　　　    D. true of life

    10．

A. simple　　　　　　　　　　    B. surface

C. scientific　　　　　　　　　　 D. social

    11．

A. at all　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. anything

C. heart to heart　　　　　　   D. in pains

    12．

A. really　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. likely

C. always　　　　　　　　　　    D. never

    13．

A. loved by　　　　　　　　　　 B. separated from

C. different from　　　　　　 D. cared by

    14．

A. knew　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. understood

C. admitted　　　　　　　　　　 D. had no idea of

    15．

A. to take place　　　　　　    B. to happening

C. happening　　　　　　　　   D. done

    16．

A. her　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. someone else

C. the matter　　　　　　　　   D. anything

    17．

A. look　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. face

C. feeling　　　　　　　　　　    D. word

    18．

A. since　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. from

C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. of


    19．

A. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. reality

C. her life　　　　　　　　　　    D. his belief

    20．

A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. wrong

C. harm　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. mistake

　　Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing well those you hold．

　　Marriage is like vitamins: we supplement each other's minimum daily requirements．

　　Love me little, love me long．

　　After you read the three proverbs above, you can imagine what the following passage is about．

　　To a watching world, Mike and Mary Murray were a perfect couple．They had been high school sweethearts, and 　1　 to have a happy marriage．Mike had a good job, and Mary was able to 　2　 at home with their children．They owned their home and 　3　 kids, two cars, and a family dog．　4　 to Mike, after seven years of marriage, something was terribly wrong．The Murrays had 　5　 their material goals and Mike 　6　 , now what? He began to look to his job for fulfillment and often 　7　 60 hours a week．Mary poured herself into the children．It was so 　8　 for her to turn her focus from Mike to 6-month-old Eric and 2-year-old Brittany．

　　And now the marriage seemed 　9　 ．Their lives were traveling in two different directions．They no longer really communicated yes, they answered 　10　 questions, but they didn't talk 　11　 as they had in the early years of their marriage．Mike felt trapped．I 　12　 had time to do things that I wanted to, he says．Mike did not share his feelings with Mary．Instead, he followed the slippery path of many others he became involved with (与……纠缠不清) a woman at work, who was 　13　 her husband．It began as a simple friendship．I was able to listen and she was able to listen, Mike recalls．

　　Mary 　14　 the battle in Mike's soul．He wasn't home as much, and we weren't talking as much, she says．I was wrapped up in the kids and I just couldn't imagine anything ever 　15　．The situation became worse when the Murrays attended a wedding and began to argue．Mary asked Mike if he was seeing 　16　 and he said, Yes．It's just an emotional (情感的) thing．Mike can still remember the 　17　 of hurt and total surprise on Mary's face．She was troubled, and he knew that he had turned against (背叛) his best friend 　18　 high school．The expression on her face jarred (刺激) him into 　19　 , and he began to understand the 　20　 he was doing to his family．

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语音知识（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）

        从 A、B、C和D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1. dangerous    A. Canadian    B. January      C. balance       D. advanced

2. exact        A. expert      B. exhibition     C. exercise      D. exist

3. ground      A. house       B. country      C. group        D. cough

4. spare　　    A. fear　　　  B. earn　　　   C. pear　　　    D. beard

5. smooth     A. feather      B. tooth        C. thief         D. warmth

从A、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.course

2.match

3.rise

4.bathe

5.Britain　

语音知识（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）
从 A、B、C和D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
1. dangerous    A. Canadian    B. January      C. balance       D. advanced
2. exact        A. expert      B. exhibition     C. exercise      D. exist
3. ground      A. house       B. country      C. group        D. cough
4. spare　　    A. fear　　　  B. earn　　　   C. pear　　　    D. beard
5. smooth    A. feather      B. tooth       C. thief        D. warmth