He will die ________ he tells them what they want to know.

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　　Mr. West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were____6____forward to try to get to the people who were____7____neeklaces and earrings. He tried to move forward slowly,taking his turn with the others,but more and more women were____8____into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.

　　After half an hour,he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been____9____he came in,and his lunch hour was coming to an end,so he decided to change his____10____of doing things：he put his head down,____11____a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the____12____of the crowd as hard as he could.

　　The women around him became very____13____when they saw what he was doing,and began to scold him.“Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.

　　“Ladies,”he____14____them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour,and it has done me no____15____,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1．A．sure　　　　　　　　   B．certain　　　　　　　　　　 C．able　　　　　　　　　　    D．possible

2．A．before　　　　　　    B．after　　　　　　　　　　    C．till　　　　　　　　　　　　   D．within

3．A．promised　　　　    B．decided　　　　　　　　   C．agreed　　　　　　　　　　 D．insisted

4．A．never　　　　　　　　 B．sometimes　　　　　　   C．seldom　　　　　　　　    D．usually

5．A．hour　　　　　　　　  B．moment　　　　　　　　   C．minute　　　　　　　　    D．second

6．A．pulling　　　　　　   B．pushing　　　　　　　　   C．gathering　　　　　　　　 D．managing

7．A．selling　　　　　　    B．buying　　　　　　　　　　 C．choosing　　　　　　　　 D．seizing

8．A．going　　　　　　　　 B．entering　　　　　　　　   C．fetching　　　　　　　　  D．coming

9．A．where　　　　　　    B．until　　　　　　　　　　    C．when　　　　　　　　　　  D．even if

10．A．habit　　　　　　    B．way　　　　　　　　　　    C．action　　　　　　　　　　 D．sign

11．A．caught　　　　　　  B．made　　　　　　　　　　   C．blew　　　　　　　　　　   D．gave

12．A．centre　　　　　　  B．end　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．front　　　　　　　　　　   D．back

13．A．patient　　　　　　  B．angry　　　　　　　　　　  C．surprised　　　　　　　　 D．nervous

14．A．hated　　　　　　   B．waved　　　　　　　　　　 C．explained　　　　　　　　 D．answered

15．A．treasure　　　　    B．good　　　　　　　　　　   C．respect　　　　　　　　    D．present

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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．

　In the western world's largest 　1　plant ,which pours 1,000 tons of steel every hour , thirty-four-year-old Ray Bagrosky,works as an electrical helper．Bagrosky is one of a team which repairs motors for the Bethlchen Steel Plant in Baltimore, Maryland．He has been there about a year, and he 　2 　the work ．“I get dirty, ”he admitted, “but I enjoy 　3 　things and making them 　4 　right．”

　Ray left high school a year 　5　graduation and joined the Navy (海军)．Seven months at Navy schools for electricians 　6　and then more than three years sea duty, which took him into the South China Sea and the Indin Ocean as well as the Pacific．Eighteen months before his tour of duty was completed．He 　7 　Margaret Lamr, a pretty girl, from his neighbourhood whom he had 　8　ten years．They 　9　have two small sons．

　Ray's day begins at 5:30 A．M．when he gets up, dresses ,and ten minutes 　10　 he jumps into his car and begins his daily 　11 　to the factory ．“Traffic's heavy”, he once said ,“so Margrate 　12　 my breakfast in my lunchbox and I 　13 　it when I get to work．”　 14　 seven he is at work on whatever job is to be 　15 　with a half an hour for 　16 　, he works until 3:30 P．M．

　Soon after four 　17 　, Ray gets home 　18 　to a two story-red brick house on a quiet street 　19 　with trees and grass．He showers and puts on 　20 　clothes．

　The neighbors exchange conversation on their front porches(门廊),dogs play and children ride their bicycles and call 　21 　to each other at their games ．The Bagroskys live quietly．They take pleasure from an outing on her father's small powerboat , a swim, a movie, or a football game ．Ray keeps a 　22 　eye on newspaper headlines(新闻提要)．Because he works for a huge company and owns possessions, he watches what　23　 in the nation and in his own 　24 　．And because he still has friends in the Navy, he is interested in 　25 　is happening in the world．