摘要: He phoned me, that the meeting should be put off. A. says B. said C. saying D. to say

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  LONDON Thursday July 26(Reuters)-Eddy missed his girlfriend Anna so much he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose(求婚)to her.The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction.

  He and Anna even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights.

  Anna, heartbroken when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat to find he had flown to London, told The Times:“ It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us.”

  “He is the most romantic person I have ever known.I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的)people.We are always trying to surprise each other.”

  After an 11 000-mile flight across the globe, she was greeted by Eddy’s astonished roommate asking what she was doing there.

  Eddy, a 27-year-old engineer, had taken a year off to travel round Australia.But he was missing Anna, a 26-year-old secretary, so much he got a job on a Sydney building site(工地)and started saving for a surprise.

  He then flew home to Britain and went to her flat armed with engagement(订婚)ring, wine and flowers.

  “I really missed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the time.I was so excited when she phoned me from Australia, ”he said.

  Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on the phone.“ I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted, ” she said.

  Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home.Eddy had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket.

(1)

What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?

[  ]

A.

Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.

B.

Anna flew to Australia to Britain to propose to him.

C.

Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.

D.

Anna flew to Australia to Britain to marry him.

(2)

The underlined word “miss” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.

[  ]

A.

fail to meet

B.

fail to understand

C.

escape from

D.

long to see

(3)

Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he ________.

[  ]

A.

was an engineer at this building site

B.

wanted to travel round Australia

C.

hoped to make money from this job

D.

needed money to pay his daily cost

(4)

Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?

[  ]

A.

Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.

B.

Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.

C.

Anna had a good time touring Sydney with Eddy.

D.

Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.

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  Just recently I was invited to attend a function(仪式)to celebrate the 25th year of a business owned by a very good and special friend.

  I first met him when he started his   1   and have had the chance to provide my   2   to him over those 25 years, and in between I have stayed in touch with him   3  

  The day of the celebration arrived,   4  , due to a business appointment running over time, I was going to be late, so I   5   to let him know.I arrived 20 minutes after the function had   6   and my good friend came to the   7   to welcome and greet me,   8   that he was delighted to see me and had   9   starting the official part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my way.

  I'm sure you would   10   the same feeling as I did at that time, that there is   11   better for your spirits than to be welcomed and acknowledged in such a way.  12   he had always done in all my dealing with him over those 25 years, he made me feel a very   13   and important person.

  As I   14   the other guests I could feel a wonderful   15   of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room, as they chatted away.  16  , I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people before the official part started.

  In his   17  , he welcomed all the guests   18   his family, and then individually thanked the people gathered in the room.But   19   what you do hear is all about what the company has achieved over the years.

  During his thank-you speech, he referred to a quote(引语)which   20   his overall approach towards both his business and personal life:“Always dance with the person you took to the dance”.

(1)

[  ]

A.

occupation

B.

profession(专业)

C.

business

D.

work

(2)

[  ]

A.

celebration

B.

appointment

C.

money

D.

services

(3)

[  ]

A.

regularly

B.

rarely

C.

hardly

D.

daily

(4)

[  ]

A.

however

B.

therefore

C.

otherwise

D.

instead

(5)

[  ]

A.

wrote

B.

stopped

C.

phoned

D.

hurried

(6)

[  ]

A.

been postponed

B.

started

C.

been canceled

D.

ended

(7)

[  ]

A.

meeting

B.

function

C.

station

D.

reception

(8)

[  ]

A.

determining

B.

acknowledging

C.

complaining

D.

regretting

(9)

[  ]

A.

set about

B.

gone on

C.

held off

D.

given up

(10)

[  ]

A.

accept

B.

spare

C.

share

D.

offer

(11)

[  ]

A.

nothing

B.

anything

C.

everything

D.

something

(12)

[  ]

A.

So

B.

As

C.

But

D.

For

(13)

[  ]

A.

common

B.

lucky

C.

funny

D.

special

(14)

[  ]

A.

joined

B.

left

C.

mentioned

D.

watched

(15)

[  ]

A.

view

B.

memory

C.

experience

D.

sense

(16)

[  ]

A.

Surprisingly

B.

Hopefully

C.

Sadly

D.

Fortunately

(17)

[  ]

A.

lecture

B.

discussion

C.

performance

D.

speech

(18)

[  ]

A.

instead of

B.

on behalf of

C.

in addition to

D.

apart from

(19)

[  ]

A.

particularly

B.

uniquely

C.

strangely

D.

normally

(20)

[  ]

A.

reflected

B.

explained

C.

instructed

D.

encouraged

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