摘要：Newspaper Boy Billy Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 1 job which gets him 2 every morning at five o'clock. He is a 3 . Each morning, Billy 4 the house at 5: l5 to go to the corner 5 the newspapers are. The newspapers were delivered to the 6 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to cany them. In the 7 it is still dark when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is 8 . Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route 9 all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 10 . on the porch where it will be protected from 11 and rain or snow. His l2 think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him l3 . Billy 14 about $70 per month, and he is 15 some of the money to go to college. He spehds the rest 16 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 17 money from his customers. Since many of them 18 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 19 . Sometimes, when Billy is 20 , his older brother has to 21 the newspapers. Once Billy's father had to help. Billy has seventy customers now, 22 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets 23 more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a 24 to Europe, but he will also be happy 25 he wins a new bicycle. 1. A. full-time B. strange C. good D. part-time 2. A. to carry papers B. to go to work C. to go to school D. up 3. A. schoolboy B. newspaper boy C. cowboy D. clever boy 4 A. leaves B. reached C. left D. reaches 5. A. that B. where C. which D. whether 6. A. house B. porch C. school D. corner 7. A. east B. winter C. morning D. summer 8. A. light B. cloudy C. sunny D. cold 9. A. by B. on C. in D. with 10. A. paper B. magazine C. letter D. newspapers l l. A. air B. wind C. water D. fire 12. A. teachers B. parents C. bosses D. customers 13. A. books B. some bread C. a new bike D. tips 14. A. earns B. saves C. spends D. pays 15. A. borrowing B. collecting C. making D. saving 16. A. in B. at C. to D. on 17. A. give B. borrow C. collect D. seize 18. A. play B. study C. work D. rest 19. A.in the morning B. at night C. in the afternoon D. at noon 20. A. sick B. angry C. at school D. sad 21. A. carry B. collect C. deliver D. sell 22. A. thus B. but C. so D. for 23. A. much B. even C. many D. still 24. A. trip B. car C. bicycle D. job 25. A. because B. whether C. unless D. if Seas and Oceans There is much more water than land on the surface of the earth. The seas and oceans 1 nearly four-fifths of the whole world, and only one fifth of 2 land. If you travelled over the earth 3 different directions. you would have to 4 much more of your time moving on water than on 5 or railways. We sometimes forget that for every mile of land there are 6 miles of water. There is 7 much water on the surface of our earth that we have to use 8 to describe it. We use the word 9 to describe those parts of water surface which 10 only a few hundreds of miles wide, the word OCEANS to descrihe the 11 areas of water which are thousands of miles wide and very 12 . A sea such as the Mediterranean provides an easy way of travelling from one 13 to another. Ships are frequently crossing the small seas of the world in all directions. l4 separate the great continents. 15 steam ships were invented, a voyage across a wide ocean was a long and sometimes very 16 journey. Oceans have only been used 17 travel1ing and trading within 18 few hundred years. 19 now, ships use only those parts of oceans which provide the 20 way across. The other parts of oceans are very 21 visited. You can understand 22 we don't know much about the oceans because of their huge 23 . Another reason why we know so 24 about them is because of their great depth. At the bottom of an ocean there is black darkness. 25 cannot reach the great depth. l. A. cross B. cover C. take D. make 2. A. them are B. its C. it is D. it's 3. A. in B. for C. to D. by 4. A. cost B. take C. pay D. spend 5. A. planes B. roads C. ships D. foot 6. A. two B. three C. four D. five 7. A. so B. such C. very D. too 8. A. a few letters B. a letter C. some words D. two words 9. A. RIVERS B. LAKES C. SEAS D. RESERVOIRS 10. A. have B. are C. has D. is 11. A. big B. small C. different D. huge l2. A. deep B. long C. high D. cold l3. A. state B. continent C. country D. nation l4. A. Seas B. Water C. Land D. Oceans 15. A. Until B. By C. Since D. As l6. A. endless B. dangerous C. short D. continuous l7. A. for B. by C. to D. with l8. A. last B. every C. the last D. past a l9. A. Only B. Even C. Just D. But 20. A. shorter B. easier C. shortest D. easy 2l. A. often B. usually C. much D. seldom 22. A. why B. that C. the reason D. what 23. A. size B. surface C. depth D. width 24. A. many B. few C. much D. little 25. A. Anyone B. Divers C. Sunlight D. Ships We were late as usual. My husband had 1 watering the flowers in the garden by himself, and 2 he discovered that he couldn't manage, he asked me for 3 at the last moment. So now we had only an hour to get to the 4 . Luckily there were not many cars 5 buses on the road and we were 6 to get there just in time. We checked in and went straight to a big hall to wait for our 7 to be called. We waited and waited 8 no announcement was made. We asked for 9 and the girl there told us that the 10 hadn't even arrived yet. In the end there came an announcement telling us that those 11 for Flight JJ l08 could get a 12 meal voucher and that the plane hadn't left Spain 13 technical problems. We thought that meant 14 it wasn't safe for the plane to 15 . We waited again for a long time until late 16 when we were asked to report again. This time we were 17 free vouchers to spend the night in a 18 hotel. The next morning after a 19 night because of all the planes 20 off and landing, we were reported back to the airport. Guess 21 had happened while we were 22 . Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other 23 had been woken up in the night to 24 the plane, but for somereasons or other we had been 25 . You can imagine how we felt! l. A. stopped B. insisted on C. finished D. given up 2. A. when B. before C. while D. until 3. A. food B. advice C. praise D. help 4. A. field B. station C. airport D. car 5. A. and B. but C. or D. since 6. A. impossible B. necessary C. able D. unable 7. A. plane B. flight C. fly D. flying 8. A. so B. but C. otherwise D. if 9. A. time B. advice C. help D. information l0. A. policeman B. driver C. plane D. train ll. A. coming B. sitting C. waiting D. working l2. A. nice B. expensive C. free D. cheap l3. A. for B. since C. because D. from l4. A. when B. which C. what D. that l5. A. repair B. sell C. fly D. telephone l6. A. evening B. night C. morning D. afternoon l7. A. giving B. given C. offering D. taken l8. A. faraway B. nearby C. distant D. silent l9. A. bad B. quiet C. sweet D. pleasant 20. A. turning B. putting C. taking D. keeping 2l. A. what B. where C. it D. that 22. A. awake B. alone C. asleep D. afraid 23. A. workers B. planes C. passengers D. flights 24. A. get B. drive C.catch D.ride 25. A.woken B. announced C. lost D.forgotten One February 23, l779, a ragged group of men were advancing to a fort held by British soldiers in Vincennes, Indiana. The men were 1 . Their leader was a man named George Rogers Clark. Clark and his 2 army of about l25 men made up their minds to 3 the fort. To complete this task, they had marched across Illinois through 4 and rain. The men were very 5 . They had almost no ammunition. By the time they 6 Vincennes, they had been 7 food for two days. 8 before they could attack the fort, they 9 to seize the town. Clark sent a 10 to the townspeople. In it, CIark advised the townspeople who were 11 the British to go to the fort 12 . All others were to stay inside their 13 . His army, Clark's message 14 , was powerful! To make the townspeople believe that this was so, Clark had his men march in and out of the 15 around Vincennes. They marched from early afternoon until dark. Some men, by 16 of Clark, also carried flags on long poles so that they were 17 visible in the town. The townspeople 18 thought Clark's army was a powerfuI one. The town fel1 to Clark and his men and not a l9 was fired. On February 25, the fort, which had enough supplies to hold out 20 six months, gave in to the ragged American army! 1. A. Indians B. Americans C. Frenchmen D. Englishmen 2. A. big B. small C. great D. powerful 3. A. hold B. build C. repair D. destroy 4. A. mud B. water C. roads D. clouds 5. A. tired B. excited C. pleased D. frightened 6. A. left B. got near C. passed D. entered 7. A. with B. eating C. without D.storing 8. A.Long B. Yet C. Unless D.Although 9. A. had B.dared C.helped D.forgot l0. A. gift B. soldier C. message D. telegram 1l. A. for B. like C. among D. before l2. A. suddenly B. actually C. carefully D. immediately l3. A. state B. army C. fort D. homes l4. A. admired B. warned C. promised D. praised l5. A. hills B. tombs C. parks D. lakes l6. A. side B. ship C. watch D. order l7. A. not B. seldom C. sometimes D. constantly l8. A. first B. finally C. never D. hardly l9. A. shot B. house C. general D. village 20. A. till B. only C. another D. other At the time when Bill and Rose married, neither of them had much money. So they were 1 to buy a house or flat. For the first years of their 2 life, they therefore 3 in rented flats. Then Bill's father died and 4 him some money, so they bought a 5 . When they moved into it for the first time, one of Bill's 6 sent him a bottle of 7 as a present to celebrate his entryinto the first house he had owned. Bill and Rose had a lot of work to do, getting their things 8 , arranging the furniture, getting curtains and all the rest, so they 9 about the bottle of wine. In fact, they 10 it away in a cupboard without even unpacking it. Bill and Rose already had two 11 when they moved into their new house, and a few months 12 , the third was born. When Rose came home from the 13 with the baby, Bill l4 some friends round to l5 its arrival, and they had a wonderful 16 , with plenty to eat and to drink. After the party had been on for some time, however, Bill found that the wine was 17 . 18 , he remembered the bottle which his friend had given him 19 they had moved into the new house and which was still lying unpacked in a 20 somewhere in the house. He found it with some difficulty and 21 it into the living-room where his 22 were sitting. When he had unwrapped the bottle, he saw a 23 tied to it, so he took it and read it 24 to others. 25 said "Bill, take good care of this one---it is the first one that is really yours. l. A. unable B. trying C. advised D. expected 2. A. happy B. married C. sad D. bitter 3. A. moved B. succeeded C. lived D. gave 4. A. carried B. brought C. sent D. left 5. A. car B. shop C. flat D. house 6. A. nieces B. workers C. friends D. classmates 7. A. can B. wine C. beer D. oil 8. A. unpacked B. prepared C. tied D. sold 9. A. forgot B. thought C. looked D. cared l0. A. sent B. put C. took D. kept l l. A. fathers B. daughters C. children D. dogs l2. A. ago B. late C. before D. later l3. A. prison B. police station C. shop D. hospital 14. A. demanded B. expected C. invited D. wished 15. A. join in B. celebrate C. attend D. drank l6. A. party B. time C. day D. rest l7. A. served B. finished C. prepared D. bought 18. A. And B. Therefore C. Luckily D. Although 19. A. since B. before C. until D. when 20. A. cupboard B. box C. table D. living-room 2l. A. sent B. brought C. fetched D. led 22. A. family B. wife C. guests D. workers 23. A. book B. stamp C.letter D.card 24. A.silent B. loud C.aloud D.calm 25. A.He B.Which D.They D.It Some years ago, an American policeman found a woman lying near a lonely road. She did not appear to have 1 , but she was trembling and clearly in a state of shock, so he rushed her to the 2 hospital. She began to tell the doctor on duty a story which was 3 in all respects. She had been 4 along a country road 5 she had been stopped by a flying saucer 6 in front of her. She had been forced to leave the car and 7 the flying saucer by creatures which looked like human heings and which could easily make themselves 8 although they could not 9 . They couId read her thoughts and she could read 10 . They tested her politely and allowed her to 11 after carrying out a number of tests on her. As she otherwise seemed to be 12 , the doctor decided that she was probably suffering from the side effects of some medicine. The woman insisted on being 13 to go home, but when she gave her address, it was in a town over a thousand miles from the 14 . The police then started to make inquiries and soon 15 that there was already a 16 going on for the woman, 17 husband hadly reported that she had 18 . Her car had been found with the driver's door open and the engine running. 19 the car the surface of the road had been completely destroyed---not by an explosion or anything of that kind, but 20 a large, round, white-hot object had hurnt through it. l. A. a rest B. an accident C. a test D. an idea 2. A. most famous B. most expensive C. best D. nearest 3. A. funny B. sad C. moving D. astonishing 4. A. driving B. walking C. running D. wandering 5. A. as B. since C. when D. if 6. A. rising B. fiying C. running D. landing 7. A. enter B. visit C. watch D. clean 8. A. noticed B. seen C. understood D. heard 9. A. move B. think C. read D. speak 10. A. their B. theirs C. her D. hers 11. A. leave B. stay C. drive D. watch l2. A. happy B. thankful C. nervous D. normal 13. A. told B. allowed C. advised D. ordered l4. A. earth B. car C. road D. hospital 15. A. decided B. believed C. supposed D. discovered l6. A. discussion B. search C. movement D. meeting l7. A. which B. when C. whose D. where l8. A. disappeared B. fled C. returned D. left 19. A. Behind B. In front of C. Below D. At the foot of 20. A. as B. if C. as if D. only if This was the morning, when Jeremy, l4 years old, was to begin his duck shooting. He had 1 the whole idea ever since his father had bought him 2 and had promised him a 3 to this isIand. But he loved his father and wanted to 4 him. They came to the beach. To 5 the sense of fear, he took a 6 of his father, then he put the camera aside and picked up the gun. His father said happily, "I've been 7 a long time for this day. I'll let you 8 . " He leaned forward, eyes narrowed. "There is a small flight now. Keep your head down; I'll give you the 9 ." Jeremy's heart was beating 10 . "No, don't let them come, please!" But they came, closer, closer... "Now, take them! "cried his father. Jeremy felt his body 11 . He stood up, leaned into the gun the 12 his father taught him. In the same distance, the ducks saw the gunners and flared wildly. For a second he hung there balanced 13 life and death. There was no sound. Jeremy stood 14 , seizing the gun. "What happened? 15 didn't you shoot?" his father said in a controlled voice. The boy didn't answer. His lips were trembling. "Because they were so 16 ," he said and burst into tears. He sat down, face buried in his hands and wept . All 17 of pleasing his father was gone. He had his chance and he had l8 . For a moment his father was l9 . And then he said, "Let's try again. "Jeremy didn't 20 his hands. "It's no use, I can't." "Hurry, you'll miss them. Here! "Gold metal touched Jeremy. He 21 up, unbelieving . His father was handing the camera to him, and said softly, "Quick!,"Jeremy stood up and pressed his shutter release button in a flash. "I got them! "Hi. face was bright. Jeremy saw that there was no disappointment in his father's eyes, 22 pride and love. "I'll always love shooting. But that doesn't mean you 23 . Sometimes it takes as much 24 not to do a thing as to do it. " He paused. "I think you could teach me how to operate that 25 ." 1. A. hated B. loved C. hoped D. known 2. A. toy B. a camera C. a bike D. a gun 3. A. game B. prize C. trip D. holiday 4. A. join B. praise C. help D. please 5. A. learn B. show C.feel D. ease 6. A. rest B. breath C. picture D. care 7. A. lasting B. waiting C. looking D. asking 8. A. go B. shoot C.catch D. play 9. A. word B. gun ce D. fact 10. A. wildly B. widely C. tightly D.nervously 1l. A. warm B. excite C. delay D.obey l2. A. rule B. road C. way D. path l3. A. between B. by C. beside D. beyond l4. A. surprisedly B. quietly C. still D. hard 15. A. How B. Where C. Why D. What 16. A. lovely B. sad C. frightening D. friendly l7. A. hope B. means C. decision D. practice l8. A. succeeded B. tried C. failed D. won l9. A. silent B. cheerful C. calm D. worried 20. A. raise B. lift C. lower D. put 2l. A. sat B. looked C. stood D. put 22. A. almost B. mostly C. even D. only 23. A. need B. might C. dare to D. have to 24. A. energy B. work C. courage D. mind 25. A. gun B. machine C.television D. tool The Mullah couldn't break his word. That would be 1 for an important person in the village. He certainly 2 to sell his donkey for a dollar. So he said, " 3 me at the donkey fair on 4 . I shall sell her at that time. I shall 5 my donkey to the one who will treat her most 6 ." Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah 7 out a plan. He wanted to 8 his word and also to keep his donkey. On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of 9 . No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that. On Saturday, man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair. They found a 10 tied with a piece of rope 11 the tail of the Mullah's donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked l2 . "It is 13 , I'll sell my donkey for a dollar," said the Mullah. "Just one 14 , though. My donkey and my cat are very good friends. They must not be 15 . The kind man who 16 my donkey must buy my cat also." "How much is your cat?" asked many l7 . "Oh, my cat is a very 18 animal," said the Mullah. "Her father l9 a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 20 . She is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred dollars." The men laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey. l. A. right B. wrong C. impossible D. strange 2. A. didn't want B. wanted C. hadn't decided D. intended 3. A. Meet B. Pay C. Talk D. Help 4. A. tomorrow afernoon B. the day afer tomorrow C. the evening D. Saturday 5. A. give B. take C. sell D. show 6. A. cruelly B. warmly C. kindly D. carefully 7. A. put B. thought C. carried D. made 8. A. say B. keep C. break D. send 9. A. bread B. paper C. cloth D. rope l0. A. cat B. dog C. cock D. sheep ll. A. with B. on C. to D. around 12. A. haPpy B. sad C. calm D. eager 13. A. a lie B. true C. real D. a pity l4. A. matter B. problem C. thing D. question l5. A. killed B. sold C. beaten D. parted l6. A. sees B. buys C. likes D. wants l7. A. voices B. sounds C. noises D. cries l8.A. pretty B. cruel C. strong D. important l9.A. looked after B. caught C. drove D. grasped 20.A. me B. her father C. the Queen D. her As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were starting 1 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with 2 beautiful and dangerous. The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 3 the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the 4 side. But now one man was daring to try the 5 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy. For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him 6 . Now they were waiting to see his 7 . lf he planned to 8 the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was 9 . A tiny green light 10 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 11 . The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so 12 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the 13 light. In the morning, Bonatti 14 . He couId not see the top, but he knew he was 15 there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up. Bonatti had spent months 16 for the clilnb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and 17 to climb to the top? He was finally at the top! News about his 18 was radioed to the world. The trip 19 the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the" 20 ", and would be well remembered as a climber of all time. 1.A. back B. forward C. down D. up 2.A. flowers B. ice and snow C. green trees D. rocks 3.A. watched B. passed C. reached D. climbed 4.A. western B. eastern C. southern D. northern 5.A. difficult B. different C. same D. easy 6.A. patiently B. carefully C. anxiously D. eagerly 7.A. face B. figure C. flag D. signal 8.A. return B. go on C. rest D. stop 9.A. tuming back B. moving up C. arriving D. in danger l0.A. rose B. appeared C. turned on D. tumed off ll.A. cheered B. laughed C. jumped D. shouted l2.A. sleepy B. excited C. tired D. happy l3.A. yellow B. blue C. green D. red l4.A. woke up B. turned up C. got up D. looked up l5.A. already B. almost C. no longer D. surely 16.A. training B. preparing C. planning D. asking l7.A. courage B. skill C. money D. wish l8.A. victory B. thing C. climb D. courage l9.A. along. B. up C. down D. to 20.A. necessary B. important C. great D. impossible Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6, l962. Her father had 1 her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water 2 she asked. The other was to give her a red sports 3 if she made it. In gay spirits Trudy 4 out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the moming. Her father and trainer were 5 along in a boat beside her. At ten o'clock, rain began falling. At midday, Trudy trod(踩) water while 6 and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming again. The wind was 7 and the seas became rougher. Late 8 the wind became even worse. The trainer decided it was 9 trying to finish. He called to Trudy to 10 . "No human being could do it in this 11 , "he said. "It's stupid to go on. However, her father shouted, "Don't grabher. Let her 12 ." At seven o'clock the tides turned 13 her. It was more difficult to move ahead. But Trudy still swam on. She 14 victory was possible now, for the 15 coast was in sight. It was getting dark. A sound could be heard over the 16 :hundreds of car horns were cheering her on. With the remaining 17 , she finshed the last 200 yards. At 18 p.m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in 19 the 2l-mile-wide Channel, 20 a strong storm. But she had made it in l4 hours and 30 minutes. "Well, Pop, "she said to her father, "I guess I get my car this time, don't I?" 1.A. promised B. asked C. allowed D.offered 2.A. though B. when C. unless D. if 3.A. car B. shoes C. suit D. bike 4.A. called B. shouted C. went D. started 5. A. swimming B. going C. watching D. following 6. A. stopping B. diving C. resting D. drinking 7. A. disappearing B. stopping C. increasing D. blowing 8. A. afternoon B. morning C. evening D. night 9. A. necessary B. possible C. useless D. impossible 10.A. continue B. give up C. mind D. go on 11.A. situation B. condition C. afternoon D. weather 12.A. come out B. go on C. swim D.turn over 13.A. over B. against C. up D. to 14.A. knew B. doubted C. wondered D. expected 15.A. English B. American C. Africa D. European 16.A. speaker B. radio C. wind D. sky 17.A. drink B. food C. courage D.strengh 18.A. 11:35 B. 10:35 C. 8:35 D. 9:35 20.A. in spite of B. all over C. because of D. during Chinese students are generally fond to studying very, very hard for long hours. This is an excellent l . but it is often an inefficient way of study. An efficient student must have 2 sleep, food, rest and relaxation. Every day you need take a walk or play baskethall or do something you find 3 . And it is necessary 4 you to see a film or visit some scenic spots every 5 and then, when you 6 to your studies, your mind will be refreshed and you'll learn the most. Endless hours of nodding over your books are 7 effective than shorter and more active study session . Finally, be realistic . If you set 8 objects for yourself, you can only be disappointed in your progress. Phsychologists have found 9 learning takes 10 this way: first, you make such great progress that you feel very happy. Then your language ability 11 the same: you believe you are not learning anything 12 all and you feel 13 . This period can last for days 14 even weeks, but you must not 15 . At some point your language ability will again take 16 big . Jump and you'll see that you really have been learning 17 . Perhaps we can say that learning English l8 Chinese medicine which effects come slowly but 19 . Dont't give 20 halfway. 1. A. way B. means C. idea D. character 2. A. little B. a great deal of C. much D. enough 3. A. it happy B. relaxation C. relaxing D. relaxed 4. A. to B. for C. of D. with 5. A. now B. day C. morning D. one 6. A. go B. come C. return D. refer 7. A. very B. much C. more D. less 8. A. good B. possible C. impossible D. low 9. A. that B. out that C. it out D. it out that 10. A. like B. in C. place D. away l1. A. stays B. must stay C. looks to stay D. seems to stay l2. A. after B. above C. at D. in l3. A. sad B. better C. helpless D. regretful l4. A. and B. but C. or D. nor l5. A. discourage B. lost heart C. be discouraged D. be discouraging l6. A. other B. the other C. an other. D. another l7. A. all B. all time C. at all D. aI times l8. A. like to take B. likes taking C. is like to take D. is like taking l9. A. quickly B. timely C. surely D. mainly 20. A. up B. in C. off D.away Since the earliest times, trees have been always very useful and 1 to man who made 2 of them in many ways for 3 daily life. Even today trees continue to serve man 4 so many useful ways. They 5 man with food, fuel for burning and building material in the form of wood. 6 trees it would be impossible 7 houses, boats and even bridges. Furniture such as tables, chairs and cupboards 8 also made of wood. In the tropics where it is very warm 9 the year, trees protect man 10 the fierce heat of the 11 . They are also useful in preventing good and fertile top soil from 12 away during heavy rains which are so common in the tropics. If there were no trees 13 vegetation of some sort to hold 14 the soil with their 15 heavy rains would wash away the 16 surface soil so necessary for agriculture. The result is that the land becomes l7 and unproductive. There are many desert areas in the world. A long, long time 18 these areas 19 very rich, fertile areas, but 20 ignorant people in ancient times 21 great quantities of trees. They never considered planting 22 . Strong 23 gradually blew away the rich surface soil and at last the 24 was turned into useless desert where 25 could grow. 1. A. possible B. impossible C. important D. expensive 2. A. use B. uses C. everything D. something 3. A. the man B. men C. people D. his 4. A. on B. in C. with D. by 5. A. give B. provide C. need D. take 6. A. No B. Unless C. Without D. Not having 7. A. to build B. to found C. establish D. set up 8. A. had been B. are C. have been D. is 9. A. all of B. throughout C. whole D. entire l0. A. off B. in C. from D. away l l. A. sun B. air C. weather D. sky l2. A. washing B. running C. being washed D. being flown l3. A. and B. or C. as well as D. either l4. A. up B. firmly C. back D. high l5. A. leaves B. roots C. branches D. trunks l6. A. rich B. much C. poor D. thin l7. A. useful B. strong C. beautiful D. useless l8. A. before B. after that C. passed D. ago l9. A. must have B. must have been C. perhaps was D. maybe have 20. A. because of B. for C. as D. because 2l. A. planted B. cut down C. put away D. grew 22. A. crops B. vegetables C. new trees D. grass 23. A. fogs B. rains C. snow D. winds 24. A. surface B. land C. earth D. soil 25. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father's car to drive to a New Year's Eve 1 to be held in Vermont. The father was 2 about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year's Eve. The 3 that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all. So he drove to Vermont, got completely 4 and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to 5 the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety 6 . However, the policeman 7 him out. He was 8 standing off to the side while the others were 9 the police officer how well they could walk a 10 line, etc. At 7:00 a.m., his father got up to answer the 11 . There were 12 policemen there. They asked him if he was the 13 of that red FIAT. He replied, "Yes, I am, "One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver. When the young man 14 himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of 15 . Upon questioning, he 16 that he was driving the car,but when asked if he had been 17 , he said,"No!" When the policemen asked if he could see his car, he was unable to remember the 18 . He said that it was in the garage. And when the four of them walked out to look at the car.instead of looking at the car he had driven the 19 before, they saw a 20 car parked there. 1. A. party B. meeting C. concert D. sports meeting 2. A. sure B. worried C. curious D. anxious 3. A. suggestion B. condition C. conclusion D. agreement 4. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. drunk 5. A. stop B. get out of C. drive D. get into 6. A. punishment B. test C. education D. talk 7. A. gave B. made C. missed D. found 8. A. considered B. required C. suggested D. left 9. A. showing B. explaining C. asking D. telling 10. A. long B. straight C. calm D. direct 11. A. telephone B. call C. doorbell D. question 12. A. many B. two C. four D. one 13. A. manager B. father C. student D. owner l4. A. stood B. found C. put D. took 15. A. danger B. test C. trouble D. accident 16. A. believed B. told C. admitted D. said 17. A. driving B. hurting C. drinking D. missing l8. A. drive B. test C. time D. line 19. A. day B. morning C. night D. aftemoon 20. A. similar B. familiar C. police D. damaged Under her bed, Mrs Chang kept a box containing some jewellery which had belonged to her mother. The jewellery was the only 1 thing she had, and she always said she would keep it and only sell it for a very important reason. Well, this was an important reason, wasn't it? She said nothing to Mary, 2 went secretly into the city and sold the jewellery for $2,750. Over half the money! But where could she 3 the other half? During the next few months, Mrs Chang was always busy. She went out four mornings a week and 4 other people's houses. She 5 until late in the night and sewed dresses and trousers for the people in the village. She embroidered(绣) colourful birds and flowers on a piece of silk for the 6 who came through the village. 7 , her pile of money under her bed began to 8 . Mary noticed that her mother was very 9 , but her mother just said, "I want to have some new clothes for your 10 I'll need to buy cloth. And I want to be able to 11 you another good present. " By June, Mrs Chang had $4,250 under her bed. She went to a relative in Yuen Long, who had a small business. "Tsun Man," she said. "I badly 12 $750. Her relative was 13 . Mrs Chang had 14 asked anyone for money before. But he lent her the money. Mrs Chang 15 her best clothes, went to the city and 16 a return ticket from London to Hong Kong. After putting it in a nice 17 she began to write 18 address on it and posted it. "What a surprise this will be for David." She said to 19 . "How happy he will be! And how happy Mary will be too, to 20 her brother with her on her wedding day." 1. A. valuable B. beautiful C. interesting D. wonderful 2. A. or B. but C. so D. however 3. A. get B. borrow C. make D. bring 4. A. searched B. entered C. cleaned D. washed 5. A. stayed up B. kept up C. n1ade up D. dressed up 6. A. neighbours B. tourists C. relatives D. friends 7. A. Gradually B. Frequently C. Probably D. Immediately 8. A. reduce B. appear C. disappear D. grow 9. A. worried B. busy C. angry D. content 10. A. wedding B. birthday C. fami1y D. work 1l. A. give B. send C. buy D. mail 12. A. lose B. owe C. need D. earn 13. A. surprised B. frightened C. hurt D. disappointed 14. A. atways B. usually C. never D. sometimes l5. A. picked up B. had on C. took off D. put on l6. A. bought B. sent C. took D. carried 17. A. envelope B. box C. package D. bag 18. A. mother's B. brother's C. Mary's D. David's 19. A. him B. them C. herself D. her 20. A. have B. invite C. take D. 1eave The other day I talked to a stranger on the bus. When he found out that I was from 1 , he told me he had a good friend who lived there and he wondered if, by any chance, I 2 to know him. At the moment I thought he might be joking, but I could 3 from the expression on his face that he was 4 . I felt like saying that it was impossible to all the millions of people in Chicago I could have 5 with his friend. But instead, I just 6 and told him that Chicago was a very big city. He 7 , and I thought he was going to 8 talking about the subject. But I was 9 . He was silent for a few minutes, and then he began to tell me about his friend. He told me that his friend's main 10 in life seemed to be playing tennis. He said he was an excellent tennis player, and that he 11 had his own tennis court. He added that he knew a lot of people with swimming pools, 12 he only knew two people who had private tennis courts. I told him I knew several people having private tennis courts, including my brother who was a doctor in California---and, in fact, 13 my next door neighbor in Chicago. He said that may there were 14 private courts in the country than he realized, but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me where my brother lived in Califomia. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 15 his friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year, and he stayed next door to a doctor who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my 16 had gone to Sacramento last summer and had rented the house 17 my brother's. For a moment, we 18 at each other, but we did not say anything. "Would your friend's name happend to be Roland Dickwood?" I asked finally. He laughed and said, "Yes. Would your 19 name happened to be Dr Ray Hunter?" It was my 20 to laugh. "Yes, "I replied. 1. A. Chicago B. a city C. Sacramento D. California 2. A. wanted B. happened C. went D. had 3. A. speak B. watch C. see D. tell 4. A. serious B. anxious C. friendly D. gentle 5. A. talked B. worked C. met D. lived 6. A. smiled B. sat C. thought D. talked 7. A. rose B. nodded C. smiled D.agreed 8. A. stop B. begin C. continue D. changet 9. A. right B. curious C. wrong D. foolish 10. A. habit B. interest C. duty D. belief 11. A. once B. exactly C. even D. almost 12. A. for B. or C. so D. but 13. A. same B. as C. also D. well 14. A. some B. no C. more D. fewer 15. A. then B. because C. once D. doctor 17. A. far from B. next to C. near D. behind 18. A. stared B. talked C. laughed D. shouted 19. A. friend's B. brother's C. neighbor's D. court's 20. A. chance B. time C. turn D. moment Lying comfortably upon a sofa, Harker Brayton smiled as he read old Morryster book: Marvels of Science. He unconsciously 1 the book without changing the 2 of his eyes. As soon as the book had gone 3 the line of sight, something in a dark place of the room attracted his 4 . In the shadow under the 5 he noticed two points of light about an inch apart. They might have been 6 by the lamp above him shining on bits of metal, 7 he did not think about them and continued his reading. A moment later, something caused him to lower his book 8 and look for what he had 9 before. The points of light were 10 there. They seemed to have become 11 , shining with greenish glow that he had not at 12 observed. He thought, too, that they might have moved a little, or were 13 nearer. They were still too much in the shadow, however, to reveal their 14 , and again he turned to his reading. Suddenly something he read gave him a 15 that made him drop the book to the floor. Brayton, half 16 from the sofa, was staring into the 17 beneath his bed. His attention was now 18 points glowing in the shadow. There, almost directly under the footrail of the bed, he saw the 19 of a large snake. The points of light were its eyes! Its ugly head was turned in his direction. The eyes were 20 merely meeaningless points of light. They looked into his eyes with evil strength and hate. 1. A. raised B. closed C. lowered D.dropped 2. A. position B. direction C. height D.size 3. A. below B. away C. from D. up 4. A. reading B. interest C. thinking D. attention 5. A. desk B. sofa C. chair D. bed 6. A. brought B. made C. caused D. given 7. A. so B. and C. but D. or 8. A. too B. once C. again D. greatly 9. A. read B. searched C. seen D. interested 10. A.no doubt B. no more C. yet D. still 11. A. larger B. wider C. nearer D. brighter l2. A. all B. first C. most D. last 13. A. far B. much C. a bit D. a lot 14. A. nature B. secret C. truth D. state 15. A. plan B. meaning C. thought D. mind 16. A. rising B. raising C. standing D. sitting 17. A. snake B. darkness C. ugly head D. points of light 18. A. directed B. made C. called D. carried 19. A. eyes B. tongue C. body D. head 20. A. not only B. nothing but C. no longer D. not any

网址：http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu3_id_3142927[举报]