A farewell(告别) party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any public show, where she didn’t know anyone. It made her   1   hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew   2  , there was no   3   to feel shy,   4   she had made up her mind to enjoy people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any   5   feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its other   6  －she had left so many other   7  , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.

Yet this   8   was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her   9 .

She had put on her   10   black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of   11   for one evening, but now they had   12   old Miss Hutton of all people to give the   13   speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting

  14   about it, for it was the first rule her   15   had given her－avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as   16   showed through the sleeve(袖子) of her   17   dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! By   18   out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her   19   with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She   20   herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

1．A．face                      B．show                  C．room                  D．dress

2．A．nothing                 B．nobody                C．everything           D．everybody

3．A．chance                  B．time                    C．reason                 D．use

4．A．so                        B．but                      C．for                      D．there

5．A．mixed                   B．joyful                  C．sad                     D．happy

6．A．guests                   B．people                 C．place                   D．things

7．A．house                   B．friends                C．hotels                  D．offices

8．A．morning                B．afternoon             C．evening               D．night

9．A．life                       B．work                   C．school                 D．home

10．A．large                   B．best                    C．most                   D．worst

11．A．service                B．exhibition             C．group                  D．attention

12．A．ordered               B．chosen                C．wished                D．helped

13．A．long                    B．great                   C．goodbye              D．welcome

14．A．excited                B．anxious               C．puzzled               D．pleased

15．A．teacher                B．friend                  C．husband              D．doctor

16．A．they                    B．he                       C．it                        D．she

17．A．black                  B．white                  C．red                     D．green

18．A．getting                B．putting                C．breathing             D．speaking

19．A．action                 B．speech                C．work                  D．performance

20．A．made                 B．enjoyed               C．understood         D．thought

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened．But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger．Certainly today Pete was not hungry．Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat．

       Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face．He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him．He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner．It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue．

       "How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman．" Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．"

       Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition．Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten．This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.

       "Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled．Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat．It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．At last Pete leaned back with the battle won．

       " Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner．"

       They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north．

       Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious．A little time later an ambulance came．In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion （消化不良）.

       An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital．At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger．"

Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

       A．In the restaurant．           

       B．In Union Square．

       C．At the Old Gentleman's house．

       D．At the hospital．

Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?

       A．Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．

       B．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．

       C．Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．

       D．When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．

The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir．" in Paragraph 5 implies that        .

       A．Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

       B．Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

       C．Pete was suffering from hunger

       D．Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?

       A．Self-centred.           B．Mosdest.  

      C．Stubborn．            D．Generous

（B）
I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget.
I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds? (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.
When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous.
When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.
Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl(爬行) through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves.
Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English Queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper(脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.
In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.
You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.
61. What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper?
A. Last summer’s clothes.     B. Clothes not in perfect condition.
C. Clothes bought in specially for the sales.   D. Clothes for winter.
62. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The customers gave up the queuing for which the English are famous.
B. The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.
C. Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs.
D. The security guards were fearless of the crowd.
63. In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into “Battlefield?
A. There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales.
B. They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business.
C. They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.
D. They wanted to make more money by having sales.
64. The expression “crashed out” means ________.
A. chatted with her friends    B. slept soundly
C. broke down       D. dined out
65. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The Best Bargain.     B. Hunting for a job.
C. Sale Fever.         D. A Pleasant Fortnight.

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened．But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger．Certainly today Pete was not hungry．Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat．
Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face．He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him．He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner．It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue．
"How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman．" Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．"
Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition．Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten．This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.
"Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled．Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat．It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．At last Pete leaned back with the battle won．
" Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner．"
They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north．
Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious．A little time later an ambulance came．In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion （消化不良）.
An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital．At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger．"
【小题1】Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

A．Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．

B．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．

C．Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．

D．When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．

A．Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

B．Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

C．Pete was suffering from hunger

D．Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened．But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger．Certainly today Pete was not hungry．Two rich old ladies gave him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat．

       Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．The November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face．He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the old Gentleman coming toward him．He wanted to get up and run, but he was so full of food he stayed right there．Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come there, found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner．It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue．

       "How do you do' "said the Old Gentleman．" Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．"

       Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thin? It was part of the tradition．Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten．This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman.

       "Thank you, sir, " said Pete at last. “I’ll go with you gladly. I’m very hungry, sir.” Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentlenman sat quietly and smiled．Under the circumstances, Pete had to eat．It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．At last Pete leaned back with the battle won．

       " Thank you, sir, " he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner．"

       They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentlemen going south, Pete north．

       Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, and then fell to the sidewalk unconscious．A little time later an ambulance came．In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion （消化不良）.

       An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital．At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said, "That nice old gentleman over there—you wouldn't think that it was a case of hunger．"

1.Where did Pete and the Old Gentleman meet every Thanksgiving Day?

       A．In the restaurant．           

       B．In Union Square．

       C．At the Old Gentleman's house．

       D．At the hospital．

2.Which of the following sentences in the passage doesn't show Pete was full?

       A．Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move．

       B．The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst．

       C．Glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world．

       D．When he entered the restaurant even the smell of food almost made him sick．

3.The underlined sentence "I'm very hungry, sir．" in Paragraph 5 implies that        .

       A．Pete didn't have the heart to refuse the offer

       B．Pete was so greedy that he wanted to have another dinner

       C．Pete was suffering from hunger

       D．Pete enjoyed having the Thanksgiving dinner for free

4.Which of the following words can best describe the Old Gentleman?

       A．Self-centred.                                       B．Mosdest.  

      C．Stubborn．                                        D．Generous