One dark stormy night an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be  36 for the night." I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, "we are all  37  tonight．  38 ,you

could stay in my room if you don't mind．I’m  39 , so I'll be here．“ The young man gave the sincere advice．

The elderly couple accepted his  40 with gratitude．They apologized for the  41 they had caused him．The next day, the rain stopped and it  42 ．When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said．" The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper  43  room in this hotel, so you don't need to pay．”

The old gentleman nodded in   44  :  “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of．Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you．”The clerk was__45 but, deciding that the

guest must have been  46 , he gave the remark  47 thought．

Two years later, the young man received a registered letter from the old gentleman, in which he 48 the experience of that dark stormy night．The letter also  49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit．

At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his  50 guest．The old gentleman, pointing

to a magnificent new building__51 over the crossroads, said, "Look, that is the hotel I  52 to build for you．I hope you will  53 it for me．Remember what I said then? Well, I was  54  about it．”

The young man stammered, "But…will there be any  55 ,sir?  Why do you choose me? And who are you?"

“My name is William Aster．”This building was none other than the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York．

1.                A．put up         B．put away        C．stay up   D．set up

2.                A．preserved      B．conserved       C．booked   D．occupied

3.                A．Meanwhile      B．Moreover       C．Otherwise D．However

4.                A．on duty         B．on display       C．on stage  D．on hand

5.                A．service         B．view           C．offer D．invitation

6.                A．instruction      B．consideration    C．inconvenience D．interruption

7.                A．cleared away    B．picked out       C．cleaned up    D．cleared up

8.                A．living          B．double         C．admirable D． luxury

9.                A．appreciation     B．admiration      C．surprise  D．excitement

10.               A．excited         B．skeptical        C．annoyed   D．respectful

11.               A．lacking         B．covering        C．joking D．cheating

12.               A．not more       B．no more        C．some D．another

13.               A．described       B．stated          C．recited    D．recalled

14.               A．swapped       B．included        C．attached   D．added

15.               A．former         B．original         C．formal D．primitive

16.               A．displaying       B．towering        C．flying D．climbing

17.               A．determined     B．promised       C．tended    D．intended

18.               A．get            B．keep           C．manage   D．make

19.               A．sensitive        B．concerned      C．curious    D．serious

20.               A．scene          B．situation        C．condition  D．occasion

As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start,. Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she 1._____ out at the audience, 2._____ to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Flemint, had 3._____ all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their 4._____ compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.

The music 5._____ and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music 6._____ her along into her turns, and she began skating with much 7._____ in herself. The cold fear she always had in the 8._____ seconds before skating onto the ice was 9._____. She was feeling the movement of the 10._____ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, 11._____ did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was 12._____.

The crowd loved it and cheered 13._____ she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other 14._____. It was the remark that 15._____ came after a free-skating performance. But what should the 16._____ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy 17._____ for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting 18._____ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were 19._____. The new United States Women’s Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Passdena, 20._____.

A.looked        B. watched             C. found          D. stepped

A.failing        B. looking forward       C. wanting  .      D.hoping

A.bicycled       B. driven               C. run            D. walked

A.friend         B. children              C. son            D. daughter

A.started         B. played               C. developed       D. sang

A.allow          B. set out               C. carry           D. support

A.thought        B. belief                C. success         D. design

A.following       B. last                 C. recent          D. past

A.lost            B. present              C. strong          D. gone

A.music         B. fear                 C. ice             D. audiences

A.so            B. or                   C. before          D. then

A.satisfied       B. unsatisfactory          C. finished        D. welcome

A.because       B. until                  C. before          D. as

A.skaters        B. parents                C. judges         D. parents

A.always        B. seldom                C. again          D. hardly

A players        B. audience               C. judges         D. parents

A.waited         B. looked                C. wished         D. asked

A.comfortably    B. hurriedly               C. happily        D. anxiously

A.cried out       B. let out                 C. announced      D. declared

A.England       B. Cleveland              C. Ohio           D. California

How should one invest a sum of money in inflation (通货膨胀)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.
I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. "The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round people's wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves."
Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring the time according to the beating of their own hearts. They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout time. So it seems that the first clocks were human beings.
However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour- glasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past.
Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in an antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?
【小题1】According to the passage, collecting antique clocks ________.

As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she ___1___ out at the audience, ___2___ to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Fleming, had ___3___ all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their ___4___ compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.

The music ___5___ and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music ___6___ her along into her turns, and she began skating with much ___7___ in herself. The cold fear she always had in the ___8___ seconds before skating onto the ice was ___9___. She was feeling the movement of the ___10___ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, ___11___ did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was ___12___.

The crowd loved it and cheered ___13___ she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other ___14___. It was the remark that ___15___ came after a free-skating performance. But what would the ___16___ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy ___17___ for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting ___18___ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were ___19___. The new United States Women’s Skating Champion was Peggy forming of Padena, ___20___!

1. A. looked         B. watched       C. found          D. stepped

2. A. tried                B. hoped           C. hoping               D. looking forward

3. A. flown          B. driven           C. hoped         D. prepared

4. A. friend          B. children        C. son             D. daughter

5. A. started         B. played          C. develop          D. sang

6. A. allow           B. set out          C. carry          D. support

7. A. thought        B. belief           C. success          D. design

8. A. last           B. following      C. recent         D. past

9. A. lost          B. present        C. string          D. gone

10. A. ice          B. fear           C. music         D. audience

11. A. so           B. or             C. before         D. then

12. A. satisfied            B. finished        C. unsatisfactory    D. welcome

13. A. because            B. until          C. as               D. before

14. A. skaters       B. parents         C. judges          D. audiences

15. A. seldom       B. always          C. again            D. hardly

16. A. players       B. audience       C. parents           D. judges

17. A. looked       B. wished         C. waited         D. asked

18. A. comfortably   B. anxiously      C. hurriedly        D. happily

19. A. cried out      B. let out           C. declared         D. announced

20. A. California     B. Cleveland      C. Ohio           D. England

One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be  36  for the night, “I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all  37 tonight.  38 ,you could stay in my room if you don’t mind. I’m 39 ,so I’ll be here.” The young man gave the sincere advice.
The elderly couple accepted his  40  with gratitude. They apologized for the  41  they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it  42 . When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said, “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper   43  room in this hotel, so you don’t need to pay.”
The old gentleman nodded in  44  : “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you.” The clerk was  45  but, deciding that the guest must have been 46  , he gave the remark  47 thought.
Two years later, the young man received a letter from the old gentleman, in which he  48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also  49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit.
At a street corner in Manhattan, the young man met his  50  guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new building  51  over the crossroads, “Look, that is the hotel I 52 to build for you. I hope you will  53  it for me .Remember what I said then? Well, I was  54  about it.”
The young man stammered, “But…will there be any   55 , sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”
“My name is William Aster.” This building was none other than the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York.