Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Comton Street, she had looked after it very  1  . Before she left the house in the morning, she carefully closed all the  2  downstairs, opened some windows to  3  the air in and looked at the front gate for the safe. Everything Jonathan did was  4  .

One summer evening Jonathan returned home  5  at five minutes to seven exactly. When she opened the front gate she immediately noticed something  6  . There was a heavy footprint in the   7  in one of the flower beds.

Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman  8  she noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was out of order. Jonathan never  9  anything out of order.

She walked  10  to the front door and opened it quietly. She  11  carefully for a few moments but could find nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully,   12  if she had forgotten to close it that morning. She had never forgotten before. She stepped silently  13  the hall to the door and looked  14  the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the afternoon sunlight. He had  15  been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan grabbed the door handle,   16  the door quickly and turned the key. Then she calmly  17  the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.

The thief tried to  18  through a window to get out but Jonathan had  19  that. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little angry that she  20  have dinner later than usual but on the whole she felt quite pleased with herself.

1. A. easily　　　　　　　　    B. carefully　　　　　　　　   C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

2. A. windows　　　　　　　　　　 B. doors　　　　　　　　　　   C. rooms　　　　　　　　　　  D. house

3. A. send　　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. blow

4. A. slow　　　　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　　　　　   C. orderly　　　　　　　　　　 D. disorderly

5. A. as usual　　　　　　    B. all the same　　　　　　   C. right away　　　　　　    D. as soon as

6. A. usual　　　　　　　　    B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　    D. happy

7. A. circle　　　　　　　　    B. surface　　　　　　　　　　 C. land　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. earth

8. A. that　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. because

9. A. left　　　　　　　　　　   B. designed　　　　　　　　   C. arranged　　　　　　　　   D. planned

10. A. down　　　　　　　　  B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

11. A. listened　　　　　　   B. heard　　　　　　　　　　   C. looked　　　　　　　　　　  D. watched

12. A. thinking　　　　　　  B. guessing　　　　　　　　   C. wondering　　　　　　    D. surprising

13. A. across　　　　　　    B. along　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. onto

14. A. at　　　　　　    　　   B. through　　　　　　　　    C. inside　　　　　　　　　　   D. over

15. A. happily　　　　　　    B. frightenedly　　　　　　  C. calmly　　　　　　　　　　  D. angrily

16. A. opened　　　　　　    B. locked　　　　　　　　　　  C. shut　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

17. A. picked away　　    B. picked up　　　　　　　　 C. picked out　　　　　　    D. picked down

18. A. roll　　　　　　　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　　   C. rush　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

19. A. hoped　　　　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　  D. supposed

20. A. must　　　　　　　　   B. had to　　　　　　　　　　  C. should　　　　　　　　　　  D. ought to

One summer evening Jonathan returned home  5  at five minutes to seven exactly. When she opened the front gate she immediately noticed something  6  . There was a heavy footprint in the   7  in one of the flower beds.

Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman  8  she noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was out of order. Jonathan never  9  anything out of order.

She walked  10  to the front door and opened it quietly. She  11  carefully for a few moments but could find nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully,   12  if she had forgotten to close it that morning. She had never forgotten before. She stepped silently  13  the hall to the door and looked  14  the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the afternoon sunlight. He had  15  been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan grabbed the door handle,   16  the door quickly and turned the key. Then she calmly  17  the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.

The thief tried to  18  through a window to get out but Jonathan had  19  that. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little angry that she  20  have dinner later than usual but on the whole she felt quite pleased with herself.

1. A. easily　　　　　　　　    B. carefully　　　　　　　　   C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

2. A. windows　　　　　　　　　　 B. doors　　　　　　　　　　   C. rooms　　　　　　　　　　  D. house

3. A. send　　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. blow

4. A. slow　　　　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　　　　　   C. orderly　　　　　　　　　　 D. disorderly

5. A. as usual　　　　　　    B. all the same　　　　　　   C. right away　　　　　　    D. as soon as

6. A. usual　　　　　　　　    B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　    D. happy

7. A. circle　　　　　　　　    B. surface　　　　　　　　　　 C. land　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. earth

8. A. that　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. because

9. A. left　　　　　　　　　　   B. designed　　　　　　　　   C. arranged　　　　　　　　   D. planned

10. A. down　　　　　　　　  B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

11. A. listened　　　　　　   B. heard　　　　　　　　&nbs
Jp;　　  C. looked　　　　　　　　　　  D. watched

12. A. thinking　　　　　　  B. guessing　　　　　　　　   C. wondering　　　　　　    D. surprising

13. A. across　　　　　　    B. along　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. onto

14. A. at　　　　　　    　　   B. through　　　　　　　　    C. inside　　　　　　　　　　   D. over

15. A. happily　　　　　　    B. frightenedly　　　　　　  C. calmly　　　　　　　　　　  D. angrily

16. A. opened　　　　　　    B. locked　　　　　　　　　　  C. shut　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

17. A. picked away　　    B. picked up　　　　　　　　 C. picked out　　　　　　    D. picked down

18. A. roll　　　　　　　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　　   C. rush　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

19. A. hoped　　　　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　  D. supposed

20. A. must　　　　　　　　   B. had to　　　　　　　　　　  C. should　　　　　　　　　　  D. ought to

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named Gibbs. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was   1  trees. His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life’s goal was to make it a   2 .
The good doctor had some interesting   3  concerning planting trees. He never  4  his new trees. Once I asked why. “Watering plants will   5  them.” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow   6 . So you have to make things  7  for them.”
He talked about how watering trees 8  shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow  9  roots in search of water. He’d planted an oak and,   10  watering it every morning, he’d   11  it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s   12 .
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I returned and walked by his  13  and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re incredibly   14  now.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two   15 . I stand over them and pray for them.   16  I pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my   17.
I know my children are going to encounter hardship. Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not. Too many times we pray for   18 , but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for   19  that reach deep into the earth  20  they won’t be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow.

“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__ varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__; I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually __44__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __45__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the chance, it did not come without its fair share of __46__. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __48__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us __49__. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named Gibbs. When Dr. Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was   1   trees. His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life's goal was to make it a   2  .

The good doctor had some interesting   3   concerning planting trees. He never  4  his new trees. Once I asked why. “Watering plants will   5  them.” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow   6 . So you have to make things  7   for them.”

He talked about how watering trees 8  shallow roots, and how trees that weren't watered had to grow  9  roots in search of water. He'd planted an oak and,   10  watering it every morning, he'd   11   it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's   12  .

Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I returned and walked by his  13  and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They're incredibly   14  now.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two   15 . I stand over them and pray for them.   16  I pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my   17.

I know my children are going to encounter hardship. Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not. Too many times we pray for   18  , but that's a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for   19  that reach deep into the earth  20  they won't be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow.

1.A. planting           B. examining   C. watching     D. cutting

2.A. hospital          B. forest        C. park         D. garden

3.A. instructions   B. experiences      C. theories     D. experiments

4.A. covered        B. shook        C. watered      D. pulled

5.A. strengthen        B. enlarge       C. drown        D. spoil

6.A. taller and taller      B. faster and faster

C. smaller and smaller     D. weaker and weaker

7.A. rough             B. easy          C. smooth       D. pleasant

8.A. set aside          B. made for     C. put away     D. break down

9.A. countless          B. numerous     C. deep         D. limited

10.A. thanks to   B. along with     C. apart from       D. instead of

11.A. protect           B. fasten   C. appreciate       D. beat

12.A. patience          B. growth       C. attention    D. movement

13.A. laboratory        B. house        C. office      D. clinic

14.A. dead             B. broken        C. weak         D. strong

15.A. trees             B. sons            C . works        D. houses

16.A. Mostly      B. Occasionally     C. Scarcely       D. Loudly

17.A. mind             B. decision      C. direction   D. prayer

18.A. gifts             B. reunion          C. ease     D. freedom

19.A. branches          B. leaves           C. tops         D. roots

20.A. so that           B. even though      C. now that     D. in case