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　　Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you  26   ask. Well, the answer is this. To get some  27   , bee-keepers and farmers used to  28  small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and  29  the box with honeycomb.  30  , there was no way of getting the honey out  31  killing the bees. So they used to burn a chemical  32  the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.

　　Now, bee-keepers  33  beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden  34  with spaces between them  35  can be lifted out. In later summer, the squares, which are now  36  of honeycomb are lifted out. The squares are put in  37  special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round  38  this  39  out the honey. Then the honey is collected and  40  jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.

26. A. need               B. may                     C. should                  D. must

27. A. honey                  B. bees                     C. honeycomb                D. space

28. A. put in             B. put away             C. put off                 D. put out

29. A. fill                  B. cover                    C. supply 　            D. satisfy

30. A. Still                B. And                     C. However 　 　         D. So

31. A. for                 B. in                    C. by 　　                D. without

32. A. on                  B. close to                C. in the front of            D. far from

33. A. want 　         B. take                      C. use                       D. expect

34. A. squares          B. boxes             C. sticks                   D. bowls

35. A. many             B. they                     C. it                    D. which

36. A. full                 B. filled                    C . afraid                  D. emptied

37. A. the                 B. a                     C. another                D. 不填

38. A. for                 B. in                    C. like                       D. to

39. A. forces             B. makes             C. helps                    D. drives

40. A. led into          B. brought into         C. poured into          D. got into

The winter after 9/11 was a hard one for me. I had just left the Greenville and started what?　1to be long-term unemployment and, at midlife, many endless depressed 　2.I felt empty inside. My one　3 was having my grandchildren, Sophie and Simeon, with me for Hanukkah?(犹太教的光明节),but when they　4 home, I was left with a 　5 state of mind and that inner emptiness again.?

It was then that my wife, Linda, director of the Upstate Homeless Coalition,　6 that I play Santa for 30 children in a holiday program at a local hall. As she pointed out, I 　7 the part. I have a big belly(肚子) and a full, almost white beard.?

The question about coming across religious limits doesn’t concern me. I’d always believed in 8 people to be less tough about sticking to those strict lines.　9,for reasons having nothing to do with religion, I　10 admit that year, my heart just wasn’t in it. Linda 　11 “the show must go on.” So I practised “Ho, ho, ho.”?

I was not 　12for the 30 sets of eyes that fastened upon me　13 I walked  in. “Santa! Santa! Look at my new shoes! Santa! I’ve been a good girl. Santa! Can we sing ‘Jingle Bells’?”

They　14 around me, hugged and kissed me. Each child sat in my lap and posed (摆姿势)for 　15 and I gave them all a present—a teddy bear, a doll...

Their?16 delight and excited voices brought tears to my eyes. I felt a wave of compassion(同情).These 17 were God’s gentlest gifts to a 18 world—gifts of warmth and love. These homeless children 19 me from self-doubt and depression.20 I lost my mind and regained my healthy state of judgment.

1．A．ought               B．went                  C．proved               D．supposed?

2．A．wishes                  B．days                   C．ideas                   D．jobs?

3．A．sadness                 B．hobby              C．hope   q            D．happiness?

4．A．returned                B．got                  C．left                     D．came?

5．A．cheerful                B．dark                    C．light               D．normal?

6．A．demanded             B．said                     C．remembered        D．suggested?

8．A．allowing                B．preventing           C．stopping              D．encouraging?

9．A．Yet                       B．So                      C．Therefore            D．And?

10．A．can                     B．must                   C．may                    D．shall?

11．A．insisted                B．ordered               C．advised               D．joked?

12．A．familiar               B．strange                C．prepared              D．known?

13．A．while                  B．before                 C．until                    D．when?

14．A．walked                B．crowded              C．stared                 D．observed?

15．A．a picture              B．a book                 C．a smile                D．a pleasure?

16．A．relaxed                B．pitiful                  C．shameful             D．confused?

17．A．memories            B．children               C．tears                   D．eyes?

18．A．kind                    B．big                      C．warm                  D．cold?

19．A．lifted                   B．took                    C．push                   D．pulled?

20．A．Since then       B．Sooner or later     C．At that moment  D．In no time

    Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you __1__ ask? Well, the answer is this. To get some __2__, bee-keepers and farmers used to __3__ small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and __4__ the box with honeycomb. __5__, there was no way of getting the honey out __6__ killing the bees. So they used to bum a chemical __7__ the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.

    Now, bee-keepers __8__ beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden __9__ with spaces between them __10__ can be lifted out. In late summer, the squares, which are now __11__ of honeycomb, are lifted out. The squares are put in __12__ special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round __13__ this __14__ out the honey. Then the honey is collected and __15__ jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.

    Bees need food to live __16__ the winter. That’s why they make honey. Bee-keepers can do one of __17__ things. Either they can leave __18__ of the honey in the hive for the bees to eat during the winter. Or rise they can __19__ all the honey and provide the bees with a mixture of sugar and water for the bees to eat   20   ．

1．A．need

B．may

C．should

D．must

2．A．honey

B．bees

C．honeycomb

D．space

3．A．put in

B．put away

C．put off

D．put out

4．A．fill

B．cover

C．supply

D．satisfy

5．A．Still

B．And

C．However

D．So

6．A．for

B．in

C．by

D．without

7．A．on

B．close to

C．in the front of

D．far from

8．A．want

B．take

C．use

D．expect

9．A．squares

B．boxes

C．Sticks

D．bowls

10．A．many

B．they

C．it

D．which

11．A．full

B．filled

C．afraid

D．emptied

12．A．the

B．a

C．another

D．不填

13．A．for

B．in

C．like

D．to

14．A．forces

B．makes

C．helps

D．drives

15．A．1ed into

B. brought into

C．poured into

D．got into

16．A．through

B．before

C．after

D．for

17．A．two

B．three

C．many

D．those

18．A．any

B．all

C．none

D．some

19．A．cover

B．remove

C．get

D．receive

20．A．since

B．then

C．too

D．instead

    Now, bee-keepers __8__ beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden __9__ with spaces between them __10__ can be lifted out. In late summer, the squares, which are now __11__ of honeycomb, are lifted out. The squares are put in __12__ special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round __13__ this __14__ out the honey. Then the honey is collected and __15__ jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.

    Bees need food to live __16__ the winter. That’s why they make honey. Bee-keepers can do one of __17__ things. Either they can leave __18__ of the honey in the hive for the bees to eat during the winter. Or rise they can __19__ all the honey and provide the bees with a mixture of sugar and water for the bees to eat   20   ．

1．A．need

B．may

C．should

D．must

2．A．honey

B．bees

C．honeycomb

D．space

3．A．put in

B．put away

C．put off

D．put out

4．A．fill

B．cover

C．supply

D．satisfy

5．A．Still

B．And

C．However

D．So

6．A．for

B．in

C．by

D．without

7．A．on

B．close to

C．in the front of

D．far from

8．A．want

B．take

C．use

D．expect

9．A．squares

B．boxes

C．Sticks

D．bowls

10．A．many

B．they

C．it

D．which

11．A．full

B．filled

C．afraid

D．emptied

12．A．the

B．a

C．another

D．不填

13．A．for

B．in

C．like

D．to

14．A．forces

B．makes

C．helps

D．drives

15．A．1ed into

B. brought into

C．poured into

D．got into

16．A．through

B．before

C．after

D．for

17．A．two

B．three

C．many

D．those

18．A．any

B．all

C．none

D．some

19．A．cover

B．remove

C．get

D．receive

20．A．since

B．then

C．too

D．instead