An African farmer had heard tales about other farmers who had made millions of dollars by discovering diamond mines. These tales so excited the farmer that he could hardly wait to sell his farm and go prospecting for diamonds himself.

So he sold the farm and spent the rest of his life wandering the African continent, searching unsuccessfully for the shining stone that brought such high prices on the markets of the world.

Finally, broke and worn out, he threw himself into a river and drowned.

Meanwhile, back at the farm, the man who had bought his farm happened to be crossing a small river on the property one day when he saw something shining at the bottom of the river. He picked it up. It was a sparkling stone - a good size stone - and, admiring it, he later put it on his fireplace mantel（壁炉架） as an interesting curiosity.

Several weeks later, a visitor admired the stone, looked closely at it, lifted it in his hand and nearly fainted. He asked the farmer if he knew what he'd found. When the farmer said no, that he thought it was just a piece of crystal, the visitor told him he had found one of the largest diamonds ever discovered.

The farmer was astonished. He told the man that his small river was full of these brilliant stones, and his farmland was covered with them. Not all were as large, perhaps, as the one on his mantel, but they were sprinkled generously throughout his property.

Needless to say, the farm the first farmer had sold, so that he could search for a diamond mine, turned out to be the most productive diamond mine on the entire African continent.

【小题1】Why did the first farmer sell his farm?

A. He had made a fortune by selling diamonds.

B. He was tired of his life as a farmer.

C. He wanted to make more money elsewhere.

D. He was told that there was no diamonds on his farm.

【小题2】What happened to him after he sold his property?

A. He found a river full of diamonds on his farm.

B. He lost everything including his own life.

C. He discovered a mine filled with brilliant stones.

D. He finally got his property back with diamonds.

【小题3】When the second farmer first found a shining stone, he ______.

A. felt sorry for what he had done to the first farmer

B. was excited to see he would soon be very rich

C. found it special and brought it home

D. couldn’t wait to share his joy with his friends

【小题4】The visitor nearly passed out after a close look at the stone because _______.

A. he was shocked by the misfortune of the first farmer

B. the discovery was too good to be true

C. it was not discovered on his own farm

D. he was blinded by the light from the stone

【小题5】What do we learn from the story?

A. Treasure a farm with a river running across it.

B. Show your belongings to others to find their real value.

C. Dig deep into what we have instead of wandering elsewhere.

D. Ask for professional advice before selling anything to others.

It was in the factory  _______  his friend worked  _______  he picked up a lot of experience.

A. where, where                B. that, where

C. that, that                    D. where, that

—_____ that he picked up French?

—It was in 2010_____ he traveled in France.

A. Was it when; that?????????????????? B. When was it; that

C. Was it when; when????????????????? D. When was it; when

It was a cloudy Saturday afternoon. A group of birds were having a great time 
  36  food and playing on the main road. All of a sudden, a big truck sped through… A   37  thing happened. Birds could   38 , too. Although this bird had already   39 , another bird flew over to her immediately, just like a family member, unable to accept the   40 .
Not long after that, another car passed by quickly,   41  the dead bird’s body to whirl(旋转) with the wind. The male bird   42  the movement. As if she was still alive, he   43  flew beside her again. He stared at her as if he was asking, “  44  are you not getting up?”
  45 , she was no longer able to hear him. At the same time, he was trying to lift her up. He,   46 , was unable to bear the burden. Another car soon passed by. He quickly   47 . Once the car had gone, he came down again.
Although other birds told him that it was   48 , he never gave up. He was trying his best to lift her up to   49  her flying again. Another car passed by, and her dead body whirled again as if she was still   50  and trying to fly. He had used all of his   51 , but he was too weak.
The   52 , who was taking photos of the scene, said he couldn’t shoot any more. He was so   53  that the living bird was going to be hurt by passing cars. So he picked up he dead bird and left it at the   54 . The living one still stayed at a nearby tree as if he was crying with his singing and   55  to leave.

     Bill Robinson is on trial for murder (因谋杀而受审). He grew up in a small town in Ohio and then went to Kent State University for one year. When he was nineteen years old, he was asked to join the army and was soon sent to fight in Vietnam. He was very unhappy there as he hated the war and he hated killing people. Two years later he returned home and tried to pick up where he had left off, but things were never quite the same again for the young black man. For one thing, he always had terrible dreams about the war. He could not concentrate on his studies and soon he had to leave school.Then he was fired from one job after another. He wanted to meet someone nice and get married, but he just couldn't seem to get close to anyone. He was always lonely. Finally one day, while eating at a restaurant, Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all. Bill's lawyer hopes that the judge and the jury (陪审团)  will understand that Bill was “temporarily insane" (一时精神错乱) and did not really choose to kill anyone.

71. What did Bill Robinson do after he returned from abroad?

A.  He gave up the chance to go back to college.

B.  He tried to go back to his normal life.          C.  He picked up his things and left again.

D.  He found when he had dreamed of.

72. He failed to complete his college education because he _______.

A. hated school               B. joined the army            C. didn't study hard   

D. found it difficult to keep his mind on his studies

73. He never married because _______.

A. there were no nice girls around                            B. he didn't care to meet any girls

C. he hadn't met girls that he liked                            D. he found it hard to make friends with girls

74. What happened one day?

A. He went insane.                                                 B. He shot a young black man.

C. He killed someone with a gun.                             D. He shot someone for a large sum of money.

75. The best title for this article is _______.

A.Robinson on Trial                                               B.Murder at a Restaurant

C.A Young Black Man                                             D.A Victim of the Vietnam War