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　　Mrs. Evans had carefully locked the door when she left the house, but she was surprised to find it unlocked on her return. When she walked into the house, she saw a stranger fast asleep in the chair in the living room. Mrs. Evans left the house immediately and went to a neighbor's house and called the police. The police car arrived in a short while and Mrs. Evans returned to her house with two policemen. But it was obviously too late. The man had disappeared. Just then, to her surprise, her husband appeared at the head of the stairs and greeted her. He explained that he had returned from office early. Then he said, “I've a surprise for you. You've never met my cousin John from Michigan. He arrived this afternoon, so he could get a good job with a good company, and I brought him home with me.”

(1) When she found a stranger in the house, Mrs. Evans ________.

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A．hurried to the nearest police station

B．called the police from a neighbour's house

C．asked her husband to call in the policemen

D．hurried to the telephone and called the police

(2)  We know from the story that the strange man was ________.

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(3)The two policemen arrived ________.

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A．after Mr. Evans came back from office

B．when the strange man was sleeping

C．after Mrs. Evans saw her husband at home

D．before Mrs. Evans went to a neighbour's house

(4)Who do you think opened the door of Mrs. Evan's house?

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(5)John arrived at the Evans' because ________.

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A．Mrs. Evans had never met him before

B．he hoped to get a better job in Michigan

C．Mr. And Mrs. Evans invited him to live with them

D．he wanted to find a job in a good company

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Mrs. Evans had carefully locked the door when she left the house, but she was surprised to find it unlocked on her return. When she walked into the house, she saw a stranger fast asleep in the chair in the living room. Mrs. Evans left the house immediately and went to a neighbour's house and called the police. The police car arrived in a short while and Mrs. Evans returned to her house with two policemen. But it was obviously too late. The man had disappeared. Just then, to her surprise, her husband appeared at the head of the stairs and greeted her. He explained that he had returned from office early. Then he said, “I've a surprise for you. You've never met my cousin John from Michigan. He arrived this afternoon, so he could get a good job with a good company, and I brought him home with me.”

1．When she found a stranger in the house, Mrs. Evans ________.

[　　]

A．hurried to the nearest police station

B．called the police from a neighbour's house

C．asked her husband to call in the policemen

D．hurried to the telephone and called the police

2．We know from the story that the strange man was ________.

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3．The two policemen arrived ________.

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A．after Mr. Evans came back from office

B．when the strange man was sleeping

C．after Mrs. Evans saw her husband at home

D．before Mrs. Evans went to a neighbour's house

4．Who do you think opened the door of Mrs. Evan's house?

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5．John arrived at the Evans' because ________.

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A．Mrs. Evans had never met him before

B．he hoped to get a better job in Michigan

C．Mr. And Mrs. Evans invited him to live with them

D．he wanted to find a job in a good company

After 21 years of marriage I discovered a new way of keeping alive the spark of love. A little while ago I had started to go out with another  1  . It was really my wife’s idea. “ I know you love her,” she said one day  2   me by surprise.

3   woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my   4   and my three children had made it   5   to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a   6  , “I thought that it would be   7   to pass some time with you. Just the two of us.” She  8   it for a moment and then said, “I would like that very much.”

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit   9  . When I arrived at her house, I   10   that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited at   31  with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She  12   from a face that was as radiant（容光焕发的）as an angel’s.

We went to a restaurant that,   13   not elegant (雅致的), was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm   14   she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read   15   print. Half way through the menu, I   16   my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A lovely smile was on her lips. “It was I who used to have to read the   17  when you were small,” she said.

During the dinner we had an agreeable   18  , catching up on recent events in each other’s life. We talked  19   much that we missed the movie. The   20  was very nice. Much more than I could have imagined.

1. A. man              B. woman              C. friend                D. girl

2. A. giving            B. having               C. taking               D. making

3. A. The other      B. Another             C. Other                D. Others

4. A. wife              B. boss                  C. work                D. life

5. A. possible  B. impossible         C. possibly            D. impossibly

6. A. talk        B. concert             C. movie               D. drink

7. A. interesting      B. exciting             C. pleasant             D. happy

8. A. hesitated B. was surprised    C. doubted about    D. thought about

9. A. anxious         B. nervous             C. eager                D. worried

10. A. thought        B. discovered         C. noticed              D. believed

11. A. the door       B. the office           C. the room           D. the station

12. A. spoke          B. came out           C. expressed          D. smiled

13. A. because              B. as                     C. if                      D. although

14. A. even if         B. only if               C. as if                  D. if only

15. A. large            B. blue                  C. small                 D. clear

16. A. opened        B. closed               C. fixed                 D. lifted

17. A. newspaper   B. book                 C. menu                D. story

18. A. conversation B. walk                 C. meal                 D. situation

19. A. too              B. very                  C. that                  D. so

20. A. meal            B. talk                   C. date                  D. restaurant

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll   16   that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous   17  .”

Mother was right,   18   I discovered after   19   from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way   20   sports announcer. I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and knocked on the door of   21   station—and got   22   every time. In one   23  , a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t   24   hiring inexperienced persons. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a   25  .” she said.

I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local   26   to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I   27  . The job sounded just right for me.   28   I wasn’t hired.

My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom   29   me. Dad   30   me the car to job-hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had   31   hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my   32   boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator   33   I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood next to me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an   34   game.

On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “if you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment”. I often   35   what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

1.A. realize        B. recognize      C. request          D. receive

2.A. disappointment B. excitement   C. pressure        D. anxiety

3.A. what  B. as C. when    D. how

4.A. studying     B. working         C. living     D. graduating

5.A. up to B. out at    C. up for   D. down to

6.A. every          B. many     C. a few     D. some

7.A. taken down        B. broken down         C. turned down          D. put down

8.A. room B. image    C. studio   D. stage

9.A. risk    B. avoid     C. mind     D. regret

10.A. trouble    B. chance C. choice  D. change

11.A. adviser     B. athlete  C. photographer        D. composer

12.A. applied    B. assisted          C. approved      D. admitted

13.A. And        B. But      C. However       D. So

14.A. reminded         B. praised C. demanded    D. informed

15.A. supplied  B. provided       C. prepared       D. offered

16.A. still  B. even     C. already D. yet

17.A. distinction        B. frustration     C. impression    D. expression

18.A. until          B. when    C. while     D. as

19.A. visible      B. bitterness      C. imaginary      D. satisfactory

20.A. think         B. suspect C. doubt    D. wonder

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll   16   that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous   17  .”

Mother was right,   18   I discovered after   19   from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way   20   sports announcer. I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and knocked on the door of   21   station—and got   22   every time. In one   23  , a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t   24   hiring inexperienced persons. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a   25  .” she said.

I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local   26   to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I   27  . The job sounded just right for me.   28   I wasn’t hired.

My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom   29   me. Dad   30   me the car to job-hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had   31   hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my   32   boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator   33   I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood next to me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an   34   game.

On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “if you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment”. I often   35   what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.