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___3____ the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid on the ___4___. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the ___5___ moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had ___6___, some from far away.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85. Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.
1. A Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Luckily D. Strangely
2. A forbidden B. waited C. expected D. forced
3. A With B. At C. By D. Over
4. A house B. pillow C. furniture D. quilt
5. A strange B. necessary C. big D. curious
6. A turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned on
7. A picture B. book C. purse D. quilt
8. A shocked B. worried C. calm D. excited
9. A. rose B. reached C. climbed D. won
10. A. told B. helped C. filled D. gave
11. A. pleased B. anxious C. angry D.&nbstp; familiar
12. A. at this moment B. ever since C. long before D. soon after
13. A. chance B. method C. thought D. fortune
14. A. could B. might C. must D. would
15. A. relative B. customer C. friend D. stranger
16. A. mistake B. fun C. secret D. reason
17. A. check B. wallet C. address D. note
18. A. holding B. touching C. watching D. admiring
19 A. wonderful B. precious C. pretty D. various
20. A. used B. stops C. comes D. happens
查看习题详情和答案>>With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. ___1___ the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had __2___ the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.
___3____ the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid on the ___4___. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the ___5___ moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had ___6___, some from far away.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85. Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.
1. A Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Luckily D. Strangely
2. A forbidden B. waited C. expected D. forced
3. A With B. At C. By D. Over
4. A house B. pillow C. furniture D. quilt
5. A strange B. necessary C. big D. curious
6. A turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned on
7. A picture B. book C. purse D. quilt
8. A shocked B. worried C. calm D. excited
9. A. rose B. reached C. climbed D. won
10. A. told B. helped C. filled D. gave
11. A. pleased B. anxious C. angry D. familiar
12. A. at this moment B. ever since C. long before D. soon after
13. A. chance B. method C. thought D. fortune
14. A. could B. might C. must D. would
15. A. relative B. customer C. friend D. stranger
16. A. mistake B. fun C. secret D. reason
17. A. check B. wallet C. address D. note
18. A. holding B. touching C. watching D. admiring
19 A. wonderful B. precious C. pretty D. various
20. A. used B. stops C. comes D. happens
查看习题详情和答案>>I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop 36 me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 37 to earn my own pocket money and my parents 38 interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it 39 . They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 40 , I would become more mature and 41 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.
Like many 42 parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 43 a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 44 . My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 45 for me. In the end, my father won the 46 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 47 through the country who could 48 shelter and help if I needed them.
Three years later, my younger brother decided to 49 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 50 to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 51 year working his way on trains and ships to 52 passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 53 . Most parents start 54 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have 55 the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.
36. A. taught B. allowed C. treated D. hired
37. A. anxious B. content C. proud D. hopeful
38. A. never B. ever C. always D. even
39. A. quickly B. foolishly C. seriously D. honestly
40. A. work B. mistakes C. others D. books
41. A. strict B. reasonable C. polite D. responsible
42. A. American B. Japanese C. Chinese D. British
43. A. helped B. supported C. shared D. worried
44. A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. Oceania
45. A. journey B. experience C. chance D. possibility
46. A. argument B. game C. discussion D. plan
47. A. send out B. give out C. carry out D. spread out
48. A. promise B. afford C. provide D. serve
49. A. leave B. make C. take D. prepare
50. A. angry B. eager C. sorry D. sad
51. A. unusual B. hard C. strange D. busy
52. A. accept B. earn C. find D. search
53. A. welcome B. fit C. necessary D. common
54. A. bringing B. forcing C. pushing D. protecting
55. A. selected B. admired C. afforded D. left
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五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分
When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 1 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 2 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 3 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 4 to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so 5 of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave's friend Sam saw that he was 6 when they met one evening,and said,“What's 7 ,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may 8 more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's 9 was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car, 10 very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at ￡50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no 11 .But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to 12 him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be 13 or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll 14 my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to 15 it.”
The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 16 to wait there for the person who had 17 his advertisement.Even Dave had to 18 that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as 19 as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this 20 to us yet,sir?”
1.A.directly B.safely C.properly D.easily
2.A.so B.such C.very D.too
3.A.keep B.repair C.sell D.throw
4.A.anxious B.lucky C.ashamed D.generous
5.A.some B.neither C.none D.no one
6.A.calm B.upset C.delighted D.astonished
7.A.no B.up C.it D.that
8.A.learn B.miss C.get D.find
9.A.message B.advice C.request D.description
10.A.uses B.loses C.has D.spends
11.A.doubt B.help C.trouble D.answer
12.A.tell B.see C.agree D.call
13.A.exact B.suitable C.early D.late
14.A.follow B.meet C.bring D.introduce
15.A.test B.obtain C.admire D.recognize
16.A.failing B.meaning C.turning D.happening
17.A.read B.placed C.answered D.understood
18.A.forget B.show C.disagree D.admit
19.A.clean B.crowded C.fast D.light
20.A.bargain B.sale C.accident D.result
After getting married I moved to a flat. I felt pretty comfortable living there 16 something strange happened. I had a doll on the windowsill (窗台) facing the living room. One day, I came back home from work and found it was facing the window 17 . I thought it was my husband who played a 18 on me, but he did not admit. I 19 the doll to face the living room again.
The next day, the 20 thing happened. But this time, my husband was so 21 that I believed he had not done that. There was no 22 of anyone breaking into the house while we were away. And there was no reason to 23 that someone stole into the house just to turn the doll and left. What happened not only 24 us but also frightened us.
The doll kept turning every day 25 Saturdays and Sundays when I was at home. I began to wonder if there was a ghost.
Then 26 a school holiday, and I didn’t go to work. While exercising in the living room, I 27 the doll was turning by itself! It was very frightening but I 28 knew why it was turning. There was a construction site right next to the building where I 29 . The construction was at the stage of pile driving (打桩) and our building shook 30 with each pounding (重击). 31 I lived on the top floor, the shaking was quite strong. 32 , the doll moved little by little with the shaking. This also 33 why the doll never turned on Saturdays and Sundays, 34 there was no construction work at weekends. If I had not been home on a weekday, I would never have 35 the truth.
【小题1】A. after B. as C. once D. until
【小题2】A. already B. indeed C. instead D. though
【小题3】A. trick B. part C. danger D. role
【小题4】A. changed B. forced C. pushed D. turned
【小题5】A. other B. same C. whole D. opposite
【小题6】A. serious B. curious C. anxious D. nervous
【小题7】A. chance B. need C. sign D. way
【小题8】A. admit B. think C. expect D. worry
【小题9】A. confused B. excited C. warned D. interested
【小题10】A. including B. besides C. without D. except
【小题11】A. appeared B. came C. existed D. passed
【小题12】A. decided B. remembered C. noticed D. hoped
【小题13】A. immediately B. particularly C. originally D. secretly
【小题14】A. worked B. exercised C. moved D. lived
【小题15】A. quickly B. strongly C. slowly D. slightly
【小题16】A. When B. Since C. Though D. Unless
【小题17】A. By chance B. Above all C. As a result D. In the end
【小题18】A. explained B. discussed C. described D. suggested
【小题19】A. or B. if C. for D. so
【小题20】A. looked into B. found out C. picked up D. searched for
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