A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to  21  his studies. There he wrote down his  22 for a course in English, but after the first 23 , he didn’t go to it any more.

The English lecturer 24_this student was always absent (缺席的) and thought he had  25_to another course, so he was  26  when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English  27at the end of this year.

The lecturer had  28 a difficult paper, which followed his  29 closely, and he was eager (热切的) to see  30 this student would answer the questions. He  31__the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they  32 him and he examined them  33 , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he  34 the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one mistake, so he  35 for the student to question him about it.

When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I  36 you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others. But I’ve examined your  37 carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. I’m curious (好奇的) to know your  38 .”

“I’m very  39  about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I  40  what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.” 

A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to 21 his studies. There he wrote down his 22 for a course in English, but after the first 23 , he didn’t go to it any more.

　　　 The English lecturer 24_this student was always absent (缺席的) and thought he had 25_to another course, so he was 26 when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English 27at the end of this year.

　　　 The lecturer had 28 a difficult paper, which followed his 29 closely, and he was eager (热切的) to see 30 this student would answer the questions. He 31__the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they 32 him and he examined them 33 , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he 34 the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one mistake, so he 35 for the student to question him about it.

　　　 When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I 36 you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others. But I’ve examined your 37 carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. I’m curious (好奇的) to know your 38 .”

　　　 “I’m very 39 about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I 40 what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.”

21. A. value　 　　　　　 B. continue　　　　　 C. improve　　　　　 D. begin

22. A. questions 　　　　 B. advice　　　 　 C. problems　　　　　 D. name

23. A. week 　　 　　B. lecture 　　　　　　 C. meet 　　　 　　 D. sight

24. A. astonished 　　B. regretted　　　　　 C. noticed 　　　　　 D. believed

25. A. led 　　 　　　　　　 B. devoted　　　　　　 C. gone 　　　　　　 D. changed

26. A. surprised 　　　　　 B. angry 　　　　　　 C. pleased 　　　　 D. unhappy

27. A. test 　 　　　　　　 B. subject 　　　　　 C. note　 　　　　　 D. course

28. A. discovered 　　B. prepared　　　　　 C. invented 　　　　 D. found

29. A. ideas 　　 　　B. senses　 　　C. lectures　　　　　　 D. texts

30. A. when　 　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　 C. why 　　　　　　 D. how

31. A. hoped　 　　　　　 B. proved 　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　 D. wished

32. A. showed　　　 　 　　B. gave 　　　　 　　C. handed　　　　　　 D. reached

33. A. carelessly 　 　　B. carefully　　　　　 C. slowly 　　　　　 D. happily

34. A. enjoyed 　 　　B. kept　 　　　　　　 C. did　 　　　　　　 D. examined

35. A. cared 　　　 　　 　　B. called 　　　　　　 C. sent 　　　　　 D. looked

36. A. promise　　　 　 　　B. know 　　　　　　 　　C. advise 　　　　　　 D. guess

37. A. lessons 　 　　B. paper 　　　　　　 C. notebook　　　　　 D. exercises

38. A. wisdom　　　 　 　　B. experience 　 C. method 　　　　 D. explanation

39. A. glad　　 　　　　　 B. proud　　　　 　C. content 　　　　　 D. sorry

40. A. realized 　　　　　 B. understood 　　 C. remembered 　 D. suffered

E
Britain’s 101-year-old Queen Mother , who died on March 30 , was famous for never giving interviews . However , her few publicized comments showed humor , a strong will and love for life .
In the 1920s , many men wanted to marry lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon . She only agreed to marry the future King George Ⅵ when he got down on bended knee for a third time to ask her . But she never forgave her brother Edward Ⅷ for stepping down from the throne（王位）in 1936 to marry divorced（离婚）woman Wallis Simpson . This meant that her shy husband became king. “Those last few days were like sitting on the edge of a volcano,” she said of the crisis.
The Queen Mother’s most famous role in British life was to try to boost（提高）Londoners’ morale（士气）during the World War II bombing（轰炸）, especially in the hardest-hit East End of London. When Buckingham Palace（白金汉宫）was hit by a bomb in 1940 , she said , “ I am glad we have been bombed . It makes me feel I can look the East End（people）in the face . ”
Famously , she refused suggestions that she and her children，the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret , should seek refuge（寻求避难）in Canada until the end of the war . “ The children won’t go without me , I won’t leave the king and the king will never go . ” she declared . “ I should die if I had to leave . ”
After better times returned，her love of expensive parties and high life continued，well into her old age . Her bank overdraft（透支）reached 4 million pounds .
She enjoyed fishing until well into her 80s but once choked（噎住）on a fishbone . After doctors removed the bone , she joked , “ After all these years of fishing , the fish are having their revenge（报复）. ”
In the end, she outlived the 20th century with energy and enthusiasm. “I love life, that’s my secret,” she told a friend when she was in her 80s . In a television interview last week, her grandson Prince Charles said, “She saw the funny side of life and we laughed until we cried.”
Hundreds of people have signed books of condolence（哀悼）across the country , including former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher .
“She loved her country and in return her country loved her.” said Prime Minister Tony Blair.
72. The Queen Mother refused to seek refuge in Canada with her children because       .
A. she didn’t think it safe to stay in Canada
B. she wasn’t willing to go without her husband
C. she hoped to boost Londoners’ morale
D. she wanted to earn good fame through the war
73. When Queen Mother went into her old age, she______.
A. was tired of peaceful life
B. began to show interest in fishing
C. was very luxury（奢侈）
D. looked down upon many things people had done
74. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. George VI became king of Britain when his wife was in her late thirties.
B. Queen Mother hadn’t expected her husband to become a king.
C. Buckingham Palace was burned to the ground during the World War II . 
D. Queen Mother showed bravery in face of the World War II.
75. From the passage we know that Queen Mother was______.
A. humorous and brave     B. talkative and humorous
C. talkative but shy               D. brave but shy

E

Britain’s 101-year-old Queen Mother , who died on March 30 , was famous for never giving interviews . However , her few publicized comments showed humor , a strong will and love for life .

In the 1920s , many men wanted to marry lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon . She only agreed to marry the future King George Ⅵ when he got down on bended knee for a third time to ask her . But she never forgave her brother Edward Ⅷ for stepping down from the throne（王位）in 1936 to marry divorced（离婚）woman Wallis Simpson . This meant that her shy husband became king. “Those last few days were like sitting on the edge of a volcano,” she said of the crisis.

The Queen Mother’s most famous role in British life was to try to boost（提高）Londoners’ morale（士气）during the World War II bombing（轰炸）, especially in the hardest-hit East End of London. When Buckingham Palace（白金汉宫）was hit by a bomb in 1940 , she said , “ I am glad we have been bombed . It makes me feel I can look the East End（people）in the face . ”

Famously , she refused suggestions that she and her children，the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret , should seek refuge（寻求避难）in Canada until the end of the war . “ The children won’t go without me , I won’t leave the king and the king will never go . ” she declared . “ I should die if I had to leave . ”

After better times returned，her love of expensive parties and high life continued，well into her old age . Her bank overdraft（透支）reached 4 million pounds .

She enjoyed fishing until well into her 80s but once choked（噎住）on a fishbone . After doctors removed the bone , she joked , “ After all these years of fishing , the fish are having their revenge（报复）. ”

In the end, she outlived the 20th century with energy and enthusiasm. “I love life, that’s my secret,” she told a friend when she was in her 80s . In a television interview last week, her grandson Prince Charles said, “She saw the funny side of life and we laughed until we cried.”

Hundreds of people have signed books of condolence（哀悼）across the country , including former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher .

“She loved her country and in return her country loved her.” said Prime Minister Tony Blair.

72. The Queen Mother refused to seek refuge in Canada with her children because       .

A. she didn’t think it safe to stay in Canada

B. she wasn’t willing to go without her husband

C. she hoped to boost Londoners’ morale

D. she wanted to earn good fame through the war

73. When Queen Mother went into her old age, she______.

A. was tired of peaceful life

B. began to show interest in fishing

C. was very luxury（奢侈）

D. looked down upon many things people had done

74. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. George VI became king of Britain when his wife was in her late thirties.

B. Queen Mother hadn’t expected her husband to become a king.

C. Buckingham Palace was burned to the ground during the World War II . 

D. Queen Mother showed bravery in face of the World War II.

75. From the passage we know that Queen Mother was______.

A. humorous and brave     B. talkative and humorous

C. talkative but shy               D. brave but shy