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If you judge by the number of people who go to see the games and by the number of 1
who actually play it, basketball is probably the most 2 sport in the United States today. It is 3 an indoor game and the 4 extends from late autumn, through winter, to early spring. There are many professional teams, but for the most part, 5 is a school sport. There is 6 a high school or college in the country that doesn’t have 7
team.
In spring and summer, the most popular game is baseball. During the warm weather you can see young men and boys playing the game in any part of the 8 . Radios and televisions bring the details of the big games 9 every corner of the land, and the 10 of the professional teams are a subject of conversation for Americans 11 .
In the autumn, the most popular sport is football. 12 you know, this is not the same kind of game that is so popular in other parts of the world. 13 basketball and baseball, it is typically American, and 14 who have never seen it 15 have difficulty 16
seeing any sense in it. But for most of American people the game itself is not so important 17
the music and the cheering that 18 it. 19 a cool, bright autumn afternoon, there is nothing so colorful and 20 as a football game.
1. A. that B. ones
C. the one D. those
2. A. like B. popular
C. useful D. hardest
3. A. main B. of course
C. mainly D. perhaps
4. A. season B. time
C. month D. period
5. A. football B. basketball
C. volleyball D. table tennis
6. A. almost B. nearly
C. no D. hardly
7. A. their B. its
C. his D. one’s
8. A. city B. school
C. country D. England
9. A. to B. from
C. in D. for
10. A. life B. activities
C. games D. dreams
11. A. anywhere B. everywhere
C. somewhere D. nowhere
12. A. Like B. So
C. Because D. As
13. A. Like B. Such as
C. For example D. As
14. A. these B. they
C. those D. ones
15. A. ago B. before
C. later D. in future
16. A. in B. on
C. with D. at
17. A. like B. for
C. such D. as
18. A. run after B. search for
C. come across D. go with
19. A. In B. At
C. On D. During
20. A. exciting B. interesting
C. interested D. excited
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Checks have largely taken the place of money as a means of 36 , for they are widely accepted everywhere. 37 this is very 38 for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that checks are not real money: they are quite 39 in themselves. A shop-keeper runs a certain 40 when he accepts a check and he is quite 41 his rights if, on occasion, he 42 to do so. People do not always know this and are 43 if their good faith is called in question. A wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely 44 experience.
One day he decided to buy a particularly fine pearl necklace at a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large__45 of precious stones and asked if he could pay 46 check, the assistant said that this was quite 47 . But the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office. The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone 48 exactly the same name had presented them with a worthless check not long ago. My friend got very angry at it and said he would buy a necklace 49 . When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay 50 he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough the police arrived, __51 to my friend for the 52 , but explained that a person who had used the same name as his 53 for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to 54 out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note read, “I have a gun in my pocket, ask no questions and give all the money in the safe.” Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite__55__ the thief’s. He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but to take the pearl necklace with him.
36. A. change B. exchange C. trade D. business
37. A. Because B. If C. Though D. Since
38. A. favourite B. popular C. profitable D. convenient
39. A. dangerous B. priceless C. unimportant D. valueless
40. A. chance B. risk C. opportunity D. danger
41. A. within B. out of C. without D. beyond
42. A. refuses B. agrees C. fails D. hates
43. A. unhappy B. ashamed C. shocked D. puzzled
44. A. uninteresting B. unreasonable C. unforgettable D. unpleasant
45. A. amount B. accident C. stock D. number
46. A. in B. by C. with D. on
47. A. in need B. in common C. in use D. in order
48. A. used B. with C. named D. by
49. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. somewhere else D. everywhere
50. A. unless B. otherwise C. if D. whether
51. A. coming B. sticking C. apologizing D. checking
52. A. manner B. behavior C. inconvenience D. treatment
53. A. responsible B. answered C. charged D. blamed
54. A. copy B. read C. take D. bring
55. A. unlike B. different C. dissimilar D. dislike
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So I did as he asked. I got good 4 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 5 me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d 6 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 7 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 8 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to 9. I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I 10 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid 11 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for 12 ? I thought.
I decided to give up my job to become 13 When I told Dad, he was 14 , but in the end he 15 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 16 the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea party. 17 I sold the beer direct to beer drink to get 18 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My 19 to the young is simple: Life is very 20 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
( ) 1. A. cost B. spent C. take D. paid
( ) 2. A. like B. as if C. so D. nor
( ) 3. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. where D. somewhere
( ) 4. A. result B. teachers C. grades D. work
( ) 5. A. promised B. made C. advised D. allowed
( ) 6. A. never B. ever C. always D. hardly
( ) 7. A. Fortunately B. Obviously C. Possibly D. Properly
( ) 8. A. expect B. think C. stop D. wait
( ) 9. A. school B. Colorado C. my home D. my decision
( ) 10. A. realized B. asked C. wondered D. knew
( ) 11. A. less B. little C. good D. lot
( ) 12. A. Englishmen B. Europeans C. the world D. Americans
( ) 13. A. a lawyer B. a brewer C. an instructor D. an engineer
( ) 14. A. surprised B. satisfied C. interested D. anxious
( ) 15. A. hated B. supported C. raised D. left
( ) 16. A. for B. at C. in D. after
( ) 17. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Also D. Yet
( ) 18. A. them B. the word C. tea D. the party
( ) 19. A. advice B. life C. job D. experience
( ) 20. A. hard B. busy C. short D. long
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It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. 1 , it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The 2 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is 3 , compared with schooling. Education knows no edges. It can take place 4 , whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 5 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class. 6 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces surprises. A chance talk with a 7 may lead to a person to discover how 8 he knows of another country. People obtain education from 9 on. Education, then, is a very 10 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 11 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a 12 experience, whose style changes 13 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 14 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and 15 , and so on. Schooling has usually been limited by the edges of the subjects being taught.
1. A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Therefore
2. A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem
3. A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple
4. A. anywhere B. anywhere else C. somewhere D. somewhere else
5. A. part-time B. public C. standard D. strict
6. A. If B. Because C. So D. Though
7. A. neighbor B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher
8. A. wonderful B. well C. greatly D. little
9. A. babies B. grown-ups C. women D. men
10. A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short
11. A. that B. when C. after D. before
12. A. basic B. strict C. final D. irregular
13. A. unusually B. differently C. little D. frequently
14. A. large B. new C. fixed D. small
15. A. take exams B. hold exams C. mark papers D. read papers
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