A
Many people
think that Americans 21 their cars almost more than anything els
e. When 22__ people
are fourteen years old, they want to have their __23_ cars. They don’t
ask for a car from their 24__. So many of them work in _25_ time during their last year of high
school to buy a car. Learning to 26 _ and getting a driver’s license
may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.
Some people
almost 27 _ go to a
doctor when they are ill. But they will __28_ their cars to a garage as
soon as they think there is a 29 . On Saturdays or Sundays some
people may 30 most of their time washing and repairing
their cars.
( ) 21. A. prefer B. love C.
drive D.
play
( ) 22. A. little B. big C.
old D. young
( ) 23. A. new B.
own C. expensive D. cheap
( ) 24. A, friends B.
teachers C.
parents D. brothers
( ) 25. A. free B.
busy C.
study D. good
( ) 26. A. make B. mend C.
wash D. drive
( ) 27. A. always B.
never C.
often D. usually
( ) 28. A. take B.
carry C.
pull D. lift[
( ) 29. A. question B.
wrong C.
mistake D. problem
( ) 30. A.
cost B. get C.
spend D. use
B
We were going to play a team from a country school.
They didn’t come until the game time arrived. They looked __31___ than we had
thought. They were wearing dirty blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We even
thought that they had never seen a basketball before.
We all sat down. We felt that we didn’t __32___ any
practice against a team like that.
It was already so late that no __33___ could be given
to them for a warm-up.
The game began One of our boys __34___ the ball and he shot a long
pass to our forward (前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt ___35__ the pass and
with a beautiful form(姿势) he shot and got two points. They __36___ us. Then they got another
__37___ of points in a minu
te.
Soon it was all over. The country team __38___ us. We certainly learned that
even though a team is good, there is usually another ___39__ a little better.
But the important lesson learned was: One can’t tell a man, or a team, by the
__40___.
( ) 31. A.
stronger
B. younger C.
worse
D. less
( ) 32. A.
get
B. try
C. use
D. need
( ) 33. A.
basket
B. sp
ace
C. ball
D. time
( ) 34. A.
got
B. played
C. missed
D. carried
( ) 35. A.
caught
B. changed C.
started
D. stopped
( ) 36. A.
surprised
B. kept
C. broke D.
hit
( ) 37. A.
half
B. pair
C. group D.
double
( ) 38. A.
won
B. saved
C. beat
D. joined
( ) 39. A.
just
B. already
C. about D. a
lmost
( ) 40.
A.T-shirt B.
clothes
C. places D.
points