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  Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their children were going to begin their holiday one day. As they had decided to spend it in another country, they had to be at the airport at 11∶40 a. m. “It'll take us half an hour to get there in the taxi,” Mr. Wilson said, “So we all have to be ready by 11 o'clock. Nobody should be late.”

  At 10∶50 they were still all running around doing things, except Mrs. Wilson, who was sitting quietly on a chair in the garden enjoying the sun.

  Her husband and children were very surprised that she was not in a hurry too. Until the taxi arrived and Mrs. Wilson said to them, “Well, I knew that this was going to happen, so before I went to bed last night, I moved all clocks and watches ahead 20 minutes. So now we can go to the airport quietly without worrying about being late.”

1.The Wilsons had to get everything ready and leave for the airport ________.

[  ]

A.before 11∶40
B.at 11∶30
C.at 11∶10
D.before 11

2.How long would they spend on the way to the airport?

[  ]

A.An hour.
B.An hour and a half.
C.Half an hour.
D.Twenty minutes.

3.At ten to eleven Mrs. Wilson wasn't in a hurry because in fact it was ________.

[  ]

A.10∶50
B.10∶30
C.10∶11
D.11∶10

4.What happened to their clocks and watches?

[  ]

A.They all had to be repaired.

B.They all kept the correct time.

C.They were 20 minutes fast.

D.They were 20 minutes slow.

5.What do you think would happen to the Wilsons?

[  ]

A.They would get to the airport in time.

B.They would get to the airport just on time.

C.They would arrive at the airport a little late.

D.They would arrive at the airport an hour earlier.

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Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     36    of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     37     for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life. 

As they grew up together, they had their share of     38    and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    39     own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.

A     40     misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     41     . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.

Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    42     independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     43   .”

  One day,Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     44     future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote:My younger sister's arms are my arms;     45      Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.

They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     46     determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering,it will always     47     you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

1.A. legs              B. arms          C. eyes           D. hands 

2.A. sad           B. afraid           C. worried        D. alone

3.A. questions    B. accidents       C. problems         D. business

4.A. his           B. her            C. my             D. their

5.A. serious           B. sudden            C. terrible       D. similar

6.A. returned          B. disappeared       C. moved          D. left

7. A. completely       B. directly          C. seriously        D. immediately

8.A. break         B. beat          C. fly            D. jump

9.A. unfair        B. uncertain     C. unsafe             D. undoubted

10.A. and           B. so           C. while           D. or

11. A. opinions        B. values            C. senses             D. attitudes

12.A. follow           B. catch         C. disturb            D. hurt

       

 

 

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