A man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He attempted to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to solve th 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　A man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He attempted(试图) to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to solve the problem by using an estate(房地产) agent(代理) .

　　The agent promptly(迅速地) advertised the house, and a few days later, the owner saw a very attractive photograph of it, with a wonderful description(说明) of its gardens, in an expensive magazine.

　　After the house owner had read the advertisement through, he hastened to telephone the estate agent and said to him, “I' m sorry, Mr. Jones, but I've decided not to sell my house after all. After reading your advertisement in that magazine, I can see that it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life. ”

1．Why did the man want to sell his house?

2．Why did he finally have to go to an estate agent?

3．What did the estate agent do about selling the house?

4．How did he lose a sale by being too good at his job?

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解析：

1．Because he was tired of living in it and wanted to buy a better one.

2．Because he was not successful in selling it himself.

3．He advertised it.

4．Because his advertisement made the house seem so attractive

that the owner decided to stay in it.

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　　　　The waiter looked at the people. Then he said to 7 , "Yes, 　　she's here. Do you want to talk to her?"

　　　　" 8 ," Mr White said, "but she hasn't got any 9 yet. She 　　wants some quickly."

　　　　Then he went 10 the restaurant again. He was glad that a 　　waiter was now at his table.

　　1. A. waiters　　　B. tables 　C. people 　D. chairs

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　　2. A. but 　B. and　　　　　C. or　　　　　 D. then

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　　3. A. ready　　　 B. hungry　C. angry　　　 D. coming

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　　4. A. ate 　B. thought　　　C. waited 　D. sat

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　　5. A. make 　B. ask for　　　C. buy 　D. do

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　　6. A. a red hat　　　B. shoes 　C. boots 　D. her skirt

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　　7. A. Mr White　　　 B. the girl　　　C. a man 　D. a waiter

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　　8. A. Yes, I do　　 B. Yes, I think so

　　 C. No, I don't　　 D. Of course　　　　　　

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　　9. A. cold drink 　B. coffee　　　C. food 　D. milk

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　　10. A. out of 　B. into　　　 C. around 　D. through

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There were some monkeys in the tree. While he 6 ,the monkeys came down from the tree and took all his hats. He 7 and shouted at them. To his surprise, the monkeys 8 at him. He 9 his hat, and they did the same thing, too. Then he had a good idea. He 10 his hat on the ground, so did the monkeys. In this way, the old man got all his hats back.

1.A.selled　　　　　　　　　　 B.sells　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.is selling　　　　　　　　 D.sold

2.A.be　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.was　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.been　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.were

3.A.came　　　　　　　　　　 B.has come　　　　　　　　 C.was coming　　　　　　 D.will come

4.A.get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.got　　　　　　

C.had been got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.was getting

5.A.went　　　　　　　　　　 B.goes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.had gone　　　　　　　　 D.would gone

6.A.sleeps　　　　　　　　　　 B.was sleeping　　　　　　 C.slept　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.has slept

7.A.had got up　　　　　　　　　　 B.get up　　　　　　　　　　 C.was getting　　　　　　 D.got up

8.A.would shout　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.is shouting

C.shouted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.shouts

9.A.take off　　　　　　　　 B.took off　　　　　　　　　　 C.had took off　　　　　　　　　　 D.put on

10.A.threw　　　　　　　　 B.through　　　　　　　　　　 C.throwed 　　　　　　　　 D.thrown

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31. A. schools　　　　　 B.　places　　　　　　　 C.　villages　　　　　 D.　cities

32. A. England　　　　 B. America　　　　 C. China　　　　　　　 D.　the world

33. A. friends　　　　 B.　classmates 　　　 C. father　　　　　　　　 D.　family

34. A. air　　　　　　　 B.　bus　　　　　　　 C.　train　　　　　　　　 D.　ship

35. A. cheaper　　　　 B.　dearer　　　　　　 C.　dirtier　　　　　　　 D.　quicker

36. A. before　　　　 B.　when　　　　　　 C.　after　　　　　　　　 D.　while

37. A. my　　　　　　 B.　your　　　　　　　 C. our　　　　　　　　　　 D.　their

38. A. sit　　　　　　　　 B.　walk　　　　　　　 C.　run　　　　　　　 D. dance

39. A. and　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　 C.　also　　　　　　　　 D.　but

40. A. looking　　　　　 B.　drawing　　　　　 C.　watching　　　　　 D.　getting

41. A. reading　　　　　 B.　buying　　　　　 C.　selling　　　　　　　 D.　writing

42. A. talked　　　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　　 C.　told　　　　　　　　 D.　said

43. A. early　　　　　　 B.　late　　　　　　　　 C.　easily　　　　　　　 D. hard

44. A. beside　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　 C.　past　　　　　　　　 D.　near

45. A. quick　　　　　　　 B.　slow　　　　　　 C. short　　　　　　　　 D.　Long

Alice was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health . In fact , she walked five kilometers before____1___ every morning , and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool . She didn’t smoke and never　 2　　 . She didn’t eat chocolate . She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food , ____3_____ . She weighed herself every day .

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　 He smiled at her and said , “Good morning , lovely day , isn’t it ?”

　 He had a wide smile　　 6　 his face , and his eyes shone with happiness . But Alice saw that he did not have teeth .

　 “Good morning!” replied Alice . “Yes , it is a lovely day .”

　 Alice thought he　　7　 very old and wise . She thought he must be at least 90 years old ! She decided to ask him about the 　 8 of a happy old age .

　 “I hope you don’t 　9 　me asking ,” she said , “ but what is your secret for being so happy at your age ? I hope I can look as happy as you do 　10 I am your age ”

The man in the rocking chair said , “My secret for　　11 　? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week , and drink three bottles of wine every day . I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want . I never eat vegetables . I never walk anywhere and I never play sports . I sit at home every day . ”

Alice was 　12 　. She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that . She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 　13 　wrong . She thought he should be　　 14 　 and unhappy . Perhaps she was wrong . Maybe , she thought , people could live a long happy life 　15 　eating well or doing lots of exercise .

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“It’s my birthday today ,” said the man , “I’m forty—seven !”

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3.　　A. too 　　　　　 B. also 　　　　　　　　 C. either 　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

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8.　　A. secret 　　　 B. dream 　　　　　　 C. plan 　　　　　　　 D. future

9.　　A. stand 　　　　 B. mind 　　　　　　　 C. allow 　　　　　　　 D. enjoy

10.　A. when 　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　 C. though 　　　　　 D. for

11.　A. health 　　　 B. success 　　　　　 C. happiness 　　　 D. life

12.　A. surprised 　 B. worried 　　　　　 C. excited 　　　　　 D. relaxed

13.　A. something B. anything 　　　　 C. everything 　　　　　　 D. nothing

14.　A. angry 　　　 B. serious 　　　　　 C. quiet 　　　　　　　 D. sick

15.　A. through 　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. without 　　　　　 D. by

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The women looked at each other but they tried not to _34__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__35__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”

（）21. A. him　　　　　　　　 B. himself　　　　　　　　　　 C. her　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. herself

（）22. A. lessons　　　　　 B. English　　　　　　　　　　 C. maths　　　　　　　　　　 D. language

（）23. A. when 　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　　 D. after

（）24.A. hardly　　　　　　 B. easily　　　　　　　　　　　 C. no longer　　　　　　　　 D. happily

（）25. A. bookseller　　　 B. shopkeeper　　　　　　　 C. gatekeeper　　　　　　　 D. policeman

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（）28. A. always　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often

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（）30. A. cheap B. expensive C. terrible D. strange

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（）32. A. looking up B. looking for C. talking about　　　　 D. hearing from

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（）34. A. stop　　　　　　　 B. smile　　　　　　　　　　　 C. laugh　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lie

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