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  The manager of a small building company was very surprised to get a bill for. two white mice one of his workmen had bought. He 1 for the workman and asked him 2 he had had the bill sent to the company.

  “ 3 ,” the workman answered, “you 4 the house we were repairing in Newbridge, don't you? One of the things we had to 5 there was to put 6 some new electric wiring. Well, in one place we had to pass some wires 7 a pipe thirty feet long and about an inch 8 , 9 was built into solid stone and had four big bends in it. None of us could think how to do this until I had a good 10 . I went to a shop and 11 two white mice, one of them male and the other female. Then I 12 a thread(线) to the body of the male mouse and put it into the pipe at one end, 13 Bill held the female mouse at the other end and 14 her gently to make her squeak. When the male mouse heard the female mouse's squeaks(吱吱地叫), he 15 along the pipe to help her. I 16 he was a gentleman even though he was 17 a mouse. Anyway, as he ran through this pipe, he pulled the 18 behind him. It was then quite 19 for us to tie one end of the thread to the electric wires and pull them through the pipe.”

  The manager 20 the bill for the white mice.

1.

[  ]

A.waited
B.sent
C.answered
D.arranged

2.

[  ]

A.why
B.whether
C.how
D.when

3.

[  ]

A.Yes
B.Sorry
C.Well
D.Excuse me

4.

[  ]

A.saw
B.mean
C.entered
D.remember

5.

[  ]

A.do
B.repair
C.buy
D.work

6.

[  ]

A.into
B.out
C.in
D.away

7.

[  ]

A.near
B.through
C.around
D.onto

8.

[  ]

A.across
B.short
C.big
D.round

9.

[  ]

A.it
B.what
C.that
D.which

10.

[  ]

A.idea
B.suggestion
C.way
D.advice

11.

[  ]

A.saw
B.bought
C.caught
D.exchanged

12.

[  ]

A.followed
B.held
C.tied
D.passed

13.

[  ]

A.when
B.then
C.while
D.so

14.

[  ]

A.put
B.pressed
C.took
D.played

15.

[  ]

A.watched
B.squeaked
C.rushed
D.waited

16.

[  ]

A.doubt
B.remember
C.suggest
D.suppose

17.

[  ]

A.almost
B.more than
C.only
D.nearly

18.

[  ]

A.bends
B.pipe
C.female mouse
D.thread

19.

[  ]

A.easy
B.hard
C.interesting
D.unnecessary

20.

[  ]

A.paid
B.got
C.sent
D.returned

用下面方框中单词的适当形式填入短文空格内,使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。

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sudden      social     same      find      affect      exact
Worried That People Are Laughing at You?
Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But    1  they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something   2   that one of them said? Or, to be honest with yourself, would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.
Being laughed at is a  3 fear. But a major study published(公布)in 2009 found that this fear is not the   4   around the world, It differs from culture to culture.
Some people in the study said they felt unsure of   5   in social situations and hid their feelings of insecurity (不安全). Others said they avoided (回避) social situations where they had been laughed at   6  .
Shy people often avoid situations that would make them get into close contact (接触) with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them, It can be truly sad for those who live with the fear of laughter. It can   7   how they lead their lives.
In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety   8  from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true fear of being laughed at. Another purpose of the study was   9  the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The scientists surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The   10  would appear in Scientific Humor.

阅渎下面短文,根据短文内容完成下列句子。
       How can we learn English well? Here is some advice:
       Find out the reason.
       Before you begin studying English, ask yourself, "Why do I want to
study English?" Do you learn English in order to be an English teacher, a
translator or an interpreter'? Do you want to learn F.nglish to communicate with foreigners or to pass some exams?
       Develop interest.
       Interest is the best teacher.  Often, the things we do best in our life are the things we enjoy doing. Like other decisions in your life, studying English
must be something that you would like and volunteer to do.  Try to develop
your interest to study English.
       Set goals.
        When vou know your reason for studying English, setting a goal is
easy.  For example, if you want to travel to an F.nglish-speaking country, you should improve your listening skills and pronunciation.  Whatever your goal is, write itdown.
       Make a plan.
    After setting your goal, the important thing that you should do is to make it come true.  A complete plan is very important to an English learner.
        Have fun learning English!
    Find out a way which you are suitable for. After you have studied for a few weeks, it's necessary to form your own study hahits according to your
situation.
    Lastly, there is a thing that you must remember一'rhat is to work hard whatever you do!
1.Therc are__________ways to learn F.nglish in this passage.
2. lf you want to study English well, you should like it.  Because_____is the best teacher.
3.If you know the reason for learning English, you can easily set your_____.
4. You should make a complete plan and try your best to make it_________
5. Find out a suitable way to learn English and it's_____for you to form your own study habits.

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