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  During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father's car to drive to a New Year's Eve party to be held in Vermont. The father was 1 about the son hitting one of the roadblocks(路障) that 2 set up all over the place on New Year's Eve. The 3 that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, 4 he would not drink at all.

  So he drove to Vermont, got completely 5 and 6 to drive hone. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to 7 the car and stand 8 a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety(饮酒度) 9 . 10 , the policeman missed him out. He was 11 standing off to the side 12 the others were 13 the police officer how well they could walk a 14 line, etc.

  At 7:00 am, his father got up to answer the 15 . There were 16 policemen there. They asked him if he was the 17 of that red FIIAT. He replied, “Yes, I am.” One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.

  When the young man 18 himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of 19 . Upon questioning, he 20 that he was driving the car, but when asked if he had been drinking, he said, “No!” When the policemen asked if they could see his car, he was unable to remember the driver. He said that it was in the garage.

  And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, instead of looking at the car he had driven the night before, they saw a police car parked there.

1.

[  ]

A.sure
B.worried
C.curious
D.happy

2.

[  ]

A.police
B.children
C.people
D.workers

3.

[  ]

A.suggestion
B.condition
C.order
D.agreement

4.

[  ]

A.so
B.once
C.unless
D.but

5.

[  ]

A.excited
B.tired
C.pleased
D.drunk

6.

[  ]

A.attempted
B.succeeded
C.failed
D.allowed

7.

[  ]

A.stop
B.get out of
C.park
D.get into

8.

[  ]

A.by
B.to
C.in
D.at

9.

[  ]

A.punishment
B.test
C.education
D.talk

10.

[  ]

A.Although
B.Then
C.However
D.Instead

11.

[  ]

A.followed
B.required
C.suggested
D.left

12.

[  ]

A.while
B.before
C.until
D.after

13.

[  ]

A.showing
B.explaining
C.asking
D.telling

14.

[  ]

A.long
B.straight
C.calm
D.moving

15.

[  ]

A.telephone
B.call
C.doorbell
D.question

16.

[  ]

A.many
B.two
C.four
D.one

17.

[  ]

A.manager
B.father
C.student
D.owner

18.

[  ]

A.stood
B.found
C.put
D.took

19.

[  ]

A.danger
B.test
C.trouble
D.accident

20.

[  ]

A.believed
B.told
C.admitted
D.refused

When I was a little girl,my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then.And I remember one__1__when my mom placed a plate of eggs,sausage and extremely__2__toast (土司面包) in front of my dad.I remember__3__to see if anyone noticed!__4__all my dad did was reach for his toast,__5___at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.

When I__6__from the table that evening,I remember hearing my mom__7__to my dad for burning the toast.And I’ll__8__forget what he said,“Baby,I love burnt toast.” Later that night,I went to__9__Dad good night and I asked him if he really__10__his toast burnt.He wrapped me up in his__11__and said,“Debbie,your mom had a__12__day at work today and she’s really tired.And besides,a little burnt toast never__13__anyone!” In bed that night,I thought about the scene at dinner and the__14__my dad showed to my mom.

To this day,it’s a cherished (珍贵的)__15__from my childhood that I’ll never forget.And it’s one that came to__16__just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.

As I__17__the plate in front of Jack,I waited for a(n)__18__about the burnt toast.But all I got was,“Thank you,dear!This is__19__.I know you had a hard day!” Just then,I thought about my parents,and was quietly thankful for having a__20__where burnt toast wasn’t a deal?breaker either!

1.A.noon                        B.afternoon

C.morning                       D.night

2.A.expected                     B.burnt

C.sweet                        D.delicious

3.A.being encouraged               B.being allowed

C.waiting                        D.refusing

4.A.Yet                         B.Although

C.So                           D.Until

5.A.laugh                        B.smile

C.shout                         D.stare

6.A.got up                       B.got back

C.broke away                    D.put forward

7.A.report                      B.shout

C.apologize                      D.complain

8.A.almost                      B.never

C.often                         D.hardly

9.A.ask                         B.greet

C.tell                           D.kiss

10.A.liked                       B.got

C.cooked                       D.made

11.A.head                       B.heart

C.arms                        D.hands

12.A.boring                      B.hard

C.disappointing                   D.sad

13.A.hurts                       B.comforts

C.invites                        D.hates

14.A.interest                     B.surprise

C.kindness                       D.satisfaction

15.A.feeling                      B.story

C.choice                        D.memory

16.A.life                        B.mind

C.an end                        D.a conclusion

17.A.set down                    B.took away

C.finished up                     D.washed up

18.A.answer                     B.question

C.comment                     D.suggestion

19.A.possible                     B.true

C.terrible                        D.great

20.A.condition                    B.future

C.situation                       D.marriage

One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small     in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make    body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped. So the boy  to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be      .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole    .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it    a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin      . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

The boy acted with        but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of       out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be       to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

    struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be        we could have been and we would never fly.

In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even         growth, without it , there's no way of life. We can't avoid        or problems. So, next time you are     a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

1.A. hole              B. worm          C. tall           D. snake

2.A. it                B. it's             C. itself         D. its

3.A. decided          B. asked          C. showed      D. ordered

4.A. afraid            B. interested     C. surprised     D. grateful

5.A. slimmer         B. bigger         C. shorter       D. smaller

6.A. touched         B. sounded       C. looked       D. smelt

7.A. wings            B. feet            C. eyes          D. head

8.A. success          B. excitement    C. kindness      D. humour

9.A. get              B. getting         C. to get         D. got

10.A. ready           B. quiet           C. glad           D. used

11.A. Somewhere    B. Something     C. Some time    D. Sometimes

12.A. as helpful as   B. as weak as    C. as strong as    D. as creative as

13.A. repeats        B. recommends   C. requires      D. represents

14.A. happiness     B. difficulties     C. pleasure       D. hope

15.A. served with   B. growing into    C. bringing in    D. faced with

 

阅读理解。    
       When Martin was a little boy, he lived in the little town-Holtham. At that time he thought the town
was very big.    
       Well, Martin came back to the town last night. "It's a small town," he thought.  The town has
changed very little in the past forty years, but Martin has changed a great deal. He has grown into a
man. His thoughts are a man's. He sees things through a man's eyes.    
       Martin stayed in the town for five hours. He walked from street to street, but he knew nobody.
Was Holtham, then a town of strangers? No, he suddenly understood it all. Only he was a stranger in
the town.
1. Martin left the town           .      
A. when he was forty      
B. forty years ago      
C. when he was fourteen      
D. five hours ago  
2. In the past years, Martin has changed                    
A. his face      
B. his clothes      
C. a little        
D. a lot    
3. Martin thought the town was a small town because         ,   
A. he saw things through a stranger's eyes      
B. he had been away from the town for too long      
C. he saw things through a man's eyes now      
D. he didn't like the town any longer   
4. Martin           during his five-hour stay in the own.      
A. met no friends      
B. didn't want to see his friends      
C. saw nobody      
D. saw a lot of friends
5. Which of the following is TRUE?      
A. Martin was not a stranger in the town.      
B. Holtham was a town of strangers to Martin.      
C. Great changes have taken place in the town.  
D. A man's thoughts are better than a child's thoughts.

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