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Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）
John，an 11-year-old boy，was in bed in hospital．Several days before，while he was （80）B in a baseball game，he fell and hit his head badly．He was sent to hospital immediately，but the doctors believed that he might（81）A get well．
"He seems to have given up hope．So medicines alone won't help．Perhaps he needs （82）D else，"said one of the doctors．"When I visit him，all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth．"
To meet Babe Ruth，of course，was not （83）A．In America，Babe Ruth was as important a man as the president himself，and he was the most famous baseball player．It's said that he was the greatest sports hero of all time．
The next day John's father （84）A to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone．Twenty-four hours later，as the boy lay in his hospital room，Babe Ruth walked in．Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!He was too surprised to say a word．
The great baseball player then sat down at John's bedside，and said："Now，listen，kid，you've got to get well．I've brought you a new American League baseball，so you must start throwing it．I'm sure you can．"
For John this was the beginning of a new life．He was greatly encouraged and felt（85）C．A few weeks later the boy walked out of the hospital on his own．He was able to live a healthy life and even could play his favourite sport again．All this is because of the present of Babe Ruth．
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）John，an 11-year-old boy，was in bed in hospital．Several days before，while he was （80）B in a baseball game，he fell and hit his head badly．He was sent to hospital immediately，but the doctors believed that he might（81）A get well．
"He seems to have given up hope．So medicines alone won't help．Perhaps he needs （82）D else，"said one of the doctors．"When I visit him，all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth．"
To meet Babe Ruth，of course，was not （83）A．In America，Babe Ruth was as important a man as the president himself，and he was the most famous baseball player．It's said that he was the greatest sports hero of all time．
The next day John's father （84）A to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone．Twenty-four hours later，as the boy lay in his hospital room，Babe Ruth walked in．Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!He was too surprised to say a word．
The great baseball player then sat down at John's bedside，and said："Now，listen，kid，you've got to get well．I've brought you a new American League baseball，so you must start throwing it．I'm sure you can．"
For John this was the beginning of a new life．He was greatly encouraged and felt（85）C．A few weeks later the boy walked out of the hospital on his own．He was able to live a healthy life and even could play his favourite sport again．All this is because of the present of Babe Ruth．
| 80．A．looking | B．playing | C．taking | D．sitting |
| 81．A．never | B．ever | C．always | D．sometimes |
| 82．A．everything | B．anything | C．nothing | D．something |
| 83．A．easy | B．lucky | C．difficult | D．successful |
| 84．A．managed | B．failed | C．expected | D．wanted |
| 85．A．surprised | B．worried | C．hopeful | D．nervous． |
A．Instead B．complained aboutC．something D．continued E．for F．full of G．nothing H．dark I．help
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3．My teenage son Karl became withdrawn（孤僻的） after his father passed away．As a （35）B parent，I tried to do my best to talk to him，but the more I tried，（36）D he pulled away．When his report card arrived during his junior year，it said that he had been absent 95times from classes and had six failing grades for the year．At this rate he would never graduate．I（37）A him to the school adviser，and I even begged him．Nothing worked．
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for（38）A．"Please God（上帝，求求你），I can't do anything more for my son．I'm at the end of my rope．I'm giving the whole thing up to you．"
I was at work when I got a phone call．A man（39）C himself as the headmaster．"I want to talk to you about Karl's absences．"Before he could say another word，I choked up（说不出话） and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this（40）D．"I love my son but I just don't know what to do．I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked．It's out of my hands．"For a moment there was（41）B on the other end of the line．The headmaster seriously said，"Thank you for your time，"and hung up．
Karl's next report card showed a marked （42）C in his grades．Finally，he even made the honor roll．In his fourth year，I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl．I （43）A that his teachers were astonished（震惊的） at the way he had turned himself around．On our way home，he said，"Mum，remember that（44）D from the headmaster last year？"I nodded．"That was me．I thought I'd play a（45）C but when I heard what you said，it really hit me （46）B I was hurting you．That's when I knew I had to make you proud．"
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for（38）A．"Please God（上帝，求求你），I can't do anything more for my son．I'm at the end of my rope．I'm giving the whole thing up to you．"
I was at work when I got a phone call．A man（39）C himself as the headmaster．"I want to talk to you about Karl's absences．"Before he could say another word，I choked up（说不出话） and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this（40）D．"I love my son but I just don't know what to do．I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked．It's out of my hands．"For a moment there was（41）B on the other end of the line．The headmaster seriously said，"Thank you for your time，"and hung up．
Karl's next report card showed a marked （42）C in his grades．Finally，he even made the honor roll．In his fourth year，I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl．I （43）A that his teachers were astonished（震惊的） at the way he had turned himself around．On our way home，he said，"Mum，remember that（44）D from the headmaster last year？"I nodded．"That was me．I thought I'd play a（45）C but when I heard what you said，it really hit me （46）B I was hurting you．That's when I knew I had to make you proud．"
| 35．A．good | B．single | C．responsible | D．successful |
| 36．A．the best | B．the less | C．the most | D．the more |
| 37．A．sent | B．forced | C．allowed | D．pushed |
| 38．A．help | B．method | C．reasons | D．explanation |
| 39．A．regarded | B．considered | C．introduced | D．looked |
| 40．A．student | B．teacher | C．father | D．stranger |
| 41．A．cry | B．silence | C．laugh | D．answer |
| 42．A．achievement | B．failure | C．improvement | D．exchange |
| 43．A．noticed | B．saw | C．knew | D．learnt |
| 44．A．advice | B．report | C．encouragement | D．call |
| 45．A．game | B．match | C．joke | D．role |
| 46．A．how long | B．how much | C．how often | D．how many． |
2．My favorite pop star came to the City Center yesterday．I didn't have enough money to buy a ticket to see him，so I decided to wait at the back of the City Center and try to speak to him when he arrived．
Several thousands other fans had the same idea!（60）E．I couldn't get there until after school，and by the time I arrived，the crowd（人群） was huge．
I went around to the front of the City Center．There was no one there（61）B．The back door is the one that famous people usually use，so it's where all the fans wait．
I had an idea．（62）A．I spoke to his manager．"I'm calling from the City Center，"I said．"It will be better if you come to the front of the center．There'll be fewer people．The crowd is at the back．"
"OK．"his manager said．"Thanks．"
When the pop star arrived，I was one of only a few people waiting at the front of the center．（63）D．
Several thousands other fans had the same idea!（60）E．I couldn't get there until after school，and by the time I arrived，the crowd（人群） was huge．
I went around to the front of the City Center．There was no one there（61）B．The back door is the one that famous people usually use，so it's where all the fans wait．
I had an idea．（62）A．I spoke to his manager．"I'm calling from the City Center，"I said．"It will be better if you come to the front of the center．There'll be fewer people．The crowd is at the back．"
"OK．"his manager said．"Thanks．"
When the pop star arrived，I was one of only a few people waiting at the front of the center．（63）D．
| A．I used my cell phone to call the hotel where the pop star was staying B．Everyone believed the pop star would come to the back of the center C．The pop star was active and friendly． D．I talked to him and he gave me his autograph（亲笔签名） E．Some people got to the City Center very early in the morning |
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People use their mouths for many things．They eat，talk，shout and sing．They smile and they kiss．In the English language，there are many expressions using the word"mouth"．（66）E．For example，if you say bad things about a person，the person might protest and say"Do not bad mouth me．"Sometimes，people say something to a friend that they later regret because it hurts that person's feelings．（67）D．The speaker might say："I really put my foot in my mouth this time．"If this should happen，the speaker might feel"down in the mouth"．（68）B．Another situation is when someone falsely claims （断言） another person said something．The other person might protest："I did not say that．Do not put words in my mouth，"Sometimes when one person is speaking，he says the same thing that his friend is going to say．（69）A．Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family．There is an expression for this，too．You might say such a person"who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth"．This rich person is the opposite of a person"who lives from hand to mouth"．This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life，like food．（70）C．
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| A．When this happens，the friend might say："You took the words right out of my mouth!" B．In other words，he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing． C．But enough of all this talk，I have been"running my mouth"long enough． D．Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell． E．But I think some of them are not so nice． |