【题目】My father is a wise man although he just finished high school. Before leaving for ______, my father sat me down and told this unforgettable story to me. It is one I shall never forget. After you read the story, you'll ______ what I mean.

There is an old story of a boilermaker(锅炉修理工) who repaired a huge steamship boiler system that was not working well. After ______ the engineer's description of the problems and asking a few questions, he went to the boiler's room. He looked at many pipes, listened to the sound of the boiler and noise of steam for a few ______, and touched some pipes with his ______. Then he thought for a while, reached into his workclothes and took out a small hammer, and tapped() a bright red valve(阀门) one time. ______, the system began working perfectly, and the boilermaker went home. ______ the steamship owner received a bill for $1,000, he complained(抱怨) that the boilermaker was only in the engine room for 15 minutes and asked so ______. So the boilermaker sent him a bill that ______ as follows:

For tapping the valve: $0.50

For knowing ______ to tap: $999.50

Total: $1,000.00

“Tony,” he said, “I want you to go to college so that you can get your degree, but more importantly, I want you to return with an education.”

1A. home B. college C. America D. office

2A. guess B. study C. know D. hear

3A. talking with B. looking for C. writing down D. listening to

4A. minutes B. hours C. days D. weeks

5A. eyes B. feet C. hands D. face

6A. At once B. At last C. At all D. At first

7A. Until B. When C. Because D. But

8A. few B. little C. many D. much

9A. told B. read C. wrote D. drew

10A. who B. why C. when D. where

【题目】阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

More than a hundred years ago, some Chinese people went to foreign countries to start a new life. They lived near each other in some places in those countries. Later, these places 1(become) Chinatowns.

What are Chinatowns like in foreigners' eyes?

LIFESTYLE

Jordon Shinn, 28, the US

New York City has at 2(little) 12 Chinatowns. Many people there are still keeping a Chinese lifestyle.

3 a sunny summer morning in Brooklyn, New York City, a local park is waking up. In the park, 4(group) of middleaged Chinese women dance in rows. They play Chinese pop music 5(loud). There are a few young white men nearby on a basketball court 6(play) with local Chinese people.

Next to the basketball court, about 10 men are playing music on both western and Chinese instruments(乐器). They have 7 erhu, a guitar, a violin and other instruments. At that time, I feel 8 I am in a park in China.

FOOD

Murray Wenzel, 29, Australia

Almost every big city in Australia has a Chinatown. Chinatown in Brisbane is full of restaurants, just like Beijing. 9 the food is quite different from “real” Chinese meals.

Have you ever heard of fortune cookies(幸运饼干)? Fortune cookies have little pieces of paper inside 10(they). The pieces of paper give advice about your life. They are in every Chinatown restaurant. But I hardly saw them in Beijing.

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