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When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36 a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before.I 38

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“ 39 ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t

41 me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s 42 was a bad one,but I 43 .

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was 44 .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 45 ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed 46 .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I 47 a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to 48 me,and she also showed me how to make 49 .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over 50 quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more 51 after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders, 52 the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little 53 when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she 54 that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy 55 the restaurant I would open one day.

A.to B.for C.after D.over

A.because B.though C.until D.while

A.promised B.noticed C.worried D.hoped

A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Yet

A.of B.on C.about D.with

A.blame B.fool C.frighten D.make

A.idea B.bar C.day D.answer

A.guessed B.obeyed C.begged D.admitted

A.angry B.sad C.wrong D.ashamed

A.At least B.At last C.At most D.At first

A.surprised B.impolite C.pleased D.impatient

A.damaged B.destroyed C.broke D.ruined

A.scold B.help C.beat D.save

A.money B.lunch C.coffee D.change

A.two B.three C.four D.five

A.smoothly B.fairly C.simply D.conveniently

A.turn in B.count out C.take over D.add up

A.discouraged B.disturbed C.disappointed D.distrusted

A.thought B.stated C.announced D.suggested

A.imagining B.preparing C.examining D.describing

Not many people know that U.S. President Calvin Coolidge did not always live in the White House. Sometimes he lived in the nearby Willard Hotel.

Once, in the middle of a night, the President awoke to see a thief searching his clothes. Coolidge calmy spoke up from the darkness, “I wish you wouldn’t take that watch.”

“Why?” asked the shocked man.

Coolidged answered, “Take it near the window and read what is engraved on the back of it.”

The man read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidged, Speaker of the House, by the Massachusetts General Court.” He was very surprised!

“Are you President Coolidge?” he asked. He had never thought he would find the president sleeping in a hotel!

“Yes, I am” Coolidge said. Then he asked, “Why are you doing this,Son?”

The young man explained that he and a friend traveled to Washington during their college vacation. They spent all of their money and had no money to pay the hotel bill and the train tickets back to school.

Coolidge added up those fees. It came to $32. That may not sound like much now, but it was a big sum then. “I’ll give you the $32 as a loan,” the President said, “And I expect you to pay me back.”

The youth thanked him. Coolidge left him with this warning: “Son, you are a nice boy, you are better than you are acting. You are starting down the wrong road. Just remember who you are.”

It wasn’t until after the death of Mr.Coolidge that this story was allowed to come out. It was first published in the Los Angeles Times. And the most interesting of all is that the President’s notes show that the young man was indeed better than he was acting. He repaid the $32 loan in full.

.The president stopped the youth from stealing the watch because

A. It was his favorite watch.

B. He wanted to give some money to the youth

C. He wanted to help the young man from getting into trouble

D. He used it for work and daily life

It can be inferred from the passage that

A. the youth’s family was in financial difficulty

B. hotel fees were rather expensive at that time

C. the youth never connected with the president again

D. the youth learned a lesson from his experience with the president

How did people first get to know the story of the president with the youth?

A. From the president himself

B. From a newspaper

C. From the youth’s notes

D. From the youth himself

We can learn from the passage that

A. possessions can be given up when necessary

B. generosity should be encouraged in some cases

C. people can benefit from their unforgettable experiences

D. an act of kindness may change a person’s life

---I advise going to the beach this weekend.

---That’s a wonderful idea! Please stay home then. I’ll _____you at 8:00 this Saturday morning.

A. call for B. wait for C. search for D. look for

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Olive, from County Westmeath, Ireland, arrived in England to live with her daughter and son-in-law Thomas. She was 36 because of her poor health and 37 with her most of her treasured 38 . These included a small piece of tissue paper in which she had 39 what appeared to be five teeth which had 40 her dentures (假牙).

Having 41 in, she asked Thomas, "Do you know where I can get my dentures 42 ?" "Of course," replied Thomas. 43 you give them to me, I'll take them to a dental 44 . "

Olive handed over the rather tired piece of paper which 45 some rather dirty-looking 46 . Thomas drove to the dental laboratory.

" 47 will it take?" Thomas asked the technician.

"Oh, about an hour," smiled the dental expert.

"Then I'll wait in the 48 ," said Thomas, "and read my newspaper. "'

An hour passed and the technician 49 at the car window 50 a plastic bag and the piece of paper. "That'll be £80," requested the specialist, " 51 I could only fit four of the teeth to the dentures. I'm sorry. "

"That's a 52 ," commented Thomas. "What happened to the__ 53 one?"

"I have it here in the paper," answered the technician, 54 it to Thomas.

"The thing is," he said, "it's easy to fit the teeth but 55 to fit this peanut (花生米)."

36. A. moving B. going C. passing D. returning

37. A. sold B. provided C. brought D. dealt

38. A. clothes B. possessions C. furniture D. materials

39. A. discovered B. secreted C. thrown D. buried

40. A. broken out B. broken in C. broken away D. broken off

41. A. settled B. filled C. joined D. fallen

42. A. cut B. dropped C. mended D. placed

43. A. Because B. If C. Therefore D. However

44. A. speaker B. customer C. patient D. technician

45. A. needed B. found C. touched D. contained

46. A. teeth B. jewels C. peanuts D. coins

47. A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How much

48. A. building B. office C. house D. car

49. A. appeared B. broke C. laughed D. glared

50. A. putting B. holding C. keeping D. hiding

51. A. and B. but C. also D. nor

52. A. fact B. pleasure C. pity D. thing

53. A. fifth B. first C. third D. second

54. A. proving B. advising C. permitting D. showing

55. A. necessary B. unimportant C. impossible D. possible