I returned to Abujs, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation．I had been there before my mother became a minister．
Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored．She said．“Here're the car keys．Go and buy some fruit．” 1 , I jumped into the car and speeded off．
Seeing me or rather my 2 , a boy sprang up(跳起来), 3 to sell his bananas and peanuts．“Banana 300 naira．Peanut 200 naira!”
Looking at his black-striped bananas, I 4 to 200 total for the fruit and nuts．
He 5 ．I handed him a 500 naira note．He didn't have 6 , so I told him not to worry．He was 7 and smiled a row of perfect teeth．
When, two weeks later, I 8 this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society．I should 9 this country as the son of a 10 ．But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 11 to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit．
“What's up?”I asked．He answered in 12 English,“I…I no get money to buy book．”I took out two 500 naira notes．He looked around 13 before sticking his hand into the car 14 the bills．One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 15 only 50,000 each year．
The next morning, security officers told me,“In this place, when you give a little, people think you're a fountain of opportunity(机会)．”
16 it's right, but this happens everywhere in the world．I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 17 ．
After six months'work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road．
“Are you in school now?”
He nodded．
A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I 18 what he wanted．I held out a 500 naira note．“Take this．”
He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 19 hurt．
“It's a gift．”I said．
Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts,“I've been waiting to 20 these to you．”
Mr．Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders(stupid mistakes)．Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party．Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation．
At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity(尊严)．The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr．Smith before．She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her．Between the first and the second 6 of the meal, she turned to Mr．Smith and said,“Do you 7 ,that gray-haired man at the end of the table?The one 8 glasses．”
“Ah, yes．Who is he?”asked Smith．
“He’s the Secretary of the interior!”she replied．
Mr．Smith said,“So 9 is the Secretary of the interior!I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him ,although he is the Secretary．”
The woman sat still and did not reply．Mr．Smith continued in spite of her 11 ．“I really can’t see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President．”
“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,”she said．“He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 ．If he does the job well, you should have no complaint．”
“That’s just it,”said Mr．Smith．“No one 16 the things he does, unless be is a complete 17 !”
“Sir!”said the woman all her 18 ．“Do you know who l am?”
“No,”replied Mr．Smith．
“I am the Secretary’s wife,”she said coldly．
Mr．Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment(困窘)．“Madam, do you know who I am?”
“No, I don’t,”the woman replied．
“ 20 !”cried Mr．Smith, as he quickly left the table．
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A．
by
B．
of
C．
to
D．
for
(2)
[ ]
A．
got
B．
preferred
C．
took
D．
accepted
(3)
[ ]
A．
seated
B．
placed
C．
arranged
D．
kept
(4)
[ ]
A．
lively
B．
careful
C．
friendly
D．
patient
(5)
[ ]
A．
calmly
B．
politely
C．
plainly
D．
perfectly
(6)
[ ]
A．
course
B．
choice
C．
pause
D．
turn
(7)
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A．
recognize
B．
see
C．
remember
D．
know
(8)
[ ]
A．
on
B．
putting
C．
with
D．
cleaning
(9)
[ ]
A．
there
B．
this
C．
here
D．
that
(10)
[ ]
A．
honour
B．
respect
C．
admire
D．
look
(11)
[ ]
A．
appearance
B．
coldness
C．
sadness
D．
action
(12)
[ ]
A．
position
B．
invitation
C．
possession
D．
instruction
(13)
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A．
minds
B．
expects
C．
happens
D．
matters
(14)
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A．
picked out
B．
selected
C．
made out
D．
chosen
(15)
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A．
business
B．
job
C．
service
D．
chance
(16)
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A．
wishes
B．
does
C．
needs
D．
cares
(17)
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A．
joker
B．
dreamer
C．
fool
D．
stranger
(18)
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A．
manner
B．
dignity
C．
wealth
D．
quality
(19)
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A．
moved
B．
interested
C．
frightened
D．
shocked
(20)
[ ]
A．
Thank goodness
B．
Great fun
C．
Thank you
D．
Big mistake
完型填空：
The little train came to a stop at our station and we got out, very glad to be so near home at last．The 1 part of the journey from London had been quite comfortable; 2 when we had changed into the little train, we were, already tired and dirty, and the 3 run, with its frequent stops at unimportant villages, had only made us 4 tired and dirty．
There was a carriage 5 for us at the station, 6 by two black horses．As soon as we and our bags 7 in, the driver waved his whip and we set off through the snowy forest．Even 8 the forest it was growing dark：it was the 9 day of the year, and the sky was 10 with clouds．Among the trees it seemed as if it was in the middle of a moonless night, the oil lamps on our carriage 11 just enough light for the driver to 12 his way and for us to be able to 13 that we were driving between thick walls of trees．
After 14 seemed like two hours to us(but was actually only an hour), at last we 15 my friends house．First we saw a row of lights 16 came from the windows, and then we were suddenly at the door, 17 about half a dozen children 18 all ages shouting and asking questions 19 together．As we were getting out of the carriage, a fine old lady with white hair came out, 20 I recognized without difficulty as my friend’s mother．
(1)
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A．
first
B．
next
C．
one
D．
other
(2)
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A．
because
B．
however
C．
so
D．
but
(3)
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A．
rapidly
B．
fast
C．
thirsty
D．
slow
(4)
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A．
even
B．
less
C．
more
D．
much
(5)
[ ]
A．
waited
B．
to wait
C．
waiting
D．
was waiting
(6)
[ ]
A．
pulled
B．
pulling
C．
pushed
D．
pushing
(7)
[ ]
A．
stepped
B．
arrived
C．
already
D．
were
(8)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
near
C．
outside
D．
out
(9)
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A．
hottest
B．
longest
C．
happy
D．
shortest
(10)
[ ]
A．
covered
B．
hidden
C．
closed
D．
full
(11)
[ ]
A．
sent
B．
gave
C．
did
D．
made
(12)
[ ]
A．
take
B．
look
C．
feel
D．
see
(13)
[ ]
A．
tell
B．
say
C．
speak
D．
talk
(14)
[ ]
A．
it
B．
what
C．
might
D．
having
(15)
[ ]
A．
got
B．
reached
C．
visited
D．
observed
(16)
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A．
brightly
B．
shining
C．
which
D．
straight
(17)
[ ]
A．
with
B．
and
C．
seeing
D．
meeting
(18)
[ ]
A．
at
B．
in
C．
about
D．
of
(19)
[ ]
A．
every
B．
each
C．
all
D．
put
(20)
[ ]
A．
whom
B．
such
C．
which
D．
so
完型填空：
The yearly Marathon in my town usually happened during a heat wave．My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance 1 any of them needed medical attention．
“We’re suppose to stay behind the 2 runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug, as the race started．
The front-runners started to 3 and then my eyes were 4 to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a loose white T-shirt．
We knew we were already watching our “last runner．” Her 5 were so crippled(残疾的)that it seemed almost impossible for her to be able to walk, 6 alone run a marathon．
Doug and I 7 in silence as she slowly moved forward． 8 , she was the only runner left in sight．Tears streamed down my face when I watched with respect 9 she pushed forward with great 10 through the last miles．
When the finish line came into sight, rubbish lay everywhere and the 11 crowds had long gone home． 12 , standing straight and ever so proud 13 a lone man．He was 14 one end of a ribbon(缎带)of crepe paper(皱纹纸) 15 to a post．She slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the paper fluttering behind her．
I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became part of my 16 –a part I often depend on．For her, it wasn’t about 17 the other runners or winning a prize, but about 18 what she had set out to do, no matter 19 ．When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of the last runner．Then I realize how 20 the task before me really is．
(1)
[ ]
A．
so that
B．
in case
C．
even though
D．
only if
(2)
[ ]
A．
first
B．
best
C．
only
D．
last
(3)
[ ]
A．
run
B．
separate
C．
disappear
D．
appear
(4)
[ ]
A．
drawn
B．
thrown
C．
fixed
D．
caught
(5)
[ ]
A．
hands
B．
legs
C．
arms
D．
body
(6)
[ ]
A．
let
B．
leave
C．
speak
D．
take
(7)
[ ]
A．
watched
B．
drove
C．
observed
D．
stared
(8)
[ ]
A．
Quickly
B．
Unluckily
C．
Naturally
D．
Finally
(9)
[ ]
A．
since
B．
before
C．
as
D．
until
(10)
[ ]
A．
pain
B．
determination
C．
strength
D．
desire
(11)
[ ]
A．
tired
B．
waiting
C．
cheering
D．
impatient
(12)
[ ]
A．
Besides
B．
Therefore
C．
Yet
D．
Fortunately
(13)
[ ]
A．
stood
B．
waited
C．
came
D．
had
(14)
[ ]
A．
helping
B．
catching
C．
holding
D．
tying
(15)
[ ]
A．
kept
B．
tied
C．
connected
D．
led
(16)
[ ]
A．
dream
B．
feeling
C．
idea
D．
life
(17)
[ ]
A．
following
B．
hoping
C．
encouraging
D．
beating
(18)
[ ]
A．
finishing
B．
realizing
C．
starting
D．
winning
(19)
[ ]
A．
where
B．
how
C．
when
D．
what
(20)
[ ]
A．
difficult
B．
interesting
C．
easy
D．
hopeful
完型填空：
I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend, I was getting some work done in my study, while she 1 to be having a good time in the other room．No problem, I figured．But then it got a little too 2 and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No response．I 3 my question and heard her say, “Oh…nothing…” Nothing?．
I got up from my desk and ran out 4 the living room, where I saw her numbing across the hall．I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick 5 into tile bathroom．I had her 6 !I told her to turn around．She 7 ．I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady, I said turn around!”
8 , she turned toward me．In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick．And every square inch of her face was 9 with bright red!As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard 10 voice that had been shouted to me as a child．“ How could you…You should know…How many times have you been 11 …．What a bad thing to do…” It was just a matter of my picking out which old 12 I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been．But 13 I could let loose, I looked 14 at the sweater on her．In big 15 it said, “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, 16 seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen, 1 saw a little angel full of 17 that I had come dangerously close to 18 ．“Sweetheart let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how 19 you look．” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t 20 the chance to prove what a perfect little angel she had given me．
(1)
[ ]
A．
happened
B．
liked
C．
appeared
D．
pretended
(2)
[ ]
A．
long
B．
quiet
C．
calm
D．
strange
(3)
[ ]
A．
asked
B．
answered
C．
raised
D．
repeated
(4)
[ ]
A．
into
B．
of
C．
from
D．
for
(5)
[ ]
A．
way
B．
turn
C．
change
D．
progress
(6)
[ ]
A．
followed
B．
scolded
C．
cornered
D．
fooled
(7)
[ ]
A．
laughed
B．
listened
C．
agreed
D．
refused
(8)
[ ]
A．
Slowly
B．
Eagerly
C．
Angrily
D．
Unfortunately
(9)
[ ]
A．
filled
B．
marked
C．
printed
D．
covered
(10)
[ ]
A．
every
B．
such
C．
any
D．
one
(11)
[ ]
A．
told
B．
beaten
C．
frightened
D．
forbidden
(12)
[ ]
A．
reports
B．
notice
C．
advice
D．
words
(13)
[ ]
A．
as
B．
when
C．
since
D．
before
(14)
[ ]
A．
up
B．
down
C．
in
D．
on
(15)
[ ]
A．
signs
B．
letters
C．
messages
D．
figures
(16)
[ ]
A．
because of
B．
instead of
C．
in spite of
D．
as a result of
(17)
[ ]
A．
value
B．
sadness
C．
pities
D．
tricks
(18)
[ ]
A．
preventing
B．
getting rid of
C．
destroying
D．
doing wrong on
(19)
[ ]
A．
dirty
B．
ugly
C．
special
D．
silly
(20)
[ ]
A．
have
B．
get
C．
take
D．
miss
完型填空：
“ It was all his own idea, ” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob．Peters．Bob had, 1 made a motherhood contract(合同)－declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the care of their four children and all the housework． 3 he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was very confident．
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 ．“ I was beaten down, ” admits Bob．“ Not only is motherhood a 5 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being．”
Bob and Pat were married in 1991．After the marriage, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through university． 7 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids． 8 two years ago Pat went back to work．“I had been 9 children so much,” she 10 , “ I couldn’t talk to a grown-up．” She continued to run the household, 11 until Bob signed the contract．
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 ．For the last three weeks, the family 13 a lot –sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner．
14 housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made．“I found 16 I shut the doors,” he says．Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out．“ When we went to 17 Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean．”
Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat．
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