My sister-in-law, Sharon, recently had a good year for tomatoes. She and her family had _______ and canned so many that they’d begun to feel their skin turn slightly _______. That’s when she decided it was time to share her blessings(福气). She started calling everyone she knew. When that _______, she began asking everyone in the neighborhood like a _______, eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have the tomatoes. “Feel free to take _______ you want,” Sharon told her. Later that day, Sharon found that her garden had indeed been _______. She felt happy that she could help someone and that the food didn’t go to _______.

A few days later, Sharon _______ the door. There was the neighbor, holding a hot loaf(条) of some kind of sweet bread. The neighbor smiled pleasantly: “I wanted to thank you for all of the tomatoes, and I have to _______ that I took a few other things and hoped you wouldn’t mind.”

Sharon couldn’t think of ________ else in her garden that had been worth harvesting and said so. “Oh, but you ________,” the neighbor said. “You had some of the prettiest zucchini(西葫芦) I’ve ________ seen.”

Sharon was ________. Zucchini in her garden? They hadn’t even planted any zucchini. But her neighbor ________ that there really were bright-green zucchini in Sharon’s garden. Sharon’s curiosity ________ the better of her and she had to go see where the zucchini had grown. The two of them walked together into the backyard. When the neighbor pointed at the long green ________, Sharon smiled. “Well, ________, those are cucumbers that we never harvested, because they got too big, soft and bitter for eating or canning.”

The neighbor looked at Sharon, ________ written all over her face. She gulped(大口吸气) a few times, and then, smiling, ________ out the bread, part of a batch(批) she had shared all over the neighborhood. “I brought you a nice loaf of ________ bread. I hope you like it.”

1.A. bought B. grown C. eaten D. sold

2.A. red B. yellow C. dark D. pale

3.A. worked B. happened C. stopped D. failed

4.A. housewife B. politician C. friend D. farmer

5.A. whichever B. whatever C. wherever D. whenever

6.A. harvested B. stolen C. damaged D. cleared

7.A. shop B. factory C. waste D. soil

8.A. closed B. repaired C. left D. answered

9.A. expect B. suggest C. require D. admit

10.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

11.A. could B. did C. should D. do

12.A. ever B. never C. always D. seldom

13.A. embarrassed B. pleased C. confused D. satisfied

14.A. apologized B. demanded C. replied D. insisted

15.A. took B. made C. got D. kept

16.A. flowers B. vegetables C. fields D. gardens

17.A. obviously B. actually C. naturally D. separately

18.A. shock B. delight C. excitement D. fright

19.A. gave B. pulled C. pointed D. held

20.A. tomato B. zucchini C. cucumber D. vegetable

Many years ago,I was working as a psychologist at a children's institution in England.One day an adolescent boy____in my office.His headmaster had____him to me."David,"he wrote,"is very sad since both his parents died. He refuses to talk and I'm very____about him.Can you help?"

How could I help him?There are human tragedies psychology doesn't have the____to.Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen____.

The first two times we met,David didn't say a word.I____we play a game of chess the third time he came.He ____.After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon in____.It's not easy to cheat in chess,____I made sure David won once or twice.It seemed as if he enjoyed my____.But why did he never talk with me?

"Perhaps he____needs someone to share his pain with,"I____.Some months later,I sat staring at David's head, while he was bent____the chessboard.Suddenly,he looked up at me.

"It's your____,"he said.

After that day,David started talking. He got friends in school and joined a bicycle club.He wrote me____a few times about how he would try to get into university.The letters____after some time.I knew he had really started to live a(n)____life.He needn't write me any more to tell me that.

Maybe I gave David something.At least I____a lot from him.For example,David showed me____one—without any words—can reach out to another person.All it____is a hug,a shoulder to cry on,a friendly touch and an ear that listens.

1.A. turned out B. showed up C. stood out D. called up

2.A. led B. drove C. reminded D. referred

3.A. disappointed B. dissatisfied C. concerned D. confused

4.A. medicine B. answer C. method D. hope

5.A. closely B. regretfully C. pitifully D. tearfully

6.A. remembered B. suggested C. announced D. demanded

7.A. refused B. nodded C. allowed D. admitted

8.A. silence B. excitement C. turn D. time

9.A. although B. because C. but D. if

10.A. humor B. experience C. wisdom D. company

11.A. firstly B. simply C. similarly D. hardly

12.A. found B. doubted C. thought D. predicted

13.A. on B. off C. down D. over

14.A. fault B. time C. way D. tum

15.A. promises B. letters C. opinions D. choices

16.A. remained B. continued C. stopped D. lost

17.A. normal B. comfortable C. poor D. rich

18.A. saw B. learnt C. asked D. expected

19.A. when B. whether C. how D. why

20.A. matters B. takes C. leaves D. gets

Is it possible that the sinking of the Titanic was caused by a ghost? A lot of the story below is true…but did it really happen quite like this?

Our story begins not in the icy cold waters of the North Atlantic, but rather thousands of miles away in Egypt. It is here, perhaps, that we can find the start of the mystery(谜) of the Titanic, in the year 1910, in the great city of Cairo.

One day, a famous professor of Egyptian history called Douglas Murray was staying in Cairo, when he was contacted by an American adventurer.

The American had something unusual to offer Murray, something that was certain to thrill him: a beautiful ancient Egyptian mummy case, containing the mummy of an Egyptian queen. It was over 3000 years old, but in beautiful condition —gold, with bright paintings on it. Murray was delighted with both the object and the asking-price. He gave the man a cheque immediately.

The cheque was never cashed. That evening the American adventurer died. For his part, Murray arranged to have the treasure sent back to Britain. However, it was not long before he learnt more about the beautiful mummy case: On the walls of the tomb in which it had been discovered, there were messages which warned of terrible consequences to anyone who broke into the tomb. Murray was disbelieving of these warnings until a few days later, when a gun he was holding exploded in his hand, shattering his arm. The arm had to be cut off.

After the accident, Murray decided to return to his homeland. On the return journey, two of his companions died mysteriously, and two servants who had handled the mummy also passed away. The now-terrified Murray decided he would get rid of the cursed case as soon as he arrived in London. A lady he knew named Janet Jones said she would like it, so he gave it to her. Shortly afterwards, Jones’ mother died, and she herself caught a strange disease. She tried returning the mummy, but naturally Murray refused it. In the end, it was presented to the British Museum.

Even in the museum, the mummy apparently continued to cause strange events. A museum photographer died shortly after taking pictures of the new exhibit, and a manager also died for no apparent reason. In the end, the British Museum decided to get rid of the mummy too. They sold it to a collector in New York.

At the start of April 1912, arrangements for the transfer were complete, and the mummy began the journey to its new home. But the New Yorker never received the mummy or its case. For when the Titanic sank, one of the objects in its strong-room was the mummy case. Or so they say.

1.From the passage, we know Professor Murray ________.

A. used to work for the British Museum

B. was a British professor of Egyptian history

C. didn’t believe the mummy really brought bad fortune

D. was a famous American adventurer

2.In Paragraph 6, the underlined word “cursed” is closest in meaning to

A. uncommon B. expensive

C. unlucky D. forgotten

3.In what order did the following events occur?

a. The case was given to the British Museum.

b. Janet Jones caught a mysterious illness.

c. Murray’s arm was cut off

d. The mummy case was sold to an American.

e. A man who took a picture of the case died.

f. Warnings were written on the tomb’s walls.

A. c, f, b, a, e, d B. d, f, b, c, a, e

C. f, a, c, b, e, d D. f, c, b, a,e, d

4.According to the passage, where is the Egyptian mummy now?

A. In New York. B. In Egypt.

C. Under the sea. D. At the British Museum.

When my sister Diane began playing the violin, she was seven. How did she sound? Terrible. But she didn’t _________. At twelve, she asked our parents if she could _________ a full-time music school. They said no. Actually, everyone agreed that my sister __________ talent.

I was better at my _________. My teacher had told my parents that I had great __________. So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to _________ me. But the only time he was _________was Saturday afternoons at 3 P. m. Back then, I was _________ about the British TV show “The Avengers”, which was ________ every Saturday at 3 P. p. m. I let nothing take up my “Avengers” hour . So I _________ this amazing opportunity. Today, I don’t even have a ________ in my house.

My sister became an engineer, but she _________stopped making music. When she was in her 40s, she switched (转换)_________. She went back to college, got a _________ in music education, and became a music teacher. She starts kids out on their first instrument and gives them all the encouragement and support she never _________.

Recently, she and a pianist pal put on a recital(音乐独奏会). A big crowd of friends and family _________ for her. As she played, I looked around at the _________. Everyone was _________enjoying the music. It occurred to me that I was the only person who remembered that 7-year-old kid making those perfectly _________ sounds and knew how far she had come, despite _________.

Talent is important. But enthusiasm is even more important.

1.A. admit B. advance C. quit(停止) D. improve

2.A. attend B. join C. leave D. visit

3.A. admired B. lacked(缺乏) C. had D. instrument(仪器)

4.A. major B. project C. composition D. instrument

5.A. ambition(雄心 ) B. patience C. enthusiasm D. potential(潜力)

6.A. examine B. train C. Correct D. challenge

7.A. available(有空的) B. punctual(守时的) C. skillful D. occupied

8.A. sensitive B. serious C. crazy D. particular

9.A. aired(播送) B. filmed C. Designed D. commented评论

10.A. grasped B. valued C. waited for D. turned down

11.A. book B. play C. piano D. violin

12.A. already B. even C. never D. once

13.A. attitudes B. careers(职业) C. plans D. positions

14.A. degree B. chance C. scholarship D. sponsor赞助商

15.A. expected B. provided C. imagined D. received

16.A. paid off B. showed off C. stayed up D. turned up

17.A. audience B. students C. spotlights D. platform

18.A. appropriately(适当地) B. anxiously C. obviously D. desperately绝望地

19.A. sweet B. awful C. powerful D. unique

20.A. everybody B. everything C. something D. somebody

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