Mr．Glen is a millionaire．Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 1 his small company．Speaking of success．Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive "school" fee．He always 2 his success to it．
At that time．Glen, who already got a Ph．D．degree, 3 to return to the homeland, starting a company．Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 4 made through years of work after school and the scholarships．At the airport he had to accept the 5 customs check．The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 6 ．Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 7 for his watch．So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 8 fake(假设)．When he was 9 of his "smarts", immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 10 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 11 hearing Glen's words．Glen was 12 ．Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 13 ．For many times of entry-exit 14 he knew that only those people in the "blacklist" would enjoy this special treatment．The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 15 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 16 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 17 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long．
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too．He said that this made a deep 18 on him, because the additional high "school" fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 19 , which he would remember as the 20 of his success forever．
“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge, ” said our science teacher, Mr．baker．“You can work alone or with a partner．”
My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other．We always worked on projects 1 ．
The 2 of the challenge was simple－to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when 3 the stadium wall．
I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie． 4 the butter-cream gave me an idea．
“I have a brilliant design for our 5 container!”I said when Cassie arrived．“We can 6 the egg with some butter-cream．”
“Why not pit the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) 7 ?” Cassie rolled her eyes．“The parachute is better than that stupid idea．”
I couldn’t believe it, Of course we’d had our little 8 in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “ 9 ” before．
“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”
10 words had been out, our friendship was challenged．
When Friday finally arrived, I had to 11 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good． 12 , my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific．We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall．Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 13 three more steps and dropped them again．This would go on till the last egg broke．
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 14 ．I let go of my box．I heard someone say “ew” after seconds．Had my egg broken?I raced down the 15 ．The side walk was dotted with egg shells(蛋壳)from those 16 drops．Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream．
“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said．She was holding her Egg Force One．My 17 raced．Had she won?I looked at her basket． 18 ．
“My egg bounced 19 , ”she explained, pointing to a broken shell．
“A tie(平局)，”Mr．Baker said．
Cassie looked at me, and her glare 20 ．I laughed．She smiled…
(1)
[ ]
A．
patiently
B．
silently
C．
together
D．
alone
(2)
[ ]
A．
function
B．
goal
C．
reason
D．
result
(3)
[ ]
A．
rolled down
B．
pushed against
C．
thrown at
D．
dropped over
(4)
[ ]
A．
Spreading
B．
Boiling
C．
Baking
D．
Holding
(5)
[ ]
A．
butter
B．
sandwich
C．
cream
D．
egg
(6)
[ ]
A．
protect
B．
replace
C．
carry
D．
mix
(7)
[ ]
A．
followed
B．
covered
C．
attached
D．
supported
(8)
[ ]
A．
ideas
B．
fights
C．
worries
D．
challenges
(9)
[ ]
A．
wrong
B．
stupid
C．
brilliant
D．
scientific
(10)
[ ]
A．
Since
B．
While
C．
But
D．
And
(11)
[ ]
A．
explain
B．
deny
C．
admit
D．
prove
(12)
[ ]
A．
Therefore
B．
Anyway
C．
Otherwise
D．
Besides
(13)
[ ]
A．
paced down
B．
turned around
C．
walked up
D．
went back
(14)
[ ]
A．
left
B．
wanted
C．
chosen
D．
discovered
(15)
[ ]
A．
steps
B．
way
C．
wall
D．
sidewalk
(16)
[ ]
A．
intended
B．
unexpected
C．
failed
D．
desired
(17)
[ ]
A．
eyes
B．
hands
C．
feet
D．
heart
(18)
[ ]
A．
Lost
B．
Dirty
C．
Broken
D．
Empty
(19)
[ ]
A．
around
B．
out
C．
in
D．
down
(20)
[ ]
A．
returned
B．
remained
C．
increased
D．
softened
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The party began shortly after Mr．Wood, who lived in the flat below, sighed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music．Luckily he had 1 some work home from the office, 2 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 3 ．But by eleven o'clock he felt 4 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 5 trying to get to sleep．He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 6 himself reading the same page over and over again．He then turned off the light and 7 his head in the pillow．But 8 , he could not shut 9 the noise, finally, after 10 seemed hours, his 11 was gone．
He jumped out of bed, 12 some clothing, marched 13 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor's flat．The owner of the flat, who 14 him in his dressing gown, came 15 the room and, 16 Mr．Wood could say anything, cried,“My dear fellow, come and 17 ．I know our parties 18 you．I meant to send you 19 ．”Mr．Wood's anger disappeared then and there．He said,“I'd better go and get 20 ．”Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over．
(1)
[ ]
A．
taken
B．
carried
C．
brought
D．
fetched
(2)
[ ]
A．
with which
B．
from which
C．
where
D．
when
(3)
[ ]
A．
outside
B．
overhead
C．
downstairs
D．
nearby
(4)
[ ]
A．
bad
B．
tired
C．
sick
D．
hopeless
(5)
[ ]
A．
useless
B．
necessary
C．
possible
D．
helpful
(6)
[ ]
A．
had
B．
found
C．
caught
D．
felt
(7)
[ ]
A．
buried
B．
rested
C．
shook
D．
turned
(8)
[ ]
A．
till then
B．
worse still
C．
strange enough
D．
even so
(9)
[ ]
A．
away
B．
off
C．
down
D．
up
(10)
[ ]
A．
it
B．
what
C．
that
D．
which
(11)
[ ]
A．
sleep
B．
strength
C．
patience
D．
anger
(12)
[ ]
A．
pulled on
B．
dressed up
C．
selected
D．
wore
(13)
[ ]
A．
sadly
B．
proudly
C．
quietly
D．
firmly
(14)
[ ]
A．
made fun of
B．
caught sight of
C．
was angry with
D．
stared at
(15)
[ ]
A．
across
B．
around
C．
towards
D．
by
(16)
[ ]
A．
as
B．
before
C．
though
D．
until
(17)
[ ]
A．
meet us
B．
sit here
C．
join us
D．
scold me
(18)
[ ]
A．
may trouble
B．
would trouble
C．
may bother
D．
must bother
(19)
[ ]
A．
a notice
B．
a message
C．
an invitation
D．
an apology
(20)
[ ]
A．
washed
B．
changed
C．
dressed
D．
prepared
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Although there are many skillful Braille(布莱叶盲文)readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system．They are therefore shut 1 from the world of books and newspapers, having to 2 on friends to read 3 to them．
A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major breakthrough(突破)in providing help to the 4 ．His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that scans any page, interprets the print into 5 ．And then delivers them orally in a robot-like 6 through a speaker．By pressing the appropriate buttons 7 Cyclops's keyboard, a blind person can“read”any 8 document in the English language．
This remarkable invention represents a tremendous stride forward in the 9 of the handicapped．(有障碍的人)At present, Cyclops costs ＄50,000． 10 , Mr．Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller 11 improved version that will sell 12 less than half that price．Within a few years, Kurzweil 13 the price range will be low enough for every school and library to 14 one．Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that 15 will be able to buy home 16 of Cyclops for the price of a good television set．
Mr．Hingson's organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland．Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York．Blind people have been 17 in those tests, making lots of 18 suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops．
“This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies 19 a product was put on the market,”Hingson said．“Most manufacturers(制造商)believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people．In that sense , the manufacturers have been the 20 ones．”
(1)
[ ]
A．
up
B．
down
C．
in
D．
off
(2)
[ ]
A．
turn
B．
depend
C．
press
D．
live
(3)
[ ]
A．
loud
B．
silently
C．
aloud
D．
loudly
(4)
[ ]
A．
disabled
B．
uneducated
C．
invisible
D．
sightless
(5)
[ ]
A．
sounds
B．
sound
C．
pictures
D．
tape
(6)
[ ]
A．
behavior
B．
expression
C．
movement
D．
voice
(7)
[ ]
A．
on
B．
at
C．
in
D．
from
(8)
[ ]
A．
visual
B．
printed
C．
virtual
D．
spoken
(9)
[ ]
A．
education
B．
life
C．
mind
D．
world
(10)
[ ]
A．
Likewise
B．
Moreover
C．
However
D．
Though
(11)
[ ]
A．
but
B．
than
C．
or
D．
then
(12)
[ ]
A．
on
B．
for
C．
through
D．
to
(13)
[ ]
A．
estimates
B．
consider
C．
counts
D．
determine
(14)
[ ]
A．
settle
B．
own
C．
invest
D．
gain
(15)
[ ]
A．
schools
B．
children
C．
families
D．
companies
(16)
[ ]
A．
models
B．
modes
C．
cases
D．
collections
(17)
[ ]
A．
producing
B．
researching
C．
ascertaining
D．
assisting
(18)
[ ]
A．
true
B．
valuable
C．
authentic
D．
pleasant
(19)
[ ]
A．
after
B．
when
C．
before
D．
as
(20)
[ ]
A．
successful
B．
helpful
C．
blind
D．
smart
完型填空
I noticed a small boy, ragged but clean, hungrily looking at a basket of freshly picked green peas when I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes．
I paid for my potatoes and went to see the fresh green peas．I couldn't help overhearing the 1 between Mr．Miller, the store owner, and the 2 looking boy．
“Hello, Barry, how are you today?”
“Fine, thank you, Mr．Miller．I'm just 3 the peas．They look good．”
“Anything I can help you with?”
“No, Sir．I'm just admiring these peas．”
“Would you like to take some home?”
“No, sir．I've got 4 to pay for them with．”
“Well, what have you to 5 me for some of those peas?”
“All I get is my marble(弹子)here．”
“I 6 see that．Hmm, the only thing is that this one is blue and I like red．Do you have a red one at home?”
“Not 7 but almost．” Take this sack of peas home with you and let me look at that red marble 8 you come back．”
Mrs．Miller who had been standing nearby, came over to help me and told me, “There are 9 other boys like Barry in our community, and all three are very 10 ．My husband just loves to trade them for peas ,apples, tomatoes, or 11 ．When they come back with their 12 marbles, he decides he doesn't like red 13 and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one．”
Several years later, Mr．Miller died．At the 14 I saw three young men with very professional looking．Each young man placed his own 15 hand over the cold pale hand in the coffin(棺材), 16 their eyes．
“Those three young men were the boys．They just told me how they 17 the things Jim 'traded' them．Now, at last, they came to pay their 18 , ”said Mrs．Miller．
With loving 19 , Mrs．Miller lifted the lifeless fingers of her husband．Resting underneath were three shining red 20 ．
(1)
[ ]
A．
conversation
B．
argument
C．
quarrel
D．
negotiation
(2)
[ ]
A．
hungry
B．
dirty
C．
thirsty
D．
poor
(3)
[ ]
A．
smelling
B．
feeling
C．
admiring
D．
enjoying
(4)
[ ]
A．
something
B．
nothing
C．
everything
D．
anything
(5)
[ ]
A．
cheat
B．
buy
C．
trade
D．
bargain
(6)
[ ]
A．
may
B．
will
C．
must
D．
can
(7)
[ ]
A．
correctly
B．
particularly
C．
exactly
D．
extremely
(8)
[ ]
A．
the next time
B．
the first time
C．
every time
D．
the last time
(9)
[ ]
A．
three
B．
two
C．
four
D．
many
(10)
[ ]
A．
hungry
B．
rich
C．
poor
D．
dirty
(11)
[ ]
A．
wherever
B．
whoever
C．
whatever
D．
whenever
(12)
[ ]
A．
red
B．
blue
C．
orange
D．
colored
(13)
[ ]
A．
in all
B．
after all
C．
at all
D．
all at once
(14)
[ ]
A．
funeral
B．
ceremony
C．
gathering
D．
community
(15)
[ ]
A．
strong
B．
gentle
C．
rough
D．
warm
(16)
[ ]
A．
wiping
B．
covering
C．
opening
D．
closing
(17)
[ ]
A．
enjoyed
B．
admired
C．
appreciated
D．
hated
(18)
[ ]
A．
money
B．
debt
C．
marbles
D．
peas
(19)
[ ]
A．
strength
B．
encouragement
C．
heart
D．
gentleness
(20)
[ ]
A．
peas
B．
marbles
C．
apples
D．
tomatoes
完型填空
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment into the outer 1 of Harvard's president．But they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4 and go away．But they didn't．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5 ．
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face．The lady told them, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 8 here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn't 10 ．Instead, he was shocked．“Madam,” he said, “We can't put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this 11 would look like a cemetery(墓地)．”“Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly, “We don't want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 13 to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was 16 , because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don't we just start our own?” Her husband nodded． 18 their offer was turned down, Mr．And Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 19 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about．
