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Bill had done everything he could ________ to me.

A. avoid talking B. to avoid talking C. avoid to talk D. to avoid to talk

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Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had stumbled over something and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if Ihad killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”

The underlined word “stumbled” in Paragraph One probably means .

A. stopped himself B. came to life

C. trapped himself D. lost one’s balance

It can be inferred that________ according to the passage.

A. The boy took so many books with him because he was about to take an exam soon.

B. From the beginning, in fact, Mark knew Bill was to kill himself.

C. Bill valued the days when they spent talking and laughing together

D. Bill was dismissed for his breaking the school rules

What was it that saved Bill’s life in fact?

A. Friendliness and kindness. B. Understanding and Honesty.

C. Bill’s confidence and strong will D. Bill’s mother’s encouragement

From the passage we can learn that _____.

A. Bill would have remove to another school if Mark hadn't met him that day

B. Bill had planned to go to kill himself for the loss of his girlfriend.

C. From the first meeting, they often talked and play together.

D. Mark found out Bill’s secret and saved his life.

Which of the following should be the best title for this passage?

A. A little but meaning thing

B. Just a Little Smile

C. Unforgettable School Life

D. Friendship and Life

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从33—52各题所给的四个选项 (A，B，C和D)，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 33 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 34 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 35 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 36 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 37 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 38 the night there, so that they could 39 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 40 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 41 he was. He turned over 42 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 43 that he was at the 44 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 45 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 46 . Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 47 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 48 , because they didn’t want to 49 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 50 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 51 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 52 and started out.
33. A. busy      B. spare          C. enough       D. limited
34. A. foods            B. drawings       C. paintings      D. pictures
35. A. trips             B. buses          C. holidays       D. mountains
36. A. after             B. when          C. until          D. unless
37. A. led              B. stuck          C. got           D. belonged
38. A. cost       B. spent          C. slept           D. took
39. A. start             B. begin          C. walk          D. step
40. A. telephone B. machine       C. bell          D. clock
41. A. where     B. how          C. who          D. what
42. A. quickly    B. sleepily        C. quietly              D. suddenly
43. A. imagined         B. pronounced    C. forgot        D. remembered
44. A. mountain   B. town          C. farm         D. station
45. A. dressed      B. ordered        C. eaten          D. prepared
46. A. bathroom B. kitchen        C. dining-room    D. sitting-room
47. A. seemed     B. felt           C. tasted          D. smelled
48. A. many      B. soundly       C. much               D. highly
49. A. wake      B. go            C. put           D. come
50. A. of         B. with          C. in            D. by
51. A. that       B. what          C. after          D. before
52. A. cover      B. supply        C. operator       D. equipment

Recently, a study was carried out to determine who was the greatest American president．Sixty-five presidential historians took part in it, and they judged the past forty-two American leaders based on ten leadership qualities, including public persuasiveness(信服), crisis leadership, management of the economy, moral leadership, and conduct of international relations．The historians also looked at administrative ability (管理能力), relations with Congress, ability to set goals, and the pursuit of equal justice for all．Finally, the experts took into consideration the historical period in which the president lived．

The historians chose Abraham Lincoln as American’s greatest president．He had also been named best president in a similar study in 2000．Abraham Lincoln was the president who led the nation through the Civil War in the 1860s, and was able to unite it in the end．He also took the first steps to abolish slavery in America．

Edna Medford, a professor of history at Howard University in Washington, D.C., was an adviser on this study and the earlier one．She says Abraham Lincoln is seen to represent the values the nation most honors, such as truthfulness, moderation, and respect for human rights．

The historians put American’s first president, George Washington, second on the list, while Franklin D．Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harry Truman follow in that order．John F．Kennedy, the country’s first Roman Catholic president, is sixth on the list．Like Lincoln, Kennedy was murdered while in office．

Among recent presidents, Ronald Reagan was named the tenth best and Bill Clinton rated fifteenth, while the historians put former president George W．Bush at number thirty-six．His father, George H.W．Bush, did much better, being placed at number eighteen．

1.We learn from the text that ___________．

A．this is the second time that Abraham Lincoln has been chosen as America’s greatest president

B．Edna Medford didn’t take part in the study conducted in 2000．

C．George H.W．Bush was thought to have done worse in office than George W．Bush

D．Harry Truman was rated the fourth-best president by the study

2.Which of the following belong to the ten leadership qualities considered?

a．Being able to persuade the public

b．Taking effective measures during a financial crisis．

c．Balancing home life and career．

d．Pursuing equal justice for all．

A．a,b,c B．b,c,d C．a,b,d D．a,c,d

3.Who is rated worst among the following four presidents?

A．John F．Kennedy B．George Washington

C．Bill Clinton D．George W．Bush

4.The text is mainly about ________．

A．the ten qualities a great president needs

B．a study of American presidents

C．the values the American nation honors most

D．how Abraham Lincoln improved the country

-- Excuse me. ________?

--That's $ 5 altogether, sir.

A．Can 1 order, please	B．Could I have the bill, please
C．How much is the meal we've had	D．Please count the money, will vim

Our village carpenter(木匠), John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.
My wife said to me quietly, “It’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It is a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”
“I will decide about that when I see the bill, ” I read:
One dining table, 10 November, 1989.
Cost of wood: ＄17.00
Paint: ＄1.50
Work: 8 hours (＄1 an hour) ＄8.00
Total: ＄36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.” “Yes,” I said, “I’m glad it is only the 10^th of November.”
“Me, too,” said John. “You wait. It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”
“Yes, colder…. And more expensive! Dining tables will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?” John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “Please add it up again and you can forget the date.”
I paid him ＄26.50and he was happy to get it.

1.
Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?_______
1. A.
  Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully.
2. B.
  Because it was really a fine day.
3. C.
  Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.
4. D.
  Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
2.
Why did the writer say that dining table would be＄ 20 more expensive on November 30^th ?__________
1. A.
  Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.
2. B.
  Because paint would be more expensive.
3. C.
  Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.
4. D.
  Because he thought John would certainly add to the cost of the dining table.
3.
From the story we know that _____________
1. A.
  John made a mistake in the bill.
2. B.
  John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work
3. C.
  John had written out the bill before the writer got home.
4. D.
  John still wanted to get ＄36.50 for his work in the end.

Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?_______

Why did the writer say that dining table would be＄ 20 more expensive on November 30th ?__________

From the story we know that _____________

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Why did the writer say that dining table would be＄ 20 more expensive on November 30^th ?__________