While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map-reading course, for the simple reason that I always feel 1 even with a map in my hand.For weeks I had 2 awake at night thinking of the 3 test I would have to face at the end of the course. 4 the evil day arrived.It was my responsibility to lead a small band of soldiers back to camp from the middle of 5 .We were driven out in a(n) 6 lorry and left in a ploughed field with 7 to get back to camp as quickly as possible.
Well knowing my 8 , the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions.I folded the map up, put it in my pocket, and said that we would 9 east.After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream.I looked at the map 10 .It seemed to be 11 with masses of thin blue lines.But Which 12 line was this steam?In despair, we sat down in the cool 13 and I feel like 14 the map into the water.Fifteen minutes later, a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us a 15 to the nearest village.I 16 that we had been out for a walk and 17 got lost.The boatman invited us on 18 and I felt 19 when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their map-reading test!Not long 20 , we got off that boat and, following the boatman's instructions, took a bus into the village and get back to camp.
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 1 too close to my space.I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 2 space.That left 3 enough room to open the door.Then one day I arrived home 4 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space-too close to my car, 5 .At last 1 had a chance to meet the driver.My patience had 6 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not 7 me enough space?Park farther over.”Banging(猛推)open her door into 8 , the driver shouted back?“Make me!” 9 this she stepped out of the garage.Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 10 .Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 11 .The next day she 12 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry my mistress(女主人)shouted at yours the other day.She's been sorry about it.I know it because she doesn't sing any more while 13 .It wasn’t like her to scream 14 .Fact is, she'd just got bad news and was taking it out on you two.I 15 you and your mistress will 16 her.
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 17 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:
Dear Blue Buick,
My Mistress feels sorry, too.She parked so 18 because she just learned to drive.We will park much farther over after this.I'm glad we can be 19 now.
Your neighbor.
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 20 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled.
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A.
driven
B.
parked
C.
stopped
D.
stayed
(2)
[ ]
A.
complete
B.
close
C.
narrow
D.
fixed
(3)
[ ]
A.
quite
B.
nearly
C.
seldom
D.
hardly
(4)
[ ]
A.
hurriedly
B.
first
C.
finally
D.
timely
(5)
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A.
as usual
B.
as planned
C.
as well
D.
as yet
(6)
[ ]
A.
run into
B.
run about
C.
run out
D.
run off
(7)
[ ]
A.
keeping
B.
saving
C.
offering
D.
leaving
(8)
[ ]
A.
mine
B.
hers
C.
itself
D.
ours
(9)
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A.
For
B.
With
C.
From
D.
Upon
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A.
room
B.
area
C.
front
D.
side
(11)
[ ]
A.
an instruction
B.
a result
C.
an answer
D.
a chance
(12)
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A.
put
B.
wrote
C.
sent
D.
discovered
(13)
[ ]
A.
working
B.
driving
C.
returning
D.
cooking
(14)
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A.
on end
B.
so long
C.
like that
D.
any more
(15)
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A.
hope
B.
know
C.
suppose
D.
suggest
(16)
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A.
comfort
B.
help
C.
forgive
D.
please
(17)
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A.
office
B.
flat
C.
place
D.
garage
(18)
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A.
crazily
B.
eagerly
C.
noisily
D.
early
(19)
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A.
neighbors
B.
friends
C.
drivers
D.
writers
(20)
[ ]
A.
followed
B.
passed
C.
found
D.
greeted
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A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston.They walked without an appointment(预约)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 him, “ 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(基地).” “ 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.
(1)
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A.
lab
B.
library
C.
hall
D.
office
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A.
watched
B.
stopped
C.
followed
D.
interviewed
(3)
[ ]
A.
hoping
B.
finding
C.
realizing
D.
imagining
(4)
[ ]
A.
surprised
B.
disappointed
C.
worried
D.
troubled
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A.
hopelessly
B.
carefully
C.
unexpectedly
D.
unwillingly
(6)
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A.
pleasant
B.
funny
C.
cold
D.
sad
(7)
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A.
attended
B.
visited
C.
studied
D.
served
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A.
clever
B.
brave
C.
proud
D.
happy
(9)
[ ]
A.
set about
B.
set up
C.
take down
D.
take over
(10)
[ ]
A.
satisfied
B.
excited
C.
moved
D.
ashamed
(11)
[ ]
A.
house
B.
part
C.
garden
D.
place
(12)
[ ]
A.
explained
B.
expressed
C.
refused
D.
admitted
(13)
[ ]
A.
building
B.
yard
C.
playground
D.
square
(14)
[ ]
A.
laughed
B.
shouted
C.
glanced
D.
called
(15)
[ ]
A.
suggestion
B.
idea
C.
thought
D.
opinion
(16)
[ ]
A.
bored
B.
astonished
C.
interested
D.
pleased
(17)
[ ]
A.
department
B.
university
C.
business
D.
club
(18)
[ ]
A.
Once
B.
While
C.
Since
D.
Though
(19)
[ ]
A.
name
B.
character
C.
picture
D.
sign
(20)
[ ]
A.
talked
B.
knew
C.
heard
D.
cared
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In the United States Government, the Congress(议会) 1 the laws.The Congress has two parts, 2 are more or less equal in power.They are 3 as the House of Representatives and the Senate(参议院).The House of Representatives is 4 than the Senate whose 100 members(two from each state) 5 for six years, the 435 members of the House are 6 every two years, and the 7 from each state is determined by the 8 of the state.For example, California, which has a 9 population, has forty-three Representatives, 10 the state of Nevada has only one.
The House and Senate are divided into small groups which 11 special matters such as education or foreign affairs.The most 12 work of the Congress is often done in these groups, which are 13 committees.
According to the Constitution(宪法)of the United States, a Senator must be 14 thirty years old and he must have been a 15 of the United States for nine years at the time of his 16 .To be elected to the House a person must be twenty-five years old 17 must have been a United States citizen for seven years.At the present time, members of Congress 18 businessmen, farmers, teachers and especially lawyers.
In general, Senators are 19 known than Representatives because they are 20 in number and serve for a longer time.Many American Presidents served in Congress before they became presidents.
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A.
defends
B.
practices
C.
makes
D.
carries out
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A.
they
B.
that
C.
both
D.
which
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A.
thought
B.
called
C.
regarded
D.
known
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A.
more
B.
larger
C.
stranger
D.
more powerful
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A.
serve
B.
select
C.
stand
D.
last
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[ ]
A.
selected
B.
changed
C.
chosen
D.
elected
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A.
member
B.
person
C.
number
D.
seat
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[ ]
A.
people
B.
size
C.
population
D.
condition
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[ ]
A.
more
B.
large
C.
great
D.
high
(10)
[ ]
A.
while
B.
however
C.
yet
D.
instead
(11)
[ ]
A.
in charge of
B.
manage
C.
take care of
D.
control
(12)
[ ]
A.
difficult
B.
important
C.
ordinary
D.
successful
(13)
[ ]
A.
recognize
B.
made
C.
considered
D.
called
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A.
at least
B.
as old as
C.
well over
D.
as young as
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[ ]
A.
master
B.
doctor
C.
member
D.
citizen
(16)
[ ]
A.
graduation
B.
election
C.
position
D.
practice
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[ ]
A.
or
B.
also
C.
and
D.
but
(18)
[ ]
A.
accept
B.
include
C.
unite
D.
invite
(19)
[ ]
A.
better
B.
more
C.
less
D.
seldom
(20)
[ ]
A.
fewer
B.
weaker
C.
bigger
D.
less
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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
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One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville.On the train was a 1 guy with a big suitcase.He was called William Warbler and he looked very 2 indeed.But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to 3 he did it by singing opera.It didn’t matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”.He would 4 , “Goood dayyy to youuuuuu…tooooooo!”
No one could get a normal, 5 word out of him.And, as no one knew how he made his living-and he lived quite simply, always wearing his same old second-hand suit –they often 6 him.
They 7 his singing, calling him “crazy”.William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(谣言) 8 round the town:William had 9 a role in a very important opera in the nation’s capital, and there were posters(海报)everywhere 10 the event.Everyone in the capital went to see it, and it was a great 11 .And to everyone in Cheekyville’s surprise-when William was being 12 by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking 13 singing.And he did it with good 14 , and with a clear and pleasant voice.
From that day, William gave up singing 15 .Now he did it only during his stage appearances and world tours.Some people suspected 16 he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad.They wouldn’t have thought so 17 they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase.
“Practice every second, for you never know when your 18 will come.”
Little did people realize that rather 19 he got the role in the opera because the 20 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.