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　　When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was __(1)___ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the __(2)___ on purpose, __(3)___ that the driver might be too tired to drive,“When do you go back home in the evening?”

　　“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”

　　“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I __(4)___ another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.”His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the __(5)___ is only complaint（抱怨）. They complain that they __(6)___ work __(7)___, that it is __(8)___ to earn money, that they are bullied（欺侮）by the policemen, or that the corporation leaders are seated __(9)___ and enjoy the __(10)___ of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance（不满意）against everything. But this driver told me,“I find it __(11)___ to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I like driving, just for __(12)___. It's __(13)___ that I __(14)___ drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any __(15)___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __(16)___, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a __(17)___ street. In this way I always get customers.”

　　His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __(18)___ in his job. Such feelings are __(19)___ among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying __(20)___,“Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks（挫折）.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

(1)A．driving		B．flying	C．running	D．rushing
(2)A．calmness			B．quietness
C．stillness			D．silence
(3)A．for fear			B．on condition
C．in order			D．in case
(4)A．gave out			B．threw out
C．let off			D．set off
(5)A．taxis			B．radios
C．passengers			D．drivers
(6)A．have to			B．must
C．need			D．should
(7)A．from night till morning			B．from morning till night
C．from morning till afternoon			D．from morning till dusk
(8)A．hard			B．easy
C．possible			D．impossible
(9)A．busy	B．busily		C．lazy	D．lazily
(10)A．results			B．achievements
C．gains			D．fruits
(11)A．tired			B．tiring
C．excited			D．exciting
(12)A．pleasure			B．money
C．work			D．interest
(13)A．unfortunate			B．fortunate
C．likely			D．wise
(14)A．often	B．usually		C．hardly	D．seldom
(15)A．trick	B．secret		C．skill	D．method
(16)A．southward			B．northward
C．eastward			D．westward
(17)A．wide	B．narrow		C．lonely	D．empty
(18)A．had	B．made		C．kept	D．took
(19)A．common	B．rare		C．much	D．little
(20)A．says	B．suggests		C．goes	D．talks

My husband hasn't stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It's _1 now but it wasn't at that time.

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I __2__ a rest before catching the train, so I bought a __3__ and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long __4___ to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to __5__ a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the ___6__ seat. It was one of those __7__ young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair coloured bright__8__ at the front, not so unusual these days. What did __9__ me was he'd started to eat my chocolate!

Naturally, I was annoyed(恼火). However, to avoid trouble-then really I was rather uneasy about him-I just __10__ down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me __11___ . Then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly ___12___ it. Still I didn't want to start an argument. When he took a __13__ piece, I felt more __14__ than annoyed. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece. "And I __15__ it.

The boy gave me a __16__ look, and then stood up. As he left he shouted out, "This woman's mad!" Everyone __17__ . That really made me feel silly, but it was __18__ when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red-as red as his hair when I

__19__ I'd made a mistake. It wasn't my chocolate he'd been taking. There was mine, __20__ , just under my newspaper.

A. serious B. wonderful C. funny D. exciting

A. enjoyed B. took C. had D. wanted

A. cake B. newspaper C. magazine D. bag

A. chairs B. tables C. benches D. beds

A. order B. find C. keep D. do

A. very B. same C. free D. next

A. wild-looked B. wild-looking C. good-looked D. good-looking

A. red B. black C. brown D. white

A. interest B. surprise C. frighten D. hurt

A. looked B. lay C. sat D. put

A. eagerly B. friendly C. closely D. shyly

A. believe B. bear C. notice D. stop

A. last B. big C. single D. third

A. angry B. content C. happy D. pleased

A. covered B. threw C. got D. wrapped

A. strange B. terrible C. disappointed D. curious

A. agreed B. promised C. stared D. followed

A. better B. worse C. later D. easier

A. wondered B. realized C. decided D. recognized

A. tasted B. split C. tied D. unopened

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 1 and have made up their minds to 2 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 3 through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it 4 to sleep at night, but they are doing damage to our houses and shops of historical 5 , ”said John Norris, one of the protestors.

“If we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, ” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a 6 village. Its streets were never 7 for heavy traffic. ”

Harry Fields also studying 8 said they wanted to make as much 9 as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 10 . “Most of them don’t 11 here anyway, ” he said, “they come for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t 12 . It is high time they realized the problem. ” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.

I asked if they were 13 that the police might come to stop them.

“Not really, ” she said, “actually we are 14 bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no law against practising. ”

I 15 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1. A. college B. village C. town D. church

2. A. change B. repair C. ring D. shake

3. A. now and then B. day and night

C. up and down D. over and over

4. A. terrible B. difficult

C. uncomfortable D. unpleasant

5. A. scene B. period

C. interest D. sense

6. A. pretty B. quite

C. large D. modern

7. A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used

8. A. chemistry B. geography

C. biology D. education

9. A. effort B. time C. trouble D. noise

10. A. stand B. accept C. know D. share

11. A. shop B. live C. come D. study

12. A. notice B. mention

C. fear D. control

13. A. surprised B. afraid

C. pleased D. determined

14. A. proper B. experienced

C. hopeful D. serious

15. A. left B. found C. reached D. passed

Long long ago, there was a small village． This village had a 1 tradition． At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home． The boy had to   2 his home before winter． If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 3  him in any way．
One 4 , Paul and Marc reached their majority． They 5  their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes． In each village, they found the nicest 6  and talked to the owners． Each owner gladly offered 7 ．
After Marc saw several homes, he 8 the best ideas and went back to his own land． Paul, 9  , continued collecting more ideas． Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 10 some of them． But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village．
Marc began building his home． He had several false starts, 11  his home gradually rose from his land． By fall, Marc had finished his home． It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 12 it later． Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and   13  with home owners． The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 14  back to his land． He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was   15 ． The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 16 ． The villagers mourned for him．
Marc 17 the winter． Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better． He became a leader in the village, 18 a family, and lived a happy, content life．
We all build and improve our own mental homes． It’s   19 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 20   the best ideas．

完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
John, a famous musician, took his priceless zither (齐特琴) and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the zither was delicately streaming __1__ the whole station. However, during the one-hour play only six or seven people truly __2__ the charming music. A three-year-old kid was so __3__ by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 U.S. dollars for his work that day.
__4__, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, the ticket can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely __5__ to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many __6__ in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not __7__ the famous musician and missing such a valuable but __8__ music feast.
I have a very busy friend who totally __9__ after knowing that his wife came down with a deadly illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. But his wife still did not __10__ to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed miserably that __11__ his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now it is impossible to __12__ it.
Actually, I also missed something __13__ before. The __14__ we missed those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them __15__.
Yet tomorrow is actually by no means __16__. There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many people’s __17__, they had only done two things: waiting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to __18__ what they had. We would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the __19__ we have expected, we could no longer __20__ our wish, because we have lost it by then.