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My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad. 36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my37. It became important to do things with 38. I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to 39 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference(冷漠) hurt him, my father kept 40 , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 41 I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 42 Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me. Just then my father 43 my room. “It’s a beautiful day. Want to go for a 44 today, Beck?” “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently 45 . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 46 .
Several hours later, the police called us, 47 us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could 48 speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49 of hurting him.
“Daddy … I’m sorry …”
“It’s OK, sweetheart. I’ll be OK.”
“No,” I said, “I 50 what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t 51 anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He 52 a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 53 wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that 54 have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the 55 to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.
A. However B. Instead C. Besides D. Therefore
A. sight B. effort C. attention D. energy
A. Dad B. brothers C. teachers D. friends
A. start B. devote C. save D. waste
A. asleep B. busy C. silent D. awake
A. unless B. even if C. so that D. in case
A. spirits B. conditions C. emotions D. hopes
A. left B. checked C. knocked D. entered
A. walk B. ride C. picnic D. game
A. whispered B. warned C. shouted D. announced
A. morning B. moment C. afternoon D. evening
A. convincing B. informing C. reminding D. phoning
A. eventually B. generally C. strictly D. broadly
A. tired B. sorry C. aware D. afraid
A. mean B. think C. care D. discuss
A. hate B. forget C. like D. remember
A. managed B. expressed C. exchanged D. got
A. often B. once C. even D. never
A. words B. promises C. smiles D. apologies
A. experience B. power C. honor D. desire
_____ many times, but he still couldn't understand it.
A. Having been told B. Though he had been told
C. He had been told D. Having told
Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）.Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18 .The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job .David’s firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car ,take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）,or get credit cards .David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school “ he said .“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school .Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added :”I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility .You never know when the market might disappear.”
60．In what way is David different from people of his age?
A．He often goes out with friends
B．He lives with his mother
C．He has a handsome income
D．He graduated with six O-levels
61．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?
A．He is too young to get a credit card
B．He has no time to learn driving
C．He has very little spare time
D．He will soon lose his job
62．Why was David able to get the job in the company?
A．He had done well in all his exams
B．He had written some computer programs
C．He was good at playing computer games
D．He had learnt to use computers at school
63．Why did David decide to leave school and start working?
A．He received lots of job offers
B．He was eager to help his mother
C．He lost interest in school studies
D．He wanted to earn his own living
Henry's job was to examine people who crossed the frontier (边境) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends, he would see a(n) ___ coming up the hill towards the frontier, __ a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle__ the frontier, Henry used to __ the man and order him to take the straw off and ___ it. Then he would examine the straw very ___ to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets before letting him tie the straw __. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always __ to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he ___ found anything, even though he examined it very carefully. He was___that the man was smuggling __, but he was not able to imagine __ it could be.
Then one evening, after he had__ the straw and emptied the factory worker's__ as usual, he said to him, “___ I know that you are smuggling things __ this frontier. Won't you tell me what you're bringing into the country so successfully? I'm sixty years old now, and today is my last day on the __ . Tomorrow I'm going to retire. I promise that I shall not tell anyone __ you tell me what you've been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything ___ . Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly, “ __ .”
1.A. officer B. driver C. worker D. soldier
2.A. pulling B. pushing C. filling D. carrying
3.A. reached B. left C. faced D. formed
4.A. stop B. greet C. praise D. beat
5.A. show B. load C. light D. untie
6.A. carefully B. carelessly C. angrily D. quickly
7.A. once B. again C. yet D. instead
8.A. pretending B. believing C. expecting D. asking
9.A. ever B. often C. always D. never
10.A. curious B. sure C. clever D. known
11.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
12.A. how B. which C. what D. why
13.A. looked after B. looked through C. looked for D. looked out
14.A. pockets B. clothes C. socks D. shoes
15.A. Wait B. Go C. Listen D. Come
16.A. past B. from C. through D. across
17.A. job B. mountain C. edge D. road
18.A. as B. if C. before D. whether
19.A. at the moment B. after all C. for a moment D. at all
20.A. Straw B. Money C. Cars D. Bicycles
This is a true story of how my car got stuck in water and how a stranger helped me during the worst rain storm.
Last Sunday, the sky was grey when I woke up. The weather report said rain was coming, but I couldn’t stay home just because of rain.
Around 8:00 am I had a doctor’s appointment. It wasn’t raining then. At 9:00 I left the doctor’s office to drive to work, and it was raining hard. I just had to go about 5-6 miles down one main road to get to a nearby school, where I could stay until the rain ended. Unfortunately, the road in front of the school was flooded, and my car stopped in the middle.
“Who is going to save me?” I wondered. I shut off the engine and turned on my flashers (车灯). I called 911. They were not helpful. I called my husband, even though he couldn’t come and help me. I was also very close to a police station. But I never saw even one police car. I decided to get out of the car, since it was still pouring.
My best decision of the day had been to wear rain boots. I took my umbrella and quickly got out and ran across the street to a shelter.
Before long, a tow truck(拖车) happened to pass by the street. The driver kindly offered to help me. At that moment, I really needed car pulled out quickly, so I trusted the stranger. He pulled my car and drove me home. After he had dropped my car off, he also helped me check the engine. He said the engine was most likely flooded, but fortunately there was no water inside the car.
Although many years have passed, I still remember that stormy day and the warm-hearted stranger clearly.
1.How was the weather when the author got up?
A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Windy. D. Sunny.
2.Which of the following is the correct order about the things that the author did?
① Drove to work. ② Drove to the doctor’s office.
③ Ran to a shelter. ④ Called 911 for help.
A. ②①④③ B. ②③①④ C. ①②④③ D. ①③②④
3.What did the author do after her car had got stuck in the water?
A. She turned off her flashers.
B. She tried to restart the engine.
C. She went to the police station nearby.
D. She got out of her car.
4.How did the stranger help the author?
A. He lent his car to her.
B. He pulled her car out of the water.
C. He drove her to school.
D. He helped her fix her engine.
