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A Joke on a Friend

  Mark twain was a famous American writer.He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today.Mark Twain was also famous in his day 1 a public speaker.In his speaking Mark Twain always liked 2 funny stories.He also liked to listen to funny stories and to 3 his friends.One day one of his friends 4 his wallet and asked him 5 his train fare for him. 

  “But I don’t have enough money to pay 6 your fare and my fare,”Mark Twain said.

  The friend didn’t know 7 to do.He was very sad. “We can do this.”said Mark Twain.“We can 8 the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets you can hide 9 my seat.”

  Later, 10 ,on the train,when the conductor came to take the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets 11 for Mark Twain and one for his friend.Then 12 a loud voice,Mark Twain explained.

  “My friend here is a 13 strange man.When he travels on a train he doesn’t like to sit 14 a seat.He prefers 15 on the floor under the seat.”

  Of course,everybody in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.

                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

  One day a young student was taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly called the students’ friend, for his kindness to those who waited on his instructions.As they went along, they saw   1   in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by, and who had   2   finished his day's work.

  The student   3   the professor, saying:“Let us play the man a   4   :we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his confusion when he cannot find them.”

  “My young friend, ” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the   5   of the poor.But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of the rich man.Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch   6   the discovery affects him.”

  The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by.The poor man soon finished his work, and came   7   the field to the path   8   he had left his coat and shoes.While putting on his coat he

    9   his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something   10   , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin.Astonishment and   11   were seen upon his face.He gazed upon the coin, turned it round, and looked

  at it again and again.He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen.He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was   12   on finding the other coin.His feelings   13   him; he fell upon his knees, looked   14   to heaven and uttered aloud a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread,   15   the timely giving, from some unknown hand, would save from dying.

  The student stood there deeply   16   , his eyes   17   with tears.“ Now, ” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your   18   trick? ”

  The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget.I feel now the   19   of those words, which I never understood before:It is more   20   to give than to receive.”

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highly

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likely

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turned down

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turned away

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turned around

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turned to

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amusement

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fun

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fool

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trick

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mercy

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request

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expense

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thought

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what

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that

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why

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how

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across

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into

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around

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through

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that

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which

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when

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anger

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increased

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overcame

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relieved

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。

    A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   21   in the path a pair of old shoes, which they   22   belonged to a poor man who was employed in a field close by.

The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let us play the man a   23  : we will hide his shoes and wait to see his   24   when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the   25   of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure   26   the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch   27   the discovery affects him.”

The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by.

The poor man soon finished his work, and came   28   the field to the path where he had left his shoes. While   29   his foot into one of his shoes, he   30   something hard,   31   he bent down and found the coin. Astonishment and   32   were seen upon his face. He then looked around himself on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was   33   on finding the other coin. His feelings   34   him; he fell upon his   35  , looked up to heaven and thanked God aloud.

The student stood there   36   affected, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better   37   than if you had played your   38   trick?” The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the   39   of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to   40   than to receive.”

1.A. sitting         B. lying      C. hiding   D. laying

2.A. imagined    B. expected       C. supposed      D. recognized

3.A. trick   B. role       C. part       D. game

4.A. impatience         B. puzzlement   C. pity        D. disappointment

5.A. expense     B. risk        C. need     D. poverty

6.A. in reply to  B. in response to       C. by means of  D. by way of

7.A. why   B. when    C. where   D. how

8.A. across         B. around C. through         D. towards

9.A. rising B. rushing C. slipping D. sliding

10.A. found       B. noticed C. kicked   D. felt

11.A. but  B. so C. as D. for

12.A. wonder    B. admiration    C. guilt       D. anxiety

13.A. advanced          B. improved      C. progressed   D. doubled

14.A. grasped   B. overcame      C. inspired         D. sank

15.A. knees       B. hands    C. feet       D. legs

16.A. generally B. fairly     C. deeply  D. naturally

17.A. excited    B. satisfied         C. touched         D. pleased

18.A. intended B. required        C. wanted D. interested

19.A. fact  B. truth     C. reality   D. faith

20.A. reward        B. win                C.give                 D. send

 

One day a young student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   36   in the path a pair of old shoes, which were supposed to belong to a poor man working in a field close by, and who had     37    finished his day’s work.

The student    38    the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a (n)   39   . We’ll hide his shoes, then hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his confusion(慌乱) when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend,” said the professor, “We should never amuse ourselves at the   40   of the poor. But now that you are rich, you may get a much greater pleasure in a different way. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch   41   the discovery affects him.”

And so they did. The poor man soon finished his work, and came    42    the field to the path    43    he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he     44    his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something    45    . He bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He gazed upon the coin,     46     it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around,     47    no person was to be seen. He put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was      48    on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked    49   to heaven and uttered(发出) aloud a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his sick and helpless wife and his children without    50   , whom the timely(及时的) giving from the unknown hand would save from dying.

The student stood there    51    affected, his eyes filled with     52    . “Now,” said the professor, “Aren’t you much better pleased then if you had played your intended trick?”

The youth replied, “You have     53   me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the     54    of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to    55    than to receive.”

36. A. sitting             B. lying                 C. laying                   D. hiding

37. A. mostly            B. highly               C. nearly                    D. likely

38. A. turned down   B. turned away  C. turned around       D. turned to

39. A. amusement    B. fun                    C. fool                        D. trick

40. A. mercy            B. request             C. expense                D. thought

41. A. what               B. that                   C. why                       D. how

42. A. across           B. into                   C. around                  D. through

43. A. that                B. which                C. where                    D. when

44. A. slipped           B. took                  C. kicked                   D. threw

45. A. soft                B. tight                  C. loose                     D. hard

46. A. showed          B. turned              C. looked                   D. made

47. A. although        B. but                    C. for                         D. so

48. A. doubled         B. stopped            C. increased              D. improved

49. A. down              B. around             C. up                         D. forward

50. A. bread             B. books               C. toys                       D. money

51. A. still                B. possibly            C. deeply                   D. immediately

52. A. surprises       B. worries             C. fears                     D. tears

53. A. taught            B. gave                 C. told                        D. showed

54. A. function         B. story                 C. rule                       D. truth

55. A. study             B. give                  C. beg                       D. work

One day a young student was taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   36   in the path a pair of old shoes, which were supposed to belong to a poor man working in a field close by, and who had     37    finished his day’s work.

The student    38    the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a (n)   39   . We’ll hide his shoes, then hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his confusion(慌乱) when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend,” said the professor, “We should never amuse ourselves at the   40   of the poor. But now that you are rich, you may get a much greater pleasure in a different way. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch   41   the discovery affects him.”

And so they did. The poor man soon finished his work, and came    42    the field to the path    43    he had left his coat and shoes. While putting on his coat he     44    his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something    45    . He bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He gazed upon the coin,     46     it round, and looked at it again and again. He then looked around,     47    no person was to be seen. He put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was      48    on finding the other coin. His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked    49   to heaven and uttered(发出) aloud a sincere thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his sick and helpless wife and his children without    50   , whom the timely(及时的) giving from the unknown hand would save from dying.

The student stood there    51    affected, his eyes filled with     52    . “Now,” said the professor, “Aren’t you much better pleased then if you had played your intended trick?”

The youth replied, “You have     53   me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the     54    of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to    55    than to receive.”

36. A. sitting                     B. lying                  C. laying                     D. hiding

37. A. mostly                    B. highly                C. nearly                     D. likely

38. A. turned down   B. turned away             C. turned around          D. turned to

39. A. amusement             B. fun                    C. fool                        D. trick

40. A. mercy                    B. request               C. expense                  D. thought

41. A. what                      B. that                    C. why                       D. how

42. A. across                    B. into                    C. around                    D. through

43. A. that                        B. which                C. where                     D. when

44. A. slipped                    B. took                   C. kicked                    D. threw

45. A. soft                        B. tight                   C. loose                      D. hard

46. A. showed                  B. turned                C. looked                    D. made

47. A. although                 B. but                    C. for                         D. so

48. A. doubled                  B. stopped              C. increased                D. improved

49. A. down                     B. around               C. up                          D. forward

50. A. bread                      B. books                C. toys                        D. money

51. A. still                        B. possibly             C. deeply                     D. immediately

52. A. surprises                 B. worries              C. fears                       D. tears

53. A. taught                     B. gave                  C. told                        D. showed

54. A. function                  B. story                  C. rule                        D. truth

55. A. study                      B. give                   C. beg                         D. work

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