Smith gave the books to all the students except _____ who had already taken them.
A.the ones B.ones C.some D.the others
_____ surely, I would never have believed it.
A.If I didn’t see B.Have I not see
C.Had I not seen D.If I haven’t see
To their great joy, the day they looked forward to _______at last.
A.coming B.had come C.come D.came
I, who ______ your good friend, will share your joys and sorrows.
A.was B.are C.is D.am
The squirrel was lucky that it just missed ______.
A.catching B.to be caught C.being caught D.to catch
Yesterday, Jane walked away from discussion.Otherwise she _____ something she would regret later.
A.had said B.said C.might say D.might have said
I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and ______ the point.
A.at B.on C.to D.of
—Oh, it’s you! I _____ you.
—I’ve just had my hair cut, and I'm wearing new glasses.
A.didn’t recognize B.hadn’t recognized
C.haven’t recognized D.don’t recognize
The story happened when I was 16.When I was leaving the train station with my father, a woman 1 near to us and said that her money had been stolen.She asked 2 my father could lend her some money to go back home.My father 3 her what she asked and told her not to worry about 4 it back.
I was 5 .How could my own father be so easily cheated? It was 6 to me that she was lying, staying in the 7 all day long to catch the next fool.
“She was 8 !” I screamed. “Why did you give her anything 9 ?”
My father looked at me and I could 10 that he was a bit angry.“And what would you like me to 11 ?” he said, “Should I tell her that I am a college professor and that I can 12 her cheating?” I did not 13 him at all, and then he told me 14 that I would never forget.“First, she would not do this if she did not need the 15 .Second, I made her happy, because now she thinks that she is 16 than me, and I do not mind that.I think that is more 17 to her than the money.”
A week later, we were at the same 18 , and the same woman came up to my father with the same 19 .“Not this time,” my father told her, “In your business, you have to learn to 20 people.Try another story on me next week.”
Well, he was a professor, after all…and I like both sides of this story: generosity(慷慨) and wisdom.
1. A.worked B.came C.lived D.stopped
2. A.whether B.when C.unless D.how
3. A.lent B.showed C.elected D.gave
4. A.paying B.returning C.thinking D.receiving
5. A.shocked B.satisfied C.talented D.interested
6. A.reliable B.actual C.positive D.obvious
7. A.business B.station C.difficulty D.effort
8. A.lying B.crying C.laughing D.reasoning
9. A.after all B.in all C.at all D.for all
10. A.forget B.see C.watch D.predict
11. A.argue B.debate C.present D.do
12. A.see through B.look into C.break out D.make up
13. A.accept B.allow C.understand D.ignore
14. A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing
15. A.advice B.attention C.work D.money
16. A.happier B.wealthier C.smarter D.greater
17. A.important B.social C.anxious D.intelligent
18. A.hotel B.college C.train D.place
19. A.story B.look C.method D.question
20. A.defeat B .prove C.remember D.disappoint
Miss Wenter was watching TV when the program suddenly stopped. “Sorry to interrupt the program.Now we are requested to broadcast an important notice from the police station.At about nine this evening, a lady named Mrs. Humney was robbed and killed. Anyone who can supply any clue is requested to report to the police.Thank you.” The terrible news made the lonely girl shake with fear.She couldn’t help looking around, but she didn’t notice that a man was already hidden behind the door to the veranda (阳台).
All of a sudden the man appeared before Miss Wenter.The girl really didn’t know what to do.“Don’t ask for trouble.Put your jewellery on the table.Then think over whether I shall be safe to stay up here for the night,” said the robber.That made Miss Wenter even more terrified, but she tried to calm herself.
Just then came the whistle of a police car.In a little while, someone rang the doorbell.The robber said with a gun against the girl’s back, “Go to the door and say that you’ve gone to be D.Never let him in.”
In a flash, the girl had an idea.“Oh, who are you?” she said. “Is there anything unusual?” asked the policeman.“No, there isn’t.Good night!” Immediately she added loudly, “Besides, my elder brother extends his warm greeting to you.” “Thank you.Good night,” the policeman replied in the same manner.
A few minutes later the sound of the police car going away could be heard. “It’s well done,” the robber said with a smile.Then he rushed to the girl.Almost at the same time the glass on the window was broken.The policemen hurried into the room from the veranda. They quickly put handcuffs (手铐) on the robber.
“Miss Wenter, your greetings were so good that it made us take action right away,” said Sergeant Bull, “because we’ve already known that your brother was killed in a robbery half a year ago.”
1.The TV program suddenly stopped because _______.
A.there was a sudden power failure just then
B.Wenter was so frightened that she turned off the TV at once
C.the police station requested an important notice to be broadcast
D.the man hidden in her room told her to interrupt the program
2.Miss Wenter mentioned her brother to let the policeman know that _______.
A.her brother missed him B.there was nothing unusual
C.there was something unusual D.her brother was at home with her
3.One of the policemen drove the police car away _______.
A.to make the robber not watchful B.to get more men to help catch the robber
C.to look for the robber elsewhere D.to let Miss Wenter have a good rest
4.Miss Wenter’s greetings made Bull feel something was unusual in Miss Wenter’s home because ________.
A.she didn’t ever have a brother B.her brother was also a robber
C.her brother died half a year ago D.she hated her brother