Sometimes a writer takes a short cut(捷径)when painting a word picture． Instead of giving a detailed description(细节描述) of a thing, the writer may compare (比较)it to something else to something which you, the 1 , have certainly seen many times 2 ．A writer knows that this is a short cut to writing which is an effective way of painting a (n) 3 picture in your mind’s eye-and painting it 4 , too． The following example 5 how this short cut 6 to the benefit of both writer and reader．

    A writer sets out to tell you 7 the dust rose under the feet of a team of horses as they ran fast over a dirt road． Instead of writing a long and detailed description of the 8 dust, the writer makes the following comparison． The yellow dust of the road rose like a cloud under the horses’ feet．

    The phrase like a cloud 9 a mental picture which immediately enables you to see in your mind’ eye the yellow cloud of dust boiling up from the road and 10 about the horses’feet．

1．A. reader B. writer C. painter D. artist

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2．A. before B. early C. later D. ago

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3．A. clean B. clever C. clear D. obvious

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4．A. quickly B. exactly C. brightly D. carefully

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5．A. paints B. exposes C. shows D. expresses

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6．A. goes through B. brings out C. makes out D. works out

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7．A. when B. where C. what D. how

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8．A. risen B. raised C. raising D. rising

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9．A. calls on B. calls up C. thinks of D. dreams of

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10．A. dancing B. running C. wandering D. blowing

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　　Mrs Bailey and her little daughter, Julie, were coming back home from shopping when they saw their neighbour, Mrs Perkins, standing outside her front door looking very upset．

　　"Hello, 1 ?You do look worried!" Said Mrs Bailey．

　　"I've done a silly thing． I've locked 2 outside," said Mrs Perkins "I don't know what to do． If I weren't so fat, I'd be 3 to get in through the window and open the door from the 4 ．That small window at the side of my house isn't fastened(闩住)．"

　　Mrs Bailey thought for a moment and then asked Julie to climb through the window． Mrs Perkins wondered if Julie would be 5 enough to unlock the door when she got in ．Julie said she would 6 ．So the two ladies helped the 7 to climb in． They waited 8 by the door, looking through the key hole．

　　They were very pleased 9 they heard Julie behind the door． She managed to reach up and unlock the door． Mrs Perkins pushed the door wide open and 10 into her own home．

1．A．What's the matter  B．What's that

   C．How about you    　　　D．Why not

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    The price of hotels in Britain is going up 1 at any time since the war. There are a number of reasons for this but the 2 all is the Government’s economic policy. Managers in factories are not satisfied with 3 so they are attracted to the idea of owning 4 business. 5 Britain’s weather is often disappointing, the tourist industry is growing. Many people 6 like to combine a 7 holiday with the opportunity of improving their English. It is therefore not surprising that businessmen are buying hotels. The only thing 8 worries me is the kind of treatment their guests are 9 to receive since 10 of them know anything about hotel management.

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A．most important of 

B．more important of

C．most important from 

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A．to fall their standard of living

B．falling their standard of living

C．their standard of living to fall

D．their standard of living falling

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A．his proper　　 B．his own

C．their proper 　D．their own

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A．In spite of 　　B．Although

C．Even　　　　　　D．However

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A．in the Continent 　　B．in the overseas

C．abroad 　　　　　　　D．foreign

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A．fortnight 　　B．fortnight’s

C．two weeks 　　D．foreign

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A．that 　　B．what

C．as 　　　D．who

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A．like 　　　　B．probable

C．probably 　　D．likely

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A．little 　B．a little

C．few　　　D．a few

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　　Yesterday morning Peter said to 1 ,“I’ve got to write that economics paper(经济学论文)today. If I don’t do 2 , I’ve got to write that paper.”

　　He sat down 3 his desk and put a sheet of paper into his 4 . He looked 5 the window, ate a piece of candy, 6 up to get a drink of water, 7 his teeth, and sat down at his desk again.

　　“I 8 my family since Thanksgiving,”he said to himself,“I’ll write them a letter 9 .”

　　Peter wrote his family a long letter.“My typewriter 10 a new ribbon. I’ve got to change this ribbon 11 I write my economics paper.”

　　The ink from the typewriter ribbon got his hands very dirty, 12 he washed and washed 13 . 14 he was washing his hands, he 15 that his fingernails(指甲)were 16 long. He cut them very 17 and then went back to his desk. He put a sheet of paper 18 his typewriter, looked out of the window, and looked at his 19 . It was noon.

　　“I’ll get some 20 now,”he said to himself.“After lunch I’ll writer that paper, if I don’t do anything else.”

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　　“You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it before you reach the top.”

　　Whenever the sun 1 and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. 2 together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned 3 from his experiences.

　　This has largely influenced my life. 4 the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn't have had enough time to 5 together because my father was very busy. I believe mountaineering is really 6 . It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thinking as well as 7 my patience. I love climbing mountains, to get away from the noise and pollution of the 8 , and breathe the fresh air.

　　One time we climbed a very high mountain. It was so 9 for me because I was only ten years old. After a few hours of climbing, I got a pain in my 10 .I wanted to 11 , but my father said to me, “You can 12 see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can't see it 13 you reach the top. You can always enjoy the 14 of many waterfalls and countless peaks and valleys at the top of the mountain, 15 you can't when you are halfway up. Only there at the top, can you have all of those things, just like in 16 .”

　　At that time, I was too young to 17 his thoughts, but after that, I got new 18 and confidence. Finally, I found myself 19 at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the whole of the sky, which was as 20 as crystal(水晶).

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　　Most great inventors often met with much trouble in their work. Before they could 1 , they had to overcome thousands of difficulties which were put in their 2 . The following is one of such examples.

　　George Stephenson (1781－1848), a famous British inventor, made the first train in 1825, 3 a steam engine. When he was experimenting with the engine on the train, he met with 4 from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the 5 . They said that the 6 and the smoke would kill cows, horses and sheep, that the engine would 7 or that the hot coals from it would set fire to their 8 . People believe what they said.

　　George Stephenson 9 people that the train could go on small rails, could 10 carriages full of goods and 11 and that there was no great 12 to them. It was a very difficult matter for him to make them 13 . However, after some time, he was 14 to do it, and the first train that was driven by Stephenson himself 15 what he had said. On the train there was a new steam engine. It was invented by him, and was proved a complete success.

　　The first day when the train ran on the rails, people along the way heard the noise of the train 16 , and saw it running quickly to them. They 17 it was terrible. They ran quickly back home for 18 and closed their doors tightly. They did not dare to come out 19 it had passed. A week later an old woman 20 said that her hen had been so frightened that it hadn't laid any eggs for these days.

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    Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have ever 1 a place once, they will be able to find it again years 2 ．

    I am one of those unfortunate people who have a very 3 sense of direction and I may have visited a place time and time but I still manage to get 4 on my way there．

    When I was young I was so 5 that I never dared ask complete strangers the 6 and so I used to walk round in 7 and hope that by some chance I would 8 to the place I was heading for．

    Now I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive 9 that puzzle（使迷惑） me．Often people do not like to admit that they do not 10 their home town and will insist on telling you the way 11 they do not know it; others, who are anxious to 12 that they know their home town very well, will give you a long 13 of directions which you cannot possibly hope to remember; and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the 14 direction to that in which you should be going．

    If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I always pretend to be a 15 to the town in order to avoid（避免） giving them 16 directions, but even this can have embarrassing（令人窘迫的） results．

   Once I was on my way to work when I was 17 by a man who asked me 18 I would direct him to the Sunlight Building．I gave my 19 reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I 20 that he had asked for directions to my office building．

    However, it was too 21 to turn back and search him out of the crowd 22 me, for I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to 23 him waiting．

    How embarrassed I was when my secretary 24 in the very man who had asked for directions to my 25 !

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　　While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a two-storied(两层楼的) house.One 　1　 my father and 　2　 and I were sitting together. He was 　3　 the window. I suddenly 　4　 that he was turning very pale. I sat 　5　 , for I did not want to 　6　 my sick sister. Soon father said in a 　7　 voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine 　8　 here to see me this evening, and I wish to be 　9　 him. Will you go up to your own room?” We 　10　 went to our room and closed the door.

　　Soon I heard a 　11　 like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying 　12　 the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was 　13　 near, I seized the pistol“手枪”on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, “For God’s sake, child, 　14　 the door.” I did so. To my horror, I saw, 　15　 my father’s shoulder, a gorilla（大猩猩）,the worst enemy of the soldier in 　16　 .He was 　17　 my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with 　18　loud cry. Father took the 　19　 smoking pistol from my hand, and fried another shot, which 　20　 the gorilla.

　　It happened that father 　21　 us upstairs because he thought he would be able to 　22　 the door─which was twenty feet away─ 　23　 this was the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too 　24　 for him,and this was the cause of the 　25　 flight up the stairs.

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A．A o’clock　　　B．night　　　C．evening　　　D．time

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A．sister　　　B．brother　　　C．mother　　　D．doctor

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A．towards　　　B．opposite　　　C．inside　　　D．behind

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A．knew　　　B．learned　　　C．felt　　　D．noticed

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A．still　　　B．lonely　　　C．sadly　　　D．unhappily

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A．hurt　　　B．frighten　　　C．lose　　　D．trouble

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A．loud　　　B．sad　　　C．calm　　　D．pleasant

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A．was　　　B．comes　　　C．would be　　　D．is coming

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A．friendly to　　　B．alone with　　　C．helpful to　　　D．careful with

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A．promised　　　B．trembled　　　C．obeyed　　　D．replied

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A．sound　　　B．cry　　　C．voice　　　D．shout

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A．to　　　B．down　　　C．through　　　D．up

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A．some difficulty　　　B．a thief　　　C．some danger　　　D．shout

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A．o;pen　　　B．close　　　C．pull　　　D．draw

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A．on　　　B．above　　　C．over　　　D．from

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A．South America　　　B．Africa　　　C．South Asia　　　D．Europe

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A．aiming at　　　　B．marching towards

C．shooting at　　　D．running after

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A．an exciting　　　B．a calm　　　C．an angry　　　D．a natural

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A．an exciting　　　B．a calm　　　C．an angry　　　D．a natural

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A．still　　　B．yet　　　C．even　　　D．already

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A．hit　　　B．murdered　　　C．frightened　　　D．killed

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A．had taken　　　B．had sent　　　C．had driven　　　D．had forced

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A．push　　　B．lock　　　C．guard　　　D．defend

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A．until　　　B．when　　　C．before　　　D．though

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A．quick　　　B．huge　　　C．heavy　　　D．stupid

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A．anxious　　　B．fearless　　　C．excited　　　D．hurried

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　　It was a freezing day, when I picked up a wallet in the street. There was nothing but 　1　 but a letter that was 　2　 Helen. On the torn 　3　I found the return 　4　, so I called information. The operator asked me to 　5　on, and she came back on the 　6　 soon. She told me that Helen's family had 　7　 their house years ago. Helen had to 　8　 her mother in a nursing home.

　　I called and found out that Helen's mother had 　9　 .The woman who answered 　10　 that Helen herself was 　11　 living here.The director waited for me at the 　12　 of the nursing home. I went up to the 3rd floor. Helen was an old 　13　 with a warm smile and 　14　 eyes.

　　I told her about 　15　 the wallet and showed her the letter. She took a deep 　16　 . “Young man,” she said, “this was the 　17　 letter I had written to Mike 60 years ago. I loved him very much. I guess no one ever 　18　 up to him. I still think of him...”

　　I thanked Helen and came back to the director. His secretary looked at the wallet 　19　 and said, “Hey ,that's Mr.Goldstein's. He's always losing it. He's 　20　 here on the 8^th floor.That's his wallet, for 　21　.”

　　We hurried to him and asked 　22　 he had lost his wallet.Mike felt his back 　23　and then said, “Goodness, it's missing.”

　　When I returned him the wallet and told him where Helen was, Hegrew 　24　 . “When the letter came,” he said, “my life ended. I never married.”

　　We took him to Helen's 　25　 . They stood, looked at each other for a minute and embraced（拥抱）.

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A．on　　　　　　B．here　　　　　　C．inside　　　D.outside

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A．sent for　　　B．written to　　　C．given　　　D.signed

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A．letter　　　B．envelope　　　C．wallet　　　D.back

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A．home　　　B．telephone　　　C．date　　　D.address

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A．hold　　　B．keep　　　C．put　　　D.go

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A．way　　　B．floor　　　C．line　　　D.car

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A．bought　　　B．sold　　　C．moved　　　D.built

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A．carry　　　B．place　　　C．drive　　　D.bury

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A．left　　　B．returned　　　C．stayed　　　D.died

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A．explained　　　B．thought　　　C．discovered　　　D.considered

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A．again　　　B．still　　　C．now　　　D.then

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A．door　　　B．house　　　C．office　　　D.wall

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A．man　　　B．woman　　　C．teacher　　　D.servant

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A．bursting　　　B．freezing　　　C．friendly　　　D.lively

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A．reading　　　B．writing　　　C．finding　　　D.searching

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A．dive　　　B．sight　　　C．bow　　　D.breath

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A．important　　　B．oldest　　　C．bow　　　D.last

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A．went　　　B．matched　　　C．caught　　　D.measured

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A．immediately　　　B．clearly　　　C．closely　　　D.exactly

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A．also　　　B．over　　　C．right　　　D.still

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A．sure　　　B．pleasure　　　C．help　　　D.interest

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A．that　　　B．if　　　C．where　　　D.when

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A．head　　　B．mark　　　C．package　　　D.pocket

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A．nervous　　　B．silent　　　C．pale　　　D.anxious

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The weather has always been a popular topic in our daily life. But it is sometimes no one can control, 1 he is rich or poor ,young or old in every 2 of the world. Maybe that is the 3 why there are so many 4 about the weather, especially about rain.

Sometimes, when you 5 rain, you do not get any . Other times, you 6 rain when you don’t want it . 7 a baseball game, for example. A sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game, 8 the players and the 20,000 persons watching the game to run for 9 .

If the game 10 continue, people who bought tickets are given “rain checks”. These are 11 tickets that will let them see a 12 game for free.

“Rain Check” now means a second 13 at something. Often ,a rain check has nothing to 14 with rain.

Stores may offer “rain checks “ 15 they sell out all of a product a television set , for example 16 a special low price. After all the TV sets are 17 , the store gives rain checks to 18 who wanted to buy one. The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later, at the 19 low price, after the store receives some 20 from the factory.

“Rain Check”also is used in social 21 .It’s a way of 22 aninvitation, but for a later time.

You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are 23 to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there. You say ,“I would love to 24 you for dinner, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?”You are asking , in other 25 ,if you could join your friend for dinner at another time.