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　　James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so 1 that he didn't know what to do with 2 . The person who had gone in 3 him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident(自信的)when she went in. 4 James. He felt 5 that she had already got the 6 . The problem was that he wanted this job 7 . It meant 8 to him. He had 9 it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself 10 brilliantly (出色的) at the interview and 11 the job immediately. But now here he was feeling 12 . He couldn't 13 all those things he had 14 to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and 15 . But no-he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn't 16 like that. His hands were not and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very 17 with herself. She smiled sympathetically(同情地)at James. At the moment, James 18 her. The managing director then appeared at the office door.“Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.”James suddenly 19 that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs 20 and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.

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　　How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups, and old people wishing they were 1 again. Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age 2 him without wasting his time in useless 3 .

　　Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities (责任) to make life 4 . If a child has good parents, he is 5 , looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is 6 that he will ever again in his life be 7 so much without having to do anything in return. 8 , life is always giving new things to the child-things that have lost their 9 for older people because they are too 10 . But a child has his 11 , he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is 12 being told not to do something, or being 13 for what he has wrongly done.

　　When a young man 14 to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to 15 his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live 16 . If he spends most of his time playing about in the ways that he used to as a child, he will 17 hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society 18 he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, 19 , he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of 20 for himself his position in society.

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　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

　　That had made me ___1___ my childhood. I, too, had ___2___ a violin, but we didn't have the money. Even though life was ___3__ then, I couldn't wait any longer to ask, “Daddy, ___4__ I have a violin of my own?” Daddy looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy came home with a case, saying, “Mary, I found this ___5___ violin for seven dollars.”

　　The day I carried my ____6___ to school for my first lesson, no one could know the bursting in my ____7__. I practised, joined the school orchestra and gave ___8__ Several years seemed to pass more quickly then and I found ___9___ in the first violin chair. More years passed. My violin made every move with me, and was carefully put ___10__.

　　Now here I am ___11___ the newspaper want ad. I took out my violin and put it on the table. Then I picked up the ___12__, walked to the telephone and dialed the number 8432526.

　　Later, in the day, a man in his thirties knocked on the door. “I've been ___13___ someone would ___14___ my ad. My daughter wants a violin so badly,” he said, ___15___ my violin. “How much are you ____16__?”

　　Any music store, I knew, would offer me a higher pay. But now I heard my voice answer, “Seven dollars.”

　　“Are you ____17___?” he asked and caused me to think so much of my ___18___.“Seven dollars,” I ___19___ and added, “I hope your little girl will ___20___ it as I did.”

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　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___1___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___2__ On tile Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to ____3__ up late so that they will not ___4__ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___5__ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___6__ at Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I ___7__ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. ___8__ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___9__ me where that new bike had come from, but ___10__ he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve ___11__ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___12__ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___13___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___14___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ____15__ to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were ___16__ by loud sounds coming from the children's room--they were shouting excitedly! ___17__ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ___18__ the baby arrived. He moved ___19__ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up ___20__ by them at this time.

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　　Among the most popular books being written today are those which are usually classified as science fiction (科幻小说). Hundreds of 1 are published every year and are read by all kinds of people. 2 ,some of the most successful films of recent years have been 3 on science fiction stories.

　　It is often thought that science fiction is a fairly new 4 in literature,___5__ its ancestors (祖先) can be found in books written hundreds of years ago. These books often 6 the presentation of some form of ideal (理想的) 7 ,a theme (主题) which is 8 often found in modern stories.

　　Most of the classics of science fiction, 9 ,have been written within the last one hundred 10 . Books by writers, such as Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, to 11 just two well-known authors, have been translated into many languages. 12 science fiction writers don't write about men ___13__ Mars of space adventure stories. They are 14 interested in predicting (预见) the effect of technical progress 15 society and the human mind, or in 16 future worlds which are a reflection (反映) of the world 17 we live now. 18 of this, their writing has obvious political undertones (含意). In an age when scientific fact frequently ___19__ science fiction, the writers may find it difficult to keep 20 of scientific advances.

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　　On the night of the play,Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a suit of policeman's clothes long __1__ the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right,he thought as he __2__ himself in the mirror.

　　Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all,it was his first time to __3__ a part in a play. __4__ could he face all those people watching the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to __5__ his lines (台词),but nothing __6__ to his min．

　　A knock on the door made him look __7__. He was to go on stage (舞台) in the second scene. “Have I __8__ my part and mined (破坏) the play for everybody?” he thought to himself. But __9__ was only the manager. She __10__ how nervous he was and __11__ he should stand near the stage __12__ he could watch and follow the play. It was a good __13__ of getting rid of his nervousness,she said．She was fight;it seemed to __14__. In fact the more he watched the play,the __15__ he felt himself part of it.

　　At last the __16__ came for him to appear on the stage. But suddenly the manager came to him again,__17__ worried as she placed a hand on his arm to __18__ him back. “Has anything gone __19__?” Jack asked,“I'm afraid you're going to be __20__,” she said．“They've jumped three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely.”

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　　Janice Dorrey moved quietly 1 the crowded room and sat down in a corner near the place. She studied her hands a moment, 2 her skirt, and looked up. The room was 3 with young men and women talking and moving from group to group. They all seemed to know each other very well. They laughed and talked. They told jokes about each other, and seemed quite 4 . Janice was not. She didn't know a 5 there except Tina, who had gone upstairs to the kitchen to make a salad. Tina and Janice were roommates at Grayerson College; they had traveled to Tina's hometown for the weekend.

　　Musicians were 6 drums and equipment in the corner. Janice watched them aimlessly 7 a familiar face 8 her eyes. A young man was adjusting（调整）a microphone stand, and she 9 him from one of the classes in her college. Suddenly she felt better. She didn't know him at all, actually. In fact, she'd only 10 him on campus（校园）a few times. But one more familiar face made her feel much more 11

　　She stood up and walked over to 12 she could talk to him and not be in the way. He didn't look up for a few minutes, but when he 13, she smiled and said, “Hi, there!” He broke into a surprised grin（咧嘴的笑）.

　　“What are you doing here?” he asked.

　　“I came with Tina, my roommate. I guess these are some of her high school friends.” Janice 14 her memory for the young man's name.

　　“Oh, yeah. Tina Sommers. She and I graduated the same year. These are my highschool friends too. ”

　　Janice 15 by the look on his face that he couldn't remember her name either. So she held out her hand and said simply, “Janice.”

　　The young man looked relieved（放心）, shook her hand, and said, Brian.”

　　“Do you play with the band, Brian?” Janice asked.

　　“No, but my brother does. I just 16 them get things ready when I'm around. ” he answered.

　　“Well, I'd better keep 17 your way. It looks like you've got your hands full. ”Janice turned to leave.

　　“Don't turn off,” Brian laughed. “I'll be 18 in a minute. I'll make a deal with you. Go and get us some drinks 19 I'm doing this, and then I'll introduce you to some really nice people here.”

　　Janice grinned back at him.

　　“Okay,” she said and hurried off through the crowd.

　　Five minutes later she came back 20 two paper cups and some sandwiches. When Brian saw her, he said, “That was perfect timing.”

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　　Marianne was learning to play the piano. Day after day her father stood __1__ her as she practiced. How patient and kind her father was, 2 how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult 3 ! She was making rapid progress. And there, almost 4 in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother, 5 never had to be told to keep __6__ when Marianne was practicing

　　One day at sundown the father patted (拍) Marianne’s shoulder __7__ she had done quite well. Just then Wolfgang climbed on his father’s keen and __8__ to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now 9 . what a 10 that was! Picking up his baby son, the father 11 ,tapped (轻敲) the tiny nose and said, “Look at your small 12 . Why， you cannot cover all the notes yet. You must 13 ,little man.”

　　There was no end of 14 during the tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang 15 to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped 16 dishes.

　　“Listen!” the father said 17 .“Listen! Marianne is playing that piece much prettier than ever,” he 18 But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen. The father moved slowly upstairs. He pushed the door 19 and there was little Wolfgang playing in 20 “I love it so !”whispered the child.

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　　   After her husband had gone to work,Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too __1__ to do any housework that morning,__2__ in the evening she would be going to an interesting fancy dress party (化装舞会) with her husband．What she __3__ was a terrible genie (妖怪) and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before,she was __4__ to try it on. __5__ the dress was nothing but a big piece of old cloth which was red,green,black and white,it would be very effective (有效的) to make her look like a real genie. After putting it on,Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out __6__ it would be comfortable to __7__.

　　Richards was entering the dining-room there was a __8__ at the door. She thought that it __9__ be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she __10__ to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to __11__ the poor man,Mrs. Richards quickly __12__ in the small storeroom under the __13__. She heard the front door open and a man enter. When Mrs. Richards __14__ that it was the man from the electricity board (供电局) who had come to __15__ the meter (电表) ,she stepped out of the hiding-place on a __16__ and tried to explain the matter,saying with a smile,“It's only __17__! It is not __18__ for you to be __19__!” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away,__20__ the door behind him with great force and noise.

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