I grew up in a community called Estepona．I was 16 when one morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a __1__ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be __2__ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted．I drove Dad into Mijas, and __3__ to pick him up at 4 p. m. then dropped off the car at the __4__. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. __5__, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!

    I knew Dad would be angry if he __6__ I’d been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I __7__ there I apologized for being late, and told him I’d __8__ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I’ll never forget the __9__ he gave me. “I’m disappointed you __10__ you have to lie to me, Jason.” Dad looked at me again. “When you didn’t __11__. I called the garage to ask if there were any __12__, and they told me you hadn’t yet picked up the car.” I felt __13__ as I weakly told him the real reason. A __14__ passed through Dad as he listened attentively. “I’m angry with __15__. I realize I've failed as a father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about __16__ I’ve gone wrong all these years. ” “But Dad, it’s 18 miles!” My protests and apologies were __17__ Dad walked home that day. I drove behind him __18__ him all the way, but he walked silently.

    Seeing Dad in so much __19__ and emotional pain was my most painful experience. However, it was __20__ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

    1.A．lonely　　　　  B．small　　　　  C．distant　　　　    D．familiar

    2.A．kept　　　　   B．washed　　　　 C．watched　　　　  D．serviced

    3.A．agreed　　　　 B．planned　　    C．determined　　　　 D．promised

    4.A．village　　　　 B．community　　  C．garage  　　　　  D．theater

    5.A．However　　   B．Then　　　　   C．therefore　　　　  D．Still

    6.A．realized　　    B．found out　　   C．thought　　　　   D．figured out

    7.A．went　　　　   B．ran　　　　   C．walked　　　　    D．hurried

    8.A．started　　     B．left　　　　    C．arrived　　　　   D．come

    9.A．word　　　　  B．face　　　　    C．look　　　　　　 D．appearance

    10.A．find　　　　  B．decide　　　　  C．believe　　　　   D．feel

    11.A．turn up　　   B．drive out　　    C．go away　　　　   D．come out

    12.A．questions　　 B．problems　　    C．mistakes　　　　   D．faults

    13.A．ashamed　　  B．frightened　　   C．nervous　　　　   D．surprised

    14.A．nervousness   B．sadness　　　　 C．silence　　　　    D．thought

    15.A．you　　　　  B．myself　　     C．me　　　　　　    D．yourself

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

    17.A．meaningless   B．useless　　　　 C．helpless　　　　    D．worthless

    18.A．asking　　    B．persuading　　  C．begging　　　　    D．following

    19.A．physical　　  B．practical　　　　 C．personal　　　　   D．natural

    20.A．indeed　　    B．always　　　　  C．also　　　　　　  D．almost

    A certain student passed all his examinations．Then he went to college to continue his   1   ．There he put down his name for a course in geography．but after the first   2   ，he did not go to it any more．

    The geography lecturer   3   that this student was always   4   and thought that the student had changed to another course，so he was   5   when he saw the boy’s name on the   6   of students who want to take the geography   7   at the end of this year．

    The lecturer had prepared a   8   examination paper，which followed his lectures very closely，and he was   9   to see how this student would answer the questions．He   10   that the boy’s answers would be very bad，but when they   11   him soon after the exam and he examined them   12   ，he was able to find only one small mistake in them．   13   this surprised him very much，he examined the paper again and again but was   14   not able to find more than that one small mistake so he   15   for the student to question him about his work．

    When the student came into the room and sat down，the lecturer said to him，“I   16   that you came to my first lecture and you have been absent from all the others．But now I have examined your   17    very carefully and I have been able to find one small mistake in it．I am   18   to know your explanation for that．”

    “Oh，I am very   19   about that mistake。” answered the student．“After the examination，I realized what I ought to have   20   ．I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused(搞乱) by your first lecture．”

1．A．classes

B．studies

C．researches

D．work

2．A．week

B．lecture

C．time

D．sight

3．A．heard

B．noticed

C．wondered

D．believed

4．A．absent

B．late

C．lazy

D．careless

5．A．surprised

B．angry

C．pleased

D．regretful

6．A．exam papers

B．list

C．desk

D．letters

7．A．subject

B．test

C．cotes

D．course

8．A．simple

B．difficult

C．secret

D．strange

9．A．sure

B．worried

C．glad

D．eager

10．A．hoped

B．discovered

C．expected

D．checked

11．A．showed

B．gave

C．handed

D．reached

12．A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．anxiously

D．quickly

13．A．So

B．But

C．Though

D．As

14．A．still

B．certainly

C．even

D．luckily

15．A．eared

B．searched

C．sent

D．looked

16．A．promise

B．know

C．advice

D．guess

17．A．lessons

B．paper

C．notebook

D．exercises

18．A．disappointment

B．easy

C．satisfied

D．curious

19．A．sorry

B．sad

C．nervous

D．worried

20．A．done

B．made

C．written

D．got

    Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you __1__ ask? Well, the answer is this. To get some __2__, bee-keepers and farmers used to __3__ small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and __4__ the box with honeycomb. __5__, there was no way of getting the honey out __6__ killing the bees. So they used to bum a chemical __7__ the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.

    Now, bee-keepers __8__ beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden __9__ with spaces between them __10__ can be lifted out. In late summer, the squares, which are now __11__ of honeycomb, are lifted out. The squares are put in __12__ special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round __13__ this __14__ out the honey. Then the honey is collected and __15__ jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.

    Bees need food to live __16__ the winter. That’s why they make honey. Bee-keepers can do one of __17__ things. Either they can leave __18__ of the honey in the hive for the bees to eat during the winter. Or rise they can __19__ all the honey and provide the bees with a mixture of sugar and water for the bees to eat   20   ．

1．A．need

B．may

C．should

D．must

2．A．honey

B．bees

C．honeycomb

D．space

3．A．put in

B．put away

C．put off

D．put out

4．A．fill

B．cover

C．supply

D．satisfy

5．A．Still

B．And

C．However

D．So

6．A．for

B．in

C．by

D．without

7．A．on

B．close to

C．in the front of

D．far from

8．A．want

B．take

C．use

D．expect

9．A．squares

B．boxes

C．Sticks

D．bowls

10．A．many

B．they

C．it

D．which

11．A．full

B．filled

C．afraid

D．emptied

12．A．the

B．a

C．another

D．不填

13．A．for

B．in

C．like

D．to

14．A．forces

B．makes

C．helps

D．drives

15．A．1ed into

B. brought into

C．poured into

D．got into

16．A．through

B．before

C．after

D．for

17．A．two

B．three

C．many

D．those

18．A．any

B．all

C．none

D．some

19．A．cover

B．remove

C．get

D．receive

20．A．since

B．then

C．too

D．instead

    Let’s take a different kind of trip, You know about the __1__ of Christopher Columbus __2__ America in 1492．Do you know about the __3__ voyage to the planet Mars? Five hundred years __4__ the voyage of Columbus, modern __5__ will sail to Mars. How is that __6__? We know, sailing ships travel on __7__, not through space! The __8__ have large sails of 550 feet (170 meters) in diameter (直径). They move __9__ space very slowly. They use the __10__ of radiation from the __11__, just like sailing ships use the pressure of the __12__. __13__, the ships will go 1000 miles into space on __14__ ships. Then they will spread their sails like giant __15__ and sail to Mars.

    __16__, people won’t sail the ships. The ships are large, but they are very __17__. One ship weighs only 40 pounds (18 kilos)! The sailors will __18__ on earth in control morns. __19__ will watch the ships on television screens and pilot(导航) the ship with __20__.

1．A．travel

B．trip

C．journey

D．voyage

2．A．of

B．to

C．in

D．about

3．A．space

B．Land

C．sky

D．air

4．A．before

B．after

C．in

D．during

5．A．soldiers

B．travelers

C．sailors

D．scientists

6．A, happen

B．possible

C．necessary

D．important

7．A．water

B．land

C．Mars

D．the earth

8．A．sailing ships

B．spaceships

C．voyage

D．space bus

9．A．through

B．on

C．at

D．across

10．A．ray

B．pressure

C．compression

D．stress

11．A．earth

B．moon

C．stars

D．sun

12．A．cloud

B．rain

C．wind

D．snow

13．A．At last

B．Finally

C．First

D．Then

14．A．sailing

B．rocket

C．space

D．goods

15．A．birds

B．planes

C．ships

D．trains

16．A．Fortunately

B．Unfortunately

C．luckily

D．Unlucky

17．A．heavy

B．light

C．small

D．beautiful

18．A．live

B．stay

C．stand

D．land

19．A．We

B．They

C．People

D．Planes

20. A．computers

B．compass (指南针)

C．planes

D．pilots

    “The headmaster wants you in his office.”

    The __1__ boy to whom friend says one of these things gets to __2__ about it and suddenly everyone around __3__ and shouts, “April Fool!” __4__ this is April 1, or All Fool’s Day.

    In Britain and in some other countries, it is __5__ to play tricks on people on that day. Children are __6__ to play harmless jokes on their friends until twelve o’clock at noon. Usually they __7__ to trick other children into __8__ foolish things. It is not only children __9__ like such jokes. Grown—ups also enjoy tricking others. Even newspapers and radios __10__ try to fool the __11__ with a clever April Fools’ story.

    Some time ago, for example, a very __12__ BBC TV programme did a ten-minute __13__ about spaghetti(意大利面条) trees in Italy. The reporter said that __14__ the recent bad weather, trees weren’t __15__ as much spaghetti as they __16__ did. He said the __17__ of spaghetti would __18__. A lot of TV viewers who didn’t know what spaghetti is made of actually __19__ the story. Some housewives hurried to buy __20__ food that was going to become in short supply.

1．A．clever

B．poor

C．good

D．excited

2．A．consider

B．fear

C．worry

D．frighten

3．A．laughs

B．speaks

C．jumps

D．quarrels

4．A．For

B．As

C．Such

D．So

5．A．easy

B．comfortable

C．moral

D．common

6．A．let

B．permitted

C．made

D．forbidden

7．A．manage

B．imagine

C．try

D．order

8．A．having

B．taking

C．making

D．doing

9．A．that

B．however

C．whatever

D．those

10．A．in time

B．at times

C．all the time

D．for a time

11．A．public

B．readers

C．listeners

D．children

12．A．famous

B．popular

C．serious

D．curious

13．A．announcement

B．show

C．news

D．report

14．A．about

B．to

C．with

D．for

15．A．planting

B．collecting

C．gathering

D．producing

16．A．normally

B．possibly

C．seldom

D．before

17．A．quantity

B．price

C．quality

D．taste

18．A．go off

B．go up

C．come down

D．come over

19．A．realized

B．accepted

C．believed

D．understood

20. A．/

B．a

C．all

D．the

    In Canberra, there is a free market called "Trash and Treasure ",   1   anything can be bought and sold．The prices are usually very low. It is held on Sundays. A lot of people go and   2   their luck in this market.

    My home is not far from there. Sometimes I can   3   hear the   4   bargaining with the tradesmen. But I have been there to go shopping only once. I wanted to buy a television set, since I am a   5   TV viewer. But I was not lucky at that time. The first tradesman I saw was selling cassettes and recorders, which were shining under the sun and   6   were quite reasonable. It was difficult not to be tempted．I   7   one of the cassettes closely. It   8   looked new and modern. On the box, the words "TDK, made in Japan" had been beautifully   9   . The man said that the cassette was worth $5, but as a special   10   he would let me have it for $3. I shook my head and  11  a finger showing that I was willing to pay one dollar and I would buy five. Signing to me wildly, the man acted as if he found my   12   outrageous (令人不能容忍), but finally reduced the price ___13___ $ 2．Lifting my shoulders slightly, I began to walk away. A moment ___14___, he ___15___ me and thrust five cassettes into my hands. Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily ___16___ the five- dollar note I gave him. I felt especially___17___ with my wonderful bargain-until I reached home. ___18___ hard I tried, it was ___19___ to get any one of them to move in a recorder and to this day they have never recorded a ___20___ word! I’ve never seen that man again!

1．A．which

B．that

C．in which

D．there

2．A．have

B．take

C．try

D．get

3．A．even

B．ever

C．as well

D．also

4．A．businessmen

B．customers

C．strangers

D．passengers

5．A．often

B．spare

C．constant

D．program

6．A．they

B．which

C．the prices

D．the types

7．A．inspected

B．checked

C．examined

D．searched

8．A．really

B．certainly

C．entirely

D．completely

9．A．pressed

B．published

C．recorded

D．printed

10．A．favor

B．result

C．prize

D．service

11．A．held out

B．held to

C．held up

D．held off

12．A．reason

B．offer

C．idea

D．sign

13．A．for

B．at

C．to

D．by

14．A．after

B．later

C．ago

D．before

15．A．ran up

B．was after

C．ran after

D．followed after

16．A．accepted

B．received

C．gained

D．returned

17．A．excited

B．pleased

C．unexpected

D．disappointed

18．A．How

B．However

C．Whatever

D．No matter

19．A．possible

B．impossible

C．difficult

D．easy

20．A．simple

B．one

C．single

D．new

    You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard．At the   1   they only fight with their hands, but soon they begin   2   one another over the heads with chairs. It goes on until one of the men crashes (猛撞) through a window, and   3   thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!

    Of course he isn’t really   4   . With any luck he isn’t even hurt. Why?   5   the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast - moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for   6   These men are   7   “stuntmen” (特技演员). That is to   8   , they perform “tricks”.

    There are two   9   to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall   10    a high building. However, they do not fall on the hard ground   11   on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (垫子).   12   when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the “glass” is made of sugar.

    Although their work depends on tricks of this sort, it also requires a   13  degree of skill and training. Often a   14   success depends on exact timing. For example, when he is “blown up” in a battle scene, he has to   15   out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.

　　 Naturally stuntmen are   16   paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously hurt, and sometimes   17   A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute(降落伞)   18   to open, and he was killed.

　　 In spite of (不管) all the risks, this is   19   a profession for “men only”. Men no longer dress up   20   woman when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. Nowadays there are “stuntgirls” too !

1. A．end

B．start

C．least

D．most

2. A．delivering

B．shouting

C．hitting

D．firing

3. A．falls

B．stands

C．sleeps

D．sits

4. A．ill

B．dead

C．hurt

D．angry

5. A．Because

B．While

C．Though

D．Unless

6. A．some reading

B．a living

C．some shopping

D．swimming

7. A．called

B．chosen

C．considered

D．made

8. A．speak

B．say

C．talk

D．tell

9. A．sides

B．examples

C．pictures

D．forms

10. A．to

B．on

C．from

D．over

11. A．but

B．also

C．for

D．and

12. A．Therefore

B．Again

C．Yet

D．Still

13. A．low

B．high

C．usual

D．common

14. A．stuntmen’s

B．workers’

C．women’s

D．policemen’

15. A．break

B．jump

C．take

D．sell

16. A．hardly

B．fairly

C．well

D．poorly

17. A．killed

B．wounded

C．broken

D．mistaken

18. A．ought

B．had

C．failed

D．tried

19. A．no longer

B．always

C．even

D．only

20. A．by

B．with

C．as

D．through

    Do you have a cup of milk every day?

    Milk was one of main   1   of people   2  history was written. It will probably keep on   3  one as long as there are animals that give   4  .   5   the word “milk” is very   6   It comes from Sanskrit (梵文), one of the oldest

languages known   7   man. A very old picture of milking has been found．It was   8   more than five thousand years ago.

    In the years   9   , people got their milk from their own animals. But   10   new inventions made the milk industry a big   11   . In1651 Gail Borden found a   12  to take some of the water out of milk. This made it keep   13   longer. Four years later, Louis Pasteur introduced a way to   14   the bacteria (细菌) in milk.   15   a special milk was made. This was followed by the   16   of machines that could fill   17   of milk.

    These discoveries had a great    18    the milk industry. They meant that milk could be stored longer.

　　 Some people believe that milk drinking will become   19   popular than it has been, but it seems  20   。

1. A．drink

B．foods

C．meat

D．vegetables

2. A．before long

B．long before

C．long ago

D．soon after

3. A．being

B．existing

C．to be

D．to exist

4. A．skin

B．food

C．meat

D．milk

5. A．Even

B．Even if

C．As if

D．Though

6. A．new

B．old

C．young

D．interesting

7. A．by

B．for

C．to

D．as

8. A．drawn

B．made

C．found

D．done

9. A．ago

B．long ago

C．before

D．long before

10. A．at a time

B．by the time

C．on time

D．in time

11. A．development

B．wealth

C．chance

D．business

12. A．idea

B．way

C．technology

D．machine

13. A．very

B．much

C．more

D．little

14. A．kill

B．prevent

C．raise

D．keep

15. A．Finally

B．First

C．In the end

D．Next

16. A．discovery

B．finding

C．running

D．invention

17. A．boxes

B．glasses

C．bottles

D．cups

18. A．importance

B．advance

C．effect on

D．progress in

19. A．little

B．less

C．least

D．very

20. A．possible

B．unreasonable

C．certain

D．interesting

    The look of Kunming has greatly changed since the opening   1   the outside world．Clean and tidy streets make the city   2  , and even foreigners say that it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world．But   3   this there lies a serious problem,   4   causes bad feelings, and I have to speak   5   

　　 A problem has grown up   6    the street cleaners and the people   7   in the street. Every morning you can see the street cleaners working with brooms, but at the   8   a lot of people are hurrying on their way to their   9   . However, it   10   that the street cleaners don’t have any   11   of the passers- by, and they keep   12   cleaning the streets without thinking of others. Clouds of dirt soon   13   the streets, and passers - by have to keep clean. Some walk   14   the clouds quickly so as   15   to be late for work, while some wait until the dirt becomes   16   .

　　 Several days ago, I heard a piece of good   17   on the radio. It said that the government had taken   18   to solve the problem, by letting street cleaners work at night. I was very   19   to hear this good idea．So I hope that the other departments will take the   20   steps to solve the problems.

1. A．to

B．of

C．for

D．with

2. A．warmer

B．cleaner

C．crowded

D．more colorful

3. A．besides

B．except

C．including

D．behind

4. A．that

B．what

C．it

D．which

5. A．out

B．this

C．aloud

D．again

6. A．among

B．between

C．when

D．for

7. A．working

B．shopping

C．walking

D．living

8. A．roadside

B．same time

C．corner

D．speed

9. A．offices

B．jobs

C．buses

D．homes

10. A．happens

B．regrets

C．seems

D．is sure

11. A．help

B．excuse

C．thought

D．care

12. A．up

B．on

C．out

D．busy

13. A．spread

B．spoil

C．get over

D．fill

14. A．towards

B．through

C．across

D．against

15. A．not

B．don’t

C．never

D．ready

16. A．weaker

B．more

C．less

D．thicker

17. A．plan

B．program

C．idea

D．news

18. A．manpower

B．money

C．measures

D．energy

19. A．satisfied

B．pleased

C．surprised

D．interested

20. A．best

B．reasonable

C．possible

D．same

　　 One afternoon a wolf surprised a roadrunner(长尾鸟) when it was   1   asleep and leaning against a wall.

　　 “Ah！I’ve got you! There is no   2   !” the wolf shouted．“Don’t touch me. If I move, this wall will fall down on   3   of us! Would you please hold   4   the wall for a while? I’ll go and find some food for us.”

　　 The wolf agreed and   5   closely against the wall,   6   the roadrunner—the bird he had wanted for dinner—ran away.

　　 A few weeks later, the bird was taking her nap   7   a shady tree. She had hung a bag on a branch. On the bag was a   8   that went all the way to the ground.

　　 Suddenly, the wolf jumped out. “Ah! I’ve got you again. I remember very well that you told me a big   9   the last time we met.”

　　 “Now, wait a minute,” answered the bird．“I’ve got a bag of chickens up there. You can always get me, but how   10   can you eat fat chickens?”

　　 The wolf wanted to eat them at once, so the bird   11   the string, and a whole bag of rocks fell upon the wolf.

　　 Many months passed   12   they met again one night. The moon was   13   round on the water of the lake. The bird, “You can see  14   your own eyes that big yellow   15   floating on the water, just a few yards away from us. It would be easy for you to get it. You’re hungry, I know. But think how much   16   the cheese would taste than I would.

　　 The wolf decided to get it. The bird had tied the rope   17   the neck of the wolf before it   18   into the lake. But at the   19   of the rope there was a big stone. The wolf and the stone slowly began   20   in the lake.

1. A．half

B．deep

C．sound

D．quite

2. A．way

B．safety

C．escape

D．freedom

3. A．everyone

B．all

C．both

D．none

4. A．on

B．up

C．against

D．back

5. A．leaned

B．lay

C．slept

D．played

6. A．when

B．while

C．however

D．as

7. A．under

B．on

C．in

D．over

8. A．pole

B．grass

C．string

D．stick

9. A．lie

B．truth

C．story

D．method

10. A．often

B．long

C．much

D．many

11. A．threw

B．drew

C．dragged

D．pulled

12. A．after

B．since

C．before

D．though

13. A．seen

B．shining

C．seemed

D．looked

14. A．with

B．on

C．in

D．before

15. A．cheese

B．potato

C．meat

D．candy

16. A．bitter

B．better

C．sweet

D．sharper

17. A．on

B．at

C．in

D．to

18. A．fell

B．jumped

C．pushed

D．slipped

19. A．bottom

B．string

C．end

D．side

20. A．swimming

B．sinking

C．floating

D．diving