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　　On Saturday morning a careless motorist threw a (1) cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road, was (2) because there (3) no rain for many days. (4) a few minutes the bushes and trees were (5) .

　　A lorry-driver saw the fire (6) he was on his way to Stanton. As soon as he reached the town he (7) the police about the fire. Soon firemen hurried (8) . When they reaches the fire, they saw that it was very (9) . It could not spread to the north because of a lake (10) to the south because of a wide river. But a wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton (11) the firemen could not stop it. When they realized this, one of the firemen (12) a massage back to the town (13) .

　　The chief fire officer and hundreds of people hurried (14) a place about half a mile west of the town. There they used dynamite to (15) down the trees and to clear a wide path or break through the forest. When the fire reached the break it began to (16) down because there was nothing (17) . The wind blew some sparks (18) the break but firemen and volunteers tried their best. (19) several hours they (20) to put out the fire and save the town.

(1)

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A．lit　　　　　　　　　B．lighted

C．lighting　　　　　　　D．lighten

(2)

[　　]

A．vast　　　　　　　　B．nice

C．dry　　　　　　　　D．hot

(3)

[　　]

A．had been　　　　　　B．had

C．had had　　　　　　 D．has been

(4)

[　　]

A．For　　　　　　　　B．During

C．Just　　　　　　　　D．Within

(5)

[　　]

A．on fire　　　　　　　B．in a fire

C．on a fire　　　　　　 D．in fire

(6)

[　　]

A．then　　　　　　　　B．before

C．when　　　　　　　 D．just

(7)

[　　]

A．warned　　　　　　　B．told

C．informed　　　　　　 D．reported

(8)

[　　]

A．eastwards　　　　　　B．southwards

C．westwards　　　　　　D．northwards

(9)

[　　]

A．wide　　　　　　　B．heavy

C．strong　　　　　　 D．big

(10)

[　　]

A．but　　　　　　　B．or

C．and　　　　　　　D．then

(11)

[　　]

A．when　　　　　　　B．as

C．thus　　　　　　　 D．and

(12)

[　　]

A．took　　　　　　　B．sent

C．gave　　　　　　　D．left

(13)

[　　]

A．by radio　　　　　B．on the radio

C．on radio　　　　　D．by the radio

(14)

[　　]

A．in　　　　　　　B．from

C．to　　　　　　　D．round

(15)

[　　]

A．blow　　　　　　B．cut

C．burn　　　　　　D．break

(16)

[　　]

A．die　　　　　　　B．spread

C．drop　　　　　　 D．break

(17)

[　　]

A．leaving to be burned

B．left to burn

C．to be left to burn

D．to leave burning

(18)

[　　]

A．onto　　　　　　　B．through

C．out of　　　　　　 D．across

(19)

[　　]

A．Just　　　　　　　B．After

C．For　　　　　　　D．In

(20)

[　　]

A．succeeded　　　　　B．tried

C．won　　　　　　　 D．managed

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　　Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more ___1___ and parents have noticed another kind of pollution which came from the printed papers ___2___ on streets. These printed things ___3___ newspapers but have hardly ___4___ to do with them, you can only find reading materials badly made up there?---some are too strange for anyone to believe; others are ___5___ stories of something ___6___ However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such ___7___ reading, which ___8___ them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas ___9___. Homework was left undone; daily games lost. These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, ___10___ they are, we never know, are ___11___ their silent money. The sheep-skinned wolfs story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not ___12___ this kind of things? Yes, ___13___ the teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. Unfortunately, the more you want to forbid it ___14___ they want to have a look at it. ___15___ you may even find out several children, driven by the curious natures, ___16___ one patched paper, which has ___17___ from hand to hand. It really does ___18___ to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The ___19___ teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young readers need more interesting books to help them ___20___ those ugly papers.

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　　The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ, when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in 3 “The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.”Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

　　After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union（苏联）became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

　　In the early days VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 195(9) VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast. So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1500 words and is spoken 14 Of course, it is special English.

　　In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report. News from around the world 17 into the VOA news room in Washington D．C．24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and also from other 19 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

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Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

　　When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything tome. My coach said that I had lots of potential（潜力）, and I became captain of my ___1___ That was before all the fun was taken out of ___2___.

　　At first, everyone on the team got ___3___ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the ___4___ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have ___5___ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our ___6___. The coach was replaced.

　　The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game：All we did during practice was ___7___. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the ___8___. Of course, all teams nm drills; they are ___9___. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble ___10___. Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises ___11___ for 18-year-olds.

　　I was very thin ___12___ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too ___13___ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual ___14___.

　　Is all this pressure necessary? I ___15___ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's ___16___, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they ___17___ from the coach or their parents.

　　I continued playing football at school and ___18___ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing ___19___ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I ___20___ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.

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Chinese scientists are again becoming excited about the 1 that a large hairy animals may live in central China. Now they hope it won’t be too long before they are able to 2 its existence. Their confidence is the 3 of a new discovery of the mystery animal in Hubei Province.

　　The Chinese 4 enjoying a holiday in 5 National Forest Park, were driving down a road. As their bus turned a corner, the men were suddenly 6 by what they saw. Three 7 animal, covered with long dark hair, were crossing the roads. On seeing the animal, the engineers immediately stopped and 8 them. 9 , when they saw how the animals moved through the forest with great 10 and strength, they did not dare to 11 any further.

　　The men did not take any 12 However, scientists are 13 by the discovery, because the engineers were all well-educated people and scientists feel they can 14 what they described.

　　 15 the discovery, scientists returned to the forest and 16 some hair and measured footprints. About 20 inches appears to be the length of the animal’s 17 ! Chinese scientists have now set up a special group to exchange information and make a 18 of the forest. But in the meantime, some people 19 to believe that this half-man, half-monkey exists. They will not believe that it is 20 until one of the animals has been caught.

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　　The country's highest-level university scholarships（奖学金）were handed out last week.

　　The recipients are students from poor families who have an excellent ___1___ in their studies. But the University of Science and Technology of Beijing ___2___ even further with its ___3____. This year's recipients have to be non-smokers, non-drinkers, and frugal（节俭）as well. ___4___ who is silly enough to use the scholarship money ___5___ friends to meals could face the hope of having ___6___ taken back.

　　The assessment process（评估过程）was ___7___. The applicant（申请者）was asked to do two things：___8___ a short speech about study, campus life and family conditions; and take part in a question and answer meeting with the organizations in charge.

　　The organization was clear in its decision process and awarded the scholarships to 147 students.

　　___9___ how the money should be spent, however, ___10___ differ. Some students say that it's natural, even___11___, for a winner to invite friends to a celebration, usually a meal.

　　The scholarship winners themselves did not seem to agree.“I object to ___12___ the money on a big dinner for friends. ___13___ the winners who are from poor families should make good use of the money and not waste it,”said Si Guangrong, one of the winners, who said she ___14___ use it for her postgraduate study.

　　A bit more ___15___ views came from Li Xiao, of the university's Students' Affairs Office：“How they spend the scholarship money is ___16___ a private matter and they're free to spend it ___17___ different ways. But they'd better use it properly and in an economic way.”

　　The national scholarship is ___18___ to 45,000 students each year. The top 10,000 will receive 6,000 yuan, ___19___ 4,000 yuan. ___20___, students with a national scholarship are not required to pay fees for school.

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　　To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor, you must be able to 1 the attention and interest of your students, you must be a 2 speaker, with a good, strong, 3 voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to 4 what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

　　 5 a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still 6 his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his 7 , hands and fingers to help him in his explanation, and his face to express feeling. Listen to him, and you will 8 the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is 9 about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn’t 10 that he will indeed be able to act 11 on the stage, for there are very important 12 between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the 13 words each time he plays a certain part, 14 his movements and the way in which he uses his voice are usually 15 before hand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem 16 on the stage.

　　A good teacher 17 in quite a different way. His students take an active part in his 18 :they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t obey something, they will say no. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of the students. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must 19 it as he goes along.

　　I have known many teachers who were fine 20 in class but unable to take part in a stage play because their brains wouldn’t keep discipline（规定）: they could not keep strictly to what another had written.

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　　One day Tom bought, for two dollars, a large number of used books. He put them in a ___1____ and pulled them to the ___2___ He had to ___3____ at work until three in the morning.

　　At three, he ___4____ to walk home. The streets were dark. Tom could ___5____ wait to arrive home to begin reading his new hooks.

　　“___6___”a voice shouted. But Tom was too ___7___ to hear the shout. A moment later, a gunshot went ___8____ his ear. He heard the shot. Tom turned to see what was ___9____. An angry policeman ran toward him. The policeman didn't think that the bag ____10___ Tom. He shouted at Tom,“Drop it!”Tom did so.

　　“Open it!”the policeman ____11_____.

　　Tom opened it and the old books ___12_____ out of it.

　　“Why didn't you stop ____13____ when I shouted?” the policeman asked,“If I could shoot ___14____, you would be dead.”“I didn't ____15____ you.”Tom said,“I am almost deaf.”

　　The policeman told Tom he was___16____for having shot at him.“___17____would be better for you not to walk on the ___18___ at night”he said.

　　Tom smiled, and told the policeman that his job____19____ a clerk in the telegraph office was a night job. The policeman could think of____20____ to answer this.

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　　It must have been after two o'clock in the morning when the last guests took their ___1___, and although we had enjoyed their arrival, my wife and I were quite___2___to shut the door behind them. We left all the dirty dishes and glasses___3___they were, and, after opening a few windows to let some fresh air in and the___4___of stale（陈旧的）tobacco out, we climbed into bed and fell___5___.

　　I couldn't have been asleep for more than half an hour___6___I woke up with a___7___smell of smoke in my nose. Still half asleep, I walked into the hall, and there, ___8___dense clouds of smoke, I saw that one of the curtains was ___9___ I should have closed the windows then ___10___ delay, but ___11___ I tried to beat out the flames（火焰）with a newspaper. When this failed I___12___into the kitchen to grab a bucket and filled it ___13___ water. At the ___14___ time I shouted to Barbara, who hurriedly dialed 119 to ask the fire brigade（消防员）___15___ coming to my help. We had to work at ___16___ speed carrying buckets of water from the kitchen to prevent the flames fanned by the wind from the windows ___17___ spreading. We were unable to ___18___ the fire but we ___19___ to keep it partly in check until the arrival of the firemen. Fortunately, they arrived quickly and they had little difficulty ___20___ putting out the flames. For most of the rest of the day we worked hard.

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　　There was a rich foreign merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and 1 her with best clothes and 2 her to delicious food.

　　He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to 3 her to his friends.

　　He, too, loved his 2nd wife. 4 the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she 5 always help him out.

　　Now, the merchant's 1st wife had made great contributions to his business. However, the merchant did not love her and 6 she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

　　One day, the merchant fell ill. He knew that he was going to die 7 . He told himself,“Now I have 4 wives with me. 8 when I die, I'll be alone. How 9 I'll be!”

　　Thus, he asked the 4th wife,“I 10 you most. Now that I'm dying, will you 11 me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

　　The 12 merchant then asked the 3rd wife,“I have loved you so much for all my life. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “ 13 !”replied the 3rd wife.“Life is so good over here! I'm going to 14 when you die!”

　　He then asked the 2nd wife,“I 15 turned to you for help. Now I need you help again. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “I'm sorry, I can't 16 you out this time!”replied the 2nd wife.

　　Then a voice 17 out,“I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter 18 you go.”Brokenhearted, the merchant said,“I 19 have taken much better care of you while I could have !”

　　　　20 ,we all have 4 wives in our lives: our body, our possessions, our friends, and our soul. We should take good care of our soul all our life.