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Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best-known film-makers in the world. This gentle-looking and overweight Englishman has connected the   1   audiences with most of the mysterious and frightening films   2   made.

“The 37 Steps”made in 1939 was the  3  which made him famous outside  4  . He receivedお many  5  from Hollywood, where he went to make“Rebecca”. This was the most expensive film he had made,   6   over a million dollars. This was  7  in Britain,  8  the budget（预算）was very small. But as soon as he started on“Rebecca”, the Second World War started. Like many  9  film people, Hitchcock decided to  10  in America, and was sometimes  11  a traitor（叛徒）at home. But he was too old to  12  , and the British film industry had  13  down. He finished“Rebecca”and got  14  first Oscar, for the best film of the year.

He was  15  the first film director to  16  a TV  17  which showed mysterious and frightening stories, called“Alfred Hitchcock presents…”. This was a new   18   , for most of the Hollywood people hated television and didn’t think it was worth trying at all. The audience loved Hitchcock, however, and he made more shows. These shows gave him more   19   to try a new idea and produce more and more mysterious and frightening   20   .

1. A. theatre　　　　　　  B. cinema　　 C. sports　　　　　　　　  D. music

2. A. ever　　　　　　   B. never　　  C. still　　　　　　　　   D. yet

3. A. book　　　　    B. story　　　　    C. play　　　　　　   D. film

4. A. America  　　　　   B. France　　　　  C. Britain　　　　　　  D. Australia

5. A. offers　　　　    B. congratulations　　   C. letters　　　　　　 D. telegrams

6. A. spending　　　　　　 B. costing　　　　  C. talking　　　　  D. wasting

7. A. possible　　　　    B. easy　　   C. impossible　　　　   D. interesting

8. A. why　　　　　　    B. where　　　　    C. there　　　　　　    D. here

9. A. another　　　　　　  B. the other　　　　  C. the same　　　　    D. other

10. A. leave　　　　　　　　    B. stay　　    C. fight　　　　　　　　  D. love

11. A. made　　　　　　    B. forced　　　　  C. called　　　　    D. destroyed

12. A. fight　　　　　　    B. eat　　　　    C. talk　　　　　　 D. sleep

13. A. started　　　　　　   B. begun　　　　  C. closed　　　　 　　 D. put

14. A. her　　　　　　  B. their　　　　　　  C. his　　　　　　　　 D. its

15. A. also　　　　　　    B. both　　　　   C. all　　　　　　　　 D. neither

16. A. become　　　　　　 B. remain　　　　  C. get　　　　　　    D. stay

17. A. station　　　　　　  B. show　　　　    C. factory　　　　　　 D. farm

18. A. idea　　　　　　    B. nation　　　　  C. shape　　　　      D. attention

19. A. chances　　　　　　 B. time　　　　  C. money　　　　　　 D. directions

20. A. plays　　　　   B. stories　　　　　　 C. films　　　　　　   D. problems

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　　A school's life is in preparation 　1　the real battle of life．It is also full of variety and interest．

　　One of the most important 　2　of a schoolboy's life is to get as much knowledge and sound mind training as he can．His main business in school is to learn．He has to read the books he is 　3　in the classes．He has to do the homework 　4　to him．

　　Another part that forms a schoolboy's life is the discipline．At school there are strict rules to be 　5　．He has to learn to 　6　these rules or the should get punished．This strict disciple is very good for him when he enters the society to earn a 　7　．It teaches him some very necessary virtues for the road to a successful life．Obedience, diligence, regularity, punctuality, forbearance, and good manners are the essential virtues of the school discipline and of a man 　8　success．

　　School is a place for a schoolboy to learn what the social life is 　9　．For in the classroom and on the playground, he has 　10 with his fellows and not members of his family．He cannot behave as he 　11　in his home．He is no longer a spoilt child, and his school fellow will not obey his wishes．He soon gets his corners rubbed 　12　and learns the lessons of give-and-take, good manners, and thought for other．That is also the 　13　when he has to carry himself in society．

　　A schoolboy's life has its interesting and healthy 　14　．Games and physical exercise not only make him strong, but also teach him how to work with others in the 　15　of team work．

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　　Long before man learned   1to build houses, he looked for caves   2　　 , just as the   3  did. He found he could live up into trees   4  live in the　　 animals’ caves. The first cabins or homes built by man   5  very simple. For his　　 building materials, he used   6  he could find easily around him: stones, tree　　 branches, dry grasses, animal skins. It was a long time,   7  before man began to　　 build permanent (永久的) houses   8  ,　　 until man learned to farm, he lived   9  .

　　House in many cities   10  wood. However, because the houses were　　 very   11  together, fire could easily spread from one house to   12  . There were　　 very, very big fires in some cities, such as the great fire of London in 1666. When people　　 there   13  their city, they used stones and bricks for walls   14  wood.

　　In the world today, there are still   15  people living in some　　 cities, where there is much difficulty in finding a place for a home, and even if one does　　 find a place, it is often too small.

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We are often asked to make a   1  in life. Most of us are afraid of　　 it and don’t do a good   2  . Here are some simple steps to make your speech a　　 successful one. First of all,   3  everything you can about your subject(主题)and   4  the same time find out as   5  as　　 you can about your audience(听众). Who are they? 　　 6  do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your　　 speech. Then try to arrange(整理)your material　　 so that your speech is clear and easy   7  .Use as many examples as   8  . Never　　 forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads   9  talk down to them. When you　　 are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly and look at your audience. Pause(暂停)for   10  seconds  11  time to time to　　 give your audience a chance to   12     13  you   14  . Just remember: be prepared,　　 know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your　　 ideas   15  you and your audience together.