The worst thing is the headlines. I use the underground almost every day and watch the people travel, their heads　 1　 in the{r newspapers. The headlines today　 2　 suicide (自杀) bombers and of horrific attacks that they say　 3　 by members of our community.

Something on the journey is　 4 . I am not　 5　 anything that would indicate I am a Muslim. I normally do not 　6　 it is Friday and I am on my way to prayers. 7　 I sense an uneasiness in the carriage. People are　 8 . No one is speaking and it must be said that no one is being　 9　 unfriendly towards me. But I think the　 10 I get are different. I am being checked out, sized up. It is all a bit uncomfortable.

People are looking around for things and people　 11　 look suspicious (可疑的). I am doing it a bit 12 　and in the coming days, as more claims are made about the people who did this and their aims, that feeling is likely to get　 13 . As you look around the　 14 , it is difficult to know what people are thinking. Some are 　15　 thinking “those Muslims come here and look what they do" but they 16　 understand we condemn (谴责) this like everyone else.

Whoever did this didn't　 17　 about who was killed or whether they were Christian or Muslim. They just had no respect 18 　human life at all. We all travel around London and we use public transport. We have as much fear as anyone else about　 19　 in something. But in the coming days, everyone is going to have to work together and keep calm. We will look out for each other and that's how we. will 　20　 this difficulty.

1. A. buried　　 　 B. hung　　　　 　　　 C. hidden　　　　　　　 D. sunk

2. A. tell about　 　 　 B. talk over　　　 　 C. think out 　　 　 D. Speak of

3. A. to carry on　 　 　 B. were carried out 　 C. to carry out　 　 D. were carried on

4. A. different　 　 B. difficult　　　　 C. easy　　　　 　 　 D. interesting

5. A. putting on　 　 B. dressing　　　　 　 C. wearing　　　 D. having on

6. A. unless　　　 　 B. until　　　　　　 　 C. before　　　 　 　 D. after

7. A. However　 　 　 B. Thus　　　　　　 　 C. But　　　　 　 　 D. And

8. A. calm　　　 B. noisy　　　　　 　 C. quiet　　　　 　 　 D. cheerful

9. A. in a way　 　 　 B. in one way　　　 　 C. in no way　　 　 　 D. in any way

10. A. looks　　 　　　 B. opinions　　　　 　 C. ideas　　　　 　 　 D. experiences

11. A. which　　　 　 B. that　　　　　 C. who　　　　 　 　 D. whom

12. A. itself　　　　 B. himself　　　　　 　 C. myself　　　　　　　 D. oneself

13. A. better　　　 　 B. worse　　　　 C. more　　　　 　 　 D. less

14. A. carriage　 　　 B. bus　　　　 　　　 C. train　　　　 　 　 D. taxi

15. A. surely　　　 　 B. certainly　　　　 　 C. probably　　 　 　 D. hopefully

16. A. have to　　 B. might　　　　　 　 C. are able to　　 　 D. may

17. A. ask　　　　　 　 B. hear　　　 　　　　 C. know　　　　 　 　 D. care

18. A. with　　　 　 B. of　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　 　 　 D. to

19. A. keeping up　 　 B. being caught up　　 C. catching up　 　 D. being kept up with

20. A. get away　 　 B. get off　　　　 　 C. get out　　　　 　 D. get through

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Tom: 　1　

Charlie: It was very exciting． We were caught in a storm．

Tom: Was it a bad one?

Charlie: 　2　 The wind was strong． 　3　

Tom: 　4　 In the boat or on the island when the rain started．

Charlie: We were on the island．

Tom: Why didn't you leave the island earlier?

Charlie: 　5　

Tom: It really sounds bad． How long did the storm last?

Charlie:About four hours．

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A． Very terrible．

B． How was your picnic?

C． Do you like the picnic?

D． Where were you?

E． Our boat was blown a way．

F． How did you get off the island?

G． And there were high waves．

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项

L=librarian　　　S=student

L: 　1　　　

S: I want to borrow a book．Can you recommend (介绍) an interesting one?

L: 　2　　　

S: I like story and travel books．

L: Have you read“Song of Youth”?

S: Oh, yes, I have．I want a book by Mark Twain．

L:　3　　　

S: “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer．”

L: All right．I'll get it for you．

S: 　4　　　

L: You may keep it for two weeks．

S: 　5　　　

L: You may come and renew it．

S: Thank you for your kind help．

L: You're welcome．Good-bye!

S: Good-bye!

A．What if I can't finish on time?

B．Good morning! What can I do for you?

C．What's the title of the book?

D．What do you want?

E．Of course, I can．But tell me first what kind of books you like to read?

F．How long may I borrow the book?

G．Thanks a lot．How long may I keep the book?

My husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of ___36___, but the commercial aspects (方面) of it. Knowing he felt this ____37__, I decided one year to__38__the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something __39_just for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.
　　 Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was____40__at the junior level at the school he attended and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match___41____a team sponsored（资助） by a church.
　　 These youngsters from the church, dressed in shoes so____42___that shoestrings(鞋带) seemed to be the only thing holding them together,___43_____our son’s team were in their beautiful new wrestling shoes.
　　 As the match began, I was___44___to see that the other team was wrestling without a helmet(头盔) designed to___45____a wrestler’s head. They clearly could not____46___ them. Well, our son’s team ended up defeating them and took every weight class. But as the other team ____47__up from the mat(垫子), they walked around with a sense of pride that couldn’t admit___48____.
　　 Mike, seated beside me, shook his head___49___, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential(潜力), but___50___like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved__51____and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball. That’s when the __52____for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and ___53____some wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them to the church.
　　 On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his____54___from me. His smile was the____55___ thing about Christmas that year.