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　　How often one hears children wishing they were grownups. 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 then 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 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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　　Every morning at eleven o’clock, a 1 car drove through Central Park in New York city. Inside the car sat a driver and his boss, 2 well-known millionaire（百万富翁）.

　　Each morning the millionaire 3 a poorly-dressed man 4 on a park bench. The man always sat there staring（盯着）at the hotel in 5 the rich man lived. One day the millionaire was so curious（好奇）about the man that he asked his driver to stop the car and he 6 to the bench. He said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just have to know why you sit here staring at my hotel every morning.”

　　“Sir,” said the poor man, “I’m a failure, I have no job, no family, and no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I 7 that one day I will sleep in that hotel.”

　　The rich man had an 8 .He said to the poor man, “Tonight your dream（梦）will come true. I’ll 9 for the best room in that hotel for you a whole night.” The millionaire smiled and felt 10 with himself.

　　 11 days later, the millionaire went by the poor man’s room to ask him how he 12 himself. 13 his great surprise, he found that the poor man moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench.

　　When the millionaire asked why, the man said, “you see, when I’m down here sleeping on the bench, I always dream I’m up there in the hotel. It’s a wonderful dream. But when I was up there in the hotel, I dreamed I was 14 here on this cold bench. It was a 15 dream and I could not get any sleep at all!”

1. A. brightly　　 B. newly

   C. bright new   D. new bright

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2. A. the    B. a

   C. his    D. this

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3. A. paid attention to　　 B. caught

   C. watched　　　　　　   D. noticed

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4. A. sleeping    B. sitting

   C. lying　　   D. resting

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5. A. that　　   B. it

   C. which　　  D. where

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6. A. raced　　    B. rushed

   C. walked　　   D. moved

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7. A. dream　　   B. imagine

   C. think　　   D. suppose

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8. A. order　　　　 B. idea

   C. enjoyment　　 D. advice

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9. A. book　　   B. reserve

   C. pay　　    D. list

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10. A. pleased　　   B. astonished（吃惊）

    C. polite　　    D. great

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11. A. A little　　   B. A few

    C. Lot of　　　　 D. Group of

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12. A. treated　　 B. introduced

    C. enjoyed　　 D. like

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13. A. To　　　　 B. For

    C. With　　   D. In

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14. A. still　　    B. even

    C. back　　　　 D. just

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15. A. ghostly（鬼怪）   B. terrible

    C. dull　　　　　　  D. foolish

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　　How often one hears children wishing they were grownups. 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 then 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 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.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　    Mary and Peter 1 a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary　　 2 an object overhead. "Look!" She shouted to her friends. "That's a　　 spaceship up there and it's going to 3 here."　　 4 the strange 5 spaceship, most of the young people 　　 6 their cars and drove away quickly. Peter 　　 7 Mary and always 8 her. They, 9 ,　　 watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out,　　 they went to the spaceship and looked 10 . In the center of the floor,　　 there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and　　 did not hear the door 11 . The temperature fell rapidly and the two　　 young people lost consciousness (知觉).　　 　　 12 they woke up, they were surprised to see that they were back by　　 the river again. The spaceship 13 . Their car was 　　 14 .

　　     "What happened?" asked Mary.　　 　　Peter scratched his head, 15 slowly, "Don't ask me. Perhaps we had　　 a dream. Did you … Did you see a spaceship?"

　　     "Yes," said Mary, "and we both went into it. Then …" She looked　　 at her wrist." 16 . My watch has stopped. Oh, well, come on 　　 17 "　　 18 , they found their way 　　 19 made of something like glass.They got out of the car and 　　 20 their way round the wall, but discovered that　　 they were inside a round wall. It was like a mirror and 　　 21 through it.　　 22 the wall, strange creatures walked past slowly. 　　 23 stopped to stare through the wall and read a new notice which, 　　 24 , 25 :"New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of Earthlings in their natural surroundings　　 with their mobile house (移动房)".　　

(1) A. had　　　　　　 B. were eating　　　　　　 C. were having　　 D. were taking

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(2) A. looked　　　　　　B. was noticing　　 C. noticed　　　　 D. searched

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(3) A. land　　　　　　 B. fall on　　　　　　 C. take off　　　　 D. drop in

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(4) A. Frightening　　 B. To be frightened by　　

    C. Frightened by　　 D. Frightened

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(5) A. silver-color    B. silver-colorful　　

    C. silver-coloring D. silver-colored

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(6) A. got out　　　　 B. got in

    C. got out of　　　　D. got away

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(7) A. founded　　　　　　B. loved with

    C. was fond of　　　　 D. was fond　　　　　　　　　　　　

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(8) A. stayed close to B. stayed to

    C. stayed next　　 D. stayed the next to

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(9) A. more curious to frightened

    B. curious more than frightened

    C. curious rather frightened

    D. more curious than frightened

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(10) A. into　　B. inside　　 C. out　　D. within

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(11) A. to be closed behind them　　 B. having been closed behind them

　　 C. closed them behind　　　　　　 D. close behind them

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(12) A. When　　　　　　 B. While　　 C. Once　　　　　　 D. The time

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(13) A. was disappeared B. had been disappeared

　　 C. had been gone　　 D. had gone

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(14) A. near to B. close　　 C. nearby　　D. faraway

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(15) A. saying　　B. to say　　C. said　　　　 D. had said

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(16) A. It's a fun　　　　B. That's a lot of funs

　　 C. That's funny　　 D. Funny it is

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(17) A. It's time we went home　　 B. It's the time to go home

　　 C. It's time we must go home　　 D. It's time for us going home

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(18) A. Driven about fifty meters

　　 B. Drove about fifty meters

　　 C. The car was driven about fifty meters

　　 D. Driving about fifty meters

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(19) A. to be blocked by something

　　 B. having been blocked by something

　　 C. blocked by something

　　 D. to block something

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(20) A. tried finding　　 B. tried to find

　　 C. trying to find　　D. trying finding

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(21) A. prevented them looking　　　　　　　　 B. prevented them to look

　　 C. had prevented them from looking　　 D. prevented them

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(22) A. The other side of　　 B. In the other side of

　　 C. On the other side　　 D. On the other side of

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(23) A. Few　　 B. A few　　 　　C. Fewer　　 D. The fewest

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(24) A. English translated

　　 B. translated into English

　　 C. translating into English

　　 D. to be translated into English

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(25) A. spoke B. told　　 C. reading　　D. said

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When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36　 a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before.I 　38　

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“　 39　 ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t

　 41　 me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s　　 42　　 was a bad one,but I 　　 43　　 .

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was　 44　 .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.　 45　 ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed　 46　 .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I 　 47 a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to　 48 me,and she also showed me how to make　 49　 .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over　 50　 quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more　 51　 after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,　 52　 the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little　 53　 when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she　 54　 that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy　 55　 the restaurant I would open one day.

36.A.to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.for　　　　　　　　　　 C.after　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.over

37.A.because　　　　　　　 B.though　　　　　　　 C.until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.while

38.A.promised　　　　　　　　　　 B.noticed　　　　　　　 C.worried　　　　　　　　　　 D.hoped

39.A.Therefore　　　　　　 B.However　　　　　 C.Besides　　　　　　　　　　 D.Yet

40.A.of　　　　　　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　　　 C.about　　　　　　　　　　　 D.with

41.A.blame　　　　　　　　　 B.fool　　　　　　　　　 C.frighten　　　　　　　　　　 D.make

42.A.idea　　　　　　　　　　 B.bar　　　　　　　　　　 C.day　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.answer

43.A.guessed　　　　　　　 B.obeyed　　　　　　　 C.begged　　　　　　　　　　 D.admitted

44.A.angry　　　　　　　　　 B.sad　　　　　　　　　 C.wrong　　　　　　　　　　　 D.ashamed

45.A.At least　　　　　　　　 B.At last　　　　　　　 C.At most　　　　　　　　　　 D.At first

46.A.surprised　　　　　　　　　　 B.impolite　　　　　　 C.pleased　　　　　　　　　　 D.impatient

47.A.damaged　　　　　　　 B.destroyed　　　　　 C.broke　　　　　　　　　　　 D.ruined

48.A.scold　　　　　　　　　 B.help　　　　　　　　　 C.beat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.save

49.A.money　　　　　　　　 B.lunch　　　　　　　　 C.coffee　　　　　　　　　　　 D.change

50.A.two　　　　　　　　　　 B.three　　　　　　　　 C.four　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.five

51.A.smoothly　　　　　　　　　　 B.fairly　　　　　　　　 C.simply　　　　　　　　　　　 D.conveniently

52.A.turn in　　　　　　　　 B.count out　　　　　 C.take over　　　　　　　　　 D.add up

53.A.discouraged　　　　 B.disturbed　　　　　 C.disappointed　　　　　　 D.distrusted

54.A.thought　　　　　　　　 B.stated　　　　　　　　 C.announced　　　　　　　　 D.suggested

55.A.imagining　　　　　　 B.preparing　　　　　 C.examining　　　　　　　　 D.describing