Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry. One morning, he got up very  31  because his clock stopped. He 32  to shave （刮脸） quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got  blood （血） all over his 33 , so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean 34  ironing （熨） .While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water 35 and showed the man out, he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he  36 he couldn’t go to work by bus. He  37  for a taxi to take him to work, the taxi arrived and Harry 38  in. In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman  39  a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When  Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman 40  to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was  41  till 3 p.m.  42 the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived  43 the office at about 4 p.m., his boss  44  a look at him and told him to find  45 job.

1.                A．early           B．late            C．worriedly D．fast

2.                A．tried           B．hoped          C．wished   D．wanted

3.                A．coat           B．sweater         C．jacket    D．shirt

4.                A．need          B．needed         C．needing  D．to need

5.                A．money         B．change         C．bill  D．pay

6.                A．wondered      B．thought         C．believed  D．decided

7.                A．looked         B．wished         C．waited   D．telephoned

8.                A．got            B．sat             C．came D．entered

9.                A．by             B．with           C．in   D．through

10.               A．seemed        B．said           C．happened D．appeared

11.               A．stopped        B．caught         C．left   D．kept

12.               A．At last          B．In the last       C．At the end D．By the end

13.               A．at             B．in             C．to    D．from

14.               A．took           B．gave           C．showed   D．has

15.               A．another        B．the other       C．other D．others

I won’t forget her advice

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights（见解）with us.

The class was nearly over. She said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.”

“Each of us is put here on Earth to learn, share, love, enjoy and give all by ourselves. We must make the best of every single day.”

Her eyes were beginning to water and she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see — it could be a nice smell — perhaps of freshly baked bread, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly blowing the leaves in the trees.”

“Please look for these things, and love them. For, although it may seem common, these things are the stuff（素材）of life. They are the little things we are put here on Earth to enjoy. They are the things we often take for granted. We must make it a point to notice them, for at any time it can all be taken away.”

The class was completely quiet. We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole term.

I usually think of that teacher and try to enjoy all of those things that we sometimes overlook (忽略).

Take notice of something special you see during your lunch hour today. Walk barefoot along the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret（后悔）, but the things we didn’t do.

1.What happened to the teacher’s husband?

2.The high school teacher shared her insights with her students ____________.

3.The underlined word “breeze” (in Paragraph 4) means ____________?

4.What is the teacher’s advice?

Jack went to a barber’s shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not (1)_h_______ with the result. When his friend Bob saw him, he (2)l_______ and said, “What happened to your hair, Jack?”

Jack said, “I tried a new barber’s shop today, because I wasn’t quite satisfied with the (3)o_______ one, but this one seems even (4)w_______.”

Bob agreed. “Yes. I think you are right, Jack. Now I’ll tell you (5) w_______ to do when you go into a barber’s shop (6)n_______ time. Look at the barber’s hair, find out whose hair (7)l_______ worst, and then go straight to him.”

“Why shall I go to him?” Jack asked, “But that would be foolish.”

“Oh, no, it wouldn’t.” said Bob. “Who cut that man’s (8)h_______? Just think it over. He couldn’t cut it (9)h_______, could he? One of the (10)o_______ barbers cut it. So you know he can’t be the worst barber.”

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 —You look so happy. What happened?

—I have just got an “A” in           P.E. test.

A. your        B. her          C. his                     D. my

Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at
his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a
photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around
India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to
carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He
taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern
India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants
can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to
complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better
quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain
and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an
elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I
gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
【小题1】Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.