After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and returned to her bedroom on the second floor. She was too    1    to do any housework that morning,  2 in the evening, she was going to an unusual dress party with her husband. What she wanted to play was a    3    genie and as she had made that special dress of hers the night    4    she was anxious to    5    it on.    6    the dress was nothing but a big piece of white cloth,    7 would be very effective to make her look like a genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went   8 happily. She wanted to find out    9    it would be comfortable to wear.

    Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a    10    at the front door. She thought it    11    be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if    12    failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now, not wanting to    13    the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly    14    in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and entered a man. When Mrs. Richards    15    that it was the man from the Electricity Board (电业局) that came to read the meter (电表), she stepped out of the storeroom 16    and tried to explain the matter, but it was too late. The man let out a sharp    17    and jumped back several paces, his eyes and mouth    18    wide and both his hands raised.

    When Mrs. Richards first    19    and then ran after him, he ran away, shutting the door behind him with great    20    and noise.

    1．

A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　  B. tired

C. busy　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. excited

    2．

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. as

C. while　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. but

    3．

A. terrible　　　　　　　　　　    B. funny

C. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. fearless

    4．

A. ago　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. later

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. early

    5．

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. try

C. wear　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. dress

    6．

A. Though　　　　　　　　　　  B. As

C. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. When

    7．

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. this

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. which

    8．

A. downstairs　　　　　　　　  B. around

C. upstairs　　　　　　　　　　  D. out

    9．

A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. why

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. whether

    10．

A. man　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. break

C. knock　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

    11．

A. should　　　　　　　　　　    B. must

C. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. might

    12．

A. she　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. someone

    13．

A. surprise　　　　　　　　　　  B. frighten

C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　    D. worry

    14．

A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　    B. came

C. rushed　　　　　　　　　　    D. hid

    15．

A. realized　　　　　　　　　　   B. knew

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　   D. got

    16．

A. presently　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly

C. hurriedly　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasantly

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. noise

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. cry

    18．

A. opened　　　　　　　　　　   B. kept

C. turned　　　　　　　　　　    D. closed

    19．

A. looked　　　　　　　　　　    B. sat

C. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. walked

    20．

A. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. care

C. movement　　　　　　　　   D. action

    Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a    10    at the front door. She thought it    11    be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if    12    failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now, not wanting to    13    the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly    14    in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and entered a man. When Mrs. Richards    15    that it was the man from the Electricity Board (电业局) that came to read the meter (电表), she stepped out of the storeroom 16    and tried to explain the matter, but it was too late. The man let out a sharp    17    and jumped back several paces, his eyes and mouth    18    wide and both his hands raised.

    When Mrs. Richards first    19    and then ran after him, he ran away, shutting the door behind him with great    20    and noise.

    1．

A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　  B. tired

C. busy　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. excited

    2．

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. as

C. while　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. but

    3．

A. terrible　　　　　　　　　　    B. funny

C. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. fearless

    4．

A. ago　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. later

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. early

    5．

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. try

C. wear　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. dress

    6．

A. Though　　　　　　　　　　  B. As

C. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. When

    7．

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. this

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. which

    8．

A. downstairs　　　　　　　　  B. around

C. upstairs　　　　　　　　　　  D. out

    9．

A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. why

C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. whether

    10．

A. man　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. break

C. knock　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

    11．

A. should　　　　　　　　　　    B. must

C. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. might

    12．

A. she　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. someone

    13．

A. surprise　　　　　　　　　　  B. frighten

C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　    D. worry

    14．

A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　    B. came

C. rushed　　　　　　　　　　    D. hid

    15．

A. realized　　　　　　　　　　   B. knew

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　   D. got

    16．

A. presently　　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly

C. hurriedly　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasantly

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. noise

C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. cry

    18．

A. opened　　　　　　　　　　   B. kept

C. turned　　　　　　　　　　    D. closed

    19．

A. looke
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　　　　　　　　　　    B. sat

C. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. walked

    20．

A. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. care

C. movement　　　　　　　　   D. action

 My father got his first job at eleven years old. cleaning up the garbage outside of the bowlingalley（保龄球场）． Two years later his dad died. and my fatber worked odd jobs to help put food onthe table during the Depression. Ten years after that. Dad fell in love. married Mom and had ababy girl. Eight more children followed. During those years, Dad slipped into a routine he neverbroke He woke up before six. took the train to work and wouldn't get home until after five thirly.After supper, Dad spent the rest of the evening in the basement making dental parts for extra    

Two years ago, at the age of sixty-four, Dad retired. When I was young, Mom and Dad did well to hide the fact that we were poor. All nine of us attended Catholic schools and we always had plenty of school supplies. We slept in wooden beds, shared one bathroom and watched television from a tiny black-and-white set in the living room. Mom and Dad never bought anything for themselves. They clipped coupons, wore the same pair of sneakers for twenty years and sewed wom clothing together every Saturday afternoon.

    At his retirement party. I wanted to thank Dad for all his hard work and sacrifice by buying him the best present I could think of. As I shopped though. l realized there was nothing I could buy for Dad. Dad taught me through his own faith that the greatest gifis come from the heart Finally. I left my present on the kitchen table for Dad to find before he Ieft for his frnal day at work.

1.How did Dad get extra money besides his daytime routine work?

A. Collecting garbage outside the alley.

B. Making dental parts in the basement.

C. Putting food on the table in a hotel.

D. Working oddjobs on the train.

2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A. Dad retired after sixty-four years of hard work.

B. Dad and Mom could afford their children good education.

C. Parents made every effort to save for chcir children

D. The family was once poor but became well off later.

3.After reading the text. what would be the author's present for his Dad?

A. A big-screen television.

B. A vacation schedule.

C. A letter of grateful words.

D. A great retirement party.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Thank You. Dad.                                 B. Dad's Expenence.

C. A Hardworking Dad.                              D. Dad. a Breadwinner.

       Having driven almost thirty hours, I decided to stay in South Carolina for a few days．The next morning, I purchased a three-day fishing license and bait （饵料） before heading to the lake．

       Opening my trunk, I carefully took out my fishing gear （用具）, put it on the lake’s edge, baited up and began to fish．

       “Good morning,” said someone, walking up from behind me．

       Turning around, I saw a game warden （猎场管理员） with a clip-board．

       “Good morning,” I said, nodding my head．

       “Catch any fish?” he asked．

       “No sir, just relaxing and killing time．”

       “Can I see your fishing license?”

       I handed him the license I had purchased at the bait shop．

       “Can I see your driver’s license, too?” he requested．

       “I see the name on the driver’s license is spelled Kiser and the name on the fishing license is Kaiser,” said the warden．

       “The gentleman at the bait shop must have written it wrong,” I told him．

       “Well, I’m afraid I’ll have to write you up for fishing with an invalid license and take away your fishing gear．”

       “You’ve got to be kidding,” I responded, with a surprised look on my face．

       Sure enough I was written up and my fishing gear taken away．I was told that I would have to pay a fine and that my stuff would be sold at auction（拍卖）．

       I stood there almost in tears as he drove away．Those rods and reels were very special to me．I had used them over twenty years, fishing with my friends, who were now all dead．

       After returning home in Georgia, I telephoned South Carolina trying to explain the situation, but no one would listen．I was told that the Department of Fish and Game had a “zero tolerance” for fishing and hunting violations．Finally, in tears I paid the fine and gave up the fight．

       Nine months later, I received a letter．I had no idea who it was from as there was no return address．On a plain piece of notebook paper was written “Auction for the Department of Fish and Game held this Saturday at 11:00 am．”

       On Saturday, at six in the morning I headed to South Carolina．By ten o’clock I had found the auction．There were numerous boats and piles upon piles of fishing equipment．All at once, there it was—my wonderful stuff all thrown in a pile as if it was worth nothing．

       As the auction began I took my seat．In my wallet was twenty-seven dollars．For more than an hour I waited for my property to be brought to the auction block．

       “We have three rods and reels here．I guess we will sell this as a unit,” said the auctioneer．

       “50 dollars,” yelled someone in the crowd．

       “51 dollars,” yelled another man．

       I rose from my seat and walked out of the auction．

       “66 dollars,” I heard as the bidding continued．

       “100 dollars,” came another bid．The auction became silent．

       “100 dollars once, 100 dollars twice, 100 dollars three times．Sold for 100 dollars,” went the auctioneer．

       I walked to my truck, got in and just sat there．Suddenly I heard something hit the side of my truck．Turning around, I saw the back of a man putting my three rods and reels into my truck．It was the same game warden who wrote me the ticket almost a year ago!

       As I got out of the truck he stuck out his hand and said, “I wasn’t wrong．It’s the law that is wrong．”

       I shook his hand, thanked him and drove away．I cried as I crossed the South Carolina Georgia state line．

1.Who wrote a letter to the writer telling him about the auction?

       A．The Department of Fish and Game．     B．The game warden．

       C．A person unmentioned in the passage．  D．The auction organizers．

2.Why did the writer walk out of the auction while it was going on?

       A．He realized he was unable to get back his fishing gear．

       B．He was too nervous to stay inside till the auction ended．

       C．He couldn’t bear hearing people selling his fishing gear．

       D．He knew the game warden was waiting for him outside．

3.What did the game warden mean by saying “It’s the law that is wrong”?

       A．It didn’t make any sense to prohibit people from fishing freely in South Carolina．

       B．The writer did break the law by fishing with an invalid license whatever the reason．

       C．The writer should have been allowed a chance to explain and get his things back．

       D．The auction should not have been held to sell the boats and fishing equipment．