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　A young man went to a car showroom. He was wearing rubber boots and a 　1　 jacket. He needed a haircut 　2　　 　and was unshaven. The young man examined an 　3　　 　car carefully and 　4 　turned to speak to the salesman.

　“　5　　 　does this car cost?”he asked.

　“One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,”the salesman said.

　“I'll have　　 　6 　of them, ” the young man said.

　The salesman 　7 　. He found it 　8 　to be polite. “You are joking, 　9 　,”he said. “I'm afraid we 　10　　 　help you. This car is not for sale.”

　The salesman showed his customer the 　11 　and the young man left the shop 　12 　a word. He went to a 　13 　on the other side of the street and 　14 　sixteen cars. The 　15 　salesman was polite and 　16 　. The young man took a bundle of notes 　17 　his pocket and 　18 　the car in cash. He 　19　　 　that the cars were for himself and his fifteen 　20 　. He said that 　21 　and his colleagues（同事）worked on a Norweigian 　22 　boat. “We have all 　23 　a lot of money this season,” the man said, “and we want to buy cars.”

　　　　24 　, the second salesman was 　25　　 　.

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。

    Can you imagine what life would be 1 if there were no telephone?　　 You could not call 2 your friends on the phone and talk to them. If　　 fire 3 out in your house you could not 4 the fire department. If　　 somebody were 5, you could not call a 6.

　　     In our daily life we need to communicate with 7. We do this 8 by　　 speaking to other people and listening to 9 they have to say to us,　　 and when we are 10 to them we can do this very 11. However, our 12　　 will not travel very far even when we 13, and it is thanks to the 14　　 of the telephone that we are 15 able to communicate with 16 17 each　　 other as clearly 18 we were in the 19 room.

　　     The man who 20 this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman,　　 born in Edinburgh in 1847. Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later　　 moved to Canada, 21 all his spare time experimenting. 22 enthusiastic　　 (热情的) was he in his research 23 a means for sending 24 by　　 electricity that he left 25 time for his day-to-day work and at one　　 time was almost penniless.

Some years ago when l was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time．The moment was exciting, Salome's 36 filled the room and brought the．theater to life．I was so 37 that I decided to write an article about her．

　　　 I 38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted．to meet her to talk about her career． She 　39　 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday．When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind．I 40 I was lying．I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list．

　　　 I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday． I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, "Can you tell me…" I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible．The 43 Was almost unbearable． I struggled for days 44 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript（手稿） into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox．

　　　 It didn't take long． My manuscript 45 ．How stupid of me! I thought．How could I 46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn't 47 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer．

　　　 Five years later, I was moving to California．While 48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope． This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in 　49 ;

Ms Profit,

　　　 Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic． Yet we need some 50 materials．Please add those and return the article immediately; We would like to 51 your story soon.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Shocked, it took． me a long time to 52　 ．Fear of rejection cost me dearly． I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine． More importantly, I lost years of 　53 writing．Today, I have become a full－time writer, Looking, back on this 54 ,I learned a very important lesson: You can't 55 to doubt yourself．

36．A． joy　　　　　　　　　　　 B． voice　　　　　　　　　 C． speech　　　　　　　　 D． smile

37．A． proud 　　　　　　　　 B． active　　　　　　　　　 C． satisfied　　　　　　　 D． moved

38．A． visited　　　　　　　　　 B．emailed　　　　　　　　　 C． phoned　　　　　　　　 D． interviewed

39．A． agreed　　　　　　　　 B．refused　　　　　　　　　 C． hesitated　　　　　　　 D． paused

40．A． replied　　　　　　　　 B． discovered　　　　　　 C． explained　　　　　　　 D． knew

41．A． seriously　　　　　　　 B． patiently　　　　　　　 C． nervously　　　　　　 D． quietly

42．A． blaming　　　　　　　　 B． fooling　　　　　　　　 C． inviting　　　　　　　　 D． urging

43．A． hardship　　　　　　　 B． failure　　　　　　　　　 C． comment　　　　　　 D． pressure

44．A． with　　　　　　　　　　 B． by　　　　　　　　　　　 C． on　　　　　　　　　　　 D． in

45．A． disappeared　　　　　 B． returned　　　　　　　 C． spread　　　　　　　　 D． improved

46．A． compare　　　　　　　 B． struggle　　　　　　　　 C． survive　　　　　　　　 D． compete

47．A． ignore　　　　　　　　　 B． deliver　　　　　　　　　 C． face　　　　　　　　　　 D． receive

48．A．decorating　　　　　　　 B． repairing　　　　　　　 C． cleaning　　　　　　　 D． leaving

49．A．disbelief`　　　　　　　　 B． anxiety 　　　　　　　 C． horror　　　　　　　　　 D． trouble

50．A． subjective　　　　　　 B． relevant　　　　　　　　 C． private　　　　　　　　 D． reliable

51．A． broadcast　　　　　　 B． create　　　　　　　　　 C． publish　　　　　　　　 D． assess

52．A． recover　　　　　　　　 B． prepare 　　　　　　　 C． escape　　　　　　　　 D． concentrate

53．A． energetic　　　　　　　 B． endless　　　　　　　　 C． typical　　　　　　　　 D． enjoyable

54．A． experience　　　　　　 B． success　　　　　　　　 C． benefit　　　　　　　　 D． accident

55．A． attempt 　　　　　　　 B． afford 　　　　　　　　 C．expect　　　　　　　　　 D． pretend

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　　　Peter took his girl friend to a 　1　for dinner．The head waiter 　2　them two menus and 　3　their order．Judith chose soup, chicken 　4　vegetables, cheese and biscuits．．．Peter ordered soup fish and chips, then chocolate ice- cream．

　　　Peter　 5　rather afraid of that waiter 　6　his fine suit． The man knew 　7　about food; and he 　8　Peter's order, “You'll have fish, sir, ”he said, “with French fries．”

　“Er-yes, ”said Peter, “yes, that's 　9　．”French fries?　10　that was the mo-dern name 11 chips, but Peter wasn't sure．

　　　The dinner was very nice．Judith ate 　12　hers, but Peter couldn't quite finish his．(The French fries were 　13　just potato chips．)The head waiter brought the 　14　．

　　　Peter knew at once that 　15　was wrong．There was a mistake in the bill．On the menu chicken and vegetables cost 　16　60 pence．But on the bill it was￡　　 1．60．The bill ought to be ￡ 2．00 　17　, not ￡ 3．00． What was he going to do? Ought he 　18　 the waiter? Or say nothing and just 　19　?

　　　He continued to talk to Judith, 　20　he was feeling uncomfortable．The head waiter was looking hard at him, and Peter's face grew 　21　“Perhaps he's right, ”Peter thought, “and I 　22　．What will Judith think if I make another?”

　He called to the waiter．The man smiled and came slowly across the room．Peter 　23　him the bill and three pound notes．

　“Thank you, sir”, he said．“I hope you 　24　the meal．”

　　　Peter stood up quickly, and Judith and he went out．In the street Judith said, “I left 10 pence under my plate 　25　that nice head waiter．”

Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling’s life is like a fairy tale. Divorced, living on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, Rowling 　1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 　2 a table in a café during her daughter’s naps – and it was Harry Potter 　3 rescued her.

Rowling 　4 that she always wanted to write and that the first 　5 she actually wrote down, when she was five or six, was a story about a rabbit 　6 Rabbit. Many of her favorite 　7 center around reading – hearing The Wind in the Willows 　8 aloud by her father when she had the measles（麻疹）, enjoying the fantastic adventure stories of E. Nesbit, and her favorite story of all, The little White Horse.

At Exeter University Rowling took her degree in French and 　9 one year studying in Paris. After college she moved to London to 　10 as a researcher and bilingual secretary. The best thing about working in an office, she has said, was　 11 up stories on the computer when no one was 　12 . During this time, on a particularly long train ride from Manchester to London in the summer of 1990, the idea 　13 her of a boy who is a wizard and doesn’t know it. He 　14 a school for wizardry – she could see him very plainly in her mind. By the time the train 　15 into Kings Cross station four hours later, many of the characters and the early stages of the plot were fully 　16 in her head. The story took further shape as she continued working on it in 　17 and cafes over her lunch hours.

After her marriage to a Portuguese TV journalist ended in divorce, Rowling returned to Britain with her infant daughter and a suitcase full of Harry Potter notes and 　18 . She settled in Edinburgh to be near her sister and 　19 to finish the book before looking for a teaching job. Wheeling her daughter’s carriage around the city to escape their 　20 , cold apartment, she would duck into coffee shops to write when the baby fell asleep. In this way she finished the book and started sending it to publishers.

1.　　 A. read　　　　　　　　　　 B. recited　　　　　　　　 C. wrote　　　　　　　　　 D. copied

2.　　 A. on　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. around　　　　　　　　 D. at

3.　　 A. what　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　 D. who

4.　　 A. remembers　　　　　 B. thinks　　　　　　　　　 C. reminds　　　　　　　 D. supposes

5.　　 A. book　　　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　　 C. novel　　　　　　　　　 D. fiction

6.　　 A. naming　　　　　　　　 B. published　　　　　　 C. called　　　　　　　　　 D. replaced

7.　　 A. songs　　　　　　　　　 B. sports　　　　　　　　　 C. things　　　　　　　　　 D. memories

8.　　 A. spoken　　　　　　　　 B. said　　　　　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　　 D. read

9.　　 A. cost　　　　　　　　　　 B. spared　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　　　 D. spent

10.　 A. regard　　　　　　　　 B. consider　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　　 D. treat

11.　 A. searching　　　　　　 B. reading　　　　　　　　 C. listening　　　　　　　 D. typing

12.　 A. noticing　　　　　　　 B. watching　　　　　　 C. observing　　　　　　 D. seeing

13.　 A. came to　　　　　　　 B. struck to　　　　　　　 C. stuck to　　　　　　　 D. hit on

14.　 A. studies　　　　　　　　 B. attends　　　　　　　　 C. builds　　　　　　　　　 D. goes

15.　 A. entered　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　　　　　 D. arrived

16.　 A. organized　　　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　　　　 C. formed　　　　　　　　 D. appeared

17.　 A. theatres　　　　　　　 B. pubs　　　　　　　　　　 C. cinemas　　　　　　　 D. concerts

18.　 A. chapters　　　　　　　 B. books　　　　　　　　　 C. magazines　　　　　　 D. newspapers

19.　 A. set about　　　　　　　 B. set off　　　　　　　　 C. set up　　　　　　　　　 D. set out

20.　 A. splendid　　　　　　　 B. large　　　　　　　　　　 C. comfortable　　　　　 D. tiny