51．A．because B．before C．unless D．so——青夏教育精英家教网—

You can't get there before him ________ you drive a car there．

A．because

B．so

C．unless

D．but

　　Mr．Beckman has worked in a company for nearly twenty years．His job is to copy all the documents the manager writes．His office is on the first floor and the light there is always poor unless it’s fine．So his sight became shorter several years later．He has to wear a pair of glasses when he’s working．Of course, it brought him a lot of trouble．He can’t see anything clearly without glasses．Sometimes he can’t recognize his wife when they meet with each other in the street．

　　The man looked tired this evening．After supper he went to bed while his family were watching TV．Mrs．Beckman didn’t turn off the television until the interesting TV play was over．She came into their bedroom in the dark at half past ten．As soon as she lay down, there was a great noise under the bed．She thought a mouse must have come in again．She jumped off and had to turn on the light and tried to beat it with a stick．She made some noise and it made her husband wake up．

　　“You have never worn glasses when you were sleeping before,” the woman said in surprise．“But why are you wearing them this time?”

　　“Well, dear,” said the man．“I dreamed a lot last night．I saw my late(已故的) parents, but I couldn’t see them clearly．So I have to do so!”

(1)

There’s some light in Mr．Beckman’s office ________．
[　　]
A．	on a cold winter day
B．	on a sunny day
C．	if he forgets to turn on the light
D．	as soon as he gets there in the morning

(2)

Mr．Beckman’s sight became shorter because ________．
[　　]
A．	he likes to watch TV
B．	he often reads on bed
C．	he copies too much in the poor light
D．	his office is on the first floor

(3)

Mr．Beckman looked tired this evening because ________．
[　　]
A．	he had many dreams last night
B．	he had much work to do in his office
C．	he didn’t feel well
D．	he hoped to have the same dreams

(4)

Mrs．Beckman went to bed without turning on the light so that ________．
[　　]
A．	she could fall asleep soon
B．	she could save some money
C．	she would have some nice dreams, too
D．	she wouldn’t wake her husband up

(5)

Mr．Beckman went to bed with his glasses ________．
[　　]
A．	to keep them well
B．	not to get into trouble
C．	to see his parents clearly in his dream
D．	not to lose them

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We got up late as usual．My husband decided to water the flowers in the garden 41

leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage（处理）by 42 , he asked me for help at the last moment． 43 now we had an hour to get to the airport． 44 , there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time．We checked in and went to a big hall to 45 our flight to be called．We waited and waited but no announcement was made．In the end there was an announcement 46 us that passengers could get a free meal．The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems．We waited again for a long time until late evening 47 we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel．

The next morning after a 48 night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the 49 ．Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again．All the other passengers had been 50 in the night to catch the plane, but for some reason or other we had been forgotten． You can imagine how we felt．

1．A． after B． until C． before D． since

2．A． herself B． himself C． itself D． themselves

3．A． So B． Unless C． Although D． Because

4．A． Friendly B． Luckily C． Terribly D． Possibly

5．A． look after B． wait in C． look at D． wait for

6．A． agreeing B． telling C． asking D． shocking

7．A． where B． which C． when D． what

8．A． bad B． good C． dangerous D． interesting

9．A． home B． hotel C． station D． airport

10．A． woken up B． paid for C． given up D． agreed with

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I used to be a very self-centered（自我中心的） person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people    I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a different person.
I think my    started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my degree（学位）and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I    talked to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really    . It seemed as if everyone had made friends and was having fun, except me. So I had a（n）    . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I would    to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of    are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new    , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who was badly ill became my    . Every time I came into her room, she was so    because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never    her, so I took her place. She let me    that making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was    , but I was very grateful（感激的）to her.
I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not    these experiences. They have taught me to    about other people more than about myself.

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

41 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She 42 a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 43 $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 44 Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that 45 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

Cheap living 46 starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that 47 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was 48 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 49 she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then 50 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 51 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 52 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor 53 cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 54 to Portland．

“Don't think of saving money as something 55 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

1.A．Until B．Because C．After D．Unless

2.A．found B．tried C．asked for D．Iooked for

3.A．more than B．less than C .shorter than D．higher than

4.A．can B．may C．was able to D．might

5.A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different

6.A．already B．sometimes C．hardly D．always

7.A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means

8.A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing

9.A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again

10.A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked

11.A．pay B．lend C．spend D．save

12.A．along B．up C．down D．around

13.A．because of B．because C．before D．between

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

15.A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great

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