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Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She couldn’t 16 too well, and had to wear glasses. And some of her classmates had always made fun of her big glasses. The 17 thing was that Lewis had started calling her “Four Eyes”. Now everyone knew her as Suzy Four Eyes. She acted like she didn’t 18 , but in fact Susannah couldn’t stand it.
One day, the class went to visit some famous caves. Suddenly, Lewis put his 19 in a hole and slipped (滑倒). While 20 , he grabbed onto Susannah next to him, and both fell down the hole, out of 21 . After some time they landed in a big dark cave. All that could be seen was a single ray of light coming from the 22 many meters above, and some tree roots and trunks which had fallen through the hole. Susannah and Lewis 23 for help, but no one came. Lewis used the small ray of light to look for a way out. But after hours of 24 , he had found nothing, and started feeling 25 .
The ray of light was landing on the floor in front of Susannah. 26 , she took a piece of 27 on the ground, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass (放大镜), she 28 the ray of light onto the wood until a little 29 sprang up. Now they had a torch (火把). Lewis watched all this with 30 and excitement. They made some more branches, and off they went together, to 31 the cave.
They 32 quite a few torches, and finally they found a way out. Amid hugs and cries of 33 , Lewis gave Susannah his heartfelt thanks. He knew that Susannah couldn’t 34 people calling her Four Eyes, and he 35 having given her that name. And from that day on, there was no longer any Four Eyes at their school.
16. A. listen B. walk C. see D. speak
17. A. dangerous B. funny C. same D. worst
18. A. mind B. remember C. understand D. accept
19. A. ticket B. foot C. hand D. package
20. A. falling B. moving C. travelling D. returning
21. A. control B. breath C. order D. sight
22. A. bottom B. entrance C. roof D. window
23. A. begged B. asked C. waited D. shouted
24. A. searching B. climbing C. improving D. competing
25. A. puzzled B. scared C. bored D. annoyed
26. A. Fortunately B. Generally C. Quickly D. Frequently
27. A. wood B. stone C. paper D. cloth
28. A. reflected B. sent C. put D. focused
29. A. cloud B. sound C. flame D. wind
30. A. pleasure B. surprise C. fear D. respect
31. A. enjoy B. choose C. explore D. visit
32. A. burnt B. made C. kept D. carried
33. A. satisfaction B. relief C. shock D. curiosity
34. A. suggest B. stand C. hear D. find
35. A. risked B. disliked C. denied D. regretted
15. — Could you please get me some of the novels?
— By all means. All but one of them by our company.
A. was published B. are publishing
C. were published D. had been published
14. His plan seemed to be too difficult at first, but it proved to be easy and practicable.
A. before long B. sooner or later
C. once in a while D. from time to time
13. Siberian tigers, China will set up two more reserves for the endangered species in Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces.
A. Protecting B. To protect C. Protected D. Having protected
12. A 4-year-old boy has won a lawsuit (诉讼) over an incident his foot got stuck in an escalator at a shopping mall in Shanghai.
A. that B. when C. which D. where
11. Many of the musicians considered it the greatest musical composition written.
A. once B. ever C. before D. already
10. — Has Mark started? He said he would join in the party.
— He . He is a man of his word.
A. must leave B. could have left C. should leave D. must have left
9. China will offer more funds to lift its rural population out of poverty and its efforts will making better education accessible to the poor.
A. spy on B. take on C. focus on D. insist on
8. This year Mingqian tea is much cheaper than before, the ordinary drinkers have easier access to it.
A. so B. but C. since D. though
7. Love, unity, and mutual assistance are make us feel warm in face of natural disasters.
A. as B. that C. what D. those