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A few years ago I was at an international conference with nearly 700 participants. One afternoon I_1a very crowded talk by a famous author. The hall filled quickly and soon there were no 2left , so many dozens of people were standing around the edges.
I saw a very elderly man, stooped(驼背的) slightly with age,3against the wall. I immediately got up, told those sitting beside me to4the place for him and made my way to him. When I offered my seat to him , he looked 5and started to refuse , but I would have 6of that. He asked me my name and thanked me deeply, and then made his 7back into my row and sat comfortably. Many people who 8our exchange turned to say what a kind thing I had done. I kept saying , “it’s nothing 9 . I m from Canada, it’s normal for us to help other people!”
A few minutes later, the man sitting next to the elderly man 10to leave the hall for another talk and the elderly man 11to me to return and sit beside him. 12I resisted, thinking someone else might need it more, but people sitting around him started to repeat my 13 , asking me to come and sit! So I returned and sat beside the gentleman for the 14 .
when the talk was over ,the man thanked me again and 15asked if I knew who he was . I had no idea. He then looked quite delighted and 16 me a household name that I recognized immediately!
I was astonished to have been sitting next to him, 17 he was excited to think I had given up my seat for him 18knowing who he was! Again I had to tell him where I come from , and it’s the 19thing to do! I have felt more blessed to be a Canadian since that day, for seeing how easy it is to 20 someone and how rare it seemed to so many people.
1. A. missed B. gave C. expected D. attended
2. A. seatsB. rooms C. topicsD. rows
3. A. turning B. walking C. leaningD. lying
4. A. move B. spare C. takeD. hold
5. A. glad B. satisfied C. disappointed D. surprised
6. A. nothing B. noneC. somethingD. anything
7. A. livingB. fortuneC. directionD. way
8. A. witnessedB. confirmed C. remembered D. experienced
9. A. easyB. popularC. specialD. funny
10. A. agreedB. refusedC. choseD. forgot
11. A. sent B. signaled C. rolled D. said
12. A. At last B. At leastC. At most D. At first
13. A. action B. nameC. dream D. address
14. A. game B. discussionC. courseD. talk
15. A. quietly B. loudly. C. proudly D. angrily
16. A. shared B. told C. asked D. answered
17. A. as if B. even if C. so D .but
18. A. by B. without C. through D. after
19. A. strange B. secret C. normal D. hard
20. A. help B. accept C. praise D. trust

In the last century there were not 　1　 big towns in the U.S.　2　 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 　3　 people 　4the things they couldn't made or grow at home.
5the store sold 6a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and 7that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of 8that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the 9would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.
Life in the 10century America was 11.One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had 12still they looked forward 13courage to whatever the future would 14them.It would be interesting to know 15they would feel about life in the world today. 16to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is 17in the past?
Nobody will 18know the 19people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same 20people at present.
1.A.many B.so many C.so much D.a lot of
2.A.where B.like C.what D.as
3.A.where B.for C.in which D.that
4.A.made B.bought C.sold D.paid for
5.A.That B.No matter C.Which D.What
6.A.says B.talks C.refers D.tells
7.A.other things B.another food C.other foods D.foods and drinks
8.A.clothes B.clothing C.dresses D.suits
9.A.farmers B.men C.women D.children
10.A.eighteenth B.nineteenth C.twentieth D.next
11.A.easy B.simple C.interesting D.tiresome
12.A.and which B.and yet C.and that D.but what
13.A.in B.to C.of D.with
14.A.bring B.take C.happen to D.serve
15.A.what B.whether C.that D.how
16.A.Did it appear B.Would it seem C.What did it seem D.What appeared
17.A.still what it used to beB.better than what it was
C.much more easier thanD.no more than it was
18.A.never B.always C.once D.ever
19.A.truth that B.fact whetherC.idea how D.information of
20.A.as B.for C.with D.like

When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 　1　 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 　2　 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 　3　 it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 　4to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so 5of them had any desire to buy it.
Dave's friend Sam saw that he was 6when they met one evening,and said,“What's 7,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may 8more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's 9was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car, 10very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at ￡50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no 11.But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to 12him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be 13or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll 14my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to 15it.”
The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 16to wait there for the person who had 17his advertisement.Even Dave had to 18that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as 19as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this 20to us yet,sir?”
1.A.directlyB.safely C.properly D.easily
2.A.soB.such C.very D.too
3.A.keepB.repair C.sell D.throw
4.A.anxiousB.lucky C.ashamed D.generous
5.A.someB.neither C.none D.no one
6.A.calm B.upset C.delighted D.astonished
7.A.no B.up C.it D.that
8.A.learn B.miss C.get D.find
9.A.message B.advice C.request D.description
10.A.uses B.loses C.has D.spends
11.A.doubt B.help C.trouble D.answer
12.A.tell B.see C.agree D.call
13.A.exact B.suitable C.early D.late
14.A.follow B.meet C.bringD.introduce
15.A.test B.obtain C.admire D.recognize
16.A.failing B.meaning C.turning D.happening
17.A.read B.placedC.answered D.understood
18.A.forget B.show C.disagree D.admit
19.A.clean B.crowded C.fast D.light
20.A.bargain B.sale C.accident D.result

On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island. Over hundred degrees in 21air. Crowded. Tempers（脾气）of both the tourists and waiters had 22to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment（环境）.
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 23 couple, waiting for 24. They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 25and stepped together 26the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 27for the two chairs. He politely 28his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
29appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 30the table and take their 31, and then walked back to the 32cheers of the rest of his 33. Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went
34into the water to 35the wine. The couple toasted（祝酒）each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 36by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 37to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 38. Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 39the line of convention（常规）and enjoy 40to the fullest.
21. A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin
22. A. managed B. expected C. attempted D. risen
23. A. lonely B. curious　　 C. well-dressed D. bad-tempered　　　
24. A. cheers B. service C. attention D. flowers
25. A. metal table B. empty bottle　　C. chairs D. bags
26. A. on B. off C. around D. along
27. A. outside B. forward　　 C. down D. back　　
28. A. led B. seated C. watched D. received
29. A. The manager B. A friend　 C. A waiter D. The servant　
30. A. set B. wash C. remove D. check
31. A. menu B. bill C. food D. order
32. A. loud B. anxious C. familiar D. final
33. A. tourists B. customers C. fellows D. assistants
34. A. at last B. in time C. once more D. as well
35. A. change B. drink　 C. sell D. serve　
36. A. replied　 B. insisted　 C. agreed　 D. understood　
37. A. prepared B. joined in C. settled up D. continued　
38. A. with pleasure B. in the café C. in the sea D. with wine
39. A. following B. keeping C. limiting D. crossing　
40. A. life B. wine C. lunch D. time

My grandmother was an iron-willed woman, the feared head of the family. When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party. 26the guests was a neighborhood big shot(大亨). They had a little girl about my age who was27 and very much used to getting her own way.
Grandmother spent a lot of time with the big shot and his family. She 28 them the most important members of her social circle and tried hard to please them. At one point during the party, I 29my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl 30the bathroom door and simply walked in. I was still sitting down. “Don’t you know that little girls aren't31to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it!?” I shouted. The32I had piled upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully33to her parents and my grandmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest34. After her scolding was over and I had been dismissed, the party 35.
Twenty minutes later, all that changed. Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water36out from under the door. She37the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged(塞)up and that the taps 38at full blast (拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a39wall around me, but Grandmother was40 angry that she almost got to me anyway.
My grandfather took me41to the window. He was a kind and gentle man, full of wisdom and patience.42did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he43 his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity, 44 angry or upset.
“Tell me,” he asked, “why did you do it?”
“Well, she shouted at me 45,” I said earnestly. “Now she's got something to shout about.”
Grandfather didn’t speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. “Eric,” he said at last, “you are my revenge(复仇).”
26. A. Between B. Among C. Around D. Beside
27. A. spoiled B. harmed C. liked D. concerned
28. A. imagined B. told C. evaluated D. considered
29. A. made B. found C. pushed D. wound
30. A. closed B. opened C. beat D. tapped
31. A. expected B. asked C. supposed D. told
32. A. happiness B. depression C. embarrassment D. anger
33. A. complained B. apologized C. replied D. referred
34. A. cry B. blame C. comment D. demand
35. A. picked up B. broke down C. carried on D. took off
36. A. moving B. stirring C. floating D. streaming
37. A. pushed open B. pulled down C. shut up D. knocked at
38. A. had gone B. were going C. went D. had been going
39. A. productive B. hard C. protective D. rough
40. A. so B. too C. as D. very
41. A. by his hand B. by the hand C. by surprise D. with anxiety
42. A. Often B. Sometimes C. Always D. Rarely
43 A. argue with B. talk with C. put up with D. come to terms with
44. A. other than B. instead of C. rather than D. more than
45. A. for something B. for nothing C. without doubt D. with sympathy