Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that gosintosthe
collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the
zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is __1__ I became an animal
collector in the first __2__ .The answer is that I have always been interested
in animals and zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able to say
with any __3__ was not the conventional“mamma”or“daddy”,__4__ the word“zoo”,
which I would __5__ over and over again with a shrill __6__ until someone,
insgroupsto __7__ me up, would take me to the zoo.When I __8__ a little older,
we lived in Greece and I had a great __9__ of pets, ranging from owls to
seahorses, and I spent all my spare time __10__ the countryside in search of
fresh specimens to __11__ to my collection of pets.__12__ on I went for a year
to the City Zoo, as a student __13__ , to get experience of the large animals,
such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches,__14__ were not easy to keep at
home.When I left, I __15__ had enough money of my own to be able to __16__ my
first trip and I have been going __17__ ever since then.Though a collector's job
is not an easy one and is full of __18__ ,it is certainly a job which will
appeal __19__ all those who love animals and __20__ .
1.A.how B.where C.when D.whether
2.A.region B.field C.place D.case
3.A.clarity B.emotion C.sentiment D.affection
4.A.except B.but C.except for D.but for
5.A.recite B.recognize C.read D.repeat
6.A.volume B.noise C.voice D.pitch
7.A.close B.shut C.stop D.comfort
8.A.grew B.was growing C.grow D.grown
9.A.many B.amount C.number D.supply
10.A.living B.cultivating C.reclaiming D.exploring
11.A.increase B.include C.add D.enrich
12.A.later B.further C.then D.subsequently
13.A.attendant B.keeper C.member D.aide
14.A.who B.they C.of which D.which
15.A.luckily B.gladly C.nearly D.successfully
16.A.pay B.provide C.allow D.finance
17.A.normally B.regularly C.usually D.often
18.A.expectations B.sorrows C.excitement D.disappointments
19.A.for B.with C.to D.from
20.A.excursion B.travel C.journey D.Trip
There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the 26 student in his class. He was at the top in every 27 . He was a champion.
But the boy 28 after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His 29 started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was 30 all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like 31 himself. All of this because he felt 32 and that no one loved him.
His 33 started worrying about the boy. But 34 they did not know what was wrong with him. 35 his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.
They sat 36 the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him 37 questions about his classes, teachers and 38 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, 39 I am here today?”
The boy 40 , “to check my grades?”
“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about 41 . I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY 42 .”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He 43 his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this 44 who cared for him deeply. He 45 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
A.richest B.prettiest C.laziest D.brightest
A.game B.school C.competition D.group
A.changed B.died C.arrived D.regretted
A.hair B.tears C.love D.grades
A.worried B.careless C.lonely D.busy
A.teaching B.killing C.helping D.enjoying
A.cold B.worthless C.well D.sick
A.parents B.classmates C.teachers D.companions
A.even B.now C.yet D.then
A.And B.But C.Or D.So
A.toward B.along C.opposite D.on
A.serious B.casual C.personal D.difficult
A.work B.study C.sports D.education
A.when B.where C.how D.why
A.turned away B.answered back C.whispered anxiously D.cried out
A.it B.you C.myself D.us
A.LIFE B.ANXIETY C.CARE D.NEED
A.forgave B.hit C.hugged D.begged
A.side B.earth C.trip D.day
A.meant B.owed C.moved D.left
A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly 21 the students’ friend. As they went 22 , they saw lying in the path a pair of old 23 , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a 24 close by. The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a 25 : We will hide his shoes, and26 ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his 27 when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never 28 ourselves at the 29 of the poor. But you are 30 , and may give yourself a much greater 31 by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and 32 how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came 33 the field to the path 34 he had left his coat and shoes. While 35 his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling 36 , he stopped down to feel 37 it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He now put the money into his pocket, but his 38 was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent(热烈的)thanksgiving, in which he 39 his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply 40 , and his eyes filled with tears.
A.held B.kept C.named D.called
A.away B.on C.over D.back
A.socks B.gloves C.shoes D.trousers
A.field B.factory C.company D.shop
A.game B.trick C.joke D.word
A.hide B.have C.let D.make
A.excitement B.sorrow C.disappointment D.anxiety
A.make B.treat C.amuse D.laugh
A.money B.expense C.value D.pay
A.poor B.kind C.honest D.rich
A.pleasure B.money C.thought D.benefit
A.notice B.watch C.realize D.find
A.about B.across C.into D.by
A.where B.that C.there D.which
A.wearing on B.dressing up C.putting on D.pulling in
A.soft B.terrible C.sad D.hard
A.what B.how C.whether D.why
A.confidence B.joy C.surprise D.embarrassment
A.mentioned B.remembered C.recommended D.reminded
A.amazed B.defeated C.puzzled D.affected
Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 35 . She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She 36 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk 37 she was surprised to find a large bunch of flowers on it. They were 38 . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried joyfully. She then 39 for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 40 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 41 and Nancy did everything 42 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 43 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 44 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 45 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 46 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 47 with “Records of managers' meetings”, and 48 the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company 49 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.
A.depressed B.excited C.encouraged D.surprised
A.pushed B.forced C.turned D.knocked
A.that B.which C.there D.where
A.old B.fresh C.good D.sweet
A.looked up B.looked at C.looked around D.looked down
A.happy B.very C.funny D.quite
A.slowly B.normally C.quickly D.hardly
A.at B.in C.for D.with
A.devoted B.focused C.buried D.made
A.sender B.receiver C.manager D.waiter
A.send for B.hand out C.try out D.hand in
A.asking for B.waiting for C.looking for D.searching for
A.marked B.given C.used D.signed
A.glanced at B.stared at C.glared at D.looked at
A.has ordered B.has said C.has decided D.has demanded
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be _36_ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 37 ?” Just when I started to 38 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 39 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 40 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 41 . Somebody had thought 42 of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 43 Christmas there special and memorable, I 44 remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 45 for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I 46 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 47 with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 48 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 49 them that they couldn’t open their presents 50 every child had come forward. Finally the 51 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 52 up the room. The 53 in the room was obvious, and 54 wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew 55 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A.sending B.receiving C.making D.exchanging
A.found B.prepared C.got D.expected
A.doubt B.hope C.suggest D.accept
A.broke in B.settled down C.turned up D.showed off
A.relief B.loss C.achievement D.justice
A.blamed B.loved C.forgotten D.affected
A.highly B.little C.poorly D.enough
A.present B.first C.recent D.previous
A.hardly B.instantly C.regularly D.occasionally
A.strength B.independence C.importance D.safety
A.kept up with B.caught up with C.came up with D.put up with
A.none B.few C.some D.each
A.fine B.special C.helpful D.normal
A.reminded B.guaranteed C.convinced D.promised
A.after B.until C.when D.since
A.chance B.gift C.moment D.reward
A.lit B.took C.burned D.cheered
A.atmosphere B.sympathy C.calmness D.joy
A.it B.such C.something D.everybody
A.by B.till C.for D.from
We took the bus from the suburb every early morning that summer 3 years ago. One of the passengers was a small 36 man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (佝偻) and a sad look on his face when he, with some difficulty, 37 the bus and sat down alone behind the driver. No one ever paid very much attention to him.
Then one 38 morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled before he sat down. The driver 39 guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically, 40 and said in a loud voice: “And a very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good morning,” 41 . The following weeks we were more alert (留意的). Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date 42 . The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we 43 began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver 44 smilingly and asked:“Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?”and he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers 45 and clapped at him. Charlie bowed and waved the 46 before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. Some of the 47 passengers began bringing him flowers for his bouquet(花束).
The summer went by, and 48 was closing in, when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual 49 . When he wasn't there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or — 50 — on holiday somewhere.
One day, we learned from the staff working in the centre for senior citizens that the elderly 51 was fine, but he hadn't been coming to the 52 that week. One of his very close friends had died at the weekend. They 53 him back on Monday. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.
The next 54 Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping a bit more, a little bit more grey, and without a tie. He seemed to have shrinked(缩小)again. Inside the bus was a 55 . All of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.
A.black B.pale C.grey D.brown
A.caught B.climbed C.braked D.boarded
A.February B.July C.October D.December
A.shook B.sat C.stood D.nodded
A.cried B.breathed C.smiled D.sighed
A.in reply B.in vain C.with care D.in return
A.watch B.tie C.cap D.bag
A.actually B.surprisingly C.extremely D.gradually
A.turned around B.cast down C.paid off D.kept up
A.whistled B.resisted C.ignored D.agreed
A.hands B.flowers C.stick D.bag
A.normal B.ordinary C.average D.regular
A.autumn B.winter C.spring D.summer
A.station B.stop C.home D.seat
A.hopefully B.thoughtfully C.traditionally D.apparently
A.woman B.wife C.husband D.gentleman
A.suburb B.school C.centre D.club
A.wondered B.expected C.discussed D.refused
A.Tuesday B.Wednesday C.Monday D.Friday
A.silence B.laughter C.voice D.passenger