In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet （小鹦鹉）on my finger, I wanted to show Perky 36 the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird 37 out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my 38 , Perky flew off. The enormous（巨大的）, blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue 39 and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all.
Kathy managed to 40 me. With fake optimism（乐观）, she even tried to reassure（安慰）me that Perky would find a new 41 . But I was far too clever to 42 that such a th
ing was possible.
Forty years later, I watched my own 43 growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the 44 of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the 45 of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed（宣称）to 46 the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. 47 Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and 48 that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
"The best thing 49 Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the 50 we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just 51 down and landed on my finger."
When I was finally able to 52 , we examined the amazing evidence（证据）. The dates, the locations and the pictures of the bird all 53 . It seems our two families had been 54 long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were 55 ! Perky lived!"
A．what B．how C．which D．where
A．food B．nest C．friend D．family
A．joy B．horror C．disappointment D．satisfaction
A．pleasure B．sadness C．treasure D．sense
A．forgive B．comfort C．help D．delight
B．home C．master D．life
A．imagine B．suppose C．doubt D．believe
A．birds B．happiness C．worries D．children
A．parents B．birds C．interests D．games
A．first B．best C．last D．happiest
A．catch B．find C．buy D．have
A．Suddenly B．Fortunately C．Then D．However
A．announced B．said C．told D．hoped
A．in B．about C．of D．on
A．day B．place C．way D．story
A．floated B．slipped C．settled D．went
A．think B．speak C．interrupt D．explain
A．came up B．turned up C．turned out D．matched up
A．known B．fastened C．connected D．introduced
A．right B．wrong C．silly D．mad
The story is told about what happened on a flight between a passenger and an air hostess. The passenger rang and told the air hostess (乘务员) that he needed a cup of __21__to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would_22__him the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for_23__sounded, the air hostess was in a hurry. She was kept so_24__that she forgot to deliver (送) him the water. As a result, the passenger was_25__to take his medicine.She_26__over to him with a cup of water, but he_27__it.
In the following hours on the_28__, each time the air hostess passed by the _29__ she would ask him with a smile_30__he needed help or not. But the passenger__31__paid attention to her.
When the passenger was going to get__32__the plane, he asked the air hostess to__33__him the passengers’ booklet (意见薄). She was very__34__. She knew he would write down_35__words, which might result in the loss of her job. _36__with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she_37__the booklet, and cracked a smile, _38__the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times_39__. How can I refuse your twelve sincere（真诚的） smiles?”
That’s__40__! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
A．coffee B．tea C．water D．cola
A．take B．bring C．carry D．hold
A．food B．drink C．service D．medicine
A．tired B．silent C．calm D．busy
A．delaying B．delayed C．delays D．delay
A．hurried B．went C．came D．got
A．refused B．accepted C．liked D．hated
A．seat B．air C．floor D．flight
A．customer B．passenger C．guest D．visitor
A．whether B．when C．what D．that
A．never B．often C．always D．seldom
A．on B．to C．off D．from
A．hand B．take C．throw D．lend
A．glad B．angry C．curious D．sad
A．good B．sharp C．polite D．nice
A．So B．Because C．And D．But
A．hid B．tore C．opened D．closed
A．if B．for C．after D．when
A．in all B．above all C．or else D．or so
A．wrong B．wonderful C．impossible D．right
One Saturday afternoon, a six-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his mistress was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of55 . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak
A．since B．while C．before D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．Because B．When C．If D．Until
A．hopelessly B．carelessly C．cautiously D．unwillingly
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．heard B．found C．sensed D．smelt
A．at B．in C．onto D．through
A．familiar B．strange C．terrible D．Pleasant
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．merrily C．gently D．loudly
A．wandered B．looked C．searched D．traveled
A．girl B．house C．window D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．asleep C．abandoned D．available
A．saw B．spotted C．observed D．watched
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
I will never forget what happened to me that day. That afternoon，I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 16 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 17 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 18 in front of him, which he was 19 to read, but I could 20 that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my 21 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 22 way in which the waiter and I 23 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 24 went on and it became 25 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 26 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 27 without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 28 . “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He 29 you here because he thought you were the man he 30 . ” “What?” I said, showing my 31 . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 32 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 33 ”. “Well, it’s really 34 I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said. “ 35 , I might have been in trouble. ”
A．noticed B．understood C．knew D．recognized
A．since B．as if C．though D．even if
A．flat B．open C．cut D．fixed
A．pretending B．thinking C．hoping D．continuing
A．guess B．find C．see D．learn
A．menu B．bill C．paper D．food
A．direct B．funny C．strange D．familiar
A．chatted with B．looked at C．laughed at D．talked about
A．the waiter B．the dinner C．I D．time
A．clear B．hopeful C．true D．possible
A．restaurant B．washroom C．office D．kitchen
A．sat down B．acted C．left D．calmed down
A．wanted B．tried C．ordered D．wished
A．followed B．caught C．met D．discovered
A．was to beat B．was dealing with C．was to meet D．was looking for
A．care B．surprise C．worry D．regret
A．must B．may C．need D．can
A．discovery B．fortune C．decision D．mistake
A．a pity B．natural C．a chance D．lucky
A．Otherwise B．However C．Thus D．Therefore
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 36a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped 37 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 38 interested in the differences in her friends' 39 that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a 42 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 44 of what she needs to know simply 45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46 she also has machines 47 help her make 48 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 49 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 50 of what kind of person the 51 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 52 I didn't like his handwriting. " She says. But she 53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 54 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 55 , however.
A．with B．by C．like D．as
A．search B．follow C．catch D．judge
A．so B．too C．quite D．extra
A．books B．letter C．tongues D．handwriting
A．writing B．studying C．settling D．uncovering
A．attending B．finishing C．starting D．stepping into
A．powerful B．natural C．special D．common
A．main B．safe C．easy D．impossible
A．most B．nothing C．little D．sight
A．with B．by C．of D．about
A．so B．for C．thus D．but
A．they B．in which C．that D．those
A．up B．out C．for D．into
A．of B．to C．with D．for
A．test B．sign(标记) C．means D．habit
A．thief B．criminal C．writer D．policeman
A．whether B．unless C．if D．after
A．adds B．tells C．repeats D．cries
A．before B．after C．so D．and
A．necessary B．all right C．important D．quite easy
I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was 16 to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go 17 together. I’d stopped at a 18 to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat 19 our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way. 20 my road was another road which was built like a 21 . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples 22 me and started to eat one. 23 I saw the cars in front of me start to 24 from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had 25 wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I 26 the car and at the same moment the road 27 onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the __28 . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was 29 But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been 30 an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of 31 , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people 32 towards me. A team of people had come to 33 if anyone was under the 34 road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you 35 ?”He asked. “Not too bad,”I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.
A．driving B．leading C．walking D．running
A．shopping B．dancing C．swimming D．sightseeing
A．farm B．shop C．park D．school
A．after B．during C．since D．once
A．Under B．Along C．Over D．Beside
A．bridge B．roof C．cover D．top
A．under B．along C．inside D．beside
A．Finally B．Actually C．Suddenly D．Slowly
A．move B．roll C．burst D．jump
A．been B．broken C．gone D．done
A．parked B．started C．moved D．stopped
A．put B．ran C．fell D．jumped
A．dark B．afternoon C．sun D．car
A．noisy B．dusty C．quiet D．blood
A．on B．at C．by D．in
A．food B．sandwiches C．apples D．bread
A．climbing B．shouting C．moving D．driving
A．know B．tell C．understand D．see
A．falling B．broken C．breaking D．dirty
A．sleeping B．feeling C．eating D．going