Suzie goes to her art class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do creative things all afternoon. She loves ___41___ bowls
and cups out of clay. Last month she learned to put ___42___ into a hot oven, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. After the pottery（陶器）has __43____ down from the kiln, sometimes she ___44___ it with all different colors. Bright colors are her __45____, although sometimes she likes to paint in "___46___ colors," like brown and dark green. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feel
ing she gets ___47___ she has finished __48____ on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so __49____ of what she has made.
On Wednesdays Suzie does something else that she really ___50___. On Wednesday afternoons she writes articles for the school newspaper. When she first ___51___ to her school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a new student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a teacher at her school who had just finished writing a book. On the day the newspaper comes ___52___, the first thing Suzie does is to ___53___ where her article is in the newspaper. And at the beginning of her article, are the words: By Suzanne Jefferson.
On the way home from school yesterday, Suzie ___54___ to thinking about how __55____ art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks of __56____ things to make, and then spends a lot of time making it look just right. And when she writes articles for the school newspaper, she thinks of creative things to __57____, and then spends a lot of time making it __58____ just right. And when she has finished writing a really good sentence, she feels almost as if she has made a beautiful piece of art.
Suzie __59____ home so she could write something short before dinner. She already had lots of ideas for next month's newspaper. And she wanted to make sure that none of her creative ideas ___60___ away before she wrote them down permanently on paper.
A．using B．painting C．drawing D．making
A．bowls B．pottery C．cups D．clay
A．dropped B．cooled C．come D．fallen
A．rubs B．cleans C．brushes D．paints
A．bests B．friends D．fears
A．bright B．earth C．black D．deep
A．before B．when C．that D．until
A．working B．painting C．putting D．taking
A．worried B．anxious C．happy D．proud
A．promises B．wants C．hates D．enjoys
A．got B．sent C．moved D．returned
A．up B．in C．out D．about
A．read B．search C．overlook D．check
A．began B．went C．got D．started
A．soon B．much C．long D．far
A．relative B．creative C．productive D．active
A．tell B．talk C．speak D．say
A．feel B．look C．sound D．appear
A．rushed B．walked C．got D．went
A．left B．forgot C．floated D．kept
You've been away from us for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.
On this special day for teachers across the country, I can _1_keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear.
Do you still remember the happy _2_about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your _3_.You, a beautiful young lady, _4_ us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children _5_more time on their books _6_ after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still _7_ that one day you might leave. You _8_a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their_9_ of your leaving. You went all out in the _10_ of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).You often emphasized to us the _11_ of one's life, so that must have been what you were _12_ in those five years!
One cold morning when class began, you entered the room _13_ you had been crying _14_.In your class, we _15_ but looked away from your eyes. You _16_for some time as if you were _17_to find this right word…you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…
On the following morning, we _18_ you the very best and the villagers gave you their _19_The train took you away and your broken _20_The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.
1. A. forever B. seldom C. hardly D. soon
2. A. scene B. condition C. sign D. sight
3. A. report B. arrival C. explanation D. speech
4. A. promised B. answered C. permitted D. agreed
5. A. shared B. spent C. paid D. devoted
6. A. even B. ever C. soon D. still
7. A. considered B. feared C. supposed D. doubted
8. A. wore B. pretendedC. gained D. presented
9. A. pale B. trouble C. question D. fear
10. A. teaching B. middle C. course D. field
11. A. way B. wealth C. value D. cost
12. A. after B. forC. with D. against
13. A. as if B. because C. even though D. before
14. A. happily B. bitterly C. anxiously D. angrily
15. A .listened B .talked C. discussed D. studied
16. A. explained B. stopped C. talked D .spoke
17. A. thinking B. worrying C. crying D. trying
18. A. hoped B expected C. wished D. brought
19. A. thanks B. satisfactions C. expressions D. rewards
20. A. boy B. class C. heart D. memory
In order to be a success in the American business world, you must “get along” with people. You must learn to conduct yourself in such a way _1_ you earn the affection and respect of others._2_ we have already pointed out, Americans_3_ business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to _4_ informally can be a help with your American business _5_.Americans like to talk about a _6_of different topics—sports, politics, cars, popular movies and television shows and personal interests. Many large American cities have sports teams. If you are _7_ with Americans in the United States, it would be a good idea to _8_out about the local sports teams so that you can _9_ in the almost inevitable discussions about “how our _10_ will do this year” .Politics can be a _11_ topic unless everyone is of the same mind _12_.Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are _13_ owners and some are even obsessive about the subject. You can contribute _14_talking about cars you have owned or by _15_ information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television almost every night and attend movies regularly,
_16_ naturally television shows and the _17_ movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to _18_ American television or attend American movies, reading the _19_ section of such magazines as Time News week will keep you up to date on _20_is popular in America.
1. A. which B. where C. as D .that
2. A. While B. Since C. As D. Because
3. A. mix B. enjoy C. like D. manage
4. A. conduct B. appear C. behave D. chat
5. A. friends B. efforts C. contacts D. companies
6. A. bit B. total C. group D. number
7. A. meeting B. working C. living D. playing
8. A. find B. learn C. go D. stay
9. A. workB. participate C. succeed D. break
10. A. group B. business C. company D. team
11. A. common B. sensitive C. special. D daily
12. A. politically B. economically C. professionally D. personally
13. A. house B. car C. business D. land
14. A. to B. toward C. by D. through
15. A. collecting B. sharing C. gathering D. analyzing
16. A. so B. therefore C. thus D. hence
17. A. interesting B. exciting C. excellent D. latest
18. A. witness B. look C. watch D. glance
19. A. entertainment B. sports C. business D. movie
20. A. which B. that C. what D. as
The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe_1_which can be easily shaped.
The history of plastics is longer than you might_2_.In fact _3_ manmade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid(赛璐璐)”.It was discovered by both an Englishman and an American in the same year._4_it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale during the year 1860.Everybody was _5_by this new material which could be moulded (用模子做) into shapes and _6_so cheap to buy.
Poor young men _7_in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were_8_ to buy white celluloid collars(领子).The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men _9_ rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers,
_10_ had not been able to afford playthings _11_their children, were now able to buy them playthings _12_ of celluloid. But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents, particularly _13_ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had _14_ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. _15_ became known _16_ bakelite(酚醛塑料).Other plastic materials like bakelite were _17_ produced. They _18_ to make electrical fittings and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe, but rich people _19_ them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made _20_dark colours.
1. A. something B. everything C. thing D. anything
2. A. wish B. think C. want D. hope
3. A. first B. at first C. for the first D. the first
4. A. So B. But C. And D. As
5. A. surprised B. excited C. told D. frightened
6. A. be B. were C. was D. is
7. A. waiting B. running C. walking D. working
8. A. goingB. sure C. about D. able
9. A. could B. ought to C. must D. should
10. A. which B. who C. whom D. that
11. A. for B. like C. in D. of
12. A. done B. produced C. worked D. made
13. A. between B. on C. among D. about
14. A. much B. great. C. never D. little
15. A. The man B. He C. It D. The scientist
16. A. as B. with C. by D. to
17. A. already B. still C. also D. yet
18. A. used B. hoped C. were used D. had
19. A. took B. loved C. enjoyed D. disliked
20. A. in B. by C. fromD. of
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 1she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished2a driving offence (犯规，犯法).
Then one day she nearly 3her record. A police car4her, and the policemen in it saw her 5a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed6that she would be punished.
7Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 8old to drive a car, and that the9why she had not stopped at the red 10was most probably that her eyes had become weak 11old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was 12, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was13and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 14a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
When she had 15done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed16the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 17. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the 18and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was 19, and her record 20unbroken.
1. A. whichB. whenC. thatD. this
2. A. aboutB. on C. toD. for
3. A. kept B. wonC. missedD. lost
4. A. watchedB. after C. followedD. ran after
5. A. pass B. go C. runD. rush
6. A. sure B. indeedC. certainD. perhaps
7. A. BeforeB. WhileC. UntilD. When
8. A. so B. very C. tooD. quite
9. A. causeB. reasonC. matterD. trouble
10. A. lightB. lamp C. sign D. one
11. A. withB. becauseC. for D. of
12. A. speakingB. sayingC. talkingD. telling
13. A. holdingB. getting C. carryingD. bringing
14. A. took B. brought C. pickedD. chose
15. A. almostB. hardly C. successfullyD. successful
16. A. both B. all C. neitherD. either
17. A. time B. turn C. chanceD. job
18. A. thread B. glasses C. needlesD. needle
19. A. dismissedB. passedC. settled D. studied
20. A. was B. kept C. seemedD. remained
Some time ago, two navy officers made a journey to the deepest point on the earth. The two men went down seven miles to the__1__of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball to find out if there are any__2__of life.
They set out early so that the ball would come to the surface in the__3__and so be easily found by the mother ship. The divers began__4__at dawn and soon afterwards the ball__5__under the surface of the water.
__6__, the temperature dropped to freezing point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone__7__how they felt. At a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut__8__from the outside world. At 30,000 feet, the men were shocked by a sudden loud__9__- even the smallest hole in the ball would have__10__instant death. Luckily, it was only one of the outer windows__11__had broken.
Soon afterwards, the ball__12__the soft ocean floor, raising a big cloud of "dust" made__13__different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the __14__water. The men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them, quite__15__ by the very large water pressure. But they did not__16__to leave lights on for long, as the great__17__from them made the water boil. Quite__18__, the telephone began working again and the weak__19__ clear voices of the officers were heard on the mother ship. After a__20__of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later.
1. A. foot B. base C. bottom D. tip
2. A. marks B. signs C. signals D. messages
3. A. evening B. night C. secret D. daytime
4. A. diving B. rising C. traveling D. preparations
5. A. disappeared B. floated C. threw D. flew
6. A. In time B. On time C. At times D. At one time
7. A. guiding B. realizing C. describing D. imagining
8. A. down B. over C. off D. out
9. A. voice B. noiseC. explosion D. shout
10. resulted B. suggested C. meant D. saved
11. A. where B. that C. which D. whose
12. A. touched B. visited C. attacked D. landed
13. A. of B. fromC. up of D. into
14. A. green B. blue C. dark D. hot
15. A. unbelieved B. unchanged C. uncovered D. untroubled
16. A. use B. need C. dare D. think
17. A. light B. heat C. pressure D. sound
18. A. unexpected B. uncovered C. unknown D. uncontrolled
19. A. or B. and C. but D. either
20. A. living B. stay C. rest D. break