I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had 36 the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started 37 our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come 38 and get on the 39 list.
The next morning I went down to the 40 at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I 41 the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to 42 me, and that I would stay in 43 with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to 44 the rest of the way.
And somewhere in there I became 45 when I went into something I 46 . I once worked there in 1966 for the 47 of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten 48 tall. And it was burning. I started to ask 49 in which my crane might be 50 a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had 51 the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people 52 them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely 53 . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my 54 and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to die.”
Then I 55 a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”
A．noticed B．reached C．hit D．passed
A．finding B．making C．getting D．losing
A．away B．near C．in D．down
A．volunteer B．soldier C．police D．fireman
A．company B．hotel C．center D．home
A．answered B．made C．heard D．received
A．be curious about B．forget about C．laugh at D．worry about
A．peace B．touch C．connection D．relation
A．walk B．complete C．cancel D．smooth
A．delighted B．frightened C．embarrassed D．interested
A．built B．met C．designed D．had
A．construction B．plan C．destruction D．use
A．miles B．centimeters C．stories D．floors
A．means B．numbers C．position D．directions
A．as B．why C．when D．because
A．driven B．let C．asked D．enjoyed
A．pushing B．giving C．looking D．picking
A．dangerous B．urgent C．efficient D．important
A．view B．sight C．breath D．sense
A．put down B．settled down C．knocked down D．let down
There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard（橄榄园）. He was very hardworking, and the 36 always prospered（繁荣）under his care. But he knew that his three 37 looked down upon the farm work, and were eager to make wealth.
When the farmer was 38 and felt that he would die, he 39 the three sons to him and said, “My sons, there is a pot of gold 40 in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”
The sons tried to 41 him to tell them in what part of the orchard the 42 was hidden, but he would tell them nothing more.
After the farmer was 43 , the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not 44 where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one 45 of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.
They 46 until they had turned up the 47 from one end of the orchard to the other, 48 the tree-roots and between them. 49 no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits. The three sons were bitterly 50 to have all their work for nothing.
The next olive 51 , the olive trees in the orchard bore（结果实）more fruit than they had 52 given; when it was 53 , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
And when they saw how much money had 54 the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had 55 when he said, “There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”
A．farm B．garden C．factory D．hospital
A．friends B．sons C．relatives D．children
A．healthy B．old C．unlucky D．sad
A．showed B．led C．called D．visited
A．sent B．put C．hidden D．locked
A．wait B．cause C．make D．get
A．goods B．jewel C．clothes D．gold
A．weak B．lost C．dead D．sick
A．think B．know C．wonder D．realise
A．end B．top C．surface D．bottom
A．dug B．searched C．discovered D．expected
A．sand B．soil C．ground D．floor
A．over B．among C．round D．across
A．Since B．And C．Before D．But
A．disappointed B．surprised C．worried D．sad
A．season B．part C．distance D．degree
A．already B．even C．ever D．still
A．made B．sold C．shipped D．saved
A．come on B．come about C．come up D．come from
A．thought B．planned C．guessed D．meant
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __31__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __32__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she__33__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __34__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __35__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __36__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __37__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __38__ that his Mistress was in danger. He jumped __39__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __40__ scent as he lowered his head. He __41__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __42__ into the air, the dog __43__ through the woods until he found the __44__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __45__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __46__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __47__.
When she opened her eyes and 48 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 49 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 50 . That night Laddy had a Hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.
A．before B．since C．while D．as
A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
A．When B．Until C．If D．Because
A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt
A．at B．through C．in D．onto
A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．traveled
A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
There was a woman in Detroit , who has two sons . She was worried ___28___ them , especially the younger one , Ben , __29__ he was not doing well in school . Boys in his class__30__ him because he seemed so __31___ .
The mother __32__ that she would , herself , have to get her sons to do better in school . She __33__ them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a __34__ a week and do a report about it for her .
One day , in Ben’s __35__ , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it . Ben __36__ up his hand and the teacher let him __37__ . “Why did Ben raise his hand ?” they wondered . He _38__ said anything ; what did he possibly want to say ?
Well , Ben not only __39__ the rock ; he said a lot about it . He named other rocks in its group and even knew ___40___ the teacher had found it . The teacher and the students were __41__ . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book __42__ .
Ben later went on to the _43_ of his class . When he finished high school , he went to Yale University __44_ at last became one of the best doctors in the United States .
After Ben had grown up , he __45__ something about his mother that he did not know as a __46__ .
She , herself , had never learned how to __47___ .
A．about B．on C．with D．over
A．because B．so C．but D．though
A．played with B．go through C．took off D．made fun of
A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick
A．asked B．decided C．forgot D．heard
A．made B．let C．told D．considered
A．notice B．message C．book D．question
A．class B．room C．office D．lab
A．looked B．gave C．took D．put
A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak
A．always B．even C．quickly D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．threw
A．whether B．when C．where D．why
A．afraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．end C．back D．side
A．so B．and C．or D．however
A．learned B．remembered C．understood D．guessed
A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher
A．read B．work C．teach D．show
A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 16 ， shouting angrily at each other.He 17 his disciples (弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in18 at each other？”The disciples 19 for a while and one of them said, “Because we 20 our calm, we shout.”“But, why should you shout 21 the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 22 manner，” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 23 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their24 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 25 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to26 that great distance. What27 when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 28 . The distance between them is either nonexistent (不存在的) or very small.”
The wise man 29 ，“When they love each other even more, they do not 30 ， but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 31 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that's 32 . That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So when you 33 ， do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 34 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you'll not find the path to 35 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
A．roof B．platform C．bank D．street
A．referred to B．attended to C．shouted to D．turned to
A．anger B．excitement C．disappointment D．surprise
A．thought B．relaxed C．listened D．waited
A．control B．disturb C．lose D．enjoy
A．as long as B．in case C．when D．unless
A．soft B．impressive C．weak D．responsible
A．encouraged B．satisfied C．entertained D．bothered
A．directions B．bodies C．goals D．hearts
A．hurt B．attack C．understand D．hear
A．keep B．measure C．cover D．shorten
A．matters B．happens C．works D．succeeds
A．close B．huge C．special D．open
A．doubted B．continued C．replied D．promised
A．pass B．cry C．care D．speak
A．sometimes B．still C．even D．ever
A．nothing B．all C．one D．something
A．argue B．apologize C．criticize D．explain
A．Worse still B．Therefore C．Or else D．Besides
A．beat B．follow C．walk D．return
Michel is a young girl who works for the police as a handwriting expert. She has helped 26 many criminals 27 using her special talents.
When she was fourteen, Michel was already so interested in the 28in her friends’ handwriting 29 she would spend hours 30 them.. after 31 college she went to France for a special two-year class in 32 at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 33 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 34 of what she needs to know simply by looking at the writing with her own 35 , but she also has machines 36 help her 37 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 38 great help to the 39 .
Michel believes that handwriting is a good sign of 40 kind of person the writer 41 .”I wouldn’t go out with a fellow 42 I didn’t like his handwriting,” she says. But she adds she 43 in love with her future husband, a young policeman 44 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be all right, 45 .
A．search B．follow C．catch D．judge
A．with B．as C．like D．by
A．differences B．same C．way D．method
A．that B．as C．as to D．so that
A．writing B．setting C．uncovering D．studying
A．finishing B．attending C．starting D．finished
A．books B．handwriting C．tongues D．letter
A．possible B．safe C．easy D．impossible
A．most B．all C．nothing D．little
A．hands B．mind C．head D．eyes
A．they B．those C．that D．with which
A．carry out B．give out C．look out D．make out
A．of B．to C．with D．for
A．teachers B．people C．police D．students
A．what B．all C．which D．to which
A．is B．becomes C．belongs D．changes
A．whether B．if C．after D．unless
A．felt B．dropped C．caught D．fell
A．after B．when C．because D．before
A．however B．but C．too D．either