“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late 36 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the 37 where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I 38 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not 39.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 40 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “41 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. 42 her was a young man of about 23. He seemed very 43 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and 44 about opening an account. I gave her necessary 45 and she went out. 46 I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 47 with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 48 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time 49 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! 50 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. 51 the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ 52 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my 53 the first customer was a girl 54 a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 55 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
A．as B．but C．and D．or
A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant
A．believe B．think C．guess D．hope
A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry
A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．answer
A．Hurry B．Set C．Catch D．Get
A．Before B．Behind C．Beyond D．Against
A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．angry
A．cared B．talked C．asked D．worried
A．information B．offer C．introduction D．support
A．Again B．Then C．Thus D．However
A．hidden B．filled C．decorated D．covered
A．took B．closed C．filled D．came
A．before B．after C．when D．that
A．Even B．Still C．Just D．Ever
A．As usual B．For one thing C．In fact D．In general
A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None
A．pleasure B．surprise C．joy D．regret
A．of B．with C．on D．in
A．dream B．story C．affair D．incident
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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项:
It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign __1__ can be very educational for __2__ if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be __3__ for the traveler, but the benefits of __4__ an effort would become obvious immediately __5__ his travel. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing __6__ to order a meal or rent a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without __7__ the language, it is very difficult for the stranger to __ 8__ the people of the new country and their customs.
To be sure, he can see places and things without the use of a language, but places and things are not the heart of any country. To get the greatest __9__ from a trip to another country, it is __ 10__ important for the visitor to have an understanding of the language.
( ) 1. A. travel B. country C. language D. people
( ) 2. A. someone B. everyone C. anyone D. no one
( ) 3. A. usual B. easy C. difficult D. interesting
( ) 4. A. so B. what C. quite D. such
( ) 5. A. after B. before C. for D. at
( ) 6. A. why B. who C. how D. when
( ) 7. A. hearing B. knowing C. saying D. reading
( ) 8. A. see B. recognize C. understand D. believe
( ) 9. A. benefit B. success C. satisfaction D. money
( ) 10. A. how B. indeed C. also D. finally
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My friend Gayle has been "living" with cancer for four years and it is progressively getting worse. One day Gayle 1 that one of her childhood wishes was to have a red Radio Flyer bicycle. As a child she never received one because she believed that if you told your birthday wish it wouldn't 2 .
I was at an ice cream stand one day and in the window was a miniature (微型的) red Radio Flyer bicycle that could be won in a 3drawing (抽奖). For each ice cream you could fill out a ticket for a chance to win. After several weeks and many ice creams, I didn't win. I got up the courage to ask the person 4 if I could buy one. T 'went to the window and as I began 5, I could feel my throat 6 and my eyes overflowed with tears. However I managed to tell him the story, and after writing a 7 I left carrying it.
The bicycle was 8 the next day, and Gayle's dream came true. The following day I received a letter that read:
Dear Bonnie,
Once in a while there is an opportunity to pass on a 9 I lost my parents to cancer six months ago. I cared for both of them but could not have done it without the love and generosity of friends - friends who10 .
The best to you,
Norma
It was from the owner of the ice cream stand. Enclosed was my uncashed check.
( ) 1. A. expressed B. whispered C. told D. ordered
( ) 2. A. realize B. appear C. happen D. come true
( ) 3. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly
( ) 4. A. in the charge B. in charge C. in office D. in public
( ) 5. A. to say B. to tell C. to weep D. to speak
( ) 6. A. tighten B. loosen C. dry D. wet
( ) 7. A. name B. check C. notice D. note
( ) 8. A. bought B. came C. ridden D. delivered
( ) 9. A. hand B. check C. kindness D. bicycle
( ) 10. A. care B. treasure C. value D. promise
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San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a 1 word to hear there. It is recorded that at least 2 big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the _3 century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.
The second worst earthquake _4 San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were traveling to their 5 . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one 6 _. Many people were killed in their cars. A few 7 ones were not hurt, but many thousands became 8 . A large number of weak buildings didn't _9 in the quake and the 10 electricity was cut off for several days, too.
( ) 1. A. terrible B. sad C. usual D. funny
( ) 2. A. two B. three C. four D. five
( ) 3. A. 17th B.18th C. 19th D 20th
( ) 4. A. shook B. felt C. discovered D. moved
( ) 5. A. offices B. homes C. factories D. schools
( ) 6. A. above B. nearby C. below D. round
( ) 7. A. young B. tall C. strong D. lucky
( ) 8. A. homeless B. jobless C. friendless D. childless
( ) 9. A. put up B. go up C. stay up D. turn up
( ) 10. A. company's B. school's C. country's D. city's
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It was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that "England and America are two countries separated by the same language". My first personal ___1___ of this was when I worked as a camp instructor for two months in 2006 in a Summer camp __2__ by the Boy Scouts of America, __3__ part of an international leader exchange program. Before I went, all the participants in the program were given a list of words that are in common __4__ in the UK which Americans would either be confused by or would __5__ make them angry. I memorized the words and thought "I'll manage."
However, when I finally arrived in the States three months later, I realized that perhaps a lifetime of watching American television was not __6__ preparation for appreciating and __7__ the differences between American and British speech. In the first hour of arriving at the camp, I was __8__ to High School American English, Black American English and the American English spoken by other ordinary people, all very __9__ to each other. Needless to say, I __10__ manage in the end. The Americans I met were very helpful, and I found they were patient with me when I made a social communicative mistake when I used an inappropriate word or phrase.
( ) 1. A. chance B. opinion C. viewpoint D. experience
( ) 2. A. run B. set C. controlled D. found
( ) 3. A. with B. for C. as D. like
( ) 4. A. sense B. practice C. phenomenon D. use
( ) 5. A. even B. ever C. hardly D. never
( ) 6. A. wrong B. adequate C. true D. real
( ) 7. A. helping with B. doing with C. dealing with D. comparing with
( ) 8. A. shown B. put C. faced D. exposed
( ) 9. A. similar B. alike C. different D. opposite
( ) 10. A. did B. should C. might D. would
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It’s not just an American phenomenon: 1 the globe, single-parent homes are on the 2 . Numbers for one-parent families increased from England to Australia during the 1990s, mirroring demographic (人口统计学的) changes reflected in the US census.
Just as in America, those changes 3 new questions about how 4 government should be in helping single-parent families, which often are less well-off 5 than those led by a married mom and dad.
Should single parents be afforded tax breaks to help pay for child 6 ? Should employers be monitored to make 7flexible work hours are offered?
Annie Oliver, a 32-year-old single mother from Bristol, England, thinks so. “You wouldn’t believe 8 becoming a single parent suddenly made me a second-class 9 ,” said Oliver, who struggles to 10 a full-time job and give the extra care her disabled son needs.
( ) 1. A. on B. in C. across D. through
( ) 2. A. rise B. way C. fall D. decrease
( ) 3. A. asked B. answered C. avoided D. raised
( ) 4.A. included B. concluded C. involved D. intended
( ) 5. A. physically B. financially C. mentally D. spiritually
( ) 6. A. care B. growth C. happiness D. concern
( ) 7. A. clear B. known C. out D. sure
( ) 8. A. when B. what C. how D. why
( ) 9. A. employee B. citizen C. partner D. mother
( ) 10. A. keep B. look for C. find D. own