A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, ____36___ my teacher said again and again that it was important.
One day, I ____37____ to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about ___38_____ I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, ‘You don’t say! You don’t say!’ I was ___39___. I thought, perhaps this was not a ___40__ topic. Well, I’d ___41___ change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? ___42___ the way, have you ever ____43___ there?’
‘Certainly. Everyone back home will ____44____ me if I leave China without seeing it. It is great!’
I said, ‘The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of ____45___.’ But soon I was ___46___ again by his words, ‘___47_____!’ I couldn’t help but __48____, ‘Why did you ask me not to talk about it?’
‘Well, I ___49____ ask you to do so,’ he answered, gently surprised.
I said, ‘Didn’t you say “You don’t say”?’
Hearing this, the Englishman ___50_____ to tears. He began to ___51______, “‘You don’t say!” actually means ‘really?’ It is an ___52_____ of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English _____53______.’
Then I knew I had made a fool of ___54___. Since then I have been more __55____ with idioms
A．though B．when C．despite D．because
A．decided B．longed C．looked forward D．happened
A．what B．when C．how D．where
A．pleased B．angry C．scared D．surprised
A．proper B．interesting C．ideal D．polite
A．to B．better C．not D．like
A．On B．In C．With D．By
A．gone B．visited C．seen D．been
A．look up to B．think highly of C．be proud of D．laugh at
A．fun B．interest C．hard work D．China
A．encouraged B．shouted C．interrupted D．disturbed
A．Really B．It was great C．You don’t say D．You are right
A．ask B．to ask C．asking D．asked
A．won’t B．don’t C．couldn’t D．didn’t
A．laughed B．cried C．moved D．came
A．explain B．shout C．prove D．say
A．experience B．expression C．explanation D．example
A．learning B．idioms C．language D．phrases
A．me B．myself C．him D．himself
A．curious B．anxious C．careful D．worried
It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(题目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面条)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the ___36___ of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville ___37___all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat ___38___ spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外来的) treat in ___39___days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and ___40___ of the grown-ups had enough experience to be___41___it. What laughing ___42___ we had about the___43___respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. ___44___, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to ___45___ it down simply for my own ___46___, not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. ___47___, I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no ___48___ left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to ___49___my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the ___50___ papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’. ”
My words! He was reading my words out ___51___ to the whole class. ___52___ laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show___53___, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, ___54___ my words had the power to make people___55___.
36. A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience
37. A. when B. where C. since D. after
38. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made
39. A. their B. past C. last D. those
40. A. none B. one C. earns D. neither
41. A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in
42. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments
43. A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially
44. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately
45. A. settle B. put C. bite D. let
46. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy
47. A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that
48. A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea
49. A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay
50. A. written B. graded C. collected D. calmly
51. A. laid B. fast C. publicly D. calmly
52. A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I
53. A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure
54. A. if B. for C. while D. although
55. A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh
Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She ___1___ John very much. In her ___2___ he couldn’t do anything ___3___. Every morning she would give him breakfast ___4___ bed and bring him the papers to ___5___. It isn’t really true that he was too ___6___ to work ?in fact he had tried a few ___7___. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to ___8___ at least six windows. Then he ___9___ a bus conductor and on his second ___10___ a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费) collected. He ___11___ lost his job as a postman ___12___ he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was ___13___ suitable work for him. So he ___14___ to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ___15___ about this that she told the ___16___ to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said, 揾e is going to be the best soldier there ___17___ was, I can tell you!?
Then the great day came ___18___ he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍). His ___19___ mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good ___20___ in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his ___21___ came in sight some of the people watching ___22___ laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with ___23___, shouted at the top of her voice: 揕ook at ___24___！They’re all out of ___25___ except my John! Isn’t he the best! ?
1. A. depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved
2. A. hope B. eyes C. head D. beliefs
3. A. wrong B. great C. good D. strange
4. A. to B. at C. in D. by
5. A. check B. read C. keep D. sign
6. A. lazy B. young C. weak D. shy
7. A. ones B. years C. tasks D. jobs
8. A. rub B. drop C. break D. clean
9. A. followed B. met C. became D. found
10. A. day B. try C. route D. chance
11. A. thus B. even C. once D. only
12. A. even if B. so that C. because D. though
13. A. some B. such C. less D. no
14. A. began B. promised C. managed D. decided
15. A. excited B. worried C. anxious D. curious
16. A. incident B. change C. news D. matter
17. A. yet B. even C. never D. just
18. A. where B. since C. when D. till
19. A. proud B. kind C. strict D. lucky
20. A. time B. position C. experience D. impression
21. A. neighbours B. army officer C. mother D. fellow soldiers
22. A. couldn’t help B. shouldn’t burst out C. stopped D. kept
23. A. sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. regret
24. A. them B. those C. that D. him
25. A. sight B. order C. mind D. step
Todd was working at his gas station(加油站) at night when he heard over the radio that a ___1___ in Long Island had been ___2___ by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $150,000. “One hundred and fifty thousand,” Todd whistled. Here’s a fellow who just ___3___ into a bank and helps himself ___4___ so much money. Todd thought of the ___5___ with which he managed to get the amount of money he ___6___ to start his gas station. So many papers to ___7___. So much money to pay back.
The news ___8___ twenty minutes later. The gunman had ___9___ a car for a ride, and then ___10___ out the driver. He was possibly ___11___ the Southern State Parkway in a white Ford. License plate(车牌) number LJR 1939. The ___12___ of the announcer continued: “__13___ out for white cars. Don’t pick up ___14___, and all you folks in gas stations better not do ___15___ to a white Ford car.”
Todd stood up and ___16___ to see out into the cold night. It was dark but Todd ___17___ the Southern State Parkway was out there. Just ___18___, Todd saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for ___19___. There it was, a white Ford. He saw the ___20___, LJR 1939.
“What should I do?” Todd had to make a quick ___21___.
“Yes, sir?” Todd ___22___ while making up his mind for sure.
“__23__ her up,” the man said sounding like any other ___24___.
When the tank(油箱) was full, Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man.
“Hands up ___25___ get out.”
1. A. store B. bank C. station D. house
2. A. searched for B. held up C. taken over D. broken into
3. A. walks B. looks C. marches D. drives
4. A. for B. by C. to D. of
5. A. satisfaction B. difficulty C. disappointment D. spirit
6. A. saved B. made C. offered D. needed
7. A. collect B. prove C. sign D. write
8. A. continued B. lasted C. spread D. arrived
9. A. bought B. borrowed C. stolen D. stopped
10. A. sent B. found C. left D. pushed
11. A. calling from B. fleeing from C. heading for D. looking for
12. A. news B. warning C. advice D. voice
13. A. Look B. Run C. Call D. Set
14. A. guests B. strangers C. prisoners D. passengers
15. A. harm B. favor C. service D. business
16. A. tried B. decided C. hoped D. happened
17. A. considered B. knew C. recognized D. learnt
18. A. then B. there C. right D. now
19. A. directions B. repairs C. gas D. parking
20. A. mark B. number C. sign D. name
21. A. decision B. call C. movement D. remark
22. A. wondered B. stopped C. waited D. asked
23. A. Cover B. Fill C. Check D. Tie
24. A. visitor B. robber C. driver D. rider
25. A. or B. and C. but D. to
The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
— Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nantette O’Neill gave an arithmetic ___1___ to our class. When the papers were ___2___ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ___3___ mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about ___4___ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill ___5___ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ___6___ after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs. O’Neill asked ___7___ questions, and she did not ___8___ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ___9___ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ___10___ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t ___11___ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ___12___ I can say: it was the most important single ___13___ of my life. Thirty years after being ___14___ to Macaulay’s words, they ___15___ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a ___16___ to measure ourselves rather than others.
___17___ of us are asked to made ___18___ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called ___19___ daily to make a great many personal decisions. ___20___ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket ___21___ turned over to the policeman? Should the ___22___ change received at the store be forgotten or ___23___? Nobody will know except ___24___. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ___25___ to live with someone you respect.
1. A. test B. problem C. paper D. lesson
2. A. examinedB. completed C. marked D. answered
3. A. easy B. funny C. same D. serious
4. A. lying B. cheating C. guessing D. discussing
5. A. didn’t B. did C. would D. wouldn’t
6. A. come B. leave C. remain D. apologize
7. A. no B. certain C. many D. more
8. A. excuse B. reject C. help D. scold
9. A. above B. common C. following D. unusual
10. A. repeat B. get C. put D. copy
11. A. worry B. know C. hear D. talk
12. A. myself B. ourselves C. themselves D. herself
13. A. chance B. incident C. lesson D. memory
14. A. referred B. shown C. brought D. introduced
15. A. even B. still C. always D. almost
16. A. way B. sentence C. choice D. reason
17. A. All B. Few C. Some D. None
18. A. quick B. wise C. great D. personal
19. A. out B. for C. up D. upon
20. A. Should B. Must C. Would D. Need
21. A. and B. or C. then D. but
22. A. extra B. small C. some D. necessary
23. A. paid B. remembered C. shared D. returned
24. A. me B. you C. us D. them
25. A. easier B. more natural C. better D. more peaceful
Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩). She is no ___1___ chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research ___2___ her. They want to see how civilized(驯化) she can ___3___. Already she does many things a human being can do.
For example, she has been learning how to exchange ___4___ with people. The scientists are teaching her ___5___ language. When she wants to be picked ___6___, Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger ___7___ she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.
Washoe has also been ___8___ to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a ___9___ with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to ___10___. After she considered the ___11___, she got a tall box to stand ___12___. The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a ___13___ pole. Then she climbed onto the ___14___, grasped the pole, and ___15___ down the food with the pole.
Washoe ___16___ like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished(家具齐全的) house. After a hard ___17___ in the laboratory, she goes home. ___18___ she plays with her toys. She ___19___ enjoys watching television before going to bed.
Scientists hope to ___20___ more about people by studying our closest relative(亲属) — chimpanzee.
1. A. foolish B. ordinary C. special D. simple
2. A. for B. by C. to D. on
3. A. experience B. change C. develop D. become
4. A. actions B. views C. messages D. feelings
5. A. sign B. human C. spoken D. foreign
6. A. out B. at C. on D. up
7. A. when B. until C. since D. while
8. A. raised B. trained C. ordered D. led
9. A. cave B. zoo C. room D. museum
10. A. pull B. see C. eat D. reach
11. A. problem B. position C. food D. ceiling
12. A. by B. on C. up D. with
13. A. straight B. strong C. long D. big
14. A. wall B. box C. ceiling D. pole
15. A. knocked B. picked C. took D. shocked
16. A. lives B. acts C. thinks D. plays
17. A. task B. lesson C. day D. time
18. A. Here B. There C. So D. Then
19. A. quite B. already C. even D. still
20. A. observe B. discover C. gain D. learn