My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the _36 day, and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked 37 , but I couldn’t find 38 of my husband’s socks though I had looked 39 for it.
The next morning, I got ready for 40 as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them and told them 41 we were going to do 42 .
When I turned 43 to write on the blackboard, the class burst out 44 . They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was 45_ the headmaster would be in to see all this.
I asked the class to 46 , but the 47 I talked , the more they laughed. So I thought I had better pay 48 attention to them and continue to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they laughed even more.
Before long, the teacher who had the room next to 49 came to see 50 all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started 51 , too. “ Good Heavens!” I said . “ Will 52 please tell me what is so _ 53 ? ” “ Oh, God, ” said the teacher. “ You have a brown 54 stuck (沾) to the back of your shirt. ” So that’s 55 I found my husband’s missing sock. “ Oh, well, ” I said to the class, “ Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity (静电).”
A．very B．last C．next D．following
A．hard B．well C．fast D．slowly
A．all B．both C．either D．one
A．nowhere B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everywhere
A．breakfast B．clothes C．school D．books
A．which B．what C．how D．why
A．today B．this day C．that day D．now
A．around B．back C．off D．over
A．smiling B．laughing C．crying D．quarrelling
A．afraid B．doubtful C．sure D．glad
A．look B．write C．stop D．go on
A．better B．quicker C．less D．more
A．further B．more C．hardly D．no
A．me B．mine C．us D．his
A．what B．why C．which D．that
A．writing B．asking C．talking D．laughing
A．everyone B．anyone C．someone D．he
A．funny B．wrong C．pleasant D．unforgettable
A．handkerchief B．sock C．paper D．hair
A．why B．when C．how D．What
People always talk about what they look for in close friendships，what they ________ from friends，what they are willing to give as the ________ of what they have taken and how satisfied they are with the quality of their friendships．
Friendship is a(n)________ form of human relation．Unlike marriage or the ties between parents and children，it is not defined or________ by law．Unlike other ________roles that we are expected to play in society as citizens，employees and members of organizations，it has its own principle，which is to ________ feelings of warmth，trust，love and affection between two people．
Findings in a recent survey ________ that topics of trust and betrayal are central to friendship．It is also suggested that human do not look for friends only among those who are most like them；
________，we find many who ________ in race ，religion，and ethnic background．
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16. I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check in．It had been a very busy three days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the ________ time to make my notes on what I needed to do the following day，but suddenly the announcement came that my flight had to be delayed．
As I sat waiting for my _______to be called，I reflected on my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable ________ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling times gone by ________ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we ________ the good times and the great experiences we had shared together．
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my mind what we had talked about．I realized just how important it was to have regular ________ of the good times in our life．I was ________enough to have had the chance to take a short break and look back on the good things that had happened in my life．It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album ________ in a cupboard in your house．There before your eyes are lots of wonderful memories that take you back to times and places，and most importantly to those people who are in the ________ ．
My flight home was finally called three hours later．I smiled as I ________ the plane and realized that I was not at all ________ about the delay in the flight，as I had been able to spend the time reflecting on the good times from days gone by．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Double Angels
It was Christmas Eve, and the stores were going to be closing pretty soon．I was trying to ____ my way through the crowds when a guy in a black coat came up to me , told me that he had lost his brown leather ____and shoved his gray business card into my hand．
Please call me at the number on the card if you happen to find it," he said．I looked at him, shrugged my shoulders and ____, "Yeah, no problem．I'll do that．"
Suddenly, I noticed a flat, green box ____under some wrapping paper．I opened it up to find an amazing ____plate with a Nativity scene on it．There it was．I smiled____, gathered it up and headed____ the cash register．As the cashier was ringing up my ____, I reached into my pocket to get my money．____my pocket was empty! I began to scramble around searching every pocket when I ____I had left my wallet at home．
So I did the only thing I could think of at that moment: I ran outside the store and started to beg people for ___．Some looked at me like I was crazy; others just____me．Finally, giving up, I slumped down on a cold bench feeling totally ____．
I reached down to tie my shoe when I spotted a ____ wallet lying next to the front leg of the bench．I wondered if it ____ be the wallet that the man in the black coat had lost．I opened it and read the name on the driver's license inside．Yep．It was his．Then my mouth dropped in awe ____ I discovered three hundred dollars inside.
I never even questioned what I should do．I found a nearby pay phone and made a/an____call to the number on the gray business card．The man was so excited that he thanked me over and over ．Then he opened up the wallet and ____ me four twenty-dollar bills, thanking me again and I hurried to get my mom a present before the mall closed．
I bought the glass plate and started skating home, ____that everything had worked out．I realized that I had been sort of a Christmas angel for the man who had lost his wallet, and that he had been the same for me when I'd ____ mine．Double angels! I thought．
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When I stopped by to get a newspaper，a tall，sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions.With a printout of Google maps，he was looking for a ________ on the main street，but just couldn’t find it.After checking out his written directions，I mapped it ________ my phone and showed him ________ where he needed to go.
He，in ________ , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel．I ________ it again for him．He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand，and ________ ．I got into my car and he got into his, and we ________ ways．As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed ________ wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and________ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away！
________it had been several minutes, the chances of finding him miles away－where he was surely still looking around－were________ ．But I thought I'd give it a（an）________ and set off in that direction．I'd ________ noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up．I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－________ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still ________ about where the hotel was．
When I ________ next to him, he couldn't believe it: " ________ did you find me？！" he asked．"I'm not sure, but I ________ that you are in the wrong city！" I showed him the right directions, and after more ________and a handshake, we ________．Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more sweet．
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡)．It's impossible for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people．In fact, they're hard to spot, ________ they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.
This grouse came into our lives in ________ ．Tom was working out in the field when he________ her walking around at the edge of the field．She was ________unafraid and seemed to be curious about what he was doing.
Tom saw the ________bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him．We quickly grew ________of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.
One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch．Tom ________ he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.
Apparently, she didn't like to be ignored．She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then________off to see what he would do．This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the ________and left.
As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to________ more and more often．________ Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a picture of the two of them together．This friendly grouse soon felt________ not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.
When hunting season opened, we put a ________at the end of our driveway asking ________ not to shoot our pet grouse．My father, who lived down the road, ________warned people not to shoot her．In fact, hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.
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