Enid's wedding(婚礼) dress arrived at five o'clock in the evening, just seventeen 36 before her marriage!
“I must try it on Mother!” she cried, as she ran 37 .Three minutes later Enid's cries brought her 38 up.The dress was much 39 for her. It was like a bag in the front, and the neckline looked all 40 . Enid was in 41 .
“Take it back to the dressmaker's,” Mrs Bale said.“She must 42 it tonight. Hurry now. Take it off and go.” The dressmaker's shop was closed.“Closed for One Week's Holiday,” said a 43 on the door. Fresh tears rose to Enid's eyes. She ran home again to her mother.
“This is unlucky,”Mrs Bale said.” But what are we going to do? 44 I ask Mrs. Peters to help? She was a dressmaker once. I'm sure she could change it for you.” Mrs. Peters was 45 in and began to work. She could see 46 was wrong. She had to 47 it narrower at the front, and that was a big job. Then she changed the neckline. In fact she made it again. At ten o'clock the work was finished, and Enid tried the dress on. It fitted her beautifully.
The three women were having a cup of tea 48 the doorbell rang .Mrs. Bale answered it and 49 into the worried eyes of a 50 woman. The woman was carrying a large flat 51 .“Does Miss Enid Bale 52 here?" she asked breathlessly. “Yes, she's my daughter.” “Oh, I am 53 I've found you! There's been a 54 .Your daughter has my wedding dress, and I've got 55 . And I'm getting married tomorrow!” She held out the box to Mrs. Bale.
A．weeks B．minutes C．days D．hours
A．upstairs B．outside C．back home D．about
A．husband B．daughter C．mother D．neighbour
A．smaller B．shorter C．too big D．too long
A．wrong B．pleased C．right D．waste
A．love B．tears C．surprise D．danger
A．measure B．make C．repair D．change
A．voice B．sound C．notice D．saying
A．Will B．Would C．Shall D．Should
A．sent B．brought C．pushed D．taken
A．neckline B．all C．nothing D．what
A．make B．keep C．change D．take
A．then B．until C．when D．while
A．came B．got C．saw D．looked
A．short pretty B．fat young C．slim old D．little quiet
A．cup B．dress C．bag D．box
A．live B．work C．stay D．wait
A．delightful B．sorry C．angry D．glad
A．dress B．change C．mistake D．wish
A．yours B．hers C．the other D．others
In the middle of the night, Peter’s wife suddenly fell ill. She rolled from side to side, crying, “Oh, my stomach! Get the ___31___!”
Peter thought his wife was only having a ___32___dream.
“Stop that noise,” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to __33___ again. But his wife still cried out, “Oh, help! Help! I’m sure I am ___34___.”
Peter got out of bed and started ___35___, but he could not find his clothes.
“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was __36__ ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my poor ___37___!”
As soon as he had put his clothes ___38__, he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite __39___ that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait ___40___next morning, can’t you?”
“No, I can’t, go, go, go!” his wife shouted, “___41__ you will find me dead in the morning!”
So Peter went out into the ___42___street. He had only gone a few steps, when he heard his wife ___43___ him again. “I’m __44___again, and I shall not want the doctor.” She said softly.
Hearing this, he started running as ___45___ as he could towards the doctor’s house. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door with his stick loudly enough to wake ___46___ around.
“Oh, Doctor,” Peter called loudly to the doctor, “I have very ___47___ news for you. My wife ___48___ ill with a terrible stomachache. I was on the way to bring you to her. But she called me back to say that the trouble had suddenly ___49___her. So you need not come. Go back to bed now and ___50___ well.”
A．driver B．nurse C．doctor D．policeman
A．terrible B．interesting C．surprising D．wonderful
A．work B．sleep C．cry D．read
A．working B．dying C．walking D．sleeping
A．dressing B．running C．crying D．working
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．head B．teeth C．stomach D．hands
A．down B．off C．up D．on
A．certain B．anxious C．worried D．afraid
A．before B．for C．to D．until
A．and B．but C．therefore D．or
A．bright B．dark C．noisy D．dirty
A．telling B．calling C．wanting D．ordering
A．good B．wrong C．all right D．terrible
A．fast B．slowly C．carefully D．happily
A．everyone B．someone C．no one D．nobody
A．good B．bad C．disappointing D．happy
A．remained B．fell C．grew D．failed
A．comforted B．missed C．wanted D．left
A．work B．say C．think D．sleep
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to 21 too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning, 22 , the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof 23 I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but go to the 24 lawyer.
The lawyer 25 me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later, I went 26 to the desk and asked for my money. 27 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 28 hundred dollar bill, the clerk could not say he 29 nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s 30 into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to 31 for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and 32 the clerk insisted that he had given 33 to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, “ I 34 this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it 35 immediately, I will be forced to call the 36 ”. The clerk realized he had been 37 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“ I don’t know 38 to thank you enough for 39 my money back.” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “ Oh, don’t 40 me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
A．carry B．lend C．spend D．hold
A．but B．yet C．however D．instead
A．where B．which C．why D．that
A．nearest B．farthest C．good D．native
A．advised B．promised C．agreed D．followed
A．up B．down C．back D．along
A．Though B．When C．Unless D．Since
A．one B．another C．first D．second
A．believed B．had C．knew D．heard
A．law B．way C．plan D．words
A．search B．ask C．make D．beg
A．when B．though C．because D．as
A．these B．this C．them D．it
A．agreed B．saw C．let D．matched
A．over B．in C．up D．out
A．policeman B．officer C．official D．clerk
A．punished B．helped C．cheated D．understood
A．why B．how C．when D．where
A．returning B．giving C．getting D．asking for
A．believe B．thank C．leave D．fool
完型填空：（每小题1分，满分20分）
It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, 41 for the train to take me to my 42in Boston. The world was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves, 43 their steaming cups of coffee.
Reaching into my pocket as the 44 was getting close, my hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was 45 ! I searched through my bag and then I felt 46 . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be47 there. “What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me. “Oh, nothing…. Well, I48 my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to49 my match class, and the train is leaving.”
“Here, use this.” The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up,5 0 . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own 51 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers. “Thank you, but no, I can’t.”
“ 52 it – go!” The man pushed me53 the train. I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I 54 to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood 55 .
For the train ride I was wordless. I began to see the world through56 eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple57 .
A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra 20$ 58 I saw the man. And there he was. “Excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I 59 the money into his hand. Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.
The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a 60 stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.
A．watching B．looking C．reaching D．arranging
A．home B．class C．office D．factory
A．serving B．carrying C．minding D．making
A．chance B．crowd C．driver D．train
A．deep B．empty C．messy D．tight
A．hopeless B．useless C．relieved D．dissatisfied
A．blocked B．drawn C．stuck D．tied
A．wasted B．counted C．spent D．lost
A．miss B．skip C．fail D．stop
A．frightened B．disturbed C．surprised D．concerned
A．problems B．complaints C．positions D．challenges
A．Bring B．Get C．Catch D．Take
A．in B．beyond C．toward D．on
A．offered B．managed C．happened D．attempted
A．nervously B．silently C．seriously D．uncomfortably
A．curious B．changed C．bright D．widened
A．task B．act C．example D．performance
A．so that B．even if C．now that D．in case
A．dropped B．pushed C．pressed D．threw
A．giving B．encouraging C．promising D．respecting
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 37 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 38 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people 39 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).
My friends found me distant because I didn’t let others get 41 to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would 43 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No idea.”
“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 44 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my situation — until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my 45 . She just stared.
My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 46 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 47 your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced(审判). I begged in my heart for
her to48 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered weakly.
She bent and 49 my ears.
“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was 50 .I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 51 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.
A．them B．it C．myself D．me
A．shorter B．taller C．weaker D．slower
A．looking B．smiling C．aiming D．glaring
A．street B．sun C．mirror D．corner
A．closely B．close C．near D．nearly
A．after B．while C．until D．unless
A．disturb B．seek C．comfort D．ignore
A．games B．performance C．conversation D．competition
A．face B．back C．eyes D．wings
A．look up to B．catch up with C．look down upon D．put up with
A．that B．why C．whether D．how
A．relax B．stop C．leave D．forbid
A．said B．spoke C．whispered D．shouted
A．worried B．astonished C．ashamed D．upset
A．control B．hate C．forgive D．like
Ｍy second father
My father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to __36____my mother and me. He made sure the trash was taken out and the yard mowed. He did this _37____ without being told to do so.
Because of my father’s death, my mother was __38___ to get a full time job. My brother, __39____ , would get me up for school and make me __40____ . On our way to school, he would play games with me. He made every__41___to make me happy and he succeeded __42____.
When we arrived home from school, we were__43____for about half an hour until mom was home from work. He would__44____something for supper, and have everything ready for mom __45___she could start cooking. After that, we would go outside and have some __46___. This was my brother’s time to be a(n)___47___ , enjoying himself in the games.
It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the store when I __48____ they had the Father’s Day cards out. Feeling __49___, I asked my mother why they hadn’t Brother’s Day cards. She smiled and said, “You’re right.___50___ your brother has been a father to you. Go and__51____ a card.”
So I did, and on Father’s Day, my mother and I _52__ my brother down and gave him the card.
As he read it, I saw the tears __53____ in his eyes. I heard my mom’s __54____ trembling as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you, seeing that he___55___ a good man. We love you, and thank you.”
A．look out B．watch over C．care about D．depend on
A．carefully B．smoothly C．quickly D．willingly
A．prepared B．allowed C．forced D．accepted
A．therefore B．though C．otherwise D．however
A．supper B．meal C．breakfast D．lunch
A．method B．effect C．way D．effort
A．as usual B．every time C．once again D．as well
A．independent B．asleep C．alone D．free
A．cut B．cook C．find D．wash
A．unless B．before C．when D．so
A．rest B．fun C．adventure D．practice
A．kid B．adult C．friend D．brother
A．heard B．noticed C．felt D．thought
A．interested B．excited C．disappointed D．hurt
A．No wonder B．In all C．Above all D．Without doubt
A．take out B．pick out C．ask for D．check out
A．led B．signed C．sat D．required
A．filling B．forming C．floating D．piling
A．hand B．laughter C．body D．voice
A．raised B．turned C．taught D．promised