Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head his walking stick. McKay's wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a person, he had been to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often.
Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay's, or too often, on the McKays .
“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our ,” said Laurence. She added that it wasn't so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks. “We'd be there happily reading our newspapers, when so much water would come from above that we'd be as wet as if we'd with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the of fish!”
And on Saturday evening it was just too . “It was James's birthday,” explained Laurence, “and I'd made him a birthday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn't get to blow them out.” , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet . Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast. “I couldn't him. He was up there in a flash. It was the fastest I'd seen him move since 1964.”
Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his from now on. And what of James McKay? he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”. “ the most exciting birthday !” said the cheerful old man. “The best since my adolescence I'd say!”
A．hitting B．tapping C．pushing D．touching
A．by B．via C．through D．with
A．quiet B．peaceful C．sensitive D．stubborn
A．Accustomed B．taken C．driven D．attracted
A．fish B．seed C．plant D．newspaper
A．himself B．itself C．themselves D．herself
A．Bathroom B．kitchen C．bedroom D．balcony
A．which B．what C．that D．whether
A．sitting B．exercising C．sleeping D．eating
A．Regularly B．Unconsciously C．precisely D．suddenly
A．swum B．showered C．watered D．drowned
A．taste B．sense C．feeling D．smell
A．little B．soon C．late D．much
A．Beside B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Conseque5ntly
A．over B．across C．through D．down
A．stop B．blame C．ignore D．stand
A．views B．attitude C．ways D．mind
A．While B．Since C．Until D．As
A．Sincerely B．Impossibly C．Definitely D．Previously
A．Before B．ever C．already D．Since
People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the ___1___ it is to do so, in theory it is that, ___2___, in my opinion, that refers to spoken language. Capability(能力) to practice some essential(基本的) ___3___ of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work ___4___. So spending money to help ___5___ learn English may ___6___ with disappointment. It is likely that the more you ___7___, the more you are let down.
The daughter of one of my friends ___8___ English in primary school, ___9___ her foreign teacher’s blindness ___10___ psychology(心理学). She did not want to go on ___11___ English until middle school, ___12___ a college student studying in English slowly ___13___ her interest in the language.
It is better to have the child learn Chinese, than to have some difficulty ___14___ learning English for several years. Having been engaged in English education, ___15___ find that despite(不管) their excellent ___16___, many students have ___17___ command(掌握) of English words and phrases. So I suggest that children ___18___ classical Chinese prose(散文), rather than ___19___ them to learn English hurriedly. Otherwise, they may ___20___ the best time to improve the language ability of their mother tongue.
1. A. easy B. difficult C. easier D. more difficult
2. A. but B. however C. though D. yet
3. A. opinions B. regards C. requests D. expressions
4. A. directly B. orally C. properly D. indirectly
5. A. people B. girls C. children D. boys
6. A. begin B. start C. finish D. end
7. A. pay B. get C. buy D. take
8. A. loved B. liked C. disliked D. learned
9. A. because of B. because C. instead of D. instead
10. A. of B. at C. in D. to
11. A. learningB. to learn C. with learning D. for learning
12. A. while B. where C. when D. as
13. A. introduced B. practiced C. explained D. developed
14. A. in B. to C. at D. of
15. A. He B.I C. She D. They
16. A. pronunciation B. phrase C. language D. writing
17. A. few B. less C. little D. fewer
18. A. write B. do C. remember D. memorize
19. A. have B. let C. cause D. make
20. A. get back B. let go C. bring in D. go away
Modern zoos are very different from zoos built fifty years ago. At that time, zoos were places ___1___people could see animals from many parts of the world. The animals lived in _____2___with iron bars. The cages were easy to keep clean.__ 3___, for the animals, the cages were small and impossible to hide in. Although the zoo ____4____ took good care of them, many of the ____5____ did not feel comfortable, and they often became ____6____.
In modern zoos, people can see animals in more _____7___ conditions. The animals are given more freedom in larger places ____8____ they can live more freely as they would in _____9___. Even the appearance of zoos has changed. Trees and grass grow in the cages, and water flows____10____ the places that the animals live in. There are few bars,____ 11____ there is often a deep ditch(沟), filled with _____12___, which surrounds a space where several_____13___ of animals live together as they would naturally. In an American zoo, the visitor can walk ____14____ a huge special cage that is filled with trees, some small animals and many birds. And it is large enough for all the birds to live ____15____.In a zoo in New York, because of special night ____16____, people can observe certain animals that are ___17_____ only at night when most zoos are closed. Some zoos have special places for visitors to ____18____ animals that live in the desert or underwater. Some other zoos have special places for animals that live in cold conditions like the ____19____ from the Arctic.
Modern zoos not only show animals for visitors, but also ____20____ and save rare animals. For this reason, fifty years from now, the grand children of today’s can still be able to enjoy watching these animals.
1. A. that B. where C. which D. there
2. A. houses B. rooms C. cages D. offices
3. A.Therefore B. However C. So D. Though
4. A. masters B. managers C. keepers D. trainers
5 .A. workers B. animals C. bears D. animals
6. A. excited B. angry C. ill D. frightened
7. A. natural B. difficult C. warm D. different
8. A. so that B. and C. but D. or
9. A. forest B. nature C. rivers D. the water
10. A. in B. by C. near D. through
11. A. instead B. instead of C. and D. or
12. A. stones B. earth C. oil D. water
13. A. sorts B. families C. classes D. groups
14. A. by B. out C. through D. in
15. A. happily B. naturally C. deeply D. hardly
16. A. moon B. sign C. light D. signal
17. A. live B. active C. living D. sleeping
18. A. feel B. touch C. watch D. talk to
19. A. snakes B. monkeys C. bears D. tigers
20. A. buy B. keep C. sell D. catch
More and more students want to study in“hot”majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc.
Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy.
6 students can study in these“hot”majors, because the number of these“hot”majors 7 limited.
If one 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates.He is 11 the countryside.His parents are farmers.Though he 12 biology, he chose“international business”.He 13 to live a life which is different 14 of his parents.
In the end, he found he 15 in doing business.He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.
Choosing a major in university 18 decide one's whole life.Majors 19 are not“hot”today may become the“hot”major of tomorrow.
Choosing your major according to your own 20 is the bestway to succeed.
1.A.Being B.For C.Having D.As
2.A.give up B.appear C.give D.master
3.A.place B.room C.areas D.space
4.A.for example B.much as C.and so on D.as a result
5.A.even B.like C.just D.or
6.A.Only a few B.Quite a few C.Perhaps D.Many
7.A.is B.are C.would be D.have been
8.A.had no B.had C.has no D.has
9.A.why B.and what C.how D.and how
10.A.suggested B.guessed C.searched D.learned
11.A.out of B.off C.in D.from
12.A.studied B.likes C.learns D.succeeds to study
13.A.wants B.doesn’t want C.enjoys D.doesn’t like
14.A.from which B.from that C.for which D.for that
15.A.was interested B.was clever C.was not interested D.was not clever
16.A.lovely B.rare C.obvious D.tiresome
17.A.So B.Then C.Just then D.Maybe
18.A.can B.does not C.probably D.perhaps not to
19.A.on which B.in which C.which D.——
20.A.interests B.experience C.mind D.heartCloze
More and more students want to study in“hot”majors. 1 a result, many students want to 2 their interests and study in these 3 such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc.
Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, 4 maths, physics and biology, and art majors, 5 history, Chinese and philosophy.
6 students can study in these“hot”majors, because the number of these“hot”majors 7 limited.
If one 8 interest in his work or study, 9 can he do well? I 10 this from one of my classmates.He is 11 the countryside.His parents are farmers.Though he 12 biology, he chose“international business”.He 13 to live a life which is different 14 of his parents.
In the end, he found he 15 in doing business.He found all the subjects to be 16 . 17 this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.
Choosing a major in university 18 decide one's whole life.Majors 19 are not“hot”today may become the“hot”major of tomorrow.
Choosing your major according to your own 20 is the bestway to succeed.
1.A.Being B.For C.Having D.As
2.A.give up B.appear C.give D.master
3.A.place B.room C.areas D.space
4.A.for example B.much as C.and so on D.as a result
5.A.even B.like C.just D.or
6.A.Only a few B.Quite a few C.Perhaps D.Many
7.A.is B.are C.would be D.have been
8.A.had no B.had C.has no D.has
9.A.why B.and what C.how D.and how
10.A.suggested B.guessed C.searched D.learned
11.A.out of B.off C.in D.from
12.A.studied B.likes C.learns D.succeeds to study
13.A.wants B.doesn’t want C.enjoys D.doesn’t like
14.A.from which B.from that C.for which D.for that
15.A.was interested B.was clever C.was not interested D.was not clever
16.A.lovely B.rare C.obvious D.tiresome
17.A.So B.Then C.Just then D.Maybe
18.A.can B.does not C.probably D.perhaps not to
19.A.on which B.in which C.which D.——
20.A.interests B.experience C.mind D.heartCloze
Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children.And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book.Either the author has aimed too 3 , so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers.
The best children's books are 5 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it.Unfortunately, there are in fact 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10 to solve.
This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of children's literature were in fact written for 12 .“Alice's Adventure in Wonderland”is perhaps the most 13 of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 14 the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a child in bookshop o 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash childrensintos 18 our taste in literature.After all children and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books.So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.
1.A.hoped B.realized C.told D.said
2.A.short B.long C.bad D.good
3.A.easy B.short C.high D.difficult
4.A.and B.but C.or D.so
5.A.both B.neither C.either D.very
6.A.child B.father C.mother D.teacher.
7.A.hears B.buys C.understands D.reads
8.A.few B.manyC.a great deal of D.a great number of
9.A.but B.however C.so D.because
10A.hard B.easy C.enough D.fast
11.A.articles B.work C.arts D.works
12.A.grown ups B.girls C.boys D.children
13.A.difficult B.hidden C.obvious D.easy
14.A.are B.show C.find D.add
15.A.school B.home C.office D.library
16.A.more B.less C.able D.be
17.A.lovingness B.interests C.objections D.readings
18.A.receiving B.accepting C.having D.refusing
19.A.same B.friendly C.different D.common
20.A.common B.avarage C.different D.Same