When Mr. Smith was walking one evening, he met four of his old friends. To be polite, he invited them to come home with him to . He hoped that they would say no, but , they quickly agreed and home with him.
Mr. Smith was a man. There was never in his house. He knew that there very little for supper that night, he did not know how to break away from his guests without being impolite, so he let them come with him to house. But when they came his front door, he suddenly rushed forward, opened the door, went in, closed in again and then locked it. He found in the kitchen and quickly told her had happened.
Mr. Smith’s guests were at first . Then they thought he had perhaps gone ahead to get ready for the . When nothing had yet happened for a few minutes, they began to and to knock heavily at the door. After this had gone for some time, Mr. Smith sent his wife to a window to talk to . She told them that Mr. Smith .
“What do you mean, woman?” shouted one of the men. “We came here a few minutes ago and we saw him go into the house.”
Mr. Smith was now afraid that the noise his friends were making would bring his neighbours around and that he would be , so he put his head out of the window and said to his friends, “This house has a door, too. Perhaps Mr. Smith came in through the front door and went out through the other.”
A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．play
A．happily for him B．luckily for him C．to his joy D．to his surprise
A．go B．went C．going D．will go
A．poor B．rich C．strong D．honest
A．much water B．much food C．many clothes D．many vegetables
A．will be B．would have C．would be D．is going to be
A．so B．but C．that D．if
A．their B．a C．his D．her
A．nearly B．near C．close D．out
A．his wife B．a man C．his son D．his father
A．that B．it C．what D．this
A．angry B．interested C．hungry D．surprised
A．water B．room C．bed D．food
A．laugh B．get angry C．get sad D．get surprised
A．herself B．himself C．his friends D．his neighbours
A．was in B．wasn’t in C．at home D．was here
A．alone B．along C．with him D．with you
A．that B．of which C．what D．who
A．praised B．found C．laughed at D．hit
A．front B．back C．big D．next
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year. I was a ticket-counter supervisor for a major airline and was looking forward to the ____ of my shift(轮班) at Stapleton International Airport in Denver. My wife was waiting up for me at home so that we could ____ our gifts for Christmas.
Just then，a very ____ gentleman went up to me. He asked how he could get to Cheyenne，Wyoming. He had just arrived from Philadelphia and ____ his connecting flight. I pointed him to the ground transportation area，where he could rent a ____.And then I called my wife to let her know I would be home ____.
About fifteen minutes later，the gentleman ____ and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars ____.I told him that he had to stay for a night at the airport. Hearing that，he burst into ____.
I tried to make him calm down. He explained that his name was Tom，and that his only son was ___ ill at home and was not expected to ____ another year. He expected that this would likely be the ____ Christmas with his son.
I told Tom to ___ his luggage and wait for me at the gate. I was driving to Cheyenne. I called my wife Kathy，telling her about it and not to wait up for me. I drove fast ___ and we arrived in Cheyenne around 2∶30 a．m.
Kathy was still ___ me when I got home in the early morning. We traded gifts and then our conversation ____ Tom. For Kathy and me，there was no ___ that driving Tom to Cheyenne was the ____ choice.
A couple of days later，I ____ a Christmas card with a picture of Tom and his family. In it，Tom thanked me for the special ____ he had received that holiday season，but I knew the best gift was mine.
A．end B．turn C．role D．change
A．expect B．get C．exchange D．make
A．kind B．helpless C．sad D．worried
A．mistook B．missed C．caught D．continued
A．bus B．flight C．room D．car
A．soon B．late C．early D．lately
A．left B．moved C．came D．returned
A．reliable B．present C．available D．acceptable
A．laughter B．tears C．anger D．sorrow
A．really B．slightly C．seriously D．unluckily
A．suffer B．live C．share D．grow
A．last B．best C．happiest D．hardest
A．hand B．find C．pack D．collect
A．for a while B．all around C．all the way D．from time to time
A．waiting for B．caring for C．thinking of D．depending on
A．remembered B．recalled C．concerned D．contained
A．idea B．doubt C．point D．problem
A．main B．only C．nice D．great
A．received B．sent C．saved D．discovered
A．drive B．help C．deal D．gift
It’s a tradition for Ann Sutton to seek help for one or two families around Christmas. The Suttons’ dinner conversation often turned to local families . This year, the youngest daughter Kate was that Santa Claus would make a special visit a 22-year-old single mother named Ashley.
One Sunday, the rang. A representative from a local organization was calling to say the Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. Ann saw the cheer from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kate ran into her room. Soon, Kate returned with her piggy bank, her face set with . And now she the coins and dollar bills out, one by one, onto the kitchen table: $3.30. “Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. maybe this will buy a present for the baby.” everyone was reaching into pockets and purses. Soon, the money on the kitchen table. The total: $130.
The next morning, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s latest project. Throughout the day, more coworkers with contributions. Each time a little money came in, Ann called home. And with each from her mother, Kate would scream into the phone and do a little dance of victory. With the story of Kate’s gift beyond Ann’s office, she received more contributions. By the end of the day, the total was now $500—plenty of a Christmas for Ashley’s family.
That evening, Kate went with her mother to the money. They bought plenty of household necessities. They had enough to buy food for a Christmas dinner. On Christmas Eve, Ann through the pouring rain to where the family lived. When Ashley opened the door, Ann stood under her umbrella and wished the woman a Merry Christmas. Then Ann began to unload the gifts from the car. With so many gifts to take inside, she abandoned the umbrella. Ashley her in the rain. Soon both women were wet through, and the surprise had turned to something deeper, the kind of that brought them close to tears.
A．in charge B．in need C．in return D．in turn
A．excited B．surprised C．ashamed D．disappointed
A．with B．without C．to D．from
A．doorbell B．phone C．alarm D．clock
A．pleasure B．permission C．information D．aid
A．rise B．show C．take D．disappear
A．determination B．peace C．surprise D．puzzle
A．collected B．counted C．chose D．found
A．Or B．And C．But D．So
A．Gradually B．Finally C．Immediately D．Constantly
A．made up B．picked up C．took up D．piled up
A．put up B．came out C．set off D．dropped by
A．greeting B．report C．letter D．gift
A．spreading B．sharing C．starting D．inventing
A．spend B．deliver C．make D．receive
A．even B．always C．already D．yet
A．walked B．drove C．ran D．cycled
A．astonished B．embarrassed C．bored D．frightened
A．took B．held C．joined D．attended
A．sympathy B．sadness C．anxiety D．joy
Life is a series of choices and we can’t always foresee the consequences.
Harry Saleem, an obese( too fat) man with too much money and power, faced a(n) . Outside his office waited his personal , bringing him the news about the only medicine that could save his life. On the other side of the world, one of his engineers waited for his decision on an important of business.
His secretary asked him she could bring the doctor in. The billionaire businessman made his . “No. let the fool wait,” answered Saleem, “business comes first.” the health problem caused by his huge weight, he was still about making money. He a fat finger, and one of his staffs to switch on a large television set.
On the screen appeared his engineer. They talked by satellite directly to each other although they were thousands of miles . “It’s all ready to explode, Mr. Saleen,” he said, “just one .” His engineer was standing above Pakan Valley in South America. A few months ago, it had been a rainforest. Then Saleem’s men came, cutting down all the valuable trees and the villagers to move out. the valley, a dam had been built. This would provide power for the factories that Saleem planned to build in that area. The factories would bring him great .
He saw no reason to delay. He ordered the engineer to press the button. There, in the valley, a cloud of dust rose, by a dull explosion. A large river changed its course and water flooded into the valley.
“Good, that’s that. Now, get that doctor in here,” he .
The doctor came in with a worried look and started to examine his patient. “You are doing very well, Mr. Saleen. The only medicine is saving your life. But the difficulty is getting more of it.”
“Can you get more? Money is no problem.” Saleen said. “Tell me what you need and we’ll get it.”
The medicine was made of a plant, which is . There is only one place in the world where the plant grows.”
“Where?” asked the businessman, .
The doctor smiled. “Well, luckily, the plant comes from one of the lands you own, sir. It comes from a place in South America, known as Pakan Valley.”
A．choice B．opportunity C．consequence D．problem
A．employee B．secretary C．doctor D．engineer
A．amazing B．interesting C．heart-breaking D．important
A．event B．matter C．incident D．accident
A．that B．whether C．until D．unless
A．decision B．mistake C．promise D．plan
A．Besides B．Except C．Instead D．Despite
A．addicted B．crazy C．interested D．dying
A．arose B．rose C．raised D．aroused
A．began B．stopped C．hesitated D．hurried
A．apart B．away C．far D．aside
A．look B．word C．moment D．while
A．forcing B．asking C．forbidding D．stopping
A．Above B．Along C．Through D．Across
A．profits B．advantages C．preference D．achievements
A．follow B．to follow C．following D．followed
A．demanded B．recommended C．commanded D．suggested
A．healthy B．wealthy C．worried D．frightened
A．common B．usual C．rare D．normal
A．delightedly B．thoughtfully C．impatiently D．cautiously
In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory course about 20 years ago.
The professor the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans, and invited the students to how many beans the jar contained. After shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile，announced the answer, and went on saying, “You have just an important lesson about science. That is: “Never your own senses”
Twenty years later, the could guess what the professor had in mind．He himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting into all unknown world invisible to the , which can be discovered only through scientific . But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even the invitation. She was just to understand the world. And she that her firsthand experience could be the . The professor, however, said that it was . He was taking away her only for knowing and was providing her with no substitute(替代). “I remember feeling small and ,” the woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do, I the course that afternoon，and I haven’t gone near science since. ”
A．art B．history C．science D．math
A．searched for B．looked at C．got through D．marched into
A．count B．guess C．report D．watch
A．warning B．giving C．turning away D．1istening to
A．ready B．possible C．correct D．difficult
A．1earned B．prepared C．taught D．taken
A．lose B．trust C．sharpen D．show
A．1ecturer B．scientist C．speaker D．woman
A．described B．respected C．saw D．served
A．voyage B．movement C．change D．rush
A．professor B．eye C．knowledge D．light
A．model B．senses C．spirit D．methods
A．hear B．make C．present D．refuse
A．suggesting B．beginning C．pretending D．waiting
A．believed B．doubted C．proved D．explained
A．growth B．strength C．faith D．truth
A．firm B．interesting C．wrong D．acceptable
A．task B．tool C．success D．connection
A．cruel B．proud C．frightened D．brave
A．dropped B．started C．passed D．Missed
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college，I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting.Salome's____filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so____that I decided to write an article about her.
I____Salome Bey，telling her I was from Essence magazine，and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career.She____and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up，I was scared out of my mind.I____I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there____，taking notes and asking questions that all began with，“Can you tell me...” I soon realized that____Salome Bey was one thing，but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The____was almost unbearable. I struggled for days____draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn't take long. My manuscript____.How stupid of me! I thought. How could I____in a world of professional writers？Knowing I couldn't____the rejection letter，I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later，I was moving to California.While____my apartment，I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in____：
Dear Ms Profit，
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some____materials.Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to____your story soon.
Shocked，it took me a long time to___.Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly，I lost years of____writing.Today，I have become a fulltime writer. Looking back on this____，I learned a very important lesson：You can't____to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．replied B．discovered C．explained D．knew
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
A．with B．by C．on D．in
A．disappeared B．Returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．struggle C．survive D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．disbelief B．Anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．subjective B．relevant C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend