I have a friend who had a stammer (口吃) in his childhood, but he dreamed of becoming a missionary(传教士). When he told his own desire to his friends and relatives, some of whom laughed at him, and some even held down his enthusiasm .
"I must change it." said the boy angrily, “I believe I can speak very , I will do!"
When it was possible, he would spend an hour to chickens. He viewed the chickens as living persons, himself to be the person in the speech.
"In the beginning, the chickens looked so , then they watched me curiously, putting down the food in the mouths and listening to my words. It seemed as if they had been by my powerful and effective language. Sometimes they seemed to be listening to me . Gradually, the effect of this practice became more and more and I had a better understanding of the exact of my stammer, so I found the ability to speak more."
"You may not know that my father was always tyrannical(专横的). He believed in the old saying: 'Young man should be more knowledgeable, but should not much.' During the whole childhood, I spoke or commented, he criticized me seriously, which my shy personality. I used to worry about being at, so I became a stammer. From then on, I kept in front of everyone because they didn't want to see my embarrassment. But later I found myself talking in front of chickens, stammers disappeared , therefore I regained my ."
Now, the previous boy is the best at speaking and one of the most missionaries. You can hardly imagine he used to have a serious language . So when you come across disadvantages, you should believe you can them by yourself.
A．sincerely B．strangely C．privately D．impolitely
A．fluently B．frequently C．obviously D．completely
A．contributing B．seeing C．speaking D．turning
A．considering B．declaring C．imagining D．finding
A．satisfied B．frightened C．pleased D．surprised
A．beaten B．attracted C．bothered D．influenced
A．casually B．luckily C．carefully D．cautiously
A．slight B．obvious C．slim D．common
A．effect B．cause C．benefit D．harm
A．originally B．personally C．stubbornly D．doubtfully
A．think B．listen C．talk D．play
A．since B．whenever C．before D．unless
A．led to B．applied to C．referred to D．owed to
A．amazed B．laughed C．studied D．looked
A．active B．silent C．noisy D．upset
A．logically B．naturally C．typically D．equally
A．strength B．confidence C．dream D．freedom
A．intelligent B．successful C．modest D．responsible
A．gift B．barrier C．ability D．study
A．arrange B．exchange C．reduce D．change
Mr Bagget,the cashier in a branch office of the Paris Bank，was a very _____16_____man who was always reliable(可靠的) in his work．But one day the _____17____of the bank _____18_____ a letter saying that Mr Bagget was stealing money．He put some ______19______ to check Mr Bagget’s books，and the____20_____ showed that not a single cent was ______21______．However，another letter came to______22_____desk，still saying that Mr Bagget was ____23______ the bank．This time the president sent ______24______ inspectors （检察员）to check Mr Bagget’s books and the _____25_____ result was got at last
The day after the second time of_____26_____,Mr Bagget went to see the president and said，l’ve been working too _____27_____ without asking for a bit of ____28_______，but you think that I’ve been ______29_____and put the inspectors to check me twice．_____30______the result showed that I had done nothing ______31_____, my reputation has been damaged, therefore I’ve come to ____32_____my application of resignation．
“No，no．Mr Bagget，”the president said，“you’ve been working very hard and the result of checking also proves this. “But what can help _____33_____ my reputation?” Mr Bagget asked．“Well，”the president said，“the post of the branch manager is _____34____ empty，and l think ______35_____ else can be better than
you to take that post．”After returning home that evening，Mr Bagget said to his wife，“Successful! Without the two letters，no one in the branch office would pay attention to me．Thank you, my dear．＂
A．foolish B．strange C．honest D．clever
A．inspector B．worker C．cashier D．president
A．received B．wrote C．sent D．showed
A．policemen B．inspectors C．officials D．students
A．reason B．idea C．result D．truth
A．missing B．1eft C．found D．hiding
A．Mr Bagget’s B．Mrs Bagget’s C．the inspector’s D．the president’s
A．playing trick on B．stealing money from C．drawing attention to D．working hard in
A．most B．few C．fewer D．more
A．other B．different C．same D．old
A．interviewing B．watching C．checking D．mentioning
A．dishonestly B．pleasantly C．1azily D．hard
A．stopping B．praising C．resting D．1eaving
A．dishonest B．ordinary C．excellent D．proud
A．Because B．Although C．Since D．As
A．good B．wrong C．useful D．great
A．give up B．think about C．take back D．hand in
A．mend（弥补） B．correct C．1ose D．win
A．forever B．still C．often D．never
A．nobody B．somebody C．anything D．nothing
A 16 thing happened 17 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day 18 I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my 19 stopped. It was out of gas on a 20 road far from a town! I decided to walk 21 I found someone who could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 22 I finally found a house near the 23 . I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 24 She said, “I’ve been 25 for you here for a long time. Come in. 26 is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 27 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 28 tea,” said she.
I quickly 29 that my car was out of 30 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 31 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 32 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was 33 to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 34 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 35 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．happy B．strange C．common D．bad
A．on B．in C．upon D．to
A．and B．so C．but D．that
A．car B．bus C．bike D．truck
A．narrow B．lonely C．crowded D．busy
A．when B．so that C．until D．because
A．before B．after C．while D．as
A．street B．path C．way D．road
A．came B．answered C．opened D．appeared
A．asking B．looking C．calling D．waiting
A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch
A．consider B．understand C．accept D．think
A．like B．liked C．used to like D．liking
A．answered B．explained C．refused D．promised
A．gas B．tea C．strength D．energy
A．calling B．call C．to call D．called
A．until B．before C．since D．when
A．anxious B．interested C．glad D．ready
A．accident B．incident C．experience D．surprise
A．wound B．injury C．hurt D．frighten
The new principal decided that he’d better first take a secret __36___ before doing something about Class 5A , which was the worst class in Hill Valley High School．He didn’t need to be informed ___37___ the class was , for ___38__were leading the way．
The door was shut from inside．The lock it had was missing , __39__ knocked off , just leaving a ___40___ for the principal．
Though the principal had __41___badly behaved classes before , what appeared through the _42____ was till a shock for him．It was a scene that was ___43__ seen in action films．But he knew what to do．He ___44__ go into the classroom , take hold of the ___45__ boy and punished him．This would be an example to the others．
He took a deep breath and then ___46__ open the classroom door．He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of __47____ , but few treated him as an important ___48__ , and some even paid little attention to his existence．
“ Silence ! ” he shouted at the top of his voice．This time it was really __49____．They stopped what they were doing and stared at him．Quickly he walked up to the __50__ boy in the room , who he __51____had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice．
He seized the boy by the ear and ___52__ him to the front of the class．
“ I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest , ” he said．“ Now go to my office and wait for me．”
Then he turned to the class and ___53__them about how to behave in school．
To __54___ his speech , he said , “ Does anyone have any questions ? ”
One of the students put up her hand．“ Yes , sir．I have．When can you free my __55__ back to continue his class ? ”
A．watch B．inspection C．look D．examination
A．where B．how C．what D．when
A．school guides B．class titles C．terrible noise D．some teachers
A．other than B．or rather C．worse still D．rather than
A．problem B．fault C．reason D．lookout
A．experienced B．heard C．seen D．punished
A．window B．door C．gap D．hole
A．seldom B．hardly C．never D．often
A．might B．should C．would D．could
A．noisiest B．biggest C．smallest D．youngest
A．pushed B．kicked C．forced D．knocked
A．silence B．surprise C．cries D．paleness
A．teacher B．principal C．role D．person
A．heard B．working C．shouted D．surprising
A．oldest-looking B．ordinary-looking C．funny-looking D．ill-looking
A．believed B．supposed C．guessed D．recognized
A．pushed B．pulled C．ordered D．got
A．announced B．said C．declared D．lectured
A．add to B．carry on C．end up D．show off
A．teacher B．brother C．monitor D．desk-mate
Nicola’s Love for Her Violin
Can love between partners with a 237-year age gap (差距) lead to the perfect match (绝配)? Nicola Benedetti thinks so. The 18-year-old 36 and her “partner, a 255-year-old Italian violin, 37 to China for the first time last weekend. She 38in Beijing on September 15 and also performed in Hangzhou and Shanghai.
Nicola is from Scotland and 39 playing the violin when she was four years old. 40 , it was not something her parents 41 her do. She went with her sister to violin lessons and 42 it and improved very quickly.
“There are so many different things I am fond of about the43 ,” she said. “I can’t really 44 it but I love giving live performances, I like the feeling of playing and communicating with the 45 . I love the feeling of the violin under my chin (下巴).”
However, playing violin six hours a day is not a/an 46 job. “I usually 47in an upstairs bedroom when I’m at home.” she said. “But sometimes, when it’s 48 outside, it can be upset. The house is right on the 49 and I can see others having fun 50 I’m on my own.”
Although practising is sometimes lonely, Nicola 51 felt she was lucky. “You can’t have52 . I am really lucky to do what I love doing,” she said. Her 53 paid off (终有回报). Nicola won BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2004 at 16.
54 her performing and recording activities, Nicola is a/an 55 of UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会). She said that she would travel to Lesotho in southern Africa at the end of this year to help poor kids there.
A．singer B．writer C．pianist D．violinist
A．came B．turned C．ran D．moved
A．checked B．played C．visited D．remained
A．stopped B．requested C．started D．ignored
A．So B．And C．But D．However
A．made B．persuaded C．wanted D．got
A．noticed B．concerned C．minded D．loved
A．lessons B．violin C．performances D．show
A．explain B．imagine C．determine D．refuse
A．foreigners B．friends C．audience D．teenagers
A．boring B．easy C．wonderful D．tiring
A．work B．rest C．stay D．practise
A．cool B．sunny C．windy D．cloudy
A．river B．hill C．farm D．beach
A．while B．as C．so D．for
A．even B．still C．ever D．almost
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．time B．music C．efforts D．action
A．Because of B．Besides C．Instead of D．Thanks to
A．adviser B．manager C．organizer D．supporter
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First， 1 ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for 2 . They usually respond 3 it in one of three ways.
One by providing 4 detail, comment or background information.
One by finding a new 5 on the day’s major stories.
One by printing completely different stories which 6 doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well—it also has to be 7 . People don’t want to read about 8 , everyday life. Because of this, many stories 9 some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be 10 news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane 11 —200 feared dead !” does .
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other 12 —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, 13 , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .
Finally, for many editors, 14 is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s 15 the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
A．gradually B．extremely C．obviously D．precisely
A．newspapers B．publications C．reporters D．broadcasters
A．with B．on C．of D．to
A．extra B．available C．reliable D．memorable
A．direction B．look C．angle D．section
A．TV B．internet C．newspaper D．radio
A．conventional B．dramatic C．professional D．sensitive
A．common B．usual C．ordinary D．special
A．urge B．neglect C．increase D．involve
A．good B．bad C．exciting D．informative
A．crashes B．bumps C．strikes D．drops
A．places B．people C．things D．news
A．in addition B．in any case C．for example D．after all
A．personality B．similarity C．tolerance D．familiarity
A．that B．why C．because D．what