One day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me he had a good in Chicago and he wondered if I to know him.For a moment, I thought he might be ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was .I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to think that all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very city.He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to the subject and talk about something else.But he was silent for a few minutes, and then began to tell me all about his friend.
His friend's main in life seemed to be tennis, and he had his own tennis court.A lot of people have swimming pools, yet only two people have private tennis court and his friend in Chicago was one of .I told him that I knew several people like that, my brother, a doctor in California. He __ that maybe there were more private courts in the country he realized, Then he asked me wheremy brother in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had the house next to my brother's house.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He and said,“Yes. Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my to laugh.“Yes,” I replied.
A．friend B．brother C．neighbour D．teacher
A．managed B．tried C．happened D．wanted
A．expecting B．lying C．talking D．joking
A．funny B．serious C．careful D．disappointed
A．against B．far from C．beyond D．out of
A．instead B．actually C．indeed D．exactly
A．clean B．messy C．large D．small
A．begin B．reject C．refuse D．drop
A．problem B．choice C．interest D．work
A．just B．even C．ever D．surely
A．them B．those C．that D．whom
A．regarding B．including C．concerning D．considering
A．admitted B．argued C．advised D．announced
A．as B．that C．than D．when
A．traveled B．studied C．lived D．worked
A．if B．because C．then D．though
A．friend B．doctor C．neighbour D．player
A．hired B．visited C．designed D．sold
A．smiled B．nodded C．cried D．laughed
A．chance B．turn C．time D．pleasure
Several years ago a young teacher took a bus to the school where he worked. When he sat down, he that the driver had given him twenty pence too much change by accident. As he what to do, he thought to himself, “I’d better give the twenty pence back. It would be to keep it. ” Then he thought, “Oh, it, it’s only twenty pence. Who would care about this little amount? , the bus company already gets too much in fares; they will miss it. it as a gift, and keep quiet. These days I have been very because of bad health and I hope the gift can cheer me up.”
When he arrived at his , the teacher paused (暂停) at the door, then he the twenty pence to the driver and said: “Here, you gave me too much .”
The driver smiled and replied: “Don’t you me? I took your science class last year. I am a part-time driver here. I I had given you twenty pence too much. Later I thought why not a joke on you. I just wanted to what you would do I gave you too much change.”
When the young teacher the bus, his knees became weak. He had to catch the nearest street lamp pole (杆) for , and looked up to the sky and cried:
“Oh, I almost lost my , and didn’t pass the !”
A．hoped B．discovered C．regretted D．pretended
A．explained B．discussed C．considered D．knew
A．wrong B．true C．easy D．clever
A．believe B．avoid C．throw D．forget
A．But B．Therefore C．Anyhow D．However
A．never B．ever C．forever D．always
A．Bring B．Accept C．Show D．Offer
A．unhappy B．free C．strange D．angry
A．home B．school C．stop D．office
A．introduced B．posted C．lent D．returned
A．change B．help C．time D．confidence
A．find B．doubt C．remember D．refuse
A．realized B．expected C．decided D．admitted
A．hear B．share C．tell D．play
A．ask B．see C．prove D．understand
A．unless B．because C．if D．though
A．ran for B．waited for C．got on D．got off
A．pleasure B．support C．fun D．break
A．face B．sense C．money D．way
A．lesson B．chance C．risk D．test
Friends are very important in our everyday life．When in trouble, we need friends to us encouragement and help．As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend, life without friends will be a lonely voyage in the vast dark sea ．Everyone friends．We all like to feel close to someone． is nice to have a friend to talk to, laugh, and do things ．, sometimes we need to be alone．We don’t always want people ．But we would feel lonely if we had a friend．
A person should make as many friends as he can．The more friends he has, the meaningful his life will be．No two people are ．Friends don’t get on well．That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other．Most of the time they will make up （言归于好） and become again．
Sometimes friends move away．Then we feel very ．We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them．And we can new friends．It is encouraging to find out how we like new people when we get to know them．
There’s more good news for people who have friends．They live than people who don’t．Why? Friends can make us feel happy． happy helps you stay well．Or it could be just done that someone cares．If someone cares about you, you take care of ．
A．bring B．take C．offer D．buy
A．for B．so C．but D．yet
A．loves B．hates C．needs D．becomes
A．It B．He C．There D．Someone
A．at B．in C．on D．with
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
A．ever B．never C．just D．really
A．more B．much C．little D．less
A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
A．always B．sometimes C．often D．usually
A．friendly B．good C．pleased D．friends
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk with
A．look for B．find C．make D．know
A．long B．much C．far D．many
A．longer B．shorter C．slower D．faster
A．Smelling B．Being C．Sounding D．Making
A．less B．better C．little D．no
A．you B．your C．yours D．Yourself
IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always___ _ on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.
This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN ____ __ IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table____ _ for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual _____ __self?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take, If only I ____ __ the time.”
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a ____ __ and I’ m going to register (登记) when I get _____ __money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “what about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my _____ _ broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”
“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also, ____ ___I’ll wait and when the weather gets ____ __ I will do it then. I hate this awful weather.”
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t ____ _ it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know ___ __ you could solve your problems.”
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the ____ ___ they faced, there was no way he could help! ____ ___, IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old _____ ___: IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing _____ __.”
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel ____ __ of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n) ____ ___: next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would ___ _ talk about what they had _____ _!
A．agreed B．centered C．relied D．took
A．sensed B．insisted C．declared D．guessed
A．cleaned B．made C．ordered D．reserved
A．sensitive B．honest C．cheerful D．stupid
A．had B．spent C．seized D．valued
A．notice B．job C．course D．chance
A．lucky B．pocket C．enough D．paper
A．computer B．fridge C．camera D．recorder
A．or B．but C．for D．so
A．drier B．colder C．wilder D．nicer
A．take B．decline C．support D．watch
A．what B．where C．why D．how
A．changes B．expenses C．challenges D．possibilities
A．Anxiously B．Curiously C．Surprisingly D．Sadly
A．saying B．story C．habit D．fiction
A．rose B．grew C．removed D．remained
A．tired B．proud C．ashamed D．aware
A．ambition B．conclusion C．description D．agreement
A．even B．only C．still D．thus
A．discussed B．promised C．arranged D．accomplished
I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was to write a few articles on begging in London. It was then that all my adventures . I decided that the best of collecting facts for my articles is that I would become a beggar myself for just one day. At one time I was an actor, of course, I had all the skills of make-up and I now made good use of them. I painted my face and my upper lip on an ugly twist (扭曲). Red hair and shabby (破旧的)clothes were the only other things . I then myself in one of the busiest streets. I pretended to be a beggar. At home that night I was to find that I had received more than a pound.
Well, you can imagine how it was to settle down to work hard on the at two pounds a week, I knew that I could make as much as that in a single day! I gave my job, though my was hurt. I had advantages. My of make-up helped me a great deal and my clever answers quickly made me a public character. All day and every day, the money into my cap. I usually received at least two pounds in a day. In the end I buy a large house in the country. Nobody had any idea where my money really came from. My dear wife knew that I had business in London: That was .
A．invited B．asked C．suggested D．hoped
A．went B．happened C．started D．ended
A．fun B．idea C．plan D．way
A．when B．although C．because D．since
A．played B．shown C．learnt D．acted
A．changed B．fixed C．bent D．fitted
A．necessary B．proper C．important D．usual
A．found B．expressed C．placed D．begged
A．unhappy B．surprised C．disappointed D．ready
A．hard B．interesting C．sad D．tiring
A．streets B．newspaper C．office D．articles
A．unless B．while C．when D．if
A．in B．out C．up D．off
A．character B．pride C．heart D．future
A．unusual B．ordinary C．good D．excellent
A．love B．knowledge C．research D．study
A．already B．hardly C．possibly D．almost
A．poured B．ran C．came D．threw
A．was able to B．could C．should D．would
A．why B．too much C．all D．my story
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied(羡慕) them. But as a girl, I once thought I could ___ play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball since I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were___ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not ___ me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. However, I still went to play basketball with my friends even though the boys ___ at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling ___ and had lost hope of playing basketball. Unexpectedly, something changed my first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They ___ me to get back to the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own ___ , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about ___ with me almost every day.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have come to ___ that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an ___ . After that, just be confident and ___ going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
A．always B．often C．ever D．never
A．struggled B．interrupted C．enjoyed D．joined
A．only B．almost C．hardly D．not
A．allow B．agree C．let D．permit
A．looked B．glared C．glanced D．stared
A．up B．down C．excited D．satisfied
A．encouraged B．forbade C．ensured D．explored
A．effort B．way C．business D．direction
A．basketball B．sports C．interests D．dreams
A．realize B．decide C．grasp D．recognize
A．idea B．aim C．opinion D．effort
A．insist B．remain C．keep D．last