When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My______ took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ____. All day, I seem to remember, I ____ on the sands with strange ____ children. We made houses and gardens, and ____ the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we ____ over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ____ seemed to shine always brightly ____ the water was always warm. Sometimes we ____ beach and walked in the country, exploring ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were ____ in one’s pockets or good places where one could ____ ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good ____ is much the same as it was. I ____ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of ____ beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ____ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. ____, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I ____ what my ideal holiday will be like when I am ____. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ____ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves ____ on too many ice creams.
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My husband hasn't stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It's _1 now but it wasn't at that time.
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I __2__ a rest before catching the train, so I bought a __3__ and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long __4___ to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to __5__ a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the ___6__ seat. It was one of those __7__ young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair coloured bright__8__ at the front, not so unusual these days. What did __9__ me was he'd started to eat my chocolate!
Naturally, I was annoyed(恼火). However, to avoid trouble-then really I was rather uneasy about him-I just __10__ down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me __11___ . Then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly ___12___ it. Still I didn't want to start an argument. When he took a __13__ piece, I felt more __14__ than annoyed. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece. "And I __15__ it.
The boy gave me a __16__ look, and then stood up. As he left he shouted out, "This woman's mad!" Everyone __17__ . That really made me feel silly, but it was __18__ when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red-as red as his hair when I
__19__ I'd made a mistake. It wasn't my chocolate he'd been taking. There was mine, __20__ , just under my newspaper.
A．serious B．wonderful C．funny D．exciting
A．enjoyed B．took C．had D．wanted
A．cake B．newspaper C．magazine D．bag
A．chairs B．tables C．benches D．beds
A．order B．find C．keep D．do
A．very B．same C．free D．next
A．wild-looked B．wild-looking C．good-looked D．good-looking
A．red B．black C．brown D．white
A．interest B．surprise C．frighten D．hurt
A．looked B．lay C．sat D．put
A．eagerly B．friendly C．closely D．shyly
A．believe B．bear C．notice D．stop
A．last B．big C．single D．third
A．angry B．content C．happy D．pleased
A．covered B．threw C．got D．wrapped
A．strange B．terrible C．disappointed D．curious
A．agreed B．promised C．stared D．followed
A．better B．worse C．later D．easier
A．wondered B．realized C．decided D．recognized
A．tasted B．split C．tied D．unopened
Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her ___1___ concert. She had been waiting for this __2__ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her ___3___ is.”
The song made her ___4___ to the days when she was Lauren’s ___5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7___ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine ___8___ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be ___9___ to study hard and work for many years. There will be ___10___ time for anything but music in your life.”
Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy ___14___ of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David, a young engineer traveling Europe. They soon fell in ___16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.
Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.
1. A. sorry B. successful C. first D. wonderful
2. A. dance B. moment C. show D. party
3. A. voice B. face C. dress D. life
4. A. think of B. bring back C. go back D. come back
5. A. age B. friend C. mother D. teacher
6. A. musician B. pop star C. lady D. girl
7. A. French B. music C. piano D. dance
8. A. actress B. student C. singer D. dancer
9. A. prepared B. learning C. driven D. waiting
10. A. some B. any C. no D. enough
11. A. eight B. eighteen C. eighty D. eighty-eight
12. A. lucky B. sure C. afraid D. fond
13. A. fill B. live C. lead D. take
14. A. heard B. knew C. talked D. thought
15. A. saw off B. learned from C. heard of D. met with
16. A. love B. feeling C. music D. touch
17. A. assistant B. teacher C. wife D. student
18. A. him B. engineering C. herself D. music
19. A. certainly B. possibly C. only D. mainly
20. A. thoughtB. hope C. purpose D. will
Lulu is a brave pet in our shelter．
As you know, there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season．Many forests are badly 1 by fire each year．Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire during this hot summer．We were in a heat wave which had been 2for three days．
Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible 3 ．I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come 4to the shelter．In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his 5in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and 6 me that my dog Lulu had 7to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames．According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a 8place．I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to 9the rescued kittens．When we arrived at the 10of the incident, we found Lulu was not 11．Then we heard the 12of a dog came from the forest barking furiously．I 13it was my dog Lulu．The fireman followed the tracks of the dog until we found him barking 14by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately 15rescue．Thanks to Lulu, four kittens and a fireman were saved．
That day, I was very 16 of Lulu for his two heroic 17toward the kittens and the fireman．Lulu showed much compassion (同情) for both animals 18him and for a human being who was trying to 19the fire with his colleagues．
This true story of genuine love and compassion shows us that pets are loving, 20and compassionate．We should love and protect them．One day they could do us a good turn．
1．A．damaged B．destroyed C．wounded D．hurt
2．A．taking onB．coming onC．going on D．keeping on
3．A．heat B．energyC．feverD．burn
4．A．by B．roundC．up D．back
5．A．returnB．honorC．deathD．action
6．A．announcedB．informed C．communicated D．claimed
7．A．tried B．wanted C．managed D．failed
8．A．safeB．safer C．lonely D．beautiful
9．A．pick out B．pick up C．bring on D．bring up
10．A．scene B．position C．situation D．view
11．A．here B．out C．in D．there
12．A．voice B．noise C．accentD．sound
13．A．acknowledged B．recognizedC．heard D．listened
14．A．heavily B．strongly C．loudly D．happily
15．A．waiting for B．waiting on C．asking for D．looking for
16．A．surprised B．satisfied C．shamed D．proud
17．A．things B．actions C．dos D．reactions
18．A．asB．like C．for D．to
19．A．put off B．put away C．put up D．put out
20．A．careful B．careless C．caringD．carefree
My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a ___1___ life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any ___2___. The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John 3 me: “You should go and beg, not live with rich folks like us!” After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I ___4___ for hours crying.
Things ___5___ the same until a tall gentleman called Mr Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school ___6___ by the gentleman. “Train her to be useful and humble,” said Aunt. Two days later I ___7___ my home.
At first my ___8___ at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made ___9___ and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners ___10___ the school and life improved. Six years later I ___11___ teacher and was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a ___12___.
Before I left Lowood, I was ___13___ by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come ___14___ me but left again to go abroad. “He looked like quite a gentleman,” said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.
My new life ___15___ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ___16___ a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He ___17___ stayed at Thornfield and ___18___ my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something ___19___ about my new home. Often I heard odd(奇怪的) sounds ___20___ from the top floor of the house.
1. A. happy B. long C. sad D. comfortable
2. A. food B. love C. method D. schooling
3. A. shouted at B. cried over C. found out D. talked with
4. A. lived B. stayed C. studied D. beat
5. A. appeared B. worked C. seemed D. remained
6. A. built B. designed C. owned D. opened
7. A. built B. reached C. left D. sold
8. A. food B. life C. book D. study
9. A. noise B. friends C. mistakes D. faces
10. A. took over B. took up C. took off D. took away
11. A. turned B. met C. became D. found
12. A. school B. home C. library D. country
13. A. taught B. visited C. brought D. required
14. A. looking forB. looking after C. looking into D. looking at
15. A. stopped B. continued C. started D. remained
16. A. showing B. teaching C. searching D. wanting
17. A. often B. hardly C. happily D. quietly
18. A. yet B. so C. still D. though
19. A. interesting B. good C. instructive D. strange
20. A. come B. drop C. fall D. go
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to 1 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 2 to go home. Some battled to 3a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 4bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I 5 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 6 had stopped. After making my way 7 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 8. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 9 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 10 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train.
Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 11 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and 13
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer 14 I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 15 went to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 16 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 17 message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of 18 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 19 had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately 20 me and put a smile back on my face.
1. A. confusion B. flood C. sink D. crash
2. A. forced B. refused C. adjusted D. gathered
3. A. order B. pay C. call D. search
4. A. climate B. scenery C. storm D. burden
5. A. occurred B. promised C. deserved D. happened
6. A. practice B. routine C. process D. service
7. A. to B. through C. over D. for
8. A. operating B. cycling C. turning D. rushing
9. A. check B. carry C. find D. board
10. A. streetB. ground C. floor D. platform
11. A. paused B. crossed C. reached D. parked
12. A. wet B. weak C. sick D. hurt
13. A. ashamed B. discouraged C. surprised D. helpless
14. A. while B. when C. where D. after
15. A. hardly B. casually C. absolutely D. eventually
16. A. devotion B. donation C. concern D. reaction
17. A. accurate B. urgent C. brief D. humorous
18. A. promise B. appreciation C. admiration D. guidance
19. A. troubles B. signals C. rules D. signs
20. A. corrected B. supported C. amazed D. refreshed