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Old George selected（挑选） his food in the supermarket more carefully than NASA chose its astronauts. When he left the cashier, he was ____________ to think that he had saved 80 cents today.
At the exit, the cold wind made him ____________ his gloves. He looked for them in his coat and pants _____________ could not find them anywhere. He had bought the black gloves at a(an) ____________ price, for just $35, years ago. They were ____________ and very comfortable. He had taken great care looking ____________them, so they were in good condition.
George, calm on the outside but mad on the inside, re-entered the _____________. He followed the same route he had walked before. Several minutes of searching turned out to be in vain (徒劳). His ___________ were gone. “People have changed,” he said to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Not any more!”
He stared at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like ____________. On his way to the dairy section, he _____________ a lady wearing a pair of black gloves. He sped up and in three seconds was in front of her. But ____________ the surprised woman looked over, his eyes dropped, for her gloves were just far too small to be his. He went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but she said no. He finally walked out _____________ the street.
A few days later, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. _____________ getting on the subway, he stepped into the supermarket again. He wanted to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. “What color are they?” the woman in the office asked. “Black,” he _____________the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of ___________ leather gloves. “Are they?”
“Yes! Those are mine,” George exclaimed, his eyes full of joy.
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完形填空（10小题，每小题１分，共10分）
A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After weeks the editor the story to her. The lady was . She wrote back to the editor:
“Dear Sir,
Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. I sent you the story, I pasted(粘)together pages 18; 19 and 20. This was a to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were pasted together. Is this the you read all the stories that are sent to you?”
The editor wrote back:
“Dear Madam, when I have an egg breakfast, I eat the whole egg in order to discover that it is bad.”
A．few B．a few C．little D．a little
A．gave B．came back C．handed D．returned
A．angry B．happy C．satisfied D．glad
A．How B．Why C．What D．Where
A．After B．until C．Before D．Since
A．lesson B．test C．question D．thing
A．already B．still C．even D．yet
A．work B．check C．road D．way
A．on B．for C．at D．in
A．must not B．have not to C．need not to D．don’t have to
完形填空（10小题，每小题１分，共10分）
Born in 1979 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, Yang Guang lost his sight when he was still a baby. As the saying goes, when God closes a door, he opens a window. Although he lived in , Yang Guang found something that made his life colorful. That is . Yang Guang started his life with music at the age of 7. Then, a local art group and he stayed in the group 8years. When he was 19, he decided to go to Beijing. Yang is clear about what he wants and pursues(追求) his goal with a strong will, which helped him go the difficult times in Beijing. “If you want to do something, you have to go straight for it and don’t other things or the result,” he said. To attend the television show “Xing Guang Da Dao” was a turning point in this young man’s life. By his excellent singing, Yang won the contest of the week, the month and the year of 2007. In the final round of year’s contest, he caught a cold, but he did not stop from striving(努力奋斗) for his dream. This is only his first step of realizing his dreams. Yang Guang is still striving for his dreams and looking forward to success.
A．sadness B．darkness C．happiness D．silence
A．art B．sing C．music D．play
A．joined B．take part in C．join in D．attend
A．after B．of C．in D．for
A．always B．never C．almost D．usually
A．across B．in C．through D．into
A．think of B．think over C．think out D．think about
A．carefully B．quickly C．successfully D．luckily
A．her B．him C．his D．he
A．other B．the other C．another D．others
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
A man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, "I'd like you to repair these shoes for me, please." "Certainly, sir," the shoemaker said.
"When will they be?" the man asked. "I'm a bit busy, but they'll be ready for you Thursday." he said. That's fine," the man said, and left the shop.
The next morning he a letter, offering him a job in country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.
Twenty years passed and he returned to his hometown. He remembered his . "They were a good pair of shoes," he thought. "I wonder the shoemaker is still there and still has them. I'll go and see. He was to see that the shoemaker was still in the same shop, he was an old man by now. "Good morning," he said to him. "Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes to be repaired. Do you think you've still got them?" "Name?" the old shoemaker asked.
"Smith," the man said. "I'll go and see. They may be out back."
The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop -and a few minutes later returned, the pair of shoes. "Here we are," he said. "One pair of brown shoes to be repaired. I'm a bit busy now, but they'll be ready on Thursday."
A．ready B．well C．fine D．good
A．in B．at C．on D．for
A．got B．accepted C．obtained D．received
A．other B．another C．the other D．either
A．letters B．shoes C．coats D．wallet
A．which B．that C．if D．whether
A．pleased B．sad C．angry D．disappointed
A．though B．although C．but D．and
A．carry B．carried C．carrying D．carries
A．mainly B．exactly C．mostly D．probably
The English author，Richard Savage，was once living in London in great poverty．In order to a little money， he had written the story of his life，but not copies of the book had been sold in the shops，and Savage was living from hand to mouth．As a result of his lack of food he became very ，but after a time，owing to the skill of the doctor who had looked him，he got well again．After a week or two the doctor sent bill to Savage for his visits，but poor Savage hadn't any money and pay it．The doctor waited for month and sent the bill again． But still no money came． After several weeks he sent it to him again asking for his money．In the end he came to Savage's house and asked him for payment，saying to Savage，“You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude from you．”
“I agree，” said Savage，“that I owe my life to you，and to prove to you I am not ungrateful for your work I will give my life to you．” these words he handed to him two volumes entitled，The of Richard Savage．
A．get B．make C．earn D．find
A．many B．much C．all D．some
A．sad B．disappointed C．crazy D．ill
A．at B．after C．over D．around
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．didn’t B．hadn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
A．some B．any C．other D．another
A．which B．when C．that D．who
A．In B．To C．By D．With
A．story B．life C．success D．things
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students. As he stood in ____of the group, he put a large ___ on the table. He took out some rocks and put them _ at a time into the jar. When he could not ___ any more rocks inside the jar, he asked: "Is this jar full?" Everyone in the class said:" Yes." The teacher asked: "Really?"
Then he poured some __ rocks into the jar and shook them into the space between the big rocks. Then he asked:" Is the jar full?" "Probably not," one of the students answered. "Good!" he said.
He started ___ some sand in the jar until it filled the spaces between the rocks. "No!" the class shouted before the teacher _ .
He poured water in until the jar was _ _. Then he looked at the class and said, "What are the “big rocks” in your ___? Time with your loved ones? Your education? Your health? Your dreams? A worthy cause? Remember to put these big rocks in first or you will never get them in at all. If you don't, you'll have the time you need to spend on the big things."
A．front B．middle C．end D．back
A．book B．paper C．jar D．money
A．four B．three C．two D．one
A．put B．set C．take D．bring
A．larger B．smaller C．few D．a few
A．taking B．throwing C．pouring D．turning
A．taught B．answered C．asked D．told
A．empty B．full C．lovely D．over
A．life B．notebook C．story D．home
A．all B．ever C．always D．never