Many people have to work on the weekend.Some people do not mind.Other people think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be（1） .He is Graham Coates.Mr.Coates worked in an office in Brighton，England.One Saturday，he went to the（2） to do some work.When he got in the lift to go home，it（3） between floors.Mr.Coates could not get out of the lift.He was stuck!He did not have a cell phone，（4） he started to shout.However，no one heard him.Then Mr.Coates remembered that Monday was a holiday.No one was going to come to work until（5） !
There was（6） for Mr.Coates to do.He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him.With nothing to eat（7） drink，Mr.Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.
Early on Tuesday morning，the president of the company came into work and found the lift was not（8） .When someone（9） opened the lift，Mr.Coates came out and he felt cold，weak，and（10） .He had been in danger for sixty—two hours!
（1）A.interesting |
B.happy |
C.dangerous |
D.harmful |
（2）A.school |
B.office |
C.shop |
D.home |
（3）A.went |
B.stopped |
C.moved |
D.ran |
（4）A.because |
B.if |
C.so |
D.although |
（5）A.Thursday |
B.Wednesday |
C.Monday |
D.Tuesday |
（6）A.something |
B.anything |
C.everything |
D.nothing |
（7）A.or |
B.and |
C.nor |
D.but |
（8）A.doing |
B.turning |
C.working |
D.repairing |
（9）A.finally |
B.really |
C.firstly |
D.recently |
（10）A.excited |
B.tired |
C.surprised |
D.relaxed |
Denny Crook was a famous photographer(摄影师). He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is
41 .”
And he told the 42 .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 43 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for 44 ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have 45 to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to 46 ,and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good 47 or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t 48 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he 49 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,” You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild 50 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very 51 ,and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went off to 52 some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分开).She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her 53 .He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 54 it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “ 55 ,woman !I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．replay D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．exciting B．excited C．surprised D．surprising
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Have you ever heard of Agatha Christie, an excellent writer? Agatha Christie is, without a doubt, 16mystery writer in the world. Her books have been translated into more than 100 languages. All 77 novels and story collections she wrote are still on the market 25 years after her 17.
Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in a southwest England seaside town. She enjoyed a very comfortable childhood in a big house with 18servants(仆人). Agatha was known 19an imaginative child. With her sister and brother away at school, she often played alone. She passed the time by making up stories which she told to 20.
Agatha Christie’s first novel was published in 1920. In it, she 21one of her most popular characters, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He went on to appear in 33 of her novels, and in several movies 22. Although Poirot appears again and again in her novels, Christie certainly could not be considered as repeating her ideas. Her powers of invention and her ability to surprise continue to attract 23readers around the world.
Christie also wrote several 24. One of these, “The Mousetrap”, became the longest-running play in the history of theater. It is about a murder mystery that 25in a country house. All these mysterious stories earned her the title “Queen of Crime”.
A．more practical B．more famous C．the most famous D．the most practical
A．loss B．birth C．death D．arrival
A．much B．plenty of C．lots D．a lot
A．as B．like C．by D．for
A．her brother B．her C．herself D．her sister
A．created B．produced C．built D．continued
A．also B．besides C．as well D．either
A．million B．millions C．millions of D．million of
A．stories B．plays C．movies D．comedies
A．takes place B．takes in C．takes off D．takes down
It was the last night of my summer camp. 16 I didn’t want to leave, I had to go back home the next day. I didn’t want to pack (收拾行装). I just wanted to make the night go 17 . How I wished that I could make time 18 at that moment! However, it seemed that time flew more quickly than before. I 19 on the bed, but I wasn’t 20 at all. I just closed my 21 , thinking of every minute I had 22 with my friends during the camp.
Just then, someone 23 the door. “Open the door, please.” said a soft 24 . I thought it was my friend, Elle. So I replied, “It’s open.” Then the door 25. When I looked at the door, I was 26. There stood all my friends, Elle, Lily, Sally and Allie. Together they walked over to my 27 and then each of them gave me a big hug (拥抱). We 28 our phone numbers and e-mail addresses to each other. We said that no matter how far we would be away from each other, we would 29 forget each other.
Just then, a tear slowly rolled down my face. As I looked up, I noticed all of my friends’ eyes were also 30 .
A．Until B．While C．Because D．Although
A．clearly B．quickly C．slowly D．easily
A．fly B．pass C．stop D．finish
A．sat B．lay C．stood D．read
A．sleepy B．angry C．excited D．sad
A．door B．eyes C．books D．windows
A．wasted B．missed C．spent D．chatted
A．waited at B．looked at C．cleaned up D．knocked at
A．noise B．sound C．voice D．cry
A．opened B．locked C．closed D．broke
A．afraid B．nervous C．crazy D．surprised
A．home B．bed C．room D．door
A．changed B．forgot C．gave D．remembered
A．ever B．never C．seldom D．often
A．wet B．bright C．black D．open
Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and56in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday, 57 she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional58before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel 59 a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months60from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling 61 easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her 62her stories. They were 63 interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was 64that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped65 .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.A.death B.die C.died
A.but B.and C.or
A.singer B.teacher C.manager
A.on B.at C.by
A.to sail B.sailing C.to fly
A.too B.much C.more
A.talk to B.talk with C.talk about
A.so B.such C.very
A.boring B.relaxing C.amazing
A.work and think B.working and thinking C.to work and think
The future can be difficult. There are many famous predictions 52never came true.Before 1929, there was no sound in movies. The head of one of the 53movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see actors 54. Of couse,he was wrong! In 1979,the head of the largest computer company in the United States said,“No one will want to have a computer in his or her home.” He thought that computer would never 55by most people.A.Predict B.PredictingC.Predicted
A.who B.what C.that
A.big B.bigger C.biggest
A.talkB.talked C.to talk
A.use B.be used C.are used