Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was unsuccessful in career and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was __46___ disappointed(失望的) with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday _____47_____. When Terry and his wife were busy putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly __48______ and they had to stop work. Terry was sorry to have ____49____ to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light______50___ on his door.
“Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew ____51_____ else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be ____52_____. He opened the door impatiently. At the door was a little ____53___, shyly asking ,“Sir, do you have __54___ ? I’m your neighbour.” “No.” answered Terry angrily. He closed the door ____55_____.
After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was ____56_____ two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said,“My grandma told me the ___57____neighbour downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”
At that moment Terry suddenly realized what ______58_____his failure(失败) in life. It was his indifference(冷漠) and unkindness to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else ___59____himself, for his eyes had been covered by his ___60___ mind.
( )46. A. very B. so C. such D. rather
( )47. A. morning B. afternoon C. noon D. evening
( )48. A. went up B. went out C. went by D. went on
( )49. A. wanted B. decided C. forgotten D. remembered
( )50. A. knocks B. calls C. noises D. sounds
( )51. A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody
( )52. A. troubled B. followed C. liked D. learned
( )53. A. boy B. girl C. postman D. shopper
( )54. A. candies B. toys C. lights D. candles
( )55. A. easily B. nicely C. happily D. heavily
( )56. A. looking B. seeing C. holding D. drawing
( )57. A. poor B. kind C. new D. young
( )58. A. made B. caused C. developed D. stopped
( )59. A. besides B. without C. but D. than
( )60. A. open B. right C. warm D. cold
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It was three o'clock. A man was walking down a high street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and he and he had lived away from home for twenty years. In fact he was in prison(监狱),
Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown had changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born had dis appeared and in its place, ironically(具有讽刺意味地), was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school, but it had become a fast food restaurant. He entered it, sat down, and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he had seen.
While paying for the coffee he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he had taken to be repaired the day before the bank robbery 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned the cor ner of the steet, he couldn't believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.
"Were they dark brown, Italian shoes, size 42?"he asked slowly.
"Yes!nsaid Terry, excitedly.
"I haven't repaired them,”the shoe repairer said slowly. “You can take them tomorrow afternoon. ”
【小题1】How long had Terry been away from home?
A.Ten years. | B.Five years. | C.Twenty years. | D.Fifteen years. |
A.Australia | B.England | C.America | D.London |
A.killed a man | B.hit a woman |
C.cheated(欺骗) others- | D.robbed a bank |
A.very happy | B.very unhappy | C.very excited | D.very nervous |
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It was three o'clock. A man was walking down a high street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and he and he had lived away from home for twenty years. In fact he was in prison(监狱),
Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown had changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born had dis appeared and in its place, ironically(具有讽刺意味地), was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school, but it had become a fast food restaurant. He entered it, sat down, and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he had seen.
While paying for the coffee he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he had taken to be repaired the day before the bank robbery 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned the cor ner of the steet, he couldn't believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.
"Were they dark brown, Italian shoes, size 42?"he asked slowly.
"Yes!nsaid Terry, excitedly.
"I haven't repaired them,”the shoe repairer said slowly. “You can take them tomorrow afternoon. ”
1.How long had Terry been away from home?
A. Ten years. B. Five years. C. Twenty years. D. Fifteen years.
2.Where was Terry before he went back home? A prison in________.
A. Australia B. England C. America D. London
3.Why was Terry sent to prison? Because he________.
A. killed a man B. hit a woman
C. cheated(欺骗) others- D. robbed a bank
4.The words "totally depressed" in the second paragraph(段落) means "________".
A. very happy B. very unhappy C. very excited D. very nervous
5.What's the best title(标题) for the passage?
A,Some things never change
B.Everything have changed
C,A kind shoe repairer
D,A longly man
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Living in another country can be very lonely. Last year I went to a middle school in America. I had no friends there. I was 1 alone, and sometimes I felt like I was the only person in the world. One Monday, our teacher 2 a boy into the classroom and told us,"This is Terry King, your new classmate." He was tall and fat, and when he 3 , his eyes turned into a line. He was always smiling, and it seemed like he had no 4 . Terry took the seat next to me. Then he looked at me for a second. I didn't realize that we 5 become good friends later. After school that day, I went to a 6 to play my favorite computer game. When I went inside, I got a big surprise: Terry was there and was playing the 7 game! "Hey, I'm surprised to see you here," I said. I sat down beside him. "Me, too," he smiled, and his eyes turned into a line. I turned round and looked at his screen. He was a good 8 . I hoped we could play 9 . I asked excitedly, "Do you like this game, too?" In fact, I had never talked to a classmate too freely before, but his 10 helped me to open up. "Would you like to play with me?" I asked. "Sure," he answered. He seemed as happy as I was. As we started the game, we started our friendship, too. | ||||
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