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When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleased if I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other when fifty. You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school on my own bicycle.

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1.  But he became ________ when he thought about helping _______ people ______to cholera.

2.       However, the southern part of Ireland was ________ and _______ ________ to form its own government.

3.  _____ , I slid into bed and_______ ________asleep.

4.  Have you ever had a case ______ someone ______ your journalists ______ getting the wrong end of the stick?

5.   _____  clothing using scissors if ______  unless it is  ______ to the burn.

 单词拼写

1.The police are watching out for the two______(嫌疑犯).           

2.The bell rang, ______(宣告) the end of the class.  

3.At the entrance of the palace, you could find many old ______(雕像).

4. The troop covered _______(粗略地)80 miles a day.   

5. Some smoking and alcoholic drinks are an _________ (获得) taste and are not in born.   

6. That is only a __________(暂时的) solution to the problem.

7. A _______ (有家具的) room can be rented for higher price than the one without       furniture.

8.The ________ (市民) of Paris live in a beautiful city.    

9. This meal is _____ (典型的)of local cookery.

10. Bread is a kind of food ________ (组成) of flour, sugar, etc.    

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Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”    71    .

There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time.    72    . He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad（少年）offered to take his place.     73    .

    74    . If the lad had gone home to consider about his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.

Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying.     75    . And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.

A. This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself.

       B. People find jobs in an infinite number of ways.

       C. it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers

       D. Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor.

       E. But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.

       F. He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.

       G. It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.

Many people like the feeling of the gentle wind in spring. Many like to see the falling leaves dancing in the wind in autumn. But sometimes, when the wind becomes a storm, it can be very destructive (毁灭性的).

A series of such storms struck the US last month and caused very serious damage and human pain.

Every year, major storms cause many problems around the world. There is nothing people can do to stop these powerful forces of nature. But new techniques are helping scientists to predict how, when, and where big storms will happen. The more exact scientists’ warnings are, the better people can prepare for the storms.

Predictions are improving. “We’ve gotten better over the years, especially the last few years,” says Phil Klotzback, a scientist at an American university. How is a storm formed? Even if scientists know where a storm will happen, winds can suddenly change, carrying the storm to a new direction. “For a hurricane to happen, conditions have to be just right,” Klotzback says.

　 First, the ocean water needs to be warm enough so that it evaporates and rises into the air. As it rises, the air containing drops of water cools and turns back into liquid. This process gives off heat. This produces energy like an engine that causes winds to increase. It drives the formation of a hurricane.

If wind speeds reach 40 miles per hour, the system is called a “tropical storm”, and it gets a name. At 75 miles per hour, it becomes a hurricane. Hurricanes that hit the US start when a thunderstorm forms off the coast Africa. Storms also develop over tropical waters in other parts of the world.

On average, 60 or 70 storms form off Africa every year. About 10 of them get names. There are usually about six hurricanes. Two tend to be very big, with winds of 115 miles per hour or a bit higher.

The hurricane season lasts from June to November. Ninety percent of all hurricanes hit in August, September and October.

68. According to the text, hurricanes usually ________.

A. form off the coast of Africa and America

B. hit parts of the world in summer and autumn

C. cause sea winds to rise and blow over the sea

D. strike the US but cause no damage

69. The underlined word “evaporates” (in Paragraph 5) probably means “________ .”

A. begins to move　　 B. gets lost　　 C. becomes hot　 D. changes into a gas

70. Which of the following about the information of a hurricane is the correct order?

a. The ocean water evaporates and goes into the air.

b. Heat creates energy and causes winds to increase.

c. The vapor cools.　　　　　　　　　　　　

d. The ocean water is warm enough.

e. The vapor changes back into liquid.　　　

f. This course gives out heat.

　 A. a, d, e, b, c, f　　　 B. a, b, c, f, d, e　　 C. d, a, c, e, f, b　　 D. d, a, b, c, e, f

Robert Frost was at heart a mean-spirited human being, not the kind of man one would expect to write poetry. He was born in San Francisco. Frost entered Dartmouth University in 1893, but dropped out, and switched to Harvard, which he attended for two years. He started a brief teaching career, where he was inspired to become a poet by some of his students’ work. Frost stopped teaching and became a farmer. During this time he wrote numerous poems, and a couple of short stories. While he was a farmer he started to think seriously about becoming a famous poet.

In almost all of his poems, Frost wrote in the first person. The first widely-read poem that he published was called My Butterfly. At first his audience was very small, but with his Collected Poems he became famous. Robert Frost received almost all the awards that there were for poetry. His poetry describes the forces of nature, and the violence and deep emotional(情感的) needs of human beings, which reflect the experiences of his childhood.

Robert Frost will always be known as one of the best poets in history. His way of putting emotion and violence into words is remarkable(非同寻常的). His talent for poetry is natural-born and he had discovered this when he started to farm. Even though he treated his wife and children terribly, he still became one of the best-known poets of his and our day.

64. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. Robert Frost had been a famous writer before he started teaching

B. Robert Frost wrote his poems mostly in the first person

C. Robert Frost was very famous at the beginning of his writing career

D. Robert Frost began to write poems when he was a teacher

65. According to the passage, Robert Frost was famous for ________.

A. his teaching career                      B. his life experiences

C. showing strong feeling in his poems    D. his interest in poems

66. The last paragraph of the passage mainly tells us ________.

A. why Robert Frost stopped farming

B. why Robert Frost was so famous

C. about his masterpieces(杰作)

D. about the way he treated his wife and children

67. From the passage we know that ________.

A. Robert Frost’s most famous poem is My Butterfly

B. Robert Frost began to write when he was in college

C. Robert Frost gave up studying at Dartmouth University

D. his poetry showed the violence of war and his childhood 

The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

The market may be something abstract (抽象的). But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.

60. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. Selling and Buying.           B. Everything you do is producing for the market.

C. What is the market?                 D. What the market can do for you.

61. All of the following acts are producing for the market except________.

A. working in a bank                            B. volunteering at a nursing home

C. driving a taxi                    D. growing beans for sale

62. You are buying from the market when you________.

A. borrow a book from the library       B. drive to the seaside for a holiday

C. look after your children               D. dine at restaurant

63. The word “concrete” in the last paragraph may most probably mean________.

A. serious        B. important              C. necessary        D. real

The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today.

Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready.

As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.

“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait.”

    “That doesn’t matter,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It’s how I arranged my mind. I have already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.” She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account. You take what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.” And with a smile, she said, “All my memories are happy ones.”

Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108.

56. We can infer from the passage that the author________.

A. is one of Mrs. Jones’ children       B. is a relative of Mrs. Jones

C. works in the nursing home         D. is the owner of the nursing home

57. The room in which the old lady will live________.

A. is very comfortable                         B. is fairly big

C. isn’t well equipped               D. is equipped with new furniture

58. Mrs. Jones was very happy when told about her room because she________.

A. couldn’t see what her room was like

B. thought the nursing home was her home

C. would have to live in the nursing home

D. had already made up her mind to be happy

59. Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones?

A. Proud.          B. Cheerful.          C. Determined       D. Honest

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still 36 there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, 37 his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. 38 that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the 39 in his dark eyes.

“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked 40 . “I put it on your desk.”

Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift 41 to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box 42 a matchbox. As I opened it, the 43 of two beer caps surprised me. Duane 44 me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I 45 wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.

I was 46 by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. 47 birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might 48 to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I 49 to wear these precious earrings given by this 50 child?

As I placed the earrings on my ears, my 51 clapped(鼓掌), and Duane stood proudly beside me.

　 Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It 52 me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his 53 at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to 54 . Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having 55 reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

36. A. sitting 　　　　　　　　　 B. crying　　　　　　　　　　 C. standing 　　　　　　　 D. speaking

37. A. unless 　　　　　　　　　 B. though 　　　　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

38. A. Wondering 　　　　　 B. Thinking 　　　　　　　 C. Finding　　　　　　　　　 D. Pointing

39. A. courage 　　　　　　　 B. joy C. hurt D. determination

40. A. disappointedly 　　　 B. angrily 　　　　　　　　　 C. happily 　　　　　　　　 D. shyly

41. A. happened 　　　　　　 B. appeared 　　　　　　　 C. used　　　　　　　　　　　 D. intended

42. A. as well as 　　　　　　 B. more than 　　　　　　 C. except for 　　　　　　 D. rather than

43. A. shape 　　　　　　　　　 B. color 　　　　　　　　　　 C. design 　　　　　　　　　 D. sight

44. A. persuaded　　　　　　　 B. fooled 　　　　　　　　　 C. told 　　　　　　　　　　 D. encouraged

45. A. only 　　　　　　　　　　 B. often 　　　　　　　　　　 C. once　　　　　　　　　　　 D. never

46. A. frightened 　　　　　　 B. touched 　　　　　　　　 C. knocked　　　　　　　　 D. influenced

47. A. Since　　　　　　　　　　 B. Until 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Before 　　　　　　　　 D. Unless

48. A. do harm 　　　　　　　 B. draw attention 　　　 C. add weight 　　　　　 D. have an effect

49. A. refuse　　　　　　　　　　 B. offer 　　　　　　　　　　 C. agree 　　　　　　　　　 D. wait

50. A. generous 　　　　　　　 B. brave 　　　　　　　　　 C. special 　　　　　　　　 D. sad

51. A. hands　　　　　　　　　　 B. students　　　　　　　　 C. audiences 　　　　　　 D. friends

52. A. convinced 　　　　　　 B. reminded 　　　　　　　 C. proved 　　　　　　　　 D. showed

53. A. performance 　　　　 B. experience 　　　　　　 C. situation 　　　　　　　 D. health

54. A. please 　　　　　　　　　 B. take 　　　　　　　　　　 C. give 　　　　　　　　　　 D. accept

55. A. chance 　　　　　　　　 B. possibility　　　　　　　 C. intention 　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

— Are you getting a new apartment this year?

—________ I can’t afford to pay my bills. How can I buy a new apartment?

　　 A. Don’t mention it. 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. You must be joking.

　 C. Are you sure?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Good idea!