Jones, a hardworking blacksmith, used to work all day in his shop. So hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks (火花)fly from his    1   .

       The son of Mr. Smith, a rich    2   , would come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself    3    how the tradesman worked.

       "Young man, why don't you    4    your hand to learn to make shoe tacks,   5    it is only to pass the time?" said the blacksmith. "   6    knows, one day, it may be of use to you."

       The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little    7   he found that he was becoming very   8   and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.

       Old Mr. Smith died and the son    9   the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to    10   residence in another country. It so    11   that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money    12    tacks for their shoes and even    13   when they paid high prices they were   14   able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers' shoes.

       Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to   15    his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a    16    with the shoemakers. He told them that he   17   make the tacks if they could help him to   18   a workshop. The shoemakers were    19   willing to do so. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.

       "How funny it seems," he used to say, "even making tacks can bring a    20  .My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches."

1．A．hand           B．finger               C．gun         D．hammer

2． A．classmate      B．neighbor       C．blacksmith           D．workmate

3． A．observing            B．noticing        C．watching     D．finding

4． A．put           B．raise           C．tie            D．try

5． A．even if       B．whether or not        C．only if         D．in that

6． A．He          B．Somebody     C．Who          D．Nobody         

7． A．advice         B．practice      C．knowledge           D．training       

8． A．serious        B．caution        C．devoted             D．skilled          

9． A．on account of      B．regardless of  C instead of         D.in need of

10．A．take in           B．take up          C．take off            D．take on

11．A．occurred     B．took place    C．happened      D．appeared

12．A．selling         B．buying       C．making        D．promoting

13．A．at times        B．at a time        C．at one time     D．at the time

14．A．never              B．ever         C．often          D．not always

15．A．eat                 B．cook           C．earn         D．make

16．A．living        B．bargain         C．mistake        D．sense

17．A．would               B．used to        C．should       D．dared

18．A．set down     B．set out         C．set up             D．set to

19．A．much too            B．too much            C．only too            D．not too

20．A．fortune              B． fame               C．profit               D．welcome

  Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more _1_wthting for the final school bell. Upon its _2___everyone would run for their coats and go hone, everyone except David

   David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _3__what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __4__for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __5__I can still remember he was always __6____a smile and willing to help. He always __7__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much He__8__just smile and ask what else he could do ,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly_9___home

    Weeks passed and the __10___ovre the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__11__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___12__as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___13___standing by my desk. 

   “I have something for you” he said ____14____from behind his back a small box. __15___it to me, he said anxiously. “Open it “I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my __16__saw nothing I looked at David‘s smiling face add back into the box and said. “The box is nice, David, but it’ s__17__”

“Oh no it isn’t” said David “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there”

Tears filled my eyes ___18___Iooked at the proud dirty race that I had rarely given____19___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___20___the little empty box set on my desk 

1. A. anxious            B. courageous         C. serious            D. cautious

2. A. warning               B. ringing               C. calling        D. yelling

3. A. scolded                B. wondered         C. realized          D. learned

4. A. modestly               B. naturally              C. inaccurately    D. inappropriately

5. A. popular           B. upset                 C. special            D. funny

6. A. expressing             B. delivering          C. wearing         D. sharing

7. A. practised                 B. wandered             C. studied           D.  stayed

8. A. would                B. should          C. might                D. could

9. A. aim at                  B. turn to              C. put off                D. head for

10. A. argument               B. excitement          C. movement           D. program

11. A. school               B. year          C. education             D. program

12. A. relief                  B. return              C. vain            D. control

13. A. weakly              B. sadly          C. quietly              D. helplessly

14. A. searched                 B. found           C. raised           D. pulled

15. A. Holding            B. Handing            C. Sending         D. Leaving

16. A. delight               B. expectation          C. appreciation    D. surprise

17. A. cheap                 B. empty             C. useless               D. improper

18. A. as                  B. until           C. because           D. though

19. A. advice                  B. support        C. attention             D. command

20. A. from                   B. behind           C. over              D. towards

It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few   1  . On their faces was confidence (自信). This was their last exam — then on to   2   and jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they   3   get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take   4   of the world.

The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)   5   task. The professor had said they could bring   6   books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not   7   each other, during the test.

8   they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles   9   on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.

Three hours had passed   10   the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

He looked at the   11   faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?”   12   a hand was raised.

“How many answered four?” Still no hands.

“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One, then? Certainly somebody finished   13  .”But the class remained silent.

The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I   14  ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that,   15   you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the   61   you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively   17   in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all   18   this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just   19  .”

The years have   20   the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1. A. seconds                B. minutes                    C. hours                       D. days

2. A. interview                     B. discussion                C. education                 D. graduation

3. A. would                  B. must                        C. have to                     D. used to

4. A. hold                            B. control                            C. charge                            D. place

5. A. interesting             B. necessary                 C. easy                         D. unusual

6. A. no                        B. either                       C. any                          D. all

7. A. listen to                B. look at                      C. refer to                    D. talk to

8. A. Nervously             B. Joyfully                    C. Quickly                    D. Curiously

9. A. appeared               B. changed                   C. froze                        D. stopped

10. A. then                   B. as                            C. before                      D. after

11. A. pleased               B. worried                    C. surprised                  D. moved

12. A. Not                    B. Once                        C. Only                        D. Even

13. A. all                      B. none                        C. one                          D. it

14. A. wondered           B. enjoyed                    C. hated                       D. expected

15. A. right now            B. as though                 C. now that                  D. even though

16. A. exam                  B. subject                            C. question                   D. college

17. A. valuable              B. difficult                    C. common                  D. strange

18. A. pass                   B. fail                           C. take                         D. start

19. A. begun                 B. completed                 C. failed                       D. succeeded

20. A. forgot                 B. remembered              C. strengthened             D. weakened

 A strange thing happened to Henry yesterday. He was on a bus and to __1__. So he stood up and rang the bell. __2__ make sure the driver heard him, he rang it twice, but the bus __3__ stop. And the conductor came and shouted __4__ him.

The conductor was __5__ angry and spoke __6__ fast that Henry didn’t understand __7__. The bus stopped at the next bus and Henry got off. As he got off he heard someone said, “ I think he __8__ a foreigner.”

When Henry got __9__, he told his wife about it.

“ __10__ times did you ring the bell?” his wife asked.

“ Twice,” said Henry.

“ Well, that’s the signal (信号) __11__ the driver __12__ on.” His wife explained, “only the conductor __13__ to ring the bell twice. That’s why the conductor __14__ so angry!”

Henry nodded（点头）. “ __15__,” he said.

1. A. got off          B. gets off            C. get off              D. get on

2. A.To             B. At                C. In                D. with

3. A. doesn’t        B. don’t              C. didn’t              D. wasn’t

4. A. in              B. on               C. of                D. at

5. A. so             B. as                C. at                 D. because

6. A. so that        B. that                 C. so                D. why

7. A. words         B. a word            C. speech             D. song

8. A. was           B. isn’t              C.  is                D. am

9. A. to home       B. at home           C. in home          D. home

10. A. How many  B. How much      C. How long       D. How

11. A. to          B. at                C. on                D. for

12. A. to go        B. go                C. went on         D. goes

13. A. allowed      B. is allowed          C. was allowed   D. allow

14. A. got         B. gets              C. is getting       D. gotten

15. A. I seen       B. I saw                   C. I see           D. I did

 Martin Henfield talks about some of his experience(经历) as a twin: when we were small my mother dressed us __1_  the same clothes. That was bad enough and we didn’t like it. But we went on our first camping trip, it was even __2__. We were only ten years old, and while __3_  went into their sleeping bags for the  _4__, we were not happy to snuggle(偎依) inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us.

At school our classmates __5__us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people ___6__ even see our difference according to our initials  because __7__ of us were M.O. It was only when I went to  _8___ and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity（身份）.

Before I went to college, during my secondary school __9__, I __10__ to a job on a building site. My twin brother, Mike Henfield, didn’t work. One day I asked my boss, “Can I have a week  _11__?”  “Certainly,” he said, “but you won’t have the job when you   12__ back.” I didn’t want to __13__ the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went there   in my  _14__, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week __15___ of them knew the difference.

1. A. in                 B. for                   C. on            D. with

2. A. badder          B. worse               C. good         D. better

3. A. all boys                                     B. another boy      

C. all the other boys                            D. all the boys

4. A. day            B. holiday             C. night         D. mid-night

5. A. called           B. knew                C. told           D. made

6. A. didn’t           B. needn’t             C. mustn’t     D. couldn’t

7. A. very             B. each                 C. both          D. all

8. A. middle school B. college              C. high school D. school

9. A. holidays        B. week                C. weekend    D. holiday

10. A. received      B. got                   C. find           D. made

11. A. off             B. free                  C. on             D. back

12. A. came          B. will get             C. got            D. are

13. A. miss           B. lose                  C. lost           D. losing

14. A. coat            B. shirt                 C. shoes               D. trousers

15. A. None          B. Nobody            C. All            D. Each

---- The light in the office is still on.

---- Oh, I forgot _____.

A. turning it off   B. turn it off   C. to turn it off  D. having turned it off

 — In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.

—I can’t agree more. It’s great to have the two ________.

A. linked                   B. related                 C. connected               D. combined

What do you think the boy will say to make himself         ?

A.believe        B.to believe            C.believing             D.believed

 ______ some of the questions ______,the man said good-bye to us.

A.Leave;unanswered                     B.Leaving;unanswered

C.Left;to be answered                  D.Leaving;unanswering

I am sorry to have you _________ so long.

A. waited   B. to wait   C. waiting   D. to be waiting