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Nicolette Morganti’s friends can’t understand why she joined a dating agency(婚姻介绍所).
She has a good job 1 a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life. But she, a 29-year-old woman, who has a degree in English Literature(文学),is so 2 with British 3 that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males.
“English men are usually materialistic and have 4 imagination,” she says.
“I have 5 years being bored by men who never do anything 6 .”
“I’m almost 30 now and I would really love to 7 a husband and have 8 .I’d like to live in London for six months of the year and in the States for 9 six months.”
In her search for the perfect man, Nicolette once 10 an advertisement in a magazine for 11 people and had 400 replies.
But she says, “I only met one or two of them. 12 of the others sounded very 13 .”
Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months 14 and has met 15 then.
She says, “I 16 that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men. I rang 17 in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to 18 the call.”
“I’ve met five so far but I’m looking for someone very 19 . I’d like to find a caring, well-educated, non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a 20 of adventure.”
1.A.like B.being
C.as D.with
2.A.tired B.bored
C.pleased D.angry
3.A.men B.games
C.music D.master
4.A.some B.much
C.a little D.no
5.A.passed B.spent
C.entered D.wasted
6.A.exciting B.moving
C.interesting D.living
7.A.marry to B.accept
C.receive D.find
8.A.friends B.work
C.a home D.children
9.A.another B.some
C.the other D.other
10.A.wrote B.put
C.gave D.posted
11.A.single B.married
C.only D.lonely
12.A.Most B.Few
C.All D.Some
13.A.worrying B.encouraging
C.boring D.surprising
14.A.before B.later
C.more D.ago
15.A.from B.since
C.after D.until
16.A.expect B.suppose
C.know D.feel
17.A.one B.it
C.them D.him
18.A.pay to B.pay off
C.pay for D.pay back
19.A.ordinary B.handsome
C.special D.lovely
20.A.feeling B.sense
C.way D.kind
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Suppose, for example, that a teacher tells her students they each must do one hundred math problems 1 coming to school the next day. The 2 complain about so much home study. But one student does not 3 anything at all. That student is an eager beaver. He 4 to work out math problems, and does not mind all the 5 . Another eager beaver works as a salesman for a business. He 6 arrives at the office before anyone else, and is the 7 person to leave.
The man works hard, because he 8 his job. He is a true “eager beaver”.
The expression 9 the name of a hardworking animal, the beaver. Beavers are 10 creatures. They are like mice and rats, but much 11 . Some weigh more than twenty-five kilograms. Beavers have a large, black, flat tail to 12 them swim. They also have thick brown hair or fur to keep them warm in cold 13 .They have front teeth 14 enough to cut down large trees.
Beavers spend a lot of time in the water, building dams to form little 15 or pools. They work hard to cut down trees, 16 branches and put them across streams. They use their tails to pack mud on the branches to make the dams solid. 17 other animals work so hard.
In fact, for two hundred years or more, the beaver was the most valuable animal in North America. And thus most of the beavers were killed. For a time, they were in danger of 18 completely. But laws were passed to 19 the beaver, and today, the 20 is rising.
And, like the animal, the expression “eager beaver” is in no danger of dying out.
1. A. when B. instead of C. as D. while
2. A. children B. teachers C. parents D. headmasters
3. A. do B. speak C. ask D. say
4. A. loves B. refuses C. hates D. fails
5. A. physical labor B. easy job
C. homework D. housework
6. A. seldom B. sometimes C. always D. never
7. A. most eager B. last C. only D. first
8. A. has to do B. needn’t do C. loses D. enjoys
9. A. comes from B. is separated from
C. is given to D. has nothing to do with
10. A. tailless B. good-looking C. strange-looking D. kind-hearted
<?p>11. A. smaller B. larger C. quicker D. better12. A. make B. watch C. let D. help
13. A. rain B. land C. water D. ice
14. A. fearless B. smooth C. quick D. sharp
15. A. lakes B. pipes C. gardens D. parks
16. A. grasp B. suck C. remove D. climb
17. A. All B. Most C. Many D. Few
18. A. running away B. disappearing C. missing D. losing
19. A. feed B. raise C. catch D. protect
20. A. condition B. population C. quality D. safety
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It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street. He had come to Britain only by 1 . Being homeless and jobless, he looked pale and hungry. Walking along the street, he suddenly caught 2 of and apple thrown away by a boy. The poor fellow was so hungry that he was thinking 3 picking it up to eat. Just as he was 4 out his hand, he heard a voice calling him, “Young man.” He looked up and saw two 5 on a balcony(阳台).Then he was led into a big house to meet the men. Having made sure that he was as 6 as a church mouse, the two men decided he was the 7 man they needed. Then they gave him a letter and told him that he was not to open it 8 two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.”
It was then only five minutes to one. “ 9 there is money in it, why 10 go and have a good lunch?” Henry said to himself. At this 11 , he entered a restaurant and asked the waiter for meat and eggs, and a bottle of beer. Then he ate happily. When he had finished eating, it was only half 12 one. There was still half an hour before he could open the letter and so he called the waiter and asked for some 13 . Afraid that he could not afford to 14 the bill, the boss told the waiter to give him a 15 portion(一份). As he was forced to pay, he had to open the letter a few minutes earlier than he had 16 . To his great surprise, he found a million-pound note. Taking a look at the note, the boss gave a low whistle. He couldn’t believe his own 17 . However, it was true. At once the boss 18 his tune(调子)and smiled. He asked the millionaire to come 19 he pleased and to have whatever he liked. As for the bill he 20 that it should be forgotten.
1. A. chance B. surprise C. turn D. plane
2. A. sight B. hold C. half D. sign
3. A. about B. over C. of D. through
4. A. putting B. extending C. reaching D. letting
5. A. peasants B. gentlemen C. scholars D. managers
6. A. rich B. hungry C. strong D. poor
7. A. very B. just C. worthy D. able
8. A. before B. until C. after D. at
9. A. Because B. As C. Where D. Since
10. A. never B. do you C. not D. don’t
11. A. thought B. condition C. situation D. note
12. A. passed B. to C. past D. for
13. A. water B. more C. money D. rice
14. A. spend B. count C. write D. pay
15. A. big B. smaller C. rich D. full
16. A. promised B. hoped C. thought D. decided
17. A. master B. waiter C. note D. eyes
18. A. raised B. lowered C. changed D. struck
19. A. when B. whenever C. if D. whether
20. A. suggested B. insisted C. asked D. required
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There were two lazy men who 1 did any work at all. They 2 spend the whole day sitting in the sun and sleeping 3 talking about what they would do when they were 4 .Many years went 5 in this way and the two men 6 poor. One summer’s day as they were sitting 7 on a bench in the sunshine, one of the men jumped 8 his feet without warning and exclaimed, “We can’t go on 9 this. We’ve got to do something to 10 some money.”
“ 11 for instance?” asked his friend in a 12 voice.
“We’ll go to the mountains and 13 snails(蜗牛),” said the first man.
The second man didn’t want to go out at first. But in the end his friend 14 him. They each took a bucket(桶)and set 15 for the mountains. They walked extremely slow. When they reached the hill, they looked 16 it might have a lot of snails on it. The first man said, “Let’s work 17 . I’ll go up this side with my bucket, and you go up the other side with 18 , we’ll meet at the top.”
They 19 snails all day and in the evening they met on top of the hill. “How many did you get?” asked the first man. “Two,” said the second man. “I 20 got three, but one got away.”
1. A. always B. never C. often D. seldom
2. A. used to B. was used to C. got used to D. became used to
3. A. or B. and C. but D. with
4. A. old B. ill C. rich D. poor
5. A. on B. with C. by D. down
6. A. appeared B. proved C. continued D. remained
7. A. calmly B. quietly C. nervously D. nearly
8. A. up B. down C. off D. to
9. A. as B. like C. with D. about
10. A. steal B. rob C. exchange D. make
11. A. How B. However C. What D. Whatever
12. A. tireless B. tiring C. tired D. tiresome
13. A. catch B. take C. get &?
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Antonia left Athens and came to America to make her 1 .She wanted to be a famous 2 ,so she went to live in Hollywood,California.
At first,Antonia had very little 3 ,so she was 4 to watch every penny 5 visiting the movie agents’ offices.For over a year,she worked only in small 6 .She found life extremely 7 . She had to take buses or 8 everywhere, and she ate only one 9 a day.Even though she worked at nights as a 10 ,Antonia could not really make ends meet.
11 ,one day,the star of the film became 12,and the director asked Antonia to 13 the part.Her acting was wonderful.After the premiere(首映)of the film,she became an overnight success.She received many 14 for future starring roles.
Since then,Antonia has 15 her whole way of life.Now she wears 16 furs and drives a Rolls—Royce.She lives in a twenty—seven room mansion(公馆)in Beverly Hills,with seven 17 .All her needs are 18 for.For Antonia,America was truly the land of streets paved with gold. 19 her hard work,she had earned the fame she 20 so much.
1. A.fame B.chance C.fortune D.adventure
2.A.model B.singer C.designer D.actress
3.A.success B.money C.limit D.energy
4. A.forced B.able C.asked D.ready
5. A.and B.while C.if D.or
6.A.places B.plays C.parts D.studios
7. A.unfair B.simple C.difficult D.hard
8. A.drive B.walk C.stay D.sleep
9. A.meal B.dinner C.diet D.food
10. A nurse B.typist C.salesgirl D.waitress
11. A.Gradually B.Suddenly C.Fortunately D.Strangely
12. A.old B.ugly C.ill D.friendly
13. A.take B.fill C.join D.charge
14. A.invitations B.orders C.letters D.offers
15.A.changed B.started C.improved D.realized
16. A.valuable B.expensive C.beautiful D.colorful
17. A.fellows B. sisters C.servants D.friends
18. A.cared B.looked C.sent D.attended
19. A.By B.With C.Under D.Through
20.wished B.begged C.desired D.admired
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By the year 2005, the world population will have increased to six thousand million.Babies born in Britain now have a 1 life expectancy(估计寿命)than 2 born twenty years ago.But families in Britain are smaller now and so the increase in population is not very 3 .Mothers-to-be are able to 4 classes at nearby hospitals,to prepare them 5 childbirth(生小孩)and child 6 .At these classes,they learn techniques(技巧)to help them suffer less 7 they give birth;they are shown 8 to breastfeed their babies,and they can talk to other women who 9 babies.
Dr Jolly is a doctor who studies children's health and behavior(行为).Perhaps go to him for help and 10 about bringing up children.
“When a child is playing quietly 11,”says Dr Jolly,“ he becomes tired and uninterested very quickly.He calls to Mum,but she doesn't reply 12 he shouts.Then,when he shouts,she comes.So,in fact,she has said to him,13 you shout 14 me,I won't come.’And then she comes to me and says,I've got a child who 15.’Then you find that in fact she's trained him to shout.”
It’s better to 16 the child when he is playing.If the parent encourages good behavior and takes no notice of bad behaviour,the child will 17 the bad behaviour because it doesn't get any encouragement.The emphasis today is 18 helping parents understand what goes on in a child’s 19 ,and if they do this,as Dr Jolly says, “Parents can have great 20 with their children.”
1. A. long B.longer C.old D.older
2. A.this B.these C.that D.those
3. A.great B.big C.large D.much
4. A.join B.take part in C.attend D.get
5. A.for B.with C.by D.from
6. A.attention B.care C.notice D.mind
7. A.since B.before C.after D.when
8. A.how B.when C.what D.where
9. A.expect B.are expected C.are expecting D.would expect
10. A.advice B. an advice C. advices D.many advices
11.A.his own B. himself C.alone D.lonely
12. A.as soon as B.when C.until D.after
13.A.If B.Because C.Unless D.When
14. A.to B. at C.for D.behind
15. A.is always shouting B. has always shouted
C.always shguted D.will always shout
16. A leave B.leave behind C stay behind D.stay with
17.A.fall B.drop C.lose D.learn
18. A.for B.with C.on D.in
19. A.mind B.heart C.head D.body
20.A.pain B.sadness C.joke D.fun
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When I was 16 years old,I made my first visit to Disneyland in America.It wasn't the first time I had been 1.Like most English children I learned French 2 school and I had often been to France,so I 3 speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand 4 .But 5 I went to America,I was really looking forward to 6 a nice easy holiday without any 7 problems.
8 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began 9 the airport。I was looking for a 10 telephone to give my friend Danny a 11 and tell her that I had arrived.A 12 old man saw me looking lost and asked 13 he could help me.
“Yes,”I said,“I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well,that's nice,”he said,“Are you getting 14 ? But aren't you a bit young?”“15 is talking about marriage?”I replied.“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived.Can you tell me 16 there’s a phone box?”“Oh!”he said,“there's a phone downstairs.”
When at last we did meet up,Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don't worry,”she said to me,“I had so many 17 at first.There are lots of words
which the Americans 18 differently in meaning from us British.You'll soon get used to 19 funny things they say.Most of the 20 British,and American people understand each other!”
1. A.out &nb?sp; B.away C.outside D.abroad
2. A.from B.during C.at D.after
3. A.get used to B.was used to C.used to D.used
4. A.English B.French C.Russian D.Latin
5. A.when B.while C.if D.for
6. A.buying B.having C.giving D.receiving
7. A.time B.human C.language D. money
8. A. Too B. What C.What D.How
9. A.with B. to C.over D.at
10. A.cheap B.popular C.public D.good
11. A. letter B. ring C. news D. information
12.A. friendly B. strange C. stupid D. tough
13.A.that B. if C. where D. when
14.A. to marry B. to be married C. marrying D. married
15.A.You B.She C.Who D.He
16.A.where B.in which C.over there D.that
17. A.trouble B.difficulties C.things D.fun
18. A.write B.speak C.use D.read
19. A.every B.these C.some D.all the
20. A.chance B.situation C.condition D.time
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My friend Alice decided to be a nurse when she was four years old.She always wanted to play“doctors and nurses” with her playmates.When she left school last year,she still wanted to be a good nurse.One day she found an advertisement in the newspaper:
DO YOU WANT TO HELP PEOPLE?
STUDY NURSING
SEND THIS FORM TO US
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Alice filled the coupon(广告上的附单) with her name and address. She got it out and 1 it at once.
Last October she 2 her studies in a big hospital in New York. She had to work very hard. She went to 3 every day and studied late till night. Then a really important day came: her first 4 in a ward(病房).At last she was really helping the 5 people, not just sitting in classes or learning from 6 .
At first student nurses do lots of odd jobs(杂事)in the 7 . They help to 8 meals or wash the patients. They also keep the ward tidy and make the 9They can't give injections(注射) or help the 10 .
One of Alice's first jobs was in a ward of 11 people. She 12 to clean all the patients' 13 teeth. She collected all the teeth and took them to the bathroom. 14 cleaning each set of teeth one by one, she put all of them into one big 15 .
“It'll be 16 this way,”she said to herself , “then I can give back everyone's teeth 17 a few minutes. ”
Give back everyone's teeth! Alice stood in the middle of the ward 18 a big bowl of teeth. She had no 19 which teeth belonged to 20 old man.
1 A. posted B. kept C. threw D. sold
2 A.finished B.used C.started D.made
3. A.offices B.work C.hospital D.classes
4. A.time B.turn C.patient D.day
5. A.young B.old C.sick D.good
6. A.teachers B.books C.doctors D.radios
7. A.ward B.classroom C.hospital D.school
8. A.cook B.prepare C.serve D.had
9. A.money B.room C.beds D.peace
10. A.teachers B.patients C.poor D.doctors
11. A.old B.young C.ugly D.kind
12.A.was ordered B.was told C.was forced D.was reported
13. A.dirty B.bad C.good D.false
14. A.Because of B.Before C.Instead of D.When
15. A.bowl B.bathroom C.bag D.box
16. A.faster B.cleaner C.quicker D.easier
17. A.in B.without C.after D.of
18. A.with B.in C.before D.beside
19. A.problem B.idea C.way D.mind
20. A.what B.that C.whose D.which</span>
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Trains were used for long distance transportation.
Today the car is the most 1 sort of transportation in all of the 2 .It has completely taken the place of the horse as a 3 of everyday transportation. The Americans use their cars for nearly 90 4 all their 5 .Most Americans are 6 to buy cars. The average(平均) 7 of a car was 2050 in 1950,2740 in 1960 and up to 4750 in 1975. During this period, American carmakers 8 improving their products. As a 9 ,the income of the average family 10 from 1950 to 1970 11 than the price of cars. 12 ,buying a new car takes a smaller part of a family’s 13 income today. In 1951, it 14 8.1 months of an average family’s income to buy a new car. In 1962,a new car 15 6.43 months of a family’s income. By 1975,it 16 took 4.75 months’ income. 17 ,the 1975 cars were technically 18 than those of the previous(先前的) 19 .
That’s why cars are so 20 in the USA.
1.A.useful B.valuable C.cheap D.popular
2.A.United States B.world C.year D.continent
3.A.development B.journey C.sign D.means
4.A.percent B.years C.miles D.dollars
5.A.trips B.lives C.buissness D.time
6.A.permitted B.encouraged C.anxious D.able
7.A.value B.cost C.price D.money
8.A.suggested B.enjoyed C.made up D.started
9.A.tool B.result C.drive D.producer
10.A.reduced B.increased C.received D.needed
11.A.more slowly B.smaller C.faster D.less
12.A.However B.For example C.Instead D.For this reason
13.A.low B.high C.monthly D.total
14.A.needs B.took C.spent D.saved
15.A.spent B.paid C.cost D.took
16.A.might B.really C.only D.would
17.A.Otherwise B.Besides C.But D.Finally
18.A.improved B.better C.lighter D.smaller
19.A.months B.years C.cars D.families
20.A.popular B.expensive C.cheap D.good
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What could I do? Ten minutes later I was $20 5 , and the cupboard 6 onto the roof rack.. It 7 six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heave, too.
In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually 8 that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us 9 . Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said,“There’s a long line of cars 10 . Why don’t they pass us, I wonder?”In fact a police car did pass. The two officers inside 11 us seriously as they passed. But then with great kindness, they 12 us through the rush hour traffic. The police car stopped 13 our village church. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “ 14 need any more help?” I was a bit 15 . “Thanks, officer,” I said.“You have been very kind. I live 16 beside the road.”
Then he 17 our car; first the flowers, then the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was 18 else.”
My wife began to laugh. Then the 19 struck me like a stone between the eyes. I laughed at 20 . “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks.” I drove as fast as I could, still thinking over this funny experience.
1. A.Filling B.Making C.On D.With
2. A.found B.noticed C.watched D.observed
3. A.Buy B.Hold C.Make D.Own
4. A.wanted B.found C.required D.noticed
5. A.shorter B.less C.fewer D.poorer
6. A.was wrapped B.was hung C.was tied D.was passed
7. A.looked B.measured C.appeared D.seemed
8. A.careful B.polite C.frightened D.attentive
9. A.past B.across C.out D.through
10. A.along B.behind C.ahead D.together
11. A.looked at B.shouted at C.glared at D.smiled at
12. A.took B.directed C.pointed D.led
13. A.in B.before C.on D.with
14 .A.Do you B.Will you C.Could you D.Would you
15. A.surprised B.frightened C.worried D.excited
16. A.nearly B.just C.straight D.almost
17. A.searched B.struck C.examined D.watched
18. A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something
19. A.problem B.truth C.matter D.incident
20. A.my wife B.the officer C.myself D.the cupboard
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