On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets   21  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were  22  to go home. Some battled to  23  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   24  bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   25  to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most  26  had stopped. After making my way  27  crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was   28  . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   29  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   30  . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train  31  my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was   32  through, exhausted and  33  .

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer  34  I received an email from Garth, my Director.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   35  reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their  36  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  37  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of   38  can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  39  had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   40  me and put a smile back on my face.

A．break         B．flood         C．sink           D．crash

A．forced        B．refused         C．adjusted        D．gathered

A．order         B．pay           C．take           D．search

A．climate      B．scenery         C．storm               D．burden

A．used          B．promised      C．deserved       D．happened

A．practice      B．routine         C．process         D．service

A．to           B．through        C．over          D．for

A．operating   B．cycling          C．turning         D．rushing

A．check         B．carry         C．find           D．board

A．street       B．ground         C．floor         D．platform

A．paused      B．crossed         C．reached         D．parked

A．wet          B．weak         C．sick           D．hurt

A．ashamed   B．discouraged      C．surprised       D．puzzled

A．while       B．when         C．where           D．after

A．hardly      B．casually        C．absolutely       D．eventually

A．devotion   B．donation       C．connection       D．reaction

A．accurate      B．urgent          C．brief          D．humorous

A．promise       B．appreciate     C．advice          D．guidance

A．troubles       B．signals          C．rules          D．sings

A．corrected     B．supported      C．amazed         D．refreshed

More than 26 million Americans took part in the Vietnam (越南)War. More than 58,000 of them  21 ; over 300,000 were  22 , and nearly 2300 were missing and thought dead. Improved  23 services saved many soldiers with serious  24  that in earlier wars would have been fatal(致命的). More than 600 Americans were prisoners of war (POWs).Some POWs spent six years or even  25   in North Vietnamese prisons.

One of the  26  things of the war has been the fate of its veterans(退伍军人).The  27  of soldiers from the Vietnam War was not   28  celebrated. Americans 29  them with stony silence.

The public's 30 reaction made many veterans angry and 31 them. They had  32  a life-and-death struggle, obeying orders for their country's national  33 .In the book Born on the Fourth of July (1976).Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic expressed his 34  over their not being supported.

"I didn’t want to  35   it at first---people went against us when we were putting our  36  on the frontline for our country……How could they do this to us? Many of us wouldn't be coming back……"

Thousands of Vietnam veterans turned to drugs or 37 to kick the drug habits they had developed  38   the war. Many others had trouble in finding jobs or  39 down and starting families. Between 250,000 and 350,000 homeless Americans--nearly one third of the total  40   Vietnam veterans.

1.	A．returned B．died C．fled D．gave up

 

2.	A．killed B．caught C．wounded D．praised

 

3.	A．medical B．army C．government D．Social

 

4.	A．wounds B．illnesses C．situations D．feelings

 

5.	A．so B．longer C．less D．more

 

6.	A．best B．greatest C．saddest D．interesting

 

7.	A．order B．return C．victory D．news

 

8.	A．serious B．carefully C．immediately D．warmly

 

9.	A．blamed B．hired C．met D．welcomed

 

10.	A．warm B．cold C．coldy D．unexpected

 

11.	A．discouraged B．encouraged C．comforted D．astonished

 

12.	A．seen B．faced C．finished D．viewed

 

13.	A．future B．fate C．interests D．base

 

14.	A．gladness B．angry C．surprise D．pain

 

15.	A．say B．believe C．describe D．write

 

16.	A．lives B．time C．love D．youth

 

17.	A．failed B．began C．managed D．hoped

 

18.	A．for B．before C．after D．during

 

19.	A．falling B．settling C．putting D．lying

 

20.	A．was B．were C．are D．is

 

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets   21  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were  22  to go home. Some battled to  23  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   24  bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   25  to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most  26  had stopped. After making my way  27  crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was   28  . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   29  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   30  . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train  31  my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was   32  through, exhausted and  33  .

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer  34  I received an email from Garth, my Director.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   35  reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their  36  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  37  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of   38  can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  39  had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   40  me and put a smile back on my face.

1.A．break          B．flood          C．sink            D．crash

2.A．forced         B．refused          C．adjusted        D．gathered

3.A．order           B．pay             C．take           D．search

4.A．climate       B．scenery          C．storm                 D．burden

5.A．used            B．promised       C．deserved       D．happened

6.A．practice      B．routine           C．process          D．service

7.A．to            B．through          C．over           D．for

8.A．operating   B．cycling             C．turning           D．rushing

9.A．check          B．carry          C．find            D．board

10.A．street       B．ground           C．floor           D．platform

11.A．paused     B．crossed          C．reached         D．parked

12.A．wet           B．weak         C．sick            D．hurt

13.A．ashamed   B．discouraged       C．surprised       D．puzzled

14.A．while         B．when         C．where             D．after

15.A．hardly       B．casually          C．absolutely        D．eventually

16.A．devotion   B．donation         C．connection         D．reaction

17.A．accurate       B．urgent            C．brief           D．humorous

18.A．promise         B．appreciate              C．advice             D．guidance

19.A．troubles        B．signals            C．rules          D．sings

20.A．corrected      B．supported     C．amazed          D．refreshed

 

21.	A. strengths	B. stops	C. removes	D. affects
22.	A. read	B. write	C. paint	D. sing
23.	A. encouraging	B. concerned	C. crazy	D. hopeful
24.	A. angry	B. ill	C. famous	D. busy
25.	A. regularly	B. instantly	C. clearly	D. hardly
26.	A. hid	B. drew	C. hung	D. copied
27.	A. meant	B. referred	C. promised	D. provided
28.	A. saved	B. started	C. disordered	D. changed
29.	A. control	B. date	C. danger	D. work
30.	A. never	B. always	C. seldom	D. sometimes
31.	A. travel	B. explore	C. rule	D. understand
32.	A. doubted	B. realized	C. wished	D. remembered
33.	A. decision	B. difference	C. impression	D. mistake
34.	A. times	B. persons	C. songs	D. pictures
35.	A. show	B. continue	C. sell	D. undertake
36.	A. happy	B. unwilling	C. nervous	D. afraid
37.	A. polite	B. friendly	C. strange	D. new
38.	A. working	B. speaking	C. standing	D. performing
39.	A. interesting	B. useful	C. important	D. surprising
40.	A. do	B. think	C. receive	D. give

This is no joke. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, are expecting just over 100 guests at a(an)   21  at a church, where they will become husband and wife.

Their modern romance was a   22  made in cyberspace（网络空间）. She was   23  and bored one night last year, so she typed her name into the   24  social networking Website Facebook just to see if anyone   25  it: Hildebrandt, 24, in South Florida. At the time, Kelly Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only one matched. So she sent him a   26 . She said, “Hi. We had the same name. Thought it was cool.” Kelly Carl Hildebrandt said, “I thought she was pretty   27 .”

For the next three months the two   28  e-mails.   29  he knew it, occasional phone calls turned into daily chats, sometimes   30  hours. He   31  her in Florida after a few months and fell head over heels.

“I thought it was fun,” he said of that first online meet. “I had no   32  that it would lead to this.”

Months after Kelly Hildebrandt sent her first e-mail, she found a diamond engagement   33   hidden in treasure box on a beach in December. “I totally think that it’s all God’s   34  ,” Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said. “He planned it out just   35   .”

She's a student at a local community college. He works in financial   36 . They plan to make their home in South Florida.

There was also some uncertainty   37  how to phrase their wedding invitations, so they decided to include their   38  names. But   39  confusion likely won't carry on past the husband and wife, as Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said there are no plans to pass along the name to their future   40 . “No,” she said. “We're definitely not going to name our kids Kelly.”

1.                A．situation        B．occasion        C．ceremony D．meeting

 

2.                A．game          B．match          C．contest   D．competition

 

3.                A．curious         B．serious         C．anxious   D．generous

 

4.                A．ordinary        B．common        C．fashionable    D．popular

 

5.                A．understood     B．made          C．shared   D．recognized

 

6.                A．word          B．message        C．letter D．reminder

 

7.                A．clever          B．simple          C．attractive D．easy

 

8.                A．exchanged      B．changed        C．expected D．received

 

9.                A．After          B．As             C．While    D．Before

 

10.               A．wasting         B．spending       C．lasting D．taking

 

11.               A．dropped        B．visited         C．forgot D．called

 

12.               A．idea           B．decision        C．chance    D．hope

 

13.               A．call            B．lace           C．phone D．ring

 

14.               A．preparation     B．reason         C．arrangement   D．appointment

 

15.               A．great          B．perfect         C．excellent  D．smart

 

16.               A．crisis          B．conveniences    C．customs   D．services

 

17.               A．about          B．on            C．in    D．at

 

18.               A．first           B．last            C．middle    D．family

 

19.               A．some          B．no            C．any   D．little

 

20.               A．wife           B．husband        C．parents   D．children