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　When Sebastian was a boy at school, his favourite lesson was art and he won several prizes for it．Once he left school, he got a position as a clerk in a bank, 　1　 three times a week he went to evening classes in 　2　 , and whenever he had time on the 　3　 , he painted．

　He painted in a very modern 　4　 , mysterious objects and shapes, women with three eyes, and so on．

　After a few months he thought, “Perhaps I can 　5　 some of my pictures and get enough money to afford to 　6　 the bank and become a real 　7　 ．Then I can travel around as 　8　 as I like, and go to foreign museums, and study in other countries when I 　9　 it．I don't like life in bank．I 　10　 enjoy painting．

　In the bank, Sebastian sometimes had to deal with a man who 　11　 a picture shop and after he had had a few 　12　 with him, Sebastian invited him to his home one evening to see some of his 　13　 ．So he arrived one evening at Sebastian's home．Sebastian took the man to his studio and started to 　14　 him some of his pictures, with some 　15 　and hope．

　The man looked at them one 　16　 the other while Sebastian watched his face, but 　17　 Sebastian's disappointment the man did not say anything, and his expression 　18　 change when 　19　 at any of them either．

　Then when he had finished, he looked around, and his glance 　20　 on something else．A happy look came 　21　 his face for the first time, and he said, “Now I like this one very much! It's so 　22　 of deep feeling! I'm 　23　 I could sell this one for you．”

　“That, ” said Sebastian, “is the place 　24　 I clean the paint off my 　25　 ．”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．and	B．then	C．so	D．but	[　　]
(2) A．art	B．bank	C．teaching	D．school	[　　]
(3) A．day	B．weekend	C．time	D．evening	[　　]
(4) A．life	B．fact	C．manner	D．change	[　　]
(5) A．paint	B．give	C．offer	D．sell	[　　]
(6) A．enter	B．leave	C．learn	D．support	[　　]
(7) A．boss	B．artist	C．man	D．manager	[　　]
(8) A．fast	B．more	C．much	D．early	[　　]
(9) A．feel	B．feel like	C．am like	D．would like	[　　]
(10) A．even	B．ever	C．almost	D．only	[　　]
(11) A．owned	B．painted	C．offered	D．made	[　　]
(12) A．troubles	B．walks	C．lessons	D．talks	[　　]
(13) A．rooms	B．home	C．art	D．works	[　　]
(14) A．ask	B．tell	C．show	D．carry	[　　]
(15) A．wish	B．fear	C．pride	D．fun	[　　]
(16) A．for	B．after	C．by	D．to	[　　]
(17) A．for	B．with	C．on	D．to	[　　]
(18) A．did	B．did not	C．would	D．should	[　　]
(19) A．looking	B．knocking	C．pointing	D．coming	[　　]
(20) A．waited	B．went	C．fell	D．put	[　　]
(21) A．over	B．below	C．under	D．into	[　　]
(22) A．full	B．filled	C．fond	D．proud	[　　]
(23) A．afraid	B．sorry	C．successful	D．sure	[　　]
(24) A．which	B．where	C．that	D．what	[　　]
(25) A．clothes	B．rooms	C．brushes	D．pictures	[　　]

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　　When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was___1__along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the___2___on purpose,___3___that the driver might be too tired to drive：”When do you go hack home in the evening?”

　　“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”

　　“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I___4___another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.“His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the___5____are only complaint（抱怨）.They complain that they___6___work___7____,that it is____8____to earn money, that they are bullied（欺侮）by the policeman, or that the corporation leaders are seated ____9____and enjoy the ___10____of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance（不满意）against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it___11___to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I liked driving, just for___12___. It's ___13___that I___14____drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any___15___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes___16___,I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a___17___street. In this way 1 always get customers.”

　　His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he___18___in his job. Such feelings are ___19___among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying ___20___, “Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks（挫折）.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

　

(1)A.driving	B.flying
C.running	D.rushing
(2)A.calmness	B.quietness
C.stillness	D.silence
(3)A.for 　　 fear	B.on 　　 condition
C.in 　　 order	D.in 　　 case
(4)A.gave 　　 out	B.threw 　　 out
C.let 　　 out	D.set 　　 off
(5)A.riders	B.people
C.passengers	D.drivers
(6)A.have 　　 to	B.must
C.need	D.should
(7)A.from 　　 night till morning	B.from 　　 morning till night
C.from 　　 morning till afternoon	D.from 　　 morning till dusk
(8)A.hard	B.easy
C.possible	D.impossible
(9)A.busy	B.busily
C.lazy	D.lazily
(10)A.results	B.achievements
C.gains	D.fruits
(11)A.tired	B.tiring
C.excited	D.exciting
(12)A.pleasure	B.money
C.work	D.interest
(13)A.unfortunate	B.fortunate
C.likely	D.luckily
(14)A.often	B.usually
C.hardly	D.seldom
(15)A.trick	B.secret
C.skill	D.method
(16)A.southward	B.northward
C.eastward	D.westward
(17)A.wide	B.narrow
C.lonely	D.empty
(18)A.was	B.made
C.kept	D.took
(19)A.common	B.rare
C.much	D.little
(20)A.says	B.suggests
C.goes	D.talks

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　　A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's 1 , she said she would go. This 2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 3 his mother and he felt 4 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（疤痕） 5 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar.

　　At the meeting, the people were 7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 8 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬）and 9 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 10 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

　　The teacher asked 11 , “How did you get the scar on your face?” The mother replied, “ 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed. I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 15 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 16 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 17 , but to this day, I have never 18 what I did.”

　　At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 19 of the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day.

(1)A.enjoyment	B.disappointment
C.surprise	D.excitement
(2)A.would	B.could
C.should	D.must
(3)A.noticed	B.greeted
C.accepted	D.met
(4)A.sick	B.ashamed
C.afraid	D.tired
(5)A.included	B.passed
C.covered	D.shaded
(6)A.talkAbout	B.thinkAbout
C.careAbout	D.hearAbout
(7)A.impressed	B.surprised
C.excited	D.comforted
(8)A.in sight of	B.by 　　 means of
C.by 　　 way of	D.in 　　 spite of
(9)A.hid	B.protected
C.separated	D.escaped
(10)A.understanding	B.reminding
C.hearing	D.learning
(11)A.carefully	B.seriously
C.nervously	D.anxiously
(12)A.As	B.When
C.Since	D.While
(13)A.so	B.much
C.quite	D.too
(14)A.out of control	B.under 　　 control
C.in 　　 control	D.over 　　 control
(15)A.helpless	B.hopeless
C.senseless	D.useless
(16)A.pointed	B.showed
C.wiped	D.touched
(17)A.ugly	B.lasting
C.serious	D.frightening
(18)A.forgot	B.recognized
C.considered	D.regretted
(19)A.honor	B.sense
C.happiness	D.pride
(20)A.quietly	B.slightly
C.tightly	D.suddenly

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　　A little boy invited his mother to attend his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's 1 , she said she would go. This 2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 3 his mother and he felt 4 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（疤痕） 5 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar.

　　At the meeting, the people were 7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 8 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed（尴尬）and 9 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 10 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

　　The teacher asked 11 , “How did you get the scar on your face?” The mother replied, “ 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed. I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 15 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 16 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 17 , but to this day, I have never 18 what I did.”

　　At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 19 of the sacrifice（牺牲）that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.enjoyment	B.disappointment
C.surprise	D.excitement
(2)A.would	B.could
C.should	D.must
(3)A.noticed	B.greeted
C.accepted	D.met
(4)A.sick	B.ashamed
C.afraid	D.tired
(5)A.included	B.passed
C.covered	D.shaded
(6)A.talkAbout	B.thinkAbout
C.careAbout	D.hearAbout
(7)A.impressed	B.surprised
C.excited	D.comforted
(8)A.in sight of	B.by 　　 means of
C.by 　　 way of	D.in 　　 spite of
(9)A.hid	B.protected
C.separated	D.escaped
(10)A.understanding	B.reminding
C.hearing	D.learning
(11)A.carefully	B.seriously
C.nervously	D.anxiously
(12)A.As	B.When
C.Since	D.While
(13)A.so	B.much
C.quite	D.too
(14)A.out of control	B.under 　　 control
C.in 　　 control	D.over 　　 control
(15)A.helpless	B.hopeless
C.senseless	D.useless
(16)A.pointed	B.showed
C.wiped	D.touched
(17)A.ugly	B.lasting
C.serious	D.frightening
(18)A.forgot	B.recognized
C.considered	D.regretted
(19)A.honor	B.sense
C.happiness	D.pride
(20)A.quietly	B.slightly
C.tightly	D.suddenly

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　　Computers have done a lot since they turned up. In the future they will play a more important part in many 1 , such as education, transport, personal lives, scientific research and 2 Nowadays computers are being 3 in agriculture and industry 4 can help the farmers to 5 the conditions of the plants.

　　

　　More and more computers will come into our daily life with the 6 of science and technology. If you want to change money or pay your electricity bills, you won’t have to go to the 7 . A computer and a telephone will help you. It can also help you to do the housework and it can even 8 human voices and carry out the instructions. It is  9   10  the majority of the labour force will work at home. People will be able to use the videophone 11 conferences. This can help us to save a lot of energy and 12 .It is said that trains in Japan will have 13 , because they’ll be well 14 by computers, which can also tell the best 15 between trains.

　　

　　Computer programmes for 16 whole texts are already will be developed. You can 17 the name of a certain subject and a 18 list of book titles, then they will 19 on your screen. You may choose 20 you want.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.families		B.fields	C.factories	D.places
(2)A.so on			B.so forth
C.so on and so forth			D.A or B or C
(3)A.used		B.put	C.shown		D.given
(4)A.which		B.that	C.and		D.so
(5)A.form		B.grow	C.control		D.manage
(6)A.increase		B.progress	C.production		D.development
(7)A.office		B.bank	C.shop		D.post office
(8)A.understand		B.carry out	C.hear		D.recognize
(9)A.important		B.necessary	C.possible		D.complete
(10)A.when		B.why	C.which		D.that
(11)A.at		B.for	C.with		D.in
(12)A.material		B.time	C.place		D.money
(13)A.driver			B.some drivers
C.fewer drivers			D.no drivers
(14)A.operated	B.done		C.made			D.run
(15)A.position	B.direction		C.distance			D.way
(16)A.storing	B.writing		C.remaining			D.recording
(17)A.give	B.put		C.type			D.write
(18)A.first-rate	B.world-famous		C./			D.worldwide
(19)A.show	B.appear		C.offer			D.come up
(20)A.whatever	B.what		C.whichever			D.which