While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job   1   at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of   2   and wanting to do something   3   I applied (申请),   4   as I did so, that without a degree and with no   5   of teaching my chances of getting the job were   6  .

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a   7   journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at   8   a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clearly the   9   himself that   10   the door. He was short and round.

"The school," he said, "is made up of one   11   of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." I should have to teach all the subjects except art,   12   he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into   13   groups and teach them in turn at three different   14  , and I was   15   at the thought of teaching maths—a subject at which I wasn’t very   16   at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of   17   to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be   18   themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his   19  . "Now" he said, you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really   20   this school.

1. A. kept          B. lost                 C. wanted           D. found

2. A. money             B. time                 C. students             D. clothes

3. A. harmful           B. useful           C. funny            D. secret

4. A. expecting         B. whispering       C. fearing          D. considering

5. A. material          B. experience           C. means            D. books

6. A. nice          B. great                C. slight               D. helpful

7. A. difficult             B. pleasant             C. comfortable      D. short

8. A. most          B. least                C. last                 D. first

9. A. teacher           B. door-keeper      C. student          D. headmaster

10. A. shut             B. opened           C. repaired             D. kicked

11. A. group            B. class                C. dozen            D. score

12. A. which            B. that                 C. what                 D. this

13. A. one          B. two              C. three                D. four

14. A. classes          B. subjects             C. levels               D. places

15. A. excited      B. angry                C. glad                 D. disappointed

16. A. poor             B. interested           C. weak                 D. good

17. A. forcing      B. having           C. forgetting           D. managing

18. A. watching         B. studying             C. enjoying             D. helping

19.A. letter            B. feet                 C. hands            D. wife

20.A. runs          B. starts               C. observes             D. likes

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job 36　 at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of 　37 and wanting to do something 　38 I applied (申请), 　39 as I did so, that without a degree and with no 　40 of teaching my chances of getting the job were 　41 .

However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a　 42 journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at 　43 a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clearly the 44 himself that 　45 the door. He was short and round.

"The school," he said, "is made up of one 　46 of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." I should have to teach all the subjects except art, 　47 he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into　 48 groups and teach them in turn at three different 　49 , and I was　 50 at the thought of teaching maths—a subject at which I wasn’t very 　51 at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of 　52 to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 　53 themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his 　54 . "Now" he said, you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really 　55 this school.

36. A. kept 　　　　　　　 　 B. lost 　　　　　　　　 C. wanted 　　 　　 D. found

37. A. money 　　　 　 B. time 　　　　　　　　　　 C. students 　　　　　　　 D. clothes

38. A. harmful 　　　　　 B. useful 　　　　　　 C. funny 　　　　　　　 D. secret

39. A. expecting 　　　　 B. whispering 　　　 C. fearing 　　　　　 D. considering

40. A. material 　　　　　　　　 B. experience 　　 C. means 　　　　　　 D. books

41. A. nice 　　　　　　　　 　 B. great 　　　　　　　　　　 C. slight 　　　　　　　 D. helpful

42. A. difficult 　　　　　　　　 B. pleasant 　　　　　　　 C. comfortable 　　　　 D. short

43. A. most 　　　　　　　 　 B. least 　　　　　　　　　　 C. last 　　　　　　　　 D. first

44. A. teacher 　　　　　 B. door-keeper 　　　　 C. student 　　　　　 D. headmaster

45. A. shut 　　　　　　　　 　 B. opened 　　　　　　 C. repaired 　　　　　　　 D. kicked

46. A. group 　　　　　　　 B. class 　　　　　　　 C. dozen 　　　　　　 D. score

47. A. which 　　　　　　 B. that 　　　　　　　　　　 C. what 　　　　　　　 D. this

48. A. one 　　　　　 　 B. two 　　　　　　　　 C. three 　　　　　　 D. four

49. A. classes 　　　　　　 B. subjects 　　　　　　　 C. levels 　　　　　　 D. places

50. A. excited 　　 　 B. angry 　　　　　　　 C. glad 　　　　　　　　　　 D. disappointed

51. A. poor 　　　　　　　 　 B. interested 　　　　 C. weak 　　　　　　　 D. good

52. A. forcing 　　　 　 B. having 　　　　　　 C. forgetting 　　　 D. managing

53. A. watching 　　　　 　 B. studying 　　　　　 C. enjoying 　　　　　　　 D. helping

54.A. letter 　　　　　　　 　 B. feet 　　　　　　　　 C. hands 　　　　　　 D. wife

55.A. runs 　　　　　 　 B. starts 　　　　　　　 C. observes 　　　　　　　 D. likes

　　　

Little Bit

“Meow, meow, meow,” is what I heard as I walked through the alley. I approached the noise and noticed a tail sticking out from under a piece of wood. Under the wood was a   36   black and white cat. I picked him up and   37   he must be freezing to death. I   38   home with the cat held in my jacket.

My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost   39   when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tall. Little Bit’s small size had a great advantage — he   40   perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made   41  him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn’t leave my   42  . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always   43   up around my head to ensure that I was warm.

Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life   44   my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace that I stopped   45   time for him. My free time was spent with my friends instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not   46   him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn’t his   47   that he wanted his best friend back.

Time had caused a   48   to Little Bit. His body began   49   down and by the time I realized something was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and   50   this day I still remember the   51   look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I   52   him he wasn’t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day.

Little Bit’s   53   made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I needed him. I   54   our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always   55   the special memories we made.

36. A. lovely                 B. tiny                   C. pretty                D. friendly

37. A. agreed                B. insisted              C. realized             D. proved

38. A. left                            B. stayed               C. drove                D. hurried

39. A. weightless           B. useless              C. breathless          D. hopeless

40. A. grew                  B. fitted                 C. played               D. existed  

41. A. showing              B. keeping             C. taking               D. guiding

42. A. mind                   B. heart                 C. body                 D. side

43. A. rise                     B. stand                 C. wake                D. roll

44. A. weakened            B. fastened            C. deepened           D. sharpened

45. A. making               B. losing                C. wasting             D. gaining

46. A. overlook             B. interrupt            C. acknowledge     D. recognize

47. A. desire                 B. purpose             C. fault                  D. greed

48. A. fear                    B. loss                   C. delay                 D. concern

49. A. dropping             B. tearing               C. calming             D. shutting

50. A. on                      B. to                            C. in                            D. for

51. A. shameful             B. hateful               C. harmful             D. sorrowful

52. A. helped                 B. protected           C. held                  D. cured

53. A. illness                 B. death                 C. sadness             D. pressure

54. A. regret                 B. bother               C. confuse             D. dream

55. A. treasure                     B. admire               C. evaluate             D. explore