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My father died when I was five. It was hard on us all. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to __36____my mother and me. He made sure the trash was taken out and the yard mowed. He did this _37____ without being told to do so.

Because of my father’s death, my mother was __38___ to get a full time job. My brother, __39____ , would get me up for school and make me __40____ . On our way to school, he would play games with me. He made every__41___to make me happy and he succeeded __42____.

When we arrived home from school, we were__43____for about half an hour until mom was home from work. He would__44____something for supper, and have everything ready for mom __45___she could start cooking. After that, we would go outside and have some __46___. This was my brother’s time to be a(n)___47___ , enjoying himself in the games.

It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the store when I __48____ they had the Father’s Day cards out. Feeling __49___, I asked my mother why they hadn’t Brother’s Day cards. She smiled and said, “You’re right.___50___ your brother has been a father to you. Go and__51____ a card.”

So I did, and on Father’s Day, my mother and I _52__ my brother down and gave him the card.

As he read it, I saw the tears __53____ in his eyes. I heard my mom’s __54____    trembling as she said, “Son, your father is proud of you, seeing that he___55___ a good man. We love you, and thank you.”

1.                A．look out        B．watch over      C．care about D．depend on

2.                A．carefully        B．smoothly        C．quickly   D．willingly

3.                A．prepared       B．allowed         C．forced    D．accepted

4.                A．therefore       B．though         C．otherwise D．however

5.                A．supper         B．meal           C．breakfast D．lunch

6.                A．method        B．effect          C．way  D．effort

7.                A．as usual        B．every time      C．once again D．as well

8.                A．independent    B．asleep          C．alone D．free

9.                A．cut            B．cook           C．find  D．wash

10.               A．unless         B．before         C．when D．so

11.               A．rest           B．fun            C．adventure D．practice

12.               A．kid            B．adult           C．friend D．brother

13.               A．heard          B．noticed         C．felt   D．thought

14.               A．interested      B．excited         C．disappointed   D．hurt

15.               A．No wonder      B．In all           C．Above all  D．Without doubt

16.               A．take out        B．pick out        C．ask for    D．check out

17.               A．led            B．signed         C．sat   D．required

18.               A．filling          B．forming        C．floating    D．piling

19.               A．hand          B．laughter        C．body D．voice

20.               A．raised          B．turned         C．taught D．promised

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从下列各各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

These days, it is common to see 5-gallon bottles of water being sent to homes. Supermarket  21

are filled with all kinds of bottled water from simple  22  bottles containing “pure spring water” to expensive foreign types of mineral water in glass bottles. In Europe, bottled water is as  23  as soft drinks which are widely accepted in the United States. People are not only interested in the different choices of drinks, but also in the taste of bottled water and its  24  value.

All bottled water on sale must  25  the content of the water on the bottle. Some companies  26 

minerals to give the water a better taste. But the term “mineral water” is  27 , because all water, except specially purified water, contains minerals.  28  must be made to tell people clearly what kind of water people are exactly buying: spring water, mineral water, or purified water. For example, “spring water” will have to come from a(n)  29  spring.

Many people choose bottled water  30  tap water, because they  31  the safety of public drinking water. Some people worry about city water  32 . We need to pay close attention to the cleanliness of our drinking water. The government should be responsible for tap water  33 . It should be tested and checked  34  .

Keep in mind that bottled water is  35 . In many cases, you are paying for water that is not much different from tap water. If you are not sure of the safety of your tap water, have it  36 . A local health department can be of  37 . Compared with the cost of bottled water, the testing cost will be less expensive. Letting cold water  38  for a minute or so before taking a drink or using it in preparing a meal is a good way to  39  possible water pollution, especially if the water has been  40  for an hour or more.

A. baskets         B. windows          C. shelves         D. carts

A. large          B. plastic              C. cool            D. cheap

A. popular         B. expensive            C. fresh           D. good

A. nature         B. true                 C. face            D. health

A. study           B. stick                C. list            D. print

A. find            B. add                  C. explore         D. mix

A. mistaken        B. misunderstood        C. misleading      D. misreading

A. Laws            B. Notices              C. Products        D. Inventions

A. nearby          B. hot                  C. underground     D. overflowing

A. with            B. besides              C. before          D. over

A. consider       B. trust                C. doubt           D. ensure

A. supplies       B. pipes                C. pollution       D. shortage

A. producers      B. risk                 C. elements        D. quality

A. normally        B. regularly            C. repeatedly      D. instantly

A. enough          B. excellent            C. expensive       D. ideal

A. collected      B. boiled               C. changed         D. tested

A. use             B. value                C. service         D. importance

A. run            B. flow             C. fill            D. boil

A. improve       B. discover             C. limit           D. solve[来源:A. away            B. off                  C. along                D. on

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with  21    problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog(博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very  22  . But what makes bolgging different from writing in a(n)       23   diary?

   The biggest difference is that a blog is much more 24   than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of  25   that he does not want to  26   with others.

   It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog  27  a diary will probably write nearly the same information.

   I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her  28  . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.   29  I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but  30   in my dairy. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was  31   that my sister might read it.

  The biggest  32   with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something  33   about him in my diary, he would never know.  34  , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might 35    her blog and get angry.

   There are also  36   to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “ Nobody cares about me”, because no one would   37   about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly  38   and tell her how much they 39    her. Blogs help people  40  in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.

1.A. the same           B. interesting                     C. difficult                  D. daily

2.A. simple                          B. special                             C. similar                    D. different

3.A. personal            B. ordinary                          C. meaningful           D. traditional

4.A. attractive          B. public                               C. exciting                  D. quick

5. A. thoughts           B. puzzles                            C. ideas                      D. secrets

6.A. tell                                B. share                               C. publish                   D. solve

7.A. instead of          B. as well as                       C. except for             D. besides

8.A. blog                     B. diary                                C. report                    D. web

9.A. Although            B. Since                                C. When                     D. Because

10.A. only                            B. already                            C. still                        D. never

11.A. angry                         B. sad                                   C. glad                        D. worried

12.A. problem                    B. doubt                               C. question                D. mistake

13.A. boring                        B. wrong                              C. mean                      D. funny

14.A. So                     B. However                         C. Therefore              D. Then

15.A. steal                          B. break                               C. write                      D. read

16.A. reasons                     B. wishes                             C. shortcomings       D. advantages

17.A. care                           B. know                                C. think                       D. ask

18.A. prepare                     B. begin                               C. respond                 D. feel

19.A. like                    B. miss                                 C. need                       D. stand

20.A. lose                            B. stay                                C. leave                      D. find

I truly hope that at the end of this short essay(短文) you will know how to learn English.

I was born in Somalia, and Italian is my mother tongue. 31 enough, soon after I arrived in London when I was 17, I was admitted to a sixth-form college. I found caring (体贴的) teachers there, who 32  taught me English. This, I think, was a(n) 33 factor(因素) that encouraged me to learn the language. The most important thing, 34, is to work hard. So those of you who don’t have such good teachers should not 35. When I was in London, I 36 myself to English learning as I 37 to go to university very much. Mastering the language was the only 38 to achieve my goal.

Now I have 39 my master’s degree from Oxford University. Looking back, I 40 I was quite innocent (天真的),for I never imagined learning English was going to be so much 41. The more fluent I become, the 42 the language became. One can master it only 43 years of tireless efforts(努力).

Some basic 44 which I would give to people who are interested in learning the language are:

1. Buy a good dictionary. 45 English learners use their dictionaries all the time.

2.46 English newspapers. Don’t forget to 47 the new words in your dictionary.

3. Listen to the radio 48 watching TV as listening to the radio helps you more.

4. Talk, talk and talk to 49 at anytime and anywhere.

And even though at times it may be embarrassing(尴尬的) to make 50，you will finally correct them and remember them. Soon you will start to become fluent.