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    I had been sitting by myself in my usual compartment (车厢) for at least ten minutes 1  for the train to start. The train never seemed to start 2  and I often thought that I could have  3  in bed a little 4 or  had 5  cup of tea before  6  home. Suddenly I heard someone shouting  7 the platform (月台) outside. A young girl was running  8  the train. The man  9  put out his hand to stop her, but she ran past him and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle (汽笛)   10  and the train  started.

　　 "I nearly missed it,  11  I?" the girl said. "How long  12  it take to  13  to London?"

　　 "It  14  the engine driver," I said. "Some days it is much slower than others, I will have to  15 , so as not to be late again tomorrow," she said. "It is my first day  16  with a new firm (公司) today and 17  told me that the man I am going to work for is very  18 . I  19 him yet, so I don't know  20  but he sounds a bit frightening. "

　　 She talked about her new job  21  the way to London and  22 , I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My  23  secretary had  just left so I must be her new boss. It was only  24  to tell her. 　　"Oh,dear," she said."  25  mistake! I wish I had known."  　　

　

1. A. waiting　　　　　　　　 B. looking 　　   C. expecting　　　　　　   D. longing　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　2. A. on their hour　　　　   B. on time　　 　　   C. at their hour　　　　   D. at time　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　3. A. lain　　　　　　　　　　B. laid 　　   C. lied　　　　　　　　　　D. lay　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　4. A. long　　　　　　　　　　B. longest 　　   C. another　　　　　　　　 D. later　　　　　　　　 ［　　］　　　　　　　　  　　5. A. other　　　　　　　　   B. some other 　　   C. another　　　　　　　　 D. one other　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　6. A. I have left　　　　　　 B. leave from 　　   C. leaving　　　　　　　　 D. to leave　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　7. A. at　　　　　　　　　　  B. by 　　   C. in　　　　　　　　　　  D. on　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　8. A. after　　　　　　　　   B. towards    　　   C. from　　　　　　　　　　D. with　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　9. A. at place　　　　　　　　B. on duty　　 　　   C. on work　　　　　　　　 D. in post　　　　　　   ［　　］    10. A. sounds　　　　　　　　  B. began 　　   C. blew　　　　　　　　　　D. cried　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    11. A. haven't　　　　　　　　 B. don't　　 　　   C. wasn't　　　　　　　　  D. didn't　　　　　　　　［　　］    12. A. does　　　　　　　　　　B. shall 　　   C. did　　　　　　　　　　 D. should　　　　　　　　［　　］    13. A. get　　　　　　　　　　 B. arrive 　　   C. reach　　　　　　　　   D. make　　　　　　　　  ［　　］    14. A. looks at　　　　　　　　B. is decided by 　　   C. is　　　　　　　　　　  D. needs　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    15. A. mend me the watch　　   B. mend me my watch  　　   C. have my watch mended　　D. have mended my watch  ［　　］    16. A. at job　　　　　　　　  B. in job 　　   C. in work　　　　　　　　 D. at work　　　　　　   ［　　］    17. A. he　　　　　　　　　　  B. they 　　   C. who　　　　　　　　　　 D. you　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    18. A. nice　　　　　　　　　　B. tall 　　   C. black　　　　　　　　   D. strict　　　　　　　　［　　］    19. A. didn't meet　　　　　　 B. haven't met 　　   C. didn't know　　　　　　 D. haven't known　　　　［　　］    20. A. what he is like　　　　 B. what is he like 　　   C. how he is like　　　　  D. how is he　　　　　　 ［　　］    21. A. through　　　　　　　　 B. by 　　   C. on　　　　　　　　　　  D. in　　　　　　　　　　［　　］    22. A. long before　　　　　　 B. after long 　　   C. before long　　　　　　 D. long after　　　　　　［　　］    23. A. proper　　　　　　　　  B. own 　　   C. some　　　　　　　　　　D. self　　　　　　　　  ［　　］    24. A. wrong　　　　　　　　   B. certain 　　   C. unfair　　　　　　　　  D. fair (公平的)　　　　 ［　　］    25. A. What a terrible　　　　 B. What terrible a 　　   C. How terrible　　　　　　D. So terrible　　　　   ［　　］

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    In the autumn every leaf that falls to the ground in the wind tells a story. Little holes in the leaf may tell us that 1 during its 2 insects came to make holes in it. Small light-coloured spots 3 across its face may show the troubles the leaf has had. The leaf, 4, tells us a very special story. The story it tells is about a caterpillar (毛毛 虫), the leaf miner. Do you see those small lines 5 the leaf? Notice, 6 the longer line, that one end is very narrow but the other is 7. During the summer a very small insect 8 the leaf and 9. Later a tiny caterpillar came from the egg and began eating its way through the leaf. As it 10 inside the leaf, eating along the way, the caterpillar grew larger and larger. Finally it made a tunnel to the leaf's surface and turned into a grown-up insect with wings. The winding lines we see 11 across the leaf are the tunnels 12 the leaf-miner caterpillar.

    Looking for leaf-miner tunnels is very interesting. They can 13.　　 Look for them on 14 of plant, including garden plants, roadside　　 grass. If you discover a leaf with a leaf-miner tunnel in it, take a　　 magnifying glass (放大镜) and 15 the end of the wide part of the　　 tunnel. You may be able to see the holes where the leaf-miner ate its way to the surface of the leaf and entered the outside world.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1. A. sometime
B. sometimes
C. some times
D. always	［　　］
2. A. one or less
B. one or more
C. more or less
D. one or fewer	［　　］
3. A. to be dotted (布满)
B. to have dotted
C. being dotted
D. dotted	［　　］
4. A. however
B. but
C. and
D. so	［　　］
5. A. winded across
B. winding across
C. winding over
D. winded over	［　　］
6. A. especial on
B. especially with
C. especially on
D. especial at	［　　］
7. A. more wider
B. very wider
C. much wider
D. much more wide	［　　］
8. A. flew onto
B. flying into
C. coming through
D. went into	［　　］
9. A. laid an egg inside the leaf
B. laying an egg outside the leaf
C. lying an insect on the leaf
D. fallen itself beside the leaf	［　　］
10. A. wandering (蜿蜒曲折)
B. came
C. wandered
D. wondering	［　　］
11. A. passed
B. passing
C. pasting
D. pasted	［　　］
12. A. made from
B. made in
C. made by
D. made up of	［　　］
13. A. be looked for somewhere
B. be looked at everywhere
C. be finding in some places
D. be found anywhere	［　　］
14. A. every branch
B. every kind
C. every corner
D. every stick	［　　］
15. A. looked closely at
B. looking close into
C. look closely at
D. having looked to	［　　］

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(A)

　　It must have been after two o'clock in the morning when the last　　 guests took their leave, and although we had enjoyed their arrival,　　 my wife and I were quite 1 to shut the door behind them. We left all　　 the dirty dishes and glasses 2 they were and, after opening a few　　 windows to let some fresh air in and the 3 of stale tobacco out, we　　 climbed into bed and fell 4.

　　I couldn't have been asleep for more than half an hour when I woke up with a 5 smell of smoke in my nose. Still half asleep, I walked　　 into the hall, and there, through dense clouds of smoke, I saw that　　 one of the curtains was 6. I should have closed the windows then 7　　 delay, but 8 I tried to beat out the flames with a newspaper. When　　 this failed I 9 into the kitchen to grab a bucket and fill it with　　 water. At the 10 time I shouted to Barbara, who hurriedly dialed 119 to ask the fire brigade 11 coming to my help. We had to work at 12　　 speed carrying buckets of water from the kitchen to prevent the　　 flames fanned by the wind from the windows, 13 spreading. We were　　 unable to put out the fire but we 14 to keep it partly in check until the arrival of the firemen. Fortunately, they arrived quickly and they had little difficulty 15 putting out the flames. For most of the rest of the day we worked hard.

1. A. thanks　　 B. thanking　　C. thankful　　D. awful　　［　　］ 2. A. as　　　　 B. like　　　　C. in　　　　  D. at　　   ［　　］ 3. A. smile　　  B. smell　　   C. ash　　　　 D. dust　　 ［　　］ 4. A. sleep　　  B. sleepless   C. asleep　　  D. sleeping ［　　］ 5. A. dense　　  B. heavy　　   C. lot　　　　 D. strong   ［　　］ 6. A. on burning B. in burning  C. on fire　　 D. in fire  ［　　］ 7. A. with　　   B. without　　 C. against　　 D. by　　   ［　　］ 8. A. in place   B. in stead　　C. instead　　 D. in time  ［　　］ 9. A. hurrying   B. hurried　　 C. worried　　 D. worrying ［　　］ 10. A. next　　  B. correct　　 C. right　　   D. same　　 ［　　］ 11. A. till　　  B. and　　　　 C. before　　  D. when　　 ［　　］ 12. A. height　　B. face　　　　C. top　　　　 D. bottom   ［　　］ 13. A. for　　   B. from　　　　C. out　　　　 D. to　　   ［　　］ 14. A. failed　　B. tried　　   C. managed　　 D. succeeded［　　］  15. for　　　　  B. to　　　　  C. in　　　　  D. on　　   ［　　］

(B)

　　One Sunday morning in 1959, a group of friends met for lunch after a 16 party the night before. They were pretending (假装) to watch TV, 17 most of them were half asleep. To 18 the others up, one of them 19 said, "I am going to 20 to fly." The speaker was Sheila Scott. She was already over thirty and she had a son and two daughters. She had been a nurse in the Second World War, now she was 21 in films and the theatre, but she did not 22 very successful(成功的). She could not pass her driving 23. Her friends laughed. Sheila could not 24 a car, she would never be able to fly 25. What a joke (笑话)!

16. A. early　　B. short　　C. late　　D. happy　　　　　　［　　］ 17. A. but　　  B. and　　  C.so　　   D. or　　　　　　   ［　　］ 18. A. put　　  B. take　　 C. get　　 D. wake　　　　　　 ［　　］ 19. A. bravely  B. suddenly C. only　　D. quickly　　　　  ［　　］ 20. A. learn　　B. teach　　C. want　　D. tell　　　　　　 ［　　］ 21. A. studying B. making   C. waiting D. working　　　　  ［　　］ 22. A. turn　　 B. become   C. feel　　D. get　　　　　　  ［　　］ 23. A. subject  B. test　　 C. work　　D. business　　　　 ［　　］ 24. A. buy　　  B. drive　　C. sell　　D. ride　　　　　　 ［　　］ 25. A. home　　 B. a kite   C. high　　D. a plane　　　　  ［　　］ 

　

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    What 1 when human beings are deprived of(被剥夺)sleep for long periods of time? 2 this question, a New Yorker, Peter Tripp, offered 3 200 hours. During that time Tripp 　　 4 by a group of doctors, who reported on his progress. After three days of staying awake, he began to show signs 　　 5 mental breakdown. He laughed at things that 6, and wept at　　 things that were not sad. 7 of pressure caused by a hat on his head, he tried repeatedly 8.Tripp, of course, was not 　　 9 a hat.10 the fifth day he cried out that a doctor's jacket 11crawling worms. Then he imagined he was in 12 city he tried to run away from the building, 13it was 14;and he thought　　 the 15 had been passed 16 that the doctors were still　　 trying to keep the experiment going. "After 200 hours17 sleep. Tripp," said the doctors, "was suffering 18 mental　　 illness." He was 19 mad!

　　

    Barely able to stand, Tripp was helped across the street to 20 room in a hotel. There, after being awake for 201 hours and　　 thirteen minutes, he fell 21. The doctors predicted (预言) he　　 22 for twenty or thirty hours."Peter Tripp will sleep the　　 deepest sleep in history." said the doctors. Tripp slept 23　　 for nine hours and eleven minutes. 24 he awoke, his first words　　 were,"I feel fine." After a medical check, his greatly 25　　 watchers pronounced (宣布)him fit.

(1) A. is happened    B. took place    C. is taken     D. happens

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(2) A. Answering    B. To answer     C. Answered     D. Having  

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(3) A. to stay awake    B. staying awake    

  C. to stay waking   D. stay to wake

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(4) A. was looked     B. was noticed    

  C. was seen       D. was observed

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(5) A. on    B. about    C. for    D. of

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(6) A. was not funny    B. were interesting

  C. were not funny   D. were funny   

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(7) A. Being complained  　　    B. Complaining

  C. Having been complained    D. To complain  　　 

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(8) A. to take it off   B. to put it on

  C. to take off it   D. to have it on

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(9) A. having on    B. wearing    C. putting on     D. dressing

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(10) A.On  　　B. At    C. In    D. Till

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(11) A. looked like    B. felt like

   C. were alike     D. liked   

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(12) A. other  　　B. the other    C. another    D. others  

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(13) A. insisted     B. to insist    C. insisting    D. suggesting   

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(14) A. on fire    B. in the fire    C. caught fire    D. set fire to  

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(15) A. 200 hours mark   B. 200-hours mark    

   C. 200-hour mark    D. 200-hour marking  　　 

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16) A. or    B. and    C. but    D. either  

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17) A. with  　　 B. from    C. without    D. in

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18) A. from  　　 B. with    C. at    D. in

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19) A.hardly  　　B. nearly    C. almost not     D. pretty  

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20) A. /  　　B. a    C. the    D. another

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21) A. awake  　　B. sleeping    C. asleep     D. sleepy  

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22) A. will sleep     B. would sleep    

  C. can sleep　　  D. may sleep

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23) A. all through    B. all night    

  C. all day long 　　D. all right    

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24) A. While  　　B. When    C. By the time    D. Before  

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25) A. surprised　　  B. surprising    

  C. astonishing    D. tried   

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　　     When dawn came, they 1 that the entire boat was covered with ice. The captain 2 asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe and with great care,3 a hole in the deck, he began to knock the ice away. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept 4 for ten minutes while the others　　 looked 5 anxiously6 this time he was so cold that he could no　　 longer keep himself standing.

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　     Each member of the crew took it in turn to cut the ice away for 7 he could 8 it. First, they had to knock off enough ice to get on their 9. Standing up on that rolling deck 　　 10 committing suicide (自杀) because a man who had fallen 11 could not have been rescued.

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　     Then the Captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin (船舱). He called to one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove 12 in the hope that it would 　　 13 enough heat to warm the cabin above 14. 　　 15 the ice in the bottom could be melted enough 16 pumped out, they were 　　 17 danger of sinking.It took 18 before the boat began to float better. But 19 this time they succeeded 20 most of the ice.

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　     Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again 21 their work. 22 this new danger, Capt, Slater decided that it was much too dangerous to take risks for the chance that the boat 23 until the next morning. 24, he 　　 25 the ice. Then they settled down to wait for another day.

(1) A. had understood　　  B.realized   

　　 C. recognizes　　　　　　  D. had been conscious

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(2) A. had gone　　  B. had fallen　　

  C. had become    D. had grown

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(3) A. so as not to do    B.for not making　　 

  C. for not doing　　  D. so as not to make

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(4) A. to work　　    B. to working

  C. on working　　 D. on work

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(5) A. at　　 B.on    C. by him    D. for him

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(6) A. By　　 B.For  C. In   D. At 

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(7) A. so long as    B. as long as    C. so far as D. as far as　　

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(8) A. support    B. help C. bear D. put up  

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(9) A. legs    B. ankles C. knees D. arms

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(10) A. had been    B. would have been　　

 C. had to be   D. should be　　

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(11) A. overboard    B. out of board　　

 C. to sea  　　 D. in flames　　

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(12) A. on fire    B. in flames　　 C. lighting　　   D. a light

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(13) A. get out    B. give off　　  C. get over　　   D. ice point

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(14) A. low temperature    B. ice point　　

 C. frozen point　　　　  D. freezing point　　  

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(15) A. Instead    B. In case　　   C. Unless D. If not

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(16) A. so that it could be   B. so that it would be　　

 C. in order that it would be   D. for being 

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(17) A. under　　  B. with    C. in     D. on 

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(18) A. an hour work　　　　    B. an hour's work　　

 C. the work of an hour　　 D. a work hour　　

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(19) A. meanwhile　　 B. since　　  C. for　　　　   D. during   

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(20) A. to take off　　　　  B. in dealing   

 C. in getting rid of    D. to remove 

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(21) A. in spite of　　 B.although   C. whatever　　 D. nevertheless

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(22) A. In front of　　  B.beside　　C. In the face of   D. Against

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(23) A. would outlive      B. would survive   

　　     C. should survive　　 D. should outlive　　  

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(24) A. Another time　　 B. Once more time　　

 C. One more　　　　　　 D. Now and again 

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(25) A. ordered that the crew cleared

 B. suggested to the crew to clear　　

 C. suggested the crew clearing　　 

 D. ordered the crew to clear

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