Henry's job was to examine people who crossed the frontier (边境) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends, he would see a(n) ___ coming up the hill towards the frontier, __ a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle__ the frontier, Henry used to __ the man and order him to take the straw off and ___ it. Then he would examine the straw very ___ to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets before letting him tie the straw __. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always __ to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he ___ found anything, even though he examined it very carefully. He was___that the man was smuggling __, but he was not able to imagine __ it could be.

  Then one evening, after he had__ the straw and emptied the factory worker's__ as usual, he said to him, “___ I know that you are smuggling things __ this frontier. Won't you tell me what you're bringing into the country so successfully? I'm sixty years old now, and today is my last day on the __ . Tomorrow I'm going to retire. I promise that I shall not tell anyone __ you tell me what you've been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything ___ . Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly, “ __ .”

1.A. officer                          B. driver                            C. worker                   D. soldier

2.A. pulling                       B. pushing               C. filling                     D. carrying

3.A. reached                    B. left                             C. faced                            D. formed

4.A. stop                            B. greet                            C. praise                     D. beat

5.A. show                     B. load                              C. light                       D. untie

6.A. carefully                    B. carelessly                     C. angrily                D. quickly

7.A. once                            B. again                            C. yet                                  D. instead

8.A. pretending                 B. believing                      C. expecting               D. asking

9.A. ever                            B. often                            C. always                               D. never

10.A. curious                 B. sure                                C. clever                               D. known

11.A. anything                  B. nothing                        C. everything             D. something

12.A. how                          B. which                 C. what                 D. why

13.A. looked after     B. looked through      C. looked for                   D. looked out

14.A. pockets                    B. clothes                          C. socks                D. shoes

15.A. Wait                          B. Go                    C. Listen                          D. Come

16.A. past                           B. from                  C. through                        D. across

17.A. job                            B. mountain                         C. edge               D. road

18.A. as                            B. if                          C. before                       D. whether

19.A. at the moment       B. after all                    C. for a moment           D. at all

20.A. Straw                     B. Money                C. Cars                     D. Bicycles

 

Peter joined the army when he was eighteen, and    31   several months he    32   how to be a good soldier. He   33 everything except shooting. One day,   34  officer   35   the young soldiers how to shoot. He asked each soldier to shoot ten times,   36   all of them    37   quite well except Peter. After he had shot    38  the target nine times and had not   39   it once, the officer    40  and said. "You are quite hopeless, Peter! Don't    41    your last bullet too! Go behind that    42  and shoot yourself with it !"

     Peter did not say    43   and went behind the wall. A few    44    later, the officer and the other young soldiers   45    the sound of a shot.

    "Heavens!" the officer said, "   46    that foolish man really shot   47   ?"

     He ran behind the wall   48   , but Peter was   49  . "I'm  sorry, sir,"  he said,  "but I 50  again."

A. from        B. since         C. within        D. at

A. will be taught B. taught          C. was teaching   D. was taught

A. wasn't good at B. stopped to do  C. did quite well in D. wanted to do

A. another      B. other         C. an           D. a

A. asked       B. learned          C. taught        D. chose

A. but         B. yet             C. just            D. and

A. are doing      B. were doing    C. would do        D. were done

A. at            B. from           C. to             D. for

A. beaten        B. knocked        C. hit            D. touched

A. got angry   B. was hungry      C. was pleased    D. got ready

A. leave       B. lose          C. waste         D. pass

A. house        B. wall          C. desk           D. target

A. anything     B. nothing         C. everything            D. something

A. weeks       B. days          C. years         D. seconds

A. saw        B. heard           C. listened       D. watched

A. Does       B. Did            C. Has          D. How

A. his friend   B. the soldier       C. him            D. himself

A. at once      B. at last          C. with a smile   D. no longer

A. very good    B. badly          C. gone         D. all right

A. changed    B. left            C. missed         D. lost 

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The nine-year-old boy was attracted by the sight of my father practicing martial arts the moment he walked into the gym. As my father threw speedy punches(出拳) into the 36 bag－yet was hardly able to move it－the boy walked slowly toward him.

My father, 37 of the boy’s stare, jammed a couple of sharp sidekicks into the bag to end his 38 . He picked up his towel, sat down on a nearby bench, and began 39 his face and hands.

“Hey, mister,” said the boy. My father 40 at the boy, bringing the towel down off his face and putting it around to the back of his neck. “Do you know karate or 41?” the boy asked.

“Actually, I know Tae Kwon Do,” my father answered.

“Cool. What 42 are you?”

“Black belt,” my father said. “You like martial arts?”

“Yeah, and I want to know if you can show me a 43!”said the kid. “Can you show me how to 44 someone?”

My father 45 for a moment before he said, “Come here.” and 46 with his hand for the boy to come 47. His expression was serious.

The kid took a couple of steps closer to my father. Looking slightly 48 .As the boy moved closer, my father quickly 49 his hand straight out, 50 stopped within an inch of the boy’s chest.

The boy, shocked, jumped back in clumsy 51, almost falling over himself. My father smiled, with his hand still outstretched in the boy’s direction. “Give me your 52,” my father said.

The boy inched forward again, 53. My father took his hand and began to shake it 54, as if the two of them had been old friends 55 each other.

“You know, kid,” my father said, “you’ll solve more problems with this move than with any other.

1.A.false         B.heavy           C.plastic             D.soft

2.A.unaware      B.tired           C.aware            D.ashamed

3.A.performance   B.competition    C.strength          D.practice

4.A.washing      B.observing        C.wiping             D.covering

5.A..came over    B.lookde down     C.jumped over    D.looked up

6.A.anything      B.everything       C.something      D.nothing

7.A.grade        B.belt             C.color          D.brand

8.A.position           B.behavior             C.move                   D.scene

9.A.attack           B.protect              C.hate                   D.control

10.A.laughed       B.complained        C.explained          D.thought

11.A.gestured     B.communicated  C.proved                 D.directed

12.A.opposite     B.straight       C.closer                  D.farther

13.A.disappointed  B.nervous                      C.excited          D.embarrassed

14.A.hit            B.held             C.pushed          D.fought

15.A.and               B.so                         C.as                      D.but

16.A.action            B.defence              C.threat                 D.condition

17.A.address        B.head                   C.finger            D.hand

18.A.doubtful        B.curious                C.upset                   D.delighted

19.A.peacefully   B.privately             C.violently             D.warmly

20.A.arguing        B.challenging        C.greeting            D.missing

 

My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience.        was only a background to the great delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics.

Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my       , injured my youthful happiness: “That girl, what a pity she is blind.” Blind! A(n)        word that implied everything dark, blank and helpless.       I turned and called out, “Please don’t feel sorry for me, I’m having lots of fun.”       the fun was not to last.

In college years, I began to struggle with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and occasional giving concerts proved only        sources of economic support. In terms of time and effort involved, the financial return was       . Self-doubt and dark moods sparked within me.        to my misery was the repeated experience of knowing my sisters and friends dating excitedly. How        I was to my piano,        I could dissolve my frustration, accompanied by Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven.

Then one day, I met a girl, an army nurse, whose faith was to change my life. As our acquaintance        into friendship, she sensed my       . She said, “Stop knocking on closed doors. I know your opportunity will come. You’re trying too hard. Why don’t you relax? And have you ever tried       ?” The idea was strange to me. I had always believed that if you wanted        , you had to go and get it for yourself. Yet, my sincerity and hard work had yielded poor returns, so I was       to try anything else. Self-consciously, I performed the daily practice of prayer. I said, “God, show me the        for which You sent me to this world.

In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, satisfying        my most optimistic expectation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my        friend and I had the privilege of seeing blind children come alive in God’s out-of-doors.        are the sources of pleasure and comfort I have found in friendship, and most important of all, I        closer to God and, through Him, to immortality (永生).

1.A. School                           B. Society         C. Family                        D. College

2.A. mind                    B. direction                        C. eyes                                  D. ears

3.A. rude                         B. ugly                                    C. dirty                                  D. strange

4.A. quickly                     B. slowly                                 C. gently                               D. quietly

5.A. Thus                         B. And                                    C. But                                    D. Though

6.A. adequate                B. partial                                C. full                                     D. rich

7.A. discouraging                B. uninspiring                      C. encouraging           D. convincing

8.A. Referring               B. Contributing                 C. Adapting                    D. Adding

9.A. grateful                         B. excited                    C. proud                               D. sensitive

10.A. who                   B. which                                C. what                                  D. where

11.A. jumped                       B. ran                                    C. grew                                 D. became

12.A. joy                               B. depression                      C. pleasure                           D. pity

13.A. practicing                   B. nursing                    C. praying             D. volunteering

14.A. anything            B. everything                       C. nothing             D. something

15.A. able                            B. willing                     C. eager                               D. devoted

16.A. destination                B. purpose                           C. meaning                           D. answer

17.A. with                   B. off                                     C. beyond                   D. from

18.A. doctor                        B. teacher                            C. nurse                                D. prayer

19.A. Other                          B. Others                              C. Another                           D. Either

20.A. draw                           B. arrive                                C. drag                                  D. pull

 

  —Do you have ________ at home now, mum?

—No, we still have to get some fruits and vegetables.

A. anything    B. everything

C. something  D. nothing