How soon will you start your journey?

I’m not sure. I haven’t decided ______.

A.when shall I ask the boss for leave

B.where I will go to spend the holiday

C.wether I would go by train or by plane

D.who could invite me to go

 

While I was waiting to go into university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I   16 . Because I was in great need of   17  and wanted to do something useful, I applied(申请).
Three days later, a letter   18 . It asked me to see the   19  at Croydon. It proved to be a(n)   20  journey —a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of   21  a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. Clearly, the principal   22  opened the door. He was   23  and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the   24  except art, which he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into  25  groups and teach them at three different   26 , and I was not    27  at the thought of teaching maths —a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was   28  that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon   29  most of my friends would be   30  themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary(薪水), he got up to his feet. “Now,” he said. “you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”

【小题1】

A．lived B．played C．studied D．worked

【小题2】

A．help B．money C．rest D．force

【小题3】

A．arrived B．received C．returned D．wrote

【小题4】

A．editor B．teacher C．principal D．student

【小题5】

A．comfortable B．easy C．short D．unpleasant

【小题6】

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

【小题7】

A．herself B．themselves C．itself D．himself

【小题8】

A．bad B．glad C．short D．smiling

【小题9】

A．people B．subjects C．boys D．knowledge

【小题10】

A．two B．three C．four D．five

【小题11】

A．subjects B．lessons C．levels D．schools

【小题12】

A．glad B．surprised C．angry D．sad

【小题13】

A．better B．more exciting C．worse D．nicer

【小题14】

A．until B．after C．if D．because

【小题15】

A．enjoying B．helping C．studying D．arguing

— Excuse me, could you tell me _______?

— There’s an e-shop on the third floor. You can make it there.

A．how to arrive the e-shop                  B．how can I go to the e-shop

C．where I can have my MP4 repaired          D．which was the way to the e-shop

 

My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞台) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.

Our community (社区) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n)   1   from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.

The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many   2   were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this   3  , the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.

I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to   4   the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I   5   my biggest weakness: public speaking.

After I finished, I met with the chairman and   6   what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very   7  . He suggested that I should come again the next week.

I   8   a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I   9   I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.

For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.    

I learned that everything is   10   if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.

1.                A．letter          B．call            C．card D．email

 

2.                A．topics          B．regrets         C．thoughts D．words

 

3.                A．man           B．group          C．stage D．chance

 

4.                A．read           B．spell           C．see  D．recite

 

5.                A．had            B．forgot          C．realized  D．improved

 

6.                A．asked          B．checked        C．explained D．wondered

 

7.                A．useful          B．successful       C．difficult   D．common

 

8.                A．wrote          B．prepared        C．gave D．finished

 

9.                A．knew          B．felt            C．believed  D．hoped

 

10.               A．easy           B．great          C．helpful    D．possible

 

 

---- Would you please tell me _______?

----Yes. There’s a bank over there.

A. When can I exchange money   B. where can I exchange money

C. when I can exchange money    D. where I can exchange money