For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency （中介机构） advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as  _37_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the  38  quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”

The simple atmosphere of the office  39  me. The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then questioned me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather  40    She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be  41  to get a job without experience I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

“  42 , I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might  43  .” She

wrote down a __44  , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a cook   immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

“Oh yes,” said I —  45  having cooked for more than four in my life. I  46  her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours  47  cook books.

A. bed          B house           C. agency               D. office

A. proud          B. please         C. nervous         D. worried

A. family         B. door            C. place           D. stage

A. calmed         B. excited          C. frightened       D. disturbed

A. encouraged   B. dissatisfied       C. hopeless        D. pleased

A. difficult      B. helpless       C. possible        D. unusual

A. Above all     B. As a matter of fact C.       As a result      D. In spite of that

A. hire          B. accept         C.suit             D. offer

A. letter           B. name          C.note            D. number

A. almost       B. never          C.nearly                D. really

A. answered       B. promised        C.thanked          D. told

A. borrowing     B. buying          C.reading           D. writing

You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please ______the books when you’ve finished with them.

A. put on                              B. put down                         C. put back                           D. put off 

 

Three engineers(工程师) and three accountants (会计) were traveling by train to a meeting. At the station, the three accountants each bought a ticket, but the three engineers bought only a single ticket. “How are three people going to travel    36    only one ticket?” asked an accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.

    They all    37   the train. The accountants took their own    38   , and all the three engineers went into a restroom and   39    the door behind them. The train    40   the station, and after a while the conductor (售票员) came to    41    tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and said, “Ticket, please!” The door opened just a    42    and a single arm appeared with a ticket in hand. The conductor    43    it and moved on.

    The accountants saw this and    44    it was quite a clever idea.    45    after the conference, the accountants decided to    46    what the engineers did on the return trip and    47    some money.

    When they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. To their 48    , the engineers bought no tickets    49   .

“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asked one    50    accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer.    51    they got on the train the three accountants went into a restroom and the three engineers went into another one that was   52   . Then the train started. Shortly afterwards(不久之后) , one of the engineers left his restroom and walked    53   to the restroom   54   the accountants were    55  . He knocked on the door and said, “Ticket, please!”

1. A. in                B. at               C. with             D. to

2. A. put on            B. got off     C. got on       D. put off       

3. A. seats             B. chairs       C. desks            D. tables

4.A. closed             B. hit              C. opened       D. knocked

5. A. arrived           B. left         C. walked       D. passed

6. A. get          B. put              C. collect     D. fetch

7. A. hole              B. cut              C. half             D. crack

8. A. brought           B. took             C. held             D. returned

9. A. expected      B. agreed       C. showed      D. advised

10.A. So                B. Although     C. Or           D. But

11. A. learn            B. copy         C. tell             D. praise

12. A. save        B. earn             C. make         D. spend

13. A. pity        B. fear             C. joy          D. surprise

14. A. above all       B. after all        C. at all           D. in all

15. A. frightened      B. puzzled      C. excited      D. scared

16. A. After            B. Since        C. During       D. Before

17.A. not near          B. not far      C. not nearly       D. not closely

18.A. on            B. up          C. at          D. past

19.A. which          B. that       C. where        D. at where     20. A. hiding           B. standing     C. sitting          D. resting

 

阅读理解

　　A long time ago men hunted for their food. Often they killed wild animals, birds or fish. How did they kill the beasts? They used rocks and wooden sticks, sometimes they fought with their own hands and bodies.

　　Later on, people began fighting each other. Everyone wanted more food and mom land. They made arrows from sticks, they also made spears from stones. Then somebody invented the gun. Soldiers were taught how to shoot and kill enemy soldiers. Great wars were fought and many people died.

　　A famous general cried as he looked at one battle field. His soldiers were fighting well, but he felt very sad. He turned to his men and said, “My soldiers, I am going to ask you a question. The one who gives the best answer will receive a medal . The question is this: Who is the strongest power in the world?”

　　Four soldiers raised their hands. They wanted to answer the general's question. The general asked the first soldier to speak.

　　“Sir.” said the young man, “I think my gun is the strongest power. It can kill a person or an animal from a great distance.” “Thank you. ”said the general, “Next. ” He pointed to the man who was his best soldier.

　　“A soldier is stronger. ” said the second man, “He must shoot the gun and aim well. A gun's power comes from the way it is used.”

　　The third soldier thought he had the, best answer of all . “No, sir, ” he said, “our general is the strongest power. He gives the orders for his soldiers to shoot their guns.”

　　The general said nothing. He waited for the last man to answer his question. The fourth soldier answered the general's question this way, “I believe, sir, that the greatest power on the earth is love. It makes the general decide if he wants his soldiers to use their guns. Also, if men had more love for each other, they would not use their guns.”

　　The general gave the medal to the last man. Now if you were this general, which of your soldiers would receive the medal?

1．A long time ago, man led ________ life.

[　　]

A．a happy

B．a hard

C．an active

D．a strange

2．What caused mom people to die in the battle fields?

[　　]

A．The invention of the gun.

B．The invention of the arrow.

C．The invention of the spear .

D．The invention of the wooden stick.

3．From the third soldier's answer, we can see that ________.

[　　]

A．the general was the greatest power

B．the general was good at shooting

C．the soldier wanted to please the general

D．the soldier wanted to fight against the general

4．What does the fourth soldier's love mean?

[　　]

A．Love can make guns fire.

B．Love among people can stop war from breaking out.

C．Love can make people fight for peace.

D．B and

C．

5．This passage seems to show us that the general ________.

[　　]

A．liked to make jokes on his soldiers

B．liked testing his soldiers

C．liked crying in the battle fields

D．hope the world to he peaceful

While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.

The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to compete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.

I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold – his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.

But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.

No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.

A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.

Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.

In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.

1.From the passage we can learn that the young man         .

A．made his turn to start back pitifully          B．was skillful in freestyle in the game

C．swam faster than the average swimmer       D．was not capable enough to win the medal

2.The crowd changed their attitudes because          .

A．they felt sorry for the young man           B．they were moved by the young man’s courage

C．they wanted to show their sympathy         D．they meant to please the young man

3.According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means          .

A．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself

B．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills

C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors

D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The event started with three men, two of whom were disqualified later.

B．The crowd started to laugh at the athlete’s arms waving in an attempt at freestyle.

C．The athlete, as well as the author, is an expert swimmer.

D．The swimming event is a show of courage rather than a fierce competition.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Compete for Gold!                      B．Try again!

C．Break a Record!                        D．Go for it!