Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to ___1___ their fruit and vegetables into the city. They ___2___ one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their ___3___. This outdoor market was a great place to ___4___. Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in ___5___ after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the ___6___ produce.

The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, ___7___ was like a festival — full of colors and ___8___. There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, onions. The farmers did their own ___9___. They all shouted loudly for ___10___ to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to ___11___ your children healthy and strong!”

Everyone used to ___12___ with the farmers over the ___13___ of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “___14___” in this drama. My mother was an ___15___ at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.

“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “ So ___16___?”

The seller looked terribly ___17___. “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor, ___18___ farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”

They always argued for several minutes before agreeing ___19___ a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were ___20___. The drama was over.

1. A. carry      B. take　      C. bring D. fetch

2. A. opened　       B. closed　　      C. started　　 D. stopped

3. A. produce　     B. goods　　  C. food　　   D. product

4. A. buy B. sell　　   C. bargain　　     D. shop

5. A. hurriedly       B. immediately      C. directly      D. straightly

6. A. best　　 B. finest　　  C. freshest      D. cheapest

7. A. who　    B. that　　　      C. which　　 D. what

8. A. voices    B. noises　　       C. sounds　　       D. accent

9. A. shopping       B. business　  C. shouting　 D. advertising

10. A. customers    B. producers　     C. themselves  D. sellers

11. A. keep            B. let　　     C. expect D. make

12. A. argue    B. talk　　　      C. discuss　　       D. speak

13. A. order    B. price　　　      C. quality　　       D. form

14. A. viewers B. listeners　  C. actors  D. directors

15. A. actress　      B. inventor　  C. advancer　 D. expert

16. A. wonderful    B. exciting      C. cheap　　　     D. expensive

17. A. injured　     B. hurt　　  C. damaged　 D. wounded

18. A. excellent      B. fair　　　 C. honest　　 D. easy

19. A. with     B. to　　　    C. in　　　　       D. on

20. A. disappointed　    B. encouraged C. satisfied　　　 D. tired 

　　So you are attractive and you think you would like to be a model! Are you sure you are the   1   type Are you fairly tall with a small   2  ? Are your breast and your hips more or less of the same measurement? Have you got good legs? Yes? Well, these are only the   3  requirements. First of all, make up your mind how you are going to begin. You can go to a model school,   4  such schools are expensive. There they will teach you how to make the   5  of yourself; how to make up well, how to walk, how to look after your complexion (肤色) and your hair. But you may not have enough money for this.    6  can you do? Have some photographs   7  by a really good professional (职业的) photographer who knows the fashion business.

If you are not photogenic (上镜头的) —well, there's   8  that even the best photographer can do for you. Oh—you are photogenic? Good? Now we can begin. You can either become a house-model, or work free-lance. A house-model is an employee,   9  the salesgirls and the bookkeeping staff. She is   10  by a dress firm to show off clothes. These shows are for buyers from big stores or for the press. It's a full-time   11   . But if you are more ambitious (有抱负的) and want to earn a lot of  12  , you can become a free-lance mold; that is to say , you will be paid by the hour for your   13  All your work will come to you   14   a model agency (经纪部门), and you will not choose your clients (客户). The agency will tell you   15  to go, at what time, and what you will have to do. It may be for a magazine or television   16   , to model dresses in a smart hotel, or for a "collection" show in a big fashion house. Whatever the occasion (不管什么样的场合),your job will be to look as decorative as   17  . You always have to   18   to be enjoying yourself, even if you are being photographed outdoors on a   19  cold day, wearing practically nothing. Are you   20  enough for that?

1. A. fair      　　　　B. just   　　   　　　　C. unfit       　　   D. right

2. A. neck     　　　　B. waist       　　　　C. head       　　   D. back

3. A. basic     　　　　B. senior      　　　　C. junior 　　　　　　     D. high

4. A. because  　　  　　B. for    　　  　　　　C. although   　　      D. so that

5. A. best    　　　　B. use    　　 　　　　C. worst      　　   D. full

6. A. How    　　   　　B. Where    　　　　C. When      　　   D. What<

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7. A. taken   　　　　B. developed   　　 　　C. made　　  　　     D. brought

8. A. everything     　　B. something 　　　　C. nothing   　　       D. thing

9. A. like      　　　　B. as     　　　　　　C. being      　　   D. with

10. A. fired   　　   　　B. dismissed  　　   　　C. taken  　　　　     D. employed

11. A. job 　　  　　　　B. work       　　　　C. action      　　   D. showing

12. A. fame    　　　　B. money　　 　　  　　C. face   　　  　　   D. respect.

13. A. cries    　　　　B. smiles  　　 　　　　C. supplies   　　　　　　     D. services

14. A. through      　　B. by　　 　　 　　　　C. because　　        D. with

15. A. when        　　B. where  　　 　　　　C. how　　  　　　　　　     D. who

16. A. keyboard    　　B. set    　　  　　　　C. screen 　　　　　　    D. advertisement

17. A. probable     　　B. possible     　　　　C. terrible　　　　　　     D. reasonable

18. A. think  　　　　B. imagine   　　　　C. suggest   　　   D. appear

19. A. bitterly      　　B. sweetly 　　 　　　　C. fortunately  　　    D. friendly

20. A. weak　　　　  B. tough　　　　　　 C. rough　　　　    D. poor

 

It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his __36__　 by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal　 __37__. He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is　 __38__.

One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could,　 __39__　 not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter and　 __40__　 the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going　 __41__　 with their ill?gotten gains. They　 __42__　 the food and simply crowded together in panic—knowing the police were　 __43__　 the way.

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were that　 __44__. “We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still　 __45__　 to eat. If you need food, you　 __46__　 have some.”

They were told to　 __47__　 what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that　 __48__　 the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer　 __49__.

This wasn't what they had　 __50__. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.

Soon three　 __51__　 people walked out with all the　 __52__　 their arms could hold. They were　 __53__　 that，if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the　 __54__ person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a　 __55__amount of self?respect and a little bit of hope.

36．A.friends　　 B．neighbors　C．customers 　 D．passengers

37．A.respect 　 B．pride 　C．wisdom　 　　 D．privilege

38．A.slow　 　 B．busy C．heavy 　 D．swift

39．A.bravely 　 B．reasonably C．hardly 　 D．obviously

40．A.opened 　 B．locked C．closed 　 D．broke

41．A.nowhere B．somewhere C．anywhere 　　 D．everywhere

42．A.hid B．lifted 　C．swallowed 　 D．dropped

43．A.in B．on C．off D．by

44．A.anxious B．cautious 　C．courageous 　 D．hungry

45．A.safe B．easy C．sweet 　 D．unique

46．A.must B．can 　C．should 　 D．need

47．A.hold up B．hand out 　C．pick up D．hand in

48．A.when　 　　 B．after 　C．before 　 D．since

49．A.popular 　 B．necessary C．reliable D．important

50．A.wanted　 B．desired C．expected 　　 D．admired

51．A.dirtier 　　 B．cleaner C．cleverer　 　　 D．quicker

52．A.money　　 　　　 B．cigarettes C．drinks 　 D．food

53．A.reminded B．warned C．ordered D．persuaded

54．A.first B．last 　C．best 　　 D．worst

55．A.large B．fair 　C．small 　　 D．full

Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother. One day each week, farmers used to ___1___ their fruit and vegetables into the city. They ___2___ one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their ___3___. This outdoor market was a great place to ___4___. Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in ___5___ after the harvest. My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the ___6___ produce.

The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child, ___7___ was like a festival — full of colors and ___8___. There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, onions. The farmers did their own ___9___. They all shouted loudly for ___10___ to buy their produce. “Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to ___11___ your children healthy and strong!”

Everyone used to ___12___ with the farmers over the ___13___ of their produce. It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “___14___” in this drama. My mother was an ___15___ at this. First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example. Then she asked the price. The seller told her.

“What?” she said. She looked very surprised. “ So ___16___?”

The seller looked terribly ___17___. “My dear lady!” he replied. “I’m a poor, ___18___ farmer. These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”

They always argued for several minutes before agreeing ___19___ a price. My mother took her tomatoes and left. Both buyer and seller were ___20___. The drama was over.

1. A. carry      B. take　　　 C. bring         D. fetch

2. A. opened　       B. closed　　 C. started　　 D. stopped

3. A. produce　     B. goods　　　     C. food　　   D. product

4. A. buy B. sell　　　　     C. bargain　　      D. shop

5. A. hurriedly       B. immediately      C. directly      D. straightly

6. A. best　　 B. finest　　  C. freshest      D. cheapest

7. A. who　    B. that　　　　     C. which　　 D. what

8. A. voices    B. noises　　 C. sounds　    D. accent

9. A. shopping       B. business　　     C. shouting　　     D. advertising

10. A. customers    B. producers　       C. themselves　     D. sellers

11. A. keep　　     B. let      C. except D. make

12. A. argue    B. talk　　　 C. discuss　　       D. speak

13. A. order    B. price　　　      C. quality　    D. form

14. A. viewers B. listeners　  C. actors  D. directors

15. A. actress　      B. inventor　  C. advancer　 D. expert

16. A. wonderful    B. exciting　　      C. cheap　　　     D. expensive

17. A. injured　     B. hurt　　    C. damaged　 D. wounded

18. A. excellent      B. fair　　　 C. honest　　 D. easy

19. A. with     B. to　　　    C. in　　　　       D. on

20. A. disappointed B. encouraged C. satisfied     D. tired