Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She   26   John very much. In her   27   he couldn't do anything   28  . Every morning she would give him breakfast   29   bed and bring him the papers to   30  . It isn't really true that he was too   31   to work-in fact he had tried a few   32  . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to   33   at least six windows. Then he   34   a bus conductor and on his second 35   a passenger stole his bag with all the fare (车费) collected. He   36   lost his job as a postman   37   he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was   38    suitable work for him. So he    39   to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so   40   about this that she told the   41   to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said， “He is going to be the best soldier there   42   was, I can tell you!”

     Then the great day came   43   he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His   44   mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good   45   in the crowd.

     The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his   46   came in sight some of the people watching   47   laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the others as they marched along.

     But Ella Fant , who was filled with    48   , shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at   49  ! They're all out of   50   except my John! Isn't he the best!”

26. A. depended on       B. waited on                C. trusted              D. loved

27. A. hope                         B. eyes                                C. head                 D. beliefs

28. A. wrong                       B. great                              C. good                      D. strange

29. A. to                             B. at                                   C. in                           D. by

30. A. check                 B. read                               C. keep               D. sign

31. A. lazy                          B. young                            C. weak              D. shy

32. A. ones                         B. years                              C. tasks               D. jobs

33. A. rub                           B. drop                              C. break                      D. clean

34. A. followed            B. met                                  C. became                  D. found

35. A. day                           B. try                                  C. route                      D. chance

36. A. thus                           B. even                               C. once                D. only

37. A. even if               B. so that                            C. because             D. though

38. A. some                        B. such                               C. less                         D. no

39. A. began                       B. promised                        C. managed           D. decided

40. A. excited                      B. worried                          C. anxious                   D. curious

41. A. incident                     B. change                           C. news                       D. matter

42. A. yet                            B. ever                                C. never                      D. just

43. A. where                       B. since                              C. when               D. till

44. A. proud                       B. kind                               C. strict                       D. lucky

45. A. time                         B. position                          C. experience        D. impression

46. A. neighbours          B. army officer               C. mother                  D. fellow soldiers

47. A. couldn't help              B. shouldn't burst out   C. stopped           D. kept

48. A. sadness               B. happiness                       C. surprise                   D. regret

49. A. them                         B. those                              C. that                         D. him

50. A. sight                          B. order                              C. mind                       D. step

【小题1】Who is writing the postcard?

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　　John is good swimmer. Every summer he goes to swim in the swimming pool nearby. He is 1 a good diver(跳水者). He learned to dive only several weeks ago. But he thought he had learned 2 and wanted to 3 his wife how much he had learned and how well he 4 dive.

　　One day at three o'clock in the afternoon he drove his wife to the swimming pool, 5 her a place to sit 6 , made her very comfortable and then told her to 7 and watch 8 to dive.

　　He climbed up the ladder and ran 9 the diving board to the end. He jumped high up 10 the air and turned a somersault(筋斗). But he 11 his head first on the board 12 a crash(撞击声). How 13 !

　　Some people shouted for help. 14 people said it was silly 15 him to try that dive. His wife was very frightened. Soon John was taken to hospital and got 16 treatment(治疗). He was saved. The next 17 a report of John's 18 appeared in the newspaper. It began 19 this, “Yesterday afternoon, Mr. John Capp had a serious accident at the City Swimming Pool… 20 he was saved.”

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John is the tallest boy in the class,        according to himself.

A.five foot eight as tall as                                 B.as tall as five foot eight

C.as five foot eight tall as                                  D. as tall five foot eight as

John is one of the staff members who ___to be sent abroad for further study.

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   is going
2. B.
   are going
3. C.
   have been going
4. D.
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