A teacher was asking one of her pupils some questions, but not even one of the answers was correct. So the teacher __(1)___ to ask him some very simple questions. She hoped that he could give at least one __(2)___ answer.

　　“Now Sam,”said the teacher,“__(3)___ is Waterloo?”

　　“Waterloo?”said the boy.“Oh, it's a kind of __(4)___ machine, I think.”

　　The teacher was __(5)___. She shook her head and raised __(6)___ question,“Sam, be __(7)___, please. Now tell me the __(8)___ to a very, very simple question: Who was Washington?”

　　“Well,”the answer __(9)___ quickly,“Washington must be the man who uses that washing machine.”

　　The teacher got __(10)___, but she didn't __(11)___. She thought and thought, and at last she thought of the __(12)___ question--if this could be __(13)___ a question: Who is the __(14)___ of the United States now?

　　Sam thought for a long time, but he had no __(15)___ at all. Then the teacher lost her temper（脾气）. She __(16)___,“Bush!”Sam looked __(17)___ and sat down.“Stand up!”Sam stood up again. He looked __(18)___.“Oh, I'm __(19)___.”he said，“I thought you were calling the __(20)___ student.”

(1)A．changed	B．turned	C．began	D．ought
(2)A．good	B．fine	C．satisfied	D．correct
(3)A．what	B．who	C．which	D．how
(4)A．unknown	B．wonderful	C．washing	D．drinking
(5)A．happy	B．surprised	C．excited	D．frightened
(6)A．another	B．the other	C．other	D．one
(7)A．clever	B．strict	C．good	D．serious
(8)A．answering	B．answer	C．reason	D．fact
(9)A．was	B．replied	C．came	D．went
(10)A．angry	B．astonished	C．delighted	D．excited
(11)A．give in	B．give out	C．give over	D．give up
(12)A．hardest	B．most difficult	C．easiest	D．funniest
(13)A．made	B．called	C．had	D．found
(14)A．president	B．governor	C．ruler	D．leader
(15)A．plan	B．opinion	C．mind	D．idea
(16)A．called	B．said	C．shouted	D．explained
(17)A．back	B．around	C．up	D．sorry
(18)A．happy	B．satisfied	C．sad	D．puzzled
(19)A．afraid	B．sorry	C．excited	D．glad
(20)A．next	B．first	C．last	D．beat

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I’ll never forget my first job interview. It was a  36  position at an elementary school in my hometown. I was very  37  and worried, but I thought I had an “in” 38  I knew many people in this district. I felt  39  that the interview would be a piece of cake. I had  40  well for my interview; I had been  41  interview questions in front of my mirror for days. I wore my navy blue suit and took my  42 of lessons I had taught during student teaching. There was  43  I would not face this interview.

After arriving at the school about half an hour early, I waited  44  in the office. The secretary told me not to be nervous.“ Just  45   ,”he advised. When the time for my interview  46  came, I was so nervous that I didn’t think I could 47 any questions. Inside the interview room,  48  people sat at a round table: two teachers, two principals(校长),and a member of the school board .I had been 49  there would only be three people at the interview, and was overwhelmed(不知所措的)by the presence of  50  interviewers.

Once the interviewers started asking questions,  51  ,I answered with ease. Everyone smiled and we even  52  .After they finished asking questions, the  53  told me they would call me in two weeks. Two years later ,I ‘m still waiting for the 54  ! I eventually found out that it was my lack of  55  that kept me from getting the job offer.

1. A．voting B．teaching C．managing D．supporting

2. A．frightened B．excited C．satisfied D．puzzled

3. A．when B．so C．because D．if

4. A．confident B．delighted C．hopeful D．proud

5. A．known B．learnt C．prepared D．performed

6. A．discussing B．practicing C．asking D．thinking

7. A．descriptions B．explanations C．subjects D．examples

8. A．no doubt B．no way C．no worry D．no wonder

9. A．anxiously B．happily C．quietly D．patiently

10. A．help yourself B．be yourself C．enjoy yourself D．behave yourself

11. A．finally B．suddenly C．slowly D．rapidly

12. A．remember B．answer C．think of D．put forward

13. A．seven B．six C．five D．four

14. A．warned B．encouraged C．told D．promised

15. A．strange B．different C．strict D．extra

16. A．afterwards B．therefore C．however D．meanwhile

17. A．joked B．talked C．greeted D．cheered

18. A．students B．staff C．secretary D．interviewers

19. A．chance B．call C．position D．job

20. A．confidence B．experience C．honesty D．humor

 

 

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck．I felt horrible as well as  1 ．What would she do with me? She was almost made after the  2   of her husband．

A few minutes later, I heard the truck  3  its engine and move fast．I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any 4   ．

Finally she put me down in a  5   place．Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag．

I  6  out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me．

It turned out that my owner meant to  7 me．I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther．So I cast my head  8  the direction of the truck: The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck．I saw my male owner．Who suffered liver cancer, look at me with his sad eyes．I saw myself  9  my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all  10  ．

I ran as fast as I could．And the  11  I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet．I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a（ n）  12  lady．She seemed even somewhat  13  at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to  14  the pain of losing him．She

  15  his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house．Now I was the only  16 

thing to remind her of him．  17  later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…

The truck finally stopped when I was almost 18   ．She ran up to me and hugged me  19  ．I heard her  20  ;”I know you are a present he left to me．”

1．A．puzzled                 B．excited                C．delighted             D．frightened

2．A．separation             B．absence              C．departure            D．death

3．A．run                     B．begin                 C．start                  D．operate

4．A．sense                  B．trouble                C．effort                D．difference

5．A．usual                   B．strange               C．familiar              D．dark

6．A．walked                B．rushed                C．ran                     D．struggled

7．A．harm                   B．desert                C．punish                D．sell

8．A．into                     B．at                      C．in                      D．to

9．A．follow                  B．bring                  C．guide                  D．support

10．A．with tears           B．in tears               C．out of breath       D．in silence

11．A．time                   B．direction              C．way                    D．moment

12．A．cruel                  B．unfriendly            C．unfavorable         D．unfortunate

13．A．calm                   B．depressed           C．angry                  D．sad

14．A．kill                     B．remove               C．bear                   D．prevent

15．A．kept                  B．burned               C．sold                   D．hid

16．A．moving              B．walking              C．existing              D．blessing

17．A．But                    B．And                   C．Thus                 D．Then

18．A．worn out           B．knocked out       C．left out              D．made out

19．A．tightly                B．patiently             C．sadly                 D．desperately

20．A．shout                 B．speak                 C．whisper             D．talk

       Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck．I felt horrible as well as 1  ．What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the   2   of her husband．

       A few minutes later, I heard the truck   3   its engine and move fast．I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any   4  ．Finally she put me down in a  5   place．Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag．

       I   6   out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me．It turned out that my owner meant to   7   me．I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther away．So I cast my head  8  the direction of the truck．The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck．I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, looked at me with his sad eyes．I saw myself   9  my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all   ___10

       I ran as fast as I could．And the  11   I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet．I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a （an）  12   lady．She seemed even somewhat   13   at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to   14   the pains of losing him．She   15   his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house．Now I was the only    16   thing to remind her of him． 17   later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this．

       The truck finally stopped when I was almost  18  ．She ran up to me and hugged me    19  ．I heard her  20 : “I know you are a present he left to me．”

1．A．frightened             B．excited               C．delighted             D．puzzled

2．A．death                   B．absence              C．separation           D．departure

3．A．run                      B．begin                  C．start                   D．operate

4．A．sense                   B．difference            C．effort                 D．trouble

5．A．usual                    B．dark                   C．familiar               D．strange

6．A．struggled              B．walked               C．ran                     D．rushed

7．A．desert                  B．harm                   C．punish                D．sell

8．A．into                      B．at                       C．in                       D．to

9．A．guide                    B．follow                C．support               D．bring

10．A．in peace              B．in silence            C．out of breath       D．in tears

11．A．time                   B．way                    C．direction             D．moment

12．A．cruel                  B．unfortunate          C．unfavorable         D．unfriendly

13．A．depressed           B．sad                     C．angry                 D．calm

14．A．prevent               B．remove               C．bear                   D．kill

15．A．burned               B．kept                   C．sold                   D．hid

16．A．walking               B．moving                C．existing              D．blessing

17．A．But                    B．And                    C．Thus                  D．Then

18．A．made out             B．knocked out        C．left out               D．worn out

19．A．tightly                B．patiently              C．desperately          D．sadly

20．A．shout             B．whisper         C．speak                 D．talk

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One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Bond called a family meeting."We've to make a __1__ decision," Mr. Bond announced."You see, your mother has been offered a post as codirector of a TV station in Chicago.__2__,the station is not here. After __3__ long and hard about it, we've __4__ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."      Marc looked __5__, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving."It's surprising, but exciting," she said.Marc simply said," I can't leave my __6__. I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!" The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more __7__  the idea of leaving. However, he showed no  __8__ of accepting the decision, refusing to __9__ his belongings.      On the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be __10__. His parents called Tommy Lyons' house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly __11__ while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so __12__.      What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk up to Tommy's house with a faint idea of __13__ in the Lyons' attic (阁楼) for a few days. However, as he walked along all the __14__ landscape of his neighborhood __15__ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to __16__ while playing hideandseek; the park __17__ he and his father often took walks together. How much would these __18__ without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn't spend __19__ answering that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, __20__ if there were any boxes of the right size to hold his record collection.
(     )1.A.different   (     )2.A.Besides   (     )3.A.discussing   (     )4.A.known   (     )5.A.shocked   (     )6.A.classmates   (     )7.A.delighted at (     )8.A.ways     (     )9.A.pack   (     )10.A.observed   (     )11.A.anxious   (     )12.A.impatiently (     )13.A.hiding   (     )14.A.beautiful   (     )15.A.recalled   (     )16.A.plant   (     )17.A.which   (     )18.A.cost   (     )19.A.time   (     )20.A.looking	B．quick         B．However       B．quarrelling   B．recognized   B．puzzled       B．friends       B．pleased with B．signs         B．collect       B．watched       B．angry         B．irregularly   B．staying       B．familiar     B．remembered   B．water         B．where         B．value         B．courag       B．wondering	C．wise   C．Therefore   C．complaining   C．concluded   C．discouraged   C．neighbours   C．used to   C．interests   C．tie   C．found   C．frightened   C．irresponsibly C．sleeping   C．splendid   C．warned   C．climb   C．that   C．mean   C．strength   C．asking	D．final         D．Anyhow       D．thinking     D．insisted     D．excited       D．parents       D．worried about D．hopes         D．pile         D．noticed       D．miserable     D．selflessly   D．living       D．modern       D．reminded     D．hide         D．what         D．measure       D．patience     D．expecting