A Charlotte, NC, lawyer bought a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them against fire among other things．Having smoked his entire great cigars within a month, the lawyer filed claim （索赔） against the insurance company．

In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires"．Of course the insurance company refused to pay, giving the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal way．

The lawyer brought the case to the court and out of everybody's expectation, he actually won! At the end of the trial the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was crazy．But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy （保险单） from the company in which it had promised that the cigars were insured and that it would insure them against fire．Because the company didn't say what is considered to be unacceptable fire, it had to pay the claim．

Rather than put up with long and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the punishment and paid $ 15 ,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the "fires．"

After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested and accused him of arson （纵火罪）．With his own insurance claim from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was charged with burning his insured possessions on purpose and was sentenced to 24 months in prison and a $ 24,000 fine．

The lawyer had smoked all the cigars ___．

       A．by design      B．by mistake      C．by accident          D．by contract

The proper order of the lawyer's activities is ___．

       a．having the company paying his claim

       b．having himself put in prison and fined

       c．having smoked all the cigars

       d．bringing the company to the court

       e．insuring the box of cigars

       A．ecabd          B．acebd           C．ecdab           D．cedba

The underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refers to ___．

       A．the box of cigars                B．the insurance company

       C．the policy                    D．the claim

Which of the following sayings is the best suitable for the lawyer?

       A．Whoever sits against heaven, it falls in his face．

       B．A bad beginning makes a bad ending．

       C．Accidents will happen．

       D．Even the wise make mistakes sometimes．

A Charlotte, NC, lawyer bought a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them against fire among other things．Having smoked his entire great cigars within a month, the lawyer filed claim （索赔） against the insurance company．
In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires"．Of course the insurance company refused to pay, giving the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal way．
The lawyer brought the case to the court and out of everybody’s expectation, he actually won! At the end of the trial the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was crazy．But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy （保险单） from the company in which it had promised that the cigars were insured and that it would insure them against fire．Because the company didn’t say what is considered to be unacceptable fire, it had to pay the claim．
Rather than put up with long and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the punishment and paid $ 15 ,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the "fires．"
After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested and accused him of arson （纵火罪）．With his own insurance claim from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was charged with burning his insured possessions on purpose and was sentenced to 24 months in prison and a $ 24,000 fine．
【小题1】The lawyer had smoked all the cigars ___．

A．by design

B．by mistake

C．by accident

D．by contract

【小题2】The proper order of the lawyer’s activities is ___．
a．having the company paying his claim
b．having himself put in prison and fined
c．having smoked all the cigars
d．bringing the company to the court
e．insuring the box of cigars

A．ecabd

B．acebd

C．ecdab

D．cedba

【小题3】The underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refers to ___．

A．the box of cigars	B．the insurance company
C．the policy	D．the claim

【小题4】Which of the following sayings is the best suitable for the lawyer?

A．Whoever sits against heaven, it falls in his face．

B．A bad beginning makes a bad ending．

C．Accidents will happen．

D．Even the wise make mistakes sometimes．

A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it. She did not know how she was going to   21   and wanted to give up. She was   22   of fighting and struggling. It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one   23  .

Her father, a cook, took her to the   24  . He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high   25  . Soon the pots came to a   26  . In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

The daughter sucked her teeth and   27   waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the   28  . He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another. Turning to her he asked, “Darling, what do you see?”

         “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.

He brought her closer and asked her to   29   the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the   30  , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled   31   she tasted its rich flavor. She humbly asked, “What does it mean, Father?”

He explained that each of them had faced the same   32  , boiling water, but each   33    differently. The carrot went in   34   and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it   35   and became weak. The egg had been   36  . Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting   37   the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique,   38  . After they were in the boiling water, they had   39   the water.

“Which are you?” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door,   40   do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”

1.A. make out   B. make it C. make up        D. make through

2.A. typical        B. conscious      C. tired      D. warned

3.A. raised         B. arose    C. disappeared D. faded

4.A. room B. market  C. kitchen D. grocery

5.A. shelf  B. temperature C. fire        D. table

6.A. boil    B. cool       C. hot        D. smoke

7.A. happily       B. calmly   C. casually          D. impatiently

8.A. lights B. burners         C. tap         D. water

9.A. see    B. carry     C. feel       D. fetch

10.A. shell         B. pack      C. bag        D. cover

11.A. since        B. as C. before  D. if

12.A. occasion  B. point     C. variety  D. adversity

13.A. reflected B. answered      C. abandoned   D. reacted

14.A. stable       B. weak     C. strong   D. sensitive

15.A. softened  B. widened        C. shortened     D. sharpened

16.A. half-done          B. easily-broken        C. easily-got       D. hard-boiled

17.A. over         B. for         C. through         D. on

18.A. however  B. otherwise      C. besides D. moreover

19.A. melted     B. absorbed       C. polluted         D. changed

20.A. what         B. how       C. when    D. why

 

A Charlotte, NC, lawyer bought a box of very rare and expensive cigars, and then insured them against fire among other things．Having smoked his entire great cigars within a month, the lawyer filed claim （索赔） against the insurance company．

In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires"．Of course the insurance company refused to pay, giving the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal way．

The lawyer brought the case to the court and out of everybody's expectation, he actually won! At the end of the trial the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was crazy．But the judge said that the lawyer held a policy （保险单） from the company in which it had promised that the cigars were insured and that it would insure them against fire．Because the company didn't say what is considered to be unacceptable fire, it had to pay the claim．

Rather than put up with long and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the punishment and paid $ 15 ,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the rare cigars lost in the "fires．"

After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested and accused him of arson （纵火罪）．With his own insurance claim from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was charged with burning his insured possessions on purpose and was sentenced to 24 months in prison and a $ 24,000 fine．

1.The lawyer had smoked all the cigars ___．

A．by design

B．by mistake

C．by accident

D．by contract

2.The proper order of the lawyer's activities is ___．

a．having the company paying his claim

b．having himself put in prison and fined

c．having smoked all the cigars

d．bringing the company to the court

e．insuring the box of cigars

A．ecabd

B．acebd

C．ecdab

D．cedba

3.The underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refers to ___．

A．the box of cigars	B．the insurance company
C．the policy	D．the claim

4.Which of the following sayings is the best suitable for the lawyer?

A．Whoever sits against heaven, it falls in his face．

B．A bad beginning makes a bad ending．

C．Accidents will happen．

D．Even the wise make mistakes sometimes．

 

Fire can 36 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 37 useful. We cannot live without 38.In other words, fire is both the 39  and enemy of us. This  40  on whether we use it wisely or not.

To the people 41 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the location 42  most of their houses are made of wood, which 43  catches fire. Especially in winter the air is 44  and the wind is often 45  .If one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 46  the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 47  all over the area. If this happens 48 , it may not be too bad. 49  if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 50   ,and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 51  all the things behind. Some people even do not know  52  is going on, and they  53  in their dreams.

  We should do our best to 54 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 55 areas but everyone else should be very careful in using fire.

1. A. make      B. build     C. lose        D. destroy

2. A. also      B. too       C. hardly      D. not

3.  A. water     B. air       C. food        D. fire

4. A. help      B. friend    C. companion   D. neighbor

5. A. happens   B. lies      C. depends     D. decides

6. A. where     B. which     C. what        D. who

7.. A. because   B. so        C. why         D. that

8. A. easily    B. hardly    C. carefully   D. friendly

9.. A. thick     B. thin      C. wet         D. dry

10. A. cold      B. freezing  C. gentle      D. strong

11. A. make      B. let       C. blow        D. give

12. A. cross     B. pass      C. happen      D. spread

13.A. at night  B. on Sunday  C. in the evening  D. in the day time

14. A. But       B. When      C. So          D. Even

15.A. careless  B. sleeping  C. afraid      D. frightened

16.A. leave     B. take      C. bring       D. have

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

18. A. think     B. smile     C. die         D. live

19. A. help      B. prevent   C. develop     D. keep

20. A. city      B. developing   C. factory   D. forest