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Hidden passengers travelling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible trouble——especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great _____1_____ between human beings and insects. The former _____2_____ every possible effort to avoid being discovered ,while the latter quickly _____3_____ attention to themselves.

　　

　　We can only show mercy to the _____4_____ man who had to stop his car soon after _____5_____ from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the _____6_____ of the car, he naturally got out to _____7_____ the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he _____8_____ his way. Again the noise began _____9_____ and became even louder. Quickly _____10_____ his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great _____11_____ loud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees_____12____ .

　　

　　On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible. After an hour's _____13_____ driving, he arrived safely in London. Where he parked his car outside a _____14_____ and went in. It was not long _____15_____ a customer who had seen him arrive _____16_____ in to inform him that his car was _____17_____ with bees. The poor driver was _____18_____ that the best way should be to call a _____19_____. In a short time the man arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this _____20_____ gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.

　　

 

(1)A.connection			B.difference
C.communication			D.similarity
(2)A.do		B.take	C.make	D.try
(3)A.give		B.keep	C.pay	D.draw
(4)A.unfortunate		B.careless	C.unpleasant	D.hopeless
(5)A.passing 　　 by			B.leaving 　　 out
C.setting 　　 out			D.getting 　　 up
(6)A.front	B.back		C.left	D.right
(7)A.clean	B.change		C.test	D.examine
(8)A.drove	B.continued		C.pushed	D.forced
(9)A.normally	B.gently		C)Actually	D.immediately
(10)A.hiding	B.turning		C.shaking	D.raising
(11)A.black	B.beautiful		C.white	D.colorful
(12)A.below	B)Ahead		C.nearby	D.behind
(13)A.boring	B.careful		C.exciting	D.hard
(14)A.hotel	B.museum		C.hospital	D.school
(15)A.when	B)After		C.until	D.before
(16)A.broke	B.moved		C.hurried	D.dropped
(17)A.crowded	B.covered		C.filled	D.equipped
(18)A)Advised	B.required		C.ordered	D.requested
(19)A.beekeeper	B.policeman		C.waiter	D.repairman
(20)A.unfamiliar	B.unknown		C.unexpected	D.uncertain

 

—Waiter!

—　　　　

—I can’t eat this. It’s too salty.

A. Yes, sir?　　　 B. What?　 　　C. All right?　　 D. Pardon?

 

When I woke next morning, I was dying of _1__. I seemed to have a hole instead of a _2__. I dressed quickly and hurried down to the dinning-room. It was a big room with six tall windows and the ugliest wallpaper I had ever seen! _3_, I had been told the hotel was not beautiful but that you were better __4_ there than in any other hotel; and that was _5__ I wanted just then. 　 The waiter came hurrying up. Before I came downstairs I had prepared __6__ carefully for what I must __7__. I had looked three times in my dictionary to make sure __8__ “breakfast” really meant “breakfast”. I had tried to get the right __9_ and I had stood in the front of a mirror and twisted my mouth until it ached. 　 The waiter asked me _10__ I could not understand, but I spoke only my one prepared word “breakfast”. He looked at me in a 　11 way. So I repeated it. Still he did not understand. It was 12 that English people didn’t understand their language. The waiter 　13 his head and went away, but he came back in a minute and brought a tray with tea, bread and butter — enough to feed a small army — and went away. But I was hungry, and I left 　14 . When the waiter came back I thought his face showed a little 　15 , but you can never __16_. What a waiter’s face really shows! In another minute he brought _17__ tray with some bacon(熏肉) and some eggs. He 　18 have misunderstood me, but I thought it was no use explaining to people who don’t understand their own language, so I just set to work on the bacon and eggs, wondering whether I could possibly clear that plate. 　 Well, I finished the bacon and eggs. I got up and made my way slowly to my room — at least five pound 　19 . I never believed until then that any meal could 　20 me, but on that day I met my Waterloo(滑铁卢). 1. A. hunger　　 B. cold　　　 　　　 C. anger　　　 　　 D. illness 2. A. stone　　　 B. head　　　 　　　 C. breast　　　 　　 D. stomach 3. A. Therefore　 　 B. Otherwise　 　　 C. So　　　　 　 D. However 4. A. received　　 　 B. fed　　　　 　　 C. cared　　　 　　 D. eating 5. A. just　　　　 　 B. what　　　　 　　 C. that　　　 　　　 D. why 6. A. English　　 　 B. meal　　　　 　　 C. questions　　 　　 D. myself 7. A. speak　　　 　 B. answer　　　 　　 C. say　　　　 　　 D. explain 8. A. that　　　　 　 B. about　　　　 　　 C. of　　　　　 　　 D. to 9. A. pronunciation B. meaning　　 　　 C. form 　　　　　　 D. spelling 10. A. whether　　 B. something　　 C. when　　　 　 D. what 11. A. surprised　　 B. friendly　　　 　 C. puzzled　　 　　　 D. touched 12. A. unbelievable B. true　　　　　 C. thought　　 　　 D. a pity 13. A waved　　　 　 B. shook　　 　　 C. bowed　　　 　　　 D. patted 14. A. much　　　 　 B. a little　　　　 C. nothing　　 　　 D. empty 15. A. pleasure　　 B. surprise　　　 　 C. pride　　　 　　 D. satisfaction 16. A. tell　　　　 B. guess　　　　 C. design　　 　　　 D. express 17. A. other　　　　 B. another　　　 C. more　　　 　 D. me 18. A. should　　　 B. might　　　　 C. would　　 　 D. must 19. A. lighter　　　 B. heavier　　　　 　 C. weightier　 　　 D. more 20. A. hurt　　　　 B. fat　　　　　　 　 C. defeat　　　 　　 D. please

 

—Waiter!

—　　　　

　 —I can’t eat this. It’s too salty.

A. Yes, sir?　　　 B. What?　 　　 C. All right?　　 D. Pardon?

 

　　　 You Are Going Places

One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter.

　　　 I went to work feeling 　21　 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. It' s the same thing over and over again. 22 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 23 is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to 24 a lot of us 25 but we manage to deal with it.

　　　 Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very 26 near where I keep the dirty 27 in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 28 running all over the house, it was crazy. 29 these elderly women were watching 30 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.

　　　 When they 31 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 32 I was in and what I planned to do in the future.

　　　 33 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 34 and gentle voice, “You are going places.” And that was it. They left the 35 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 36 to believe in myself. They 37 my spirit from being down and gave me a 38 to keep on working hard.

　　　 People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in 39 until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor （联合主持人）of a student-produced television 40 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

21. A. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. down

22. A. Dealing　　　　　　　　　　 B. Helping　　　　　　　　　　 C. Talking　　　　　　　　　　 D. Meeting

23. A. sat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. seated　　　　　　　　　　 C. laid　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seating

24. A. attract　　　　　　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　　　　　　 C. adjust　　　　　　　　　　　 D. annoy

25. A. employees　　　　　　　　 B. customers C. boss D. employers

26. A. table　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. box　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spot　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kitchen

27. A. dishes　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rooms　　　　　　　　　　 C. clothes　　　　　　　　　　 D. chairs

28. A. men　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. women　　　　　　　　　　 C. servers　　　　　　　　　　 D. people

29. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Otherwise　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

30. A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

31. A. finished．　　　　　　　　 B. completed　　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　　　　 D. got

32. A. place　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. grade　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　　　　　　　　　　 D. position

33. A. Before　　　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. After

34. A. confident　　　　　　　　　 B. loud　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. low　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleasant

35. A. kitchen　　　　　　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　　　　　 C. restaurant　　　　　　　　 D. table

36. A. ability　　　　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　　　　 C. imagination　　　　　　　 D. time

37. A. put down　　　　　　　　　 B. picked up C. took 　over　 D. pointed out

38. A. cause　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reason C. present　 D. permission

39. A. television　　　　　　　　　 B. government C. school D. restaurant

40. A. company　　　　　　　　　 B. station C. show D. advertisement