I was shown into the waiting-room, which as I had expected, was full. There were dirty  l     on the wall, and the tattered (撕碎) magazines on the table   2  a great pile of waster paper. I took my seat and decided to   3  the time watching people around me.

　　 A young man beside me was turning over the   4  of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was   5  to understand what he was looking at for every three minutes or so he would   6  the magazine on the table, seize   7   , and sink back into his    8   . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from   9   . The boy had clearly grown tired of   10   . He had placed an ashtray on the floor and was making plane sounds as he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast   11   , and the boy' s mother was afraid   12  sooner or later her son would   13  the gentleman. At the same time the   14  man next to me kept sighing (叹气) loudly. At last he got up, walked towards the door and began    15  the pictures on the wall. Soon growing   16   , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and dropped tiredly into a chair. Even the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother’s arms.

　　  There was a complete   17  in the room as the door opened and a nurse   18   . The people looked up with a ray of   19  in the eyes. Then settled down again as the next  20  patient was let out of the room.

1. A. holes   　　　　B. pictures    　　　　 C. maps     　　　　 D. notice

2. A. were made of 　　  B. changed into　　       C. looked like　　   　　 D. were same as

3. A. cost     　　　　B. take  　　　　　　 C. pass 　　   　　　　　　 D. use

4. A. stories   　　　　B. articles      　　　　 C. books   　　　　 D. pages

5. A. easy    　　   　　　　B. possible     　　　　 C. useless    　　　　 D. hard

6. A. throw    　　　　B. take    　　　　　　 C. drag  　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. the others 　　 　　B. other 　　　　　　 C. another  　　    　　 D. the other

8. A. chair 　　 　　　　B. pocket 　　  　　　　 C. sleep 　　  　　　　 D. picture

9. A. hurting himself   　　 　　　　　　B. tearing the magazine

C. falling asleep   　　&n

bsp; 　　　　　　　　 D. making a noise

10. A. sleeping 　　  　　B. waiting   　　　　 　　 C. reading   　　   　　 D. playing

11. A. in sleep  　　 　　B. asleep  　　 　　　　 C. sleepy 　　 　　　　 D. sleeping

12. A. what  　　　　B. that　　 　　　　　　 C. then       　　　　 D. before

13. A. do harm to  　　　　　　  B. knock into 　　   　　　　 C. turn against    　　   D. wake up

14. A. old      　　　　B. kind  　　　　　　 C. young    　　  　　 D. handsome

15. A. drawing　　   　　    B. taking down 　　 　　 C. examining      　　 D. putting up

16. A. glad    　　　　B. unhappy   　　   　　 C. angry   　　　　 　　 D. uninterested

17. A. loneliness　　     B. hopelessness　　  　　 C. tiredness    　　　　   D. silence

18. A. entered  　　 　　B. turned out 　　　　 C. entered in   　　　　   D. came out

19. A. success 　　  　　B. satisfaction  　　 　　 C. joy　　　　　　   D. hope

20. A. unlucky　　    B. tired　　　　　　   C. happy　　　　    D. lucky

 

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。

"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. " 1 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened 2 the disappointment you had experienced 3." Mother was right, 4 I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 5 radio, then 6 my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but got 7 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the 8 " she said.

I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local 9 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was 10 I had played high school football, I 11 . The job sounded just 12 for me. But l wasn't hired.

My disappointment 13 have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother 14 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled 15 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the 16 when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he 17 me before a 18 and asked me to broadcast a(n) 19 game.

On my way home, as I have many times 20 , I thought of my mother's words.

1. A. Get on　　　 　 B. Carry on　　　 　 C. Work on　　　 　 D. Concentrate on

2. A. in spite of　　 B. regardless of　　 C. but for　　　　　 D. instead of

3. A. previously　　 B. preciously　　　 C. precisely　　　　 D. presently

4. A. it　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 　 D. as

5. A. in　　　　　 　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 　 D. from

6. A. feel　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. declined　　　 B. accepted　　　　 C. reduced　　　　　 D. received

8. A. city　　　　　 B. home　　　　 　 C. country　　　　　 　 D. town

9. A. salesman　　 B. athlete　　　　　 C. shop assistant　 D. manager

10. A. in which　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. where　　　　　 D. how

11. A. appealed　　　 B. refused　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　 D. applied

12. A. right　　　　 B. reasonable　　　 C. improper　　　　 　 D. stable

13. A. should　　　　 B. must　　　　　 　 C. could　　　　　 　 D. might

14. A. recommended　 B. requested　　　　 C. reminded　　　　 D. required

15. A. above　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　 D. over

16. A. lift　　　　　 B. result　　　　　 C. response　　　　 D. offer

17. A. told　　　　　 B. stood　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. helped

18. A. radio　　　　 B. station　　　 　 C. TV　　　　　　 D. microphone

19 A. live　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　 C. imaginary　　　　 D. fierce

20. A. before　　　　 B. since　　　　　 　 C. until　　　　　　 D. unless

 

　　I was shown into the waiting-room, which as I had expected, was full. There were dirty  l     on the wall, and the tattered (撕碎) magazines on the table   2  a great pile of waster paper. I took my seat and decided to   3  the time watching people around me.

　　 A young man beside me was turning over the   4  of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was   5  to understand what he was looking at for every three minutes or so he would   6  the magazine on the table, seize   7   , and sink back into his    8   . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from   9   . The boy had clearly grown tired of   10   . He had placed an ashtray on the floor and was making plane sounds as he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast   11   , and the boy' s mother was afraid   12  sooner or later her son would   13  the gentleman. At the same time the   14  man next to me kept sighing (叹气) loudly. At last he got up, walked towards the door and began    15  the pictures on the wall. Soon growing   16   , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and dropped tiredly into a chair. Even the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother’s arms.

　　  There was a complete   17  in the room as the door opened and a nurse   18   . The people looked up with a ray of   19  in the eyes. Then settled down again as the next  20  patient was let out of the room.

1. A. holes   　　　　B. pictures    　　　　 C. maps     　　　　 D. notice

2. A. were made of 　　  B. changed into　　       C. looked like　　   　　 D. were same as

3. A. cost     　　　　B. take  　　　　　　 C. pass 　　   　　　　　　 D. use

4. A. stories   　　　　B. articles      　　　　 C. books   　　　　 D. pages

5. A. easy    　　   　　　　B. possible     　　　　 C. useless    　　　　 D. hard

6. A. throw    　　　　B. take    　　　　　　 C. drag  　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. the others 　　 　　B. other 　　　　　　 C. another  　　    　　 D. the other

8. A. chair 　　 　　　　B. pocket 　　  　　　　 C. sleep 　　  　　　　 D. picture

9. A. hurting himself   　　 　　　　　　B. tearing the magazine

C. falling asleep   　　  　　　　　　　　 D. making a noise

10. A. sleeping 　　  　　B. waiting   　　　　 　　 C. reading   　　   　　 D. playing

11. A. in sleep  　　 　　B. asleep  　　 　　　　 C. sleepy 　　 　　　　 D. sleeping

12. A. what  　　　　B. that　　 　　　　　　 C. then       　　　　 D. before

13. A. do harm to  　　　　　　  B. knock into 　　   　　　　 C. turn against    　　   D. wake up

14. A. old      　　　　B. kind  　　　　　　 C. young    　　  　　 D. handsome

15. A. drawing　　   　　    B. taking down 　　 　　 C. examining      　　 D. putting up

16. A. glad    　　　　B. unhappy   　　   　　 C. angry   　　　　 　　 D. uninterested

17. A. loneliness　　     B. hopelessness　　  　　 C. tiredness    　　　　   D. silence

18. A. entered  　　 　　B. turned out 　　　　 C. entered in   　　　　   D. came out

19. A. success 　　  　　B. satisfaction  　　 　　 C. joy　　　　　　   D. hope

20. A. unlucky　　    B. tired　　　　　　   C. happy　　　　    D. lucky

 

"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. " 1 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened 2 the disappointment you had experienced 3 ." Mother was right, 4 I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 5 radio, then 6 my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but got 7 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the 8 " she said.

I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local 9 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was 10 I had played high school football, I 11 . The job sounded just 12 for me. But l wasn't hired.

My disappointment 13 have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother 14 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled 15 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the 16 when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he 17 me before a 18 and asked me to broadcast a(n) 19 game.

On my way home, as I have many times 20 , I thought of my mother's words.

1. A. Get on　　　 　 B. Carry on　　　 　 C. Work on　　　 D. Concentrate on

2. A. in spite of　　 B. regardless of　　　 C. but for　　　　　 D. instead of

3. A. previously　　 　 B. preciously　　　　 　 C. precisely　　　　 D. presently

4. A. it　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 　 C. that　　　　　　 　 D. as

5. A. in　　　　　 　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 D. from

6. A. feel　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　 　 C. find　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. declined　　　 B. accepted　　　　 C. reduced　　　　　 D. received

8. A. city　　　　　 B. home　　　　　　 　 C. country　　　　　 D. town

9. A. salesman　　　 B. athlete　　　　　 C. shop assistant　　 D. manager

10. A. in which　　　 　 B. when　　　　　 C. where　　　　　 　 D. how

11. A. appealed　　　 　 B. refused　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　 D. applied

12. A. right　　　　 B. reasonable　　　 C. improper　　　　 D. stable

13. A. should　　　　 　 B. must　　　　　 　 C. could　　　　　 　 D. might

14. A. recommended　 B. requested　　　　 C. reminded　　　　 D. required

15. A. above　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 　 C. in　　　　　　　 　 D. over

16. A. lift　　　　　 　 B. result　　　　　 C. response　　　　 D. offer

17. A. told　　　　　 B. stood　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. helped

18. A. radio　　　　 B. station　　　　　 C. TV　　　　　　 D. microphone

19 A. live　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　 C. imaginary　　　　 D. fierce

20. A. before　　　　 　 B. since　　　　　 　 C. until　　　　　　 D. unless

 

Many objects that people use each day started with a simple idea．These objects have often changed the way we 　1 . Some help us to do a job more 　2 . Others fill a need or solve a problem.

In 1858 H.L. Lipman had such an 　3 . He 　4　 out a pencil, a piece of paper, and an eraser. Then he began to write. Sometimes he needed to 　5 a word. Each time he had to search under his books and papers to 　6 the eraser. “I wish my eraser would stay in one 　7 !” he said.

Then Lipman had his simple idea .He 　8 a groove in one end of the pencil .He glued the eraser into this groove. Lipman had solved his problem .Later he thought that others might like to have such a pencil. So he sold his 　9 . Soon pencils with erasers were 　10 . His design earned him $100,000.

1．A．study　　　　 B．live　　　　 C．sleep　　　　 D．walk

2．A．easily　　　　 B．correctly　　　　 C．carefully　　　　 D．normally

3．A．article　　　 B．aim　　　　　 C．idea　　　　　　 D．action

4．A．got　　　　　 B．took　　　　　　 C．brought　 　 D．put

5．A．spell　　　　 B．read　　　　　　 C．write　　　　 D．change

6．A．look　　　 B．see　　 　 　 C．watch　　 D．find

7．A．place　　　 B．desk　　　　　 C．book　 　 　 D．hand

8．A．marked　　　　 B．prepared　　　　 C．cut　　　　　 D．invented

9．A．books　　　　 B．pencil　　　　 C．design　　　　 D．eraser

10．A．wonderful B．expensive　　　 C．colorful　　　　 D．common