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    One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I 　　1    happily home through the 　　2   street. We had been to a musical and    3   about the people we had seen and heard in it.

    “The show    4    him a star overnight,” said my friend about one of them. “He was completely 　　5   before. And now thousands of people    6   him gifts and letters.” “I thought him quite good,” I said, “but not 　　7   thousands of letters. As a matter of 　　8   ,”one of his songs gave me a shock. It was too noisy. “What was that?” my friend asked me, “    9   it to me.” I began to sing. “Do be quiet. You will give everybody a shock and 　　10   them up for miles    11   . Besides, there will be a policeman 　　12   us. ”My friend gave me an astonished look.

    “Never mind. I don’t care. What is the matter?” I said and went on singing 　　13   the top of my voice.

　　 Presently there came a policeman, 　　14   in front of me, his notebook 　　15   . “    16   , sir,” he said, “You have a very good voice, if I   17　　 say so. Who taught you singing? I’d very much 　　18   to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. Would you be    19   to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would    20   on you and we could discuss it.”

1．A. went　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was coming

C. was making our way　　　　　　　　    D. had lost our way

2．A. calm　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B .crowded

C. silent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. quiet

3．A. were thinking    　　　　　　　　　　   B. were talking

C. knew　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. were discussing

4．A. called　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. turned

C. named　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. made

5．A. famous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. forgotten

C. stranger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unknown

6．A. show　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. write

C. send　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. brought

7．A. worthy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. worth

C. received　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　   D. accepted

8．A. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. facts

C. a fact　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the fact

9．A. Read　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Sing

C. Say　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Tell

10．A. call   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. pick

C. wake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. join

11．A. long　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. far   

C. around　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. away

12．A. observing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. in front of

13．A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. on

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

14．A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. going

C. standing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. walking

15．A. closing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. closed

C. open　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. opened

16．A. Wait a minute　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Stop singing

C. I’m sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Excuse me

17．A. may　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　   B. can

C. must　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

18．A. liked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted

C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. eager

19．A. brave　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kind enough

C. willing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. honest

20．A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. visit

C. invite　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. drop in

Mr and Mrs Jones’ house was full of suitcases, packages and packed-up boxes. The two of them were 1　　 with pencils and paper, 2　 their luggage, when there was a 3　 at the door. Mr Jones went to 4　 it and saw a well—dressed middle—aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in the house 5　 theirs, and that she had come to 6　 them to their new home.

　 The Jones invited here in, after 7　 for the state of the house.

　 “Oh, 8　 ,” she answered. “ Do you know in some parts of this 9　 neighbours , are not all 10　 ? There are some streets where people do not 11　 their neighbours , 12　 their next—door ones. 13　 in this street everybody id friends with 14　 else. We are one big, happy family. I’m 15　 that you will be 16　 here.”

　 The well—dressed lady got a 17　 when she came to visit the house the 18　 time, because she found a quite 19　 man and woman in it. Mr and Mrs Jones had not had the 20　 to tell her that they were not the new owners of the house, who were to move in the next day , but the old ones. Who has lived beside her for two years without ever having visited her or even noticing her existence. (生存).

1.　 A. free　 B. busy　 C. satisfied　 D. familiar

2.　 A. checking　 B. examining　 C. testing　 D. enjoying

3.　 A. sound　 B. ring　 C. friend　 D. message

4.　 A. answer　 B. serve　 C. see　 D. guess

5.　 A. above　 B. of　 C. under　 D. beside

6.　　 A. welcome　 B. lead　 C. take　 D. invite

7.　 A. explaining　 B. apologizing　 C. showing　 D. asking

8.　 A. excuse me　 B. here you are C. never mind　 D. thank you

9.　　 A. house　 B. street　 C. town　 D. time

10.　 A. busy　 B. lonely　 C. safe　 D. friendly

11.　 A. know　　 B. understand　 C. welcome　 D. respect

12. A. merely B. even　 C. mostly　 D. neither

13.　 A. And　 B. But　 C. Otherwise　 D. While

14.　 A. anybody　 B. nobody　 C. somebody　 D. none

15.　 A. uncertain B. glad　 C. sure　 D. afraid

16.　 A. happy　 B. lonely　 C. popular　 D. friendly

17.　 A. surprise　 B. fright　 C. pleasure D. worry

18.　 A. first　 B. exact　 C. next　 D. same

19.　 A. famous　 B. different　 C. young　 D. old

20.　 A. time　 B. chance　 C. courage　 D. interest

There was a young college student who played the piano in a bar every night. He 1 his home alone and found a 2 job to support himself. He was a good piano player，but sometimes a bit stubborn. People 3 work came out just to hear him 　4 . But one night，an old gentleman told him he didn’t want to hear him play 5 want him to sing a song.

The young man said, “Sorry，I don’t sing. ”

But the customer was 6 . He told the waiter，“I’m 7 listening to the piano; I want that guy to sing. ”

The waiter 8 across the room, “Hey buddy! If you want to 9 , sing a song. The 10 are asking you to sing! ”

So 11 . He sang a song unwillingly but 12 . A piano player who had never sung 13 did so for the very first time. And nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa. Mona Lisa was sung 14 by Nat King Cole! The song of Mona Lisa was soon well-received among American young generations.

He had 15 he was sitting on（搁置不用）! He may have lived the rest of his life as a 16 piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, and he showed his gift, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

You，too，have skills and abilities. You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly great，but it may be better than you think! And 17 you keep practicing，most skills can be improved. Besides，you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on 18 talent you possess! The better 19 is not “What ability do I have 20 is useful? ” It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have! ”

1. A. left　　　　 　　B. entered　　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. moved

2. A. professional　 　　B. part-time　　　　　 C. full-time　　 D. weekend

3. A. until　　　　　 B. since　　　　　 　 C. after　　　　 D. before

4. A. talk　　　　　 　B. chat　　　　　　 　C. sing　　　　 D. play

5. A. but　　　　　 　B. or　　　　　　　 　C. so　　　　　 D. and

6. A. delighted　　　　 B. patient　　　　　　 C. persistent　　 D. satisfied

7. A. fond of　 　　　B. interested in　　　　　 C. busy in　　　 D.tired of

8. A. shouted　　　 　 B. whispered　　　 　　C. blamed　　 D. spoke

9. A.get praised 　　　 B.raise money　 　　　　 C. get paid　 　 D.make progress

10.A.waiters 　　　　 B.managers　　　　　　　　　 C. visitors 　　　 D. customers

11. A. did he　　　 B. he did　　　　　 　　　　C. was him　　　 D. he was

12.A.unluckily　　 　 B.wonderfully　　　　　　　　 C. patiently　　　 D. hurriedly

13. A. in public　　 B. secretly　　　　　　　　　 C. at home　　　　 D.sometimes

14.A.that night 　　B.every night　　　　　　　　　　 C. at night　　 D. tonight

15.A. money 　　 B. knowledge　　　　　　　　 C. talent　 　　　　 D. possession

16. A. famous　 B. well-known　　　　　　　　 C. no-name　 　 D. non-stop

17. A.unless　　　　 B. even if　　　 　　　　 C. so long as　　　 D. as if

18. A. whatever　 B. however　　　　　　　　　　 C.somehow　 D. whichever

19. A. situation　 B. question　　　　　　　　　　 C.problem　　　　 D. possibility

20. A. what　　　　 B.this　　　　　 　　　　　　C.that　　　　　　　　 D.it

Let's show our love when we can, and when people need us. That is something I learnt from a(an) 36 in Bhopal.

　　 I saw a little boy daily. 37　 the Hanuman temple, always in a white T-shirt and black pants, with a small Hanuman pendant (挂饰) around his neck. He sat with a basket of fresh floral garlands (花环). Be it at six in the morning 38 nine at night, he would try his very best to 39 his wares.

　　 I was a 40 temple-goer and each time the boy would beg me 41　 to buy a garland. But somehow I never did. Even when I came out, he would 42 me to my car, begging me to buy one at least. Other boys sold flowers too, but none as persistently as he.

　　　 I went back to the 43　 recently after a gap of some months. The boy was there, seated exactly as before. ! tried to 44　 his look, assuming that he would follow me. But he did not 45 . I went into the temple and came back. But the boy made no 46　 to sell his garlands. I thought he was angry or just 47 his own self-respect. I suddenly missed the communication I always had with this 48　 boy and went to him. He looked at me but did not speak.

　　 This was 49 . I gathered courage and asked, "My boy, why are you not asking me to buy your garlands?" He said, "Why should I ask? You are rich but you can't 　50　 five rupees on my garlands. Anyway now I am not so desperate. My sister was 51　 cancer and I had to work for her medicines. My father had left us. My mother makes the garlands and I sell them. We used the 52　 for my sister's medicines. She passed away two months ago. You can now take one for 53 ."I bought them all. But I felt so 54 . I still regret that I did not respond then when he tried so 55.

36. A. business　　　　 B. event　　　　　　 C. matter　　　　　 D. incident

37. A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. near　　　　　　 D. beyond

38. A. yet　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. but

39. A. sell　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　 C. count　　　　　 D. clean

40. A. famous　　　　　 B. rich　　 　　　　　C. frequent　　　　 D. generous

41. A. earnestly　　　　 B. nervously　　　　 C. surprisingly　　　 D. effectively

42. A. see　　　　　　 B. follow　　　　　　 C. assist　　　　　 D. hold

43. A. street　　　　　 B. shop　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　 D. temple

44. A. change　　　　　 B. escape　　　　　　 C. avoid　　　　　 D. replace

45. A. look　　　　　 B. move　　　　　　 C. answer　　　　 D. walk

46. A. use　　　　　　 B. pain　　　　　　 C. effort D. sense

47. A. imaging　　　　 B. wasting　　　　　 C. performing　　　 D. showing

48. A. clever　　　　　 B. unknown　　　　 C. unhappy　　　　 D. lovely

49. A. ordinary　　　　 B. common　　　　 C. impossible　　　 D. strange

50. A. spend　　　　　 B. pay 　　　　　　 C. contribute　　　　 D. rely

51. A. looking through'　 B. suffering from　　 C. handing over　　 D. showing up

52. A. garland　　　　 B. service　　　　　 C. money　　　　　 D. experience

53. A. free　　　　　　 B. charge　　　　　 C. use　　　　　　 D. decoration

54. A. proud　　　　　 B. special　　　　　 C. useless　　　　 D. small

55. A. badly　　　　　 B. patiently　　　　 C. hard　　　　 　 D. well

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 　1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 　2 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 　3 　,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 　4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 　5　 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,　 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 　7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 　8　 to tell me all about his friend.

His friend’s main 　9　 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 　10　 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 　11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 　12　 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 　13　 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 　14　 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 　15　 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 　16　 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 　17　 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 　18　 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 　19 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 　20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

1. A. brother 　　 　 B. teacher 　　 　 C. neighbour　　　 　 D. friend

2. A. managed　　　 　 B. happened 　 　　　 C. tried 　 　　　　　 D. wanted

3. A. expecting 　 　 B. lying 　 　　　　　 C. joking 　　　 D. talking

4. A. funny 　　　 　 B. serious 　　 　 C. careful 　　　 D. disappointed

5. A. think 　　　 　 B. find 　　　　　 　 C. realize 　　　 D. see

6. A. indeed 　　　 　 B. actually 　 　　　 C. instead 　　 　 D. exactly

7. A. famous 　　　 　 B. interesting 　　 　 C. noisy 　　　　　 　 D. big

8. A. began 　　　 　 B. stopped 　　　 C. refused 　　　 D. failed

9. A. problem　　　　　 B. interest 　 　　　 C. choice 　　　 D. work

10. A. just 　　　 　 B. ever 　 　　　　　 C. even 　 　　　　　 D. surely

11. A. suit 　　　 　 B. habit 　　　　　 　 C. pools 　 　　　　　 D. river

12. A. people　 　　　 B. players 　　 　 C. strangers 　　　 　 D. friends

13. A. advised 　 B. argued 　　 　 C. admitted 　 　　　 D. announced

14. A. recognized 　 B. realized 　 　　　 C. visited 　　　 D. found

15. A. how 　　　 B. whether 　　　 C. when 　 　　　　　 D. where

16. A. because 　 B. if 　　　　　 C. then 　 　　　　　 D. though

17. A. doctor 　　 　 B. friend 　　 　 C. neighbour 　 　　　 D. player

18. A. hired 　　　 　 B. visited 　　　 C. designed 　 　　　 D. sold

19. A. smiled 　　 　 B. laughed 　　 　 C. cried 　　　　　 　 D. nodded

20. A. chance 　　　　　　 　　　 B. pleasure 　　　　　 　　　 C. time 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. turn