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First I looked at some of the 6 discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 7 fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that 8 to the Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, 9 of that. Yet I 10 if those“best years”were true in other 11 .
Then how about the field of 12 ? Surely it needs the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it 13 ,but look when these people 14 their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 15 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to government. At what age? Twenty-six.
But why 16 best years some after thirty? After thirty, I 17 ,most people do not want to take risks or try 18 ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was 19 trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!
Perhaps there is still 20 for me.
1. A. invention B. discovery
C. experiment D. progress
2. A. mind B. idea
C. attention D. thought
3. A. As B. Being
C. However D. Beyond
4. A. Everybody B. Somebody
C. Nobody D. Whoever
5. A. names B. ages
C. addresses D. oldest
6. A. modern B. scientific
C. last &n bsp; D. oldest
7. A. heights B. sizes
C. weights D. things
8. A. led B. meant
C. stuck D. referred
9. A. plenty B. enough
C. much D. none
10. A. believed B. trusted
C. wondered D. asked
11.A. fields B. countries
C. courses D. ages
12. A. agriculture B. politics
C. industry D. society
13.A. is B. will
C. has D. does
14. A. finished B. went
C. started D. failed
15. A. devoted B. gave up
C. began D. led
16. A. don’t B. the
C. can &n b sp; D. not
17. A. say B. know
C. guess D. agree
18. A. other B. new
C. best D. their
19.A. always B. still
C. seldom D. enjoying
20. A. discovery B. problem
C. wish D. hope
“Yes.” said the porter, “but only the ... Hey! Wait.” He was too 1 . Jane had raced off 2 he had finished speaking.
She had just 3 herself in a seat when the train 4 out of the station. Jane got out her 5 and settled down to read. After about an hour or so, she looked 6 and glanced out of the __7 .
“That's 8 .” she thought, “the landscape (景色) doesn't look 9 as it should; I've 10 this route so many times.” She was getting increasingly 11 when the burly (粗壮的), red-faced conductor walked up and asked for her 12 .
One glance was enough. He 13 his head in friendly reproach (责备) and said. “Now, young lady, what did you do a fool thing like that for? This is the 14 ticket. You 15 have sat at the back of the train. The Rochester-bound section was 16 at the last station.”
Jane's face grew 17 “I'm sorry,” she said, “I guess I was in such a 18 that I didn’t notice it.”
“Well.” said the conductor, “don't 19 . You shouldn't have been in such a hurry, but I dare say we can 20 you a train going in the right direction at Syracuse. You'll be a couple of hours late arriving, though.” When Jane finally stepped onto the Rochester platform, her mother rushed up to her, “Oh, Jane, we have been so worried. What on earth happened?”
“Well, Mother.” said Jane. “It's a long story.”
1．
A. busy B. early
C. late D. quick
2．
A. when B. then
C. after D. before
3．
A. settled B. took
C. made D. gave
4．
A. pushed B. pulled
C. left D. started
5．
A. book B. place
C. seat D. things
6．
A. around B. about
C. up D. down
7．
A. door B. room
C. window D. plane
8．
A. exciting B. interesting
C. strange D. right
9．
A. familiar B. beautiful
C. nice D. alike
10．
A. walked B. gone
C. followed D. traveled
11．
A. uneasy B. calm
C. angry D. unhappy
12．
A. money B. ticket
C. book D. name
13．
A. put B. shook
C. raised D. nodded
14．
A. wrong B. used
C. only D. right
15．
A. would B. must
C. should D. could
16．
A. joined B. turned
C. connected D. separated
17．
A. cold B. surprised
C. sad D. red
18．
A. hurry &n b sp; B. trouble
C. worry D. difficulty
19．
A. sorry B. worry
C. hurry D. regret
20．
A. make B. give
C. find D. get
For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn’t raining at all. I gave the sign to the announcer, and the band began playing my music.
The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being 3 about the wetness.
And so we came to the head-in-mouth 4 . When I pulled Leo’s mouth open, raising his face and nose to the 5 , I noticed that the muscles of his jaws were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become 6 all over.
My head was in now. I counted to ten and then gave him the tap on jaw 7 to let me go. But this time 8 happened.
I 9 again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap(夹子). I heard 10 men trying to get Leo’s 11. But already, with my face 12 in the back of his mouth, I was finding it 13 to breathe. I knew what had happened: with the rain beating on his face, Leo had 14 me. I heard the gunfire again...
I awoke with an oxygen mask (氧气罩) 15 my face, and a doctor was working over me. “You’re lucky,”said the doctor,“as soon as you went faint (晕倒), the lion 16 you. For nearly three minutes you had no heart-beat !”
By then it had stopped raining. I called Leo back and 17 his jaw.“Don't be a fool!”the doctor said, 18 I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I gave Leo the tap on jaw, and he obeyed immediately.
Yet, when I tried the trick again the next time, Leo 19 . I believed he was unwilling to 20 me a second time. I never did the trick again.
1. A. suggestion B. notice C. agreement D. decision
2. A. performing B. trying C. acting D. training
3. A. happy B. sad C. sorry D. anxious
4. A. joke B. trick C. play D. attempt
5. A. sky B. earth C. cage D. ceiling
6. A. angry B. excited C. tense D. frightened
7. A. mark B. sign C. order D. information
8. A. something B. it C. everything D. nothing
9. A. hit B. beat C. pulled D. tapped
10. A. shouts B. cheers C. gunfire D. drum
11. A. silence B. control C. attention D. death
12. A. buried B. hidden C. put D. sunk
13. A. easy B. hard C. possible D. necessary
&nb &sp; 14. A. forgotten B. caught C. bitten D. killed
15.A. in B. above C. below D. over
16.A. kept B. dropped C. fell D. bit
17. A. opened B. tapped C. struck D. examined
18.A. and B. so C. but D. or
19. A. obeyed B. refused C. agreed D. regretted
20. A. hurt B. kill C. damage D. fool
“All we have are 2 heads,” came the 3 reply.
“I 4 want a whole head,”the customer 5 , “Just half a head. Are you going to sell me half a 6 ?”“Wait a minute,”said the clerk nervously,“ 7 ask the manager.”
She went back 8 the manager was stamping 9 on canned goods. “Hey,” she said,“there’s a big, stupid-looking buffalo (水牛) out 10 who wants me to 11 him half a head of cabbage. Shall I tell the 12 to…”She noticed the manager 13 —not at her, but behind her. 14 , the clerk saw that the big and tall customer had 15 her and heard 16 word. 17 , the clerk 18 back to the manager, “and this 19 ,” she said, “wants to buy 20 half.”
1.A.half B.just C./ D.every
2.A.all B.your C.whole D.half
3.A.warm B.clerk C.loud D.cold
4.A.just &n bsp; B.don’t C.will D.only
5.A.asked B.demanded C.beg D.said
6.A.cabbage B.thing C.head D.matter
7.A.Let me B.Let’s C.I D.You
8.A.to B.to place C.to notice D.where
9.A.something B.prices C.letters D.cabbages
10.A.front B.back C.of D.inside
11.A.give B.cut C.throw D.sell
12.A.man B.gentleman C.fool D.customer
13.A.looking B.afraid C.surprising D.staring
14.A.Quickly B.Turning C.Calling D.Shouting
15.A.seen B.followed C.come to D.caught
16.A.every B.her C.a D.some
17.A.Slowly B.Suddenly C.Quickly D.Generally
18.A.went B.turned C.ran D.looked
19.A.man B.customer C.gentleman D.fool
20.A.the other B.another C.a whole &n b sp; D.his
When I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to Disneyland in America．It wasn't the first time I had been 1．Like most English children I learned French 2 school and I had often been to France，so I 3 speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand 4 ．But 5 I went to America，I was really looking forward to 6 a nice easy holiday without any 7 problems．
8 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began 9 the airport。I was looking for a 10 telephone to give my friend Danny a 11 and tell her that I had arrived．A 12 old man saw me looking lost and asked 13 he could help me.
“Yes，”I said，“I want to give my friend a ring．”“Well，that's nice，”he said，“Are you getting 14 ？ But aren't you a bit young?”“15 is talking about marriage?”I replied．“I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived．Can you tell me 16 there’s a phone box?”“Oh!”he said，“there's a phone downstairs．”
When at last we did meet up，Danny explained the misunderstanding to me．“Don't worry，”she said to me，“I had so many 17 at first．There are lots of words
which the Americans 18 differently in meaning from us British．You'll soon get used to 19 funny things they say．Most of the 20 British，and American people understand each other!”
1. A．out &nb ?sp; B．away C．outside D．abroad
2. A．from B．during C．at D．after
3. A．get used to B．was used to C．used to D．used
4. A．English B．French C．Russian D．Latin
5. A．when B．while C．if D．for
6. A．buying B．having C．giving D．receiving
7. A．time B．human C．language D. money
8. A. Too B. What C．What D．How
9. A．with B. to C．over D．at
10. A．cheap B．popular C．public D．good
11. A. letter B. ring C. news D. information
12．A. friendly B. strange C. stupid D. tough
13．A．that B. if C. where D. when
14．A. to marry B. to be married C. marrying D. married
15．A．You B．She C．Who D．He
16．A．where B．in which C．over there D．that
17. A．trouble B．difficulties C．things D．fun
18. A．write B．speak C．use D．read
19. A．every B．these C．some D．all the
20. A．chance B．situation C．condition D．time
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