Soon after Dave left college, one of his 1_____, who was 2_____ and had no children of his own, 3_____ and left a lot of money, so he decided to 4_____ his own real estate company.

He found a nice office, bought a lot of things to 5______ it, and moved in. He had only 6_____ there for a few hours 7_____ he heard someone 8_____ towards the door of his office.

“It’s my first 9_____!” he thought. He quickly 10_____ up the telephone and 11_____ to be very 12_____ in answering an important call from someone in New York who wanted to 13_____ a big and 14_____ house in the country.

The man knocked at the door when this was 15_____, came in and waited 16_____ for Dave to 17_____ his conversation. Then he said to him, “I’m 18_____ the telephone company. I 19_____ here to 20_____ your telephone.

1. A. grandparents        B. parents               C. aunts           D. uncles

2. A. ill          B. kind                 C. rich            D. healthy

3. A. died         B. remarried            C. fell ill      D. went out

4. A. set up              B. find                 C. build            D. buy

5. A. supply       B. furnish（用家俱等布置）C.fill     D. surround

6. A. lived               B. been                C. gone             D. left

7. A. and        B. as                  C. when            D. suddenly

8. A. going        B. walking         C. crying             D. entering

9. A. repairman          B. visitor        C. worker      D. friend

10.A. hung              B. put                  C. picked          D. brought

11.A. seemed       B. looked               C. appeared        D. pretended

12.A. interested   B. active                C. busy        D. comfortable

13.A. build        B. repair               C. sell             D. buy

14.A. cheap      B. expensive             C. wide        D. splendid

15.A. beginning    B. going on            C. holding          D. finished

16.A. happily      B. politely       C. hurriedly         D. impatiently

17.A. finish             B. stop                 C. start            D. continue

18.A. from        B. for                  C. to          D. with

19.A. came      B. left                  C. stayed          D. stood

20.A. use        B. borrow              C. lend            D. connect

Mrs. Squirrel and I Negotiated Terms

       I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch（门廊）, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.

       I searched squirrels on the Internet and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.

       On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer（除臭剂）and sprayed it into the squirrel’s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave.

       There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left.

       Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my home, I drove her away with the broom again.

       Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that “SHE’S BAAAAAACK…” The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hung up.

       I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes.

       All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones.

56. What did the author think of the squirrel at first?

       A. Troublesome.         B. Dangerous.            C. Interesting.     D. Clever.  

57. Why didn’t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again?

   A. She worried about the safety of the squirrel.

   B. She thought the company charged too much.

   C. She decided to drive away the squirrel herself.

   D. She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people.

58. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience.

   B. The squirrel has destroyed the author’s house.

   C. The author has developed love for the squirrel.

   D. The author signed an agreement with Mrs. Squirrel.

59. The underline word in the fifth paragraph probably means_________ .

   A. surprisingly        B. delightedly              C. quickly        D. crazily

Mrs. Squirrel and I Negotiated Terms

       I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch（门廊）, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.

       I searched squirrels on the Internet and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.

       On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer（除臭剂）and sprayed it into the squirrel’s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave.

       There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left.

       Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my home, I drove her away with the broom again.

       Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that “SHE’S BAAAAAACK…” The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hung up.

       I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes.

       All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones.

56. What did the author think of the squirrel at first?

       A. Troublesome.           B. Dangerous.        C. Interesting.     D. Clever

57. Why didn’t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again?

   A. She worried about the safety of the squirrel.

   B. She thought the company charged too much.

   C. She decided to drive away the squirrel herself.

   D. She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people.

58. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience.

   B. The squirrel has destroyed the author’s house.

   C. The author has developed love for the squirrel.

   D. The author signed an agreement with Mrs. Squirrel.

59. The underline word in the fifth paragraph probably means_________ .

   A. surprisingly         B. delightedly         C. quickly         D. crazily

Many years ago there lived a young couple in a small town. The husband was out of job for a long time and the wife   36 make a living by sewing for others. They were so poor that there was almost nothing in the house but a jar under a  37 table, in  38 was a little rice  39 from their neighbor for the coming New Year. 40 New Year’s Eve, the wife had already fallen asleep, but the husband was  41  in bed, worrying about the life. Suddenly he heard something. In the darkness he saw a man breaking into the room.

“It  42   be a thief.” He thought, “but it  43   matter, there is nothing that can be 44 .” So he  45  to be asleep and kept watching over the thief.

The thief began to 46 the room. At last he found the rice in the jar.

“But  47 can I take it away?” the thief thought hard. Then he had an idea. He 48 his coat and spread it on the ground between the bed and the table. After that he turned round to take the jar.

Now the husband realized what the thief 49 . He picked up the coat quickly and 50 himself with it while the thief was turning around.

The thief 51 the jar, poured the rice out on the place where he had just spread his coat and squatted (蹲) down to feel it. But to his surprise, his coat had  52  .

“Hey”, he couldn’t help 53  out. The   54  woke up the wife. She asked her husband, “Did you hear any sound? Maybe there is a thief in the room.”

“ Nonsense(胡说)!” replied her husband. “Go back to sleep. There is no thief in the room.”

“No, that’s   55  ,” the thief shouted loudly. “If there isn’t a thief, then, where’s my coat?”

1.                A．was able to      B．wanted to       C．had to    D．would

 

2.                A．good           B．old            C．nice D．broken

 

3.                A．it              B．which          C．where    D．that

 

4.                A．borrowed       B．asked          C．lent  D．taken

 

5.                A．During         B．At             C．In   D．On

 

6.                A．working        B．sewing         C．lying D．thinking

 

7.                A．will            B．must           C．can  D．may

 

8.                A．isn’t          B．wasn’t        C．doesn’t D．didn’t

 

9.                A．lost            B．carried         C．destroyed D．stolen

 

10.               A．pretended      B．tried           C．decided   D．started

 

11.               A．look into        B．search         C．discover   D．examine

 

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

 

13.               A．used           B．took off        C．put on D．brought

 

14.               A．had done       B．did            C．would do  D．could do

 

15.               A．hung          B．covered        C．studied    D．dressed

 

16.               A．shook          B．laid            C．lifted D．touched

 

17.               A．lost            B．missed         C．left   D．disappeared

 

18.               A．to cry          B．crying          C．to jump   D．jumping

 

19.               A．sound          B．voice          C．noise D．saying

 

20.               A．right           B．all right         C．nothing   D．impossible