Suppose, for example, that a teacher tells her students they each must do one hundred math problems   1   coming to school the next day. The   2   complain about so much home study. But one student does not   3   anything at all. That student is an eager beaver. He   4   to work out math problems, and does not mind all the  5  . Another eager beaver works as a salesman for a business. He   6   arrives at the office before anyone else, and is the    7   person to leave.

The man works hard, because he   8   his job. He is a true “eager beaver”.

The expression   9   the name of a hardworking animal, the beaver. Beavers are  10  creatures. They are like mice and rats, but much   11   . Some weigh more than twenty-five kilograms. Beavers have a large, black, flat tail to   12   them swim. They also have thick brown hair or fur to keep them warm in cold  13  .They have front teeth  14  enough to cut down large trees.

Beavers spend a lot of time in the water, building dams to form little   15   or pools. They work hard to cut down trees,   16   branches and put them across streams. They use their tails to pack mud on the branches to make the dams solid.  17   other animals work so hard.

In fact, for two hundred years or more, the beaver was the most valuable animal in North America. And thus most of the beavers were killed. For a time, they were in danger of  18  completely. But laws were passed to   19   the beaver, and today, the    20   is rising.

And, like the animal, the expression “eager beaver” is in no danger of dying out.

1. A. when　　　　　　 B. instead of　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　  D. while

2. A. children　　　　    B. teachers　　　　    C. parents　　　　　　  D. headmasters

3. A. do　　　　　　　　 B. speak　　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　　　   D. say

4. A. loves　　　　　　   B. refuses　　　　    C. hates　　　　　　　　  D. fails

5. A. physical labor　　　　　　 B. easy job

C. homework　　　　　　　　   D. housework

6. A. seldom　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　  C. always　　　　　　    D. never

7. A. most eager　　　　  B. last　　　　　　  C. only　　　　　　　　   D. first

8. A. has to do　　　　   B. needn’t do　　　　   C. loses　　　　　　　　 D. enjoys

9. A. comes from　　　　　　 B. is separated from

C. is given to　　　　　　　　 D. has nothing to do with

10. A. tailless　　　　　　 B. good-looking　　    C. strange-looking　　   D. kind-hearted

12. A. make    　　　　 B. watch　　　　    C. let　　　　　　　　    D. help

13. A. rain　　　　　　   B. land　　　　　　 C. water　　　　　　　　 D. ice

14. A. fearless　　　　    B. smooth　　　　   C. quick　　　　　　　　 D. sharp

15. A. lakes　　　　　　   B. pipes　　　　   C. gardens　　　　　　    D. parks

16. A. grasp　　　　　　   B. suck　　　　    C. remove　　　　　　    D. climb

17. A. All　　　　　　    B. Most　　　　　　 C. Many　　　　　　　　 D. Few

18. A. running away　　　　   B. disappearing　　     C. missing　　　　   D. losing

19. A. feed　　　　　　　　    B. raise　　　　   C. catch　　　　    D. protect

20. A. condition　　　　  B. population　　　　 C. quality　　　　　　　　 D. safety

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Suppose, for example, that a teacher tells her students they each must do one hundred math problems   1   coming to school the next day. The   2   complain about so much home study. But one student does not   3   anything at all. That student is an eager beaver. He   4   to work out math problems, and does not mind all the  5  . Another eager beaver works as a salesman for a business. He   6   arrives at the office before anyone else, and is the    7   person to leave.

The man works hard, because he   8   his job. He is a true “eager beaver”.

The expression   9   the name of a hardworking animal, the beaver. Beavers are  10  creatures. They are like mice and rats, but much   11   . Some weigh more than twenty-five kilograms. Beavers have a large, black, flat tail to   12   them swim. They also have thick brown hair or fur to keep them warm in cold  13  .They have front teeth  14  enough to cut down large trees.

Beavers spend a lot of time in the water, building dams to form little   15   or pools. They work hard to cut down trees,   16   branches and put them across streams. They use their tails to pack mud on the branches to make the dams solid.  17   other animals work so hard.

In fact, for two hundred years or more, the beaver was the most valuable animal in North America. And thus most of the beavers were killed. For a time, they were in danger of  18  completely. But laws were passed to   19   the beaver, and today, the    20   is rising.

And, like the animal, the expression “eager beaver” is in no danger of dying out.

1. A. when　　　　　　 B. instead of　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　  D. while

2. A. children　　　　    B. teachers　　　　    C. parents　　　　　　  D. headmasters

3. A. do　　　　　　　　 B. speak　　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　　　   D. say

4. A. loves　　　　　　   B. refuses　　　　    C. hates　　　　　　　　  D. fails

5. A. physical labor　　　　　　 B. easy job

C. homework　　　　　　　　   D. housework

6. A. seldom　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　  C. always　　　　　　    D. never

7. A. most eager　　　　  B. last　　　　　　  C. only　　　　　　　　   D. first

8. A. has to do　　　　   B. needn’t do　　　　   C. loses　　　　　　　　 D. enjoys

9. A. comes from　　　　　　 B. is separated from

C. is given to　　　　　　　　 D. has nothing to do with

10. A. tailless　　　　　　 B. good-looking　　    C. strange-looking　　   D. kind-hearted

11. A. smaller　　　　    B. larger　　　　   C. quicker　　　　　　　　 D. better

12. A. make    　　　　 B. watch　　　　    C. let　　　　　　　　    D. help

13. A. rain　　　　　　   B. land　　　　　　 C. water　　　　　　　　 D. ice

14. A. fearless　　　　    B. smooth　　　　   C. quick　　　　　　　　 D. sharp

15. A. lakes　　　　　　   B. pipes　　　　   C. gardens　　　　　　    D. parks

16. A. grasp　　　　　　   B. suck　　　　    C. remove　　　　　　    D. climb

17. A. All　　　　　　    B. Most　　　　　　 C. Many　　　　　　　　 D. Few

18. A. running away　　　　   B. disappearing　　     C. missing　　　　   D. losing

19. A. feed　　　　　　　　    B. raise　　　　   C. catch　　　　    D. protect

20. A. condition　　　　  B. population　　　　 C. quality　　　　　　　　 D. safety

完形填空：

　　The manager of a small building company(公司) was very 1 to get a bill for two white　　 mice which one of his workmen had bought. He 2 the workman and asked him why he had　　 had the bill 3 to the company.

　　 　　 　　 　　 “Well,”the　　 workman answered, “you remember the house we　　 were 4 in Newbridge last week, 5 ? One of the things we had to do there was　　 to put in some new electric wiring. Well, in one place we had to pass some wires through a　　 pipe 6 and about an inch across, which was built into solid stone and had four big　　 bends in it. 7 could think how to do this 8 I had a good idea. I went to a　　 shop and 9 two mice, one of them male(雄性)　　 and the other female(雌性).

　　 　　 　　Then I tied(扎，绑)　　 a thread to the body of the male mouse and put him into the pipe at one end 10 Tom　　 held the female mouse at the other end and pressed her gently to make her squeak(吱吱叫). When the male mouse heard the female mouse’s　　 squeaks, he rushed along the 11 to help her. I suppose he was a gentleman 12 he　　 was only a mouse. Anyway, as he ran through the pipe , he pulled the thread behind him. It　　 was then quite 13 for us to tie one end of the thread to the electric wires and　　 pull them 14 the pipe.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 The manager 15 the bill for the white mice.

1. A. surprised   B. sorry

　　 　　    C. strange　　 D. pleased

　　 　　 [    ]

2. A. took out    B. sent for

　　 　　    C. called at   D. brought with

　　 　　 [    ]

3. A. to be sent   B. to send

　　 　　    C. send　　　　 D. sent

　　 　　 [    ]

4. A. built　　    B. cleaning

　　 　　    C. repairing    D. looking

　　 　　 [    ]

5. A. do you remember    B. didn’t you

　　 　　    C. don’t you　　　　 D. do you think so

　　 　　 [    ]

6. A. thirty-feet-long    B. thirty foots long

　　 　　    C. thirty feet long    D. thirty foot long

　　 　　 [    ]

7. A. None of us　　   B. No of us 

   C. No one of we　　 D. None us

　　 　　 [    ]

8. A. after    B. when

　　 　　    C. until    D. unless

　　 　　 [    ]

9. A. caught　　 B. bought

　　 　　    C. sold　　   D. sent

　　 　　 [    ]

10. A. as　　   B. so

　　 　　     C. while    D. when

　　 　　 [    ]

11. A. pipe　　   B. pole

　　 　　     C. rope　　   D. wire

　　 　　 [    ]

12. A. even thought　　   B. in fact

　　 　　     C. as though　　　　  D. such enough

　　 　　 [    ]

13. A. difficult　　 B. impossible 

    C. helpful　　   D. easy

　　 　　 [    ]

14. A. along　　    B. through

　　 　　     C. inside　　   D. towards

　　 　　 [    ]

15. A. received    B. agreed

　　 　　     C. paid　　    D. found

　　 　　 [    ]