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On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to 21 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she 22 a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot. Before she came to 23 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”Neilson 24 .
Pulling open her door, the man seized her 25 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, 26 her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 27 , heard the screams and began running.
When they 28 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was 29searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker 30 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no 31 for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to 32 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes --- used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms 33 tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 34 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves, for you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 35 him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 36 carjacker (劫车者) and suspected murderer, whose 37 --- but with a full head of hair --- had been recently printed in their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky 38 she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a 39 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would 40 have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”
21. A. bring B. let C. gather D. send
22. A. recognized B. watched C. noticed D. met
23. A. realize B. understand C. imagine D. conclude
24. A. escaped B. struggled C. refused D. obeyed
25. A. by B. around C. with D. on
26. A. burying B. forgetting C. offering D. grabbing
27. A. trip B. visit C. break D. holiday
28. A. started B. stopped C. entered D. reached
29. A. carefully B. madly C. disappointedly D. patiently
30. A. fought B. turned C. jumped D. shouted
31. A. match B. target C. equal D. companion
32. A. remind B. phone C. invite D. beg
33. A. rolled B. folded C. bent D. tied
34. A. angrily B. kindly C. coldly D. warmly
35. A. caught B. thanked C. comforted D. ignored
36. A. ordinary B. professional C. honest D. outstanding
37. A. picture B. background C. character D. story
38. A. and B. but C. though D. when
39. A. ridiculous B. similar C. strange D. different
40. A. sometimes B. never C. often D. forever
“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with.
It is a pleasure to 1 someone who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth persons may be important members of 4 , of course. But they do not let their importance “ 5 to their heads”. They do not consider themselves to be better persons than 6 of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, 7 without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans 9 another expression that means almost the same as“down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone 10 both feet on the ground is a person with a good 11 of reality. He has what is called“common sense”. He may have dreams, 12 he does not allow them to block his knowledge of 13 is real.
The opposite kind of 14 is one who has “head in the clouds”. A man with his head in the clouds is a 15 whose mind is not in the real world.
16 such a person can be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teacher can usually 17 a daydreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on the ground. 19 we have both our feet on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
1. A. pick B. choose C. find D. receive
2. A. accepts B. recognizes C. thinks D. acts
3. A. same B. kind C. example D. opposite
4. A. companies B. society C. the world D. the government
5. A. come B. appear C. enter D. go
6. A. some B. others C. ones D. fellows
7. A. often B. rarely C. yet D. still
8. A. some B. a C. no D. every
9. A. discover B. find C. conclude D. use
10. A. at B. of C. with D. from
11. A. idea B. understanding C. opinion D. feeling
12. A. for B. or C. but D. and
13. A. that B. what C. such D. which
14. A. idea B. creature C. attitude D. person
15. A. dreamer B. stranger C. flyer D. settler
16. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Sometimes
17. A. teach B. bring C. lead D. take
18 A. fit B. sure C. likely D. able
19. A. When B. Since C. Though D. Unless
20. A. toward B. with C. over D. onto
It is a pleasure to 1 someone who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth persons may be important members of 4 , of course. But they do not let their importance “ 5 to their heads”. They do not consider themselves to be better persons than 6 of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, 7 without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans 9 another expression that means almost the same as“down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone 10 both feet on the ground is a person with a good 11 of reality. He has what is called“common sense”. He may have dreams, 12 he does not allow them to block his knowledge of 13 is real.
The opposite kind of 14 is one who has “head in the clouds”. A man with his head in the clouds is a 15 whose mind is not in the real world.
16 such a person can be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teacher can usually 17 a daydreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on the ground. 19 we have both our feet on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
1. A. pick B. choose C. find D. receive
2. A. accepts B. recognizes C. thinks D. acts
3. A. same B. kind C. example D. opposite
4. A. companies B. society C. the world D. the government
5. A. come B. appear C. enter D. go
6. A. some B. others C. ones D. fellows
7. A. often B. rarely C. yet D. still
8. A. some B. a C. no D. every
9. A. discover B. find C. conclude D. use
10. A. at B. of C. with D. from
11. A. idea B. understanding C. opinion D. feeling
12. A. for B. or C. but D. and
13. A. that ? B. what C. such D. which
14. A. idea B. creature C. attitude D. person
15. A. dreamer B. stranger C. flyer D. settler
16. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Sometimes
17. A. teach B. bring C. lead D. take
18 A. fit B. sure C. likely D. able
19. A. When B. Since C. Though D. Unless
20. A. toward B. with C. over D. onto
Some of you must have complained why there are so many English words that you have to 22 every day. However, do you know how many words the English language has exactly? Maybe ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or 23 one million!
Every 98 minutes, there is a new English word being 24 Last time when words were being 25 to the language at this rate was during the 26 of William Shakespeare. The 27 popularity of English has 28 the most fertile period of word creation. About 1.53 billion people speak English as a 29 , a second or a business language. The Global Language Monitor, 30 in the state of Texas in the US, has been recording English word creation since 2003. Now, there are almost one million English words.
Words that are predicted to be the one millionth 31 “defollow”, “defriend”, “noob”, and “greenwashing”. “Defollow” and “defriend” are Internet words, 32 what users do with a person they do not wish to 33 in touch with on the Internet. “Noob” is an offending name for someone new 34 a particular task or community. The word “greenwashing” 35 what companies do to appear 36 friendly. And “chiconomics” means a difficult time in fashion. Of course, there is a 37 that the one millionth word will be a sixth choice. The Global Language Monitor once 38 that the millionth English word would be “imminent” in 2006, but the organization has 39 that expected date 40 once. Other experts have 41 doubts about its methods because they don’t think that there is an agreement about how to classify a word.
22. A．write B．read C．memorize D．copy
23. A．still B．hence C．nevertheless D．even
24. A．inspired B．motivated C．commented D．created
25. A．advocated B．added C．adopted D．acquired
26. A．years B．days C．months D．hours
27. A．appropriate B．fundamental C．widespread D．elementary
28. A．brought B．led C．found D．taken
29. A．primary B．social C．physical D．typical
30. A．lay B．located C．built D．found
31. A．conclude B．consist C．exclude D．include
32. A．saying B．writing C．describing D．accounting
33. A．lose B．pay C．have D．stay
34. A．on B．of C．to D．with
35. A．refers to B．prefers to C．comes to D．sticks to
36. A．continually B．eventually C．environmentally D．constantly
37. A．possibility B．fact C．result D．bond
38. A．published B．declared C．expected D．claimed
39. A．put up B．put off C．put down D．put out
40. A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than
41. A．consulted B．instructed C．associated D．expressed
On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to 36 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she 37 a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot. Before she came to 38 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window. “Get out!”
Neilson 39 .
Pulling open her door, the man seized her 40 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, 41 her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 42 , heard the screams and began running.
When they 43 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was 44 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker 45 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no 46 for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to 47 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms 48 tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 49 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves – you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 50 him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 51 carjacker（劫车者） and suspected murderer, whose 52 —but with a full head of hair – had been recently printed in their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky 53 she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a 54 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would 55 have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”
36. A. bring B. gather C. let D. send
37. A. recognized B. noticed C. watched D. met
38. A. imagine B. understand C. realize D. conclude
39. A. refused B. struggled C. escaped D. obeyed
40. A. by B. around C. with D. on
41. A. burying B. forgetting C. grabbing D. offering
42. A. trip B. visit C. holiday D. break
43. A. started B. reached C. entered D. stopped
44. A. carefully B. patiently C. disappointedly D. madly
45. A. fought B. turned C. jumped D. shouted
46. A. target B. match C. equal D. companion
47. A. phone B. remind C. invite D. beg
48. A. rolled B. folded C. tied D. bent
49. A. angrily B. kindly C. warmly D. coldly
50. A. caught B. ignored C. comforted D thanked.
51. A. ordinary B. outstanding C. honest D. professional
52. A. character B. background C. picture D. story
53. A. though B. but C. and D. when
54. A. ridiculous B. different C. strange D. similar
55. A. sometimes B. forever C. often D. never
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