“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had ___36___ made a “motherhood contract(合同)”—declaring that for 70 days this summer he would ___37___  the care of their four children and all the housework. ___38___ he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he sighed, he was very confident.

After40 of the 70 days, he was ready to ___39___. “ I was beaten down, “ admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a ___40___ task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being. ”

Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the married, Pat ___41___ a secretary to help put him through university. ___42___ Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. ___43___ two years ago Pat went back to work. “ I had been ___44___ children so much,” she ___45___, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up. ” She continued to run the household, ___46___ -- until Bob sighed the contract.

Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were ___47___. For the last three weeks, the family ___48___ a lot--- sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

___49___ housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean ___50___ the bed is made. “ I found ___51___ –I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. “When we went to ___52___ Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 53 side out so they would look clean. ”

Now that Bob has publicly ___54___  he was wrong, he is ___55___ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

36. A. only     B. just     C. nearly D. ever

37. A. stick to B. set about    C. think about D. takeover

38. A. If  B. As      C. Since  D. Although

39. A. carry on       B. give up      C. break down       D. find out

40. A. strange B. pleasant      C. difficult     D. serious

41. A. sent      B. employed   C. learned from      D. worked as

42. A. In time B. Before long       C. Since then  D. Later on

43. A. Then    B. Thus   C. So      D. Still

44. A. near     B. after   C. about  D. around

45. A. insists   B. sighs   C. jokes   D. apologizes

46. A. besides B. therefore    C. however     D. otherwise

47. A. terrible B. tasty   C. expensive   D. special

48. A. starved B. traveled      C. worked out D. ate out

49. A. Due to  B. As for C. Along with D. Except for

50. A. until     B. before C. if D. unless

51. A. an easier way      B. a cheaper way    C. a cleaner way     D. a harder way

52. A. receive B. welcome    C. greet   D. fetch

53. A. good    B. wrong C. right   D. opposite

54. A. admitted      B. suggested   C. agreed D. explained

55. A. operating     B. realizing     C. sharing       D. performing

There once was a blind man who decided to visit Texas. When he arrived on the plane, he (1)_______ the seats and said, "Wow, these seats are big!" The person next to him answered, "(2)_______ is big in Texas."

When he finally arrived in Texas, he decided to visit a bar. Upon arriving in the bar, he (3)_______ a beer and got a mug (4)_______ between his hands. He exclaimed, "Wow these mugs are big!" The bartender replied, "Everything is big in Texas."

After a (5)_______of beers, the blind man asked the bartender where the (6)_______ was located. The bartender replied, "Second door to the right."

The blind man (7)_______ for the bathroom, but accidentally tripped over and skipped the second door. (8)_______, he entered the third door, which (9)_______ to the swimming pool and fell into the pool by accident. (10)_______ to death, the blind man started shouting, "Don't flush, don't flush!"

1. A. saw               B. felt                  C. took                  D. touched

2. A. Everything            B. Nothing           C. Something    D. All

3. A. took                     B. bought             C. drank               D. ordered

4. A. placed                  B. lain                  C. stood                D. spread

5. A. few               B. amount            C. couple               D. pair

6. A. bathroom                                          B. living room     

  C. waiting room                            D. kitchen

7. A. looked                  B. headed             C. went                D. searched

8. A. As a result             B. In fact             C. Instead             D. So

9. A. turns                    B. opens              C. gets                  D. leads

10. A. Starved        B. Scared             C. Moved              D. Frozen

“It was all his own idea,” says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob had 1  made a “motherhood contract（合同）”-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2   the care of their four children and all the housework.  3   he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he sighed, he was very confident.

After40 of the 70 days, he was ready to   4  . “ I was beaten down, “ admits Bob. “Not only is motherhood a   5  task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.”

Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the married, Pat   6   a secretary to help put him through university.  7   Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. 8   two years ago Pat went back to work. “ I had been  9  children so much,” she  10  , “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the household,   11  -- until Bob sighed the contract.

Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were  12  . For the last three weeks, the family  13  a lot--- sometimes having MacDonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.

14   housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always  looks clean 15  the bed is made. “ I found  16  -I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. “When we went to  17  Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts 18  side out so they would look clean.”

Now that Bob has publicly  19   he was wrong, he is 55  the child-raising and household tasks with Pat.

1. A. only                  B. just              C. nearly                D. ever

2. A. stick to               B. set about      C. think about           D. take over

3. A. If                    B. As           C. Since                D. Although

4. A. carry on              B. give up        C. break down           D. find out

5. A. strange               B. pleasant       C. difficult               D. serious

6. A. sent                  B. employed      C. learned from           D. worked as

7. A. In time                B. Before long    C. Since then             D. Later on

8. A. Then                  B. Thus          C. So                D. Still

9. A. near                  B. after          C. about               D. around

10 A. insists               B. sighs          C. jokes              D. apologizes

11. A. besides              B. therefore       C. however           D. otherwise

12. A. terrible              B. tasty          C. expensive             D. special

13. A. starved              B. traveled       C. worked out            D. ate out

14. A. Due to              B. As for         C. Along with            D. Except for

15. A. until                B. before         C. if                   D. unless

16. A. an easier way        B. a cheaper way   C. a cleaner way       D. a harder way

17. A. receive             B. welcome       C. greet                D. fetch

18. A. good            B. wrong          C. right                D. opposite

19. A. admitted       B. suggested           C. agreed             D. explained

20. A. operating      B. realizing                  C. sharing                D. performing