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　　　Can you imagine（想象）what life would be 　1　 if there were no telephone? You could not call 　2　　 　your friends on the phone and talk to them, If fire 　3　 out in your house, you could not call the fire department（救火队）. If somebody were 　4　　 　, you couldn't call a doctor.

　　　In our daily（日常）life we need to talk with each other. We do this 　5　　 　by speaking to others and listening to 　6　 they have to say to us, and when we are 　7　　 　to them we can do this very 　8　　 　. But, our 　9　　 　will not travel very far even when we 　10　　 　, and it is thanks to the 　11　　 　of the telephone that we 　12　　 　able to talk with one another 　13　　 　ask some-thing when we are in different places. We can 　14　　 　each other as clearly 　15　　 　we were in the same room.

　Alexander Graham Bell 　16　 this possible. He 　17　　 　all his spare time experimenting（实验）. He worked 　18　　 　hard in his 　19　　 　that he had 　20　　 　time to make money（挣钱）and was very poor at one time.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．as	B．like	C．to	D．of	[　　]
2．A．on	B．for	C．in	D．of	[　　]
3．A．broke	B．took	C．looked	D．put	[　　]
4．A．excited	B．tired	C．sick	D．sad	[　　]
5．A．mostly	B．quickly	C．suddenly	D．early	[　　]
6．A．that	B．this	C．what	D．which	[　　]
7．A．friendly	B．close	C．nice	D．far	[　　]
8．A．slowly	B．easily	C．certainly	D．natural	[　　]
9．A．noises	B．lectures	C．talks	D．voices	[　　]
10．A．speak	B．smile	C．breathe	D．shout	[　　]
11．A．invention	B．making	C．research	D．improvement（改进）	[　　]
12．A．were	B．are	C．have	D．are going to	[　　]
13．A．so	B．nor	C．but	D．and	[　　]
14．A．see	B．hear	C．look at	D．listen	[　　]
15．A．as	B．than	C．only	D．if	[　　]
16．A．had	B．did	C．made	D．thought	[　　]
17．A．took	B．wasted	C．passed	D．spent	[　　]
18．A．so	B．very	C．too	D．such	[　　]
19．A．reseach	B．finding	C．looking for	D．finding for	[　　]
20．A．some	B．much	C．little	D．good	[　　]

A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at a station. They sat ___1_____ each other. “What's that in your bag? ”asked the young man, pointed to a big bag beside the ____2____ . “Money, nothing but money, ”answered the old man. The young man could ____3____ believe his own ears. “What? ”he said to himself in surprise. “So much money? My God! How I ___4_____ to be able to get so much money! ”Then he began to think about how to get the money.

　　The old man ___5_____ tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. “Are you tired, sir? ”asked the young man. “Then you'd better lie down on the ____6____ and have a good rest. Don't worry about ___7_____. I'll wake you up in time.”

　　“All right. It's very kind of you, young man.”The old man lay down and ____8____ he fell asleep.

　　The young man took the big bag gently. ____9____ when he was just going to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was ____10____ the old man's body. Several times he tried to put it out, but he couldn't. At last he took off his ___11_____ and went away with the bag.

　　The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his ___12_____ could carry him. He reached a place, and there he thought the old man couldn't ___13_____ him. He stopped and quickly opened the bag.

　　To his surprise, there was ____14____ but old newspapers in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man was ____15____ .

（　）1. A. for　　　　    B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. next to　　　　　　　　　　 D. far from

（　）2. A. man　　　　   B. station　　　　　　　　　　  C. driver　　　　　　　　　　  D. comer

（　）3. A. surely　　    B. really　　　　　　　　　　  C. nearly　　　　　　　　　　  D. hardly

（　）4. A. like　　　　    B. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wish

（　）5. A. was　　　　   B. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. became

（　）6. A. ground　　   B. floor　　　　　　　　　　    C. earth　　　　　　　　　　    D. chair

（　）7. A. the bag　　  B. the money　　　　　　    C. the bus　　　　　　　　    D. me

（　）8. A. by and by   B. at last　　　　　　　　　　   C. at first　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the end

（　）9. A. So　　　　　　 B. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Because

（　）10. A. above　　   B. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. under　　　　　　　　　　   D. in

（　）11. A. shoes　　   B. shirt　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coat　　　　　　　　&nb

sp;　　    D. cap

（　）12. A. legs　　　　 B. foot　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　  D. bike

（　）13. A. watch　　  B. notice　　　　　　　　　　  C. find　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. meet

（　）14. A. anything   B. everything　　　　　　    C. nothing　　　　　　　　    D. something

（　）15. A. waiting　　 B. going　　　　　　　　　　   C. crying　　　　　　　　　　  D. leaving

 

I looked carefully at the face of my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be 　 41 to France. He would be staying there for at least a year to learn another language and experience another style of 　42 in a different country far from the USA.

It was a(n) 　43 time in Daniel life, a step from college into the adult world. I wanted to 44 him some meaningful words. But 　45 　came from my lips(嘴边). I stood quietly, looking into the searching eyes of my son.

It was 　46　 to say something to my son. I knew this was not the first time I had let such a moment 47 . When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. I felt he was very 　48 as the bus turned the corner. I saw his face turned red as the bus 49 . He looked at me-as he did now.

My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always regretted(后悔)never hearing him put his feelings into words and 　50 having the memory of that moment. Why is it so hard to tell a 　　51 something from his heart? My mouth turned 52 , and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly.

“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.”

I wasn’t sure whether he understood 　53 I meant. Then he came toward me and threw his 54 around me. For a moment, the world and all the people 55 , and there was just Daniel and me in our home by the sea.

(　 )41. A. flying　　　 　 B. shipping　　 　　 C. riding　　　　　　 D. driving

(　 )42. A. study 　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　 C. art　　　　　　　　 D. fashion

(　 )43. A. easy　 　　　 　 B. comfortable　　　 　　 C. boring　　　　　　 D. important

(　 )44. A. record　　　 　　　 B. leave　 　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. write

(　 )45. A. something 　 B. everything 　　 C. nothing　　 　 D. anything

(　 )46. A. difficult　　 　 B. easy　 　　　　 C. surprised　 　 D. rare

(　 )47. A. remember 　 B. pass　 　　　　 C. forget　　　 　 D. waste

(　 )48. A. gentle　　　　　　　 B. famous　　　 　 　C. happy　　　 　 D. nervous

(　 )49. A. stopped　　　　　 B. opened　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　 D. drove

(　 )50. A. always　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　 　　 C. usually　　　　　 D. never

(　 )51. A. father 　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　　 C. daughter　　　　 D. son

(　 )52. A. wet　　　　　　　　 B. sour　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　 D. sweet

(　 )53. A. what 　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　 D. that

(　 )54. A. legs　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　 C. arms　　　 　 D. feet

(　 )55. A. cheered　　　　　 B. disappeared　　　 C. laughed　 　 D. cried

　

It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 16 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 　17 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o‘clock p. m. He had his 　18 in a little restaurant there. It was a warm 　19 in August. Vick wanted to 20 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very　 21 .

　　He left the restaurant at 11：30 and drove over 　22 hours. There wasn’t a moon, but the　 23　 were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Vick thought， “It‘s an empty desert. No tree, house, man.” He could 　24 the endless, white road in the car’s headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him.

　　It was two o‘clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the 25 town： “I’ll light the cooker，” he thought， “and make some tea. ” He got out of the car.

　　He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 　26 . He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, “Good morning. It‘s a 27 morning, isn’t it?” The man came forward，out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, “You are going to 28 some tea, aren‘t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always 29 　near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 30 . Now listen, and I’ll tell you a story. Then you‘ll give me…”

(　 ) 16. A. bad 　　　　　　　 B. good 　　　　　　　 C. busy 　　　　　　　 D. well

(　 ) 17. A. cities　　　　　　　 B. hotels 　　　　　　 C. villages 　　　　　 D. towns

(　 ) 18. A. tea 　　　　　　　 B. supper 　　　　　　 C. lunch 　　　　　　　　　　 D. breakfast

(　 ) 19. A. night 　　　　　　 B. day 　　　　　　　　 C. season 　　　　　　 D. month

(　 ) 20. A. live 　　　　　　　 B. stay 　　　　　　　　 C. drive 　　　　　　　 D. walk

(　 ) 21. A. cold 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cool 　　　　　　　 C. hot 　　　　　　　　 D. warm

(　 ) 22. A. two 　　　　　　　 B. seven 　　　　　　　　　　 C. ten 　　　　　　　　 D. fourteen

(　 ) 23 A. trees 　　　　　　　 B. animals 　　　　　 C. stars 　　　　　　　 D. clouds

(　 ) 24. A. see 　　　　　　　 B. ride 　　　　　　　　 C. pass 　　　　　　　 D. find

(　 ) 25. A. home 　　　　　　 B. whole　　　　　　　 C. next 　　　　　　　 D. another

(　 ) 26. A. about 　　　　　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. far 　　　　　　　　 D. away

(　 ) 27. A. noisy 　　　　　　 B. lovely 　　　　　　 C. sleepy 　　　　　　 D. sunny

(　 ) 28. A. eat 　　　　　　　 B. make 　　　　　　　 C. cook 　　　　　　　 D. drink

(　 ) 29. A. leave 　　　　　　 B. stop 　　　　　　　 C. meet 　　　　　　　 D. run

(　 ) 30. A. bread 　　　　　　 B. car 　　　　　　　　 C. rest 　　　　　　　　 D. meal

One day there was a horse eating grass in an old ____1_____tomato field.

A little frog was sitting nearby and he saw the big animal.“It’s perhaps ____2_____ biggest animal l have ever seen. I must hop(跳跃、蹦)home and ____3_____ my father about it. ”

He hopped past the parent's house. He hopped around stacks of hay(干草堆).“Father Frog，Father Frog，”he cried.“I saw a very big animal just now. It is the biggest animal I ____4_____ Maybe it is the biggest in the world.”

“How big? Like this? ”And the Father Frog puffed himself out(鼓起他自己的大肚皮).

“Nono，”said the little frog. “It was ____5_____ than that. ”

“Well，was it as big as this?”asked the Father Frog.  And he blew himself even more.

“Oh， it was ____6_____ bigger than you.”Father Frog was ____7_____ now，because he didn't like to

think that something was bigger than he. He thought for a minute，then he ____8_____ one more try.

He puffed and puffed. He blew himself up ____9_____…pop!

The little frog saw this. He was frightened and this ___10______ him a lesson. Never try to be bigger than it is possible for you.

1. (　)

A. parent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. parent's

C. peasant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. peasant，s

2. (　)

A. a　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. an

C. the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. ／

3. (　)

A. say　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B speak

C. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. talk

4. (　)

A. have ever seen　　　　　　　　　　  B. ever have seen

C. ever saw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. saw ever

5. (　)

A. much big　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. very bigger

C. far bigger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. much bigger

6. (　)

A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. still

C  very　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. more

7. (　)

A. happy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. not happy

C. pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. beautiful

8. (　)

A. did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. made

C. used　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. carried

9. (　)

A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. so

C. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

10. (　)

A. give　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave

C. given　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. giving