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　　　　 　　    When sailors are allowed ashore (登岸) after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. 1 this reason, the navy (海军) 2 has its police in big ports. 3 sailors cause trouble, the police come and 　　　　 4them.

　　　　 　　    One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call 5 a bar(酒吧)in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and 　　　　 6 the furniture in the bar. The officer 7 the police guard that　　　　 evening said that he 8 immediately.　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

　　     Now, officers who 9 and punish the sailors who were 　　　　 10 drunk usually choose 11 policeman they could find to go with them. 　　　　 12 this particular officer did not do this. Instead, he chose the smallest and 13 man he could find to go to the bar with him and 14 the sailor.　　 Another officer who 　　　　 15 there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard choose 　　　　 16 small man. 17 he said to him. "Why 18 you take　　　　 a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who 19."　　　　

　　     "Yes, you are 20 right," answered the officer of the guard. "That is exactly 　　　　 21 I 22 this small man. If you saw two policemen coming 　　　　 23 you, and one of them was 24 the other, which one 　　　　 25 you attack(攻击)?"　　　　 　　　　 　　　　 　　　　

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 36 and have made up their minds to 37 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 38 through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it 39 to sleep at night, but they are 40 damage to our houses and shops of historical 41 . ”said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“ 42 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, ”said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a 43 village. Its streets were never 44 for heavy traffic. ”

Harry Fields also studying 45 said they wanted to make as much 46 as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to 47 . “Most of them don’t 48 here anyway, ”he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t 49 . It’s high time they realized the problem. ”The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were 50 on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.

I asked if they wer 51 that the police might come to 52 them.

“Not really, ”she said, “actually we are 53 bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no 54 against practising. ”

I 55 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

36. A. college　　　　　　　 B. village　　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　　　 D. church

37. A. change　　　　　　　 B. repair　　　　　　　 C. ring　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shake

38. A. now and then　　 B. day and night　 C. up and down　　　　　D. over and over

39. A. terrible　　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　　C. uncomfortable　　　　D. unpleasant

40. A. doing　　　　　　　　 B. raising　　　　　　　 C. putting　　　　　　　　　　 D. producing

41. A. scene　　　　　　　　 B. period　　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　　　　　　　D. sense

42. A. If　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　　　　　 D. Unless

43. A. pretty　　　　　　　 B. quite　　　　　　　　　C. large　　　　　　　　　　　 D. modern

44. A. tested　　　　　　　　B. meant　　　　　　　C. kept　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. used

45. A. well　　　　　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　 C. biology　　　　　　　　　　 D. education

46. A. effort　　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　 D. noise

47. A. stand　　　　　　　　 B. accept　　　　　 C. know　　　　　　　　　　　 D. share

48. A. shop　　　　　　　　　 B. live　　　　　　 C. come　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. study

49. A. notice　　　　　　　　 B. mention　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. control

50. A. hardly　　　　　　　 B. unwillingly　　　C. mostly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. usually

51. A. surprised　　　　　 B. afraid　　　　　　 C. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 D. determined

52. A. seize　　　　　　　　　B. fight　　　　　　 C. search　　　　　　　　　　 D. stop

53. A. proper　　　　　　　 B. experienced　 C. hopeful　　　　　　　　　　 D. serious

54. A. point　　　　　　　　　B. cause　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. law

55. A. left　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

Butterfly’s wings

One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to 36 its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten 37 it could and it could go no further．So the man decided to 38 the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and 39 the remaining part of the cocoon．The butterfly then 40 easily．

But it has a swollen（肿胀的） body and 41 wings．The man continued to 42 the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the 43 would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would 44 in time．Neither happened! 45, the butterfly spent the rest of its life 46 around with a swollen body and small, shriveled（褶皱的） wings．It 47 was able to fly．What the man did in his 48 and haste（匆忙）did no good to the butterfly．He didn’t know the 49 cocoon and the struggle 50 for the butterfly to get through the tiny 51 were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings 52 it would be ready for flight once it achieved its 53 from the cocoon．

Sometimes the 54 is exactly what we need in our life．If we are allowed to go through our life without any 55 , it would not be a good thing to us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．

36　 　 A．build　　　　　　　　　　 B．force　　　　　　　　　　 C．form D．destroy

37　 　 A．as far as　　　　　　　 B．as long as C．as soon as D．as quick as

38　 　 A．seize　　　　　　　　　　 B．leave　　　　　　　　　　 C．bring　　　　　　　　　　 D．help

39　 　 A．took off　　　　　　　 B．made up　　　　　　　　 C．cut off D．picked up

40　 　 A．spread over　　　　 B．came out　　　　　　　 C．stayed in D．flew away

41　 　 A．hard　　　　　　　　　　 B．strong　　　　　　　　　　 C．small　　　　　　　　　　 D．large

42　 　 A．watch　　　　　　　　　 B．look for　　　　　　　　　 C．look after　　　　　　　 D．follow

43　 　 A．butterfly　　　　　　　 B．wings　　　　　　　　　　 C．cocoon D．scissors

44　 　 A．disappear　　　　　　 B．enlarge　　　　　　　　　 C．lose D．contract

45　 　 A．Luckily　　　　　　　　 B．Probably　　　　　　　　 C．In all　　　　　　　　　　　 D．In fact

46　 　 A．crawling　　　　　　　 B．approaching　　　　　 C．running D．wandering

47　 　 A．ever　　　　　　　　　　 B．seldom　　　　　　　　　 C．always　　　　　　　　　 D．never

48　 　 A．fear　　　　　　　　　　　 B．kindness　　　　　　　　 C．evil D．confidence

49　 　 A．restricting　　　　　 B．loose　　　　　　　　　　 C．soft　　　　　　　　　　　 D．little

50　 　 A．prepared　　　　　　　 B．wanted　　　　　　　　　 C．allowed D．required

51　 　 A．place　　　　　　　　　　 B．room　　　　　　　　　　　 C．opening　　　　　　　　 D．space

52　 　 A．even if　　　　　　　　 B．otherwise　　　　　　　 C．when　　　　　　　　　　 D．so that

53　 　 A．life　　　　　　　　　　　 B．success　　　　　　　　　 C．progress D．freedom

54　 　 A．courage　　　　　　　 B．struggle　　　　　　　　 C．wisdom D．strength

55　　　 A．fun　　　　　　　　　　　 B．friends　　　　　　　　　 C．obstacles D．achievement

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband’s employer’s home. My friend, Arlene, was nervous, because the boss was very 1 , with a fine home, and cars that 2 more than her house. The boss was a generous 3　 , and took them to the 4 restaurants. Arlene knew she would 5 have the opportunity to go to such places again, so she was 6 herself greatly. They were about to 7 a good restaurant that evening when the boss stopped suddenly, looking 8 at the road. Arlene wondered if she was supposed to 9 him. There was nothing on the 10 except a penny. The boss reached down and 11 the penny. He smiled, and then put it in his 12 as if he had found a great treasure. Why would a man like this pick up a single 13 ? Why would he even take the time to 14 ? When they were in the restaurant she could 15 it no longer. She mentioned that her daughter had once had a coin 16 , and asked if the penny had some value. A 17 crossed the man’s face as he took the penny out of his pocket. "Look at it," he said, "'In God We Trust’." "In America, for those who trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin. 18 I find a coin I see those words. They can be 19 on every single American coin, but people never seem to 20 them! For a short time, at least, I cherish (珍惜) each one as if it were gold."

1. A. mean 　　　　　　　　 B. wealthy　　　　　　 C. popular 　　　　　 D. modest

2. A. indicate　　　　 　 B. expect　　　 　 C. cost 　　　　　　　 D. equip

3. A. host 　　　　　　　　　 B. waiter 　　　　　　 C. resident　　　　　　 D. guest

4. A. nearest　　　　 　 B. oldest 　　　　　　　　　　 C. finest 　　　　　　 　　D. warmest

5. A. often 　　　　　 　　B. already　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　　　 　　D. ever

6. A. enjoying 　　　　　　 B. improving　 　　 C. promoting 　　D. blaming

7. A. praise　　　　　 　 B. leave 　　　 　　C. enter 　　　 　　D. reserve

8. A. up 　　　　　　　 B. down 　　　　　　　　　　 C. close 　　　 　　D. far

9. A. support 　　　 B. pass 　　　　　　　 C. shout 　　　　　　 　　D. challenge

10. A. ground 　　　　　　　　　　 B. restaurant 　　C. bill 　　　　　　　　 D. car

11. A. saved up 　　　　　 B. applied for 　　　　　　 C. picked up 　　D. hunted for

12. A. pocket 　　　　　　 　　B. wallet 　　　　　　 C. bag　　　　　　　　　 D. hat

13. A. treasure 　　　　　　 B. word 　　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　　　 D. penny

14. A. stop 　　　　　　　　 B. prevent　　　　　　 C. wait　　　　　　　　 D. Maintain

15. A. stand 　　　　 　　B. keep 　　　　　　　 C. doubt 　　　　　　 　　D. avoid

16. A. box 　　　　　　　　　 B. collection 　　C. competition 　　 D. memory

17. A. smile 　　　　 　　B. frown 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sign　　　　　　　　 D. Tear

18. A. Whenever　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. Whatever　　　　 D. Whoever

19. A. registered　　 　 B. printed 　　　　　　 C. found 　　　　　　　　　　 D. produced

20. A. notice　　　　 　 B. appreciate 　　C. share 　　　 　　D. seize

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　　People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of higher education are in the bell tower of the 1 and have made up their minds to 2 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest(抗议) against heavy trucks which run 3 through the narrow High Street.

　　“They not only make it 4 to sleep at night, but they are 5 damage to our houses and shops of historical 6 ,”said John Norris, one of the protesters.

　　“ 7 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,”said Jean Lacey, a biology student,“Why don't they build a new road that goes 8 the town? Burlington isn't much more than a 9 village. Its streets were never 10 for heavy traffic.”Harry Fields also studying 11 said they wanted to make as much 12 as possible to force the 13 to realize what everybody was having to 14 .“Most of them don't 15 here anyway,”he said,“They come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof(隔音), 16 they probably don't 17 the noise all that much. It's high time they realized the 18 .”

　　The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were 19 on their side, and even if they weren't they soon would be 20 asked if they were 21 that the police might come to 22 them.“Not really,”she said,“Actually we are 23 bell-ringers. I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church. There is no 24 against practicing.”I 25 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1．

[　　]

A．college　　　　B．village

C．town　　　　　D．church

2．

[　　]

A．change　　　　　B．repair

C．ring　　　　　　D．shake

3．

[　　]

A．now and then　　B．day and night

C．up and down　　 D．over and over

4．

[　　]

A．terrible　　　　B．difficult

C．uncomfortable　D．unpleasant

5．

[　　]

A．doing　　　　　B．raising

C．putting　　　　 D．producing

6．

[　　]

A．scene　　　　　B．period

C．interest　　　　D．sense

7．

[　　]

A．If　　　　　　　B．Although

C．When　　　　　D．Unless

8．

[　　]

A．to　　　　　　　B．through

C．over　　　　　　D．round

9．

[　　]

A．pretty　　　　　B．quiet

C．large　　　　　 D．modern

10．

[　　]

A．tested　　　　　B．meant

C．kept　　　　　 D．used

11．

[　　]

A．well　　　　　　B．hard

C．biology　　　　 D．education

12．

[　　]

A．effort　　　　　B．time

C．trouble　　　　 D．noise

13．

[　　]

A．towns people　　　　　B．other students

C．government officials　　D．truck drivers

14．

[　　]

A．stand　　　　　B．live

C．come　　　　　D．study

15．

[　　]

A．shop　　　　　B．live

C．come　　　　　D．study

16．

[　　]

A．but　　　　　　B．so

C．or　　　　　　 D．for

17．

[　　]

A．notice　　　　B．mention

C．fear　　　　　D．control

18．

[　　]

A．event　　　　　B．Loss

C．action　　　　 D．problem

19．

[　　]

A．hardly　　　　B．unwillingly

C．mostly　　　　D．usually

20．

[　　]

A．I　　　　　　　B．we

C．She　　　　　　D．They

21．

[　　]

A．surprised　　　 B．afraid

C．pleased　　　　D．determined

22．

[　　]

A．seize　　　　　B．fight

C．search　　　　 D．stop

23．

[　　]

A．proper　　　　 B．experienced

C．hopeful　　　　D．serious

24．

[　　]

A．point　　　　　B．cause

C．need　　　　　D．law

25．

[　　]

A．left　　　　　 B．found

C．reached　　　　D．passed