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

Temperature is part of my married romance. Coming to New York from Baltimore--where there is just one small snowstorm each year---I was 36 by a fireplace in my new home, with fires 37 all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding.

My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario, where winter 38 from September to May and cold wind is 39. “When Canadians have 30 below, they 40 it.” He says. “Cold wind is for crybabies.”

So to marry this man I had to learn to 41 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me 42 jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots—comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a 43 we were getting serious

That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d 44. My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could 45 tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional 46 to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 47 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 48.

49, having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I 50 went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who 51 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am 52, in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater.

The word comfortable did not 53 refer to being contented. Its Latin root, comfortare, means to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter: not to make us comfortable, but to make us 54. We 55 not be warm but we are indeed comforted.

A. set down	B. set about	C. set up	D. set out
A. lighting	B. burning	C. going	D. flashing
A. appears	B. starts	C. keeps	D. runs
A. something	B. everything	C. nothing	D. none
A. suggest	B. mean	C. overlook	D. enjoy
A. wear	B. stand	C. dress	D. ride
A. under	B. over	C. inside	D. with
A. remark	B. sign	C. warning	D. show
A. sleep	B. forget	C. die	D. continue
A. hardly	B. easily	C. tightly	D. loosely
A. health	B. reaction	C. feelings	D. adaptation
A. rainy	B. freezing	C. sunny	D. happy
A. character	B. love	C. hope	D. hardship
A. Meanwhile	B. However	C. Therefore	D. Besides
A. merely	B. ever	C. never	D. just
A. wonders	B. knows	C. states	D. decides
A. unable	B. accustomed	C. interested	D. willing
A. originally	B. exactly	C. actually	D. namely
A. wild	B. cold	C. strong	D. warm
A. will	B. must	C. can	D. may

When someone says, "Well, I guess I’ll have to go to face the music", it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or that, and why you did not do this or that. Sour（剌耳的; 拙劣的）music, indeed, but it has to be faced.

The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the expression come from?

The first information comes from the American writer James Fennimore Cooper. He said in 1851 that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on stage. After they got their cue（提示，暗示） to go on, they often said, "It’s time to go to face the music." And that is exactly what they did--- face the orchestra (管弦乐队) which was just below the stage.

An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience that might be friendly or perhaps unfriendly especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. So, “to face the music" came to mean having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.

The other explanation comes from the army. Men had to face inspection(视 察)by their leader. The soldiers worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean--shiny enough to pass inspection? Still, the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the inspection. What else could they do?

According to the passage, the word “music" means________.

A．your boss’s criticism(批评)              B．your leader’s inspection

C．something unpleasant to be experienced    D．sour pop music

The phrase ‘to face the music" was first used by _______.

A．all the Americans       B．the American writer James Fennimore cooper

C．some American actors   D．the American orchestra

An actor might feel frightened or nervous when going on stage. One of the reasons is that ______.

A．his performance was not good at all

B．he might not remember what he should say on stage

C．he had to face the unfriendly audience

D．most of the audience might be his friends

to face the music" is also used to mean that soldiers were not willing _______.

A．to be examined about their equipment    B．to be found weak

C．to show themselves up in public         D．to be inspected by their leader

The passage is mainly about_______.

A．the meaning of the phrase ‘to face the music"  B．how to deal with something unpleasant

C．how to learn English phrase                D．how to go through difficulty

Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her   36   and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under   37   in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved   38   the cars could be on site   39   the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!   40   other local paving company wanted to do the job,   41   it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”

“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were   42   to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and    43   our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also   44   them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,   45   they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”

“We got the job and immediately went into   46   .Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our   47   challenge was to keep the rock mixture   48   enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  49   ,I got a special   50   to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I   51  held one of those hoses to   52   down the rock.”

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  53   one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the  54  company that had cars on the parking lot.”

“The key to our success was having the    55   to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

A.kindness                 B.patience                    C.imagination               D.experience

A.construction            B.repair                        C.control               D.development

A.after                B.as                             C.for                            D.so

.A.while                    B.since                         C.where                       D.when

A.Some                     B.Any                          C.No                            D.Every

A.stating                    B.reporting                   C.telling                       D.warning

A.able                       B.nervous                     C.afraid                        D.willing

A.supported        B.promised                   C.continued                  D.improved

A.asked                     B.surprised                   C.reminded                   D.demanded

A.though                  B.but                           C.as                             D.unless

A.discussion             B.action                       C.practice                     D.production

A.next                            B.first                          C.past                          D.previous

A.cold                            B.wet                           C.loose                         D.clean

A.Naturally                     B.Obviously                 C.Meanwhile                D.Instead

A.excuse                  B.order                        C.permit                       D.reason

A.exactly                 B.personally                 C.angrily                      D.hardly

A.pull                      B.knock                       C.hit                                   D.water

A.required                B.mixed                       C.followed                   D.formed

A.best                      B.last                           C.second                      D.only

A.courage                B.interest                      C.hope                         D.chance

Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that   16  him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still  17    asleep．He is a newspaper boy.

    Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the   18  where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were   19   to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to  20   them．

      In the winter it is still dark  21  he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is   22  ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his  23    in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be  24  from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，  25  him very excited．

      Billy earns about$70 per month through hard   2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to  27  ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he  28  the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the   29    at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is  30  so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets   31   supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too   32  to help him,

    Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel   33  about the number．

    He dreams that he will get  34  customers as possible some day．  35  ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

A．were        B．take           C．gets         D．pick

A．sound        B．falling          C．fall           D．soundly

A．corner        B．street           C．room           D．department

A．given         B．addressed      C．handed         D．delivered

A．carry         B．bring           C．send            D．load

A．at which    B．while          C．that         D．when

A．short              B．black          C．1ight         D．long

A．mad           B．way           C．route           D．path

A．protected   B．stopped          C．kept         D．prevented

A．making           B．1etting          C．1eading        D．causing  

A．attempt    B．job            C．work           D．struggle

A．abroad    B．school          C．college         D．hospital-

A．costs        B．spends         C．pays            D．uses

A．paper       B．money          C．newspapers      D．records

A．depressed  B．energetic        C．fulfilled       D．moved

A．very         B．great        C．greatly          D．a lot of

A．1ikely      B．reluctant       C．tired          D．willing

A．satisfying  B．pleasant         C．contented        D．happy

A．many more B．as much         C．as many       D．much more

A．If that      B．If so          C．Besides        D．What’s more

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm．He was given a slingshot （弹弓） to play with out in the woods．He  36  in the woods, but he could never hit anything．Getting a little  37   , he headed back for dinner．As he was  38   back he saw Grandma's pet  39   ．Just out of impulse （冲动）, he let the slingshot  40  ,

hit the duck right in the head and killed it．He was shocked and  41   ．

In a panic, he hid the  42   duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said  43   ．After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the  44   ．" But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he  45 to help in the kitchen．" Then she 46   to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny washed the dishes．Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing．Before they left, Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I  47   Sally to help me make supper．"Sally just smiled and said, "Well, you needn't worry about it  48   Johnny told me he wanted to help．"She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went  49   and Johnny stayed to help．After several days of doing both his  50   and Sally's, he finally couldn't  51   it any longer．He came to Grandma and admitted that he had  52   the duck．

Grandma knelt down(蹲下), gave him a  53   , and said, "Sweetheart, I know．You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the  54   thing, but because I love you．I forgave you．I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a  55   of you．If you make a mistake, just be brave to admit to it and promise not to make it again．In that way, everyone will forgive you．"

A．worked        B．practiced   C．climbed    D．searched

A．pleased        B．worried    C．puzzled     D．discouraged

A．turning       B．looking     C．walking    D．falling

A．dog           B．duck        C．cat         D．rabbit

A．rise           B．leave       C．stop        D．fly

A．sad         B．lucky       C．angry       D．excited

A．happy         B．hungry     C．fat         D．dead

A．anything       B．something C．nothing     D．everything

A．clothes        B．dishes       C．hands       D．floors

A．wanted        B．managed C．tried       D．willing

A．shouted        B．explained C．talked       D．whispered

A．command     B．request     C．need        D．allow

A．until          B．because    C．while       D．although

A．fishing        B．swimming C．climbing  D．shopping

A．exercise        B．lesson      C．problem    D．housework

A．accept         B．afford       C．stand(忍受)D．support

A．hurt           B．killed       C．hidden      D．wounded

A．kiss           B．surprise    C．gift         D．suggestion

A．strange        B．terrible     C．serious      D．whole

A．enemy         B．winner      C．slave        D．leader