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We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. 1 the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife 2 a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “ 3 it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack（行李架）. I’ve always 4 one like that.”
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was $20 5 , and the cupboard 6 onto the roof rack.. It 7 six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heave, too.
In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually 8 that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us 9 . Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said,“There’s a long line of cars 10 . Why don’t they pass us, I wonder?”In fact a police car did pass. The two officers inside 11 us seriously as they passed. But then with great kindness, they 12 us through the rush hour traffic. The police car stopped 13 our village church. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “ 14 need any more help?” I was a bit 15 . “Thanks, officer,” I said.“You have been very kind. I live 16 beside the road.”
Then he 17 our car; first the flowers, then the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was 18 else.”
My wife began to laugh. Then the 19 struck me like a stone between the eyes. I laughed at 20 . “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks.” I drove as fast as I could, still thinking over this funny experience.
1. A.Filling B.Making C.On D.With
2. A.found B.noticed C.watched D.observed
3. A.Buy B.Hold C.Make D.Own
4. A.wanted B.found C.required D.noticed
5. A.shorter B.less C.fewer D.poorer
6. A.was wrapped B.was hung C.was tied D.was passed
7. A.looked B.measured C.appeared D.seemed
8. A.careful B.polite C.frightened D.attentive
9. A.past B.across C.out D.through
10. A.along B.behind C.ahead D.together
11. A.looked at B.shouted at C.glared at D.smiled at
12. A.took B.directed C.pointed D.led
13. A.in B.before C.on D.with
14 .A.Do you B.Will you C.Could you D.Would you
15. A.surprised B.frightened C.worried D.excited
16. A.nearly B.just C.straight D.almost
17. A.searched B.struck C.examined D.watched
18. A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something
19. A.problem B.truth C.matter D.incident
20. A.my wife B.the officer C.myself D.the cupboard
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was $20 5 , and the cupboard 6 onto the roof rack.. It 7 six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heave, too.
In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually 8 that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us 9 . Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said,“There’s a long line of cars 10 . Why don’t they pass us, I wonder?”In fact a police car did pass. The two officers inside 11 us seriously as they passed. But then with great kindness, they 12 us through the rush hour traffic. The police car stopped 13 our village church. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “ 14 need any more help?” I was a bit 15 . “Thanks, officer,” I said.“You have been very kind. I live 16 beside the road.”
Then he 17 our car; first the flowers, then the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was 18 else.”
My wife began to laugh. Then the 19 struck me like a stone between the eyes. I laughed at 20 . “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks.” I drove as fast as I could, still thinking over this funny experience.
1. A.Filling B.Making C.On D.With
2. A.found B.noticed C.watched& nbsp; D.observed
3. A.Buy B.Hold C.Make D.Own
4. A.wanted B.found C.required D.noticed
5. A.shorter B.less C.fewer D.poorer
6. A.was wrapped B.was hung C.was tied D.was passed
7. A.looked B.measured C.appeared D.seemed
8. A.careful B.polite C.frightened D.attentive
9. A.past B.across C.out D.through
10. A.along B.behind C.ahead D.together
11. A.looked at B.shouted at C.glared at D.smiled at
12. A.took B.directed C.pointed D.led
13. A.in B.before C.on D.with
14 .A.Do you B.Will you C.Could you D.Would you
15. A.surprised B.frightened C.worried D.excited
16. A.nearly B.just C.straight D.almost
17. A.searched B.struck C.examined D.watched
18. A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something
19. A.problem B.truth C.matter D.incid e nt
20. A.my wife B.the officer C.myself D.the cupboard
Though the horses got off to a good start, it was not long before over half of them were out of the race．As was expected, College Boy and Sweet Seventeen had got well in front with the remaining horses grouped together some way behind．On a sharp corner, three of the horses leading the group fell, throwing the riders behind．As the race went on, the track became full of horses without riders．Towards the end, there were only three horses left: College Boy and Sweet Seventeen were still leading with an unknown horse, Tom Thumb, a very long way behind．The crowd was very disappointed when on the last jump in the race, the riders of both horses which were expected to win failed to keep in the saddle．Everyone shouted with delight when College Boy continued by himself and 'win' the race-without his rider! Tom Thumb now took his time and the crowd cheered as he crossed the finishing line without a rival in sight．
41．On a dangerous bend __________．
A．all of the horses going ahead fell
B．few riders were thrown behind
C．most of the horses fell out of the race
D．the remaining horses were grouped together and then fell
42．People had expected __________ to win the race．
A．Tom Thumb
B．College Boy and Sweet Seventeen
C．Tom Thumb, College Boy and Sweet Seventeen
D．None of the above
43．Towards the end of the race __________．
A．Tom Thumb went in front of College Boy and Sweet Seventeen
B．College Boy and Tom Thumb were a very long way behind
C．The riders of Sweet Seventeenth and College Boy fell too
D．There was not any horse left
44．The real winner was __________．
A．College Boy B．Sweet Seventeen
C．Tom Thumb D．None of the above
I got my first driver’s license (执照) in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’s license，ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.
I argued, pointing to a very large belly (肚子) of mine, “I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam.”
Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it. “No,” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail — using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years—sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.
1.Susan got her first driver’s license _________.
A. before she got married to Henry
B. when she was twenty years old
C. after she finished high school
D. when she just moved to Maryland
2.We can infer from the text that in the U.S. _________.
A. American males should serve in the army
B. different states my have different laws
C. people have to renew their licenses in their home states
D. women should adopt their husbands’ family names after marriage
If you are ever lucky to be invited to a formal dinner party in Paris，remember that the French have their own way of doing things, and that even your finest manners may not be “correct” by French custom．For example，if you think showing up promptly（迅速地）at the time given on the invitation，armed with gifts of wine and roses，complimenting（称赞）your hostess on her cooking，laughing heartily at the host’s jokes and then leaping up to help the hostess will make you the perfect guest，think again．
Here Madame Nora Chabal，the marketing director of the Ritz Hotel in Paris，explained how it works．
The first duty of the guest is to respond to the invitation within 48 hours．And，the guest may not ask to bring a guest because the hostess has chosen her own．
Flowers sent ahead of schedule are the preferred gift．They may also be sent afterwards with a thank–you note．It is considered a very bad form to arrive with a gift of flowers vase when she is too busy to do with that．
See，that’s the logic！The type of flowers sent has a code of its own，too．One must never send chrysanthemums(菊花)because they are considered too humble(谦卑)for occasion．Carnations（康乃馨）are considered bad luck，and calla（马蹄莲）are too reminiscent（令人联想）of funerals（葬礼）．A bouquet of red roses is a declaration of romantic intent．Don’t send those unless you mean it，and never to a married hostess．And though the French love wine，you must never bring a bottle to a dinner party．Why？It’s as if you feared your hosts would not have enough wine on hand，and that’s an insult（侮辱）．You may，however，offer a box of chocolates which the hostess will pass after dinner with coffee．
If an invitation is for eight o’clock，the considerate guest arrives at a quarter past eight．Guests who arrive exactly on time or early are mere thoughtless ones who are not giving the hostess those last few minutes she needs to deal with details and crises．
Which of the following is right about sending gifts？
A. If someone in France is dead, send chrysanthemums or calla.
B. If someone in Paris is ill in hospital, send carnations.
C. If you are invited to a dinner party in UK, never bring a bottle of wine, because that’s an insult.
D. If you are invited by a single French hostess whom you love, send red roses.
What does the word “considerate” in the last paragraph mean？
A. thoughtful B. shameful C. respectful D. grateful
If you are invited to a French dinner, the correct custom is to ______.
A. compliment your host on his cooking
B. arrive fifteen minutes behind schedule
C. hurry to help the hostess
D. show up promptly at the time given on the invitation
What is the passage mainly about？
A. Different flowers have different meanings
B. How to send flowers
C. Good manners at a French dinner party
D. Different countries have different manners
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