The food at Persian restaurant in Atlanta is great and a lot of people go there．The tables are so ___1___ that you can hear the person at the table next to you better than the person that is sitting ___2___ the table from you．You even have to be ___3___ not to bump（碰撞）elbows（肘）．

The lady ___4___ next to me came back from the bathroom quite ___5___ about having found someone's iPhone．She said ___6___ she was washing her hands，she heard a cricket-like（蟋蟀）sound．So she ___7___ and finally found that it was an iPhone．The girl who had ___8___ it in the bathroom，realized it was missing and started calling the ___9___ from another phone in the restaurant．To make a long story short，the lady who found the iPhone ___10___ the phone to the girl．As you can __11___ the girl was quite happy to have it back．

The lady sitting next to me，___12___ to tell the gentleman sitting across the table from her（and all of those around her）about another story of ___13___ that she and friend had sound in a New York taxi．At that time，we had __14___ and were beading out of the restaurant．Even though it was a bit awkward（尴尬的）hearing the whole conversation next to me，it was great to see people being __15___ and doing the right thing．

1．A．beautiful                   B．close                      C．small                      D．old

2．A．behind                      B．across                    C．above                     D．under

3．A．kind                         B．patient                    C．careful                    D．silent

4．A．watching                  B．listening                  C．standing                  D．sitting

5．A．nervous                    B．sad                         C．excited                   D．interested

6．A．until                      B．while                   C．unless                    D．though

7．A．looked around        B．looked up             C．turned around         D．turned up

8．A．forget                       B．put                         C．left                         D．found

9．A．lady                         B．waiter                     C．number                   D．office

10．A．sent                        B．called               C．moved                    D．returned

11．A．believe                    B．imagine                   C．hear                       D．see

12．A．went on                  B．went off                 C．called up                 D．stood up

13．A．a restaurant            B．a lady                     C．a table                    D．a phone

14．A．paid                        B．talked                     C．understood              D．ordered

15．A．silly                        B．impolite                   C．serious                   D．honest

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John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a ____1____ student when he was young. He was often late for ___2_____ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class. He didn’t understand(理解) much ,____3____ he always thought he understood everything and made some jokes.

One day the teacher ____4____ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, ____5____ brother Bob was twenty. Now Jack is fifteen and ___6___  is his brother Bob?” John said, “That’s easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”

Another time, the _7____ in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), ____8____ do we always see light before we ____9____ sound?

“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you ___10____ our eyes are in front of our ears?

1.                A．good           B．tall            C．cool D．short

 

2.                A．dinner         B．lunch          C．class D．play

 

3.                A．so             B．and            C．or   D．but

 

4.                A．sent           B．asked          C．told  D．found

 

5.                A．your           B．my            C．his  D．her

 

6.                A．how many       B．how old         C．how much D．how long

 

7.                A．teacher        B．farmer         C．nurse    D．pilot

 

8.                A．what           B．when          C．where    D．why

 

9.                A．see            B．listen           C．hear D．feel

 

10.               A．read           B．learn          C．study D．know

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he had never   36   the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures,  37  Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of sunglasses and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glasses, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 38 . They’ll help you.” Bobby received the gift without much thought.

The day came when he was to have another   39 . About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he  40 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but   41  the sunglasses he could clearly see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.

  42 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the  43 through the clouds. He kept climbing , leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of   44  was extremely good, almost as great as that  45 view. The mountain below was surrounded by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t believe that the clouds were as thick as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the  46  . Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses,  47  Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!

Bobby __48  that the only difficulty to reaching the top had been losing   49  when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little trick to help him see that his   50   was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.

1.                A．left            B．reached        C．jumped   D．ran

 

2.                A．encouraged     B．ordered        C．allowed   D．warned

 

3.                A．real           B．safe            C．special   D．expensive

 

4.                A．try            B．start           C．test  D．training

 

5.                A．remembered    B．expressed       C．shouted  D．regretted

 

6.                A．under          B．with           C．for  D．about

 

7.                A．Happily         B．Hopefully       C．Unfortunately D．Luckily

 

8.                A．friend          B．top            C．climber   D．village

 

9.                A．success         B．decision        C．freedom  D．friendship

 

10.               A．strong         B．popular        C．bad  D．wonderful

 

11.               A．way           B．words          C．book D．secret

 

12.               A．and           B．or             C．if D．though

 

13.               A．suggested       B．realized        C．expected  D．hoped

 

14.               A．love           B．help           C．face  D．heart

 

15.               A．place          B．lesson          C．aim   D．story

 

 

One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never   1  .

He put a wide-mouth jar (罐子) on the table. Then he    2  some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When  3  rocks would fit inside, he   4  , “Is this jar full?”

Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put   5  small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went   6  into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group   7  , “Is this jar full?”

“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and   8  some sand into the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the   9  question, “Is this jar full?

“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar   10  it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student   11  his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can   12  put more things in.”

“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the  13  . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all.   14  are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the  15  in first, or you’ll never get others in at all.?”

1.                A．remember      B．like            C．forget    D．think

 

2.                A．handed in       B．took out        C．gave away D．put away

 

3.                A．no more        B．not more        C．no many  D．not many

 

4.                A．answered       B．read           C．asked    D．said

 

5.                A．no            B．few            C．any  D．some

 

6.                A．up            B．out            C．down D．away

 

7.                A．no more        B．again           C．a third time    D．a fourth time

 

8.                A．sent           B．put            C．bought   D．collected

 

9.                A．same          B．different        C．difficult   D．common

 

10.               A．since          B．till             C．while D．because

 

11.               A．offered        B．placed         C．raised D．shook

 

12.               A．always         B．already         C．never D．hardly

 

13.               A．point          B．example        C．promise   D．story

 

14.               A．When          B．What          C．Who  D．Why

 

15.               A．sand           B．small stones     C．big rocks  D．water

 

 

I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities    41    staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception  (前台) when I   42  and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I  43  hotel reception.

“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any    44   in my bathroom. ”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course I’m sure!”

“I’ll    45   our hotel engineer at once. ”

An hour later, the engineer came to look at the    46  . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked   47  . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he   48  his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing   49 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.    50 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something  51  staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the  52  to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a  53  situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly  54  to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I  55  into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

1.                A．since          B．while           C．after D．before

 

2.                A．arrived         B．passed         C．left  D．stopped

 

3.                A．asked          B．ordered        C．called    D．told

 

4.                A．toothpaste      B．water          C．shampoo D．soap

 

5.                A．send           B．catch           C．trouble   D．watch

 

6.                A．door           B．TV             C．shower   D．fridge

 

7.                A．proud          B．worried         C．angry D．excited

 

8.                A．put up         B．cleaned up      C．looked after   D．held out

 

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

 

10.               A．Seriously       B．Especially       C．Quickly    D．Luckily

 

11.               A．at             B．with           C．of    D．about

 

12.               A．problem        B．idea           C．way  D．mistake

 

13.               A．helpful         B．perfect         C．terrible   D．busy

 

14.               A．how           B．what           C．why  D．where

 

15.               A．broke          B．looked         C．rushed    D．moved