Ashley Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man ___(1)___ her to her door, and put a gun（枪）to her side.

　　“I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really ___(2)___,”she said in a TV interview（采访）last week.

　　The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He ___(3)___ at an Atlanta courthouse（法院）on March 11. The police were ___(4)___ him.

　　Nichols tied Smith up with a rope, but set her free after she begged him not to take her ___(5)___ again and again.“I told him ___(6)___ he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have a mummy,”she said with tears.

　　“I just talked to him and tried to ___(7)___ believe me,”Smith said.

　　She asked Nichols ___(8)___ he chose her.“He said he thought I was an angel ___(9)___ from God, and God asked him to do so.”

　　Smith even ___(10)___ for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was ___(11)___ when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing ___(12)___ looking for him.“I cannot ___(13)___ that's me on the TV!”Nichols told the woman.

　　Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he ___(14)___ do. She said,“I think you should turn yourself in. If you don't, lots of more people are going to get ___(15)___.”

　　Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police.

(1)A．took	B．followed	C．found	D．noticed
(2)A．sad	B．angry	C．frightened	D．amazed
(3)A．slept		B．lost a car
C．caught a thief		D．killed 3 people
(4)A．waiting for		B．thinking of
C．looking at		D．searching for
(5)A．money		B．life
C．daughter		D．clothes
(6)A．if		B．unless
C．that		D．when
(7)A．make him		B．help him
C．ask him to		D．tell him to
(8)A．how		B．why
C．when		D．where
(9)A．sent		B．taken
C．given		D．come
(10)A．cooked dinner		B．made tea
C．made cakes		D．cooked breakfast
(11)A．surprised		B．excited
C．afraid		D．unhappy
(12)A．his family		B．his friends
C．the police		D．the little girl
(13)A．understand		B．believe
C．say		D．expect
(14)A．might		B．could
C．should		D．was able to
(15)A．tired		B．hurt
C．caught		D．worried

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Ashley Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man     1    her to her door, and put a gun to her side.        "I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really    2   ," she said in a TV interview last week.         The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He     3    at an Atlanta courthouse on March 11.The police were     4    him.          Nichols tied Smith up with tape, but set her free after she begged him not to take her     5    again and again. "I told him     6    he hurt me, my little girl wouldn't have mummy," she said with tears.         "I just talked to him and tried to     7    him believe me," Smith said.           She asked Nichols     8    he chose her. "He said he thought I was an angel    9    from God, and God asked him to do so."           Smith even   10   for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was    11   when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing    12    looking for him. "I cannot    13    that's me on the TV!" Nichols told the woman.          Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he   14    do. She said, "I think you should turn yourself in. If you don't, lots more people are going to get    15  ."          Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police.

(     )1. A. took          (     )2. A. sad           (     )3. A. slept        (     )4. A. waiting for    (     )5. A. money      (     )6. A. if        (     )7. A. make        (     )8. A. how         (     )9. A. sent         (     )10. A. cooked dinner  (     )11. A. surprised    (     )12. A. his family    (     )13. A. understand    (     )14. A. might       (     )15. A. tired

B. followed     B. angry          B. lost a car B. thinking of   B. life       B. unless     B. help        B. why         B. taken      B. made tea      B. excited      B. his friends   B. believe      B. could       B. hurt

C. found              C. frightened            C. caught a thief   C. looking at          C. daughter          C. that           C. ask              C. when              C. given           C. made cakes        C. afraid           C. the police         C. say              C. should            C. caught

D. noticed                 D. amazed                     D. killed three people   D. searching for             D. clothes                 D. when                   D. tell                     D. where                   D. come                     D. cooked breakfast       D. unhappy                  D. the little girl         D. expect                  D. was able to                D. worried

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so  1  . The mother  2   that she would help her sons to do  3    in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to  4  a book a week and do a book report for her.

One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked  5  anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him  6   . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his  7   whispered（耳语） and wondered. “He  8   said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only  9    the rock, but also said a lot about it. He  10   other rocks in its group and even knew  11   the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were  12   . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book  13   .

Later Ben became the  14   student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and  15  became one of the best doctors in the United States.

1. A. clever                   B. difficult                    C. slow                 D. quick

2. A. seemed                 B. decided                    C. wondered          D. told

3. A. well                      B. bad                          C. right                 D. good

4. A. see                       B. find                          C. read                  D. buy

5. A. that                      B. if                             C. how                  D. why

6. A. think                    B. leave                        C. ask                   D. answer

7. A. classmates            B. students                   C. teachers            D. friends

8. A. always                  B. ever                         C. sometimes         D. never

9. A. found                   B. played                      C. knew                D. heard

10. A. said                    B. told                          C. called                D. named

11. A. whether                     B. what                        C. where               D. why

12. A. afraid                  B. amazed                     C. worried             D. unhappy

13. A. pictures                     B. exercises                  C. shops                D. reports

14. A. top                            B. slow                        C. low                   D. rich

15. A. at first                B. at the end                 C. at last                D. now

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There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially（尤其） the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so    1   . The mother   2   that she would help her sons to do   3   in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to   4   a book a week and do a book report for her.

One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked   5   anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him   6   . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his.

   7  whispered and wondered. “He    8  said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only   9   the rock, but also said a lot about it. He   10  other rocks in its group and even knew   11  the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were   12 . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book   13   .

Later Ben became the   14   student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and   15   became one of the best doctors in the United States.

1.                A．clever          B．difficult         C．slow D．quick

 

2.                A．seemed        B．decided        C．wondered D．told

 

3.                A．well           B．bad            C．right D．good

 

4.                A．see            B．find            C．read D．buy

 

5.                A．that           B．if              C．how D．why

 

6.                A．think           B．leave           C．ask  D．answer

 

7.                A．classmates      B．students        C．teachers  D．friends

 

8.                A．always         B．ever           C．sometimes    D．never

 

9.                A．found          B．played          C．knew D．heard

 

10.               A．said           B．told           C．called D．named

 

11.               A．whether        B．what           C．where D．why

 

12.               A．afraid          B．amazed         C．worried   D．unhappy

 

13.               A．pictures        B．exercises       C．shops D．reports

 

14.               A．top            B．slow           C．low   D．rich

 

15.               A．at first         B．at the end       C．at last D．now