About 70 scientists were working on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.
One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” His boss replied, “OK. You’re permitted to leave the office early today.”
The scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he \felt he was close to completion. The time was 8:30 p. m. suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, hw was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. The children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” The man replied, “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?” His wife replied, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.”
What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.
That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way ,can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.
63．The scientist asked for an early leave because_____________.
A．he felt increasingly desperate about his work
B．he meant to accompany his wife at dinner
C．the task at hand was close to completion
D．he’d promised to take his kids to a show
64．The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was___________.
A．dissatisfied with his coming home late
B．ready to serve dinner for him
C．grateful to his kind-hearted boss
D．delighted to see him back home
65．The boss took children to the exhibition__________.
A．when it was too late for the scientist to do so
B．because the scientist was absorbed in his work
C．because he also wanted to see what was on show
D．when the man’s wife asked him to do so
66．All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss____________ .
A．out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulness
B．because he had power over them
C．to learn how to live under pressure
D．every time he took the children to the show

About 70 scientists were working on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.

One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” His boss replied, “OK. You’re permitted to leave the office early today.”

The scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he felt he was close to completion. The time was 8:30 p. m. Suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. The children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” The man replied, “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?” His wife replied, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.”

What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.

That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way ,can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.

1．The scientist asked for an early leave because______.

A．he felt increasingly desperate about his work

B．he meant to accompany his wife at dinner

C.the task at hand was close to completion

D．he’d promised to take his kids to a show

2．The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was _____.

A．dissatisfied with his coming home late

B．ready to serve dinner for him

C.grateful to his kind-hearted boss

D．delighted to see him back home

3．The boss took children to the exhibition_________.

A．when it was too late for the scientist to do so

B．because the scientist was absorbed in his work

C.because he also wanted to see what was on show

D．when the man’s wife asked him to do so

4．All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss__________.

A．out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulness

B．because he had power over them

C.to learn how to live under pressure

D．every time he took the children to the show

About 70 scientists were working on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.

One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” His boss replied, “OK. You’re permitted to leave the office early today.”

The scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he felt he was close to completion. The time was 8:30 p. m. Suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. The children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” The man replied, “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?” His wife replied, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.”

What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.

That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way ,can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.

1.The scientist asked for an early leave because         .

A．he felt increasingly desperate about his work

B．he meant to accompany his wife at dinner

the task at hand was close to completion

D．he’d promised to take his kids to a show

2.The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was         .

A．dissatisfied with his coming home late

B．ready to serve dinner for him

grateful to his kind-hearted boss

D．delighted to see him back home

3.The boss took children to the exhibition         .

A．when it was too late for the scientist to do so

B．because the scientist was absorbed in his work

because he also wanted to see what was on show

D．when the man’s wife asked him to do so

4.All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss         .

A．out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulness

B．because he had power over them

to learn how to live under pressure

D．every time he took the children to the show

About 70 scientists were working on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.

One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” His boss replied, “OK. You’re permitted to leave the office early today.”

The scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he \felt he was close to completion. The time was 8:30 p. m. suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, hw was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. The children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” The man replied, “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?” His wife replied, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.”

What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.

That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way ,can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.

63．The scientist asked for an early leave because_____________.

      A．he felt increasingly desperate about his work

       B．he meant to accompany his wife at dinner

       C．the task at hand was close to completion

       D．he’d promised to take his kids to a show

64．The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was___________.

       A．dissatisfied with his coming home late

       B．ready to serve dinner for him

       C．grateful to his kind-hearted boss

       D．delighted to see him back home

65．The boss took children to the exhibition__________.

       A．when it was too late for the scientist to do so

       B．because the scientist was absorbed in his work

       C．because he also wanted to see what was on show

       D．when the man’s wife asked him to do so

66．All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss____________ .

       A．out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulness

       B．because he had power over them

       C．to learn how to live under pressure

       D．every time he took the children to the show

About 70 scientists were working on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.

One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” His boss replied, “OK. You’re permitted to leave the office early today.”

The scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he \felt he was close to completion. The time was 8:30 p. m. suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, hw was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. The children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” The man replied, “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?” His wife replied, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.”

What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.

That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way, can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.

1．The scientist asked for an early leave because         .

      A．he felt increasingly desperate about his work

       B．he meant to accompany his wife at dinner

       C．the task at hand was close to completion

       D．he’d promised to take his kids to a show

2．The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was         .

       A．dissatisfied with his coming home late

       B．ready to serve dinner for him

       C．grateful to his kind-hearted boss

       D．delighted to see him back home

3．The boss took children to the exhibition       .

       A．when it was too late for the scientist to do so

       B．because the scientist was absorbed in his work

       C．because he also wanted to see what was on show

       D．when the man’s wife asked him to do so

4．All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss        .

       A．out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulness

       B．because he had power over them

       C．to learn how to live under pressure

       D．every time he took the children to the show

About 70 scientists worked on a very busy project. They were really 1 because of the pressure of work and the demands of their 2. However, everyone liked him and did not 3 quitting their job.
One day, one scientist came to him and said, “Sir, I have promised my 4 that I will take them to an exhibition, 5 I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm.”
His boss said, “You’re 6 to leave the office early today.”
The scientist started working. He 7 his work after having lunch. 8, he had such a heavy work load that he looked at his 9 only when he felt he was about to 10 the work. The time was 8:30 pm. 11, he remembered the promise he had 12. He hurriedly left the office, feeling 13 to have disappointed the ones he loved so much. He got home, but only his wife was in.
“Where are they?” he asked.
His wife 14, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 pm and took them to the exhibition.”
What had really happened was like this. The boss noticed him working 15 at 5:00 pm. He thought to himself, “This person will not 16 the work. But if he has promised his children, they should enjoy the 17 to the exhibition.” So he offered to take them to the exhibition.
The boss does not have to do it 18, but once it is done, loyalty(忠诚)is established. That is why all those scientists continued to work 19 him even though the work was too 20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      afraid
   2. B.
      angry
   3. C.
      tired
   4. D.
      bored
2. 2.
   1. A.
      boss
   2. B.
      partner
   3. C.
      teacher
   4. D.
      company
3. 3.
   1. A.
      keep on
   2. B.
      set off
   3. C.
      make up
   4. D.
      think of
4. 4.
   1. A.
      students
   2. B.
      friends
   3. C.
      children
   4. D.
      parents
5. 5.
   1. A.
      as
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      if
6. 6.
   1. A.
      meant
   2. B.
      refused
   3. C.
      allowed
   4. D.
      fired
7. 7.
   1. A.
      continued
   2. B.
      finished
   3. C.
      checked
   4. D.
      reduced
8. 8.
   1. A.
      So far
   2. B.
      As a result
   3. C.
      As usual
   4. D.
      For example
9. 9.
   1. A.
      timetable
   2. B.
      watch
   3. C.
      tools
   4. D.
      papers
10. 10.
    1. A.
       design
    2. B.
       report
    3. C.
       hate
    4. D.
       complete
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Suddenly
    2. B.
       Strangely
    3. C.
       Unexpectedly
    4. D.
       Unfortunately
12. 12.
    1. A.
       done
    2. B.
       set
    3. C.
       made
    4. D.
       had
13. 13.
    1. A.
       painful
    2. B.
       shy
    3. C.
       excited
    4. D.
       sorry
14. 14.
    1. A.
       begged
    2. B.
       replied
    3. C.
       whispered
    4. D.
       shouted
15. 15.
    1. A.
       carelessly
    2. B.
       skillfully
    3. C.
       unhappily
    4. D.
       seriously
16. 16.
    1. A.
       value
    2. B.
       leave
    3. C.
       choose
    4. D.
       like
17. 17.
    1. A.
       promise
    2. B.
       way
    3. C.
       visit
    4. D.
       interest
18. 18.
    1. A.
       every time
    2. B.
       on purpose
    3. C.
       at once
    4. D.
       in turn
19. 19.
    1. A.
       on
    2. B.
       at
    3. C.
       under
    4. D.
       in
20. 20.
    1. A.
       dangerous
    2. B.
       boring
    3. C.
       worthless
    4. D.
       much

第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
About 70 scientists worked on a very busy project. They were really 36.______ because of the pressure of work and the demands of their 37.______. However, everyone liked him and did not 38.______ quitting their job.
One day, one scientist came to him and said, “Sir, I have promised my 39.______ that I will take them to an exhibition, 40.______ I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm.”
His boss said, “You’re 41.______ to leave the office early today.”
The scientist started working. He 42.______ his work after having lunch. 43.______, he had such a heavy work load that he looked at his 44.______ only when he felt he was about to 45.______ the work. The time was 8:30 pm. 46.______, he remembered the promise he had 47.______. He hurriedly left the office, feeling 48.______ to have disappointed the ones he loved so much. He got home, but only his wife was in.
“Where are they?” he asked.
His wife 49.______, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 pm and took them to the exhibition.”
What had really happened was like this. The boss noticed him working 50.______ at 5:00 pm. He thought to himself, “This person will not 51.______ the work. But if he has promised his children, they should enjoy the 52.______ to the exhibition.” So he offered to take them to the exhibition.
The boss does not have to do it 53.______, but once it is done, loyalty（忠诚）is established. That is why all those scientists continued to work 54.______ him even though the work was too 55.______.
36.   A. afraid B. angry  C. tired   D. bored
37.   A. boss    B. partner       C. teacher       D. company
38.   A. keep on      B. set off C. make up     D. think of    
39.   A. students     B. friends       C. children     D. parents
40. A. as       B. so       C. but     D. if
41.   A. meant B. refused       C. allowed      D. fired
42.   A. continued   B. finished      C. checked      D. reduced
43. A. So far B. As a result  C. As usual     D. For example
44.   A. timetable    B. watch  C. tools   D. papers
45.   A. design B. report C. hate    D. complete
46.   A. Suddenly   B. Strangely   C. Unexpectedly     D. Unfortunately
47.   A. done   B. set      C. made  D. had
48.   A. painful       B. shy     C. excited       D. sorry
49.   A. begged       B. replied       C. whispered   D. shouted
50.   A. carelessly   B. skillfully    C. unhappily   D. seriously
51.   A. value  B. leave   C. choose       D. like
52.   A. promise     B. way    C. visit    D. interest
53.   A. every time  B. on purpose C. at once       D. in turn
54.   A. on      B. at       C. under  D. in
55.   A. dangerous  B. boring C. worthless    D. much

第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

About 70 scientists worked on a very busy project. They were really 36.______ because of the pressure of work and the demands of their 37.______. However, everyone liked him and did not 38.______ quitting their job.

One day, one scientist came to him and said, “Sir, I have promised my 39.______ that I will take them to an exhibition, 40.______ I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm.”

His boss said, “You’re 41.______ to leave the office early today.”

The scientist started working. He 42.______ his work after having lunch. 43.______, he had such a heavy work load that he looked at his 44.______ only when he felt he was about to 45.______ the work. The time was 8:30 pm. 46.______, he remembered the promise he had 47.______. He hurriedly left the office, feeling 48.______ to have disappointed the ones he loved so much. He got home, but only his wife was in.

“Where are they?” he asked.

His wife 49.______, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 pm and took them to the exhibition.”

What had really happened was like this. The boss noticed him working 50.______ at 5:00 pm. He thought to himself, “This person will not 51.______ the work. But if he has promised his children, they should enjoy the 52.______ to the exhibition.” So he offered to take them to the exhibition.

The boss does not have to do it 53.______, but once it is done, loyalty（忠诚）is established. That is why all those scientists continued to work 54.______ him even though the work was too 55.______.

36.   A. afraid B. angry  C. tired   D. bored

37.   A. boss    B. partner       C. teacher       D. company

38.   A. keep on      B. set off C. make up     D. think of    

39.   A. students     B. friends       C. children     D. parents

40. A. as       B. so       C. but     D. if

41.   A. meant B. refused       C. allowed      D. fired

42.   A. continued   B. finished      C. checked      D. reduced

43. A. So far B. As a result  C. As usual     D. For example

44.   A. timetable    B. watch  C. tools   D. papers

45.   A. design B. report C. hate    D. complete

46.   A. Suddenly   B. Strangely   C. Unexpectedly     D. Unfortunately

47.   A. done   B. set      C. made  D. had

48.   A. painful       B. shy     C. excited       D. sorry

49.   A. begged       B. replied       C. whispered   D. shouted

50.   A. carelessly   B. skillfully    C. unhappily   D. seriously

51.   A. value  B. leave   C. choose       D. like

52.   A. promise     B. way    C. visit    D. interest

53.   A. every time  B. on purpose C. at once       D. in turn

54.   A. on      B. at       C. under  D. in

55.   A. dangerous  B. boring C. worthless    D. much

第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

About 70 scientists worked on a very busy project. They were really 36.______ because of the pressure of work and the demands of their 37.______. However, everyone liked him and did not 38.______ quitting their job.

One day, one scientist came to him and said, “Sir, I have promised my 39.______ that I will take them to an exhibition, 40.______ I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm.”

His boss said, “You’re 41.______ to leave the office early today.”

The scientist started working. He 42.______ his work after having lunch. 43.______, he had such a heavy work load that he looked at his 44.______ only when he felt he was about to 45.______ the work. The time was 8:30 pm. 46.______, he remembered the promise he had 47.______. He hurriedly left the office, feeling 48.______ to have disappointed the ones he loved so much. He got home, but only his wife was in.

“Where are they?” he asked.

His wife 49.______, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 pm and took them to the exhibition.”

What had really happened was like this. The boss noticed him working 50.______ at 5:00 pm. He thought to himself, “This person will not 51.______ the work. But if he has promised his children, they should enjoy the 52.______ to the exhibition.” So he offered to take them to the exhibition.

The boss does not have to do it 53.______, but once it is done, loyalty（忠诚）is established. That is why all those scientists continued to work 54.______ him even though the work was too 55.______.

36.   A. afraid B. angry  C. tired   D. bored

37.   A. boss    B. partner       C. teacher       D. company

38.   A. keep on      B. set off C. make up     D. think of    

39.   A. students     B. friends       C. children     D. parents

40. A. as       B. so       C. but     D. if

41.   A. meant B. refused       C. allowed      D. fired

42.   A. continued   B. finished      C. checked      D. reduced

43. A. So far B. As a result  C. As usual     D. For example

44.   A. timetable    B. watch  C. tools   D. papers

45.   A. design B. report C. hate    D. complete

46.   A. Suddenly   B. Strangely   C. Unexpectedly     D. Unfortunately

47.   A. done   B. set      C. made  D. had

48.   A. painful       B. shy     C. excited       D. sorry

49.   A. begged       B. replied       C. whispered   D. shouted

50.   A. carelessly   B. skillfully    C. unhappily   D. seriously

51.   A. value  B. leave   C. choose       D. like

52.   A. promise     B. way    C. visit    D. interest

53.   A. every time  B. on purpose C. at once       D. in turn

54.   A. on      B. at       C. under  D. in

55.   A. dangerous  B. boring C. worthless    D. much