Every evening at six o’clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats dinner. After dinner, he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.
The old man’s name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and he has no children.
Every evening the same waitress brings Bill to his dinner. Her name is Cara. She is 17 years old. Cara is kind to Bill. She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him. If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the telephone. “Are you OK?” she asks him.
One evenin
g Bill doesn’t come to the restaurant. Cara calls him, but he doesn’t answer the phone. Cara calls the police. “Please go to Bill’s house.” Cara tells the police. Later the police call Cara at the restaurant. “Bill died in his sleep,” the police tell her. Bill was 82 years old.
A week later, a man comes to the restaurant. “I have something for Cara,” the man says. The man gives Cara a check(支票) for $500’000. The money is from Bill.
“This money is for me? From Bill?” Cara asks the man.
“Yes,” the man answers.
“But…why?” Cara asks the man.
“Bill liked you,” the man says. “You were kind to him”
（ ）46．An old man goes to a restaurant near his house every evening because
A、he feels lonely B、he likes coffee
C、the food in the restaurant is delicious
（ ）47．—Why does Cara often talk to Bill? — .
A、Because she has no friends
B、Because she knows Bill is lonely
C、Because she has nothing to do
（ ）48．—What does Cara do if Bill is late for dinner? —_____.
A、She calls him on the telephone
B、She calls the police on the phone
C、She brings dinner to Bill’s house
（ ）49．—Why doesn’t Bill come to the restaurant that evening? — .
A、Because Cara isn’t kind to him
B、Because he died in his sleep
C、Because he is very tired 
（ ）50．—From whom is the money for Cara? —________.
A、The police
B、The man with glasses in the picture
C、Bill
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1.( )
A. as many as B. as much as
C. so many as D. so much as
2.( )
A. before B. later
C. ago D. after
3.( )
A. ever B. every
C. even D. never
4.( )
A. continued B. used
C. forgot D. refused
5.( )
A. families B. houses
C. homes D. offices
6.( )
A. hands B. feet
C. arms D. legs
7.( )
A. when to B. how to
C. what to D. why to
8.( )
A. umbrellas B. bands
C. telephones D. cameras
9.( )
A. talk B. speak
C. say D. tell
10.( )
A. sales B. sells
C. buys D. borrows
11.( )
A. diaries B. conversations
C. competitions D. dialogues
12.( )
A. noises B. bodies
C. voices D. entrances
13.( )
A. cheap B. cheaper
C. dear D. more expensive
14.( )
A. sold B. have sold
C. has sold D. will sell
15.( )
A. hundred B. thousand
C. million D. billion
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“The SDR-4X has sensors on the bottoms of its 6 so it can walk on carpets and other uneven surfaces. It even knows 7 get back on its feet when it falls，”Sony said.
The 58-centimetre-tall SDR-4X is equipped with two 8 ，allowing it to see better than its predecessor. It can 9 the difference between the edge of a table and patterns on the floor. The SDR-4X will be more expensive than the Ambo which 10 for 180 000 yen（US $1 400）in Japan and US $1 500 in the US. The SDR-4X can carry on simple 11 （It knows about 60 000 words.），and be taught to sing by inputting music. It can also recognize faces， 12 and names.
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1.A.as many as B.as much as C.so many as D.so much as
2.A.before B.later C.ago D.after
3.A.ever B.every C.even D.never
4.A.continued B.used C.forgot D.refused
5.A.families B.houses C.homes D.offices
6.A.hands &nbs p; B.feet C.arms D.legs
7.A.when to B.how to C.what to D.why to
8.A.umbrellas B.bands C.telephones D.cameras
9.A.talk B.speak C.say D.tell
10.A.sales B.sells C.buys D.borrows
11.A.diaries B.conversations C.competitions D.dialogues
12. A. noises B.bodies C.voices D.entrances
13.A.cheap B.cheaper C.dear D.more expensive
14.A.sold B.have sold C.has sold D.will sell
15.A.hundred B.thousand C.million D.billion
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These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8. Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.
Losing weight can be 9. Some overweight people go to health centers, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All this works for losing weight.
12 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $400 a day, she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still 13 to do so.
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1 .A. less B. more C. nice D. fast
2. A. For B. So C. Or D. And
3. A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy
4. A. why B. what C. how D. when
5. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat
6. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell
7. A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier
8. A. taken B. given C. written D. copied
9. A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. safe
10. A. pay B. cost C. take D. have
11. A. making B. taking C. playing D. using
12. A. Before B. In C. After D. At
13. A. sorry B. angry C. sad &nbs Vp; D. glad
14. A. need B. have C. use D. get
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The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __14__ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about __15__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.
1. A. European B. Asian C. American D. African
2. A. lights B. switches C. radios D. TVs
3. A. some else B. another many C. the other D. many other
4. A. Such as B. For example C. For teleshopping D. It is like
5. A. takes B. cost C. spends D. spend
6. A. to B. until C. unless D. by
7. A. begin B. leave C. open D. turn on
8. A. people B. women C. businessmen D. officials
9. A. to go out B. going out
C. to buy things D. buying things
10. A. still B. don’t C. even D. won’t
11. A. teleshopping B. TV C. radio D. telephone
12. A. appearing B. coming out C. for sale D. to buy
13. A. in the shop B. on TV C. they bought D. by this way
14. A. the same with B. different from
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“To check my 41 ,” the boy replied.
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These words caused the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged his father. They didn’t say 44 to each other for a long time.
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37. A. coming B. returning C. leaving D. going
38. A. drop B. increase C. rise D. turn down
39. A. look for B. learn from C. worry about D. shout at
40. A. family B. friends C. study D. students
41. A. teachers B. friends C. school D. grades
42. A. famous B. important C. handsome D. interesting
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44. A. everything B. anybody C. nothing D. anything
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