Mice in general are not well-liked, but a mouse named Mickey has    1    the hearts of millions. Movies about Mickey Mouse have been    2    with audience    3    everywhere for more than forty years. Walt Disney,    4   created this lovable cartoon(卡通)    5   , was born in Chicago in 1901. Later his family moved to a farm near Kansas City, where Walt worked for a time    6    a newsboy. But    7    he really enjoyed was drawing pictures.

Later, when Walt went back to Chicago, he studied cartoon at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. His education was interrupted(中断)when World War Ⅰ    8    in 1914. Though he was not    9    old enough to join the army, he wanted to    10    in some way. He joined the Red Cross and went to France, where he stayed    11    the war was over.

After the war, Disney returned to Kansas City to work for a company that made fairy story cartoons. This was the kind of work he liked best. He made up his mind to    12    better ways of making the cartoons   13   , so that the cartoon characters would seem    14    . He bought an old movie camera and made a few things in his garage. In 1923 he    15    his elder brother, Roy, in Hollywood, California, where they soon   16   their own company. Sound was just starting   17    in movies, and Disney believed it had great possibilities. He quickly   18   

sound to his cartoons. When he made Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen, audience were

    19    . Mickey became a great    20    with both young and old.

1. A. broke　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　   B. won

C. lost　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. struck

2. A. pleased　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. known

C. filled　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. popular

3. A. almost　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. mostly

C. from　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. clearly

4. A. he　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. before

C. who　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. because

5. A. painting　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. people

C. character　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. photo

6. A. as　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. with

C. for　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   D. besides

7. A. that　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. what

C. something　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. anyhow

8. A. ended　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. went on

C. broke out　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. had passed

9. A. then　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. yet

C. ever      　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   D. already

10. A. help　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. join

C. work　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enter

11. A. when　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. after

C. before　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. until

12. A. give　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. enjoy

C. find　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. search

13. A. lively　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. appear

C. well-known　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. move

14. A. alive　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beautiful

C. unforgettable　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　   D. surprising

15. A. found　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. agreed with

C. joined in　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. invited

16. A. worked in　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. set up

C. sold　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. built

17. A. immediately　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. really

C. to be invented　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to be used

18. A. added　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. took

C. wanted　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. referred

19. A. disappointed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. angry

C. delighted　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. surprising

20. A. welcomed　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beauty

C. success　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　   D. hero

The “show business” attracts many young people.     1     , only very few can hope to become famous. Talent is not   2   . Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. Fashion is   3   important in this business. The best tailor in the world will never be successful if he makes   4   clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must change his "act" in order to   5   the taste of the moment. This is   6    for actors and dancers, but perhaps most of all for    7  

 "Pop" stands for "popular", and pop singer has to   8   to become popular. He must either give the public what they want, or he must find   9    way of singing that will attract their attention.   10   when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot   11   . He must work harder than ever to    12    popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous.

  The life of a successful pop singer is   13   . He can only relax when he is   14   , because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the "fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for   15   . They buy his records, they go to his concerts, and they make him   16   . But they can be very troublesome, too. They sometimes   17   handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to    18     A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on   19   , because he must always look smart. He must have a nice car. And   20   he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.

1. A. Unfortunately　　 　　B. Therefore　　　　  C. Naturally　　　　   D, Luckily

2, A, important　　　　    B. enough　　　　      C. necessary　　　　 D, encouraged

3. A. still　　　　 　　     B, yet　　　　　　     C, even　　　　     D. also

4. A. good　　　　　　    B. old-fashioned    　　C. bright-colored      D. new

5. A. follow　　　　　　  B. get　　　　　　　　   C. change　　　　  D. agree

6. A. so　　　　　　　　 B. same　　  　　  　　C. true　　　　　　    D. also

7. A. artists　　　　　　   B. tailors　　　　　　    C. women　　　　 D, singers

8. A. act　　　　　　　　 B. work very hard　　    C. travel　　　　   D, sing

9. A. a new　　　　　　  B. an easy　　　　    C. a special　　　　   D. a strange

10. A. Even　　　　　　  B. Unless　　　　   C. If　　　　　　　　   D. But

11. A. give up　　　　　　   B. become popular    C. relax　　　　　　      D. satisfy

12. A. become　　　　       B. remain　　　　　　   C. make　　  　　   D. gain

13. A. simple　　　　         B. not busy　　　　      C. exciting　　　　   D. not easy

14. A. tired out　　　　      B. old　　　　　　　　 　　   C. alone　　　　　　 D. famous

15. A. the public　　    　　   B. the show business C. the film star　　     　　  D. the singer

16. A, rich and famous 　　   B. excited　　　　   C. poor but happy 　　   D. satisfied

17. A. receive　　　　　　    B. steal　　　　　　  C. ask for　　　　    D. demand

18. A. sing　　　　　　    B. give in　　　　     C. hide　　　　   　　D. leave

19. A. traveling　　     B. clothes　　　　      C. food　　　　　　   　　 D. housing

20. A. thus　　　　　　   B. more or less　　     C. after all　　 　　      D. above all

When Mr. Holland was a young man, he played a lot of football, and he had always been thin and very strong. Then he worked in   1   for many years, and he   2   to work in a car. By the time he was 40, he was fat and soft.

One day one of his friends said to him, “Would you like to be   3  ?”

“Of course I would, ” Mr. Holland answered.

“Well,” his friend said, “  4   going to your office by car and get a bicycle. ”

Mr. Holland had not ridden a bicycle for many years. “It’s very   5   to learn to ride a bicycle again at your   6  , ” his wife said.

However, it was not too hard for Mr. Holland to do. He   7   read the newspaper in the evening. Now he bought a bicycle and    8   riding that every evening   8  . He hoped that it would   9   him to get thinner, and he got a lot of   10   from it.

He found some little roads which were not really very narrow. Still, they were too narrow for   11, and there he got away from the   12   of the city. They were becoming   13   for him. They were not really very loud, but they were too loud   14   Mr. Holland.

Then he began to go to his office on   16. Sometimes all the cars stopped at a   17. He went past them to the   18, because his bicycle was   19.

Yesterday he stopped to a red light, a man came up behind him on   20. He stopped too and said to Mr. Holland, “Have the police taken your driving license away too?”

1. A. his home　　　　　　   B. an office　　　　    C. the fields　　　　   D. the workshop

2. A. drove　　　　　　　　   B. walked　　　　　　  C. came　　　　　　    D. arrived

3. A. softer　　　　　　　　   B. thinner　　　　　　　　　　 C. fatter　　　　　　    D. younger

4. A. consider　　　　　　   B. finish　　　　　　    C. begin　　　　　　    D. stop

5. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. enjoyable　　　　   C. possible　　　　　　 D. hard

6. A. all　　　　　　　　　　    B. first　　　　　　　　  C. age　　　　　　　　   D. time

7. A. usually　　　　　　　　  B. seldom　　　　　　  C. never　　　　　　    D. even

8. A. enjoyed　　　　　　　　 B. experiment　　　　 C. practiced　　　　   D. pretended

9. A. instead　　　　　　　　  B. either　　　　　　    C. thus　　　　　　　　  D. only

10. A. help　　　　　　　　    B. have　　　　       C. lead　　　　　　　　  D. put

11. A. money　　　　　　    B. pleasure　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. courage

12. A. animals　　　　　　   B. people　　　　　　   C. bicycles　　　　    D. cars

13. A. people　　　　　　　　 B. noises　　　　　　   C. voices　　　　　　   D. sounds

14. A. much too　　　　    B. too much　　　　   C. much harmful    D. too many

15. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. from　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　    D. with

16. A. his bicycle　　　　   B. the bus　　　　　　  C. the car　　　　　　　　　　 D. his way

17. A. street　　　　　　　　  B. corner　　　　　　   C. red light　　　　    D. crossing

18. A. front　　　　　　　　   B. end　　　　　　　　   C. last　　　　　　　　   D. office

19. A. big　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. narrow　　　　　　　　　　 C. new　　　　　　　　  D. useful

20. A. a car　　　　　　　　   B. a bus　　　　　　　　 C. another bicycle  D. the same bicycle

Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Comton Street, she had looked after it very  1  . Before she left the house in the morning, she carefully closed all the  2  downstairs, opened some windows to  3  the air in and looked at the front gate for the safe. Everything Jonathan did was  4  .

One summer evening Jonathan returned home  5  at five minutes to seven exactly. When she opened the front gate she immediately noticed something  6  . There was a heavy footprint in the   7  in one of the flower beds.

Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman  8  she noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was out of order. Jonathan never  9  anything out of order.

She walked  10  to the front door and opened it quietly. She  11  carefully for a few moments but could find nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully,   12  if she had forgotten to close it that morning. She had never forgotten before. She stepped silently  13  the hall to the door and looked  14  the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the afternoon sunlight. He had  15  been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan grabbed the door handle,   16  the door quickly and turned the key. Then she calmly  17  the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.

The thief tried to  18  through a window to get out but Jonathan had  19  that. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little angry that she  20  have dinner later than usual but on the whole she felt quite pleased with herself.

1. A. easily　　　　　　　　    B. carefully　　　　　　　　   C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

2. A. windows　　　　　　　　　　 B. doors　　　　　　　　　　   C. rooms　　　　　　　　　　  D. house

3. A. send　　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. blow

4. A. slow　　　　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　　　　　   C. orderly　　　　　　　　　　 D. disorderly

5. A. as usual　　　　　　    B. all the same　　　　　　   C. right away　　　　　　    D. as soon as

6. A. usual　　　　　　　　    B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　    D. happy

7. A. circle　　　　　　　　    B. surface　　　　　　　　　　 C. land　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. earth

8. A. that　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. because

9. A. left　　　　　　　　　　   B. designed　　　　　　　　   C. arranged　　　　　　　　   D. planned

10. A. down　　　　　　　　  B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

11. A. listened　　　　　　   B. heard　　　　　　　　　　   C. looked　　　　　　　　　　  D. watched

12. A. thinking　　　　　　  B. guessing　　　　　　　　   C. wondering　　　　　　    D. surprising

13. A. across　　　　　　    B. along　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. onto

14. A. at　　　　　　    　　   B. through　　　　　　　　    C. inside　　　　　　　　　　   D. over

15. A. happily　　　　　　    B. frightenedly　　　　　　  C. calmly　　　　　　　　　　  D. angrily

16. A. opened　　　　　　    B. locked　　　　　　　　　　  C. shut　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

17. A. picked away　　    B. picked up　　　　　　　　 C. picked out　　　　　　    D. picked down

18. A. roll　　　　　　　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　　   C. rush　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

19. A. hoped　　　　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　  D. supposed

20. A. must　　　　　　　　   B. had to　　　　　　　　　　  C. should　　　　　　　　　　  D. ought to

What is intelligence (智力) anyway? When I was in the army I __1___ an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against __2___ of 100, scored 160.

    I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not __3___ have scored more than 80. __4___, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always __5__ it.

    Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man __6___ questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a __7___. In a world where I have to work with my __8___, I’d do poorly.

    Consider my auto-repair man __9___ He had a habit of telling __10___. One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑) man __11___ some nails.  Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made __12___ movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer, He __13__ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk _ 14___ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the __15___ man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors (剪刀). __16___ do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his __17___ and asked for them. I’ve been __18___ that on all my customers today, but I knew __19___ I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked．“Because you are so god damned educated, Doc．I knew you couldn’t be very __20___.”

    And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

1.

A．failed

B．wrote

C．received

D．chose

2.

A．an average

B．a total

C．an exam

D．a number

3.

A．always

B．possibly

C．certainly

D．frequently

4.

A．Then

B．Thus

C．Therefore

D．Yet

5.

A．fixed

B．checked

C．drove

D．changed

6.

A．answered

B．practiced

C．designed

D．tried

7.

A．teacher

B．doctor

C．winner

D．fool

8.

A．brains

B．effort

C．hands

D．attention

9.

A．again

B．as usual

C．too

D．as well

10.

A．lies

B．jokes

C．news

D．tales

11.

A．bought

B．tested

C．found

D．needed

12.

A. cutting

B. hammering

C. waving

D. circling

13.

A．nodded

B．raised

C．shook

D．turned

14.

A．brought

B．packed

C．sent

D．sold

15.

A．clever

B．other

C．right

D．next

16.

A．What

B．How

C．Who

D．Which

17.

A．imagination

B．hand

C．voice

D．information

18.

A．trying

B．proving

C．practicing

D．examining

19.

A．for sure

B．at once

C．in fact

D．right now

20.

A．clear

B．silly

C．slow

D．smart

　　Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep needed depends on the age of the person and the conditions in which sleep   1   . The young may need more sleep than the old, but   2  eight hours are enough for the   3  of grownups.

Some can   4  with less than this amount (量) but   5  may need more. Every person knows his own need. It is then a matter of how to   6  it. Sleep should always be 7  to make one relaxed (松弛) and ready for   8   work.

    Fresh air is   9  to sound sleep (酣睡). It is not   10  reason for some people to   11  that it is practical to sleep in the open air.    12  a person can keep himself warm,  13  sleeping probably gives the body a bad complete relaxation.

    Ability to sleep is largely a   14  . The conditions referred to only lead to sleep. Out-of-door   15   , a good habit of regular   16  and the avoidance (避免) of late eating and   17  are all helpful to sound sleep. Such factors (因素) are largely within the   18  of any person. A bath at   19   , neither hot nor cold but of body temperature may be helpful to sleep. Sleeping pills (安眠药) should   20   be taken except when suggested by a doctor.

1. A. falls down     　　 B. breaks out 　　  　　 C. wakes up 　　   　　  D. takes place

2. A. seldom  　　   　　 B. sometimes    　　   　　 C. always   　　   　　  D. generally

3. A. health　　    　　 B. heads    　　   　　　　 C. night  　　 　　  D. work

4. A. wake   　　　　 B. work    　　　　 C. do　　    　　  D. finish

5. A. children       　　 B. women    　　 　　 C. others     　　  D. few

6. A. help　　 　　  　　 B. satisfy　　     　　 C. demand  　　  D. take

7. A. deep     　　　　 B. enough   　　   　　 C. short      　　  D. long

8. A. hard     　　　　 B. his own  　　　　 C. a day's   　　   　　  D. good

9. A. necessary     　　 B. able  　　  　　　　 C. no good   　　   D. beat

10. A. the best     　　 B. at all 　　   　　　　 C. without          D. a good

11. A. suggest 　　　　 B. understand　　　　 C. insist      　　  D. agree

12. A. As    　　　　 B. Where    　　  　　 C. Unless    　　  D. When

13. A. good  　　　　 B. cold      　　　　 C. out-of-door　　    D. inside

14. A. practice　　   　　　　 B. pleasure   　　　　 C. problem  　　   　　  D. habit

15. A. walks   　　 　　 B. exercises  　　  　　 C. trips　　　　   D. housework

16. A. hours   　　 　　 B. drinking  　　   　　 C. dreams    　　   D. medicine

17. A. worry  　　  　　 B. fear   　　 　　　　 C. carelessness　　   D. hard work

18. A. fight　　    　　 B. plan       　　　　 C. control    　　  D. thought

19. A. any time　　 　　  B. bedtime　　    　　 C. midnight   　　  D. lunch time

20. A. never　　　　   B. slowly　　　　　　 C. often　　 　　 D. always

　　So you are attractive and you think you would like to be a model! Are you sure you are the   1   type Are you fairly tall with a small   2  ? Are your breast and your hips more or less of the same measurement? Have you got good legs? Yes? Well, these are only the   3  requirements. First of all, make up your mind how you are going to begin. You can go to a model school,   4  such schools are expensive. There they will teach you how to make the   5  of yourself; how to make up well, how to walk, how to look after your complexion (肤色) and your hair. But you may not have enough money for this.    6  can you do? Have some photographs   7  by a really good professional (职业的) photographer who knows the fashion business.

If you are not photogenic (上镜头的) —well, there's   8  that even the best photographer can do for you. Oh—you are photogenic? Good? Now we can begin. You can either become a house-model, or work free-lance. A house-model is an employee,   9  the salesgirls and the bookkeeping staff. She is   10  by a dress firm to show off clothes. These shows are for buyers from big stores or for the press. It's a full-time   11   . But if you are more ambitious (有抱负的) and want to earn a lot of  12  , you can become a free-lance mold; that is to say , you will be paid by the hour for your   13  All your work will come to you   14   a model agency (经纪部门), and you will not choose your clients (客户). The agency will tell you   15  to go, at what time, and what you will have to do. It may be for a magazine or television   16   , to model dresses in a smart hotel, or for a "collection" show in a big fashion house. Whatever the occasion (不管什么样的场合),your job will be to look as decorative as   17  . You always have to   18   to be enjoying yourself, even if you are being photographed outdoors on a   19  cold day, wearing practically nothing. Are you   20  enough for that?

1. A. fair      　　　　B. just   　　   　　　　C. unfit       　　   D. right

2. A. neck     　　　　B. waist       　　　　C. head       　　   D. back

3. A. basic     　　　　B. senior      　　　　C. junior 　　　　　　     D. high

4. A. because  　　  　　B. for    　　  　　　　C. although   　　      D. so that

5. A. best    　　　　B. use    　　 　　　　C. worst      　　   D. full

6. A. How    　　   　　B. Where    　　　　C. When      　　   D. What

7. A. taken   　　　　B. developed   　　 　　C. made　　  　　     D. brought

8. A. everything     　　B. something 　　　　C. nothing   　　       D. thing

9. A. like      　　　　B. as     　　　　　　C. being      　　   D. with

10. A. fired   　　   　　B. dismissed  　　   　　C. taken  　　　　     D. employed

11. A. job 　　  　　　　B. work       　　　　C. action      　　   D. showing

12. A. fame    　　　　B. money　　 　　  　　C. face   　　  　　   D. respect.

13. A. cries    　　　　B. smiles  　　 　　　　C. supplies   　　　　　　     D. services

14. A. through      　　B. by　　 　　 　　　　C. because　　        D. with

15. A. when        　　B. where  　　 　　　　C. how　　  　　　　　　     D. who

16. A. keyboard    　　B. set    　　  　　　　C. screen 　　　　　　    D. advertisement

17. A. probable     　　B. possible     　　　　C. terrible　　　　　　     D. reasonable

18. A. think  　　　　B. imagine   　　　　C. suggest   　　   D. appear

19. A. bitterly      　　B. sweetly 　　 　　　　C. fortunately  　　    D. friendly

20. A. weak　　　　  B. tough　　　　　　 C. rough　　　　    D. poor

　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired (退休), but she needed to keep   1   . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her   2  with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she   3   other old folks like her. By talking with them, she  4  two things. Old people had abilities that were not  5   . But old people also had some   6  . She found a new purpose for herself then.

    Through the years, she   7  to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new   8   : Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus” which was about   9  old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being   10 

　　 Anna Douglas uses her   11  ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands   12  problems begin. For example, one of her  13  said that his grandchildren   14  the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas   15   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.

　　 “It's important to know   16  about your grandchildren's world,” says Mrs. Douglas.  “That means questioning and listening, and   17  is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them,” she continues.  “Never try to    18  your grandchildren or other young people. Never   19  your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do.    20   , they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well.”

1. A. free      　　　　B. rich  　　　　  C. powerful     　　 D. busy

2. A. service  　　   　　　　B. money     　　  C. students  　　 　　 D. books

3. A. observed 　　  　　B. met    　　 　　  C. comforted     　　 D. answered

4. A. recognized    　　B. followed  　　  C. enjoyed  　　  　　 D. demanded

5. A. studied   　　 　　B. agreed    　　  C. gave     　　　　 D. used

6. A. mistakes  　　 　　B. problems  　　  C. questions　　 　　  D. characters

7. A. had　　  　　 　　B. ought      　　  C. was    　　　　 D. used

8. A. subject  　　   　　　　B. life   　　　　  C. way      　　　　 D. plan

9. A. getting  　　   　　　　B. respecting         C. employing    　　   D. supporting

10. A. unknown    　　B. refused     　　  C. misunderstood 　　  D. discouraged

11. A. thinking 　　  　　B. working     　　  C. writing   　　 　　 D. leading

12. A. that    　　  　　B. when　　 　　  C. why    　　   　　　　 D. whether

13. A. visitors  　　 　　B. readers    　　     C. listeners       　　 D. friends

14. A. got    　　   　　　　B. entered 　　 　　  C. left　　 　　　　　　  　　 D. passed

15. A. invented     　　B. chose      　　  C. suggested　　　　 D. imagined

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

17. A. listening     　　B. speaking   　　     C. pleasing　　 　　　　　　   D. advising

18. A. praise       　　B. scold       　　  C. trouble　　 　　　　  D. encourage

19. A. speak out    　　B. give up 　　 　　  C. get back 　　   　　 D. stick to

20. A. Commonly　　  B. Surprisingly　　 C. Happily　　　　   D. Naturally

　　Under her bed, Mrs. Chang kept a box containing some jewellery which had belonged to her mother. The jewellery was the only   1   thing she had, and she always said she would keep it and only sell it for a very important reason. Well, this was an important reason, wasn't it? She said nothing to Mary,    2   went secretly into the city and sold the jewellery for $ 2,750. Over half the money! But where could she   3   the other half?

    During the next few months, Mrs. Chang was always busy. She went out four mornings a week and   4   other people's houses. She   5   until late in the night and sewed dresses and trousers for the people in the village. She embroidered (绣)colorful birds and flowers on a piece of silk for the   6  who came through the village.    7   , her pile of money under her bed began to   8   . Mary noticed that her mother was very   9  , but her mother just said,  “I want to have some new clothes for your   10    I'll need to buy cloth. And I want to be able to   11   you another good present.”

    By June, Mrs. Chang had $4,250 under her bed.  She went to a relative in Yuen Long, who had a small business. “Tsun Man,” she said. “I badly   12   $750.” Her relative was   13   . Mrs. Chang had   14   asked anyone for money before. But he lent her the money.

    Mrs. Chang   15   her best clothes, went to the city and   16   a return ticket from London to Hong Kong. After putting it in a nice  17  , she began to write   18   address on it and posted it. “What a surprise this will be for David.” She said to   19   “How happy he will be! And how happy Mary will be too, to   20   her brother with her on her wedding day.”

1. A. valuable 　　   　　  B. beautiful  　　　　 C. interesting 　　     D. wonderful

2. A. or   　　 　　　　  B. but  　　  　　　　 C. so   　　   　　   D. however

3. A. get 　　   　　　　　　  B. borrow 　　　　 C. make    　　   D. bring

4. A. searched      　　  B. entered   　　　　 C. cleaned  　　   D. washed

5. A. stayed up     　　  B. kept up   　　　　 C. made up 　　   D. dressed up

6. A. neighbors 　　 　　  B. tourists　　 　　 C. relatives  　　      D. friends

7. A. Gradually     　　  B. Frequently    　　 C. Probably          D. Immediately

8. A. reduce  　　   　　　　  B. appear    　　　　 C. disappear　　    D. grow

9. A. worried       　　  B. busy     　　　　 C. angry　　　　   D. content

10. A. wedding   　　  B. birthday 　　   　　　　 C. family     　　 D. work

11. A. give     　　　　  B. send     　　　　 C. buy　　 　　   D. mail

12. A. lose   　　　　  B. owe     　　　　 C. need      　　   D. earn

13. A. surprised    　　  B. frightened     　　 C. hurt    　　　　    D. disappointed

14. A. always       　　  B. usually    　　　　 C. never 　　  　　   D. sometimes

15. A. picked up   　　     B. had on  　　　　 C. took off   　　   D. put on

16. A. bought  　　 　　  B. sent    　　　　 C. took    　　　　    D. carried

17. A. envelope 　　 　　  B. box　　 　　   　　 C. package　　　　 D. bag

18. A. mother's     　　  B. brother's  　　 　　 C. Mary's　　　　  D. David's

19. A. him   　　　　  B. them   　　　　 C. herself    　　   D. her

20. A. have　　　　　　 B. invite　　　　    C. take　　　　    D. leave

　　During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father's car to drive to a New Year's Eve   1  to be held in Vermont. The father was   2   about the son hitting one of the road blocks that people set up all over the place on New Year's Eve. The   3  that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.

    So he drove to Vermont, got completely   4   and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to   5  the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety (not drunk)    6   . However,  the policeman   7   him out. He was   8   standing off to the side while the others were   9   the police officer how well they could walk a   10   line, etc.

    At 7:00a. m, his father got up to answer the   11   There were   12   policemen there. They asked him ff he was the   13   of that red FIAT. He replied, “Yes, I am,” One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver. When the young man   14   himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of   15   . Upon questioning, he   16   that he was driving the car, but when asked if he had been   17     he said, “No!” When the policemen asked if he could see his car, he was unable to remember the   18  He said that it was in the garage.

    And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, instead of looking at the car he had driven the   19  before, they saw a   20  car parked there.

1. A. party     　　   B. meeting 　　  　　　　C. concert     　　D. sports meeting

2. A. sure　　 　　     B. worried 　　  　　　　C. curious     　　D. anxious

3. A. suggestion　　  B. condition    　　  　　C. conclusion 　　   　　D. agreement

4. A. excited          B. tired　　    　　  　　C. pleased     　　D. drunk

5. A. stop　　 　　     B. get out of　　　　   C. drive 　　　　D. get into

6. A. punishment       B. test　　　　　　    C. education       D. talk

7. A. gave     　　   B. made   　　  　　　　C. missed 　　 　　D. found

8. A. considered       B. required　　　　    C. suggested       D. left

9. A. showing  　　    B. explaining  　　　　C. asking 　　  　　D. telling

10. A. long    　　   B. straight    　　　　C. calm   　　 　　D. direct

11. A. telephone　　     B. call　　 　　 　　　　C. doorbell     　　D. question

12. A. many   　　     B. two     　　　　　　C. four   　　　　D. one

13. A. manager 　　    B. father　　　　　　  C. student     　　D. owner

14. A. stood           B. found　　　　　　  C. put    　　　　D. took

15. A. danger　　 　　      B. test    　　　　　　C. trouble 　　 　　D. accident

16. A. believed 　　     B. told     　　　　　　C. admitted   　　   D. said

17. A. driving  　　    B. hurting    　　　　 　　C. drinking     　　D. missing

18. A. drive   　　     B. test　　 　　 　　　　C. time   　　  　　D. line

19. A. day     　　   B. morning　　   　　    C. night 　　　　D. afternoon

20. A. similar　　    B. familiar　　　　    C. police　　　　 D. damaged