词汇应用
Brian was not good at public speaking. One day, he   1  (invite) to make a speech at a church. His  2  (young) sister, Ann knew he was nervous and tried to calm him down. "Don't worry. Everything  3  (be) fine. " When the day came, Brian's car had an accident on the way to the church. Luckily, he was not  4  (bad) hurt and arrived at the church on time. It was  5 (he) turn. When he stood up, hit coat became tangled with his chair. After a few 6  (minute), he finally began his speech. but he was so nervous that he dropped his book. Many people thought he would run, but he went on.
Suddenly, people saw something   7  (usual)   8  (run) down from his nose, blood! He stopped _9_ (speak) when he saw the blood. But he still tried to finish his still tired to finish his speech. Then Ann quietly moved to the front and handed him her handkerchief. Then she gave him a smile and   10  (return) to her seat,
It was a   11  (real) simple gesture, and might be the   12  (simple). She just saw someone in need, and gave him a hand. In the end, Brian finished his talk, with more confidence.
【小题1】______ ___ 【小题2】__________ 【小题3】 _________ 【小题4】______ __【小题5】_____ 【小题6】 ______【小题7】 ________【小题8】________【小题9】 ___________ 【小题10】 __________ 【小题11】 _________ 【小题12】___________

The nose is important for everyone. It can help a person breathe and smell. In fact,it can also be used in many popular expressions.
Some people can lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she can ask him to do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard--nosed. They will not change their opinions of anything.
If some people keep their noses out of other people’s business, they do not interfere
(     ) in anything that has nothing to do with them. The opposite kind of people are those who nose around all the time. They are interested in other people’s personal life.
If someone works hard, he can keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble. How ever, more problems will be caused if a person looks down his nose at others or some things. He thinks they are unimportant. This kind of person might also turn up his nose at anything that he doesn’t consider good enough. He thinks he is better than anyone else.
At school, some students thumb their noses at their teacher. They refuse to follow what their teacher says or do any work. Of course, it is not right for students to do like this.
根据材料内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的短语完成下面五个小题，使句子通顺、意思完整。每个短语限用一次。

A. be hard—nosed     B. nose around     C. keep his nose clean D. turns up his nose     E. thumb their noses

【小题1】 I don’t want to make friends with David because he always       
【小题2】 Maggie likes to talk about others and      
【小题3】My brother used to       , but now he can listen to others’ advice.
【小题4】 Bob and Andy usually        at their parents.
【小题5】Michael works hard all the time, so he can        

A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had  1  to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well   2  it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how   3  he was to have such a fine son, and told him how   4  he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.  5 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his  6  to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then   7  out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very   8  in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 9  that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him  10  that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a  11 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take   12  of the things that his father left him.

When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible,   13  as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to   14  the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 15   of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.

1.                A．expected       B．believed        C．enjoyed D．felt

 

2.                A．afford          B．spend          C．cost D．pay

 

3.                A．excited         B．proud          C．angry D．anxious

 

4.                A．far            B．much          C．long D．often

 

5.                A．Interested      B．Tired           C．Surprised D．Relaxed

 

6.                A．hand           B．head           C．voice D．sound

 

7.                A．looked         B．moved         C．walked   D．rushed

 

8.                A．careful         B．helpful         C．wonderful D．successful

 

9.                A．Wanting        B．Suggesting       C．Noticing D．Realizing

 

10.               A．on            B．since          C．after  D．from

 

11.               A．bag            B．ticket          C．phone D．book

 

12.               A．care           B．part           C．notes D．time

 

13.               A．just            B．only           C．always D．already

 

14.               A．use            B．open           C．turn  D．close

 

15.               A．place          B．date           C．test  D．name

 

 

A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had   16   to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well   17   it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted. Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how   18   he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.   19  , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his  20   to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

     Many years passed and the young man was very   21  in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family.  22   that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him   23  that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a phone telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him. When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible,   24    as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the    25    of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.            

1.A．expected       B．believed         C．enjoyed          D．felt

2.A．afford     B．spend            C．cost             D．pay

3.A．excited        B．proud            C．angry                D．anxious

4.A．Interested     B．Tired                C．Surprised            D．Relaxed

5.A．hand           B．head             C．voice                D．sound

6.A．careful        B．helpful          C．wonderful            D．successful

7.A．Wanting        B．Suggesting       C．Noticing         D．Realizing

8.A．on         B．since                C．after                D．from

9. A．just          B．only             C．always           D．already

10.A．place         B．date             C．test             D．name

 

　　完形填空.

　　Fred sometimes liked to go to a bar to have a drink before he went home after work. (1) some tables and chairs in the bar, but it was too early for most people when Fred was there. So he (2) anyone to talk to.

　　Then one evening he (3) the bar and saw the bar owner (4) at a table, but he couldn't see (5) in the other chair. He went over and saw that the man was playing chess against a dog. The dog stood on the

chair when it was (6) to move.

　　Fred watched when the two played their game. When it (7) , Fred went up to the man and said,“ (8) the dog is!” “Well,” answered the owner, “he (9) very clever. You see, I always (10) the game.”

　　(1)

[　　]

A. There was	B. There were
C. There have	D. There had

　　(2)

[　　]

A. didn't found	B. found
C. didn't find	D. found no

　　(3)

[　　]

A. go

B. went

C. go to

D. went to

　　(4)

[　　]

A. plays chess	B. played the chess
C. playing chess	D. to play the chess

　　(5)

[　　]

A. anyone	B. somebody
C. nobody	D. some one

　　(6)

[　　]

A. his turn

B. my turn

C. her turn

D. their turn

　　(7)

[　　]

A. were over	B. was over
C. was finish	D. were finish

　　(8)

[　　]

A. What clever	B. What a clever
C. How clever	D. How a clever

　　(9)

[　　]

A. is really	B. isn't really
C. is real	D. isn't real

　　(10)

[　　]

A. win

B. get

C. beat

D. finish