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There have been a number of robberies in the world. Some of them come off(成功) by a fluke(侥幸) ;many more, inevitably(必然地) , are ___1____ failures. The following two robberies can be said to be among the most __2__ ones.
Two men drove up to a bank , jumped out of their car, ran into the bank, __ 3___ the cashier, took a suitcase full of money from him, and ran out of the bank ___4___ to find that someone had stolen their __5__ car.
In 1975, three men tried to___ 6___ the Royal Bank of Scotland in Rothesay. Their first problem was that they got ___7___ in the revolving( 旋转的) door of the bank. They ___8___ to ask the bank staff to free them. When they were free, they thanked the staff for their help and ___9 __. A few minutes later they returned. This time they got ___10 __the revolving doors and told the bank staff to ____11___ on the floor. The bank staff just laughed at them and __12__ their work.
The leader of the three ___13__ $ 5, 000. When no one paid any attention to him he asked for $ 500 and __14__ $5.
The chief cashier of the bank thought that was so ___15___, and burst out laughing. __16 ___ now , the leader of the three leapt over the counter at the cashier. He __17__ his foot on the top of the counter and fell to the ground, __18 __his ankle.
The other two members __19__ to get away ___20__something else went wrong , but they got stuck again in he revolving doors.
1. A. possible B. obvious C. important D. total
2. A. unhappy B. dangerous C. stupid D. terrible
3. A. held up B. took away C. broke up D. put up
4. A. surely B. only C. even D accidentally
5. A. expensive B. fast C. getaway D. stolen
6. A. steal B. break into C. enter D. rob
7. A. hurt B. away C. arrested D stuck
8. A. wanted B. refused C. had D. pretended
9. A. went out B. got in C. disappeared D. gave up
10. A. across B. off’ C. through D. into
11. A. lie B. stand C. sit D. stay
12. A. stopped B. continued with C. left D. started
13. A. Look away B. found out C. wanted D. demanded
14. A. then B. finally C. even D. later
15. A. strange B. troubled C. funny D. exciting
16. A. Angry B. Excited C. Interested D. Disappointed
17. A. landed B. slipped C. injured D. caught
18. A. breaking B. losing C. hitting D. dropping
19. A. managed B. refused C. had D. decided
20. A. when B. while C. because D. before
With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house. （ 36 ） the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts（债务）. So the bank had （ 37 ） the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.
（ 38 ） the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid(出价)on the（ 39 ）. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the （ 40 ） moment arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had （ 41 ）.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her （ 42 ） tightly and listened. The first bid was $45. She was（ 43 ）. It was so high. Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding （ 44） $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence. Hope （ 45 ） her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how （ 46 ） her grandmother would have been with her at this moment.
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her （ 47 ）. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people（ 48 ） be interested in that old, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete（ 49 ）.
After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some （ 50 ）. Someone else got it.” she said. A hand-written （ 51 ） was pinned（别住） to the quilt, which （ 52 ）:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you admiring the quilt. Clearly, it was（ 53 ） to you. Please accept this quilt as my（ 54 ）. I don’ t expect repayment from you, but do a （ 55 ） favor（帮忙）in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path.
Yours,
A stranger
36. A. Naturally B. Unfortunately C. Luckily D. Probably
37. A. hoped B. waited C. expected D. forced
38. A. With B. At C. By D. Over
39. A. house B. present C. furniture D. quilt
40. A. amazing B. necessary C. big D. sad
41. A. turned out B. turned up C. turned back D. turned on
42. A. purse B. picture C. book D. quilt
43. A. excited B. frightened C. worried D. shocked
44. A. rose B. climbed C. reached D. raised
45. A. told B. helped C. filled D. gave
46. A. pleased B. anxious C. angry D. familiar
47. A. thought B. chance C. way D. faith
48. A. could B. might C. must D. would
49. A. relative B. customer C. friend D. stranger
50. A. reason B. secret C. mistake D. fun
51. A. check B. wallet C. address D. note
52. A. read B. wrote C. spoke D. showed
53. A. wonderful B. basic C. pretty D. important
54. A. honor B. respect C. gift D. thank
55. A. particular B. common C. major D. similar
Parents and grandparents are understandably（可理解的）proud of the quick minds and impressive talents of their little ones. But let me tell you about another 36 , perhaps even more 37 , found in a little girl named Skylar.
I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four- year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 38 of Disneyland from TV, she 39 her nickels and dimes in a piggy bank in 40 of visiting there some day. Her parents 41 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn’t even 42 her to use her own money!
43 Skylar returned it was Christmas time. She decided to buy 44 with her savings. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local homeless 45 called “The Road House”. She 46 asked her mother what “homeless” meant and why those children 47 coats and warm clothes. She couldn’t seem to get the homeless off her 48 .
Her mother took her to the 49 to buy presents. Instead of buying for herself or her family, she 50 to purchase a warm coat, socks, gloves and crayons for a little girl in the 51 . She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 52 she didn’t have enough money, she left the doll 53 .
When Skylar got home, she chose one of her favourite dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 54 gifts to a homeless child. She was much 55 with joy at truly helping someone else.
“Perhaps it’s good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart,” says Nobel Laureate John Nash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is this quality that makes beautiful people.
36. A. benefit B. advantage C. quality D. point
37. A. necessary B. important C. popular D. ordinary
38. A. learned B. cared C. thought D. watched
39. A. saved B. collected C. took D. made
40. A. honour B. favour C. hopes D. search
41. A. disappointed B.annoyed C. pleased D. surprised
42. A. need B. require C. let D. force
43. A. When B. While C. As D. Since
44. A. dolls B. toys C. presents D. dresses
45 .A. boy B. shelter C. news D. house
46 .A. generally B. repeatedly C. strangely D. seriously
47. A. used B. took C. needed D. liked
48 .A. mind B. thought C. heart D. brain
49. A. store B. library C. park D. school
50 .A. thought B. decided C. hoped D. wished
51. A. shelter B. nursery C. house D. hospital
52. A. reminded B. promised C. noticed D. discovered
53 .A. around B. behind C. away D. alone
54. A. collected B. bought C. selected D. demanded
55.A. surprised B. caught C. cheered D. filled
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I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a 31 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 32 it.
The 33 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 34 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 35 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and 36 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't 37 and get hurt.
After that happened, I 38 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.
Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. 39 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost 40 .
After a while, I started wishing I could 41 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel 42 in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 43 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and 44 them about their 45 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's 46 and rich in experience."
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 47 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her 48 she was a great heroine. I was 49 of my grandma and hoped she would 50 know that I had been ashamed of her.
31. A. funny B. common C. terrible D. clear
32. A. admit B. receive C. refuse D. show
33. A. quarrel B. accident C. trouble D. adventure
34. A. already B. always C. simply D. hardly
35. A. enjoying B. pretending C. imagining D. continuing
36. A. warn B. demand C. advise D. beg
37. A. mind B. hear C. see D. fall
38. A. expected B. declared C. realized D. doubted
39. A. Because of B. Except for C. Such as D. Instead of
40. A. died B. cheered C. disappeared D. suffered
41. A. meet B. avoid C. arrange D. hide
42. A. independent B. inconvenient C. unwelcome D. unfamiliar
43. A. changed B. finished C. stopped D. Prepared
44. A. interview B. report C. tell D. write
45. A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
46. A. free B. popular C. interesting D. embarrassing
47. A. show B. stage C. duty D. time
48. A. and then B. even if C. so that D. as if
49. A. sure B. proud C. ashamed D. afraid
50. A. never B. even C. still D. once
“Good night, Yammine.”
“Good night, Chief，” I reply.
The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”
Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.
I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.
Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door.
When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.
I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.
I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.
Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.
And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．
1.A. opens B. closes C. breaks D. sticks
2.A. existence B. appearance C. offence D. holiday
3.A. at school B. at home C. in hospital D. in prison
4.A. pulling B. shaking C. winding D. casting
5.A. becomes B. drops C. feels D. falls
6.A. once and for all B. over and over again C. once again D. for good
7.A. do up B. make up C. fix up D. mend up
8.A. revealed B. sentenced C. punished D. released
9.A. reach B. get C. arrive D. go
10.A. continually B. occasionally C. accidentally D. rarely
11.A. mistake B. crime C. error D. fault
12.A. caught B. home C. found D. trapped
13.A. attendance B. absence C. allowance D. assistance
14.A. in B. of C. over D. by
15.A. however B. instead C. thus D. nevertheless
16.A. devoted B. dedicated C. determined D. decided
17.A. gained B. recognized C. arrived D. achieved
18.A. attended B. completed C. started D. organized
19.A. positive B. negative C. sensitive D. passive
20.A. best B. worst C. latest D. last
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