On their wedding day, a young farmer decided to give his wife a present.The present was a mirror,and it made his wife very   26   because she had never seen herself before    27   in the waters of a pond or stream. When she looked in the mirror and saw her lovely   28  , the young woman laughed with   29  .The farmer was joyful, too. He knew he was lucky to have such a beautiful   30  .

After a few years,the young wife gave birth to a baby girl. But the birth was  31  and the young woman died. The farmer felt   32  sad that he put all his wife’s things   33   in in a box, including her   34   mirror.

The mirror   35   in the box for many years.

The daughter   36  , and with each year she  37  more and more like her mother. One day, her father took her to a quiet garden and   38  her about her mother and the mirror she so loved. The girl was so __39__ what her father said that she could not control (控制) herself. She took out her mother’s old things and __40_the mirror. She  41  the mirror in front of her face and looked   42  into it:“Father,father,come here,”she  43  ,“It’s mother. Her face is in the mirror.”

The face in the mirror is the girl’s face,   44  her father didn’t say a word.

He could not  45  . Tears were streaming down his face.

1.A. concerned      B. proud         C. happy       D. anxious　　

2.A. near          B. except         C. between      D. from　　

3.A. picture           B. face           C. hands         D. legs　　

4.A. kindness      B. excitement      C.joy           D. sadness　

5.A. decision      B. present         C. mirror       D.wife　　

6.A. difficult     B. long           C. wonder        D. usual　

7.A. very          B. so             C. rather        D. such　　

8.A.up            B. away            C. down        D. off　　

9.A. favourite      B. new      C. strange       D. broken　　

10.A. put           B. held         C. lay            D. kept　

11.A. thought           B. studied      C. worked         D. grew　　

12.A. acted         B. looked        C. laughed       D. sounded　　

13.A.told           B. asked          C. begged      D. persuaded　　

14.A.amazed at      B. frightened by       C. tired of      D.interested in　

15.A. felt             B. found        C. cleaned     D. watched　　

16.A. lifted         B. tried           C. dropped     D. shook　

17.A. carelessly     B.clearly          C. slowly      D. carefully

18.A. answered      B. cried               C. asked      D. smiled　

19.A. but              B. and              C. as          D. since　　

20.A. sit            B.believe         C. speak       D. stand　

 

Our life is changing.During the past hundred years,the car,the radio,the cinema,and now television have produced great　1　in the amusements with which people pass their　2　time.

A　3　years ago,people were in the habit of making their own amusements.When a group of people　4　,they talked,played cards or other games,or went out riding, shooting,or walking together.Most people could sing a little,or play some musical? instrument reasonably well；so at a party the guests amused each other.??5　　 , conversation(聊天) was an 　6　；amusing conversation could　7　people happy for hours.?

　　As for games such as football and cricket(板球),people were also in the habit of playing them themselves.Most of them did not play very well,but they　8　themselves and their friends.?

Nowadays we are amused by professional singers or players.Why listen to your friends singing when you can　9　the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who　10　very good when you can go to　11　some of the best players playing football in your country??

　　　12　an important match? Few people do this.You may just sit comfortably?13　and watch the game without the　14　of going outside.?

　　The art of conversation and the　15　of playing and singing by ourselves are?16　；people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners,and　17　doers and talkers. This change does people 　18　.It is　19　to do something personally than　20　to sit and watch others doing it.

1.A.harm　　　　　　 B.pleasure　　　　　　 C.changes　　　　　　 D.danger?

2.A.busy　　　　　　 B.free　　　　　　　　　　C.good　　　　　　　　 D.lazy?

3.A.hundred　　　　 B.thousand　　　　　　C.century　　　　　　　　　　 D.few?

4.A.walked　　　　　　B.played　　　　　　　　C.joined　　　　　　　　 D.gathered?

5.A.First of all　　　　B.Above all　　　　　　C.After all　　　　　　 D.At first?

6.A.art　　　　　　　　 B.interest　　　　　　 C.fun　　　　　　　　　　D.importance?

7.A.let　　　　　　　　 B.make　　　　　　　　 C.keep　　　　　　　　 D.cause?

8.A.enjoyed　　　　 B.played　　　　　　　　C.taught　　　　　　　　D.amused?

9.A.watch　　　　　　 B.become　　　　　　 C.hear　　　　　　　　 D.admire?

10.A.is　　　　　　　　 B.are　　　　　　　　　　 C.is not　　　　　　　　 D.are not?

11.A.join in　　　　　　B.play with　　　　　　C.watch　　　　　　　　D.find?

12.A.Acting　　　　 B.Enjoying　　　　　　 C.Seeing　　　　　　　　D.Playing?

13.A.at home　　　　 B.at a cinema　　　　 C.at a stadium　　　　D.at the playground?

14.A.problem　　　　 B.trouble　　　　　　 C.question　　　　　　 D.difficulty?

15.A.custom　　　　 B.habit　　　　　　　　 C.practice　　　　　　 D.interest?

16.A.growing　　　　 B.developing　　　　 C.dying　　　　　　　　 D.disappearing?

17.A.better and bette　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.worse and worse?

C.more and more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.fewer and fewer?

18.A.more good than harm　　　　　　　　 B.either good or harm?

C.more harm than good　　　　　　　　　　 D.neither good nor harm?

19.A.good　　　　　　 B.better　　　　　　　　 C.bad　　　　　　　　　　D.worse?

20.A.always　　　　 B.seldom　　　　　　 C.sometimes　　　　 D.never??

　　It's 7 am Kyoto (东京), Japan, and the taxi company has just called a second time to say they can't find my house.　　1　　I tell him directions. even a blind person can　　2　 , look impatiently at my watch, and wait. Only two hours remain until my　　3　　leavesand it's an hour-and-a-half trip to Osaka airport.

　　The telephone rings　　4　 .“Terribly sorry,”begins the clerk. Then I　　5　　what's happened: flooded with　　6　 , the company is too busy. I've heard this happens when the weather gets　　7　 . I shout into the　　8　　that I have a plane to catchI must be in Seoul　　9　　and I'll meet the　　10　　a few hundred meters away on a bridge over the Kamo River.

　　Standing in the heavy　　11　 , I look up and down. No　　12　　From the other direction a white car comes up, then stops. A young man opens the door, signing to me to　　13　 . Shaking with cold and　　14　 , I climb inside.

　　In the most　　15　　Japanese, the man explains to me that he is the person with whom I have spoken　　16　　this morning. He apologizes again and again, but does not explain why a taxi could　　17　　except to say they are“very, very busy”this morning.

　　A few hours later, seated into my seat as the storm-delayed 727　　18　 , I open the　　19　 . My eyes wander to the headline (标题) of a short article:“Taxi Strike Begins this Morning in　　20　 .”

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