Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.

　　This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan,” a woman who knew everybody in her day,” James Green ,the librarian told the magazine American Libraries.

　　Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia. It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington D.C. in the war of 1812. She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear “during the troubled days. George Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man and praised her excellent English.

　　The adventure of the lost book began on September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先)to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.

　　Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession “ about five minutes” when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi.

　　Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck, "I've felt sick since then," Luxmoore told reporters.According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .

   Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history , and Luxmoore told reporters, "It's wonderful news. I'm on high".

This article mainly tells about the story of ___________.

　 A. a lost diary 　                        B. Deborah Logan 　

C. Cory Luxmoore 　                D. the Library Company

From the text, we learn that the diary is now owned by ___________.

　 A. Tom Brennan　　　　　　　　      B. an unknown person

　 C. a Philadelphia magazine                   D. the Library Company of Philadelphia

Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because ___________.

　 A. it was written in Philadelphia  　

B. it tells stories about Philadelphia

　 C. people in the city are interested in old things

　 D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

　 a:Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

　 b:The book was shown to James Green.

　 c: Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

　 d: The book was left behind in a taxi.

　 A. a.b.c.d 　　　　B. c.b.d.a 　　　  C. a.c.d.b 　　　  D. c.a.b.d

What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?

　 A. I'm rich　　　　B. I'm famous　　 C. I'm excited 　　       D. I'm lucky.

     Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.

     This chance discovery ended a 12day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure -- a 120-page -diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan, “a woman who knew everybody in her day,” James Green, the librarian told the magazine America Libraries.

     Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia. It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington D.C. in the war of 1812. She describes President James Madison on horseback as “perfectly shaking with fear” during the troubled days. George Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man, and praised her excellent English.

       The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary to his ancestor (祖先) to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.

      Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession “about five minutes” when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoor was shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi.

       Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck. “I've felt sick since then,” Luxmoore told reporters.

        According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building. Tom Brennan received a reward (奖励) of $1 000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history, and Luxmoore told reporters, “It's wonderful news. I'm on high.”

51. This article mainly tells about the story of _______.

A. a lost diary                                           B. Deborah Longan

C. Cory Luxmoore                                    D. the Library Company

52. From the text, we learn that the diary is now owned by _______.

A. Tom Brennan                                              B. an unknown person

C. a Philadelphia magazine                        D. the Library Company of Philadelphia

53. Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because _______.

A. it was written in Philadelphia                 B. it tells stories about Philadelphia

C. people in the city are interested in old things

D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

54. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

 a -- Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

 b -- The book was shown to James Green.

 c -- Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

 d -- The book was left behind in a taxi.

A. a, b, c, d         B. c, b, d, a                  C. a, c, d, b                         D. c, a, b, d

55. What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said “I'm on high”?

A. I'm rich                    B. I'm famous                     C. I'm excited                    D. I'm lucky

When I began married life more than 17 years ago, I weighed 118 pounds. After having two children, and years of ____21____ eating, I weighed 180 pounds. I was unhappy. I considered going on a ____22____, so I gathered information about it.

I ____23____ the South Beach Diet and how well it was ____24____ for some people in our area. I looked it up online and ____25____ for it. Even though I knew my husband loved me no matter how I ____26____ or how much I weighed. I decided that it would be a wonderful ____27____ for my husband to come home and see a new ____28_____, so I kept my South Beach experience a ____29____ from him. Later he left home for a two-week business trip.

I was surprised at all the ____30____ I could eat. It was great to have breakfast, ____31____ and dinner. The food was difficult to eat at first ____32____ I usually didn’t like such food. This made the daily menus hard, ____33____ I overcame (克服) the challenge.

The first two weeks there really ____34____ me change the way I thought about ____35____. It wasn’t chocolate or cheese or candy I ____36____, but fruit! Before my husband’s return, my children and I were amazed at how quickly the ____37____ was lost.

When my husband returned, I had ____38_____more than 30 pounds. When I saw my husband’s reaction at the airport I thought it was worth every minute on the diet! I have ____39_____ to lose weight and I am now less than 10 pounds from my final ____40____. I feel better than I have in years and I’m enjoying life much more!

A. unknown	B. unhealthy	C. unpaid	D. unlucky
A. diet	B. tour	C. plan	D. way
A. cared about	B. cheered up	C. heard about	D. looked for
A. seeking	B. trying	C. acting	D. working
A. signed up	B. brought up	C. dressed up	D. set up
A. felt	B. looked	C. stayed	D. sounded
A. gift	B. message	C. task	D. surprise
A. face	B. sign	C. globe	D. woman
A. lie	B. joke	C. secret	D. story
A. things	B. vegetables	C. meals	D. drinks
A. supper	B. coffee	C. lunch	D. dessert
A. because	B. if	C. though	D. until
A. so	B. but	C. and	D. then
A. allowed	B. helped	C. caused	D. managed
A. work	B. rest	C. food	D. wealth
A. pleased	B. wanted	C. terrified	D. bought
A. memory	B. money	C. weight	D. confidence
A. reduced	B. produced	C. increased	D. gained
A. stopped	B. led	C. referred	D. continued
A. amount	B. belief	C. day	D. goal

My father often works very hard. And he has  1  to see a film. Here I’ll tell you   2   about

One afternoon, when he finished his work and   3   go home, he found a film ticket under the   4  on his desk. He thought he   5   to have not much work to do that day and   6   was quite wonderful to pass the   7   at the cinemA. So he came back home and   8   finished his supper. Then he said   9   to us and left.

But to our   10   , he came back about half an hour later, I   11   him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about   12   funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

When my father was sitting in his seat, a   13   came to my father’s and said that the seat was   14   . Ｍy father was surpriseD. He took out the ticket   15   looked at it carefully. It was Row17,   16  . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her    17    her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

18    ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The   19    of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,    20   , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

1. A. little money B. much money      C. little time D. much time

2. A. a funny story        B. a good story      C. an old story      D. a strange story

3. A. was to   B. was about to      C. had to       D. ought

4. A. box       B. book   C. glass D. paper

5. A. happened      B. liked   C. pretended   D. wanted

6. A. it    B. this     C. that     D. which

7. A. morning       B. afternoon   C. day     D. evening

8. A. early     B. quietly       C. quickly      D. suddenly

9. A. hello     B. good-bye    C. good evening    D. good night

10. A. disappointment     B. joy       C. sorrow       D. surprise

11. A. asked   B. explained   C. told    D. wanted

12. A. a B. one     C. some D. the

13. A. man     B. woman       C. doctor       D. nurse

14. A. hers     B. his      C. taken D. wrong

15. A. and      B. but     C. or      D. so

16. A. Seat1   B. Seat2  C. Seat3        D. Seat4

17. A. it bring       B. to get  C. to see        D. to show

18. A. Why    B. How   C. When        D. where

19. A. designs       B. colors C. prices  D. owners

20. A. I’m sad B. I’m sorry   C. I’m wrong        D. I’m worried

My father often works very hard. And he has 21  to see a film. Here I’ll tell you  22  about him.

One afternoon, when he finished his work and  23  go home, he found a film ticket under the   24  on his desk. He thought he 25  to have not much work to do that day and  26  was quite wonderful to pass the  27 at the cinemA. So he came back home and  28  finished his supper. Then he said 29  to us and left.

But to our  30  , he came back about half an hour later, I  31  him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about  32  funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

When my father was sitting in his seat, a  33  came to my father’s and said that the seat was   34  . Ｍy father was surprised. He took out the ticket  35  looked at it carefully. It was Row17,  36  . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 37   her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

38  ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The   39  of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,   40  , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

1. A. little money    B. much money    C. little time     D. much time

2.A. a funny story    B. a good story  C. an old story    D. a strange story

3.A. was to           B. was about to  C. had to          D. ought

4.A. box              B. book          C. glass           D. paper

5.A. happened         B. liked         C. pretended       D. wanted

6.A. it               B. this          C. that            D. which

7.A. morning          B. afternoon     C. day             D. evening

8.A. early            B. quietly       C. quickly         D. suddenly

9. A. hello           B. good-bye      C. good evening    D. good night

10. A. disappointment     B. joy       C. sorrow          D. surprise

11. A. asked          B. explained     C. told            D. wanted

12.A. a               B. one           C. some            D. the

13. A. man            B. woman         C. doctor          D. nurse

14. A. hers           B. his           C. taken           D. wrong

15. A. and            B. but           C. or              D. so

16. A. Seat1          B. Seat2         C. Seat3           D. Seat4

17.A. it bring        B. to get        C. to see          D. to show

18.A. Why             B. How           C. When            D. where

19.A. designs         B. colors        C. prices          D. owners

20.A. I’m sad     B. I’m sorry     C. I’m wrong       D. I’m worried