Dear Dio,

Thank you for your note. I like your  1  between death and failure. I had not thought of these two in the  2  way that you describe. I thank you for bringing this to my  3  .

Your insights are very deep.  4  you say, “death is only a(n)  5  but failure can change someone’s whole life.” Yes, death is final. Failure is temporary. Death leaves us with  6  .But failure can leave us with lessons which will  7  our lives.

I hope that your failure to pass that  8  English test will help you  9  it will hurt you. Please remember that it is not being  10  down that is important. It is the inability to get up that is  11  . You will have to learn to get up ,and to get going. Failure is the “staying down.” It is not the “falling down.”

From reading your letter, I  12  your English to be very good. You write better than  13  of my American friends. I do not know the reason for  14  your English test. Maybe you were distracted that day. It is  15  that persons are judged on the basis of a single test.

You write well, you  16  your feelings with excellence, and you think  17  . These characteristics should  18  you move toward a bright a bright career. Just don’t let yourself “stay down.” Get up and   19  them all know that you are talented and you are  20  to succeed. I think you will.

With best wishes for a fine career.

1.A．idea       B．comparison      C．thought     D．reason

2.A．same     B．wrong      C．correct     D．right

3.A．attention B．heart  C．head  D．home

4.A．Which   B．When       C．What D．As

5.A．end B．result C．fact   D．thing

6.A．something     B．nothing     C．anything   D．thinking

7.A．increase B．improve    C．honor       D．treasure

8.A．easy      B．simple       C．terrible      D．ordinary

9.A．as good as     B．as well as  C．more than D．much than

10.A．fallen   B．stayed       C．knocked   D．felt

11.A．impossible   B．possible    C．necessary D．important

12.A．judge   B．accept      C．prefer       D．expect

13.A．all B．any    C．one   D．some

14.A．succeeding  B．passing     C．finishing   D．failing

15.A．likely    B．reasonable C．a shame    D．fair

16.A．find     B．express     C．speak       D．tell

17.A．deeply  B．thoroughly       C．carefully   D．widely

18.A．leave    B．drive  C．help   D．start

19.A．get       B．ask    C．show D．let

20.A．devoted       B．determined       C．engaged    D．supposed

Dear Dio,

Thank you for your note. I like your  1  between death and failure. I had not thought of these two in the  2  way that you describe. I thank you for bringing this to my  3  .

Your insights are very deep.  4  you say, “death is only a(n)  5  but failure can change someone’s whole life.” Yes, death is final. Failure is temporary. Death leaves us with  6  .But failure can leave us with lessons which will  7  our lives.

I hope that your failure to pass that  8  English test will help you  9  it will hurt you. Please remember that it is not being  10  down that is important. It is the inability to get up that is  11  . You will have to learn to get up ,and to get going. Failure is the “staying down.” It is not the “falling down.”

From reading your letter, I  12  your English to be very good. You write better than  13  of my American friends. I do not know the reason for  14  your English test. Maybe you were distracted that day. It is  15  that persons are judged on the basis of a single test.

You write well, you  16  your feelings with excellence, and you think  17  . These characteristics should  18  you move toward a bright a bright career. Just don’t let yourself “stay down.” Get up and   19  them all know that you are talented and you are  20  to succeed. I think you will.

With best wishes for a fine career.

1.A．idea       B．comparison      C．thought     D．reason

2.A．same     B．wrong      C．correct     D．right

3.A．attention B．heart  C．head  D．home

4.A．Which   B．When       C．What D．As

5.A．end B．result C．fact   D．thing

6.A．something     B．nothing     C．anything   D．thinking

7.A．increase B．improve    C．honor       D．treasure

8.A．easy      B．simple       C．terrible      D．ordinary

9.A．as good as     B．as well as  C．more than D．much than

10.A．fallen   B．stayed       C．knocked   D．felt

11.A．impossible   B．possible    C．necessary D．important

12.A．judge   B．accept      C．prefer       D．expect

13.A．all B．any    C．one   D．some

14.A．succeeding  B．passing     C．finishing   D．failing

15.A．likely    B．reasonable C．a shame    D．fair

16.A．find     B．express     C．speak       D．tell

17.A．deeply  B．thoroughly       C．carefully   D．widely

18.A．leave    B．drive  C．help   D．start

19.A．get       B．ask    C．show D．let

20.A．devoted       B．determined       C．engaged    D．supposed

Dear Dio,

Thank you for your note. I like your  1  between death and failure. I had not thought of these two in the  2  way that you describe. I thank you for bringing this to my  3  .

Your insights are very deep.  4  you say, “death is only a(n)  5  but failure can change someone’s whole life.” Yes, death is final. Failure is temporary. Death leaves us with  6  .But failure can leave us with lessons which will  7  our lives.

I hope that your failure to pass that  8  English test will help you  9  it will hurt you. Please remember that it is not being  10  down that is important. It is the inability to get up that is  11  . You will have to learn to get up ,and to get going. Failure is the “staying down.” It is not the “falling down.”

From reading your letter, I  12  your English to be very good. You write better than  13  of my American friends. I do not know the reason for  14  your English test. Maybe you were distracted that day. It is  15  that persons are judged on the basis of a single test.

You write well, you  16  your feelings with excellence, and you think  17  . These characteristics should  18  you move toward a bright a bright career. Just don’t let yourself “stay down.” Get up and   19  them all know that you are talented and you are  20  to succeed. I think you will.

With best wishes for a fine career.

1.A．idea       B．comparison      C．thought     D．reason

2.A．same     B．wrong      C．correct     D．right

3.A．attention B．heart  C．head  D．home

4.A．Which   B．When       C．What D．As

5.A．end B．result C．fact   D．thing

6.A．something     B．nothing     C．anything   D．thinking

7.A．increase B．improve    C．honor       D．treasure

8.A．easy      B．simple       C．terrible      D．ordinary

9.A．as good as     B．as well as  C．more than D．much than

10.A．fallen   B．stayed       C．knocked   D．felt

11.A．impossible   B．possible    C．necessary D．important

12.A．judge   B．accept      C．prefer       D．expect

13.A．all B．any    C．one   D．some

14.A．succeeding  B．passing     C．finishing   D．failing

15.A．likely    B．reasonable C．a shame    D．fair

16.A．find     B．express     C．speak       D．tell

17.A．deeply  B．thoroughly       C．carefully   D．widely

18.A．leave    B．drive  C．help   D．start

19.A．get       B．ask    C．show D．let

20.A．devoted       B．determined       C．engaged    D．supposed

Police Officer Tidwell left the station after 8 a.m. on Sunday. He was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short cut down the path behind Digby Hall Road. Suddenly he saw a man climbing down a drain-pipe from an open bedroom window of number 29. Quietly Tidwell walked into the garden. The man had just reached the ground when he felt his arm grasped.

“It seems an unlikely adventure. Would you mind explaining? ” said the officer. The man was frightened, saying, “I know what’s on your mind, officer, but it is a mistake. ”

“It's part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I think you’ve just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. ” Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. “Name, address and your job and then, please, tell me your story.”

“Charlie Crane, Lorry Driver, from Nottingham, 51 Brecon Street. My story…”

“Yes, What were you doing, Mr. Crane?”

“Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay here until it was fixed. Bed and breakfast. The landlady is Mrs. Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out here in the right way and down at the lorry park. It was only when I felt for a cigarette that I realised I’d left 80 pounds under the pillow. It’s my habit to put my money under the pillow at night.”

“I see. Have you paid Mrs. Fern?”

“I’d paid her last night. So I came back, but it’s Sunday, and she’d gone back to bed. Could I wake her? I rang the bell and knocked on the door for ten minutes before I came here and found my bedroom window still open. Up I went, then, up this pipe. The money was still there. I hope you believe it because…”

“Mr. Crane, what are you doing here? I thought you’d gone an hour ago.” It was Mrs. Fern, speaking from the kitchen window.

41. Why was Tidwell walking along the path behind Digby Hall Road?

A．He usually discovered something suspicious along that path.

B．He had an appointment with a man at Digby Hall Road.

C．He knew he would get home quicker that way.

D．He chose to go that way by chance.

42．The police officer questioned the man because_______.

A．he had seen the man doing something strange

B．the man had fallen and needed attention

C．he thought he recognised the man 

D．the man had tried to escape from the house

43．Why had Crane stayed the night at number 29?

A．He had lost his way in the dark.

B．He had suddenly felt sick at stomach.

C．There was something wrong with his lorry.

D．Nottingham was too far for him to reach that night.

44．When Crane returned to the house, _______.

A．he didn’t want Mrs. Fern to see him

B．he tried to wake Mrs. Fern but failed

C．he woke Mrs. Fern, but she refused to get up

D．he felt ashamed to wake Mrs. Fern, but he did so    

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Dear Lee,

       Thank you for your note．I like your _26_ between death and failure．I had not thought of these two in the same way __27__ you describe．I thank you for bringing this to my _28__．

       Your insights are very deep．As you say, “death is only a（n） _29_ but failure can change someone’s whole life．” Yes, death is final．Failure is _30__．Death leaves us with _31__ ．But failure can leave us with lessons which will _32_ our lives．

       I hope that your failure to pass that _33__ English test will help you _34__ it will hurt you．Please remember that it is not being _35_ down that is important．It is the inability to get up that is __36__ ．You will have to learn to get up, and to get going．Failure is the “staying down．” It is not the “falling down．”

       From reading your letter, I __37__ your English to be very good．You write better than __38___ of my American friends．I do not know the reason for __39__ your English test．Maybe you were distracted that day．It is __40__ that persons are judged on the basis of a single test．

       You write well, you __41__ your feelings with excellence, and you think __42__ ．These characteristics should __43__ you move toward a bright career．Just don’t let yourself “stay down．” Get up and  __44__ them all know that you are talented and you are __45__ to succeed．I think you will．

       With best wishes for a fine career．

Yours,

Frank

A．idea       B．comparison      C．thought     D．reason

A．which    B．where       C．what  D．that

A．attention       B．heart C．head  D．home

A．end B．result C．fact   D．thing

A．forever  B．continuous       C．contemporary   D．temporary

A．something     B．nothing     C．anything   D．thinking

A．increase B．better       C．honor       D．treasure

A．easy       B．terrific      C．terrible     D．ordinary

A．as good as     B．more than C．as well as  D．much than

A．fallen   B．stayed       C．knocked    D．felt

A．impossibleB．possible       C．necessary  D．important

A．judge   B．accept       C．prefer       D．expect

A．all       B．any   C．one   D．some

A．succeedingB．passing C．finishing   D．failing

A．likely   B．reasonable C．a shame    D．fair

A．find     B．express     C．speak D．tell

A．deeply  B．thoroughly       C．carefully   D．widely

A．leave    B．drive C．help  D．start

A．get       B．ask    C．show D．make

A．devoted       B．determined       C．engaged    D．supposed