Tony and I are good friends. We tried to walk across the United States of America. We're not exactly sure 　1.　 we were doing it. Part of it was to test ourselves; to see if we could face the challenges. When I was 　2.　 teenager I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States 　3.　I graduated from high school. 　 4.　，I didn't do that. Before I knew it I was in my thirties, married, 　 5.　 (have) a job, yet still had this idea in my mind with each　6.　(pass) year. I figured I was too old and my opportunity had passed. Then, a few years ago，I met Tony,　 7.　 was in his thirties and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States. He wasn't doing it for a cause　8.　 as part of an organization. He was doing it　9.　（simple) because he loved to walk and discover. The idea was back and I no longer had an excuse. We planned on averaging 20 miles a day and taking some days off to rest, so we expected the walk to. take about 6 months realizing it could take　10.　（long). We were in no hurry: The total distance would have been about 3,100 miles.

 

During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father’s car to drive to a New Year’s Eve 　1 to be held in Vermont. The father’s was 　2 about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year’s Eve. The 　3 that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.

So he drove to Vermont, got completely 　4 and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to 　5 the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety (not drunk) 　6 . However, the policeman 　7 him out. He was 　8 standing off to the side while the other were 　9 the police officer how well they could walk a 　10 line, etc.

At 7:00a.m.,his father got up to answer the 　11 . There were 　12 policemen there. They asked him if he was the 　13 of that red FLAT. He replied, “Yes, I am.” One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.

When the young man 　14 himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of 　15 . Upon questioning, he

16 that he was driving the car, but when asked if he had been 　17 , he said, “No!” when the policemen asked if he could see his car, he was unable to remember the 　18 . He said that it was in the garage.

And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, instead of looking at the car he had driven the 　19 before, they saw a 　20 car parked there.

1. A. party　　　　 B. meeting　　　　　　 C. concert　　　　　 D. sports meeting

2. A. sure　　　　 B. worried　　　　　　 C. curious　　　　　　 D. anxious

3. A. suggestion　　 B. condition　　　　　　 C. conclusion　　　　　 D. agreement

4. A. excited　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　 C. pleased　　　　　　 D. drunk

5. A. stop　　　　　　 B. get out of　　　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　　 D. get into

6. A. punishment　　　 B. test　　　　　　　　 C. education　　　　　 D. talk

7. A. gave　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　 D. found

8. A. considered　　　　 B. required　　　　　　　 C. suggested　　　　　 D. left

9. A. showing　　　　　 B. explaining　　　　　　 C. asking　　　　　　 D. telling

10 A. long　　 　　　 B. straight　　　　　　　 C. calm　　　　　　　 D. direct

11. A. telephone　　　 B. call　　　　　　　　　 C. doorbell　　　　　 D. question

12. A. many　　　　　 B. two　　　　　　　　　 C. four　　　　　　　 D. one

13. A. manager　　　　 B. father　　　　　　　　 C. student　　　　　 D. owner

14. A. stood　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　　 D. took

15. A. danger　　　　　 B. test　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　 D. accident

16. A. believed　　　　 B. told　　　 　　　　　 C. admitted　　　　　 D. said

17. A. driving　　　　　 B. hurting　　　　　　　 C. drinking　　　　　 D. missing

18. A. drive　　　　　　 B. test　　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. line

19. A. day　　　　 B. morning　　　　　　　 C. night　　　　　　 D. afternoon

20. A. similar　　　　 B. familiar　　　　　　　 C. police　　　　　　 D. damaged

 

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 　1 , but I always knew he was 　2 . He never criticized us, but used 　3 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 　4 as a child I said something 　5　 about somebody, and my father said, “ 　6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 　7 people, I would get the best 　8 . From then on I’ve always tried to 　9 　the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very 　10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 　11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 　12 ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 　13 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 　14 me to go into law. And I’ve　 15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 　16 I didn’t pursue my 　17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As 　18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 　19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 　20 me.

1. A. biologist　　　　　　　 B. manager　　　　　　　　　 C. lawyer　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gardener

2. A. strict　　　　　　　　　 B. honest　　　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

3. A. praise　　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　　　　 C. power　　　　　　　　　　 D. warmth

4. A. think　　　　　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　　　　　　 C. remember　　　　　　　　 D. guess

5. A. unnecessary　　　　 B. unkind　　　　　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　　　　 D. unusual

6. A. Another　　　　　　　 B. Some　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Any　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Other

7. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

8. A. in case　　　　　　　　 B. by turns　　　　　　　　　 C. by chance　　　　　　　 D. in return

9. A. revise　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. review　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. follow

10. A. understanding　　 B. experienced C. serious D. demanding

11. A. taking up　　　　　　 B. making up　　　　　　　 C. picking up　　　　　　　 D. keeping up

12. A. suggestion　　　　　 B. decision　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　　 D. choice

13. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even if　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as if

14. A. helped　　　　　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　　　　　 C. persuaded　　　　　　　　 D. suggested

15. A. always　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　 D. almost

16. A. rather　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. therefore

17. A. promise　　　　　　　　　　 B. task　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. belief　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dream

18. A. this　　　　　　　　　　 B. he　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

19. A. newspaper　　　　 B. magazine 　　　　　　　 C. program　　　　　　　　　 D. project

20. A. controlled　　　　　 B. comforted　　　　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　　　　 D. raise

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 　1 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 　2 . So both of them agreed not to 　3 after choosing a 　4 at every fork (岔路口).

A road sign at the first fork 　5 one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the 　6 after a 　7 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They 　8 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 　9 what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and 　10 , for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated (犹豫不决) they would miss 　11 . Only 　12 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 　13 possible regret.

Life is 　14 like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 　15 jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you 　16 give up the other—you can get half of it. If you 　17 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 　18 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 　19 you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is 　20 to come by.

1. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. eager　　　　　　　　　　　 C. impossible　　　　　　　 D. possible

2. A. enough　　　　　　　　 B. limited　　　　　　　 C. tight　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. plentiful

3. A. retrace　　　　　　　　 B. come　　　　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go back

4. A. main road　　　　　　 B. branch　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. crossing　　　　　　　　　 D. highway

5. A. showed　　　　　　　 B. pointed　　　　　　　　　　 C. intended　　　　　　　　　 D. made

6. A. former　　　　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. last　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the third

7. A. brief　　　　　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. no　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heated

8. A. hoped　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　　　　　　 C. favored　　　　　　　　　 D. got

9. A. getting　　　　　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　　　　　　 C. grasping　　　　　　　　　 D. giving up

10. A. slowly　　　　　　　 B. immediately　　　　　　 C. timely　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

11. A. less　　　　　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　　　　　 C. most　　　　　　　　　　　 D. least

12. A. high　　　　　　　　　 B. slow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. short　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rapid

13. A. increase B. rid C. reduce D. raise

14. A. just exactly　　　　 B. more or less　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 D. most

15. A. unwanted　　　　　 B. rejected　　　　　　　　　 C. enjoyable　　　　　　　　 D. desirable

16. A. wish　　　　　　　　　 B. want　　　　　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have to

17. A. spend time　　　　 B. kill time　　　　　　　　　 C. have a hard time　　　 D. hope for

18. A. start with　　　　　 B. get up　　　　　　　　　　 C. succeed in　　　　　　　 D. end up in

19. A. By no means　　　　　　 B. Not in the least　　　　 C. At most　　　　　　　　　 D. At least

20. A. stupid　　　　　　　　 B. delighted　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. supported

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　Mr Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by 　1 　．He liked sitting beside a window seat when he was 　2 　, so when he got onto the plane, he looked 　3 　a window seat．He found that all of them had already been 　4 　except one．There was a soldier 　5 　in the seat beside this one, and Mr Robinson was surprised that he 　6 　taken the one by the windows, but 　7 　, he at once went toward it．

　When he 　8 　it, however, he saw a notice on it．It 　9 　, “This seat is reserved for proper load balance（载重平衡）．Thank you．”Mr Robinson had never seen 　10　 notice in a plane before, but he thought that the plane 　11 　be carrying something particularly heavy in 　12 　baggage room which made it necessary to 　13 　the passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and found 　14 　empty seat, not beside a windows, to sit 　15 　．

　Two or three people 　16 　to sit in the window seat beside the soldier, but they too read the 　17 　and went on．

　Then, when the plane was nearly 　18 　, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane．The soldier, 　19 　was watching the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him．In this way he succeeded to have the 　20 　as a companion during the whole trip．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

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(2) A．riding	B．driving	C．flying	D．boating	[　　]
(3) A．at	B．up	C．for	D．down	[　　]
(4) A．changed	B．taken	C．found	D．given	[　　]
(5) A．looking	B．waiting	C．standing	D．sitting	[　　]
(6) A．had	B．had never	C．had already	D．had not	[　　]
(7) A．in no time	B．in a moment	C．anyhow	D．no matter how	[　　]
(8) A．got	B．reached	C．arrived	D．closed	[　　]
(9) A．said	B．wrote	C．printed	D．copied	[　　]
(10)A．a such	B．a so	C．such a	D．so a	[　　]
(11)A．should	B．may	C．can	D．must	[　　]
(12)A．its	B．their	C．his	D．the soldier's	[　　]
(13)A．show	B．form	C．have	D．help	[　　]
(14)A．a different	B．the same	C．other	D．another	[　　]
(15)A．down	B．in	C．with	D．by	[　　]
(16)A．tried	B．succeeded	C．managed	D．failed	[　　]
(17)A．notice	B．newspaper	C．magazine	D．book	[　　]
(18)A．empty	B．full	C．dark	D．dirty	[　　]
(19)A．which	B．that	C．whose	D．who	[　　]
(20)A．Robinson	B．friend	C．girl	D．soldier	[　　]