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24, Station Road,

Hallham

Dear Aunt Mary,

　　   Jane and I were very sorry to hear that Uncle John died last　　 Thursday. Mother and Father stayed with us on Saturday and Sunday, and　　 they told us the sad news. We knew that Uncle John was not well, of　　 course, and the cold weather that we have had for the past few weeks　　 has not helped him to get better; but the news came as a very　　 unpleasant surprise, all the same.

　　     We were most unhappy that we could not come and see you both ten　　 days ago, on Uncle John's birthday. Mother told me that he was still　　 the same as before, laughing, and full of life. This is how, I'm sure,　　 Jane and I shall always remember him. He was a good man, who was never　　 too busy to read to us, play with us, and listen to the stories about　　 all the silly things we did when we were young.He was the kind of　　 uncle that every child loves to have.

    We shall be at the church (教堂) on Friday, and of course hope to see　　 you again at Christmas, with all the rest of the family.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 With love and Best wishes

Robert and Jane　　

1. Robert is writing to Aunt Mary, to ____________.

[    ]　　 　　

A. tell her about his mother and father　　 　　

B. wish uncle John a happy birthday　　

C. say that he is sorry that Uncle John had died　　 　　

D. hope that Uncle John gets well again soon　　

2. Robert heard the news about Uncle John from _______.　　

[    ] 　　

A. his wife Jane　　

B. his aunt Mary　　

C. his uncle Tom　　

D. his mother and father

3. The cold weather of the past few weeks _________.

[    ] 　　

A. was sad news for everybody in the family　　 　　

B. came as an unpleasant surprise　　

C. did not help uncle John get better　　 　　

D. was better for uncle John than hot weather　　

4. Robert and Jane will remember uncle John as ________.　　

[    ] 　　

A. a funny old man　　

B. an old man as he was on his birthday　　 　　

C. a man who was always laughing and full of life　　 　　

D. a man who was unhappy and unwell

5. Robert and Jane hope to see Aunt Mary again _______.

[    ] 　　

A. on Friday and again at Christmas　　

B. at Christmas ,but not on Friday　　

C. in church on Friday, but not at Christmas　　

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　　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop 　36　me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 　37　to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　38　interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it 　39　. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 　40　, I would become more mature and 　41　 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

　　Like many 　42　parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　43　a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 　44　. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 　45　for me. In the end, my father won the 　46　on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 　47　through the country who could 　48　shelter and help if I needed them.

　　Three years later, my younger brother decided to 　49　a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 　50　to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 　51　year working his way on trains and ships to 　52　passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 　53　. Most parents start 　54　their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have 　55　the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

　　36. A. taught　　　　 B. allowed　　　　C. treated　　　　 D. hired

　　37. A. anxious　　　　B. content　　　　C. proud　　　　　 D. hopeful

　　38. A. never　　　　　B. ever　　　　　 C. always　　　　　D. even

　　39. A. quickly　　　　B. foolishly　　　C. seriously　　　 D. honestly

　　40. A. work　　　　　 B. mistakes　　　 C. others　　　　　D. books

　　41. A. strict　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. polite　　　　　D. responsible

　　42. A. American　　　 B. Japanese　　　 C. Chinese　　　　 D. British

　　43. A. helped　　　　 B. supported　　　C. shared　　　　　D. worried

　　44. A. Asia 　　　　　B. Africa　　　　 C. Europe　　　　　D. Oceania

　　45. A. journey　　　　B. experience　　 C. chance　　　　　D. possibility

　　46. A. argument 　　　B. game　　　　　 C. discussion　　　D. plan

　　47. A. send out 　　　B. give out　　　 C. carry out　　　 D. spread out

　　48. A. promise　　　　B. afford　　　　 C. provide　　　　 D. serve

　　49. A. leave　　　　　B. make　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　D. prepare

　　50. A. angry　　　　　B. eager　　　　　C. sorry 　　　　　D. sad

　　51. A. unusual　　　　B. hard　　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. busy

　　52. A. accept　　　　 B. earn　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　D. search

　　53. A. welcome　　　　B. fit　　　　　　C. necessary　　　 D. common

　　54. A. bringing　　　 B. forcing　　　　C. pushing　　　　 D. protecting

　　55. A. selected　　　 B. admired　　　　C. afforded　　　　D. left

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

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  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

　Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
　　I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.
　　I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
　　If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
　　Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
　　Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
　　60. What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
　　   A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.
　　   B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town.
　　   C. He will give the very person long list of direction.
　　   D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.
　　61. Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?
　　   A. Because of his poor sense of direction.
　　   B. Because he always forget the way to home.
　　   C. Because he did not have any friend.
　　   D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.
　　62. How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?
　　   A. He felt strange.                              B. He felt embarrassed.
　　   C. He felt very sad.                                   D. He felt astonished.
　　63. Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?
　　   A. Someone we don’t know.                 B. The writer did it for himself.
　　   C. The secretary did so.                        D. A warm-hearted old lady did it.