Everyone in the neighbourhood knew who Ugly was, the tomcat. He had only one eye and 　36 the other should have been was a hole. He was also missing his ear on the same 　37 , his left foot appeared to have been badly broken 　38 , and his tail has long been lost. Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same 　39 . “That's one UGLY cat!!”

All the children were 　40 not to touch him, but whenever he 　41 children, he would come running, meowing and bump his head against their hand 　42 for their love. If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin sucking on your shirt, eatring,

43 he could find.

One day Ugly 　44 his love with the neighbour's dogs. They did not respond 　45 , and Ugly was badly bitten. From my apartment I heard his scream and rushed to his 　46 . By the time I got to where he was lying, it was 　47 that Ugly's sad life was almost at an end. As I 　48 him up and tried to carry him home, I could feel him struggling.

Then I 　49 a familiar suck on my ear. Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battlescarred cat was asking only for a little 　50 . At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen. Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or 　51 try to get away from me. Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting me to 　52 his pain. Ugly died in my arms 　53 I could get inside, but I held him for a long time.

Ugly 　54 me a lot about loving and giving. He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the 　55 , and it was time for me to learn to love truly and give my total to those I cared for.

36. A. when　　　　　 B. where　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　 D. why

37. A. side　　　　　 B. place　　　　　 C. part　　　　　　 D. spot

38. A. in no case　　 B. by all means　　 C. at one time　　 D. on the way

39. A. answer　　　　 B. behaviour　　　 C. message　　　　 D. reaction

40. A. invited　　　　 B. forced　　　　　 C. warned　　　　　 D. refused

4l. A. spied　　　　　 B. caught　　　　　 C. inspected　　　 D. reviewed

42. A. begging　　　　 B. appealing　　　 C. preparing　　　 D. demanding

43. A. whichever　　　 B. whenever　　　　 C. whatever　　　　 D. wherever

44. A. divided　　　　 B. distributed　　 C. spread　　　　　 D. shared

45. A. excitedly　　　 B. kindly　　　　　 C. sensitively　　 D. coldly

46. A. service　　　　 B. assistant　　　 C. aid　　　　　　 D. partner

47. A. apparent　　　 B. doubtful 　　　　C. sure　　　　　　 D. uncertain

48. A. brought　　　　 B. broke　　　　　 C. called　　　　　 D. picked

49. A. touched　　　　 B. undertook　　　 C. found　　　　　 D. felt

50. A. action　　　　 B. affection　　　 C. admiration　　　 D. attraction

5l. A. even　　　　　 B. still　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　 D. yet

52. A. relax　　　　　 B. relieve　　　　 C. drop　　　　　　 D. cut

53. A. after　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. since

54. A. offered　　　　 B. owed　　　 　　 C. sent　　　　　　 D. taught

55. A. head　　　　　 B. body　　　　　　 C. inside　　　　　 D. point

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper.
“Last week, ” he said,  “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As
it was a present,  I spent twice its worth in advertising,  but didn’t get it back. ”
“How did you write your advertisement? ” asked one of the listeners,  a merchant.
　　“Here it is, ” said the man,  taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read,  “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening,  a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. ”
“Now, ” said the merchant,  “I often advertise,  and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again,  and if it fails,  I’ll buy you a new one. ”
　　The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote:  “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble,  he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known. ”
　　This appeared in the newspaper,  and on the following morning,  the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors,  and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake,  and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
【小题1】The result of the first advertisement was that＿＿＿＿ .

A．the man got his umbrella back

B．the man wasted some money advertising

C．nobody found the missing umbrella

D．the umbrella was found somewhere near the church

【小题2】The merchant suggested that the man should＿＿＿ .

A．buy a new umbrella

B．go on looking for his umbrella

C．write another and better advertisement

D．report the police

【小题3】“. . . if it fails,  I’ll buy you a new one” suggested that the merchant＿＿＿＿ .

A．was quite sure of success

B．wanted to buy him a new umbrella

C．didn’t know what to do

D．was rich enough to buy one

【小题4】The story is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿.

A．a useless advertisement

B．how to make an effective advertisement

C．how the man lost and found his umbrella

D．what the merchant did for the umbrella owner

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　　I was a reporter of an evening paper in London. One day I was 1 to write a few articles on 2 in London. It was 3 that all my adventures started. I made a 4 that the best way of collecting facts was that I would go deep into the 5 of life. 1 used to be an actor, of course. I had 6 all the skills of make-up and could 7 make good use of them. having finished all necessary preparations, I 8 myself in one of the busiest streets. At home that night I was 9 to find that I had received more than a pound.

　　Well, you can imagine how 10 it was to settle down to work hard on the newspaper at two pounds a week, when I knew that I could 11 as much as that in a single day! I 12 my job as a reporter, though my pride was hurt. My knowledge of make-up helped me 13 and my clever answers quickly made me almost a 14 character. All day and every day, the money 15 into my cap and I usually received 16 two pounds in a day. In the end, I 17 make a large bright beautiful white 18 in the country, and later to marry. Nobody had any idea where my money 19 came from. My dear wife only knew that I had 20 in London; that was all.

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper.

“Last week, ” he said,  “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As

it was a present,  I spent twice its worth in advertising,  but didn’t get it back. ”

“How did you write your advertisement? ” asked one of the listeners,  a merchant.

　　“Here it is, ” said the man,  taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read,  “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening,  a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. ”

“Now, ” said the merchant,  “I often advertise,  and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again,  and if it fails,  I’ll buy you a new one. ”

　　The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote:  “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble,  he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known. ”

　　This appeared in the newspaper,  and on the following morning,  the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors,  and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake,  and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.

1.The result of the first advertisement was that＿＿＿＿ .

A．the man got his umbrella back

B．the man wasted some money advertising

C．nobody found the missing umbrella

D．the umbrella was found somewhere near the church

2.The merchant suggested that the man should＿＿＿ .

A．buy a new umbrella

B．go on looking for his umbrella

C．write another and better advertisement

D．report the police

3.“. . . if it fails,  I’ll buy you a new one” suggested that the merchant＿＿＿＿ .

A．was quite sure of success

B．wanted to buy him a new umbrella

C．didn’t know what to do

D．was rich enough to buy one

4.The story is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿.

A．a useless advertisement

B．how to make an effective advertisement

C．how the man lost and found his umbrella

D．what the merchant did for the umbrella owner