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Bill and Simon were good friends. One summer they were on h         . They wanted to sail around the Caribbean Sea in their boat for two weeks.

During their trip, they saw many whales. Bill and Simon were very e         because they had wanted to see them very much. Unluckily, w         they were watching them, the whales began to hit the side of the boat.

Suddenly, w         started coming in, and they realized that they were in trouble. They q         jumped into the lifeboat before the sank(沉没), and watched it disappear under the sea.

Luckily, they had enough food and water for about twenty d         . They also had a fishing line and a machine which could change sea water i         drinking water. These two things helped them to survive(存活) during their terrible experience.

For the next fifty days they caught about ten fish a day and a         them. They saw about twenty ships, but although they waved and shouted when the ships were passing, n         saw them. They were becoming weaker and weaker. Then, just as they were beginning to l         hope, a fishing boat saved them.

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Every year in English-speaking countries, people list the most popular names. Here are some examples. In the United States at the moment, the three most popular names are Emily, Emma, and Madison. For boys, they are Michael, Joshua and Mathew. In Britain parents today might call their little girl Grace, Jessica or Ruby. If they have a little boy, they could call him Jack, Thomas or Oliver.

  In China names have very clear meanings. If a girl is called Mei, her name means “beautiful”. If a boy is called “Wu”, his name means “ like a soldier”. Names in English-speaking countries are like this too. The girl’s name Joy is probably chosen because the parents with their daughter to be joyful and bring joy to others. If a girl is Ruby, it may be because of the beautiful valuable stone.[来源:Zxxk.Com]

   Parents often pick names that can be shortened. They might choose such names because they want to be able to speak to their child in a personal way.

   For exampale, a popualr name is William. But William can be shortened to Will, Willy, Bill and Billy. The same is true of the favourite old name for a girl, Elizabeth. Elizabeth can be shortened to Beth, Liza and Liz.

   Another reason children get the names is that parents want their boy or girl after someone who is famous, such as an actor, a pop star or sports star. David is a popular name in Britain, partly because David Beckham is a famous footballer.

1.At the moment, Michael is one of the three most popular names for boys _______ while Grace for __________ in Britain.

2.Mei means ________ and Ruby means ________ according to the passage.

3.From this passage, we know that both parents in ________ countries and in China would like to choose names for their __________.

4. Parents often pick names that can be _________ so that they can ____________ in a personal way.

5.David is a popular name in Britain partly __________________ the famous football _____________, David Beckham.

Bill Gates is head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men. He was born on October 28, 1955 and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. He was a very bright boy. Science and math were his two favorite subjects at school. And he dreamed of being a scientist.

Bill first started to play on computers at the age of 13. At that time, a computer was a very large machine. Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent as much time as possible on computers. In the end, they worked out a software program. Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. In 1975, Bill and his partners developed a software program called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it. BASIC was a success. Then Bill left Harvard to work for Microsoft, a company he started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers. After many years of hard work, Microsoft becomes one of the most successful companies. And Bill Gates also becomes one of the richest businessmen in the world.
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Last week I went to a supermarket. After I  36  the bill and was passing through the door, the alarm suddenly started to ring. Suddenly, a young guard ran toward me and ordered me to  37 him. I felt so upset and   38  . He took me to a small room, but I was   39  frightened that I stopped at the door. Finding me  40to enter the room, he shouted that I had to go into the room.

He closed the door. I thought he was going to hurt me. Suddenly, a   41   voice said in my ear: “Take out the things you’ve stolen!” “I stole nothing.” I said. “Do as I tell you. If we find them, you’ll be in trouble.” “There is nothing.” I answered. “I didn’t take anything.” I said, taking everything out of my pockets and bag.

  42   this point, a guard came in and asked a salesgirl to   43  me.   44  , they found nothing.

But they didn’t believe that I hadn’t stolen anything. So the young guard ordered me to pass through the door alarm again.

I was   45  when it rang again. I felt   46  and burst into tears. I didn’t know how to prove   47  I was innocent(清白的).

They made me go into the small room again.

 “Take out the stolen things quickly,  48  we will dial 110.” They said.

 “OK, call the police. I’ m not afraid.” I said  49.

Suddenly,  they  50 their tone. After a while, a salesgirl asked me to raise my feet. I did   51   she had told me. There was a label (标签) on the bottom of my shoe. That was it! That was the  52 thing that had brought me such great trouble. But it  53my innocence.（清白）

After that, they 54  to me in the small room, But they should have apologized 55  , shouldn’t they? A lot of people were there when I was taken away. What did they think of me?

1.A．buy                B．paid            C．passed          D．paid for

2.A．obey               B．beg             C．follow          D．listen to

3.A．angry              B．excited         C．happy           D．puzzled

4.A．very               B．much            C．such            D．so

5.A．disagree           B．unwilling       C．voluntarily     D．willingly 

6.A．high               B．low             C．sound           D．sharp

7.A．On                 B．In              C．At              D．From

8.A．look at            B．watch           C．examine         D．keep

9.A．Needless to say B．So far             C．On one hand     D．As a result of

10.A．afraid            B．frightened      C．shocked         D．sad

11.A．wronged           B．upset           C．scared          D．unpleasant

12.A．what              B．whether         C．that            D．how

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

14.A．unhappily         B．forcefully      C．terribly        D．widely

15.A．changed           B．raised          C．increased       D．closed

16.A．like              B．as              C．according to    D．as if

17.A．only              B．last            C．very            D．just

18.A．tested            B．showed          C．proved          D．gave

19.A．said              B．apologized      C．agreed          D．promised

20.A．loudly            B．together        C．politely        D．in public