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　I'm a newspaperman(新闻记者)．I don't have much money, 　1 　I meet a lot of interesting people, some are 　2 　; 　3 　are poor．I like my job very much and I'm good at it．I don't talk a lot, but I'm a good 　4 　．Perhaps I'm the best listener in the city, and I look stupid(愚蠢的)and soon I am getting a lot of 　5 　．

　Let me 　6 　you 　7 　of how I got people to talk．I was writing an article(文章)about 　8 　in the city, how they live, 　9 　they do, and so on．So yesterday afternoon I went to the park, sat on a bench(长凳) 　10 　the sun, and waited．Soon an old woman came and sat near to me．She was carrying two large paper bags and an old handbag．I sat quietly 　11 　her about ten minutes, and 　12 　I took out some chocolate(巧克力)and I gave her a piece．After that, she 　13 　me about herself．She doesn't have a 　14 　．She and two friends sleep in the bus station．On warm days she comes to the park 　15 　her few clothes and things in two paper bags．　16 　we went to an eating place 17 a cup of coffee and 　18 　to eat．I paid, of course．I asked her a few questions about TV and films she was 　19 　．I gave her a dollar．Then, I 　20 　her in the park, went down to the office, and wrote the story for my article．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)  A．because	B．but	C．so	D．if	[　　]
(2)  A．old	B．young	C．happy	D．rich	[　　]
(3)  A．others	B．another	C．the others	D．the other	[　　]
(4)  A．writer	B．reader	C．listener	D．learner	[　　]
(5)  A．money	B．news	C．things	D．time	[　　]
(6)  A．make	B．talk	C．write	D．give	[　　]
(7)  A．a story	B．an example	C．a place	D．a piece of news	[　　]
(8)  A．young girls	B．young people	C．old people	D．old men	[　　]
(9)  A．how	B．what	C．when	D．why	[　　]
(10)  A．in	B．under	C．below	D．down	[　　]
(11)  A．besides	B．beside	C．near	D．far away from	[　　]
(12)  A．when	B．after	C．then	D．so	[　　]
(13)  A．spoke	B．said	C．talked	D．told	[　　]
(14)  A．work	B．friend	C．home	D．living place	[　　]
(15)  A．to wear	B．to put on	C．with	D．to dress	[　　]
(16)  A．Lately	B．Later	C．Late	D．Laterly	[　　]
(17)  A．to	B．with	C．at	D．for	[　　]
(18)  A．something	B．nothing	C．everything	D．anything	[　　]
(19)  A．pleased with	B．interested in	C．angry with	D．surprised in	[　　]
(20)  A．left	B．carried	C．brought	D．took	[　　]

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground. We listen to music, and we 21 the national flag go up.

　 Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 　22 and excited! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.

　 Can I really do it?

　 Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 　23 me, “I know you want to have a try. Next Monday morning, I want you to give the talk. Go and write something down. 24 for it, I’m sure you’ll do well.”

　 “Thank you.” I answered. It was such a great 25 for me! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 26 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Finally Monday morning came. I began to feel 27 .

When did I last give a talk to 　28 many people? Never! This was my first time. Could I really 29 it? Maybe I couldn’t finish the talk.

　 When I got to school, we all went out to the playground. I 30 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say anything.

　 “Take it easy,” I said to 31 . “Don’t be nervous. You can do it.”

　 Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn’t 32　 stand up.

　 I took a look at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes seemed to say, “You can do it! Come on! 　33 afraid, just talk!”

　 I took a big breath. Then I began to talk. It wasn’t hard. It was easy.

　 I don’t know 34 I finished my talk, but I tried my best to do it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself 35 everyone what I can do.

21. A. watch　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　 D. look at

22. A. surprised　　　　　　 B. proud　　　　　　　 C. bored 　　　　　 D. careful

23. A. spoke　　　　　　　　 B. asked for　　　　　 C. said to　　　 　 D. showed

24. A. Look out　　　　　　 B. Come on　　　　　 C. Take care　　　　 D. Get ready

25. A. chance　　　　 　　　 B. news　　　　 　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. message

26. A. to do　　　　　 　 B. to listen　　　　　　 C. to see　　 　　 D. to play

27. A. excited　　　　 　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 D. surprised

28. A. after　　 　　　 B. such　　　　 　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. so

29. A. do　　　 　 　　B. speak　　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　 　 D. take

30. A. sat　　 　　 　　　 B. stood　　　　 　 C. jumped　 　　　 D. ran

31. A. me　　　　　　 　 　　 B. myself　　　　　　　 C. my class　　　　　 D. my parents

32. A. be able to　　　　　 B. hardly　　　 　 C. never　　　　 　 D. even

33. A. Not be　　　　 　 B. Don’t 　　　 　　　　C. Don’t be　 　D. Not

34. A. where　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　 D. whether

35. A. with　　　　　　　　　 B. at 　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. for

　　James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from India, and the play was very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company.

　　James was then invited to go to New York to help them. He lived in Washington, which is an hour away from New York by air. The plane was going to take off at 8: 30 in the morning. So he had to be at the airport at bout 7:30. He ordered a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. He forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped after midnight. Also the driver of the taxi had to work very late that night and he got up very late the next morning.

　　James woke with the feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It stood there silently with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and knew it was ten. He was late for the plane.

　　He was just preparing his coffee when the radio sent out another news, “Reports are coming inof a plane crash（飞机坠落）near Washington airport. A Boeing 707 fly to New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Plane number 2234…”James suddenly turned pale（苍白）

　　“My plane,”he said aloud.”If I haven't been late, I'd have been on the plane !”

根据短文内容，判断各句是否符合短文意思，符合的画”T”，否则画”F”。

(1) James was a writer from England.

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(2). He had to reach the airport at half past eight.

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(3). James would like to take a taxi at six thirty.

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(4). The driver came to pick him up on time.

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(5). He couldn't wake because he was ill.

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(6). When he turned on the radio he heard the speaker saying that he missed the plane.

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(7). James was lucky because he was not able to get on the plane.

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(8). The plane crashed while flying towards London.

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(9). At last he was regretful that he didn't take the plane.

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(10). Sometimes bad things can change into good ones.

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