A. in the end　　　　　　　　 B.to the end　　　　　　　　  C.by the end　　　　  D.at the end

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The students had attended five lectures ______ last term.

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A. at the end of　　 B. in the end

C. by the end　　　　D. by the end of

_______ they reached the small village before dusk.

A. Towards the end　　

B. By the end　　

C. In the end　　

D. At the end

　　When Peter and Rose Malupa came to the United States from the Philippines, they lived in an apartment in the center of Chicago. Rose worked as an accountant (会计) in a downtown bank.

　　After looking for a long time, Peter and Rose bought a house in the suburbs(郊区).

　　One morning, Mrs. Todd, the Malupas, next-door neighbor, stopped by to meet Rose, “Welcome to the neighborhood. We'd like to invite you and your husband to our home this Saturday evening. We want you to meet all the neighbors.”

　　On Saturday night, at 7 o'clock Peter and Rose walked to the Todds' home. Lots of people were at the party. Several people congratulated Rose and Peter on their new home.

　　About 8:30, Peter walked over to Rose and asked, “when will they serve dinner? I'm really hungry.”

　　“I don't know,” Rose answered. “I'm hungry, too. Maybe they like to eat late.”

　　At 9:15, everyone was still standing, talking and enjoying the refreshments(点心). Peter was feeling weak. He was so hungry. Rose brought Peter a bowl of crackers(饼干) and some cheese. By 10 o'clock, Peter was sick of crackers. And he was still very hungry.

　　Some guests started leaving, Peter and Rose were surprised. One guest said to Mr. Todd, “Thanks for inviting us to the party. We had a good time.”

　　Then Rose realized her mistake. She whispered to Peter, “This is a neighborhood party, not a dinner party. I made a mistake. All the other guests ate dinner before they came here.”

　　Peter and Rose quickly thanked the Todds for the party. They grabbed (取下) their coats and left. They walked back home, got into their car and drove to a nearby shopping center. The Italian restaurant was closed and the Chinese restaurant was closed. “What are we going to do?” Peter asked.

1．“looking” in “After looking for a long time,” means “ ________ ”.

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2．Why did Mrs. Todd invite the Malupas to her home?

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3．What did the Malupas think they would have at the party?

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4．Rose realized her mistake ________ of the party.

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5．After they left the neighborhood party, they went to a shopping center ________ .

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I am on the way

I have been dreaming of being a volunteer  46  I entered the university． Last summer, I could finally become a volunteer after the end　term  examination．

Step1 First experiencing

I thought I could have a good   47 ． But when I faced so many strangers, also my new workmates for the first time, I got nervous and  48 almost all the time．

Step2 Start work

My first job of volunteering was  49 in summer． The kids were from families  50  low income(低收人)．They were at different   51 ，from primary school pupils to high school students．We talked about the  52  ，sadness and happiness．I told them that lessons were much more important than money，though I knew they did not have  53 lives．I  54 that my experience would help them．

  55 ，we needed to make better plans，and sometimes we didn’t know what to do at all，especially when  56 happened．

Step3 Wishes

I also 57 the older serving group．It seemed  58 more difficult to communicate with elders．I really hoped that I could bring 59 happiness into their lives and help them more．

Anyway，I am on the way． 1 will  60 my dream，no matter what would happen the next day．