— You keep on coughing. What’s the matter?

　 — Oh, I’ve got a cold. Nothing serious, ____.

　 A. yet　 　　 B. indeed　　 　 C. though　　 　 D. anyway

 

She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. Noy way could I have 　　 36　 . Maybe someone had kicked her 　　 37　 　their car the night before. “No 　　 38　 　for her any more with the baby coming.”“We never really wanted her，but what could we have done？She was a　　 39　 .” People find all sorts of excuses for 　　 40　 　an animal.

I called her Goldie. If I had 　　 41　 　what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those 　　 42　 　few days. She hardly ate anyting and had such an air of 　　 43　 　about her. There was 　　 44　 I could do to make her happy，it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her 　　 45　 　owner’s. But 　　 46　 at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side.

　　 47　 we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.

That’s why it was such a 　　 48　 　when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were walking a long way from home，when she started 　　 49　 and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn’t hold her any longer and she 　　 50　 　down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.

By the time I 　　 51　 　the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking（舔）the four puppies（幼犬）I started to feel 　　 52　 　towards them. The woman at the door said，“I took her for a walk one day， 　　 53　 　the puppies were born， and she just disappeared.”“She must have tried to come back to them and got lost，”　　 54　 a boy from behind her.

I must admit I do miss Goldie， but I’ve got Nugget now，and she looks just like her 　　 55　 . And I’ve learnt a good lesson：not to judge people.

36. A. sent her away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sold it out

C. picked it up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned it down

37. A. beyond　　　　　　　 B. out of　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　　　　 D. within

38. A. seat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. interest　　　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　　　 D. space

39. A. gift　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reminder　　　　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　　　　 D. bargain

40. A. taking　　　　　　　　 B. protecting　　　　 C. abandoning　　　 D. removing

4l. A. thought　　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. imagined

42. A. first　　　　　　　　　 B. last　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. usual　　　　　　　　 D. special

43. A. darkness　　　　　　　　　 B. happiness　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　　　　　 D. eagerness

44. A. something　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　　 C. everything　　　　 D. nothing

45. A. familiar　　　　　　　 B. previous　　　　　　　　　 C. cruel　　　　　　　　 D. troublesome

46. A. eventually　　　　　 B. unwillingly　　　　 C. unexpectedly　　 　　 D. probably

47. A. while　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　 D. whether

48. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shock　　　　　　　 C. sight　　　　　　　　 D. trouble

49. A. barking　　　　　　　 B. eating　　　　　　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. running

50. A. walked away　　　　　　 B. fell over　　　　　　 C. dropped out　　　 　　 D. raced off

5l. A. landed　　　　　　　　 B. reached　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

52. A. anxiety　　　　　　　 B. respect　　　　　　　　　　 C. sympathy　　　　　　　　 D. pleasure

53. A. every time　　　　　 B. before long　　 　　　　　　 C. once in a while　 D. soon after

54. A. added　　　　　　　　 B. whispered　　　　 C. called　　　　　　　 D. warned

55. A. aunt　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sister　　　　　　　　 C. mother　　　　　　　　　　 D. child

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　　Mrs Bailey and her little daughter, Julie, were coming back home from shopping when they saw their neighbour, Mrs Perkins, standing outside her front door looking very upset．

　　"Hello, 1 ?You do look worried!" Said Mrs Bailey．

　　"I've done a silly thing． I've locked 2 outside," said Mrs Perkins "I don't know what to do． If I weren't so fat, I'd be 3 to get in through the window and open the door from the 4 ．That small window at the side of my house isn't fastened(闩住)．"

　　Mrs Bailey thought for a moment and then asked Julie to climb through the window． Mrs Perkins wondered if Julie would be 5 enough to unlock the door when she got in ．Julie said she would 6 ．So the two ladies helped the 7 to climb in． They waited 8 by the door, looking through the key hole．

　　They were very pleased 9 they heard Julie behind the door． She managed to reach up and unlock the door． Mrs Perkins pushed the door wide open and 10 into her own home．

1．A．What's the matter  B．What's that

   C．How about you    　　　D．Why not

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2.
			[　　]
A．my own	B．myself	C．me	D．mine
3.
			[　　]
A．sorry	B．unable	C．permitted	D．able
4.
			[　　]
A．outside	B．front	C．side	D．inside
5.
			[　　]
A．thin	B．long	C．tall	D．short
6.
			[　　]
A．do	B．try	C．refuse	D．insist
7.
			[　　]
A．girl	B．boy	C．sister	D．grandmother
8.
			[　　]
A．politely	B．curiously	C．anxiously	D．hurriedly
9.
			[　　]
A．unless	B．though	C．when	D．while
10.
			[　　]
A．entered	B．broke	C．crossed	D．walked

　

Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.

He says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are a very good friend. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn't. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.

Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.

Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich because you are a self-made man?

Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I do not know much. All I am is rich.

People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to bring happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

54. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money _______.

　 A. is a good way to test your friendship

　 B. will do harm to your friendship

　 C. will strengthen your friendship

　 D. is a good way to break off your friendship

55. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?

　 A. He does not feel that he is well educated.

　 B. He does not think that he is a very important person.

　 C. He doesn't think that being rich is worth so much attention.

　 D. He does not consider himself to be very successful.

56. What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

　 A. Money is an end.　　　　　 B. Money is a means.

　 C. Money is everything　　　　 D. Money is unimportant.

57. What does the answer mean by" All I am is rich. "?

　 A. I am a rich person.

B. I only have money.

　 C. I have all money.

　 D. I've got a large sum of money.