When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the __1__ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to __2__ in good health, or __3__ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __4__ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text __5__ the title. Therefore, the scissors would __6__ before they start, __7__ halfway done when I find out the __8__ result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your __9__. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be __10__ up.

But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left__11__. Thus you are __12__ in a difficult position and feel sad. How __13__ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life __14__ greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what __15__ is like: we are often __16__ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only __17__ we get into another. The __18__ may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind. I __19__ remember a philosopher's remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual __20__ may not be a bad one.

 

1.A.front　　　　 B．same　　　　　　 C．either　　　　 D．opposite

2．A.get　　　　　 B．keep　　　　　　 C．lead　　　　　 D．bring

3．A.advice　　　 B．news　　　　　　 C．a theory　　　 D．a report

4．A.suffer　　　 B．reduce　　　　　 C．prevent　　　 D．cause

5．A.on　　　　　 B．for　　　　　　 C．without　　　 D．off

6．A.use　　　　　 B．handle　　　　　 C．prepare　　　 D．stay

7．A.or　　　　　 B．but　　　　　　 C．so　　　　　　 D．for

8．A.satisfying　 B．regretful　　　 C．surprising　　 D．impossible

9．A.courage　　　 B．strength　　　　 C．attention　　 D．patience

10．A.given　　　 B．held　　　　　　 C．made　　　　　 D．picked

11．A.near　　　　 B．alone　　　　　 C．about　　　　 D．behind

12．A.filled　　　 B．attracted　　　 C．caught　　　　 D．struck

13．A.dare　　　　 B．come　 　　　　 C．deal　　　　　 D．do

14．A.improves　　 B．changes　　　　 C．progresses　　 D．goes

15．A.study　　　 B．society　　　　 C．nature　　　　 D．life

16．A.faced　　　 B．supplied　　　　 C．connected　　 D．fixed

17．A.before　　　 B．after　　　　　 C．until　　　　 D．as

18．A.following　 B．next　　　　　　 C．above　　　　 D．former

19．A.still　　　　 B．also　　　　　　 C．once　　　　　 D．almost

20．A.treatment　　 B．action　　　　　 C．choice　　　　 D．remark

 

Mind your ____; thank your friend when you leave the party.

　 A. advice　　　　 B. ways　　　　　 C. manners　 D. manner

 

My Teacher in the School of Life I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes __1__ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr. Charles E. Offutt's British literature class, listening to him __2__ what his seniors would learn and getting them excited about the journey they would __3__, I'm principal(校长) of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, __4__ what the future held. I have been learning from Dr. Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he __5__me, as much by example as __6__, that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__. Neither of us could know how our __8__would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, then department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__ chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Offutt __12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__　 about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course. In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__, he encouraged me to seize the new __15__. Five years ago, I became __16__ of DeMatha. Once again, Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could __17__ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n) __18__ wealth of lessons to teach. __19__ his students don't know it yet, I know how __20__ they are; I'm still one of them. 1．A. mostly　 　 B. exactly 　　 C. only　　　 D. simply 2．A. explaining 　B. predicting 　 C. speaking　 　D. teaching 3．A. keep　 　　B. achieve　 C. choose　　 D. take 4．A. preparing 　B. discovering　 C. wondering 　D. realizing 5．A. assisted 　　B. reminded 　 C. advised　 　 D. convinced 6．A. words　　 　B. action 　 C. explanation 　D. models 7．A. the others　 B. everyone 　 C. others　 　　D. anyone 8．A. relationship　 B. position 　 　 C. situation　 　　D. condition 9．A. appointed　 B. named 　 　 C. given　　　 　D. taken 10．A. already　　 B. yet 　 C. still　　 　　 D. again 11．A. foolish　 　B. surprising 　 C. uncertain 　　D. challenging 12．A. promoted　 B. accepted　 　 C. supported　 　 D. welcomed 13．A. advice　 　B. information C. notice　 　　 D. thought 14．A. Otherwise　 B. Therefore 　 C. Furthermore 　D. Instead 15．A. choice　 　B. opportunity 　 C. occupation 　 D. possibility 16．A. teacher 　 B. principal　 　C. officer　　 　D. clerk 17．A. live　　 　B. look　 　 　 C. depend　　 　D. take 18．A. rich　 　 　B. little　 　 C. valuable　　 　D. endless 19．A. Once　　 B. Even if 　　C. Unless　 　　 D. Until 20．A. fortunate　 B. curious 　 C. innocent　　 　D. satisfied

 

I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law.

Let us take a __1___, reasonable look at what the results might be if such a(n) _2___were accepted: Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction of TV, they might _3__ together after dinner and actually talk to one another. It is well known that many of our _4__in everything in fact, from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of __5__ illness are caused at least in part by _6___ to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to__7_ our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better.

On evenings when such a talk is _8__, families could discover more active pastimes(消遣). Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might take a _9__ together to watch the sunset _10___ they might take a walk together. _11___free time and no TV, children and adults might discover reading. There is more entertainment in _12___ than in a TV program. _13___ report that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, ___14___ at the college level. __15__is often learned from reading. A more literate new generation could be a product of the quite hour.

A different _16__ of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the quiet hour _17___, the TV net works might be forced to __18__ with better shows in order to get us back from our newly discovered activities.

At first glance, this idea seems radical(极端的). How will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years _19___television came to control American free time. Those of us thirty-five and older can __20__childhoods without television. It wasn’t that difficult.

1. A. valuable　　　 B. pleasant　　　 C. quick　　 D. serious

2. A. advice　　　　 B. suggestion　 C. opinion　　 D. offer

3. A. get around　　 B. stand still　　 C. meet　　　 D. sit around

4. A. problems　　　 B. trouble　　　 C. affairs　　 D. misfortune

5. A. physical　　 B. common　　　 C. mental　　　 D. familiar

6. A. attempt　　 B. failure　　　 C. ability　　　　 D. permission

7. A. discuss　　 B. talk　　　　　 C. make sure　　 D. see to

8. A. acceptable　 B. unnecessary　 C. funny　　　 D. unpleasant

9. A. walk　　　　 B. look　　　　 C. ride　　　　 D. rest

10. A. and　　　　 B. or　　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. while

11. A. At　　　　　 B. In　　　　　 C. For　　　　 D. With

12. A. a fine poem　 B. a good book　 C. a quiet hour　 D. a composition

13. A. Professor　　 B. Scientists　　 C. Parents　　　 D. Education

14. A. yet　　　　　 B. still　　　　　 C. even　　　　 D. just

15. A. Writing　　　 B. Thinking　　 C. Speaking　　 D. Listening

16. A. Form　　　　 B. kind　　　　 C. method　　　 D. step

17. A. starts　　　　 B. ends　　　　 C. comes　　　　 D. lasts

18. A. come across　　 B. come about　 C. come up　　 D. broadcast

19. A. before　　　　 B. since 　　　　C. until　　　　 D. after

20. A. remind　　　　 B. remember　　 C. recognize　　 D. know