George selected his food in Value Mart carefully. He estimated he had ___36___ 80 cents today. He was pleased he had got good ___37___ for his money again.

At the exit, the freezing wind ___38___ him of his gloves. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the___39___. He made a search of his pockets. Then he thought they must have been ___40___ somewhere in the store. George had bought the black gloves for ＄35 ten years ago. They were leather, soft and durable. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material that never lasted long. His ___41___ to buy the gloves turned out to be good, which even ___42___ his position on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him ___43___.

George re-entered the store. He followed the same ___44___ he had walked before, ___45___ at the bread counter, to the dairy section, the shelf where salt and sugar were placed. It did not take long to be ___46___ that the gloves were not there. His ___47___ grew heavier.“People have changed”,he ___48___ .“Years ago, if somebody ___49___ something lost, they would give it back.”

Yet he did not give up .This time he focused on the gloves on other shoppers’ ___50___ .Suddenly he ___51___ a lady nearby wearing a black pair of gloves. He said“Hi !”But when the surprised lady returned his ___52___, his eyes dropped to the floor, for the fingers of her gloves were too small for him.

Without gloves, he had to ___53___ his hands into his sleeves. Back home, George was ___54___. He could not do without gloves. George decided to buy another leather pair. But before that, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any ___55___ his gloves hand been returned to the lost and found office. The girl looked into her drawer and took out a pair of men’s leather gloves.“Are they ?” 

“Yes ! Mine !”George shouted with joy.

1.	A．had B．wasted C．spent D．saved

 

2.	A．quality B．value C．score D．number

 

3.	A．informed B．warned C．reminded D．remembered

 

4.	A．store B．counter C．flat D．square

 

5.	A．forgotten B．taken C．dropped D．rejected

 

6.	A．hope B．decision C．wish D．opportunity

 

7.	A．pulled B．promoted C．reduced D．pushed

 

8.	A．enviously B．angrily C．sincerely D．properly

 

9.	A．road B．entrance C．gate D．route

 

10.	A．staring B．starting C．stopping D．looking

 

11.	A．relaxed B．ignored C．convinced D．rushed

 

12.	A．heart B．eyes C．legs D．body

 

13.	A．exchanged B．discussed C．whispered D．argued

 

14.	A．picked out B．picked up C．made out D．made up

 

15.	A．hands B．baskets C．pockets D．fingers

 

16.	A．prevented B．recognized C．noticed D．cursed

 

17.	A．anger B．greeting C．emotion D．description

 

18.	A．spread B．extend C．wave D．shrink

 

19.	A．serious B．proud C．upset D．cautious

 

20.	A．chance B．probability C．means D．terms

 

The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky. The poor men held on to any bit of     1     they could find. They called to the Marie for     2   , but she was far    3    the reach of the human voice. At one o'clock in the    4 the water was getting    5   , and even worse a strong    6    had begun to blow. Suddenly 7    were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the    8    were heard on board, and willing hearts pulled them out of the water. The    9    of the ship that had so    10 arrived on the scene in time to save their lives was Ellen. What had brought her to the exact spot through the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known    11    of the wreck (沉船) and had, indeed, attempted to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.

    “I was forced by the wind,” he said long after wards, to    12    my course (航道). Just as I did it, a small    13    flew across the ship once or twice and then    14    at my face. I took    15    of this until exactly the same thing happened a    16    time, which caused me to think it rather    17   , while I was thus    18    it, the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew about in the same way as before. I was then    19    to change my course back to the original one. It had not gone far    20    I heard strange noises; and when I tried to make sure where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.

    1．

A. cloth　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. flower

C. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. wood

    2．

A. food　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. help

C. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stop

    3．

A. between　　　　　　　　　　  B. out

C. beyond　　　　　　　　　　   D. in

    4．

A. afternoon　　　　　　　　    B. noon

C. morning　　　　　　　　　　  D. midnight

    5．

A. colder　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. deeper

C. saltier　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. warmer

    6．

A. smoke　　　　　　　　　　    B. wave

C. sand　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. wind

    7．

A. people　　　　　　　　　　    B. lights

C. ships　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. houses

    8．

A. sailors　　　　　　　　　　    B. captains

C. birds　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. swimmers

    9．

A. name　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. owner

C. captain　　　　　　　　　　   D. designer

    10．

A. slowly　　　　　　　　　　    B. early

C. immediately　　　　　　　　 D. fortunately

    11．

A. everything　　　　　　　　   B. nothing

C. something　　　　　　　　   D. anything

    12．

A. continue　　　　　　　　　　 B. turn

C. change　　　　　　　　　　   D. sail

    13．

A. fish　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. fly

C. plane　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. bird

    14．

A. flew　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. stopped

C. stayed　　　　　　　　　　    D. looked

    15．

A. no care　　　　　　　　　　   B. good care

C. no notice　　　　　　　　    D. some notice

    16．

A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. second

C. third　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. long

    17．

A. interesting　　　　　　　　   B. funny

C. common　　　　　　　　　　 D. unusual

    18．

A. searching　　　　　　　　    B. expecting

C. considering　　　　　　　　 D. studying

    19．

A. decided　　　　　　　　　　   B. advised

C. persuaded　　　　　　　　   D. invited

    20．

A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. while

C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. after

 

The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky. The poor men held on to any bit of     1     they could find. They called to the Marie for     2   , but she was far    3    the reach of the human voice. At one o'clock in the    4 the water was getting    5   , and even worse a strong    6    had begun to blow. Suddenly 7    were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the    8    were heard on board, and willing hearts pulled them out of the water. The    9    of the ship that had so    10 arrived on the scene in time to save their lives was Ellen. What had brought her to the exact spot through the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known    11    of the wreck (沉船) and had, indeed, attempted to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.

    “I was forced by the wind,” he said long after wards, to    12    my course (航道). Just as I did it, a small    13    flew across the ship once or twice and then    14    at my face. I took    15    of this until exactly the same thing happened a    16    time, which caused me to think it rather    17   , while I was thus    18    it, the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew about in the same way as before. I was then    19    to change my course back to the original one. It had not gone far    20    I heard strange noises; and when I tried to make sure where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.

    1．

A. cloth　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. flower

C. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. wood

    2．

A. food　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. help

C. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stop

    3．

A. between　　　　　　　　　　  B. out

C. beyond　　　　　　　　　　   D. in

    4．

A. afternoon　　　　　　　　    B. noon

C. morning　　　　　　　　　　  D. midnight

    5．

A. colder　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. deeper

C. saltier　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. warmer

    6．

A. smoke　　　　　　　　　　    B. wave

C. sand　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. wind

    7．

A. people　　　　　　　　　　    B. lights

C. ships　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. houses

    8．

A. sailors　　　　　　　　　　    B. captains

C. birds　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. swimmers

    9．

A. name　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. owner

C. captain　　　　　　　　　　   D. designer

    10．

A. slowly　　　　　　　　　　    B. early

C. immediately　　　　　　　　 D. fortunately

    11．

A. everything　　　　　　　　   B. nothing

C. something　　　　　　　　   D. anything

    12．

A. continue　　　　　　　　　　 B. turn

C. change　　　　　　　　　　   D. sail

    13．

A. fish　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. fly

C. plane　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. bird

    14．

A. flew　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. stopped

C. stayed　　　　　　　　　　    D. looked

    15．

A. no care　　　　　　　　　　   B. good care

C. no notice　　　　　　　　    D. some notice

    16．

A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. second

C. third　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. long

    17．

A. interesting　　　　　　　　   B. funny

C. common　　　　　　　　　　 D. unusual

    18．

A. searching　　　　　　　　    B. expecting

C. considering　　　　　　　　 D. studying

    19．

A. decided　　　　　　　　　　   B. advised

C. persuaded　　　　&nbs
p
;　　　　  D. invited

    20．

A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. while

C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. after

 

John chose his food carefully in Walmart. He estimated he had 36　 80 cents today. He was pleased he had got good 37　 for his money again.

At the exit, the freezing wind 38　 him of his gloves. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the

39　 . He made a search of his pockets. Then he thought they must have been　 40　 somewhere in the store. John had bought the black gloves for $35 ten years ago. They were leather, soft and durable. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material that never lasted long. His　 41　 to buy the gloves turned out to be good, which even 42　 his position on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him 43　 .

　 take long to be 　 46　 that the gloves were not there. His 47　 grew heavier. “People have changed”, he 48　 . “Years ago, if somebody　 49 something lost, they would give it back.”

　 Yet he did not give up. This time he focused on the gloves on other shoppers’　 50　 . Suddenly he　 51　 a lady nearby wearing a black pair of gloves. He said, “Hi!” But when the surprised lady returned his　 52　 , his eyes dropped to the floor, for the fingers of her gloves were too small for him.

　 Without gloves, he had to　 53　 his hands into his sleeves. Back home, John was　 54　 . He could not do without gloves. John decided to buy another leather pair. But before that, he stepped into Walmart again to see if by any

　 55 his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. The girl looked into her drawer and took out a pair of men’s leather gloves. “Are they?”

　 “Yes! Mine!” John shouted with joy.

36. A.had	B.wasted	C.saved	D.spent
37. A.quality	B.score	C.number	D.value
38. A.reminded	B.informed	C.warned	D.remembered
39. A.square	B.store	C.flat	D.counter
40. A.taken	B.dropped	C.forgotten	D.rejected
41. A.opportunity	B.hope	C.wish	D.decision
42. A.pulled	B.reduced	C.promoted	D.pushed
43. A.angrily	B.enviously	C.sincerely	D.properly
44. A.road	B.route	C.gate	D.entrance
45. A.staring	B.stopping	C.looking	D.starting
46. A.convinced	B.relaxed	C.ignored	D.rushed
47. A.legs	B.eyes	C.heart	D.body
48. A.whispered	B.exchanged	C.discussed	D.argued
49. A.picked out	B.made up	C.made out	D.picked up
50. A.baskets	B.hands	C.pockets	D.fingers
51. A.noticed	B.recognized	C.prevented	D.cursed
52. A.anger	B.emotion	C.greeting	D.description
53. A.spread	B.extend	C.wave	D.shrink
54. A.upset	B.cautious	C.proud	D.serious
55. A.probability	B.means	C.chance	D.terms