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

　　　Mr Bagget,the cashier in a branch office of the Paris Bank，was a very _____1_____man who was always reliable(可靠的) in his work．But one day the _____2____of the bank _____3_____  a letter saying that Mr Bagget was stealing money．He put some ______4______ to check Mr Bagget’s books，and the____5_____ showed that not a single cent was ______6______．However，another letter came to______7_____desk，still saying that Mr Bagget was ____8______ the bank．This time the president sent ______9______ inspectors （检察员）to check Mr Bagget’s books and the _____10_____  result was got at last

  The day after the second time of_____11_____,Mr Bagget went to see the president and said，l’ve been working too _____12_____ without asking for a bit of ____13_______，but you think that I’ve been ______14_____and put the inspectors to check me twice．_____15______the result showed that I had done nothing ______16_____, my reputation has been damaged, therefore I've come to ____17_____my application of resignation．

  “No，no．Mr Bagget，”the president said，“you’ve been working very hard and the result of checking also proves this. “But what can help  _____18_____  my reputation?” Mr Bagget asked．“Well，”the president said，“the post of the branch manager is _____19____  empty，and l think ______20_____  else can be better than

you to take that post．”After returning home that evening，Mr Bagget said to his wife，“Successful! Without the two letters，no one in the branch office would pay attention to me．Thank you, my dear．＂

1.A．foolish       B．strange       C．honest      D．clever

2.A．inspector     B．worker        C．cashier     D．president

3.A．received      B．wrote         C．sent        D．showed

4.A．policemen     B．inspectors    C．officials   D．students

5.A．reason        B．idea          C．result      D．truth

6.A．missing       B．1eft          C．found       D．hiding

7.A．Mr Bagget’s           B．Mrs Bagget’s  

 C．the inspector’s       D．the president’s

8.A．playing trick on       B．stealing money from

 C．drawing attention to   D．working hard in

9.A．most           B．few          C．fewer       D．more

10.A．other          B．different    C．same        D．old

11.A．interviewing   B．watching     C．checking    D．mentioning

12.A．dishonestly    B．pleasantly   C．1azily      D．hard

13.A．stopping       B．praising     C．resting     D．1eaving

14.A．dishonest      B．ordinary     C．excellent   D．proud

15.A．Because        B．Although     C．Since       D．As

16.A．good           B. wrong        C useful       D．great

17.A．give up        B．think about  C．take back   D．hand in

18.A．mend （弥补）  B．correct      C．1ose        D．win

19.A．forever        B．still        C．often       D．never

20.A．nobody         B．somebody     C．anything    D．nothing

“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very　 1　 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have　 2　  it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the　 3　 .
The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of　 4 is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid　 5　 trouble.
I admit that we should keep　 6　 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your　 7　 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do　8　 to make things better.
I used to be a(n)  9　 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  10  when I couldn’t answer it.
“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 　 11　 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher　 12　 me to go to the blackboard and　 13　 what I knew. If I had　 14　 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s  15　, I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I　 16　 you could do it!”
Since then, I have become active in maths as　 17　 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know　 18　 I do can make things better. Everyone is the　 19　 of his own fate.
If we make mistakes, we should take on an active　20　 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.

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All 34 of my students I taught at Saint Mary’s School in Morris，Minnesota were dear to me，but Mark was one in a million. His happy­to­be­alive attitude made even his occasional naughtiness_16_.

Mark 17consantly in class. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was18 What 19 me so much，though，was his sincere response every time I had to_20_him for misbehaving, “Thank you for correcting me，Madam！” I didn’t know what to make of it at first，but before long I became_21_hearing it many times a day.

One morning my_22_was growing thin when Mark talked once too often.I_23_Mark. “If you say one more word，I am going to tape your mouth shut！”

It wasn’t ten seconds later_24_Chuck blurted out，“Mark is talking again.” I hadn’t asked any of the students to help me_25_Mark，but since I had stated the_26_in front of the class，I had to act on it.

Taking out a roll of masking tape from the drawer of my desk，I_27_to Mark’s desk，_28_two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his_29_.I then returned to the_30_of the room.

As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing，he winked at me naughtily. That he did so funnily！I started_31_.The entire class_32_as I walked back to Mark’s desk，_33_the tape，and shrugged my shoulders. His first_34_were，“Thank you for correcting me, Madam！”

Several years passed until one cold rainy day when my father_35_the news to me that Mark was killed in Vietnam war，I broke down and cried in my heart，“Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me！”

1.                A．attractive       B．delightful       C．striking　 D．annoying

2.                A．talked          B．argue          C．quarreled D．disrupted

3.                A．troublesome     B．shameful        C．irresponsible   D．unacceptable

4.                A．annoyed        B．impressed       C．puzzled   D．delighted

5.                A．punish         B．blame          C．correct   D．scold

6.                A．accustomed to   B．unbearable of    C．fond of   D．curious about

7.                A．body           B．patience        C．confidence    D．spirit

8.                A．warned         B．advised         C．asked    D．frightened

9.                A．then           B．when          C．after D．until

10.               A．criticize        B．report         C．watch D．inform

11.               A．opinion        B．view           C．punishment    D．evidence

12.               A．threw          B．flew           C．walked    D．pointed

13.               A．tore off        B．put up         C．cut into   D．took out

14.               A．face           B．mouth         C．hand D．head

15.               A．back           B．center         C．front D．entrance

16.               A．screaming       B．laughing        C．complaining    D．criticizing

17.               A．cheered        B．protested       C．froze D．disturbed

18.               A．stuck          B．fastened        C．recovered D．removed

19.               A．expectations    B．actions         C．movements D．words

20.               A．indicated       B．brought        C．presented D．unfolded

When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

　　My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, "This is Mrs. Tan.”

　　And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, "Why he don’t send me check, already two week late.”

　　And then, in perfect English I said, "I’m getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived. "

　　Then she talked more loudly.  "What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss. "And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week. "

　　The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.

　　When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.

1.Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

A．She was unable to speak good English.       B．She was often misunderstood.

C．She was not clearly heard.                 D．She was not very polite.

2.From Paragraph 2,we know that the author was        .

A．good at pretending                      B．rude to the stockbroker

C．ready to help her mother                 D．unwilling to phone for her mother

3.After the author made the phone call,       .

A．they forgave the stockbroker              B．they failed to get the check

C．they went to New York at once             D．they spoke to their boss at once

4.What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A．It confuses her.                         B．It makes her ashamed

C．It helps her understand the world.          D．It helps her bear rude people.

5.We can infer from the passage that Chinese English       .

A．is clear and natural to non-native speakers

B．is interesting and straight to non-native speakers

C．leaves a very bad impression on America

D．may bring inconvenience in America

For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 am, except Sunday, and went to work. He returned home at 5:30 pm, for dinner at 6:00 pm. I never remember my father having a night out with his children. All he asked from me as a daughter was to hold his hammer while he repaired something, just so we could have some time to talk to each other.

For 22 years, after I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday. Nine years ago, my father, 67 years old, spent three days painting my house. He asked me to hold the paint brush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy and I could not take the time to hold the paint brush, or talk to my father.

Five years ago, my father spent five hours making a swing（秋千）for my daughter. Again, all he asked me to do was to give him a glass of tea, and talk to him. But again, I had some clothes to wash, and the house to clean.

On January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as usual, this time from my sister’s home in Florida. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 pm. That day, my father was in hospital in Florida. I got on an airplane immediately, and on the way, I made up my mind that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.

I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.

1.

When the author was young, her father ______.

A. was busy with his work               B. disliked his children 

C. often talked to his children         D. never cared about his children

2.

 How old was the author’s father when he made a swing for his granddaughter?

A. 45.   　　　　　　B. 67.   　　　C. 71.    　　　　　　　D. 76.

3.

When painting the house, the father asked the author to hold a paint brush because ______.

A. he wanted to make his work easy        

B. he was too old to work all by himself

C. he just wanted his daughter to help him

D. he wanted to have a talk with his daughter

4.

The underlined phrase “passed away” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.

A. arrived   　　　　B. lost    　　　C. left    　　　　D. died