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　Mr and Mrs Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year, They 　1　their car outside and went in. Mr Moore had never got drunk (醉) before, so he was 　2 　not to drink too much, 　3 　his friends asked him to drink more 　4 　.

　During the party, Mrs Moore found that she had 　5 　to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and 　6 　it for her. He 　7 　so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn (喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought 　8 　might be in need of help and went over to the car with the 　9 　. He found a small black bear sitting in the driving seat and blowing the horn.

　When Mr Moore 　10　the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to 　11　that his story was 　12　, he found that the car with the 　13　in it had gone. There were so many 　14　about Mr Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement (广告） in the newspaper; “If any one saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel 　15　the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”

　Two days later 　16　Mrs Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet (宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that　17　he had blown the horn.

　Mrs Richards did not 　18　to think there was anything 　19　 about that. “Our bear likes blowing car horns,” she said, “and we don't 　20 　when we are not driving the car.”

　　　Can you imagine(想象)what life would be 　21　if there were no telephone? You could not call on your friends on the phone and talk to them. If fire broke out in your house, you could not call the fire department (救火队). If somebody were sick ,you couldn't call a doctor.

　　　In our daily (日常) life we need to talk with each other. We do this 　22　by speaking to others and listening to what they have to say to us, and when we are close to them we can do this very easily. But, our voices will not travel very far even when we 　23　, and it is thanks to the invention of the telephone that we are able to talk with one another and ask something when we are in different places. We can hear each other as clearly 　24　we were in the same room.

　　　Alexander Graham Bell made this possible. He spent all his spare time experimenting (实验)。 He worded so hard in his research that he had 　25 　time to make money (挣钱) and was very poor at one time.

The Colors of Friendship

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would __31__ ."

Blue interrupted, “You only think about the   32  , but consider the sky and the sea.   33__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be   34  .

Yellow laughed, “ You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and  35   into the world.”

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, “ I am the color of health and strength. I may be  _36  , but I am priceless for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky at sunrise or   _37  , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another  38  to any of you.

Red could stand it  39   and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and bravery. I am willing to   40_  truth. I am also the color of passion and of love.”

Then came Purple and Indigo.

The colors went on boasting(自夸), each convinced of his or her won superiority(优越). Their _41   became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightning thunder. Rain started to pour down   42  . The colors crouched (蜷缩)down   43  , drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the shout, rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, fight  44   yourselves, each trying to dominate(统治)  45  . Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose,   46   and different? Join hands with one  47   and come to me.”

Doing as they were told, the colors   48   and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good  49   washes the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to___50__ one another.

1.                A．stay           B．leave           C．go out    D．die

2.                A．earth          B．moon          C．star  D．sun

3.                A．That is          B．I am            C．It is  D．This is

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

5.                A．warmth         B．sadness         C．depression(抑郁)   D．anxiety（焦虑）

6.                A．usual          B．normal         C．common  D．scarce（稀少）

7.                A．midnight        B．noon           C．sunset    D．the day

8.                A．gift            B．honor          C．thought   D．respect

9.                A．for more        B．any more       C．very much D．no longer

10.               A．turn to         B．fight for        C．struggle with   D．bend over(弯腰)

11.               A．quarrel         B．discussion       C．laughter   D．talk

12.               A．gently          B．quietly         C．violently   D．peacefully

13.               A．with care       B．in fear(害怕地)   C．by chance D．on purpose

14.               A．among         B．by             C．for   D．against

15.               A．others         B．themselves      C．the other  D．the rest

16.               A．equal          B．ordinary        C．similar D．unique

17.               A．other          B．the other       C．another   D．others

18.               A．combined       B．separated       C．united D．divided

19.               A．snow          B．rain           C．wind  D．fog

20.               A．appreciate      B．quarrel with     C．ignore D．praise

The Colors of Friendship

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would __31__ ."

  Blue interrupted, “You only think about the   32  , but consider the sky and the sea.   33__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be   34  .

  Yellow laughed, “ You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and  35   into the world.”

  Orange started next to blow her trumpet, “ I am the color of health and strength. I may be  _36  , but I am priceless for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky at sunrise or   _37  , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another  38  to any of you.

  Red could stand it  39   and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and bravery. I am willing to   40_  truth. I am also the color of passion and of love.”

  Then came Purple and Indigo.

  The colors went on boasting(自夸), each convinced of his or her won superiority(优越). Their _41   became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightning thunder. Rain started to pour down   42  . The colors crouched (蜷缩)down   43  , drawing close to one another for comfort.

  In the midst of the shout, rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, fight  44   yourselves, each trying to dominate(统治)  45  . Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose,   46   and different? Join hands with one  47   and come to me.”

  Doing as they were told, the colors   48   and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good  49   washes the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to___50__ one another.

31. A. stay                  B. leave                 C. go out            D. die

32. A. earth                 B. moon              C. star              D. sun

33. A. That is               B. I am               C. It is              D. This is

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

35. A. warmth              B. sadness             C. depression(抑郁)     D. anxiety（焦虑）

36. A. usual                B. normal                   C. common           D. scarce（稀少）

37. A. midnight              B. noon               C. sunset            D. the day

38. A. gift                  B. honor                  C. thought           D. respect

39. A. for more             B. any more           C. very much          D. no longer

40. A. turn to               B. fight for            C. struggle with                 D. bend over(弯腰)

41. A. quarrel                  B. discussion          C. laughter            D. talk

42. A. gently                B. quietly            C. violently            D. peacefully

43. A. with care             B. in fear(害怕地)      C. by chance          D. on purpose

44. A. among                B. by               C. for               D. against

45. A. others                B. themselves          C. the other          D. the rest

46. A. equal                B. ordinary            C. similar             D. unique

47. A. other                B. the other            C. another            D. others

48. A. combined              B. separated           C. united            D. divided

49. A. snow                 B. rain               C. wind             D. fog

50. A. appreciate             B. quarrel with         C. ignore             D. praise

It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and soon swimming became the   36  . Suddenly I hit upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be _37_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and _38_ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be _39_ if we did．” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed．

Early in the morning, three days _40_, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, _41_ for a bus to take us to the _42_． The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold． _43_ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us _44_． We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to _45_．

We soon reached the sands． There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged． _46_ we were proud that we were the _47_ ones that dared to challenge(向……挑战) the weather． Besides, the sun could keep us warm． So we _48_ ourselves quickly．

But things were not going to be so nice as we thought． The sea wind was blowing, we felt _49_ cold and we shook from head to feet． At last, we decided to _50_ the sea water． We put our feet in first, only to take them back _51_．The water was unbelievably cold．The I   52  that we should all jump in at the same time． We all went back ten steps． I gave the order and we all rushed forward．We jumped．I shall never   53  the feeling I had when I was in the water. I got up and rushed against to the seaside. So _54_ my friends．We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home．

We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _55_ a bad cold． We missed the lessons, but we got this unforgettable experience．

1.A． topic                   B． object           C． center               D． opinion

2.A． lucky   B． interesting     C． surprising                      D． happy

3.A． how    B． what         C． why         D． that

4.A． ill      B． worse        C． better                         D． stronger

5.A． past    B． later                          C． before         D． since

6.A． meeting  B． asking       C． looking                        D． waiting

7.A． sands   B． pool                               C． river             D． lake

8.A． Though B． Only                           C． Since          D． Even

9.A． warm   B． cold                         C． cool           D． hot

10.A． talk about B． speak out    C． think over                    D． shout at

11.A． Instead B． Therefore      C． Particularly                     D． Lately

12.A． lucky    B． only                       C． happy          D． younger

13.A． enjoyed  B． helped                     C． changed        D． dressed

14.A． a little   B． such                       C． a few          D． very

15.A． dive into B． put down                   C． take off           D． walk into

16.A． quickly  B． carefully                    C． finally         D． bravely

17.A． announced B． promised   C． suggested                    D． told

18.A． forget   B． remember                   C． tell            D． believe

19.A． do      B． did         C． had                          D． was

20.A． felt     B． became                     C． caught         D． turned

It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant.  We talked and talked and soon swimming became the __21___.  Suddenly I hit upon an idea.  “ Wouldn’t it be ___22_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and __23__ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be ___24__ if we did.  ” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed.

Early in the morning, three days _25____, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, ___26__ for a bus to take us to the __27__.  The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, __28_ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us ___29_.  We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to _30_.

 We soon reached the sands.  There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged.  _31__ we were proud that we were the __32___ ones that dared to challenge the weather.  Besides, the sun could keep us warm.  So we _33__ ourselves quickly.

But things were not going to be so nice as we thought.  The sea wind was blowing, we felt _34___ cold and we shook from head to feet.  At last we decided to ___35__ the sea water.  We put our feet in first, only to take them back__36___.  The water was unbelievably cold.  _37__ I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time.  We all went back ten steps.  I gave the order and we all rushed forward.  We jumped.  That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never 38  .  I was up and rushed again to the seaside.  So 39__ my friends.  We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home.

We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _40_ a bad cold.  We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience.