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    As you know, the great American writer Jack London was often in need of money when he began to write his books. He worked very hard but it didn't help him.Once he promised a New York magazine to write a story for it, but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise. The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times to ask him to send the story. At last he went to Jack London's room and left him a note.

    “Dear Jack London, if I don't get the story in twenty-four hours, I'll come to your room and kick you downstairs, and I always keep my promise.”

    Jack London read the note and answered, “Dear Dick, if I could do my work with my feet like you, I could keep my promise, too.”

    （1）.Jack London __________ when he began to write his books.

    A.had much money　　　　　　　　　　 B.didn't have enough money

    C.didn't have any money　　 D.didn't need any money

    （2）.Once Jack London was __________ busy __________ write a story for a New York magazine as he promised.

    A.very, to　　　　　　 B.as, as　　　　 C.too, to　　　　 D so, to

    （3）.The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London to __________ the story.

    A.send　　　　 B.ask for　　　　C.give　　　　　　D.ask

    （4）.At last the boss __________ left a note in Jack London's room.

    A.himself　　　　B.herself　　　　 C.itself　　　　 D.yourself

    （5）.Jack London's answer meant he __________ do his work with his feet.

    A.had to　　　　 B.could　　　　 C.must　　　　 D.couldn't

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    As you know, the great American writer Jack London was poor when he began to write his books．He worked very hard but it didn't help him．Once he promised(承诺)a New York magazine to write a story for it, but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise．The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times to ask him to send the story．At last he went to Jack London's room and left him a note．“Dear Jack London, if I don't get the story in twenty-four hours, I'll come to your room and kick you downstairs, and I always keep my promise．”Jack London read the note and answered：“Dear Dick, if I could do my work with my feet like you, I could keep my promise, too．”

    (1)

    Jack London ________ when he began to write his books．

    [　　]

    A．

    had much money

    B．

    didn't have enough money

    C．

    didn't have any money

    D．

    didn't need any money

    (2)

    Once Jack London was ________ busy ________ write a story for a New York magazine as he promised．

    [　　]

    A．

    very; to

    B．

    as; as

    C．

    too; to

    D．

    so; to

    (3)

    The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London to ________ the story．

    [　　]

    A．

    send

    B．

    ask for

    C．

    give

    D．

    ask

    (4)

    At last the boss ________ left a note in Jack London's room．

    [　　]

    A．

    himself

    B．

    herself

    C．

    itself

    D．

    yourself

    (5)

    Jack London's answer meant he ________ do his work with his feet．

    [　　]

    A．

    had to

    B．

    could

    C．

    must

    D．

    couldn't

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    　　阅读理解

    　　The great American writer Jack London was often in great need of money when he began to write his books. He worked very hard, but it didn't help.

    　　Once he promised a New York magazine to write a story for it, but he was too busy at that time and could not keep his promise. The owner of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times asking him to send the story. At last he went to the hotel where Jack London lived. The owner sent him a note. It said, “Dear Jack London, if I don't get the story in twenty-four hours, I'll come up to your room and kick you downstairs, and I always keep my promise. ” Jack London read the note and answered, “Dear Dick, if I could do my work with my feet like you, I would keep my promise. ”

    　　Choose the best answer

    1．Jack London was a(n) ________ .

    [　　]

    A．Englishman
    B．Australian
    C．American
    D．Frenchman

    2．Jack London ________ when he began to write his books.

    [　　]

    A．had a lot of money
    B．was very rich
    C．was very young
    D．needed money very much

    3．Once he ________ to write a story for a New York magazine.

    [　　]

    A．kept a promise
    B．made a promise
    C．had made a promise
    D．made some promises

    4．But he did not keep his word, because ________ .

    [　　]

    A．he did not want to
    B．he was not clever
    C．he never did so
    D．he was too busy

    5．The owner of the magazine said if he did not finish writing the story, he would ________ .

    [　　]

    A．fight with Jack London

    B．beat Jack London

    C．hit Jack London in the face

    D．kick Jack London from upstairs to downstairs

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    I don't think what he did ________ much.

    [　　]

    A．offers
    B．makes
    C．matters
    D．happens

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    (完形填空)

    You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you (1)　　　today wasn’t made (2)　　 the Qing Dynasty (清朝). Three men did most of the important (3)　work on dictionaries; they spent nearly all their lives trying to (4)　words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The (5)　dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The (6)　for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty two years (7)　, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor (编者) of its new dictionary. Murray had never been to (8)　. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. (9)　he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house (10)in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and (11)　in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped (12)　the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was (13)　adding (增加) words for the letter “A”! He worked (14)　the dictionary (15)　he was very old. Forty four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

    (1)

    A. use　　　　B. write　　　　C. copy　　　　D. miss

    [　　]

    (2)

    A. until　　　　B. after　　　　C. when　　　　D. as

    [　　]

    (3)

    A. easy　　　　B. boring　　　　C. early　　　　D. dangerous

    [　　]

    (4)

    A. spell　　　　B. invent　　　　C. collect　　　　D. make

    [　　]

    (5)

    A. large　　　　B. larger　　　　C. the largest　　　　D. largest

    [　　]

    (6)

    A. way　　　　B. idea　　　　C. use　　　　D. prize

    [　　]

    (7)

    A. ago　　　　B. later　　　　C. later on　　　　D. before

    [　　]

    (8)

    A. school　　　　B. cinema　　　　C. village　　　　D. college

    [　　]

    (9)

    A. Later　　　　B. Long before　　　　C. So far　　　　D. Ever since

    [　　]

    (10)

    A. sold　　　　B. built　　　　C. broken　　　　D. drawn

    [　　]

    (11)

    A. read　　　　B. wrote　　　　C. worked　　　　D. thought

    [　　]

    (12)

    A. finishing　　 B. finish　　 C. to finish　　 D. him to finish

    [　　]

    (13)

    A. already　　　　B. still　　　　C. usually　　　　D. always

    [　　]

    (14)

    A. in　　　　B. on　　　　C. with　　　　 D. out

    [　　]

    (15)

    A. if　　　　B. because　　　　C. until　　　　D. since

    [　　]

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