Summer holiday would begin at the weekend, so Bright Middle School decided to hold a school party on Friday evening. The girl students were talking about what they were going to wear.

“I’m going to wear a short red dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Sandy. “How about you, Susan?” “I’ll wear blue jeans, an old shirt, and a funny hat. People will notice me more than you!” Susan said.

“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Vicky, “Do you remember the school party we had last year? The boys just stood there; nobody invited us to dance, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!” “I hear that some of the boys have learned how to dance in the past two or three months. I’m sure we can find our partners this time.” said Julia.

On Friday evening, at about seven, groups of students came into the activity hall of the school. Then the music began. The girls stood in a line on the side, and the boys on another side. Mrs. Mott, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a short while a tall boy called Joe said, “I don’t want to stand here for the whole night.” After finishing his words, he started to dance by himself. All the others watched him. In about two or three minutes, Susan came up to join him. Then Thomas asked Sandy if she’d like to dance with him. Next was Paul and Vicky. Then more and more people began to dance, and there were more dancers than watchers.

At about 8 o’clock, Vicky, holding a microphone in her hand, began to sing, “Should old acquaintance (朋友) be forgot and never brought to mind,…” Then Sandy came up with the song of My Heart Will Go On. Next was Julia’s singing of Yesterday Once More. The last song Right Here Waiting was sung by Paul. With the stop of the music at 9 o’clock, the party came to an end. The students really had a nice time at the end of the term.

1. The school party lasted about ________ hours.

      A. 1                 B. 2                C. 3                 D. 4

2. ________ was sung by Vicky.

  A. Right Here Waiting                      B. My Heart Will Go On

  C. Yesterday Once More                     D. Auld Lang Syne

3. When was the school party held?

  A. In July.                                 B. Just before the school began.

  C. On a Friday evening of January.             D. In Summer holiday.

4. Who danced with Joe first?

      A. sandy.             B. Vicky.             C. Julia.             D. Susan.

5. Who not only sang but also danced in the party?

      A. Paul, Sandy and Vicky.     B. Susan, Vicky and sandy.

      C. Julia, Vicky and Paul.     D. Joe, Sandy and Paul.

I had been a high school teacher for six years and had watched a lot of TV shows about solving cases (破案). I was about to begin my dream    35   , something I had wanted for a long, long time.

target

On the first Monday of the Firearm Officer Safety Training we were given guns and by Wednesday we were given our first test. We would score one mark for a hit to the    36    on the target, and half a mark for anywhere else on the body. When it was my turn, I entered the house    37   . It was dark and I could hardly see a single thing. Suddenly, one of the targets jumped out at me. I    38    my gun out quickly and fired two shots (射击). He fell to the ground. Another target appeared from behind and I    39    to get a successful shot. Just at the moment, I noticed something in the corner. I fired four shots and then the test ended. I came out of the house, feeling    40    that I was finally going to pass the test.

When one of the officers followed me out, I couldn’t wait to ask, “Did I pass, sir?” “No,” he said angrily. “What? Why?” I wondered. He then    41    at his shirt and shouted, “See this?   42    shots! Luckily they were paintballs. I didn’t wear any protective gear (装备) because I was just in the corner to    43    you.”

I said sorry to the officer and told him that I was not terrible at other police trainings and I always scored a high mark when we    44    telling someone that their family member had died. “That’s good,” he said. “Because when you accidentally    45    someone with the way you did, you will be able to tell the family very nicely how they died.” In the end, after nine months of what is usually a six-month course, I realized that people around me would be a lot better off if I    46    to teaching.

I am now the Head of Department for English at a high school. The words of the Rolling Stones spring to mind: You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.

35. A. test                     B. job                    C. action                   D. chance

36. A. legs                   B. arms                C. head                     D. chest

37. A. nervously            B. happily           C. carefully                   D. quietly      

38. A. pulled              B. picked            C. held                      D. found

39. A. tried                   B. started            C. decided                    D. managed

40. A. proud              B. confident           C. pleased               D. surprised

41. A. looked             B. knocked            C. pointed                     D. laughed

42. A. Two                   B. Three                C. Four                        D. Five

43. A. score                  B. help                  C. watch                      D. protect

44. A. finished            B. practiced           C. kept                         D. enjoyed

45. A. hurt                    B. hit                     C. kill                           D. wound

46. A. took                B. changed            C. got                          D. returned