I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities     staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception  (前台) when I     and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I       hotel reception.

    “Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any     in my bathroom. ”

    “Are you sure?”

    “Of course I’m sure!”

    “I’ll    our hotel engineer at once. ”

    An hour later, the engineer came to look at the     . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked     . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he      his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing     ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.    , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something      staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the       to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a     situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly      to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I    into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

1.A. since                      B. while                   C. after               D. before

2.A. arrived                   B. passed                 C. left                  D. stopped

3.A. asked          B. ordered       C. called       D. told

4.A. toothpaste    B. water                   C. shampoo        D. soap

5.A. send                  B. catch                     C. trouble                D. watch

6.A. door           B. TV          C. shower       D. fridge

7.A. proud                     B. worried         C. angry           D. excited

8.A. put up                     B. cleaned up         C. looked after       D. held out

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

10.A. Seriously    B. Especially            C. Quickly           D. Luckily

11.A. at             B. with         C. of           D. about

12.A. problem        B. idea         C. way         D. mistake

13.A. helpful                 B. perfect                C. terrible           D. busy

14.A. how           B. what         C. why         D. where

15.A. broke                   B. looked                 C. rushed                D. moved

 

I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities    41    staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception  (前台) when I   42  and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I  43  hotel reception.

“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any    44   in my bathroom. ”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course I’m sure!”

“I’ll    45   our hotel engineer at once. ”

An hour later, the engineer came to look at the    46  . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked   47  . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he   48  his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing   49 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.    50 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something  51  staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the  52  to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a  53  situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly  54  to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I  55  into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

1.                A．since          B．while           C．after D．before

 

2.                A．arrived         B．passed         C．left  D．stopped

 

3.                A．asked          B．ordered        C．called    D．told

 

4.                A．toothpaste      B．water          C．shampoo D．soap

 

5.                A．send           B．catch           C．trouble   D．watch

 

6.                A．door           B．TV             C．shower   D．fridge

 

7.                A．proud          B．worried         C．angry D．excited

 

8.                A．put up         B．cleaned up      C．looked after   D．held out

 

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

 

10.               A．Seriously       B．Especially       C．Quickly    D．Luckily

 

11.               A．at             B．with           C．of    D．about

 

12.               A．problem        B．idea           C．way  D．mistake

 

13.               A．helpful         B．perfect         C．terrible   D．busy

 

14.               A．how           B．what           C．why  D．where

 

15.               A．broke          B．looked         C．rushed    D．moved

 

 

Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy's name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

　　They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a coke and to watch some TV programs. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talks, then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

　　Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met.“Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.“You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”

（　　） （1）. When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going __________.

A. to have a basketball game　　　　 B. to his classroom

C. to see Mark　　　　　　　　　　D. back home

（　　） （2）. From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he __________.

A. was a good student　　　　　　 B. liked sports and music

C. liked all the subjects in school　　 D. was a good friend

（　　） （3）. Mark and Bill __________.

A. were in the same middle school and high school

B. were in the same middle school but not in the same high school

C. often had lunch together at school

D. had known each other before they began to study in middle school

（　　） （4）. In this passage, the phrase “broken up” means“___________”.

A.相处很好　　 B.和好如初　　C.关系破裂　　 D.保持联系

（　　） （5）. When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he __________.

A. knew he could save Bill's life

B. knew who Bill was and wanted to help him

C. didn't know why he was going to help him

D. didn't know what he was doing was very important to Bill

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped(绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.

Mark knelt(跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.

As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.

They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school. Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.

“You see, I took away all my things form school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills. I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. _____________.”

( )56. When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark __________.

　　　 A. didn’t notice that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. went away quickly

　　　 C. helped him pick up the things　　　　　　　　 D. carried all the things for him

( )57. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　　 A. Mark was a warm-hearted boy.　　　　　　　　　　

B. Bill was good at all of his subjects.

　　　 C. Bill and Mark were in the same school.　　

D. Bill loved video games, baseball and history.

( )58. At Bill’s home, they didn’t _________.

　　　 A. drink some Coke　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch TV

　　　 C. have a pleasant talk　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. play video games

( )59. Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he __________.

　　　 A. wanted to tell him his story　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted to kill himself again

　　　 C. hoped to have lunch together　　　　　　　　 D. hoped to go on holiday together

( )60. What would Bill probably say at last?

　　　 A. I should die.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. You saved my life.

　　　 C. You did a good job.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. You helped me a lot.

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Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped(绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.

Mark knelt(跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.

As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.

They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school. Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.

“You see, I took away all my things form school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills. I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. _____________.”

1.When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark __________.

A．didn’t notice that                      B．went away quickly

C．helped him pick up the things              D．carried all the things for him

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mark was a warm-hearted boy.

B．Bill was good at all of his subjects.

C．Bill and Mark were in the same school.

D．Bill loved video games, baseball and history.

3.At Bill’s home, they didn’t _________.

A．drink some Coke                        B．watch TV

C．have a pleasant talk                      D．play video games

4.Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he __________.

A．wanted to tell him his story                B．wanted to kill himself again

C．hoped to have lunch together              D．hoped to go on holiday together

5.What would Bill probably say at last?

A．I should die.                           B．You saved my life.

C．You did a good job.                      D．You helped me a lot.