Henry was a boy of nine. He was born in a   41   family. His father was often ill and couldn’t go to work.  42   his mother worked in a factory. She worked hard and hoped to give her four children and husband   43   food and clothes. But she failed. Her family was sometimes   44  . Of course, she couldn’t send Henry to school. She was   45   it but she didn’t know what to do. The boy was very clever and taught himself to read and write and   46   at home in the evening. And in the daytime he was polishing（擦）shoes in the street, so he could make some   47   for his family.

One afternoon the boy saw a young man’s shoes were   48  , so he said to him, “ Let me polish your shoes.”

“No, thank you,” the young man said and walked   49  .

“You may pay me only one dollar, sir,” the boy shouted   50   him. But the young man said no again. Then the boy   51   for a while and told him that he would polish his shoes for nothing. The young man   52   to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man   53   the other shoe to the boy, but the boy said no to polish it if he wasn’t paid two dollars for his work. The young man refused（拒绝）to   54   anything on it and went away.

But his shoes were so different that he had to   55  . He turned back and gave the boy two dollars. In a very short time the shoe was as bright as the other one.

(    ) 41. A. happy         B. lucky          C. rich            D. poor

(    ) 42. A. Only          B. Except         C. Or             D. Because

(    ) 43. A. much          B. little            C. enough         D. no

(    ) 44. A. full            B. hungry          C. happy           D. pleased

(    ) 45. A. afraid of       B. sorry for        C. useful to        D. friendly to

(    ) 46. A. play          B. swim           C. count           D. sleep

(    ) 47. A. books       B. clothes          C. shoes           D. money

(    ) 48. A. dirty          B. clean            C. old             D. new

(    ) 49. A. over                B. away           C. out            D. in

(    ) 50. A. under               B. above           C. in front of      D. behind

(    ) 51. A. thought      B. read            C. wrote          D. saw

(    ) 52. A. liked          B. agreed          C. worried        D. surprised

(    ) 53. A. threw               B. passed          C. kicked           D. showed

(    ) 54. A. pay         B. cost            C. spend          D. give

(    ) 55. A. stop                B. run             C. hurry off       D. fly away

Henry works in a factory. He likes to watch         matches very much and spends much time         it.

One evening, there was a big football match on the playground. He went there at once after work. There         a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out（卖完）. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole（电线杆）outside the playground and         it up quickly. A policeman came and said, “It’s         to stay on it! Come down!”

Just at that time, the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team         a goal?”

“Ours!”

“Wonderful! You can stay there. Be careful!”

The policeman said happily and left.         the match would soon be over, he came back again and asked, “Who is        ?”

“Theirs, 3-2.”

“Come down,” the policeman said        , “such a match isn’t worth（值得）watching!”

Henry         come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who’s kicked a goal!”

1.A. basketball                              B. football                   C. baseball

2.A. in                                                      B. on                                      C. to

3.A. had                                             B. was                                     C. were

4.A. climbed                                      B. looked                               C. put

5.A. interesting                             B. easy                                 C. dangerous

6.A. kicked                                              B. passed                              C. threw

7.A. Until                                        B. When                               C. After

8.A. playing                                       B. missing                     C. winning

9.A. angrily                                             B. happily                    C. luckily

10.A. wished to                                      B. had to                               C. liked to

 

As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring（注视）forward at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow－beautiful and dangerous.

    The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had  40  the top through the southem route（路线）. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the  41  route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber  42  Italy.

    For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously（焦虑）. Now they were waiting to see his signal. If he planned to  43  the next day, he would light（点燃）a green signal（信号）. A red light would mean that he was turning back.

    A tiny green light  44  high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people  45  . The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so  46  ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the green light. In the morning, Bonatti  47  . He could not see the top；he knew he was  48  there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.

    Bonatti had spent months  49  for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?

    He was finally at the top! News about his.   50  was radioed to the world.

    The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “  51  ” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

1.A. reached        B. passed           C. watched          D. followed

2.A. comfortable    B. important    C. difficult        D. nervous

3.A. with           B. from         C. in               D. at

4.A. turn back      B. come down    C. go on            D. get back

5.A. placed    B. appeared    C. pulled       D. found

6.A. cried          B. laughed      C. jumped       D. cheered

7.A. sleepy    B. excited      C. tired            D. happy

8.A. woke up    B. turned up        C. got up       D. looked up

9.A. already        B. almost           C. hardly       D. surely

10.A. training          B. practising       C. planning         D. asking

11.A. importance    B. success      C. climb            D. courage

12.A. necessary     B. dangerous        C. perfect      D. impossible

 

If Nancy ______ the exam, she will go to Australia for English study.

A. pass           B. passed         C. passes            D. will pass

 

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