Maxim Gorky(高尔基)was born in a carpenter's (木匠) family.

When he was five,　he   1  his father. He   2  his childhood in his grandfather's home.　　3  the age of ten, his mother   4  of illness. His grandfather   5  him look for a job by himself. For ten years, young Gorky   6  about in the street. He did whatever kinds of jobs he  7  ，and he lived such  8  life。

    The dog's life in the ten years made him deeply understand the hardship of the   9  people and deeply hate the old system (制度). During that time he read all kinds of books which   10 him a lot of materials for works later on.

1. A. lived with    B. played with　　　　 C. lost　　    D. learned from　　

2. A. made　　    B. enjoyed　　　　    C. lived　　   D. spent　　　　   

3. A. On　　　　  B. At　　　　　　　　 C. In　　　　  D. For　　　　　　

4. A. died　　　　 B. died with　　　　   C. had　　　　  D. had a　　　　   

5. A. noticed　　   B. do　　　　　　    C. made　　　　 D. heard　　　　   

6. A. studied　　   B. played with　　　　 C. walked after   D. worked　　　　 

7. A. did　　　　  B. could find　　　　   C. looked after   D. wanted　　　　  

8. A. a simple　　  B. a hard　　　　　　  C. a happy　　  D. an interesting   

9. A. young　　    B. old　　　　　　    C. rich　　　　 D. working　　　　 

10. A. gave　　    B. did　　　　　　　　 C. helped　　  D. lent　　　　　　

 

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John lived with his mother in a very big house, and when she     1   , the house became too big    2    him, so he bought a    3    one in the next street. There was a very nice, old clock in his     4    house, and when the man came to take his things to the new house, John thought, "I'm not going to let them     5    my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they will break it, and then it will be very expensive to repair it." So he     6    and began to carry it down the road in his arms.        It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have     7   . Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked at John for     8     seconds. Then he said to John, "You're a     9   , aren't you?   10   don't you buy a watch like everyone else?"

(     )1. A. worked    (     )2. A. at       (     )3. A. larger    (     )4. A. second    (     )5. A. to carry   (     )6. A. picked it up (     )7. A. a look    (     )8. A. a few     (     )9. A. great      (     )10. A. Where

B. studied     B. with        B. bigger       B. third      B. bring     B. picks it up   B. a drink     B. few        B. fool（傻瓜）  B. Why

C. died       C. about      C. nicer      C. first     C. to take   C. picks up it  C. a walk      C. little     C. clever      C. How

D. played           D. for              D. smaller          D. new             D. carry           D. picked up it   D. a rest           D. a little        D. bright              D. When

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I   16   . Because I was in great need of   17   and wanted to do something useful, I applied（申请）.

Three days later, a letter   18   . It asked me to see the   19   at Croydon. It proved to be an    20   journey—a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at   21   a quarter of a mile. It was clearly that the headmaster himself opened the door. He was   22   and round.

“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys   23   seven and thirteen.”

I should have to teach all the   24   except art,   45   he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into   26   groups and teach them at three different   27   , and I was not   28   at the thought of teaching maths—a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was   29   that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be   30   themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary（薪水）, he got up to his feet. “ Now,” he said. “ you’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.

1.A. lived	B. played	C. studied	D. worked
2.A. help	B. money	C. rest	D. force
3.A. arrived	B. received	C. returned	D. wrote
4.A. editor	B. teacher	C. headmaster	D. student
5.A.comfortable	B. difficult	C. unpleasant	D. short
6. A. first	B. last	C. least	D. most
7. A. bad	B. glad	C. short	D. smiling
8. A. between	B. from	C. by	D. under
9. A. people	B. subjects	C. boys	D. knowledge
10.A. who	B. where	C. what	D. which
11.A. two	B. three	C. four	D. five
12.A. subjects	B. lessons	C. levels	D. regions
13.A. glad	B. surprised	C. angry	D. sad
14. A. better	C. more exciting	C. worse	D. nicer
15.A. enjoying	B. helping	C. studying	D. managing

 

Peter was a good boy in the past. He studied hard at school. But   1   his parents divorced(离婚), many people thought he wasn’t a good boy any more.

Peter began to arrive  2  for school. His teacher told him to get to school on time, but he __3___did as the teacher said. Sometimes when he got to school, the first   4   was over. In class, he didn’t   5  the teacher; he slept. He didn’t like talking to others any more. He often   6   with other boys after school. Once he had to be in hospital for a week, but he didn’t stop.

His    7   couldn’t stand him. They told Peter he must leave school if he broke(违反) the school   8   again.

On weekends Peter stayed at home and  9   all day playing computer games. When he felt hungry, he only ate some snacks(零食). Nobody  10   for him. He lived with his father. But his father wasn’t often at home.

Who can help Peter?

1  A. before       B. after        C. if          D. when

2  A. late         B. later        C. early        D. soon

3  A. really       B. often        C. never       D. always

4  A. day         B. class        C. show       D. time

5  A. agree with    B. wait for     C look for      D. listen to

6  A. played       B. talked       C. fought      D. ate

7  A. teachers      B. parents     C. friends      D. classmates

8  A. exams       B. rules        C. life        D. culture

9  A. wanted      B. spent        C. hoped      D. worked

10  A. reported     B. cleaned     C. washed     D. cooked