When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the  1  side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to  2  in good health, or  3  about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to  4  damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text  5  the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀）would  6  before they start,   7  halfway done when I find out the   8  result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your  9  . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be  10  up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预测的)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left  11  . Thus you are   12  in a difficult position and feel sad. How  13  that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life  14  greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what  15  is like: we are often  16  with the two opposite sides of the thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only  17  we get into another. The  18  may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I  19  remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life. ”So a casual(随意的)  20  may not be a bad one.

1. A. front　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. same

C. either　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. opposite

2. A. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. keep

C. lead    　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. bring

3. A. advice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. news

C. a theory　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. a report

4. A. suffer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. reduce

C. prevent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. cause

5. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. for

C. without　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. off

6. A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. handle

C. prepare　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stay

7. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. but

C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. for

8. A. satisfying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. regretful

C. surprising　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. impossible

9. A. courage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. strength

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. patience

10. A. given　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. held

C. made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. picked

11. A. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. alone

C. about　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. behind

12. A. filled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. attracted

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. struck

13. A. dares　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. comes

C. does　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dare

14. A. improves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. changes

C. progresses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. goes

15. A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. society

C. nature　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. life

16. A. faced　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. supplied

C. connected　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. fixed

17. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. after

C. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

18. A. following　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. next

C. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. former

19. A. still　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. also

C. once　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. almost

20. A. treatment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. action

C. choice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. remark

 

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the  1  side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to  2  in good health, or  3  about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to  4  damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text  5  the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀）would  6  before they start,   7  halfway done when I find out the   8  result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your  9  . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be  10  up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预测的)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left  11  . Thus you are   12  in a difficult position and feel sad. How  13  that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life  14  greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what  15  is like: we are often  16  with the two opposite sides of the thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only  17  we get into another. The  18  may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I  19  remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life. ”So a casual(随意的)  20  may not be a bad one.

1. A. front　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. same

C. either　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. opposite

2. A. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. keep

C. lead    　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. bring

3. A. advice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. news

C. a theory　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. a report

4. A. suffer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. reduce

C. prevent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. cause

5. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. for

C. without　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. off

6. A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. handle

C. prepare　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. stay

7. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. but

C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. for

8. A. satisfying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. regretful

C. surprising　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. impossible

9. A. courage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. strength

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. patience

10. A. given　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. held

C. made　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. picked

11. A. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. alone

C. about　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. behind

12. A. filled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. attracted

C. caught　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. struck

13. A. dares　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. comes

C. does　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dare

14. A. improves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. changes

C. progresses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. goes

15. A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. society

C. nature　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. life

16. A. faced　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. supplied

C. connected　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. fixed

17. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. after

C. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

18. A. following　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. next

C. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. former

19. A. still　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. also

C. once　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. almost

20. A. treatment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. action

C. choice　　 &nb
s
p;　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. remark

 

完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

　　At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity（尊严）. The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

　　“Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

　　“He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

　　Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

　　The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

　　“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint（抱怨）.”

　　“That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

　　“Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

　　“I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

　　Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment（困窘）,“Madam, do you know who I am?”

　　“No, I don't,” the woman replied.

　　“ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A.by	B.of	C.to	D.for
(2) A.got	B.preferred	C.took	D.accepted
(3) A.seated	B.placed	C.arranged	D.kept
(4) A.lively	B.careful	C.friendly	D.patient
(5) A.calmly	B.politely	C.plainly	D.perfectly
(6) A.course	B.choice	C.pause	D.turn
(7) A.recognize	B.see	C.remember	D.know
(8) A.of	B.at	C.with	D.for
(9) A.there	B.this	C.here	D.that
(10) A.honor	B.respect	C.admire	D.look
(11) A.appearance	B.coldness	C.sadness	D.action
(12)A.position	B.invitation	C.possession	D.instruction
(13) A.minds	B.expects	C.happens	D.matters
(14) A.picked 　　 out	B.selected	C.made 　　 out	D.chosen
(15) A.business	B.job	C.service	D.chance
(16) A.wishes	B.does	C.needs	D.cares
(17) A.joker	B.dreamer	C.fool	D.stranger
(18) A.manner	B.dignity	C.wealth	D.quality
(19) A.moved	B.interested	C.frightened	D.shocked
(20) A.Thank 　　 goodness	B.Great 　　 fun	C.Thank 　　 you	D.Big 　　 mistake

　

Cloze

　　The government wanted to put __1__ a big office building in the capital and had to choose an engineering company to do __2__ work. Several big companies wanted the job, because it would bring __3__ a lot of money __4__ they could get it, but, of course, they could not all have it, so the government had to decide __5__ of them should be the lucky __6__. So they appointed（任命，委派）, a government official to __7__ the various companies' offers, decide which was the most suitable, and then advise the Minister of Works which of them to choose.

　　

　　After some months, the choice was __8__ and work was about to begin __9__ one of the companies which had not been successful complained（抱怨）to the Minister They said, the official who had been responsible for __10__ him on the choice of a company to do the work had accepted bribes（贿赂）.

　　

　　The Minister at once ordered an inquiry（调查）into the whole matter, and after a month had __11__ that the official had __12__ taken bribes. He therefore sent for him and asked for __13__.

　　

　　The official admitted that he had taken big bribes. “But,” “ he said, I did not just take one from the __14__ to which I recommended that you __15__ the work. I took a bribe from each company and promised to give them the work.”

　　

　　“Well, then,” said the Minister, “ __16__ did you finally make your choice? Did you choose the one .that gave you the biggest bribe.”

　　“Certainly, __17__ , sir.” answered the official, deeply __18__ that the Minister should scold him __19__ such dishonesty. “I was very careful to take __20__ the same bribe,from each of the companies that were trying to get the job, and then choose the one that I thought would do the work best and most cheaply, of course.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) 　　 A．down	B．put 　　 out	C．up	D．forward
(2) 　　 A．a	B．the	C．any	D．/
(3) 　　 A．that	B．it	C．them	D．what
(4) 　　 A．because	B．if	C．as	D．before
(5) 　　 A．one	B．some	C．any	D．which
(6) 　　 A．job	B．work	C．one	D．companies
(7) 　　 A．see	B．go 　　 over	C．look	D．examine
(8) 　　 A．made	B．done	C．taken	D．chosen
(9) 　　 A．when	B．while	C．as	D．before
(10) 　　 A．asking	B．advising	C．persuading	D．suggesting
(11) 　　 A．proof	B．question	C．result	D．problem
(12) 　　 A．probably	B．indeed	C．in 　　 fact	D．possibly
(13) 　　 A．a 　　 study	B．a 　　 discussion	C．an 　　 explanation	D．an 　　 examination
(14) 　　 A．company	B．office	C．official	D．building
(15) 　　 A．should 　　 give	B．would 　　 give	C．should 　　 have given	D．gave
(16) 　　 A．Why	B．How	C．What	D．When
(17) 　　 A．no	B．so	C．yes	D．not
(18) 　　 A．thought	B．regarded	C．noticed	D．felt
(19) 　　 A．for	B．with	C．at	D．of
(20) 　　 A．greatly	B．exactly	C．nearly	D．not

完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

　　At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity（尊严）. The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

　　“Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

　　“He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

　　Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

　　The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

　　“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint（抱怨）.”

　　“That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

　　“Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

　　“I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

　　Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment（困窘）,“Madam, do you know who I am?”

　　“No, I don't,” the woman replied.

　　“ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A.by	B.of	C.to	D.for
(2) A.got	B.preferred	C.took	D.accepted
(3) A.seated	B.placed	C.arranged	D.kept
(4) A.lively	B.careful	C.friendly	D.patient
(5) A.calmly	B.politely	C.plainly	D.perfectly
(6) A.course	B.choice	C.pause	D.turn
(7) A.recognize	B.see	C.remember	D.know
(8) A.of	B.at	C.with	D.for
(9) A.there	B.this	C.here	D.that
(10) A.honor	B.respect	C.admire	D.look
(11) A.appearance	B.coldness	C.sadness	D.action
(12)A.position	B.invitation	C.possession	D.instruction
(13) A.minds	B.expects	C.happens	D.matters
(14) A.picked 　　 out	B.selected	C.made 　　 out	D.chosen
(15) A.business	B.job	C.service	D.chance
(16) A.wishes	B.does	C.needs	D.cares
(17) A.joker	B.dreamer	C.fool	D.stranger
(18) A.manner	B.dignity	C.wealth	D.quality
(19) A.moved	B.interested	C.frightened	D.shocked
(20) A.Thank 　　 goodness	B.Great 　　 fun	C.Thank 　　 you	D.Big 　　 mistake