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1.      He will r____________（退休）from his directorship next year.

2.      We cannot g____________（保证）the punctual arrival of trains in foggy weather.

3.      The flowers will r____________（复活）in water.

4.      She is a tall, e____________（高雅的）young woman.

5.      They found s____________（遮蔽物）from the storm in a barn.

6.      This incident left a v____________（生动的）impression on me.

7.      We've been working all week without a moment's l____________（休闲）.

8.      You might want to consider t____________（暂时的）work until you decide what you want to do.

9.      The disease was spreading more r____________（迅速地）than expected.

10.   Long complex sentences are d____________（与众不同的）of Henry James's later style.

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 　1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 　2 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 　3 　,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 　4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 　5　 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,　 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 　7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 　8　 to tell me all about his friend.

His friend’s main 　9　 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 　10　 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 　11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 　12　 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 　13　 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 　14　 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 　15　 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 　16　 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 　17　 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 　18　 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 　19 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 　20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

1. A. brother 　　 　 B. teacher 　　 　 C. neighbour　　　 　 D. friend

2. A. managed　　　 　 B. happened 　 　　　 C. tried 　 　　　　　 D. wanted

3. A. expecting 　 　 B. lying 　 　　　　　 C. joking 　　　 D. talking

4. A. funny 　　　 　 B. serious 　　 　 C. careful 　　　 D. disappointed

5. A. think 　　　 　 B. find 　　　　　 　 C. realize 　　　 D. see

6. A. indeed 　　　 　 B. actually 　 　　　 C. instead 　　 　 D. exactly

7. A. famous 　　　 　 B. interesting 　　 　 C. noisy 　　　　　 　 D. big

8. A. began 　　　 　 B. stopped 　　　 C. refused 　　　 D. failed

9. A. problem　　　　　 B. interest 　 　　　 C. choice 　　　 D. work

10. A. just 　　　 　 B. ever 　 　　　　　 C. even 　 　　　　　 D. surely

11. A. suit 　　　 　 B. habit 　　　　　 　 C. pools 　 　　　　　 D. river

12. A. people　 　　　 B. players 　　 　 C. strangers 　　　 　 D. friends

13. A. advised 　 B. argued 　　 　 C. admitted 　 　　　 D. announced

14. A. recognized 　 B. realized 　 　　　 C. visited 　　　 D. found

15. A. how 　　　 B. whether 　　　 C. when 　 　　　　　 D. where

16. A. because 　 B. if 　　　　　 C. then 　 　　　　　 D. though

17. A. doctor 　　 　 B. friend 　　 　 C. neighbour 　 　　　 D. player

18. A. hired 　　　 　 B. visited 　　　 C. designed 　 　　　 D. sold

19. A. smiled 　　 　 B. laughed 　　 　 C. cried 　　　　　 　 D. nodded

20. A. chance 　　　　　　 　　　 B. pleasure 　　　　　 　　　 C. time 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. turn

The school was across the street from my home and I could watch the kids as they played during the 1 　.A girl seemed so small that she pushed her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She 　　2 from them all.　　 ’

I began to notice her at other times, basketball 3 , playing alone . She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her 4 she practiced so much. She looked 5　 in my eyes and without a moment of　 6　 she said, ‘‘I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a（an） 7　 ,I am going to go to college to play basketball. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t 　8 . ”

Well, I had to 　 9 to her.—she was determined. One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 　10 in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was the matter. ‘‘Oh, nothing, "came a soft reply. ‘‘I am just too　 11 . ”The coach told her that at her height it was 　 12 for her to get to play for a top ranked team much 13 offered a scholarship. So she should stop dreaming about college.

She was heartbroken and I　 14 her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 15　 .

They just did not understand the 　16　 of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she really wanted a scholarship, 　17 could stop her except one thing—her own　 18 .

The next year, when she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed 19 _ with a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked 　 20　 it for all those years.

1. A.training 　 B. match　　　　 C. test　　　　　 D. break

2. A. turned up B. stood out 　　 C. made out 　　 D. picked out

3. A. at hand　 B. in hand 　　　 C n the hand　　 D. by hand

4. A. that 　　 B. how　　　　　 C. why　 　　　 D. whether

5. A. impatiently　 　　　　　　　 B. bitterly　 　 C. casually　 D. directly

6. A. hesitation 　　　　　　　　 B. glance　 　　 C. fear　 D. argument

7. A. job　　　　 B. reputation 　 C. scholarship 　　　D. occupation

8. A. disappear　 　　　　　　　 B. happen 　　　 C. matter　　　　　 D. exist

9. A. give up 　 B. give in　　　 C. give out　　　 D.give away

10. A. showed　 B. buried　　　 C. turned 　　　 D nodded

11. A. short 　 B. flexible　 　 C. unique 　　　 D. tall

12. A. important B. necessary　　 C. possible　　　 D. impossible

13. A. too　　　 B. more　　　　　 C. less 　　　　 D. as

14. A. imagined B. doubted　　　 C. sensed　　　　 D. removed

15. A. incorrect B. cautious　　　 C. strict　　　　 D. serious

16. A. nature　 B. power　　　　 C. result　　　　 D. benefit

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

18. A. skill　 B. thought　　　 C. champion 　　 D. award

19. A. provided B. requested 　 C. offered 　　 D. gained

20. A. in 　　　 B. with　 　　　 C. to　　　　　　 D. for