I heard the bees long before I saw them.
It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to    21   in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John    22   started to shout and then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly    23    but I was too far away to jump. I was    24  .
I heard a low hum, which was growing louder. From a    25  , the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.
All I could do was    26   my face with my hands.    27  , I thought that if I sat very 28  , the bees would think I was just another rock.
After a few seconds, I knew my    29   had failed. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down.
But it wasn’t so easy. The only way I could    30   was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be    31  .
The noise the bees made was so loud and    32  , and I had no choice.
I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool. I was just so happy to be free from the pain and the water felt so    33  .
But we still weren’t out of    34  . Every time we tried to climb out, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water until the bees finally lost    35  .

I heard the bees long before I saw them.

It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to    21   in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John    22   started to shout and then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly    23    but I was too far away to jump. I was    24  .

I heard a low hum, which was growing louder. From a    25  , the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.

All I could do was    26   my face with my hands.    27  , I thought that if I sat very 28  , the bees would think I was just another rock.

After a few seconds, I knew my    29   had failed. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down.

But it wasn’t so easy. The only way I could    30   was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be    31  .

The noise the bees made was so loud and    32  , and I had no choice.

I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool. I was just so happy to be free from the pain and the water felt so    33  .

But we still weren’t out of    34  . Every time we tried to climb out, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water until the bees finally lost    35  .

1.                A．call off         B．get off          C．cool off   D．turn off

2.                A．eventually      B．suddenly        C．happily   D．hurriedly

3.                A．climbed        B．followed        C．dashed   D．helped

4.                A．lost            B．forgotten        C．trapped   D．fooled

5.                A．hill            B．rock           C．river D．distance

6.                A．cover          B．hide           C．find D．lose

7.                A．Finally          B．Joyfully         C．Crazily    D．Immediately

8.                A．quietly         B．still            C．relaxed   D．gracefully

9.                A．face           B．friends         C．plan D．shout

10.               A．pass away       B．get away        C．look away D．take away

11.               A．exposed        B．unwanted       C．lost   D．protected

12.               A．annoying       B．frightening      C．amazing   D．boring

13.               A．wonderful      B．painful         C．hot   D．strange

14.               A．breath         B．control         C．danger    D．doubt

15.               A．hope          B．interest         C．time D．control

In 2004, I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England, holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate. After nervously__1__a short training course, I began to give classes to my 12 students, all of them older than I was. I __2__hard to remain clam in class and__3__they wouldn’t find out how unconfident I felt most of the time. I was quite__4__, actually, until the end of__5__and the night of the final oral test.

       The test was going to start at 7 pm, and at 6:50, I __6__myself in the teacher’s bathroom to__7__all the test questions again. I really wanted to learn the__8__by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester. The__9__is, I actually locked myself in the bathroom. I __10__couldn’t get out! The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the noise in the halls__11__the students went to their rooms. I tried hard to__12__the bathroom door, but failed.

       I heard the cleaning lady’s voice and asked for help as__13__as I could. However, she wasn’t exactly a thoughtful person, and started__14__: “Diana’s locked in the bathroom!” Shame had fallen upon me! __15__, the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and, __16__, my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like “Aren’t we__17__! No test today!” All I could do was__18__, feeling miserable and completely stupid. The door finally opened, and my entire__19__was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces. “__20__! Teacher.” They said, “We know you are human too!”

       They all passed their test. True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterwards, and laughed the whole thing off.

1．A holding                 B．taking                     C．getting                           D．giving

2．A performed            B．learned                    C．worked                          D．tried

3．A thought                B．hoped                     C．guessed                      D．realized

4．A successful            B．fortunate                 C．happy                            D．satisfied

5．A the class            B．the course               C．the day                          D．the year

6．A tidied                   B．washed                   C．locked                           D．reminded

7．A rewrite                 B．answer                   C．go over                          D．put forward

8．A questions              B．instructions             C．answers                         D．steps

9．A situation            B．condition                 C．trick                              D．problem

10．A probably             B．simply                    C．sadly                             D．nearly

11．A as                      B．before                     C．after                              D．until

12．A knock                B．kick                        C．open                              D．push

13．A quietly                B．hurriedly                 C．excitedly                        D．crazily

14．A scolding             B．running                   C．laughing                         D．shouting

15．A At first               B．Soon enough           C．In the end                      D．Right now

16．A to my amazement       B．to my delight    C．to my surprise                D．to my horror

17．A lucky                 B．comfortable             C．anxious                          D．regretful

18．A watch                B．smile                      C．wait                              D．worry

19．A class                  B．staff                       C．group                            D．school

20．A Sorry                 B．Congratulations C．Don’t be angry               D．Don’t worry

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful      1in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well   2it. He told his father that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected  3that his father had bought the gift.   4, on the morning of' his graduation, his father called him into his own    5. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He   6his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

Curious, and somewhat   7, the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather-bound Bible (圣经) , with the young man's name written in gold. Angry, he   8his voice to his father, and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and   9out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very   10in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but  11his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him.    12he could make arrangements, he received a telegram   13him his father had passed away and willed all of his    14to his son. When he arrived at his father's, sudden sadness and regret   15his heart, he began to  16his father's important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had    17it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.  His father had carefully    18a verse (诗)  , Matthew 7 - 11  , "And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts lo your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask him?"

As he read those words, a car key    19from the back of the Bible. It had a tag (标签) with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the  20of his graduation, and the words: PAlD IN FULL

1.A. computer            B. bike              C. car            D. recorder

2.A. pay                 B. buy              C. support         D. afford

3.A. signs                B. facts             C. marks          D. results

4.A. However            B. Finally            C. Quietly         D. Actually

5.A. house               B. room             C. study           D. office

6.A. gave                B. handed            C. showed         D. presented

7.A. excited             B. nervous            C. interested        D. disappointed

8.A. raised              B. changed            C. improved        D. increased

9.A. ran                B. went               C. walked          D. stormed

10.A. busy               B. successful          C. comfortable      D. happy

11.A. remembered         B. realized            C. knew           D. considered

12.A. When              B.  As               C. After           D. Before

13.A. informing           B. announcing         C. telling           D. discovering

14.A. treasures            B. possessions         C. wealths          D. eagerness

15.A. filled               B. caught             C. attacked         D. beat

16.A. pick up             B. remind of           C. search through    D. refer to

17.A. seen               B. got                 C. left             D. thrown

18.A. made              B. written              C. underlined       D. designed

19.A. dropped            B. appeared            C. rolled           D. showed

20.A. year               B. date                C. moment         D. day