Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was 36 in career and often complained that he had been fooled (欺骗) by others. One day he told his wife he was 37 disappointed with the city that he had to 38.

So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday 39. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly 40 and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have 41 to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light 42 on his door.

“Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew 43 else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 44. He opened the door impatiently (不耐烦地). At the door was a little 45, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have 46? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door 47.

After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and 48 the same little girl outside. But this time she was 49 two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said, “My grandma told me the 50 neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to51 you these.”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what 52 his failure in life. It was his indifference (冷漠) and 53 to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else 54 himself,  for his eyes had been covered by his 55 mind.

1.	A．experienced B．unsuccessful C．interested D．unlucky

 

2.	A．very B．so C．such D．rather

 

3.	A．leave B．travel C．stay D．choose

 

4.	A．morning B．afternoon C．noon D．evening

 

5.	A．went down B．went out C．went by D．went on

 

6.	A．wanted B．decided C．forgotten D．remembered

 

7.	A．knocks B．calls C．strikes D．sounds

 

8.	A．everybody B．anybody C．somebody D．nobody

 

9.	A．troubled B．followed C．liked D．learned

 

10.	A．boy B．girl C．postman D．shopper

 

11.	A．candies B．toys C．lights D．candles

 

12.	A．easily B．worriedly C．happily D．heavily

 

13.	A．found B．met C．touched D．knew

 

14.	A．bringing B．seeing C．holding D．drawing

 

15.	A．poor B．kind C．new D．young

 

16.	A．buy B．give C．borrow D．sell

 

17.	A．made B．caused C．developed D．stopped

 

18.	A．laziness B．sadness C．unkindness D．unhappiness

 

19.	A．besides B．except C．but D．than

 

20.	A．open B．right C．warm D．cold

 

Terry was a middle—aged businessman．He was  1  in career and often complained（抱怨）that he had been fooled by others．One day he told his wife he was  2  disappointed with the city that he had to  3  ．

So his family moved to another city．it was Saturday  4  ．When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home，the lights suddenly  5  and they were forced to stop work．Terry was sorry to have 6  to bring along some candles．Just then he heard light  7 on his door．

“Who is it?”he wondered．Terry knew  8  else in the new city，and this was the moment he especially hated to be  9  ．He opened the door impatiently（不耐烦地）．At the door was a little  10  shyly asking，“Sir，do you have  11  I’m your neighbor．”“No，”answered Terry angrily．He shut the door  12  ．

After a while the door was knocked again．He opened it and  13  the same little girt outside．But this time she was  14  two candles radiating red light．She said，“My grandma told me the  15  neighbor downstairs might need candles．She sent me here to  16  you these.”

At that moment Terry shuddery realized what  17 his failure in life．It was his indifference（冷漠）and  18  to other people．The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else  19  himself，for his eyes had been covered by his  20  mind．What’s your attitude in the daily life?     

（    ）1．A．experienced       B．unsuccessful          C．interested        D．unlucky

（    ）2．A．very               B．so                       C．such               D．rather

（    ）3．A．leave              B．travel                   C．stay                D．choose

（    ）4．A．morning         B．afternoon             C．noon               D．evening

（    ）5．A．went down       B．went out              C．went by          D．went on

（    ）6．A．wanted           B．decided                C．forgotten         D．remembered

（    ）7．A．knocks           B．calls                    C．strikes            D．sounds

（    ）8．A．everybody        B．anybody               C．Somebody       D．nobody

（    ）9．A．troubled          B．followed                C．liked               D．learned

（    ）10．A．boy              B．girl                      C．postman          D．shopper

（    ）11．A．candies         B．toys                     C．tights              D．candles

（    ）12．A．easily    B．worriedly             C．happily            D．heavily

（    ）13．A．found           B．met                     C．touched        D．knew

（    ）14．A．bringing        B．seeing                  C．holding           D．drawing

（    ）15．A．poor             B．kind                     C．new             D．young

（    ）16．A．buy              B．give                     C．borrow         D．sell

（    ）17．A．changed        B．caused                 C．developed    D．stopped

（    ）18．A．laziness         B．sadness                C．unkindness    D．unhappiness

（    ）19．A．besides         B．except                 C．but               D．than

（    ）20．A．open             B．right                    C．warm                  D．cold

Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade.
Argentina 9:00 a.m.
In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere（南半球）.
Scotland 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.
Japan 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.
New Zealand 12:00 midnight
It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!
【小题1】In eastern Canada, the time is _____ that in western Canada.

A．four and a half hours behind	B．four hours ahead of
C．three hours ahead of	D．the same as

【小题2】While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are _____.

A．sleeping

B．going home

C．at school

D．having supper

【小题3】It’s midday in the capital of _____ when it's 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina.

A．Japan

B．Canada

C．New Zealand

D．Scotland

【小题4】Two p.m. in Egypt is not a good time to telephone people in New Zealand, because in New Zealand _____.

A．it’s midnight and most people are asleep

B．it’s noon and many people are having lunch

C．it’s the morning and many people are working

D．it’s the afternoon and most people are playing computer games

【小题5】What time is it in New Zealand if it's 11:15 p.m. in Japan?

A．1:15 p.m.

B．2:15 p.m.

C．1:15 a.m.

D．2:15 a.m.

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches (沟渠)along the highway. I travel daily to work. There is one particular    26    flower that has    27   caught my eyes. I’ve noticed it blooms only in the morning hours; the    28    sun is too warm for it. Every day for about two weeks. I see those beautiful    29   .

This spring I    30   a wildflower garden in our yard. “I can look out of the   31   window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often thought those lovely blue flowers from the   32  would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers. Everyday I    33  past the flowers thinking, I’ll stop on my way home and    34   them.” “gee (哎呀), I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty…” whatever the reason, I    35  stopped to dig them.

One day on my way home from work in my car, I was    36    to see the highway department had moved the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were    37  . I thought to myself, “You    38    too long. You should have done it when you first saw them  39   this spring. ”

A week ago, we were shocked and saddened to learn my older sister-in-law had a terminal brain tumor (肿块). She is 10 years    40   than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance. We haven’t been as    41   as we all would have liked. I couldn’t help but see the   42     between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s    43  and us. I do believe god has given us some time left to    44  some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.

And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I’ll    45   and transplant them to my wildflower garden.

1.                A．red            B．yellow          C．blue D．white

 

2.                A．sometimes      B．never          C．seldom   D．always

 

3.                A．morning        B．afternoon       C．noon D．evening

 

4.                A．trees          B．flowers         C．woods    D．gardens

 

5.                A．started         B．cleared         C．built D．deserted

 

6.                A．bedroom       B．dinning-room    C．sitting-room   D．kitchen

 

7.                A．highway        B．garden         C．ditch D．park

 

8.                A．rode           B．walked         C．drove    D．ran

 

9.                A．pick           B．sell            C．water    D．dig

 

10.               A．always         B．often          C．never D．ever

 

11.               A．surprised       B．excited         C．delighted  D．saddened

 

12.               A．found          B．gone           C．discovered D．1eft

 

13.               A．waited         B．wanted         C．kept  D．protected

 

14.               A．growing        B．blooming       C．seeding   D．fading

 

15.               A．younger        B．older          C．earlier    D．former

 

16.               A．good          B．wealthy        C．close D．strong

 

17.               A．change         B．result          C．value D．connection

 

18.               A．sister          B．brother        C．mother    D．father

 

19.               A．slip            B．jog            C．refresh    D．collect

 

20.               A．buy           B．stop           C．mow  D．collect