After 10 months in office, Barack Obama pardoned (赦免) a bird from the National Turkey Federation (全国火鸡联盟). It is a holiday tradition that 　41 back to 1947. It is said the __42__ Obama pardoned that day, 　43 “Courage”, weighed 20 kg. Because of his pardon, “Courage” would 　__44 the Thanksgiving dinner. “But I heard that 　45 Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson pardoned their turkeys, they ate them in fact,” Obama 　46 said, “I understand them; the turkey looks really 　__47 .”

On the Thanksgiving holiday, the 　48 Thursday in November, many Americans have turkey for lunch or dinner. Obama joked about also wanting to 　49 the tradition and eat “Courage”. “If my daughters hadn’t 　50 me, I would have tasted ‘Courage’.” he said.

Obama said he 　51 all the American people at home and abroad a happy Thanksgiving Day. He also talked about the first family’s 　52 to celebrate the coming festival. “Just like millions of other families across our country, we’ll give our thanks to God for the 　53 we have,” Obama said. “We also remember that many members of our American family are still 　54 .”

Obama noted that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a(n) 　55 in the midst of the Civil War in the 1860s. “Today we are facing many new risks and difficulties,” he added. “So on this American holiday, as we give thanks to God for what we’ve 　56 , let’s also give a hand to those who are less 　57 .”

After his speech, “Courage” was lifted to a table and Obama 　58 his hand over the turkey’s head, pretending to be very 　59 , and said, “You are pardoned.” Because of Obama’s pardon, “Courage” would spend the rest of its life 　60 at a Disneyland amusement park.

41. A. turns　　　　　 B. holds　　　　 C. dates　　　　 D. looks

42. A. duck　　　　　 B. pig　　　　　　　　　 C. cow　　　　　　　　 D. turkey

43. A. named　　　　 B. told　　　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　 D. believed

44. A. forget　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　 D. survive

45. A. since　　　　　 B. although　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. because

46. A. jokingly　　　 B. secretly　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　 D. surprisingly

47. A. strong　　　　 B. fat　　　　　　　　　 C. ugly　　　　　　　　 D. delicious

48. A. first　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　　 C. fourth　　　 D. last

49. A. break　　　　　 B. exchange　　　　　 C. follow　　　 D. remember

50. A. frightened　 B. disappointed　　　 C. supported　　　　 D. prevented

51. A. gave　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　　　 D. passed

52. A. question　　　 B. explanation　　　 C. solution　　　　　　 D. plan

53. A. happiness　　 B. energy　　　 C. excitement　　　　 D. surprise

54. A. moving　　　 B. working　　　　　 C. hurting　　　　　　 D. dreaming

55. A. honor　　　　 B. record　　　 C. holiday　　　　　　 D. exception

56. A. thought　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　　　　 D. given

57. A. successful　 B. beautiful　　　　　 C. fortunate　　　　　 D. popular

58. A. raised　　　　 B. washed　　　　　　 C. warmed　　　　　 D. found

59. A. glad　　　　　　 B. serious　　　　　　 C. calm　　　　 D. handsome

60. A. alone　　　　　 B. safely　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. patiently

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　　A man and his wife had a small restaurant near the station. The restaurant often stayed 1 until midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.

At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at 2 there. He was asleep. The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very 3 and wanted to go to bed. She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake and go, but each time she looked, the farmer was 4 there sleeping, then at last she went to her husband and 5 to him, “You 6 him six times now, but why haven't you 7 him away? It's very late.”“Oh, no, I don't want to send him away,” answered her husband 8 a smile. “You see, whenever I wake him 9 , he asks for his bill, he 10

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　　A man and his wife had a small restaurant near the station. The restaurant often stayed 1 until midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.

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短文改错

    此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断。如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

    该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

    该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

    该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

    注意：原行没有错的不要改。

    Tom had retired and lived of himself a long　　   1.______________

way of town．He hardly ever left his home．But　　  2．______________

one day he went into town to buy any things in the　　 3．______________

market，and after he had bought it，he went　　　　  4．______________

into a restaurant and sit down at a table alone．　　    5. ______________

When he looked around，he saw several old peoples    6．______________

wore glasses before reading their newspapers．So　　   7．______________

after lunch he decided to go to a store to buy 　　　　  8．______________

himself a pair of glasses，either．He walked　　　　   9．______________

along the road and quickly found a store．　　　　　　 10．______________