1.　 A. was　　　　　 B. being　　 　　　C. /　　　　　　　 D. be

20．Modern English　 from about the middle 16th century．

　 A．took place　　　 B．came about　　 C．came into being　　 D．happened

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　 Younger Scout(童子军): How can I tell the difference between a mushroom(蘑菇)and a toadstool(毒菌)?

　 Older Scoout：　　　　 Just eat one before you go to bed. If you wake up the next morning, it was a mushroom.

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　　　　　　　　 When Peters learned that he was being fired, he went to see the head of human reaources. “Since I’ve been with the firm for so long,” he said, “I think I deserve at least a letter of recommendation(推荐信).”

　 The human resources director agreed and said he’d have the letter the next day. The following morning, Peters found a letter on his desk. It read, “Jonathan Peters worked for our company for 11years. When he left us, we were very satisfied.”

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　 There were once six blind men in India, who stood by the roadside every day, begging from the people who passed. They had often heard of elephants, but they had never seen one; for ___1__blind, how could they?

　 It so happened one morning that an elephant __2__ driven down the road where they stood begging. When they were told that the great beast was before them, they asked the driver to __3__him stop so that they might see him.

　 Of course they could not see him with their eyes, but they thought that by touching him they could ___4__ just what kind of animal he was. For, you see, they trusted their own sense of touch very much.

　 The first __5__　 to put his hand on the elephant’s side. “Well,” he said, “now I know all about this beast. He is like a wall.”

　 The second felt about the elephant’s tusk. “My brother, ” he said, “you are quite mistaken. He is not at all like a wall. He is round and smooth and sharp. He is __6__like a spear than anything else.”

　 The third happened to __7__ the elephant’s trunk. “Both of you are entirely wrong,” he said. “Anybody who knows anything can see that this elephant is like a snake.”

　 The fourth __8__ his arms, and grasped one of the elephant’s legs. “Oh, how blind you are!” he said. “It is very __9__ to me that he is round and tall like a tree.”

　 The fifth, being a very tall man, happened to take hold of the elephant’s ear. “The blindest man ought to know that this elephant is not like any of the things you __10__,” he said. “He is exactly like a huge fan.”

　 The sixth was very blind indeed, and it was some time __11__ he could find the elephant at all. At last he got hold of the elephant’s tail. “Oh, silly fellows!” he said. “You surely have lost your　 __12__. The elephant is not like a wall, or a spear, or a snake, or a tree; neither is he like a fan. But any man with a little sense can see that he is __13__ like a rope.”

　 Then the driver and the elephant moved on, and the six men sat by the roadside all day quarrelling about the elephant. Each believed that he knew just what the beast __14__; and they called each other names because they could not agree.

　 It is not just blind men who make such silly mistakes. People who have eyes sometimes act just　 __15__ foolishly when they take a one-sided view of things.　

19.--I’ll stand　　 him if he is right．

--You always support the man who is right．

A．by　　 　B．up to　　 C．with　　 D．in for

18.Mrs Black went back to　　　　　 place　　 she had found the diamond．

　 A．the same；where　 　　　　　B．the same；as

C．the same；that　 　　　　　　D．as the same；as

17.　　　　　 reading is to mind，food is to blood．

　 A．That　　 B．Which　 　C．How　　 D．What

16.He must be angry, for we heard the glass ________ on the floor.

A. being broken　　　 B. break 　　　C. broken　　　　 D. to be broken

15.A new school building is under construction，so we can't walk　 __we liked as before．

A．as　　　　　 B．where　　　 C．which　　　　　　 D．when

14.If you are the judge，you must　　　 your personal feelings．

A．set about 　　B．set off　　 C．set out　　 D．set aside

13.　　　　 collections of poetry，poems are put together.

　 A．On　　 　B．In　 　C．At　 　　D．Of

12.The peaceful meeting ended when the company_____ a group of angry men_____sticks to fight with the citizens．

A．sent off；armed with　 　　　B．sent off；arming with

C．sent out；armed with　　 　　D．sent out；arming with