Now that he has missed his ________, he’ll have to wait for the next round.

　　A. chance　　　　B. turn　　　　　C. duty　　　　　 D. class

Being able to speak another language fluently is a great ________ when your’re looking for a job.

　　A. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　B. importance

　　C. assistant　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advantage

Cloze:

　　 The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. —Thomas Macaulay
　　Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O'Neill gave an arithmetic 26 to our class. When the papers were 27 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the 28 mistakes throughout the test.
　　There is nothing really new about 29 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O'Neill 30 even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 31 after class. I was one of the twelve.
　　Mrs O'Neill asked 32 questions, and she didn't 33 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 34 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 35 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
　　I don't 36 about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 37 I can say:it was the most important single 38 of my life. Thirty years after being 39 to Macaulay's words, they 40 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a 41 to measure ourselves rather than others.
　　42 of us are asked to make 43 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 44 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 45 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket 46 turned over to the policeman? Should the 47 change received at the store be forgotten or 48? Nobody will know except 49. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 50 to live with someone you respect.
26. A. test　　　　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　　 C. paper　　　　　 D. lesson
27. A. examined　　　　　 B. completed　　　　　　 C. marked　　 　　 D. answered
28. A. easy　　　　　　　 B. funny　　　　　　　　 C. same　　　 　 D. serious
29. A. lying　　 　　　　 B. cheating　　 　　　　　 C. guessing　 　　 D. discussing
30. A. didn't　　　　　　　 B. did　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　 D. wouldn't
31. A. come　　　　　　　　　 B.leave　　　　 　　　　 C. remain　　 　　 D. apologize
32. A. no　　　　　　　 B. certain　　　　　　　　 C. many　　　 　 D. more
33. A. excuse　　　　　　 B. reject　　　 　　　　　 C. help　　　 　　 D. scold
34. A. above　　 　　　　 B. common　　　 　　 C. following　　　　 D. unusual
35. A. repeat　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. copy
36. A. worry　　 　　　 B. know　　　　 　　　　　　 C. hear　　　 　　 D. talk
37. A. myself　　　　　　 B. ourselves　　　　　　　 C. themselves 　　　 D. herself
38. A. chance　　　　　　 B. incident　　 　　　　　 C. lesson　　 　　 D. memory
39. A. referred　　　　　　 B. shown　　　　　　　 C. brought　　　　 D. introduced
40. A. even　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　 C. always　　 　　 D. almost
41. A. way　　　 　　　　　　 B. sentence　　 　　　　 C. choice　　 　　 D. reason
42. A. All　　　 　　　　 B. Few　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Some　　　 　 D. None
43. A. quick　　 　　　　 B. wise　　　　 　　　　 C. great　　　　　 D. personal
44. A. out　　　 　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　 　　 D. upon
45. A. Should　　　　　　 B. Must　　　　 　　　 C. Would　　　　 D. Need
46. A. and　　　 　　　 B. or　　　　　 　　　　 C. then　　　 　　 D. but
47. A. extra　　　　 　　 B. small　　　　　　　　 C. some　　　 　 D. necessary
48. A. paid　　　　　　　 B. remembered　 　　　 C. shared　　 　　 D. returned
49. A. me　　　　　　　　　　 B. you　　　　　 　　　 C. us　　　　 　　 D. them
50. A. easier　　　 　　　　 B. more natural　　　　 C. better　　　 　　　　　　 D. more peaceful

One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley.

Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, "Why, your heart is not   1   as beautiful as mine."

　　The old man’s heart was full of   2   , with some pieces removed and others put   3   , but they didn't   4   quite right, and there were several jagged edges.   5   , in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were   6   .

　　The young man laughed. "Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars."

　　"Yes, but I would never   7   with you,” said the old man. You see, every scar   8   a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and   9   they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the   10   place in my heart. But because the pieces aren't   11   , I have some rough edges, which I   12   , because they remind me of the love we   13   .

　　"Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and   14   person hasn't returned a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gouges—giving love is taking a chance.

　　Although these gouges are painful, they stay   15   , reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday   16   may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?"

　　The young man walked up to the old man, reached into his   17   heart, ripped a piece out, and offered it to the old man.

　　The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the    18    in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly,   19   there were some jagged edges.

　　The young man looked at his heart, not perfect    20   but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.

　　They embraced and walked away side by side

1. A. almost                  B. far                           C. nearly                      D. ever

2. A. scars                    B. cuts                         C. marks                      D. gouges

3. A. in                         B. out                           C. on                           D. back

4. A. suit               B. fit                            C. set                           D. put

5. A. After all                B. Above all                  C. In fact                            D. As a result

6. A. damaged        B. wounded                  C. left                          D. gone

7. A. admire                  B. trade                        C. envy                        D. share

8. A. represents             B. commits                   C. shows                      D. suggests

9. A. seldom                 B. never                       C. often                        D. usually

10. A. empty                 B. proper                      C. previous                   D. bleeding

11. A. perfect                B. exact                        C. well-designed            D. man-made

12. A. hate                    B. cherish                     C. like                         D. fear

13. A. give                    B. have                         C. share                       D. sacrifice

14. A. another               B. other                        C. the other                  D. one

15. A. open                   B. fresh                        C. still                          D. live

16. A. somebody           B. my friends                C. they                         D. he

17. A. empty                 B. beautiful                  C. perfect                            D. whole

18. A. space                  B. middle                      C. wound                            D. gouge

19. A. where                 B. though                            C. unless                      D. as

20. A. at all                   B. anymore                   C. furthermore                     D. still

（·宁夏银川实验中学高三上第一次月考）He never dreamt of  _____for him to be sent abroad very soon.

         A．being a chance                 B．there being a chance 

C．there to be a chance　　          D．there’s a chance