Directions:  For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my  1how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so  2. He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so  3.

    His question  4me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a  5about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,”I continued,  6all sixty students in the class. “In  7to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a  8in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I  9the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car  10. I tried to start it again, but the 11wouldn’t work.  12I turned my flashers on, took my books, and  13down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there, I called and  14for a tow truck to meet me at my car after  15. The secretary there asked me what had happened. ‘This is my  16day.’ ” I replied, smiling.

She was 17. “What do you mean?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t.” I replied. “18, it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway,19walking distance of here.

I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 20.”

I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.

1.A.schoolmates     B. children     C. teachers           D.students

2.A. had            B. good         C. sad              D.free

3.A. cheerful       B. grateful         C. hopeful          D. thankful

4.A. informed       B.told          C. reminded             D. warned

5.A. decision           B. choice      C. preference           D. judgment

6.A. showing        B. demanding    C. addressing           D. commanding

7.A. contribution   B. devotion         C. application          D. addition

8.A. school             B. college          C. university      D. institute

9.A. exited         B. found        C. crossed         D. entered

10.A. broke             B. died         C. ended            D. finished

11.A. instrument      B. wheel          C. light              D. engine

12.A. But               B. And          C. So              D. Or

13.A. marched        B. drove       C. rode             D. followed

14.A. prepared          B. looked      C. waited           D. arranged

15.A. class         B. work         C. study                D. lunch

16.A. usual         B. unusual     C. unlucky          D. lucky

17.A. astonished        B. excited          C. puzzled          D. pleased

18.A. Anyway        B. Instead          C. Also                 D. Still

19.A. within            B. beyond      C. without              D. along

20.A. order             B. need         C. way              D. situation

 

I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my  21  how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so  22 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so  23 .

       His question  24  me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a  25  about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,”I continued,  26 all sixty students in the class. “In  27  to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a  28  in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I  29   the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car  30 . I tried to start it again, but the 31  wouldn’t work.  32  I turned my flashers on, took my books, and  33  down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there, I called and  34  for a tow truck to meet me at my car after  35 . The secretary there asked me what had happened. ‘This is my  36  day.’ ” I replied, smiling.

She was 37 . “What do you mean?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t.” I replied. “ 38 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, 39  walking distance of here.

I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 40 .”

I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.

21. A.schoolmates         B. children            C. teachers           D.students

22. A. had                    B. good            C. sad                          D.free

23. A. cheerful             B. grateful            C. hopeful                    D. thankful

24. A. informed            B.told                C. reminded                 D. warned

25. A. decision            B. choice             C. preference                      D. judgment

26. A. showing            B. demanding        C. addressing                   D. commanding

27. A. contribution       B. devotion      C. application           D. addition

28. A. school            B. college         C. university            D. institute

29. A. exited               B. found               C. crossed                    D. entered

30. A. broke              B. died             C. ended                    D. finished

31. A. instrument      B. wheel          C. light              D. engine

32. A. But              B. And             C. So                    D. Or

33. A. marched        B. drove              C. rode                D. followed

34. A. prepared            B. looked          C. waited                  D. arranged

35. A. class                   B. work               C. study                 D. lunch

36. A. usual                  B. unusual            C. unlucky                    D. lucky

37. A. astonished                B. excited            C. puzzled                 D. pleased

38. A. Anyway            B. Instead            C. Also                  D. Still

39. A. within             B. beyond            C. without                  D. along

40. A. order                       B. need                C. way                D. situation

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Directions:  For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my  21  how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so  22 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so  23 .

       His question  24  me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a  25  about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you an example,”I continued,  26 all sixty students in the class. “In  27  to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a  28  in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I  29   the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car  30 . I tried to start it again, but the 31  wouldn’t work.  32  I turned my flashers on, took my books, and  33  down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there, I called and  34  for a tow truck to meet me at my car after  35 . The secretary there asked me what had happened. ‘This is my  36  day.’ ” I replied, smiling.

She was 37 . “What do you mean?”

“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t.” I replied. “ 38 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, 39  walking distance of here.

I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 40 .”

I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.

21. A.schoolmates         B. children            C. teachers           D.students

22. A. had                    B. good            C. sad                          D.free

23. A. cheerful             B. grateful            C. hopeful                    D. thankful

24. A. informed            B.told                C. reminded                 D. warned

25. A. decision            B. choice             C. preference                      D. judgment

26. A. showing            B. demanding        C. addressing                   D. commanding

27. A. contribution       B. devotion      C. application           D. addition

28. A. school             B. college         C. university            D. institute

29. A. exited               B. found               C. crossed                    D. entered

30. A. broke              B. died             C. ended                    D. finished

31. A. instrument      B. wheel          C. light              D. engine

32. A. But               B. And             C. So                    D. Or

33. A. marched        B. drove              C. rode                D. followed

34. A. prepared            B. looked          C. waited                  D. arranged

35. A. class                   B. work               C. study                 D. lunch

36. A. usual                  B. unusual            C. unlucky                    D. lucky

37. A. astonished                B. excited            C. puzzled                 D. pleased

38. A. Anyway            B. Instead            C. Also                  D. Still

39. A. within             B. beyond            C. without                  D. along

40. A. order                       B. need                C. way                D. situation

It was the longest film we have ever seen ; it ____ three hours..

 A. lasted   B. ended  C. finished  D. completed

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing    1.  .

For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the 15^th  century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed.   2.  . By the 18^th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.

About 100 years ago. Greenhorn was a popular expression in the west of America.   3.   The greenhorn lacked the skills he would need to live in the hard, rough country.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.   4.  A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling, jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”.   5.  A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and she does not.

A．The plants produced much larger crops．

B．The expression comes from the early 1900s

C．Sometimes, it describes something that is nit yet ripe or finished

D．Later, it meant a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle.

E．It was used to describe a man who adjust arrived from one of the big cities．

F．It was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs．

G．It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants.