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The oldest man has just celebrated his hundredth birthday and the reporter of a paper called on him. After congratulating the old fellow, the reporter asked a few questions. “For what reason do you live so long?” The reporter asked. The old man thought a moment and then, holding up his fingers, began “I never smoke, drink or overeat and always rise at six in the morning.” “But,” the reporter didn’t agree and said, “I had an uncle who acted in this way, yet he only lived to be eighty. How do you explain the cause of that?”

1. The reporter called on the old man ________.

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A. soon after his birthday

B. on his birthday

C. because he didn’t believe the old man lived so long

D. as soon as he received an invitation from the old man

2. The reporter asked the old man ________.

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A. what he usually drank or ate for health

B. how he had been able to live so many years

C. how he enjoyed his hundredth birthday

D. what he should do in order to keep fit

3. The word “overeat” means ________.

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A. eat after the usual dinner time

B. eat before the usual dinner

C. eat more meat but fewer vegetables

D. eat too much

4. The reporter was not satisfied with the old man’s reply because he knew that ________.

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A. smoking and drinking are harmful to the health

B. the old man did not tell the truth

C. the old was not really a hundred years old

D. his uncle didn’t live as long as the old man

5. According to the old man the difference between the old man and the uncle was that ________.

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A. in the morning the old man got up earlier than the uncle

B. the uncle didn’t get in touch with the old man

C. the uncle did not continue the health-keeping

D. the uncle didn’t give up the health-keeping measure

　A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

　　"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me."

　　Soon the water rose to Smith's waist. At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

　　"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."

　　Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I'll pull you up."

　　"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"

　　To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."

　When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.

　　　　A. Smith pulled the pilot up　　　　　 B. Smith did so

　　　　C. Smith didn't do so　　　　　　　　 D. Smith didn't hear him

At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.

　　　　A. went to his reward　　　　　　　　B. passed away

　　　　C. went to heaven　　　　　　　　　 D. all of the above

　What do we know about Smith? ______.

　　　　A. He was a lazy man

　　　　B. He was a lucky man who believed in God

　　　　C. He was a poor man

What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.

　　　　A. moving　　　　B. humorous　　　C. depressing　　　D. surprising

　　　　　D. He was a silly man who believed in God

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When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was

walking home from the village, where he had   36   to buy what he needed   37    his next day’s work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to  38  , when he would bring out his gold．Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was   39   for him. And it would   40   him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it   41   over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all   42  about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door

  43  . He could not imagine that a thief would   44    his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry ( 采石场 ).

   When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice   45     anything was different. He   46   is wet coat, and pushed the meat   47    he fire.   48   he was warm again, he began to think about his gold . It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at.   49     he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.

   But when he   50    he floorboards near the loom, and saw the   51   hole, he did not understand   52  . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was    53    !he put his hands to his head and tried to think . Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He   54    every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth----his gold had been  55   !

36．A．arrived          B．been          C．left           D．gone

37．A．to              B．in                  C．for           D．with

38．A．holiday      B．old           C．supper-time    D．meat

39．A．ordinary     B．unusual             C．normal        D．common

40．A．pay                 B．spend               C．take           D．cost

41．A．boiling              B．cooking             C．smoking       D．making

42．A．interesting           B．worried             C．interested       D．worrying

43．A．unlocked      B．uncovered           C．discovered     D．locked

44．A．go          B．lead               C．find           D．lose

45．A．whether        B．that                C．because      D．as

46．A．turned off          B．threw into          C．threw off            D．got off

47．A．away from          B．farther on           C．on to        D．closer to

48．A．As soon as          B．As well as          C．No sooner     D．As long as

49．A．But                B．As                 C．So                 D．For

50．A．took down          B．took after      C．took over            D．took up

51．A．dark               B．empty       C．small        D．deep

52．A．at last              B．at once          C．at most              D．at least

53．A．everything           B．something           C．nothing      D．anything

54．A．search              B．search for            C．looked into   D．found

55．A．gone                B．missed              C．lost           D．stolen

 A young man was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   36   in the path a pair of old shoes. They guessed the shoes belonged to a poor man who had   37   finished his day’s work in a field close by.

　　The student   38   the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a(n)   39  : we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes to see his   40   when he cannot find them.”

　　“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never   41   ourselves in that way. You are   42  , and may give yourself a greater pleasure by helping the poor man. Perhaps we put a   43   into each shoe, and watch his reaction.”

　　The student did so, and they both   44   themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came   45   the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While   46   his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something   47  , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin.

He was   48  , and looked at the coin again and again. He then looked around   49   on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and began to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was   50   on finding the other coin.

　　His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his   51  , looked up to heaven and preyed, He spoke of his wife, sick and   52  , and his children without bread. The timely giving, from some unknown hand, would   53   from dying.

　　The student was moved and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your   54   trick?”

The youth replied, “Thank you! Sir! I feel now the   55   of those words, which I never understood before: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

1.A．hanging         B．lying            C．sitting               D．hiding

2.A．nearly       B．seemingly      C．closely         D．equally

3.A．looked back      B．referred to      C．turned to        D．puzzled over

4.A．fun              B．amusement    C．entertainment    D．trick

5.A．opinion          B．reaction         C．emotion           D．reply

6.A．treat        B．dedicate         C．amuse         D．occupy

7.A．healthy          B．cool             C．mean              D．rich

8.A．coin         B．penny           C．dollar             D．pound

9.A．performed    B．placed       C．played        D．proved

10.A．around          B．across           C．into               D．toward

11.A．taking on   B．looking on       C．putting on        D．hanging on

12.A．hard        B．tight           C．soft                    D．loose

13.A．surprised       B．excited          C．joyful            D．satisfied

14.A．that            B．it               C．themselves    D．himself

15.A．decreased   B．accelerated      C．doubled           D．improved

16.A．hands       B．knees            C．feet             D．legs

17.A．beautiful   B．merciless        C．hopeful           D．helpless

18.A．support      B．learn           C．treat           D．save

19.A．intended    B．required         C．wanted        D．interested

20.A．faith       B．fact             C．truth             D．reliability