“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very　 1　 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have　 2　  it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the　 3　 .
The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of　 4 is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid　 5　 trouble.
I admit that we should keep　 6　 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your　 7　 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do　8　 to make things better.
I used to be a(n)  9　 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  10  when I couldn’t answer it.
“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 　 11　 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher　 12　 me to go to the blackboard and　 13　 what I knew. If I had　 14　 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s  15　, I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I　 16　 you could do it!”
Since then, I have become active in maths as　 17　 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know　 18　 I do can make things better. Everyone is the　 19　 of his own fate.
If we make mistakes, we should take on an active　20　 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.

More than three years after moving from Australia to this remote part of England, we are still learning how things are done here.

　　Not too long after we arrived and unpacked, we were invited for “a drink on Sunday morning” by a retired couple nearby. We got there about noon, to find the living-room crowded — lots of chat and discussions, and in all a very jolly occasion.

　　Trouble was, there was no food — no self-respecting Australian would regard a tray of crisps as food. In Sydney, when you are invited for a drink any time after midday on a Sunday, you know you will be fed as well as watered and you plan accordingly. Meaning the hardworked little woman makes no plans to cook lunch because you are eating out.

　　By one-fifteen my stomach was sending up “please explain” to me. Even the crisps had gone. There was nothing we could do except wait, and wonder if the hostess was going to perform some magic and feed us fashionably late. Then, as quickly as if word had spread that there was free beer at the local pub, the room emptied. By one-forty-five there were only a few guests left, so we decided to go home. Tinned soup for lunch that day because the little woman was not really interested in real cooking for us.

　　A few weeks ago we were invited out for “supper” and the hostess suggested 8:15. Ah, we thought greedily, “this is going to be the real thing.”

　　We dressed with some care — I putting on a dark suit — and arrived on time. My wife looked pretty good, I thought, a little black dress and so on. But when we walked in I had a terrible feeling we had got the night wrong because the hostess was dressed in a daytime kind of way and the husband was in jeans and an open-neck shirt. But no, we were greeted and shown into the sitting-room.

　　After a drink I looked around and saw that this was indeed a superior cottage because it had a (more or less) separate dining-room. But there were no signs of a table-setting. Not again! I thought. Were we meant to eat before we came? I decided that in future my wife and I would always carry a chocolate bar. About 9:28 our hostess went out of the room, saying something about food. Ten minutes later she returned and asked us to follow. We were led out to the kitchen. There on the table were country style plates and a huge bowl of soup, rough bread and all the makings of a simple meal. And that is what it was. In other words we had not read the signals right when we were invited for “supper”. If they want you to come to dinner, they say so, and you know that means dark suits and so on. If they mean supper, they say it, and you get fed in the kitchen.

When the author and his wife were invited out for “a drink on Sunday morning”, they thought _______.

       A. they would be the only people there

       B. they would be given lunch as well

       C. they would be taken to a restaurant for lunch

       D. they would be asked to take some food with them

The “party” had been going on for about an hour and three quarters when _________.

       A. the hostess decided to feed her guests      B. everyone had tinned soup for lunch

       C. most of the guests went to lunch at the pub     D. the author realized he would go home hungry

When invited out for “supper” a few weeks later, the writer _________.

       A. expected to be served a proper dinner

       B. arrived on the wrong evening

       C. interpreted the invitation correctly this time

       D. realized there was no dining-room in the cottage

As the evening went on, the writer became aware that _________.

       A. no one used their dining-rooms in the countryside

       B. he should have had a meal before going out

       C. “supper” meant a simple, informal meal

　    D. he should, in future, eat only chocolate in the evening

完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very　 36　 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have　 37　  it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the　 38　 .
The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of　 39  is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid　 40　 trouble.
I admit that we should keep　 41　 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your　 42　 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do　43　 to make things better.
I used to be a(n)  44　 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  45 when I couldn’t answer it.
“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 　 46　 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher　 47　 me to go to the blackboard and　 48　 what I knew. If I had　 49　 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s  50　, I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I　 51　 you could do it!”
Since then, I have become active in maths as　 52　 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know　 53　 I do can make things better. Everyone is the　 54　 of his own fate.
If we make mistakes, we should take on an active　55　 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.
36．A. nervous      B. excited       C. afraid         D. embarrassed
37．A. realized      B. recognized     C. forgotten      D. remembered
38．A. speaker      B. reader         C. author        D. announcer
39．A. environment  B. surrounding    C. condition      D. situation
40．A. ordinary     B. extra          C. common       D. usual
41．A. confident    B. smart          C. calm          D. strong
42．A. smile        B. worry         C. courage       D. satisfaction
43．A anything      B. something      C. nothing       D. everything
44．A. shy         B. energetic       C. happy         D. clever
45．A. joy         B. pride          C. shame         D. surprise
46．A. what        B. that           C. when          D. whether
47．A. forced       B. invited        C. asked          D. pushed
48．A. bring up     B. put down      C. think about      D. show off
49．A. obeyed      B. doubted       C. refused         D. understood
50．A. expectation  B. disappointment  C. surprise         D. delight
51．A. hoped       B. knew         C. doubted        D. regretted
52．A. long        B. far            C. soon          D. well
53．A. whoever     B. whenever      C. wherever       D. whatever
54．A. architect     B. owner         C. host           D. controller
55．A. position      B. attitude        C. value        D. response

完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very　 36　 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have　 37　  it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the　 38　 .

The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of　 39  is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid　 40　 trouble.

I admit that we should keep　 41　 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your　 42　 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do　43　 to make things better.

I used to be a(n)  44　 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in  45 when I couldn’t answer it.

“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 　 46　 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher　 47　 me to go to the blackboard and　 48　 what I knew. If I had　 49　 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s  50　, I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I　 51　 you could do it!”

Since then, I have become active in maths as　 52　 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know　 53　 I do can make things better. Everyone is the　 54　 of his own fate.

If we make mistakes, we should take on an active　55　 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.

36．A. nervous      B. excited       C. afraid         D. embarrassed

37．A. realized      B. recognized     C. forgotten      D. remembered

38．A. speaker      B. reader         C. author        D. announcer

39．A. environment  B. surrounding    C. condition      D. situation

40．A. ordinary     B. extra          C. common       D. usual

41．A. confident    B. smart          C. calm          D. strong

42．A. smile        B. worry         C. courage       D. satisfaction

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

44．A. shy         B. energetic       C. happy         D. clever

45．A. joy         B. pride          C. shame         D. surprise

46．A. what        B. that           C. when          D. whether

47．A. forced       B. invited        C. asked          D. pushed

48．A. bring up     B. put down      C. think about      D. show off

49．A. obeyed      B. doubted       C. refused         D. understood

50．A. expectation  B. disappointment  C. surprise         D. delight

51．A. hoped       B. knew         C. doubted        D. regretted

52．A. long        B. far            C. soon          D. well

53．A. whoever     B. whenever      C. wherever       D. whatever

54．A. architect     B. owner         C. host           D. controller

55．A. position      B. attitude        C. value        D. response

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