Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would

 38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　

 49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　 51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 54　 ，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.

36．A. fortunate	B. unfortunate	C. happy	D. unhappy
37．A. lines	B. words	C. plays	D. roles
38．A. want	B. ask	C. expect	D. wish
39．A. always	B. never	C. sometimes	D. often
40．A. such	B. the thing	C. one	D. this
41．A. highly	B. high	C. poorly	D. poor
42．A. where	B. what	C. which	D. who
43．A. Because	B. Even though	C. When	D. Though
44．A. play	B. performance	C. role	D. case
45．A. with	B. in	C. on	D. to
46．A. pages	B. joke	C. lines	D. contents
47．A. appeared	B. disappeared	C. came out	D. came in
48．A. room	B. cell	C. stage	D. office
49．A. English	B. French	C. order	D. full
50．A. worded	B. surprised	C. anxious	D. afraid
51．A. bright	B. dim	C. dark	D. out
52．A. To see	B. To find	C. Seeing	D. Finding
53．A. glasses	B. lines	C. light	D. letters
54．A. surprise	B. satisfaction	C. anger	D. amusement
55．A. usual	B. old	C. unusual	D. new

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would

 38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　

 49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　 51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 54　 ，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.

　　36．A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy

　　37．A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles

　　38．A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish

　　39．A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often

　　40．A. such B. the thing C. one D. this

　　41．A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor

　　42．A. where B. what C. which D. who

　　43．A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though

　　44．A. play B. performance C. role D. case

　　45．A. with B. in C. on D. to

　　46．A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents

　　47．A. appeared B. disappeared C. came out D. came in

　　48．A. room B. cell C. stage D. office

　　49．A. English B. French C. order D. full

　　50．A. worded B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid

　　51．A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out

　　52．A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding

　　53．A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters

　　54．A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement

　　55．A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new

　　Georgia was waking up to a new president Monday but it was also getting as its first lady a green－eyed linguist from Holland who has already managed to cast a spell over the little Caucasus nation. Sandra Roelofs is seen by some as the secret weapon which enables her husband Saakashvili to win in this presidential election. She runs an investment consultancy(投资咨询公司), speaks six languages and some believe she is the real brains behind her husband's rise to power.

　　Roelofs, who is a year younger than her husband, met him in 1993 when he was studying an international law programme in Strasbourg, France. She planed to go from there to Somalis as an aid worker but Saakashvili persuaded her to go with him instead to New York, where he had got a scholarship. They married soon after and when Saakashvili returned to his native Georgia to begin a career in politics, she went with him.

　　She has enchanted(使人心醉) many of her adopted countrymen. The mention of her name sends women swooning(神魂颠倒), and melts the tough expressions of strong Georgian men. “You can really tell that she cares about people,” says a resident of the capital, Tbilisi. “She runs a hunitarian organization. She is smart and pretty and kind and did you hear the way she speaks Georgian? Perfectly!”

　　The new first lady's looks and intelligence play a large part in her appeal. But Georgians are especially taken by her simple manner. She has said that she plans to keep living in the family's modest flat, even though they have the right to move into a luxurious government residence. “She doesn't care about fancy houses and cars.” said Malika, a 29－year－old civil servant in Tbilisi.

1．The underlined part “cast a spell over” means ________.

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2．Which of the following can he best used to describe Sandra Roelofs?

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3．What moves Georgians most is that Sandra Roelofs is very ________.

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4．Which is the right order in which Sandra Roelofs did the following?

a．Roelofs married Saakashvili.

b．She planned to go from France to Somalis as an aid worker.

c．Roelofs runs an investment consultancy.

d．Roelofs came from Holland.

e．Roelofs went to Georgia with Saakashvili.

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Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is 1 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 2 night after night. One would 3 them to know their parts by heart and 4 have cause to falter (结巴). Yet 5 is not always the case.

    A famous actor in a 6 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat 7 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty year. In the last act, a gaoler (监狱长、看守) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 8  the noble was expected to read the letter at each 9 , he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

    One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 10 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 11 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed (使显露) the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler 12 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the 13 and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in14 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, 15 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting (眯着眼看) his eyes, he said,“The light is 16 . Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. 17 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied,“The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my 18 ”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's 19 , the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 20 copy of the letter which he proceeded (继续进行) to read to the prisoner.

1. A. fortunate 　　  B. unfortunate 　　   C. happy　　　　　　   D. unhappy

2. A. lines　　   　　   B. words　　　　　　   C. plays　　　　　　　　 D. roles

3. A. want　　  　　   B. ask　　　　　　　　   C. expect　　　　　　   D. wish

4. A. always    　　   B. never　　　　　　    C. sometimes　　　　 D. often

5. A. such　　   　　   B. the thing　　　　    C. one　　　　　　　　   D. this

6. A. highly　　 　　   B. high　　　　　　　　  C. poorly　　　　　　   D. poor

7. A. where　　 　　   B. what　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　   D. who

8. A. Because　　　　 B. Even though　　  C. When　　　　　　    D. Though

9. A. play     　　   B. performance　　  C. role　　　　　　　　   D. case

10. A. with　　 　　   B. in　　　　　　　　　　  C. on　　　　　　　　    D. to

11. A. pages    　　   B. joke　　　　　　　　  C. lines　　　　　　　　  D. contents

12. A. appeared　　  B. disappeared　　    C. came out　　　　   D. came in

13. A. room    　　   B. cell

　　C. complete tasks easily　　　　　　 D. talk a lot in class

　　3．Watching TV at an early age may cause all of the following problems EXCEPT________.

　　A. gaining weight　　　　　　　　　B. being too aggressive

　　C. poor eyesight　　　　　　　　　 D. attention deficit disorder

 

tyle='mso-tab-count:3'>　　　　　　　　   C. stage　　　　　　　　 D. office

14. A. English 　　   B. French　　　　　　　　　　 C. order　　　　　　    D. full

15. A. wondered    B. surprised　　　　   C. anxious　　　　　　 D. afraid

16. A. bright   　　   B. dim　　　　　　　　   C. dark　　　　　　　　  D. out

17. A. To see  　　   B. To find　　　　　　  C. Seeing　　　　　　   D. Finding

18. A. glasses  　　   B. lines　　　　　　　　  C. light　　　　　　　　  D. letters

19. A. surprise　　   　　   B. satisfaction　　    C. anger　　　　　　    D. amusement

20. A. usual    　　   B. old　　　　　　　　    C. unusual　　　　　　 D. new