The four famous rock stars were due to arrive at any moment and a large crowd of young people had gathered at the airport to welcome them. The police found it difficult to keep the crowd under  1  after the plane landed and the performers appeared. They smiled and waved  2  at everybody. Dressed in pink shirts and light blue trousers, and with their long hair and their musical instruments  3  their shoulders, the four young men looked very much  4  .

In spite of the large number of policemen  5  ,it was clear that the group would not be able to get to their waiting car  6  . Word had got out that they had written a new song which would be  7  when they performed at the grand hall that evening. They were now   8  with cries of “Play something! Play your new song!”

Even the police looked  9  when the young men unfolded their instruments and prepared to do one of their numbers as the   10  for getting out of the airport. The crowd settled down and listened to the first  11  of the new song. As soon as it was over, there was a great burst of applause and then everyone started  12  and shouting like crazy. Several young women fainted and had to be carried away by the  13  unit which was standing by. Greedy for more, the crowd  14  a repeat performance. Once again the performers gave in, but when the crowd requested still another song, the group cheerfully but firmly  15  . Now, closely surrounded by the police, they put away their  16  and started towards their car which was some distance away. The crowd pushed forward, but the policemen,  17  arm in arm, prevented anyone from getting through. It took the singers a long time to reach their  18  . Finally, however, they got in and were just about to drive away when a young woman, who had somehow  19  to get past the police, jumped onto the roof of the car. She shouted loudly as two policemen  20  her away and the car began moving slowly through the cheering crowd.

1. A. control　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. power

C. rule　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. care

2. A. straight　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. cheerfully

C. seriously　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. directly

3. A. behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. over

C. across　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

4. A. ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. alone

C. alike　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. alive

5. A. present　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. strict

C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. careful

6. A. happily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. cheaply

C. properly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. easily

7. A. received　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept

C. known　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. heard

8. A. screamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. greeted

C. addressed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. called

9. A. surprised　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. pleased

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. puzzled

10. A. excuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thanks

C. price　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. present

11. A. scene　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. performance

C. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sight

12. A. jumping　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. running

C. singing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dancing

13. A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. work

C. club　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. rescue

14. A. made　　　　　　　　　    B. suggested

C. demanded　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. waited

15. A. accepted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. gave in

C. refused　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. answered

16. A. shirts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. instruments

C. luggage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. long hair

17. A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. walked

C. looked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. locked

18. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. theatre

C. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. car

19. A. managed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. failed

C. planned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. started

20. A. dragged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. pushed

C. shot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. swept

 

The four famous rock stars were due to arrive at any moment and a large crowd of young people had gathered at the airport to welcome them. The police found it difficult to keep the crowd under  1  after the plane landed and the performers appeared. They smiled and waved  2  at everybody. Dressed in pink shirts and light blue trousers, and with their long hair and their musical instruments  3  their shoulders, the four young men looked very much  4  .

In spite of the large number of policemen  5  ,it was clear that the group would not be able to get to their waiting car  6  . Word had got out that they had written a new song which would be  7  when they performed at the grand hall that evening. They were now   8  with cries of “Play something! Play your new song!”

Even the police looked  9  when the young men unfolded their instruments and prepared to do one of their numbers as the   10  for getting out of the airport. The crowd settled down and listened to the first  11  of the new song. As soon as it was over, there was a great burst of applause and then everyone started  12  and shouting like crazy. Several young women fainted and had to be carried away by the  13  unit which was standing by. Greedy for more, the crowd  14  a repeat performance. Once again the performers gave in, but when the crowd requested still another song, the group cheerfully but firmly  15  . Now, closely surrounded by the police, they put away their  16  and started towards their car which was some distance away. The crowd pushed forward, but the policemen,  17  arm in arm, prevented anyone from getting through. It took the singers a long time to reach their  18  . Finally, however, they got in and were just about to drive away when a young woman, who had somehow  19  to get past the police, jumped onto the roof of the car. She shouted loudly as two policemen  20  her away and the car began moving slowly through the cheering crowd.

1. A. control　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. power

C. rule　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. care

2. A. straight　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. cheerfully

C. seriously　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. directly

3. A. behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. over

C. across　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

4. A. ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. alone

C. alike　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. alive

5. A. present　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. strict

C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. careful

6. A. happily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. cheaply

C. properly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. easily

7. A. received　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept

C. known　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. heard

8. A. screamed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. greeted

C. addressed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. called



9. A. surprised　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. pleased

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. puzzled

10. A. excuse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thanks

C. price　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. present

11. A. scene　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. performance

C. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. sight

12. A. jumping　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. running

C. singing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dancing

13. A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. work

C. club　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. rescue

14. A. made　　　　　　　　　    B. suggested

C. demanded　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. waited

15. A. accepted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. gave in

C. refused　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. answered

16. A. shirts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. instruments

C. luggage　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. long hair

17. A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. walked

C. looked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. locked

18. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. theatre

C. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. car

19. A. managed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. failed

C. planned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. started

20. A. dragged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. pushed

C. shot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. swept

 

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Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

　　When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach（教练）said that I had lots of potential（潜力）, and I became captain of my __1__. That was before all the fun was taken out of __2__.

　　At first, everyone on the team got __3__ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the __4__started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have __5__ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our __6__. The coach was replaced.

　　The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was __7__ I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the __8__. Of course, all teams run drills; they are __9__. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble __10__. Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises __11__ for 18-year-olds.

　　I was very thin __12__ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, be-cause I was afraid of being too __13__ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual __14__.

　　Is all this pressure necessary? I __15__ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's __16__, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they __17__ from the coach or their parents.

　　I continued playing football at school and __18__ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing __19__ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I __20__ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A．class	B．club	C．team	D．board
(2)A．playing	B．living	C．learning	D．working
(3)A．great	B．equal	C．right	D．extra
(4)A．business	B．struggle	C．attempt	D．pressure
(5)A．free	B．private	C．good	D．basic
(6)A．matches	B．courses	C．lessons	D．programs
(7)A．jump	B．play	C．run	D．shoot
(8)A．duty	B．meeting	C．operation	D．training
(9)A．necessary	B．boring	C．scientific	D．practical
(10)A．speaking	B．moving	C．sleeping	D．breathing
(11)A．used	B．intended	C．made	D．described
(12)A．till	B．since	C．before	D．because
(13)A．full	B．tired	C．lazy	D．big
(14)A．size	B．share	C．space	D．state
(15)A．gave	B．kept	C．ended	D．picked
(16)A．sad	B．shameful	C．silly	D．serious
(17)A．received	B．suffered	C．brought	D．felt
(18)A．reconsidered	B．rediscovered	C．re-formed	D．replaced
(19)A．at	B．by	C．for	D．around
(20)A．fell	B．stepped	C．slowed	D．calmed

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　While I was at school, I 　1 　train with Spurs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also　　 　2 　for English schoolboys, so I suppose I was　　 　3 　a school boy star.

　　

　I didn't really get into 　4 　at school. I had my two elder brothers there for　　 　5 　of the time that I was there, so my stay at the school wasn't that hard.　　 　6 　other children had a really hard time.

　　

　I left 　7 　the end of the Fourth Year, and that caused a bit of trouble. I was allowed　　 　8 　maths and technical drawing early. I passed them　　 　9 　, but unfortunately I failed in woodwork. If I'd stayed on　　 　10 　12 subjects like the other children.

　　

　It was a big decision to leave early so as 　11 　take all my exams. It could have meant that I'd wasted　　 　12 　years. But how many could get the　　 　13 　that I had? I'm told that only one in 1000 makes it in　　 　14 　, so you have only a very slim chance. But I decided to go for it and looking back it was the　　 　15 　thing to do.

　　

　I didn't support Spurs 　16 　a boy. I supported QPR, my local team. But to play for Spurs,　　 　17 　had just won the FA Cup, was interesting to me. There were so many　　 　18 　, and of course Bill Nicholson was the　　 　19 　then—a great manager.

　I didn't have any girlfriends at 　20 　.I was 　21 　deeply involved (陷于) in football that I didn't have time.　　 　22 　I don't have direct contact with my old school friends, I own a sports　　 　23 　in the area, so they often drop into the shop and talk about the old days,　　 　24 　is really nice. I'm always pleased to see them.

　　

　I would advise anyone 　25 　to be a footballer to stay on at school to do their exams. If a club wants you badly enough they'll come in for you later.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)  　　 A． am used	B． was used	C． used to	D． was used to	[　　]
(2)  A． 　　 played	B． play	C． played with	D． played a joke	[　　]
(3)  A． 　　 a little of	B． a few	C． a lot	D． a bit of	[　　]
(4)  　　 A． troubles	B． trouble	C． any trouble	D． matter	[　　]
(5)  A． 　　 most	B． the most	C． a most	D． many	[　　]
(6)  　　 A． Each	B． The	C． Every	D． Some	[　　]
(7)  A． 　　 from	B． in	C． at	D． before	[　　]
(8)  　　 A． taking	B． to take	C． taken	D． to be taken	[　　]
(9)  　　 A． both	B． all	C． every	D． neither	[　　]
(10)  A． 　　 I'd have	B． I had taken	C． I took	D． I'd have taken	[　　]
(11)  　　 A． no	B． not	C． not to	D． no one	[　　]
(12)  　　 A． five	B． four	C． six	D． seven	[　　]
(13)  　　 A． chance	B． meeting	C． money	D． exam	[　　]
(14)  A． 　　 basketball	B． volleyball	C． ping-pang	D． football	[　　]
(15)  A． 　　 wrong	B． mistake	C． right	D． corrected	[　　]
(16)  　　 A． being	B． for	C． using	D． as	[　　]
(17)  A． 　　 who	B． which	C． whom	D． when	[　　]
(18)  　　 A． moons	B． stars	C． suns	D． earths	[　　]
(19)  A． 　　 teacher	B． master	C． manager	D． doctor	[　　]
(20)  　　 A． school	B． farm	C． factory	D． shop	[　　]
(21)  　　 A． too	B． very	C． quite	D． so	[　　]
(22)  　　 A． But	B． Although	C． Even if	D． Even though	[　　]
(23)  A． field	B． room	C． shop	D． clothes	[　　]
(24)  A． which	B． that	C． when	D． who	[　　]
(25)  A． wanted	B． wanting	C． wants	D． to want	[　　]

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。　　 　　　　

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　(A)　　　　

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　    Many children act in TV shows. They work 1 every day, so they　　 cannot go to a regular school. 2 do they get an education?　　

　　 　　 　　 　　

　　     In Hollywood, 3 many TV shows are made, about forty teachers 4　　 lessons for the children in the shows. They teach 5 their pupils are　　 working. The teacher's job is very 6. She is responsible 7 sure that the　　 child 8 only permitted hours each week, and that the child learns the　　 required 9. She makes sure, too, that the child gets 10 rest and play,　　 along with his 11. Child actors are required to attend 12 twenty hours　　 each 13. They must be taught from September to the middle of June. If　　 they do not 14 good marks in school, they are not permitted to 15　　 working in TV shows.　　

　　 　　 　　 　　

    TV children are usually good pupils, and most of their teachers like　　 this special kind of work.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. many minutes	B. several hours	C. few minutes	D. few hours	［　　 ］
2.	A. How	B. What	C. Where	D. When	［　　 ］
3.	A. here	B. there	C. which	D. where	［　　 ］
4.	A. give	B. take	C. have	D. learn	［　　 ］
5.	A. whatever	B. wherever	C. whenever	D. whomever	［　　 ］
6.	A. difficult	B. easy	C. necessary	D. important	［　　 ］
7.	A. for making	B. by making	C. to make	D. by making	［　　 ］
8.	A. works	B. studies	C. plays	D. does	［　　 ］
9.	A. books	B. texts	C. classes	D. subjects	［　　 ］
10.	A. enough	B. a little	C. full	D. a lot of	［　　 ］
11.	A. children	B. companion	C. works	D. education	［　　 ］
12.	A. classes	B. lessons	C. meeting	D. party	［　　 ］
13.	A. week	B. day	C. month	D. term	［　　 ］
14.	A. make	B. get	C. draw	D. set	［　　 ］
15.	A. finish	B. enjoy	C. continue	D. go on with	［　　 ］

　　 (B)　　

　　 　　

    George is a young man. He does not have a wife, 16 he has a very　　 big dog —and he has a very small car, too. He 17 tennis. 18 he　　 played tennis 19 at his club (俱乐部) and then he ran out and jumped　　 into a car. His dog came after him, but it didn't jump into 20 car.　　 It jumped into 21.　　

　　 　　

　　    "Come here, silly dog!" George 22 it but the dog stayed in　　 23 car.　　

　　 　　

　　    George put his key into the lock (锁) of the car. But the key didn't　　 turn.Then he looked at the car again. 24! He was in the wrong car! And　　 the dog was in the right one! "He's sitting and laughing at me!" George 25.　　 But then he smiled and got into his car with the dog.

　

16. A. and　　   B. or　　    C. but　　　　  D. so 

[    ]

17. A. is like play　　　　   B.is like playing　　

  C. likes to play　　　　  D. likes playing   

[    ]

18. A. Monday　　   B. On last Monday　　

C. Last Monday    D. In last Monday

[    ]

19. A. for an hour　　   B. for an hour　　

C. until an hour　　   D. until an hour  

[    ]

20. A. a different B. different  C. same　　　　 D. the same  

[    ]

21. A. a next　　 B. the next   C. the nice    D. the big 

[    ]

22. A. shouted to   B. shouted at    C. laughed at    D. laughed　　

[    ]

23.A. the other    B. other　　 C. another    D. the others

[    ]

24. A. It was not a car　　  B. It is not itself　　

C. It was not his　　    D. There was not his

[    ]

25.A. told angry　　　　 B. said angrily　　 

 C. spoke angry　　    D. talked angrily 

[    ]