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A Joke on a Friend

　　Mark twain was a famous American writer.He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today.Mark Twain was also famous in his day 1 a public speaker.In his speaking Mark Twain always liked 2 funny stories.He also liked to listen to funny stories and to 3 his friends.One day one of his friends 4 his wallet and asked him 5 his train fare for him.　

　　“But I don’t have enough money to pay 6 your fare and my fare,”Mark Twain said.

　　The friend didn’t know 7 to do.He was very sad. “We can do this.”said Mark Twain.“We can 8 the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets you can hide 9 my seat.”

　　Later, 10 ,on the train,when the conductor came to take the tickets,Mark Twain gave him two tickets 11 for Mark Twain and one for his friend.Then 12 a loud voice,Mark Twain explained.

　　“My friend here is a 13 strange man.When he travels on a train he doesn’t like to sit 14 a seat.He prefers 15 on the floor under the seat.”

　　Of course,everybody in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly.

1.
			[　　]
A．as	B．f	C．to	D．about
2.
			[　　]
A．to say	B．to make	C．to speak	D．to tell
3.
			[　　]
A．make a joke about		B．have a joke with
C．play jokes on		D．play a trick on
4.
			[　　]
A．lost	B．loss	C．lose	D．losed
5.
			[　　]
A．to buy	B．to cost	C．to pay	D．to charge
6.
			[　　]
A．between	B．both	C．either	D．as well as
7.
			[　　]
A．where	B．how	C．which	D．what
8.
			[　　]
A．get on	B．go on	C．get in	D．go in
9.
			[　　]
A．behind	B．under	C．below	D．beside
10.
			[　　]
A．however	B．whatever	C．whenever	D．wherever
11.
			[　　]
A．a	B．one	C．a ticket	D．the one
12.
			[　　]
A．at	B．over	C．in	D．on
13.
			[　　]
A．more	B．much	C．quite	D．very
14.
			[　　]
A．on	B．onto	C．at	D．by
15.
			[　　]
A．to lay	B．to lie	C．to laying	D．to be lying

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　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

(1) A．funny	B．friendly
C．strange	D．useful
(2) A．meet	B．like
C．know	D．excuse
(3) A．good	B．unusual
C．interesting	D．possible
(4) A．doesn't	B．mustn't
C．shouldn't	D．needn't
(5) A．Right	B．Terrible
C．Fine	D．True
(6) A．though	B．when
C．because	D．unless
(7) A．not	B．many
C．really	D．simply
(8) A．OK	B．Bye
C．Hi	D．No
(9) A．want	B．do
C．lose	D．mean
(10) A．must	B．might
C．can	D．will
(11) A．polite	B．necessary
C．important	D．easy
(12) A．afraid	B．well
C．sure	D．interested
(13) A．also	B．again
C．only	D．certainly
(14) A．enjoy	B．keep
C．finish	D．miss
(15) A．continue	B．last
C．stop	D．end
(16) A．put 　　 up	B．pick 　　 up
C．turn 　　 up	D．hang 　　 up
(17) A．on	B．away
C．in	D．out
(18) A．much	B．at 　　 all
C．at 　　 once	D．any 　　 more
(19) A．hit	B．hurt
C．harm	D．destroy
(20) A．say	B．study
C．believe	D．remember

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　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

(1) A．funny	B．friendly
C．strange	D．useful
(2) A．meet	B．like
C．know	D．excuse
(3) A．good	B．unusual
C．interesting	D．possible
(4) A．doesn't	B．mustn't
C．shouldn't	D．needn't
(5) A．Right	B．Terrible
C．Fine	D．True
(6) A．though	B．when
C．because	D．unless
(7) A．not	B．many
C．really	D．simply
(8) A．OK	B．Bye
C．Hi	D．No
(9) A．want	B．do
C．lose	D．mean
(10) A．must	B．might
C．can	D．will
(11) A．polite	B．necessary
C．important	D．easy
(12) A．afraid	B．well
C．sure	D．interested
(13) A．also	B．again
C．only	D．certainly
(14) A．enjoy	B．keep
C．finish	D．miss
(15) A．continue	B．last
C．stop	D．end
(16) A．put 　　 up	B．pick 　　 up
C．turn 　　 up	D．hang 　　 up
(17) A．on	B．away
C．in	D．out
(18) A．much	B．at 　　 all
C．at 　　 once	D．any 　　 more
(19) A．hit	B．hurt
C．harm	D．destroy
(20) A．say	B．study
C．believe	D．remember

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With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction(拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. 　　1

the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had 2 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.

3 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出价)on the

4 . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the 5 moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had 6　　 , some from far away.

As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her 7 tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was 8 . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 9 $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope 10 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 11 her grandmother would have been with her 12 .

Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her 13　　 .

Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people 14 be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete 15 .

After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some 16 . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written 17 was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you 18 the quilt. Clearly, it was 19 to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who 20 to cross your path.

1. A. Naturally　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Strangely

2. A. forbidden　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. waited

C. expected　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forced

3. A. With　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At

C. By　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Over

4. A. house　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pillow

C. furniture　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

5. A. strange　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. necessary

C. big　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. curio?us

6. A. turned out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. turned up

C. turned back　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned on

7. A. purse　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. picture

C. book　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quilt

8. A. excited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. calm

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shocked

9. A. rose　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. climbed

C. reached　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. won

10. A. told　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. helped

C. filled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gave

11. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. anxious

C. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

12. A. at this moment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever since

C. long before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. soon after

13. A. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chance

C. method　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fortune

14. A. could　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might

C. must　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would

15. A. relative　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. customer

C. friend 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

16. A. reason　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. secret

C. mistake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fun

17. A. check　　　　　　　　　　 &nb晄p;　　　　　　　　　　 B. wallet

C. address　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. note

18. A. admiring　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. touching

C. watching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

19. A. wonderful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. various

C. pretty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. precious

20. A. used　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stops

C. happens　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. comes

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Gordon Summer is a very good-looking man admired by millions and so rich that he can afford all he could ever wish for. 1 known as Sting, he’s the lead singer of The Police.

Suddenly Sting has become a 2 .“I can’t walk down a street any more without feeling that people are 3 me,” he says.

“When I’m not working, all I want to do is to be a 4 person. I make a point of walking round the street, just being 5 .”

He and Frances bought the house in 6 when Sting returned from The Police’s highly successful world tour.

“I picked Ireland because, apart from being 7 ,you can stay in touch with England while 8 life at a slower pace!”He also has Irish ancestry(祖先)and an Irish 9 ,Frances, a well accepted actress.

Sting is very much a man 10 the eighties:“Frances 11 to be considered as only my wife, which I’m 12 about. She has her own 13 .She’s ambitious(雄心勃勃的)and clever, but she has never let it affect her. It’s 14 been that way. When we got married and had Joseph,”explains Sting,“we both agreed that being 15 was not going to affect our work.”

A fixed 16 life is clearly important to Sting. It remains the one constant factor in a world that has changed completely for him since he 17 a job in teaching for the music business. Sting loved 18 ,but could not help playing in bands. So he tried to 19 both, teaching by day, playing by night. It left him so 20 that he knew he had to choose one or the other.

1. A.Hardly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Better

C. More?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Less

2. A. superstar　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. teacher

C. singer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. player

3. A. following　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. calling

C. watching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. waving

4. A. famous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rich

C. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. poor

5. A. myself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. himself

C. ourselves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. themselves

6. A. England　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. America

C. Scotland　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Ireland

7. A. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. area

C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mountainous

8. A. suffering　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. leading

C. protecting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoying

9. A. wife　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. friend

C. partner　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. parent

10. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in

C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

11. A. agrees　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. asks

C. refuses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. likes

12. A. worried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. glad

C. thankful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. angry

13. A. child　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. life

C. job　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mind

14. A. seldom　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes?

C. recently　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. always

15. A. parents　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. singers

C. players　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. teachers

16. A. singing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. family

C. teaching　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. playing

17. A. took up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave up

C. picked up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. put up

18. A. working　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. traveling

C. changing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. teaching

19. A. make　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　 B. get

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. do

20. A. given out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. picked out

C. died out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired out

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