Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last minute, 36 today was a very special occasion. It was almost 37 by getting there an hour beforehand that she 　38 to cause the plane to arrive sooner. 　39 raced through her mind. “Do I look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a 　40 trouser suit? Will he even 41 me?” After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had 　42 seen Joe. She fished a 　43 out of her handbag and inspected her face. Too much make-up? Joe had 44 made any comment but she knew that he did not approve of heavy make-up—“gilding the lily”, he 45 it. It was funny how much importance she attached to 　46 a good impression on him. After all, friends do not judge each other by 47 .All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to 48 right.

　　　 Looking out of the window, Joe 49 a first glimpse, through a break in the 50 ,of the town far below. Certainly it was very flattering that they had 　51 him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy（礼貌），had 　52 to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions. This time, 　53 ,it was not necessary, 　54 because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could 55 the afternoon off in order to come and meet him.

36．A．and　　　　　　　　　 B．but　　　　　　　　　　 C．for　　　　　　　　　　 D．as

37．A．because　　　　　 B．since　　　　　　　　 C．as if　　　　　　　　　 D．when

38．A．thought　　　　　　 B．liked　　　　　　　　　 C．had　　　　　　　　　 D．hoped

39．A．Idea　　　　　　　　　 B．Facts　　　　　　　　 C．Thoughts　　　　　 D．Matters

40．A．new　　　　　　　　　 B．strange　　　　　　 C．latest　　　　　　　　 D．single

41．A．like　　　　　　　　　 B．recognize　　　　　 C．terrify　　　　　　　　 D．tell

42．A．before　　　　　　　 B．recently　　　　　　 C．last　　　　　　　　　 D．most

43．A．purse　　　　　　　 B．handkerchief　　 C．mirror　　　　　　　 D．book

44．A．never　　　　　　　 B．almost　　　　　　　 C．often　　　　　　　　 D．regularly

45．A．told　　　　　　　　　 B．called　　　　　　　　 C．saw　　　　　　　　　 D．thought

46．A．offering　　　　　　 B．taking　　　　　　　 C．having　　　　　　　 D．making

47．A．appearance　　 B．clothes　　　　　　　 C．make-up　　　　　 D．looking

48．A．come across　　 B．turn up　　　　　　　 C．go off　　　　　　　　 D．get out

49．A．caught　　　　　　　 B．left　　　　　　　　　　 C．enjoyed　　　　　　 D．met

50．A．air　　　　　　　　　　 B．rain　　　　　　　　　 C．train　　　　　　　　　 D．clouds

51．A．employed　　　　 B．invited　　　　　　　 C．told　　　　　　　　　 D．informed

52．A．offered　　　　　　 B．arrived　　　　　　　 C．intended 　　　　 D．attempted

53．A．therefore　　　　　 B．however　　　　　　 C．instead　　　　　　 D．as well

54．A．luckily　　　　　　　 B．really　　　　　　　　 C．partly　　　　　　　　 D．separately

55．A．put B．make C．take 　　　　 D．leave

Anna arrived far too early. Usually she left things to the last minute， 16 today was a very special occasion. It was almost 17 by getting there an hour beforehand that she 18 to cause the plane to arrive sooner： 19 raced through her mind. “Do I look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a 20 trouser suit? Will he even 21 me? "After all，it was a year almost to the day since she had 22 seen Joe. She fished a 23 out of her handbag and inspected her face. Too much make-up？Joe had 24 made any comment but she knew that he did not approve of（赞成）heavy make-up—“gilding the lily”，he 25 it. It was funny how much importance she attached to 26 a good impression on him. After all，friends do not judge each other by 27 All the same，it was the first meeting after a long separation，and she wanted everything to 28 right·

Looking out of the window，Joe 29 a first glimpse，through a break in the 　30 ，of the town far below. Certainly it was very flattering that they had 31 him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee，as a matter of Courtesy（礼貌），had. 　32 to meet him at the airport，as he had done on previous occasions. This time， 　33 ，it was not necessary， 　34　 because Joe was quite familiar with the city，but mainly because Anna had said that she could 35 the afternoon off in order to come and meet him.

16. A. and　 　　　　　　 B. but　 　　　　　　　　　 C. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

17. A. because 　　　　　 B. since　 　　　　　　　　 C. as if 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

18. A. thought 　　　　　　 B. liked　 　　　　　　　　 C. had 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hoped

19. A. Idea　 　　　　　　 B. Facts　 　　　　　　　　 C. Thoughts 　　　　　　　 D. Matters

20. A. new　 　　　　　　 B. strange 　　　　　　　　 C. latest 　　　　　　　　　　 D. single

21. A. like　 　　　　　　 B. recognize 　　　　　　　 C. terrify 　　　　　　　　　 D. tell

22. A. before 　　　　　　 B. recently 　　　　　　　　 C. last 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. most

23. A. purse 　　　　　　 B. handkerchief 　　　　　 C. mirror 　　　　　　　　　 D. book

24. A. never 　　　　　　 B. almost 　　　　　　　　 C. often 　　　　　　　　　　 D. regularly

25. A. told　 　　　　　　 B. called 　　　　　　　　　 C. saw 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thought

26. A. offering 　　　　　　 B. taking 　　　　　　　　　 C. having 　　　　　　　　　 D. making

27. A. appearance 　　　 B. clothes 　　　　　　　　　 C. make-up 　　　　　　　　 D. looking

28. A. come across 　　 B. turn up 　　　　　　　　　 C. go off 　　　　　　　　　 D. get out

29. A. caught 　　　　　　 B. left　 　　　　　　　　　 C. enjoyed 　　　　　　　　 D. met

30. A. air　 　　　　　　　 B. rain　 　　　　　　　　　 C. train 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clouds

31. A. employed 　　　　 B. invited，　　　　　　　　 C. told　 　　　　　　　　　 D. informed

32. A. offered 　　　　　 B. arrived 　　　　　　　　 C. intended 　　　　　　　　 D. attempted

33. A. therefore 　　　　　 B. however 　　　　　　　 C. instead 　　　　　　　　　 D. as well

34. A. luckily 　　　　　　 B. really　 　　　　　　　　 C. partly 　　　　　　　　　　 D. separately

35. A. put　 　　　　　　 B. make　 　　　　　　　　 C. take 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. leave

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　　September 4 was my first day at Phillips Academy, my new school. It was also my 18th birthday.

　　I received a warm 1 from my host family--the Steins. Gena was my host mum, and her daughter Lily would also be a new 2 at Phillips. They took me to the school and 3 me around the campus.

　　On our way to my dorm (学生宿舍), we saw a huge truck delivering a student's 4 to her room. Many students at the school were very rich, and they would fill their dorms with decorations (装饰物). But I was 5 not to because I thought it was a 6 of time and money.

　　I had a single room, which was about the 7 of a Chinese college dorm--the ones which normally hold six people.

　　 8 she helped carry my bags, Lily asked me,“What's your favourite 9 , Teresa?”

　　I thought for a moment before answering,“Orange.”

　　I didn't know why she had asked the question.

　　We 10 an introduction meeting after dinner. 11 of the students were native English speakers, so I felt a little 12 .

　　I returned to my room after the 13 , tired and wanting to go to bed after a(n) 14 day.

　　When I opened my door, I found a big 15 . The bed was perfectly made with blankets and an orange sunflower pillow. On the 16 was a sunflower-pattern mat (垫子) while a colorful lamp 17 beside the bed.

　　I opened my mouth, 18 . How beautiful!

　　There was also a 19 card. I touched the little pillow on the bed as I read the card. A warm current (暖流) rushed through my 20 .

1．

[　　]

A．heart　　　　　　　B．card

C．service　　　　　　D．welcome

2．

[　　]

A．student　　　　　　B．teacher

C．citizen　　　　　　D．visitor

3．

[　　]

A．walked　　　　　　B．introduced

C．showed　　　　　　D．invited

4．

[　　]

A．belongings　　　　　　B．newspaper

C．letters　　　　　　　　D．furniture

5．

[　　]

A．warned　　　　　　B．forced

C．determined　　　　 D．supposed

6．

[　　]

A．matter　　　　　　B．waste

C．show　　　　　　D．use

7．

[　　]

A．design　　　　　　B．size

C．pattern　　　　　　D．example

8．

[　　]

A．As　　　　　　　　B．Though

C．Because　　　　　　D．While

9．

[　　]

A．fruit　　　　　　B．weather

C．food　　　　　　D．colour

10．

[　　]

A．organized　　　　　　B．planned

C．attended　　　　　　 D．opened

11．

[　　]

A．All　　　　　　B．Most

C．Some　　　　　D．Few

12．

[　　]

A．pleased　　　　　　B．nervous

C．angry　　　　　　　D．afraid

13．

[　　]

A．dinner　　　　　　B．class

C．meeting　　　　　 D．teaching

14．

[　　]

A．exciting　　　　　　B．ordinary

C．tiring　　　　　　　D．interesting

15．

[　　]

A．secret　　　　　　B．joke

C．warmth　　　　　 D．surprise

16．

[　　]

A．wall　　　　　　B．desk

C．floor　　　　　　D．ground

17．

[　　]

A．stood　　　　　　 B．lay

C．appeared　　　　　D．hung

18．

[　　]

A．frightened　　　　　　B．moved

C．satisfied　　　　　　 D．understood

19．

[　　]

A．post　　　　　　　B．birthday

C．greeting　　　　　D．festival

20．

[　　]

A．mind　　　　　　B．head

C．face　　　　　　D．body

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__21___ of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___22____ my parents.

　　 At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __23___ at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to clean up!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

　　 At that age, I always did something ___24_____ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____25___ , I would plant a garden!

　　 I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to come up. I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ____26_____ joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）. One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. __27___ , I was touched by this land of wonder.

However, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even ___28_____ at me because he found it was ___29____ to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___30__ , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers.

　　 Regardless of their ____31___ , I kept on planting my garden and ____32___ to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____33____ to care and love.

　　 It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____34___ my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very proud. And now I could say it is my affection for____35___ that makes me a real gardener.

21．A．memory　　　　 　　　 B．dream　 　　　　　　　 C．intention　　　　　 　 D．design

22．A．please　　　　　 　　　 B．change　　　　　 　　　　　　 C．help　　　　　　　 　 D．annoy

23．A．doubt　　　　　 　　　 B．appreciation　　 　　　　 C．surprise　　　　　　 D．excitement

24．A．equal　　　　　 　　　 B．similar　　　　　 　　 C．opposite　　　　　　 D．superior

25．A．discouraging　　　 　　 B．valuable　　　　 C．interesting　　　　　 　 D．upsetting

26．A．to　　　　　　　 　　 B．with　　　　　 　　 C．in　　　　　　　　 D．by

27．A．Luckily　　　　　 　　　 B．Cheerfully　　　　 　　 C．Regularly　　　　　 D．Eventually

28．A．shouted　　　　　 　　 B．laughed　　　　　 　　　 C．glanced　　　　　　 D．jumped

29．A．troublesome B．convenient C．enjoyable D．dangerous

30．A．sadness　　　　　 　　 B．displeasure　　　 　　　 C．delight　　　　　　 　 D．relief

31．A．dislike　　　　　 　　　 B．encouragement　 　　 C．threat　　　　　　　 D．suggestion

32．A．decided　　　　　 　　 B．stopped　　　　　 　　 C．continued　　　　　 D．struggled

33．A．devote　　　　　 　　 B．turn　　　　　　　 　　 C．lead　　　　　　　 　 D．respond

34．A．defeat　　　　 　　　　 B．satisfy　　　　　　 　　 C．respect　　　　　　 D．challenge

35．A．freedom　　　　 　　　 B．nature　　　　　　 　　 C．growth　　　　　　 D．life

短文改错

Dear Lily,

   I got your letter and pleased to hear about your job　　　　　　　　   1．　　  

interview at a grocery store. I know you wanted to　　　　　　　　　　   2．　　  

get the job at a TV station, but you’ve been looking　　　　　　　　　　  3．　　  

for several week now and haven’t found anything.　　　　　　　　　　   4．　　  

The job at the grocery store doesn’t sound badly If I　　　　　　　　　　 5．　　  

am you, I’d take it. If you worked there a while, you　　　　　　　　　　 6．       

could earn some money. Its your decision, of course,　　　　　　　　　　 7．　　  

but I advise you to take it. Let me to know what you　　　　　　　　　　 8．　　  

decided to do. By the way, after you get the job you　　　　　　　　　　  9．　　  

can think about get  a bike later.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    10．　　  

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Love

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  Dad