籾朕双燕(淫凄基宛才盾裂)
I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 1 and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and 2 we play. I laughed quietly, figuring on an 3 victory all. Ed's idea of 4 has always been nothing more 5 than lifting a fork to his mouth, 6 I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and 7 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often 8 about that I'd refused to buy a 9 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 10 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 11 , I was so surprised that I was 12 . My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 13 , at the point in our game when I'd have predicted (圓柴) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 14 7 to 9 and Ed was 15 . The sudden realization was painful. We 16 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up. I was having serious 17 about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone 18 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 19 . In a way, I think we both won. I the game, but cousin Ed my 20
1. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular
2. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested
3. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early
4. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness
5. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making
6. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since
7. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly
8. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked
9. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker
10. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned
11. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure
12. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless
13. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last
14. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally
15. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting
16. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. decided
17. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems
18. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping
19. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move
20. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor
1. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular
2. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested
3. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early
4. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness
5. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making
6. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since
7. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly
8. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked
9. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker
10. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned
11. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure
12. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless
13. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last
14. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally
15. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting
16. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. decided
17. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems
18. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping
19. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move
20. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor
I grew up poor��living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 1 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 2 a dream.
My dream was 3 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 4 anything that moved on the football field. I was also 5 : My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 6 to believe in myself. He 7 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 8 with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket��money for a new bike, new clothes and the 9 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 10 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn¨t be playing.
When I told John, he was 11 as I expected him to be. ^You have your whole life to work,  ̄He said. ^Your 12 days are limited. You can¨t afford to waste them.  ̄I stood before him with my head 13 , trying to think of the 14 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 15 in me.
^How much are you going to make at this job, son?  ̄He asked. ^3.5 dollars an hour,  ̄I replied.
^Well,  ̄he asked, ^is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?  ̄
That simple question made 16 for me the difference between 17 something right now and having a 18 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and the next year I was 19 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 20 a $20,000 contract��agreement��. In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
1. A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
2. A. live B. afford C. make D. need
3. A. athletics B. music C. business D. money
4. A. kick B. play C. pass D. hit
5. A. right B. popular C. lucky D. confident
6. A. how B. why C. when D. whether
7. A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked
8. A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience
9. A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
10. A. keep B. end C. give D. pick
11. A. mad B. mournful C. frightened D. shameful
12. A. living B. playing C. working D. learning
13. A. moving B. nodding C. shaking D. hanging
14. A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways
15. A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
16. A. direct B. clear C. straight D. bare
17. A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. enjoying
18. A. wish B. goal C. score D. desire
19. A. fired B. accompanied C. avoided D. hired
20. A. paid B. got C. offered D. presented
While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job 36 at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of 37 and wanting to do something 38 I applied (賦萩), 39 as I did so, that without a degree and with no 40 of teaching my chances of getting the job were 41 .
However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a meeting with the headmaster. It proved to be a 42 journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at 43 a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. It was clearly the 44 himself that 45 the door. He was short and round.
"The school," he said, "is made up of one 46 of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen." I should have to teach all the subjects except art, 47 he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into 48 groups and teach them in turn at three different 49 , and I was 50 at the thought of teaching maths!a subject at which I wasn¨t very 51 at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of 52 to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 53 themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary, he got up to his 54 . "Now" he said, you¨d better meet my wife. She is the one who really 55 this school.
36. A. kept B. lost C. wanted D. found
37. A. money B. time C. students D. clothes
38. A. harmful B. useful C. funny D. secret
39. A. expecting B. whispering C. fearing D. considering
40. A. material B. experience C. means D. books
41. A. nice B. great C. slight D. helpful
42. A. difficult B. pleasant C. comfortable D. short
43. A. most B. least C. last D. first
44. A. teacher B. door-keeper C. student D. headmaster
45. A. shut B. opened C. repaired D. kicked
46. A. group B. class C. dozen D. score
47. A. which B. that C. what D. this
48. A. one B. two C. three D. four
49. A. classes B. subjects C. levels D. places
50. A. excited B. angry C. glad D. disappointed
51. A. poor B. interested C. weak D. good
52. A. forcing B. having C. forgetting D. managing
53. A. watching B. studying C. enjoying D. helping
54.A. letter B. feet C. hands D. wife
55.A. runs B. starts C. observes D. likes
Some time ago, a fellow teacher asked me to be the referee(嶼加繁) on the grading of an exam question. He was about to give a student a 1 for his answer to a physics question, while the student said he should receive a perfect 2 . I read the exam question: ^Show how it is possible to 3 the height of a tall building with the 4 of a barometer(賑儿燕) . ̄
The student had answered: ^Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a 5
rope to it, 6 the barometer to the street, and then bring it up, 7 the length of the rope. That¨s the 8 . ̄
I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(僥蛍) ,since he had answered the question 9 and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(嬬薦) in physics. I 10 that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the 11 that his answer should show some 12 of physics. His answer reads:
^Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean 13 the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, 14 its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at2,calculate the height of the building. ̄
I gave the student 15 full credit.
Before I left, the student said he had 16 answers. ^But, ̄ said the student, 17 the best way is to knock at the superintendent¨s(砿尖宀) door. When he 18 ,you say: ^Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n) 19 barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will 20 you this barometer. ̄
1. A. tick B. zero C. mark D. comment
2. A. score B. praise C. reward D. prize
3. A. change B. raise C. determine D. find
4. A. care B. aid C. effort D. improvement
5. A. strong B. big C. beautiful D. long
6. A. lower B. drop C. carry D. place
7. A. covering B. folding C. measuring D. imagining
8. A. height B. width C. size D. weight
9. A. perfectly B. completely C. seriously D. carefully
10. A. demanded B. required C. insisted D. suggested
11. A. warning B. advice C. order D. point
12. A. wisdom B. technology C. knowledge D. gift
13. A. on B. over C. against D. beyond
14. A. stopping B. observing C. timing D. watching
15. A. almost B. still C. simply D. hardly
16. A. some B. other C. two D. no
17. A. interestingly B. surprisingly C. probably D. strangely
18. A. opens B. shouts C. stares D. answers
19. A. fine B. large C. interesting D. attractive
20. A. give B. lend C. sell D. show
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