When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the   1   pieces of a mirror. There was a Garman motorcycle accident.

       I tried to find all the pieces and put them   2  , but it was not possible, so I kept only the  3    piece and I made it round. I could   4   with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the   5  that I could reflect（反射）light to dark places where the sun would never shine—in  6  holes and some other dark places. It became a   7   for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.

       I   8  the little mirror, and, as I   9  up, I would take it out when I had nothing to  do and  10   the game, As I became a   11  , I grew to understand that this was not    12  a child’s game but a metaphor（象征）for what I might do with my life. I came to    13  that I am not the light or the source of light. But light—truth, understanding, knowledge—is  14  , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.

       I am just a single piece of a mirror whose   15   design and shape I do not know.    16  , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this   17   —into the black places in the    18    of men—and change some things   19    some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the    20   of my life.

1. A．broken                          B．dropped                  C．pointed                   D．sharpened

2. A．back                          B．down                      C．together                  D．up

3. A．best                          B．longest                    C．smallest                  D．largest

4. A．talk                            B．play                        C．flash                       D．share

5. A．idea                           B．fact                        C．decision                  D．reason

6. A．deep                          B．big                         C．pretty                            D．empty

7. A．job                          B．task                        C．game                      D．trouble

8. A．kept                           B．hid                         C．forgot                    D．lost

9. A．came                         B．stood                      C．grew                      D．went

10. A．watch                      B．continue                  C．remember               D．change

11. A．man                         B．boy                        C．father                            D．grandfather

12. A．always                    B．completely              C．really                      D．just

13. A．announce                  B．doubt                      C．understand             D．expect

14. A．absent                      B．home                      C．far                         D．there

15. A．whole                       B．most                       C．half                        D．other

16. A．So                           B．However                 C．Besides                   D．Certainly

17. A．country                   B．village                    C．world                    D．city

18. A．hands                       B．brains                    C．eyes                       D．hearts

19. A．on                           B．in                         C．with                       D．like

20. A．way                         B．standard                  C．quality                 D．meaning

When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the   1   pieces of a mirror. There was a German motorcycle accident.

I tried to find all the pieces and put them   2  ，but it was not possible, so I kept only the   3   piece and I made it round. I began to   4   with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the   5   that I could reflect (反射)light to dark places where the sun would never shine – in   6   holes and some other dark places. It became a   7   for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.

I   8  the little mirror, and, as I   9   up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and   10   the game. As I became a   11  , I grew to understand that this was not   12   a child’s game but a metaphor (象征) for what I might do with my life. I came to   13   that I am not the light or the source (来源) of light, but light – truth, understanding, knowledge – is   14  , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.

I am just a single piece of a mirror whose   15   design and shape I do not know.   16  , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this   17  －into the black places in the   18   of men – and change some things   19   some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the   20   of my life.

1．A．broken                  B．dropped               C．pointed                D．sharpened

2．A．back                     B．down                  C．together              D．up

3．A．best                      B．longest                C．smallest               D．largest

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4．A．talk                       B．play                    C．flash                   D．share

5．A．idea                      B．fact                     C．decision              D．reason

6．A．deep                     B．big                      C．pretty                  D．empty

7．A．job                       B．task                    C．game                  D．trouble

8．A．kept                      B．hid                      C．forgot                 D．lost

9．A．came                    B．stood                  C．grew                   D．went

10．A．watch                 B．continue              C．remember            D．change

11．A．man                    B．boy                     C．father                  D．grandfather

12．A．always                B．completely           C．really                  D．just

13．A．announce            B．doubt                  C．understand          D．expect

14．A．absent                 B．home                  C．far                      D．there

15．A．whole                 B．most                   C．half                     D．other

16．A．So                      B．However             C．Besides               D．Certainly

17．A．country               B．village                 C．world                  D．city

18．A．hands                  B．brains                  C．eyes                    D．hearts

19．A．on                      B．in                        C．with                    D．like

20．A．way                    B．standard              C．quality                 D．meaning

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空内处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When Dunstan Cass left the cottage, Silas Marner was only a hundred meters away. He was walking home from the village, where he had   21 to buy what he needed  22   his next day's work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to  23  ,when he would bring out his gold. Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was  24   for him. And it would 25  him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He left it  26  over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all   27  about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door  28  . He could not imagine that a thief would  29   his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry (釆石场).

When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice   30   anything was different. He  31    his wet coat, and pushed the meat  32   the fire.  33   he was warm again, he began to think about his gold. It seemed a long time to wait until after super, when he usually brought out coins to look at.  34    he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.

But when he  35  the floorboards near the loom (织布机)，and saw the 36   hole ,he did not understand  37  . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was  38   ！ He put his hands to his head and tried to think. Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He 39   every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth 一 his gold had been   40  ！

1.	A．arrived B．been C．left D．gone

 

2.	A．to B．in C．for D．with

 

3.	A．holiday B．home C．supper-time D．meat

 

4.	A．ordinary B．unusuall C．normal D．common

5.A. pay       B.spend    C take       D. cost

6.	A．boiling B．cooking C．smoking D．making

 

7.	A．interesting B．worried C．interested D．worrying

 

8.	A．unlocked B．uncovered C．discovered D．locked

 

9.	A．go B．lead C．find D．lose

 

10.	A．whether B．that C．because D．as

 

11.	A．turned off B．threw into C．threw off D．got off

 

12.	A．away from B．farther on C．on to D．closer to

 

13.	A．As soon as B．As well as C．As far as D．As long as

 

14.	A．But B．As C．So D．For

 

15.	A．took down B．took off C．took over D．took up

 

16.	A．dark B．empty C．small D．deep

 

17.	A．at last B．at once C．at most D．at least

 

18.	A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything

 

19.	A．searched B．gathered C．researched D．found

 

20.	A．Gone B．missing C．lost D．stolen