My grandmother was an iron－willed woman, the feared head of the family. When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party. __1__ the guests was a neighborhood big shot(大亨). They had a little girl about my age who was __2__ and very much used to getting her own way.

Grandmother spent a lot of time with the big shot and his family. She __3__ them the most important members of her social circle and tried hard to please them. At one point during the party, I __4__ my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl __5__ the bathroom door and simply walked in. I was still sitting down. “Don't you know that little girls aren't __6__ to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it！？” I shouted. The __7__ I had piled upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully __8__ to her parents and my grandmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest __9__. After her scolding was over and I had been dismissed, the party __10__.

Twenty minutes later, all that changed. Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water __11__ out from under the door. She __12__ the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged(塞)up and that the taps __13__ at full blast(拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a __14__ wall around me, but Grandmother was __15__  angry that she almost got to me anyway.

My grandfather took me __16__ to the window. He was a kind and gentleman, full of wisdom and patience. __17__ did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he __18__ his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity, __19__  angry or upset.

“Tell me，” he asked, “why did you do it？”

“Well, she shouted at me __20__，” I said earnestly. “Now she's got something to shout about.”

Grandfather didn't speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. “Eric，” he said at last, “you are my revenge(复仇)．”

1. A. Between  B. Among  C. Around  D. Beside

2. A. spoiled  B. harmed  C. liked   D. concerned

3. A. imagined          B. told           C. evaluated           D. considered

4. A. made              B. found   C. pushed  D. wound

5. A. closed             B. opened   C. beat  D. tapped

6. A. expected        B. asked           C. supposed          D. told

7. A. happiness          B. depression       

C. embarrassment    D. anger

8. A. complained        B. apologized  

C. replied               D. referred

9. A. cry  B. blame  C. comment   D. demand

10. A. picked up         B. broke down      

C. carried on       D. took off

11. A. moving   B. stirring  C. floating  D. streaming

12. A. pushed open         B. pulled down 

C. shut up            D. knocked at

13. A. had gone               B. were going    

C. went                 D. had been going

14. A. productive       B. hard         

C. protective     D. rough

15. A. so       B. too        C. as       D. very

16. A. by his hand   B. by the hand  

C. by surprise      D. with anxiety

17. A. Often   B. Sometimes  C. Always   D. Rarely

18. A. argue with      B. talk with   

C. put up with           D. come to terms with

19. A. other than       B. instead of    

C. rather than      D. more than

20. A. for something   B. for nothing       

C. without doubt   D. with sympathy

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　　Dr. Alexander Manette, a famous doctor, was  1 by the river Seine one night. Suddenly he was  2 into a carriage by two noblemen and was brought to a  3 house.

　　In a room upstairs he found a  4 girl who kept shouting and crying. It was  5 that she was mad. The doctor tried his best to calm her, but he  6 . The girl died.

　　In another room he saw a young boy, the girl's brother. The boy was lying on the ground with a deadly sword wound  7 his breast. The dying boy  8 to tell the doctor how he and his sister had been wronged.

　　The doctor wrote a letter to the Minister to tell him the whole matter.  9 this he was kidnapped (绑架) and  10 into the Bastille.

　　The boy's family  11 the tenants (佃农) of the two noblemen. They were taxed heavily and robbed and oppressed cruelly. They were made very  12 .

　　The boy's sister married a sick man,  13 she tended (照料) with great care. The young nobleman was struck by her  14 . She was taken away by force. In order to  15 his sister, the boy followed the young nobleman.

　　The boy  16 to accept the nobleman's money. The nobleman whipped him and  17 him with his sword. The dying boy blamed the nobleman  18 . He pointed out,“In the days  19 all these things are to be answered for (偿还), I …” 20 these last words the boy died.

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　　Dr. Alexander Manette, a famous doctor, was  1 by the river Seine one night. Suddenly he was  2 into a carriage by two noblemen and was brought to a  3 house.

　　In a room upstairs he found a  4 girl who kept shouting and crying. It was  5 that she was mad. The doctor tried his best to calm her, but he  6 . The girl died.

　　In another room he saw a young boy, the girl's brother. The boy was lying on the ground with a deadly sword wound  7 his breast. The dying boy  8 to tell the doctor how he and his sister had been wronged.

　　The doctor wrote a letter to the Minister to tell him the whole matter.  9 this he was kidnapped (绑架) and  10 into the Bastille.

　　The boy's family  11 the tenants (佃农) of the two noblemen. They were taxed heavily and robbed and oppressed cruelly. They were made very  12 .

　　The boy's sister married a sick man,  13 she tended (照料) with great care. The young nobleman was struck by her  14 . She was taken away by force. In order to  15 his sister, the boy followed the young nobleman.

　　The boy  16 to accept the nobleman's money. The nobleman whipped him and  17 him with his sword. The dying boy blamed the nobleman  18 . He pointed out,“In the days  19 all these things are to be answered for (偿还), I …” 20 these last words the boy died.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Mr Fox had spent the last 20 years of his working life as manager of Dougal's，the gentleman's tailor in the High Street．When he retired（退休），he 　　1　　 an old farm cottage，with a yard and a small field some five miles 　　2　　 the town．There he planned to 　　3　　 a few chickens，grow his own vegetables and pretend he earned his 　　4　　 from agriculture．In fact his pension（退休金）was quite enough to 　　5　　 for the simple life that suited his wife Amelia，and himself．

　　It was while 　　6　　 the old barn（谷仓）on the far side of the yard that he 　　7　　 an interesting discovery．In a corner，under some old boxes，he found some large pieces of an antique（古董） 　　8　　 ．Curiously，he took them into the kitchen and，much to the unhappiness of his wife， 　　9　　 the dirt off them in the kitchen sink（洗涤槽）．That evening he 　　10　　 newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully stuck the pieces 　　11　　 ．Two pieces were missing，but even Mr Fox's wife，who did not share his 　　12　　 in antiques，had to 　　13　　 that the bowl looked rather splendid．

　　Two days later，having pulled down the barn，Mr Fox was digging over the ground in preparation for fitting a greenhouse 　　14　　 he discovered the two missing pieces．When he had stuck them in 　　15　　 the bowl looked so fine that Amelia 　　16　　 to its being placed in the sitting-room，in front of the 　　17　　 ．

　　A few days later two police officers knocked at the door and pointed to the bowl in the window．Amelia 　　18　　 her husband．

　　“Yes，I found this bowl recently．Is there anything 　　19　　 ？”Mr Fox looked nervously at their 　　20　　 faces．

　　“The fact is，”one officer said，“that it disappeared from a museum in 1965．”

1．A．borrowed	B．moved	C．bought	D．hired
2．A．out of	B．inside	C．past	D．by
3．A．pick	B．keep	C．taste	D．collect
4．A．farming	B．living	C．dining	D．housing
5．A．offer	B．give	C．satisfy	D．provide
6．A．repairing	B．clearing	C．building	D．closing
7．A．took	B．carried	C．made	D．brought
8．A．jar	B．basin	C．tea-pot	D．bowl
9．A．pushed	B．cut	C．washed	D．threw
10．A．spread（摊开）	B．bent	C．pulled	D．supplied
11．A．again	B．together	C．well	D．fairly
12．A．knowledge	B．method	C．interest	D．research
13．A．report	B．support	C．notice	D．admit
14．A．while	B．when	C．before	D．as
15．A．touch	B．wound	C．position	D．situation
16．A．agreed	B．forbade	C．found	D．ordered
17．A．house	B．window	C．board	D．furniture
18．A．shouted	B．gathered	C．invited	D．called
19．A．funny	B．necessary	C．regular	D．wrong
20．A．proud	B．familiar	C．serious	D．angry

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My grandmother was an iron-willed woman, the feared head of the family.

When I was five years old, she invited some friends to her apartment for a party. __36__ the guests was a neighborhood big shot who was doing well __37__. His wife was proud of their social status. They had a little girl about my age who was __38__ and very much used to getting her own way.

At one point during the party, I __39__ my way to the bathroom and closed the door behind me. A minute or two later, the little girl __40__ the bathroom door and grandly walked in. I was still sitting down. "Don't you know that little girls aren't __41__ to come into the bathroom when a little boy is using it!?" I shouted. The __42__ I had heaped upon her shocked the little girl. Then she started to cry. She tearfully __43__ to her parents and my grandmother. Grandmother was waiting for me when I left the bathroom. I received the longest, sharpest __44__. After her scolding was over and I had been __45__, the party continued．

Twenty minutes later, all that changed．Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a flood of water __46__ out from under the door. She __47__ the bathroom door and saw that the sink and tub were plugged up and that the __48__ were going at full blast (拧到最大). Everyone knew who did it. The guests quickly formed a __49__ wall around me, but Grandmother was __50__ angry that she almost got to me anyway.

My grandfather took me __51__ to the window. He was a kind and gentle man, full of wisdom and patience. __52__ did he raise his voice to anyone, and never did he __53__ his wife. He looked at me with much curiosity, __54__ angry or upset.

"Tell me," he asked, "why did you do it?"

"Well, she yelled at me __55__," I said earnestly. "Now she's got something to yell about."

Grandfather didn't speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. "Eric," he said at last, "you are my revenge."

36．A．Between B．Among    C．Around    D．Beside

37．A．on business     B．for wealth       C．in money        D．in business

38．A．spoiled    B．harmed    C．liked        D．concerned

39．A．made       B．found      C．pushed    D．wound

40．A．closed      B．opened     C．beat D．tapped

41．A．expected B．asked       C．supposed D．told

42．A．happiness        B．depression       C．embarrassment        D．anger

43．A．complained     B．apologized     C．replied     D．referred

44．A．crying     B．scolding   C．murmuring   D．whispering

45．A．fined       B．hired       C．dismissed        D．fired

46．A．moving    B．stirring    C．floating    D．streaming

47．A．pushed open    B．pulled down  C．shut up    D．knocked at

48．A．pipes       B．taps C．tubes       D．switches

49．A．productive      B．hard        C．protective        D．rough

50．A．so    B．too   C．as     D．very

51．A．by his hand     B．by the hand     C．by surprise      D．with anxiety

52．A．Often      B．Sometimes      C．Always    D．Rarely

53．A．argue with      B．talk with   C．put up with     D．discuss with 

54．A．at least     B．at most    C．not at all D．more than

55．A．for something        B．for nothing      C．without doubt D．with sympathy