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阅读理解。     John, 83, got on a Chicago bus and saw a sign saying that senior citizens could ride for half fare. When
he dropped his three quarters in the box, the driver asked him for ID card. John took out an ID card. "You
need a special CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) card, "said the driver. John didn"t have it because he lives in
New York and was in Chicago visiting his two sons. 
     "Put in another three quarters," said the driver, "or get off the bus."
     John said, "Give me back my quarters and I"ll get off."
     "I can"t-it"s in the box. If you don"t get off, I"ll call the police, "said he, which he did. Two police cars
pulled up.
     "That"s what you called me for?" one policeman asked after hearing the story. Another policeman then
said to John, "I"11 give you three quarters."
     John shook his head, "Why should you give me the quarters? He has to give me my quarters."
     "Come on." the policemen said. "We"ll get you your card." So they took him downtown to the CTA office.
But the people there wouldn"t give him a CTA card-he needed a picture.
     "What about his quarters?"one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and the decision was made to
give John"s quarters back.
     John got on another bus later, dropped the three quarters in the box, and said, "I"m a senior citizen..."The
driver looked at John and nodded. He didn"t know how lucky he was to be a sensible (通情达理的) man. 1. With a Chicago Transit Authority card ______. [     ]
A. men of authority can ride on a bus for half fare
B. senior citizens can pay only half fare for a bus ride
C. men of authority can ride on a bus paying only-three quarters
D. senior citizens can pay only three quarters for a bus ride 2. John needs a special CTA Card most probably because ______. [     ]
A. he is not a senior citizen
B. he is not a citizen of Chicago
C. he is only visiting his two sons
D. he has lost his ID card 3. The decision made by the CTA office was ______. [     ]
A. to give John a CTA card then and there
B. to refuse to give John"s quarters back
C. to return the three quarters to John
D. to ask him to pay more 4. The second driver let John ride on his bus because ______. [     ]
A. now John produced his CTA card
B. he knew John was a very difficult man
C. he was kind enough to help the aged
D. the policemen were with John 5. The suitable title for the above passage is ______. [     ]
A. Giving No Quarters 
B. Giving No More Quarters
C. A Sensible Driver
D. A Senior Citizen
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动词填空。阅读下面短文,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。     My grandmother was an iron-willed (强硬的) woman. When I was five, she invited some friends to her
apartment. Among the guests there (1)_____ (be) a rich man and his daughter. Grandmother considered them
the most important among the guests.
    During the party, I went to the bathroom. I was still sitting down when the girl walked in. "You (2)____
(stay) here too long!"  
    It"s not your business. Don"t you know that little girls shouldn"t come into the bathroom when a little boy
(3)_____ (use) it!?" I said in anger. This (4)______ (surprise) the little girl. Then she started to cry. Most guests
had heard what I said and laughed. But not Grandmother.
    She (5)______ (wait) for me when I left the bathroom. Grandmother shouted that I was impolite and rude
and ordered, "You (6)_____ (say) sorry to her." All the guests watched in silence.
    Twenty minutes later, Grandmother walked by the bathroom and noticed a torrent (激流) of water (7)____
(run) out from under the door. Everyone knew who did that. Grandmother was so angry that she tried (8)_____
(get) me anyway. It took several strong men finally to move her away and calm her down.
    My grandfather took me by the hand and seated me on his lap. He looked at me, not at all angry or upset.
"(9)_____ (tell) me," he asked, "why did you do it?" 
    "Well, she shouted at me for nothing," I said seriously. "Now she"s got something to be angry at." 
    Grandfather didn"t speak right away. He just sat there, looking at me and smiling. I (10)______ never _____
(forget) his expressions (表情) for my whole life. 
    "Eric," he said at last, "I think you did the right thing."
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综合填空。阅读短文,根据短文内容及首字母提示,在空白处填入一个适当的单词。     The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don"t know (1) h           to use it. Sometimes it makes things
difficult for me.
    One day I wanted to see my friend nearby. I could (2) a             at his house in five minutes, but I looked at
my mobile phone and thought (3) i              would be better to ring him up. I (4) r            him for the first time,
but the line was busy. Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong number. Then I tried
(5) a            and this time I got an answer from him.
    I asked him if he was at home in the afternoon. And he said-at (6) 1            I thought he said--he would be at
home all afternoon. So I went to his house, but then I found (7) n             in. I called him for the fourth time.
This time I got so angry that I (8) s            , "You are not at home? But you just told me over the telephone that
you would be at home all afternoon!"
    Here (9) w            his answer, "No, I said: "I will NOT be at home all afternoon.""
    I went back to my room, sat down in front of the mobile phone and looked at it. What (10) e             could I
do? Nothing!
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动词应用(必要时可加助动词或情态动词)。    Once there lived an old man in a town. He always 1           (forget) a lot of things. So his wife always
had 2           (say) to him, "3           (not forget) this." 
    One day, he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, "Now you 4           (have) all
these things. They are what you 5           (need) for your trip.            (take) care of your things during the
trip." He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
    About an hour later, the conductor began 7           (check) the tickets. He came to the old man and said,
"Will you please show me your ticket?" The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he 8          
(not find) it. He was very worried. "I can"t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train,"
said the old man. 
    "I think you are right. I believe you 9          (buy) a ticket," said the conductor kindly. But the old man
still looked worried and said sadly, "You don"t know why I am worried. If I don"t find my ticket, I 10         
(not remember) my station. Where am I going?"
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根据短文内容填空,每空填一词。     One day Jack comes to Mike"s house and says, "Mike, you have so many good books. Can you give me a
book to read?" Mike doesn"t want to lend a book to his friend, and he says, "Why do you want to take my book
home? You can read it here in my house."
    Jack sees that his friend is very selfish, but he says nothing.
    Next day, Mike comes to Jack"s house and says,
    "Jack, you have a good garden-knife. I want to work in my garden tomorrow. Can I use it for two days?" 
    Jack answers, "Why do you want to take my garden-knife home? You can work with it in my garden." 
    根据上面的短文完成下面的短文,1-4每空一词,5题写中文: 
    One day, in Mike"s home, Jack wants to borrow a book from him, but Mike doesn"t (1)           . Jack thinks
Mike very (2)           , and wants to look for a chance (机会) to retaliate (报复) him. Just the next day, Mike
comes to Jack"s garden to borrow his (3)           . Jack, of course, (4)           . To Jack, it is called "An eye for
an eye, a tooth for a tooth". Now, do you know the meaning of the sentence "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth"? What"s the Chinese for it? It"s (5)          
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阅读短文,选择正确答案。    The students were having their chemistry (化学) class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like.
After that, she asked her students, "What"s water?" No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, "Why
don"t you answer my question? Didn"t I tell you what water is like?" 
    Just then a boy put up his hand and said, "Miss Li, you told us that water has no colour and no smell. But
where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad
smell." Most of the children agreed with him. 
    "I"m sorry, children." said the teacher, "Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That"s a problem." 1. The students were having their _______ class. [     ]
A. English
B. Chinese
C. chemistry
D. maths 2. Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like.[     ]
A. water
B. air
C. earth
D. weather 3. A boy said, "The water in the river behind my house is always _______." [     ]
A. white
B. black
C. clean
D. clear 4. Most of the children _______ the boy.[     ]
A. agreed with
B. wrote to
C. heard from
D. sent for 5. The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______. [     ]
A. more and more
B. less and less
C. cleaner and cleaner
D. dirtier and dirtier
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