Jennifer got off the bus from the university and began walking towards the flat she shared with two
other students. 1 She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the shop, where the
rice was kept. The shop was divided by three long aisles, with rows of shelves crammed with all sorts
of things. Except for her and Mr. Patel, the owner, there were only two other people there. They were
two teenage boys, and they were standing at the end of one of the aisles.
She glanced at them as she passed. They were both wearing long, oldfashioned overcoats and they
looked rather ridiculous in them because the coats were too big. 2 "Watch out, stupid," she heard
one of them whisper to the other. She walked on to the next aisle and found the rice she was looking
for.
Then she heard something else. 3 She peered through a gap in the shelf and caught a glimpse of
one of the boys bending down. She saw him pick up a tin of food. But instead of putting it in the
shopping basket, he dropped it into the inside pocket of his long overcoat. Jennifer glanced back down
the aisle. She could see Mr. Patel at the cash till, still checking through his list.
4 The boys still had their backs to her. "Come on, let"s get out of here," she heard one of them
say. At the same time, she saw one of them put another tin in his overcoat pocket. They moved away
from her. She could no longer see what they were doing or hear what they were saying.
When she got to the still, the two boys were in front of her. She watched them pay for the few things
they had in the basket. They had both buttoned their coats and fastened them with their belts. 5 He
even smiled at them as they were about to leave. Jennifer opened her mouth to say something.
A. It sounded like a tin dropping on the floor.
B. But such things were popular with some teenagers at the time.
C. Then she looked through the gap in the shelf again.
D. On her way she had to buy some food and stopped in one of the shops in the street.
E. They were picking many things to their basket.
F. Mr. Patel was so friendly to his customers.
G. Mr. Patel did not seem suspicious at all.
Years ago while lying in my hammock(吊床)and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence. Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door
neighbor"s 10yearold daughter"s rabbit. For years I had watched her come home from school and head
straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard. I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast.
The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog
brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower. Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it
back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as "natural caused"．
Back to the hammock and JD. Within the hour the neighbor"s Volvo palled in as usual and out popped
the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time she stopped about six feet away
and screamed: "D－A－D－D－Y!!!"
Her father, panicstricken, stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to
fence and asked if there was anything I could do.
Her father less than calmly shouted, "What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl"s rabbit and
put it back in its cage?"
B. the rabbit was too clean
C. the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage
D. the rabbit was asleep in the cage
B. because she had a habit of going there to see her rabbit
C. because she wanted to see her rabbit again
D. because the rabbit was dead
B. was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it
C. was in the cage playing with the dog
D. was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog
B. did a smart thing
C. was honest
D. made a mistake
at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer.
The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, 1 come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and
hours he would enjoy himself 2 how the tradesman worked.
"Young man, why don"t you try your 3 at making shoe tacks, even if it is only to 4 the time?" said the blacksmith. "Who knows, one day, it may be of 5 to you."
The boy began to see what he could do. After a little 6 he found that he was becoming very 7
and soon he could make some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr. Smith died and the son on 8 of the war lost all his property. He had to leave home and
was forced to 9 residence in another country. It so 10 that in this village there were numerous
shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy 11 for their shoes and at times even 12
they paid high prices they were not able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high 13 for soldiers" shoes.
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to 14 his daily bread, remembered that once
upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks(鞋钉)and had a sudden 15 of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help him 16 a
workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the 17 . And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the 18 .
"How 19 it seems," he used to say, "Even making tacks can bring a 20 . My trade is more
useful to me than all my former property."
| ( )1. A. used to ( )2. A. seeing ( )3. A. energy ( )4. A. save ( )5. A. danger ( )6. A. practice ( )7. A. surprised ( )8. A. term ( )9. A. take over ( )10. A. happened ( )11. A. metal ( )12. A. as ( )13. A. demand ( )14. A. eat ( )15. A. request ( )16. A. open ( )17. A. offer ( )18. A. valley ( )19. A. fascinating ( )20. A. career | B. had to B. watching B. luck B. lose B. interest B. message B. skilled B. top B. take down B. occurred B. tacks B. why B. price B. earn B. suggestion B. settle B. requirement B. village B. satisfactory B. change | C. wanted to C. staring C. hand C. pass C. use C. revision C. satisfied C. account C. take off C. charged C. furs C. how C. praise C. make C. opinion C. close C. order C. country C. funny C. fortune | D. needed to D. looking D. way D. devote D. importance D. promotion D. determined D. behalf D. take up D. adapted D. cloth D. though D. call D. dry D. idea D. locate D. arrangement D. world D. strange D. job |
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| What do you hear? A Native American and his friend were in downtown New York City, walking near Times Square in Manhattan. It was during the lunch hour and the __1__ were filled with people. Cars were honking, taxis were __2__ around corners, sirens (汽笛)were howling, and the sounds of the city were almost __3__. Suddenly, the Native American said,"I hear a cricket." His friend said,"What? You must be __4__. You couldn"t possibly hear a cricket in all of this __5__!" "No, I"m sure of it," the Native American said,"I heard a __6__." "That"s crazy," said the friend. The Native American listened __7__ for a moment, and then walked across the street to a big cement plant where some bushes were __8__. He looked into the bushes, beneath the branches, and sure enough, he __9__ a small cricket. His friend was utterly __10__. "That"s incredible(不可思议)," said his friend."You must have superhuman ears." "No," said the Native American."My __11__ are not different from yours. It all depends on what you"re listening for." "But that can"t be," said the friend."I could never __12__ a cricket in this noise." "You, it"s __13__,"came the reply."It depends on what is really __14__ to you.Here, let me show you."He __15__ into his pocket, pulled out a few coins, and discreetly __16__ them on the sidewalk. And then, even with the noise of the __17__ street still blaring in their ears, they noticed every head within twenty feet __18__ and look to see if the money that tinkled on the __19__ was theirs. "See what I __20__?" asked the Native American."It all depends on what"s important to you." | |||
| ( )1. A.supermarkets ( )2. A.waiting ( )3. A.deafening ( )4. A.enthusiastic ( )5. A.environment ( )6. A.siren ( )7. A.carefully ( )8. A.waving ( )9. A.watched ( )10．A.interested ( )11．A.ears ( )12．A.raise ( )13．A.wrong ( )14．A.impressive ( )15．A.reached ( )16．A.distributed ( )17．A.deserted ( )18．A.nod ( )19．A.pavement ( )20．A.perform | B．streets B．parking B．frightening B．cautious B．noise B．horn B．patiently B．planting B．located B．glad B．hands B．feed B．true B．extraordinary B．got B．hid B．crowded B．bend B．counter B．possess | C．restaurants C．screaming C．sickening C．uncertain C．scene C．cricket C．silently C．fading C．followed C．amazed C．eyes C．catch C．foolish C．important C．broke C．placed C．narrow C．turn C．floor C．indicate | D．lanes D．lining D．weak D．crazy D．situation D．call D．nervously D．growing D．played D．lucky D．legs D．hear D．terrible D．necessary D．cut D．dropped D．empty D．lift D．square D．mean |
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| With a group of colleagues, I travelled to the north of Thailand. I loved the heat, the streets, the busy markets and the smell of Thai food. One day, I set off from my __1__ to find a temple that interested me. When I walked past some buildings, I was __2__ as I glanced between two unfinished buildings. There, an old woman in __3__ clothing lay on the dusty stones. The terrible thought crossed my mind __4__ she might be dead. Feeling quite helpless, I __5__ her. She looked quite beautiful but very ill. As an instant __6__, I reached into my pocket to find some money. __7__, I pushed it into her hand. It was enough money for her to __8__ for a few months. At this moment she opened her large, brown eyes filled with tears and __9__ the money I"d given her. I felt like the "kind stranger"． __10__ a common language, she looked at me with the __11__ and pity that could burn into a soul. She __12__ pushed back the money. I was left shocked. Her eyes were __13__ me. It took at least a kilometre of walking to __14__ I was quite the fool. She didn"t __15__ money. She needed covers, a bottle of water and possibly some human comfort. She was the one to teach me a valuable lesson. That evening, I sat analysing my material version of "__16__". I knew I had to __17__ my Western values. This beautiful woman had given me something that I will __18__ for the rest of my life. When I look back upon the __19__, I hope my face carries the same wise smile that __20__ laughed at me. | |||
| ( )1.A.hotel ( )2.A.interested ( )3.A.traditional ( )4.A.unless ( )5.A.greeted ( )6.A.failure ( )7. A.Carefully ( )8.A.save ( )9.A.accepted ( )10．A.Without ( )11．A.wisdom ( )12．A.naturally ( )13．A.depending on ( )14．A.explain ( )15．A.need ( )16．A.sadness ( )17．A.offer ( )18．A.look ( )19．A.experience ( )20．A.still | B．office B．excited B．clean B．though B．approached B．warning B．Strangely B．survive B．won B．In B．comfort B．proudly B．caring for B．realise B．enjoy B．loneliness B．share B．carry B．trade B．hardly | C．home C．disappointed C．expensive C．that C．nursed C．reaction C．Hopelessly C．value C．discussed C．Except C．luck C．nervously C．laughing at C．agree C．make C．kindness C．follow C．stand C．pleasure C．often | D．school D．shocked D．beautiful D．when D．moved D．reward D．Unhappily D．work D．examined D．Like D．courage D．weakly D．quarrelling with D．remind D．waste D．business D．challenge D．forget D．adventure D．once |
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