Day 2
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 1 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had 2 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just 3 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 4 ; it was locked.
He went into the building, only a few minutes 5 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 6 in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to 7 Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 8 — the library lights were off. The place was 9 . The doors had been shut. They 10 be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!
He tried to 11 a telephone call, but was unable to 12 . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 13 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.
14 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ 15 ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. 16 , someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 17 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 18 .
He knew he had to 19 , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 20 thing.
1. A. but B. because C. or D. since
2. A. ever B. nearly C. never D. often
3. A. pass B. drop C. carry D. take
4. A. problem B. mistake C. case D. question
5. A. during B. after C. over D. before
6. A. rest B. break C. walk D. stop
7. A. visit B. meet C. catch D. greet
8. A. delight B. anger C. surprise D. eagerness
9. A. lonely B. empty C. noisy D. crowded
10. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
11. A. make B. fix C. use D. pick
12. A. get on B. get up C. get through D. get in
13. A. If B. As C. Though D. Until
14. A. On time B. Now and then C. By the way D. At last
15. A. Come B. Help C. Hello D. Sorry
16. A. Surely B. Thankfully C. Truly D. Gradually
17. A. at most B. after all C. in short D. as usual
18. A. watch B. play C. read D. write
19. A. wait B. stand C. sleep D. work
20. A. bad B. cool C. strange D. nice
【答案】
1—5 ACBAD 6—10 DBCBC 11—15 ACBDB 16—20 ABCAADay 1
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 1 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 2 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 3 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 4 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 5 even him. He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 6 behind the desk in the booth. “ 7 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 8 someone, would you please give her this ” he said. He then 9 his office in Morrison Building, 10 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 11 ! He sat down with a smile. His wife 12 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married. How are you with 13 One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 14 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind. Patience is an important 15 of a happy and rewarding life. 16 , some things are worth waiting for. 17 presents many opportunities for waiting training. We can hate waiting, 18 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 19 —we cannot avoid it. How is your 20 coming along
1. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously
2. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty
3. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea
4. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient
5. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked
6. A. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D, friend
7. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If
8. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for
9. A. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left
10. A. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised
11. A. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture
12. A. Tore B. Saved C. Developed D. destroyed
13. A. your wife B. your family C. patience D. determination
14. A. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for
15. A. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality
16. A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far
17. A. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office
18. A. accept B. control C. change D. improve
19. A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy
20. A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training
【答案】
1—5 CADBD 6—10 ADABC 11—15 DBCBD 16—20 BCAADDay 10
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see It until whatever we've become used to suddenly disappears. 1 , for example, the neatly dressed woman I 2 to see--or look at--on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter 3 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 AM. On 4 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summertime 5 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled over her sunglasses. 6 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, 1 7 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 8 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 9 her.
"Did she have an accident Something 10 "I thought' to myself about her 11 . Now that she was gone. I felt I had 12 her. I began to realize that part of 13 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 14 ; the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 15 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 16 markers in our lives. They add weight to our 17 of place and belonging.
Think about it. 18 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 19 a certain building, why should, we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 20 person
1. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have
2. A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried
3. A. what B. how C. which D. when
4. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy
5. A. took B. brought C. carried D. turned
6. A. Clearly B. Particularly D. Luckily D. Especially
7. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered
8. A. long B. often C. soon D. much
9. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired
10. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
11. A. disappearance B. appearance C. misfortune D. fortune
12. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt
13. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily
14. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests
15. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably
16. A. commom B. pleasant C. important D. faithful
17. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense
18. A. Because B. If C. Athough D. However
19. A. keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning
20. A. unnamed B. unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal
【答案】
1—5 BCADB 6—10 AADBB 11—15 ACDBA 16—20 CDBCADay 9
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coachsaid that I had lots of potential; and I became captain of my 1 . That was before all the fun was taken out of 2 At first, everyone on the team got 3 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 4 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 5 one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our 6 . The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was 7 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 8 . Of course, all teams run drills; they are 9 . But we ran so much that. Afterwards, we had trouble 10 . Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises 11 for 18-year-old.
I was very thin 12 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too 13 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 14 Is all this pressure necessary I 15 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's 16 , because they had so much potential. They were just hurned-out with all the pressure they 17 from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and 18 my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 19 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 20 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.
1. A. class B. club C. team D. board
2. A. playing B. living C. learning D. working
3. A. great B. equal C. right D. extra
4. A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure
5. A. free B. private C. good D. basic
6. A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs
7. A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot
8. A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training
9. A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical 。
10. A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing
11. A. used B. intended C. made D. described
12. A. till B. since C. before D. because
13. A. full B. tired C. lazy D. big
14. A. size B. share C. space D. state
15. A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked
16. A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious
17. A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt
18. A. reconsidered B. rediscovered C. reformed D. replaced
19. A. at B. by C. for D. around
20. A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed
【答案】
1—5 CABDB 6—10 ACDAD 11—11 BCABC 16—20 ADBCDDay 8
It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics, "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条) caught my eye. The word "spaghetti" brought back the 1 of an evening at Uncle Allen'sin Belleville 2 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 3 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic treat in 4 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 5 of the grown-pus had enough experience to be 6 it. What laughing 7 we had about the 8 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 9 , I wanted to write about that , but I wanted to 10 it down simply for my own 11 , not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 12 , I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 15 papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition, 'The Art of Eating Spaghetti'" My words! He was reading my words out 16 to the whole class. 17 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 18 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 19 my words had the power to make people 20 .
1. A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience
2. A. when B. where C. since D. after
3. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made
4. A. their B. past C. last D. those
5. A. none B. one C. some D. neither
6. A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in
7. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments
8. A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially
9. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately
10. A. settle B. put C. take D. let
11. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy
12. A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that
13. A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea
14. A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay
15. A. written B. graded C. collected D. signed
16. A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly
17. A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I
18．A.shock B.wonder C worry D. pleasure
19．A.if B.for C.while D.although
20．A.excited B.satisfied C.think D.laugh
【答案】
1—5 AABDA 6—10 BDDCB 11—11 DCACB 16—20 ACDBDDay 7
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our 1 . His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5 year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes 2 the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a 3 and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered 4 milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our 5 , my mother would pen a 6 — “please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” — and place it in the box along with the 7 bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than 8 . There existed a 9 relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a 10 to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box 11 , so that the milk wouldn’t 12 . And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling 13 about his delivery.
There is 14 no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, 15 making it difficult for milkmen to 16 . Besides, milk is 17 everywhere, and it may just not have been 18 to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box the countryside I saw 19 my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch（门廊）. Every so often my son’s friend will asked what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of milkman who brought us 20 along with his milk.
1. A. yard B. house C. doorstep D. mailbox
2. A. in B. on C. away D. off
3. A. delivery B. touch C. talk D. meeting
4. A. rather than B. more than C. other than D. less than
5. A. mind B. order C. book D. idea
6. A. note B. paper C. message D. notebook
7. A. other B. full C. remaining D. empty
8. A. coincidence B. consideration C. convenience D. contribution
9. A. close B. distant C. improved D. positive
10. A. letter B. key C. access D. way
11. A. outdoors B. downstairs C. indoors D. upstairs
12. A. freeze B. tease C. involve D. beat
13. A. stories B. differences C. lies D. misfortunes
14. A. interestingly B. luckily C. happily D. sadly
15. A. because B. for C. as D. thus
16. A. compare B. compete C. complain D. compose
17. A. on sale B. for sale C. on shoe D. for rent
18. A. legal B. logical C. formal D. practical
19. A. brought back B. brought in C. brought out D. bring up
20. A. relationship B. happiness C. friendship D. deli
【答案】
1—5 C D A B B 6—10 A D C A B 11—11 C A A D D 16—20 B B D A CDay 6
Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 1 was more manageable, I 2 ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. 3 that was years ago and times have changed. 4 I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 5 my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). 6 I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my 7 . I decided that I would consider 8 to singing in restaurants. My family are all musicians, so I was 9 when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of 10 to get started. And 11 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 12 use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my 13 ; he gave me a long thoughtful 14 . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it ” he said. “Come with me.” He led me 15 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 16 on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 17 and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.” I 18 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 19 that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help. His 20 still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
1. A. loneliness B. sadness C. tiredness D. sickness
2. A. set B. enjoyed C. kept D. shared
3. A. Gladly B. Eventually C. Unfortunately D. Surprisingly
4. A. Now B. Then C. Sometime D. Meanwhile
5. A. add up to B. make up for C. get rid of D. take advantage of
6. A. If B. As C. Though D. Before
7. A. movement B. condition C. choices D. positions
8. A. reaching out B. living up C. getting on D. going back
9. A. recognized B. interviewed C. found D. invited
10. A. money B. time C. energy D. knowledge
11. A. thus B. once C. seldom D. often
12. A. actually B. hardly C. nearly D. formerly
13. A. job B. family C. idea D. offer
14. A. face B. view C. look D. sight
15. A. over B. along C. towards D. through
16. A. unhappily B. lovingly C. pitifully D. gratefully
17. A. pick B. turn C. role D. step
18. A. had to cry B. ought to cry C. should have cried D. could have cried
19. A. more B. the ones C. few D. the rest
20. A. courage B. devotion C. kindness D. trust
【答案】
1—5 DBCAB 6—10 BCDAA 11—11 DACCD 16—20 BADBC
