“Hi! John．” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a 16 performance tonight．I hope you’ll come．Here is the 17 ．” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people 18 ．
"Is that true?" I asked myself．She was a quite 19 girl．I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to 20 indeed．
I arrived at the 21 with the ticket, and found my seat．Her performance was the seventh one．I knew I would 22 from a hard time before her turn, for I had no 23 of art, but her performance was 24 watching, no matter how long I would wait．Time went slowly．I 25 with myself not to fall asleep．
"Let’ s welcome the next exciting dance - Latin !" 26 filled the hall at once．
I opened my eyes as large as possible, 27 to lose anything．Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage．Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully 28 in the Latin music．At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly 29 on the splendid stage．
After all the performance 30 , I waited for her at the gate．
"Hi!" She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 31 as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen．
"How do you feel?" There was not a little bit tired 32 on her face．
" 33 !" I answered．
"Thank you! I knew it would be．" She could not 34 her excitement, laughing like a child．Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I 35 that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella．
| 小题1: | | A．instrument | B．dance | C．music | D．opera |
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| 小题2: | | A．address | B．number | C．ticket | D．invitation |
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| 小题3: | | A．quickly | B．completely | C．quietly | D．excitedly |
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| 小题4: | | A．lovely | B．popular | C．confident | D．ordinary |
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| 小题5: | | A．cover up | B．turn off | C．dress up | D．take in |
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| 小题6: | | A．hall | B．party | C．theatre | D．school |
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| 小题7: | | A．relieve | B．escape | C．relax | D．suffer |
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| 小题8: | | A．interest | B．ability | C．sense | D．touch |
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| 小题9: | | A．proper | B．worth | C．good | D．happy |
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| 小题10: | | A．struggled | B．knocked | C．supported | D．controlled |
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| 小题11: | | A．Appreciation | B．Attention | C．Expectation | D．Applause |
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| 小题12: | | A．failing | B．fearing | C．forgetting | D．regretting |
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| 小题13: | | A．absorbed | B．swallowed | C．interested | D．surrounded |
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| 小题14: | | A．singing | B．flying | C．skipping | D．staying |
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| 小题15: | | A．stopped | B．paused | C．ended | D．succeeded |
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| 小题16: | | A．talked | B．dressed | C．laughed | D．looked |
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| 小题17: | | A．appearance | B．excitement | C．expression | D．exhibition |
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| 小题18: | | A．Sorry | B．Congratulations | C．Far from | D．Fantastic |
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| 小题19: | | A．hide | B．prevent | C．remove | D．abandon |
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| 小题20: | | A．doubted | B．realized | C．wondered | D．suggested |
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小题1:B。今晚我要参加一个舞蹈（dance）演出，希望你能来。
小题1:C。这是门票（ticket），别忘了啊！
小题1:A。她就匆匆忙忙地（quickly）离开了，很快消失在人群中。
小题1:D。她是一个相当普通的（ordinary）女孩。
小题1:C。dress up穿上盛装。因为她真的不知该如何打扮。
小题1:A。我拿着票走进演出大厅（hall），找到座位。
小题1:D。suffer from遭受。知道我得忍受一段艰难的时间了
小题1:C。因为我对艺术根本就没有什么感觉（sense）。
小题1:B。be worth doing值得做某事。但是不论等多久，她的表演都值得一看。
小题1:A。struggle with与……斗争。时间过得很慢，我努力不使自己睡着。
小题1:D。“让我们欢迎下一个精彩的舞蹈——拉丁舞！”掌声（Applause）立刻响彻全场。
小题1:B。我尽量睁大眼睛，生怕（fearing）会漏掉什么。
小题1:A。be absorbed in沉醉于。她带着迷人的笑容，翩翩起舞，完全沉醉在拉丁音乐中。
小题1:B。那一刻，她就像一只美丽的蝴蝶在辉煌的舞台上起舞（flying）。
小题1:C。演出结束（ended）之后，我在门口等她。
小题1:B。她站在我面前，提着一个手袋和水晶高跟鞋，穿着她平常穿（dressed）的衣服。
小题1:C。她的脸上没有显出一丝疲倦的神情（expression）。
小题1:D。我答道：“棒极了（Fantastic）！”
小题1:A。她掩饰（hide）不住兴奋，露出孩子般的笑容。
小题1:B。这时，我意识到（realized），每个女孩都有一双属于自己的特殊的鞋，就像灰姑娘的水晶鞋一样。 |
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[详细]举一反三
Elizabeth and I are 18 now, and about to graduate．I think about our elementary-school friendship, but some memories have blurred （模糊）．What happened that day in the fifth grade when Beth suddenly stopped speaking to me? Does she know that I"ve been thinking about her for seven years? If only we could go back, and discover what ended our relationship．
I have to speak with Beth．I see her sometimes, and find out school is "fine"．It"s not the same．It never will be．Someone says that she"s Liz now．What happened to Beth?
I can"t call her．Should I write? What if she doesn"t answer me? How will I know what she"s thinking?
Yes, I"ll write her a letter．These things are easier to express in writing．" Be-," no, " Li-," no, " Elizabeth," I begin．The words flow freely, as seven year old memories are reborn．I ask her all the questions that have been left unanswered in my mind, and pray she will answer．I seal my thoughts in the perfect white envelope, and imagine Beth looking into her mailbox．W ill she know why I"m writing? Maybe she once thought of writing the same letter．
As the mailman takes my envelope from me forever, I wo nder if I"ve made the right decision．Do I have the right to force myself into Beth"s life again? Am I simply part of the past? I have taken the first step．Beth has control of the situation now．
One day has passed．Are my words lying on the bottom of the post office floor?
Two days are gone．I"m lost in thought and don"t even hear the phone ting．
"Hello? It"s Elizabeth．"
小题1:What can we learn about Beth?| A．She had a quarrel with the author in the fifth grade． | | B．She moved to another school in the fifth grade． | | C．She is now called Liz instead of Beth． | | D．She hasn"t seen the author for seven years． |
小题2:Why does the author decide to write a letter instead of calling?| A．She is sure that Beth will not answer． | | B．She"s afraid that they"ll quarrel on the phone． | | C．She doesn"t know Beth"s telephone number． | | D．It is easier to express her feelings in writing． |
小题3:Which of the following the author might NOT mention in her letter?| A．Their elementary-school friendship． | | B．Her future plan after graduation． | | C．Her expectations for Beth"s reply． | | D．The questions about the endings of their friendship． |
小题4:What might happen at the end of the story?| A．Beth answers her letter two days later． | | B．The letter doesn"t reach Beth at all． | | C．They make up their friendship． | | D．Beth refuses to make peace with her． |
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The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter．One day the man 1 his 3-year-old daughter for 2_ _ a roll of gold wrapping paper．Money was tight and he became 3 when the child tried to decorate a 4 to put under the Christmas tree．However , the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy．"
The man was 5 by his earlier 6 , but his anger flared again when he found out the box was __7 ．He yelled at her, stating, "Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is 8 to be something inside?" The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all．I blew kisses into the box．They are all for you, Daddy．"
The father was crushed. He 9 his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her 10 ．Only a short time later, an 11 took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(an) 12 kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there．In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container 13 unconditional love and kisses．．．from our children, family members, friends and God. There is simply no other __14 , anyone could hold, more 15 than this．
| 小题1: | | A．asked | B．praised | C．begged | D．punished |
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| 小题2: | | A．wasting | B．stealing | C．selling | D．holding |
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| 小题3: | | A．glad | B．angry | C．sad | D．upset |
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| 小题5: | | A．puzzled | B．surprised | C．scared | D．embarrassed |
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| 小题6: | | A．overwork | B．overreaction | C．overcoat | D．overtime |
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| 小题7: | | A．empty | B．heavy | C．full | D．wet |
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| 小题8: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．supposed | D．used |
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| 小题9: | | A．put | B．turned | C．handed | D．gave |
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| 小题10: | | A．kindness | B．forgiveness | C．sadness | D．carelessness |
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| 小题11: | | A．overcoat | B．incident | C．accident | D．action |
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| 小题12: | | A．imaginary | B．kind | C．gentle | D．warm |
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| 小题13: | | A．filled with | B．pleased with | C．crowded with | D．equipped with |
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| 小题14: | | A．world | B．feeling | C．possession | D．love |
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A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which __36__ me because he’s not an artist.
"I 37 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don’t have 38_ for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I _39__ it．Every few months I look at the list and decide what to focus on next． 40 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 41 _ in my life．Now I just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you’ll 42 what I mean．"
So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed （显露出） a whole lot about what was __43__ to me．It also revealed how _44___ behind I am at getting to the things I really want．
I filled up the first twenty __45__ quickly, but then began to think carefully．
Eventually I __46_ items I’ve thought about for years, and __47__ I’ve carried with me since I was young．When I 48 the list later, some entries surprised me．
First, I want to _ 49_ much more, particularly now that my children are 50_ and can go with me to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．
I’m also surprised to _51_ some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I’m going to learn to roller-blade （轮滑）, __52_, I’d better start before I turn 50．
Like my friend, I now have an alternative to __53__．When I’m bored with life, I take out my list．
My friend told me the _54_ was preparing the ground so that life could work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock （码头）," he said．
Thanks to my _55__, I’m working on some big docks．
| 小题1: | | A．surprised | B．moved | C．pleased | D．excited |
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| 小题2: | | A．made | B．took | C．signed | D．gave |
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| 小题3: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．time | D．emotion |
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| 小题4: | | A．went for | B．called for | C．accounted for | D．cared for |
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| 小题5: | | A．Because | B．After | C．Before | D．Although |
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| 小题6: | | A．doing | B．missing | C．pushed | D．engaged |
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| 小题7: | | A．admire | B．abolish | C．spot | D．see |
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| 小题8: | | A．important | B．strange | C．beneficial | D．special |
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| 小题9: | | A．slightly | B．slowly | C．possibly | D．hopelessly |
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| 小题10: | | A．thoughts | B．lists | C．ideas | D．blanks |
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| 小题11: | | A．studied | B．added | C．dropped | D．obtained |
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| 小题12: | | A．burdens | B．challenges | C．dreams | D．responsibilities |
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| 小题13: | | A．reviewed | B．discovered | C．wrote | D．appreciated |
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| 小题14: | | A．play | B．relax | C．travel | D．hike． |
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| 小题15: | | A．wealthier | B．cleverer | C．healthier | D．older |
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| 小题16: | | A．write | B．put | C．find | D．leave |
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| 小题17: | | A．such as | B．for instance | C．in fact | D．in particular |
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| 小题18: | | A．complaining | B．relaxing | C．objecting | D．adjusting |
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| 小题19: | | A．problem | B．key | C．answer | D．question |
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| 小题20: | | A．hobbies | B．optimism | C．list | D．wishes |
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A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle （/JC^C）between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet．He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn"t possibly imagine how this had happened．It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of jt. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived．
He prayed this prayer, "Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I"m dead meat!" He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered．As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water．Susie tripped （绊倒） in front of the teacher and dumped （倒） the bowl of water in the boy"s lap．The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, "Thank you．Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy was the object of sympathy．The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out．All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk．The sympathy was wonderful．But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred （转移） to someone else—Susie．She tried to help, but they told her to get out．
When school was over , the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn"t you?" Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too!"
小题1:T he underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ____ .A．the boys would never play with him | | B．the boys would treat him as usual | | C．he would hardly hear any praise from the boys | | D．he would be laughed at by the boys endlessly |
小题2:After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of ___ | A．excitement | B．relief | C．anxiety | D．anger |
小题3:What did the other kids do after the incident?| A．They offered him dry clothes． | | B．They laughed at the boy rudely, | | C．They helped the boy do the cleaning． | | D．They urged the boy to get out angrily, |
小题4:Why did Susie dump water in the boy"s lap?| A．The boy asked her to do so． | | B．She just did it by accident． | | C．The teacher tripped her on purpose． | | D．She knew the boy"s embarrassment． |
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My family came to America in 1985. _21_ of us spoke a word of English. Each morning
I disliked going to school for fear of not __22__what people were saying.
Very soon my mother noticed something was__23__me. The pain and care I saw in her
moonshaped eyes made me burst into tears. I explained to her the __24__I had of going to school. “Learning English is not __25__，” my mother said. She cheerfully __26__the two of us work together to learn the language at home. The__27__and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __28__ to her as it was to me.
That afternoon，I saw my mother in a different light as she __29__me by the school
fence. She was the shortest of all the mothers there， 30 , her face with her welcoming smile and big，black eyes was the most __31__. The afternoon sun shone__32__on her long，black hair creating an atmosphere that made her different from others.
My mother and I immediately began reading together and __33__five new words a
day. My mother，with her encouraging attitude，made the routine (惯例) fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing (牺牲) her__34__ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __35__she owned. Very soon I began to understand what everyone was saying.
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| 小题4: | | A．fear | B．emotion | C．sense | D．difficulty |
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| 小题5: | | A．dull | B．necessary | C．impossible | D．good |
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| 小题6: | | A．decided | B．suggested | C．promised | D．allowed |
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| 小题7: | | A．wish | B．consideration | C．confidence | D．progress |
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| 小题8: | | A．new | B．strange | C．familiar | D．good |
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| 小题9: | | A．sent for | B．picked up | C．waited for | D．looked for |
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| 小题10: | | A．so | B．but | C．because | D．however |
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| 小题11: | | A．hopeful | B．relaxing | C．confusing | D．exciting |
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| 小题12: | | A．directly | B．brightly | C．slightly | D．clearly |
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| 小题13: | | A．discussing | B．reviewing | C．remembering | D．writing |
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| 小题14: | | A．working | B．shopping | C．learning | D．resting |
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| 小题15: | | A．determination | B．sadness | C．joke | D．modesty |
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