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Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She   26  John very much. In her   27  he couldn"t do anything   28 . Every morning she would give him breakfast   29  bed and bring him the papers to   30  . It isn"t really true that he was too   31  to work-in fact he had tried a few   32 . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to   33  at least six windows. Then he   34  a bus conductor and on his second 35  a passenger stole his bag with all the fare (车费) collected. He   36  lost his job as a postman   37  he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people"s houses. It seemed that there was   38   suitable work for him. So he    39   to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so   40  about this that she told the   41  to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said, “He is going to be the best soldier there   42  was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came   43  he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His   44  mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good   45  in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his   46  came in sight some of the people watching   47  laughing at the one who couldn"t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant , who was filled with    48  , shouted at the top of her voice, “Look at   49  ! They"re all out of   50  except my John! Isn"t he the best!”
26. A. depended on       B. waited on               C. trusted             D. loved
27. A. hope                        B. eyes                                C. head                 D. beliefs
28. A. wrong                      B. great                             C. good                    D. strange
29. A. to                            B. at                                  C. in                         D. by
30. A. check                B. read                              C. keep             D. sign
31. A. lazy                         B. young                           C. weak            D. shy
32. A. ones                        B. years                             C. tasks             D. jobs
33. A. rub                          B. drop                            C. break                    D. clean
34. A. followed           B. met                                 C. became                D. found
35. A. day                           B. try                                  C. route                    D. chance
36. A. thus                           B. even                               C. once               D. only
37. A. even if              B. so that                           C. because             D. though
38. A. some                       B. such                              C. less                        D. no
39. A. began                      B. promised                       C. managed           D. decided
40. A. excited                     B. worried                         C. anxious                  D. curious
41. A. incident                     B. change                          C. news                      D. matter
42. A. yet                            B. ever                                C. never                     D. just
43. A. where                      B. since                             C. when              D. till
44. A. proud                      B. kind                              C. strict                      D. lucky
45. A. time                        B. position                         C. experience       D. impression
46. A. neighbours          B. army officer               C. mother                  D. fellow soldiers
47. A. couldn"t help              B. shouldn"t burst out  C. stopped          D. kept
48. A. sadness               B. happiness                     C. surprise                  D. regret
49. A. them                        B. those                             C. that                        D. him
50. A. sight                          B. order                             C. mind                      D. step
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26---50   DBACB   ADCCA   BCDDA   CBCAB   DABAD  
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26.答案:D。解析:纵观全文,Ella Fant非常爱自己相依为命的独生子John。
27.答案:B。解析:in one"s eyes或in the eyes of sb. 意为“在某人的心目中;在某人看来”。
28.答案:A。解析:她对儿子过于偏爱,认为他不会做任何错事。
29.答案:C。解析:in bed意为“在床上;卧床”。
30.答案:B。解析:Fant过分溺爱儿子,总是把早饭端到儿子的床头,把报纸拿给儿子看。
31.答案:A。解析:从上句来看,John过着懒惰的生活,但并不是懒得什么都不干。
32.答案:D。解析:下文中表示职业的名词暗示“他曾尝试过几种工作”。
33.答案:C。解析:他打破了六扇窗户,结果被辞退,才去当售票员。
34.答案:C。解析:这句话意思是“他成为一名公共汽车售票员”。
35.答案:A。解析:当售票员的第二天,收款包就被偷了。
36.答案:B。解析:John连续失去了两份工作,“甚至”连邮递员这样的工作也丢了。
37.答案:C。解析:原因是他把本该送到人们家里的信都寄出去了。
38.答案:D。解析:看来没有适合他***工作了。
39.答案:D。解析:工作干不成了,他才“决定”参军。
40.答案:A。解析:从上下文可知,她心情十分激动。
41.答案:C。解析:Fant把独生子参军的消息告诉所有的邻居,可见她对此很激动。
42.答案:B。解析:她认为儿子会成为未曾有过的最好士兵。
43.答案:C。解析:when引导一个定语从句,修饰先行词day。
44.答案:A。解析:儿子当兵要接受检阅了,Fant为此感到自豪。
45.答案:B。解析:为一睹儿子的风采,Fant一大早就来到城里,以确保能在人群中占一个好位置。
46.答案:D。解析:在队伍中行进接受检阅的应是John和他的战友。
47.答案:A。解析:当John和他的战友们出现时,街道两旁观看的一些人看到队列中一个人(John)不能和别的战士保持步调一致时,禁不住大笑起来。can"t help doing sth.是固定搭配。
48.答案:B。解析:别人在嘲笑John,可Fant还以为在嘲笑其他战士呢。从下文可以看出,她是满心欢喜的。
49.答案:A。解析:them与下句中的They相对应。
50.答案:D。解析:“除了我的John,他们都步调不一致。“out of step意为“步调不一致”;out of sight意为“看不见”;out of order意为“不整齐;出故障”;out of mind意为“不想”。分明是自己的儿子和其战士步调不一致,Fant却认为是别的战士不对。这充分体现了Fant对儿子的偏爱。
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Our family finally managed to get together, but in a few days we scattered again to the ends of the earth, and I will begin my new job in a new city. My family has never been ___1 _  in this way . When I think about the    2    future, my heart felt grayish. 
When I    3    in the morning, it was raining outside and the sky was as    4    as my mood. My daughter    5    the new skirt that her uncle bought and she flew around the departure hall in the    6     and drew a small and beautiful picture in the dim crowd.
The airplane had a good   7    of newspapers, magazines, television programs, food and drinks. The meal even   8   a serving of Haagen-Dazs ice cream. This small present brightened me up   9    . The gentle smile of the stewardess(空姐)was as beautiful as the   10    after the rain. 
When I    11    the airport, the language that entered my   12   was completely different from what I was   13    three hours ago. Although the street lights were as   14  as Allentown’s, the different clothes and expressions of the people    15     me that I am in a new world. I stood in the busy streets like Alice    16   the world in a fairy tale. My heart was    17    with puzzlement about the uncertain future and longing for the new life. When I   18  being able to do what I like once more, that I will make new    19   and that I can enjoy the fun of exploration. I could not   20  to think about starting my new life.  
1.A.separated                B.gather                C.divided                     D.surprised
2.A.bright                    B.exciting              C.uncertain            D.unusual
3.A.stood up                 B.got up                C.stayed up            D.woke up
4.A.clear                      B.high                   C.dark                   D.gray
5.A.dressed                   B.wore                  C.liked                  D.had
6.A.station                    B.airport               C.port                   D.house
7.A.offer                      B.number                     C.supply                D.amount
8.A.included                 B.contained          C.followed            D.matched
9.A.successfully            B.especially           C.eventually          D.fortunately
10.A.rainbow                B.ground               C.sky                   D.flower
11.A.got on                  B.got off               C.left away            D.took off
12.A.mouth                  B.eyes                   C.mind                  D.ears
13.A.finding                 B.learning             C.hearing                     D.listening
14.A.long                     B.well                   C.brilliant              D.mamy
15.A.told                      B.reminded            C.suggested           D.explained
16.A.visiting                 B.traveling            C.wandering          D.exploring
17.A.full                      B.filled                 C.satisfied             D.pleased
18.A.set about               B.set out                C.thought over              D.thought about
19.A.friends                 B.enemies              C.mistakes             D.progress
20.A.wait                            B.help                   C.decide                D.afford
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A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __36__ was he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of __37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to __38__ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the __39__ of the rescue.
It is almost __40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his __41__: “First of all I checked up my __42__ conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no __43__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __44__.  In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the __45__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __46__ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __47__ to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __48__. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __49__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __50__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __51__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with __52__ itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __53__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __54__. It seems to be a negative attitude, __55__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.
36.A.hopeless B.worst   C.more    D.best
37.A.service   B.way     C.order   D.work
38.A.cry  B.lie       C.wait     D.sleep
39.A.delay      B.success C.team    D.arrival
40.A.untrue    B.unimaginable      C.true     D.useless
41.A.plan       B.decision      C.explanation  D.excuse
42.A.physical  B.mental C.working      D.medical
43.A.method   B.way     C.alternative   D.strength
44.A.rotting    B.spreading    C.hurting D.bleeding
45.A.loss B.failure  C.disappointment   D.sadness
46.A.had B.managed     C.tried    D.planned
47.A.Willing  B.Unable C.Determined D.Deciding
48.A.hearing   B.sight    C.feeling D.direction
49.A.rescue    B.village C.local    D.brave
50.A.end B.top      C.opening       D.side
51.A.save       B.help     C.stop     D.calm
52.A.adventure      B.work    C.life      D.mankind
53.A.Mind      B.Watch  C.Imagine      D.Warn
54.A.really     B.immediately       C.carefully     D.hopefully
55.A.and B.so C.but      D.while
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Miss Lovely began to work in our office last year. She thought she was__1__and hardly talked with us. Her house was a little far from our company and she had to go to work __2__ every day.
Of course, she had to spend a lot of __3__on this. She decided to have her own car, and began to __4__how to drive two months ago. Now she was able to drive, but had to__5__a licence before she could buy a car. It took her a week to__6__the traffic regulations. She was sure she would__7__the examinations.
It was finally time for her to take the examinations yesterday. Miss Lovely didn"t come to work. We__8__she would drive her new car to our company this morning. But to our__9__she came here by taxi and didn"t tell anybody about it. None of us asked her the__10__but her face clearly showed she had__11__in the exams.
This afternoon one of our workmates told us __12__had happened to the girl when she was__13__. Yesterday the chief examiner had asked her some questions, but she could answer only a __14__. For example, "Would you run over a man or a dog if you see them both in the middle of the__15__?"
"Of course I"d run over the dog, sir", Miss Lovely answered without __16__.
"I"m sorry to tell you, Miss Lovely," the examiner shook his__17__and said, "you have to take the examination again!"
"I don"t think my answers were__18__, sir," the girl said in a hurry. "I__19__ run over a man, you know!"
"I agree with your__20__, Miss Lovely," the chief examiner said with a smile. "but why not brake (刹车)?"
1. A. old        B. foolish        C. clever         D. kind
2. A. by taxi      B. by train       C. on foot        D. by plane
3. A. time        B. money        C. energy        D. room
4. A. teach       B. plan          C. operate        D. learn
5. A. find       B. apply for      C. look for       D. make
6. A. learn       B. forget         C. teach         D. break
7. A. take        B. prepare       C. explain        D. pass
8. A. suggested   B. described      C. thought       D. replied
9. A. surprise    B. joy           C. anger        D. pleasure
10. A. name      B. reason        C. rule          D. notice
11. A. believed    B. heard         C. found        D. failed
12. A. why       B. how          C. what         D. when
13. A. ill         B. alone         C. in           D. out
14. A. few        B. several       C. all           D. lot
15. A. room      B. playground    C. hospital       D. road
16. A. asking     B. thinking       C. discussing    D. advising
17. A. foot       B. nose         C. ears         D. head
18. A. wrong     B. correct        C. right         D. true
19. A. can       B. need          C. can"t         D. needn"t
20. A. car       B. opinion        C. fact         D. purpose
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Some time ago, two navy officers made a journey to the deepest point on the earth. The two men went down seven miles to the__1__of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball to find out if there are any__2__of life.
They set out early so that the ball would come to the surface in the__3__and so be easily found by the mother ship. The divers began__4__at dawn and soon afterwards the ball__5__under the surface of the water.
__6__, the temperature dropped to freezing point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone__7__how they felt. At a depth of 3,000 feet, the telephone stopped working and they were quite cut__8__from the outside world. At 30,000 feet, the men were shocked by a sudden loud__9__- even the smallest hole in the ball would have__10__instant death. Luckily, it was only one of the outer windows__11__had broken.
Soon afterwards, the ball__12__the soft ocean floor, raising a big cloud of "dust" made__13__different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the __14__water. The men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them, quite__15__ by the very large water pressure. But they did not__16__to leave lights on for long, as the great__17__from them made the water boil. Quite__18__, the telephone began working again and the weak__19__ clear voices of the officers were heard on the mother ship. After a__20__of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later.
1. A. foot          B. base         C. bottom       D. tip
2. A. marks         B. signs        C. signals       D. messages
3. A. evening        B. night       C. secret        D. daytime
4. A. diving         B. rising       C. traveling      D. preparations
5. A. disappeared    B. floated       C. threw        D. flew
6. A. In time        B. On time      C. At times      D. At one time
7. A. guiding       B. realizing      C. describing     D. imagining
8. A. down         B. over         C. off           D. out
9. A. voice         B. noise        C. explosion     D. shout
10. resulted         B. suggested     C. meant        D. saved
11. A. where        B. that          C. which        D. whose
12. A. touched      B. visited        C. attacked      D. landed
13. A. of           B. from        C. up of         D. into
14. A. green        B. blue          C. dark         D. hot
15. A. unbelieved    B. unchanged    C. uncovered     D. untroubled
16. A. use          B. need         C. dare          D. think
17. A. light         B. heat         C. pressure       D. sound
18. A. unexpected    B. uncovered    C. unknown      D. uncontrolled
19. A. or           B. and          C. but           D. either
20. A. living        B. stay          C. rest          D. break
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Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact   1  she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished  2  a driving offence (犯规,犯法).
Then one day she nearly   3  her record. A police car  4  her, and the policemen in it saw her   5  a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed  6  that she would be punished.
7  Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was   8  old to drive a car, and that the  9  why she had not stopped at the red   10  was most probably that her eyes had become weak   11  old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was   12, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was  13  and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she   14  a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
When she had   15  done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed  16  the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your   17. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the   18  and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was   19, and her record   20  unbroken.
1. A. which           B. when            C. that               D. this
2. A. about           B. on                C. to                 D. for
3. A. kept             B. won             C. missed          D. lost
4. A. watched       B. after            C. followed        D. ran after
5. A. pass             B. go               C. run                D. rush
6. A. sure             B. indeed          C. certain           D. perhaps
7. A. Before          B. While           C. Until             D. When
8. A. so               B. very             C. too                D. quite
9. A. cause           B. reason          C. matter             D. trouble
10. A. light          B. lamp             C. sign               D. one
11. A. with           B. because        C. for                  D. of
12. A. speaking       B. saying          C. talking            D. telling
13. A. holding        B. getting          C. carrying           D. bringing
14. A. took            B. brought         C. picked             D. chose
15. A. almost         B. hardly           C. successfully      D. successful
16. A. both            B. all                C. neither            D. either
17. A. time            B. turn              C. chance             D. job
18. A. thread          B. glasses         C. needles            D. needle
19. A. dismissed     B. passed          C. settled             D. studied
20. A. was             B. kept             C. seemed             D. remained
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