handbag in one hand and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was nobody else in the street except two
youths. They were standing in a dark shop doorway. One of them was very tall with fair hair, the other was
short and fat with a beard(胡须).
The youths waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs Riley. The tall youth
held her from behind while the other youth tried to seize her handbag.
Suddenly, Mrs Riley threw the tall youth over her shoulder. He crashed into the other youth and they both
landed on the ground. Without speaking, Mrs Riley struck both of them on the head with her handbag, and
walked calmly away.
The two surprised youths were still sitting on the ground when Mrs Riley crossed the street towards a
door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs Riley paused, turned round, smiled at the youths and walked into the
South West London Judo(柔道) Club.
B. they were homeless
C. they were waiting for a victim(牺牲品)
D. they were guarding the shop
B. She taught them a lesson.
C. She reported them to the police.
D. She sent them to a judo club.
B. was on her way home
C. had just left a shopping center
D. had a skill of self-defence
the young families and couples 2 there that night.
Some of the customers looked 3 at them. You could tell what the admirers 4 ."Look, there is a couple
who has been 5 a lot together, probably for 60 years or more!"
The little old man walked up to the cash register, placed his order and paid 6 it. The couple took a table
near the back wall and on their tray there was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The
little man unwrapped the hamburger and cut it 7 . Then he carefully counted out the French fries, 8 them in
two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then
set the cup down between them.
9 the man began to eat his few 10 of hamburger the crowd began to get restless. Again you could 11
what they were thinking."That poor old couple can only 12 one meal for the two of them. A young man stood
up and came over to the old couple"s table. He politely 13 to buy another meal for them. The old man replied
that they 14 everything. Then the crowd 15 that the little old lady 16 a bite. She just sat there 17 her
husband eat. Again the young man came over and begged them 18 him buy them something to eat. They
refused again. As the little old man finished eating, the young man could no longer stand it. Again he offered to
buy some food. After 19 again, he asked the little old lady a question."Ma"am, why aren"t you eating? You said
that you shared everything. What 20 you are waiting for?" She answered,"The teeth."
( )1. A. out of ( )2. A. eat ( )3. A. surprising ( )4. A. thought ( )5. A. over ( )6. A. off ( )7. A. in half ( )8. A. cut ( )9. A. As ( )10. A. mouths ( )11. A. say ( )12. A. afford ( )13. A. supplied ( )14. A. were used to share ( )15. A. found out ( )16. A. didn’t eat ( )17. A. watched ( )18. A. to allow ( )19. A. refused ( )20. A. is it | B. into B. who eat B. anxiously B. would think B. through B. back B. into half B. divided B. Since B. hands B. talk B. bought B. provided B. used to share B. realizing B. ate B. watching B. to let B. to refuse B. is it that | C. with C. eating C. curiously C. had thought C. throughout C. / C. in halves C. separated C. For C. bites C. tell C. offer C. offered C. used to sharing C. see C. had eaten C. seen C. permitting C. refusing C. was it that | D. on D. were eating D. admiringly D. were thinking D. across D. for D. to halves D. put D. While D. sips D. speak D. afforded D. wanted D. were used to sharing D. noticed D. hadn’t eaten D. enjoy D. letting D. having refused D. was it | ||||||||||||||||||
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When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble-a word game-against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn"t sure my mother was ready for it After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents" home. And so began my mother"s adventure in the world of computers. It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. I"ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything. She has been the one teaching me all my life: to cook and sew: to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back. It wasn"t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing (文字处理) This proved to be a bigger challenge (挑战) to her, so I gave her some homework I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces. "Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?" she asked. "No, of course not," I said. "They already know how to use a computer." My mother isn"t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy (过敏反应). For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we"ve had in the past 20 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A. She is a cook. B. She is a teacher. C. She is a housewife. D. She is a computer engineer. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2. The author decided to give her mother a computer _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. to let her have more chances to write letters B. to support her in doing her homework C. to help her through the bad times D. to make her life more enjoyable | |||||||||||||||||||||
3. The author asked her mother to write her a letter _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. because her mother had stopped using the telephone B. because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother C. so that her mother could practice what she had learned D. so that her mother could be free from housework | |||||||||||||||||||||
4. After the computer was brought home, the author"s father _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
A. lost interest in cooking B. took more phone calls C. played more games D. began to use it | |||||||||||||||||||||
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It was a Sunday afternoon and, unlike the past few weekends, the four of us did not sit at the kitchen table playing cards. That evening, my parents seated my sister Emily 1 I down in the living room because they said that they 2 to talk to us. My father began slowly, as if he was 3 something back. 4 grew deep in his forehead 5 he told us that he and my mother were getting a divorce. Tears began to 6 in my mother"s eyes. My father went over and stared out 7 the view of the backyard. I always 8 of my parents as being in love, 9 they fought all the time. I saw them as 10 in every way. I looked up to them 11 anyone else, and now they destroyed their 12 . I think the 13 came from not having anyone to look up to. Now I see my father about once a week, and it is 14 . I can talk to him more 15 and I have learned to appreciate the time I get to spend with my father. 16 my mother it has changed in a different way. I have 17 to respect her more. She works so hard to 18 the family. It took lots of time for me to know that what they did was for the 19 and to 20 them for it. I now know that parents are not perfect and also make mistakes. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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