A
I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once__1__and did not know the__2__very well. I was on the__3__after I had made some inquiries (詢問).
At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to__4__several hills and was dangerous, I hesitated (猶豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be__5__.
Something strange happened after I drove a long__6__and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to__7__, but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the__8__that I had made the__9__mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again,it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it__10__, I decided to go on. “If__11__people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I__12__myself. The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that__13__. In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road,__14__up and down two low__15__. There was__16__traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and__17__with cows and horses. My fear was__18__with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立體聲), I drove on and__19__the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car forgot to give me__20__. It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.
1. A. beforeB. agoC. alreadyD. still
2. A. townB. countryC. friendsD. way
3. A. trainB. carC. highwayD .phone
4. A. haveB. go C. rideD. cross
5. A. safeB. dangerous C. fastD. slow
6. A. momentB. wayC. roadD. day
7. A. comeB. leaveC. takeD. drive
8. A. crossroadB. cornerC. stationD. beginning
9. A. directionB. roadC. disappointedD. interesting
10. A. aboutB. overC. ofD. up
11. A. anotherB. the otherC. otherD. others
12. A. askedB. forcedC. encouragedD. told
13. A. farB. safeC. dangerousD. dirty
14. A. goingB. comingC. drivingD. walking
15. A. landsB. carsC. farmsD. hills
16. A. heavyB. littleC. fewD. light
17. A. farmsB. trucksC. housesD. villages
18. A. togetherB. goneC. coveredD. coming
19. A. lookedB. likedC. enjoyedD. found
20. A. happiness B. sceneryC. joysD. problems
B
Tick, tock, tick, tock. I’m sitting here,watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been__1__for such a long time, and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is__2__and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only__3__would know. But walls can’t speak.
I came to this place many years ago,along with an old man….__4__, he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….
For a time, I was left alone,while people came and__5__the house…. Then, one day a nice couple moved in with a young son.__6__, their son Danny liked to stay with me,and I was completely__7__with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told,most of which began with. “Back in my day…” and “When I was__8__.…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying,but it felt good to be__9__. When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, __10__sold the house.…
New owners came and__11__. Then, One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my__12__when,unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a__13__and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my__14__into my daily activities.I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and__15__about what would happen next.
The kids finally became__16__and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago….
Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted (鬧鬼的)--- and, in a way, it is. It is haunted by__17__of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has__18__me so much. I have been__19__them down and they are almost up for me…I hope that someday somebody will__20__me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.
1. A. crowdedB. emptyC. paintedD. sold
2. A. look backB. enjoy foodC. have a dream D.chat with friends
3. A. friendsB. learnersC. neighbors D. walls
4. A. Luckily B. Happily C. Sadly D. Surprisingly
5. A. looked atB. settled inC. bought in D. sold out
6. A. At last B. At one time C. In the endD. From the beginning
7. A. tired B. friendly C. takenD. fond
8. A. older B. healthier C. betterD. younger
9. A. loved B. told C. dislikedD. believed
10. A .DannyB. I C. his parentsD. the old man
11. A. settledB. went C. livedD. greeted
12. A. pityB. pride C. surpriseD. sadness
13. A. friendB. daughter C. sonD. wife
14. A. energy B. time C. lifeD. ideas
15. A. happinessB. dream C. anxietyD. disappointment
16. A. oldB. impatient C. adultsD. tired
17. A. familiesB . furniture C. housesD. memories
18. A. impressed B. surprised C. encouragedD. inspired
19. A. puttingB. copying C. countingD. taking
20. A. call B. remember C. visitD. attend
C
The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sound just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
It was my second day of__1__and it was raining heavily. I could not__2__the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my__3__. I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were__4__home. It was the last time I felt__5__to him.
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this__6__. I was proud of it, for I felt__7__and “grown up.” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought__8__from him.
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment,__9__me scratching (亂吐,勾抹) the paper. Then he said,“This kind of writing needs__10__. Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”
I follow his__11__for the next two words, but__12__I could see little improvement, I followed my own method-the__13__way. His advice did not improve my writing but our__14__. As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his__15__in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a__16__. People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are__17__to improve you anything for your future. Your have to get__18__to change the life for yourself.”
As a result of his__19__, I have__20__it through high school and through college.
1. A. graduationB. employmentC. collegeD. school
2. A. fromB. resistC. followD. break
3. A. dormitoryB. doorC. deskD. bed
4 A. atB. alreadyC. beyondD. halfwa
5. A. closeB. nearC. happyD. relaxed
6. A. gapB. thoughtC. actionD. accident
7. A. lonelyB. depressedC. independentD. comfortable
8. A. comfortB. help C. supportD. explanation
9. A. helpingB. directingC. watchingD. blaming
10. A. skillB. patienceC. timeD. practice
11. A. introductionB. mannerC. spiritD. advice
12. A. even ifB. whileC. asD. though
13. A. difficultB. slowC. efficientD. fast
14. A. relationshipB. friendshipC. thoughtD. life
15. A. schoolingB. lifeC. hopeD. expectation
16. A. writerB. scholarC. scientistD. specialist
17. A. tiredB. gladC. uselessD. ready
18. A. an educationB. a rich boyfriendC. a well-paid jobD. a good writing
19. A. helpB. expectationsC. examinationD. watch
20. A. succeededB. gotC. madeD. found
D
The worst thing is the headlines. I use the underground almost every day and watch the people travel, their heads__1__in the newspapers. The headlines today__2__ suicide (自殺) bombers and of horrific attacks that they say__3__by members of our community.
Something on the journey is__4__. I am not__5__anything that would indicate I am a Muslim. I normally do not__6__it is Friday and I am on my way to prayers.__7__ I sense an uneasiness in the carriage. People are__8__. No one is speaking and it must be said that no one is being__9__unfriendly towards me. But I think the__10__I get are different. I am being checked out, sized up. It is all a bit uncomfortable.
People are looking around for things and people__11__look suspicious (可疑的). I am doing it a bit__12__and in the coming days, as more claims are made about the people who did this and their aims, that feeling is likely to get__13__. As you look around the__14__, it is difficult to know what people are thinking. Some are__15__ thinking “those Muslims come here and look what they do” but they__16__understand we condemn (譴責) this like everyone else.
Whoever did this didn’t__17__about who was killed or whether they were Christian or Muslim. They just had no respect__18__human life at all. We all travel around London and we use public transport. We have as much fear as anyone else about__19__ in something. But in the coming days, everyone is going to have to work together and keep calm. We will look out for each other and that's how we. will__20__ this difficulty.
1. A. buriedB. hung C. hiddenD. sunk
2. A. tell aboutB. talk overC. think outD. Speak of
3. A. to carry on B. were carried outC. to carry outD. were carried on
4. A. differentB. difficultC. easyD. interesting
5. A. putting onB. dressingC. wearingD. having on
6. A. unlessB. until C. beforeD. after
7. A. HoweverB. Thus C. ButD. And
8. A. calmB. noisyC. quietD. cheerful
9. A. in a wayB. in one way C. in no wayD. in any way
10. A. looks B. opinionsC. ideasD. experiences
11. A. whichB. thatC. whoD. whom
12. A. itself B. himself C. myselfD. oneself
13. A. betterB. worseC. moreD. less
14. A. carriageB. busC. trainD. taxi
15. A. surelyB. certainly C. probablyD. hopefully
16. A. have to B. mightC. are able toD. may
17. A. ask B. hearC. knowD. care
18. A. with B. ofC. forD. to
19. A. keeping upB. being caught upC. catching upD. being kept up with
20. A. get away B. get offC. get out D. get through
E
The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good__1__in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I__2__to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be__3__, but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was__4__. I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to__5__ that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,__6__, I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very__7__city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he__8__to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main__9__in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player, and he__10__had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming__11__, yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several__12__like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He__13__that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he__14__but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me__15__my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence__16__his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a__17__who had a tennis court in his backyard. Isaid I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had__18__the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He__19__ and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my__20__to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
1. A. brotherB. teacherC. neighbourD. friend
2. A. managedB. happened C. tried D. wanted
3. A. expectingB. lyingC. jokingD. talking
4. A. funnyB. serious C. carefulD. disappointed
5. A. thinkB. findC. realizeD. see
6. A. indeed B. actuallyC. insteadD. exactly
7. A. famous B. interesting C. noisyD. big
8. A. beganB. stoppedC. refusedD. failed
9. A. problemB. interestC. choiceD. work
10. A. justB. everC. evenD. surely
11. A. suitB. habit C. poolsD. river
12. A. peopleB. playersC. strangersD. friends
13. A. advised B. arguedC. admittedD. announced
14. A. recognized B. realizedC. visitedD. found
15. A. howB. whetherC. whenD. where
16. A. because B. ifC. thenD. though
17. A. doctor B. friendC. neighbourD. player
18. A. hiredB. visited C. designedD. sold
19. A. smiled B. laughedC. criedD. nodded
20. A. chance B. pleasureC. timeD. turn
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