【題目】People tend to love agricultural products without the use of fertilizers, pesticides or chemical additives.
A. growing B. grown
C. being grown D. having been grown
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【題目】From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(獨奏演唱會). A recital I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I would ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, saying something about building and working toward a goal.
One recent Sunday I stood in church, video camera in hand, and my 68-year-old father play the piano in his very first recital.
My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, too many of us do. But he wasn’t stuck in the past. When he retired three years ago, he his church music director to take him as .
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ? I worried. But then came the beautiful melody (旋律). And I he had been doing what music teachers always stress: the notes and pretend the others aren’t there.
“I’m of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.
“Yeah, and doing it so ,” Jeff added.
With his first recital, my father taught me more about self-confidence and the life goal than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.
【1】A. reflected B. meant C. explained D. proved
【2】A. self-confidence B. self-control C. self-defense D. self-discipline
【3】A. kept B. sent C. watched D. felt
【4】A. miss B. afford C. select D. understand
【5】A. as B. once C. if D. while
【6】A. allowed B. invited C. inspired D. persuaded
【7】A. a teacher B. an old man C. a student D. a singer
【8】A. words B. videos C. notes D. lessons
【9】A. predicted B. realized C. imagined D. insisted
【10】A. pass over B . turn up C. bring in D. concentrate on
【11】A. ashamed B. aware C. tired D. proud
【12】A. nicely B. anxiously C. casually D. frequently
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【題目】He was so abandoned __________ computer games __________ he fell behind others soon.
A. to; as B. on; that
C. to; as to D. to; that
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【題目】Parents are now more likely to give their children unique names, rather than ______ ones.
A. popular B. normal
C. usual D. Standard
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【題目】We are happy that the tree yields a (n) ______ of fruit.
A. abundant B. response
C. abundance D. Attendance
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【題目】When delivering the speech, you can __________ your note if necessary.
A. refer to B. come across
C. look after D. watch out
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【題目】I suggest the thief __________ into prison.
A. referred to being put B. referred being put
C. referred to be put D. referred should be put
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【題目】When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the________They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored "Tom Thumb" weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
【1】The underlined words "talk of the town" means________.
A. it was in the newspaper
B. it was the most popular topic
C. people spread bad rumors about it
D. it was discussed in a city meeting
【2】What does the author think about Tom's wedding?
A. Tom and Lavinia were stupid.
B. People gave it too much of their attention.
C. It was funny and ridiculous.
D. It helped people cheer up in a dark time.
【3】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine.
B. People are always disappointed during war time.
C. Entertainment can serve an important purpose.
D. People should be married when they are small children.
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【題目】Alice ______ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with them.
A. convinced B. reinforced
C. pledged D. required
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