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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~,使其內(nèi)容通順,每空格限填一詞,首字母已給)
It happened to be a beautiful summer afternoon. Mr Philip was taking a walk in the downtown area of Madrid. When he turned a street corner, he heard the (1)v of a lovely Spanish singer coming from a nearby cafe(咖啡館). The sweet music attracted him, so he entered the cafe to hear it better.
Mr Philip sat down quietly at a table near the door. Noticing the waiter came over, he (2)o a glass of wine. While waiting for his wine, he listened attentively to the soft music. The waiter returned with the glass of wine and put it on the table.
Mr Philip started drinking the wine slowly and watching the other people there. There were three customers seated at a table near him. He could (3)t by their accents that one of them was an American, one an Englishman and the (4)t was a funny-looking stranger. The polite waiter served each of the three men a glass of beer. By chance, each glass had a fly in it.
Mr Philip watched carefully what they were going to do. To his amusement(興趣), he found that each of them took quite a (5)d attitude(態(tài)度). The American picked up his glass, took a hard look at the fly and then poured(倒) the fly and half of his beer on the floor. The Englishman looked into the glass, noticed the fly and reached for a spoon with which he took the fly out of the beer and drunk the (6)r of it. And the stranger noticed the fly in the beer, picked it with his fingers, squeezed(擠壓) it carefully to save every drop of beer, and then drank it up.
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John sits in the cafe, listening to the sad music playing on an old tape recorder. The song seems to go on forever. John think it's 1 , but he doesn't want to hear it now. It's too sad for him. It makes him 2 of his uncle in Egypt who he hasn't seen for many years now. John's father 3 a few months ago. After that, John found that there were so many things that 4 had wanted to ask his father, but had never asked. He realized that he knew 5 about his own family, and decided to try and find out more about the place where his father had 6 up. He has now spent a couple of days 7 around Jerusalem with an old, torn photo in his hand. The photo shows the whole 8 , his grandparents standing 9 at the centre of a group of four children in front of a house on a busy street. Next to the 10 there seems to be a garden with what look like olive trees in it. John, though, can't find anywhere in this modern Jerusalem that looks much like the street or the house where the photo was taken. | ||||
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Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand(農(nóng)場工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he 1 to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social 2 with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was 3 because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied(滿意)with his 4 . In his words, he 5 thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came 6 into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a 7 .
My mother had 8 of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she 9 that I would some day become a great leader,ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and 10 a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for 11 education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I 12 what we have today. Dad runs a big international 13 and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country, 14 not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. 15 he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.
1 A.rode B.walked C.ran D.drove
2 A.conversations B.games C.relationships D.a(chǎn)ctivities
3 A.cold B.crowded C.quiet D.dirty
4 A.horse B.entertainment C.life D.beer
5 A.often B.ever C.never D.sometimes
6 A.laughing B.singing C.sleeping D.crying
7 A.living B.change C.decision D.house
8 A.dreamed B.heard C.thought D.spoken
9 A.cared B.knew C.forgot D.hoped
10 A.start B.find C.design D.sell
11 A.farther B.higher C.easier D.closer
12 A.showed B.kept C.lost D.a(chǎn)chieved
13 A.farm B.school C.company D.cafe
14 A.though B.if C.a(chǎn)nd D.since
15 A.So B.However C.Or D.Because
A few years ago, an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to
a small town near the sea in the west of England. He was swimming in the
sea one day. As he opened his mouth, his false ( not real) teeth fell out and
floated(漂) away. The following year, Mr. Jones returned to the same
town. When he was having dinner in a local cafe one evening, he mentioned
the story of his lost teeth to the manager. The manager looked surprised.
He explained that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month.
Then he asked Roy Jones if he wanted to try them on. "OK. " said Mr.
Jones. "I suppose it won't do any harm. " When the manager brought him
the teeth, Mr. Jones put them into the mouth, and laughed and laughed.
They were his !
In 1987 , an American couple called Jane and Robert Bentley went
for a picnic on a beach in California. When they returned home, Mrs.
Bentley realized that she had lost her wedding ring (緒婚戒指 ) . It
wasn't expensive but it was valuable to Jane. The Bentleys drove back
to the beach and searched for the ring for three hours, but couldn't find it.
A few months later, Mr. Bentley went fishin8 0ff the same beach. As he
pulled a large crab(螃蟹) out of the sea, he noticed that there was
something on one of its claws(爪) . It was his wife's wedding ring !
A. she came back home
B. her husband was fishing
C. she was having a picnic
D. she drove back to the beach
I used to live selfishly, I should admit(承認). But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had 31 __the office to get something to eat . On the way, I saw a busker(街頭藝人),with a hat in front of him. I had some 32__ in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 33__ use the money to feed his addiction(癮)to drugs or alcohol. He 34 like that type-young and ragged(衣衫襤褸). 35 what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 36 I had no right to place myself above 37 just because he was busking.
I 38__ and dropped all the coins into his 39 , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As selfish as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 40 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. Disappointedly , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 41 ,” I thought.
On my way home at the end of the 42 , I saw the busker again and he was 43 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk to a cafe counter. There he poured the total contents into a tin collecting 44 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity!
Now I donate any 45 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
31. A. left B . cleaned C . prepared D . searched
32. A. chocolates B . coins C . tins D . drugs
33. A. almost B . only C . rather D . still
34. A. acted B . looked C . sounded D . smelt
35. A. Though B . For C . Therefor D . But
36. A. declared B . realized C . expected D . guessed
37. A. it B . all C . him D . them
38. A. waited B . followed C . stopped D . arrived
39. A. rag B . hat C . pocket D . counter
40. A. happiness B . sadness C . love D . hate
41 A. words B . effort C . space D . money
42. A. moment B . day C . break D . event
43. A. walking around B. passing by C . packing up D. running off
44. A.by B . for C . on D . with
45. A.work B . time C . energy D .change
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