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(一)

Joe wanted a computer. He asked his ___1___ for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He ___2___ about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors[鄰居]. But this was not ___3___. He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens ___4___ he had no tools[工具] to do the work with.

Then he saw one of his classmates， Dick， delivering[送] ___5___. I could do that， he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer ___6___ away. I could pay ___7___ it a little each week. He ran to ___8___ up with Dick. Joe asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was ___9___ to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job [工作] took ___10___ three hours each night. Dick ___11___ him the phone number of the newspaper manager[經理].

Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother ___12___ he thought， she ___13___.“I think it is a ___14___ idea，” she said， “I’ll call the newspaper….”

“Wait， Mum，” Joe said， “I’ll call. After that， I’m going to be a businessman now.”

Joe’s mother smiled ___15___.

1. A. teachers B. parentsC. classmates D. friends

2. A. said B. toldC. thought D. spoke

3. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

4. A. because B. when C. while D. after

5. A. newspaper B. bikes C. computers D. tools

6. A. now B. right C. just D. only

7. A. on B. to C. of D. for

8. A. take B. catch C. carry D. get

9. A. friendly B. kind C. possible D. wrong

10. A. at B. about C. before D. after

11. A. taught B. gave C. madeD. asked

12. A. that B. when C. whatD. where

13. A. smiled B. shouted C. criedD. worried

14. A. big B. large C. great D. bad

15. A. sadly B. happily C. politely D. angrily

(二)

A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After __1__ weeks the editor __2__ the story to her. The lady was __3__. She worte back to the editor:

“Dear Sir，

Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. __4__ do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. __5__ I sent you the story， I pasted together pages 18， 19 and 20. This was a __6__ to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday， the pages were __7__ pasted together. Is this the __8__ you read all the stories that are sent to you?”

The editor wrote back:

“Dear Madam，

__9__ breakfast when I have an egg， I __10__ eat the whole egg in order to discover that it is bad.”

1. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

2. A. gave B. came back C. handed D. returned

3. A. angry B. happy C. satisfied D. glad

4. A. How B. Why C. What D. Where

5. A. After B. Until C. Before D. Since

6. A. lesson B. test C. question D. thing

7. A. already B. still C. even D. yet

8. A. work B. check C. road D. way

9. A. On B. On the C. At D. At the

10.A. must not B. have not to C. need not to D. don’t have to

(三)

These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no __1__ in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have __2__ more important things to do.

What are these important things? Exams! They have to __3__ themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost __4__ bookworms[書呆子]. In the past in the summer holidays， they could do __5__ they liked， but now they have to __6__ all their time preparing. So __7__ have kept them away from going in for sports.

Because of the pressure[壓力] from __8__ parents and teachers， they __9__ to work harder and spend most of their time __10__ books. As for the students themselves， they don’t want to __11__ the lessons because they want to further their studies. So it is necessary to give __12__ of their spare time to their studies and __13__ up their school sports.

It’s true a good education cannot go without physical training， the __14__ is true， a quick mind hardly goes along with a __15__ body. Without a strong body， you can never do anything well， how can you make great success in life?

1. A. interests B. interested C. interesting D. interest

2. A. another B. other C. much D. some

3. A. make B. have C. get D. let

4. A. turn B. grow C. look D. become

5. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing

6. A. give B. spend C. take D. cost

7. A. teachers B. parents C. studies D. holidays

8. A. his B. one’s C. their D. other’s

9. A. try B. ho pe C. have D. enjoy

10. A. in B. at C. to D. on

11. A. miss B. lose C. leave D. fail

12. A. few B. any C. all D. none

13. A. give B. take C. put D. send

14. A. thing B. same C. word D. kind

15. A. strong B. heavy C. weak D. ill

(四)

I walked along the sea for about an hour until I began to feel hungry. It was seven. By that time， I was not far from a favourite restaurant of mine， where I often went to eat two or three times a week. I knew the owner well.

I went into the restaurant， which was already crowded， and ordered my meal. While I was waiting， I looked __1__ to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant. Then I saw a man sitting at a corner table near the door keeping looking in my direction[方向]， as if he knew me. I certainly didn’t know him， for I never forgot a __2__. The man had a newspaper __3__ in front of him. But I could see that he was keeping an __4__ on me. When the waiter brought my soup， the man was __5__ puzzled[迷惑] by the familiar[熟悉] way that the waiter and I called each other. He became even more puzzled as __6__ went on. He could see that I was well __7__ in the restaurant. At last he got up and went into the kitchen. After a few minutes he came out again， __8__ for his meal and left.

When I had finished， I called the owner of the restaurant over and asked him __9__ the man had wanted. The owner told me he was a detective[偵探]. “Really?” I was __10__. “He was certainly __11__ in me. But why?” I asked. “He followed you here because he thought you were a man he was looking __12__，” the owner said. “When he came into the kitchen， he showed me a __13__ of the wanted man . He certainly looked like you! Of course， since we __14__ you here， I told him that he had made a mistake.” It’s __15__ I came to a restaurant where I am known， or I might have been arrested!

1. A. for B. atC. around D. like

2. A. name B. face C. person D. friend

3. A. open B. closed C. opened D. close

4. A. orange B. arm C .apple D. eye

5. A. badly B. fast C. quickly D. clearly

6. A. program B. story C. time D. news

7. A. taken B. made C. known D. brought

8. A. paid B. paying C. spent D. cost

9. A. that B. what C. when D. which

10. A. worried B. surprised C. surprising D. sad

11. A. interested B. interesting C. worried D. sure

12. A. up B. like C. at D. for

13. A. book B. photo C. paper D. magazine

14. A. know B. see C. hear D. look at

15. A. bad B. good C. lucky D. best

(五)

Mr. Yorkwell was blind when he was seven. He had seen many doctors but none of them could do __1__ for him. He could never see the world __2__. Now he has a seeing-eye dog. A seeing-eye dog can help a blind man __3__ along the streets. He is called a seeing-eye dog __4__ he is the eye of a blind man.

One day， the bus was full of people __5__ Mr. Yorkwell __6__ the bus with his seeing-eye dog. There were no seats for Mr. Yorkwell at all. He stood __7__ so many people before a few bus-stops passed. Then ， one man got up and __8__ his seat and got off the bus. The dog took little __9__ there. The dog began to push the people on each side with his __10__. He pushed and pushed until the people around moved away and there was enough place for __11__ people. Mr. Yorkwell sat down and the dog got up on the seat __12__ Mr. Yorkwell’s. He lay down and put his head on the blind man’s __13__. Soon he fell asleep. People around were not __14__ with him and all __15__ at this.

1. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. things

2. A. again B. once C. always D. still

3. A. run B. jump C. play D. walk

4. A. why B. that C. because D. what

5. A. when B. while C. before D. since

6. A. got off B. got on C. stopped D. waited for

7. A. among B. between C. above D. after

8. A. took B. started C. lost D. left

9. A. house B. seat C. room D. place

10. A. teeth B. eat C. eye D. nose

11. A. one B. two C. many D. all

12. A. under B. above C. beside D. behind

13. A. head B. foot C. leg D. back

14. A. angry B. sad C. happy D. sorry

15. A. spoken B. smiled C. worried D. learned