完型突破
2014-03-03
Passage One
There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the 1 student in his class,who was at the top in every 2 .
But the boy changed after 3 the boarding school. His grades started 4 and he hated being in a group. He was 5 all the time and there were especially 6 times when he felt like committing suicide (自杀). It was because he felt 7 and that no one loved him that 8 all of this. Worrying about the boy and not knowing what was wrong with him, the boys father decided to travel to the boarding school and 9 with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him casual questions about his classes, 10 and sports. After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?” The boy answered, “To check my 11 ?”
“No, no,” his dad 12 . “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I dont care about grades 13 your feeling and your 14 . You are my life.” 15 into tears, the boy hugged his father and they didnt say anything to each other for a long time. Now the boy has 16 he wants. He knows there is someone on this earth who 17 him deeply. He means the 18 to someone. And today this young man is in 19 at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
Too often we dont 20 the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
1. A. tallest B. brightest C. strongest D. youngest
2. A. competition B. chance C. place D. month
3. A. calling B. visiting C. attending D. leaving
4. A. increasing B. disappearing C. improving D. dropping
5. A. scared B. lonely C. busy D. confident
6. A. short B. dark C. interesting D. easy
7. A. worthless B. priceless C. pleased D. valuable
8. A. replaced B. interrupted C. caused D. scared
9. A. quarrel B. argue C. discuss D. talk
10. A. scores B. feelings C. teachers D. mistakes
11. A. grades B. homework C. knowledge D. tests
12. A. shouted B. replied C. cried D. apologized
13. A. then B. and C. but D. or
14. A. habit B. future C. success D. happiness
15. A. Moved B. Delighted C. Shocked D. Frightened
16. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
17. A. worries B. loves C. remembers D. cares
18. A. home B. family C. school D. world
19. A. hospital B. college C. village D. church
20. A. expect B. enjoy C. realize D. remember
Passage Two
Every year I will give the managers of the city some training lessons. One day during the 1 , I asked them, “What has 2 you to stay long enough to become manager?” Everyone was 3 and discussed the question 4 when a new manager took the question and slowly said, “It was a $19 baseball glove.”
She told us that she first 5 up a clerk job while she looked for something better. On her second day behind the counter, she received a 6 from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He 7 a baseball glove for Little League. She 8 that as a single mother, money was very 9 , and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second 10 . Her son was angry and quarrelled with her.
When she 11 for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to her office. She 12 if she had done something wrong the day before. So she was 13 and confused.
Patricia handed her a box. “I 14 you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is 15 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, 16 you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we cant pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do 17 , and I want you to know you are 18 to us.”
The thoughtfulness and love of the manager 19 that people remember more how much a(n) 20 cares than how much he pays—an important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove. So the mother remained to this day.
1. A. course B. supper C. test D. competition
2. A. caused B. forced C. invited D. stopped
3. A. attractive B. excited C. sad D. sleepy
4. A. disappointedly B. simply C. separately D. heatedly
5. A. gave B. took C. thought D. made
6. A. letter B. call C. book D. glove
7. A. unpacked B. bought C. sold D. needed
8. A. accepted B. commented C. explained D. lied
9. A. valuable B. tight C. extra D. enough
10. A. month B. job C. check D. money
11. A. arrived B. left C. made D. sent
12. A. asked B. forgot C. told D. wondered
13. A. tired B. satisfied C. worried D. excited
14. A. doubted B. overheard C. understood D. knew
15. A. hard B. funny C. right D. interesting
16. A. as if B. even though C. so that D. now that
17. A. like B. care C. mind D. forget
18. A. important B. powerful C. nice D. kind
19. A. promised B. proved C. announced D. considered
20. A. mother B. employer C. son D. manager
Passage Three
Many years ago, I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital. Then one day I got to know a little girl named Liz who was 1 from a rare and serious disease. But its difficult to cure her of the disease, for theres no 2 medicine against it. The doctor said her only chance of 3 appeared to be a blood transfusion (输血) from her 5-year-old brother, who had 4 survived the same disease and had 5 the antibodies (抗体) needed to fight the illness.
The anxious parents asked whether the blood transfusion would do any 6 to their son. “No, 7 will it do anything to the boy,” said the doctor. “All that we have to do is to try to 8 the boy to agree to save his sister.” 9 the doctor explained the 10 to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him 11 for only a moment before taking a 12 and said, “Yes, Ill do it if it saves Liz.”
As the transfusion 13 , he lay in bed next to his sister and 14 , as we all did, 15 the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile 16 . And then he closed his eyes. Half an hour later, the transfusion was over. The boy still closed his eyes. As we woke him up, he 17 at the doctor and asked with a 18 voice, “Where am I? Am I dying? Am I going to die right away?”
All of us were 19 into tears. “Boy, youll never die and you have just saved your sister”. Being 20 , the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood.
1. A. recovering B. examining C. suffering D. treating
2. A. formal B. effective C. extra D. cheep
3. A. success B. failure C. preparation D. recovery
4. A. fortunately B. simply C. hardly D. actually
5. A. killed B. knew C. developed D. lost
6. A. good B. harm C. right D. wrong
7. A. still B. ever C. never D. none
8. A. force B. promise C. cheat D. persuade
9. A. Thus B. But C. Otherwise D. Though
10. A. danger B. operation C. influence D. situation
11. A. laughing B. hesitating C. crying D. waiting
12. A. risk B. breath C. chance D. rest
13. A. removed B. fixed C. stopped D. progressed
14. A. smiled B. slept C. struggled D. prayed
15. A. hearing B. watching C. feeling D. checking
16. A. appeared B. faded C. weakened D. changed
17. A. called off B. shouted at C. looked up D. looked down
18. A. trembling B. frightening C. shy D. delighted
19. A. changed B. amused C. moved D. scared
20. A. loyal B. brave C. clever D. young
Passage Four
When I graduated from the university, I had great difficulty finding a job that was connected with my major. It seemed that what I learned in the university had nothing to do with the 1 life. I was very 2 and upset during that period of time.
In order to 3 , I had to ask for help from my friends. Then a friend asked if Id like a job 4 singing telegrams in Manhattan while 5 as a gorilla (猩猩). It wasnt anything I ever 6 to do, but I was unemployed and the gorilla mask 7 my lack of singing ability. So I 8 the job. And I spent a lot of time studying the 9 and behavior of gorillas. 10 , the job was not so bad as I had figured. Sometimes children even gave me some 11 .
Soon after, I heard about another job, this time at the Empire State Building guiding tourists by 12 as King Kong (金刚). As one of the few 13 with gorilla experience, I was 14 . When the summer ended and it got too 15 to be on the observation desk, even while wearing a gorilla suit, another friend asked if Id like to be a private detective. I said, “Yes, ever since I was 6.”
Somewhere between the gorilla suits and getting 16 to work as an actual private eye, I realized something about life.
I was raised in a 17 home where I was taught the value of hard work. I was determined to be determined. I 18 to become rich and famous, to build a successful career in Hollywood, 19 largely failed; I relaxed, and I wondered whether my belief had gone wrong. However, the experience I went through makes me know that God has 20 everything. What you have to do is to wait patiently and seize the chance that God prepared for you.
1. A. terrible B. practical C. similar D. wonderful
2. A. hopeless B. useless C. senseless D. careless
3. A. succeed B. appear C. survive D. exist
4. A. writing B. making C. buying D. delivering
5. A. trained B. dressed C. tied D. treated
6. A. asked B. expected C. ordered D. hated
7. A. hid B. showed C. found D. cheated
8. A. considered B. promised C. took D. knew
9. A. ability B. thought C. appearance D. expression
10. A. In all B. Above all C. In fact D. As usual
11. A. advice B. kisses C. change D. thanks
12. A. acting B. working C. guiding D. serving
13. A. workers B. participants C. applicants D. graduates
14. A. forgotten B. ignored C. received D. admitted
15. A. cold B. dangerous C. late D. boring
16. A. paid B. lost C. hired D. disappointed
17. A. broken B. traditional C. modern D. powerful
18. A. began B. liked C. learned D. struggled
19. A. so B. but C. however D. while
20. A. finished B. saw C. arranged D. understood
Passage Five
My 8-year-old daughter is experimenting with kindness and smiles. She has been making her own colorful smile cards and often takes them to school or wherever we go.
Last Sunday, I took the kid 1 with me. My daughter 2 her pockets with about 20 smile cards. She was hoping to see John, who is an elderly man who gives out samples (货样), and who is so 3 and friendly that we cant help feeling 4 while talking to him. 5 , John wasnt in on Sunday, so my daughter 6 to give out her smile cards to all the stores other 7 .
So, after asking my 8 , she went on to give her smile cards to various stores employees. As she gave a card to a young man, he asked her where she 9 it (unsure what it was). And he smiled at her and thanked her. She came 10 an older gentleman who was busy shopping and looking rather 11 and impaient... and after she put a card into his cart on top of his groceries, she 12 to me that he looked at her 13 as if she was dumping in his cart at that time. I 14 her and told her that when he saw what it was, he might smile and feel happier.
My daughter had just run out of 15 when she met a woman with two babies in her cart. The babies were fussing (激动) and the woman was looking tired. But my daughter smiled at her and the woman 16 back. My daughter came to me and said, “Mom, I just 17 something. You dont need 18 to make someone smile; all you need to do is to make eye 19 and smile into their eyes and they will smile back.”
What a beautiful lesson my daughter 20 me of. It is so easy for us every day to make eye contact with people we pass on our travels and smile.
1. A. shopping B. cooking C. cleaning D. sleeping
2. A. packed B. sent C. equipped D. arranged
3. A. poor B. old C. happy D. busy
4. A. nervous B. curious C. good D. sorry
5. A. Meanwhile B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise
6. A. needed B. decided C. waited D. prepared
7. A. managers B. employees C. women D. refused
8. A. idea B. opinion C. permission D. attempt
9. A. made B. used C. found D. saw
10. A. to B. with C. across D. at
11. A. rude B. kind C. nice D. interested
12. A. apologized B. explained C. complained D. lied
13. A. sadly B. angrily C. suspiciously D. excitedly
14. A. warned B. praised C. encouraged D. comforted
15. A. cards B. time C. strength D. money
16. A. looked B. smiled C. turned D. went
17. A. recognized B. realized C. remembered D. met
18. A. reasons B. excuses C. jokes D. cards
19. A. sight B. exercise C. contact D. sign
20. A. taught B. demanded C. reminded D. informed
Passage Six
I didnt believe in ghosts (幽灵). However, my mother reminded me many times that I had the 1 . It was all because of a 2 I told when I was 4. One night I 3 to get ready for bed, so I lied there was a ghost in the bathroom. Mother was 4 to learn that.
After that she often 5 anything unusual—a sudden wind, a vase that fell and got broken. She would ask me, “Is she here?” She 6 my grandmother, who she said died in a car accident. When I was 14, my older brother was seriously ill. My mother 7 me to ask my grandmother to save him. When he died, she asked me to talk to him as usual. “I dont know 8 ,” I said. When my father died six months after my brother, mother asked me if they still loved us. I spelled out the answer which I 9 she wanted to hear: “Yes, always.”
When I became a writer in my 30s, I wrote a story about a woman who killed herself by eating too much opium (鸦片).
10 the story, my mother got shocked, 11 its exactly how my grandmother died. For some reason, mother didnt tell me the truth. Now she had 12 : My grandmother had talked to me and told me her true story. She asked me, “Is she here now?” I answered 13 , “I dont know.”
Over the years, mother always asked me some 14 questions. Sometimes I really got 15 of them. And I began to
16 whether there was something wrong with her 17 . Ten years later, my mother left me for ever. Suddenly I felt sad and 18 . It seemed that I had lost everything. That night I 19 about her and she was laughing at my surprise. When she reached me, I felt as if I had been 20 in the chest with something: love, but also joy and peace. “Now you know,” my mother said.
1. A. chance B. gift C. secret D. experience
2. A. lie B. story C. dream D. plan
3. A. pretended B. prepared C. refused D. decided
4. A. satisfied B. moved C. disappointed D. surprised
5. A. noticed B. questioned C. ignored D. found
6. A. asked B. meant C. remembered D. missed
7. A. begged B. forced C. ordered D. helped
8. A. what B. who C. how D. which
9. A. imagined B. doubted C. hoped D. knew
10. A. Printing B. Telling C. Reading D. Typing
11. A. because B. so C. though D. unless
12. A. confidence B. proof C. knowledge D. information
13. A. quickly B. happily C. honestly D. sadly
14. A. common B. silly C. familiar D. similar
15. A. tired B. proud C. afraid D. hopeless
16. A. understand B. figure C. wonder D. speak
17. A. eyesight B. mind C. body D. head
18. A. strong-minded B. alone C. relaxed D. empty
19. A. saw B. dreamed C. met D. saved
20. A. taken B. hit C. filled D. kept
Passage Seven
Peter hadnt really believed that Dad would do that. In order to 1 a young girl, he had to send Grandpa away.
But here was the 2 that Dad had bought for Grandpa, and in the morning hed be going away. “Now, isnt that a 3
blanket!” said the old man, 4 it, “And therell be few blankets that 5 this one!”
It was obvious that the old man was trying to comfort the boy.
“Oh, yes,” said Peter. He didnt want to cry and, Grandpa was too 6 for that. Meanwhile Dad came in with a girl following, who was going to be Peters mother.
Dad didnt say anything 7 the girl came forward and spoke to Grandpa 8 , “I wont be here when you leave in the morning, so I came over to say goodbye.” “Its kind of you,” said Grandpa. Then the girl 9 the blanket. “Its a fine blanket,” she turned to Dad and said to him 10 , “That blanket really costs something.”
Dad cleared his 11 and said, “I wanted him to have the best.”
“Its double, too,” she said, as if accusing Dad.
“I 12 whether an old man like him needs a double blanket!” She said loudly.
“Oh, shes right,” Peter said. “Here, Dad,” and he 13 out a pair of scissors, “Cut the blanket in two.” All of them stared at the boy, 14 . He cried out, “And keep the other half. A single blankets 15 for an old man. Well 16 the other half, which is useful some day.”
“What do you 17 by that?” asked Dad. “Dad, when youre old and Im sending you away with the other half.” There was a 18 . Then Dad went over to Grandpa and stood before him, not speaking. But Grandpa understood. He 19 to his son, “Its all right, son. I knew you didnt mean it.” And then Peter 20 .
But it didnt matter—because they were all crying together.
1. A. adopt B. marry C. see D. employ
2. A. blanket B. car C. house D. food
3. A. new B. worn C. fine D. cheap
4. A. making B. mending C. measuring D. smoothing
5. A. compare B. equal C. suit D. cost
6. A. experienced B. old C. kind D. skilled
7. A. while B. until C. if D. unless
8. A. impatiently B. disappointedly C. prettily D. sadly
9. A. showed B. covered C. presented D. noticed
10. A. firmly B. warmly C. coldly D. happily
11. A. throat B. bed C. hands D. eyes
12. A. guess B. wonder C. imagine D. believe
13. A. carried B. broke C. held D. turned
14. A. satisfied B. amused C. delighted D. astonished
15. A. enough B. thick C. much D. little
16. A. destroy B. sell C. save D. use
17. A. do B. mean C. want D. know
18. A. thing B. goal C. scene D. silence
19. A. shouted B. whispered C. pointed D. leaned
20. A. laughed B. left C. cried D. returned
Passage Eight
It was the night before the composition was due (到期的). As I looked at the list of topics, “The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the 1 of an evening at Uncle Allens in Belleville 2 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 3 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in those 4 . Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 5 of the grown-ups had enough 6 to be good at it. What laughing 7 we had about the socially respectable 8 for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 9 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 10 it down simply for my own 11 , not for Mr Fleagle, my composition teacher. As for him, I would 12 something else.
When I finished it, the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper composition for Mr Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14 my work. Two days pas?sed before Mr Fleagle returned the 15 papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition,‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti.”
My words! He was reading my words out 16 to the whole class. Somebody laughed, then the whole class was 17 with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 18 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 19 my words had the power to make people 20 .
1. A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience
2. A. when B. where C. since D. after
3. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made
4. A. moments B. months C. weeks D. days
5. A. none B. one C. some D. neither
6. A. age B. experience C. time D. money
7. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments
8. A. knowledge B. habit C. idea D. method
9. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately
10. A. settle B. put C. bring D. let
11. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy
12. A. take B. buy C. write D. eat
13. A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea
14. A. give up B. go on C. hand in D. hand out
15. A. written B. graded C. collected D. signed
16. A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly
17. A. shouting B. reading C. laughing D. speaking
18. A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure
19. A. if B. for C. while D. although
20. A. excite B. satisfy C. think D. laugh
Passage Nine
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadnt healed from a(n) 1 injury. I had 2 whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 3 for the 3,000-meter run.
“Ready...set...” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 4 me. I felt 5 as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 6 I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps (圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should 7 ,” I thought as I moved on. 8 , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 9 and decided not to 10 in track next year. It wouldnt be worth it, 11 my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer— 12 than the one Id heard earlier. I turned around and sure enough, the 13 were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.” I was leaving 14 several girls came up to me. “Wow, youve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just 15 a race!” I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”
Suddenly I regained 16 . And I decided to 17 track next year. I realized strength and courage arent always 18 in medals and victories, but in the 19 we overcome. The strongest people are not always the people who win, 20 the people who dont give up when they lose.
1. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier
2. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted
3. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty
4. A. behind from B. ahead of C. next to D. close to
5. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened
6. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
7. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up
8. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
9. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance
10. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend
11. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until
12. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder
13. A. winners B. boys C. crowd D. girls
14. A. while B. when C. as D. since
15. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost
16. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience
17. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with
18. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased
19. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness
20. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
Passage Ten
A teacher decided to honor her students by telling them the influence they each had on her.
First she told them how the students made a 1 to her and the class. Then she 2 each of them with a blue ribbon (丝带) with a gold letter which 3 , “Who I Am Makes a Difference.” Afterwards the teacher decided to know what kind of 4 would have on a community (社区). She gave each of the students three more ribbons and 5 them to go out and do as she did. Then they were to 6 up on the results to see who 7 whom and report back to the class in about a week.
One of the boys in the class went to a 8 in a nearby company and honored him for helping him 9 his career planning.
He gave him a blue ribbon and 10 it on him. That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him down. He said, “A(n) 11 thing happened to me today. A boy told me he 12 me and gave me a blue ribbon for having helped him, and he gave me a(n) 13 ribbon and asked me to find somebody else to honor. Of course I want to honor you.”
The father continued, “Ive been busy and dont pay much 14 to you. Sometimes I 15 you for not getting good enough 16 in school and for your bedroom being a mess. 17 somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and, well, just let you know that you do make a difference to me. 18 your mother, you are also the most important person in my life. Youre a great kid and I love you!”
The confused boy started to cry. His 19 body shook. He looked up at his father and said through his 20 , “I was planning to drop out, dad, because I didnt think you loved me. Now I dont need to.”
1. A. promise B. difference C. wonder D. surprise
2. A. presented B. equipped C. praised D. tied
3. A. spoke B. wrote C. read D. announced
4. A. contribution B. progress C. story D. effect
5. A. showed B. asked C. forced D. begged
6. A. pick B. follow C. put D. make
7. A. honored B. misunderstood C. cheated D. inspired
8. A. woman B. teacher C. boss D. kid
9. A. at B. for C. out D. with
10. A. typed B. sewed C. put D. packed
11. A. lucky B. successful C. real D. important
12. A. loved B. admired C. watched D. missed
13. A. cheap B. beautiful C. extra D. valuable
14. A. visits B. energy C. money D. attention
15. A. screamed at B. worried about C. looked at D. called on
16. A. knowledge B. experience C. grades D. time
17. A. And B. But C. So D. Otherwise
18. A. With B. Except C. For D. Besides
19. A. total B. whole C. all D. complete
20. A. fingers B. glasses C. tears D. teeth
Passage Eleven
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 1 the sweat off my forehead and looked up at the cloudless blue sky. “ 2 cant it rain?” I thought. That would 3 things down. I thought about my 4 , who were 5 sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now.
Id had some 6 in school, so my parents decided to let me work 7 with my dad. We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 8 of a road maintenance (道路养护) company. It was up to us to keep the roads 9 of rubbish. The job was 10 and dirty, especially on hot days like this. I 11 why I ever agreed to do it. We continued our 12 route (路线) along 595, 13 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 14 were broken on the ground. They werent like that before. “Dad! Pull over! I want to 15 something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 16 —there wasnt much time. 17 I saw a Toyota that 18 upside down in the trees. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 19 there. Then I noticed something
20 . It was a bloody leg sticking out of the drivers side window! “Help!” a lady moaned (呻吟).
1. A. wipe B. clean C. dry D. brush
2. A. When B. How C. Why D. Where
3. A. wash B. keep C. turned D. cool
4. A. relatives B. neighbors C. friends D. workmates
5. A. freely B. probably C. really D. finally
6. A. worries B. troubles C. questions D. problems
7. A. full-time B. part-time C. all the time D. some time
8. A. advantage B. possession C. position D. place
9. A. away B. out C. clean D. clear
10. A. easy B. hopeless C. smelly D. shameful
11. A. knew B. wondered C. believed D. admitted
12. A. regular B. common C. normal D. old
13. A. leaving B. going C. coming D. heading
14. A. cars B. bottles C. trees D. leaves
15. A. check B. turn C. make D. bring
16. A. decide B. hurry C. consider D. listen
17. A. Above B. Behind C. Ahead D. Below
18. A. hung B. pulled C. caught D. knocked
19. A. lost B. deserted C. kept D. put
20. A. pushing B. running C. moving D. dropping
Passage Twelve
Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve he found that a street fellow was walking around his new car, 1 it.
“Is this your car, Mister?” he asked. Paul nodded, “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was 2 . “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything? Boy, I 3 , ” he hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for: He was going to wish he had a(n) 4 like that. “I wish,” the boy 5 , “that I could be a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in 6 and then asked, “Would you like to take a 7 in my car?” “Oh yes, Id love that.” After a short while, the boy turned to Paul and said, “Mister, would you mind 8 in front of my house?” Paul 9 . He thought the boy wanted to 10 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was 11 again. “Will you stop where those two 12 are?” the boy asked.
As the boy got out of the car, he ran up the steps. Then in a little while he was carrying his little crippled (跛脚的) brother. He 13 him down on the bottom step, then kept down 14 him and pointed to the car, “There it is, Buddy, just like I told you 15 . His brother gave it to him for Christmas. 16 some day Im going to give you one just like it, then you can 17 all the pretty things in the Christmas windows by yourself.” Paul was so 18 that he lifted the crippled boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a 19 holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul 20 what Jesus meant when he said, “It is more blessed to give.”
1. A. admiring B. driving C. washing D. damaging
2. A. shocked B. confused C. amused D. scared
3. A. wonder B. wish C. doubt D. guess
4. A. Christmas B. automobile C. brother D. chance
5. A. repeated B. continued C. corrected D. begged
6. A. surprise B. thought C. anger D. disappointment
7. A. ride B. leave C. message D. look
8. A. performing B. speeding C. stopping D. wandering
9. A. refused B. admired C. cried D. smiled
10. A. show B. please C. announce D. satisfy
11. A. wrong B. right C. lost D. missing
12. A. trees B. steps C. passengers D. fellows
13. A. forced B. turned C. seated D. knocked
14. A. up B. against C. to D. from
15. A. upstairs B. downstairs C. yesterday D. then
16. A. But B. Therefore C. And D. As
17. A. sell B. make C. see D. steal
18. A. kind B. patient C. caring D. touched
19. A. memorable B. predictable C. honorable D. terrible
20. A. heard B. saw C. learned D. studied
Passage Thirteen
We may look at the world around us, but somehow we manage not to see it until whatever weve become used to suddenly disappears. 1 , for example, the neatly-dressed woman I 2 to see—or look at—on my way to work each morning.
For three years, no matter 3 the weather was like, she was always waiting at the bus stop around 8:00 am. On 4 days, she wore heavy clothes and a pair of woolen gloves. Summer time 5 out neat, belted cotton dresses and a hat pulled low over her sunglasses. 6 , she was an ordinary working woman. Of course, I 7 all this only after she was seen no more. It was then that I realized how 8 I expected to see her each morning. You might say I 9 her. “Did she have an accident? Something 10 ?” I thought to myself about her 11 . Now that she was gone, I felt I had 12 her. I began to realize that part of our 13 life probably includes such chance meetings with familiar 14 : the milkman you see at dawn, the woman who 15 walks her dog along the street every morning, the twin brothers you see at the library. Such people are 16 markers in our eyes. They add weight to our 17 of place and belonging.
Think about it. 18 , while walking to work, we mark where we are by 19 a certain building, why should we not mark where we are when we pass a familiar, though 20 , person?
1. A. Make B. Take C. Give D. Have
2. A. happened B. wanted C. used D. tried
3. A. what B. how C. which D. when
4. A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. snowy
5. A. took B. brought C. carried D. turned
6. A. Clearly B. Particularly C. Luckily D. Especially
7. A. believed B. expressed C. remembered D. wondered
8. A. long B. often C. soon D. much
9. A. respected B. missed C. praised D. admired
10. A. better B. worse C. more D. less
11. A. disappearance B. missing C. misfortune D. life
12. A. forgotten B. lost C. known D. hurt
13. A. happy B. enjoyable C. frequent D. daily
14. A. friends B. strangers C. tourists D. guests
15. A. regularly B. actually C. hardly D. probably
16. A. common B. pleasant C. important D. faithful
17. A. choice B. knowledge C. decision D. sense
18. A. Because B. If C. Although D. However
19. A. keeping B. changing C. passing D. mentioning
20. A. unnamed B. unforgettable C. unbelievable D. unreal
Passage Fourteen
One day when I was heading for a flight, I found a father and his son seated before me, talking and laughing all the time. I know were supposed to 1 making racial distinctions these days, so I hope no one will 2 if I mention that most people on the train were white, 3 for business trips or vacations—and that the father and son were black, whose clothes were just about as 4 as you can buy.
As I got off, I 5 I had left something important. I was 6 for my flight, so I decided to go back. 7 , I found that the father and his son had 8 . I realized then that they hadnt been 9 for a flight, but had just been enjoying riding the 10 .
“ 11 are all these people going, Daddy?” the son asked.
“All over the world,” came the reply. 12 people in the airport were leaving for distant destinations or 13 at the ends of their journeys. The father and son, though, were just riding this train together, making it 14 and sharing each others company.
There are parents who can 15 to send their children to Europe or Disneyland, but the children turn out a 16 . There are parents who live in million-dollar houses and give their children cars and swimming pools, yet something goes 17 . Rich and poor, black and white, so much goes wrong so often. So many 18 in this country. So many questions about what to do.
Here was a father who 19 spending the day with his son and who had come up with this plan on a Saturday morning.
The answer is so 20 : This is not an expensive trip to a child. It doesnt cost a cent, yet it is the most valuable thing to a child in the world.
1. A. finish B. avoid C. allow D. escape
2. A. mind B. hear C. support D. conflict
3. A. prepared B. changed C. desired D. dressed
4. A. expensive B. priceless C. strange D. cheap
5. A. lost B. remembered C. learned D. considered
6. A. late B. anxious C. early D. eager
7. A. Meanwhile B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However
8. A. appeared B. left C. returned D. gone
9. A. staying B. asking C. planning D. heading
10. A. taxi B. bus C. train D. plane
11. A. Where B. When C. How D. Why
12. A. No B. Another C. Some D. The other
13. A. struggling B. enjoying C. arriving D. resting
14. A. exciting B. boring C. strange D. disappointing
15. A. afford B. fight C. forgive D. apologize
16. A. mistake B. leader C. failure D. success
17. A. wrong B. out C. well D. smoothly
18. A. stories B. jobs C. people D. troubles
19. A. left out B. cared about C. went through D. watched out
20. A. amusing B. simple C. valuable D. difficult