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一、单项填空 (共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)

1.— Congratulations on your election victory!

— Thank you. for the country.

A. It’s my duty B. Don’t mention it

C. I’ll do my best D. Cheer up

2.Don’t forget to telephone me,_________?

A. do you B. don’t you C. won’t you D. will you

3. We were pleased to hear that West Street much by the earthquake.

A. haven’t damaged B. hadn’t damaged

C. hadn’t been damaged D. haven’t been damaged

4. Whether to buy this expensive car needs your careful .

A. contribution B. construction C. conclusion D. consideration

5. To put it ，you need more time and practice to get used to the rules of this game.

A. in a nutshell B. in order C. in all D. in danger

6. Miss Li is now taking care of a child parents have gone to Beijing on business.

A. that B. whom C. which D. whose

7. Mr Smith is ______ the school.

A. take charge of B. in charge of C. in the charge of D. in charge

8. — Bob, I have to finish homework first before playing basketball with you.

— What a pity inside in such fine weather！

A. to be kept B. kept C. have kept D. keep

9.— How do you like _____ tea we offered?

— Actually I’m not at all fond of tea. Could I have large cup of coffee instead?

A. a ; the B. the ; / C. the ; a D. a ; a

10. The poor child who lost his parents in an accident was _____ by a kind-hearted villager.

A. put up B. brought up C. given up D. taken up

11. Though Professor Smith is almost fifty years old, he is _______ a young man.

A. less energetic than B. not so energetic as

C. more energetic as D. as energetic as

12. I was not used to________ children, so all I could think of was to read her a story.

A. deal with B. dealt with C. being dealt with D. dealing with

13. How can we _____ all these flies in the kitchen?

A. get rid of B. send C. throw away D. take

14. — Hello, Tom. ____ in that bank?

— Yes, I am, and I finally got that rise I was hoping for.

A. Are you still working B. Did you still work

C. Had you still worked D. Were you still working

15. Jenny passed the examination with a good score ____ she hadn’t studied very hard for it.

A. although B. since C. unless D. if

二、完形填空 (共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分)

Many years ago, I worked as a salesman in a piano company. We sold our pianos by 16 in small town newspapers. Every six weeks we would receive a(n) 17 on a postcard which said, “Please bring me a new piano for my granddaughter. I can pay $10 a month with my 18 money.” Of course, we 19 her postcards.

One day I happened to be in that area 20 other replies, and out of 21 I decided to visit the old lady. I found pretty much what I 22 : The old lady lived in a(n) 23 cabin. There were chickens in the house. Her little granddaughter stood there without  24 . I explained to the old lady that we 25 not sell a new piano for $10 a month and that she should stop 26 to us.

However, my advice had no 27 . She still sent us postcards. It was 28 . A couple of years later, I owned my own piano company. Despite knowing that I was about to make a terrible 29 decision, I delivered a new piano to the old lady. I 30 I had just thrown away a new piano, but she paid every month as promised.

I put the 31 out of my mind for 20 years. Then one day when I was having a drink at a coffee shop, I heard the most 32 music. I looked 33 , and there was a young woman playing a very nice piano. When she took a 34 , she sat down at my table and said, “Aren’t you the man who sold my grandma a piano many years ago?”

I 35 remembered. It was the little barefoot (赤脚的) girl! Her grandma’s piano had changed her life.

16. A. writing B. reporting C. advertising D. featuring

17. A. reply B. joke C. offer D. plan

18. A. milk B. egg C. flower D. bread

19. A. accepted B. considered C. refused D. ignored

20. A. calling on B. waiting for C. caring about D. watching over

21. A. excitement B. respect C. sadness D. curiosity

22. A. spotted B. expected C. feared D. worried

23. A. big B. old C. new D. clean

24. A. a hat B. a coat C. trousers D. shoes

25. A. might B. should C. could D. need

26. A. talking B. sending C. writing D. coming

27. A. effect B. action C. response D. attention

28. A. bad B. stupid C. sad D. wrong

29. A. life B. career C. education D. business

30. A. agreed B. thought C. confirmed D. doubted

31. A. incident B. story C. accident D. lesson

32. A. familiar B. unpleasant C. valuable D. beautiful

33. A. down B. after C. over D. around

34. A. tip B. note C. break D. permit

35. A. probably B. suddenly C. luckily D. calmly

三、阅读理解 (共20小题; 每小题2分, 满分40分)

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At the Barber's Shop(理发店)  Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair,Jack?"  Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse."  Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."  "Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!"  "Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber." 1. When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____.  A. nobody had cut his hair  B. the barber hadn't cut his hair well  C. the barber had cut his hair carefully  D. he was not satisfied with his old barber 2. "I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.  A. this barber's shop was a new one  B. this was the only barber's shop in this town  C. Jack often went to this barber's shop  D. Jack had not been to this barber's shop before 3. After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.  A. the new barber's shop was the best one  B. the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one  C. the new barber's shop was worse than the old one  D. the old barber's shop was the worst one 4. Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?  A. Because he was certainly the best barber. B. Because he was free all the time.  C. Because he was the worst barber. D. Because he wasn't the worst barber. 5. From the story we know that ____.  A. it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop  B. barbers cut each other's hair  C. barbers never have their hair cut  D. a barber always cuts his hair by himself  B Mr Perkin's New Car  Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be different.  The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.  Mr Perkin parked(停车) his car in a big car-park(停车场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didn't like. So he stopped. Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the car-park. 6. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because  A. the bus did not come. B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.  C. he liked to do the same as other people. D. he liked to be different from others. 7. He drove to work in his new car  A. the very next day. B. the day he bought it.  C. a week he bought in. D. on the day he first watched the cars passing. 8. He was satisfied with his new car because  A. no one else had a yellow one. B. it was the same as other cars all around him.  C. he was in front of all the other cars. D. other cars were not as bright as his. 9. At five o'clock Mr Perkin  A. walked home. B. drove his car out of the car-park.  C. came back to the car-park. D. did not know which was his car-park. 10. People gave him a look because A. he had a nice new car. B. he could not open the door of his car. C. he was in the wrong car-park. D. he was trying to open more than one car.

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The Farmer, His Horse, and His son

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as