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完形填空。 The inspector (检查员) of Schools arrived yesterday morning, and he1the whole day examining theclasses. The headmaster had told us a few days2that he阅读理解。 I have a seven-year-old son named John. He loves chocolates. He often takes chocolates instead of meals.Therefore, he gets very bad teeth. The den阅读理解。 Robert was born in a small town in England. His father has a farm and can supply him enough money tofinish university where he is studying law. The 完形填空。 One afternoon I went to an art museum and I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpiece(名作). A young couple looking at the paintings ahe完形填空。Last autumn I spent a week at a big hotel in London. It was one of those modern hotels1every roomis the same size2has the same furniture looking just 完型填空。One day a farmer's donkey (驴) fell down into a well (井). The animal cried1for hours as the farmertried to find a2way to save him. But finally the 阅读理解。 A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a box by his feet. He held up a sign which read, "I am blind,please help." There were only a few c阅读理解。 I was waiting for the bus to take me down from the Janiculum Hill into the city of Roma when I turned and saw black smoke rising into the sky. It see完形填空。 The two teachers were sitting in the teacher's room. For a moment there was1 . Then one of them,Miss Smith said: "I'm afraid I'd have to2him."阅读理解。 Since her husband died, Mrs. Jackson has lived alone in their big old suburban (郊区的) house. The house was bought by her husband almost fifty year完形填空。 Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University. We were all a bit1of our landlord, a rough middle-aged 完形填空。 Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her1window was op阅读理解。 The Worst PartMom is usually home on Sunday but this week she was going to a big golf game and I was all alone inthe house. I was mad at Mom for divo阅读理解。 It was 3:00 a.m. Rain beat against the windows. Tamsen Bell's cellphone began to ring so she jumped out of bed quickly for she knew that someone w完形填空。 At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be easy and stress-free. I1myself p完形填空。 When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad1stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. 完形填空。 It used to be our custom to take handmade baskets to friends on May Day. We would1baskets on a doorstep, knock on the door, and then run away as fast阅读理解。 There's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella. At first I couldn't stand it, now I'm used to it. I don't know his name.完形填空。 A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever comeacross in my life. They are totally separated, mix阅读理解。 "Linda, if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport, you'd win a gold medal!"Annabel, my close friend, stunned (使…震惊) me with that frank observ阅读理解。 On 27th February 2008, something very unusual happened in the UK; there was a rather large earthquake.It was the biggest earthquake in 25 years in t完形填空。 The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically (同情地) as the attractive young woman with the white cane (拐棍) made her way carefully up the step阅读理解。 How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals. There's a catch, however. You have to 完形填空。 School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very1of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me2out like a sh完形填空。 I dropped my 5-year-old daughter off at the day care centre (育儿中心) yesterday. There we saw oneof her friends sitting at a table1 , crying. She s阅读理解。 An old friend from California called from the airport (机场) to tell me that he had arrived. I was not ableto leave the office, but I had made plans 完形填空。 As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoon at my grandfather's farm.1by miles of winding stone walls, the house provided2hou完形填空。 The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the1paren阅读理解。 Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons. "To which one shall I leave my fortune?"he wondered. "It must be to the cleverest s根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 In the late 1980s, during a visit to Bangladesh (孟加拉), I saw a woman with 阅读理解。 Switzerland (瑞士) is famous for its watches. However, this country didn't invent the watch. It was the British who did it. Here is a story of how阅读理解。 It doesn't matter when and how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard 完形填空。A Fool's Day falls on 1st of April. People1forget the significance (意义) of the day.In March 1980, I was2at Durham University with seven other Chin完形填空。My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon. I tried as hard as I could to remain (保持)1 , but I had an empty feeling in my stoma阅读理解。Son's HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When 阅读理解。 It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, h完型填空。 What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel1 .Ever since I was young, 阅读理解。 One morning I was woken by my mother's angry voice. I opened my eyes and found it was seven forty, so I jumped out of bed and rushed to a nearby bus阅读理解。Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waitin阅读理解。 Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used t语法填空：根据短文内容，在空格中填上合适的单词。A little old lady went into a pet shop and saw a lovely-looking parrot. "I would like to buy that handsomebird, 完形填空。 Several years ago, while attending a communication course (课程), I experienced a most unusual process.The instructor asked us to list (列清单)1in ou阅读理解。 It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get u阅读理解。 One evening a police officer was driving slowly along a road. He was off duty and was wearing plain clothes.Suddenly he saw two men running out of a完形填空。 I was going hunting along the motorway the other day when there was a sudden bang and I almost felloff my motorbike. It had a hole in the front tyre 阅读理解。 Having an interview (面试) doesn't sound like a big deal, just like getting good marks in college. You simply go in and meet someone, talk for a whi完形填空。 Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of1and perseverance(坚定不移), while the other was2and never did any work. 阅读理解。 I will never forget what my old headmaster taught me. Normally when you are only 15 years of ageyou do not remember most of the things that are taugh阅读理解。 Like a growing number of young women in Vietnam's northern part city of Haiphong, Pham Thi Hue was infected with HIV by her husband, one of the town'完形填空。 There was a blacksmith (铁匠) who wasn't satisfied with his work. Once he complained, "I am not welland my work is too warm. I want to be a1on the阅读理解。Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came outof the kitchen, complaining, "Mom, I can't pee完形填空。 Ted Thomason was considered one of the students who showed the least interest in school. Whenever Miss Daisy talked with him, he would answer with a1完形填空。 The yearly Marathon in my town usually happened during a heat wave. My job was to follow behind therunners in an ambulance (救护车)1any of them neede阅读理解。 A husband-and-wife team from California reached the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross -countrywalk, becoming the first to backpack the American 阅读理解。 One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck. He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom 阅读理解。 I went over my grandmother's house today and she didn't have time for me. You see, the lady's husbanddownstairs died and my Grandmother wanted to 阅读理解。 The journey two divers made some time ago to the deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be studied. The t阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）首字母提示，2）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。 Henr完形填空。 I dropped my 5-year-old daughter off at the day care centre (育儿中心) yesterday. There we saw one of her friends sitting at a table1 , crying. She 阅读理解。 An old friend from California called from the airport (机场) to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office, but I had made plans阅读理解。 Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterdaywhen it landed upside down in three feet of w完形填空。 Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He1one morningwith his young son2the horse before it died. Father and阅读理解。 Three Frenchmen were sitting together to talk about their experience in England. The first said, "I onceheard someone shout, 'Look out.' I put my完形填空。 A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to1a nice-looking watch. He sawa watch and liked it so much2 he decided to buy it. 阅读理解。 We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wa阅读理解。 Charlie studied in a famous college for four years. He studied hard and did well in all his subjects. Hehoped to become a good teacher. This year h阅读理解。 Mr Backer is a kind-hearted man. Once he gave some food to a poor woman. Mr White, the boss of therestaurant, found it and became angry. He often 阅读理解。 A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March. In this area we often have people sellingthings door-to-door, but she doesn't look like a p完形填空。 Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they1after having dinner together. They discu完形填空。 In the early 1800's, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was1working and Christmas was the one da阅读理解。 It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened 完型填空。 A friend once told me a beautiful story of how ordinary people found a simple way to help others. My friend was1the beautiful view on the top of Casp阅读理解。 Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had b阅读理解。 John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he to短文填词。 I had an _____ (有趣的) dream last night. I dreamed that I took p_____ in a race. At first, I could not run veryfast and fell b_____. But I didn't完形填空。 What does peace mean to you? A place without noise, trouble, or hard work? There once was a king who1a prize to the artist who would2the best pictur阅读理解。 At a day care center in Texas, children were playing outside. One of the children was Jessica McClure. She was only 18months old. Her mother, worke阅读理解。Mama and Daddy loved having the family together on Christmas. They spent days making candy and cookies, preparing gifts and decorating. Forty-four ye完形填空。 After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, th阅读理解。 A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket (彩票) at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim (受害者), who picked up 阅读理解。 "It's over! Thank goodness!"School was over and I was tired. I sat at the front of the school bus.Janie, the driver, always tries to break the un完型填空。 Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the1 had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the 阅读理解。 How to Become ClevererOnce a boy came to ask a fisherman how to become cleverer, because his mother always called him "foolish boy"."That's easy,完型填空。Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final1 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their2. If they didn'阅读理解。 The nervous-looking (紧张不安地) young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweler's shop before he got enough courage (勇气) to enter. He 完形填空。 I was driving around downtown (市中心) one afternoon in the winter. I1a red light and stopped. As I was2, I saw a young guy standing on my left. He阅读理解。"Son!" Tim's father shouted, "Is it possible for you to turn that noise down!?""Sorry dad, but I love to play it loud because it makes me happy!完形填空。 Dick was a clever boy, but his parents were poor, so he had to work1his spare time and during hisholidays to2 his education.3this, he4get to the univ完型填空。 Bobby was getting cold in the snow. The thin1he wore had a few holes in them and people could2his toes (脚趾). Bobby had been there for about an hou阅读理解。There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.On the last day of one vo阅读理解。 Last year when Tom graduated from school, he came to Taibei. He didn't like to work on his father's farm and hoped to find a job in a big city. He阅读理解。 Mr. and Mrs. Jones's flat was full of suitcases, trunks (大衣箱) and packed-up furniture (家具). The two of them were busy with pencils and paper,阅读理解。 This is a talk by a London taxi (出租车) driver. "I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.""阅读理解。 Alice always wanted to be a singer. Music was the most important thing in her life. To tell you the truth, she took lessons for years, and practiced阅读理解。After filling the car with gas, I continued driving to the airport. The roads were quite bumpy (颠簸) and I noticed that the highway department was do完型填空。I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was1in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest a阅读理解。A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can 阅读理解。Mr. Samson was a newspaper editor in Boston, America. On the night of August 28, 1988, when he was on night duty, he dreamed that a volcano (火山) ne阅读理解。A good friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on a Greek island. Ever since he left school (where I first knew him)he has traveled all ove完型填空。 A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous1in London. An injured man was2in, and the doctor turned to3of the students and ask
完形填空。 John Russell, 83 years old, got on a Chicago bus. He saw a sign1that senior citizens could ride for half price. When he2three quarters (75 cents) in阅读理解。The Guitar PlayerOne day Tony was crossing the road when he was hit by a car. He fell and broke his arm.An ambulance soon arrived and took Tony to a 阅读理解。 Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with othe阅读理解。 Class 5A was the worst class in Hill Valley High School. The students were badly behaved and had no interest in their lessons. When a new principal 阅读理解。Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a完形填空。 James's New BicycleJames shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully1the coins that lay on the bed.＄24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle 完型填空。 I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was1 and when I was 14 he said, "You're never going to be2 but a failure."After five years of阅读理解。It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a pi阅读理解。Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again. Some of his friends vi完型填空。On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a suit of policeman's clothes long1the end of the first scene. 完形填空。There was once a young couple who lived very happily together. The only thing they worried about was1 their happiness would last forever.An old man t阅读理解。 I was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with others. However, learning came fairly easy for me. I was th阅读理解。Because of my curiosity (好奇心), I had a really exciting weekend. I took a trip to Gloucester to see some of the world's most beautiful animals-whal完形填空。Mr and Mrs Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. They1their car outside and went in. Mr Moore had never got drunk (醉) before,阅读理解。 A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a bosh by his feet. He held up a sign which read, "I am blind, please help." There were only a fewReadandmatch. 选出正确的中文。( ) 1. gotoschool( ) 2. thefirstday( ) 3. toohard( ) 4. playcheckers( ) 5.Tian'anmenSquareA. 太难B. 第一天C. 去学校 D. 天阅读理解。 She was returning from teaching out in a small community (社区). It was a black, moonless night, anda heavy snow was falling.She thought back to the阅读理解。 Mrs Turner's telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in town was 3464. People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actua完形填空。One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. I was so1 the story I was reading that I didn't2that it was ge阅读理解。 Iris is very forgetful and so she worries a lot. She worries a lot and so she becomes even more forgetful. She also talks to herself a lot.One day,阅读理解。 Britain's oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 110. Mr. John Evans had neverfound the time or the money-to make the tr完形填空。 A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a1to catch a train, she2a quick way to reach it. "I have been a 阅读理解。 There's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella. At first I couldn't stand it, now I'm used to it. I don't know his name.完形填空。 A student went to college (大学) after1all his school examinations. There he put his name down for world geography (地理学),2after the first day, he 完形填空。 Henry was not1at math. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, he still couldn't2it."Never mind. I'll sit3the boy who's the be阅读理解。When Kyle walked into Ernie's Pet World, he looked very anxious. The shop owner, Ernie, jumped out of his seat to greet Kyle. He was the shop's fir阅读理解。 Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I' m not a football commentator (评论员), though-just an English teacher in Japan.I came t阅读理解。 It was the perfect weather for leaf watching, and my housemate Julie and I meant to spend the weekend with our friends in the north Georgia mountains.完形填空。 Every year millions of people travel by plane without difficulty. I don't1 very often, but I always seemto2into trouble. Trouble seems to like me;阅读理解。 The other day in school, we were discussing jobs. Our teacher, Mrs Bolt said that career was veryimportant and that it was never too early to think a完形填空。 Obviously, there was a wall separating my father and me. But I was1my father's love. Nobody knew how2I was when I saw other fathers and3walking han阅读理解。 A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passenge完形填空。 Every morning at eleven, a bright new car drove through the central park in New York. Inside the car1 a driver and his boss, a well-known millionaire阅读理解。 As kids, my friends and I spent a lot of time out in the woods. "The woods" was our part-time address, destination, purpose and excuse. If I went 完形填空。 Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready fornew1in high school.2, high school was different.阅读理解。 Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl,she has wanted to完形填空。 This was the morning, when Jeremy, l4 years old, was to begin his duck shooting. He had1the wholeidea ever since his father had bought him2and had pr阅读理解。 When I was a kid, I always used to wonder how in the world my father work outside in the winter without a coat. It could be minus 20 degrees centigra完形填空。 Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. "When a young manwas a senior, he was asked to write a paper about阅读理解。 An old sea captain was often seen opening a small locked box, and looking inside. The crew's curiosity grew and, on the day he retired, they rushed 完形填空。 I still don't believe in ghosts even after my experience at the Rose Inn.1I have never seen one. But stories have made me feel2since then. I arriv完形填空。 As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas1for her father.She2that he were as easy to ple阅读理解。 During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is t阅读理解。 As far back as he could remember, Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star. The young man's hopes for success were broken again an阅读理解。An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.The father aske完形填空。 During his college years, Rogers spent a summer in an Idaho logging (砍伐原木) camp. When the boss had to1for a few days, he put Rogers in charge."完型填空。 A beautiful girl was shopping with her mother in Blue-sky Market. It was1hard outside. Many people all stood there under the awning (遮雨篷). They 阅读理解。 On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people完形填空。 A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone, when a1 came behind him. Right away the man started thinking of2to give.As the policeman came to hi根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier (收银台) in阅读理解。 When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach(田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, w阅读理解。 One day Mrs. Perry said to her husband, "Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies' club at Mrs. Young's house at lunch time today. And I want to g完形填空。 It was 4 o'clock in the morning, when I received the phone call. "This is the emergency room calling and your son was just1 in with severe burns on阅读理解。 Years ago, there lived a wealthy man named Mr. Cooper who, with his dearest young son John, loved art collecting. Together they traveled around the 完型填空。 A Fool's Day falls on 1st of April. People1forget the significance (意义) of the day.In March 1980, I was2at Durham University with seven other Chi阅读理解。 Last year my wife and I spent a most interesting month in Turkey. Before we left, we were reminded of the difficulties of driving in Turkey. We cert完形填空。 It was five minutes before midnight. "They should be home any time," Cindy thought as she finished the last touches on the chocolate cake she was1.完形填空。 One day, I was walking with my daughter, and we saw a man picking bottles out of garbage cans (垃圾箱). He did not ask us for spare1, like others had完型填空。 Mr. and Mrs. King have lived in our town for nearly twenty years. They have a bookshop by the bus station. They're1to everybody and have a lot of阅读理解。 When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words. He used to comedownstairs to breakfast.The morning paper lay bes阅读理解。 After twenty years of shaving himself every morning, a man in a small Southern town thought he had enough. He told his wife that he wanted to let the任务型阅读。请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。 A mother, surnamed Wang, wondered why her daughter's阅读理解。 Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a smallinn at the foot of a hill. One year, however阅读理解。 Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are 完型填空。 I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usuallyI am very1 and go to bed early. For this2阅读理解。One day a few years ago, a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of London's big medical schools. He had finished 阅读理解。A traveler hurried down to the hall of an American hotel and went to the cash-desk. He had just 15 minutesto pay his bill and get to the station. Sud阅读理解。 It was 3:12 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling of flames somewhere below there was not 完形填空。 Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such lesson that I will never1 .阅读理解。 Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for d阅读理解。 Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm (确认) his flight home with the airline company (航空公司). He was visiting Spai完形填空。 There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Every day after work the man would come home and1with the little boy.One night,2 the m完形填空。 Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the1were reviewing (复习) their lessons for the exams. If they didn't2, 阅读理解。 An old friend from California called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office, but I had made plans for hi阅读理解。 The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroin完形填空。 A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had1 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well2it, so he told him that完形填空。Angels My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the1I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week. This will阅读理解。 When a close friend dies, it often forces you to consider your own death. The more you have in common with the friend, the more his death will make y完形填空。 The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played duringthe break. She seemed so small as she pushed her完形填空。 Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came1the kitchen, complaining, "Mom, I can't peel (剥阅读理解。 At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech. Facing 200 people, he asked, "Who wants this 20-dollar完形填空。Aboy and his father were walking in the mountain.1the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, "AAAhhh!!!"2his surprise, he heard the voice repeating,3in 阅读理解。Mr and Mrs Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of, but they could not take him abroad w阅读理解。A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passenger阅读理解。Like most July days, it was hot. I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream.It was an old-time store with little rou阅读理解。 When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn't a good st完型填空。A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house. When they went out, they always1the dog inside the house.One evening they wanted2to the cinema,3the阅读理解。 Mr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday, Mrs. White said to her husband, "The children don't have any lessons today, and阅读理解。 John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington.He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn't happy at all. When his colleg阅读理解。Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how s完形填空。Tick, tock, tick, tock. I'm sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been1for such a long time and I'm l阅读理解。 Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new 阅读理解。 About ten years ago, a young and very successful manager named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in 完形填空。 Reason and FortuneOnce Reason met Fortune on a bridge. "Let me1 .", said Fortune. Reason said, "Why? You are not better than me." "Can you s阅读理解。 Kenyon Scudder once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Fin阅读填空（在空白处填上适当的单词或词组）。Alice Thompson, together with a friend made a journey from Sydney to Alice Spring on the famous ghantrain. Ghan 1_______阅读理解。 While I was in 9th grade, I built a circuit for the traffic system of our city. After getting the first prize, I got this valuable advice from my fat阅读理解。 I was 15. She looked like she was over 70. But on that day, I think she understood me more than anyone else.Walking into the church that Sunday was阅读理解。Mr King lived with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos. Ever since he left school, he had traveled all over the world collecting an阅读理解。 Mrs. Young was eighty. Her husband died when she was fifty-three and he left her an old car he had had for six years. She learned to drive and love
阅读理解。 It was several years since Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany. And now his army was marching into some parts of Europe. He must be in the prime完形填空。 Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it's badon1hand.One day, I went to see a sick friend a阅读理解。 The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, whe完型填空。 Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet. Our legs were1 heavy and cold that they felt2 blocks of ice. Have you ever 阅读理解。 Cambodia was in many ways similar to Laos, although it has twice the population. At another inn, we talked with a teacher who told us that half of th完形填空。 I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there're some ways of helping them and you needn't have a lot of1 . One way to help is完形填空。 We were a group of people who took the bus to work every day. One of the1was a small old man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every阅读理解。 My younger sister Joy was fighting her final battle against cancer. I wanted Joy to go into a nursing home (疗养院), but she didn't want to spend he语法填空。 One day a father and his rich family1______ (take) his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him2______ poor people can be. They完型填空。 In the early 1800's, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was1working and Christmas was the one da阅读理解。 A Narrow EscapeShortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days' holiday with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Once upon a time,there was an island where all the feelings lived. Happiness阅读理解。 John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn't happy at all. When his colle阅读理解。 Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it la nded upside down in three feet of 阅读理解。 The most frightening words in the English language are, "Our computer is down." You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day 完型填空。 As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were looking1at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered w完形填空。 Years ago, when my co-worker, Andrea, asked if I'd like to come to a clothing exchange, I was interested, "What's that?" I asked. "A bunch of 完形填空。 A mining (采矿的) engineer enjoyed flying very much. One day, he was flying his own plane over a lonelyisland when a 1_____ storm came, so he was 2_完形填空。 I was poor and always said yes to my boss. But the1was reached one Tuesday-my half holiday. On my way2on Tuesdays I used to carry a large basket of 阅读理解。 Little Tom down the street calls our dog "the keep dog". Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say "sheep", it comes out "keep". And in a阅读理解。 Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White's home last before going home. Grandpa White's was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White.阅读理解。 Selling ShoesA large store was having its spring sale on shoes and boots (靴子). It was the first day of the sale, and the shoe department was full o完形填空。 Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the (1) ______ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lesson阅读理解。 It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way, Mrs. Smith took a p阅读理解。 Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was23, but he wasn't happy at all. When his colleg词汇填空。 Mary likes Chinese 1. ______ (文物) very much. She spends most of her spare time goingeverywhere 2. ______ (搜寻) 3. ______ (稀有的) things 4. __阅读理解。 It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty.I was insecure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were no根据课文内容和首字母提示，填入恰当的词，使文章完整。 Not long ago there was a girl called Daisy. One day she woke up and found a flying carpet by her bed, which完形填空。 Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more1waiting for th阅读理解。 It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble. That's more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police Officer Floyd H阅读理解。 I'm sure you know the song "Happy Birthday". But do you know who wrote the song and for whom it was written?The retired professor, Archibald A. 完形填空。 I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He's been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.1was his favorite recre完形填空。 Mr. Dawson was an old grouch (脾气坏的人), and everyone in town knew it.1knew not to go into his yard to pick an apple, because old Dawson would com阅读理解。 I'll be the first to admit that I am a technophobe (对技术有恐惧感的人). Who would have guessed that a website would help repay a 20-year-old loan?完形填空。 I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. "What is it?" I wondered. I1it over. There, on the back阅读理解。 Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passengerat 2:30 a.m.. When I arrived to collect, I found the buildin阅读理解。 I had been to several doctors as a child, but I have a special place in my heart for Dr. Vincent. He was a Pediatric Cardiologist at UCLA back in 19阅读理解。 I still remember the days when I was a youthful student in an engineering school. I lived a casual life, without caring about the future. I smoked, 完形填空。 Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much1while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and 阅读理解。 Three surfers rushed to save a man's life after he was left drifting on a notorious stretch of water. The men stayed with Greg Popple for 30 minutes完形填空。 I first met her on the beach near where I live. I drive to this beach a 1 of three or four miles, whenever I'm feeling down. At that time she was 完形填空。 When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the1pieces of a mirror.阅读理解。 Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought one附加题（阅读理解）。 Most young architects-particularly those in big cities-can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come tr阅读理解。 Two truck drivers didn't know each other when they arrived at the scene of a bad traffic accident on Kentucky's mountain highway last June. Yet the完形填空。 My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling lawyer, but I always knew he was1 . He never criticized (批评) u完形填空。 It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I l阅读理解。 Pop singer star Britney Spears would feel happy (or amused) if she knew what her songs can do for some German farmers.Recently, some farmers in Germa阅读理解。 It was Sunday. Mrs. Read got up early in the morning. She had some housework to do. After breakfast she had a look at the watch and found it didn'阅读理解。 About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn't want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred- doll完形填空。 John lived all alone because his wife had died. He had worked hard as a tailor all his life, but misfortune had left him penniless. He had1 sons, bu阅读理解。 The American local food movement has been all about buying seasonal food from nearby farmers. Now, thanks to the Web, it is expanding to include far-完形填空。 An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane (拐杖). His1jacket and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the2Saturday morning break-fas完形填空。 On the first day of my school life in the USA, I showed a great interest in my marketing class. My teacher, Mrs. Tolman, suggested I1 a national mar阅读理解。 The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweler's before he got enoughcourage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a yo完形填空。 I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn't intend to start the bus soon because it was not yet1 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and s阅读理解。 Nancy and her family moved into a new house with a big garden. She didn't have many friends in her newneighborhood, so after she sent her husband an阅读理解。 When Mr Black looked out of the window, he saw two armed men running towards his house. One wasshort and the other was rather thin and tall.Having c阅读理解。 Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved therea few years ago, and I was eager to see his new p阅读理解。 Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. B完形填空。 It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics, "The Art of EatingSpaghetti (意大利面条)" caught my eye. The w阅读理解。 A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children's books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book pub阅读理解。 I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the th阅读理解。 Every weekday morning I take the 8:30 bus to go to my job. I know by sight several people who also take that bus. Some of the girls work as maids. 完形填空。 Teaching second grade is always a challenge. Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties. One year, a student called Billy1me阅读理解。 The thing is, my luck's always been ruined. Just look at my name: Jean. Not Jean Marie, or Jeanine, or Jeanette, or even Jeanne. Just Jean. Did y完形填空。 I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been1 since I arrived at Andover. Although I had several outside-class activities, I hadn't taken 阅读理解。 Sometimes you make a wish, but when it comes, you decide you don't want it. That's what happened with Micky's "birthday wish".Our family tradit完形填空。 Once there was a king who liked pictures very much. One day, he1a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists2 . Th完形填空。 Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. Theinstructor asked us to list1 in our past that we 阅读理解。 Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30, and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, t阅读理解。 The sun shone in through the dining room window, lighting up the hardwood floor. We had been talking there for nearly two hours. The phone of the "阅读理解。 Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and the完形填空。 Mr White with his wife1 now living at a small Italian hotel,2they had stayed in Italy for months onholiday. One night he went out for a walk3 . It w阅读理解。 A man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He triedto sell it for a long time, but was not完形填空。 I had an interesting experience playing ping-pong last year. I was playing against a1opponent (对手). The score was 20 to 17 in her2 . I won the ne阅读理解。 I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet, I did not know the real American society until I wasinjured in a car accident because after the阅读理解。 I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighthgrade at the time, and we were having a f阅读理解。 In 1909 an English newspaper offered ￡1,000 to the first man to fly across the English Channel in an aeroplane. Today, modern jets cross it in minute完形填空。 "Father, I don't like to go to school," said Harry Williams one morning. "I wish you1let me stay at home. Charles Parker's father doesn't make阅读理解。 The Americans and Russians, at the height of the arms race, realized that if they continued in the usual manner they were going to blow up the whole w阅读理解。 The old man walked with a cane (拐杖) slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket patched (打补丁)trousers and worn-out shoes made him stand out from完形填空。 There was once a man named Goldsmith. He had a1heart. He was always2to help others and to share with them3 that he had. He4so much to the poor5he w阅读理解。 One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river. When he began to cry, God appeared and asked h阅读理解。 The accident at Lake Sherwood was in our backyard. An SUV (运动型多用途车) had gone off the road, down a hill, and collided with a tree. When we hea阅读理解。 It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell ran完形填空 "I couldn't move. I'll have to wait here until you return." I said to my friends. I felt so aching and my1gave out under me. But at the last mo阅读理解。 I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. JaneCloze. Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day, everyone became more1 , waiting for t完形填空。 Our neighbour's son was getting married in 2009 at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a1, and I 阅读理解。 One day I got a duck from a friend who lived two miles south of my house. I brought the duck home in a bag. It was obvious that the duck missed his 完形填空。 About 1,000 students were having a final exam in a huge lecture hall. Obviously the teacher wasn't very well liked, who kept shouting out how much t阅读理解。 It was Molly's job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.One morning, in addition to his usual lunc完形填空。 When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didn't come home at lunch time, phoning1to te完形填空。 When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb:"No Santa Claus (Father Christmas)!" I fled (逃避) to Grandma because I knew she would tell me the tru阅读理解。How I Turned to Be Optimistic I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 This is how the story goes. A footballer1______ (完型填空。 Back in 2007, I rented (租) a room in Johor Bahru, Malaysia while studying for my Masters programme (硕士课程) in Singapore. I travelled daily by1acr完形填空。Surfing: It's Not Just for Boys Anymore If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball完形填空。 A house in Clark town caught fire on Christmas Eve, 1982. The1who lived in the house was alreadyin her eighties. Being in poor health, she had troub
完形填空。 I believe in miracles because I've seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. "There's a1阅读理解。 In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS. The relation完形填空。 A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox (儿童玩耍的沙场). He had with himhis box of cars and trucks and a shiny, red pl完形填空。 The Quiet HeroIt was Mother's Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I'll1that Sunday in 2007 was bittersweet f完形填空。 Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to1. I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat te阅读理解。 "I swear, I didn't steal anything!" I shouted over the alarm. Obviously the security guard didn't believe me because he seized the shopping bag r完形填空。 That summer, my parents shook my entire world and turned it upside down when they told me they weregetting a divorce (离婚). I couldn't1that our fam完形填空。 Last night, I was waiting for a taxi. After 5 minutes, I was1. The driver seemed to be angry. I asked himwhat the2was. He said he had just come fr阅读理解。 I made a pledge (誓言) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I wouldtry to be a loving husband and father. Totally 完形填空。 Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett's jeans and shirt full of burn holes.Tired and defeated, I1to the floor. The cl阅读理解。 Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest 完形填空。 Bill White's father is a lawyer. In his1time, he likes to get out in the country and take some2 of animals.For a long time, Bill had wanted to go w完形填空。 In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way.The author was Agatha Christie, one of the mo阅读理解。 One bitterly cold day, a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood,I quickly set out with my bestfriend, Bruce, to took for a tree to cut down.阅读理解。 A few days ago I asked my sons' governess (家庭女教师) Julia to come into my study. "Be seated, Julia," I said, "Let's settle our accounts. I g阅读理解。 A young woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness (不治之症) and given three months to live. So as she was getting her things "in order", she ask完形填空。 A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet1 anything about the Chinese2. One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend完形填空。 It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members1the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of2. Finally, after weeks阅读理解。 When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called "Brownie". My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. O阅读理解。 Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with dia完形填空。 Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parentsflashed cards with Chinese1at my face, but I完形填空。 Introduction to Letters to SamDear Reader,Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my1 , Sam, was born, my heart was fil完形填空。 It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry 完形填空。 I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an un阅读理解。 One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone fromthe humblest (卑微的) to the most powerful came f阅读理解。Goldie's SecretShe turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had k完形填空。 Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer. Much of his work involves dealing with1an gang (团伙) problems in the schools of his community. Cloze. Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind throughuntold miles of forest. My1, Beans, an阅读理解。 In the kitchen of my mother's houses there has always been a wooden stand (木架) with a small notepad(记事本) and a hole for a pencil.I'm looking f阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。 When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home, Cuddles is never far away. When he wants to go outside, he doesn'Reading Comprehension. When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing dDirections: Read the following passage, Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage. Secret SantasOn Christmas morning, Linda wakes u完形填空。 The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paidthe driver and then, using her hands to1the sea阅读理解。 It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful:blue skies, warm air and a calm, invitin完形填空。 Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That personwas my stepmother.I was nine years old when she e阅读理解。 It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathershad lived in the same way for centurie阅读下面的短文，然后以约30个词概括故事的主要情节。 An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The family ate together a完形填空。 I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be1 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money完形填空。 There is a wonderful fable about a young orphan girl who had no family and no one to love her. One day,feeling particularly1, she was walking through阅读理解。 When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in d阅读理解。 I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the th完形填空。 Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often1that he had been cheated by others. One day Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that fits the context. The Emperor of China had sent some peaches to the kingDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that be阅读理解。 I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally lovin完形填空。 Once upon a time, there was a boy who would go into the forest and gather food and herbal medicines (草药) with some of his fellows every spring. How完形填空。 When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The1in elementary scho阅读理解。 Trouve sat up on its back legs and growled (吼叫) the words, "How are you, Grandmama?" The audienceroared with laughter and clapped. Twenty-year-o完形填空。 Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day, everyone became more1, waiting for完形填空。 Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rudeand1to let the angels stay in the guest home of t阅读理解。 Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary notice an object overhead."Look!" she shouted to her friends. "That'阅读理解。 On a recent morning in Clearwater, Florida, Maja Kazazic jumped down into water. From a distance, thedolphin seemed friendly enough. Still, Kazazic 完形填空。 I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homilies (讲道)and about the writer's thoughts on the dail完形填空。 Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service.Because the entire village live阅读理解。 A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer's hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was完形填空。 As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8, I even became1of getting Halloween candy.2 , on October 31, my twin brother and I went out 阅读理解。 I found a website that has changed my life. The website is wishuponahero.com and it is all about people helping others, not expecting anything in re完形填空。 Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker (搭便车的人) who was having no luckgetting a ride. I rolled down my1and signed to th阅读理解。 At two o'clock a bank robber stole in. "This is a holdup," the man said rudely. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. "Hand 阅读理解。 Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in thesouth of England. He had made a lot of money in阅读理解。 Ben and his wife Susan were on their way to have dinner with their friends. It was a dark,windy night, andthey did not know the way very well. They 完形填空。 A long time ago, there was an emperor (皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and1as much land area as he liked, he w阅读理解。 We could all see the Murray Uiver slowly moving back, but now all the water was gone. I couldn't believethat the Murray had dried up, not one drop o完形填空。 I was a single parent of four small children. working at a low-paid job, money was always tight, but wehad a1over our heads, food on the table, cloth阅读理解。 When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I've lived my whole life in Spainish Harlen, but in myneighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the t完形填空。 On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and1with the rented video we had been dyin阅读理解。 They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules (骡子) or by air. We chose the first. Up early, my husband and I an完形填空。 Sometimes I think Dad loves that dog more than he loves us,1I don't get jealous when Dad spends time with his2 . When Dad takes his family out for 阅读理解。 It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to完形填空。 A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so1that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it2in the yard, in th阅读理解。 Since Erica was a young girl, she had always wanted to meet an alien. Then one day, something truly unbelievable happened. Erica woke up early one b任务型阅读。 A rich man was once riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. On the ground laya young tree, ready to be planted. The rich m阅读理解。 "BANG!" the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on oneside, and I on the other side.We were both 阅读理解。 One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in thestream. When she came close, she found it was a 阅读理解。 Many years ago in a small village, an old man was hired to clear the spring (泉水) up on the mountain. He patrolled (巡逻) the spring every day, and 阅读理解。 Have you heard about the woman who put her wet dog in the microwave (微波炉) to dry it, and ended upcooking her dog by mistake? Or did you hear about阅读理解。 A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there e完型填空。 I was very fond of hunting when I was a young man. In the autumn of 1915, I was1in the northwest of India. One evening, after hunting in the forest 阅读理解。 We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wa阅读理解。 Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved therea few years ago, and I was eager to see his now p完型填空。 The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA."Police station? A train for Santa Fe collide (相撞) with a1at the McDonald S阅读理解。 When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in d完形填空。 A man and his wife had a dog to1their house. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted2to the cinema,3t阅读理解。 On Saturday nights, A.J. Coston doesn't get a lot of sleep. Usually three or four times a night, a loud bellrings, a red light flashes, and he has完形填空。 Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home.1excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happilyListenandmatch. 听录音，将相关信息匹配起来。( )1. Tina ( )2. Amy ( )3. Bob ( )4. Mary ( )5. Mike A. went to a park. B. visited her uncle. C. learned C完形填空。 Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a1part of the learningprocess. But all too often as parents and teacReading comprehension. The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it阅读理解。 Today is my first day at Merchiston Castle School, and I was really nervous about it, because I have nevervisited the school before and didn't take a阅读理解。 The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate. I looked around when a gentlehand touched my shoulder. I found a little o完形填空。 Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced withapology that there would be a slight1before se阅读理解。 Fear plays no part in this latest problem. "I'm not afraid I'll lose my children. I won't lose my children. We live together, and nothing, noth完形填空。 I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was1 the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a fi完形填空。 As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring (凝视)1at the mountain top in the distance. It was co完形填空。 School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my1to get home. Sitting at the front mak完形填空。 It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was1up quickly. I2as I gotout of my car that fellow church members were whisperi阅读理解。 "I swear, I didn't steal anything!" I shouted over the alarm. Obviously the security guard didn't believe mebecause he seized the shopping bag ri阅读理解。 Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to di阅读理解。 I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother who owned a bookshop hired mefor six hours a week to help her in the shop. I wa完形填空。 My first performance in front an audience was coming up soon.I tried as hard as I could to remain1, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my swe