| He has a good ________ of French， which helps him a lot in the trade with the French. |
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| A．skill B．command C．master D．acquisition |
| Some of the students have already learned enough French to________a conversation with a native French speaker. |
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| A．carry on B．keep on C．go on D．hold on |
| Wait till you are more ________. It's better to be sure than sorry. |
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| A．alternative B．satisfied C．optimistic D．certain |
| The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now ________the matter. |
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| A．seeing through B．working out C．looking into D．watching over |
| In recent years the ________ of living has almost doubled and I can hardly make both ends meet. |
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| A．price B. cost C．charge D．money |
| With a label ________ to each luggage， it is easy for passengers to recognize their own luggage. |
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| A．attaching B．to attach C．attach D．attached |
| Caught in the act， he had no ________ but to confess. |
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| A．alternative B．satisfaction C．idea D．answer |
| -Are you going to take part in the speech contest？ -________It’s too good an opportunity to miss. |
| A．No problem！ B．That’s for sure. C．Why me？ D．Why bother？ |
| -What were you doing when Tony phoned you？ -I had just finished my work and ________ to take a shower. |
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| A．had started B．started C．have started D．was starting |
| We do our best to be careful and prevent bad things from happening， but most of us will________find ourselves in a situation where we or someone else needs help. |
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| A．personally B．obviously C．particularly D．eventually |
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| "It's my own fault."Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the abnormal bite of cold morning wind.“The rest of the family is home , where it's __1__." Just another one of his__2__ideas-a big tamale(玉米粉蒸肉)feast after tonight's Christmas Eve service at the church-and look where it landed him：waiting in a line 50 people deep. Who would have guessed that the tamale in every shop in the city would be sold out the day before Christmas?But they __3__, as Carl knew.He had been driving all over El Paso that morning. __4__ to bring home tamales.Carl tried one last shop, an old favorite one in Canutillo. When he arrived, a fresh batch(一炉)was __5__off the steamer in 45 minutes.__6__ at the end of the snaking line of tamaleseekers, he watched the woman in front of him__7__her jacket to cover her shivering youngster.It wasn't long before she, too， __8__ in the biting wind.After only a moment's __9__, Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the __10__mother. Together, they__11__when the line slowly moved forward at last, and smiling people exited the shop carrying steamy bags.__12__, Carl got inside the door and__13__ closer to the counter, the woman now first in line."Sorry folks， "the clerk announced， “that's the last of the tamales.""__14__!"Carl groaned(抱怨)with everyone else__15__behind him. "16__",， stressed the man at the counter， “We'll have a final batch ready__17__, oh, about two hours.” Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm. "You're leaving?" "I__18__,"Carl glanced at his watch."I promised to put up luminarias(传统圣诞灯)at my churh." "I'll get your order of tamales and bring them to your house." Carl's brow furrowed “I couldn't ask you to do that.” "But it's__19__I can do.You lent me your coat."Her smile overrode(推翻)his objections."Just give me your address."She and her little girl settled in for the long wait. And at__20__noon on Christmas Eve, they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales-along with Carl's brown jacket-to his home. |
| ( )1．A.harmonious ( )2．A.brilliant ( )3．A.were ( )4．A.Decided ( )5．A.ready ( )6．A.Finding his way ( )7．A.move ( )8．A.waved ( )9．A.assumption ( )10．A.grateful ( )11．A.cheered ( )12．A.Immediately ( )13．A.shouldered his way ( )14．A.No problem ( )15．A.lined up ( )16．A.So ( )17．A.before ( )18．A.plan to ( )19．A.the least ( )20．A.just |
B．warm B．bad B．did B．Determined B．prepared B．Taking his road B．reject B．froze B．appreciation B．respectful B．congratulated B．Hopefully B．forced his way B．No way B．held up B．But B．for B．intend to B．the most B．exactly |
C．happy C．stupid C．could C．Wanted C．soon C．Taking his place C．abandon C．shook C．hesitation C．hopeless C．shouted C．Lastly C．felt his way C．No doubt C．looked up C．Then C．in C．have to C．the last C．accurately |
D．pleasant D．common D．had D．Expected D．due D．Finding his place D．remove D．shocked D．attention D．shameful D．screamed D．Finally D．inched his way D．No wonder D．waited up D．Besides D．after D．ought to D．the best D．right |
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| Dogs that can retrieve ( 取出) cash from ATMs and empty washing machines help disabled people lead more independent lives ,but can they also help change disruptive ( 爱捣乱的) teenagers' behaviour A unique TV experiment ,“Dog House”， follows five unruly youngsters as they are taught to become dog trainers. The idea is simple. Kids really like dogs. But can the skills involved in training them-patience , consistency , rewarding good behaviour-give these teenagers the discipline they need in their own lives The teens involved were put forward by local schools in West Sussex ， who had run out of ideas of how to deal with them. Liam was typical-14 years old ,badtempered , aggressive , foulmouthed and about to be permanently excluded from school. Allie ,Rob and Ellie ,had similar problems-they couldn't concentrate , they didn't like being told what to do and they had serious anger problems. Katrina was different. She was so shy that she had developed agoraphobia ( 陌生环境恐惧症) ， and she suffered from depression and had taken herself out of mainstream education. Gradually ,working with the dogs began to have an impact on the kids. But in order to fully appreciate the significance of what they were doing ，they needed to meet the disabled people who benefited from having these dogs. The meetings had a profound impact on the teenagers. After meeting Eileen Hobson and her dog Sailor , Liam changed his ways and his unlikely friendship with severely disabled wheelchair user Eileen blossomed. Two months into the course Liam began to connect with the dogs too-particularly a young yellow Labrador called Aero. The relationship flourished so much that the dog often knew instinctively what the teenager wanted him to do before he'd even asked. “He just knows ， ”said Liam. Liam's school noticed a huge change in his whole outlook. His teacher Nick Brown said :“More than anything I see a confident and happy young man. It's been superb.” |
| 1. The teens were selected to be dog trainers just because________. |
| A．they liked dogs very much B．they came from the same local school C．they ran out of ideas of how to behave in school D．their teachers had some difficulty in dealing with them |
| 2. What was Katrina's problem？ |
| A．She didn't like being told what to do. B．She had serious anger problems. C．She was badtempered and aggressive. D．She had trouble in getting along with others because of her shyness. |
| 3. What made Liam greatly changed？ |
| A．Training the dogs. B．His meeting Eileen Hobson and her dog. C．His teacher Nick Brown's praise. D．A unique TV programme. |
| 4. The underlined word “blossomed” in the fifth paragraph probably has the same meaning as________. |
| A．developed B．decorated C．expanded D．declined |
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| -Peter， are you learning to drive at Robert's Driving School？ -Yes.__1 -Is it expensive？ -Well， it depends.__2__ -I see. And is the teacher's car new？ -Yes， but it's not a big car， and parking is easy. -Good.__3__ -I failed it last week. -Oh， what a pity.__4__ -The traffic lights were red but I didn't see them and I couldn't brake in time. -__5__You can take the test again. Tell me about your teacher. Is he friendly？ -He's OK. He's quite young and kind， but my father will give me my next lessons. |
| A．No， it was free. B．Did you hit something or…？ C．When are you going to take your driving test？ D．I've had ten lessons already and each one is fourteen pounds. E．You couldn't be more relaxed. F．Never mind. G．Actually， it's called Russ Driving School. |