Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s beautiful but it’s hot in __1__. So I usually returned to my hometown when my __2__ began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could __3__ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.
One day I had some __4__ to solve. But I didn’t take the dictionaries home. My father told me Charlie, one of my __5__, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn’t see each other after I __6__ middle school. At first he didn’t recognize me. He __7__ me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred!”
Of course we were __8__ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and __9__. Later on he showed me around his library. It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I __10__ were in them too. At last I said, “__11__ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?”
“I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to __12__,” said the young man.
“Are you afraid I’ll __13__ them?”
“No, I’m not. I’m afraid you won’t __14__ them to me. Look! All the books are not __15__, but borrowed!”
Mr. Wang teaches English in a middle school. He likes his work very much. He wanted 1 a teacher even when he was a young boy.
There are six classes in a school day at Mr. Wang\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s middle school. Mr. Wang teachers five of these six classes. 2 his "free" hour from 2 to 3 in the afternoon, Mr. Wang 3 meet with parents, check students\\\\\\\\\\\\\' homework and 4 many other things. So Mr. Wang works hard from the moment he gets to school early in the morning until he leaves for home late in the afternoon, and his "free" hour is not free at all.
In his English lesson, Mr. Wang sometimes teaches poems (诗). He likes poems very much, and he likes Li Bai’s poems 5 of all.
In his fifth class today, Mr. Wang taught a poem. He wrote the poem on the blackboard and read it. As soon as he finished 6 the poem, the students began to ask questions. He answered all the questions. Then he asked his students to talk about the poem. 7 one wanted to stop when the bell rang.
8 home, Mr. Wang thought about the fifth class. He was happy about what he did as a teacher. Every one of his students 9 the poem. When they started to talk, they forgot about the time. He did not have to make them 10 . He only had to answer their questions and help them understand the poem.
1. A. was B. being C. to be D. be
2. A. In B. At C. To D. On
3. A. has to B. has C. able to D. will
4. A. take care for B. care of
C. take care of D. be careful of
5. A. better B. good C. well D. best
6. A. reading B. to read C. read D. doing
7. A. Not B. No C. Have no D. Any
8. A. By the way B. To his way
C. On his way D. In the way
9. A. liked B. asked C. had D. wanted
10. A. learning B. to learn
C. learn D. leant
名师点评
Mr. Wang是一位英语老师，他热心于教育，忙于教学，工作负责，课堂上善于启发学生回答问题，讨论问题。即使在回家的途中，仍沉浸在课堂活跃气氛的回忆中。
答案简析
1. C。语法结构 want后面跟不定式。
2. B。时间点后面跟介词at。
3. A。has to意思是“不得不，必须”。这里引出所要做的事。
4. C。固定短语。
5. D。此句后面有 at all这一比较范围，故用最高级。
6. A。finish后面跟动名词。
7. B。课堂上学生们积极发言，没有人想停下来。
8. C。on one’s way home意思是“在回家的路上”。
9. A。学生受老师的影响也开始爱诗歌了。
10. C。语法结构：make sb.do sth。
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Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals(信号) and the signals have meanings. For example, __1 a bee has found some food, it goes 2 its home. 3 is difficult for a bee to tell __4 bees where the food is speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and 5 it is.
Some animals show 6 they feel by making sounds. It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry because it barks. Birds make several different sounds and 7 has its meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” to 8 how we feel about __9__ or we 10 something on our feet.
We humans have languages. We have words. These words have meaning of things, action, feeling or ideas. We are able to __11__ each other information, to tell other people 12 we think or we feel. By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or 13 messages to people far away.
Languages, like people, live and die. If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language. This language cannot live and grow because 14 speaks it.
A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today. It grows and changes with time. New words are created, and some old words have 15 meanings.
1. A. because B. since C. when D. as
2. A. out of B. back fromC. away from D. back to
3. A. It B. This C. That D. He
4. A. each other B. another C. the other D. others
5. A. how long B. how far awayC. how many D. how old
6. A. why B. which C. how D. what
7. A. eachB. every C. all D. some
8. A. show B. say C. talk D. speak
9. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
It’s never easy to admit(承认) you are in the wrong. We all __1__ to know the art of apology. Think how often you’ve done wrong. Then count how many __2__ you’ve expressed clearly you were __3__. You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do __4__ about it.
A doctor friend, Mr. Lied, told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart __5__ and insomnia (失眠). __6__ some careful exams, Mr. Lied found nothing ___7__ with him and said, “If you don’t tell me what’s __8__ you, I can’t help you.” The man admitted he was cheating his brother of his inheritance(遗产). Then and there the __9__ doctor __10__ the man write to his brother and __11__ his money. As soon as the __12__ was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried. “Thank you,” he said to the doctor, “I think I’ve got __13__.”
An apology can not only save a broken relationship(关系) but also make it __14__. If you can think of someone who should be __15__ an apology from you. Do something about it right now.
1. A. decideB. haveC. needD. try
2. A. mistakes B. people C. ways D. times
3. A. sorry B. weak C. sad D. wrong
4. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
Mr. and Mrs. king have lived in our town for nearly twenty years. They have a bookshop by the bus station. They’re __1__ to everybody and have a lot of friends. They often __2__ the poor students and sell them some books cheaply. So there’re many young men in their shop. Of course people __3__ them and their friends often call on (拜访) them and __4__ them. We can always hear their rooms are full of __5__ and quarrel.
It was a Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. King were going to have a picnic on the island the next __6__. It was a little far from our town. So they had to __7__ earlier than usual to catch a six o’clock train. After __8__ a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some __9__ and drinks for the picnic. Mr. king and his wife had to stop __10__ them. They talked a lot and few of them looked at the __11__ on the wall. Mr. and Mrs. King were anxious (焦急) but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it. The woman thought for a few __12__ and had an idea. She said to her __13__, “Oh, it’s eleven o’clock! You’d better stop talking, dear! Our guests are anxious to __14__!
Mr. king heard this and stood up and said __15__ to the visitors and they left soon.
1. A. hadB. politeC. cold D. careful;
2. A. help B. hurtC. hitD. watch
3. A. knowB. understandC. meetD. like
4. A. play withB. fight withC. talk withD. catch up with
5. A. cryB. shout C. noiseD. laugh
6. A. morningB. afternoon C. evening D. laugh
7. A. go to workB. get upC. go to sleepD. open the shop
8. A. breakfastB. lunchC. supperD. meal
9. A. clothesB. bagsC. booksD. food
10. A. receiveB. to receiveC. receivingD. to accept
11. A. phoneB. photoC. clockD. picture
12. A. minutesB. daysC. weeksD. months
13. A. visitorB. husbandC. brotherD. father
14. A. go homeB. go to bedC. go shopping D. have a rest
15. A. helloB. goodbye C. sorryD. nothing
名师点评
这是一则委婉地谢绝客人的故事, 这也是我们平时很容易遇到的事。
答案简析
1. B。根据下文have a lot of friends可以推断他们待人友好(friendly)。
2. A。他们帮助穷困的学生。
3. D。根据上文得知，别人都很喜欢他们。
4. C。talk with 表示聊天。
5. D。他们的家里总是充满了欢笑。
6. A。根据下文他们要赶早班车得知是早上。
7. B。为了赶早班车他们不得不早起，故选get up。
8. C。这是一个星期五的晚上，故是晚饭后。
9. D。他们正在为第二天的野餐准备食物和饮料。
10. B。停下（手中的事）来做某事，用stop to do sth.，另外receive sb. 表示接待某人。