(A)
Mr. Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, __1__ most of them were yellow. Mr. Perkin always __2__ the same clothes as other men, ate the same __3__ as other people, and did the same things after work, and __4__ the end of the week, Mr. Perkin did not like to be __5__.
The following week, Mr. Perkin bought a new, bright, yellow Beta 400. He was very __6__ with it, and drove to work in it __7__ the next day. He was even more pleased with his new car, when he __8__ all the other Beta 400s in front, behind, and on __9__ sides of it.
Mr. Perkin parked his car in a big car-park near his office, and walked the __10__ of the way. But when he came back at five o’clock there were __11__ many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that Mr. Perkin did not know __12__ car was his. He tried his __13__ in some of the cars, but people passing by __14__ him a look that he did not like. So he stopped.
__15__ Mr. Perkin had to wait for nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400 in the car-park.
1.A. but B. and
C. or D. because
2.A. wore B. dressed
C. putD. joined
3.A. drink B. apple
C. foodD. meal
4.A. atB. on
C. toD. with
5.A. free B. busy
C. sameD. different
6.A. angryB. pleased
C. strict D. fine
7.A. nearlyB. rather
C. justD. very
8.A. saw B. sold
C. boughtD. heard
9.A. each B. both
C. eitherD. neither
10.A. other B. longest
C. lastD. rest
11.A. such B. so
C. tooD. as
12.A. where B. that
C. whichD. whose
13.A. key B. hand
C. bestD. way
14.A. had B. made
C. gaveD. asked
15.A. Grateful B. Clever
C. RichD. Poor
(B)
Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very __1__ woman. She didn’t buy many jewels(珠寶) or __2__ clothes. __3__, she spent millions of dollars in __4__ a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah’s __5__ was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went for 38 __6__ because Sarah was afraid to __7__ building it.
Sarah’s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of __8__ arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, __9__ the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 __10__. There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting __11__? It was because Sarah was afraid of __12__. She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn’t want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester’s __13__ seemed to have worked(奏效) __14__ she lived to be 83 years old. And __15__ her house was finished.
1.A. poor B. rich
C. useful D. brave
2.A. cheap B. expensive
C. simple D. old
3.A. Still B. Usually
C. Instead D. Even
4.A. building B. buying
C. selling D. setting
5.A. door B. window
C. kitchen D. house
6.A. years B. months
C. weeks D. days
7.A. keep B. enjoy
C. stop D. help
8.A. driversB. workers
C. farmers D. visitors
9.A. but B. until
C. since D. so
10.A. floors B. kitchens
C. windows D. rooms
11.A. biggerB. smaller
C. stronger D. cleaner
12.A. working B. dying
C. living D. growing
13.A. age B. family
C. plan D. husband
14.A. orB. because
C. neither D. nor
15.A. hardlyB. usefully
C. carefully D. finally
(C)
I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of __1__litter nearby and realized that no one else was going to pick it up.
I live __2__ a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there __3__ three minutes.
I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was __4__ much litter there that I became very unhappy.
I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to __5__ happy going there again.
I __6__ my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me.
Ten minutes __7__ starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! It had cans, __8__, broken glass and newspapers in it.
From then on, I __9__ to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel __10__ to do something for the environment.
After each trip, I look at all the litter __11__ I’ve found. If __12__ of it is recyclable, I keep it.
I __13__ understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up __14__ they stop dropping it.
I know I am only doing a small bit __15__ the Earth, but I still think it is important.
1.A. seeingB. throwing
C. dropping D. cleaning
2.A. far away fromB. near
C. nearly D. alone
3.A. afterB. for
C. with D. in
4.A. suchB. very
C. so D. too
5.A. makeB. feel
C. look D. find
6.A. wentB. made
C. got D. tried
7.A. afterB. later
C. before D. of
8.A. juice boxB. plastic bag
C. bottles D. waste papers
9.A. had goneB. have gone
C. went D. will go
10.A. tiredB. sad
C. interesting D. great
11.A. whatB. whom
C. where D. that
12.A. manyB. some
C. any D. much
13.A. didn’tB. mustn’t
C. needn’t D. can’t
14.A. untilB. after
C. as soon as D. when
15.A. helpedB. to help
C. help D. helping
Key(1)