Three men came to London 1 a holiday. They came to a large hotel and took a room there. 2 room was 3 the fifteeth floor.
In the evening the three men went to a cinema and came 4 very late.
“I’m sorry,” said the assistant of the hotel, “Our lifts (电梯) are not 5 tonight. If you 6 want to walk up to your room. We shall make up a bed for you 7 the hall.”
“No, no,” Tom, one of the three 8 , said, “No, thank you We do not want to sleep in the hall. We shall walk up to our room.”
Then he turned to his 9 friends and said, “It is not easy to walk up to the fiftieth floor, but I know how to make it 10 . On our 11 to the room. I shall tell you some jokes (笑话), then you, Andy, sing us some songs, then you, Peter, 12 us some interesting 13 .”
“All right, that’s a good idea.” the friends both agreed.
They began to walk up to their room Tom told many jokes. Andy 14 some songs. 15 they came to the thirty eighth floor. They were tired and wanted to have a rest.
“Well,” said Tom. “Now it’s 16 turn, Peter. After all those jokes we 17 and songs we listened to. Tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending.”
“All right,” said Peter, “I shall tell you a story. It is not long, 18 it is 19 sad: We 20 the key to our room in the hall.”
( )1. A. for B. of C. to D. with
( )2. A. Where B. Their C. His D. They’re
( )3. A. in B. at C. for D. on
( )4. A. home B. from C. back D. to
( )5. A. work B. working C. works D. to working
( )6. A. won’t B. don’t C. aren’t D. didn’t
( )7. A. in B. on C. at D. by
( )8. A. women B. man C. men D. assistants
( )9. A. second B. first C. one D. two
( )10. A. difficult B. easier C. easily D. more difficult
( )11. A. floor B. way C. hall D. lifts
( )12. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
( )13. A. story B. stories C. the story D. the stories
( )14. A. sings B. sang C. singing D. sing
( )15. A. In no time B. At first C. A moment ago D. At last
( )16. A. your B. you C. yours D. yourself
( )17. A. heard B. heard of C. heard about D. heard from
( )18. A. and B. or C. but D. that
( )19. A. real B. true C. really D. truly
( )20. A. leave B. are leaving C. put D. left
The elephant is the only animal in 81 with a trunk. It uses its trunk in many 82. It pulls leaves off 83 with its trunk and then puts them into its 84. It can even use its trunk when it wants to make 85 through the forest. It also uses its trunk to get 86. The trunk can hold a lot of water, as an elephant needs to 87 more than three hundred pints of water every day.
When the elephant is 88, its tusks can be very dangerous. The tusks of an elephant are really its front 89. People pay a lot of 90 for ivory of an elephant's tusk. In America men have hunted elephants 91 their tusks. The ivory from the tusks is made 92 many beautiful things.
It has been easy for men to 93 elephants in Asia. They use elephants to carry heavy things for long 94.
Many people say that the kings of Asia 95 to give white elephants to people whom they did not like. These white elephants were sacred and they could not be made to 96. They could not be killed or given 97. A person who owned 98 had to pay a lot of money to keep it properly. After a certain time, he usually became very 99. Now people in England call 100 thing “a white elephant”.
81. A. many countries B. Africa and Asia C. the world D. most countries
82. A. fields B. times C. ways D. methods
83. A. trees B. grass C. plants D. vegetables
84. A. mouth B. tusk C. nose D. trunk
85. A. a path B. a house C. a tent D. a room
86. A. food B. fruit C. water D. leaves
87. A. drink B. breathe C. eat D. sleep
88. A. pleased B. angry C. sorry D. sad
89. A. teeth B. nose C. ear D. mouth
90. A. money B. attention C. energy D. time
91. A. for B. by C. with D. on
92. A. into B. up of C. with D. by
93. A. catch B. train C. receive D. get
94. A. roads B. time C. distances D. trees
95. A. used B. didn't want C. were able D. had
96. A. learn B. work C. play D. sell
97. A. presents B. away C. up D. money
98. A. an elephant tusk B. an elephant C. a brown elephant D. a white elephant
99. A. rich B. young C. poor D. old
100. A. a useless B. a useful C. a necessary D. an important
Tony loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball
game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college 31 the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three
32 into the air.
Tony woke up in a 33 room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball dreams were 34 . Tony did what the doctors told him．35 it didn't work when he left the hospital,Tony was sent to a rehab center’．
A week after he arrived there,he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach．His legs were hurt 36 in a skating acciden．Though he couldn't move his legs,Sunny became a coach of a basketball 37 called the Suns．It was a on-wheelchair basketball team,becaume 38 、on the team played from a wheelchair．Sunny invited Tony to 39 the game．Tony played badly,but for the 40 time since the accident,he stopped feeling sorry for himself．
After becoming a part of the Suns,Tony improved quickly．Basketball Was like 41 for him．Tony was much better than before．When Tony became sad or 42 ,Sunny was there to help him．The day 43 Tony left the center,he had dinner with Sunny．He asked Sunny 44 he could be so happy,even with his broken legs．
Sunny 45 and said, “It’s really quite easy．When you keep your face to the sun,the shadows fall behind．”
31．A．tennis B．basketball C．soccer D．baseball
32．A．meters B．minutes C．kilos D．hours
33．A．college B．living C．game D．hospital
34．A．over B．late C good D．true
35．A．or B．but C．So D．and
36．A．badly B．well C．slowly D．quickly
37．A．class B．school C．team D．classroom
38．A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．everybody
39．A．study B．show C． join D．watch
40．A．first B．1ast C late D．early
41．A．fruit B．medicine C．food D．water
42．A．glad B．excited C．angry D．relaxed
43．A．until B．before C．at D．on
44．A．when B．what C．where D．how
45．A．cried B．shouted C．smiled D．turned
I'm writing to you because it's too difficult to talk about it. I can't stop thinking about my uncle and how 31 . In fact , I seriously want to ask you 32 smoking . I've looked up a lot of information about smoking and I 33 out some distuebing things.
You already know that 34 is bad for your breathing and can cause cancer . I've learnt that it causees many other illnesses 35 . Did you know that over 100,00 people die from smoking every year in Britain ? It's 36 cause of death in the world . I don't want you to be one of those people.
When Mom asks you to smoke 37 , you think she's annoyed . Well, it's true that she doesn't like the smell of smoke in the house and on our clothes. It's not very pleasant. 38 , when you smoke, it's also bad for me and Mom. In 39 words, when we breathe in your smoke, it's like we're smoking 40 . As a result , we can also get diseases. Doctors are finding that more and more non-smokers are falling ill 41 the effects of other people's smoking.
I know that it's very difficult to stop smoking but you mustn't 42 to it . Please see the doctor and ask him for help . We will do anything we can 43 you . You must try to save your own life . You are important 44 us and we don't want to lose you . Who else can I ask to help me with my math homework or 45 my bike? Please don't smoke !
Your loving daughter, Kate
( )31. A. dies B. death C. died D. dying
( )32. A. to stop B. stop C. stopped D. stopping
( )33. A. find B. founded C. found D. have found
( )34.A. smoke B. smoking C. smoked D. smokes
( )35.A. too B. also C. either D. as well
( )36.A. the two big B. second biggest C. the second biggest D. the second big
( )37. A. outside B. inside C. out of D. into
( )38.A. However B. Wherever C. Whenever D. Whoever
( )39. A. the other B. other C. others D. another
( )40. A.myself B. herself C. themselves D. ourselves
( )41. A.because B. because of C. as D. since
( )42. A. give up B. give away C. give in D. give out
( )43. A. helped B. help C. helping D. to help
( )44. A. for B. to C. with D. at
( )45. A. fixed B. fixes C. fix D. fixing
Jack lost(丢失)his Job last week. It was difficult for him to find another 1 . 2 told him that it was possible to get a new one in a town two hundred kilometers 3 .He decided to get there 4 .So he went to the railway station and got 5 a train. He was the only one in the car(车厢). The train started. Suddenly a man came in 6 a gun and said to him,“Your money 7 your life!”Jack sat there without 8 up. “I 9 any money,”Jack answered. “Then why are you so afraid of me?”the man asked angrily. “Because I 10 you were the conductor, and I didn’t buy a ticket,”answered Jack.
1、A.work B.jobs C.ones D.one
2、A.Nobody B.Somebody C.Anybody D.No one
3、A.from B.farther C.away D.off
4、A.by bike B.on foot C.by train D.by bus
5、A.off B.on C.up D.to
6、A.with B.has C.have D.there was
7、A.but B.and C.so D.or
8、A.stands B.standing C.stood D.stand
9、A.don’t have B.have no C.didn’t have D.had
10、A.know B.didn’t know C.think D.thought