About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to too much money with me, so I the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof I had given the man the money. There was clearly left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.
The lawyer me to return to the hotel with him and give hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. we did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer. I had the lawyer as an eyewitness (证人) to the hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second park of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter I said, the clerk who kept my bill that he had given it to me. I said it was not . The lawyer said to him, “I this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the .” Now the clerk felt quite , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don’t me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
1.A. borrow B. spend C. waste D. carry
2.A. made B. asked C. allowed D. let
3.A. safe B. desk C. box D. bag
4.A. that B. which C. where D. when
5.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
6.A. hoped B. agreed C. insisted D. advised
7.A. the other B. another C. others D. other
8.A. Such B. All C. So D. Much
9.A. For B. Though C. Even if D. Because
10.A. first B. second C. third D. one
11.A. say B. admit C. permit D. recognize
12.A. restaurant B. bank C. hotel D. hospital
13.A. what B. whatever C. which D. how
14.A. suggested B. insisted C. required D. requested
15.A. true B. sure C. exact D. nice
16.A. forced B. made C. allowed D. saw
17.A. police B. judge C. official D. officer
18.A. content B. nervous C. angry D. sad
19.A. when B. what C. where D. how
20.A. thank B. praise C. leave D. fool
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An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”
“Why, no,”she answered.
“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”
1.The policeman stopped the car because_____
A. it was an expensive car
B. the driver was a proud lady
C. the driver was driving beyond the speed limit
D. the driver was going to make trouble for the police
2.The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.
A. the policeman didn’t know her friends
B. the policeman didn’t accept her kindness
C. the policeman was going to punish her
D. she didn’t know the policeman’s name
3.The policeman was _______.
A. an honourable fellow B. a stupid fellow C. an impolite man D. a shy man
4.The woman was _______.
A. kind-hearted
B. a person who depended on someone else to finish her work
C. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positions
D. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer
5.The policeman _______.
A. had no sense of humor B. had s sense of humor
C. had no sense of duty D. was senseless
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One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
1.The ant could not reach the side though _______.
A. she cried for help
B. she asked the dove to save her
C. she tried very hard
D. she could smell well
2.The dove saved the ant because _______.
A. she was the ant's friend
B. she took pity on the poor ant
C. the ant was almost exhausted
D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time
3.The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.
A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft
4.Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.
A. the dove immediately flew away
B. the dove hid himself in the grass
C. the ant told the dove to leave at once
D. he felt something biting him in the foot
5.In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.
A. how clever the ant was
B. how kind the dove was
C. how the ant and the dove helped each other
D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as
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| (A) For Sale Chinese-made bicycle Good condition Zhang Ying 306, dormitory 4 |
| (B) Needed 25-year-old woman 900 yuan a month speak good English Lan Fleming 422-389506 |
| (C) Roommate Wanted Male(男)---English native speaker wanted to share A 2-bedroom apartment near campus ,washer, dryer, kitchen Call Li Ming, 228-940605 Any evening after 5 |
| (D) Lost Black briefcase (公文包) with 3 books on physics Call: John Smith 843-316065 |
| (E)Wanted to Rent One-bedroom apartment from Feb.1 through June ,better near campus Call Robert Waller 843-429065 |
| (F) Found Brown briefcase with some money See: Joseph Hofman in Chemistry Dept (系) |
1.You can call Zhang Ying if you want to _________________ .
A. sell a bike B. buy a bike
C. have your bike repaired D. borrow a bike
2.If you want to find a job, and you can speak English, you can call ____________
A. 843-429065 B. 228-940605 C. 843-316065 D. 422-389506
3.One of the reasons why Li Ming wants someone to share his room is that __________.
A. he wants to live near the campus
B. he wants to improve his English
C. he wants his washer, dryer and kitchen to be used
D. he wants someone to use his kitchen
4.Robert Waller wishes to rent a room__________________ .
A. near the school B. far away from the school
C. inside the school D. outside the city
5.If you want to find your briefcase with money,you should visit____________
A. John Smithl B. Lan Fleming C.Joseph Hofman D. Robert Waller
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In today’s world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people’s health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（织） cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people’s life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.
It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝） can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.
In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.
1.The passage is mainly about ______ .
A. air pollution B. water pollution C. noise pollution D. world pollution
2.According to the passage, a continuous noise of _______decibels can make people deaf.
A. less than 85 B. less than 65 C. about 65 D. more than 85
3.10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because _______ .
A. they are working in noisy places
B. they often listen to pop music
C. they live near airports
D. they are too busy to listen to others’talk
4.The government of China is trying to reduce ______.
A. only the air pollution
B. only the air and water pollution
C. only the water pollution
D. the air, water and noise pollution
5.According to the passage,which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. People working and living under noisy places usually have good hearing.
B. Many teenagers in the US was said to have bad hearing because they enjoy listening to pop music.
C. A few people living near airports become deaf.
D. Noise coming from jet planes or machines won’t do much harm to people.
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单词拼写 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)
1.China has mid-autumn festivals, when people a_________ the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.
2.On April Fool’s Day,the kids are always playing t________ on their teacher.
3.Smoking a lot really does great h_______ to our health.
4.The ability to keep calm is one of her many _____________(长处，强项).
5.She tries to ____________(平衡) home life and career.
6.With the ___________(信号)given by the teacher, I left quickly.
7.I would _____________(感激) it if could take care of my little dog while I am away.
8.It’s good for you to _________(养成，形成)a reading habit.
9.We should spend the money on something that will ___________(有益于) everyone.
10.The young man _____________(成功) in achieving his dream on the stage.
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完成句子 语法填空(共5小题；每小题3分, 满分15分)
1.Some festivals are _____ __________ _____ the famous people in history.
有些节日时为了纪念历史名人的。
2.When he was young,the man ________ ______ ________by singing.
这个人年轻时是以唱歌谋生的。
3.We all ________ ＿＿＿＿ ＿＿＿＿＿＿to wait for the final result.
我们都屏住呼吸等待最终结果。
4._____ ____ _________, I dislike rock. I prefer to country music.
说实话，我更喜欢乡村音乐而不喜欢摇滚乐。
5.Seeing the man’s funny performances, the audience _________ _____ ＿＿＿＿＿＿．
看了那人的滑稽表演，观众们爆笑起来。
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___________(curious) drove Wang Peng inside. It was full ______people. The hostess, ____very thin lady, came forward. "Welcome," she said. "My name is Yong Hui. I'll help you lose weight and be fit in two weeks______you eat here every day." Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There were _______ choices of food and drink on it: just rice, raw vegetables served in vinegar, fruit and water. Wang Peng was ___________(amaze) at this and especially at the________. It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. _______ his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go to the library and find ______. He could not have Yong Hui _________ away with telling people lies! He had better do some research!
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错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experience as a young man. Before he retired,Frank was a head of a very large business company,but as a boy he used to working in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at this time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years but in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In few years the small workshop had become a large factory which had employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hardly early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when the door open and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair her grandson's bicycle！
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