Until a few months ago, he was a butler(管家) i...

Until a few months ago, he was a butler(管家) in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tamang is the owner of two multi-million dollar apartments in the same building.

The former owner - his former employer, Ruth Ford - died last year and left the apartments　 to Mr Tamang in her will.

Mr Tamang is happy but quickly points out that his good fortune did not come easily. "I am happy and have been touched by the generosity of the Ford family," he says. "I never expected that I will be given the ownership of these apartments. But I have been working for the family for the last 36 years, devotedly, with honesty and dedication(奉献). So my hard work has been rewarded."

Mr Tamang was 21 when he was brought from Nepal by Charles Ford, a writer and a photographer. Mr Ford died in 2002; his sister, actress Ruth Ford, then took charge and told Mr Tamang that he was like a brother to her after Charles's death.

Mrs Ford died aged 98. During the last five years of her life, she lost her eyesight and also developed speech problems. Mr Tamang looked after her most of the time and took care of her medicines and food.

He also worked with Charles Ford on various photography projects, which he now wants to keep as the photographer's legacy(遗产). He hopes to organize exhibitions of Mr Ford's photographs and edit a book of his works.

Mr Tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his legacy. He says: "The rules of the building might be a problem, as they require a minimum monthly income to qualify to live as owner of apartments. I have my small house here but I am happy with it,"

Mr Tamang has learnt his lesson from the life of his employers and plans to use his money with great caution. "I think one should save money for old age. That's when you need it the most to get care," he says.　

1.Mr Tamang treated the legacy as __________.

A. a reward　　 B. a punishment　　 C. business　 D. a gift

2.What DIDN’T Mr Tamang do in the Ford family?

A. Show Mr Ford's works in the exhibition.

B. Look after Ruth Ford when she was ill.

C. Work on kinds of photography projects

D. Experience deaths of Charles Ford and Ruth Ford

3.Mr Tamang wants to sell one apartment to _______.　　

A. buy the small house

B. pay the government the tax of the apartments

C. edit a book of Charles Ford's photographs

D. move into the expensive apartments as soon as possible

4.What lesson does Mr Tamang learn from the Ford family?　

A. To find a good butler.

B. To spend money thoughtfully.

C. To save money for children.

D. To get good care when people get old.

5.What can we know from the passage?　　　　　　

A. Charles Ford gave the apartments to Mr Tamang.

B. Charles Ford couldn't see or speak before his death.

C. Mr Tamang treated Ruth Ford much better than her brother.

D. Mr Tamang will still live in his small house in the near future.

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Until a few months ago, he was a butler(管家) in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tamang is the owner of two multi-million dollar apartments in the same building.

The former owner - his former employer, Ruth Ford - died last year and left the apartments  to Mr Tamang in her will.

Mr Tamang is happy but quickly points out that his good fortune did not come easily. "I am happy and have been touched by the generosity of the Ford family," he says. "I never expected that I will be given the ownership of these apartments. But I have been working for the family for the last 36 years, devotedly, with honesty and dedication(奉献). So my hard work has been rewarded."

Mr Tamang was 21 when he was brought from Nepal by Charles Ford, a writer and a photographer. Mr Ford died in 2002; his sister, actress Ruth Ford, then took charge and told Mr Tamang that he was like a brother to her after Charles's death.

Mrs Ford died aged 98. During the last five years of her life, she lost her eyesight and also developed speech problems. Mr Tamang looked after her most of the time and took care of her medicines and food.

He also worked with Charles Ford on various photography projects, which he now wants to keep as the photographer's legacy(遗产). He hopes to organize exhibitions of Mr Ford's photographs and edit a book of his works.

Mr Tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his legacy. He says: "The rules of the building might be a problem, as they require a minimum monthly income to qualify to live as owner of apartments. I have my small house here but I am happy with it,"

Mr Tamang has learnt his lesson from the life of his employers and plans to use his money with great caution. "I think one should save money for old age. That's when you need it the most to get care," he says.

1.Mr Tamang treated the legacy as __________.

A. a reward    B. a punishment   C. business   D. a gift

2.What DIDN’T Mr Tamang do in the Ford family?

A. Show Mr Ford's works in the exhibition.

B. Look after Ruth Ford when she was ill.

C. Work on kinds of photography projects

D. Experience deaths of Charles Ford and Ruth Ford

3.Mr Tamang wants to sell one apartment to _______.

A. buy the small house

B. pay the government the tax of the apartments

C. edit a book of Charles Ford's photographs

D. move into the expensive apartments as soon as possible

4.What lesson does Mr Tamang learn from the Ford family?

A. To find a good butler.

B. To spend money thoughtfully.

C. To save money for children.

D. To get good care when people get old.

5.What can we know from the passage?

A. Charles Ford gave the apartments to Mr Tamang.

B. Charles Ford couldn't see or speak before his death.

C. Mr Tamang treated Ruth Ford much better than her brother.

D. Mr Tamang will still live in his small house in the near future.

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There were two interesting pieces of news items in the paper a few years ago. One was about a man who received a bill from the telephone company for $ 2,000 a month for doing nothing.

　The connection between the two news items is simple; computers-the best invention of the 20th century. The telephone bill came from a computer which made a terrifying mistake; that man’s bill was only $ 23.26. The other item was not as amusing. A man walked into the unguarded computer room of a large packaged food company and expertly programmed the computer to pay him $ 2,000 a month for raw meat which he “supplied ” to the company. Of course he never sent the meat, but he certainly received the money . The computer wrote out a bill, and even “signed ” it. It was only a random (随便) check that uncovered the trick. It could be happening in thousands of other companies all over the world.

　Computers are not the magical workers that some people say they are. They make mistakes, they’re sometimes slower than human beings and they’re easily fooled.

　The US used to conscript (征兵) people with the help of a computer. The army sent out a card, which had to be filled in and sent back. It was easy to avoid being called up simply by spreading candle-wax(腊) on the card. The computer couldn’t read the card, and did nothing with it.

　It’s in our everyday life that computers cause many problems. Let’s get back to using people instead of computers, before a mistake that we can’t put right.

1.In the first paragraph we can conclude ______.

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is _______.

3.Computers ______.

4.The writer thinks _______.

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Not until the woman was out of work again two months ago _______ going to attend a training class.

A. had she considered　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. did she consider　　　　

C. she considered　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. she had considered

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I passed a man on the way home from work one night a few years ago. He was walking staggeringly (蹒跚) along the road. I _______ wondering whether to stop and give him a _______, at least down to a safer part of the road. Then the car behind me overtook me and I lost the _______to stop there as the road was so _______.

I couldn't be sure but he appeared to be quite _______ . A truck turned _______to avoid him at one point he didn't appear to _______.

I pulled into a lay-by (停车带), a little way down the road, waiting for him to reach my car. He'd probably decline my _______of a lift, or smell really bad or…a number of things _______my head while I waited.

Five minutes went by and I sat on. He approached my car. My windows were __________down, and I asked him if he wanted a lift. He __________that he was going to the next town, just out of my way, but not far enough to put me to __________. So in he got.

''Sorry, I'm really drunk. I've been at a funeral (葬礼). I'm Ryan.'' and he gave me his hand. I drove and we talked. He told me he'd just __________his uncle. He called me brother and offered me his cool sunglasses as __________. I refused and said the joy was in the __________.

Three times along the way he told me, ''__________we put out there comes back to us. Something__________will come to you for picking me up.''

I __________ him at the next crossroad. We shook __________and said goodbye to each other. I felt as if I'd been __________somehow. I think I have been.

1.A.sped up B.went off C.slowed down D.turned away

2.A.message B.signal C.note D.1ift

3.A.duty B.courage C.patience D.devotion

4.A.busy B.smooth C.secure D.convenient

5.A.1ost B.injured C.drunk D.defeated

6.A.slowly B.sharply C.slightly D.aimlessly

7.A.care B.argue C.explain D.oppose

8.A.order B.request C.offer D.reason

9.A.took in B.turned out C.brought about D.went through

10.A.rolled B.knocked C.pushed D.dragged

11.A.promised B.announced C.indicated D.assumed

12.A.trouble B.anxiety C.pain D.embarrassment

13.A.hurt B.abandoned C.visited D.buried

14.A.trade B.payment C.response D.property

15.A.changing B.giving C.receiving D.demanding

16.A.Whoever B.Whenever C.Whichever D.Whenever

17.A.strange B.negative C.good D.regretful

18.A.dropped B.passed C.declined D.missed

19.A.shoulders B.arms C.1egs D.hands

20.A.supported B.blessed C.encouraged D.reminded

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One day a few years ago, Mike was walking to class when he came across a Be The Match sign-up table and the organization caught his interest.

The staff told him what the organization did, how they _______ individuals who have blood diseases and may be in need of bone marrow (骨髓) donations，and just how _______ it was to sign up. Then he signed up right _______.

Mike always hoped he would _______ someone. However, he knew that the _______ of doing so were slim _______ his mother had been on the registry for 25 years without a match.

Yet almost a year later, Mike got the call and _______ additional testing in the hospital recommended by Be The Match, and learned he was a (n) _______ match. Months later, he went back to the _______，donating bone marrow to a little girl he had never ________.

''You could be the potential ________ for someone across the world, '' he says. ''For me, I can only think I would make ________ to help the little girl to have a ________ life so that she won't be tortured (使受煎熬) by diseases. '' Thousands of miles away, Adriana's mother was longing to thank Mike ________. However，donors (捐赠者) and recipients aren't ________ to have any contact for at least a year after the operation. Then, if both parties agree, the organization will share ________. One year after Adriana's operation, her mother reached out in full force.

The staff ________ a reunion for Mike and Adriana. And the little girl broke into tears of ________ before her hero even arrived. She knew she wouldn't be there without Mike, s donation.

It’s a heartwarming example of an ordinary man ________ out a total stranger, and in doing so, Mike has ________ millions more to sign up for the bone marrow registry.

1.A.assisted B.learned about C.employed D.called in

2.A.lucky B.easy C.different D.hard

3.A.out of favor B.on the spot C.at first sight D.on the contrary

4.A.treat B.attract C.match D.accompany

5.A.conditions B.reasons C.ways D.chances

6.A.if B.as C.until D.while

7.A.went in for B.fit in with C.attached to D.focused on

8.A.false B.artificial C.perfect D.similar

9.A.hospital B.organization C.school D.table

10.A.touched B.recognized C.met D.forgotten

11.A.cure B.doctor C.partner D.teacher

12.A.improvements B.appointments C.efforts D.excuses

13.A.beautiful B.healthy C.meaningful D.comfortable

14.A.generally B.shortly C.finally D.personally

15.A.demanded B.permitted C.informed D.told

16.A.energy B.hopes C.money D.names

17.A.exchanged B.expected C.arranged D.called

18.A.concern B.fright C.sympathy D.gratitude

19.A.helping B.pointing C.figuring D.sorting

20.A.warned B.shown C.donated D.inspired

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He lost his job three months ago;       , he was seriously injured in an accident last week.

A. in the first place           B. to make matters worse

C. on the contrary            D. in other words

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A few weeks ago, I was sitting in the window seat of the super-crowded ladies’ compartment in a train to Mumbai. I’d been　　 ______to find a seat because I had got in at the first station. In a few minutes, the seats were all　　 _____, and many other people had to stand in the jam-packed

aisles(走廊).

One of them was a little girl. It was　　 ______that she was used to the crowd, since she knew how to ___her position to the one that was the most. ___. I felt a little uneasy sitting there watching her having to stand.

I knew what I should do. ___, I had to overcome some internal ___before I could do anything. “Would I look foolish trying to help her?” I wondered.　 Then I thought, “Maybe this sort of thing is quite　　 ______, and nobody would think the worse of me if I did not do anything.” My　 ___continued, “Am I thinking too much of the whole thing?” ___, I felt a little shy just reaching out. But I told myself, “Well, ___you are thinking about it, go the whole way.” So, a minute later, I ___the child and asked her to sit on my lap for the rest of the ___ride. Though I　　 _______a bit while offering it to her, the surprised and delighted　　 _____on the child’s

face was enough to

_____all my doubts away. And then, I began to think instead, “Why hadn’t

I offered it to her even earlier? What was_______me?”

Somehow, the gift of gratitude she given me was far beyond the slight discomfort. It was difficult to say who was doing the giving. She was so ___that she sat at the very edge of my knee, supporting half her ____so that there was less on me and my legs wouldn’t hurt. I felt glad that I’d finally done the　　 _____thing.

1.A. difficult　　 B. clever　　 C. lucky　　 D. shocked

2.A. taken　　 B. booked　　 C. emptied　　 D. controlled

3.A. interesting　　 B. practical　　 C. strange　　 D. evident

4.A. direct　　 B. hold　　 C. interrupt　　 D. adjust

5.A. careful　　 B. familiar　　 C. comfortable　　 D. beautiful

6.A. Then　　 B. Therefore　　 C. Besides　　 D. However

7.A. thoughts　　 B. barriers　　 C. challenges　　 D. movements

8.A. unique　　 B. simple　　 C. regular　　 D. common

9.A. doubts　　 B. plans　　 C. decisions　　 D. cheers

10.A. Hopefully　　 B. Actually　　 C. Usually　　 D. Fortunately

11.A. unless　　 B. after　　 C. since　　 D. although

12.A. praise　　 B. phoned　　 C. called　　 D. recognized

13.A. bus　　 B. train　　 C. boat　　 D. plane

14.A. hesitated　　 B. regretted　　 C. imagined　　 D. predicted

15.A. shine　　 B. look　　 C. cry　　 D. puzzle

16.A. order　　 B. require　　 C. force　　 D. permit

17.A. stopping　　 B. encouraging　　 C. relaxing　　 D. supporting

18.A. fearful　　 B. careless　　 C. honest　　 D. considerate

19.A. action　　 B. weight　　 C. work　　 D. pressure

20.A. same　　 B. real　　 C. right　　 D. terrible

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It was the beginning of the school year a few .years ago. l had a little boy in my class who was very quiet and _　　 . I wasn't sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially　　　 that he just stood by himself at _　　 time and did not play.　 If l tried to talk to him,　 he would turn away and _　　 shut his eyes to　 　　 from me.

After a couple of days, I decided to seek _　　 from one of my outgoing and　　　　 little girls. I called her over and asked her if she would get him to　　　 , and I started talking about all the　 　　 . on how she could start communication with him I　　 she could try this idea or that .She 　　 my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that _　 _ way that only a six-year-old can,　 and　 said, "Don't _　　 ,　 I speak kid".　 And she ran off.

I stood there all alone,　 　　 watching her.　　 It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off,　 hand in hand, _　　 joining a game of tag.

I often think of that small _　 . about what I learned and how _　　　 it is for all teachers to speak kid.　 I know-my _　　　 should be on teaching students how to think and how to _　　　　 solutions. We must be ready to learn from our　 　　　 a because those　 "teachable moments" during the school days are for us. the teachers,　 as well as our kids.

1.A.slow　　　　　 B. clever　　　　　　 C. shy　　　　　　　　 D. lazy

2.A.concerned　　 B. curious　　　　　 C. doubtful　　　　　 D. disappointed

3.A. lunch　　　　 B. break　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　 D. sports

4.A. closely　　　 B. suddenly　　　　 C. slightly　　　　　　 D. tightly

5.A. hide　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　 C. flee　　　　　　　　 D. separate

6.A.advice　　　　 B. help　　　　　　 C. confidence　　　　 D. technique

7.A. brave　　　　 B. casual　　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　 D. hard-working

8.A. change　　　　 B. study　　　　　　 C. move　　　　　　　 D. play.

9.A. suggestions　 B. opinions　　　　 C. problems　　　　　 D. possibilities

10.A. knew　　　　 B. understood　　 C. realized　　　　　　 D. explained

11.A. caught　　　 B. felt　　　　　　 C. touched　　　　　　 D. pulled

12.A. special　　 B. good　　　　　　 C. strange　　　　　　 D. effective

13.A. care　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　 C. hurry　　　　　　　 D. worry

14.A. anxiously　 B. seriously　　　　 C. silently　　　　　　 D. excitedly

15.A. quietly　　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. hopefully　　　　　　 D. happily

16.A. boy　　　　　 B. girl　　　　　　 C. moment　　　　　　 D. difficulty

17.A. interesting　 B. important　　 C.awkward　　　　　　 D. funny

18.A. focus　　　　 B. lesson　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　　 D. problem

19.A. look for　　 B. get in　　　　 C. make up　　　　　　 D. figure out

20.A. friends　　　 B. students　　　　 C. teachers　　　　　　 D. parents

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完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, it was a bird, 1a sparrow.

“What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the gentle thumping(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my wife, Anita, said. She 2 and listened more devotedly. “It’s coming from the3.” she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little kids.”

We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was4to make trouble. “If he’s making holes in the wall again…” I said as I searched there. No children 5. But there was that6again, coming from right up there.

And that’s when I7the sparrow. It was flying8just inches below the ceiling. It was9trying to get out, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down 10the open door. So the bird continued11its wings and hitting its head against the12.

“Poor thing,” Anita said. “It must be13.”

“Well, maybe it’s because of us,” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide（滑翔） down to get outside, but that only seemed to14 it more. “Why don’t we just 15for a few minutes?” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll 16eventually.” So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing17.Then suddenly, it was silent. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone.

“See?” Anita said. “I told you he’d succeed.”

“Yeah,” I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it 18him?”

I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to19. Born to go upward, we don’t even consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping（拍打）around and just glide 20a little bit.

1.                A．for example     B．rather than      C．or rather  D．as well

2.                A．hurried         B．paused         C．ignored   D．confirmed

3.                A．basement       B．kitchen         C．garage   D．hall

4.                A．easy           B．happy          C．sorry D．angry

5.                A．in all           B．at all           C．above all  D．after all

6.                A．guest          B．voice           C．noise     D．sound

7.                A．watched        B．found          C．realized  D．caught

8.                A．carefully        B．gently          C．patiently  D．anxiously

9.                A．eventually      B．unwillingly       C．obviously D．thoroughly

10.               A．through        B．over           C．below D．beyond

11.               A．shaking         B．breaking        C．striking    D．injuring

12.               A．wall           B．floor           C．door  D．ceiling

13.               A．clumsy         B．painful         C．amazed   D．terrified

14.               A．frighten        B．comfort        C．confuse   D．calm

15.               A．leave          B．scream         C．relax D．escape

16.               A．put it aside      B．leave it alone    C．give it up  D．figure it out

17.               A．accident        B．achievement    C．struggle   D．trouble

18.               A．cost           B．offer           C．earn  D．owe

19.               A．classify         B．handle         C．debate    D．conclude

20.               A．up            B．back           C．forth D．down

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