Two brothers, Ruby and Harry lived in Spain. ...

Two brothers, Ruby and Harry lived in Spain. They _______ for years to buy their mom a very special Christmas present this year: a BWM 3 Series.

“Showing _______ to our beautiful Mum who’s worked so hard to _______ us everything in life,” Ruby, 30, told the media. “Compared to the _______ she has made for us over the years, this is nothing.” He said the _______ had been in the works for years.

“My mother wanted a BMW ten years ago, which we never _______,” he said. “We said that one day we would get her one and we _______ a little each week knowing one day we would be able to get her _______ car.”

Ruby and his brother Harry saved for about five years _______ they bought the car. Their mother appears ________, saying “no” over and over again as the two brothers ________ her to the garage to have a look at a silver BMW.

“She was just very surprised and couldn’t ________it,” he said. “We were sure she ________ loved it.”

They gave her the car as an early Christmas gift, but also as a ________ to say thank you. It will ________ their mom’s current one.

“She ________us two brothers and worked two jobs for most of her life to ________ us in school and give us everything we ________,” Ruby said. “We watched her go from her ________ job on Friday, get changed and ________ the weekend at a restaurant.”

He added, “Maternal love is the most selfless love under the sun and we just thought it would be nice to show how grateful we are for everything and remind ourselves that thankfulness is a virtue.”

1.A. waited　　 B. traded　　 C. saved　　 D. desired

2.A. concern　　 B. appreciation　　 C. respect　　 D. understanding

3.A. instruct　　 B. tell　　 C. promise.　　 D. offer

4.A. efforts　　 B. progress　　 C. opportunity　　 D. atmosphere

5.A. contribution　　 B. achievement　　 C. surprise　　 D. passion

6.A. minded　　 B. forgot　　 C. abandoned　　 D. witnessed

7.A. made up　　 B. paid off　　 C. worked out　　 D. put away

8.A. dream　　 B. previous　　 C. fixed　　 D. repaired

9.A. since　　 B. until　　 C. after　　 D. before

10.A. confused　　 B. satisfied　　 C. shocked　　 D. disappointed

11.A. called　　 B. walked　　 C. attracted　　 D. drove

12.A. believe　　 B. reject　　 C. afford　　 D. accept

13.A. gradually　　 B. unconditionally　　 C. eventually　　 D. absolutely

14.A. model　　 B. result　　 C. symbol　　 D. signal

15.A. replace　　 B. change　　 C. block　　 D. match

16.A. brought up　　 B. depended on　　 C. took in　　 D. gave out

17.A. leave　　 B. keep　　 C. allow　　 D. teach

18.A. knew　　 B. owned　　 C. listed　　 D. needed

19.A. well-paid　　 B. smartly-dressed　　 C. full-time　　 D. long-sought

20.A. work　　 B. enjoy　　 C. arrange　　 D. expect

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When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at ‘bed and breakfast’ houses, because this kind of accommodation gives foreign visitors a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at ‘B&B’ (bed and breakfast) houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, their car was soon stopped.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you”.

1.My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.

A．learning English in England

B．finding places to stay in England

C．driving their car on English roads

D．going to England to have fun

2.I suggested that they stay at ‘B&B’ houses because ______.

A．it would be available for them to practice English

B．it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C．it would be convenient for them to have dinner

D．it would be easy to find accommodation there

3.“NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.

A．no free rooms      B．with free rooms     C．not away on holiday  D．no holidays at all

4.If you see a road sign that says “DIVERSION”, you will ______.

A．get held by the traffic policemen

B．have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C．find the road is blocked by people

D．have to take another different road

5.When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I ______.

A．didn’t really want any more coffee

B．wanted the coffee pot taken away

C．really wanted some more coffee

D．wanted to express my politeness

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When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at ‘bed and breakfast’ houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought ‘VACANCIES’ meant ‘holidays’, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays” is ‘vacaciones’. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more. coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more, However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘No, thank you.’

1.My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.

A. learning English                     B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads  D. going to England by car

2.I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.

A. they would be able to practise their English

B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner

D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

3.“NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.

A. no free rooms                  B. free rooms

C. not away on holiday             D. holidays

4.If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______.

A. fall into a hole

B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D. have to take a different road

5.When someone offered me more coffee and I said ‘Thank you’ in French,

I ______.

A didn’t really want any more coffee  B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away

C. really wanted some more coffee    D. hadn’t finished drinking my coffee

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When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said ‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hold.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris. when someone offered me some more coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more, However , to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘No, thank you.’

1. My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.

A. learning English                     B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads        D. going to England by car

2. I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.

A. they would be able to practise their English

B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C. it would be convenient for them to have dinner

D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

3. “NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.

A. no free rooms        B. free rooms      C. not away on holiday    D. holidays

4. If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______.

A. fall into a hole

B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D. have to take a different road

5. When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I ______.

A didn’t really want any more coffee      B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away

C. really wanted some more coffee        D. wanted to express my politeness

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When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation. I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were on holiday.” I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for “holidays” is said “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to houses where the sign said “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels.

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means “fun”. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French, I meant that I would like some more, however to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, Thank you”.

1.The author’s Spanish friends wanted advice about _______.

A. some funny English stories

B. finding places to stay in England

C. driving their car on English roads

D. going to England by car

2.The author suggested that they stay at “bed and breakfast” because _______.

A. it would be convenient for them to have dinners and live

B. it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C. they would be able to practice their English in the house

D. there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

3.“NO VACANCIES” in English means _______.

A. no free rooms　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. free rooms

C. not away on holiday　　　　　　　　 D. they don’t live

4.If you see road sign that says “Diversion” in England, you will _______.

A. take the road and you will be excited

B. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D. have to take a different road

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It was March 15, 2012. My two brothers were out in the driveway shooting around when they suddenly screamed,“ The sky! The sky! It's green!” My dad _______ turned on the TV news. There was a tornado heading towards Dexter. I quickly ran up the stairs and seized my most _______ items that I felt I needed. My mom was piling clothing up in the basement to make a fort(堡垒) to _______ us. My dad was still upstairs watching the news. He usually never comes down when there’s a bad _______. As my ears heard a loud “pop”, I looked up to see my dad _______ full speed down into the basement swiftly _______ the door behind him to join us.

I for a brief moment thought that I was going to _______. When the tornado was going by it sounded like a heavy train was tearing through our _______.

Everything started to settle. My dad made his way back up the stairs to see what the damage was. The ceiling(天花板) had fallen down. Everywhere I _______all I could see was pure destruction. In that moment I felt __________, I had no idea what to do, and I didn’ t know what was happening or what the situation was. All I could think about was that my home was __________ going to be the same again.

This was the event that caused my family to have a(n) __________ on how lucky we were to be alive and together. Although the tornado wasn’t one that was that deadly we felt extremely __________ to be alive. This moment was a scary and life-changing situation, something that I never thought I would have to experience. It just made me think how I should be __________ for everything that I am able to have because you never know what __________ can throw at you, especially when you least expect it.

1.A. immediately B. secretly C. recently D. strangely

2.A. harmless B. attractive C. precious D. familiar

3.A. persuade B. protect C. please D. prevent

4.A. fire B. earthquake C. storm D. drought

5.A. coming B. driving C. falling D. flying

6.A. hitting B. closing C. painting D. touching

7.A. begin B. return C. escape D. die

8.A. office B. house C. hospital D. library

9.A. traveled B. remembered C. looked D. hated

10.A. awkward B. defeated C. interested D. amazed

11.A. never B. ever C. still D. just

12.A. realization B. conclusion C. imagination D. suggestion

13.A. lonely B. calm C. brave D. lucky

14.A. grateful B. regretful C. curious D. generous

15.A. dream B. passion C. work D. life

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In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue（烤肉）restaurant, then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new idea: quick service，no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.

Their hamburgers were sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity（一致性）, for the brothers had developed a strict routine（程序）for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks’ sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundred during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.

Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954 when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers’ fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise（特许经营）other copies of their restaurants. The agreement included the right to duplicate（复制） the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings the golden arches（拱门）.

Today McDonald’s is really a household name. In 1976, McDonald’s had over＄1 billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most surprising successes in modern American business history.

1.This passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿.

A. the development of fast food services

B. how McDonald’s became a billion-dollar business

C. the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald

D. Ray Kroc’s business talent

2.Mac and Dick managed all of the following business except ＿＿＿.

A. a drive-in    B. a theater

C. a cinema    D. a barbecue restaurant

3. We may infer from this passage that ＿＿＿.

A. Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy, for they sold their ideas to Kroc

B. the place the McDonald brothers chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in

C. forty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurants

D. Ray Kroc was a good businessman

4.The passage suggests that ＿＿＿.

A. creativity is an important element of business success

B. Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothers

C. Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray Kroc

D. California is the best place to go into business

5.Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A. Today McDonald’s is very popular in the world.

B. The first twenty-two years of McDonald’s is the most surprising success in American business history.

C. Mac and Dick McDonald were content with their business at first.

D. It is convenient to eat in a drive-in.

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After supper they would stay in the living room watching TV, sometimes

for ______ two hours.

A. as much as                B. as far as

C. as long as                 D. as many as

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It had coaster brakes and only one gear (齿轮). My two older brothers used it before me. The twenty-inch, black frame showed its age. It was scratched and nicked from years of use, but I didn't care, It was mine now.

My tricycle stood by the front steps of our house----forgotten. In the front yard.. I held the handlebars, swung my right leg over and settled myself onto the seat. My legs weren't long enough for both to touch the ground at the same time. I leaned to one side one foot supported me, I looked around, made sure no one was watching and kicked off My feet reached for the pedals and began to pump.

After a few wobbly (不稳定的))yards, I fell off, and landed on my shoulder in the grass. I jumped up, brushed myself off, got back on and fell again.

A week later, I rode in circles around the yard. Always to the left, I didn’t wobble or fall. I was steady as I followed the beaten trail ['d created in the grass. I was free and I was flying.

“Michacl!” Mum called. ‘Supper is read!’

I turned toward the front steps, wobbled and fell to the ground. I didn’t know how to go straight or to the right. I’d learned to travel in circles to the left.

A year later, I was bicycling all around the neighbourhood. At twenty years old, I left home and cried. It was a lonely time in my life. Mum wasn't there It was time to learn how to turn again. I married and became a Dad ---- I stumbled（跌跌撞撞）. There was someone else to think about new turns to stumble through.

Each time I fell. I got up, brushed myself off and turned around the obstacle (障碍). Each time I think i'm on a straight road, life throws a turn in front of me. I may fall, but I always climb back on my seat.

1.What do we know about the author’s tricycle?

A. It was given to him as a present.

B. It was old and in poor condition.

C. It was new and expensive.

D. It needed repairing.

2.What happened when the author was twenty years old?

A. He finally learned to ride the tricycle.

B. le lost his mother.

C. He moved out with his own family.

D. He had new challenges to overcome in life.

3.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To describe how he learned to ride a tricycle.

B. To ask us to be independent in life.

C. To inspire us to overcome obstacles in life.

D. To tell us something about his childhood.

4.Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A. I Got Back on My Seat.

B. My Favorite Tricycle.

C. I learned to Ride Tricycle.

D. My Happy Childhood.

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Why did the man and his brother decide to go on a trip to Spain?

A. Because of a book.

B. Because of an advertisement.

C. Because of a movie.

2.How did the man and his brother go to Barcelona?

A. By car.　　 B. By train.　　 C. By plane.

3.How long did the trip to Spain last?

A. 7 days.　　 B. 5 days.　　 C. 3 days.

4.What do we know about the man and his brother?

A. They didn't plan a trip at first.

B. They got a lower price for their trip.

C. They worked in a travel agency.

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