I was very disappointed not to be able to go ...

I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz（爵士音乐） concert last Friday. The advertisement（广告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round（往返的） trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1.The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.

A. from his friends                                                   B. from one of his workmates

C. over the radio                                                          D. from the newspaper

2.One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.

A. forty-five minutes                                      B. fifteen minutes

C. just twenty minutes                                 D. over an hour

3.The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.

A. worried                            B. pleased                           C. puzzled                   D. sorry

4.The writer mainly shows us his________.

A. enjoyment of the concert                                 B. anger for buying the ticket

C. efforts to buy the ticket                                     D. disappointment at the concert

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I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes.

Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes.

When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1.He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only __________.

A. once　　　　　 　　　　 B. twice

C. three times　　　　　　 D. four times

2.It can be learnt from the passage that taking a taxi to the theatre will save the writer at least _________than going by bus

A. forty-five minutes　　 　 B. ten minutes

C. just twenty minutes　　　　 D. over an hour

3.The underlined word "relieved" may best be replaced by "___________".

A. pleased　　　　 B. sorry　　　　 C. puzzled　　　　　　 D. surprised

4.The writer mainly shows us his____________. 

A. complaints of the public transportation (交通)

B. anger for buying the ticket

C. efforts to buy the ticket

D. disappointment at the concert

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I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Since I work from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office.

The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and went back across the town. By Friday, I realized that my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold out all the tickets.

1.The writer could go and buy the ticket __________.

A．any day before work hours

B．both before and after work hours

C．only during lunch time

D．on Saturday and Sunday

2.The writer tried to go to the theatre every day, but was only successful______.

A．twice                                 B．three times

C．four times                             D．five times

3.He failed to get the ticket on Friday because _________.

A．it was impossible to make the round trip to the theatre in 45 minutes

B．the concert wasn’t on Friday

C．it was expensive to take a taxi

D．all the tickets had been sold out

4.The word "______" can be used instead of the underlined(划线的)word "relieved".

A．nervous           B．terrified           C．pleased           D．sad

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I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said you could buy tickets at the theatre box any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and the theatre is not good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes. By the time I saw one come, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line at the box office, and I heard one man say he had been waiting for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1. The man learned from _______ that there would be a concert on Friday.

A. the bus stop　　 　　 B. the theatre box

C. one man in line　　 D. the newspaper

2. He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only _______.

A. once 　　　　　　 B. three times　

C. twice 　　　　　　 D. four times

3.One day the man took _______ to get to the theatre by bus．

A. forty-five minutes　　　　 B. twenty minutes　

C. fifteen minutes　　 　　　 D. ten minutes

4. The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by _______.

A. pleased　　 　　　　 B. surprised　

C. puzzled　 　　　 　 D. sorry

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I was about to get on a plane after a trip. To be honest, the trip was very disappointing and _______. What’s worse, I had a middle seat in Zone 5, where they _______the baggage because there wasn’t much room in the overhead shelves.

I had to ask the flight attendant(机乘人员) if I could _______my seat. Trying to be _______she asked if I was willing to sit in an exit row. “Yes, sure!” eagerly responded, full of _______. But a moment later, she told me that row might not be available. I could _______accept the reality.

All at once I heard her _______two seats in the exit row to a young couple next to me. I was filled with _______that I was ready to get up and _______with her. I wondered how she could __________me and then go to help others. I was about to shout at her, __________my good sense won. For that short moment, I tried to __________myself. “If you are impatient, you make a fool of yourself.” Then though I was still annoyed, I managed to __________.

With about 5 minutes to board, when I was worried about how I should keep my baggage, the attendant handed a new __________to me. “Is this for the __________seat?”I asked. “No, it isn’t,”she responded. “Once in a while I’m able to do this and I’m glad it has __________this time.” I looked down—business class, Seat 2F—no charge! I was very __________for that and I felt relieved (释然的) that I had __________my anger. I do know even if I had shouted at the attendant, she would still try hard to help me, because she seemed very __________. Now I realize that it is always important to show __________and understanding for others in life.

1.A. interesting　　 B. exciting　　 C. exhausting　　 D. terrifying

2.A. kept　　 B. forgot　　 C. shared　　 D. limited

3.A. find　　 B. discount　　 C. take　　 D. change

4.A. normal　　 B. helpful　　 C. busy　　 D. careful

5.A. hope　　 B. courage　　 C. honor　　 D. pride

6.A. still　　 B. only　　 C. never　　 D. ever

7.A. offer　　 B. book　　 C. place　　 D. add

8.A. terror　　 B. anger　　 C. fear　　 D. stress

9.A. compare　　 B. leave　　 C. argue　　 D. agree

10.A. refuse　　 B. ban　　 C. hurt　　 D. confuse

11.A. while　　 B. but　　 C. as　　 D. so

12.A. appreciate　　 B. trust　　 C. comfort　　 D. measure

13.A. break down　　 B. fall down　　 C. turn down　　 D. calm down

14.A. ticket　　 B. baggage　　 C. seat　　 D. note

15.A. discovered　　 B. mentioned　　 C. handled　　 D. survived

16.A. benefited　　 B. appeared　　 C. arranged　　 D. worked

17.A. peaceful　　 B. thankful　　 C. doubtful　　 D. regretful

18.A. controlled　　 B. started　　 C. believed　　 D. persuaded

19.A. attractive　　 B. responsible　　 C. optional　　 D. impressive

20.A. ambition　　 B. support　　 C. respect　　 D. space

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Billie Holiday was one of the greatest jazz(爵士音乐) singers in America. Her life was just a mixture of success and tragedy. Her singing expressed her experiences and feelings.

Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan in 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents were Sadie Fagan and Clarence Holiday. They were young when their daughter was born. Their marriage failed because Clarence Holiday was often out. He traveled as a musician with some of the earliest jazz bands and inspired his daughter.

Sadie Fagan cleaned people’s houses to make a living. But she could not support her family with the money she earned. So she moved to New York City where the pay was higher. She left her daughter in Baltimore with one of her distant relatives.

The young girl Eleanora Fagan changed her name to Billie, because she liked a movie star, Billie Dove. The talented Billie Holiday loved singing. She sang and listened  to music whenever she could. In one place near her home there was a machine that played records. The building was a theater where many famous singers also performed their newly-made songs for free.

Billie cleaned floors and did other jobs for the theater so that she could listen to the records. It was there that young Billie first heard the records of some famous black American blues artists of the 1920s. she heard Bessie Smith sing the blues. And she heard Louis Armstrong play the horn. Both musicians had a great influence on her.

Billie Holiday once said, “I do not think I’m singing. I feel like I am playing a horn. What comes out is what I feel. I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That is all I know.”

1.Billie Holiday’s parents divorced because _______.

A．Sadie Fagan wanted to move to New York City

B．the family couldn’t support itself

C．Clarence Holiday spent too much time in working

D．Clerence Holiday was a strange person

2.Who might originally have had an influence on Billie Holiday’s career in music?

A．Sadie Fagan        B．Clerence Holiday.    C．Bessie Smith.       D．Louis Armstrong

3.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．Sadie Fagan was fond of living in New York

B．Clerence Holiday didn’t love his wife at all

C．Billie lived a happy childhood

D．Billie had a gift for music

4.The underlined sentence “ What comes out is what I feel” means _____.

A．Billie Holiday doesn’t like to sing for others

B．Billie Holiday’s songs reflect her unhappy childhood

C．Billie Holiday is fond of the songs written for herself

D．Billie Holiday’s music is greatly determined by her emotions

5.In order to listen to the records in the theater, Billie Holiday_______.

A．cleaned floors for the theater              B．changed her name

C．moved to New York                      D．separated from her parents

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He was very ____ to find his suggestion ____.

A．disappointed; to be turned down        B．disappointing; turned down

C．disappointed; turned down          D．disappointing; turning down

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--- I apologize for not being able to join you for dinner.

--- ______.

A．Go ahead                             B．Not to worry.

C．That’s right                           D．Don’t mention it.

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---You seemed to be very surprised at the news that he won.

----Not exactly. It was his courage ______ his skill _____ really struck me.

A. more than, which    B. other than, that    C. rather than, that  D. less than, which

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I was getting ready to go to bed when the phone rang. This could not be good. My mind raced through the list of family members who might need help, but the voice was hardly familiar.

"Lindy, this is Lesley." I didn't know Lesley well. We did occasionally speak with each other, but to say we were friends was not appropriate. I asked what she needed. Perhaps something really awful caused her to reach someone she barely knew. Instead, she asked me, "Do you have room for a turkey? In your freezer?" We had lots of room in our freezer, and in fact, too much. a&Sure." I responded, "Did your freezer break down?" "Not exactly," Lesley replied, "but I will explain when I arrive."

Minutes later came a huge freezer truck, Lesley stepped down and explained the lease(租约) of the grocery store her husband serviced had run out and that they had to empty all the freezers that very night. Thinking it was a shame to throw away all this good food, they decided to drop off food to anyone she could think of. Noticing our freezer was pretty empty, Lesley asked to fill it up.Our home was their last stop and anythmg left would have to be put in our freezer. An hour later,everything finished, I asked her, "When will you come back for all thisT' Lesley laughed, "We don't want it back. It is yours! Thanks for helping us out!" Then they waved goodbye and drove away.

"For helping them out?" We opened our freezer door. Inside were all expensive foods we never bought but ofien longed to try. We were struggling to buy groceries, yet it was not something we shared with anyone. However, our needs were met in an unexpected way, by that call, "Do you have room for a turkey?"

1.How did the writer feel when she heard the phone ringing?

A. Angry. B. Anxious.

C. Shocked. D. Relieved.

2.What does the author indicate by the underlined sentence in paragraph 2?

A. They were running out of food supplies. B. Their freezer was too large to fill.

C. They were glad to put the turkey in the freezer. D. Their freezer was less frequently used.

3.Why did Lesley call up the writer?

A. Because she didn't want food to go to waste. B. Because the writer was her good friend.

C. Because something awful had happened. D. Because she knew the writer was in need.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. A friend on speaking terms. B. Who is my angel?

C. Unexpected bargains. D. Do you have room for a turkey?

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