Tom sacrificed his personal life ________ he ...

Tom sacrificed his personal life ________ he could get ahead in his career.

A．in case　    B．as if

C．so that　    D．only if

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Joey is loyal, encouraging and self-sacrificing, always putting others’ interests ahead of his own. He is a hard worker, who also loves to run and play. In short, he’s an ideal friend and a heroic character.

Here is the thing: Joey is a horse, who appears as the main character in Steven Spielberg’s new film War Horse.

It is based on Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 novel, which also caused the same-titled Tony Awards winning play.

The film follows the saga of Joey, a racehorse that’s trained for farm work under the loving care of Albert (Jeremy Irvine )after Albert’s drunk father Ted(Peter Mullan ) overpays for the animal at auction(拍卖会).

Then the World War I tears Albert and Joey apart. Joey is sold into the war effort for the British and starts his episodic adventures in Europe.

Splendidly staged, the battle plots in the film are visually astounding and impressive.

And with Spielberg’s unique, top-notch direction and storytelling skills, War Horse cannot escape its episodic nature, calling to mind another Spielberg film about the horrors of war and its effects upon soldiers and civilians—Saving Private Ryan.

While that film shocked with horrific scenes of bleeding, it relied on a company of easily-described characters and a focused storyline to present heroic themes.

Like Saving Private Ryan, War Horse clings to a series of characters, not only Albert, but also British officers, French civilians and German soldiers, who display courage in the face of danger. Everyone who comes in contact with Joey is either already in touch with their inner angel or is quickly moved to become more humane.

Although none of this covers the fact that we’ve seen this stuff elsewhere before, the lovely sentiment will steal your heart.

And the emotional signature of Spielberg can be felt as he establishes the relationship between the boy and the horse and the mood of the piece – there will be tears.

Therefore, calling this beautiful, dramatically incomplete film “ Saving Private Joey”, is entirely justifiable.

1.In common with “ Saving Private Ryan”, the film War Horse _________ .

2.Which statement is true according to the passage?

3.According to the passage, what does the underlined word astounding mean?

4.What is the best title for the passage?

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Tom is so creative a person that he always has lots of　　 ________　　　 ideas in his mind, and sometimes we don’t even know what he is thinking about.

A. novel　　 B. complex　　 C. messy　　 D. absurd

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Grandpa Nybakken loved life — especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing.

Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His search proved fruitless.

Suddenly, he realized what had happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!

The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

“It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration. “I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”

Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States．He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago. Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation (教堂会众).

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”

“Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses．Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your boxes arrived．When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses. But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?

A. He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.

B. He had a large family to support.

C. He was a carpenter working in the church.

D. He was a loyal Christian.

2.The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because ________.

A. Grandpa didn’t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses

B. the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it

C. the director could not get such glasses in their own country

D. the glasses were not included in the donation list

3.Who does “the Master Carpenter” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

A. Grandpa’s master. 　　　　 B. One of Grandpa’s friends.

C. God. 　　　　　　　 D. Grandpa’s co-worker.

4.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A. Grandfather’s life.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The Helpful Donation.

C. The Perfect Mistake.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. An Impressive Speech.

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He didn't expect that his parents could manage to know ________ is going on in his college life on the Internet.

A．how　 B．which　 C．what　 D．that

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Tom hid himself behind the door, _________ he could hear the steps of his mother clearly.

A. from which            B. from where                     C. where                               D. which

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He taught his father how to get to know ________ is going on in his university life on the Internet.

A．how　　 B．that　　 C．what　　 D．which

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--- Could I ask you a rather personal question?

--- Sure, ____.

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--- Could I ask you a rather personal question?

--- Of course, _________.

A. go ahead　　         B. good idea

C. pardon me　　     D. don’t mention it

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--- Could I ask you some personal questions?

--- ________.

A．Yes, don’t worry.                    B．Sure, go ahead.

C．Yes, help yourself.                                      D．Sure, why not?

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