The other day, my friend Jane was invited to ...

The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the _______ was 7:30pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting a _______ evening of wine, _______, and song.

By 9:45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had _______. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were _______. But no one wanted to _______, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11:00, there was still no food, and everyone was _______ off their heads. Jane and David left _______ and angry.

Their _______ suggests that the words on the printed invitations need to be made ____________. Everyone ____________ and understands the invitations ____________. Most of us would agree that 6:30-8:30pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8:00pm or 8:30pm means possible ____________, but 9:30pm and any time thereafter means no food, eat beforehand, arrive late.

But this is not always the case. If ____________ to a students’ party at 6:30pm, it is normal for guests not to appear before midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive—looking ____________—is social death. When my mother is asked to a party for 6:30, she likes to be there, if not ____________, then no later than seven. My ____________ group (late thirties) falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we’re ____________, we’re probably closer to student-time than grown-up time.

The accepted custom at present is ____________, sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element of ____________.

1.A.application B.invitation C.form D.surface

2.A.disappointing B.unexpected C.merry D.nervous

3.A.flowers B.people C.food D.fruit

4.A.appeared B.equipped C.provided D.unloaded

5.A.dying B.sleeping C.enjoying D.starving

6.A.claim B.forget C.stay D.leave

7.A.happily B.completely C.urgently D.crazily

8.A.full B.foolish C.hungry D.sleepy

9.A.experience B.failure C.normality D.joke

10.A.simpler B.clearer C.cleverer D.prettier

11.A.prints B.expects C.reads D.receives

12.A.indifferently B.differently C.usually D.carefully

13.A.dinner B.lunch C.breakfast D.brunch

14.A.held B.forced C.hurried D.asked

15.A.smart B.boring C.thankful D.eager

16.A.from time to time B.in no time C.on time D.for the time being

17.A.date B.age C.sex D.job

18.A.important B.young C.demanding D.innocent

19.A.understanding B.promising C.confusing D.boring

20.A.surprise B.fear C.loss D.success

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It was my birthday last Thursday and I decided to   26  by inviting a few friends out to supper. I 27   a restaurant in a quiet part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is hardly ever crowded, because  28  people know about it, so it is not usually necessary to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening 29.

When we entered the restaurant, I was surprised to find it completely  30  . I looked around but not a  31    table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about  32  ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion! 33   the place was full! We can hardly manage.”

The waiter then  34  a table in the corner. “The people there  35 . ” he said, “Just hold on and you will  36   a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people 37   the corner table paid their bill, got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.

Unfortunately our table was almost out of sight. We tried to attract the attention of the waiter who sent us there, but he, like 38   waiters, 39    the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. But at last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very  40   with their service. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised (建议) my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our 41 .

A few moments later he 42  to our table. We could tell from his face that he had 43   for us. 44  a little embarrassed (尴尬的) he informed us that there was  45   left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet!(煎蛋卷)”

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I lost my sight when 1 was 4 years old in an accident. Now I'm 32.

It occurred to me the other day that I might not have come to love 1so much, as I do now, if I hadn't been 2. I don't mean that l would prefer to go with no sight. I simply mean that the 3of it made me 4more what I had left.

Life，I believe，5a continuous series of adjustments to reality. The more 6a person is able to make these adjustments，the more 7his life becomes. The adjustment is never easy. I had to 8in myself，or else 1 would have collapsed（崩溃）. When I say belief in myself，I am not talking about simply the kind of 9that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone. But I 10something bigger than that：an assurance that I am，despite imperfections，a real， 11person.

It took me years to discover and12this assurance. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was making fun of me and I was 13. “I can't use this，”I said “Take it with you，”he urged me，“and roll it around.” The word stuck in my head. By 14the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to 15a goal I had thought impossible：playing baseball. At Philadelphia School for the Blind I invented a successful 16of baseball. We call it Ground Ball.

All my life I have set ahead of me a series of  17and then tried to reach them, one at a time. But I had to be aware of my 18. It was no good to try for something that I knew at the start was out of 19because that only invited the bitterness of  20. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.

1.A. darkness       B. life           C. freedom         D. nature

2.A. cured          B. deaf           C. blind           D. brave

3.A. remaining      B. use            C. recovery        D. loss

4.A. appreciate     B. challenge      C. suffer          D. use

5.A. asks           B. causes         C. lacks           D. directs

6.A. abruptly       B. simply         C. cautiously      D. readily

7.A. rich           B. meaningful     C. complex         D. helpful

8.A. believe        B. give           C. take            D. turn

9.A. independence   B. confidence     C. diligence       D. weakness

10.A. mean          B. have           C. produce         D. hide

11.A. disabled      B. reasonable     C. fearless        D. positive

12.A. strengthen    B. prove          C. remove          D. present

13.A. scolded       B. cheated        C. benefited       D. hurt

14.A. taking        B. rolling        C. hitting         D. passing

15.A. shoot         B. describe       C. imagine         D. achieve

16.A. occupation    B. variation      C. competition     D. qualification

17.A. goals         B. games          C. balls           D. examples

18.A. intelligence  B. virtues        C. advantages      D. limitations

19.A. breath        B. reach          C. power           D. sight

20.A. failure                         B. sickness        C. ignorance          D. success

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My friend had mentioned the other day that her father had a lot of children's toys he was looking to give away. She knew I have a three-year-old daughter so she thought of me first. I told her I would love it if I could get some nice things for my daughter, which I wouldn't otherwise have been able to afford.

When I met her father, he began to explain he was too poor once and that he would hate to throw away things that can be very useful.

Before he showed me what he was giving away, I thought the toys would be mostly lego's(乐高积木) or things like that. When he was showing me around I saw a bed, a slide, a kitchen set and many other things that just blew my mind. He told me to write a list of everything my daughter could use and as my eyes were wide, he told me not to feel guilty. He said I was helping him by getting rid of the stuff.

As I was looking around I did feel guilty, but I tried to remain more grateful than guilty. Every time I tried to thank him for giving me and my daughter all this wonderful stuff he would thank me right back. I wanted to believe that he was just thanking me so that I wouldn't feel so guilty but in reality I believe that he was as grateful as I was that these toys would be put to good use.

In the eyes of charity, it makes sense to feel grateful, but guilt is just as normal.　 I know that we could have lived without a slide, which is why I do feel guilty, but I am grateful all the same because my daughter really does enjoy all these nice things!

1.Why did the old man want to give away his toys?

A.He wanted to help those poor children.

B.He was wealthy enough to buy new toys.

C.He wanted to make full use of those toys.

D.He needed some space for more useful things.

2.In the writer's opinion, the old man felt grateful because________.

A.he wanted to make her more guilty

B.he wanted her to take the toys quickly

C.the toys would be put to good use

D.he finally got rid of the stuff

3.What can we know from the passage?

A.The writer took all the toys home.

B.The old man was a kind and thoughtful person

C.The writer wanted to refuse the stuff when she first saw them.

D.The writer's daughter enjoyed the slide most among all the stuff.

4.How did the writer feel when given the stuff?

A.Guilty and honored. B.Grateful and respected.

C.Honored and respected. D.Guilty and grateful.

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My friend had mentioned the other day that her father had a lot of children's toys he was looking to give away．She knew I have a three-year-old daughter so she thought of me first．I told her I would love it if I could get some nice things for my daughter，which I wouldn't otherwise have been able to afford．

When I met her father，he began to explain he was too poor once and that he would hate to throw away things that can be very useful．

Before he showed me what he was giving away，I thought the toys would be mostly lego's(乐高积木) or things like that．When he was showing me around I saw a bed，a slide，a kitchen set and many other things that just blew my mind．He told me to write a list of everything my daughter could use and as my eyes were wide，he told me not to feel guilty．He said I was helping him by getting rid of the stuff．

As I was looking around I did feel guilty，but I tried to remain more grateful than guilty．Every time I tried to thank him for giving me and my daughter all this wonderful stuff he would thank me right back．I wanted to believe that he was just thanking me so that I wouldn't feel so guilty but in reality I believe that he was as grateful as I was that these toys would be put to good use．

In the eyes of charity，it makes sense to feel grateful，but guilt is just as normal．I know that we could have lived without a slide，which is why I do feel guilty，but I am grateful all the same because my daughter really does enjoy all these nice things!

1.Why did the old man want to give away his toys?

A． He wanted to help those poor children．

B． He was wealthy enough to buy new toys．

C． He wanted to make full use of those toys．

D． He needed some space for more useful things．

2.In the writer's opinion，the old man felt grateful because

A． he wanted to make her more guilty

B． he wanted her to take the toys quickly

C． the toys would be put to good use

D． he finally got rid of the stuff

3.What can we know from the passage?

A． The writer took all the toys home．

B． The old man was a kind and thoughtful person

C． The writer wanted to refuse the stuff when she first saw them．

D． The writer's daughter enjoyed the slide most among all the stuff．

4.How did the writer feel when given the stuff?

A． Guilty and honored．

B． Grateful and respected．

C． Honored and respected．

D． Guilty and grateful．

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My friend had mentioned the other day that her father had a lot of children's toys he was looking to give away. She knew I have a three-year-old daughter so she thought of me first. I told her I would love it if I could get some nice things for my daughter, which I wouldn't otherwise have been able to afford.

When I met her father, he began to explain he was too poor once and that he would hate to throw away things that can be very useful.

Before he showed me what he was giving away, I thought the toys would be mostly lego's(乐高积木) or things like that. When he was showing me around I saw a bed, a slide, a kitchen set and many other things that just blew my mind. He told me to write a list of everything my daughter could use and as my eyes were wide, he told me not to feel guilty. He said I was helping him by getting rid of the stuff.

As I was looking around I did feel guilty, but I tried to remain more grateful than guilty. Every time I tried to thank him for giving me and my daughter all this wonderful stuff he would thank me right back. I wanted to believe that he was just thanking me so that I wouldn't feel so guilty but in reality I believe that he was as grateful as I was that these toys would be put to good use.

In the eyes of charity, it makes sense to feel grateful, but guilt is just as normal.　 I know that we could have lived without a slide, which is why I do feel guilty, but I am grateful all the same because my daughter really does enjoy all these nice things!

1.Why did the old man want to give away his toys?

A. He wanted to help those poor children.

B. He was wealthy enough to buy new toys.

C. He wanted to make full use of those toys.

D. He needed some space for more useful things.

2.In the writer's opinion, the old man felt grateful because

A. he wanted to make her more guilty

B. he wanted her to take the toys quickly

C. the toys would be put to good use

D. he finally got rid of the stuff

3.What can we know from the passage?

A. The writer took all the toys home.

B. The old man was a kind and thoughtful person

C. The writer wanted to refuse the stuff when she first saw them.

D. The writer's daughter enjoyed the slide most among all the stuff.

4.How did the writer feel when given the stuff?

A. Guilty and honored.　 　 B. Grateful and respected.

C. Honored and respected. 　 D. Guilty and grateful.

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One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he ___1.___ (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much ___2.___ too little.”

His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, __　 _3.____ not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very ___4.___ (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.

Nick’s guests, __5.__ had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more __6._____ (cheap) if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt at a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect ___7.____ the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t　 __8.__(possible) destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only ___9.___ very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always __10.(think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”

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One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he ______ (find) that he has run out of salt.

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One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen .Suddenly, he ________1.________（find）that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son,” Go to the Village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much ________2.________ too little.”

His son looked surprised. ”I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,________3.________ not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very ________4.________（reason）thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.

Nick’s guests,________5.________ had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied,” The only reason a man would sell salt ________6.________ a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect ________7.________ the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

“But such a small thing couldn’t ________8.________（possible）destroy a village.”

“In the beginning, there was only ________9.________ very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little ,always ________10.________（think）that it was only small and not very important ,and look where we have ended up today.”

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One day,Nick invited his friends to supper.He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen.Suddenly,he 1.(find) that he had run out of salt.So Nick called to his son,“Go to the village and buy some salt,but pay a fair price for it: neither too much2.too little.”

His son looked surprised.“I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much.Father,but if I can pay less,3.not save a bit of money?”

“That would be a very4.(reason) thing to do in a big city,but it could destroy a small village like ours,”Nick said.

Nick's guests,5.had heard their conversation,asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied,"The only reason a man would sell salt6.a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect7.me sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it."

"But such a small thing couldn't8.(possible) destroy a village."

“In the beginning,there was only9.very small amount of unfairness in the world,but everyone added a little, always10.(think) that it was only small and not very important,and look where we have ended up today.”

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