1、 I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday 1 beggar knocked at my door. He asked me 2 a meal and a glass of beer. In return for 3, the beggar stood on his head 4 sang songs. I 5 (give) him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese 6 his pocket and went
2、away. Later a neighbor told me about 7. Everybody 8 (know) him. 9 name is Percy Buttons. He calls 10 every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. 1. a 2. for 3. this/it 4. and 5. gave 6. in 7. him 8. knows 9. His 10. at The Internet has become part of young
3、peoples life. 1 report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet. Most of them get 2 (use) information on the Internet 3 use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students dont use it 4 a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites that 5 shouldnt look at. So bad things
4、 may happen 6 students spend too much time on the Internet. 7 is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, 8 uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful advice. Some students also make 9 (friend) on the Internet. But if
5、you want to have a face-to-face 10 (meet) with your online friends, let your parents know and meet in a proper place. 1. A 2. useful 3. and 4. in 5. they 6. if 7. It 8. which 9. friends 10. meeting The plane was late and detectives 1 (wait) at the airport all morning. 2 were expecting a 3 (value) pa
6、rcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours 4 (early), someone 5 (tell) the police that 6 (thief) would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while 7 were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel 8 the plane and ca
7、rried it into the Customs House. 9 two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, 10 precious parcel was full of stones and sand! 1.were waiting 2. They 3. valuable 4. earlier 5. had told 6. thieves 7. others 8. off 9. While 10. the Will 1 matter if y
8、ou dont take your breakfast? Recently a test 2 (give) in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different 3 (age) from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes 4 got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see 5 well their bo
9、dies worked and when they had eaten 6 certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect 7 if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be 8 (especial) true if a person works 9 his brains. For example, if a student eats
10、 fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with 10 (much) attention in class. 1. it 2. was given 3. ages 4. they 5. how 6. a 7. than 8. especially 9. with 10. more Joe has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters 1 The Nicest Gard
11、en Competition each year, 2 Joe wins every time. Bills garden is 3 (large) than Joes. Bill works harder than Joe and 4 (grow) more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more 5 (interest). He has made neat paths and 6 (build) a 7 (wood) bridge 8 a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard
12、 work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, 9 I always win a little prize for 10 worst garden in the town. 1.for 2. but 3. larger 4. grows 5. interesting 6. has built 7. wooden 8. over 9. and 10. the 1 Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. 2 was the last day of the year and a la
13、rge crowd of people 3 (gather) under the Town Hall clock. It 4 (strike) twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. 5 big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, 6 nothing happened. 7 (sudden) someone shouted, “Its two minutes 8 twelv
14、e! The clock has stopped!” I looked at 9 watch. It was true. The big clock refused 10 (welcome) the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing. 1.On 2. It 3. had gathered 4. would strike 5. The 6. but 7. Suddenly 8. past 9. my 10. to welcome Enough sleep is important to health. The
15、amount of sleep needed 1 (depend) on the age of the person and the conditions in 2 sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than 3 old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with less than this amount, but 4 may need more. Every person knows his own need
16、. 5 is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep should always be enough 6 (make) one bring back his 7 (strong) and get ready for a days work. Fresh air is necessary to nice sleep. So it is reasonable 8 some people to think that it is a good idea to sleep in the open air. A bath at b
17、edtime, 9 hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleep producing drug(帮助睡眠的药物) should never be taken except when 10 (suggest) by a doctor. 1. depends 2. which 3. the 4. others 5. It 6. to make 7. strength 8. for 9. neither 10. suggested A few years ago, SARS 1 (break) out in
18、China, causing some people 2 (kill) or nearly to death. The situation was so bad 3 there was no time to debate who is to blame. 4 most important thing for us to do is to find out the cause of this deadly disease. Soon the most 5 (experience) experts in this field worked together and put forward some
19、 suggestions. Some top experts then tested to see 6 they were helpful. Doctor Zhong Nanshan chose one patient who had little hope 7 survival and had the new medicine tested on him. 8 his great joy, this patient recovered! He telephoned the top official, 9 (tell) him this exciting news. Thanks to thi
20、s method, not soon after that, we controlled this terrible disease and kicked 10 out finally. 1. broke 2. to be killed 3. that 4. The 5. experienced 6. whether/if 7. of 8. To 9. telling 10. it We have 1 old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord(击弦古钢琴). It 2 (make) in Germany in 1681. 3 clavi
21、chord is kept in the living-room. 4 has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought 5 my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a 6 (visit). She tried to play jazz 7 it! She 8 (strike) the keys too hard and two of the strings 9 (break). My father was shocked. No
22、w we are not allowed 10 (touch) it. It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers. 1.an 2. was made 3. Our 4. It 5. by 6. visitor 7. on 8. struck 9. were broken 10. to touch I 1 (have) dinner at a restaurant 2 Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in 3 lawyers office years ago, but he is now working a
23、t a bank. He 4 (get) a good salary, but he always borrows money 5 his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw 6 and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. 7 he was eating, I asked him 8 (lend) me $2. To my surprise, he gave me the money 9 (immediate). I have never bor
24、rowed 10 money from you, Harry said, so now you can pay for my dinner! 1.was having 2. when 3. a 4. gets 5. from 6. me 7. While 8. to lend 9. immediately 10. any Our neighbor, Captain Charles will sail 1 Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him 2 the harbor early in the morning. He will be in 3 small
25、boat, Topsail. Topsail is 4 famous little boat. It 5 (sail) across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison 6 (set) out at eight oclock, 7 we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat 8 then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud 9 him. He will take part
26、 in an 10 (importance) race across the Atlantic. 1.from 2. at 3. his 4. a 5. has sailed 6. will set 7. so 8. and 9. of 10. important The Greenwood Boys are a group of popular singers. At present, they 1 (visit) all parts of the country. 2 will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming 3 train a
27、nd most of the young people 4 the town will be meeting 5 at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at 6 Workers Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying 7 five days. During this time, they 8 (give) five performances. As usual, the police will have a 9 (difficulty) time. They will be tryi
28、ng 10 (keep) order. It is always the same on these occasions. 1.are visiting 2. They 3. by 4. in 5. them 6. the 7. for 8. will give 9. difficult 10. to keep I had 1 amusing experience last year. 2 I had left a small village in the south of France, I 3 (drive) on to the town. 4 the way, a young man w
29、aved to me. I stopped 5 he asked me for a lift. As soon as he 6 (get) into the car, I said good morning 7 him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. 8 of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, 9 the young man sudde
30、nly said very 10 (slow), Do you speak English? As I soon learnt, he was English himself! 1.an 2. After 3. drove 4. On 5. and 6. had got 7. to 8. Neither 9. when 10. slowly The secretary told me 1 Mr. Harms 2 (see) me. I felt very nervous 3 I went into his office. He didnt look up 4 his desk when I e
31、ntered. After I had sat down, he said business 5 (be) very bad. He told me that the firm couldnt afford 6 (pay) such large salaries. 20 7 (people) had already left. I knew that 8 turn had come. Mr. Harms, I said 9 a weak voice. Dont interrupt, he said. Then he smiled and told me I would receive 10 e
32、xtra $100 a year! 1.that 2. would see 3. when 4. from 5. was 6. to pay 7. people 8. my 9. in 10. an 1 you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find 2. Youll be very 3 (luck) if he lets you go 4 a ticket. However, this doesnt always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very
33、 polite. 5 a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on 6 car: Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is 7 “No Parking” area. You 8 (enjoy) your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder. If you receive a request 9 this, you cant fail 10 (obey) it! 1.If 2. it 3. lu
34、cky 4. without 5. During 6. my 7. a 8. will enjoy 9. like 10. to obey My aunt Jennifer is 1 actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often 2 (appear) on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part 3 a new play soon. This time, she 4 (be) a girl of sev
35、enteen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress 5 long black 6 (stocking). Last year in 7 play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange- colored dress. 8 anyone ever 9 (ask) her how old she is, she always answers, My dear, 10 must be terrible to be grown up! 1. an 2. appears 3. i
36、n 4. will be 5. and 6. stockings 7. another 8. If 9. asks 10. it 1 I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I 2 (leave) it on a chair beside the door and now 3 wasnt there! As I 4 (look) for it, 5 inn-keeper came in. Did you have a good meal? he asked. Yes, thank you, I answered, 6 I c
37、ant pay the bill. I havent got my bag. The inn-keeper smiled and 7 (immediate) went out. In a few minutes he returned 8 my bag and gave it back 9 me. Im very sorry, he said, 10 dog had taken it into the garden. He often does this. 1.After 2. had left 3. it 4. was looking 5. the 6. but 7. immediately
38、 8. with 9. to 10. My Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours 1 catching anything. But 2 does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of 3 (catch) fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less 4 (luck). I never catch anything-not even old boots. 5 having spent whole m
39、ornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 6 must give up fishing! my friends say. Its 7 waste of time. But they dont realize one 8 (importance) thing. Im not really interested 9 fishing. I am only interested in 10 (sit) in a boat and doing nothing at all. 1. without 2. this 3. catchi
40、ng 4. lucky 5. After 6. You 7. a 8. important 9. in 10. sitting 1 (plane) are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can 2 (hear) day and night. The airport was built during the war, 3 for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, 4 came into use. Over a hu
41、ndred people must have been driven away 5 their homes by the noise. I am one of 6 few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down 7 a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money 8 (go) away, but I am 9 (determine) to stay here. 10 says I must be mad and they are probab
42、ly right. 1.Planes 2. be heard 3. but 4. it 5. from 6. the 7. by 8. to go 9. determined 10. Everyone My daughter, Jane, never dreamed 1 receiving a letter from 2 girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we 3 (travel) across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper 4 her name and address on 5 into
43、 a bottle. She 6 (throw) the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months 7 (late), she received a letter from a girl in Holland. 8 girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided 9 (use) the post-office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will 10 (ce
44、rtain) travel faster. 1. of2. a 3. were traveling 4. with 5. it 6. threw 7. later 8. Both 9. to use 10. certainly I had a letter 1 my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In 2 letter, she said 3 she would come to England next year. If she comes, she 4 (get) a surprise. We are now living in 5 beau
45、tiful new house in the country. Work on it 6 (begin) before my sister left. The house 7 (complete) five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with 8. The house has many large rooms and there is a 9 (love) garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange 10 some people. It mu
46、st be the only modern house in the district. 1. from 2. her 3. that 4. will get 5. a 6. had begun 7. was completed 8.us 9. lovely 10. to I enter the hotel managers office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I 1 very upset. “I left 2 money in my room.” I said, “and its not there now.” The manager w
47、as sympathetic(同情的), 3 he could do nothing. “Everyones losing money 4 days,” he said. He started to complain 5 this wicked world but 6 (interrupt) by a knock 7 the door. A girl came in and 8 (put) an envelope on his desk. 9 contained $50. “I found this outside this gentlemans room.” she said. “Well,
48、” I said to the manager, “there is still some 10 (honest) in this world!” 1. felt 2. the 3. but 4. these 5. about 6. was interrupted 7.at 8.put 9. It 10. honesty I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, 1 I asked a porter. I not on
49、ly 2 (speak) English very carefully, but very 3 (clear) as well. The porter, however, could not understand 4 (I). I repeated my question several 5 (time) at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I am 6 foreigner,” I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not
50、understand him. My teacher never spoke English 7 that! The porter and I looked at 8 other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “youll soon learn English !” he said. I wonder. 9 England, each man speaks a different language. The English understand each other, 10 I dont understand t
