Vingo sat in front of three men and three women. One of the women sat beside him and introduced herself. “We’re going to Florida,” she said brightly. “What some wine?” He smiled and thanked her.

“Are you married”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” She said.

“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, or if it hurt her too much, well, she could forget me. Get a new guy, I said—she’s a wonderful woman. I told her she didn’t have to write to me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”

“And you’re going home now?”

“Yeah,” he said shyly. “Well, last week, I wrote to her again. We used to live in Brunswick, and there’s an oak tree(橡树) just as you come into town. I told her that if she didn’t have a new guy and if she’d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I ‘d get off and come home. If she didn’t want me, forget it ---no handkerchief, and I’d go on through.”

Now Brunswick was 20 miles, 10 miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances of joy—they saw the oak tree covered with yellow handkerchiefs—20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like a flag of welcome billowing (飘扬) in the wind.

1.Where did the conservation between Vingo and the woman probably happen?

A. On a bus   B. In a coffee shop.  C. On a plane.   D. In a prison.

2.How long hadn’t Vingo and his wife live together?

A. Only one year. B. About ten years.  C. About seven years  D. Nearly four years

3.When Vingo was in prison, his wife ___________.

A. often wrote to him        B. married another man

C. still loved him as before    D. taught the kids at home

4.According to the young people, the handkerchiefs on the oak tree were ______.

A. flags of honesty  B. flags of happiness  C. a sign of freedom  D. a sign of wisdom

In the past, travel was considered an essential part of education. Posts and writers realized the  1of travel and went out to other countries in search of  2. A man’s education was not completed until he had visited foreign lands.

That travel  3the mind cannot be denied (否认). Those who remain within the confines of (在…范围之内) their  4are cut off from the outside world. As a result, they develop a  5_ outlook on life. But those who travel come into  6with various types of people whose ways of life are completely 7theirs. They see things with their own eyes and have a better  8of the affairs of the world. The impressions that they receive while they travel remain  9in their minds for many years, and all false impressions and ideas are  10from their minds. Thus, they are able to  11things in their proper perspective(观点) and make correct  12and decisions. And being able to make correct decisions is a valuable part of  13.

It is argued, however, that the 14of the great variety of books, newspaper, the radio, TV and the Internet today remove the  15for travel to acquire knowledge. One would study in the  16and privacy of one’s own home and absorb all the knowledge that one desires. But there are many things they cannot  17effectively. For example, the love and respect people in other lands  18for us and the natural beauty of the various parts or the world cannot be described properly in  19.They have to be seen and felt. Besides, not all can understand everything that they  20about people away from their homes. To such people, especially, travel is an important means of education.

1.A. value              B. possibility          C. background           D. development

2.A. work           B. wealth               C. opportunity      D. knowledge

3.A. comforts           B. needs            C. uses                 D. broadens

4.A. sights             B. homes            C. careers              D. powers

5.A. happy          B. broad            C. narrow           D. simple

6.A. sight              B. contact              C. power            D. effect

7.A. different from     B. the same             C. similar with　       D. familiar to

8.A. protection         B. study            C. solution             D. understanding

9.A. little             B. endless              C. fresh            D. important

10.A. removed           B. tired                C. differed             D. separated

11.A. do                B. see                  C. make             D. buy

12.A. choices           B. preparations         C. directions       D. judgments

13.A. life              B. travel           C. education        D. society

14.A. presence          B. trouble              C. importance       D. discovery

15.A. need              B. intention            C. influence　          D. memory

16.A. library           B. mind             C. comfort              D. open

17.A. enjoy             B. describe             C. write            D. learn

18.A. satisfy               B. get                  C. own              D. have

19.A. sounds            B. pens             C. numbers          D. words

20.A. see               B. read             C. talk             D. hear

 We need a more capable leader, _____with a strong will and as well as a good sense of humor.

A. who    B. that   C. one   D. which

 ——Did you enjoy yourself last night?

——Yes. It’s very nice of you. I appreciated _____________to the party.

A. to be invited   B. to have invited   C. having been invited  D. being invited

 To have a balance between study and a social life I’m going to join a few clubs. ______I’ll make some new friends.

A. Hopefully   B. Obviously    C. Fortunately    D. Especially

 For more information, please send an email, _______ you can also include your suggestions to us.

A. where   B. when   C. which   D. that

 I’m going to the match too, so I’ll ___________for you. Maybe we can go somewhere afterwards.

A. look out  B. look up  C. pick out  D. pick up

 The doctor recommended he ________a few more days in hospital.

A. stays   B. to stay  C. stay   D. would stay

 ——What did she have to say?

——Oh, nothing________. She only wanted me to give her a hand.

A. in short      B. in fun     C. in special    D. in particular

 ________, I saw and old friend of mine, whom I haven’t seen for years.

A. Turning around   B. Turning back    C. Turning away   D. Turning up