The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.
When I first knew Bill, back in _______ he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party．He thought nothing of (把…当作平常事) going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and _______ was never dull when he was around. With him there was one wild adventure after another. Sometimes I wondered how we _______ to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. _______, I wasn’t even sure it was him．Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill．Now be works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the last thing Bill cared about was possessions （财富）．Now they seemed to be his main _______. Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him remained the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s foolish to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he felt the same way about me.
1.A.college B.childhood C.book D.party
2.A.learning B.life C.work D.homework
3.A.decided B.intended C.managed D.hoped
4.A.First of all B.At first C.Now and then D.All the time
5.A.interest B.event C.subject D.problem
Four years ago, when Ted was sixty years old, he retired (退休). He had worked in a restaurant for thirty-three years. He left and returned to his home village. Then he bought a small piece of farm and planted a lot of apple trees on it. He takes care of them and this year there are plenty of apples in the trees. The old man is very happy.
But these days the old man has been worried. Nearly every night his garden is broken into and quite a few apples have been lost. So he decided to try his best to catch the thief himself. Last night, he sat in a tree and carefully watched who would come and pick the apples. Later at night, Mr. Ted was so tired that he went to sleep. Suddenly some noise woke him up. The noise came from a big tree. He went there quietly and saw a boy standing under the tree with a bag full of apples. At once he recognized it was Tom who lives just next to him.
“How can you do that, Tom?” the old man became angry and shouted, “I’ll tell your father about it!” But the boy wasn’t afraid about it. He looked up and called out, “Have you heard that yet, Dad? Mr. Ted has something to talk to you.”
1.When Mr. Ted was , he began to work in the restaurant.
A.four B.twenty-seven C.forty-three D.sixty
2.Mr. Ted planted lots of apple trees on the farm .
A.because he used to be good at planting apples B.as he liked the fruit very much
C.after he had already retired D.for apples were expensive
3.Mr. Ted sat in the tree .
A.to catch the thief B.to pick some apples
C.to take care of the trees D.to have a good rest
4.Mr. Ted shouted to the boy that .
A.he would send Tom to the police B.he would tell Tom’s father about it
C.he would wake Tom up D.he wanted Tom to pay for the apples
5.Where was Tom’s father?
A.He was at home B.He was on a business
C.He was in the apple tree D.He was on his bed
Rewrite the following sentences as required ．（根据要求改写句子）
1.It took her two weeks to work on the project.（保持句意不变）
She ______ two weeks ______ on the project.
2.Danny writes to his friend once a week.（划线部分提问）
______ ______ does Danny write to his friend?
3.He is American.（划线部分提问）
______ is his ______?
4.My sister likes biscuits better than cakes.（保持句意不变）
My sister ______ biscuits ______ cakes.
5.pets, of, new, most, however, to , they, good, promise, take, care, their（连词成句）
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— is it from your company to your home?
—Thirty minutes’ ride.
A.How long B.How soon C.How far D.How often
Baoshan District (区) is Shanghai.
A.in north B.in north of C.to north D.in the north of
Kathy likes travelling. She wants to visit outside America.
A.the other country B.another country
C.some other country D.the other countries
