The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome things they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck 12. “Oh, dear!” I cried, “ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched(可怜的) creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .
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A．asleep |
B．working |
C．outside |
D．watching TV |
2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him at all because ____________.
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A．he thought it was useless doing this at night |
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B．his parents were not able to help him |
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C．his eyes were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open |
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D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination |
3. What do you suppose happened to the author later？
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A．He went to a church to pray again |
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B．He passed the exam by luck |
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C．He failed in the exam |
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D．He was punished by his teacher |
I live in a big city with a lot of homeless(无家可归的) people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of 31 . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. By doing this one day, I got to 32 a young homeless man. He was often 33 the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his 34 was close to mine. It 35__ that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year shortly 36 his birthday, and after congratulating(祝贺) him, without thinking, I asked if he had had a good day. He 37 and said that he hadn’t really celebrated(庆祝). I felt so 38__.
I just couldn’t help(情不自禁) thinking of this nice, young man being 39 on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(毛线) basket. 40 for me, I had enough yarn left. I set to work and knitted(编织) a 41 for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty 42 I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf(围巾) would be clean when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had 43 to meet him so I had carried the scarf and a piece of my own birthday 44 around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The 45 in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!
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--I’m going to the States?
--How long ________ you________ in the States?
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A．are; stayed |
B．are; staying |
C．have; stayed |
D．did; stay |
Rather than _________ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _________ a bicycle.
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A．ride; ride |
B．riding; ride |
C．ride; to ride |
D．to ride; riding |
__________ of the students who took part in the military training is 450.
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A．A number |
B．A lot |
C．Lots |
D．The number |
The road ______and it will be finished by the end of next year.
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A．is built |
B．is being built |
C．has been built |
D．was built |
