阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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1.How much will the magazine pay for a joke to be published?
A. ＄50 B. ＄100 C. ＄150 D.＄350
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A. Anecdotes and Jokes B. Smart Animals
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阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”
I was to do it. At age five , this dull task brought me such . I would excitedly turn the tap and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.
Two years later, Dad started his own , which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to . Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became with him for placing our family in trouble. With , an uncomfortable silence grew between us.
After my graduation, Dad’s business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home . As usually I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said ,“Hey, would you help me my comb?” I looked at him a while, then the comb and headed to the sink.
It hit me then: why, as a child, Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to the evening with Mum and me. It a happy and loving family.
I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and placed his comb on his wallet. But this time , I noticed something . Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, his smile was still as as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good for his family.
1.A. bag B. wallet C. comb D. brush
2.A. annoyed B. relieved C. ashamed D. pleased
3.A. joy B. sadness C. courage D. pain
4.A. out B. over C. in D. on
5.A. stare B. smile C. shout D. laugh
6.A. family B. business C. task D. journey
7.A. progress B. change C. improve D. form
8.A.satisfied B. delighted C. mad D. strict
9.A. time B. patience C. speed D. ease
10.A. occasionally B. early C. frequently D. rarely
11.A. sharply B. repair C. clean D. keep
12.A. dropped B. took C. handed D. threw
13.A. watching B. letting C. helping D. hearing
14.A. find B. lose C. waste D. spend
15.A. affected B. broke C. meant D. supported
16.A. firmly B. hurriedly C. casually D. carefully
17.A. different B. exciting C. interesting D. urgent
18.A. for B. or C. so D. yet
19.A. convincing B. heartwarming C. cautious D. innocent
20.A. origin B. life C. reputation D. education
Peter will his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.
A. take up B. put up
C. add up D. break up
At college, Barack Obama didn’t know that he the first black president of the United States of America.
A. was to become B. becomes
C. is to become D. became
Ellen is a fantastic dancer. I wish I as well as her.
A. dance B. will dance
C. had danced D. danced
Mary really hard on his book and thinks he’ll have finished it by Friday.
A. worked B. has been working
C. had worked D. has worked
