Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a ___ in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often ___ to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t ___ to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went ___. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was ___ what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own __.
It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a ____in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and ___ plenty of money.
Jack ___ working hard. After one year he succeeded in ____ the ￡100.
By the time Jack was 30 years old he had ____ his first million, and he wanted to ____ this achievement by doing something “____”. With all his money it was ____ to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the ____ of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, ____ Jack still can’t get used to ____ the good life. He can ____ be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.
“I remember being very ____ as a child, but never ____ as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”
1.A. job B. work C. company D. house
2.A. able B. glad C. unable D. eager
3.A. offer B. like C. expect D. afford
4.A. wrong B. hungry C. ill D. bad
5.A. seeing B. wondering C. doubting D. preparing
6.A. school B. farm C. business D. store
7.A. problem B. purpose C. future D. principle
8.A. spent B. borrowed C. wasted D. earned
9.A. enjoyed B. preferred C. promis
ed D. hated
10.A. developing B. saving C. repaying D. paying
11.A. given B. made C. taken D. lost
12.A. remember B. honor C. celebrate D. recognize
13.A. common B. simple C. interesting D. grand
14.A. impossible B. possible C. obvious D. basic
15.A. ground B. front C. spot D. heart
16.A. so B. and C. or D. but
17.A. using B. sparing C. living D. keeping
18.A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
19.A. rich B. poor C. healthy D. well
20.A. proud B. satisfied C. unhappy D. happy
某中学生英语报社拟成立“微笑俱乐部”，现征募会员。要求申请者提交一篇题为“I Want To Smile”的英语短文。请依据下面提示用英语写一篇短文。
内容要点：
1.微笑的优点。
2.想对其微笑的人物（父母）以及理由。
3.对自己微笑的理由。
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2. 短文必须包含全部的内容要点。要求观点明确，结构合理，行文连贯。
I Want To Smile
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1.Judge from his expression, he has passed the examination
2.The Chinese government is still looking for all possible solutions of the problem of unemployment.
3.Due to the traffic jam, thousands of passengers remained sticking on the freeway.
4.He has no alternative but wait.
5.No matter when you are, I can reach you with the help of this cell phone.
6.A new railway to our hometown is on construction.
7.Weather permit, we will go to the countryside and enjoy the fresh air.
8.When you travel far away from your hometown, you should always be under guard.
9.A lot of small towns in Zhejiang Province are well worth visited.
10.As all his food and drink had been run out, the murderer had to go out of the mountain cave.
The play “The Million Pound Bank Note” is based on a short story 1.(write) by Mark Twain, who was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri, and is best known 2. his novels, such as The Adventure of Tom Sawyer and The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. The story happened in 3. summer of 1903, and Henry Adams, an 4. (America) businessman had some bad luck to be carried out to sea by a strong wind. However, he was 5. (spot) and rescued at sea luckily by a Bri
tain ship and landed in London, where he found himself without money, friends 6. a job. But he had to earn his living, which could account for (解释...的原因) his 7. (appear). One day when he was wandering on the pavement and didn’t know 8. to do, he heard somebody 9. (call) him. Then he was led to two brothers 10. made a bet and gave him an envelope with a large sum of money in it .
1.She hasn’t been receiving t__________ (恐吓的) phone calls for a long time.
2.We all know that China is a country which has rich natural r__________.
3.To my deep regret, I cannot accept your i__________ to your birthday party, for I am busy.
4.That was d__________ (无疑地,确定地) the best play I have ever seen all year.
5.With the credit, it is very __________ (方便的) for people to go shopping.
6.Jason's collection of paintings is most __________ (令人印象深刻的).
7.This middle school is a__________ (附属) to a teachers’ college.
8.After she hit her head she was __________ (无意识的) for several minutes.
9.On the platform the guard b__________ (吹响) his whistle to scare away the thief.
10.The local people were p__________ (恐慌) by the news of an on-coming earthquake.
Last year I went to America and stayed there with an American family for two months.
As is said, “the best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I ______ pride and felt pleased to ______ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in ______ way: changing the dishes’ color, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. Thus, my American friends could discover the ______ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “______” job, I was often rewarded by their ______ of thanks such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But something funny happened yesterday when I cooked Sichuan style ______ for dinner. I was ______ with my work.
When the whole family sat round the table, they first looked ______ at the fish, then looked at me. “______ do all the fishes have their heads?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Beautiful or terrible? I can’t understand. But I ______ know that fish heads are delicious. The ______ is the best part of fish; in ______ only the important guest can have the ______ of enjoying it.
Another ______ thing is: the American friends often said to me “______” as they brought home fruits or other things. ______ Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness ______ actually helping myself to any of the food. ______ , I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me! No matter how much or how often I brought home foo
d, as long as it was nice to their taste, they ______ hesitated (犹豫) to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished.
1.A. took B. shared C. held D. had
2.A. leave B. fetch C. cook D. buy
3.A. a
simple B. a new C. the same D. their
4.A. importance B. joy C. trouble D. way
5.A. new B. daily C. good D. hard
6.A. smile B. flowers C. expressions D. talk
7.A. egg B. fish C. soup D. meat
8.A. surprised B. pleased C. good D. praised
9.A. worriedly B. excitedly C. surprisedly D. happily
10.A. Why B. When C. How D. Where
11.A. should B. will C. can D. do
12.A. flesh B. head C. soup D. tail
13.A. the West B. China C. USA D. fact
14.A. honor B. mood C. belief D. permit
15.A. easy B. exciting C. interesting D. alternative
16.A. eat them please B. please help us C. help yourself D. excuse me
17.A. According to B. Instead of C. More than D. In spite of
18.A. nor B. but not C. without D. not
19.A. In return B. Above all C. After all D. At last
20.A. had B. often C. never D. usual
