Two traveling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor，the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的)farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had，the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning，the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” “Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused(譴責(zé)). “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”

“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement，I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune，I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed，the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”

72.The underlined part “the pair” in the second paragraph two refers to　　　  .

A. the poor couple    B. the rich couple    C. the guests     D. the angels

73.The younger angel was very angry because 　　　　.

A. the older angel killed the farmer’s cow           

B. the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live 

D. the angel of death took the cow away

74. Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C. Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.  

D. Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

75. The story tries to tell the reader that 　　　　.

A. angels are always ready to help the poor 

B. sometimes things are not what they seem

C. angels are always ready to help the rich  

D. the young should always learn from the old

The hall ________ joy and happiness.

A. is filled             B. full of               C. is filled with             D. is full in

Nelson Mandela, who had been     _    for 27 years, received the Nobel Prize ________ Peace in 1993.

A. in prison; for            B. put in prison; of

C. thrown into prison; to       D. sent to prison; in

Don’t give up regardless of difficulty and failure,         you’ll never achieve your goals.

       A．a(chǎn)nd   B．but    C．or     D．so

As most of their houses were badly damaged after the earthquake, many people had to be ________ in a stadium．

A) put away        B) put up    C) put out      D) put off

 — Why was the summit (高峰會(huì)談) held?   

— ______.

A. Deal with the global warming.               B. To deal with the global warming.

C. Dealing with the global warming.    D. To have dealt with the global warming.

---Are my clothes too casual?

   ---No．You can go______you are.

       A．a(chǎn)s     B．what  C．that   D．where

A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket(彩票)at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the ??25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped to “to help”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

   Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire(里拉) prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: “I’m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for him--- a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity(匿名) guaranteed.”

   Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized--- and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didn’t you keep the money?” he asked. The professor replied: “I couldn’t because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, spurning the thief’s offer of a reward.

65.The sentence “ Then he began a battle with his conscience.” In paragraph 2 implies all of the following EXCEPT that_______.

A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber

D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money

66. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they  ______.

A. wanted to make fun of him  B. hoped to get the money

C. knew who the robber was   D. lost the lottery ticket

67. The word “spurning” in the last sentence can be replaced by  ______.

  A. accepting   B. claiming   C. rejecting   D. canceling

68. If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be_____.

 A. A Thief’s Lucky Day   B. A Popular Maths Professor

 C. A Magic Lottery       D. A Reward of Honesty

Because of his serious illness, the manager had to____ from his position.

  A. resign       B. design         C. sign           D. leave

______matters most in learning English is enough practice.

A. Which     B. Why     C. Where    D. What