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1.  We have an old m________ instrument. It is called a clavichord.
2.  Nearly everybody enters for “The Nicest Garden C____” each year, but Joe wins every time.
3.  They were e________ a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
4.  Do you have any idea of the ___________(平均) size of classes in the UK.?
5 Good ________(準(zhǔn)備) should be made before we have the Mid-term examination.
6.  __________ (注意力集中) more on your work or you will be fired.
7  The difficulty of the problem c__________ me to find a solution.
8.  I found it difficult to keep my b________ on the icy road.
9.  In China most teenagers still depend on their parents, while those in the USA at their age try to be i_________.
10. The college student i__________ that he should be sent to the west, where he was most needed.

It was one of the happiest times of my life. I was 29 and had just received my bachelor’s degree, graduating with honors despite working two jobs and being a wife and mother. My parents and five-year-old son were in the audience when I walked onto the stage at Ashland University to get my diploma. I was so excited and proud to be starting a teaching career and contributing more to my family’s well-being.
But when I got home that evening, there was a note from my husband written on the back of an envelope. It basically said he had come to get his clothes and wouldn’t be back. We’d been having trouble, but the finality of that note still came as a shock. He had emptied our bank account. We were horribly in debt. I had quit my previous jobs in expectation of interviewing for a teaching position. Plus, I was eight months pregnant.
I had my son, and I was about to bring a new life into the world, so despite my deep sadness, I had to go on. The next morning, I woke up, put my feet on the floor, took a deep breath, fixed breakfast, and basically did everything I always did. I used my routine to keep me moving. After being in the military for six years, I guess you can say I relied on my training, like all good soldiers do in tough situations. One small step after one small step was the way I bounced back(恢復(fù)原狀).
And in the seven years since, I’ve continued moving forward. I got a job as a kindergarten teacher, earned a master’s degree in education, and watched my babies grow to twelve and seven. I certainly would never have chosen to put them through this, but looking back, I’m glad it happened to me when it did. It helped me find my voice and myself a lot sooner. It helped me grow independent, confident, and strong—things I’m hopefully instilling(灌輸) now in my children.
【小題1】After getting her bachelor’s degree, the author expected to ________.

I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18. When the  1    rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles, the   2   was Marty Banderas,  a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft( 草稿 )of my novel three weeks earlier. “I have a couple of   3  .” Banderas saiD. “First, how old are you?” “I'm 48,” I replieD. “Are you in good   4    ?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about? ” “I’ve sold your novels       5     one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in    6    . I had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been    7     by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been     8     , but not me. Each time, I just      9      writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to   10    up. Seeing this book   11    was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller   12   two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story  13  from my grandmother. She used to read my stories. She was the one who gave me a    14     of words. She sparked (激發(fā)) my  15   and she has been a   16    influence on me. I always had stories running through my   17    and as soon as I could write, I   18     them down on paper. I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing.    19   novels between doing the diapers(嬰兒的尿布) and dishes. I'm writing another novel now. Yes, my    20    has changed my life.

1. A. phone    B. bell    C. clock D. alarm

2. A. line       B. step    C. outside      D. doorway

3. A. novels   B. things        C. questions   D. problems

4. A. wealth    B. health        C. condition    D. order

5. A. to   B. for     C. on      D. in

6. A. need       B. joy     C. settlements        D. shock

7. A. rejected        B. received    C. decided      D. lost

8. A. worried        B. encouraged       C. discouraged      D. excited

9. A. couldn't help        B. got down to      C. got used to        D. went on

10. A. hold    B. look   C. give   D. set

11. A. sold     B. published   C. printed      D. passed

12. A. books B. shops  C. record       D. list

13. A. writing       B. organizing        C. telling       D. reading

14. A. use      B. love   C. meaning    D. respect

15. A. hope    B. efforts C. novels       D. imagination

16. A. lasting        B. normal      C. careful      D. general

17. A. head    B. mouth       C. voice D. work

18. A. took    B. put     C. broke        D. added

19. A. writing       B. reading      C. developing        D. translating

20. A. friend B. call    C. success      D. work

D
Our 16-year-old daughter started to smoke last Christmas. It killed me to see that lovely girl with a cigarette(香煙) in her mouth. I told her how I felt. Martha continued to smoke（抽煙）, saying, “It's my life,” and so on. I told her if she didn't stop smoking, I wouldn't send her to college. She agreed to give it up.
Last night there was cigarette smell on Martha's breath(呼吸). She had to say she had broken her word. Now I must do what I've said to punish(懲罰) her.
Martha is unusually bright and wants to teach children. I'm working full-time to put her older sister through school and would do the same for Martha. My husband's pay is good, but with prices going up all the time we could never educate the girls unless I kept on working.
My theory(理論) is that if smoking is more important to Martha than college, I'm a fool to work to put her through college.
68. Why did the mother feel sad?
A. Because her daughter failed to go to college.
B. Because her daughter tried to kill her.
C. Because her daughter promised to smoke no more.
D. Because her daughter got used to smoking.
79. The mother warned that if Martha didn't give up smoking, she would ______.
A. refuse to give Martha any money
B. not be Martha's mother
C. refuse to pay for Martha's college education
D. not let Martha teach children
70. What did Martha really do after mother warned her?
A. She failed to keep her promise.
B. She kept her promise.
C. She managed to give up smoking.
D. he broke something her mother give her.

    Michael was a farmer in Texas．His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s， and they became very rich．Michael decided to go back to Ireland to meet his old grandfather， who was still living on the same farm．
Michael booked his ticket，flew to Shannon airport，hired a car and drove to the small village where his parents had been born．He asked for directions to the Ohagan farm，and in the end he drove up a bumpy path．He was shocked by what he saw：a small field，and in the middle of it was an old house，which looked as if it was falling down．Animals were wandering in and out of the front door，and on the porch an old man was smoking a pipe.
“Are you Mr. Ohagan?”asked Michael。
“Yes，”replied the old mall．
“I'm your grandson，Michael，”said Michael．
“A--ha，”replied the old man．
“Is this your farm?”asked Michael．
“Yes，all the way to the wall over there，”said the old man．
Michael was astonished．“Grandfather,”he said，“I have a farm in Texas．I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm．”
“Yes，”said his grandfather．“I used to have a car like that．”
【小題1】Michael’s parents _______．