. He was the youngest of five sons. The Grounds were ahandsome lot: blue-eyed, fair-haired, clever ___62___ ambitious. Thefour older boys all made a success of their lives. They married beautiful girlsof good family and produced children __63___ fair and handsome andclever as themselves. The eldest became a clergyman;the second___64____ up as the headmaster ofa famous public school;the ___65___went intobusiness and became rich; the fourth ___66___ in his father's footstepsand became a lawyer. That is why everybody was amazed when the youngest Ground,Henry, turned ____67___ to be a lazy good-for-nothing.
Unlike hisbrothers, he had brown eyes and dark hair, but he was every bit ashandsome and charming,____68___madehim quite a lady-killer. And, although he never married ,___69___ is no doubt at all that Henry Ground loved women. Healso loved eating,drinking, laughing, talking and athousand other___70____ which don’t make money or improve the human life. One of his favorite pastimeswas doing nothing.
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a keenoutdoorsman, climbed onto his mountain bike and took off through hisneighborhood near Lake Travis. Yogi, a six-year-old well-trained dog, camealong. Yogi had done it every morning for nearly three years, happily besidehis master. The two-mile route wound through hilly rural roads to a narrow,forested path. Shortly after turning around to go home, Horton approached anine-inch-tall raised stone edge where the path met the sidewalk. He had jumpedthe edge dozens of times before, but onthis morning somehow he didn’t get enough height, and the bike’s front wheel ran into the edge hard and twistedsharply. Horton, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, flew overthe handlebars, hitting headfirst into the sidewalk. He was knockedunconscious. When he came to, he found himself lying on the ground half a milefrom home.
By Horton’s sidewas Yogi, anxious to continue the trip home. As Horton tried to rise, herealized he could not feel anything below his chest, and blood began to fillhis mouth. Horton whispered ,“Go home. Goget Shearon.” Horton spoke the phrase slowly, again andagain, words he knew the dog wouldunderstand. “Go get” was afamiliar command. Shearon was the name of Horton’swife. For about 45 minutes, Yogi refused to leave his companion’s side. Horton continued commanding Yogi to go. Finally,the dog ranaway.
That morning, Bruceand Maggie Tate, two of Horton’s neighbors, were on a walk in the area whenthey spotted Yogi running down the street, which they found strange.They knew him as a calm and obedient (顺从的)dog. He darted (飞奔)toward them, then away seeming to beg for their attention. When they followed, Yogi dashedoff, leading them somewhere, it seemed.
The wait was aserious pain for Horton. He lost track of time, and it became hard tobreathe. Then Horton heard the faintsound of a dog barking. Yogi ran toward him. The Tates, who were right behindhim, saw Horton’s condition and called for help. Horton was rushed to St. David’sRound Rock Medical Center, where doctors did what they could to mend hisdamaged backbone. Soon after, Horton was sent to St. David’s RehabilitationHospital. His first two visitors? Shearon and Yogi.
21. What do we know about Paul Horton?
A. He was keen on gardening.
B. He was good at designing bikes.
C. He was fond of outdoor activities.
D. He was devoted to environmental protection.
22. The accident happened when Paul Horton _______.
A. tried to jump over the raised stone edge
B. was on his way to the mountain area
C. took a new narrow forested path
D. climbed onto his mountain bike
23. The word “spotted” in Paragraph3 most probably means “_______”.
A. walked B. saw C. greeted D. chased
24. What can be learned about Yogi from the passage?
A. He liked to do things at will.
B. He seldom went out with his master.
C. He saved his master’s life in the accident.
D. He ran away from his master right after the accident.
25. What can be the best title of the story?
A. Look Before You Leap B. More Haste, Less Speed
C. Love Me, Love My Dog D. A Dog in Need Is a Friend Indeed
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found that one recorder was damaged. It was broken on the way to our company . We would be grateful if you could replace the machine. Yours faithfully, Ding Forest Write a reply to Ding: apologizing to the customer. explaining the reason of the mistake. saying how the problem is being solved. Write 60-80 words on your Answer Sheet. Dear Mr. Forest,
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............people from the office see two men they know having dinner together,
A.Whether
B.Even If
C.If
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interest free loan 2-year guarantee
A.Buyers will get a full refund if they are not satisfied.
B.Customers must collect the furniture straight from the factory.
C.Payment on the furniture has to be completed within two years.
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in order to benefit from (12)............sensible advice.
A.their
B.his
C.its
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m A, B or C on the opposite page. For each question (1-12), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Time Management Until recently, books on how to manage your time at work were seen as a bit of a joke in the business world. Many were enjoyable to read (1) ............werent taken seriously. (2) ............told their readers to dress well, be positive, decide (3) ............they were going and then use (4) ............valuable minute to make sure they got there. One very successful book, first published twenty years (5) ............and still available in bookshops, is The One-Minute Manager. It tells the story of a keen young man who wants to learn (6) ............about how to be a top-performing executive. The authors believe that most people (7) ............the day putting (8) ............problems, or when they do try to solve (9) ............, they dont do enough. According (10) ............ the authors, having achievable targets should be a managers aim. Managers everywhere should read (11) ............book carefully, in order to benefit from (12)............sensible advice.
Many were enjoyable to read (1) ............
A.but
B.or
C.even
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ds Close to shopping centres Convenient location: 10-minute drive to the airport Foreigners eligible to buy. CONTACT US TODAY FOR DETAILS! Tel: 987689 EXT 9928 Fax: 987128
A.Foreigners are not allowed to buy the apartments.
B.The highest price for an apartment is $ 1,270.
C.You can move in as soon as you buy an apartment.
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medium of electronic publishing (12) well as books.
A.as
B.too
C.much
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the largest number coming from France and Germany.
A.without
B.with
C.in
第10题
The group chairman wants everyone to learn Portuguese and Spanish.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn"t say
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