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(A)

　　This is an old story． People tell it to children all over the world ． Cinderella's father and mother  1 ． She lived with her aunt．Her aunt had two daughters． All of them hated Cinderella because she was beautiful．They made her  2 in the house all day long．

　　One day,the Prince was  3 ． The king asked all the ladies in the land to come to a great dance．  4 the dance the Prince would choose his wife．

　　When Cinderella heard about the dance, she wanted to go．Her aunt and the ugly sisters laughed and said,“You can't go．”Then they went off to the dance． Poor Cinderella sat by the fire  5 ．

　　 6 she heard a gentle voice saying,“Don't cry,Cinderella,you shall go to the dance．I will help you．” Cinderella  7 and saw a little old lady ．She waved her stick at Cinderella． Suddenly she was wearing a wonderful dress．“Now go to the dance．” said the little lady．

　　Cinderella enjoyed the dance very much．The Prince danced with her  8 ．Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve．She hurried back home．She lost one of her glass shoes   9 ．The next day,the Prince sent men to all parts of the country with the glass shoe．

　　“If anyone can wear this small shoe,” he said,“She must be the beautiful lady, and I will marry her．”

　　When the men brought the shoe to the ugly sisters,they both pretended 10 the shoe,but their feet were big and the shoe was small．The man laughed． “Let Cinderella try．”said one of the man．Cinderella put the shoe on easily． Then the Prince married her,and they lived happily ever after．

1．

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A． both were dead　　　B． were both death

C． were both died　　　D． were both dead

2．

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A． to do all the work

B． did all the work

C． do all the work

D． doing all the work

3．

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A． old enough to be married with

B． old enough to marry

C． old enough to marry with

D． old enough to be married

4．

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A． During the night of

B． At the night of

C． On the night of

D． In the night of

5．

[　　]

A． to cry　　　　　　 B． crying

C． to be crying　　　 D． to be cried

6．

[　　]

A． Sudden　　　　　　 B． All on sudden

C． On sudden　　　　　D． All of a sudden

7．

[　　]

A． looked up　　　  　B． looked at

C． looked for　　　　 D． looked down

8．

[　　]

A． at that time　　　 B． at times

C． all the time　　 　D． at one time

9．

[　　]

A． on the steps　　　 B． within the steps

C． in the steps　　　 D． under the steps

10．

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A． to put on　　　　　B． putting on

C． to wear　　　　　　D． to have on

(B)

　　Tony and Maria were twins(雙胞胎)．When they were seven, their parents gave them a parrot(鸚鵡)  11 ．Its name was Chico and they kept it in a large cage in the living-room．Chico soon learned to say a few words．

　　When the children were at home,Chico's cage door was opened and the parrot  12 ．Sometimes he landed on Maria's arm; Sometimes he landed on Tony's shoulder．One day he  13 and very nearly fell into the fire．

　　Tony put the parrot on his arm．He  14 the fire and said,“Fire-bad!”O(jiān)ver and over again ．Chico learned the words,and said“Fire-bad!”if  15 carried him near the fire．

　　One very cold night,just before bed-time,Tony put lots of coal on the living-room fire,but he 16 the fire-guard(火爐欄)in front of the fire．

　　Dad then 17 the light and the family went to bed． Soon everybody in the house was 18 ．

　　Chico was first to 19 ．He at once saw that a bit of burning coal 20 out of the fire onto the rug(爐邊地毯)．Smoke and flames(火焰)were rising from the rug．

　　“Fire-bad! Fire-bad!”screamed(尖叫)Chico,as he jumped about his cage．Dad was first to waken(醒來)．He ran downstairs．Then came Mum,Tony,and Maria． Mum and Dad filled pails(桶)with water and threw them on the burning rug．Tony put the fireguard in front of the fire．Maria spoke quietly to Chico  21 ． In a few minutes ,the fire was 22 ．But if Chico had not cried out,the house 23 ．

　　“Thank you,My dear friend-Chico．You're a hero．”said Tony,  24 ．

　　Then they went upstairs,  25 in his cage．

11．

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A． for their youngest　　　B． to the birthday

C． for their birthday　　　D． on their celebration

12．

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A． refused to fly into the blue sky

B． flew out of the cage

C． still stayed in the cage

D． flow down to the ground

13．

[　　]

A． became tiring　　　　　　B． got angry

C． got ill　　　　　　　　　D． became tired

14．

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A． looked at　　　　　　　　B． pointed out

C． pointed to　　　　　　　 D． looked for

15． 

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A． anyone 　　　　　　　　　B． someone

C． everyone　　　　　　　　 D． on one

16．

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A． forgot putting　　　　　 B． forgot to put

C． forgot having put　　　　D． forgot to have put

17．

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A． put on 　　　　　　　　　B． put down

C． put out 　　　　　　　　 D． put away

18．

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A． almost dying　　　　　　 B． very asleep

C． fast sleeing　　　　　　 D． fast asleep

19．

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A． sit up 　　　　　　　　　B． stand up

C． wake up 　　　　　　　　 D． eat up

20．

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A． had fallen　　　　　　 　B． fell

C． had felt 　　　　　　　　D． had been fallen

21．

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A． to carry him back into the bag

B． to keep him calm

C． to let him fly into the sky

D． to make him calmly

22．

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A． being put away　　　　　　B． put out

C． put down　　　　　　　　　D． putting out

23．

[　　]

A． might have been burned down

B． had burned down at once

C． might have been burning down

D． might have burned down

24．

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A． to speak to all of them

B． speaking to all of them

C． to speak for them all

D． speaking for them all

25．

[　　]

A． to leave a happy Chico resting

B． left a happy Chico to rest

C． leaving a happy Chico resting

D． having left a happy Chico to rest

閱讀下列短文, 從所給的四個選項中, 選出最佳答案。

　　    　　Tony and Maria were twins (雙胞胎). When they were seven, their parents gave them a parrot (鸚鵡) 1 . Its name was Chico and they kept it in a large cage in the living-room. Chico soon learned to say a few words.

　　    　　 When the children were at home, Chico's cage door was opened and the parrot 2 . Sometimes he landed on Maria's arm;sometimes he landed on Tony's shoulder. One day he 3 and very nearly fell into the　　 fire.

　　    　　 Tony put the parrot on his arm. He 4 the fire and said,　　 "Fire-bad!" Over and over again. Chico learned the words, and said　　 "Fire-bad!" if 5 carried him near the fire.

　　    　　 One very cold night, just before bed-time, Tony put lot of coal on the living-room fire, but he 6 the fire-guard (火爐欄) in front　　 of the fire.

　　    　　 Dad then 7 the light and the family went to bed. Soon everybody in the house was 8 .　　 Chico was first to 9 . He at once saw that a bit of burning coal 10 out of the fire onto the rug (爐邊地毯). Smoke and flames (火焰) were rising from the rug.

　　    　　 "Fire-bad! Fire-bad!" screamed (尖叫) Chico, as he jumped about his cage. Dad was first to be waken (醒來). He ran downstairs. Then came Mum, Tony, and Maria. Mum and Dad filled pails (桶) of water and threw them on the burning rug. Tony put the fireguard in front of the fire. Maria spoke quietly to Chico 11 . In a few minutes, the fire was 12 . But if Chico had not cried out, the house 13 .

　　    　　 "Thank you, My dear friend—Chico. You're a hero." said Tony, 14 .　　 Then they went upstairs, 15 in his cage.

　　 1. A. for their youngest    B. to the birthday

C. for their birthday　　   D. on their celebration

[    ]

2. A. refused to fly into the blue sky   B. flew out of the cage

C. still stayed in the cage　　　　　　  D. flow down to the ground

[    ]

3. A. became tiring　　    B. got angry

C. got ill　　　　　　　　 D. became tired

[    ]

4. A. looked at    B. pointed out

C. pointed to　　  D. looked for

[    ]

5. A. anyone　　 B. someone

C. everyone　　  D. on one

[    ]

6. A. forgot putting    B. forgot to put

C. forgot having put    D. forgot to have put

[    ]

7. A. put on　　  B. put down

C. put out　　    D. put away

[    ]

8. A. almost dying    B. very asleep

C. fast sleeping　　  D. fast asleep

[    ]

9. A. sit up   B. stand up

C. wake up　　 D. eat up

[    ]

10.A. had fallen   B. fell

C. had felt　　    D. had been fallen

[    ]

11.A. to carry him back into the bag　　 B. to keep him calm

C. to let him fly into the sky　　　　   D. to make him calmly

[    ]

12.A. being put away    B. put out

C. put down　　　　　　 D. putting out

[    ]

13. A. might have been burned down    B. had burned down at once

C. might have been burning down　　   D. might have burned bown

[    ]

14. A. to speak to all of them  B. speaking to all of them

C. to speak for them all　　    D. speaking for them all

[    ]

15. A. to leave a happy Chico resting

B. left a happy Chico to rest

C. leaving a happy Chico resting 　　　　

D. having left a happy Chico to rest

　　　　

[    ]

I have had just about enough of being treated like a second-class citizen, simply because I happen to be that unfairly treated member of society --- a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and the like, the more I am convinced the things are being run solely to suit the firm, the system, or the union. There seems to be a deceptive (欺騙的) new motto for so-called “service” organizations --- Staff Before Service.
　　 How often, for example, have you queued for what seems like hours at the Post Office or the supermarket because there were not enough staff on duty to man all the service grilles or checkout counters? Surely in these days of high unemployment it must be possible to hire cashiers and counter staff. Yet supermarkets, hinting darkly at higher prices, claim that uncovering all their cash registers at any one time would increase operating costs. And the Post Office says we cannot expect all their service grilles to be occupied “at times when demand is low”.
　　  It is the same with hotels. Because waiters and kitchen staff must finish when it suits them, dining rooms close earlier or menu choice is cut short. As for us guests, we just have to put up with it. There is also the nonsense of so many friendly hotel night porters having been thrown out of their jobs in the interests of “efficiency” and replaced by coin-eating machines which offer everything from lager to laxatives (從貯藏啤酒到通便劑). Not to mention the tea-making kit in your room: a kettle with a mixed collection of tea bags, plastic milk boxes and lump sugar. Who wants to wake up to a raw teabag? I do not, especially when I am paying for “service”.
　　Can it be stopped, this worsening of service, this growing attitude that the customer is always a bore? I angrily hope so because it is happening, sadly, in all walks of life.
　　Our only hope is to hammer home our anger whenever and wherever we can and, if all else fails, bring back into practice that other, older slogan --- Take Our Deal Elsewhere.
【小題1】The writer feels that nowadays customers __________.

A．deserve the lowest status in society

B．a(chǎn)re unworthy of proper consideration

C．have received high quality service

D．have become victims of modern organizations

【小題2】The writer argues that the quality of service is changing because __________.

A．customers’ demands have greatly changed

B．the staff receive more consideration than customers

C．customers’ needs have become more complex

D．staff members are less considerate than their employers

【小題3】 According to the writer, long queues at counters are caused by __________.

A．not having enough male staff on duty

B．difficulties in hiring more efficient staff

C．lack of cooperation between staff members

D．not providing enough staff on purpose to reduce budget

【小題4】The writer suggests that a customer __________.

A．be patient when queuing before checkout counters

B．put up with the rude manners of the staff

C．try to control his temper when ill-treated

D．go to other places where good service is available

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Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  21 and always has something  22  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  23  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  24  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  25  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  27 today．You can choose to be in a  28  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  29  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  30  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  31 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  32  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  34  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  35  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  36  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  37  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  38  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  39  every day we have a choice to live fully． 40 is everything．

21．A．mood       B．sense       C．feeling      D．emotion

22．A．a(chǎn)ctive     B．positive    C．reactive    D．negative

23．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee  D．bee 

24．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

25．A．take it      B．hold it     C．make it    D．get it

26．A．make up B．take up    C．wake up         D．bring up

27．A．roads       B．choices     C．ways        D．methods

28．A．good B．pretty      C．nice D．smart

29．A．decide     B．choose      C．feel   D．require

30．A．cook        B．receiver    C．victim      D．leader

31．A．by     B．a(chǎn)gainst     C．with        D．to

32．A．what        B．that C．how  D．which

33．A．thing B．incident   C．a(chǎn)ccident    D．state

34．A．help  B．care        C．rest   D．holiday

35．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

36．A．sat  B．lay    C．stood       D．lied

37．A．move       B．leave       C．die  D．remove

38．A．so long as       B．in case of        C．instead of       D．because of

39．A．what        B．how C．that   D．which

40．A．Attitude         B．Choice     C．Person     D．World

_______71_______ It is a very happy day for many boys and girls. Before the term ends in some schools, the children act a nativity (基督誕生) or "birth" play, showing how Jesus was born in a stable.（馬棚）.
On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited.______72____ The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney of fireplace, so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillowcase or a sack to try to get more presents.________73_____
On Christmas morning, the children wake up very early. Some even turn on the light at two o'clock, and most of them are awake by six o'clock although there is no light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.
_____74______ At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought in._____75______ Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it. The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiness of all Christian holidays comes to an end.

A．People are often busy going shopping.

B．The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten.

C．Now the Chinese people also celebrate Christmas.

D．Children look for their presents, and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared.

E. Later that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed.
F. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready.
G. Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December.