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Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth 57 000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it, which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only 2000 pounds. He took this to the shop, which 2 it without a question. Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to the 5 right, the shop sold it for 60000 pounds.
Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office. “It's a faulty diamond, ” he said “It isn't worth the high 7 I paid.” Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in 9 . She had escaped, 10 the right had fallen off and had been damage in the great 11 from the fire,
The shop had to 12 . They knew no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the real diamond and put a faulty one in its 14 . The question was, who 15 it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the 16 . A reader thought he 17 the ring. The next day another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out of a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring. “Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?” The papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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科目:高中英语 来源:江西省会昌中学2009-2010学年度高一第二学期第一次月考 题型:完型填空
第三节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 36 .” his father said.“But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him said was 37 his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” 38 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 39 He decided that he didn’t want to be a 40 any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. 41 , his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 42 some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 43 that he could show others that he had talent 44 .That day he told his father 45 he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 46 that point on, everything turned around!
He started 47 competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 48 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 49 to hold back his tears. Soon 50 was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big 51 .In 1997 Lang Lang 52 again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 53 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started 54 , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him 55 .
36.A.exercise B.fortun C.knowledge D.wealth
37.A.whether B.why C.when D.that
38.A.Like B.With C.To D.As
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科目:高中英语 来源:福建省光华侨联合中学2010届高三下学期5月月考英语试卷 题型:完型填空
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process.The instructor asked us to list 36 in our past that we felt 37 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 38 process, but there' s always some 39 soul in the crowd who will volunteer.The instructor then 40 that we find ways to 41 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings.I was seriously wondering how this could ever 42 my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 43 , I remembered an incident from high school.I grew up in a small town.There was a Sheriff 44 of us kids liked.One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a 45 on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生).The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 46 .Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office.My friends told the truth but I 47 .No one ever found out.
Nearly 20 years later.Sheriff Brown's name 48 on my list.I didn't even know if he was still 49 .Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed.I tried his number.After a few 50 , 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused."Yes." "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins."
“And I want you to know that I did it?” Paused.“I knew it!” he yelled back.We had a good laugh and a 51 discussion.His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 52 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 53 all these years.I want to thank you for calling me for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 54 all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to 55 the past wrongdoings.
36.A.everything B.anything C.somebody D.anybody
37.A.ashamed B.afraid C.sure D.proud
38.A.private B.mysterious C.interesting D.funny
39.A.foolish B.polite C.simple D.brave
40.A.expected B.suggested C.ordered D.hoped
41.A.connect with B.depend on C.apologize to D.get along with
42.A.improve B.continue C.realize D.keep
43.A.notes B.list C.plan D.stories
44.A.any B.most C.none D.all
45.A.part B.game C.trick D.record
46.A.view B.sign C.attention D.signal
47.A.lay B.laid C.lain D.lied
48.A.appeared B.considered C.presented D.remembered
49.A.angry B.happy C.doubtful D.alive
50.A.words B.rings C.repeats D.calls
51.A.cold B.plain C.nervous D.lively
52.A.in case B.so long as C.unless D.because
53.A.around B.out C.off D.away
54.A.build up B.make up C.clear up D.give up
55.A.regret B.forgive C.right D.punish
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科目:高中英语 来源:重庆市万州区2010届高三下学期第二次学业质量调研抽测英语试卷 题型:完型填空
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A.B.C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。
I like to give my praise to anyone whenever and wherever I can. I'll tell you why.
It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had been lost, and my feet 36 . The loaded plates I was carrying 37 to be heavier and heavier. Tired and 38 , I didn't seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream 39 a dozen times, I was ready to 40 . Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. "Well done," he said, "you've looked after us really well." 41 my tiredness disappeared. I 42 back, and later, when the manager asked me how I'd 43 my first day, I said, " 44 !" Those few words of 45 had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to the human 46 ; we can not flower and grow without it. And yet, 47 moat of us are only too ready to 48 to others the cold wind of criticism, we are 49 to give our fellows the warm 50 of praise. Why one word of praise can bring such pleasure?
It's 51 how chary(吝惜的) we are about praising. Perhaps it's because few of us know how to accept it. It's especially 52 to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes 53
or unmentioned. Do you, however, 54 tell your laundry(洗衣店) manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact, to give praise costs the giver 55 but a moment's though and a moment's effort.
36.A.knelt B.stood C.hurt D.strengthened
37.A.were B.seemed C.looked D.happened
38.A.discouraged B.excited C.hated D.forced
39.A.dish B.stick C.plate D.order
40.A.stop B.start C.praise D.smile
41.A.Generally B.Suddenly C.Actually D.Terribly
42.A.hit B.talked C.smiled D.fought
43.A.spend B.see C.have D.like
44.A.Horrible B.Fine C.Sad D.Sorry
45.A.praise B.criticism C.appeal D.complaint
46.A.body B.activity C.spirit D.words
47.A.why B.what C.how D.while
48.A.apply B.afford C.effect D.affect
49.A.ready B.unwilling C.anxious D.uncomfortable
50.A.sunshine B.water C.advice D.suggestion
51.A.good B.possible C.likely D.strange
52.A.rewarding B.common C.ordinary D.contributing
53.A.undelivered B.unexpected C.unnoticed D.unconditioned
54.A.even B.never C.ever D.still
55.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
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科目:高中英语 来源:山西省大同五中2010届高三下学期第二次模拟考试试卷(英语) 题型:完型填空
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。并将答案写在答题卡上。
John Henry was a young man, and he was one of the best steel-drivers in the country,He cjould work for hours without missing a beat, People said he worked so fast that his 36 moved
Like lightening
One day,a salesman came to the work area with a new 37 machine by powered steam, He said it could drill holes 38 than twelve men working together, The railroad company 39 to buy the machine if it worked as well as the salesman said.
The supervisor(监工头) said,”I have the best steel-driver in the 40 , He can beat more than twenty men working together,”The salesman 41 the statements. He said the company could have the machine without cost 42 he was faster, The supervisor told John about it and said “How about a 43 ?” John Henry looked at the machine and saw 44 of the future, He saw machines taking 45 of America’s best laborers, He saw himself and friends 46 and standing by a road ,asking for food, He saw men losing their families and their 47 as human beings , John Henry told the supervisor he would never let the machine take his job, His friends all cheered.
The competition began, John Henry 48 his hammer and started working. At first, the steam-powered drill worked two times faster than he did, 49 he started working with a hammer in each hand. He worked faster and faster. In the mountain , the dust was so 50 that most men would have had trouble 51 . After a while , the machine was pulled from the tunnel , It had broken down, . But John Henry 52 working faster and faster. At last he became weak ,and his heart 53 . John Henry fell to the ground .”I beat them,” Then he took his 54 breath.
Soon, the steam drill and other machines replaced the steel-drivers ,.Many 55 left their families, looking for work, They took the only jobs they could find, As they worked, some sang about John Henry,
36.A broom, B hammer C hand D sleeve
37.A washing B drilling C sewing D flying
38. A quickly B slower C faster D fast
39. A managed B allowed C refused D planned
40 A family B class C film D country
41. A doubted B hated C disagreed D decided
42. A when B if C unless D despite
43. A lesson B race C unless D despite
44.A images B faces C plans D signs
45. A the place B the room C the space D the air
46. A excited B unemployed C moved D encouraged
47. A food B rights C wages D houses
48.A touched B kicked C kissed D stamped
49. A Otherwise B But C Then D However
50. A thin B big C high D thick
51. A laughing B talking C breathing D singing
52.A stopped B kept C enjoyed D suggested
53. A burst B worked C ran D lived
54.A own B deep C best D last
55. A laborers B women C villagers D salesmen
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科目:高中英语 来源:四川省成都树德协进中学2010届高三下学期第八次模拟考试试卷(英语) 题型:完型填空
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents . The next day she drove her old car home along the road . 21 she found she got a flat tire. The 22-year-old student 22 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk . No 23 tire .
At this time , a car 24 . Paul and Diane told Clay to 25 them to a service station near their 26 . They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 27 with her car . “Follow us home,” said Paul .
The couple called around to find a tire , no 28 . They decided to let her use their own car . “Here ,” Paul said , handing Clay a 29 of keys , “Take our car . We 30 be using it over the holiday .”
Clay was 31 . “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina , and I’ll be gone for two weeks ,” she 32 them .
“We know,” Paul said . “We’ll be 33 when you get back . Here’s our number if you need to 34 us .”
Unable to believe her eyes , Clay watched as the 35 put her luggage into their car and then 36 her off . Two weeks later she 37 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 38 .
“Thank you so much ,” she said . “How much do I 39 you ?” “Oh, no,” Paul said , “we don’t want any money . It’s our 40 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure , it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit .
21.A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Immediately D.Fortunately
22.A.afforded B.wanted C.allowed D.managed
23.A.spare B.free C.full D.empty
24.A.passed B.stopped C.paused D.started
25.A.help B.push C.take D.follow
26.A.garage B.house C.shop D.hotel
27.A.agree B.match C.go D.deal
28.A.way B.message C.success D.luck
29.A.set B.number C.pair D.chain
30.A.can’t B.shouldn’t C.mustn’t D.won’t
31.A.satisfied B.worried C.astonished D.disturbed
32.A.persuaded B.advised C.reminded D.promised
33.A.happy B.here C.away D.busy
34.A.get in touch with B.keep in touch with
C.be in touch with D.put in touch with
35.A.repairmen B.cleaners C.friends D.couple
36.A.sent B.shook C.watched D.drove
37.A.shocked B.happened C.returned D.came
38.A.loaded B.fixed C.tied D.rebuilt
39.A.owe B.lend C.give D.offer
40.A.wish B.job C.duty D.pleasure
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