In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30，000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, __16__ to find that the building was __17__．

After the unforgettable shock, he __18__ the promise he had made to his son: “No matter __19__， I'll always be there for you！” And tears began to __20__ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his __21__ to his son. He rushed there and started __22__ the ruins.__23__： “It's too late! They're all dead! __24__， face reality. There's nothing you can do！” To each parent he responded with __25__：“Are you going to help me now？” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know __26__： “Is my boy __27__ or is he dead？” He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…Then, in the 38th hour, he __28__ a large stone and heard his son's __29__. He screamed his son's name, “ARMAND！” He heard back, “Dad! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __30__ me and __31__ you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you！’ You did it, Dad！”

“What's going on there？” The father asked.

“There are 14 of us __32__ out of 33, Dad. We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __33__，and it saved us.”

“Come __34__， boy！”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids come out first, __35__ I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me！”

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived，

16．A.just B．only C．ever D．still

17．A.as flat as a pancake B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox D．as weak as a kitten

18．A.memorized B．forgot

C．kept D．remembered

19．A.what B．what happen

C．which D．who

20．A.fill B．fill in C．come D．burst

21．A.picture B．promise

C．present D．encourage

22．A.digging B．digging through

C．digging out D．digging into

23．A.to say B．said C．and saying D．saying

24．A.Come out B．Come again C．Come on D．Come off

25．A.one word B．one sound C．one row D．one line

26．A.for himself B．of himself C．by himself D．to himselfw

27．A.live B．living C．alive D．lively

28．A.took back B．picked up C．called up D．pulled back

29．A.sound B．voice C．noise D．tone

30．A.will save B．would save C．save D．would have saved

31．A.when B．because C．even if D．though

32．A.remained B．missing C．left D．gone

33．A.a promise B．space C．room D．a triangle

34．A.in B．for C．out D．along

35．A.because B．though C．when D．even though

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30，000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, __16__ to find that the building was __17__．

After the unforgettable shock, he __18__ the promise he had made to his son: “No matter __19__， I'll always be there for you！” And tears began to __20__ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his __21__ to his son. He rushed there and started __22__ the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, __23__： “It's too late! They're all dead! __24__， face reality. There's nothing you can do！” To each parent he responded with __25__： “Are you going to help me now？” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know __26__： “Is my boy __27__ or is he dead？” He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…Then, in the 38th hour, he __28__ a large stone and heard his son's __29__. He screamed his son's name, “ARMAND！” He heard back, “Dad! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you __30__ me and __31__ you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you！’ You did it, Dad！”

“What's going on there？” The father asked.

“There are 14 of us __32__ out of 33, Dad. We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapsed, it made __33__， and it saved us.”

“Come __34__， boy！”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids come out first, __35__ I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me！”

16．A.just  B．only  C．ever  D．still

17．A.as flat as a pancake  B．as high as a mountain

C．as strong as an ox  D．as weak as a kitten

18．A.memorized  B．forgot

C．kept  D．remembered

19．A.what  B．what happen

C．which  D．who

20．A.fill  B．fill in  C．come  D．burst

21．A.picture  B．promise

C．present  D．encourage

22．A.digging  B．digging through

C．digging out  D．digging into

23．A.to say  B．said

C．and saying  D．saying

24．A.Come out  B．Come again

C．Come on  D．Come off

25．A.one word  B．one sound

C．one row  D．one line

26．A.for himself  B．of himself

C．by himself  D．to himself

27．A.live  B．living  C．alive  D．lively

28．A.took back  B．picked up

C．called up  D．pulled back

29．A.sound  B．voice  C．noise  D．tone

30．A.will save  B．would save

C．save  D．would have saved

31．A.when  B．because

C．even if  D．though

32．A.remained  B．missing

C．left  D．gone

33．A.a promise  B．space

C．room  D．a triangle

34．A.in  B．for  C．out  D．along

35．A.because  B．though

C．when  D．even though

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Mr and Mrs Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year, They 　1　their car outside and went in. Mr Moore had never got drunk (醉) before, so he was 　2 　not to drink too much, 　3 　his friends asked him to drink more 　4 　.

　During the party, Mrs Moore found that she had 　5 　to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and 　6 　it for her. He 　7 　so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn (喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought 　8 　might be in need of help and went over to the car with the 　9 　. He found a small black bear sitting in the driving seat and blowing the horn.

　When Mr Moore 　10　the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to 　11　that his story was 　12　, he found that the car with the 　13　in it had gone. There were so many 　14　about Mr Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement (广告） in the newspaper; “If any one saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel 　15　the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”

　Two days later 　16　Mrs Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet (宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that　17　he had blown the horn.

　Mrs Richards did not 　18　to think there was anything 　19　 about that. “Our bear likes blowing car horns,” she said, “and we don't 　20 　when we are not driving the car.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．pulled	B．stayed	C．left	D．hid	[　　]
2．A．polite	B．careful	C．glad	D．afraid	[　　]
3．A．whether	B．until	C.or	D．though	[　　]
4．A．all along	B．once again	C．just then	D．for ever	[　　]
5．A．learned	B．known	C．remembered	D．forgotten	[　　]
6．A．buy	B．get	C．send	D．return	[　　]
7．A．said	B．went	C．did	D．thought	[　　]
8．A．one	B．someone	C．his wife	D．the bear	[　　]
9．A．noise	B．voice	C．cry	D．shout	[　　]
10．A．was sent to	B．was seated at	C．got rid of	D．got back to	[　　]
11．A．show	B．notice	C．require	D．promise	[　　]
12．A．interesting	B．correct	C．true	D．exciting	[　　]
13．A．horn	B．bear	C．bag	D．driving seat	[　　]
14．A．laughs	B．shouts	C．smiles	D．calls	[　　]
15．A．for	B．at	C．in	D.on	[　　]
16．A．the	B．a	C.／	D．some	[　　]
17．A．quickly	B．completely	C．maybe	D．almost	[　　]
18．A．mean	B．have	C．know	D．seem	[　　]
19．A．useful	B．strange	C．common	D．bad	[　　]
20．A．agree	B．like	C．mind	D．worry	[　　]

　　　Can you imagine(想象)what life would be 　21　if there were no telephone? You could not call on your friends on the phone and talk to them. If fire broke out in your house, you could not call the fire department (救火队). If somebody were sick ,you couldn't call a doctor.

　　　In our daily (日常) life we need to talk with each other. We do this 　22　by speaking to others and listening to what they have to say to us, and when we are close to them we can do this very easily. But, our voices will not travel very far even when we 　23　, and it is thanks to the invention of the telephone that we are able to talk with one another and ask something when we are in different places. We can hear each other as clearly 　24　we were in the same room.

　　　Alexander Graham Bell made this possible. He spent all his spare time experimenting (实验)。 He worded so hard in his research that he had 　25 　time to make money (挣钱) and was very poor at one time.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

21．A．As	B．Like	C．to	D.of	[　　]
22．A．mostly	B．quickly	C.suddenly	D．early	[　　]
23．A．speak	B．smile	C．breathe	D．shout	[　　]
24．A．as	B．Than	C．Only	D．if	[　　]
25．A．some	B．much	C．little	D．good	[　　]