(05·江西)

In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n)     36    at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did     37     business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood ,    38     he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen     39     them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always      40    me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I     41     they must have stayed faithful to him    42      he had promised to sell good quality      43    . He had a way with them —I had to    44      that . He called every woman “madam” for a start ,    45     those who clearly were not, but when he      46    it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded      47    in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter      48    . If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few     49     about the weather ,     50    he did , he would ask about their families or make     51     , always cutting his cloth     52     his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be      53    gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never     54     anything away . He was always looking for      55    for nothing .

36．A．operator             B．assistant             C．waiter                D．seretary

37．A．good                  B．poor                   C．big                     D．usual

38．A．so                      B．when                  C．therefore            D．but

39．A．sold                   B．knew                  C．gave                   D．sent

40．A．making               B．letting                 C．getting                D．keeping

41．A．wish                  B．insist                  C．declare               D．suppose

42．A．when                 B．if                       C．because              D．though

43．A．food                   B．fruit                   C．vegetables           D．drink

44．A．admit                 B．expect                C．announce            D．promise

45．A．yet                     B．only                   C．just                    D．even

46．A．told                    B．said                    C．spoke                 D．talked

47．A．serious               B．strange               C．polite                  D．familiar

48．A．as well               B．as usual              C．either                 D．also

49．A．sayings               B．questions            C．words                D．speeches

50．A．and then             B．and so                C．even if                D．but if

51．A．preparations        B．jokes                  C．repairs                D．friends

52．A．according to       B．due to                 C．instead of           D．up to

53．A．never                 B．ever                   C．seldom               D．always

54．A．took                   B．moved                C．threw                 D．turned .

55．A．something           B．anything             C．somebody           D．anybody

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I 21 a room with two double beds and a bathroom which was too 22 for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was 　23 and my stepmother had 　24 us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no　 25_ what to do with me. And that’s when my other family 　26 .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home 　27　 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I 　28 with them for the next seven years.

Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She 　29 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. 30 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 31 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I 32 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew 33 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _34 his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely 　35__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

36 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 37 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(使瘫痪 ,使麻痹 ,使无能力)by my _38　 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

I 　39 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 　40　 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

16．A. lived　　 B. shared 　　 C. possessed　　　　 D. bought

17．A. cheap　　 B. noisy　　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. limited

18．A. in trouble B. in sight 　　 C. in place 　 D. in parts

19．A. struck　　　　 B. removed　 C. kicked 　　 D. knocked

20．A. plan　　　　 B. choice 　　　 C. chance 　　 D. idea

21．A. looked after　 B. showed up　　 C. turned over 　　 D. came cross

22．A. so　　　　　 B. because　　　 C. until 　　　　 D. while

23．A. worked　　　 B. traveled　　　 C. lived 　　　　 D. learned

24．A. worked out　　 B. called up　　 C. watched out　　　 D. made sure

25．A. As long as B. As far as　　 C. As soon as 　　　 D. As many as

26．A. change 　　 B. problem 　 C. conflict 　 　　D. difference

27．A. set off　　　　　 B. left for　　　　 C. entered into 　　 　　　 D. admitted into

28．A. all 　　 B. little 　 C. something D. nothing

29．A. supply B. teach C. encourage D. raise

30．A. different 　 B. unfair 　　　 C. easy　　 　　　 D. hopeful

31．A. Thanks to B. In spite of C. Except for 　　　 D. But for

32．A. home 　　　 B. house 　　　 C. ability 　　　 　　D. lesson

33．A. choice 　　 B. failure 　　　 C. past　 　　 　　D. present

34．A. doubt about 　　 B. call on 　　 C. center on　　 D. believe in

35．A. born B. accepted 　 C. educated　　 D. deserted

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Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one job by myself and not tell them about it till I'd got one.               
I had seen an agency advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the   21_   in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as    22_  as if I were going on the stage. Finding the    23_  quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said " Enter without knocking, if you please. "
The simple atmosphere of the office    24_  me. The woman looked carefully at me   25_  through her glasses, and then    26_  me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather   27_  . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of   28_  . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be   29  to get a job without    30_  . I wondered whether I ought to leave,   31_   the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:
“   32_  , I've got someone in the   33_  at this very moment who might    34_   . " She wrote down a   35_   . and held it out to me, saying: "Ring up this lady. She wants a    36   immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people."
"Oh yes, " said I——   37_   having cooked for more than four in my life. I   38_  her again and again, and rushed out to the   39_  telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours   40_   cook books.
21． A．bed        B．house      C．agency      D．office
22． A．proud       B．please        C．nervous     D．worried
23． A．family       B．door      C．place        D．stage
24． A．calmed       B．excited       C．frightened    D．disturbed
25． A．as usual      B．for a while   C．in a minute   D．once again
26． A．advised      B．examined     C．informed    D．questioned
27． A．encouraged   B．dissatisfied   C．hopeless     D．pleased
28． A．place        B．job            C．advice       D．help
29． A．difficult      B．helpless       C．possible      D．unusual
30． A．ability       B．experience     C．knowledge   D．study
31． A.  after      B．since       C．until         D．when
32． A． Above all   B．As a matter of fact   C．As a result   D．In spite of that
33． A． family     B．house        C．office        D．restaurant
34． A． hire       B． accept      C．suit          D．offer
35． A． letter      B．name    C．note        D．number
36． A． cook       B．help      C．teacher      D．secretary
37． A． almost      B．never        C．nearly       D．really
38． A． answered    B．promised     C．thanked     D．told
39． A.  outside    B． local       C．closest       D．nearest
40． A． burrowing   B．buying         C．reading      D．lending

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the    21   person.

When I first knew Bill , back in   22 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever    23  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought    24  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old   25   he really liked.

Bill and I were in the same class in college, and    26   was never dull when he was    27  . With him there was one wild    28   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we    29   to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.   30  , I wasn’t even sure it was    31  . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He    32  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the    33   thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main    34  .Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never    35   Bill changing so much. My image of him   36    the one I had formed     37  the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s   38    to expect people to remain the same, especially    39   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he    40  the same way about me.

1.                A．proper         B．usual           C．same     D．right

2.                A．childhood       B．the army        C．his thirties     D．college

3.                A．considered      B．met            C．supposed D．expected

4.                A．most           B．much           C．nothing   D．none

5.                A．movie          B．hospital         C．man D．country

6.                A．learning        B．life            C．work     D．fun

7.                A．in             B．out            C．around   D．away

8.                A．joke           B．mistake         C．chance   D．adventure

9.                A．managed        B．continued       C．decided D．hoped

10.               A．First of all       B．At first         C．Now and then   D．All the time

11.               A．that           B．him            C．there     D．us

12.               A．thought        B．spent          C．argued    D．talked

13.               A．first           B．next           C．last   D．only

14.               A．interest        B．event          C．subject    D．problem

15.               A．forgot          B．minded         C．imagined  D．liked

16.               A．remained       B．reminded       C．suggested D．became

17.               A．since          B．from           C．at    D．till

18.               A．unnecessary     B．foolish         C．common   D．unusually

19.               A．because        B．that           C．how  D．when

20.               A．discovered      B．acted          C．looked    D．felt

I travel a lot in my work, and what I dislike about my job is eating alone. It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking. So, room service for several nights was a better choice for me.  

After having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room. Although the restaurant opened at 6:30, I arrived at 6:25. The waiter at the front desk made a comment(评论) about my “being there really early”. I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants. He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while.  

I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights, weekends and holidays. He said he hadn’t enough time to be with his family. After 15 minutes, he saw some customers at the front desk and excused himself. I noticed that before he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitchen for a moment.  

Then another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me. Before I left that night, some other waiters, even the cook, had come out of the kitchen and sat with me!   When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my table, and presented me with a red rose. And I cried! What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience.

1.

 The author asked for room service because _______.

  A. a lot of money would be saved in this way

  B. he didn’t like to eat with other people around

  C. he didn’t wanted to be recognized by the waiters

  D. seeing people laughing and talking made him feel bad

2.

 How did the waiter feel when he saw the author come in at 6:25?  

  A. Dissatisfied.        B. Pleased.        C. Surprised.       D. Angry.

3.

 From the third paragraph, we can learn that the waiter at the front desk ______.  

  A. knew how to attract more customers to his restaurant  

  B. found it hard to balance his work and his family  

  C. was getting tired of his present job  

  D. had never had such a chance to talk about his worries

4.

 The author wants to tell us that ______.  

  A. people are actually all lonely in their own way   

  B. restaurants should put the need of customers first  

  C. the kindness of strangers can make you less lonely 

  D. restaurants are full of surprises for lonely people