I made her a______________ through his introduction.

　　Once a group of jewelers who were staying at a hotel in Birmingham were having dinner in the restaurant. Fish was brought and while they were eating 1 , some of them told interesting stories about 2 pearls and other valuable things 3 .

　　An old gentleman, who 4 had listened quietly to their conversation, at last said, “I've heard all your stories, 5 now I'll tell you 6 . When I was a young man I was employed (雇用) in a large importing house in New York and 7 is usual with young persons, I fell in love with a pretty young girl. Very 8 we were engaged. About two months before our marriage was 9 , I was suddenly sent to Birmingham 10 very important 11 . I left my sweet-heart, 12 to write to her.”

　　“I was obliged to stay in Birmingham 13 I had expected. 14 my work was done, and I could leave Birmingham. But just before I left for home, I bought a beautiful and very expensive diamond ring, intending to give it to my sweet-heart.”

　　“On my way 15 New York, I was looking 16 the morning newspaper, which had been brought on board by the pilot. Suddenly I saw 17 of my sweet-heart's marriage with another man. This made me so 18 that I threw the ring overboard. A few days later, when I was eating fish I bit on something hard. What do you think it was?”

　　“ 19 ” cried his companions.“No.” said the old gentleman sadly, “It was 20 .”

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　　Once a group of jewelers who were staying at a hotel in Birmingham were having dinner in the restaurant. Fish was brought and while they were eating 1 some of than told interesting stories about 2 pearls and other valuable things 3 .

　　An old gentleman, who 4 had listened quietly to their conversation, at last said, “I've heard all your stories, 5 now I'll tell you 6 . When I was a young man I was employed (雇用)in a large importing house in New York and 7 is usual with young persons, I fell in love with a pretty young girl. Very 8 me were engaged. About two months before our marriage was 9 , I suddenly sent to Birmingham 10 very important 11. I left my sweet-heart, 12 to write to her. ”

　　“I was obliged to stay in Birmingham 13 than I had expected. 14 my work was done, and I could leave Birmingham. But just before I left for home, I bought a beautiful and very expensive diamond ring, intending to give it to my sweet-heart.”

　　“On my way 15 New York, I was looking 16 the morning newspaper, which had been brought on board by the pilot. Suddenly I saw 17 of my sweet-heart's marriage with another man. This made me so 18 that I threw the ring overboard. A few days later, when I was eating fish I bit on something hard. What do you think it was?”“ 19 , ” cried his companions. “No, ” said the old gentleman sadly, “It was 20 .”

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"My aunt will come down soon, Mr．Nuttel," said a young lady of fifteen．

Framton Nuttel attempted to say something to please the niece． Privately he doubted whether this visit would do much towards helping with his　nerve problem．

"I know how it will be," his sister had said, "People there　 are nice． I shall just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there．" Framton wondered whether Mrs．Sappleton, the lady to whom he was presenting one of the letters ofintroduction came into the nice division．

"Do you know many of the people round here?" asked the niece．

"Hardly a soul," said Framton．

"Then you know practically nothing about my aunt． Her great tragedy（悲剧） happened

just three years ago," said the child, “Out through that window, her husband and her two young brothers went off for their day's shooting． They never came back． Poor aunt always thinks that they will come back someday． She has often told me about Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing ‘Bertie, why do you bound?"'

At this time, Mrs． Sappleton came in, greeting,“I hope you don't mind the open window．" She talked on cheerfully about the shooting． To Framton it was all purely horrible． He made a desperate but only partially successful effort to tum the talk on to a less scary topic． "The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, and an absence of mental excitement．" he announced, "On the matter of diet they are not so much in agreement," he continued．

"No?" said Mrs． Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment． "Here they are at last!" she suddenly cried． In the deepening dusk out came three figures with a tired brown spaniel （猎犬）．And then a young voice rang out of the dusk, "I said, Bertie, why do you bound?"

Framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat, without a word of goodbye, and rushed out of sight．

“What is up?" Mrs． Sappleton was confused．

"I expect it was the spaniel," said the niece calmly, "He told me that he was once hunted into a tomb by a pack of dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug tomb with the creatures barking just above him． Enough to make anyone lose their nerve．"

Romance at short notice was her specialty．

72． According to the passage, we leam that Mrs． Sappleton　　　　 ．

　　　 A． felt sorrow about the shooting 　　　　　　　　 B． got along well with Ronnie

　　　 C． listened carefully to Framton 　　　　　　　　　 D． trusted and spoiled her niece

73． As for Framton's nerve problem, his doctors　　　　 ．

　　　 A． recommended him to go off for a shooting

　　　 B． suggested to him a rest cure in the countryside

　　　 C． advised him to keep his mind off excitement

　　　 D． agreed on the treatment of his diet

74． Which word can best describe Framton?

　　　 A． Cheerful． 　　　 B． Brave． 　　　　　 C． Fragile． D． Wise．

75． What can be inferred about the niece from the last sentence?

　　　 A． She was good at making up a story in a short time．

　　　 B． She showed a strong love for scary stories．

　　　 C． She fell in love with Framton in no time．

　　　 D． She took no notice of strange visitors．

For her first twenty-four year, she’d been known as Debbie---a name that didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner．” My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader,” She complained．”I just don’t feel like a Debbie!”

       One day ,while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie．“That was the smartest thing I ever did,” She says now．“ As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie．I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started to take me more seriously”．Two years after her successful magazine editor--- friends and associates call her Lynne．

       Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement--- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents．Social scientists say that what you are called can affect your life．Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them．”… As his name is, so is he …? says the Bible．For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simple ness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you．

       Of course , names with a good sense can work for you ---even encouraging new acquaintances．A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive to men．One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because “he sounded dull．” Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening．“Oh, “ I said．” You mean Harry?” She was ill at ease．

1．Debbie’s changing her name ____．

       A．had actually little to do with her career．

       B．was what she happened to do when filling out the form

       C．did have an effect on her success

       D．entirely contributed to her luck

2．The author introduced Harry to the woman___

       A．at the request of the woman herself

       B．to tell her that names didn’t matter really

       C．to make her feel uneasy in mind

       D．the person is more important than his /her name

3．The name Debbie may be connected with something ____

       A．huge              B．quiet               C．dull                D．attractive

4．The best possible title for the passage may be ____

       A．Names are the most important               B．Your name is your fortune

       C．Don’t care much for names                  D．Names and making friends

III．阅读理解：（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

         阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

         For her first twenty-four year, she’d been known as Debbie---a name that didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner．” My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader, ”She complained．”I just don’t feel like a Debbie!”

         One day ,while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie．“That was the smartest thing I ever did,” She says now．“ As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie．I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started to take me more seriously”．Two years after her successful magazine editor--- friends and associates call her Lynne．

         Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement--- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents．Social scientists say that what you are called can affect your life．Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them．”… As his name is, so is he …? says the Bible．For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simpleness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you．

         Of course , names with a good sense can work for you ---even encouraging new acquaintances．A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive to men．One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because “he sounded dull．” Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening．“Oh, “ I said．” You mean Harry?” She was ill at ease．

1．Debbie’s changing her name ____．

         A．had actually little to do with her career．

         B．was what she happened to do when filling out the form

         C．did have an effect on her success

         D．entirely contributed to her luck

2．The author introduced Harry to the woman___

         A．at the request of the woman herself

         B．to tell her that names didn’t matter really

         C．to make her feel uneasy in mind

         D．the person is more important than his /her name

3．The name Debbie may be connected with something ____

         A．huge           B．quiet            C．dull               D．attractive

4．The best possible title for the passage may be ____

         A．Names are the most important         B．Your name is your fortune

         C．Don’t care much for names       D．Names and making friends

III．阅读理解：（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

       阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

       For her first twenty-four year, she’d been known as Debbie---a name that didn’t suit her good looks and elegant manner．” My name has always made me think I should be a cheerleader, ”She complained．”I just don’t feel like a Debbie!”

       One day ,while filling out an application form for publishing job, the young woman suddenly changed middle name, Lynne, for her first name Debbie．“That was the smartest thing I ever did,” She says now．“ As soon as I stopped calling myself Debbie．I felt more comfortable with myself… and other people started to take me more seriously”．Two years after her successful magazine editor--- friends and associates call her Lynne．

       Naturally, the name change didn’t cause Debbie/Lynne’s professional achievement--- but it surely helped if only by adding a bit of self-confidence to her talents．Social scientists say that what you are called can affect your life．Through history, names have not only identified people but also described them．”… As his name is, so is he …? says the Bible．For better or worse, qualities such as friendliness or reserves, simpleness or charm may be suggested by your name and encourage other people before they even meet you．

       Of course , names with a good sense can work for you ---even encouraging new acquaintances．A recent survey showed that American men thought Susan to be the attractive female name, while women believed Richard and David were the most attractive to men．One woman I know turned down a blind date with a man named Harry because “he sounded dull．” Several evenings later she came up to me at a party, pressing for an introduction to a very nice man with whom they looked at each other all evening．“Oh, “ I said．” You mean Harry?” She was ill at ease．

1．Debbie’s changing her name ____．

       A．had actually little to do with her career．

       B．was what she happened to do when filling out the form

       C．did have an effect on her success

       D．entirely contributed to her luck

2．The author introduced Harry to the woman___

       A．at the request of the woman herself

       B．to tell her that names didn’t matter really

       C．to make her feel uneasy in mind

       D．the person is more important than his /her name

3．The name Debbie may be connected with something ____

       A．huge          B．quiet           C．dull            D．attractive

4．The best possible title for the passage may be ____

       A．Names are the most important B．Your name is your fortune

       C．Don’t care much for names     D．Names and making friends

21．I don't know how long they ________， but I know that they have lived happily since they ________.

A．have been married; got married

B．married; married

C．got married; got married

D．have been married; have married

22．In the past they had a hard life and never dreamt ________ in such comfortable buildings.

A．to live　　　B．living　 　　C．of living　　D．up living

23．________ very musical, he spent a lot of time practicing playing the piano.

A．When B．Because of　　　　

C．Since　　 D．Being

24．He never went out in daylight, ________ that the police would recognize him.

A．fearing 　　 　B．feared　　　　　　

C．and fearing 　 　D．to fear

25．European football is played in 80 countries, ________ it the most popular sport in the world.

A．makes　 B．made　　　　　 C．to make　　 D．making

26．Not finishing their homework in time, some students try to avoid ________ by copying answers.

A．being punished B．punishing

C．to punish 　　　　　　 　D．punished

27．It was not until she had arrived at the office ________ she remembered ________ the papers at home.

A．that; to leave B．when; to leave

C．that; leaving 　D．when; leaving

28．In no country other than Britain, it has been said, ________ experience four seasons in the course of a single day.

A．you can 　　 　B．people can 　　

C．can one　 D．can it

29．He was in deep sorrow because he ________ with his girlfriend yesterday.

A．broke out B．broke away C.broke into D．broke up

30．They managed to ________ the quarrel out of court.

A．release B．separate C．settle D．shorten

31．He lost control and shouted at the boss, ________ of course, made things even worse.

A．what 　　 　B．which 　　　 　C．as　　　 D．who

32．He is difficult to make friends with, but the friendship of his, ________， is stronger than any other's.

A．once to gain 　 　B．once gaining 　

C．once gained　　　 D．while gaining

33．I made her ________ through my friend's introduction.

A．adaptation B．affection

C．assitance D．acquaintance

34．All these changes will lead to ________ stronger and more powerful China, ________ country that can surprise and enrich our planet.

A．a; a　　　　 B．a; the　　　　 C．the; a D．the; the

35．She received an e?mail ________ “I'm heavily in debt. Help me out, please！”

A．read　　　　 B．reading 　　 　C．to write　　 D．writing