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Mrs. Jones was over eighty， but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast， and was proud of the fact ___1___ she had never， in her thirty-five years of driving， been punished ___2___ a driving offence[犯規(guī)，犯法].

Then one day she nearly ___3___ her record. A police car ___4___ her， and the policemen in it saw her ___5___ a red light without stopping. Of course， she was stopped. It seemed ___6___ that she would be punished.

___7___ Mrs. Jones came up to the judge， he looked at her seriously and said that she was ___8___ old to drive a car， and that the ___9___ why she had not stopped at the red ___10___ was most probably that her eyes had become weak ___11___ old age， so that she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished what he was ___12___， Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was ___13___ and took out her sewing. Without saying a word， she ___14___ a needle with a very small eye， and threaded it at her first attempt.

When she had ___15___ done this， she took the thread out of the needle again and handed ___16___ the needle and the thread to the judge， saying， “Now it is your ___17___. I suppose you drive a car， and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”

The judge took the ___18___ and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries， he had still not succeeded. The case[案例] against Mrs. Jones was ___19___， and her record ___20___ unbroken.

1. A. which B. when C. that D. this

2. A. about B. on C. to D. for

3. A. kept B. won C. missed D. lost

4. A. watched B. after C. followed D. ran after

5. A. pass B. go C. run D. rush

6. A. sure B. indeed C. certain D. perhaps

7. A. Before B. While C. Until D. When

8. A. so B. very C. too D. quite

9. A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble

10. A. light B. lamp C. sign D. one

11. A. with B. because C. for D. of

12. A. speaking B. saying C. talking D. telling

13. A. holding B. getting C. carrying D. bringing

14. A. took B. brought C. picked D. chose

15. A. almost B. hardly C. successfully D. successful

16. A. both B. all C. neither D. either

17. A. time B. turn C. chance D. job

18. A. thread B. glasses C. needles D. needle

19. A. dismissed B. passed C. settled D. studied

20. A. was B. kept C. seemed D. remained

（二）

When Dave was eighteen， he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more ___1___ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years， but then it got so old， and it was costing him ___2___ much in repairs that he decided that he had better ___3___ it.

He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly ___4___ to buy a cheap car， but they all knew that it was falling to pieces， so ___5___ of them had any desire to buy it. Daves friend Sam saw that he was ___6___ when they met one evening， and said， “Whats ___7___， Dave？”

Dave told him， and Sam answered， “Well， what about advertising it in the paper？ You may ___8___ more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement！” Thinking that Sams ___9___ was sensible[合理的]， he put an advertisement in an evening paper， which read “For sale： small car， ___10___ very little petrol， only two owners. Bargain at 50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared， there was no ___11___. But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry[詢問]. A man rang up and said he would like to ___12___ him about the car. “All right，” Dave said， feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten oclock the next morning would be ___13___ or not. “Fine，” the man said， “and Ill ___14___ my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to ___15___ it.”

The next morning， at a quarter to ten， Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door， ___16___ to wait there for the people who had ___17___ his advertisement. Even Dave had to ___18___ that the car really looked like a wreck[殘骸].Then， soon after he had got the car as clean ___19___ it could be， a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Daves car and then said， “Have you reported this ___20___ to us yet， sir？”？

1. A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily？

2. A. so B. such C. very D. too？

3. A. keep B. repair C. sell D. throw？

4. A. anxious B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous？

5. A. some B. neither C. none D. most？

6. A. delighted B. upset C. calm D. astonished？

7. A. on B. up C. it D. that？

8. A. learn B. miss C. get D. find？

9. A. message B. advice C. request D. description？

10. A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends？

11. A. doubt B. help C. trouble D. answer？

12. A. tell B. see C. agree D. call？

13. A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late？

14. A. follow B. meet C. bring D. introduce？

15. A. recognize B. gain C. admire D. test

16. A. happening B. meaning C. turning D. failing

17. A. read B. inserted C. answered D. placed

18. A. forget B. show C. disagree D. admit

19. A. as B. that C. so D. such

20. A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. result

（三）

The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe ___1___ which can be easily shaped.

The history of plastics is longer than you might ___2___. In fact ___3___ manmade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid[賽璐璐]”. It was discovered by both an Englishman and an American in the same year. ___4___ it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale during the year 1860. Everybody was ___5___ by this new material which could be moulded[用模子做] into shapes and ___6___ so cheap to buy.

Poor young men ___7___ in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were ___8___ to buy white celluloid collars[領子]. The collars were hard and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men ___9___ rub them clean every evening with soap and water！ Poor mothers， ___10___ had not been able to afford playthings ___11___ their children， were now able to buy them playthings ___12___ of celluloid. But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents， particularly ___13___ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had ___14___ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. ___15___ became known ___16___ bakelite[酚醛塑料]. Other plastic materials like bakelite were ___17___ produced. They ___18___ to make electrical fittings and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe， but rich people ___19___ them because they were cheap， and because they could only be made ___20___ dark colours.

1. A. something B. everything C. thing D. anything

2. A. wish B. think C. want D. hope

3. A. first B. at first C. for the first D. the first

4. A. So B. But C. And D. As

5. A. surprised B. excited C. told D. frightened

6. A. be B. were C. was D. is

7. A. waiting B. running C. walking D. working

8. A. going B. sure C. about D. able

9. A. could B. ought to C. must D. should

10. A. which B. who C. whom D. that

11. A. for B. like C. in D. of

12. A. done B. produced C. worked D. made

13. A. between B. on C. among D. about

14. A. much B. great. C. never D. little

15. A. The man B. He C. It D. The scientist

16. A. as B. with C. by D. to

17. A. already B. still C. also D. yet

18. A. used B. hoped C. were used D. had

19. A. took B. loved C. enjoyed D. disliked

20. A. in B. by C. from D. of

（四）

In order to be a success in the American business world， you must “get along” with people. You must learn to conduct yourself in such a way ___1___ you earn the affection and respect of others. ___2___ we have already pointed out， Americans ___3___ business and pleasure. Therefore， learning how to ___4___ informally can be a help with your American business ___5___. Americans like to talk about a ___6___ of different topics—sports， politics， cars， popular movies and television shows and personal interests. Many large American cities have sports teams. If you are ___7___ with Americans in the United States， it would be a good idea to ___8___ out about the local sports teams so that you can ___9___ in the almost inevitable discussions about “how our ___10___ will do this year” . Politics can be a ___11___ topic unless everyone is of the same mind ___12___. Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are ___13___ owners and some are even obsessive about the subject. You can contribute ___14___ talking about cars you have owned or by ___15___ information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television almost every night and attend movies regularly，

___16___ naturally television shows and the ___17___ movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to ___18___ American television or attend American movies， reading the ___19___ section of such magazines as Time News week will keep you up to date on ___20___ is popular in America.

1. A. which B. where C. as D .that

2. A. While B. Since C. As D. Because

3. A. mix B. enjoy C. like D. manage

4. A. conduct B. appear C. behave D. chat

5. A. friends B. efforts C. contacts D. companies

6. A. bit B. total C. group D. number

7. A. meeting B. working C. living D. playing

8. A. find B. learn C. go D. stay

9. A. work B. participate C. succeed D. break

10. A. group B. business C. company D. team

11. A. common B. sensitive C. special. D daily

12. A. politically B. economically C. professionally D. personally

13. A. house B. car C. business D. land

14. A. to B. toward C. by D. through

15. A. collecting B. sharing C. gathering D. analyzing

16. A. so B. therefore C. thus D. hence

17. A. interesting B. exciting C. excellent D. latest

18. A. witness B. look C. watch D. glance

19. A. entertainment B. sports C. business D. movie

20. A. which B. that C. what D. as

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1-5 CDDCA 6-10 CDCBA 11-15 ABCDC 16-20 ABDAD

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1-5 DAAAC 6-10 BBCBA 11-15 DBBCD 16-20 BCDAC

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1-5 ABDBB 6-10 CDDAB 11-15 ADCDC 16-20 ACCDA

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1-5 DCADC 6-10 DBABD 11-15 BABCB 16-20 ADCAC