A
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)：
A. sold B. difficult C. ill D. patient E. all right An old lady who lived in a village went into town one Saturday, and after she had bought fruit and vegetables in the market for herself and for a friend who was 1 ,she went into a shop which sold glasses. She tried one pair of glasses, and then another pair and another, but none of them seemed to be right. The shopkeeper was a very 2 , and after some time he said to the old lady, \"Now, don't worry, madam. Everything will be 3 in the end. It isn't easy to get gust the right glasses, you know.\" \"No, it isn't.\" answered the old lady.\" And it is even more 4 when you are shopping for a friend.\"
A. choose B. quite a lot C. money D. second E. angrily
A rich man and his wife went into a shop to buy a bracelet (手镯) . Neither of them was very young. They looked at a lot of bracelets, and after half an hour there are two which they liked very much, but they had not yet been able to 1 between them. One of them was very expensive, and the other was 2 cheaper.
Of course, the shopkeeper wanted to sell them the more expensive one, because then he would get more money from them, so he said to the lady. “Oh, go on. Spend his money. If you don't, he will only spend it on his 3 wife. ”
For several seconds nobody said a word, and then the lady said 4 , “I'm his second wife!”
B
Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案):
Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future. Nobody knows why, but there are many stories about people who have had dreams that came true. One of these people was a man called John Chapman, who lived in the small town of Swaffham in England. He dreamed that he was standing on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was poor man and he needed money, so the next day he set off for London Bridge. There were plenty of people on the bridge, but they were not interested in him. They all ignored. After three days, he decided to go home, but before he could do this, a shopkeeper approached him.
“I’ve been watching you,” the shopkeeper said. “Are you waiting for someone?”
“Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man on London Bridge. He was going to lead me to a lot of money.”
“Oh,” said the shopkeeper. “You shouldn’t believe in dreams. If I believe in dreams, I’d be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream about a few days age about a man from Swaffham. His name was John Chapman and he had gold in his garden near an old apple tree.”
John was amazed and immediately headed for home. As soon as he arrived, he dug in his garden near the apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so delighted that he gave some of the gold to his local church. He was a rich man for the rest of his life.
1. The story is about .
A. a man who wanted to be rich B. a dream that came true C. London Bridge D. a man and his church 2. Swaffham is the name of a .
A. garden B. bridge C. church D. small town 3. John Chapman went to London because he . A. had a friend there B. knew a shopkeeper
C. was poor D. thought his dream would come true there 4. The shopkeeper .
A. liked apple trees B. also had a dream
C. became rich D. lived in Swaffham 5. The underlined phrase “headed for” in Para 5 means “ ”. A left B. went C. passed D. hid
6. According to the story, John Chapman was away from his town for that at least days. A. three B. four C. five D. six
C
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):
The sun was shining quite brightly as Mrs. Grant left her house, so she decided not to 1 an umbrella with her. She got on the bus to the town and before long it began to rain．The rain had not stopped when the bus arrived at the market half an hour later．Mrs. Grant stood up and absent—mindedly(心不在焉地)picked up the umbrella that was 2 on the seat in front of her.
A cold voice said loudly，“That is mine，Madam!”
Suddenly remembering that she had come out without her umbrella，Mrs. Grant felt sorry for what she had done，trying at the same time to take no notice of the unpleasant 3 the owner of the umbrella was giving her．
When she got off the bus，Mrs. Grant made straight for a shop where she could buy an umbrella．She found a pretty one and bought it .Then she decide to buy another as a present for her daughter. Afterwards she did the rest of her 4 and had lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon she got on the homeward (回家的)bus with the two umbrellas under her arm, and sat down. Then she saw that, by a curious coincidence(巧合)，she was sitting next to the woman who had made her feel 5 that morning. That woman now looked at her，and then at the umbrellas. “You’ve had quite a good 6 ,” she said.
1. A. keep B. bring C. take D. leave 2. A. hanging B. appearing C. dropping D. losing 3. A. reply B．call C. suggestion D. look
4. A.hiking B. shopping C. trying D. searching 5. A .jealous B. bored C. satisfied D. uncomfortable 6. A.day B. meal C .Journey D. present
D
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):
Children are often interested in fire. They like to play with matches(火柴)．If they are not c __1__，they start fires at home. They hide under beds or just cry with fear(恐惧)instead of running to s__2__，20%—25% of all fire deaths are children，so all children should learn about the dangers of fire.
Most fires start out s __3__，but after a few minutes they can be big. The most important thing to do is to hide all matches. Of course，young children should never be left alone in the home. Even if they don't play with fire，they may s__4__a fire by trying to cook in the wrong way.
It's also important for children to learn how to crawl(爬)on the floor and b __5__ the smoke to get out of the house and call for help from another place. Remember not to go back into the home for your p __6__ or favourite toys. Firefighters will do this.
Everyone should prevent fires. But everyone doesn't have to f __6__ big fires. Remember that fire is a tool，not a toy.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
E
Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题):
Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 in state of Illinois. His father was a doctor and his mother taught music lessons. When Hemingway was young, the family owned a house on a lake where they spent the summers. Hemingway learned to hunt, fish, and camp in the woods and lakes. His early experiences with nature made him interested in outdoor adventure, hunting, and fishing.
After graduating from high school in 1917, Hemingway worked as a reporter for a newspaper named the Kansas City Star. During World War I, Hemingway, at the age of 19, volunteered to a hospital in Milan. He fell in love with Agnes, a Red Cross nurse seven years older than he. They planned to marry; however, Agnes married someone else in 1919.
Later, Hemingway began writing and travelling around the world. In 1925, his first novel, The Sun Also Rises, came out. It is widely considered his best work. Four years later, he wrote A Farewell to Arms, a sad love story of an American soldier and a British nurse. The plot(情节)was inspired by his earlier relationship with Agnes in Milan. In 1939, Hemingway moved to Cuba. He wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls the same year. In 1952, his last novel, The Old Man and the Sea, was published; it made Hemingway famous and gained him the Pulitzer Prize in 1952 and the Nobel Prize in literature in 1954.
Because of bad health and illness of the mind, Hemingway killed himself in July, 1961. The influence of his writing on American literature was great and continues today.
1. What was Hemingway’s father?
_____________________________________. 2. Was Hemingway a doctor during World War I? _____________________________________.
3. Which novel is widely considered Hemingway’s best work? _____________________________________.
4. In which year did Hemingway write A Farewell to Arms? _____________________________________.
5. What did Hemingway get in 1954, the Pulitzer or the Nobel Prize in literature? _____________________________________. 6. What do you think of Hemingway? _____________________________________.
参考答案 Test 22
A. CDEB ABDE B. BDDBBD C. CADBDA
D. 1.careful 2.safely 3.small 4.start E. 1. He was a doctor.
2. No, he wasn’t. 3. The Sun Also Rises. 4. In 1929.
5. The Nobel Prize in literature. 6. He is /was a great writer.
5.below 6.pets 7.fight
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