My brother had his clothes _____ before he went to school.
A.dry-cleaned
B.dry-clean
C.being dry-cleaned
D.to dry-clean
A.dry-cleaned
B.dry-clean
C.being dry-cleaned
D.to dry-clean
Passage One
Shortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days' holiday with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He rented a cottage in the country, although he rarely spent much time there. The cottage, however, had no comfortable furniture in it, many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked, making the whole house damp.
On our first evening, we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories our uncle had had to tell of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed, but I could not bear to miss any of my uncle's exciting tales.
He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had, when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above, the one where my brother and I were going to sleep.
"It sounds as if the roof has fallen in!" shouted my uncle, with a loud laugh.
When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had collapsed (坍塌), falling right on to the pillow of my bed. I was glad that I had stayed up late to listen to my uncle's stories, otherwise I should certainly have been seriously injured, perhaps killed.
That night we all slept on the floor of the sitting room downstairs not wishing to risk our lives by sleeping under a roof which might at any moment collapse on our heads. We left for London the very next morning and my uncle gave up his cottage in the country. This was not the kind of adventure he cared for, either!
What does the writer say about his uncle during the war?
A.He had a lot of adventures.
B.He fought as a soldier.
C.He made a lot of money.
D.He enjoyed many of his adventures.
Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was astounded. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish….” He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.”
Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow, said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wante d. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m gonna give you one just like it…, then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said: “It is more blessed to give….”
1、The boy was astounded.
A、He was very surprised
B、He was so surprised that he was shocked
C、He was extremely surprised
D、The car was so beautiful that he felt excited
2、Paul looked at the boy…, then impulsively he added, “….”
A、 he did this without planning and thinking
B、he did this with careful thinking
C、he was impelled by his brother to do this
D、he was forced by his mother to do this
3、The boy was not coming fast because ().
A、he was coming down the steps
B、he wanted to sit down on the steps
C、he wanted to see the car clearly
D、he was carrying his crippled brother
4、He…squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.
A、moved closer and touched him
B、held him tightly in his arms
C、pushed him nearer to the car
D、pulled him closer and supported him
5、…the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
A、easy to remember
B、likely to be noticeable
C、worth remembering
D、likely to be seen
All things 【C17】______ , I would prefer to plan my holiday independently, 【C18】______ my view, it's order to "do it yourself!", And the advantages of planning your holiday yourself are 【C19】______ . If it is well-planned, an in dependent holiday san usually be good 【C20】______ for money.
【C1】
A.occurrence
B.situation
C.state
D.case
My brother John had a heart attack last night. ---Oh really?().
A.What a pity!
B.I’m sorry to hear that
C.Is it all right?
D.What a shame!
A.so does Tom
B.Tom is too
C.nor does Tom
D.Tom doesn’t too
Which of the following is NOT true about Stevies childhood?
A.Stevie often told people that a blind person was not necessarily disabled.
B.He learnt to concentrate on things that he could do.
C.He played as often as possible with his brother, who had normal sight.
D.He tried very hard to train his sense of heating.
in my work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.
A)splendid B)weighty C)vague D)keen
In January 2009, Amy started a business as an independent website designer.
To give her a start in her career, her brother Ben, who ran a retail business, said he would give her £1,000 if she updated his business website. At the same time, her friend Che asked her to do work for his business, also for a set fee of £1,000.
However, by the time Amy had completed the two projects her design business had become a huge success and she had lots of other clients. When Ben and Che discovered how successful Amy’s business had become they both felt that they should not be asked to pay for the work they had commissioned.
Ben said he would not pay anything as he had only offered the work to help his sister out. Che said he would not pay anything either, on the basis that he had only given her work to do on the basis of their friendship.
Required:
Advise Amy as to whether she can insist on Ben and Che paying the full amounts of their initial promises.
How did the writer finally get out of the desert?()
A、He was picked up by a car.
B、A camel took him to the road.
C、A passer-by Bedouin helped him.
D、His uncle and cousin found and rescued him.