Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often 1 that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so 2 with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily 3 in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly 4 . Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along 5 and had to wait 6 in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 7 on his door that were clear in the 8 night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered. Terry had no 9 in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 10 . So he went to the door and opened it 11 . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door 12 . “What a nuisance(讨厌)!” he complained over it with his wife, “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to 13 things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. 14 this time she was 15 two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles, She 16 me here to give you these.” Terry was 17 dumb by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his 18 in life. It was his 19 and harshness with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was 20 nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred(蒙蔽)by his unsympathetic mind.
1.A.complaining B.reflecting C.praying D.pretending
2.A.inspired B.disappointed C.thrilled D.encouraged
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3.A.abandoned B.wasted C.absorbed D.occupied
4.A.went on B.went down C.went out D.went through
5.A.candles B.matches C.lights D.flashlights
6.A.happily B.patiently C.willingly D.helplessly
7.A.steps B.words C.knocks D.screams
8.A.dark B.quiet C.noisy D.crowded
9.A.acquaintances B.enemies C.neighbors D.bosses
10.A.offered B.disturbed C.embarrassed D.panicked
11.A. cheerfully B.contently C.impatiently D.relevantly
12.A.gently B.deliberately C.slightly D.abruptly
13.A.lend B.sell C.purchase D.borrow
14.A.And B.But C.So D.For
15.A.holding B.hiding C.fetching D.seeking
16.A.suggested B.forbad C.sent D.forced
17.A.frightened B.disturbed C.confused D.struck
18.A.failure B.success C.complaint D.determination
19.A.warmth B.coldness C.kindness D.sympathy
20.A.doubtfully B.hardly C.actually D.specifically
1—5 ABDCA 6—10 DCBAB 11—15 CDDBA 16—20 CDABC
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025