I used to walk my dog every morning. Later when we got back home, I would give it some food. This usually caught the 31 of a mynah bird. The most 32 feature of this bird was its brightly-coloured 33 mouth, so I found it a bit strange.
Later I read a book and found that the colour yellow 34 “communication, optimism and inspiration”. I took the “c” from 35 , “o” from optimism, and “in” from inspiration to form the word “Coin”. This became the bird’s 36 .
Every time when my dog finished his 37 , Coin would look at me and sing , “Raack! Raack!” After singing, she would start picking up the food left by the dog.
When winter came, Coin 38 . It was the longest winter that we had ever had. When spring 39 came, it was the time for the birds to fly back and I often 40 what had happened to Coin.
One day after I had given my 41 its food , a mynah bird flew down. It was then that I heard the 42 “Raack! Raack!” Coin was back! Sometimes, I wondered how Coin knew to come back to the same 43 she had left.
Each morning Coin would come with her sweet 44 . Both I and my dog accepted her as a member of our family. Now, I understand that if we have optimism and inspiration in our life, and if we communicate often with others, we are sure to be 45 by everyone.
31. A. realization | B. view | C. sight | D. attention |
32. A. special | B. common | C. central | D. possible |
33. A. black | B. white | C. yellow | D. sad |
34. A. stands for | B. achieves | C. organizes | D. changes |
35.A.communication | B. festival | C.celebration | D.custom |
36. A. food | B. cage | C. name | D. story |
37. A. song | B. communication | C. meal | D. walk |
38. A. died | B. hid | C. disappeared | D. escaped |
39. A. suddenly | B. finally | C. happily | D. luckily |
40. A. complained | B. recorded | C. wondered | D. wished |
41. A. door | B. bird | C. daughter | D. dog |
42. A. strange | B. familiar | C. crazy | D. terrible |
43. A. place | B. cat | C. person | D. sky |
44. A.song | B. face | C. appearance | D. voice |
45. A.confirmed | B. accepted | C. agreed | D. impressed |
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I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine