Denny Crook was a famous photographer(攝影師). He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

         “I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is

   41   .”

And he told the     42   .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    43   . “I’ll travel for my work, not for    44   ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have    45   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to     46   ,and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good     47    or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t     48    . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he     49    about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,” You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild   50   there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

         His wife was very     51   ,and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

         Then Denny went off to     52   some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分開).She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

         Suddenly, Denny heard her     53    .He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

         Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and     54    it at his wife and the lion.

         Then he shouted, “    55   ,woman !I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.A. dangerous                  B. natural                                     C. convenient            D. impossible

2.A. lie                                  B. reason                             C. news                      D. truth

3.A. allowed                       B. refused                           C. failed                      D. joked

4.A. wealth                         B. prize                                C. pleasure                D. luck

5.A. money                         B. time                                 C. interest                 D. ability

6.A. meet                                B. work                                C. shop                       D. stay

7.A. meal                       B. picnic                               C. room                      D. party

8.A. agree                           B. understand                    C. replay                     D. complain

9.A. worried                       B. forgot                              C. asked                     D. thought

10.A. land                                B. flowers                            C. animals                  D. people

11.A. exciting                        B. excited                            C. surprised               D. surprising

12.A. find                       B. feed                                 C. drive                       D. shoot

13.A. singing                      B. crying                              C. laughing                D. cheering

14.A. threw                        B. fired                                 C. showed                  D. pointed

15.A. Hurry up              B. Look out                          C. Slow down            D. Go ahead

 

Jay Chou is a popular singer around the world now. He looks very cool    46    his songs sound beautiful. He is     47     with teenagers.

Jay Chou was born     48     January the 18th, 1979 in Taiwan. As a little boy, he showed great interest in music. His mother asked a teacher     49     him to play    50     piano when he was 3 years old. He also learned to play other musical     51     like the guitar and cello (大提琴). When he was 13 years old, his parents got divorced (離婚). Jay felt sad. He often     52     his time listening to music. During this time, he wrote his first song.

Jay’s first job was a waiter in a restaurant. Then he began to write songs for  53      singers. Many of the songs became popular, but nobody knew Jay wrote     54     at that time. In 2000, Jay’s first album (唱片集) came out. To everyone’s surprise, it was a great     55    . With his second album, Jay was among one of the stars.

1.A. if             B. when             C. and              D. or

2.A. exciting           B. creative         C. interesting      D. popular

3.A. in             B. on               C. at               D. from

4.A. teach          B. taught           C. teaches          D. to teach

5.A. the                B. an               C. a                    D. /

6.A. programs       B. information      C. instruments      D. science

7.A. enjoyed        B. spent            C. took             D. found

8.A. other      B. the other        C. others           D. the others

9.A. it             B. them             C. him              D. us

10.A. success           B. problem      C. future           D. competition

 

Denny Crook was a famous photographer(攝影師). He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

         “I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is

   41   .”

And he told the     42   .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    43   . “I’ll travel for my work, not for    44   ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have    45   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to     46   ,and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good     47    or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t     48    . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he     49    about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,” You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild   50   there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

         His wife was very     51   ,and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

         Then Denny went off to     52   some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分開).She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

         Suddenly, Denny heard her     53    .He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

         Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and     54    it at his wife and the lion.

         Then he shouted, “    55   ,woman !I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.A. dangerous                  B. natural                                     C. convenient            D. impossible

2.A. lie                                  B. reason                             C. news                      D. truth

3.A. allowed                       B. refused                           C. failed                      D. joked

4.A. wealth                         B. prize                                C. pleasure                D. luck

5.A. money                         B. time                                 C. interest                 D. ability

6.A. meet                                B. work                                C. shop                       D. stay

7.A. meal                       B. picnic                               C. room                      D. party

8.A. agree                           B. understand                    C. replay                     D. complain

9.A. worried                       B. forgot                              C. asked                     D. thought

10.A. land                                B. flowers                            C. animals                  D. people

11.A. exciting                        B. excited                            C. surprised               D. surprising

12.A. find                       B. feed                                 C. drive                       D. shoot

13.A. singing                      B. crying                              C. laughing                D. cheering

14.A. threw                        B. fired                                 C. showed                  D. pointed

15.A. Hurry up              B. Look out                          C. Slow down            D. Go ahead

 

  When people find something valuable and return it to its owner, they are often given a reward. This is because the person not only found what was lost but also spent time   46   its owner or taking it to the police station.

There was once a young boy   47    found a woman’s purse in a shopping centre. Inside the purse there   48    some money and the woman’s driving license. Her name and   49    were printed on the license, so the boy knew where she lived. That evening he went to her house and   50    her door. When she opened it, he said, “I found your purse,” and handed it to her.

    “Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and took out all the money. She wanted to give the boy a small reward,   51    there were only bills of ＄20 in the purse and she thought that $ 20 was too   52    to give the boy. “I’m sorry,” she said, “but I don’t have any small    53   to give you.”

   The boy said, “That’s all right,” and he went away.

   A few days later he found   54    woman’s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he knew where she lived. He went to her house and said “I found your purse,” and handed it to her.

   “Thank you very much, “she said. She opened her purse and took out all her money.

   “That’s   55    ”, she said, “Before I lost my purse I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and two $5 bills.”

   “Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.

46. A. to find                                 B. finding                         C. find

47. A. who                                 B. whose                         C. which

48. A. is                                    B. were                             C. was

49. A. e-mail                               B. address                        C. age

50. A. cut down                             B. knocked on                   C. broke into

51. A. so                                   B. but                                   C. or

52. A. little                                 B. few                              C. much

53. A. change                               B. menu                              C. purse

54. A .another                                B. the other                          C. other

55. A interesting                               B. exciting                         C. strange

     A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how   51   the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't   52   and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs   53   saying that they were sure to die.   54  , one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying,   55   . Then he fell down and died.

     The other frog, however,   56   to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he   57    , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor  58 , explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timid."

     The story teaches us a   59   : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An 60  word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.

51. A. small              B. deep                C. big              D. wide

52. A. care               B. refuse              C. insist             D. think

53. A. kept               B. finished            C. practiced          D. stopped

54. A. Luckily             B. Finally             C. Suddenly          D. Happily

55. A. went on             B. ran away           C. jumped out         D. gave up

56. A. happened           B. continued           C. planned            D. wanted

57. A. got out              B. ran away           C. got off              D. woke up

58. A. smelling            B. eyesight            C. hearing             D. looking

59. A. way                ]3. skill                C. sentence            D. lesson

60. A. interesting          B. exciting            C. excellent            D. encouraging