Although he had studied very hard, John had hope of passing the exam.()A. littleB. any
Although he had studied very hard, John had hope of passing the exam.()
A. little
B. any
C. a little
D. some
Although he had studied very hard, John had hope of passing the exam.()
A. little
B. any
C. a little
D. some
第1题
Although he had not studiedvery hard, John had () hope of passing the exam.
A. little
B. any
C. a little
D. some
第2题
A、Even
B、While
C、Although
D、However
第3题
A.and
B.but
C.yet
D.So
第4题
A. Bur for
B. So long as
C. Although
D. In spite
第5题
A) extended
B) amounted
C) added
D) turned
第6题
One of the most enjoyable jobs I've ever done was when I was a student. When you () what it was you may be a bit shocked, but () I know it sounds () I can assure you that it was in fact delightful. () it or not, I was grave-digger for a () summer. It was one of those hot, dry () which made the () as hard as rock and () needed a great deal of effort to dig the graves. Now, a grave-digger doesn't have anything to () with dead bodies. () he has to do is dig two-meter deep () and fill them in again when the coffin has been put (). As I said, it was a marvelous summer and I'm glad to say that I didn't have to work on my (). I had a workmate who had been digging graves since 1930. In spite of his depressing trade he was a () character, always laughing and () jokes. He () to tell me all about his experiences and I listened to him for hours () end. Mind you, () had to work quite hard and usually there were two or three graves to dig every day. () the time I had to go back to () I was fitter, browner and in some ways a wiser person.
1、A) hear B) know C) tell D) say
2、A) what B) because C) although D) however
3、A) strange B) good C) pleasant D) unpleasant
4、A) Take B) Hear C) Believe D) Like
5、A) long B) short C) pleasant D) whole
6、A) season B) summers C) days D) holidays
7、A) ground B) field C) grave D) work
8、A) which B) what C) it D) that
9、A) do B) deal C) fear D) carry
10、A) That B) All C) which D) where
11、A) graves B) holes C) caves D) places
12、A) down B) away C) on D) in
13、A) hand B) energy C) own D) problem
14、A) kind B) helpful C) bad D) cheerful
15、A) telling B) speaking C) hearing D) doing
16、A) was B) used C) wanted D) went
17、A) to B) with C) without D) on
18、A) he B) I C) we D) they
19、A) By B) To C) At D) From
20、A) dig B) work C) college D) employment
第7题
Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier to make 21______that theywere not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening, except at weekends,he 22______ see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier, pushing a bicyclewith a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle reached the frontier, Henry 23______ to stop the man and make him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the24______ very carefully to see if he could find anything, after which he would look in all theman's pockets 25______ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always 26______ to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found any.
Then one evening, after he had looked 27______ the straw as usual, he said to him,"Listen. 1 know that you are smuggling things across this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you are bringing into the country so 28______ ? I' m an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I' m going to 29______. 1 promise that 1 shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything for 30______.Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly, "Bicycles. "
21. A. known B. clear C. obvious D. sure
22. A. would B. must C. might D. should
23. A. had B. ought C. used D. wanted
24. A. bicycle B. hill C. straw D. worker
25. A. when B. before C. while D. as
26. A. thinking B. suspecting C. expecting D. insisting
27. A. thoroughly B. through C. down D. up
28. A. carefully B. successfully C. obviously D. silently
29.A. return B. retreat C. retire D. rest
30. A. short while B. a period C. few minutes D. some time
第8题
A.to
B.in
C.with
D.on
第10题
The word "prevalent" in the first sentence is nearest in meaning to "______".
A.unusual
B.traditional
C.prevailing
D.prosperous
第11题
Although he thought he was helping us prepare the dinner, he was actually ______ the way.
A.by B.off C.in D.on