Bill Robinson is on trial for murder (因謀殺而受審). He grew up in a small town in Ohio and then went to Kent State University for one year. When he was nineteen years old, he was asked to join the army and was soon sent to fight in Vietnam. He was very unhappy there as he hated the war and he hated killing people. Two years later he returned home and tried to pick up where he had left off, but things were never quite the same again for the young black man. For one thing, he always had terrible dreams about the war. He could not concentrate on his studies and soon he had to leave school.Then he was fired from one job after another. He wanted to meet someone nice and get married, but he just couldn't seem to get close to anyone. He was always lonely. Finally one day, while eating at a restaurant, Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all. Bill's lawyer hopes that the judge and the jury (陪審團)  will understand that Bill was “temporarily insane" (一時精神錯亂) and did not really choose to kill anyone.
71. What did Bill Robinson do after he returned from abroad?
A.  He gave up the chance to go back to college.
B.  He tried to go back to his normal life.          C.  He picked up his things and left again.
D.  He found when he had dreamed of.
72. He failed to complete his college education because he _______.
A. hated school              B. joined the army            C. didn't study hard   
D. found it difficult to keep his mind on his studies
73. He never married because _______.
A. there were no nice girls around                           B. he didn't care to meet any girls
C. he hadn't met girls that he liked                            D. he found it hard to make friends with girls
74. What happened one day?
A. He went insane.                                               B. He shot a young black man.
C. He killed someone with a gun.                            D. He shot someone for a large sum of money.
75. The best title for this article is _______.
A.Robinson on Trial                                             B.Murder at a Restaurant
C.A Young Black Man                                            D.A Victim of the Vietnam War

While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a ___1___ house. One ___2___ my father and sister and  I were sitting together. He was ___3___ the window. I suddenly ___4___ that he was turning very pale. I sat ___5___, for I did not want to __6__ my sick sister. Soon father said in a ___7___ voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine is ___8___ here to see me this evening, and I wish to be ___9___ him. Will you go up to your own room?” We ___10___, went to our room and closed the door.
Soon I heard a ___11___ like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying ___12___ the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was ___13___ near, I seized the pistol(手槍) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, "For God’s sake(快!), child, ___14___ the door. " I did so. To my horror(恐怖), I saw, ___15___ my father’s shoulder, a gorilla(大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in ___16___. He was ___17___ my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with ___18___ loud cry. Father took the ___19___ smoking pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which ___20___ the gorilla.
It happened that father had ___21___ us upstairs because he thought he would be able to ___22___ the door ––– which was twenty feet away –––___23___ the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too ___24___ for him; and this was the cause of the ___25___ flight(逃跑) up the stairs.
1. A. two-storeyed  B. two storeyed      C. two-storeys D. two storeys
2. A. o’clock  B. night   C. evening      D. time
3. A. towards  B. opposite     C. inside  D. behind
4. A. knew     B. learned       C. felt     D. noticed
5. A. still B. lonely C. sadly   D. unhappily
6. A. hurt       B. frighten      C. lose    D. trouble
7. A. loud       B. sad     C. calm   D. pleasant
8. A. moving  B. staying       C. running      D. coming
9. A. friendly to     B. alone with  C. helpful to   D. careful with
10. A. promised     B. trembled    C. obeyed       D. replied
11. A. sound   B. cry     C. voice  D. shout
12. A. to B. down  C. through      D. up
13. A. some difficulty    B. a thief C. some danger      D. an accident
14. A. open    B. close   C. pull    D. draw
15. A. on B. above  C. over    D. from
16. A. South America    B. Africa C. South Asia  D. Europe
17. A. aiming at     B. marching towards C. shooting at      D. running after
18. A. an exciting   B. a calm C. an angry     D. a natural
19. A. still      B. yet      C. even   D. already
20. A. hit       B. murdered   C. frightened  D. killed
21. A. taken    B. sent    C. driven D. forced
22. A. push     B. lock    C. guard  D. defend
23. A. until     B. when  C. before D. though
24. A. quick   B. huge   C. heavy  D. stupid
25. A. anxious       B. fearless      C. excited       D. hurried

It was a cold winter’s afternoon, Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any ___1___ on the river. ___2___ the bridge, however, almost directly below, ___3___ was a small canoe(獨木舟), with a boy in it. He was ___4___ wearing many clothes, Robert ___5___. He shivered(打了個寒顫) and walked on.
___6___ he heard a cry. “Help! Help!” The cry ___7___ from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was ___8___ the water and his canoe was ___9___ away, “Help! Help!” he called again.
Robert was a good ___10___. Taking off his clothes, he ___11___ into the river. The ___12___ water made him tremble all over, ___13___ in a few seconds he reached the ___14___. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, ___15___ the boy with him. But at that ___16___ he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all___17___in his direction. Robert ___18___ to swim towards the boat.
“Give me a hand,” he shouted ___19___ he got near the boat. He ___20___ up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so ___21___.” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and ___22___ him in a blanket. But they did not move to ___23___ Robert.
“Aren’t you going to pull me ___24___ too?” Robert asked.
“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large ___25___. “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破壞) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water.”
1. A. fish B. boats   C. waves D. sounds
2. A. From     B. Towards     C. Near   D. Beyond
3. A. there      B. it C. where D. that
4. A. then       B. also    C. only    D. not
5. A. noticed   B. saw     C. guessed      D. said
6. A. Till then B. Just then    C. Far away    D. From there
7. A. happened       B. went   C. arrived       D. came
8. A. on  B. within C. in       D. under
9. A. running  B. floating      C. flowing      D. pulling
10. A. swimmer     B. guard  C. soldier       D. sportsman
11. A. threw   B. looked       C. dived  D. turned
12. A. deep     B. cool    C. dirty   D. cold
13. A. but       B. so       C. and     D. or
14. A. canoe   B. bank   C. boy     D. bridge
15. A. pushing       B. dragging    C. holding      D. catching
16. A. place    B. period C. second       D. moment
17. A. seeing  B. smiling      C. looking      D. shouting
18. A. decided       B. went   C. agreed D. promised
19. A. while   B. till      C. for      D. as
20. A. turned  B. looked       C. hurried       D. stood
21. A. nervous       B. afraid  C. excited       D. angry
22. A. wrapped      B. left     C. placed D. threw
23. A. save     B. thank  C. help    D. wrap
24. A. on B. out     C. away   D. off
25. A. boat     B. blanket       C. camera       D. screen

The lecture on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had ___1___ on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared.
We were ___2___ to go back for class again when the headmaster called us ___3___ and said, I’ve got a little ___4___ for you boys. Mrs Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened ___5___, she says ---- it just ___6___ off her wrist(手腕). So, look around for it, will you? ___7___ if you’re clever enough to find it. Let’s ___8___ it clear the boy who does ___9___ will get a useful reward(獎賞).
At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the ___10___ one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to ___11___ something. And ___12___ he was in front of Mrs Smith, all smiles, ___13___ the watch to her.
Mrs Smith, however, didn’t seem at all ___14___.In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without ___15___ a “Thank you”.
Jim got ___16___ a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who ___17___ him to write a composition ___18___ the dangers of smoking. What could ___19___ Jim write about? He hadn’t listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the ___20___.
1. A. seen       B. dropped     C. fond   D. laid
2. A. about     B. able    C. sorry   D. sure
3. A. forward  B. together     C. straight      D. out
4. A. fun B. trick   C. job     D. prize
5. A. before    B. now    C. here    D. there
6. A. goes       B. throws       C. slips    D. falls
7. A. Say B. See     C. Guess  D. Check
8. A. get  B. put     C. make  D. keep
9. A. this B. such    C. that     D. so
10. A. lucky   B. quick  C. early   D. worthy
11. A. put down     B. give away   C. find out      D. pick up
12. A. the following moment B. the next moment
C. for a moment           D. just a moment
13. A. handing out B. turning in   C. giving up   D. sending back
14. A. pleased B. hurt    C. interested   D. worried
15. A. just      B. ever    C. even   D. almost
16. A. her punishment   B. her prize    C. his job       D. his reward
17. A. had      B. made  C. told    D. helped
18. A. of B. on      C. in       D. at
19. A. poor     B. nervous      C. quick  D. good
20. A. lecture  B. point   C. matter D. subject

Jenlins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond(鉆石) ring worth 57,000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked ___1___ like the first one but was worth only 2,000 pounds. This he took to the shop, which ___2___ it without a question.
Jenkins gave the much more ___3___ ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife ___4___ to Paris for a weekend. As to the ___5___ ring, the shop sold it for 60,000 pounds.
Six months later the buyer ___6___ it back to Silkstone’s office. “It’s a faulty(有瑕疵的) diamond,” he said. “It isn’t worth the high ___7___ I paid.” Then he told them the ___8___. His wife’s car had caught fire in an ___9___. She had escaped(幸免), ___10___ the ring had fallen off and been damaged(損壞) in the great ___11___ of the fire.
The shop had to ___12___. They knew that no fire on earth can ___13___ damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the ___14___ diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who ___15___ it?
A picture of the ring appeared in the ___16___. A reader thought he ___17___ the ring. The next day, another picture appeared in the papers which ___18___ a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman ___19___ a large diamond ring. “Do you know the ___20___ with the lovely diamond ring?” the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.
1. A. only       B. surely C. nearly D. exactly
2. A. accepted B. received     C. refused       D. rejected
3. A. real B. modern      C. worthy       D. valuable
4. A. flew       B. drove  C. sailed  D. bicycled
5. A. first       B. second       C. last     D. next
6. A. sold       B. posted C. brought      D. returned
7. A. cost       B. money       C. price   D. value
8. A. facts      B. matters       C. questions    D. results
9. A. affair     B. accident     C. incident      D. experience
11. A. pile      B. heat    C. power D. pressure
12. A. think    B. agree  C. permit D. promise
13. A. almost  B. even   C. just     D. ever
14. A. real      B. pure    C. right   D. exact
15. A. copied  B. made  C. stole   D. did
16. A. notices B. magazines  C. newspapers D. programmes
17. A. saw      B. knew  C. found  D. recognized
18. A. showed       B. drew   C. printed       D. carried
19. A. carrying      B. dressing     C. wearing      D. holding
20. A. dancer  B. woman       C. reader D. jeweler

It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their ___1___. This was the beginning of another ___2___ day in New York City. ___3___this day was to be different.
Waiting ___4___ the crowded streets, on top of a ___5___ 110 stories high, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to ___6___ a tightrope(繃索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.
Philippe took his first ___7___ with great care. The wire held. Now he was ___8___ he could do ___9__ only a balancing pole. Philippe walked his way across, a ___10___ of 131 feet.
Soon the rush-hour ___11___ began to notice. What a ___12___! There, 1350 feet above the street, a ___13___ figure was walking on air.
Philippe made seven ___14___, back and forth(來回). He wasn’t satisfied with just ___15___. At times he would turn, sit down, and ___16___ go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing ___17___ to lie down on the thin thread. And thousands of ___18___ watchers stared with their hearts beating fast.
After the forty-five-minute ___19___, Philippe was taken to the police station. He was asked ___20___ he did it. Philippe shrugged(聳肩) and said, “When I see two tall buildings, I walk.”
1. A. job B. homes C. buses  D. offices
2. A. working B. hot     C. same   D. ordinary
3. A. And       B. So      C. But     D. Thus
4. A. for  B. in       C. by      D. above
5. A. roof       B. position      C. wall    D. building
6. A. throw     B. walk   C. climb  D. fix
7. A. act  B. landing      C. step    D. trip
8. A. sure       B. uncertain    C. glad    D. nervous
9. A. Through B. Against      C. With   D. On
10. A. distance       B. height C. space  D. rope
11. A. streets   B. crowds       C. passengers  D. city
12. A. height  B. pleasure     C. wonder      D. danger
13. A. great    B. strange       C. public D. tiny
14. A. experiment  B. circles C. trips    D. movements
15. A. walking       B. staying       C. acting D. showing
16. A. almost  B. even   C. often   D. rather
17. A. spirit    B. result  C. strength      D. courage
18. A. patient  B. terrified     C. pleased       D. enjoyable
19. A. show    B. trick   C. try      D. program
20. A. how     B. why    C. whether      D. when

The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
— Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nantette O’Neill gave an arithmetic ___1___ to our class. When the papers were ___2___ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ___3___ mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about ___4___ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neill ___5___ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ___6___ after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs. O’Neill asked ___7___ questions, and she did not ___8___ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ___9___ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ___10___ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t ___11___ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ___12___ I can say: it was the most important single ___13___ of my life. Thirty years after being ___14___ to Macaulay’s words, they ___15___ seem to me the best yardstick(準繩), because they give us a ___16___ to measure ourselves rather than others.
___17___ of us are asked to made ___18___ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called ___19___ daily to make a great many personal decisions. ___20___ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket ___21___ turned over to the policeman? Should the ___22___ change received at the store be forgotten or ___23___? Nobody will know except ___24___. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always ___25___ to live with someone you respect.
1. A. test B. problem     C. paper  D. lesson
2. A. examinedB. completed  C. marked      D. answered
3. A. easy       B. funny  C. same   D. serious
4. A. lying      B. cheating     C. guessing     D. discussing
5. A. didn’t    B. did     C. would D. wouldn’t
6. A. come     B. leave   C. remain       D. apologize
7. A. no  B. certain       C. many  D. more
8. A. excuse    B. reject  C. help    D. scold
9. A. above     B. common     C. following   D. unusual
10. A. repeat   B. get      C. put     D. copy
11. A. worry   B. know  C. hear    D. talk
12. A. myself  B. ourselves    C. themselves  D. herself
13. A. chance  B. incident      C. lesson D. memory
14. A. referred       B. shown C. brought      D. introduced
15. A. even     B. still     C. always       D. almost
16. A. way     B. sentence     C. choice D. reason
17. A. All       B. Few    C. Some  D. None
18. A. quick   B. wise    C. great   D. personal
19. A. out       B. for      C. up      D. upon
20. A. Should B. Must   C. Would D. Need
21. A. and      B. or       C. then    D. but
22. A. extra    B. small  C. some   D. necessary
23. A. paid     B. remembered      C. shared D. returned
24. A. me       B. you     C. us       D. them
25. A. easier   B. more natural      C. better  D. more peaceful

Todd was working at his gas station(加油站) at night when he heard over the radio that a ___1___ in Long Island had been ___2___ by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $150,000. “One hundred and fifty thousand,” Todd whistled. Here’s a fellow who just ___3___ into a bank and helps himself ___4___ so much money. Todd thought of the ___5___ with which he managed to get the amount of money he ___6___ to start his gas station. So many papers to ___7___. So much money to pay back.
The news ___8___ twenty minutes later. The gunman had ___9___ a car for a ride, and then ___10___ out the driver. He was possibly ___11___ the Southern State Parkway in a white Ford. License plate(車牌) number LJR 1939. The ___12___ of the announcer continued: “__13___ out for white cars. Don’t pick up ___14___, and all you folks in gas stations better not do ___15___ to a white Ford car.”
Todd stood up and ___16___ to see out into the cold night. It was dark but Todd ___17___ the Southern State Parkway was out there. Just ___18___, Todd saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for ___19___. There it was, a white Ford. He saw the ___20___, LJR 1939.
“What should I do?” Todd had to make a quick ___21___.
“Yes, sir?” Todd ___22___ while making up his mind for sure.
“__23__ her up,” the man said sounding like any other ___24___.
When the tank(油箱) was full, Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man.
“Hands up ___25___ get out.”
1. A. store      B. bank   C. station D. house
2. A. searched for   B. held up      C. taken over  D. broken into
3. A. walks     B. looks  C. marches     D. drives
4. A. for  B. by      C. to       D. of
5. A. satisfaction    B. difficulty    C. disappointment  D. spirit
6. A. saved     B. made  C. offered       D. needed
7. A. collect    B. prove  C. sign    D. write
8. A. continued      B. lasted  C. spread D. arrived
9. A. bought   B. borrowed   C. stolen  D. stopped
10. A. sent      B. found  C. left     D. pushed
11. A. calling from       B. fleeing from      C. heading for D. looking for
12. A. news    B. warning     C. advice D. voice
13. A. Look    B. Run    C. Call    D. Set
14. A. guests   B. strangers    C. prisoners    D. passengers
15. A. harm    B. favor  C. service       D. business
16. A. tried     B. decided      C. hoped D. happened
17. A. considered   B. knew  C. recognized  D. learnt
18. A. then     B. there   C. right   D. now
19. A. directions    B. repairs       C. gas     D. parking
20. A. mark    B. number      C. sign    D. name
21. A. decision       B. call     C. movement  D. remark
22. A. wondered    B. stopped      C. waited D. asked
23. A. Cover   B. Fill     C. Check D. Tie
24. A. visitor  B. robber C. driver D. rider
25. A. or B. and     C. but     D. to

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She ___1___ John very much. In her ___2___ he couldn’t do anything ___3___. Every morning she would give him breakfast ___4___ bed and bring him the papers to ___5___. It isn’t really true that he was too ___6___ to work ?in fact he had tried a few ___7___. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to ___8___ at least six windows. Then he ___9___ a bus conductor and on his second ___10___ a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(車費) collected. He ___11___ lost his job as a postman ___12___ he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was ___13___ suitable work for him. So he ___14___ to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ___15___ about this that she told the ___16___ to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier,” she said, 揾e is going to be the best soldier there ___17___ was, I can tell you!?
Then the great day came ___18___ he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受檢閱的隊伍). His ___19___ mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good ___20___ in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his ___21___ came in sight some of the people watching ___22___ laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with ___23___, shouted at the top of her voice: 揕ook at ___24___！They’re all out of ___25___ except my John! Isn’t he the best! ?
1. A. depended on  B. waited on   C. trusted       D. loved
2. A. hope      B. eyes    C. head   D. beliefs
3. A. wrong    B. great   C. good   D. strange
4. A. to   B. at       C. in       D. by
5. A. check     B. read    C. keep   D. sign
6. A. lazy       B. young C. weak   D. shy
7. A. ones       B. years   C. tasks   D. jobs
8. A. rub B. drop   C. break  D. clean
9. A. followed       B. met     C. became      D. found
10. A. day      B. try      C. route   D. chance
11. A. thus      B. even   C. once   D. only
12. A. even if B. so that C. because      D. though
13. A. some    B. such    C. less     D. no
14. A. began   B. promised    C. managed    D. decided
15. A. excited B. worried      C. anxious      D. curious
16. A. incident       B. change       C. news   D. matter
17. A. yet       B. even   C. never  D. just
18. A. where   B. since   C. when  D. till
19. A. proud   B. kind    C. strict   D. lucky
20. A. time     B. position      C. experience  D. impression
21. A. neighbours   B. army officer      C. mother       D. fellow soldiers
22. A. couldn’t help      B. shouldn’t burst out    C. stopped      D. kept
23. A. sadness B. happiness   C. surprise      D. regret
24. A. them    B. those   C. that     D. him
25. A. sight    B. order  C. mind   D. step

It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(題目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面條)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the ___36___ of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville ___37___all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat ___38___ spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外來的) treat in ___39___days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and ___40___ of the grown-ups had enough experience to be___41___it. What laughing ___42___ we had about the___43___respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. ___44___, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to ___45___ it down simply for my own ___46___,  not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. ___47___, I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no ___48___ left to write a proper com­position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to ___49___my work. Two days pas­sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the ___50___ papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’. ”
My words! He was reading my words out ___51___ to the whole class. ___52___ laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show___53___, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, ___54___ my words had the power to make people___55___.
36. A. memory       B. thought      C. knowledge  D. experience
37. A. when    B. where C. since   D. after
38. A. cooked B. served C. got     D. made
39. A. their     B. past    C. last     D. those
40. A. none     B. one     C. earns   D. neither
41. A. careful about       B. good at      C. fond of      D. interested in
42. A. speeches      B. lessons       C. sayings       D. arguments 
43. A. nearly   B. naturally    C. officially    D. socially
44. A. Especially    B. Probably    C. Suddenly    D. Fortunately
45. A. settle    B. put     C. bite     D. let     
46. A. work    B. story   C. luck    D. joy
47. A. However      B. Therefore   C. As for him  D. Except for that 
48. A. time     B. excuse C. way    D. idea   
49. A. give up B. continue     C. hand in      D. delay 
50. A. written B. graded       C. collected    D. calmly
51. A. laid      B. fast     C. publicly     D. calmly
52. A. People  B. Nobody      C. Somebody  D. I
53. A. shock   B. wonder      C. worry D. pleasure
54. A. if  B. for      C. while  D. although
55. A. excited B. satisfied     C. think   D. laugh