1 . I will arrange for someone ________(take) you around. (所给词的适当形式填空)

2 . My folks bought their first house in the early 1940s after Dad got a better job in Marquette, Michigan. We lived just inside the city limits in what was still a rural area.

In the spring of 1948, when I was 6 years old, my parents bought a calf (小牛) to replace our cow, which had been killed the year before. So one day we drove to a local farm and returned with a white and brown calf we named Tubby.

We didn’t own a truck, so Tubby rode home in the backseat of Dad’s car with my 9-year-old brother, Steve and me. As you can imagine, the trip was a lot of fun for us kids.

Later that summer, Mom thought it would be cute to take a picture of me sitting on Tubby’s back. All went well until the flashlight of the camera sent Tubby charging off on a run, with me holding on for dear life and my heart pulled to my throat.

I lasted for about 30 feet before I hit the ground. Mom was quick enough to shoot a follow-up picture, so we had photos of me both on and off Tubby!

When summer had passed, the day arrived for poor Tubby to fill our freezer (冰柜). I must have been somewhere else with my mom on the fateful (决定性的) day, because I have no memory of what happened. All I knew was that the barn (畜棚) was empty, and that we had plenty of meat for dinners.

I hadn’t lived on the farm like my mother, so I didn’t understand that what had happened to Tubby was not unusual. Livestock (家畜) aren’t meant to be pets, and most farm kids know and accept the truth.

Whenever we had beef for dinner, I would tearfully ask, “Is this Tubby?” This went on for a couple of months until Dad had enough and declared, “No more cows!” That made me feel better about poor Tubby.

1. Why did the parents buy Tubby?

A．To raise it for meat.	B．To produce enough milk for the kids.
C．To keep the kids company.	D．To have Tubby help with farm work.

2. What can we know from the passage?

A．The writer witnessed Tubby killed.

B．The writer felt happy to see the freezer filled with meat.

C．The writer’s mother thought it natural to kill Tubby for meat.

D．The writer felt excited on Tubby’s back when it was running off.

3. How did the writer feel towards Tubby whenever he had beef?

A．Sad.

B．Thankful.

C．Moved.

D．Hopeless.

3 . The wise man knows ________ he knows nothing; the fool thinks he knows all. (用适当的词填空)

4 . He is engaged in a bitter ________ (斗争) with his rival (对手) to get control of the company. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

5 . A spokesman said the changes were not in ________ (react) to the company’s recent losses. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . The great majority of players would sign the contract without ________(hesitate). (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . Raised in an ________ (氛围) of love, Shaw is always willing to help others. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

8 . Five large pieces of the wall are currently on ________ (exhibit). (所给词的适当形式填空)

9 . Man is still far _________(intelligence) than the cleverest robot.(所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . Finally he got the fame ________ which he had fought in the past few years. (用适当的词填空)