1 . I met Mr. Vijay when we moved into our new house. He was our_________, just living next door. Mr. Vijay was an elderly man who lived alone. He_________a steady servant who came daily to cook and wash for him. Mr. Vijay was a very_________and amiable (和蔼可亲) man. Almost everyone in the neighborhood was_________with him. He was in his mid-seventies when I first came to know him. His_________were so bad that he was almost blind without the_________of his thick glasses.

I became a fast friend with the old man. Mr. Vijay was a_________. He loved spending most of his time_________books, magazines, and newspapers. He was a truly learned person. He was inquisitive (好学的) by_________and he would read on just about any topic. This made him a great__________as he could speak on just about any topic.

Mr. Vijay had bought the house when he__________a few years previously. It is said that Mr. Vijay was very__________but he never spent money unnecessarily. Indeed, it seemed that Mr. Vijay__________most of his money on books and other printed matters.

I enjoyed__________with Mr. Vijay and we would often__________various interesting topics. I was a bookworm as well. We would spend hours__________history, science, politics and other subjects of mutual (相互的) interest.

Three years ago, Mr. Vijay died at the age of seventy-nine. He left all the books that he had in his__________library to me. Believe it or not, Mr. Vijay had more than six thousand books in his library! My father transformed one of our rooms into a library to__________all the books Mr. Vijay left me.

I feel__________because Mr. Vijay is no longer around. I always__________someone with whom I can communicate as I had with that knowledgeable old man.

1.

A．suspect

B．assistant

C．tutor

D．neighbor

2.

A．employed

B．depressed

C．confused

D．encountered

3.

A．mean

B．sociable

C．selfish

D．boring

4.

A．familiar

B．similar

C．careful

D．astonished

5.

A．leg

B．health

C．eyesight

D．spirit

6.

A．appearance

B．souvenir

C．aid

D．material

7.

A．cheater

B．bookworm

C．helper

D．hunter

8.

A．pirating

B．predicting

C．drafting

D．reading

9.

A．motivation

B．force

C．body

D．nature

10.

A．conversationalist

B．staff

C．colleague

D．chairman

11.

A．engaged

B．retired

C．admitted

D．escaped

12.

A．poor

B．generous

C．wealthy

D．humorous

13.

A．spent

B．took

C．devoted

D．awarded

14.

A．finishing

B．chatting

C．reasoning

D．living

15.

A．discuss

B．dread

C．ignore

D．discount

16.

A．trying out

B．talking about

C．throwing away

D．showing off

17.

A．overseas

B．entertaining

C．personal

D．awful

18.

A．carry

B．contribute

C．remark

D．house

19.

A．lucky

B．relieved

C．guilty

D．sorrowful

20.

A．defeat

B．evaluate

C．expect

D．warn

2 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tony将作为交换生到你校学习一年，他想要了解你校的概况。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 简要介绍你的学校；
2. 注意事项。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 题目和首句已为你写好。
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5 . Last month, Mr. and Mrs. Walter moved to a small town because they both _________ from work and wanted to _________a peaceful life. After being there _________ a short time, Mrs. Walter complained(抱怨) to her next-door _________. She told him about the poor service _______ she received at the local convenient store. She was hoping the neighbor would repeat her _________to the store owner.

The next day the newcomer went to the store._________ greeted her with a big smile. He told her how _________ he was to see her again, and said he hoped she liked their _________. He also offered himself as a resource to Mrs. Walter and her husband as they got settled. Then he took care of her order________.

Mrs. Walter was very __________. When she got home, she reported the big ________ to her neighbor. “I suppose you told him how poor I thought the __________was,” she guessed.

“Well, no,” the neighbor said, “__________ —and I hope you don’t mind—I told him you were amazed at the way he had __________this small town store, which was no easy job, and that you thought it was one of the __________stores you’d ever seen.”

Mrs. Walter’s neighbor __________ that all people want to be __________. Actually, most people will do nearly anything for you __________you treat them respectfully. That means making it clear to them that their feelings are ________, and their opinions are precious.

1.

A．learned

B．retired

C．came

D．recovered

2.

A．live

B．save

C．change

D．remember

3.

A．of

B．on

C．at

D．for

4.

A．sister

B．stranger

C．newcomer

D．neighbor

5.

A．where

B．that

C．what

D．how

6.

A．happiness

B．dissatisfaction

C．honesty

D．joke

7.

A．Mr. Walter

B．Mrs. Walter

C．The owner

D．The neighbor

8.

A．happy

B．funny

C．lucky

D．polite

9.

A．way

B．friend

C．order

D．town

10.

A．quickly

B．sadly

C．angrily

D．easily

11.

A．proud

B．interested

C．surprised

D．disappointed

12.

A．success

B．change

C．decision

D．idea

13.

A．place

B．man

C．store

D．service

14.

A．For example

B．At least

C．In fact

D．After all

15.

A．paid for

B．built up

C．found out

D．thought about

16.

A．best-run

B．most modern

C．busiest

D．cleanest

17.

A．understood

B．forgot

C．pretended

D．hoped

18.

A．helped

B．educated

C．respected

D．corrected

19.

A．until

B．unless

C．if

D．though

20.

A．embarrassing

B．exciting

C．shameful

D．important