1 . There are many opportunities for adults who want to make their lives better. There are public schools you can attend. In the schools you can _______ things like English, arithmetic and history. You can find classes in almost any subject you want to _________ . You may want to learn to type, sew, paint or fix TV sets. You may want to learn more about the trade you are already ___________. You may want to _________ a higher school diploma (文凭).You may even want to go to college. All it takes is time and _________

In many cities, there are adult classes in the _____________schools. You can attend many of these without having to pay _________. In some schools you may have to pay a___________fee (费用).There are also many kinds of private schools for adults, _________you may have to pay more money.

Many job opportunities are __________to those who wish to work. It helps if you know more than one language. There are good__________for interpreters and typists who know English.

There are many good jobs in government. In most cases, you must be a citizen of this country, and you must____________a civil service examination. These examinations are ____________ to everyone, regardless of race, religion or color.

Many civil service jobs __________a high school diploma. There are several __________to get a high school diploma. You can study high school __________at home and then take special tests. __________you pass the tests, then you get a diploma. __________you can go to night school. There are classes that ____________you to take special tests to get a diploma.

Be as well trained as you can. Get as much training as you can. __________knocks at every door. Be sure that when it knocks at your door you are ready.

1.

A．remember

B．take

C．improve

D．exchange

2.

A．organize

B．revise

C．study

D．design

3.

A．on

B．in

C．over

D．under

4.

A．show

B．explore

C．buy

D．get

5.

A．notice

B．role

C．effort

D．chance

6.

A．famous

B．formal

C．public

D．private

7.

A．attention

B．money

C．bill

D．interest

8.

A．high

B．monthly

C．entrance

D．small

9.

A．which

B．where

C．when

D．why

10.

A．chosen

B．allowed

C．promised

D．offered

11.

A．jobs

B．campus

C．agreements

D．partners

12.

A．take

B．join

C．hold

D．give

13.

A．possible

B．open

C．limited

D．easy

14.

A．want

B．get

C．advise

D．need

15.

A．ways

B．goals

C．keys

D．styles

16.

A．subjects

B．experiments

C．tests

D．language

17.

A．Before

B．Because

C．If

D．Though

18.

A．Or

B．For

C．But

D．So

19.

A．ask

B．push

C．register

D．prepare

20.

A．Hope

B．Job

C．Diploma

D．Opportunity

2 . One day, a kind woman happened to say something that hurt her best friend of many years. She _________ immediately and would do anything to take the words back. What she said hurt the friend so _________ that this good woman was herself hurt for the _________ she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village, explained her ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ her. She also knew she could never _________ her pain, but she could teach. She knew the outcome would only _________ the character of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight, _________ your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the _________ of each house in town before the sun rises.”

The young woman hurried home to prepare for it, even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long, she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting light. She placed the last feather on the step of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she ____________ to the older woman.

“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and ____________ your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps. Then everything will be as it was before.”

“You know that’s impossible! The wind ____________ away the feathers as fast as I placed them on the steps!” The young woman was surprised.

“That’s true, ” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your ____________ is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken, no amount of ____________, no matter how heartfelt or sincere, can return them to your ____________. Choose your words well and, most of all, guard them in the presence of those you love.”

1.

A．replied

B．forgot

C．laughed

D．regretted

2.

A．deeply

B．slightly

C．powerfully

D．certainly

3.

A．mercy

B．intention

C．pain

D．mess

4.

A．lecture

B．situation

C．shortcoming

D．position

5.

A．help

B．scold

C．praise

D．punish

6.

A．feel

B．resist

A．remove

B．find

7.

A．contribute to

B．focus on

C．depend on

D．recover from

8.

A．show

B．hide

C．throw

D．take

9.

A．roof

B．step

C．wall

D．mailbox

10.

A．appealed

B．returned

C．waved

D．nodded

11.

A．sew

B．decorate

C．refill

D．preserve

12.

A．blew

B．gave

C．put

D．drove

13.

A．words

B．friends

C．promises

D．expectations

14.

A．loss

B．effort

C．idea

D．joke

15.

A．ears

B．eyes

C．mouth

D．face

3 . It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of_______to where he was going. Pretty soon he_______that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to_______someone who could tell him how to get back to the_______.
It was a long_______road. For many _______he kept on driving. When it was almostdark, he saw in a field a tall_______ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his_______team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer_______ ,still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go?”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It_______stays right where it is,”said the farmer，withoutstopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man,speaking a little more_______.
“Don’t know. I never　________it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting________“What do you know?You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time________at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much.________I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!”1.

A．signs

B．orders

C．attention

D．direction

2.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．accepted

D．received

3.

A．miss

B．meet

C．look

D．lose

4.

A．town

B．country

C．capital

D．village

5.

A．lonely

B．busy

C．dirty

D．crowded

6.

A．seconds

B．minutes

C．hours

D．years

7.

A．driver

B．policeman

C．farmer

D．worker

8.

A．strong

B．tired

C．weak

D．tiring

9.

A．asked

B．demanded

C．replied

D．ordered

10.

A．always

B．often

C．sometimes

D．seldom

11.

A．politely

B．friendly

C．loudly

D．angrily

12.

A．judged

B．measured

C．saw

D．studied

13.

A．sad

B．lovely

C．friendly

D．angry

14.

A．gladly

B．immediately

C．silently

D．excitedly

15.

A．Generally

B．Fortunately

C．Certainly

D．Perhaps