1 . One Saturday morning, an old man went into the market to buy something. He was dressed _________, his coat worn and his hat old. On his arm he carried a small _________.

“I wish to get a _________ for tomorrow’s dinner,” he said. The market man showed him a fat one. “Ah! That is _________ what I want,” said the old man. “My wife will be _________ with it.” He asked the price and paid for it. The market man packed it and put it in his basket.

Just then a young gentleman _________ the market. He also bought a turkey. When he asked the market man to send it to his _________ at once, the market man _________, “My errand (跑腿) boy is sick today, and there’s no one else. _________, it is not our __________ to deliver goods. It is not __________, so you can carry it yourself.” The young gentleman began to grow __________.

“Carry it myself! Who do you think I am?” said the young gentleman.

Hearing all that was said, the old man said, “Well, that is lucky. I __________ to be going that way. I’ll carry your turkey, if you will __________ me.” The young gentleman agreed happily.

__________ reaching the gentleman’s home, the old man politely handed him the turkey and turned to go. The young gentleman __________ the old man.

“Oh, it’s nothing, sir,” replied the old man. “It was no __________ to me, and you are welcome.” He bowed and went on. The young gentleman stared after him and __________. Then he walked hurriedly back to the market.

“Who is that __________ old gentleman?” he asked the market man. “John Marshall, Chief Justice (首席大法官) of the USA,” the market man answered. The young gentleman was surprised and __________.

In fact, Mr Marshall taught us a lesson that no man should feel himself too fine to carry his own goods.

1.

A．simply

B．warmly

C．casually

D．formally

2.

A．cage

B．bag

C．basket

D．box

3.

A．chicken

B．duck

C．fish

D．turkey

4.

A．only

B．just

C．always

D．also

5.

A．satisfied

B．familiar

C．busy

D．bored

6.

A．walked around

B．searched for

C．passed by

D．stepped into

7.

A．office

B．farm

C．house

D．hospital

8.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．hesitated

D．continued

9.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Instead

10.

A．right

B．intention

C．rule

D．custom

11.

A．important

B．dirty

C．heavy

D．expensive

12.

A．sorry

B．angry

C．hungry

D．depressed

13.

A．happen

B．hope

C．regret

D．choose

14.

A．help

B．employ

C．pay

D．allow

15.

A．Until

B．Unless

C．When

D．Before

16.

A．praised

B．thanked

C．stopped

D．invited

17.

A．trouble

B．expectation

C．surprise

D．doubt

18.

A．smiled

B．imagined

C．waited

D．wondered

19.

A．brave

B．strange

C．kind

D．ordinary

20.

A．peaceful

B．shamed

C．sad

D．disappointed

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts. I learned this lesson from an experience many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program. The school took part in the league matches every year. However, it never ended well. We were more of the audience, watching and cheering instead of sweating out in the fields.

Fortunately, the school held the tradition that the school’s old team was to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. For lack of resources, the old team bad no coach, and they didn’t even practice to prepare for the game.

I was assigned (指派) as the coach of the new team, which was why I was excited. I believed that we were going to win, but to my disappointment, we were defeated. I couldn’t believe I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I tried to figure out the reason and what I should do next.

It didn’t take long before I came to realize that my team was depending on me. Without proper guidance or previous experience, my team was at a loss what to do. I had to change my attitude so that I could bring out the best in them about their ability and potential.

I would let my action do the talking. First, I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. I could see their spirits lifted, with their head held high in great confidence. Most importantly, I began to treat them like winners. Only when they regarded themselves as winners could they willingly invest time and energy.

This summer, the other teams enjoyed their vacations.

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Six months later, football season started.

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3 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A middle-aged man took his eighty-year-old father, who used a stick for walking, to the park to take a walk every morning.

One day, while the old man stepped out from the car, his stick fell down, and he lost his balance.

However, his son caught his hand tightly     1     (immediate), and saved him. The old man smiled at his son gratefully. The son said, “Father, pleased put that stick aside. I     2     (support)you for walking.”

    3     (hold) his son’s hand, the old man walked slowly.

After walking     4     half an hour, they felt tired and sat on a bench. Taking     5     deep breath, the old man said: “Dear, this is life!”

The son asked,“ What do you mean, Father?” The man said,“ When you were a kid, I was holding your hand to support you for walking.     6    now, you are holding my hand to help me!Years ago, you were identified as my son; now I am in your care!This is what     7    (call) the rule of life!”

“What?” the son questioned his dad. The old man replied,

“We all want to be ‘young’ forever! Ageless! Young age is always full of     8     (excite) when you keep on doing sports, When you are a child, everything is so     9    (enjoy); that never happens again    10     you catch ages. Life is short. So, live it to the fullest and make every second court!”