1 . A few weeks ago, I surfed the Internet and came across a book called The Debt to pleasure. At first sight, I_________, immediately, to own it. Its structure was novel and it had won wide _________among readers.

But before I could_________ the Buy Now button, a tiny inner voice _________the library, the library, which was simply three blocks from my apartment. I searched the catalog （目录）of the library and sure enough, " _________" now. However, by the time the book was borrowed, I couldn't say with _________that I would love it. This worn, yellow-papered object was just so _________. However promising our first _________was, my initial desire _________sank. When the book was __________, I walked to the library and __________it into the Returns box. Once reshelved, it would __________for others. I sighed and walked off. It had never __________me from the very beginning.

One thing I should mention：I did end up loving The Debt to Pleasure, I loved it so much that I finally ordered a copy of my own. The library book does __________me the cost of a paperback, but it just delivers a __________satisfaction, one that can't promise permanent ownership. Live your life fully, for our lives are only lent to us and can't be owned forever.

1.

A．attempted

B．decided

C．arranged

D．ceased

2.

A．sympathy

B．judgment

C．adaptation

D．recognition

3.

A．click

B．spot

C．untie

D．strike

4.

A．defended

B．insisted

C．confirmed

D．conveyed

5.

A．accessible

B．affordable

C．available

D．dynamic

6.

A．patience

B．relief

C．certainty

D．honesty

7.

A．plain

B．vivid

C．unique

D．attractive

8.

A．response

B．adventure

C．interaction

D．encounter

9.

A．frequently

B．gradually

C．consequently

D．normally

10.

A．due

B．extra

C．missing

D．out

11.

A．submitted

B．donated

C．dropped

D．distributed

12.

A．apply

B．exchange

C．cheer

D．head

13.

A．belonged to

B．appealed to

C．turned to

D．depended on

14.

A．paid

B．offer

C．save

D．prepare

15.

A．material

B．temporary

C．complete

D．sustainable

2 . I will never forget one summer in my childhood. While walking in the attic (阁楼), I stepped on something and ______ down, with my hand landing on a floorboard that popped up and almost hit me in the head. When I ______ and looked inside the open space, I could not believe my eyes: There was gold in there! I ______ a handful of shining gold cubes, an to the bottom stair and ______,” Mama. I found gold up here under the floor!”

Back up the stairs I dashed. ______ my brothers almost knocked me back down as they ran right by me. When Mama opened the door and ______ her head m, she ______ said, “Honey, that’s insulation (隔热材料). Now put it all back.”

I felt really disappointed. I had thought I made a real ______.

When I ______ inside to put the fake gold back, my hand touched what felt like a book. I pulled it out. It was old and small: Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, which I’d never heard of. And ______ I was bored, I decided to see what was inside this little book. To my ______, it was a book of passages, phrases, and proverbs and I could tell that this was going to be ______.

So I spent quite much time on it and found ______ in these pages, As I didn’t know how to express things clearly, I often ______ to talk about them. This book helped me ______ that I didn’t need to feel ashamed or ______, because other people had similar experiences.

When I went to college, Bartlett’s came with me. Over the years, I’ve kept my original ______, which to this day I often ______. Although it was a ______ to find the book, it liberated me in a way. It helped me see more than my young mind and heart were able to understand.

The book discovered under those floorboards was, ______, gold.

1.

A．slowed

B．calmed

C．looked

D．fell

2.

A．bent over

B．showed up

C．lay down

D．broke in

3.

A．stole

B．produced

C．seized

D．hid

4.

A．yelled

B．sighed

C．admitted

D．complained

5.

A．or

B．so

C．but

D．for

6.

A．nodded

B．stuck

C．lowered

D．lifted

7.

A．simply

B．thoughtfully

C．honestly

D．angrily

8.

A．difference

B．choice

C．mistake

D．discovery

9.

A．sat

B．slid

C．reached

D．walked

10.

A．until

B．now that

C．unless

D．so that

11.

A．surprise

B．regret

C．relief

D．disappointment

12.

A．absurd

B．controversial

C．boring

D．interesting

13.

A．sympathy

B．comfort

C．honor

D．doubt

14.

A．tended

B．offered

C．managed

D．hesitated

15.

A．expect

B．remember

C．realize

D．imagine

16.

A．embarrassed

B．satisfied

C．astonished

D．tired

17.

A．mind

B．copy

C．plan

D．file

18.

A．put away

B．show off

C．refer to

D．pick up

19.

A．dilemma

B．disaster

C．pity

D．coincidence

20.

A．sill

B．indeed

C．normally

D．hopefully

3 . Childhood curiosity can last a lifetime and I learned this from my son, Bill. When he was very young, I often took him to the ____ He loved to read and often needed to ____ the books he’d read in order to borrow more books.One unintended _____ of his nonstop reading habits was that he even ____ at the dinner table. His mother, Mary, and I did our best to ____ him that, on certain social _____ , reading while dining with others was not a good thing.
Every summer the teachers at his school ____ give the students a reading list, and there was a contest to see who could read the most books. He was so ____ , and he always wanted to win. And he often ____ .But the main reason why he read so obsessively (着迷地) was that he was so ____ . He didn’t just want to learn about ____ things. He wanted to learn about everything.
We helped ____ his curiosity in every way. ____ an unfamiliar word came up in conversation, we’d turn to the ____ , looking up the word, and reading the definition aloud. Thus my son came to realize that if you have a question, the ____ exists somewhere. All you have to do is ____ it.
Bill remains as much of a ____ today as when he was a child, and he seems to _____ everything he reads. He’s often ____ to share what he’s learned with the next person he meets. He ____ reads at the dinner table, though — which is a good thing because the books he’s attracted to now are increasingly unappetizing (引不起食欲的): The Eradication of Infectious Diseases, Mosquitoes, Malaria & Man, and Rats, Lice, and History.1.

A．school

B．office

C．library

D．museum

2.

A．return

B．store

C．talk

D．pick

3.

A．advantage

B．discovery

C．explanation

D．consequence

4.

A．play

B．read

C．study

D．laugh

5.

A．convince

B．promise

C．inform

D．advise

6.

A．issues

B．services

C．occasions

D．duties

7.

A．could

B．would

C．should

D．might

8.

A．sincere

B．crazy

C．positive

D．competitive

9.

A．went

B．failed

C．did

D．proved

10.

A．curious

B．confident

C．diligent

D．excellent

11.

A．simple

B．past

C．any

D．some

12.

A．protect

B．develop

C．examine

D．follow

13.

A．Until

B．If

C．Though

D．Because

14.

A．teacher

B．newspaper

C．partner

D．dictionary

15.

A．person

B．book

C．answer

D．matter

16.

A．find

B．use

C．tell

D．ask

17.

A．speaker

B．reader

C．maker

D．user

18.

A．imagine

B．believe

C．create

D．remember

19.

A．eager

B．afraid

C．careful

D．sure

20.

A．now and again

B．at all time

C．no longer

D．just now