1 . After lunch I was napping near the window when there came a big bang. I ______ sat up and looked out. Across the street, a car had just backed into a chain-link fence, which was bent in exactly the ______ of the car’s back end.

The driver got off. After ______ the damage, the man tried to put the fence back into place. His first attempt ______ and he tried a little harder. He grabbed the vertical support pole and pulled with his full ______. All of a sudden, the pole ______ and the man fell hard onto the ground, the entire fence ______ him. I laughed till I cried. ______, as you could imagine, he climbed out of the ______ fence and went away.

That, I thought, would be the   ______ of it. However, the man ______ minutes later with some tools. For the next hour, I ______ out of my window as he doggedly fixed the fence and even ______   it. Now the fence would be stronger than ever.

This man was actually a hero and I was embarrassed by my ______ judgments. Years later, I still look out of my window at that fence almost every day. It makes me ______ what else that man has improved, and how I can make myself more, like him.

1.

A．gradually

B．especially

C．immediately

D．generally

2.

A．center

B．shape

C．direction

D．beginning

3.

A．assessing

B．mentioning

C．limiting

D．mending

4.

A．stopped

B．failed

C．finished

D．worked

5.

A．equipment

B．sight

C．wisdom

D．strength

6.

A．broke

B．lighted

C．burnt

D．rose

7.

A．in place of

B．on top of

C．in front of

D．in need of

8.

A．Perfectly

B．Gracefully

C．Awkwardly

D．Intentionally

9.

A．broken

B．fallen

C．repaired

D．locked

10.

A．end

B．cause

C．plan

D．form

11.

A．flew off

B．passed by

C．turned up

D．moved on

12.

A．guessed

B．counted

C．stood

D．watched

13.

A．improved

B．destroyed

C．painted

D．rebuilt

14.

A．unbalanced

B．uncertain

C．unfair

D．unhurried

15.

A．observe

B．explain

C．challenge

D．wonder

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who did Fred have a fight with last night?

A．A storekeeper.

B．A policeman.

C．His brother.

2. Where is Fred now?

A．At home.

B．In the hospital.

C．In the police station.

3 . When did the fire probably break out?

A．At about7.

B．At about 8.

C．At about 9.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Who did Fred have a fight with last night?

A．A storekeeper.

B．A policeman.

C．His brother.

2. Where is Fred now?

A．At home.

B．In the hospital.

C．In the police station.

5 . When did the fire probably break out?

A．At about 7.

B．At about 8.

C．At about 9.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is lying on the railway tracks?

A．A man.

B．A rock.

C．A trunk.

2. What are the speakers about to do?

A．To move the rock.

B．To wave the T-shirt.

C．To find something red.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Who did Fred have a fight with last night?

A．A storekeeper.

B．A policeman.

C．His brother.

2. Where is Fred now?

A．At home.

B．In the hospital.

C．In the police station.

9 . When did the fire probably break out?

A．At about 7.

B．At about 8.

C．At about 9.

10 . 听下面一段对话，根据对话内容填空。
W: Bruce, have you finished doing research for your school paper?
M: Yes. I spent about two hours doing that.
W: Are you writing     1     for it right now?
M: No. I’d like to take a break. I’ll     2     it this afternoon. I’m just browsing some news online to learn about what’s going on around the world.
W: Is there any news special?
M: There’s some news about     3    . On Tuesday a helicopter crashed into the Indian Ocean off Madagascar’s northeast coast.
W: I’m so sorry to hear that. How many people were in the helicopter?
M: There were     4     in the helicopter when it crashed. Only     5    . One of them was a     6     in Madagascar’s government. His name is Serge Gelle.
W: It was really lucky. But how did he manage to survive?
M: It wasn’t easy of course. He used one of the helicopter’s seats to help him float. He     7     to reach the shore.
W: He must be very strong.
M: Yes. He worked at a police station before he became a minister of the government. Though he’s 57, he is as strong as a young man.