1.According to the passage, we can see that both writers______.

A.have changed their jobs        B. like sports very much

C. feel unhappy at work     D. are looking for jobs

2.The reason why the first writer take up the jobs as a clown is that_____.

A.he has had a disease for two years. B. he needs a much easier job

C. he wants to be a successful man   D. he wishes to help people

3.The second writer mentions famous people in the passage to show that_____.

A.they are always rich        B. they have stress sometimes

C. they like funny people     D. they are good at doing yoga

4.The underlined part “fed up” is closest in meaning to ______.

A.interested   B. satisfied  C. disappointed  D. bored

5.It can be learned from the passage that both writers think of their jobs as______.

A.happy moments to learn from other people

B.great chances to make themselves well known

C.rich expensive of acting on the stage

D.good ways of making people happy and healthy

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

At a day care centre in Texas, Jessica McClure was playing outside. Jessica’s mother,____worked at the day care centre, was watching her. Suddenly Jessica____ and disappeared. Jessica’s mother cried and ran to her.

The well in the yard was only eight inches across, and a rock always____it.But children had moved the rock.__ __ Jessica fell, she fell right into the well.

Jessica’s mother ran to a phone and called 911 for ____.Men from the fire department arrived. They ____that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well. Then they told Jessica’s parents their____. “We can’t go down into the well”they said,” It’s so small. So we are going to dig a hole ______well.We’ll dig down about 20 feet. Then we’ll dig a tunnel(通道) across to Jessica. When we reach her, we’ll bring her through the tunnel. Then we’ll bring her up through our____.”

The men began to dig the hole on a Wednesday morning. Two days later, on Friday morning, they were____digging.And Jessica McClure was still in the well.

All over the world people waited for news of Jessica. They read about her in newspapers and watched her rescue(营救）on TV.Everyone___ the little girl in the well.

At 8:00 p.m. On Friday, the men____ reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. Then doctors rushed her to the hospital. Jessica was badly injured but she was still____.A doctor at the hospital said, “Jessica is lucky she is very____.She’s not going to remember this very well.”

Maybe Jessica will not remember her days in the well. But her parents, her rescuers, and many other people around the world will not forget____.

After Jessica’s rescue, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well. On the cover he wrote, “To Jessica, with love from all of us.”

1.A. she   B. who   C. whom   D. which

2.A. fell   B. slept   C. stopped   D. rose

3.A. broke         B. hid   C. covered   D. opened

4.A. Because      B. Although  C. If        D. When

5.A. advice   B. money      C. help    D. information

6.A. promised      B. discovered  C. hoped          D. agreed

7.A. dream   B. study   C. lesson       D. plan

8.A. next to   B. along with  C. far from      D. out of

9.A. well       B. tunnel   C. hole       D. yard

10.A. still       B. already  C. always       D. almost

11.A. looked after     B. worried about C. made friends with D. stayed away from

12.A .immediately     B. usually  C. quickly   D. finally

13.A. alone   B. asleep   C. alive       D. afraid

14.A. young   B. popular  C. clever       D. pretty

15.A. it    B. them   C. him    D. us

--What about having a drink?  

--_______.

A.Help yourself    B. Never mind  C.You’re right D. Good idea.

They usually go shopping____ their lunch break.

A.against   B. among   C. between  D. during

After Steven sent some e-mails ,he______ surfing the Internet.

A.starts   B. has started  C. will start  D. started

It’s hard to believe____ the way out of the forest without the help of the local guide.

A.what they were able to find   B. what were they able to find

C. how they were able to find   D. how were they able to find

The boats take different routes, but they all____ in the same place.

A.give up   B. clear up  C. end up   D. make up

Of the two shirts, I’d like to choose the_____ one to save some money for a cap.

A.cheapest  B. cheaper  C. more expensive    D. most expensive

I will never forget the day____ we spent in the old town with small houses.

A.who   B. whom   C. that   D. what

In summer milk will quickly go bad_____ it is put into a fridge.

A.though   B. unless   C. because  D. once