A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow ＄5000 . The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls Royce into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the ＄5000 and the interest, which comes to ＄15.41.
The loan officer says, “ We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why would you bother to borrow＄5000?”
Laughing, the businessman replies, “ Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for ＄15?”
1.The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of .
A. borrowing＄5000 B. meeting the loan officer
finding a place to park his car
D. showing how
rich he is
2.The loan officer is puzzled because .
A. he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank
B. he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank
he never thought the businessman
could drive a Rolls Royce
D. he thinks＄5000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman
3.The underlined word “collateral” in Paragraph 1 most probably means“ ”.
A. security B.
payment reward
D. deal
4.Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?
A. Honest B. Clever
Rich D. Kind
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day , a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had ten cents left. He was hungry so he decided to 1for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his courage 2a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 3so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it 4, and then asked, “ How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she 5. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a 6.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 7, but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before that point.
Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were completely confused. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 8to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 9, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 10his eyes. Immediately, he 11and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
12in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 13her at once. He went back to the consultation room and 14to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 15attention to her case.
After a long 16the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 17the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval . He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 18that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked , and the note on the side of the bill caught her 19. She read these words: “ Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 20silently. “ Thank you , God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
1.A . call B.
make 
beg D.
prepare
2.A. while B.
when though D.
unless
3.A. thirsty B.
lazy tired D.
hungry
4.A. slowly B.
unexpectedly steadily
D. hurriedly
5.A. announced B.
shook replied D.
doubted
6.A. reward B.
kindness hand D.
value
7.A. physically B.
mentally normally D.
properly
8.A. up B.
for on D.
in
9.A. rich B.
famous unknown D.
poor
10.A. fixed B.
consulted filled D.
concentrated
11.A. rose B.
raised got D.
left
12.A. Worn B.
Having Putting D.
Dressed
13.A. recognized B.
knew spared D.
regained
14.A. desired B.
declared determined D.
declined
15.A. special B.
ordinary 
normal D.
no
16.A. decision B.
preparation struggle D.
debate
17.A. ordered B.
requested confused D.
compromised
18.A. negative B.
uncertain positive D.
obvious
19.A. presentation B.
preference attention
D. arrangement
20.A. praised B.
pretended pressed D.
prayed
We walked the small lake and found several boats the water.
A. along; on B. along; in 
around; on D. round; in
When you read English texts, you’d better make a mark you have any questions.
A. at which B. at where 
the place where D. where
When I did well in the exams, my father usually looked at me and reminded me to keep modest.
A. happy B. happily 
more happy D. happiness
We are looking for an inexpensive hotel .
A. where to live in B. to live 
in which to live D. to be lived
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