I arrived at the bus station much too early for the London bus, which was not to leave until five to twelve. I pushed through the crowds, looking for somewhere to sit down. Scores of people were standing about, or struggling along with their bags and the cases to find the right lines. There was a party of school girls. I could see teachers trying to keep them in order. But there was nowhere for me to sit.
I stepped into the station buffet. I looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. I found a seat opposite a large mirror on the wall. Just then a friend of mine called Jim came in and sat with me. "What time is your bus?" asked Jim. "Oh, there's a plenty of time yet," I answered. "Oh, I'll get some drinks then," said Jim. We talked while drinking. Then I looked at the clock again. "Good heavens! It's going backward!" I cried. "A moment ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven." "You are looking at the clock in the mirror," said Jim. I could kick myself for being so stupid. I had not realized that the marks for one and eleven on the face of the clock were the same. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. I have never liked mirror since then.
1. The London bus left ________.
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A．at five to twelve |
B．before five to twelve |
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C．after five to twelve |
D．until five to twelve |
2.The writer went to the station buffet because ________.
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A．he was thirsty |
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B．he saw the station buffet was not so crowded |
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C．it was still early for his bus and he couldn't find a place to sit at the bus station |
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D．he had changed his mind; he wouldn't go to London |
3. The writer sat ________.
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A．behind a mirror |
B．facing a mirror |
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C．under a mirror |
D．near a mirror |
4. Jim came to the station buffet at about ________.
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A．twenty to twelve |
B．twenty past twelve |
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C．half past one |
D．twenty past eleven |
5.What time was it when the writer looked at the clock again?
It was ________.
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A．half past eleven |
B．twelve thirty |
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C．twelve twenty |
D．eleven thirty |
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I found out that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of 36 . I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final 37 . During the test, the girl 38 next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me 39 . I had an extra pen. She showed me that 40 was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been 41 , the teacher asked me to 42 in the room when all the other students were 43 . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about 44 it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand 45 your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized（强调）the fact 46 people do something dishonest, they are really 47 themselves. She made me promise that I would think 48 about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could 49 , I walked out of the room wondering 50 she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated in the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked 51 I was copying answers 52 the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t 53 anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test.
54 I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor 55 letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated in the test.
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of the Pacific Ocean Canada.
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A．The east; lies |
B．East; lie |
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C．To the east; lay |
D．On the east; lies |
There’s a(n)
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city.
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A．character |
B．atmosphere |
C．situation |
D．strength |
You should
practice reading as much as you can, since it is a(n) ______ skill, and
it must be
taken seriously.
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A．fundamental |
B．genuine |
C．unbelievable |
D．violent |
The poor postman was fired before he could __________his fault.
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B．change for |
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D．account for |
