One warm May day, two eighteen – year – old students from San Francisco State College decided to cool off with a swim at Bakers’ Beach. The two students were named Robert Kogler and Shirley O’Neill. They headed out to sea for a distance of 50 meters. Robert was in front.
“Suddenly, I heard him scream,” Shirley recalls. “I looked round and saw this great grey thing going up in the air. The water seemed to be alive.”
Robert screamed again. “It’s a shark! Get out of here!”
An eye – witness, Army Sergeant Leo P. Day was on guard at the nearby army post. He saw exactly what happened next. “I could see this boy struggling with the shark in the water,” he said. “The sea was red with blood. He was shouting and signaling someone to go back, go back. Then I saw the girl. She was swimming towards him. She completely ignored his warning.”
Shirley reached Robert, and tried to take his hand.
“When I pulled, all I could see was his arm, handing by a thread,” she said.
So she put her arm about Robert’s back, and started to swim towards the shore. She kept praying “Don't’ let it attack again!” That journey to the shore seemed to last for hours. At last, as they neared the shore, a fisherman threw them a line, and pulled them both the rest of the way.
The young man had lost a lot of blood, and died two and a half hours later. From the teeth marks, experts identified the attacker as a Great White Shark.
For what Sergeant Day called “the greatest exhibition of bravery I have ever seen,” the President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery.
1.When Robert was attacked by a shark Shirley ? .
A．was swimming in the sea
B．was watching him on the shore
C．was on guard at the nearby army post
D．was shouting and struggling with a shark, too
2.Choose the right time order of the following events in the story.
a. Army Sergeant saw the girl swimming to the boy.
b. Shirley saw a great grey thing.
c. They headed out to sea.
d. Robert died.
e. A fisherman threw them a line.
f. He saw a boy struggling with a shark.
A．b, c, e, d, f, a B．c, a, f, d, e, b C．b, c, f, a, d, e D．c, b, f, a, e, d
3.We can learn from the passage that ______. .
A．the two students were brave and considerate
B．the fisherman was adventurous and helpful
C．the experts didn’t do much research on sharks
D．the Sergeant cared too much about his own life
4. Which of the following is true?
A．The President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery.
B．They were swimming in a lake.
C．There is no eye – witness.
D．Shirley saved Robert’s life.
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Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.
One day the child asked God: “You are going to send me to 21 tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and 22 ?” God replied：“ 23 the angels, I have chosen 24 for you, she will be waiting there and 25 you.”
“But,” said the child:” Leave me here in Heaven. I don’t want anything else 26 sing and smile. That’s what I need to be happy!” God said: “Your angel will sing and smile for you. And you will feel your 27’ s love and be happy.” How am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don’t know the language that 28 talk?” “That’s easy”, said God: “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet 29 you will ever hear, and 30 much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to 31 .”
The child looked up at God 32 : “And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?” God smiled: “Your angel will place your 33 together and will teach you how to pray.” The child said: “I’ve heard on earth there are 34 men. Who will protect me?” God put his arm around the child, saying: “Your angel will defend you－ 35 it means risking life!” “But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.” God 36 the child: “Your angel will always talk about me and will teach you the way to 37 to me, even though I will always be 38 you.”
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven. But voices from earth could already be heard. The child, in a hurry, asked softly: “Oh God, if I 39 leave now, Please tell my Angel’s name!” God replied: “Your angel’s name is of no importance…you will 40 call her MOMMY!”
21. A. the earth B. earth C. heaven D. the heaven
22. A. helpless B. alone C. sad D. tiny
23. A. in the middle of B. in C. among D. between
24. A. the one B. ones C. the ones D. one
25. A. make fun of B. take care of C. do with D. arrange with
26. A. besides B. none other than C. but D. except for
27. A. angel B. mother C. father D. parents
28. A. women B. boys C. girls D. men
29. A. voice B. words C. songs D. poems
30. A. in B. through C. by D. with
31. A. dance B. write C. speak D. sing
32. A. said B. saying C. to say D. say
33. A. hands B. legs C. fingers D. toes
34. A. ugly B. considerate C. bad D. criminal
35. A. though B. in spite of C. no matter how D. even if
36. A. shook B. hugged C. slapped D. patted
37. A. call back B. look back C. come back D. go back
38. A. next B. on C. in front of D. close to
39. A. was going to B. have to C. will D. would
40. A. simply B. largely C. proudly D. happily
—Tom, you the lazy bone! You left the dishes unwashed again!
—_______? Mom isn’t at home and she can’t hear you.
A. Why B. So what C. For what D. How come
The famous writer’s play, ________ in one of my books, was published in 1963.
A. to mention B. mentioned C. to be mentioned D. mentioning
_______ at the airport, he telephoned his wife and told her what he would do when he got home.
A. Once arrived B. As soon as he reached C. When he got D. Upon arriving
—Have you finished the work?
—Not yet. I _______ to do it just a moment ago.
A. set off B. set up C. set out D. set down
