A young man who lived in
London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée(未婚妻).The man was very
poor 26 the girl was rich. The young man wanted to give her a 27 on
her birthday. He wanted to buy something 28 for her, but he had no
29 how to do it, as he had very little 30 .
The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there; rings, gold watches, diamonds but all these things were 31 .There was one thing he could not take his eyes 32 . 33 was a beautiful vase. That would be a wonderful present for 34 . He had been looking at the vase for half an hour 35 the manager asked what had happened to him. The young man told him everything. The manager felt 36 for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea 37 him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great 38 , the young man saw a vase 39 into many pieces. The manager said, “I can help you. I shall order my servant to 40 it and take it to your fiancée. When he enters the room, he will 41 it.”
On the birthday of his
fiancée the young man was very 42 . Everything
happened as he had 43 ．The servant brought in the vase, and as
he entered the room, he dropped it. There was 44 on
everybody's face. When the vase was unwrapped, the guests saw that 45 was
packed separately.
1..
A. when B. while C. as D. because
2.
A. vase B. coat C. ring D. present
3..
A. important B. necessary C. separate D. beautiful
4.
A. way B. plan C. idea D. path
5.
A. time B. thought C. money D. change
6.
A. too expensive B. so cheap C. too big D. very beautiful
7.
A. on B. out C. off D. over
8.
A. It B. Which C. This D. one
9.
A. a man B. him C. a girl D. his fiancée
10.
A. when B. while C. since D. after
11. A. sorry B. sorrowful C. worried D. uneasy
12.
A. stuck B. came C. helped D. struck
13.
A. surprise B. excitement C. joy D. horror
14.
A. burst B. broken C. got D. turned
15.
A. wrap (包起来) B. send C. buy D. pick
16.
A. watch B. fall C. drop D. unwrap
17.
A. exited B. surprised C. calm D. busy
18.
A. planned B. told C. realized D. expected
19.
A. expression B. anger C. horror D. fun
20.
A. the vase B. the present C. all that D. each piece
–Why don’t we hold a party to celebrate the achievements gained by our Olympic players?
--__________.
A. Because we have not got enough preparations
B. Good idea
C. It is all because of the terrible weather
D. Not all would like to attend it
________, the more expensive the camera, the better its quality.
A. General speaking B. Speaking general
C. Generally speaking D. Speaking generally
She ________ Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.
A. picked out. B. made out C. made up D. picked up
What you said quite to the point but what we need experienced workers.
A. is; are B. is; is C. are; is D. are; are
1. If you don’t know the meaning of the words, you can r________ to the dictionary.
2. He has to work very hard, because he has a large family to s____________.
3. T_________ to your help, I succeeded.
4. Mary works very hard and her parents are s_________________ with her.
5. He always makes the people around happy. He has a sense of h___________.
6. In order to pass the exam, Jack spent much time on his studies. But u_____________ he failed it at last.
7. After the earthquake, tens of thousands of houses were destroyed and many people became h_________________.
8. The girl spends much time and money on her clothes, because she is p__________ about her clothes.
9. The businessman can’t speak English fluently, so he tries to improve his s______ English.
10. In g_____________, women are easier to cry than man.
