Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV host in the US，she is also a woman who has encouraged millions．She was born  1  January 29，1954 in a village in America．Her parents          2  very poor．For her family，life  3 to hold no hope．Being black and a woman made life  4  more difficult in America at that time． 5  there was nothing that could stop her．Though life was very hard  6 the age of six till fourteen．Oprah studied hard． 7  she was l4，she went to live with her father．Her father showed her how hard work and discipline(紀律)could lead to self—improvement．Oprah  8  his father，and a few years later，she went to university．In l971，at the age of  9  ，she began working part--time on a radio program．Two years  10 ，after graduation，she started working for television．In l984，she 11  to Chicago，where she became the host of a talk show  12  “AM Chicago”．When she started，“AM Chicago” had  13 listeners．By September of next year，the show was so successful that it was given a new name：  “The Oprah Winfrey Show”．Oprah's program has been shown on TV for almost 20 years．Her show is one of the most  14  television programs in history．She  15  many prizes for her work in television and film．

1．A．in           B．on          C．a(chǎn)t         D．of

2．A．was         B．wasn ' t      C．were       D．weren't

3．A．seemed      B．was         C．seems      D．is

4．A．a(chǎn)lso         B．ever        C．even        D．still

5．A．But         B．And         C．So         D．Then

6．A．a(chǎn)t          B．between       C．of         D．from

7．A．When       B．Because      C．If          D．Though

8．A．heard       B．listened        C．listened to  D．showed

9．A．14          B．16           C．17         D．18

10．A．later       B．late           C．a(chǎn)fter       D．before

11．A．left        B．moved        C．a(chǎn)rrived      D．lived

12．A．told        B．name         C．said        D．called

13．A．few        B．little          C．a(chǎn) few       D．a(chǎn) little

14．A．useful      B．beautiful      C．interesting    D．popular

15．A．won       B．has won       C．gave         D．has given

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry. One morning, he got up very  31  because his clock stopped. He 32  to shave （刮臉） quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got  blood （血） all over his 33 , so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean 34  ironing （熨） .While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water 35 and showed the man out, he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he  36 he couldn’t go to work by bus. He  37  for a taxi to take him to work, the taxi arrived and Harry 38  in. In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman  39  a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When  Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman 40  to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was  41  till 3 p.m.  42 the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived  43 the office at about 4 p.m., his boss  44  a look at him and told him to find  45 job.

1.                A．early           B．late            C．worriedly D．fast

 

2.                A．tried           B．hoped          C．wished   D．wanted

 

3.                A．coat           B．sweater         C．jacket    D．shirt

 

4.                A．need          B．needed         C．needing  D．to need

 

5.                A．money         B．change         C．bill  D．pay

 

6.                A．wondered      B．thought         C．believed  D．decided

 

7.                A．looked         B．wished         C．waited   D．telephoned

 

8.                A．got            B．sat             C．came D．entered

 

9.                A．by             B．with           C．in   D．through

 

10.               A．seemed        B．said           C．happened D．a(chǎn)ppeared

 

11.               A．stopped        B．caught         C．left   D．kept

 

12.               A．At last          B．In the last       C．At the end D．By the end

 

13.               A．a(chǎn)t             B．in             C．to    D．from

 

14.               A．took           B．gave           C．showed   D．has

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)nother        B．the other       C．other D．others

 

 

　 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)t

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a(chǎn) boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email

完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，計15分）

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially（尤其） the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so    1   . The mother   2   that she would help her sons to do   3   in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to   4   a book a week and do a book report for her.

One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked   5   anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him   6   . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his.

   7  whispered and wondered. “He    8  said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only   9   the rock, but also said a lot about it. He   10  other rocks in its group and even knew   11  the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were   12 . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book   13   .

Later Ben became the   14   student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and   15   became one of the best doctors in the United States.

1.                A．clever          B．difficult         C．slow D．quick

 

2.                A．seemed        B．decided        C．wondered D．told

 

3.                A．well           B．bad            C．right D．good

 

4.                A．see            B．find            C．read D．buy

 

5.                A．that           B．if              C．how D．why

 

6.                A．think           B．leave           C．a(chǎn)sk  D．a(chǎn)nswer

 

7.                A．classmates      B．students        C．teachers  D．friends

 

8.                A．a(chǎn)lways         B．ever           C．sometimes    D．never

 

9.                A．found          B．played          C．knew D．heard

 

10.               A．said           B．told           C．called D．named

 

11.               A．whether        B．what           C．where D．why

 

12.               A．a(chǎn)fraid          B．a(chǎn)mazed         C．worried   D．unhappy

 

13.               A．pictures        B．exercises       C．shops D．reports

 

14.               A．top            B．slow           C．low   D．rich

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)t first         B．a(chǎn)t the end       C．a(chǎn)t last D．now

 

 

Dear Kitty，

I am sorry that I did not write ___1__ you earlier because T have been very busy．I was helping ___2__ a charity show to raise money for Project Green Hope．A lot of work needed to be finished．so I did not have ___3__ free time．

I felt very happy when I ___4__ to be the host．It was ___5__，but I was also very nervous ___6__ the TV cameras．I knew that lots of people would watch the show and that many famous ___7__ would come too．

We started working on the show ___8__ ago，so we could do everything on time．1t was my job to introduce each star．I also had many other duties．It was hard work but I was ___9__ to do it．

We practised a lot ___10__ the show．I had to remember to look at the right camera at the right time．___11__，I thought l would never be able to remember all the words and do everything right at the same time．Slowly，everything became ___12__．

The big day came very quickly，and suddenly it was the night before the charity show．I couldn't ___13__ at all that night because l was so excited．‘Will it be a ___14__?’ I kept ___15__ myself．

Twenty minutes before the big event，the doors opened and many people came into ___16__．‘No time to be nervous any more．This is it，’ I told myself．A lot of people came to watch the show．The fans of the pop stars were making a lot of noise，so I __17__ speak loudly．

Everything seemed to happen so fast，and now it is all over．A lot of money has been donated to Project-Green Hope．Everyone was very ___18__ and we had a lot of support from local businesses．I hope more events like this ___19__ to raise money for charity and I think more people should be invited ___20_ part in them．

I hope to see you soon．

Best wishes

Ricky

1．A．to                         B．for                      C．before                    D．a(chǎn)t

2．A．of                         B．in                        C．with                             D．a(chǎn)fter

3．A．many                    B．much                   C．few                       D．a(chǎn) few

4．A．choose                         B．was chosen          C．chosen                   D．choosing

5．A．frightened              B．frightening           C．excited                   D．exciting

6．A．because                 B．because of                  C．instead of             D．instead

7．A．pop teachers            B．pop scientists         C．pop doctors            D．pop stars

8．A．two minutes            B．half an hour          C．two months            D．two seconds

9．A．sad                       B．energetic              C．a(chǎn)ngry                     D．happy

10．A．a(chǎn)fter                    B．behind                 C．before                    D．in front of

11．A．In the beginning      B．In the end            C．In the middle of      D．At last

12．A．easy                    B．easier                   C．easiest                   D．more easy

13．A．sleep                                                      B．eat

C．drink                                                        D．have a good time

14．A．successful                  B．succeed               C．Success                       D．successfully

15．A．a(chǎn)sk                      B．to ask                  C．a(chǎn)sks                             D．a(chǎn)sking

16．A．the theatre            B．the factory                  C．the classroom         D．the library

17．A．have to                B．has to                  C．had to                    D．must

18．A．selfish                 B．generous                 C．silly                     D．polite

19．A．organize                                                  B．organizes

C．wilt organize                                              D．will be organized

20．A．to take                 B．takes                   C．taking                    D．took