For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21  along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith　33　　that there were still several hours of daylight　24　　and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　25　.

Smith drove his pickup（小貨車）a couple of miles along the　26　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy　27　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the　28　of trees formed a leafy　29　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　30　in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re　31　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　32　　from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33 .

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup　34　to decide whether they had happened to　35　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　36　walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell　37　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road　38　he could turn around, then　39　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　40　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1～25各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案.

　　 A rich merchant was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain the rain made the __1__ wet night though and the wind blew all his things __2__ At last he could __3__ stay up on the hill and started going __4__.

　　 As he passed a beautiful house he __5__ a rest. The __6__ of the house was richly furnished __7__ expensive sofas, carpets and curtains. As he was waiting for __8__ a lady dressed __9__ silk walked past him with her nose in the air. Following her were two pretty __10__ proud daughters. They stopped and stared hard at him.

   “Who are you? We don't __11__ tramps (流浪漢) hanging around our house,” one of them shouted __12__ him, “Go away at once.”

    Replied the merchant“__13__ I ask is food and lodging (住宿) for the night.”

“How __14__ here? Go away at once I repeat...We hate __15__ around our house. Go, go!”

    The merchant journeyed on, and reached a dirty little hut (小屋). __16__ entering the shed he saw a couple __17__ their super. __18__ the light was dim and the furniture poor, it had a warm, friendly atmosphere.

   “Can I have __19__ food and rest here for the night?” he asked the inmates.

   “Of course, friend,” said the woman as she pushed forward a chair for him. We're just going to have our supper. Come and __20__ us.”

    Their food was __21__ but they shared it with the stranger. That night they let him sleep on their bed __22__ they themselves used the shed．Early next morning the merchant __23__ good-bye to them but their kindness and hospitality (好客) __24__ a deep impression in his memory.

   When he reached home he quickly ordered a lovely house __25__ for the couple in the woods.

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完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文, 從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
If you asked high school girls to name their favourite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 　21　: surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 　22　.  
I started surfing about five years ago and 　23　 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first wave was the best feeling I had ever 　24　.
When I try to 　25　　surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 　26　,
there’s nothing like it. It involves（涉及）body, 　27　, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 　28　us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that   29 , becoming one with the ocean, is like I’m   30  .
The one thing I can get from surfing and not any other sport is endless   31  . You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean   32  an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing;   33  are very aggressive（攻擊性的）and sharp. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it   34  from any other sport.
I’ve   35  to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new levels, so shouldn’t it be   36  that girls should step up and start pushing the limits of things boys and men   37  dominate (主宰)?
There’re women   38  side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys   39  the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to succeed, and they   40  .
21. A. tell                            B. answer                     C. give                         D. realize
22. A. wonder                          B. understand                   C. reply on                      D. believe
23. A. stayed                            B. came                              C. dropped                     D. fell
24. A. experienced                 B. adventured                   C. worked out                D. discovered
25. A. bring                               B. connect                         C. compare                    D. tie
26. A. work                               B. study                              C. holiday                       D. life
27. A. mind                               B. figure                             C. health                         D. control
28. A. over                                B. above                             C. around                       D. among
29. A. beach                             B. water                                      C. board                                   D. lake
30. A. weight                           B. overweight                    C. weight-loss                 D. weightless
31. A. success                          B. challenge                      C. ability                         D. trouble
32.   A. catches                          B. includes                         C. offers                                   D. collects
33. A. others                            B. other                              C. another                      D. the other
34. A. exciting                          B. attractive                      C. enjoyable                  D. different
35. A. chosen                           B. tried                               C. learned                      D. promised
36. A. expected                       B. supposed                      C. achieved                    D. proved
37. A. hated to                        B. hoped to                        C. used to                       D. had to
38. A. sitting                            B. walking                          C. fighting                      D. working
39. A. of                                     B. from                               C. on                                    D. with
40. A. had                                 B. will                                  C. have                               D. do