It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

      I really only meant it as a joke. I wasn't trying to steal anything honestly.

      My friend Matthew started bringing his new cell phone to class last week. He was walking around bragging (吹噓) about it to everyone. He was saying, "My cell phone can download (下載) the newest games off the internet." Then he  56  everyone by downloading a game and starting to play it. The pictures and sound were really  57 .

    After class, he would use his cell phone to watch TV.

The test of us didn't have a phone like his, so we had to crowd around him. I was just trying to see the screen,  58  there were so many other kids that I could not see it clearly. I was getting really jealous (嫉妒).

      But then yesterday, he forgot his cell phone at the end of class. He left it right on his desk.  59  noticed it was there except me. I decided to teach him a lesson. I took his phone quietly off the desk, and put it in my own bag. My  60  was to give it back to him the next day. I  61  wanted to see his reaction (反應(yīng)). Maybe he would stop being such a show-off.

      But this morning he rushed into class, screaming and yelling (吼叫). He was very  62 and almost mad. He started accusing (指責(zé)) different people of stealing his phone, but I had it in my  63  the whole time. He even started fighting with another classmate  64 Matthew was sure that person had taken it. The teacher sent them to the headmaster's office. They both got in a lot of trouble. Now I don't know what to  65  ! If I tell him that I took the cell phone, he'll think I stole it. If I don't tell him, then I really did steal it. How did I get into such a trouble?

56. A. gave              B. showed           C. lent              D. asked

57. A. good              B. bad              C. noisy             D. unclear

58. A. and                B. but              C. then              D. so

59. A. Everybody          B. Somebody        C. Anybody          D. Nobody

60. A. plan               B. suggestion        C. dream            D. action

61. A. always             B. hardly           C. just              D. sometimes

62. A. happy              B. quiet            C. sad              D. angry

63. A. desk               B. hand            C. bag              D. pocket

64. A. if                 B. because          C. until             D. though

65. A. say               B. take              C. see               D. do

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 　46　 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 　47　 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “　48　 You are going to college.” I was very 　49　 when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, 　50　 took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 　51　 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 　52　 I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we 　53　 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(門衛(wèi)) and one minute later we were 　54　. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 　55　. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the 　56　?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even 　57　!” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 　58　 I could get into a good college. I 　59　 studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 　60　 to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

46. A. say                     B. do                     C. receive              D. find

47. A. teacher               B. friend                C. father                      D. husband

48. A. Yes!                    B. No!                   C. Really?              D. OK?

49. A. angry                  B. tired                  C. nervous             D. surprised

50. A. he                      B. she                   C. it                      D. they

51. A. working              B. studying            C. singing              D. farming

52. A. guess                  B. mean                 C. say                   D. hope

53. A. looked at             B. returned to         C. arrived at           D. left for

54. A. outside                B. inside                C. back                 D. away

55. A. terrible                B. wonderful          C. funny                D. special

56. A. workers                     B. guard                C. building             D. factory

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

58. A. but                            B. if                      C. so that                     D. such that

59. A. enjoyed               B. stopped             C. disliked             D. minded

60. A. way                    B. idea                   C. plan                  D. visit

Ted is   【小題1】 active boy. He enjoys   【小題2】 in the morning. Sometimes he invites his good friend Ed   【小題3】  tennis with him. Ed often beats him at tennis, but Ted is   【小題4】  very happy. Why? Because Ted’s parents are both at work. When he is with Ed, he can tell Ed what he thinks. And Ed can give him some 【小題5】  .
【小題6】A. a                  B. an             C. the
【小題7】A. running            B. to run          C. runs 
【小題8】A. play               B. to play         C. playing
【小題9】A. still                B. so             C. too
【小題10】A. plan               B. idea            C. advice

Ted is   1. active boy. He enjoys   2. in the morning. Sometimes he invites his good friend Ed   3.  tennis with him. Ed often beats him at tennis, but Ted is   4.  very happy. Why? Because Ted’s parents are both at work. When he is with Ed, he can tell Ed what he thinks. And Ed can give him some 5.  .

6.A. a                  B. an             C. the

7.A. running            B. to run          C. runs 

8.A. play               B. to play         C. playing

9.A. still                B. so             C. too

10.A. plan               B. idea            C. advice