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第三部分   完形填空

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Passage 1   20121月、20117月、20101月、20097月试题)

(答案16B  17C  18C  19A  20B  21A    22B    23C    24A    25C)

    The ancient Olympic Games    (16)    part of a religious festival in honor    (17)    the Greek god Zeus, the father of all Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and games   (18)    in Olympia, a religious Sanctuary.

    In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money.  In fact the word "athlete" is an ancient Greek word,    (19)    "one who competes    (20)    a prize". The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first    (21)    in the Olympic Games in 1896. It was    (22)    a village calledMarathon    (23)    the Persians    (24)    by a small Greek army. The news of the victory was brought toAthensby a soldier, who ran the 26 miles from thevillageofMarathonto the capital.  26 miles was    (25)    adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race.

16. A.   is              B.  were                C. was

17. A.   for             B.  after                C. of

18. A.   are hold         B.  held                 C. were held

19. A.   meaning        B.  mean                C. meant

20. A.   of             B.  for                  C. in

21. A.   introduced       B.  introducing           C. introduce

22. A.   name for         B.  named after          C. named of

23. A.   that             B.  which               C. where

24. A.   were defeated    B.  defeats               C. defeated

25. A.   because         B.  furthermore           C. therefore

Passage 2  (20107月、20057月试题)

(答案:16C   17B   18C  19.B  20C 21A  22B 23C   24B 25B)

A survey was carried out last year __16___ the British Medical Association, an organization of doctors. It showed that most people do not do enough exercise. In 1995, 60% of people walked more than one mile a day. Now, that number has fallen __17___ to only 20%. ___18    more people are going to the gym, fewer people are walking. Doctors say we need ___19__ for 20 minutes three times a week. ____20__ is an easy form of exercise that everyone can do. If you __21____ one mile each day, you will improve your health very quickly. Doctors say we need to tackle this problem head ___22___ and try __23___ people fitter because not doing enough exercise is responsible ___24___ many of the country’s health problems. Doctors suggest you go __25___ a walk everyday after dinner.

16. A.   ———          B.  with           C. by

17. A.   sharply      B.  slightly         C. down

18. A.   so          B.  Therefore       C. Although

19. A.   exercising    B.  to exercise      C. exercised

20. A.   Walk        B.  To walk        C. exercised

21.A.   walk        B.  walked         C. Walking

22. A.   down       B.  on             C. up

23.A.   making      B.  make          C. to make

24.A.   To          B.  for            C. at

25.A.   at          B.  for             C. and

Passage 3   (20091月试题、20077月试题)

(答案 : 16. B     17. B     18. C     19. C     20. A  21. B     22. C     23. B     24. A     25. C)

Peter Blake is a successful businessman, but he (16) _____ to be very poor. He had nowhere to live and (17)_____ working in a pub when h e(18) ____ to start his own business.

Peter had always (19)____ interested in plants and flowers, (20)____ he decided to set up a company (21) _____ cared for the plants in big offices.

At first he worked on his (22) _____ , but soon he took (23) _____ two people to help him. The company has been growing (24) ____ for the last years.

Peter is now very rich, (25) _____ he complains that now he doesn’t work with plants but with a computer very day!

C 16. A.   would         B.  ______         C. used                D. use

B 17. A.   did           B.  was             C. been               D. has been

B 18. A.   had decide     B.  decided         C. was deciding         D. has decided

D 19. A.   was           B.  had            C. being               D. been

A 20. A.   so            B.  but             C. ———                  D. although

B 21. A.   who          B.  which           C. whose              D. ———

A 22. A.   own          B.  self             C. ————                D. himself

C 23. A.   up            B.  over            C. on                  D. in

A 24. A.   ———            B.  up             C. over                D. into

C 25. A.   therefore       B.  so              C. but                D. moreover

Passage 4  (20081月试题、20087月试题)

(答案: 1. B     2. C    3. C     4. A     5. C   6. B     7. B    8. C     9. C     10. A )

There are advantages and disadvantages to  1    Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage  2  the education inJapanis that students there learn much more math and science  3  American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans  4   . The study is difficult, but it  5  students for a society that values discipline and self—control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools,  6  many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.

The advantage to the education inNorth America,  7  the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values  8  ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorized  9  many basic rules and facts as students in other countries  10   .

1. A.   only            B.  both                 C. all                 

2. A.   for              B.  as                    C. to

3. A.   to                  B.  for                C. than            

4. A.   do                  B.  have                 C. does           

5. A.   provides          B.  gets                   C. prepares     

6. A.   and                   B.  yet                       C. just

7. A.   at                      B.  on                 C. under

8. A.   old              B.  poor                  C. new     

9. A.   more              B.  less                     C. as

10. A.   have             B.  does                 C. haven’t        

Passage 5  20111月试题、20071月试题)

(答案1. C     2. A     3. C     4. C   5. B   6. A     7. A     8. C     9. B      10. C

A study has shown that fitness is the key (1) _____ long life, irrespective of body shape (2) _____ even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than (3)______, even if they are overweight and smoke. The study found that (4) ______ fit of the 6,000 middle—aged men in the study were five times more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true (5)_______the men had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better (6)_______and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken cooper, a fitness expert, said, “ You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than (7)_______ a non –smoker and sedentary.” Although he adds, “But don’t misunderstand me. I am not endorsing (8)_____, I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.”

The British Government is putting pressure (9)_____ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard—sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation’s health. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people (10)_____.

1.  A.   for                     B.  of                         C. to           

2.  A.   or                      B.  and                        C. but         

3.  A.   these that do not            B.  these who do not           C. those who do not

4.  A.   the little                 B.  less                      C. the least

5.  A.   if or not                   B.  whether or not            C. when

6.  A.   to be fat                 B.  being fat to               C. doing

7.  A.   being                    B.  be                         C. to be        

8.  A.   smoked                 B.  to smoke                  C. smoking      

9.  A.   for                       B.  on                         C. to         

10.  A.   exercised               B.  exercising                 C. to exercise     

Passage 6 (20067月试题)

(答案:1. C     2. B     3. A     4. B     5. C  6. A     7. C     8. B     9. C     10. A

More and more people (1) ____ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (2) ____ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (3) ____ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a problem for people (4) ____ are struggling to make (5) ____ ends meet. The alarms, (6) ____ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (7) _____ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (8) _____ but have not installed them (9) _____. The insurance companies told people (10) _____ the alarms on all doors and windows.

1.  A.   has                   B.  had                         C. have

2.  A.   have been asked    B.  have been asking           C. asked

3.  A.   due                   B.  because of                   C. because      

4.  A.   which                B.  who                        C. what         

5.  A.   the                   B.  all                            C. – ( 不填)           

6.  A.   which                 B.  who                        C. that

7.  A.   estimate             B.  estimating                  C. estimated

8.  A.   to have them installing         B.  to have them installed   C. to have been installing them        

9.  A.   still                   B.  already                         C. yet          

10.  A.   to install            B.  installed                        C. installing       

Passage 7  20061月试题)

Passage 5 答案:1. A     2. D   3. B     4. C    5. B     6. A    7. C    8. D     9. B   10. D

Traffic inIndiameans a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars (1)        inIndiain the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded. The country's 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world's largest two—wheel market.  But because there are still big differences (2)____ people's incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of (3)     , lots of them not motorized. A ride (4)           a taxi driver inNew Delhigives a flavor of a typical Indian—style traffic with all kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines (5)__ narrow country lanes. Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart (6)     by one animal or another. "Indiahas everything on the roads," the taxi driver says. "You have to (7)      for pedestrians, bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants. Three things (8)        to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck." Just then we were stopped (9)       a young boy and his cow.

    Given the hazards, it's not surprising (10)     special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed.

1.  A. have been sold          B. have sold              C. have been selling      D. had been sold

2.  A. of                       B. over                         C. between                  D. in

3.  A. cars                    B. vehicles                   C. bikes                       D. motorcycles

4.  A. within                 B. after                        C. with                         D. in

5.  A. in                        B. on                           C. at                               D. above

6.  A. pulled                     B. pulling                    C. to pull                      D. pull

7.  A. wait                     B. search                    C. watch out                 D. listen out

8.  A. were recommended         B. to be recommended    C. to recommend          D. are recommended

9.  A. with                     B. by                          C. to                               D. after

10. A. what                      B. why                       C. when                       D. that

Passage 8  (20057月试题)

答案:1.B  2. A  3.D 4. D  5.C  6. A  7. C   8. C  9. B  10. D

Bill was on holiday and he was very worried  (1)      his two teenage children  (2)     were at home alone. His neighbor, Jim, phoned him to say that the children (3)     a party , and he was very angry (4)     it. When he went to complain about the noise, he was very (5)     at their attitude. They said they weren’t responsible  (6)    the noise, and they couldn’t do  (7)____ to stop their friend.

Bill was appalled by this call and decided to phone (8)    children at once. The children said they were very sorry about the party , (9)   they were upset by their friends’ behavior. They agreed to go and see Jim and to take him a bottle of wine and apologize about the noise, bill was please (10)    them for this.

1.A.   with        B.  about        C. for          D. to

2.A.   who        B.  which        C. what         D. they

3.A.   had         B.  have had     C. would have    D. had had

4.A.   for         B.  with         C. to           D. about

5.A.   surprise      B.  surprising    C. surprised     D. surprises

6. A.   for        B.  to         C. with          D. on

7.A.   something  B.  nothing      C. anything      D. everything

8.A.   their       B.  her          C. his          D. hers

9.A.   but        B.  and          C. for          D. so

10.A.   for       B.  to           C. about        D. with

Passage 9  (20047月试题)

(答案: 21. C   22. A    23. D    24. C   25. D   26. B    27. B    28. A  29. C   30. D)

A study (21) ___ that fitness is the key (22) ______ long life, irrespective of body shape or even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people (23) __ exercise live longer than those who do not, (24) ____ they are overweight and smoke.

The study found that the least fit of the 6,000 middle—aged men in the study were five times (25) _______ to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true whether or not the men had heart problems, smoked or (26) ____ overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better to be fat and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken Cooper, a fitness expert, said, "You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and (27) ____ regularly than being a non—smoker and sedentary." Although he adds, " But don't misunderstand me. I am not endorsing smoking. I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary."

(28)___, the study appears to fly in the face of research last year which concluded that more than 30,000 people die prematurely every year inBritainfrom illnesses caused by being overweight.

The British Government is putting pressure on manufacturers (29) ____high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard—sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation's health. But the new study suggests the Government (30) ___ more people to exercise.

21. A) showing         B) show              C) has shown        D) had shown

22. A) to               B) for                C) of                D) in

23. A) –(不填)          B) which             C) whom             D) who

24. A) if                B) unless             C) even if            D) because

25. A) like             B) likely             C) less likely        D) more likely

26. A) was             B) were               C) is                 D) are

27. A) to exercise         B) exercising             C) exercise             D) exercised

28. A) However        B) So                  C) Although         D) Furthermore

29. A) reduce           B) reducing             C) to reduce          D) reduced

30. A) encouraged         B) encouraging        C) to encourage            D) encourage

Passage 10

(答案: 1. B     2. C    3. C     4. A     5. C   6. B     7. B    8. C     9. C     10. A )

There are advantages and disadvantages to  1    Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage  2  the education inJapanis that students there learn much more math and science  3  American students. They also study more hours each day than Americans  4   . The study is difficult, but it  5  students for a society that values discipline and self—control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools,  6  many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.

The advantage to the education inNorth America,  7  the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values  8  ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorized  9  many basic rules and facts as students in other countries  10   .

1. A. not only            B. all              C. both                 D. only                

2. A. for                 B. to              C. in             D. as                  

3. A. to                     B. for                  C. than                 D. in

4. A. do                    B. have                   C. does                D. do

5. A. provides            B. gets                      C. prepares          D. does

6. A. and                     B. yet                         C. no             D. just

7. A. at                        B. to                   C. on              D. under

8. A. good              B. poor                     C. new              D. old

9. A. more                B. less                       C. good           D. as

10. A. have               B. does                    C. haven’t            D. does

Passage 11

答案: 1. A   2. C  3. B  4. B  5. C  6. A  7. A  8. C  9. B  10. A

Chinese learners of English often say that they pick up a lot of useful listening practice by tuning in to VOA (Voice of America) and the BBC. (1) _______, if they don't have a short wave radio, then they cannot receive these new works.

Many Chinese students that I have met say that, (2)_______, they prefer VOA   because they are more used to American English. This may be so, (3) _______I think that what they really like is the fact that American newsreaders read more slowly (4)________ Americans (5) _______speak more slowly. (6) _______, many Chinese actually find the content of the news from the BBC more informative because it tries to deal with world issues rather than mainly American issues. (7) _______, in quite recent times, Jimmy Carter, the former American president, was on an important visit toNorth Korea(8) _______ try and persuade the North Korean President to allow investigation of the country's nuclear resources.  This was a major news story worldwide,(9) _______ , the world was holding its breath for a whole week. (10) _______, while fills conference was going on in Pyonyang, a famous American football player and film star, O. J. Simpson, was accused of killing his wife. For literally days, the headlines on VOA dealt with the O. J. Simpson story and international news took a back seat.

1. A.   However      B.  Therefore         C. In addition

2. A.   whatever      B.  rather             C. in fact

3. A.   unless        B.  but               C. never

4. A.   at first        B.  because           C. instead

5. A.   even          B.  wherever          C. generally

6. A.   Nevertheless  B.  Seldom            C. Somehow

7. A.   For example   B.  For this reason    C. Forever

8. A.   as for         B.  on the whole       C. in order to

9. A.   of course     B.  indeed             C. as if

10. A.   Then          B.  When              C. Whenever

Passage 12

(答案: 1. B    2. D    3. C    4. C    5. C     6. D    7. A    8. D    9. C    10. B

Although international travel is usually an (1) __________ and pleasant experience, travelers should take steps to ensure that their health does not suffer either (2) ______ their time _____ the air or ______ their time abroad.

Before you go, check with your doctor or local travel clinic (3) ______ injections are necessary for the areas you are traveling (4) _____. Allow sufficient time to have these injections before you (5) _______ because they may take time to become effective. Be sure that the information on health is up—to—date. Check on the Internet if you are not sure.

Don’t go to bed late the day (6) _______ you fly. Your body has a natural daily sleep pattern. It takes time to adjust  to a new time zone. There are many different (7) __________ of jet lag: you may not be able to sleep, you may not want to eat or you may feel sick and tired. You may not be able to concentrate for some days after you arrive.

There are several things you can do to (8) ________ the effects of jet lag:

Do your (9) ______ to relax during the flight;

Sleep as much as you can on the flight. Use a mild sleeping pill if necessary;

Drink as much water as you can;

Don’t drink alcohol and caffeine;

Take mild sleeping pills (10) ______ the first few days in the new time zone if you need them.

1. A. excited             B. exciting                C. excited                      D. exciting

2. A. of…on…of           B. of…in…of               C. from…on…from               D. from…in…from

3. A. where               B. — (不填)             C. which                         D. that

4. A. — (不填)         B. in                     C. to                            D. at

5. A. will leave           B. is leaving              C. leave                         D. have left

6. A. after                 B. in                       C. on                              D. before

7. A. effects              B. effect                    C. affect                         D. affects

8. A. short                B. shorten                  C. less                           D. lessen

9) A. good                B. better                    C. best                        D. most

10. A. at                 B. for                      C. of                         D. on                  

Passage 13

答案: 16. A   17. D     18. C     19. A     20. B   21. D     22. A      23. C     24. C      25 D

Jules Verne’s most famous book is “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”. (A “league” is an old word   16   about three miles.) In those days submarines (潜水艇) had not been   17  , but he describes an underwater ship very like a modern submarine. The captain of the submarine, called Captain Nemo, and his men have many strange adventures and find many strange things  18   the bottom of the ocean. He was a very good  19  . His characters often did surprising and sometimes impossible things, but they always seemed  20   real people.

In another book, “Around the World in Eighty Days”, Jules Verne creates Mr. Fog, the hero, 21   made a bet that he would travel around the world in eighty days. Nowadays this may seem  22  to you, but in those days there were no planes or even cars. Mr. Fogg and his servant traveled in many different  23  , even on an elephant at one time! If you want to know their result, you should read the book.

In all his books Jules Verne used his scientific knowledge  24   his imagination in describing future inventions.  25   he was wrong, of course, but often the accuracy of his descriptions is very clever.

16. A. meaning       B. including             C. means                  D. speaks

17. A. made            B. discovered              C. producing            D. invented

18. A. in              B. beneath                C. at                         D. under

19. A. story—teller   B. sailor               C. captain                 D. pilot

20. A. are                B. to be                C. that                      D. as if

21. A. that               B. which              C. what                D. who

22. A. easy              B. difficult               C. comfortable            D. hard

23. A. roads            B. paths                C. ways                D. countries

24 .A. except              B. as well                C. as well as             D. or

25. A. Always              B. Seldom              C. Some times             D. Sometimes

Passage 14

答案:1.B  2.B  3. A  4. C  5. D  6. B  7. B   8. C  9. B  10. A

Most workers spend eight hours on the job a day on   (1)   They work because they need money for necessities. They spend about on third of their lives at work, but hate it. By contrast, some people actually   (2)   work. They spend   (3)    hours on the job each week and often take work home with them. They are called “workaholics (工作) “ as they are addicted to their job as other people are    (4)    alcohol.

Workaholics would   (5)   work than do anything else and this can be most important to their life. Workaholics are often   (6)   stress. They can’t relax and feel tense.  (7)   they may easily lose temper. Their work therefore has serious impact on their relationships and family life. Typical workaholics pay little attention to families. They spend   (8)    time with their children and their marriages may   (9)    in divorce. Their inability to relax may cause   (10)   problems, such as high blood pressure.

1.A.   weekends         B.  workdays        C. each work      D. everyday

2.A.   hate              B.  enjoy           C. do            D. dislike

3.A.   extra             B.  rather           C. less           D. fewer

4.A.   for              B.  like             C. to             D. into

5.A.   better            B.  like to           C. do            D. rather

6. A.   on              B.  under           C. in             D. for

7.A.   As a matter of fact  B.  As a result       C. As it is         D. As you can find                                                                             

8.A.   more             B.  much           C. little           D. a little

9.A.   begin             B.  end            C. beginning       D. ending

10.A.   health            B.  blood          C. mental         D. family

Passage 15

答案:1.B  2. C  3.B  4. A  5.C  6. A  7. B   8. C  9. A  10. C

In theUK, in business situations, when you meet someone   (1)     the first time you shake hands and say, “How do you do?”. This is not really a question, and the reply   (2)      it is another greeting such as “How do you do?” or “ Hello” or “I’m very  (3)    to meet you”, or, if you have met the person sometime before, “It’s good to see you again”.

You don’t  (4)     hands every time you meet someone, you just greet them. If you are invited  (5)   someone’s house for dinner, it is usual to take a present—some chocolates  (6)    flowers or, if you know them quite well, a bottle of wine. If you do not know the host well, don’t be the last person to leave. Telephone  (7)     next day to thank the host for the meal. English people don’t like to talk about personal things, and tend to   (8)    religion, politics and money.

Good topics for small talk are the weather, holidays, weekend activities, gardens and architecture, (9)     houses and homes. When you to a pub or bar, it’s usual to take  (10)     buy a drink for everyone in your group and pay for the drink when you get them from the bar and before you drink them.

1.A. at             B. for               C. since    

2.A. for            B. after              C. to       

3.A. pleasing        B. pleased           C. pleasant

4.A. shake          B. touch             C. feel        

5.A. at              B. with             C. to   

6.A. or              B. and              C. with    

7.A. in              B. the              C. within       

8.A. talk about        B. ask about         C. avoid       

9.A. especially        B. special           C. specially

10.A. chance         B. opportunity        C. turns      

Passage 16

(答案:1.D  2.B  3.B  4.C  5.C  6.B  7.A   8.A   9.D   10.C

11.D 12.C 13.B  14.D 15.C 16.B  17.A  18.B  19.A  20.D

During recent years we have heard much about "race": how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the   1   phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications.

We judge race usually   2    the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But   3    you were to remove the skin you could not   4    anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is   5    physical structurethe brain or the internal organs to   6    a difference.

There are four types of blood.   7    types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the   8    . No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will   9    in size, but this occurs within every race.   10    does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain   11    examined belonged to a person of weak   12    . On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had   13    brains.

Mental tests which are reasonably   14    show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race.   15    equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location.

Individuals of every race   16    civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people,   17    enable them to behave in a   18     way.

The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new   19    is better and higher than anything   20    the past.

1. A. complete        B. full           C. total            D. whole
2. A. in            B. from             C. at             D. on
3. A. since           B. if               C. as            D. while
4. A. speak          B. talk            C. tell            D. mention
5. A. something     B. everything       C. nothing        D. anything
6. A. display       B. indicate       C. demonstrate   D. appear
7. A. Ail          B. Most            C. No          D. Some
8. A. same           B. identical          C. similar       D. alike
9. A. remain        B. increase              C. decrease     D. vary
10. A. Only         B. Or             C. Nor         D. So
11. A. ever           B. then             C. never           D. once
12. A. health       B. body            C. mind           D. thought
13. A. big            B. small            C. minor        D. major
14. A. true        B. exact           C. certain          D. accurate
15. A. Provided      B. Concerning      C. Given        D. Following
16. A. make        B. cause            C. move           D. turn
17. A. and           B. but                  C. though         D. so
18. A. ordinary       B. peculiar         C. usual             D. common
19. A. that           B. what             C. whichever              D. whatever
20. A. for           B. to             C. within         D. in

补充文章1

When I was a little girl, my brothers and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didn’t use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued.

On the day of the World Cup football final inLondonin 1966, we were very excited becauseEnglandwere playingWest Germanyin the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match ifEnglandwon, but she didn’t tell us why. AT 2 o’clock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn’t watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.

England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon. We still have it today, and perhaps it is wroth a lot of money.

补充文章2(Unit 4 Activity 1)

Morgan Rees has always been a good businessman. He used to own three petrol stations and was busy most of the time. When he was 65, the normal retirement age, he decided that he didn’t want to stop, so he carried on working for another two years. Eventually, when he was nearly 68, his wife, Dolly, asked him to retire because she wanted to enjoy their old age together. Reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son.

But he was unhappy. He didn’t know what to do with himself. Although he read a lot of books and he went on holiday to interesting places with his wife, he was bored and began to get depressed because he hated being retired.

Then on day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper and, without telling his wife, he bought a small crockery factory, The next week he told his family. They were horrified and worried. They thought he was too old at 71 to start work again.

He is now 76 and he has expanded the company considerably. He has increased the number of staff from 6to 24 and he has found many new customers for the products. He has developed the expert market and has improved profits by 200%. He has opened a new design office and employed three young designers. They have been all over the world to get new ideas, and one of them has gone toFrancethis week to a major trade fair. Most importantly, he hasn’t been bored since he bought the factory.

补充文章2(Unit 4 Activity 2)

Dolly says:

“Morgan (1) retired ( to retire) for the first time eight years ago. Since then we  (2)  have argued ( to argue) a lot about what we want to do. I (3) wanted ( to want) to slow down (生活节奏慢下来) a bit. Since he first retired, I (4) have enjoyed ( to enjoy) spending more time with the grandchildren, but Morgan doesn’t want to do that. He (5) has always wanted (to always want) to go on working. It’s true that he (6) was depressed ( to be depressed) before he bought the factory, and he (7) has been ( to be) better since he started working again. It’s not really too bad –we (8) have been ( to be) abroad together for business several times. Last month we (9) went ( to go) to Austria(奥地利)and Hungary (匈牙利) –which was very nice. But I am bit bored on my own in the house, so I (10) have done ( to do) a lot of decorating (装修) this year and I (11) have joined ( to join) to local choir (合唱团)。”

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