先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

（一）

My father is of middle height. His eyes are sharp and full of expression. He always appears ___1___ and looks like a judge. At first sight you may think he is ___2___ to come near. In fact he is very ___3___and thoughtful of others and their feelings. Appearance often makes people think ___4___; therefore we cannot give an opinion about a person by ___5___.

My father is a man of ___6___. By his own talents and efforts， he has ___7___ great achievements in what he does. He has not only ___8___ wealth for society ___9___ also provided our family with a rich life. Now he is well-known to people all over the city. People of all walks of life come to my house and， as a result， I ___10___lots of hard-earned social experiences and see more ___11___ and sorrows of the world.

At home my father is a severe parent. He is very ___12___ with my mother and me. He does not allow my mother to accept ___13___ from others. He requires that my mother should go to office ___14___and leave it last. He has ___15___ expectations of me. When I am ___16___ and idling away my time， I can see that it hurts him ___17___. When I am doing something great， ___18___ carrying out an experiment， he is more than ___19___. With such a father I am always reminded of going on and on， ___20___ giving up.

（ ）1. A. kind       B. serious       C. warm   D. awful

（ ）2. A. firm     B. real           C. hard D. easy

（ ）3. A. severe     B. serious       C. awful   D. kind

（ ）4. A. wrongly   B. correctly     C. faintly     D. clearly

（ ）5. A. moral       B. soul           C. appearance D. deed

（ ）6. A. misplay   B. lost             C. failure D. success

（ ）7. A. finished   B. achieved       C. started   D. allowed

（ ）8. A. created   B. remained     C. joined   D. occurred

（ ）9. A. and       B. so             C. but   D. or

（ ）10. A. arrive   B. bring           C. make   D. gain

（ ）11. A. joys     B. sorrows       C. pains   D. aches

（ ）12. A. loose     B. strict         C. kindness D. softness

（ ）13. A. something   B. everything C. anything   D. nothing

（ ）14. A. no time   B. at time       C. on time   D.in time

（ ）15. A. high       B. short           C. deep     D. small

（ ）16. A. hard       B. modest       C. lazy     D. serious

（ ）17. A. lightly   B. deeply         C. highly   D. shortly

（ ）18. A. though   B. then             C. seems that D.such as

（ ）19. A. excited     B. sad             C. awful D. terrible

（ ）20. A. always     B. never         C. still   D. ever

（二）

When I was a child， I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm， in the winter ___1___， we were quite out off from the outside world. As soon as I left school， I ___2___ my bags and moved to the capital， ___3___ I soon discovered that my life has its problem too.

One big ___4___ is money. It costs so much to go out， not to mention ___5___ like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I ___6___ asthma[哮喘]， and the air is so bad that I am ___7___ to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car， I ___8___ use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go ___9___， but that can be quite ___10___.

___11___ there are advantages. First， there is so much to do in the city， ___12___ you tastes in culture or entertainment[娛乐活动]. Besides， there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of ___13___ a more important job or position. Finally， if you like shopping， the ___14___ of goods is very surprising—and ___15___， shops are often only a short ___16___.

Is life ___17___ then， in the city？ Perhaps it is， when you are in your teens or twenties. However， as you get ___18___， and especially if you have small children， the peace of the countryside may seem ___19___. I certainly hope to move ___20___ there soon.

（ ）1. A. fortunately   B. especially   C. specifically D. regularly

（ ）2. A. discarded   B. retrieved   C. packed D. collected

（ ）3. A. However   B. And         C. So as     D. Further more

（ ）4. A. advantages B. disadvantage C. proposal D. objective

（ ）5. A. valuables   B. implement   C. treasures   D. basics

（ ）6. A. suffer from   B. escape from C. derive from D. keep from

（ ）7. A. excited     B. disappointed C. angry     D. afraid

（ ）8. A. usually     B. seldom     C. often D. sometimes

（ ）9. A. by car       B. by subway C. by bus   D. by bicycle

（ ）10. A. useless     B. crowded   C. dangerous   D. safe

（ ）11. A. Of course B. Although   C. Above all     D.  Of all

（ ）12. A. whatever B. however     C. whoever     D. wherever

（ ）13. A. treating to B. looking to   C. moving to D. expecting to

（ ）14. A. plenty     B. variety     C. measure D. quality

（ ）15. A. for instance B. in all     C. in conclusion D. what is more

（ ）16. A. far away B. run away C. around away D. walk away

（ ）17. A. busier     B. better       C. quieter   D. still

（ ）18. A. elder       B. richer       C. older   D. happier

（ ）19. A. available   B. creditable   C. preferable D. variable

（ ）20. A. back     B. off       C. forward D. toward

（三）

Time is precious， as it says， time is money.

Time is ___1___ to all of us. No matter what things we have to do， we need it. We sometimes ___2___ it as if it were something almost real， we budget[預算] it， waste it， ___3___ it， steal it， kill it， cut it， account for it; we also charge for it. Its important to all of us. Without it， we will lose everything. ___4___， not all of us know how to make the best use of time.

We can find people committed to working and studying all the day around us. They ___5___ go out to play or go shopping and they usually do everything quickly. They ___6___ almost all of their time on their work and study. They have an acute sense of the ___7___ of their time. It seems as if they were the ___8___ to the clock. We sometimes say they are  ___9___ and laugh at them. We also treat them as monsters， and look down upon them. We always think that we have a lot of time to do our work， there is no ___10___ to work and study like them. However， do we think about our time really？ How much time do we have in all？ The answer will ___11___ all of us， for its very short.

For example， a man can live 70 years， in the 70 years， we need about half of the time to ___12___， one fifth of the time to play， and spend some time to ___13___ our children， and after we retire from our work， we dont have much ___14___ to do some important things. If so， we only have several years to do our work and study really in all. The time is short， and also is ___15___， if we dont treasure it highly， we will not finish our work and let our dream ___16___ true. We will be a failure， because of the elapse of time.

So， dont ___17___ at the people who are busy working and studying any more， they are good persons treasuring time ___18___. We should also build the sense of shortness of time. We mustnt waste any minute or second any more. We also cant ___19___ the work of today to tomorrow. We want every second to count.

Consequently， if we want to succeed， we must make the best use of time， ___20___ with the pace of time， or else， we will face a life of failure. After all， time and tide wait for no man.

（ ）1. A. difficult   B. ordinary   C. familiar       D. particular

（ ）2. A. see         B. reach   C. discover D. treat

（ ）3. A. remember   B. treat     C. move     D. save

（ ）4. A. However B. Moreover C. Furthermore D. So

（ ）5. A. often     B. seldom C. sometimes D. always

（ ）6. A. waste     B. pay   C. spend       D. cost

（ ）7. A. shortness B. length C. sufficiency   D. happiness

（ ）8. A. prisoners   B. slaves   C. owners   D. guests

（ ）9. A. foolish   B. intelligent C. friendly   D. angry

（ ）10. A. advice   B. mean C. need            D. way

（ ）11. A. worry     B. surprise   C. frighten   D. fear

（ ）12. A. eat     B. stand       C. work       D. sleep

（ ）13. A. grow up B. stay up   C. bring up   D. send up

（ ）14. A. energy     B. intelligence   C. strength   D. ability

（ ）15. A. young   B. uneasy     C. expected   D. limited

（ ）16. A. become B. come     C. take     D. get

（ ）17. A. look     B. laugh       C. point     D. glare

（ ）18. A. only     B. singly   C. mainly     D. highly