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Now，perhaps，more than ever before，people are wondering what life is all about，and what it is for.Seeking material success is beginning to 26 large numbers of people around the world.They feel that the long-hour work culture to make more money to buy more things is 27 up their lives，leaving them very little 28 or energy for family or hobbies.Many are turning to 29 ways of living and downshifting is one of them.
Six percent of the workers in Britain took the decision to 30 last year.One couple who downshifted are Daniel and Liz.They 31 to work in central London.He was a newspaper reporter and she worked for an international bank.They 32 go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs， 33 their two children with a nanny.Nearly twice a month Daniel had to 34 New York for meetings.They both earned a large amount of money 35 began to feel that life was passing them by.
Nowadays，they run 36 in the mountains of Wales.“I always wanted to have one here，”says Daniel，“and we took almost a year to 37 to downshift.It’s taken some time getting used to，but it’s been 38 it.We have to think 39 now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any 40 .However，I think it’s made us stronger as a family，and the children are a lot 41 .”
Liz，however，is not quite sure.“I used to enjoy my job， 42 it was hard work and long hours.I’m not really a country girl，but I suppose I’m 43 getting used to looking after the animals.One thing I do 44 ，though，is being able to see more of my children.My advice for other people wanting to do the 45 is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”
26.A.trouble B.attract C.encourage D.frighten
27.A.putting B.looking C.building D.eating
28.A.money B.material C.spirit D.time
29.A.other B.simple C.free D.many
30.A.retire B.downshift C.rest D.travel
31.A.wanted B.liked C.used D.planned
32.A.should B.would C.might D.could
33.A.keeping B.sending C.letting D.leaving
34.A.fly B.walk C.move D.run
35.A.and B.so C.but D.however
36.A.company B.farm C.house D.school
37.A.discuss B.study C.have D.make
38.A.worthy B.worth C.worthless D.worthwhile
39.A.once B.twice C.hardly D.worriedly
40.A.money B.holidays C.friends D.difficulties
41.A.more bored B.more worried C.happier D.cleverer
42.A.even though B.when C.as if D.unless
43.A.directly B.particularly C.especially D.gradually
44.A.doubt B.admire C.like D.admit
45.A.job B.research C.experiment D.same
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Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 31 .She got up very early and arrived at the 32 at twenty to eight. She 33 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 34 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 35 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She 36 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy 37 joyfully. She then looked round for a 38 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 39 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 40 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 41 .For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 42 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) 43 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 44 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 45 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 46 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 47 his directives .She happened to see on the desk a big note book 48 “Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the 49 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 50 ,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.
A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised
A. office B. workshop C. Classroom D. bookshop
A. forced B. pushed C. Turned D. knocked
A. last B. second C. Third D. first
A. uncover B. smell C. Find D. pick
A. picked up B. threw away C. stared at D. took up
A. cried B. Laughed C. wept D. replied
A. jar B. Box C. bottle D. vase
A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
A. wisdom B. bravery C. passion D. enthusiasm
A. buried B. dressed C. Devoted D. seated
A. old B. Red C. blue D. new
A. special B. angry C. strange D. difficult
A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
A. asking for B. waiting for C. looking for D. searching for
A. marked B. written C. printed D. signed
A. closed B. damaged C. pinned D. half-opened
A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits
第二節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
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The Price of a Dream
I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 16 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 17 a dream.
My dream was 18 . By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 19 anything that moved on the football field.
I was also 20 . My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 21 to believe in myself. He 22 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 23 with Coach John changed my life forever.
A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 24 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 25 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was 26 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 27 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 28 , trying to think of the right 29 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 30 in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made 31 for me the difference between 32 something at once and having a 33 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34 year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 35 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
16. A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
17. A. live B. have C. make D. need
18. A. athletics B. music C. business D. money
19. A. kick B. play C. pass D. hit
20. A. right B. popular C. lucky D. honest
21. A. how B. why C. when D. whether
22. A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked
23. A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience
24. A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
25. A. keep B. end C. give D. pick
26. A. mad B. mournful C. frightened D. shameful
27. A. living B. playing C. working D. dreaming
28. A. moving B. nodding C. shaking D. hanging
29. A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways
30. A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
31. A. direct B. clear C. straight D. bare
32. A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. enjoying
33. A. wish B. goal C. score D. desire
34. A. following B. same C. previous D. very
35. A. charged B. got C. offered D. presented
A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 31 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning 32 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 33 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been 34 lessons—at age 54! I told her that it was very 35 that she was pursuing （追求） her passion（熱情） to play the piano.
Then she asked me 36 question.
“I have been playing for 8 years now, ” I answered.
“Then you must play a song for me before you leave, ” she 37 . I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she 38 me of our musical “ 39 ”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 40 asked me to play a song for her. I thought 41 and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for 42 , and it was my soul-searching song.
I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions 43 into it as possible. She loved it. 44 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man! ”
I turned around. And there was an old lady 45 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to 46 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to 47 my bed, but your music made me feel good, ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked 48 back to her room.
I was deeply 49 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s 50 for peace and joy.
31. A. observed B. watched
C. noticed D. caught
32. A. on B. at
C. over D. against
33. A. player B. teacher
C. composer D. starter
34. A. giving B. attending
C. teaching D. reviewing
35. A. interesting B. wonderful
C. moved D. impressive
36. A. another B. a different
C. the same D. other
37. A. advised B. ordered
C. demanded D. requested
38. A. warned B. reminded
C. asked D. required
39. A. course B. task
C. discussion D. deal
40. A. and B. but
C. as a result D. what’s more
41. A. for the moment B. at the moment
C. for a moment D. at a moment
42. A. music B. songs
C. the piano D. vitamins
43. A. dropping B. falling
C. pouring D. running
44. A. Since B. As
C. While D. Because
45. A. taking B. making
C. having D. moving
46. A. thank B. praise
C. admire D. owe
47. A. get on B. get up
C. get off D. get down
48. A. quietly B. calmly
C. happily D. slowly
49. A. shocked B. touched
C. delighted D. disturbed
50. A. world B. heart
C. brains D. dreams
Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 21 just inside the entrance 22 .It said: “Remember, 23 ,one of our customers gets 24 goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards 25, like many of her 26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never 27 hoping. The 28 in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 29 buying so many things but failed. She 30 dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 31 doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped 32 .But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 33 than she found that she had forgotten to 34 tea. She dashed back to the 35 , got some tea and went towards the 36 .As she did so, she saw the 37 came. 38 his hand he said, “I want to 39 you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket 40 !”
1.A .notice B. report C. board D. newspaper
2. A. did B. promised C. made D. agreed
3.A. every day B. every month C. twice a week D. once a week
4.A. excellent B. free C. extra D. unexpected
5. A. waited B. came C. hoped D. went
6.A. friends B. neighbors C. relatives D. customers
7. A. got rid of B. got along with C. gave up D. gave out
8.A. counter B. cushion C. food D . cupboard
9. A. against B. for C. with D. about
10.A. often B. always C. usually D. seldom
11.A. bill B. hand C. car D. basket
12.A. anxiously B. seriously C. crazily D. wonderfully
13.A. pockets B. car C. basket D. house
14. A. buy B. find C. take D. have
15.A. shop B. counter C. department D. supermarket
16.A. door B. entrance C. cash-desk D. shelves
17.A. secretary B. policeman C. manager D. salesman
18. A. Putting out B. Holding out C. Shaking D. Waving
19.A. congratulate B .tell C. inform D. thank
20.A. is yours B. means nothing C. belongs to you D. costs nothing
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