完形填空齐齐看

(A) Yesterday evening,when I went to town 1my mother,we met a strange old man. It was raining 2and we had no umbrella.We were trying to3a taxi when he came up to us.He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said that he would give 4for only a pound.He had forgotten his wallet.He said he needed taxi to go back home.My mother didn't believe what he had said at first,and5 him a lot of questions.But she finally believed the man and gave him the pound.She was happy to6 a good umbrella for so little.However,the old man didn't get into a taxi.We walked7 him and found he went into a pub and bought himself a glass of 8with the pound.After he drank it,he 9~his hat and took up one of the many wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one.     

Jack and His Gold

Jack was a very rich man. He had got a bag of gold from business, but he did not know where to keep it. He was afraid that thieves might 1 his house and steal it away. One day when it was time to go to bed, he put the gold bag beside his pillow (枕头) and tied the bag to his arm. But he was awake all night because he was worrying about the gold. Finally, he 2 to hide the bag of gold in a hole near a tall tree in his back garden.“But the people m ay still know that there s gold in t…     

JOKE

<正>An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had noth-ing left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles. "My money has finished and my friends have gone,"said the young man. “What will happen to me now?”     

A TENTATIVE INTERPRETATION OF ALBERT CAMUS''''THE GUEST

Albert Camus(1913-1960)was a noted French essayist,novelist and playwright,whose talent as a writer and an artist won him the Nobel Prize for literature in 1957.World War I bereaved him of his father and he was brought up by his mother in strai-tened circumstances.Through education,Camus was able to overstep the boundariesof his environment.Under the influence of the philosopher Jean Grenier,he deve-loped a lifelong interest in literature and philosophy.The fact that he was a victimof tuberculosis,a disease that dogged him all his life,forced him to give up half way     

A Dentist

Mr Baker was a strong man. He was a good footballplayer and spent a lot of time on the game when hestudied in a medical callege (医学院). But he was hurtonce when he was playing football with his friends. Hisright leg was broken in the accident and he couldn't playany longer. He was sorry for it and liked to watch thegame. Now the young man worked in a hospital. He was agood dentist (牙医) and many patients asked him forhelp. He was always busy and had little time to watchthe matches. He had to watch them on TV at home in     

STORIES

A David was a young man who worked in an office in a big city.He liked fishing very much,but did not often get a chance to go fishing. Then one summer he decided to have a holiday in a beautiful place in the mountains where there were a lot of streams."I will be able to have some good fishing there," he said to himself. The first morning after he arrived,he carried his fishing rod and walked to the nearest stream.He saw an old man standing beside the water,so he asked him whether it was a private (私人的) stream.The old man answered that it was not.Then he asked,"Well,then it won't be a crime (犯罪) if I catch some fish here,will it?"     

HUMOUR AND JOKES

A Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to steal a neighbour's doorbell. But he clearly understood that while his hand touched the bell, it would ring and something terrible would happen to him. The ringing could be heard by others. So he covered his ears with something, thinking that everything would be all right and that he could get the doorbell without any trouble. But what happened was that he was caught on the spot for stealing the doorbell of his neighbour.     

A Handwriting Expert

Balzac, the famous French writer, was a man of great talent.But he himself was proud of his ability to tell a person's character by his or her handwriting.     

A Cheap Radio

趣味完形填空 Mr Turner found work last month. Heherds(放)sheep for a __. It's a piece of hardwork and he has to spend the whole days on thehills or by the river. But Mr Hunt __ himmuch. So he likes his new work. But the __was that he was sometimes caught in the __and his clothes were wet when he got home. Sohe wanted a radio __ he could listen to theweather forecast (天气预报). Once his wifewent to town, he told her to buy one for him.The woman tried to __ some money andbought a cheap radio. She said that a cheap onewould do the work as well.     

不是一个人战斗

Little Chad was a shy,quiet young man.One day he came home and told his mother that he'd like to make a valentine for everyone in his class.Her heart sank.She thought."I wish he wouldn't do that!"because she had watched the children when they walked home from school.Her Chad was always behind them.They laughed and hung on to each other and talked to each other.But Chad was never included.Nevertheless.she decided she would go along with her son.So she purchased the paper and glue and crayons.For three weeks,night after night,Chad painstakingly made 35 valentines.……     

You''''ll soon get used to it?

An old man died and left his son a lot of money.But the son was a foolish youngman,and he quickly spent all the money,so that soon he had nothing left.Of course,when that happened,all his friends left him.When he was quite poor and alone,hewent to see Nas…     

Understanding and Appreciative Friends

During the Spring and Autumn Period(770-476B.C.).there was a man whose name was Yu Boya.Yu boya famous music master at that time,having a good command of the temperament and superb skills in playing the musical instrument.He was bright and eager to learn when he was young.He had formally acknowledged several experts as his teachers,and his skills in playing the musical instrument had already reached a fairly high level.But he still felt that he could not superbly express the various things …     

水仙花

Early in his childhood, as soon as he was able to speak, he was asked what kind of face he would like to have. They agreed when he said he' d like to have a blue face like his mother, who had hers from being born in the sea. Pith(抽去;杀死) from the claws of a certain bird furnished the dye, which he let the nurse wipe over his brow and cheeks. Soon his face was blue and stayed blue; and although no one said it to him, everyone thought he was a beautiful boy.     

重要启事

Jack was an able worker. He could do 1 the work in the factory and often helped his boss （老板） Mr. King. Mr. King liked him and he got much money. But he enjoyed drinking and he spent most of his money 2 the drinks. When he drank much, he 3 control （控制） himself. His boss had told him to stop 4, but he didn＇t listen to her. The woman had to leave him. Now he lived in a small and old house alone.     

The Blind One To My Dog

Mr Smith was an officer. On the 1 to his office he often saw a man 2 a pair of black glasses selling matches (火柴). The manhad a big old dog 3 him. The dog had aboard(牌子) with these words 'I AM BLIND'4 its neck. Mr Smith was 5 kind that he usually 6 to comfort the man and give him some money 7 taking matches away when he passed there.     

麦哲伦—环球航行第一人

Magellan was born in the spring of 1480 in Portugal.His mother was anoble.But when he was 10 years old,his parents died.He was educated atcourt and became interested in exploring.At the age of 25,he sailed to Indiaand Philippine.     

STORIES

It was time for Mr Bell to close his shop. He was checking his money.His son Tom, who was 15, then, a big man walked into When Tom came back, Tom could see the gun in the had just gone outside to the shop with a gun in his buy a newspaper. Just hand. he could hear the man asking his father for money. man＇s hand, but the man didn＇t see or hear Tom.     

Half a Pie,Quite Enough

A man was so hungry that he was ready to eat seven pies.But he felt quite full after he had eaten six and a half.He regretted this so much that he started to beat himself,     

HUMOROUS STORIES

Mr and Mrs Brown lived in a small house with their child. Sometimes Mr Brown came back from work very late,when his wife and the child were asleep,he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly. But one night when he was coming home late,he lost his key,so when he reached his house,he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again,and nothing happened-nobody moved inside the house. Mr Brown knocked at the bedroom window,he spoke to his wife,he shout- ed,but she did not wake up. At last,he stopped and thought for a few