Cloze (21)Tom walked into a shop. It had a sign outside: "Second-hand clothes bought and sold”. he was carrying an old pair of 1 and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?”The man 2 them and said, "Two dollars.”“What!”said Tom.“I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars.”“No,”said the man,“they aren't worth a cent(美分) 3 two dollars.”“well”said Tom, 4 two dollars out of his pocket, "Here is your money. These trousers were hanging 5 your shop. The list price(定价) of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was 6 , so I want to find out how much they were really worth.”Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before theshop owner could think of anything to say.( )1. A. trousers B. shoes C. glasses D. stockings( )2. A. looked at B. saw C. noticed D. took( )3. A. Or B. but C. more than D. less than( )4. A. taking B. takes C. took D. to take( )5. A. in B. outside C. near D. behind( )6. A. a low price B. too little moneyC. the right priceD. too much money答案：1. A2. A3. C4. A5. B6. DCloze (22)Have you ever seen kites? Perhaps, you have. What’s more, you may have played 1kites. But do you know that kites are not just playthings? They can be very 2 .Scientists have been 3 in kites for a long time. They have used them for studying weather and doing many other things. Recently they have made some new kites. These kites can 4 boats. They can 5 a man easily.Some kites are really beautiful. People are interested in kites 6 they are not only beautiful, but also helpful. And kite flying is great fun.( )1. A. at B. with C. for D. on( )2. A. use B. useless C. useful D. using( )3. A. interesting B. interest C. interested D. interests( )4. A. pull B. push C. carry D. take( )5. A. take B. takes C. bring D. lift( )6. A. and B. but C. because D. for答案：1.B2. C3. C4. A5. D6. CCloze (23)On holidays 1 likes saying at home all the time. People go on picnics, 2 trips or visit friends. We have 3 parks with good campsites(露营地), and my friends and I often go camping. Sometimes the parks are crowded, but we do not 4 .After dark, we sit 5 an open fire and talk for hours, We can forget all our problems and enjoy 6 .( )1. A. nobody B. each C. anybody D. every( )2. A. go B. has C. travel D. take( )3. A. a little B. a great deal of C. quite a few D. a lot( )4. A. mind B. play C. interested D. exciting ( )5. A. in B. around C. for D. under ( )6. A. us B. our C. we D. ourselves答案：1.A2. D3. C4. A5. B6. DCloze (24)At the age of twelve, Edison began 1 newspapers on a train. When he wasfree, he printed a newspaper and sold copies to the railway workers.One day in august, 1862, Edison saw a little boy 2 on the tracks(轨道)at a station. A train was coming near quickly, and the boy was 3 frightened to move. Edison rushed out and carried the boy to 4 . The boy's father was 5 thankful 6 he taught Edison how to send messages by railway telegraph(电报). Edison soon became very interested in it and later he left home to work in different cities. This gave him a start in life. At that time he was just a boy of sixteen.( )1. A. selling B. to selling C. sell D. sold( )2. A. to play B. playing C. played D. to playing( )3. A. very B. two C. too D. so( )4. A. save B. saving C. safe D. safety( )5. A. so B. very C. much D. that( )6. A. very B. that C. for D. which答案：1. A2. B3. C4. D5. A6. BCloze (25)Super Boys is a music group of five boys, and they can sing and dance really 1 !These clever boys are young and they are really proud of themselves. They think nothing is impossible for them. They can dream and are not 2 of losing. They work veryhard 3 they don't want to waste the best years of their lives and they want to be as good as they can at singing, dancing and acting. Sometimes they 4 for 18 hours a day! They will 5 stop growing and improving when they are still young. When they aren't performing, everyone is busy learning new skills, such as playing instruments or writing lyrics (歌词). They hope to play by 6 on stage(舞台) one day. So, to those of you who have just found out about the Super Boys, go check out their new CD.( )1. A. best B. well C. good D. badly( )2. A. aware B. in charge C. careless D. afraid( )3. A. so B. because C. then D. though( )4. A. work B. play C. enjoy D. waste( )5. A. sometimes B. never C. ever D. always( )6. A. fan B. friend C. themselves D. others答案：1. B2. D3. B4. A5. B6. CCloze(26)Two days ago, Bob got a letter from Mary. She wrote, "I'll leave Beijing for London at ten 1 June 5th. Please meet me at the airport.”Now Bob was standing at the airport and holding some flowers. He was 2 because Mary's plane was three hours late, but nobody knew why. Bob walked over to the bar at the airport and had a drink, He walked back to the gate. There was still no news. He had to have another drink in the bar. 3 ,Mary's plane arrived and the people on the plane started coming out. Bob smiled and 4 Mary. After a while he stopped smiling because the last one from the plane was not Mary. Bob said to himself, "Bad luck! What 5 ?” He went to the information desk.“ My name’s Bob Winston, "he said. "Have you any message for me?”“Yes,” said the girl.“ A telephone message 6 China. "With these words, She handed him a piece of paper. "Mr. Bob Winston, London Airport. Sorry, I’ll return next Sunday.”Bob thanked the girl at the airport, gave the flowers to her, and said, "Good-bye”.( )1. A. in B. on C. for D. at( )2. A. angry B. pleased C. surprised D. worried( )3. A Two hours late B. Two hours laterC. Two hours overD. Two hours after( )4. A. looked for B. looked up C. looked at D. looked after( )5. A. happen for B. has happened to herC. did she happenD. was she happened( )6. A. to B. by C. from D. at答案：1. B2. D3. B4. A5. B6. CCloze (27)George is a young man. He doesn't have a wife, but he has a very big 1 and a very small car. He likes playing tennis. Last Monday after he 2 tennis for an hour at his club, he went towards a car. But his dog didn't go 3 him. It went to 4 car.“Come here, silly dog! "George shouted at it but the key did not 5 . Then he looked at the car again. It was not his. The dog was right. He began to 6 at himself.( )1. A. house B. dog C. flat D. cat( )2. A. was played B. played C. plays D. playing( )3. A. after B. in front of C. before D. in the front of( )4. A. other B. another C. the other D. others( )5. A. begin B. come C. drive D. turn( )6. A. laugh B. laughing C laughed D. laughs答案：1. B2. B3. A4. B5. D6. ACloze (28)Paul got on the bus to go to the town. It was very crowed, and he had to 1 for about five minutes. Then some of the passengers got off. Paul sat down next to a fat lady. She had several shopping bags, and Paul didn't have much room on the seat. He wasn’t very comfortable. At last the bus got to the town. All the passengers started to get off. Paul was very polite, so he stood up to 2 the fat lady get off before him. She said, "Thank you. Then she tried to get out of the seat with all her bags. But she couldn't 3 .She was stuck!Paul had to push the lady. The conductor pulled her. Finally they got her 4 but she wasn't pleased. I'll write to the bus company, she said. "I'll tell them not 5 buses with such 6 seats.( )1. A. stand B. think C. stay D. try( )2. A. make B. ask C. let D. hope( )3. A. move B. wait C. walk D. do( )4. A. away B. leave C. free D. down( )5. A. making B. make C. made D. to make( )6. A. old B. small C. big D. dirty答案：1. A2. C3. A4. C5. D6. BCloze (29)One of the most detailed description(详细描述) of a UFO was given by nine-year-old girl, Gaynor Sunderland, in July 1976. Gaynor lived in Oakenholt, a village near Flint, North Wales. On her way home from 1 , she saw a silver object shaped like a saucer in a field far from her home. The strange craft飞行器) was about 30 feet long and 9 feet high. It has 2 along the side and on the top there was a light flashing in a kind of box. Although Gaynor was very 3 ，she did not run away. Instead, she lay 4 in the long grass and watched the door of the strange craft open. She saw two people wearing silver suits come out of the craft. They were carrying some kinds of equipment which they used to examine the ground. They were short and had large pink eyes, Gaynor reported. 5 about half an hour, the two people went back into the craft. Almost immediately, there was a loud humming noise and the UFO took off.Although Gaynor told her mother what she had seen, her family decided to keep quiet about it. They did not want people to laugh at their daughter. However, 18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO experts(专家). They hypnotized(催眠) Gaynor so they could be sure she was telling the truth. Not only did she repeat her story, she was 6 to draw a picture of what she had seen ( )1. A. city B. school C. airport D. factory ( )2. A. doors B. holes C. windows D. openings ( )3. A. frightened B. surprised C. pleased D. excited ( )4. A. safety B. carefully C. properly D. quietly ( )5. A. After B. In C. For D. During ( )6. A. glad B. tired C. able D. sad答案：1. B2. C3. A4. D5. A6. CCloze(30)The ladies' club always held a meeting on Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about important things. 1 that, they had tea and asked questions.One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food 2 . " There’s 3 enough food in the world for everyone. He said, "More than half of the people in the world are 4 .And when they have more food, they have more babies, so they never stop 5 hungry. If a woman is having a baby every minute somewhere in the world, what are you going to do about it? “He waited for a few 6 . Then one of the ladies said, "Why not find that woman and stop here?( )1. A. Before B. About C. After D. Because of( )2. A. question B. problem C. subject D. matter( )3. A. only B. quite C. still D. not( )4. A. angry B. worried C. hungry D. sorry( )5. A. to be B. been C. have been D. being( )6. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days答案：1. C2. B3. D4. C5. D6. A。