Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to  41  my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome  42  from one end of the city to another and to  43  among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the  44 , so the friendship I knew at school was  45 . I put up with it for a short period. It was  46  long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my  47  into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued writing poetry at home.

By chance, I  48  some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a  49  company came to the college one day. She told me that I won a national poetry award. I  50  at her in astonishment(吃驚) and disbelief. She wanted to make a short  51  about me, to which I said, “ No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real  52 . I was just frightened. In the end she  53  me that I should do it the following day.

So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my  54  and I became  55  interested in literature than ever. I  56  what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not  57  myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly (猶豫地) told my parents that I wanted to _58  to school. They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was  59 , and if I knew what it meant and  60  I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.

Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to1my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome2from one end of the city to another and to3among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the4, so the friendship I knew at school was5. I put up with it for a short period. It was6long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my7into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued writing poetry at home.
By chance, I8some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a9company came to the college one day. She told me that I won a national poetry award. I10at her in astonishment and disbelief. She wanted to make a short11about me, to which I said, “ No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real12. I was just frightened. In the end she13me that I should do it the following day.
So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my14and I became15interested in literature than ever. I16what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not17myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly told my parents that I wanted to18to school. They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was19, and if I knew what it meant and20I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      stop
   2. B.
      go on
   3. C.
      continue
   4. D.
      walk
      
2. 2.
   1. A.
      talk
   2. B.
      journey
   3. C.
      job
   4. D.
      walk
      
3. 3.
   1. A.
      do
   2. B.
      sit
   3. C.
      talk
   4. D.
      work
      
4. 4.
   1. A.
      family
   2. B.
      class
   3. C.
      city
   4. D.
      country
      
5. 5.
   1. A.
      absent
   2. B.
      missed
   3. C.
      lost
   4. D.
      over
6. 6.
   1. A.
      too
   2. B.
      very
   3. C.
      much
   4. D.
      quite
      
7. 7.
   1. A.
      mind
   2. B.
      heart
   3. C.
      soul
   4. D.
      thought
      
8. 8.
   1. A.
      defeated
   2. B.
      beat
   3. C.
      won
   4. D.
      hit
      
9. 9.
   1. A.
      TV
   2. B.
      radio
   3. C.
      shoe
   4. D.
      food
      
10. 10.
    1. A.
       looked
    2. B.
       fixed
    3. C.
       shouted
    4. D.
       stared
       
11. 11.
    1. A.
       talk
    2. B.
       film
    3. C.
       conversation
    4. D.
       speech
       
12. 12.
    1. A.
       reason
    2. B.
       cause
    3. C.
       excuse
    4. D.
       wish
       
13. 13.
    1. A.
       advised
    2. B.
       suggested
    3. C.
       agreed
    4. D.
       persuaded
       
14. 14.
    1. A.
       poems
    2. B.
       stories
    3. C.
       speeches
    4. D.
       plans
       
15. 15.
    1. A.
       less
    2. B.
       much
    3. C.
       far
    4. D.
       more
       
16. 16.
    1. A.
       wandered
    2. B.
       considered
    3. C.
       discussed
    4. D.
       wondered
       
17. 17.
    1. A.
       think
    2. B.
       consider
    3. C.
       spend
    4. D.
       imagine
       
18. 18.
    1. A.
       drop
    2. B.
       leave
    3. C.
       return
    4. D.
       go to
       
19. 19.
    1. A.
       sure
    2. B.
       clear
    3. C.
       curious
    4. D.
       true
       
20. 20.
    1. A.
       whether
    2. B.
       that
    3. C.
       how
    4. D.
       what

Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to 1 my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome 2 from one end of the city to another and to 3 among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the 4 , so the friendship I knew at school was 5 . I put up with it for a short period. It was 6 long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my 7 into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued writing poetry at home.

By chance, I 8 some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a 9 company came to the college one day. She told me that I won a national poetry award. I 10 at her in astonishment(吃驚) and disbelief. She wanted to make a short 11 about me, to which I said, “ No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real 12 . I was just frightened. In the end she 13 me that I should do it the following day.

So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my 14 and I became 15 interested in literature than ever. I 16 what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not 17 myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly (猶豫地) told my parents that I wanted to _18 to school. They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was 19 , and if I knew what it meant and 20 I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.

1. A. stop　　　　　 B. go on　　　　 C. continue　　　 D. walk

2. A. talk 　　　　 B. journey　 　 C. job　　　 　　 D. walk

3. A. do　　　　 　　 B. sit　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　 D. work

4. A. family　　　　 B. class　　　　　 C. city　　　　 D. country

5. A. absent　　　 　 B. missed　　　 C. lost　　　　 D. over

6. A. too　　　　 B. very　　　　　 C. much　　　　 　 D. quite

7. A mind　　　　 B. heart　　　　 C. soul　　　　 　 D. thought

8. A. defeated　　　 B. beat　　　　 C. won　　 　 　 D. hit

9. A. TV　　　　　 　 B. radio　　　 　 C. shoe　　　　 　 D. food

10. A. looked　　 　 B. fixed　　　　 C. shouted　　　 D. stared

11. A. talk　　　　 B. film　　　 　 C. conversation　 D. speech

12. A. reason　　　　 B. cause　　　 C. excuse　　　 D. wish

13. A. advised　　　　 B. suggested　　　 C. agreed　　　 D. persuaded

14. A. poems　　　　 B. stories　　　　 C. speeches　　 D. plans

15. A. less　　　　　 B. much　　　　 　 C. far　　　　　 D. more

16. A. wandered　 　 B. considered　　 　 C. discussed　　 D. wondered

17. A. think　　　　　 B. consider　　　 C. spend　　　　 D. imagine

18. A. drop　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. return　　　　 D. go to

19. A. sure　　　　　 B. clear　　　　 C. curious　　　　 D. true

20. A. whether　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. how　　　　 　 D. what

Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults. I was the youngest in the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent. I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter's nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home.

By chance, I won some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day. She told me that I had won a national poetry award. I stared at her in astonishment and disbelief. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said: “No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real excuse. I was just frightened. In the end she persuaded me that I should do it the following day.

So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I became more interested in literature than ever. I wondered what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not imagine myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly told my parents that I wanted to return to school. They were greatly surprised and, I think, a little afraid but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was sure, if I knew what it meant and whether I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me ,and they asked about the matter no further.

1．Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraphs above this passage?

      A．The writer’s unhappy childhood.

      B．The poor teaching quality of the writer’s school.

      C．The writer’s leaving school against his teacher’s advice.

      D．Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.

2．After he won some prizes and awards for literature, a young woman from a TV company    .

A．wanted to make his success known to the public

B．come to make friends with him

C．invited him to make a speech

       D．came to tell him that he had become a very important person

　　Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature（文學(xué)）at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent, I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter's nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home.

　　By chance, I won some prizes and award（獎勵）for literature. A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day. She told me that I had won a national poetry award. I stared at her in astonishment and disbelieved her. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said:“No, I couldn't do that.” Not that I had any real excuse, I was just frightened. In the end she persuaded me that I should do it the following day.

　　So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I became more interested in literature than ever. I wondered what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not imagine myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly（猶豫地）told my parents that I wanted to return to school. They were greatly surprised and, I think, a little afraid but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was sure, if I knew what it meant and whether I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter not further.

(1)Which of the following has more probably been discussed in the paragraph above this passage? ________.

[　　]

A．The writer's unhappy childhood.

B．The poor teaching quality of the writer's school.

C．The writer's leaving school against his teachers' advice.

D．Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.

(2)The writer did not feel comfortable at the evening school because ________.

[　　]

A．he found it difficult to make friends with his classmates

B．he had to walk a long distance to the evening school

C．he could not put his heart into reading books after he was caught in the rain

D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

(3)After his success, the writer ________.

[　　]

A．decided to get a good job

B．decided to continue his studies in literature at the evening school

C．decided to return to the school he had left

D．began to feel very important and proud

(4)Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．His parents worried that he would have no future if he returned to school.

B．His parents worried that he would leave school again.

C．It was difficult for one who studied literature to get a job.

D．His parents did not want him to continue his education.

　　Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature（文學(xué)）at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class, so the friendship I knew at school was absent, I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter's nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home.

　　By chance, I won some prizes and award（獎勵）for literature. A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day. She told me that I had won a national poetry award. I stared at her in astonishment and disbelieved her. She wanted to make a short film about me, to which I said:“No, I couldn't do that.” Not that I had any real excuse, I was just frightened. In the end she persuaded me that I should do it the following day.

　　So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I became more interested in literature than ever. I wondered what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not imagine myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly（猶豫地）told my parents that I wanted to return to school. They were greatly surprised and, I think, a little afraid but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was sure, if I knew what it meant and whether I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter not further.

(1)Which of the following has more probably been discussed in the paragraph above this passage? ________.

[　　]

A．The writer's unhappy childhood.

B．The poor teaching quality of the writer's school.

C．The writer's leaving school against his teachers' advice.

D．Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.

(2)The writer did not feel comfortable at the evening school because ________.

[　　]

A．he found it difficult to make friends with his classmates

B．he had to walk a long distance to the evening school

C．he could not put his heart into reading books after he was caught in the rain

D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

(3)After his success, the writer ________.

[　　]

A．decided to get a good job

B．decided to continue his studies in literature at the evening school

C．decided to return to the school he had left

D．began to feel very important and proud

(4)Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．His parents worried that he would have no future if he returned to school.

B．His parents worried that he would leave school again.

C．It was difficult for one who studied literature to get a job.

D．His parents did not want him to continue his education.

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，完成文后題目。

　　Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature(文學(xué))at evening classes. It was a 1 walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among 2 was uninteresting. I was the youngest in class. So the 3 I knew at school was absent. I put up with(忍受)it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter's 4 and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I 5 writing poems at home.

　　 6 , I won some prizes for literature. One day a woman from a 7 came and told me I had won a national poetry prize. I stared at her in 8 and disbelief. She wanted to make a short film about me, but I 9 . Not that I had any real 10 I was just frightened. At last she 11 me to do it the next day.

　　So I did They made a short film of me reading one of my 12 . I wondered what to do next and decided some time 13 that I could not 14 myself spending the rest of my days dealing with the machines. So I told my parents I wanted to 15 to school. They were greatly surprised but did not try to persuade me 16 . They wanted to know if I was 17 , if I knew what it 18 and whether I realized if I 19 my job training, I would have great 20 getting a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]