Mary knew he was her brother_____ she saw him.
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B.instantly
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re they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage,she learned something else-to be independent. At twenty-one,she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary. And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special
happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody.
Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports. "My English just wasn't good enough." she says. Luckily, she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her. Mary studied management at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987,she had spent a lot of time on photography. She has held several exhibitions of her work in many places-China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family.
The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet.()
1. Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage, she had lived in the streets for many years. ()
2. The sentence "orphanage girls could be something" means that orphanage girls could be popular and successful. ()
3. Her life changed in 1985. ()
4. This passage is probably taken from a novel. ()
5. Mary's boyfriend was good at English. ()
The mother decided that she would herself have to get her sons to do better in school.She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben's ___2___, the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it.Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him ___3___."Why did Ben put up his hand?" his classmates wondered."He never said anything.What could he possibly want to say?"
Well, Ben not only ___4___ the rock, but also said a lot about it.He named other rocks in its group and even knew where the teacher had found it.The teacher and the students were surprised.Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book reports.
Ben later went on to the ___5___ of his class.When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
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Tom is (21) little brother, he is only five and (22) know how to read (23)write.
One day Mary sees her little brother at the table with (24)pen(25)his hand , and a big piece of paper in front of him.
" (26) are you doing Tom ? "she (27). " I'm (28)a letter to my friend, Mike." Says Tom.
" But how can you?" says Mary. " You even don't know how to (29)" " Well, '' says Tom, " It doesn't matter, because Mike doesn't (30) how to read.
()21.A.Mary’s B.Marys C.Marys’ D.Maries
()22.A.not B.don’t C.doesn’t D.isn’t
()23.and B.or C.to D./
()24.a B.an C.the D./
()25.on B.of C.at D.in
()26.Whose B.How C.What D.Who
()27.asks B.ask C.toask D.asking
()28.write B.writing C.writing D.writes
()29.write B.writing C.read D.reading
()30.knows B.know C.writes D.write
Bribery may lead to murder. A month ago reporters rushed to the(1)of a crime. At the spot the detective seemed even hardly aware of their(2)as he did his work. He carefully searched for(3)over every inch of the house. After a while, he bent over to pick up a small torn(4)of fabric. Nothing could(5)from his search. The detective(6)that this piece of fabric was(7)from the murderer's clothing during a struggle.
The(8)had been the finance director of a very large computer hardware manufacturer. His wife, a timid woman,(9)everything she knew with the detective, including a hot(10)her husband had with some of the company's top executives at a banquet. There had been a scandal(11)bribery at his company. He was(12)the business of many of the top executives. He had(13)that some people were giving special favors to government officials to get(14). He often questioned their moral(15)and told them that he would accuse them if they were doing something they shouldn't,(16)caused problems for him. His questioning and accusing often left him at(17)with many of the executives. This time it had led to a(18)blow on his head. The detective caught(19)of a crucial clue, a brass button in the corner. It was from a jacket of one of the top executives. Later this executive and the company's president was(20). Of course this is not the end of the story.
1、How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?()
A.Fourteen
B.Twenty-one
C.Twenty-nine
D.Thirty-six
2、Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?()
A.He was in bed
B.He was inside the house
C.He was outside the house
D.He was on the roof
3、Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ______.
A.her husband knew there would be a storm
B.they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C.she felt the house was moving
D.the welfare department helped her
4、The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means ______.
A.something to eat
B.something to wear
C.somewhere to study
D.somewhere to stay
5、Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?()
A.Terrible Storm
B.A Lucky Woman
C.Good Soldiers
D.Clever People
A.She corrected the questions
B.her questions were correct
C.her answers were correct
D.she corrected the questions
A.ever since
B.as if
C.so that
D.as soon as
A. Her mother was very ill
B. Her mother being ill
C. Her mother’s being ill
D. Because her mother was ill