阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题。从各题所给的四个选项中，选出能完成所给句子的最佳选项。

A.neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. While she was trying on different styles(款式), my neighbor took the manager aside. “ When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “ just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular(正常的)price. I don’t care how much it is.” B.e following week, my neighbor was walking by the shoe store and the manager recognized (认出)him and called him in. C.What’s the problem?” asked my neighbor as he entered the store. D.Wasn’t my check any good?” E.That’s not it,” answered the manager, “ The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”

A.story tells that two friends were walking through the desert( 沙漠). During the trip they had a 41 , and one friend hit the other in the face. The one who was beaten was hurt, but without saying 42 , he wrote in the sand “ Today my best friend hit me in the face.” B.ey 43 on walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath（洗澡）. The one, who had been beaten, fell into the lake and started drowning(溺水), but the friend saved him. After he came back to life from the near drowning, he wrote on a 44 “ Today my best friend saved my life.” C.e friend who had hit and 45 his best friend asked “ 46 I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone, why?” The other friend 47 “ When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand 48 wind can blow it away. 49 , when someone does something good for us, we must write it down in stone where no 50 can ever blow it away.” D.) 41. A. talk B. joke C. fight D. picnic

A. B. C.

A.A B.B C.C D.D

A.A B.B C.C D.D

A.challen(g)e B.pro(g)ram C.intelli(g)ence D.a(g)e

A.A B.B C.C D.D

A.A B.B C.C D.D

A.lamp B.practical C.anywhere D.across

A.En(g)lish B.(g)round C.fin(g)er D.en(g)ineer