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was busy in the kitchen. She was preparing all kinds of delicious dishes there. Lying on the bed, Mr. Evans was buried in thought. He began to work in the bank after he left university. He thought he worked hard in the past fifteen years. But he had no chance to be promoted. Three days ago two of his workmates were promoted over his head though they worked in the office for only seven years. The door opened and in came his little daughter, with some newspapers in her hand. He sat up and began to read them. A wanted Advertisement attracted his attention. He read it carefully. A bank wanted some clerks who had enough experience. He would not lose his position before he got a new one. So he wrote a letter to it. At the end he add, “A prisoner of Bank of York Town.” The poor man didn’t know the managers of two banks were cousins, and when he went in his office after his holiday was over, he was called into the manager’s office. He saw his letter on the desk and his face turned white at once after he heard, “Good news for you, Mr. Evans! You have been set free now!”66. Mr. Evans was lying on the bed on Christmas Day because ______.A. he felt sick B. he was very tired C. he was unhappy D. he hoped to have a good rest67. Mr. Evans was _____ while his wife was cooking in the kitchen. A. doing some reading B. recollecting his painful past C. trying to get a new position D. finding a way to leave the bank68. Two of Mr. Evan’s workmates were promoted on ___________. A. December 22 nd B. December 23 nd C. December 24th D. December 25th69. Mr. Evans wanted to leave the bank because ______. A. he was paid less B. it was far from his home C. he was tired of his work there D. he wasn’t put in a very important position 70. How did the manager of Mr. Evan’s bank get the letter?A. He had a friend in the post office. B. His cousin gave it to him. C. Mr. Evans lost it. D. He stole it from Mr. Evans.CAbout more than a hundred years ago, an American produced a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americans were not interested in it at first, 71 The game was then played across diningroom tables, or on the floor with the net strung(用繩縛) between two chairs. 72 The bats were made of wood. 73 The game then quickly spread all over the world. An Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber. 74 “Ping” was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball, and “pang” was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.A. A few years later a hollow(空心的) ball like the one we use today was invented.B. The balls were made of cork(軟木) or rubber.C. He first sold the game in England and called it “Pingpong”.D. but he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular in Britain. 75. What was the ball like in the early days ?A. It was hollow B. It was covered with rubber C. It was made of cork or rubber D. It was made of plastic卷II(非選擇題,共30分)聽力部分(第二節(jié))VIII. 聽對(duì)話填空(共5小題,每小題2分,計(jì)10分)Information SheetWhat are they doing tonight?Mr. Taylor(76) He is _________________________Mrs. Taylor(77)She is ________________________Kate(78)She is ___________________________Paul(79)He is _________________________Mike(80)He is ___________________________筆試部分IX. 詞匯(共20小題,每小題1分,計(jì)20分)根據(jù)下面的句子的意思及所給的漢語提示,寫出空缺處單詞的正確形式(每空一詞)。 ground B. it leaves a chick for a minute C. it wants to get something to eat D. it chooses its wives 63. From the passage we know that penguins live ______ life. A. an active B. a quiet C. a hard D. a simple64. The penguins choose their wives in the dark. We can infer(推斷)that ______. A. penguins like nights very much B. there is no daytime in that place at all C. the weather is cloudy and rainy all the year around D. the sun can39。t deep!When at last she went back to the beach,one of her friends asked,“Did you 60 your swim?”“Yes, it was lovely,” she answered. She never told them what really happened.51. A. town B. city C. village D. country 52. A. lonely B. surprised C. interested D. afraid 53. A