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Quite –4—one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight theses days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as tramp should be –5--,old worn trousers, and jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was vattered old hat and his boots were old and worn; they were almost coming into –6--. But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a –7— in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger,--8—a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began –9—a sign was meaningless to me, it must have been –10--, for the tramp’s face lit up with—11--. He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him—12—his hat but couldn’t hear his words, the __13__was very short indeed. I felt –14—for him as he walked –15—out of the house. But just quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and --16 – his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. –17—deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the –18—sigh and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his –19--, pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried –20--, whistling as he went along. 1. A. employed B. wrote C. taken D. put up 2. A. parents B. classmates C. fellows D. friends 3. A. spare B. save C. give D. put 4. A. in a way B. by mistake C. by the way D. by chance 5. A. with B. in C. by D. on 6. A. fashion B. design C. pieces D. blocks 7. A. success B. care C. failure D. family 8. A. gave B. took C. set D. made 9. A. drawing B. kissing C. correcting D. studying 10. A. favorable B. strange C. funny D. exciting 11. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. worry D. disappointment 12. A. rise B. push C. raise D. throw 13. A. conversation B. introduction C. quarrel D. greeting 14. A. happy B. frightened C. worried D. sorry 15. A. cheerfully B. sadly C. bravely D. eagerly 16. A. waved B. swung C. shook D. hit 17. A. Digging B. stealing C. putting D. looking 18. A. existed B. moving C. shining D. existing 19. A. belongings B. clothes C. umbrella D. stick 20. A. step B. position C . pace D. situation (三)阅读 Reading A jaguar n. a type of large, yellow-colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the US. and in Central and South America. jargon 1. n. speech that doesn’t make sense. 2. n. an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand. 3. n. a language made up of two or more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and English. 4. n. the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was field with jargon. jaunt 1. n. a trip taken for fun 2. v. to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last Saturday . javelin 1. n. a spear most commonly used as a weapon or in hunting 2. n. a light-weight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in track-and-field contests. 3. n. the contest in which a javelin is thrown. 4. v. to strike, as with a javelin jazz 1. n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats. 2. n. popular dance music influenced by jazz. 3. n. slang empty talk. 4. adj. of or like jazz: a jazz band, a jazz records (责任编辑：admin) |