I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the   31   on one of the wine bottles.

  “Dad, Dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”

  “Dear, hold on.” Dad said.

  “You can’t drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was   32   10 years ago.”

  “wait, let me tell you…”

  “Would you like me to   33   it away for you?” I asked.

  “Dear, wait a second,” he said.“Some wines get better   34   time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is  35  .”

  When I was young, I didn’t have any understanding of what this   36  , but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I   37   through my teenage years.

  In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you wait for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as   38   as possible; we want to graduate from college in as a few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of forget   39   .

  We all want to get to the next   40   so quickly that perhaps we don’t get   41   enough to get there. This has a   42   effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we   43   not study enough for the best, and   44   failing. We need to be ready for   45   comes, ready for the unexpected.

  Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.

(   )31. A. name       B. address         C. date         D. number

(   )32. A. bought      B. invented        C. made        D. discovered

(   )33. A. throw       B. give           C. clear         D. put

(   )34. A. for         B. on             C. in           D. over

(   )35. A. true        B. clear           C. wrong        D. poor

(   )36. A. said        B. told            C. explained     D. meant

(   )37. A. came       B. went           C. looked        D. wasted

(   )38. A. strongly     B. easily          C. quickly       D. slowly

(   )39. A. importance   B. use            C. honor        D. care

(   )40 A. class        B. grade           C. step         D. rule

(   )41. A. careful      B. ready           C. easy         D. lucky

(   )42. A. negative     B. positive         C. good        D. special

(   )43. A. must        B. will            C. should       D. may

(   )44. A. come up     B. end up          C. move up     D. make up

(   )45. A. whenever    B. wherever        C. whatever     D. whichever

 

　 I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago. I’m the mid-field player on my team. But in fact that’s not　 1　 now. I was the mid-field player because, as I said, this was my 2　 game. That’s a good way to end a high school football career (生涯), especially if you win, but even though you don’t, it’s　 3　 to leave at a high point.

　 I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad　 4　 football, and he used to practise with me at home – passing, catching, running. We used to practise almost every evening 5　 it got too dark. He tried to teach me everything he knew about the ₆ . “Just remember: don’t ever 7 .” “Stay in the game. Don’t lose your concentration (專注).” “Go out there and give 110 percent every time.” Well, that was a long time ago, but I still hear his words　 8　 in my ears.

　 I had a lot on my mind　 9　 the game today. I don’t like things to end, I guess, and this was the last game. I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do. I didn’t sleep at all　 10 , and when the sun came up this morning, I reached the point where　 11　 just wanted it all to be over, finished, done. But then when the game started, my mind became　 12 . I just lived in this game, this moment. I didn’t hear the crowd, I didn’t feel the cold or the pain, I never felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the 13 , and it was just me and the ball and, inside, a soft, white light 14　 me the way to the goal. It was a beautiful, empty feeling.

　 It’s all over now, and it’s really getting cold here. It’s starting to snow. The sun’s almost gone, and I can　 15　 see the goal. Now it’s dark and I’m sitting here all alone. Well, I guess it’s time to say good-bye and move on.

(1)　 A. true　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　 C. strange　　　　　 D. clear

(2)　 A. first　　　　　　　 B. last　　　　　　 C. worst　　　　　　　 D. favourite

(3)　 A. good　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　 　　　 D. painful

(4)　 A. needed　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　 D. loved

(5)　 A. until　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　 D. although

(6)　 A. football　　　　　 B. game　　　　　　　 C. goal 　　　　　　　　D. score

(7)　 A. grow up　　　　　　 B. catch up　　　　　 C. give up　　　　　　 D. hurry up

(8)　 A. ringing　　　　 B. saying　　　　　　 C. falling　　　　　　 D. coming

(9)　 A. from　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　 D. after

(10) A. tonight　　　　　　　 B. yesterday　　　　　 C. today　　　　　　　 D. last night

(11) A. we　　　　　　　　　 B. they　　　　　　　　　　 C. I　　　　　　　　 D. he

(12) A. empty　　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　　　　 C. rough　　　　　　 D. awake

(13) A. way　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. field　　　　　　　　　 C. ball　　　　　　　 D. match

(14) A. sending　　　　　　　 B. teaching　　　　　 C. pointing　　　　　　 D. showing

(15) A. already　　　　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　 D. clearly

先通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各小題所給四個選項(xiàng)中，選出一個最佳答案。

I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago. I'm the mid-field player on my team. But in fact that's not (1) now. I was the mid-field player because, as I said, this was my (2) game. That's a good way to end a high school football career (生涯), especially if you win, but even though you don't, it's (3) to leave at a high point.          I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad (4) football, and he used to practise with me at home — passing, catching, running. We used to practise almost every evening (5) it got too dark. He tried to teach everything he knew about the (6). "Just remember: don't ever (7)." "Stay in the game. Don't lose your concentration (專注).""Go out there and give 110 percent(百分之……)every time." Well, that was a long time ago, but I still hear his words (8) in my ears.          I had a lot on my mind (9) the game today. I don't like things to end, I guess, and this was the last game. I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do. I didn't sleep at all (10), and when the sun came up this morning, I reached the point where (11) just wanted it all to be over, finished, done. But then when the game started, my mind became (12). I just lived in this game, this moment. I didn't hear the crowd, I didn't feel the cold or the pain, I never felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the (13), and it was just me and the ball and, inside, a soft, white light (14) me the way to, and it was a beautiful, empty feeling.          It's all over now, and it's really getting cold here. It's starting to snow. The sun's almost gone, and I can (15) see the goal. Now it's dark and I'm sitting here all alone. Well, I guess it's time to say good-bye and move on.

(     )1. A. true     (     )2. A. first   (     )3. A. good     (     )4. A. needed   (     )5. A. until    (     )6. A. football (     )7. A. grow up  (     )8. A. ringing  (     )9. A. from     (     )10. A. tonight (     )11. A. we      (     )12. A. empty   (     )13. A. way     (     )14. A. sending (     )15. A. already

B. wrong        B. last       B. bad          B. hated        B. when        B. game        B. catch up     B. saying      B. before        B. yesterday  B. they          B. full        B. field        B. teaching    B. hardly

C. strange       C. worst    C. lucky         C. missed       C. unless       C. goal        C. give up     C. falling     C. through        C. today     C. I            C. rough       C. ball         C. pointing    C. never

D. clear            D. favourite   D. painful          D. loved           D. although       D. score           D. hurry up        D. coming       D. after             D. last night  D. he               D. awake          D. match           D. showing       D. clearly