Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the flat.At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my re- cords after having just had a truly wonderful meal.He had found a pan on the gas stove and fried two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the refrigerator.Now he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would join him.I asked him if he had reached the flat without difficulty, he answered that he had not been able to find the key under the stone, but fortunately the living-room window just by the apple tree had been open and he had climbed in.I listened to all this in astonishment.There is no apple tree in front of my living room, but there is one in front of my neighbor's.
1.When his friend arrived from abroad the writer was______ .
A . at the airport
B . at home
C . still at the office
D . on his way home
2.As the writer was busy and couldn't go home on time, he asked his friend ().
A.to cook something for him
B.to have a meal and drink himself
C.to wait for him to have dinner together
D.to go into the kitchen and cook first
3 .Two hours later, the writer () .
A.got home and met his friend
B.was listening to some records
C.rang up his friend
D.got a phone call from his friend
4.Knowing his friend's arrival, the writer had ().
A.left the living room window open
B.asked his neighbor to receive his friend
C.managed to go home later than usual
D.hid the key for him somewhere near the door
5.The writer was surprised to find that his friend had () .
A.entered his neighbor' s house by mistake
B.entered his living room by climbing the apple tree
C.entered his house through a neighbor' s window
D.got into the living room with a neighbor' s key
Robert Edwards was blinded in a traffic accident. He was also a little deaf _51_ old age. Last week, he was taking a walk
near his home when a thunderstorm came. He hid _52_ the storm under a big tree and was struck by lightning. He was
knocked _53_ the ground and woke up some 20 minutes _54_, lying face down in water in water below a tree. He
went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs felt _55_ and he was trembling, but,
when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife
entered, he _56_ her for the first time in nine years. Doctors _57_ that he had regained his sight and hearing
obviously from the flash of lightning, but they were unable to explain that. The only _58_ explanation offered by
one doctor was that, _59_ Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only
way it could be restored was by _60_ trauma.
__________
A. because
B. because of
C. as
D. since
.The 8th day of the 12the lunar month is the Laba Festival.It is treated as the beginning of the Chinese holiday season.After the Laba Festival,people enter into the busy preparation for the Lunar New Year.The main activity of the Laba Festival is cooking and sharing the special laba gruel(laba-zhou).Most people believe it has a close relation to Sakyamuni,the Buddha.He left his comfortable home and set off in search of the final enlightenment.After days of travelling without rest,he collapsed near a river in northern India.He was revived by a wandering shepherdess,who offered him her lunch of family leftovers consisting of sticky cereal,glutinous rice,dates,chestnuts and wild fruit.After consuming this repast,Sakyamuni took a batch and sat under a tree for meditation,where he finally attained enlightenment.The very day was the 8th day of the last lunar month.The meal was the original laba gruel.
Sakyamuni ate a meal which was made of all the following except()
A、wild fruit
B、rice
C、cereal
D、meat
A.because
B.because of
C.as
D.since
Which of the following usually causes a tree to grow unhealthy?
A. Giving a tree a special shape and a definite height.
B. Removing small side branches and making a tree look less thick.
C. Allowing too many branches to grow in the middle.
D. Having a tree surrounded by many other trees.