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阅读理解专项训练（16）词数 260 建议阅读时间 6分钟a young man applied for a job writing codes. he answered an ad in the newspaper and went to the office to wait for anu(密码). interview. though he was qualified in every way, seven other applicants (申请人) were also waiting in the large, noisy office.he noticed a sign on the information desk telling applicants to fill out a form (表格) and wait to be called to a room for an interview. the form had some strange writing on the bottom. he filled out the form and sat down to wait. after a few minutes, the young man stood up and walked right into the interview room. naturally, the other applicants wondered why he had been so bold (大胆的). they talked among themselves and thought the man would likely be told off for not following vinstructions, and wouldnt get the job. within a few minutes, however, the young man came out of the interview room. then the interviewer came out and announced to the other applicants: “thank you all very much for coming, but the job has just been filled.” they were all confused. “wait a minute,” said one man. “i dont understand. weve been waiting longer than he did and we never even got a chance to be interviewed.” “the form we gave you had a code on it,” said the interviewer. “if you solved it, you found the following message: if you understand this, then come right in. the job is yours.” key wordsqualified adj. 合格的，有资格的 (having suitable knowledge, experience, or skills, especially for a particular job) confused adj. 困惑的 (not able to think clearly)choose the best answer: 1. that day there were _ applicants waiting in the office. a. five b. six c. seven d. eight2.the young man walked into the interview room while others were still waiting because _.a.he read the code on the form and understood itb.the other applicants came late for the job interviewc.he knew the interviewer before that dayd.the other applicants were not as bold as him3.which is true according to the story? a.the job writing codes must have something to do with maths. b.a code is used for replacing the words in a message. c.the other seven applicants were too careless to see the codes. d.the young man went into the room by chance.sentence bankpassage f cloze testwhen i was small, my mum used to give the family something special for meals she would make breakfast food for dinner. i still remember one night my mum_1_some bread in front of my dad, something very burnt. i waited to see if anybody noticed. to my surprise, my dad just took his _2_ , smiled at my mum and then turned to ask me how my day at school had been. ive _3_what i told him that night. _4_ i do remember watching him put some butter on that bread. he _5_ as usual, every single bit. after dinner, my mum said _7_ to my dad for burning the bread. and i never forget what he said, “i _8_ burnt bread, dear. it doesnt matter at all.” late that night, i went to kiss dad good night. i asked him if he really liked his bread burnt. he held me in arms and_8_ , “your mum worked very hard all day. shes really _9_ . and you see a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!” now i know life is not perfect. nobody is perfect, _10_ . as for me, i often forget birthdays or some other special days. but ive learned something _11_ over these years. what we really need _12_ to understand each other, whether its between a husband and wife, a parent and_13_ or just between two friends. this is the key to a happy _14_ . so dont get angry if the bread gets burnt. remember, _15_ bread never hurt anyone. be kind to those around you and a happy life will surely be yours.1. a. cooked b. put c. found d. bought2. a. glass b. milk c. spoon d. bread3. a. decided b. known c. forgotten d. imagined4. a. but b. so c. because d. and5. a. threw it away b. ate it up c. put it away d. looked it up6. a. hello b. goodbye c. no d. sorry7. a. hate b. love c. make d. save8. a. spoke b. said c. laughed d. cried9. a. tired b. excited c. worried d. interested10. a. too b. also c. either d. neither11. a. important b. difficult c. funny d. easy12. a. is b. are c. was d. were13. a. student b. brother c. sister d. child14. a. class b. party c. life d. story15. a. burnt b. cheap c. fresh d. coldpassage g 1. 气球是最佳旅行方式 _2_ (cross) the ocean by ship is easy, but how about by balloon? american balloonist jonathan trappe is going to have a go. trappe plans to fly over the atlantic ocean with a lot of helium balloons (氢气球) next summer, just like carl fredrickson does in the film up (飞屋环游记). trappe says that it was his dream when he was a child. hell fly in a 7-foot (2-meter) long lifeboat carried by 365 helium balloons. if all _3_(go) w