作者：趙明非
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON A LOT OF MONEY?
What would you do if you__1__US$50 million in a lottery?Would you__2__your job and go on__3__for a year?You could 4__to all those countries you've read about. You could even__5__your own private plane and fly to the most__6__places!
You will want a large house-perhaps one that__7__all the luxuries of a modern mansion:a(n)__8__swimming pool, two kitchens(one for European-style cooking and the other for Asian or African), a sauna, etc. The house must also have beautiful__9__from all the rooms and a huge private garden.
After you have bought your__10__house, you will need a television set and a stereo. Now is the time to buy the newest home cinema at a__11__of US$100,000! The__12__and picture quality of the best of these home cinemas will be superior to any movie theatre in your town or city.
Then you will have to get a yacht(帆船) with plenty of comfortable cabins on board so you can__13__your friends to take a voyage with you.
But how will you get to your yacht?Certainly__14__. You will need to make the journey there in a very expensive car-preferably a car which__15__at least US$800,000.
1. A. borrowed B. earned C. awarded D. won
2. A. look for B. find C. leave D. do
3. A. work B. study C. holiday D. research
4. A. be busy working B. earn money
C. arrange a trip D. search for work
5. A. hire B. adopt C. borrow D. lend
6. A. difficult B. foreign C. nearby D. faraway
7. A. contains B. includes C. consists D. lacks
8. A. indoor B. small C. imaginary D. polluted
9. A. walls B. views C. photos D. furniture
10. A. second-hand B. dirty C. small D. luxury
11. A. speed B. money C. cost D. rate
12. A. noise B. listening C. broadcast D. sound
13. A. invite B. match C. see D. make
14. A. by bus B. on foot C. by car D. by taxi
15. A. pays B. costs C. spends D. worth
【答案與解析】
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. D。本篇短文講的是如果你抽獎贏了很多錢,你會干什么?如果你抽獎贏了5千萬美元,你會干什么?你會辭職去度假一年嗎?你可以安排一次旅行到所有你聽說過的國家去,你甚至可以租一架私人飛機飛到最遠的地方去。7. A。這座大房子擁有現代公館所具備的一切豪華設施。8. A 9. B。這座豪華的公館有室內游泳池、兩個廚房等,從各個房間都可以看到漂亮的景色。10. D。上文已經說明這是一座豪華住宅。 11. C 12. D。花10萬美元購置最新的家庭影院,最佳的家庭影院的音像質量比你們城鎮或城市中任何一家的影院都好。13. A。買一個帆船,邀請朋友去航海。14. C 15. B。可怎樣才能到達帆船那里呢?肯定不能坐公共汽車去,你得乘坐很昂貴的轎車去,至少是一輛花80萬美元買的車。