1 . I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people _______ I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _______person:

I think my _______started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my _______, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever _______to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really _______. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) _______. I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I _______to help. That was really a big _______for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ________are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new ________, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s disease became my ________. Every time I came into her room, she was so ________because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never ________her, so I took her place. She let me ________. That making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was ________, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much ________, person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ________these experiences. They have ________e to care about other people more than about myself. ________who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.

A．since

B．before

C．or

D．unless

2.

A．famous

B．simple

C．different

D．skilled

3.

A．education

B．career

C．tour

D．change

4.

A．balance

B．homework

C．degree

D．interest

5.

A．talked

B．wrote

C．lied

D．reported

6.

A．careful

B．lonely

C．curious

D．guilty

7.

A．argument

B．game

C．experiment

D．defence

8.

A．dared

B．offered

C．hesitated

D．happened

9.

A．dream

B．problem

C．duty

D．step

10.

A．us

B．which

C．them

D．whom

11.

A．attitude

B．hobby

C．hope

D．luck

12.

A．friend

B．partner

C．guide

D．guest

13.

A．polite

B．happy

C．strange

D．confident

14.

A．bothered

B．answered

C．visited

D．trusted

15.

A．explain

B．guess

C．declare

D．see

16.

A．homeless

B．heart broken

C．bad-tempered

D．hopeless

17.

A．quieter

B．busier

C．better

D．richer

18.

A．forget

B．face

C．improve

D．analyze

19.

A．forced

B．preferred

C．ordered

D．taught

20.

A．miss

B．like

C．wonder

D．expect

2 . Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife ____
John was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the ____of the ten people who have saved the life of others.
John had been studying in his room when he heard ____ . When he and his father rushed outside, they ____that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed（刺）____with a knife by her ex-boyfriend（前男友）. The man ran from the ____and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden ____ very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut off.
It was John’s quick ____ and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of the ____people for bandages（绷带）, but when nobody could put their hands on anything, his father got some tea towels（毛巾）and ____from their house. John used these to dress the most severe ____to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the ____and ambulance arrived.
“I’m ____of what I did but I was just doing what I had been ____,” John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When ____John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme, said, “ ____is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid ____that he had learned at school saved Ms Slade’s life. It shows that a simple knowledge of the first aid can make a real ____”
John and the nine other lifesavers also attended a____reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before ____their awards last night.1.

A．show

B．attack

C．work

D．defend

2.

A．bravery

B．life

C．thinking

D．progress

3.

A．quarrelling

B．arguing

C．laughing

D．screaming

4.

A．realized

B．believed

C．thought

D．discovered

5.

A．repeatedly

B．quickly

C．frequently

D．gradually

6.

A．home

B．place

C．scene

D．house

7.

A．shaking

B．struggling

C．bleeding

D．crying

8.

A．action

B．answer

C．experience

D．request

9.

A．several

B．nearby

C．familiar

D．curious

10.

A．water

B．tape

C．bandages

D．scissors

11.

A．damages

B．pains

C．injuries

D．arms

12.

A．neighbours

B．children

C．doctor

D．police

13.

A．proud

B．fond

C．sure

D．tired

14.

A．expected

B．taught

C．encouraged

D．educated

15.

A．thanking

B．recognizing

C．admiring

D．congratulating

16.

A．There

B．It

C．He

D．She

17.

A．skills

B．instructions

C．key

D．history

18.

A．discovery

B．harm

C．difference

D．choice

19.

A．recent

B．secret

C．private

D．special

20.

A．giving

B．offering

C．announcing

D．receiving

3 . Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针). While he was alive, he_______ me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important _______: “Believe in yourself.”

If there was one phrase my dad _______ liked to hear, it was “I can’t.” He never got to finish high school and _______ two jobs to support his large family, _______ he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.

When I was in high school, I had a _______ time with math. He tried to help me, but I _______ struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for _______ help. I told Dad, “That’s _______! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You’re doing it. I’ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, we’d leave the ________. Despite (尽管) working 12 hours every day, Dad never once ________ driving me to school.

After months of ________, I was facing the final exam. I was so ________. On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, ________ yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my ________ and in the hours of work I’d     ________. When I got my ________ proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it!”

Even now, whenever I   ________ that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how ________something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever ________ to Dad for that lesson.

1.

A．understood

B．forgave

C．guided

D．impressed

2.

A．history

B．lesson

C．skill

D．language

3.

A．always

B．almost

C．ever

D．never

4.

A．took

B．lost

C．left

D．finished

5.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．and

6.

A．good

B．free

C．terrible

D．short

7.

A．still

B．nearly

C．hardly

D．probably

8.

A．real

B．practical

C．immediate

D．extra

9.

A．wonderful

B．crazy

C．expensive

D．necessary

10.

A．house

B．school

C．office

D．farm

11.

A．suggested

B．risked

C．enjoyed

D．missed

12.

A．meeting

B．testing

C．learning

D．interviewing

13.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．happy

D．shocked

14.

A．stand for

B．hold back

C．believe in

D．look after

15.

A．teacher

B．luck

C．time

D．ability

16.

A．wasted

B．ignored

C．picked up

D．put in

17.

A．answer

B．grade

C．pay

D．gift

18.

A．hope

B．forget

C．worry

D．promise

19.

A．different

B．important

C．hard

D．interesting

20.

A．grateful

B．sorry

C．polite

D．useful

4 . Classified Ads（广告）
For direct classified service, call 800-0667 10 a.m.—4 p.m., Monday---Friday.
For Rent
Best on Campus
Excellent Room for girls, begins Jan. , 2, 4, or 8 months lease. Single, $ 105. $125. Double, $ 140. Call 800-1932.
Family Home, 3 bedrooms, large yard. $ 275. Call 800-4300.
For Sale
Sheepskin Coat, men’s size 42, 1year old. $ 85. After 6 p.m. call 800-5224.
Moving: Must sell. Color TV 21, $ 150; transistor radio, $ 15; recorder, $ 25. Call 800-0739.
Help Wanted
Babysitter—My home
If you could find a few hours during the day, some evenings and weekends to care for 2 school- age children, please call 800-1111.
Lost
A black bag with a pencil-box and some books left in the reading room. Will the finder please come to Class 3, Grade 1?
Found
A green jacket was left on the sports ground yesterday afternoon ( April 15^th). Will the owner please ring 656-6688?
1. If you wanted to place an ad. , what number would you call?

A．800-0739

B．800-1932

C．800-5224

D．800-0667

2. “ Classified Ads” may probably mean “­­­________”.

A．ads about everyone’s life

B．ads giving one some necessary information

C．ads divided into different groups according to a certain rules

D．ads for which you needn’t pay any money

3. If you want to find a part-time job, you will look at________.

A．For Rent

B．For Sale

C．Help Wanted

D．Lost

5 . Sam and Jason were good friends. One day they had a car accident. The next morning, Sam woke up but Jason was still unconscious (昏迷的). When Dr. Smith saw Sam awake, he smiled at him and asked, “How are you feeling today?” Sam smiled back and said, “Wonderful! Promise me you won’t tell Jason anything.” Dr. Smith was moved by Sam’s words and said, “You are a very brave man. You know I won’t do that. Trust me.”
Months later Jason recovered. He stopped hanging out with Sam. He felt unhappy to spend time with a disabled person like Sam. Sam was lonely and heartbroken. One day Sam died in despair (失望). When Jason was on his burial (葬礼), Dr. Smith gave Sam’s letter to him.
The letter read, “Dear Jason, I have kept my promise to give you my eyes if anything had happened to them. Now there is nothing more that I can do. You will see through my eyes that you will always be my best friend ... Sam.”
When he finished reading, Dr. Smith added, “I had promised Sam to keep it a secret.” Jason stood there with tears on his face.
1. In the first paragraph, Dr. Smith promised Sam to ________.

A．make friends with him

B．take good care of Jason

C．give Jason the letter

D．keep a secret from Jason

2. Why did Jason stop hanging out with Sam?

A．He recovered but still couldn’t move freely.

B．He felt upset to be with a disabled man like Sam.

C．He just found another friend.

D．He didn’t know what had happened to Sam.

3. When Jason finished reading the letter, he felt so ________.

A．moved

B．worried

C．happy

D．calm

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A．Don’t leave your friend when he is in trouble.

B．Trust a friend when he has changed.

C．Brave people are the best friends.

D．Be faithful to your friend forever.