2 . In Chicago, the USA, there was a girl called Jenny. She was very polite and ready to help everybody. One day she found a brown paper bag on the way to school. She opened it and saw there was a lot of _________ in it. She thought she should hand it in to the teacher, so she _________ it in her schoolbag first.

When she went to the office, her teacher wasn't in. As it was time for class, she hurried to the classroom. After class, she told her friend, Linda, about the money that she _________ . Then, her greedy (贪婪的) friend _________ away the bag. After school, Jenny wanted to go to the _________ office again, but she found the money was missing.

The next day when the children were playing a game, Linda fell down and was hurt very badly. The other children stood around her and didn't know _________ to do. Jenny kept calm and did _________ to stop bleeding. She told the others to go to teachers for _________ . Soon a teacher took Linda to the _________ and the doctor examined her carefully. Within a week she was all right again. Jenny became very __________ in the school.

Three days later, Linda came to Jenny's house. Her __________ turned red. She was crying. She gave Jenny the brown paper bag with the money in it and said, “Jenny, I have taken the money away. That day when you helped me, I felt very ashamed and now I decide to tell you the __________ . You are such a nice friend! So please don't tell the teachers about this!” Then Jenny said, “You are now __________ , but you have done a bad thing. Though I will not tell anyone, I want you not to be greedy and never to do anything wrong. The girl thanked Jenny and __________ .

At the end of the term Jenny was given a __________ for being a very helpful girl in the school. Linda became an honest girl and was never greedy.

Once wrong, never be wrong forever.

1.

A．bread

B．paper

C．money

D．fruit

2.

A．got

B．kept

C．sent

D．caught

3.

A．lost

B．found

C．saved

D．made

4.

A．took

B．brought

C．put

D．moved

5.

A．workers'

B．teachers'

C．doctors'

D．headmaster's

6.

A．where

B．how

C．when

D．what

7.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

8.

A．leave

B．treatment

C．action

D．help

9.

A．office

B．classroom

C．hospital

D．school

10.

A．popular

B．healthy

C．proud

D．quiet

11.

A．eyes

B．face

C．nose

D．ears

12.

A．lie

B．story

C．truth

D．result

13.

A．honest

B．polite

C．generous

D．friendly

14.

A．got up

B．cheered up

C．gave up

D．woke up

15.

A．report

B．gift

C．prize

D．reply

3 . Ann worked for a big company. One of the duties of her job was to go to the post office every day and pick up the company mail. One day in December, she noticed a beggar making himself up as a Santa Claus _______on the corner of the street. Each day she saved her coins and _______ them in his bowl. He would smile and _______ her a Merry Christmas.

At night the temperature dropped below 0℃, but the Santa Claus still stood in the cold wind. After she dropped her coins into his bowl. she handed him a pair of gloves.

A week later, a(n)_______Santa Claus was standing there. “What happened to the other Santa Claus?” she asked. He told her, “He’s very sick today.” She prayed for his health.

Later that day, a colleague came into her office in_______. “I don’t know what I’m going to do.” “What’s wrong?” she asked. “It’s my ex-husband,” her _______ continued. “I don’t have any money to buy my boys anything for _______, but my ex-husband refuses to send money to them. It_______ my heart that they won’t have anything this year.” The lady comforted her colleague. “I’m sure everything will _______. It’s Christmas. Believe in________.”

That evening, she told her husband about her colleague’s________. “I know we don’t have much money to help, but I’d like to give her fifty or a hundred dollars. We’ll just get ourselves________ this year. Last year we couldn’t afford to buy anything for ourselves but we________ had a wonderful Christmas.” Her husband smiled. “Give her one hundred dollars. She needs it more than we do.”

She reached up and held him.________ spread through her body. He held her and ________ that there really was a Santa Claus — and he had married her!

1.

A．sitting

B．lying

C．standing

D．leaning

2.

A．dropped

B．threw

C．lied

D．collected

3.

A．hoped

B．expected

C．wished

D．wanted

4.

A．old

B．ugly

C．lovely

D．new

5.

A．tears

B．peace

C．danger

D．surprise

6.

A．classmate

B．colleague

C．mother

D．husband

7.

A．school

B．Christmas

C．holiday

D．trip

8.

A．broadens

B．warms

C．comforts

D．breaks

9.

A．run out

B．put out

C．work out

D．find out

10.

A．shock

B．miracles

C．help

D．God

11.

A．question

B．wonder

C．situation

D．complaint

12.

A．less

B．more

C．better

D．least

13.

A．yet

B．still

C．also

D．otherwise

14.

A．Enjoyment

B．Appreciation

C．Kindness

D．Warmth

15.

A．recognized

B．thought

C．knew

D．realized

4 . Mr. Henry, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. He hurries through the busy_________every day.

One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his_________.

"To the station as_________as you can, " shouted the man in a very unfriendly way. "My_________leaves at three o'clock."

Mr. Henry did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a_________light.

The young man said, "Hurry up, man! I don't want to miss my train."

"And I don't want to have an_________, " replied Mr. Henry quickly.

While he was waiting, Mr. Henry suddenly recognized the man's_________. He was a_________. The police were looking for him. His picture was in the_________.

Mr. Henry__________through the streets and drove through red lights. Soon there was a police car__________him. Mr. Henry raced on until he__________the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes to three, and the young man quickly jumped out of the taxi.

"__________!" cried Mr. Henry. At the moment the police car stopped, too. "Quick! He is the thief!" shouted Mr. Henry. Two policemen__________into the station. Three minutes later they returned with the young man.

"Well__________!" a policeman said to Mr. Henry as they were taking the thief to the police car.

1.

A．stations

B．shops

C．buildings

D．streets

2.

A．house

B．taxi

C．bed

D．truck

3.

A．fast

B．slowly

C．quietly

D．early

4.

A．ship

B．bus

C．plan

D．train

5.

A．green

B．yellow

C．red

D．black

6.

A．interest

B．accident

C．answer

D．example

7.

A．face

B．eye

C．coat

D．back

8.

A．driver

B．prisoner

C．thief

D．worker

9.

A．films

B．offices

C．stations

D．newspapers

10.

A．walked

B．flew

C．raced

D．looked

11.

A．before

B．behind

C．beside

D．near

12.

A．reached

B．passed

C．hit

D．entered

13.

A．Look

B．Stand

C．Stop

D．Hands up

14.

A．broke

B．went

C．slipped

D．rushed

15.

A．finished

B．taken

C．known

D．done

5 . I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was _________ the teddy bears beside her father _________ she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokemon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. _________,it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and _________ picking up the Pokemon video games. Each time he showed to his father, his father___________ his head, “No”.

Rather___________, the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers _________. After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokemon video games. She___________picked up one lying on top of the others, and raced down toward the checkout. I picked up my purchases and _________ the girl and her father.

Then, much to the little girl’s __________, the little boy and his father got in line____________ her and me. After the video game was paid for and bagged, the little girl____________ it back to the cashier（收银员）and __________ something to her. The cashier smiled and put the____________ under the counter（柜台）. I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “__________,you ‘re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokemon game. The boy could only ____________in disbelief. It was, he said, __________ what he had wanted！ The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and____________ smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.

I suddenly understood that the world is not __________ into the strong who care and the __________ who are cared for. We each must in turn care and be cared.

1.

A．looking through

B．getting through

C．dressing up

D．tidying up

2.

A．when

B．while

C．after

D．once

3.

A．But

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

4.

A．stopped

B．continued

C．avoided

D．kept

5.

A．shook

B．nodded

C．moved

D．held

6.

A．anxious

B．disappointed

C．angry

D．curious

7.

A．also

B．instead

C．lastly

D．indeed

8.

A．nervously

B．excitedly

C．bravely

D．hopefully

9.

A．accompanied

B．helped

C．admired

D．followed

10.

A．surprise

B．satisfaction

C．delight

D．regret

11.

A．behind

B．before

C．between

D．beyond

12.

A．put

B．handed

C．sent

D．carried

13.

A．whispered

B．shouted

C．gave

D．showed

14.

A．basket

B．bag

C．bear

D．box

15.

A．Sorry

B．Excuse me

C．Congratulations

D．Pardon me

16.

A．cry

B．stare

C．jump

D．smile

17.

A．extremely

B．totally

C．exactly

D．wonderfully

18.

A．widest

B．greatest

C．prettiest

D．dearest

19.

A．divided

B．changed

C．included

D．separated

20.

A．poor

B．ugly

C．unhappy

D．weak

6 . I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week .It was one of the most _______and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and _______ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an _______ victory. After all, Ed’s idea of _______ has always been nothing more _______ than lifting a fork to his mouth. _______ I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and _______ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often _______ about that, Ed refused to buy a _______ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed __________ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly __________ I was so surprised that I was __________.My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. __________, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted(预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was __________ 7 to 9-and Ed was __________ . The sudden realization was painful. We __________ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious __________ about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone __________ that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to __________. In a way, I think we both won in the game: I won the game, but cousin Ed my __________.

1.

A．encouraging

B．hopeless

C．surprising

D．regular

2.

A．declared

B．mentioned

C．persuaded

D．suggested

3.

A．unforgettable

B．unexpected

C．easy

D．early

4.

A．exercise

B．preparation

C．joy

D．fitness

5.

A．time-saving

B．comfortable

C．suitable

D．effort-making

6.

A．As soon as

B．As long as

C．When

D．Since

7.

A．strangely

B．personally

C．reasonably

D．eagerly

8.

A．cared

B．forgot

C．quarreled

D．joked

9.

A．clean

B．larger

C．straight

D．darker

10.

A．set out

B．got ready

C．arrived

D．returned

11.

A．notice

B．admire

C．believe

D．measure

12.

A．nervous

B．curious

C．careless

D．speechless

13.

A．After all

B．As a result

C．Above all

D．At last

14.

A．mistakenly

B．then

C．instead

D．naturally

15.

A．leading

B．coming

C．waiting

D．counting

16.

A．pretended

B．stopped

C．continued

D．decided

17.

A．thoughts

B．doubts

C．situations

D．problems

18.

A．scoring

B．completing

C．receiving

D．keeping

19.

A．play

B．start

C．sleep

D．move

20.

A．friendship

B．respect

C．support

D．favor