1 .

I used to believe…

When I was small, I thought my toys played at night, just like what the toys did in the movie Toy Story. I often woke up to watch my toys, but they did not move at all. So I learned that some movies are not true in real life.

When I was young, I thought Santa Claus was real. With my brother, I put flour (面粉) on the floor on Christmas Eve. The next day, we found some big footprints. One day, when I was 13, my father told me he did that. It was funny.

When I was a little boy, my parents often touched my nose and then they put the thumb between their fingers to make me think that it was my nose and they had taken my nose.

When I was a little kid, I thought people could be anything they want, so I decided to become a giraffe when I grew up.

1. Why did Trisha often get up at night?

A．To drink water.	B．To meet Santa Claus.
C．To find out what her toys did.	D．To watch her favourite movies.

2. Who left the footprints on the floor?

A．Celia.

B．Santa Claus.

C．Celia’s brother.

D．Celia’s father.

3. Where can we read this article?

A．In a diary.

B．In a magazine.

C．On a website.

D．In the newspaper.

2 . A young man was about to go to the office when he received a phone call from a nurse who told him his father was injured and in hospital. So he ______ to the hospital by taxi. He had gone into the hospital when he found he ______ his cell phone in the taxi. What’s ______, he had forgotten to ask the nurse which ward his father was in. He had to run hurriedly around in the hospital ______ his father. Seeing a nurse, he asked her with ______, “My father is in hospital. He...”

The nurse ______, “Oh, my God. It’s you. Come with me!” She ______ the young man to the bed side of an elderly man. “Your son is here,” she ______ to the elderly patient several times. The old man was too weak to stay awake, only to look ______ at the young man standing beside him.

Throughout the night the young man ______ to the old man, holding the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. The dying old man said nothing. The nurse ______ the young rest for a while but he ______ her advice.

Sunrise ______, the old man peacefully died. The young man placed the lifeless hand on the bed and informed the nurse. After the nurse did what was ______, she just found the young man had left, leaving a letter ______ “Thank you, lady! My father is fine. I knew right away the old man was not my father. But I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. So, I stayed.”

1.

A．jogged

B．rushed

C．jumped

D．slid

2.

A．left

B．forgot

C．remained

D．removed

3.

A．more

B．better

C．worse

D．finer

4.

A．in favor of

B．in search of

C．in fear of

D．in memory of

5.

A．despair

B．joy

C．relief

D．anxiety

6.

A．called in

B．turned in

C．took in

D．broke in

7.

A．directed

B．connected

C．appointed

D．joined

8.

A．roared

B．shouted

C．whispered

D．whistled

9.

A．faintly

B．positively

C．passively

D．generously

10.

A．turned

B．tended

C．led

D．adapted

11.

A．confirmed

B．announced

C．recommended

D．ensured

12.

A．received

B．reserved

C．revised

D．rejected

13.

A．advancing

B．approaching

C．amounting

D．assuming

14.

A．obvious

B．impressive

C．impossible

D．necessary

15.

A．reading

B．writing

C．drawing

D．demanding

3 . I just had one of the most interesting experiences of my life, and wanted to share it with my dearest friends.

One cold evening, I drove home and was stuck in a traffic jam, when my car started to die. I managed to coast into a gas station in order not to get in others’ way. Before I made the call to ask for help, I found a crying woman. I walked towards her and asked if she needed help. She said she was driving to California and that things were very hard for her right now.

I helped her fill up her car completely, walked to the next McDonald’s and bought 2 big bags of food, some gifts and a big cup of coffee. She gave the food to the kids in the car. They ate them quickly. And we stood eating fries and talking a little.

She told me her name, and that she lived in Kansas City. Her husband left 2 months ago and she had not been able to support her family. So she went to California to find her parents. She packed up everything she owned in the car. She told the kids they were going to California for Christmas, but not that they were going to live there.

I gave her my gloves, a hug and said a quick prayer（祈祷） with her for safety on the road. As I was walking over to my car, she said, “So, are you like an angel or something?”

It was so incredible（不可思议的） to be a part of someone else’s miracle（奇迹）. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem.

1. The writer did all the following for the woman EXCEPT ________.

A．help her gas up her car

B．buy some drinks and food

C．feed the food to her children

D．buy some gifts

2. The woman went to California to ________.

A．ask her parents for help

B．spend Christmas with her parents

C．look for her husband

D．make a living by herself

3. The woman thought the writer an angel because ________.

A．the writer was too kind and did everything he could to help her

B．the writer was kinder than any other person in this world

C．the woman didn’t get any help from others before she met the writer

D．the writer didn’t ask for a pay for what he had done for the woman

4. According to the passage, we can infer that ________.

A．the writer thought helping others could get another name

B．the writer hoped that the woman could pay him back soon

C．the writer often helps other people who need help

D．helping others may bring you a surprise