1 . A new mother was anxious to see her newly-born baby. But she was ____when the baby was in her arms. The baby had been born without ears.
With time going on, it____that the baby' s hearing was perfect. It was only his ____that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and____himself into his mother' s arms, she sighed,____ that his life was to be misfortunate.
He grew up and became a____with his classmates. He might have been class president,____ that. The boy’s s father ____the family physician in secret if he could do____to help his son. "I believed I could____on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got," the doctor answered. So the____began for a person who would____ears.
Two years went by. Then the father said, "You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need____ it a s a secret," said the father. The operation was very ____, and a new person appeared. " But I must know!" he urged his father. " Who gave me ____? I could never do enough for him. " "I do not believe you could. " said the father.
The secret was ____for years till he stood with his father over his mother' s coffin. Slowly and ____, his father raised his mother' s thick brown hair to ____that his mother had no outer ears. "Mother said she was ____she never let her hair be cut," he whispered gently . "and nobody ever thought she was less ____did they?"1.

A．angiy

B．confused

C．astonished

D．curious

2.

A．turned out

B．turned over

C．took out

D．took over

3.

A．figure

B．face

C．ear

D．appearance

4.

A．threw

B．got

C．sent

D．took

5.

A．persuading

B．knowing

C．doubting

D．wondering

6.

A．enemy

B．favorite

C．stranger

D．friend

7.

A．ever since

B．even if

C．but for

D．as for

8.

A．asked

B．advised

C．ordered

D．convinced

9.

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

10.

A．transplant

B．operate

C．set

D．fix

11.

A．operation

B．interview

C．search

D．examination

12.

A．donate

B．operate

C．treat

D．recover

13.

A．So

B．And

C．But

D．Or

14.

A．normal

B．useful

C．difficult

D．successful

15.

A．so much

B．so many

C．too much

D．too many

16.

A．discussed

B．hidden

C．spread

D．kept

17.

A．desperately

B．tenderly

C．sadly

D．excitedly

18.

A．know

B．find

C．show

D．notice

19.

A．guilty

B．glad

C．worried

D．regretful

20.

A．beautiful

B．ugly

C．careful

D．Fashionable

2 . In our whole life，we will come across different kinds of people and things.____，our views of the world，life and value have been changing all the time.To be honest，one of my English teachers has made a great ____on me.
Although she was short，old and ugly，she was talented，____and passionate(热诚的)．Thus，we called her “a crazy stone”．She didn't mind it____；instead，she seemed to love her____very much.In addition，she was so____with students that she knew how to raise our____and get along well with us.Therefore，we studied English well and___her.
To be honest，I am fond of listening to____told by others in my daily life.Maybe I have heard so many that it is____for me to laugh.But she was a(n)____．Her jokes were always so funny，for she always led you to the scenes of them and____an interesting atmosphere.Although I____the university ten years ago，I still remember several jokes，one of which I would like to____with you.
Before having an English lesson，there was a handsome boy who made a self­introduction.He said that he was able to do____and finally made a conclusion that he was rather untalented.After hearing that，Stone____the teacher's desk and said an old saying: “Innocence is the virtue(美德) for____”．Hearing this we all burst into laughter.
Although I met several good teachers when I was in the high school and during my college，“a crazy stone” is the best teacher in my____．It was she that made me get____in English.It was she that educated me how to fight for success and____difficulties.1.

A．But

B．Although

C．Because

D．Therefore

2.

A．expression

B．promise

C．influence

D．reputation

3.

A．humorous

B．serious

C．active

D．bright

4.

A．after all

B．at all

C．above all

D．in all

5.

A．description

B．occupation

C．nickname

D．students

6.

A．strict

B．friendly

C．popular

D．familiar

7.

A．force

B．enthusiasm

C．inspiration

D．power

8.

A．respected

B．agreed

C．pushed

D．thanked

9.

A．lessons

B．experiences

C．tales

D．jokes

10.

A．impossible

B．easy

C．difficult

D．likely

11.

A．model

B．teacher

C．laugher

D．exception

12.

A．enjoyed

B．came

C．created

D．reduce

13. ．

A．lived in

B．came into

C．left for

D．graduated from

14.

A．spend

B．communicate

C．share

D．talked

15.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．everything

D．something

16.

A．stood on

B．walked to

C．broke down

D．pushed away

17.

A．men

B．students

C．women

D．teachers

18.

A．heart

B．life

C．school

D．world

19.

A．hurt

B．down

C．interested

D．rewarded

20.

A．ignore

B．overcome

C．escape

D．face

3 . A story is told about a soldier who finally came home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from ____ “Mom and Dad, I ____ home ,but I’ve a favor to ask .I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “ ____ ,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.” “There’s something you should know,” the son continued , “he was ____ in the fighting. He ____ on a land bomb and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go ,and I want him to ____ us.” “I’m sorry to hear that ,son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “No, Mom and Dad ,I want him to live with us.” “Son,” said the father , “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such ____ would be ____ on us. We have our own lives to live ,and we can’t let something like this ____ with our lives. I think you should just come home and ____ about this guy . He’ll find a way to live ____ his own.
At that point, the son ____ the phone. The parents heard ____ more from him. A few days later , ____ ,they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building .The police believed it was a ____.They grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco to ____ the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had ____.
The parents in this story are like many of us .We find it ____ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around ,but we don’t like people who are ____ to us or make us feel uncomfortable. Thankfully, there’s someone who loves us with an ____ love that welcomes us into the forever family.1.

A．Chicago

B．San Francisco

C．Boston

D．London

2.

A．am leaving

B．was coming

C．am coming

D．was leaving

3.

A．Sure

B．Sorry

C．possible

D．No way

4.

A．fairly good

B．very healthy

C．very well

D．hurt badly

5.

A．sat

B．slept

C．stepped

D．lay

6.

A．live with

B．keep with

C．work with

D．play with

7.

A．disadvantages

B．disabilities

C．advantages

D．shortcomings

8.

A．a happy family

B．pleasant company

C．deadly disease

D．a terrible burden

9.

A．disturb

B．stop

C．improve

D．strengthen

10.

A．bring

B．forgive

C．forget

D．remember

11.

A．of

B．on

C．at

D．in

12.

A．hung on

B．hold on

C．hung out

D．hung up

13.

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

14.

A．otherwise

B．however

C．besides

D．and

15.

A．suicide（自杀）

B．accident

C．murder

D．coincidence

16.

A．bring

B．take

C．identify

D．fetch

17.

A．only one arm and one leg

B．one arm and two legs

C．no arm and no leg

D．two arms and one leg

18.

A．simple

B．easy

C．difference

D．difficult

19.

A．friendly

B．familiar

C．smart

D．inconvenient

20.

A．unconditional

B．precious

C．unique

D．valuable

4 . It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work_______up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was_______jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just_______A pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s_______was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had_______happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of_______
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had_______an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just_______I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor,_______that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was________than that, for I felt I had become a part of their________
Freda stayed at home with the kids,________I would often see her in the morning________them to school. And I’d be there when they________home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had________them grow up. Now I was fired, but the________thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the________of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I________them? As a matter of fact, I’m________an employee—the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted________of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.1.

A．stepping

B．coming

C．jumping

D．moving

2.

A．hanging

B．making

C．wearing

D．changing

3.

A．cleaned

B．washed

C．swept

D．brushed

4.

A．duty

B．money

C．work

D．pay

5.

A．already

B．seldom

C．never

D．yet

6.

A．regret

B．surprise

C．fear

D．loss

7.

A．started

B．developed

C．improved

D．broken

8.

A．why

B．what

C．that

D．which

9.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．for

10.

A．less

B．least

C．more

D．most

11.

A．life

B．story

C．activity

D．experience

12.

A．as

B．so

C．since

D．however

13.

A．taking

B．bringing

C．meeting

D．calling

14.

A．left

B．returned

C．went

D．marched

15.

A．found

B．noticed

C．watched

D．realized

16.

A．possible

B．great

C．proper

D．strange

17.

A．meaning

B．nature

C．result

D．importance

18.

A．for

B．to

C．with

D．at

19.

A．hardly

B．certainly

C．probably

D．merely

20.

A．member

B．person

C．relative

D．companion

5 . When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon（丝带）around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually _________ today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio（小儿麻痹症） at the age of seven. Her spine（脊柱） became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influence on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.
1. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean?

A．a far better artist

B．a much more famous person

C．a much stronger person

D．a far more gifted artist

2. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by         .

A．back injuries	B．her bent spine
C．polio	D．the operations she had

3. Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the         .

A．1930s

B．1970s

C．1950s

D．1940s

4. What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?

A．Devotion.	B．Encouragement.
C．Worry.	D．Sympathy.