1 . I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of ____ my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet ____ Bob often came with me and almost every time he'd ____ to go off and look for something special. I'd always see him walking down the walkway ____ the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart ____ with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the ____ small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I ____ as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, ____ them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but ____, at these prices, I don't know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every ____ you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her ____ as she placed the package in her basket and ____ away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then ____ the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the ____ smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and ____ welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses ____, but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my ____ I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost ____ How did she know?
Suddenly the ____ seemed so clear. I wasn't alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven't ____me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.1.

A．losing

B．leaving

C．passing

D．failing

2.

A．flowers

B．roses

C．memories

D．thoughts

3.

A．decide

B．happen

C．refuse

D．pretend

4.

A．by

B．with

C．during

D．between

5.

A．full

B．filled

C．pleased

D．crowded

6.

A．very

B．beautiful

C．pretty

D．perfect

7.

A．watched

B．saw

C．found

D．glared

8.

A．fell

B．carried

C．dropped

D．took

9.

A．exactly

B．generally

C．usually

D．honestly

10.

A．moment

B．dinner

C．time

D．year

11.

A．hands

B．eyes

C．voice

D．basket

12.

A．left

B．ran

C．slipped

D．wheeled

13.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．received

D．thought

14.

A．saddest

B．funniest

C．brightest

D．strangest

15.

A．words

B．tears

C．feelings

D．sweats

16.

A．stood

B．described

C．meant

D．designed

17.

A．sight

B．cart

C．roses

D．package

18.

A．unknown

B．uncommon

C．unreal

D．unlike

19.

A．question

B．answer

C．case

D．puzzle

20.

A．missed

B．disappointed

C．hated

D．forgotten

2 . Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road. ____she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student ____to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No ____ tire.
At this time, a car ____. Paul and Diane told Clay to ____them to a service station near their ____They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to ____with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul. The couple called around to find a tire. No _____They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a ____of keys, “Take our car. We ____ be using it over the holiday.”
Clay was ____“But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she ____ them.
“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be ____ when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to ____us.”
Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the ____ put her luggage into their car and then ____ her off. Two weeks later she ____to find her old car cleaned inside and outside with three new tires and the radio ____.
“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I ____ you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don’t want any money. It’s our____ ” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to help others who need help.1.

A．Suddenly

B．Finally

C．Immediately

D．Fortunately

2.

A．afforded

B．wanted

C．allowed

D．managed

3.

A．spare

B．free

C．full

D．empty

4.

A．passed

B．stopped

C．paused

D．started

5.

A．help

B．push

C．take

D．follow

6.

A．garage

B．house

C．shop

D．hotel

7.

A．agree

B．match

C．go

D．deal

8.

A．way

B．message

C．success

D．luck

9.

A．set

B．number

C．pair

D．chain

10.

A．can’t

B．shouldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．won’t

11.

A．satisfied

B．worried

C．astonished

D．disturbed

12.

A．persuaded

B．advised

C．reminded

D．promised

13.

A．happy

B．here

C．away

D．busy

14.

A．get in touch with	B．keep in touch with
C．be in touch with	D．put in touch with

15.

A．repairmen

B．cleaners

C．friends

D．couple

16.

A．sent

B．shook

C．watched

D．drove

17.

A．shocked

B．happened

C．returned

D．came

18.

A．loaded

B．fixed

C．tied

D．rebuilt

19.

A．owe

B．lend

C．give

D．offer

20.

A．wish

B．job

C．duty

D．pleasure

3 . My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s ____now but it wasn’t that time.
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I _____________________________ and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long ____to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to _______________________.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the ____ seat. It was one of those ____young man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright____ at the front, not so unusual these days. What did ____me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble—then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just ____down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me ____ . then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly ____ it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a ____ piece , I felt more ____ than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I ____ it.
The boy gave me a ____ look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone ____ That really made me feel silly, but it was ____ when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as his hair when I ____ I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my ____ .1.

A．serious

B．wonderful

C．funny

D．exciting

2.

A．enjoyed

B．took

C．had

D．wanted

3.

A．cake

B．newspaper

C．magazine

D．bag

4.

A．chairs

B．tables

C．benches

D．beds

5.

A．order

B．find

C．keep

D．visit

6.

A．very

B．same

C．free

D．next

7.

A．wild-looked

B．wild-looking

C．good-looking

D．good-looked

8.

A．red

B．black

C．brown

D．white

9.

A．interest

B．surprise

C．frighten

D．hurt

10.

A．looked

B．lay

C．sat

D．put

11.

A．eagerly

B．friendly

C．closely

D．shyly

12.

A．believe

B．hear

C．notice

D．stop

13.

A．last

B．big

C．single

D．third

14.

A．angry

B．lucky

C．happy

D．curious

15.

A．covered

B．threw

C．got

D．wrapped

16.

A．strange

B．exhausting

C．nervous

D．pleasant

17.

A．agreed

B．promised

C．stared

D．followed

18.

A．better

B．worse

C．later

D．easier

19.

A．wondered

B．realized

C．decided

D．recognized

20.

A．bags

B．clothes

C．book

D．newspaper

4 . John，an academically excellent young man，went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last____
The director asked，“Who paid for your school fees?” John answered，“My____did. When I was young，my father____ ”Then he continued，“____was your mother?” John answered，“My mother worked as a____cleaner. ”Hearing this, the director asked John to____his hands. John reached out his hands that were____and perfect. The director said，“I have a ____When you go home，clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
John felt____but did it. His tears fell____he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so____ Also John____that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to____him. After cleaning his mother’s hands，John____washed all the remaining clothes for her.
Next day，John went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes，John was asked to____his feelings. “Now I know what is____. Without my mother，there wouldn’t be the____me today. By helping my mother，I see how____it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship.”
The director smiled，“This is what I am____I want a person who can appreciate the help of others，a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who____put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”1.

A．farewell

B．job

C．interview

D．try

2.

A．tutors

B．father

C．parents

D．mother

3.

A．died away

B．passed away

C．died out

D．passed by

4.

A．What

B．How

C．Who

D．Where

5.

A．carpet

B．floor

C．clothes

D．window

6.

A．turn

B．show

C．wave

D．shake

7.

A．clumsy

B．dirty

C．strong

D．smooth

8.

A．request

B．question

C．wish

D．choice

9.

A．embarrassed

B．frightened

C．confused

D．inspired

10.

A．before

B．as

C．since

D．until

11.

A．slim

B．warm

C．soft

D．rough

12.

A．realized

B．believed

C．insisted

D．wondered

13.

A．sacrifice

B．serve

C．satisfy

D．support

14.

A．modestly

B．secretly

C．quietly

D．gently

15.

A．improve

B．describe

C．awaken

D．hide

16.

A．appreciation

B．cooperation

C．qualification

D．communication

17.

A．wealthy

B．famous

C．successful

D．humorous

18.

A．firm

B．exciting

C．crazy

D．tough

19.

A．looking through

B．looking for

C．looking at

D．looking into

20.

A．shan’t

B．needn’t

C．won’t

D．can

5 . A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car．
“Whoever did this can keep my car. Please let Benjerman come home,” the notice said．
It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman, a 12-year-old black retriever (猎犬), were reunited after police located them in Barrington.
“He’s hungry, he’s dirty, but he’s very happy to be home,” Atkins said．
The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy (沼泽地) area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes. However, the police couldn’t control Benjerman, and they had to call Atkins to come and get him.
Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food. She believed Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area. She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas, Texas.
Before Benjelman was found, Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth. They also contacted animal shelters，throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The notice stated there was a reward, and also that the dog needed medication. Any caller could remain anonymous (匿名的).
Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet cleaner. “It was l0 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight,” Atkins said. The car thief threw Atkins’ wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene.
1. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A car with a dog was stolen

B．Lucky dog was returned to his owner

C．Stealing cars: a most important social problem

D．Woman wants dog back more than stolen car

2. Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened?
a. Notices were put up saying there was a reward．
b. Atkins saw Benjerman again．
c. Police found Atkins’ car．
d. Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter．
e. Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store．

A．d, e, a, b, c

B．d, e, a, c, b

C．e, a, d, b, c

D．e, a, c, d, b

3. We can infer from the passage _________.

A．the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief

B．car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays

C．the dog was found because of the reward

D．the thief stole the car easily

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices.

B．Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman.

C．The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car.

D．The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday.

6 . Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies’ two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgrum. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military’s Medal by the French government.   In 1918, Irene became her mother’s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity（辐射能）.   Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
1. Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?

A．Because she received a degree in mathematics.

B．Because she contributed to saving the wounded.

C．Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.

D．Because she worked as a helper to her mother.

2. Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederio joliot?

A．At the Curie Institute.

B．At the university of Paris

C．At a military hospital.

D．At the College of Sevigne.

3. In which of the following aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?

A．Irene worked with radioactivity.

B．Irene combined family and career.

C．Irene won the Nobel Prize once.

D．Irene died from leukemia.

7 . Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a ____life. Mother was very careful about spending money. ____, Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her ____while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even ____to her, so she decided to go ____with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were _________________________________________there was an accident, they might be easily ____________________’t ____them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the ____when suddenly the snowfield began to____ It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and ____ the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, ____people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was ____because she had hurt her head seriously and ____dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist ____and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane____, but Mother died.
Every time I ____the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel____ I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will ____Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.1.

A．happy

B．healthy

C．busy

D．meaningful

2.

A．Moreover

B．However

C．Anyway

D．Though

3.

A．writing

B．housework

C．work

D．research

4.

A．unfriendly

B．loyal

C．kind

D．cruel

5.

A．skating

B．dancing

C．hiking

D．skiing

6.

A．all

B．both

C．either

D．every

7.

A．now that

B．in case

C．as though

D．even if

8.

A．searched

B．examined

C．found

D．caught

9.

A．pay

B．manage

C．afford

D．stand

10.

A．mountain

B．farmland

C．playground

D．snowfield

11.

A．change

B．melt

C．shake

D．jump

12.

A．escaped

B．passed

C．experienced

D．overcame

13.

A．but

B．so

C．since

D．while

14.

A．in despair

B．in danger

C．in peace

D．in ruins

15.

A．hair

B．blood

C．tears

D．jewels

16.

A．carefully

B．slowly

C．immediately

D．hardly

17.

A．cried

B．died

C．woke

D．survived

18.

A．find out

B．think of

C．suffer from

D．come across

19.

A．satisfied

B．curious

C．anxious

D．painful

20.

A．admire

B．envy

C．reward

D．thank

8 . Robert Frost was at heart a mean-spirited human being, not the kind of man one would expect to write poetry. He was born in San Francisco. Frost entered Dartmouth University in 1893, but dropped out, and switched to Harvard, which he attended for two years. He started a brief teaching career, where he was inspired to become a poet by some of his students’ work. Frost stopped teaching and became a farmer. During this time he wrote numerous poems, and a couple of short stories. While he was a farmer he started to think seriously about becoming a famous poet.
In almost all of his poems, Frost wrote in the first person. The first widely-read poem that he published was called My Butterfly. At first his audience was very small, but with his Collected Poems he became famous. Robert Frost received almost all the awards that there were for poetry. His poetry describes the forces of nature, and the violence and deep emotional(情感的) needs of human beings, which reflect the experiences of his childhood.
Robert Frost will always be known as one of the best poets in history. His way of putting emotion and violence into words is remarkable(非同寻常的). His talent for poetry is natural-born and he had discovered this when he started to farm. Even though he treated his wife and children terribly, he still became one of the best-known poets of his and our day.
1. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Robert Frost had been a famous writer before he started teaching

B．Robert Frost wrote his poems mostly in the first person

C．Robert Frost was very famous at the beginning of his writing career

D．Robert Frost began to write poems when he was a teacher

2. According to the passage, Robert Frost was famous for ________.

A．his teaching career	B．his life experiences
C．showing strong feeling in his poems	D．his interest in poems

3. The last paragraph of the passage mainly tells us ________.

A．why Robert Frost stopped farming

B．why Robert Frost was so famous

C．about his masterpieces(杰作)

D．about the way he treated his wife and children

4. From the passage we know that ________.

A．Robert Frost’s most famous poem is My Butterfly

B．Robert Frost began to write when he was in college

C．Robert Frost gave up studying at Dartmouth University

D．his poetry showed the violence of war and his childhood

9 . Ms. Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact     1    she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished    2    a driving mistake.
Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without     3    （stop).
When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her severely and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason     4    she had not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak     5    old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished     6    he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she     7    choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.
When she had     8    （success) done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubts     9    your eyesight.”
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary     10    (dismiss解雇), and her record remained unbroken.

10 . Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not _______. I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much _______than others.

I hated going to school and I hated _______at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing _______and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the_______and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).

My friends found me _______because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life _______Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would _______ me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No _______.”

“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our ________started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, you saw my ________ She just stared.

My heart ________. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would________ me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know__________your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be________. I begged in my heart for her to________, but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered ________.

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was________. I looked into her eyes and her________ touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to________myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.

1.

A．them

B．it

C．me

D．her

2.

A．sadder

B．shorter

C．weaker

D．slower

3.

A．looking

B．smiling

C．aiming

D．glaring

4.

A．still

B．alone

C．straight

D．together

5.

A．street

B．sun

C．corner

D．mirror

6.

A．distant

B．stubborn

C．hopeless

D．unfortunate

7.

A．after

B．before

C．since

D．until

8.

A．disturb

B．seek

C．interrupt

D．ignore

9.

A．wonder

B．idea

C．sign

D．action

10.

A．connection

B．competition

C．conversation

D．comprehension

11.

A．face

B．back

C．eyes

D．shoulders

12.

A．sank

B．beat

C．broke

D．ached

13.

A．care for

B．rely on

C．look down upon

D．put up with

14.

A．that

B．how

C．whether

D．why

15.

A．accused

B．arrested

C．punished

D．sentenced(宣判)

16.

A．relax

B．leave

C．stop

D．pause

17.

A．shyly

B．weakly

C．proudly

D．firmly

18.

A．astonished

B．ashamed

C．annoyed

D．amused

19.

A．wisdom

B．generosity

C．honesty

D．kindness

20.

A．control

B．like

C．comfort

D．enjoy