1 . I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the ____ People walked in, between the cars ____ newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It’s a familiar ____ in most poor developing countries.
While we were ____ for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of ____ in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It’s ____ unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively ____ clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of ____ his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he ____ got to the outside of our car. Out of ____, my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and ____, trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to ____the change. However, with his ____ sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum’s ____ It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control, ____ we decided to go on our way.
I broke down and even ____ when I got home. Here’s a blind man, born in ____, trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He ____ our sympathy. Life hasn’t been ____ to him, yet he’s giving it his best shot. I think that is what ____ is all about facing life bravely.1.

A．signs

B．crossroads

C．stations

D．theatres

2.

A．giving

B．buying

C．selling

D．throwing

3.

A．scene

B．play

C．activity

D．street

4.

A．watching

B．asking

C．waiting

D．changing

5.

A．blocks

B．crossings

C．turns

D．cars

6.

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

7.

A．expensive

B．fashionable

C．ragged

D．fastened

8.

A．pushed

B．drove

C．cleared

D．felt

9.

A．eventually

B．quickly

C．frequently

D．happily

10.

A．curiosity

B．sympathy

C．thirsty

D．politeness

11.

A．impatiently

B．casually

C．naturally

D．carefully

12.

A．keep

B．return

C．borrow

D．count

13.

A．poor

B．superior

C．limited

D．enlarged

14.

A．hand

B．arm

C．face

D．lap

15.

A．still

B．yet

C．so

D．but

16.

A．smiled

B．shouted

C．complained

D．cried

17.

A．pain

B．poverty

C．sadness

D．loneliness

18.

A．refused

B．enjoyed

C．doubted

D．cheated

19.

A．rich

B．unfair

C．kind

D．bad

20.

A．kindness

B．courage

C．experience

D．challenge

2 . As far back as he could remember，Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star．The young man’s hopes for success were broken again and again，however．Hollywood just did not seem interesting．When he first came to California，Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success．Therefore，he kept on trying．Someday，he told himself，his big opportunity would come．
Larry found a job parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants．His pay was elementary，but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money，he managed to make a living．One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot （停车场） and getting out of his car．Larry had recently heard that the man was ready to make a new picture．
Larry got into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it．Then he stopped，jumped out，and ran over to the director．“Excuse me，sir，but I think it’s only fair to tell you that it’s now or never if you want me in your next picture．A lot of big companies are after me．”
Instead of pushing away the boy，the director laughed，then wrote something on a card and handed it to the young man．“Come and see me tomorrow．”
Larry got a small part in the director’s next film．He was on his way！
1. Which of the following was Larry interested in?

A．Working as a waiter．	B．Becoming a film star．
C．Parking cars for film stars．	D．Owing a big company．

2. Why did Larry find a job parking cars?

A．Because he liked the job．

B．Because the parking lot was near Hollywood．

C．To make a living and wait for the opportunity．

D．To see a lot of film stars and work for them．

3. After reading the story what can we infer （推断） about the film director ?

A．He wanted to laugh at Larry．

B．He recognized Larry at first sight．

C．He was kind and gave Larry a try．

D．He thought Larry would become a star．

4. what does the word “elementary” mean in this passage?

A．基本的

B．充足的

C．较高的

D．不达标的

5. “He was on his way”refers to the fact that ________．

A．he gave up and returned home

B．he began to work towards success

C．he took a journey to Hollywood

D．he had difficulty in playing the small part

3 . It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of ____ to where he was going. Pretty soon he____ that he was lost, but he____ to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to____someone who could tell him how to get back to the____ .
It was a long____road. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost____ ，he saw in a____a tall farmer ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his ____team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer replied，____ ploughing.
“Where does the horse ____？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It ____ stays right where it is，”said the farmer，____stopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little ____ .
“Don’t know. I never____it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting ____“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I____ saw.”
____stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time ____ at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much____ I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”1.

A．signs

B．orders

C．attention

D．direction

2.

A．realized

B．recognized

C．accepted

D．received

3.

A．stopped

B．used

C．wanted

D．continued

4.

A．miss

B．meet

C．look

D．lose

5.

A．town

B．country

C．capital

D．village

6.

A．lonely

B．busy

C．dirty

D．crowded

7.

A．at noon

B．at night

C．raining

D．dark

8.

A．truck

B．pile

C．field

D．store

9.

A．strong

B．tired

C．weak

D．tiring

10.

A．but

B．went on

C．stopped

D．still

11.

A．go

B．lead up

C．get

D．show

12.

A．always

B．often

C．sometimes

D．seldom

13.

A．began

B．still

C．without

D．already

14.

A．clearly

B．lower

C．more loudly

D．more politely

15.

A．judged

B．measured

C．saw

D．studied

16.

A．sad

B．lovely

C．friendly

D．angry

17.

A．ever

B．often

C．even

D．never

18.

A．Still

B．Not

C．With

D．Finally

19.

A．gladly

B．immediately

C．in silence

D．excitedly

20.

A．Really

B．Perhaps

C．Certainly

D．Fortunately

4 . After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards send her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning.
In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, She went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “It’s only me. ” but it was too late, the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, losing the door heavily behind him.
1. The reason for Mrs Richards’ excitement that day was that____.

A．she had sent her children to school

B．she was to attend an evening party

C．she wouldn’t do any housework that morning

D．she had made a special costume the night before

2. Mrs Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to____.

A．made sure that the costume fitted her well

B．frighten the person who was knocking on the door

C．find out if she had finished the costume 

D．receive the bread and do some cooking

3. The man who was knocking at the door was____.

A．a baker

B．a thief

C．her husband

D．an electricity man

4. What did the man do after he knocked on the front door?

A．He entered just as Mrs Richards had told him to.

B．He did not do anything as Mrs Richards had expected him to.

C．He stepped directly towards the meter.

D．He went straight in so as to find Mrs Richards.

5. The man ____ and that made him cry out and run away.

A．thought he must have met a ghost

B．recognized Mrs Richards

C．found out Mrs Richards was walking towards him

D．thought that Mrs Richards must have recognized him

5 . When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
1. Mr. David’s house was_______ that many tourists came to see it.

A．so small

B．so quiet

C．so interesting

D．such interesting

2. Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_______.

A．to drive the visitors away

B．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity

C．to let visitors come in and look round

D．to get some money out of the visitors

3. The notice made the visitors _______.

A．more interested in his house

B．lost interest in his house

C．angry at the unfair price

D．feel happy about the price

4. After Mr. David put up the notice_______.

A．the visitors didn’t come any longer

B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C．more and more tourists came for a visit

D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit

5. At last he had to sell his house and move away because_______.

A．he did not like it at all

B．he could not work as a guide

C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

D．he could not live a quiet life in it

6 . Nancy had just got a job as a secretary in a company. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very __________ and arrived early.

She ______ the door open and found nobody there. “I am the ________ to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to find a bunch of ______on it. They were fresh. She______ them and they were sweet. She looked around for a ______ to put them in. “ Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!” she thought ______. “ But who could it be?” she began to ______ .

The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything with ______ interest. For the following days of the ______ , the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the followers and then ______her work.

Then came another Monday. ______she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(n) ______ bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, ______ the old ones.

The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy began to think of ways to find out the ______.

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to hand in a plan to the______. She waited for his directives(命令)at his secretary’s ______. She happened to see on the desk a half-opened notebook, which ______ : “ In order to keep the secretaries ______, the company has decided that every ______ a bunch of fresh flowers should be put on each secretary’s desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist（心理学家）.

1.

A．depressed

B．encouraged

C．excited

D．surprised

2.

A．turned

B．pushed

C．knocked

D．forced

3.

A．last

B．second

C．third

D．first

4.

A．keys

B．grapes

C．flowers

D．bananas

5.

A．smelled

B．ate

C．took

D．held

6.

A．vase

B．room

C．glass

D．bottle

7.

A．angrily

B．quietly

C．strangely

D．happily

8.

A．seek

B．wonder

C．Work

D．ask

9.

A．low

B．little

C．great

D．general

10.

A．month

B．period

C．year

D．week

11.

A．set about

B．set up

C．set out

D．set off

12.

A．Unless

B．When

C．Since

D．Before

13.

A．old

B．red

C．blue

D．new

14.

A．covering

B．demanding

C．replacing

D．forbidding

15.

A．sender

B．receiver

C．secretary

D．waiter

16.

A．assistant

B．colleague

C．employee

D．manager

17.

A．notebook

B．desk

C．office

D．house

18.

A．said

B．written

C．printed

D．signed

19.

A．at home

B．on time

C．in high spirits

D．in low spirits

20.

A．Sunday morning

B．Monday morning

C．Monday afternoon

D．Tuesday afternoon

7 . 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

8 . On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the ____ of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully____from the day before, he took out a large piece of____ and laid it on the ground. Then he began ____
Before long, the young violinist was____with people, who were all attracted by the ____ on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat ____ Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and____through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would ____ come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you ____something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist____a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and ____ it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which ____ him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. ____, the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket____ himself, the violinist said," ____I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should ____be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we____succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the ____ on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the____of going up.1.

A．box

B．hat

C．bowl

D．bag

2.

A．Free

B．Away

C．Different

D．Far

3.

A．paper

B．stone

C．cloth

D．wood

4.

A．begging

B．shouting

C．playing

D．singing

5.

A．crowded

B．surrounded

C．surprised

D．satisfied

6.

A．words

B．money

C．ticket

D．picture

7.

A．on purpose

B．in time

C．in advance

D．by mistake

8.

A．looked

B．lived

C．get

D．rushed

9.

A．rarely

B．certainly

C．recently

D．nearly

10.

A．lose

B．get

C．bring

D．buy

11.

A．handed out

B．gave out

C．sent out

D．took out

12.

A．tore

B．threw

C．kissed

D．hid

13.

A．beat

B．sold

C．took

D．won

14.

A．Fortunately

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Generally

15.

A．by

B．from

C．for

D．with

16.

A．Unless

B．Whenever

C．Although

D．Until

17.

A．often

B．never

C．seldom

D．always

18.

A．may

B．should

C．must

D．need

19.

A．air

B．water

C．grass

D．tree

20.

A．road

B．path

C．chance

D．method

9 . About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a practice student at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and the trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots.
As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼示意). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful, largest smile I have ever seen
All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. I immediately felt full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy college student, into her world, a world of smiles, love and warmth.
That was ten years ago, but I still remember it clearly as if it happened just yesterday. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.
1. What was the writer a decade ago?

A．A worker working in a university.

B．A teacher teaching in a college.

C．A clerk working in a museum.

D．A university student who had not yet taken a degree.

2. What does the underlined world “handicap” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Life difficulty.	B．Troublesome problem.
C．Failure in work.	D．Physical disability.

3. How did the writer probably feel before meeting the disabled girl?

A．She felt full of hope.

B．She was filled with confidence.

C．She felt unhappy because of poverty.

D．She felt life was beautiful.

4. Which of the following title suits this passage best?

A．A Disabled Girl.	B．A Disabled Girl’s Smile.
C．Full of Hope.	D．Full of Confidence.

10 . Three wishes
A man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted.
The man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry. He said, “I wish I had a big cake!”
Suddenly a cake appeared on his plate.
“You fool!” His wife cried. “You could have wished for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake. I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose! ”
Immediately the cake stuck to the end of his nose.
Then the man and his wife started blaming each other. “It’s your fault!” she man cried. “No, it’s your fault!” she answered. What could they do? The cake was still stuck to the husband’s nose.
“Oh!” the wife cried. “I wish none of this had ever happened!”
Immediately the cake was gone, and the man was saying, “I’m still hungry. How I wish I had some cakes! ”
But of course nothing happened.
1. The man quarreled with his wife because ___.

A．he always enjoyed eating

B．his wife hoped that he asked for a house

C．the cake stuck to the end of his nose according to his wife’s wish.

D．he didn’t want anything except cakes

2. The wrong statement of the following is ___.

A．the man made his wishes before dinner

B．the wife made two wishes, which worked

C．the wife wanted her husband to wish for more than a big cake

D．the man wished that the cake were not on his nose

3. Why did the old woman not satisfy the man’s wish when he said he was still hungry and wanted some cakes?

A．Because the old lady was angry with them

B．Because this was the fourth wish.

C．Because the man had made this wish before.

D．Because the cake had been gone.