1 . Once upon a time, there was a man who worked very hard just to keep food on the table for his family. A few days before Christmas, he _________ his five year-old daughter after _________ that she had used up the family’s only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper.

As money was tight, he became even angrier when on Christmas Eve he saw that she had used all of the gold paper to _________ one shoebox. He was also concerned about where she had gotten _________ to buy what was in the shoebox.

The next morning the little girl, _________ excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, “This is for you, Daddy!” Holding the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier behavior, _________ what he had done to her.

But when he _________ the shoebox, he found there was nothing. “Don’t you know, young lady,” he said _________, “when you give someone a _________, there’s supposed to be something inside the package!”

The little girl __________ him with sad tears rolling from her eyes and whispered, “Daddy, it’s not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was __________.” He fell on his knees and put his arms around the girl and begged her to __________ him for his unnecessary anger.

An accident took the girl’s life only a short time later. It is said that the father __________ this little gold box by his bed for all his life. Whenever he was __________ or faced difficult problems, he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and __________ his daughter’s love.

1.

A．praised

B．encouraged

C．thanked

D．punished

2.

A．promising

B．learning

C．admitting

D．agreeing

3.

A．decorate

B．draw

C．buy

D．measure

4.

A．time

B．advice

C．space

D．money

5.

A．filled with

B．ready for

C．different from

D．related to

6.

A．thinking

B．forgetting

C．ensuring

D．regretting

7.

A．closed

B．opened

C．accepted

D．found

8.

A．happily

B．anxiously

C．angrily

D．shyly

9.

A．hand

B．lecture

C．solution

D．present

10.

A．looked up at

B．caught up with

C．lived up to

D．made up for

11.

A．empty

B．broken

C．full

D．colorful

12.

A．love

B．hate

C．forgive

D．defend

13.

A．kept

B．observed

C．used

D．searched

14.

A．interested

B．discouraged

C．surprised

D．terrified

15.

A．share

B．refuse

C．remember

D．remove

2 . When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were ____down Oxford Street, I felt too ____to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she ____to take it because she said the weather was very ____and it was better to walk. I started ____ She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was ____ For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very ____with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as ____as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t ____me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went ____, sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were ____to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they ____the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just ____crying. Then he took the small bag that I was ____, opened it and found my hotel address and ____number. When he phoned the hotel, my ____answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the ____ My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had ____and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was ____that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. ____of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.1.

A．running

B．walking

C．visiting

D．driving

2.

A．tired

B．mad

C．happy

D．sad

3.

A．agreed

B．refused

C．suggested

D．managed

4.

A．horrible

B．windy

C．nice

D．cold

5.

A．talking

B．laughing

C．singing

D．crying

6.

A．hearing

B．regarding

C．thinking

D．saying

7.

A．angry

B．strict

C．satisfied

D．familiar

8.

A．excitedly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．carelessly

9.

A．search

B．educate

C．forgive

D．follow

10.

A．outside

B．inside

C．upon

D．down

11.

A．advising

B．talking

C．listening

D．coming

12.

A．called

B．remembered

C．measured

D．left

13.

A．stopped

B．preferred

C．regretted

D．continued

14.

A．catching

B．carrying

C．gaining

D．buying

15.

A．serial

B．lucky

C．phone

D．license

16.

A．mother

B．guide

C．father

D．waiter

17.

A．hotel

B．shop

C．street

D．station

18.

A．forgotten

B．happened

C．damaged

D．lost

19.

A．worried

B．concerned

C．afraid

D．angry

20.

A．None

B．Either

C．Neither

D．Both

3 . A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I____ for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there____, I gave myself a quick personal pat ____ my clothes, but they were not in____ of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place where I had been. Suddenly it____ to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly____ for the parking lot.
My wife, Diane, has____ me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（点火处）. My theory is the ignition is the____ place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be ____ As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying____ Her theory was right. The parking lot was____
Without hesitation, I called the____ I gave them my location（位置）and ____ that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most____ call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I____ my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of____ I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s ____
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent____, I said, “In that case, would you please come and ____
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman ____ I didn’t steal your car.”1.

A．reached

B．ran

C．searched

D．asked

2.

A．Hopefully

B．Fortunately

C．Worriedly

D．Suddenly

3.

A．up

B．down

C．away

D．off

4.

A．none

B．each

C．either

D．any

5.

A．turned

B．happened

C．occurred

D．came

6.

A．passed

B．headed

C．shook

D．waved

7.

A．beaten

B．fooled

C．scolded

D．punished

8.

A．proper

B．regular

C．common

D．only

9.

A．destroyed

B．fined

C．stopped

D．stolen

10.

A．shock

B．answer

C．conclusion

D．expression

11.

A．available

B．empty

C．full

D．busy

12.

A．police

B．gatekeeper

C．driver

D．guard

13.

A．asked

B．proved

C．regretted

D．said

14.

A．important

B．difficult

C．wonderful

D．different

15.

A．threw

B．lost

C．forgot

D．left

16.

A．silence

B．disappointment

C．sleep

D．breath

17.

A．song

B．sound

C．voice

D．noise

18.

A．Excited

B．Embarrassed

C．Angered

D．Interested

19.

A．get back

B．take back

C．give away

D．pick up

20.

A．teach

B．persuade

C．believe

D．prove

4 . 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

5 . 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.

6 . 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.