1 . At weekends, I went to the local library to borrow books as usual. On my way there I would pass by the nursing home. This time as I walked toward the library, I saw an old woman _______ there all by herself. Today I decided to go to talk to her instead of just walking past.

The old woman was very _______ to share her life with me. She told me about her father who was a (an) _______working at a famous hospital. She told me about the wonderful _______ she had taken when she was exploring in Africa and the _______ moments she had with her friends. She smiled while _______ her best times. We sat there for about an hour.

She told me she was _______ and that it was nice to talk to someone after such a long time. The last person she had had a( n)_______ with was a nurse but she had found another _______ and left.

It made me feel ________ that some old people are easily affected by the social________ . And sometimes this can have a serious effect on their ________ . We should try our best to spare some time to ________ the elderly, whether they are our grandparents, neighbors or ________ a random(任意的) elderly person. The elderly woman was highly ________ and I learned so much from her in less than an hour.

1.

A．singing

B．sitting

C．spinning

D．sleeping

2.

A．excited

B．amazed

C．exhausted

D．challenged

3.

A．victim

B．detective

C．physician

D．announcer

4.

A．adventures

B．theaters

C．places

D．tournaments

5.

A．different

B．severe

C．difficult

D．amusing

6.

A．enjoying

B．describing

C．performing

D．clarifying

7.

A．alone

B．regretful

C．popular

D．harmful

8.

A．party

B．discussion

C．appointment

D．conversation

9.

A．friend

B．patient

C．job

D．destination

10.

A．sad

B．proud

C．unwilling

D．certain

11.

A．rank

B．separation

C．pressure

D．discrimination

12.

A．view

B．ability

C．future

D．health

13.

A．catch sight of

B．make sense of

C．keep company with

D．leave out

14.

A．also

B．even

C．ever

D．still

15.

A．considerate

B．royal

C．cautious

D．wise

2 . The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson．Both of them had very bad memories．For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner or take vegetables home after paying for them．David would show up for work on Sundays, thinking it was Monday．One winter they were to take a long plane trip．When they arrived at the airport, there were only ten minutes left．In that situation, anyone would get into the plane right away．But David and Rosy didn’t do so．They went to buy some flight insurance instead．Immediately after they put a two-pound note into a machine, their policy （保险单） came out．

“Who would get the money if the plane crashed, I wonder?” asked Rosy．“My mother, of course,” her husband replied．“We should post the policy to her．Now, be quick! Give me a stamp, will you?” he said to Rosy．“The plane is going to take off in another minute．” David put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it into a postbox, and suddenly he let out a cry．

What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother．
1. Rosy is David’s ______．

A．friend	B．mother
C．sister	D．wife

2. This passage tells us that David and Rosy ______．

A．were always short of time	B．always did everything in a great hurry
C．were very forgetful	D．usually worked on Sundays

3. David meant to post his mother _____．

A．two plane tickets	B．a two-pound note
C．the flight insurance	D．an empty envelope

4. Mr Jackson made such a foolish mistake because ______．

A．he was worried about his mother

B．he had forgotten to buy a stamp

C．he was worried about this flight

D．his memory was poor and he posted the letter in a great hurry

3 . It was a year ago when Joshua got a bike for Christmas, but he rode it every day. One morning, he suddenly found the bike gone. Ran to his front yard, he saw a man loading it into his car. He shouted, but the man drive off. As a devoted Christian, he told his dad he real forgave the thief. What’s more, he wanted the thief know he was forgiven. So the next day, he posted the message on a poster-board and put it in the front yard. “To the person who stole my bike: You hurt my feeling. But I am a Christian and I forgive him!” When he left for home the next morning, at the end of the driveway, the bike was back with new brakes.

4 . When I was 24, I moved into an apartment and the couple next door were loud all the time. After putting up with it for a couple weeks, I decided to_______them and politely ask them to be_______after noon, as I had to work midnight, so I_______went to bed around noon.

I went next door and knocked on the door and an old woman answered. I_______myself and she asked if I came over to complain about the_______, and I said yes. She_______both she and her husband were going_______and that they needed to speak loudly to hear each other. She_______me in and offered me a coffee and we started talking._______, we heard a loud bang in the kitchen. Then we found her husband had fallen onto the ground. Immediately, we________him to the hospital.

When I came home from work the next day, there was a________on the door from the lady asking me to come over. When I reached her________, she asked if I’d drive her to the hospital, to which I said no________. When we got to the hospital, I________her to his room, where he thanked me. Soon I ended up being friends with this couple________they moved away a year later.

One day after ten years, I got a________from a lawyer. I was________what was going on, so I went down and when arrived at his office, the lawyer asked me if I knew a couple________ their names and I said yes. He told me that the couple had died and he was________by their children to find me. They wanted to thank me personally. I________the family and then we became friends!

You can never know when, where, or how you are next going to make new friends. Life if full   of surprises. Whatever happens, try to treat others exactly as you would like to be treated.

1.

A．challenge

B．treat

C．punish

D．face

2.

A．quieter

B．calmer

C．kinder

D．slower

3.

A．seldom

B．already

C．always

D．still

4.

A．expressed

B．introduced

C．improved

D．examined

5.

A．disadvantage

B．pain

C．attitude

D．noise

6.

A．explained

B．described

C．guessed

D．believed

7.

A．weak

B．blind

C．deaf

D．straight

8.

A．brought

B．invited

C．forced

D．begged

9.

A．Secretly

B．Unfortunately

C．Naturally

D．Suddenly

10.

A．send

B．ran

C．rushed

D．persuaded

11.

A．report

B．note

C．concern

D．spelling

12.

A．home

B．car

C．office

D．identity

13.

A．doubt

B．way

C．matter

D．problem

14.

A．carried

B．followed

C．flowed

D．guided

15.

A．since

B．before

C．until

D．while

16.

A．call

B．visit

C．schedule

D．congratulation

17.

A．wondering

B．giving in

C．expressing

D．determining

18.

A．with

B．at

C．out of

D．by

19.

A．encouraged

B．fond of

C．employed

D．forced

20.

A．missed

B．met

C．praised

D．judged

5 . He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were _______ her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he _______ her for coffee. She was _______.   In order not to appear rude, she went _______ .
As they sat in a nice _______ shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt _______ .
Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some _______? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”
They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.   _______ , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could _______ its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I __________ my childhood and my hometown. I miss __________ and my parents, who are still there.”
She was __________ touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be __________.
So they dated, __________ and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he __________ and left her a letter which said:
My dear, please __________ my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt __________ sugar.
Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so __________ to you, I’ve __________ to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again, __________ it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.1.

A．before

B．beyond

C．after

D．near

2.

A．invited

B．paid

C．forced

D．asked

3.

A．interested

B．frightened

C．moved

D．surprised

4.

A．away

B．along

C．off

D．down

5.

A．coffee

B．tea

C．beer

D．wine

6.

A．comfortable

B．different

C．uncomfortable

D．indifferent

7.

A．sugar

B．pepper

C．candy

D．salt

8.

A．Angrily

B．Curiously

C．Worriedly

D．Happily

9.

A．feel

B．see

C．notice

D．find

10.

A．think over

B．bring up

C．think of

D．remind of

11.

A．this

B．it

C．him

D．her

12.

A．highly

B．specially

C．hardly

D．deeply

13.

A．responsible

B．reasonable

C．sensible

D．representative

14.

A．married

B．engaged

C．separated

D．split

15.

A．walked away

B．left away

C．passed away

D．got away

16.

A．forget

B．forgive

C．imagine

D．value

17.

A．instead

B．instead of

C．in spite of

D．other than

18.

A．many

B．more

C．any

D．much

19.

A．studied

B．learnt

C．adapted

D．used

20.

A．however

B．as if

C．when

D．even if