1 . Millionaire Peter became blind because of an illness. The doctor told him that only by having a cornea transplant surgery (眼角膜移植手术) could he _______ his sight. Peter offered a large amount of money for the cornea, but he didn’t get any _______.

Because Peter was too proud of his _______ and had done many unkind things, he had a bad reputation. So as soon as donors (捐赠者) heard his name, all of them   _______.

At first Peter got _______ easily because of his wealth, but later, he had nothing to do but wait quietly.

One day, Peter _______ his way to the little square before the hospital. He raised his head to enjoy the sunshine. However, he saw nothing but darkness. Just then, someone _______ him all of a sudden. Peter became annoyed, so he cried, “Don’t you have _______? Don’t you see who you hit? I’m millionaire Peter!”

The answer was from a _______, “Sorry, sir. Please forgive me!” Peter then said. “I can forgive you but you must chat with me!” The boy said yes. Peter nodded happily and his face ________ with a smile. Peter asked, “Is the scene here beautiful?” The boy began describing it, “How beautiful! The green grass, the blue sky, and the beautiful flowers everywhere...”

Peter began to ________ that boy as he was listening. ________ he became impatient, shouting toward the sky. “Oh, my God, the little boy is so poor, he has nothing but a pair of eyes! Why do you give him light?”

At this moment, a lady ________ Peter, “You are wrong! My son is too poor to have eyes. What he just said is what I told him!” ________ , Peter sat on the square, tears running down his face.

Since then, the city charity would ________ a large amount of money every year. The donor was the very millionaire named Peter.

1.

A．rescue

B．keep

C．catch

D．regain

2.

A．response

B．attention

C．reward

D．benefit

3.

A．health

B．wealth

C．luck

D．family

4.

A．refused

B．accepted

C．cheered

D．left

5.

A．content

B．patient

C．angry

D．tired

6.

A．shouldered

B．felt

C．forced

D．pushed

7.

A．called

B．hit

C．stopped

D．shook

8.

A．eyes

B．arms

C．legs

D．face

9.

A．lady

B．boy

C．girl

D．man

10.

A．turned up

B．rose up

C．put up

D．lit up

11.

A．ignore

B．support

C．respect

D．envy

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Especially

C．Strangely

D．Regularly

13.

A．beat

B．disturbed

C．bothered

D．interrupted

14.

A．Satisfied

B．Astonished

C．Disappointed

D．Delighted

15.

A．donate

B．collect

C．receive

D．pay

2 . The eyes are one of the most expressive of body language. Keith, seventeen, from Montclair, New Jersey, learned the hard way about one ____ the eyes can make. “I had a teacher who ____ heavily on classroom discussion,”Keith says. “He seemed to have a strong ____ to know just when I didn’t have the answer. I couldn’t ____ how he could be so ____ Then it dawned on(逐渐被人明白) me. ____ I didn’t know the answer, I would ____ looking at him. When I did know what to say, I always stared straight back ____ him. From that moment on, I ____ myself to look him in the eye, ____ I knew the answer or not. That trick has ____ me a lot of trouble.”
Many people, ____ some policemen, believe eye contact is a good ____ of testing honesty. If someone can’t look at you directly in the eye, then he or she is not playing ____ , they insist. After many experiments， ____ , a number of exports have found out that good liars can make false eye contact.
Eye contact, though not a sure ____ of dishonesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and continues to do so, you know his attention is ____ on you. When he turns his head away, his mind is probably ____ . But there is ____ . A shy person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact, no matter how interested he is in the other person. And certain nationalities, such as the British and Germans, are much ____ oriented(适应) to eyeball-to-eyeball contact than, say，the French and the Arabs.1.

A．letter

B．notice

C．message

D．news

2.

A．looked

B．graded

C．lived

D．took

3.

A．ability

B．body

C．mind

D．way

4.

A．figure out

B．speak out

C．turn out

D．put out

5.

A．slow

B．sharp

C．boring

D．cautious

6.

A．The first time

B．Last time

C．Each time

D．At times

7.

A．hate

B．enjoy

C．like

D．avoid

8.

A．on

B．at

C．in

D．of

9.

A．allowed

B．forbade

C．taught

D．persuaded

10.

A．when

B．whether

C．if

D．unless

11.

A．saved

B．given

C．increased

D．offered

12.

A．except

B．adding

C．beside

D．including

13.

A．lesson

B．way

C．chance

D．approach

14.

A．honestly

B．effectively

C．efficiently

D．constantly

15.

A．furthermore

B．moreover

C．however

D．otherwise

16.

A．expression

B．means

C．sign

D．trick

17.

A．discovered

B．lain

C．put

D．fixed

18.

A．anywhere

B．nowhere

C．elsewhere

D．everywhere

19.

A．exception

B．expectation

C．question

D．adaptation

20.

A．worse

B．less

C．too

D．enough

3 . America's Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom，and there is no exception for Muslim women.I ____ the freedom of religion and speech.But mostly，I believe it's OK to be ____，and to stand up for who and what you are.So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering，like a scarf.I am Muslim，and keeping my head covered is a ____ of maturity and respect toward my ____ and to Allah's will.____，I also like to wear it to be different.I don't usually like to do what everyone else is doing.I want to be a(n) ____，not just part of the crowd.But when I first wore it，I was also afraid of the ____ that I'd get at school.
I ____ on my own that sixth grade was the ____ I should start wearing the hijab.I was ____ about what the kids would say or even do to me.I thought they might make fun of me，or ____ be scared of me and ____ my headscarf.Kids at that age usually like to be all the same，and there's little or no ____ of differences.
On the first day of school，I put all those ____ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high.I was holding my breath a little，but ____ I was also proud to be a Muslim，proud to be wearing the hijab，proud to be different.
I was ____ about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me.I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering.Most of the kids would come and ask me questions—____—about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kid was making fun of me，___ there was one girl—she wasn't even in my class，and we never really talked much—and she spoke ____ me，and I wasn't even there！I made a lot of new friends that year，friends that I still have until this very day，five years later.
Yes，I'm different，but everyone is different here，in one way or another.This is the ____ of America.1.

A．believe in

B．stick to

C．carry out

D．push for

2.

A．independent

B．free

C．sensitive

D．different

3.

A．signal

B．sign

C．reminder

D．cause

4.

A．religion

B．country

C．parents

D．status

5.

A．In a word

B．In general

C．To be exact

D．To be honest

6.

A．princess

B．heroine

C．individual

D．adult

7.

A．praise

B．punishment

C．reaction

D．reflection

8.

A．hoped

B．expected

C．realized

D．decided

9.

A．time

B．chance

C．case

D．occasion

10.

A．disappointed

B．scared

C．enthusiastic

D．angry

11.

A．still

B．already

C．even

D．ever

12.

A．show off

B．pull off

C．pick up

D．put up

13.

A．rejection

B．ignorance

C．awareness

D．acceptance

14.

A．negative

B．optimistic

C．serious

D．strange

15.

A．often

B．inside

C．only

D．outside

16.

A．concerned

B．particular

C．wrong

D．convinced

17.

A．respectfully

B．cautiously

C．suspiciously

D．critically

18.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

19.

A．in terms of

B．in front of

C．in charge of

D．in favor of

20.

A．significance

B．beauty

C．value

D．power

4 . A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start. ”
The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail. ”
“I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job. ”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to             double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.
The man realized that he can survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.
He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan.
When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, “I don’t have an e-mail. ”
The broker answered curiously, “You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1. Why can’t the man have the job at Microsoft?

A．Because he was lazy.	B．Because he didn’t pass the test.
C．Because he didn’t have an e-mail.	D．Because he didn’t have a computer.

2. The underlined word “triple” can be replaced by ______.

A．become large	B．become 3 times
C．increase quickly	D．decrease quickly

3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.

B．The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview.

C．He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.

D．Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft.

4. The man can be described as _______.

A．helpful and considerate	B．positive and generous
C．smart and hardworking	D．stubborn and unselfish

5. Which proverb can best describe the story?

A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

B．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C．Accidents will happen.

D．No pains , no gains.