1 . One woman is having a very merry Christmas, indeed, all thanks to the honesty and determination of a complete stranger.
“When I saw it, I said, ‘God, this is really a pretty ____Somebody's going to heartbroken,” said Shirley Grandey , 62, who was a volunteer for keeping the environment clean.
When Grandey was ____a large pile of pine needles and dirt at the end of her hard work day, she never____to come across someone's diamond ring lying alone among a pile of ____ .
Knowing the ring probably had special ____, Grandey held onto the jewelry and made it her ____ to find the owner.
“I said, 'Oh God ,I have to find the ____, "'recalled Grandey before making the decision to contact the TV station, to help ____ the word. "It was definitely a ____ ring. It was intertwined（缠绕）and had their ____ on it．”
Her efforts ____．
“The brother of the girl saw it on ____ and told her," said Grandey, who couldn't have been happier to return the ____ring to its original owner, Julie Sanalitro.
“I was screaming and running around the house,” Sanalitro told the news station. "We always come to ____our tree from there to celebrate Christmas Day," she said.
When Sanalitro called to____ the ring, she explained it was a gift from her boyfriend, who had only given it to her two months ago when they ____ reunited.
She was not only able to ____ answer all of Grandey's questions about the ring, ____ she was the original owner, but Grandey added, “I knew it was hers the moment she was walking up.”
“We just hugged each other and she had a few tears," the ____ volunteer explained.
All that Crandey asks from this ____ is simply for people to “pay it forward.” She said. “ I would want someone to give it back to me if I lost my ring, so just try to pay it forward.”1.

A．gift

B．handkerchief

C．necklace

D．ring

2.

A．putting away

B．cleaning up

C．keeping up

D．bringing up

3.

A．expected

B．wanted

C．understood

D．imagined

4.

A．furniture

B．equipment

C．luggage

D．garbage

5.

A．object

B．design

C．value

D．form

6.

A．duty

B．work

C．ability

D．agreement

7.

A．designer

B．owner

C．photographer

D．artist

8.

A．print

B．explore

C．spread

D．write

9.

A．luck

B．wedding

C．marriage

D．love

10.

A．photos

B．names

C．addresses

D．words

11.

A．paid off

B．paid up

C．paid back

D．paid out

12.

A．television

B．telephone

C．radio

D．phone

13.

A．nice

B．lost

C．ugly

D．lovely

14.

A．take

B．buy

C．get

D．lift

15.

A．rescue

B．transport

C．convey

D．describe

16.

A．recently

B．immediately

C．actively

D．likely

17.

A．successfully

B．properly

C．obviously

D．similarly

18.

A．remembering

B．ensuring

C．forgetting

D．telling

19.

A．kind

B．angry

C．close

D．learned

20.

A．accident

B．origin

C．experience

D．evidence

2 . 完形填空
My 9          year          old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina to spend a week with my husband in Florida． We were______about the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months，and_______her Dad terribly．
As usual on the Charlotte          to          Miami flight，the plane was totally_______．Because we did not get our boarding passes until we_______at the gate，Kallie and I could not get seats together and were______by the aisle（过道）．I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me，_______we could be together．They_______，saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats．
Meanwhile，a mother and her three children were in a______several rows ahead of us．There had been a mistake in their boarding passes，and_______the whole family had been split up．The passengers in her row_______refused to move elsewhere．She was very_______about the younger boy sitting with strangers．She was in tears，yet nobody______to help her．
There were a troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on_______．Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said，“Ma’am，I think we can help you．”He then_______five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was_______for the family．The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without_______，and the mother's relief was obvious．
Kallie，however，was beginning to panic at the_______of not being next to me．I told her that there wasn’t anything I could do．______，the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster，______to me and asked，“Would you and your daughter like our seats？” _______to himself and the Scoutmaster．We traded seats and continued our trip，very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat．1.

A．worried

B．excited

C．anxious

D．eager

2.

A．loved

B．considered

C．imagined

D．missed

3.

A．full

B．crowded

C．empty

D．overweight

4.

A．reached

B．arrived

C．landed

D．knocked

5.

A．divided

B．blocked

C．separated

D．connected

6.

A．in case

B．even if

C．as if

D．so that

7.

A．prevented

B．refused

C．agreed

D．promised

8.

A．panic

B．hurry

C．rush

D．seat

9.

A．however

B．otherwise

C．therefore

D．instead

10.

A．too

B．even

C．ever

D．also

11.

A．concerned

B．curious

C．particular

D．content

12.

A．suggested

B．offered

C．provided

D．supplied

13.

A．duty

B．watch

C．board

D．spot

14.

A．took

B．cost

C．paid

D．spent

15.

A．convenient

B．available

C．probable

D．comfortable

16.

A．permission

B．excuse

C．apology

D．complaint

17.

A．thought

B．end

C．feeling

D．sense

18.

A．Immediately

B．Puzzlingly

C．Clearly

D．Amazingly

19.

A．turned up

B．turned around

C．turned out

D．turned away

20.

A．sticking

B．keeping

C．waving

D．referring

3 . Lunch hour is crazy at SAME Cafe, the 40-seat restaurant my husband and I run in Denver.
A woman in a(n)____suit stepped in. "Hi, Libby." she said. Wow, what a____! The first time she came to the cafe two years ago, she had no money to pay. ____many customers, she volunteered to wash dishes and____ Look at her now: confident and hopeful. Wasn't this what we'd hoped for?
In 2003, we'd____this crazy dream: start a restaurant with a donation box instead of a cash register. Right away we hit hurdles（阻碍）. "There is no such thing as a____ lunch," one potential landlord sniffed. I met brokers, bankers and suppliers, only to watch them ____, shaking their heads. No bank would lend us the money to open a restaurant with no____ The only fund we could get was our individual retirement account. ____we rented space from a landlord on Colfax Street. We put flyers（传单）around the neighborhood, asked friends to____the word, and held our breath.
Word traveled fast, ____stories in the papers and on TV. Soon we had more than 50 customers a day. A few ate without paying or____an hour of work. But most gave what they could, ____it was just a dollar. Those with money gave, and then more. One of our customers left a ____for 500 dollars. Another bought 1000 dollars in gift certificates. ____another donated a truck so we could transport____from suppliers.
People came here partly for what our cafe____—SAME: So All May Eat. We treat everyone with____ We hoped to develop a sense of community so that we might____one another. The woman in business suit was one of them. Our____to open the cafe was worth it.1.

A．dinner

B．evening

C．business

D．summer

2.

A．change

B．beauty

C．fool

D．coincidence

3.

A．With

B．Like

C．Besides

D．Towards

4.

A．wait

B．sing

C．perform

D．sweep

5.

A．lived

B．hatched

C．ignored

D．achieved

6.

A．packed

B．delicious

C．free

D．delivered

7.

A．crowd together

B．flood in

C．walk away

D．turn up

8.

A．staff support

B．regular customers

C．lunch boxes

D．cash register

9.

A．Unfortunately

B．Finally

C．Interestingly

D．Illegally

10.

A．analyze

B．read

C．spread

D．approve

11.

A．thanks to

B．apart from

C．ahead of

D．according to

12.

A．regretting

B．gaining

C．donating

D．balancing

13.

A．only when

B．and forever

C．so that

D．even if

14.

A．reward

B．check

C．bill

D．list

15.

A．Still

B．Instead

C．Otherwise

D．Thus

16.

A．lunch

B．customers

C．dishes

D．produce

17.

A．stood for

B．applied for

C．benefited from

D．depended on

18.

A．patience

B．generosity

C．confidence

D．dignity

19.

A．protect

B．trust

C．help

D．treasure

20.

A．dream

B．struggle

C．management

D．Style

4 . My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He could not read, but if he heard a tune several times, he could play it. Occasionally, he ______ play for the local radio station.
Dad loved playing the mandolin for his family. He knew we enjoyed his playing. If he could give ______ to others, he would, especially for his family. He was always ______ his time and efforts to making sure his family had enough in their life.
Later, I matured into a man and had my own children. Whenever coming home, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin, for nobody played the mandolin like him. He could ______ your soul with tunes coming out of that old mandolin. He seemed to ______ when playing, taking pride in his ability to play so well.
Unfortunately, in 1977. Dad was ______ in an accident, leaving his third finger of his left hand wounded seriously. ______ he didn’t lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, it did affect his ______ to play the mandolin. After the accident, he was ______ to play and felt unable to play as well as before. Every time we asked him to play, he would make excuses. ______, we could persuade him and he would say “Okay. But I can’t hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it made no ______. When he played the old mandolin, it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time.
In August 1993, Dad was ______ with serious disease. He chose not to receive any chemotherapy（化疗）treatments ______ he could live out his rest life in dignity(尊严). A week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for his family. First he made the usual ______ again but later said “Okay.”, ______ it was likely to be the last chance for us to hear him playing. He tuned up the old mandolin and played. ______, I found everyone in the family ______. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner ______ that lives with him in his life.
Dad would never play the mandolin for us again, but we still ______ the most valuable gift we gained from him, ______ he had done all his life, giving.1.

A．might

B．should

C．would

D．must

2.

A．pleasure

B．advice

C．help

D．favor

3.

A．applying

B．paying

C．attaching

D．devoting

4.

A．touch

B．discover

C．deliver

D．possess

5.

A．escape

B．shine

C．exist

D．calm

6.

A．included

B．absorbed

C．buried

D．involved

7.

A．Although

B．If

C．Whether

D．Because

8.

A．courage

B．faith

C．ability

D．energy

9.

A．desperate

B．unwilling

C．worthwhile

D．sensitive

10.

A．Eventually

B．Suddenly

C．Gradually

D．Consequently

11.

A．sense

B．difference

C．contact

D．progress

12.

A．combined

B．burdened

C．carried

D．diagnosed

13.

A．so that

B．in case

C．even if

D．as though

14.

A．plan

B．apology

C．reason

D．excuse

15.

A．promising

B．noticing

C．requesting

D．knowing

16.

A．Looking around

B．Turning up

C．Looking into

D．Speeding up

17.

A．happy

B．tearful

C．anxious

D．delighted

18.

A．preference

B．advantage

C．strength

D．courage

19.

A．treasure

B．adopt

C．consider

D．approve

20.

A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

5 . He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road. He stopped to give her a ____. “Why don't you wait in the car where it is warm, Madam? It won't take me long.” He said, “____，my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt. She couldn't thank him ____ and asked him how much she ____ him. He told her that if she really wanted to ____ him back, the next time she saw someone in ____ of help, she could give that person the ____ he needed, and Joe added, “And think of me.”
She drove off with gratefulness. A few miles ____ the road the lady saw a small ____. She went in. The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant, ____ her with a sweet smile. The old lady ____ how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could ____ her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions. Then Joe's words ____ her. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her ____ from a hundred­dollar bill. ____， the lady stepped right out of the door.
When the waitress came back, she noticed a note on the table, ____ “I'm helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here is ____ you can do—Do not let the chain of love ____ with you.”
The waitress went home that night with the ____ tip and what the lady had written. With the baby ____ next month, she and her husband needed money. She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Joe.”1.

A．surprise

B．hand

C．sympathy

D．glance

2.

A．Just in case

B．As you wish

C．For one thing

D．By the way

3.

A．enough

B．right

C．straight

D．extra

4.

A．charged

B．provided

C．owed

D．offered

5.

A．pay

B．bring

C．put

D．hold

6.

A．honor

B．favor

C．need

D．possession

7.

A．guidance

B．assistance

C．acquaintance

D．consequence

8.

A．down

B．off

C．beside

D．beyond

9.

A．bank

B．grocery

C．gas station

D．restaurant

10.

A．introduced

B．greeted

C．identified

D．spotted

11.

A．thought

B．suspected

C．wondered

D．questioned

12.

A．taste

B．measure

C．remain

D．maintain

13.

A．struck

B．moved

C．obtained

D．reminded

14.

A．tip

B．change

C．order

D．service

15.

A．Moreover

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Eventually

16.

A．writing

B．showing

C．going

D．saying

17.

A．how

B．which

C．what

D．whether

18.

A．combine

B．end

C．disagree

D．deal

19.

A．honest

B．generous

C．modest

D．graceful

20.

A．due

B．ready

C．born

D．likely

6 . I have always lived in Canada, and traveled from Hamilton to Ottawa for work months ago. Arriving at the airport ____ , I had to stay in the ____ hall to spend my time. Without much else to do, I decided to go to the ____ store. As I walked around the store, 1 ____ two American women having a ____on a bench. It looked as if they had been at the airport for hours, and I felt anxious to do something to help them ____their wait.
I____the store for a few moments, and went to buy a medium-sized toy which looked like a cartoon ____ I asked the owner of the shop for a note and a ____and wrote, "When you get up ,I hope this gift will make you smile. Have a good trip ! "
I walked ____towards the two women and ____the toy and the note next to them. Not wanting to wake them, I tried my best to make no ____, but in my attempt to flee the scene. one of them woke up and caught me in the act. At first she looked ____ Maybe she thought I was a ____! But when she looked at the soft toy and the note, she ____up, as if she became a happy girl. " Is this for me? " she asked. I gave her a ____ smile and nodded.
She was ____ about the thing ! We talked more like old friends instead of ________ I came to realize that we should care for each other and love each other although
we were from ____places.1.

A．late

B．early

C．hurriedly

D．soon

2.

A．waiting

B．dining

C．exhibition

D．lecture

3.

A．flower

B．book

C．drug

D．gift

4.

A．kept

B．made

C．noticed

D．heard

5.

A．talk

B．nap

C．rest

D．cigarette

6.

A．calm

B．ease

C．weaken

D．sharpen

7.

A．ran into

B．went through

C．looked around

D．set about

8.

A．driver

B．author

C．salesman

D．character

9.

A．pen

B．card

C．box

D．packet

10.

A．hurriedly

B．quietly

C．slowly

D．fast

11.

A．repaired

B．hid

C．placed

D．showed

12.

A．mistake

B．experiment

C．noise

D．progress

13.

A．moved

B．happy

C．sure

D．scared

14.

A．passenger

B．thief

C．passerby

D．student

15.

A．gave

B．turned

C．hurried

D．brightened

16.

A．friendly

B．grateful

C．plastic

D．bitter

17.

A．excited

B．worried

C．sad

D．anxious

18.

A．workers

B．teachers

C．strangers

D．officers

19.

A．enjoyment

B．permission

C．attention

D．suggestion

20.

A．clean

B．beautiful

C．same

D．different

7 . Good afternoon, everyone,
I’d like to introduce my friend Christy to you all. Christy is a great example of how one person with ____ can make her dream a reality, so she should win the Student of the Year Award.
Christy loves to ride bikes. She does not just ride along city streets, ____ She is interested in ____ trail (小路) rides. ____ Christy knew that people who love riding had to travel ____ the city to locate good bike trails, so she ____ to do something.
Christy knew that Roosevelt Park had a clean, lively creek（小溪） ____ through it. 12 miles of land around the creek was ____ used. Christy decided to get together with other trail____to ask the city council to ____a bike path along the unused land. Christy ____ a petition (请愿书). She and other riders asked all of their biking friends if they would____ the list, and they gathered 300 signatures. The city council evaluated the ____ and, more ____, agreed to allow the bike trail.
The ____ took two months of work, and now Roosevelt Park has a ____ bike trail. It has many ups and downs; it is a great ride. This trail is becoming one of the community’s important ____ spots. I can’t ____with Christy when we ride together, but I am glad that she decided to work hard to begin the ____ of the Roosevelt Park bike path. Christy ____ this award because she acted on her dream, causing a community to come together.
Thank you!1.

A．patience

B．satisfaction

C．determination

D．permission

2.

A．still

B．instead

C．either

D．though

3.

A．tough

B．vacant

C．convenient

D．remote

4.

A．However

B．As

C．But

D．Since

5.

A．around

B．beyond

C．along

D．outside

6.

A．expected

B．decided

C．offered

D．claimed

7.

A．running

B．going

C．coming

D．walking

8.

A．often

B．ever

C．seldom

D．even

9.

A．runners

B．players

C．passengers

D．riders

10.

A．approve

B．apply

C．prove

D．accuse

11.

A．formed

B．developed

C．drew

D．described

12.

A．write

B．view

C．call

D．sign

13.

A．demand

B．request

C．invitation

D．scheme

14.

A．importantly

B．naturally

C．obviously

D．necessarily

15.

A．destruction

B．organization

C．construction

D．protection

16.

A．interesting

B．competing

C．parking

D．rewarding

17.

A．match

B．exercise

C．play

D．game

18.

A．put up

B．keep up

C．end up

D．turn up

19.

A．discovery

B．invention

C．creation

D．collection

20.

A．deserves

B．preserves

C．reserves

D．serves