I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.
36  was his favorite recreation(娱乐). He had so much 37 in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 38 him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 39 throw one in.
That 40 me of that night, 41 he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 42 nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 43 easily have been half a race. The box wasn’t a good one. It was just a 44 old piece that somebody 45. Still it was something he wanted, probably 46 there was some difficulty in transportation(运输). And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 47 him trying to get the box up onto the porch(门厅). It sounded 48 two or three people were trying to tear the house 49 . We came downstairs and turned on the 50 light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 51somehow. And he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own 52 dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 53 place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters. 54, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 55 of his skill.

【小题1】
A.
Fighting
B.
Swimming
C.
Barking
D.
Running
【小题2】
A.
fun
B.
trouble
C.
danger
D.
difficulty
【小题3】
A.
stop
B.
.make
C.
get
D.
have
【小题4】
A.
will
B.
do
C.
did
D.
would
【小题5】
A.
reminds
B.
warns
C.
tells
D.
.suggests
【小题6】
A.
which
B.
while
C.
as
D.
when
【小题7】
A.
far
B.
long
C.
old
D.
heavy
【小题8】
A.
could
B.
can
C.
should
D.
would
【小题9】
A.
priceless
B.
worthless
C.
valuable
D.
important
【小题10】
A.
kept
B.
forgot
C.
deserted(遗弃)
D.
remained
【小题11】
A.
because
B.
only if
C.
even if
D.
in case
【小题12】
A.
saw
B.
heard
C.
watched
D.
caught
【小题13】
A.
like
B.
that
C.
as if
D.
at least
【小题14】
A.
up
B.
in
C.
away
D.
down
【小题15】
A.
hall
B.
kitchen
C.
bedroom
D.
porch
【小题16】
A.
rolled
B.
stopped
C.
caught
D.
broken
【小题17】
A.
at
B.
before
C.
till
D.
during
【小题18】
A.
distant
B.
nearby
C.
silent
D.
busy
【小题19】
A.
In all
B.
As a result
C.
At last
D.
After all
【小题20】
A.
proud
B.
tired
C.
ashamed
D.
doubtful

One day my math teacher asked me to help him save back-up copies of his work in the computer. I then realized I was able to   1  the grades for all of his classes. I showed him how to copy files from one disk to another and he   2  me.
A few days later he asked me to help him again, because he   3  how to do it. When I began to show this to him, some students in my class   4  and began to talk among themselves   6 . Later that day, at lunch time, I was   5  by several of them.
“Hey, could you help us change our grades in math? We’ll   7  you…”
I could not believe what I was hearing.I could get paid for something very   8 ." All right.I'll do it." The next day my math teacher   9  me to help him out.When he was not paying attention, I began to change their grades from F’s to A’s.
I soon became very   10  among my friends. They began to treat me like a god with a magical   11 . I began to change the grades of students.Word    12  quickly and I became very rich.
Everything was going fine    13  I was called into the headmaster's office.When I got there, my teacher was mad, and the headmaster had an angry   14   in his eyes.  "I have known you for three years now.I don't want to   15   what your teacher said, but I'm afraid that I must.He has too much   16  , " he said." Do you have anything to say   17  yourself?" he asked.
"No." I said finally.I did not realize how serious my actions had been.I had violated the   18  of my teacher, and the headmaster.And there was no way   19 .I was forced to leave my school.
That was a good   20   for me.

【小题1】
A.assessB. accessC.markD.change
【小题2】
A.acceptedB.supportedC.guidedD.thanked
【小题3】
A.doubtedB.remindedC.forgotD.remembered
【小题4】
A.noticedB.hidC.agreedD.complained
【小题5】
A.disappointedlyB.quietlyC.angrilyD.freely
【小题6】
A.appointedB.appreciatedC.approvedD.approached
【小题7】
A.followB.payC.inspireD.praise
【小题8】
A.simpleB.interestingC.familiarD.pleasant
【小题9】
A.encouragedB.gotC.forcedD.advised
【小题10】
A.optimisticB.gratefulC.popularD.sensitive
【小题11】
A.powerB.strengthC.energyD.right
【小题12】
A.slippedB.spreadC.escapedD.fled
【小题13】
A.afterB.sinceC.untilD.as
【小题14】
A.lookB.lightC.sightD.feeling
【小题15】
A.influenceB.ignoreC.opposeD.believe
【小题16】
A.experienceB.confidenceC.evidenceD.pressure
【小题17】
A.toB.byC.ofD.for
【小题18】
A.trustB.intentionC.promiseD.honor
【小题19】
A.inB.onC.downD.back
【小题20】
A.storyB.skillC.lessonD.example

Several years ago, I had a huge falling out with one of my best friends. So huge, in fact, that now I can’t even remember what happened.
In the past nine years, I’ve seen her twice, and each time we’ve been polite but distant. And that troubles me because we were once inseparable. I’d like nothing more than to go back nine years, and continue our friendship. But how? How do you reconnect with friends you’ve lost throughout the years?
Linking to your past
The desire to reconnect with lost friends isn’t unusual. Why? Because friends link us to the past. “Friends from years ago are custodians (监护人) of our past,” says Sandy Sheehy.
Although you can share information about your past with friends you’ve met recently, you don’t have a shared history with them. So you wind up only telling them about your past, rather than sharing it with them.
But many people never try to reconnect. Women especially have trouble taking the first step. Shyness or fear that the other person doesn’t want to reconnect often stops many women. And that shouldn’t be. Your friends probably want to be in touch with you as much as you want to be in touch with them.
Searching for friends
Fortunately, finding lost friends isn’t as difficult as it once was, thanks to tools like the Internet. Our experts offer these suggestions for locating contact information:
Search Internet sites designed to locate people like classmates.com and switchboard.com.
Contact your high school or college alumni (校友) office to request current address information.
Surf online yellow pages. Check current phone records from your friend’s hometown.
Network with other friends who might have known your friend.
Get in touch with any of her relatives, if you know where they live. If you know where she works, find the company’s website and search the directory of personnel.
【小题1】What is the subject discussed in the passage?

A.How to make new friends.
B.How to rebuild friendship.
C.How to develop healthy friendship.
D.How to keep in touch with friends.
【小题2】The underlined sentence “friends from years ago are custodians of our past” in Paragraph 3 means _____.
A.years ago old friends kept something for us
B.in the past old friends took care of us
C.old friends are part of our life history
D.old friends know what wrongs we did
【小题3】What makes us unwilling to reconnect old friends?
A.Lack of money.B.Busy time. C.Regret and shame.D.Fear and shyness.
【小题4】How can we make contact with the lost friends?
A.By asking other friends of the information on your lost friends.
B.By searching your friends’ telephone number on the Net.
C.By asking the local post office about your friends’ new address.
D.By putting an advertisement in your friends’ local town.

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