One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   36   bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were   37  . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple(弄皱)the   38 . He then asked the audience, “   39  still wants it ?” Still the hands went  40  in the air.
“ What   41  I do this? ” He asked, and he  42  it on the ground, and started to step on it. He   43  it up. Now the bill was  44  and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all  45   a good lesson . No matter   46  I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its  47  . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   48 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  49  wrong decisions, or we may   50  with something we do not   51 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   52 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   53  what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   54  , but on its inner value.’ This is the   55  of life.

【小题1】
A.20 dollar B.20 dollars C.20-dollarsD.20-dollar.
【小题2】
A.risenB.putC.raised D.held
【小题3】
A.billB.paperC.cashD.change
【小题4】
A.SomebodyB.NobodyC.AnybodyD.You
【小题5】
A.upB.downC.aboveD.around
【小题6】
A.shouldB.canC.ifD.whether
【小题7】
A.threwB.dropped C.fellD.put
【小题8】
A.showedB.liftedC.broughtD.picked
【小题9】
A.goodB.cleanC.largeD.dirty
【小题10】
A.givenB.learnedC.taughtD.taken
【小题11】
A.thatB.howC.whatD.why
【小题12】
A.valueB.priceC.effectD.part
【小题13】
A.studiesB.workC.fieldsD.lives
【小题14】
A.doB.makeC.giveD.take
【小题15】
A.meetB.dealC.talkD.get
【小题16】
A.likeB.hopeC.wishD.expect
【小题17】
A.worthlessB.weakC.poorD.careless
【小题18】
A.fromB.inC.aboutD.at
【小题19】
A.beautyB.faceC.looksD.impression
【小题20】
A.lessonB.truthC.sayingD.story

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.
Years later the woman became badly ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.
At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to the woman’s room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.”
Tear of joy flooded her eyes.
【小题1】The boy sent newspapers door to door in order to ________.

A.continue his schoolingB.become a famous doctor
C.thank the woman for her kindness D.support his poor family
【小题2】Which is true about the boy and the woman?
A.He was too shy to ask her for some water.
B.She thought he was not hungry but thirsty.
C.She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk.
D.She never thought he would save her life later.
【小题3】After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he ________.
A.began to take good care of her himself
B.told her she once gave him a glass of milk
C.decided to try his best to save her
D.asked for her bill and paid it off at once
【小题4】The best title for this passage is ________.
A.A Warm-hearted WomanB.A Glass of Milk
C.The Final BillD.A Famous Doctor

Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery game. To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X. If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables is going to be greater. So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money. Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.

Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000. Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.

Sam is slowly getting better. He was in the hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110,000. And the insurance company for the little sports car's owner sued Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs. Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings. Sam doesn't play the state lottery any more. He says it's better to be unlucky.

1.When Sam won the second thing that he’d won in his life, he was ______.  

A. 25 years old

B. six years old

C. 76 years old

D. sixty years old

2.To win the game, the contestants had to make ______ guesses.    

A. three           B. two         C. six             D. four

3.Sam won the lottery because ______.

A. he was lucky     B. he was good at math

C. he was smart     D. he was tough

4.Sam’s experience shows that ______

A. everything has its time and that time must be watched.

B. he who risks nothing, gains nothing.

C. everything comes to him who waits.

D. he who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.

 

Window

Bill and John,both seriously ill,lived in the same room at Marie Hospital.John lived next to the only window of the room and was allowed to  36  in his bed and watch for an hour every day.But Bill had to spend all his time  37  on his back.

They became friends soon and talked for hours every day.They spoke of their families,their children,their hobbies,and their  38  in the American army.Each day John would sit up and  39 to his roommate Bill what he could see outside the window.

Through John’s description,Bill’s world was  40  and brightened by all the activities and colors of the outside world.The window overlooked a beautiful park with a lovely  41  ,John told Bill.Ducks played on the water  42  children sailed their model boats.And a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.As John described all these  43  ,Bill would close his eyes and  44  the picturesque scene.Bill was recovering  45  . However,John became weak day by day.

Late one night,Bill was lying in bed  46  the ceiling when John began to cough seriously.Then doctors and nurses rushed to the room.Thirty minutes later, John  47  coughing.Now,there was only silence—  48  silence.

The following morning,Bill was moved to the bed next to the window at his request.Slowly and

  49  ,he supported himself up on one elbow (胳膊)to take the first look.But to his  50  ,he could see nothing but a  51  wall.

Only at that moment did he begin to realize that the pursuit(追求)of happiness was a matter of  52  .It was a positive attitude we chose to express.It was not a gift that was  53  to our doorstep each morning,nor did it come through the window.It was all inward journey.Whether a man is happy or not depends on his own thoughts  54  anything outward.

So Bill began to describe the  55  world to his new roommate that he saw through the only window of the room.

1.A.stand up          B.sit up           C.set up            D.stay up

2.A.1ying            B.depending       C.going            D.relying

3.A.service           B.advice          C.appearance        D.violence

4.A.explain           B.complain        C.describe          D.introduce

5.A.affected          B.broadened       C.damaged          D.expanded

6.A.tower            B.1ake            C.statue            D.hill

7.A.while            B.though          C.unless            D.until

8.A.in addition        B.in general        C.in brief           D.in detail

9.A.see              B.remember        C.imagine           D.recognize

10.A.up to now         B.1ittle by 1ittle    C.sooner or later      D.one by one

11.A.thinking about     B.staring at         C.holding up        D.fixing on

12.A.stopped          B.continued         C.avoided           D.survived

13.A.deadly           B.dead             C.breathless         D.aimless

14.A.regretfully        B.fortunately        C.particularly        D.hopefully

15.A.surprise          B.delight           C.relief             D.anger

16.A.simple           B.blank            C.colored            D.painted

17.A.consideration     B.expression        C.choice             D.practice

18.A.de1ivered        B.decorated         C.devoted           D.determined

19.A.more than        B.better than        C.other than          D.rather than

20.A.friendly          B.yearly            C.1ively            D.1ikely

 

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