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Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   36   his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   37   for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden,   38   in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he   39   the old gardener was blind.   40   , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t   41   in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you   42   reasons. First I was a   43   when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can   44 them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s   45 .
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   46   .
“Yeah, it’s   47   that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never   48   them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good   49   . In the meantime, it also   50   a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s   51   astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 52 them as a link of minds so as to make   53   enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？
I believe every flower has   54 with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
（  ）36. A. loving        B. watering       C. tending      D. planting
（  ）37. A. stop    　　 B. stay           C. live         D. run
（  ）38. A. kept          B. dropped        C. fallen           D. lost
（  ）39. A. realized       B. noticed         C. felt            D. thought
（  ）40. A. Excited       B. Frightened       C. Shocked       D. Satisfied
（  ）41. A. feel           B. see              C.hear            D.eat
（  ）42. A. one          B. two            C. three          D. four
（  ）43. A. gardener      B. teacher        C. farmer        D. painter
(    ) 44. A. taste          B. plant           C. touch         D. appreciate
(    ) 45. A. it            B. me             C. them          D. you
(    ) 46. A. with pleasure   B. in surprise       C. with hope     D. in anger
(    ) 47. A. true           B. possible        C. a pity         D. a shame
(    ) 48. A. put            B. turn           C. get           D. knock
(    ) 49. A. mind          B. life            C. future         D. mood
(    ) 50. A. introduces     B. offers          C. stands        D. leaves
(    ) 51. A. words         B. behavior        C. story         D. attitudes
(    ) 52. A. treats          B. acts           C. works         D. serves
(    ) 53. A. anybody       B. somebody       C. everybody     D. nobody
(    ) 54. A. ears           B. soul            C. eyes         D. heart
(    ) 55. A. refusing       B. trying          C. pretending     D. failing

Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous（宽厚的）conditions? You’ll ruin our company if you go on like that.”

“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95.”

1.Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr.

Briggs?

A．He was a worker.	B．He was an official.
C．He was a student.	D．He was a businessman.

2.The word “ruin” in the first paragraph means .

A．lose

B．break

C．leave

D．destroy

3.As a salesman with the company, Mr. Brigs .

A．visited people to ask them to work with him

B．called on people to make them join the company

C．saw old people in order to help them

D．visited many people so as to offer insurance

4.What was it that surprised the manager?

A．Mr. Briggs sold life insurance only to 95 people.

B．Mr. Briggs sold insurance only to people of more than 95.

C．Mr. Briggs had ruined the insurance company.

D．Mr. Briggs gave people generous conditions.

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Mr. Briggs had studied the figures for deaths for several

years.

B．Mr. Briggs began to look at the figures after he started work.

C．A great number of very old people die every year.

D．The number of the very old people who died every year is

small.

The new comer is from Japan, ________ I can tell from his appearance.

A. which B. what C. that D. who

While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.

The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to compete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.

I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold – his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.

But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.

No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.

A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.

Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.

1.From the passage we can learn that the young man .

A．made his turn to start back pitifully	B．was skillful in freestyle in the game
C．swam faster than the average swimmer	D．was not capable enough to win the medal

2.The crowd changed their attitudes because .

A．they felt sorry for the young man	B．they were moved by the young man’s courage
C．they wanted to show their sympathy	D．they meant to please the young man

3.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Compete for Gold!

B．Try again!

C．Break a Record!

D．Go for it!

My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper 26 what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven – paper 27 his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his heart into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his 28 . Two days later he received his paper back. On the 29 page was a large red F with a 30 that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “ 31 did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no 32 a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ 33 you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your 34 .”

The boy went home and 35 about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the 36 paper, making no changes.

Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting on my farm. I 37 have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was 38 , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream 39 . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to 40 yours.”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…

1. A. in B. at C. for D. about

2.A. giving B. taking C. describing D. making

3.A. classmate B. teacher C. father D. writer

4.A. front B. middle C. back D. last

5.A. word B. note C. paper D. letter

6.A. What B. Where C. Why D. How

7.A. road B. way C. method D. idea

8.A. Now B. Although C. Since D. If

9. A. work B. idea C. grade D. advice

10.A. thought B. write C. spoke D. read

11.A. new B. same C. different D. second

12. A. never B. again C. even D. still

13. A. arriving B. leaving C. moving D. reaching

14.A. stealer B. maker C. lover D. leader

15. A. take up B. make up C. give up D. break up

I can tell you nothing, for I have ________ that matter．

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