I was driving for a trip in my car one day. The sun was out,the radio was on,and I was (1)        The song was a joyful one and even my weak voice sounded good. Then the sweet sounds of music (2) and was replaced with the unpleasant news break. Gas prices were going (3) again;the race for the Presidency was so close;fans of two sports teams got into fight...

  It was so boring. I turned off the radio. I preferred staying in silence to listening to anything else about the (4) ，competitive society we live in. I (5) as I entered a local town and watched the people as I drove by.

A tall muscular man was helping a( an) (6) lady out of a car and helping her place her walker(步行器)so she could go into a local store. A smiling woman was (7) corns into her backyard while many birds flew down to enjoy the food being laid out before them. A young man was walking along, carrying his two-year-old daughter (8) in his arms. He tickled(挠痒)her gently when she pulled the hat off his head and they both (9) When I looked at all of this kindness, it felt like a glimpse of heaven. The radio may have been off,but in my heart I was (10) singing.

In truth,this world could have a little more kindness and a lot less competition. Kindness(11)   us that we are all God's children. Kindness makes us all (12) in our life. Kindness shows us that we don't have to (13) others in this world. We just have to love them. May all of your moments here be full of kindness, love,and (14) . And may your (15) competition be with yourself;to be the best possible person that you can be.

(   ) 1. A. talking    B. singing    C. playing    D. dancing

(   ) 2. A. appeared    B. remained    C. ended    D. increased

(   ) 3. A. higher    B. lower    C. cheaper    D. dearer

(   ) 4. A. peaceful    B. crazy     C. friendly    D. healthy

(   ) 5. A. broke down    B. turned down   C. slowed down    D. pulled down

(   ) 6. A. lonely    B. heavy       C. pretty    D. elderly

(   ) 7. A. saving    B. dropping     C. collecting    D. dividing

(   ) 8. A. quietly    B. carelessly     C. politely    D. safely

(   ) 9. A. landed    B. fell     C. laughed    D. shouted

(   ) 10. A. always    B. still    C. also    D. instead

(   ) 11. A. allows    B. recalls    C. reminds    D. orders

(   ) 12. A. winners    B. players    C. losers    D. fighters

(   ) 13. A. win    B. beat       C. admire    D. hit

(   ) 14. A. wisdom    B. task     C.pain     D. joy

(   ) 15. A. only    B. ever      C. just    D. yet

 I never knew that one little "I'm sorry" could mean so much. I never thought that one moment in time could (1) the rest of my life.

  I was sitting in class one day (2) a short and shy kid called Victor came in. He sat down (3) to me,looked at me and looked away. I often talked to him but he just smiled at me when our (4) met. I didn't think he was the boy I'd like to become friends with.

  One day I joined the unkind kids (5) at him though I knew it was wrong.

  "Do you have any friends?" A kid asked Victor who walked (6) us alone, head down.

  "No,he hasn't got any friends. He's too foolish," I said.

  Victor looked (7) at me with sad eyes. That night, I couldn't sleep because I couldn't get Victor's (8) out of mind. In the next weeks, he never met my eyes in class or smiled at me.

  It was really (9) for me to ask him to forgive me. I couldn't forget his sad eyes every time I saw him.

  The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how (10) I felt. About five minutes later, I saw tears in his eyes. Later he told me that I would never (11) how much my apology had meant to him. He said he hoped that we could become friends.

  We had a very (12) talk over lunch that noon. And then we became 13 friends. When I think back,I realize that my apology made it (14) for me to make good friends with Victor，a lovely person.

  So never (15) a chance to tell somebody you are sorry. Apologies can really change your life.

(   ) 1. A. change    B. call     C. have    D. get

(   ) 2. A. thought    B. because    C. when    D. since

(   ) 3. A. next    B. nearly   C.alone    D. away

(   ) 4. A. ears    B. eyes     C. noses    D. mouths

(   ) 5. A. looking    B. smiling    C. laughing    D. knocking

(   ) 6, A. over    B. along     C. across    D. past

(   ) 7. A. down    B. up     C. over    D. round

(   ) 8. A. face    B. head      C. heart    D. body

(   ) 9. A. easy    B. different    C. hard    D. funny

(   ) 10. A. happy    B. bored     C. bad    D. lucky

(   ) 11. A. worry    B. mind     C. regard    D. realize

(   ) 12. A. angry    B. pleasant    C. sad    D. beautiful

(   ) 13. A. close    B. open      C. common    D. deep

(   ) 14. A. comfortable    B. possible    C. terrible    D. unable

(   ) 15. A. have    B. want     C. forget    D. miss

 There are many traffic signs on a highway，and drivers must know them well and follow them strictly. If you misunderstand a sign,you may get into (1)

  A policeman was sitting in his car on the side of a highway (2) to catch speeders. After all,it was his duty to keep law and order on the road. After a while, a car full of elderly women slowly rolled by. The policeman (3) that the slow-moving car was a danger to other drivers on the highway, so he decided to pull them over. He turned (4) his siren(警笛)and lights and rushed to the slow-moving car and then pulled up behind the car,which stopped on the (5) of the road at once after the driver noticed the police car.

  The policeman (6) and came up to the car to speak to the driver. He said, "the speed limit on this highway is fifty-five miles per hour. Why are you driving so (7) ？"

  "Well,officer, Fve seen a lot of signs on this highway that (8) ' twenty-five' ，not 'fifty-five'”，the old woman replied politely.

  "Madam," the officer told the driver, "those are not speed limit signs. Those signs (9) that you are driving on Highway 25. " "Oh, (10) me. I didn't know. I'm sorry,officer. I'll be more careful in the    (11)   ，" she replied.

  Then the police officer looked in the (12) of the car. He noticed that the elderly passengers looked very (13) and were shaking with fright. The officer asked the driver, "What's the matter with them? They look like they've been frightened to (14) by something."

  The driver replied, ^uOh,they'll be (15) right in a minute or two. You see,we just got off Highway 120."

(   ) 1. A. business    B. trouble    C. mess    D. disagreement

(   ) 2. A. hoping    B. refusing    C. managing    D. trying

(   ) 3. A. said        B. smelled     C. realized    D. remembered

(   ) 4. A. off        B. up       C. down    D. on

(   ) 5. A. side    B. center      C. middle    D. front

(   ) 6. A. got on    B. got up      C. got in    D. got out

(   ) 7. A. quickly    B. easily     C. slowly    D. carefully

(   ) 8. A. say    B. write      C. tell    D. decide

(   ) 9. A. cover    B. mean      C. stand    D. lie

(   ) 10. A. puzzle    B. pity     C. silly    D. clever

(   ) 11. A. end    B. beginning     C. future    D. middle

(   ) 12. A. mirror    B. front     C. back    D. centre

(   ) 13. A. worried    B. terrified     C. surprised    D. excited

(   ) 14. A. dead      B. die      C. death    D. dying

(   ) 15. A. both        B. all      C. either    D. neither

  When I finished my work and put away my things, I hurried to drive home for my 30th birthday celebration. My husband called, saying he would give me a (1) this evening. Then I came up to a red light and stopped.

  As I was (2) ，I saw a young guy standing on my left. He was pale in the face and (3) a cardboard sign with some writing on it. When you're in the heart of downtown, it's pretty    (4) to see homeless people asking for money. Generally, I would (5) them. But this time when I looked over the sign,I stopped. I didn't know (6)   ，but this sign stuck me.

  I can，t remember what the sign said (7) but it was something like："Need money/ (8) have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps."

  The light had just turned green，and there was a line of supper rush hours traffic (9) me. I went back and forth in my mind a hundred times in that next second.  " Should I do something or just (10) ?”The traffic moved forward, and I went with it.

  About a block or two away,my heart had sunk simply for this guy. I felt so (11) for him. So,I decided to go back and ask him if I could buy him some food and listen to his (12) 

  It took me about five minutes to turn around and go back to the same (13) where I had seen him. It was just five minutes—but he had gone.

  "Where did he go so fast?" I wondered. So there was (14) left to do except going on my driving.

  Back at home,I just couldn't (15) happy when I thought of the pale face. If you get an idea from inside you,act on it. Don't miss out―for yourself and for that other person.
(   ) 1. A. kiss    B. hand   C. donation    D. surprise

(   ) 2. A. shopping    B. waving   C. waiting    D. standing

(   ) 3. A. pulling    B. pushing   C. holding    D. throwing

(   ) 4. A. common    B. hard    C. impossible    D. strange

(   ) 5. A. help    B. pass     C. stop    D. join

(   ) 6. A. how    B. when       C. where    D. why

(   ) 7. A. suddenly    B. gradually   C. exactly    D. hardly

(   ) 8. A. clothing    B. food    C. medicine    D. houses

(   ) 9. A. beside    B. before    C. above    D. behind

(   ) 10. A. wait    B. drive     C. walk    D. greet

(   ) 11. A. upset    B. thankful   C. impolite    D. angry

(   ) 12. A. advice    B. songs    C. jokes    D. story

(   ) 13. A. street    B. house    C. light    D. store

(   ) 14. A. everything    B. anything    C. something    D. nothing

(   ) 15. A. remain    B. appear     C. seem    D. become

  Three soldiers were on their way home from the war. They arrived at a small village. They were very tired and (1) but they had no food or money. The only thing they did have was a cooking pot(锅).

  The soldiers built a small cooking fire， (2) their pot on it，and poured in some water. When a few villagers asked what they were doing, one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup. A few more villagers walking by stopped to (3) what the stone soup was when they heard about it.

  "Any soup needs salt and pepper," the first soldier said. (4) some children ran to fetch salt and pepper.

  "Stones can be used to prepare good soup,but tomatoes would (5) it so much better," the second soldier added. One woman said, "Why, 1 think I have a tomato or two!" She ran to get the tomatoes.

  "Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup！" said the third soldier. Another woman said, "I think I can probably find some cabbage," and (6) she ran.

  "If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich man's (7)  " The villagers thought it over,and then ran to fetch what they had in their homes. A rich man's soup,and all from a few stones！It seemed like (8) ！

  The soldiers said, "If only we had a little milk,this soup would be fit for a king!" So other villagers    (9) to get some milk.

  "The soup is ready," said the cooks, "and we will (10) it,but first we need to set the tables. " Some of the villagers said, "Such a great soup would be better (11) some bread and cakes. " So they brought the (12) two things and the meal was (13) by all. Never had there been such a (14) meal. Never had the villagers had such delicious soup,and all made from stones！They ate and drank and danced well into the night.

  In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye. "Many thanks to you," they said, "for we shall(15)go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones."
(   ) 1. A. hungry    B. bored    C. sleepy    D. sick

(   ) 2. A. drew    B. threw    C. left    D. placed

(   ) 3. A. see    B. tell      C. imagine    D. notice

(   ) 4. A. But    B. So      C. Or    D. While

(   ) 5. A. cook    B. do     C. invent    D. make

(   ) 6. A. about    B. in      C. off    D. out

(   ) 7. A. health    B. money    C. dream    D. table

(   ) 8. A. art    B. magic      C. interest    D. supper

(   ) 9. A. tried    B. returned    C. managed    D. came

(   ) 10. A. want    B. buy      C. use    D. taste

(   ) 11. A. over    B. besides     C. with    D. like

(   ) 12. A. first    B. last     C. other    D. only

(   ) 13. A. enjoyed    B. given    C. needed    D. brought

(   ) 14. A. cheap    B. proper    C. special    D. public

(   ) 15. A. later    B. ever      C. sometimes    D. never

   Some years ago，on a hot summer day in south Florida，a little boy decided to go for a swim in the river in front of his house.

  In a (1) to dive into the cool river，he ran out through the back door，leaving (2) his shoes and shirt as he went. He dived into the water, not (3) that as he swam toward the middle of the river, an alligator(短吻If) was swimming (4) him. Inside the house, his mother was looking out by the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great fear，she rushed out of the house and (5) toward the water， (6) to her son as loudly as she could.

  Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a (7) to swim to his mother. It was too    (8) Just as the mother reached her son, so did the alligator.

  From the bank，the mother caught the boy by the (9) while the alligator snatched his leg. Then began an unbelievable tug-of-war(拔河比赛)between the two. The alligator was much (10) than the mother, but the mother wouldn't give up.

  A farmer (11) to drive by. He heard the cry,raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

After weeks and weeks in hospital, the little boy was in good (12) again. But on his legs there were scars(伤疱) (13) by the animal and,on his arms,there were also scars left by his mother in her effort to hold on to the son she loved.

  A newspaper reporter asked the boy (14) he would show his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then,with clear(15)，he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms,I have great scars on my arms,too. I have them because my mother wouldn't let go."
(   ) 1. A. hurry    B. dream    C. hungry    D. time

(   ) 2. A. for    B. over      C. behind    D. out

(   ) 3. A. hearing    B. understanding    C. feeling    D. realizing

(   ) 4. A. backward    B. downward     C. toward    D. upward

(   ) 5. A. ran        B. walked       C. jumped    D. moved

(   ) 6. A. smiling    B. shouting    C. talking    D. nodding

(   ) 7. A. change    B. mistake    C. face    D. turn

(   ) 8. A. dangerous    B. close    C. late    D. early

(   ) 9. A. legs       B. arms      C. hands    D. feet

(   ) 10. A. faster    B. taller    C. bigger    D. stronger

(   ) 11. A. happened    B. came    C. noticed    D. stopped

(   ) 12. A. shape    B. health     C. look    D. build

(   ) 13. A. followed    B. written    C. left    D. broken

(   ) 14. A. where         B. how      C. when    D. whether

(   ) 15. A. sadness    B. pride     C.purpose  D. service

  One day,the students of Class 6 were reading in the classroom. Mrs. Brown came in and told the whole class that they would have to change (1) in March. The naughtiest class in the grade could not (2) it. The pupils all disagreed with the decision, so they shouted when Mrs. Brown said it was because a new pupil would be (3) the class. The class was in disorder. "Why must we move to another classroom just because someone new is coining?" One of them asked (4) Mrs. Brown waited patiently before the class without saying anything. The students saw it and they became quiet. Mrs. Brown told them to be (5) to their new classmate and then she left.

  The following week,the class understood (6) . The principal himself brought the new student to their class. (7) ，Mr. White pushed the new student to the class because the student was in a wheelchair. Mr. White (8) the new student as Jeff and asked them to be friendly to him. He said that Jeff now was a (9) of the class and they should work together. He added, "A house divided(分开）against itself cannot stand. " (10) could fully understand what Mr. White meant at first.

  Over time,they began to understand what their principal meant. Jeff was a (11) student and often lent a helping hand to students who did not understand (12) work. They felt very thankful to him. They took turns to wheel him about (13) they knew well that when someone did something for you,you (14) do something back in return. Not only did their results (15) ，but their behaviour became better. It was a special year Class 6 would never forget.

(   ) 1. A. partner    B. lesson   C. teacher    D. classroom

(   ) 2. A. try    B. catch       C. believe    D. manage

(   ) 3. A. leading    B. helping    C. visiting    D. joining

(   ) 4. A. sadly    B. angrily     C. seriously    D. happily

(   ) 5. A. nice    B. useful     C. honest    D. careful

(   ) 6. A. why    B. where      C. when    D. how

(   ) 7. A. So far    B. Above all    C. As usual    D. In fact

(   ) 8. A. mistook    B,described   C. introduced    D. remembered

(   ) 9. A. hope    B. member      C. monitor    D. symbol

(   ) 10. A. Nobody    B. Somebody    C. Anybody    D. Everybody

(   ) 11. A. lucky    B. strict     C. funny    D. bright

(   ) 12. A. his    B. her         C. their    D. our

(   ) 13. A. if         B. because   C. until    D. though

(   ) 14. A. should    B. could     C. might    D. would

(   ) 15. A. appear    B. develop    C. improve    D. continue

  Everyone was shocked by the cry. They took me into a classroom and were about to take off my (1)  . " Which foot is it?"One asked. "Let us have a look."

  Suddenly, I remembered the holes in (2) socks. My family was very poor during those years. I wore welfare socks, which cost only a little, but those (3) welfare socks didn't last long. They soon had (4) at the bottom.

  I refused to take off my shoe. I (5) stand others seeing the holes in my sock. I tried to hold back my tears. Yet,each time the thing (6) my shoe bit me,tears raced down my face'

  My teacher, Miss Diane, hurried into the (7) ， "What's wrong? "She asked.

  "Something is biting her right foot, (8) she doesn't let us take off her shoe,"one of my classmates answered. Miss Diane lived next door to me. She (9) everything about my family. She put both hands on my shaking shoulders and (10) into my painful and hopeless eyes.

  "Oh， yes,it must be a sock-eating ant," she said,as if she had (11) seen the thing inside the shoe. "I had a bite from one of those ants. By the time I got my shoe off,it had (12) almost the whole bottom off my sock.”My classmates nodded while they were listening to the teacher (13)  ，although they all looked a little puzzled.

Miss Diane took off my right shoe and sock and shook them over the dustbin. Two red ants (14) it.

  Just what I thought. The ants have eaten part of her sock.”When she pressed an alcohol cotton ball on the bites, she added, "You are such a (15) girl to take so many bites."

  The alcohol felt cool on the bites and a little girl's pride was saved by the sock-eating ant " story.

(   ) 1. A. shoe    B. shirt     C. hat    D. coat

(   ) 2. A. his    B. her       C. my    D. your

(   ) 3. A. free    B. wet     C. dirty    D. cheap

(   ) 4. A. holes    B. boxes    C. stones    D. pockets

(   ) 5. A. could    B. couldn't    C. must    D. mustn't

(   ) 6. A. on         B. near      C. under    D. in

(   ) 7. A. office    B. playground    C. classroom    D. toilet

(   ) 8. A. because    B. but       C. or    D. so

(   ) 9. A. knew    B. forgot      C. taught    D. borrowed

(   ) 10. A. looked    B. dropped     C. ran    D. got

(   ) 11. A. hardly    B. already    C. still    D. only

(   ) 12. A. turned    B. put     C. taken    D. eaten

(   ) 13. A. angrily    B. sadly     C. carefully    D. happily

(   ) 14. A. lived on    B. fell into    C. went over    D. turned to

(   ) 15. A. lucky    B. friendly     C. brave    D. clever

 Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise,having enough experience and knowledge, we regard these failures(失败)as a necessary and (1) part of learning. But often as parents and teachers, we don't    (2) this right(权利)to our children.

  Donnie was a third grader in my class. His (3) about failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He (4) answered my questions―he was afraid of making mistakes.

  I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed (5) midterm, when Mary,a new teacher, came. She was young and pretty, and she was loved by every student (6) Donnie. It was her who made a big difference to Donnie later.

  One morning, they were doing math problems at the blackboard. Donnie had copied the problems clearly and (7) . But he'd missed the fourth problems and began to cry with his head in his arms.

  I didn't know what to do. Suddenly, a smile (8) on Mary's face. From the desk she got a box(9) pencil.         "Look,Donnie," she said gently, kneeling(跪)beside him. "I've got something to (10) you.”She remove the pencils, one at a time,and placed them on his desk.

  "See these pencils,Donnie," she continued. " They (11) Mrs. Landon and me. See how the erasers are worn(磨损)？That's because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try again. That's what you    (12) learn to do,too."

  She kissed him and stood up, Here," she said, "I'll leave one of these pencils on (13) desk,so you'll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers. " Donnie looked up with (14) in his eyes and a smile.

  The pencil became Donnie's prize. That,together with Mary's encouragement, gradually made him understand (15) the meaning of making mistakes is―it's all right to make mistakes, as long as you erase them and try again.

(   ) 1. A. similar    B. active    C. important    D. positive

(   ) 2. A. offer    B. pass    C. send    D. support

(   ) 3. A. puzzle    B. worry     C. complaint    D. answer

(   ) 4. A. always    B. usually    C. seldom    D. sometimes

(   ) 5. A. since    B. after      C. until    D. when

(   ) 6. A. including    B. except   C. without    D. however

(   ) 7. A. simply    B. carefully   C. casually    D. only

(   ) 8. A. appeared    B. froze     C. disappeared    D. felt

(   ) 9. A. made of    B. covered by   C. filled with    D. covered with

(   ) 10. A. tell    B. show       C. ask    D. say

(   ) 11. A. come to    B. refer to    C. belong to    D. prefer to

(   ) 12. A. might    B. could     C. must    D. should

(   ) 13. A. your    B. his     C. her    D. its

(   ) 14. A. hate    B. love     C. fear    D. like

(   ) 15. A. how    B. why     C. what    D. who

  My first acts of kindness were done when I was about 12 years old. I always (1) people as soon as possible with whatever they wanted.

  At that time，I noticed that many (2) people had difficulty going to the shopping mall after heavy snow. I would spend part of a (3) Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbors' apartment doors to ask if they (4) anything from the mall. The mall was down a huge hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of necessities(必需品)for them every time. I liked it and it made them so (5) ，too.

  My friends asked me (6) I was doing,and after some time,some of them joined in and it became a (7) as time went by. I (8) asked for money for these, but sometimes the old ladies would (9) some in my pocket without telling me. The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.

  When I went to college, many of these people would ask my mother about me, (10) my mother didn't always know who they were. It was through those (11) between my mother and these people that she (12) what I used to do for them―I had never told her. I started helping others when I was 12 and it has (13) until today. Now I'm a teacher and teaching my students the art of true (14) - I originally wrote this for my profile(简介)，but my mother said why not share it with(15) . I hope this inspires(激励)younger people and the older alike.

(   ) 1. A. offered    B. provided    C. cared    D. gave

(   ) 2. A. lazy    B. tired      C. poor    D. old

(   ) 3. A. free    B. busy      C. funny    D. fine

(   ) 4. A. fetched    B. needed     C. got    D. took

(   ) 5. A. pleased    B. relaxed    C. disappointed    D. particular

(   ) 6. A. whether    B. when     C. why    D. what

(   ) 7. A. rule    B. habit     C. tradition    D. custom

(   ) 8. A. never    B. usually     C. always    D. sometimes

(   ) 9. A. put    B. use      C. keep    D. save

(   ) 10. A. so    B. as       C. but    D. or

(   ) 11. A. speeches    B. discussions    C. statements    D. conversations

(   ) 12. A. learned from    B. thought over   C.  knew about   D. reminded of

(   ) 13. A. troubled    B. stopped      C. paused    D. continued

(   ) 14. A. culture    B. kindness     C. surprise    D. pressure

(   ) 15. A. everyone    B. everything     C. nobody    D. nothing