4．I cannot describe my excitement when I saw the famous general Arthur Scoresby covered with medals at a party given to honor him．However，there was a （36）D look in the eyes of an old friend of mine who sat next to me．He leaned toward me and whispered-"（37）C-he is a fool and yet a lucky dog．"This came as a （38）A to me．Then he told me the whole story：
"Years ago．I was all instructor in the military（军事）school at Woolwich when young Scoresby was given his first （39）B．Everybody answered the questions well （40）B he did not know anything．I felt sympathy and questioned him just （41）B I thought he knew．He got through the examination．I thought that what in the end would （42）Ahim would be the mathematics examination．Well．try to imagine the （43）D．By some strange yet （44）C accident，he took first prize!I never dreamed it would （45）D such strange，laughable results．
Then，the Crimean War broke out．He was appointed an officer．But （46）Aknew the secret．They saw his stupid mistakes as works of great （47）B．And every mistake he made increased his glory and fame．
The battle grew hotter．The English army were steadily retreating（撤退）all over the field．Our regimen t（团） （48）A an extremely important position．One mistake now would bring total （4）C．An order came for him to fall back and support our right． （50）C．he moved forward and went over the hill to the left．A large and （51）D Russian army was waiting there!The surprised Russians thought that no single regiment by itself would （52）Bthere at such a time and that it must be tile whole British army．They fled in wild （53）C．The British turned defeat into a sweeping and shining （54）A．Scoresby became famous that day as a great military （55）D honored throughout the world．"
"Years ago．I was all instructor in the military（军事）school at Woolwich when young Scoresby was given his first （39）B．Everybody answered the questions well （40）B he did not know anything．I felt sympathy and questioned him just （41）B I thought he knew．He got through the examination．I thought that what in the end would （42）Ahim would be the mathematics examination．Well．try to imagine the （43）D．By some strange yet （44）C accident，he took first prize!I never dreamed it would （45）D such strange，laughable results．
Then，the Crimean War broke out．He was appointed an officer．But （46）Aknew the secret．They saw his stupid mistakes as works of great （47）B．And every mistake he made increased his glory and fame．
The battle grew hotter．The English army were steadily retreating（撤退）all over the field．Our regimen t（团） （48）A an extremely important position．One mistake now would bring total （4）C．An order came for him to fall back and support our right． （50）C．he moved forward and went over the hill to the left．A large and （51）D Russian army was waiting there!The surprised Russians thought that no single regiment by itself would （52）Bthere at such a time and that it must be tile whole British army．They fled in wild （53）C．The British turned defeat into a sweeping and shining （54）A．Scoresby became famous that day as a great military （55）D honored throughout the world．"
| 36．A．worried | B．greedy | C．curious | D．strange |
| 37．A．Happily | B．Fortunately | C．Privately | D．Gradually |
| 38．A．shock | B．glory | C．comfort | D．memory |
| 39．A．invitation | B．examination | C．experiment | D．operation |
| 40．A．when | B．while | C．though | D．because |
| 41．A．that | B．what | C．which | D．why |
| 42．A．destroy | B．convince | C．motivate | D．inspire |
| 43．A．future | B．situation | C．reaction | D．result |
| 44．A．surprising | B．regretful | C．1ucky | D．natural |
| 45．A．adapt to | B．belong to | C．refer to | D．lead to |
| 46．A．nobody | B．somebody | C．everybody | D．anybody |
| 47．A．unselfishness | B．intelligence | C．importance | D．honesty |
| 48．A．occupied | B．abandoned | C．predicted | D．confirmed |
| 49．A．revolution | B．chance | C．disaster | D．pressure |
| 50．A．Moreover | B．Therefore | C．Instead | D．Otherwise |
| 51．A．official | B．confident | C．ordinary | D．unexpected |
| 52．A．take over | B．come around | C．turn away | D．stick to |
| 53．A．wonder | B．imagination | C．disorder | D．spirits． |
| 54．A．victory | B．conflict | C．exercise． | D．judgement |
| 55．A．athlete | B．soldier | C．lecturer | D．leader |
2．It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew nearer，her （36）Dfor a bicycle seemed to fade，（37）A so we thought．We （38）Cthe latest fashion，Baby-Sitter's Club dolls，and a doll house．Then，much to our （39）B，on December 23rd，she said that she"really wanted a bike more than anything else．"
It was just too （40）D，what with all the details of （41）A Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts，to take the time to （42）Cthe"right bike"for our little girl．So，here we were-Christmas Eve around 9：00p．m．，with Rose and her brother，Dylan，sitting in their beds．We could now think only of the bicycle，the （43）D．and being parents who would （44）Btheir child．
"（45）A if I make a little bicycle out of clay and write a note that she could （46）C the clay model in for a real bike？"her dad asked．The theory being that （47）Athis is an expensive item and she is"such a big girl，"it would be much better for her to pick it out．So he （48）C the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to （49）Da tiny bike．
On Christmas morning，we were （50）B for Almie Rose to open the little heart-shaped （51）B with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally，she （52）C it and read the note aloud．
"Does this （53）A that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one？"Beaming，I said"Yes．"
Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied，"I could never trade in this （54）Dbicycle that Daddy made me．I'd rather （55）Bthis than get a real bike．"
At that moment，we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planet!
It was just too （40）D，what with all the details of （41）A Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts，to take the time to （42）Cthe"right bike"for our little girl．So，here we were-Christmas Eve around 9：00p．m．，with Rose and her brother，Dylan，sitting in their beds．We could now think only of the bicycle，the （43）D．and being parents who would （44）Btheir child．
"（45）A if I make a little bicycle out of clay and write a note that she could （46）C the clay model in for a real bike？"her dad asked．The theory being that （47）Athis is an expensive item and she is"such a big girl，"it would be much better for her to pick it out．So he （48）C the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to （49）Da tiny bike．
On Christmas morning，we were （50）B for Almie Rose to open the little heart-shaped （51）B with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally，she （52）C it and read the note aloud．
"Does this （53）A that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one？"Beaming，I said"Yes．"
Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied，"I could never trade in this （54）Dbicycle that Daddy made me．I'd rather （55）Bthis than get a real bike．"
At that moment，we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planet!
| 36．A．imagination | B．taste | C．question | D．desire |
| 37．A．or | B．but | C．thus | D．as |
| 38．A．valued | B．enjoyed | C．purchased | D．tried |
| 39．A．despair | B．surprise | C．delight | D．sorrow |
| 40．A．special | B．urgent | C．difficult | D．late |
| 41．A．preparing | B．serving | C．having | D．ordering |
| 42．A．bargain | B．make | C．select | D．compare |
| 43．A．excitement | B．sorrow | C．hate | D．guilt |
| 44．A．encourage | B．disappoint | C．injure | D．interest |
| 45．A．What | B．How | C．Why | D．Where |
| 46．A．change | B．turn | C．trade | D．sell |
| 47．A．since | B．though | C．unless | D．if |
| 48．A．spared | B．saved | C．spent | D．took |
| 49．A．choose | B．repair | C．ride | D．create |
| 50．A．sad | B．excited | C．confused | D．embarrassed |
| 5l．A．note | B．package | C．bag | D．envelop |
| 52．A．appreciated | B．rejected | C．opened | D．accepted |
| 53．A．mean | B．promise | C．allow | D．predict |
| 54．A．false | B．expensive | C．strange | D．charmmng |
| 55．A．buy | B．keep | C．admire | D．replace |
20．The day finally came，when I had to leave the warm home where I'd grown up．I ran to the back yard，as tears came up from my heart．Suddenly I （36）A a hand rest on my shoulder．I looked up to （37）C my grandfather．''It isn't （38）C，is it，Billy？''he said softly．
Gently （39）B my hand in his，we walked，hand in hand，to the front yard，（40）A a huge red rose-bush sat alone．
''What do you see here，Billy？''he asked．I looked at the flowers，not knowing （41）A to say，and then answered，''I see something soft and （42）D，grandpa．''
He pulled me （43）A．''It isn't just the roses that are beautiful，Billy．It's that special place in your heart that makes them so．''''Billy，I （44）B these roses when my first son was born．It was my （45）C of saying'thank you'to God．I （46）D to watch him pick roses for his mother．Then，as a young man of only 20，a terrible war robbed him of his life．''Grandpa slowly stood up．''Never say good-bye，Billy．Never （47）C to the sadness and the loneliness．Instead，I want you to remember the joy and the （48）B when you first said hello to a friend．''
A year later，my grandpa became very （49）A．Then all members of the family
were （50）B back，and I returned to the old house．When it came to my （51）C，I took his hand as （52）D as he had once taken mine．
''Hello，grandpa，''I （53）D．His eyes slowly opened and said，''Hello，my friend．''With a brief （54）C he died．Suddenly，and truly，I knew what he had （55）B about never saying good-bye-about refusing to give in to sadness．
Gently （39）B my hand in his，we walked，hand in hand，to the front yard，（40）A a huge red rose-bush sat alone．
''What do you see here，Billy？''he asked．I looked at the flowers，not knowing （41）A to say，and then answered，''I see something soft and （42）D，grandpa．''
He pulled me （43）A．''It isn't just the roses that are beautiful，Billy．It's that special place in your heart that makes them so．''''Billy，I （44）B these roses when my first son was born．It was my （45）C of saying'thank you'to God．I （46）D to watch him pick roses for his mother．Then，as a young man of only 20，a terrible war robbed him of his life．''Grandpa slowly stood up．''Never say good-bye，Billy．Never （47）C to the sadness and the loneliness．Instead，I want you to remember the joy and the （48）B when you first said hello to a friend．''
A year later，my grandpa became very （49）A．Then all members of the family
were （50）B back，and I returned to the old house．When it came to my （51）C，I took his hand as （52）D as he had once taken mine．
''Hello，grandpa，''I （53）D．His eyes slowly opened and said，''Hello，my friend．''With a brief （54）C he died．Suddenly，and truly，I knew what he had （55）B about never saying good-bye-about refusing to give in to sadness．
| 36．A．felt | B．fixed | C．watched | D．heard |
| 37．A．watch | B．interview | C．see | D．discover |
| 38．A．difficult | B．hard | C．easy | D．comfortable |
| 39．A．making | B．taking | C．leading | D．carrying |
| 40．A．where | B．when | C．which | D．while |
| 41．A．what | B．how | C．who | D．whether |
| 42．A．red | B．tasty | C．funny | D．beautiful |
| 43．A．close | B．hard | C．far | D．around |
| 44．A．bought | B．planted | C．treated | D．discovered |
| 45．A．approach | B．method | C．way | D．solution |
| 46．A．preferred | B．wanted | C．referred | D．used |
| 47．A．give up | B．give off | C．give in | D．give away |
| 48．A．word | B．happiness | C．sight | D．memory |
| 49．A．ill | B．weak | C．old | D．serious |
| 50．A．ordered | B．called | C．delivered | D．sent |
| 51．A．pleasure | B．duty | C．turn | D．wish |
| 52．A．happily | B．sadly | C．carefully | D．gently |
| 53．A．laughed | B．shouted | C．added | D．whispered |
| 54．A．sign | B．sigh | C．smile | D．wave |
| 55．A．thought | B．meant | C．worried | D．cared |
19．There is an old story about an army of frogs that went jumping through the forest one day when two of them suddenly fell into a deep （36）A．All of the other frogs gathered around to look．
（37）B at their two fallen friends．They all began to （38）C shake their heads and croak out warnings．"It's too deep!"croaked one frog．Another croaked that there was no （39）D they would ever be able to get out （40）B．
The two fallen frogs began to continuously jump as they （41）A to get out，but the frogs that were （42）C kept croaking louder at them that they might as well stop （43）B they were as good as dead and just （44）D their time．One of the two frogs finally gave up，（45）C their advice and died．
The other frog just kept on jumping harder than ever （46）A all the loud croaks of disapproval from the frogs around the top of the hole．They kept croaking at him to （47）D jumping and save himself from all the （48）B and suffering as he jumped and fell back down to the bottom （49）C．
Finally，to the （50）D of all the other frogs，he jumped right out of the deep hole．The other frogs asked him，"Why did you keep jumping （51）A we yelled and croaked at you to stop？"The frog explained to them he was （52）B at that time and that he had thought they were cheering for him and yelling words of （53）D to him the entire time!
A little encouragement can go a long way．We don't often think about the（54）C that our words have upon others．Our words do have the power to hurt or to（55）A．
（37）B at their two fallen friends．They all began to （38）C shake their heads and croak out warnings．"It's too deep!"croaked one frog．Another croaked that there was no （39）D they would ever be able to get out （40）B．
The two fallen frogs began to continuously jump as they （41）A to get out，but the frogs that were （42）C kept croaking louder at them that they might as well stop （43）B they were as good as dead and just （44）D their time．One of the two frogs finally gave up，（45）C their advice and died．
The other frog just kept on jumping harder than ever （46）A all the loud croaks of disapproval from the frogs around the top of the hole．They kept croaking at him to （47）D jumping and save himself from all the （48）B and suffering as he jumped and fell back down to the bottom （49）C．
Finally，to the （50）D of all the other frogs，he jumped right out of the deep hole．The other frogs asked him，"Why did you keep jumping （51）A we yelled and croaked at you to stop？"The frog explained to them he was （52）B at that time and that he had thought they were cheering for him and yelling words of （53）D to him the entire time!
A little encouragement can go a long way．We don't often think about the（54）C that our words have upon others．Our words do have the power to hurt or to（55）A．
| 36．A．hole | B．river | C．well | D．valley |
| 37．A．up | B．down | C．over | D．around |
| 38．A．violently | B．gently | C．sadly | D．doubtfully |
| 39．A．wonder | B．doubt | C．Problem | D．way |
| 40．A．alone | B．alive | C．aware | D．awake |
| 41．A．attempted | B．chose | C．preferred | D．failed |
| 42．A．helping | B．jumping | C．watching | D．cheering |
| 43．A．if | B．because | C．though | D．until |
| 44．A．saving | B．spending | C．killing | D．wasting |
| 45．A．ignored | B．offered | C．followed | D．rejected |
| 46．A．in spite of | B．as a result of | C．in terms of | D．instead of |
| 47．A．try | B．practise | C．imagine | D．quit |
| 48．A．stress | B．pain | C．panic | D．trouble |
| 49．A．here and there | B．now and then | C．over and over | D．neck and neck |
| 50．A．delight | B．disappointment | C．embarrassment | D．surprise |
| 51．A．even though | B．now that | C．as though | D．in case |
| 52．A．blind | B．deaf | C．numb | D．clumsy |
| 53．A．warning | B．trust | C．wisdom | D．encouragement |
| 54．A．pressure | B．magic | C．effect | D．force |
| 55．A．help | B．protect | C．prevent | D．create |
18．If you are human，you can't help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong．You must also （36）Das if your life is completely out of control at times．It is during those"down times"that words of encouragement from family，friends，co-workers or （37）cstrangers can boost（增强）your spirits．It is also during those （38）Bthat negative words can be devastating （毁灭性的） and sink you deeper and deeper into depression．
For example，consider this story about a group of（39）Awho were traveling through the woods when （40）Aof them fell into a deep pit（坑）．All of the other frogs gathered around the （41）B．When they saw how （42）Cthe pit was，they told the two （43）Dfrogs they would never get out．
The two frogs didn't obey what other frogs said and tried to （44）Dout of the pit．The other frogs kept telling them not to jump，（45）Cit was in vain．Finally，one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply （46）B．He fell down and （47）A．The other frog continued to jump as （48）Bas he could．Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to（49）Dthe pain．The more they （50）C，the harder he jumped and finally he （51）Dto safety．
When he （52）C，the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all （53）Bhim to simply quit．The frog （54）Ato them that he was a little bit deaf．He thought they were （55）Ahim all the time．
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For example，consider this story about a group of（39）Awho were traveling through the woods when （40）Aof them fell into a deep pit（坑）．All of the other frogs gathered around the （41）B．When they saw how （42）Cthe pit was，they told the two （43）Dfrogs they would never get out．
The two frogs didn't obey what other frogs said and tried to （44）Dout of the pit．The other frogs kept telling them not to jump，（45）Cit was in vain．Finally，one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply （46）B．He fell down and （47）A．The other frog continued to jump as （48）Bas he could．Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to（49）Dthe pain．The more they （50）C，the harder he jumped and finally he （51）Dto safety．
When he （52）C，the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all （53）Bhim to simply quit．The frog （54）Ato them that he was a little bit deaf．He thought they were （55）Ahim all the time．
| 36．A．think | B．experience | C．seem | D．feel |
| 37．A．so | B．just | C．even | D．ever |
| 38．A．processes | B．times | C．courses | D．practices |
| 39．A．frogs | B．mice | C．dogs | D．cats |
| 40．A．two | B．three | C．many | D．few |
| 41．A．hole | B．pit | C．water | D．well |
| 42．A．muddy | B．wide | C．deep | D．long |
| 43．A．uncomfortable | B．unpleasant | C．unhappy | D．unfortunate |
| 44．A．run | B．walk | C．climb | D．jump |
| 45．A．so | B．as long as | C．because | D．although |
| 46．A．gave out | B．gave up | C．gave away | D．gave off |
| 47．A．died | B．wounded | C．destroyed | D．damaged |
| 48．A．fast | B．hard | C．easily | D．swiftly |
| 49．A．help | B．ban | C．forbid | D．stop |
| 50．A．cried | B．spoke | C．shouted | D．read |
| 51．A．get it | B．forget it | C．use it | D．made it |
| 52．A．turned out | B．kept out | C．got out | D．held out |
| 53．A．taking to | B．shouting at | C．throwing at | D．speaking to |
| 54．A．explained | B．announced | C．introduced | D．told |
| 55．A．encouraging | B．helping | C．pulling | D dragging |