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31．When was the letter written？B
A．During Thanksgiving．
B．Before Christmas．
C．On the New Year's Day．
D．After Chinese winter vacation．
32．What's Daisy's gift for John？D
A．A table． B．A stand． C．A Christmas Tree． D．A toy panda．
33．Who's going to get married？C
A．Eliso． B．Shuji． C．Mike． D．Rowan．
34．How many family members are there in John's family？A
A.4． B.5． C.6． D.7．
| Tony， I'm glad to hear from you．A Merry Christmas! Indeed I did get your wonderful Thanksgiving gift in the end．Why it took so long is the sort of story that is not worth telling．Beautiful Panda!Thank you very much．It is sitting on the table by the front door． Last night we got our Christmas Tree and set it up in the stand，just the Americans：Eliso，me，Mike and Dada．No Chinese，Egyptians，Jordanians or any other friends to help this year．I wish you could all be here even for just a little while．But such is life．Shuji，the Japanese boy and Rowan，the Jordanian girl will actually be coming back for Mike's wedding next month．They will be here about a week．Come and join them!I wish． Sorry to hear you have so much to do．Hopefully that won't last terribly long． Anyway，regards to your family and all．Wish to see you again． Merry Christmas!Happy New Year and Happy Chinese Winter Holidays! John |
A．During Thanksgiving．
B．Before Christmas．
C．On the New Year's Day．
D．After Chinese winter vacation．
32．What's Daisy's gift for John？D
A．A table． B．A stand． C．A Christmas Tree． D．A toy panda．
33．Who's going to get married？C
A．Eliso． B．Shuji． C．Mike． D．Rowan．
34．How many family members are there in John's family？A
A.4． B.5． C.6． D.7．
6．It was the beginning of the school year a few．years ago．l had a little boy in my class who was very quiet and （41）C．I wasn't sure how much he understood during the school day and I was especially（42）Athat he just stood by himself at（43）B time and did not play．If l tried to talk to him，he would turn away and（44）D shut his eyes to （45）Afrom me．
After a couple of days，I decided to seek （46）B from one of my outgoing and（47）C little girls．I called her over and asked her if she would get him to（48）D，and I started talking about all the （49）A．on how she could start communication with him．I （50）D she could try this idea or that she（51）C my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that （52）A way that only a six-year-old can，and said，"Don't （53）D，I speak kid"．And she ran off．
I stood there all alone，（54）Cwatching her．It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off，hand in hand，（55）D joining a game of tag．
I often think of that small（56）C．about what I learned and how（57）B it is for all teachers to speak kid．I know-my （58）A should be on teaching students how to think and how to（59）Dsolutions．We must be ready to learn from our （60）Ba because those"teachable moments"during the school days are for us．the teachers，as well as our kids．
After a couple of days，I decided to seek （46）B from one of my outgoing and（47）C little girls．I called her over and asked her if she would get him to（48）D，and I started talking about all the （49）A．on how she could start communication with him．I （50）D she could try this idea or that she（51）C my arm to stop my talking and looked up at me in that （52）A way that only a six-year-old can，and said，"Don't （53）D，I speak kid"．And she ran off．
I stood there all alone，（54）Cwatching her．It took less than a minute for the two new friends to run off，hand in hand，（55）D joining a game of tag．
I often think of that small（56）C．about what I learned and how（57）B it is for all teachers to speak kid．I know-my （58）A should be on teaching students how to think and how to（59）Dsolutions．We must be ready to learn from our （60）Ba because those"teachable moments"during the school days are for us．the teachers，as well as our kids．
| 41．A．slow | B clever | C．shy | D．lazy |
| 42．A．concerned | B．curious | C．doubtful | D．disappointed |
| 43．A．lunch | B．break | C．school | D．sports |
| 44．A．closely | B．suddenly | C．slightly | D．tightly |
| 45．A hide | B．keep | C．flee | D．separate |
| 46．A advice | B．help | C．confidence | D．technique |
| 47．A brave | B casual | C．friendly | D．hard-working |
| 48．A change | B．study | C move | D．play． |
| 49．A．suggestions | B．opinions | C．problems | D．possibilities |
| 50．A knew | B．understood | C．realized | D．explained |
| 51．A．caught | B．felt | C．touched | D．pulled |
| 52．A．special | B．good | C．strange | D．effective |
| 53．A．care | B．talk | C．hurry | D．worry |
| 54．A．anxiously | B．seriously | C．silently | D．excitedly |
| 55．A quietly | B carefully | C．hopefully | D．happily |
| 56．A boy | B．girl | C．moment | D．difficulty |
| 57．A．interesting | B．important | C．awkward | D．funny |
| 58．A．focus | B lesson | C．advice | D．problem |
| 59．A．look for | B get in | C．make up | D．figure out |
| 60．A．friends | B．students | C．teachers | D．parents |
4．With the help of Gloria，his wife，Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets，stereo systems，and home appliances．Tom developed an excellent（31）Awith their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service．He was proud of his high percentage of repeat（32）B．
About five years ago，Tom was（33）Cby the owners of a competing company，Stereo Super Stores．They wanted him to（34）Athem out．The price was very attractive．Everything looked good．Before making his final（35）C．Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase．She told him that（36）Cthe numbers looked good，it didn't feel（37）C to her．However，Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare（38）B，he went ahead and made the（39）D．Within months he discovered that he had made a big（40）D．He had paid too much for a（41）Bcompany．He tries as hard as he could to make it work out，but he couldn't turn things（42）A．He was forced into bankruptcy （破产）．He was about to lose everything，including his（43）A business．
Tom was embarrassed，but he is a survivor．He looked at his situation．He decided to（44）Cadmit his mistake and，rather than getting stuck in lawsuits（诉讼），he would focus his（45）D on saving and rebuilding his original business．He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his（46）A，and that he needed to learn from this（47）B．He dealt with the crisis in a that delighted people，who in turn（48）D respect for him．Old customers poured into his store．He and Gloria（49）Bto changes in retailing（零售） and have built an even better business than before．
In the business world，it is natural to gain and lose，of Which Peterson's experience is an example．Only those who regard their mistakes as（50）B and learn from them attract endless profits．
About five years ago，Tom was（33）Cby the owners of a competing company，Stereo Super Stores．They wanted him to（34）Athem out．The price was very attractive．Everything looked good．Before making his final（35）C．Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase．She told him that（36）Cthe numbers looked good，it didn't feel（37）C to her．However，Tom was so self-confident and so convinced that this was a rare（38）B，he went ahead and made the（39）D．Within months he discovered that he had made a big（40）D．He had paid too much for a（41）Bcompany．He tries as hard as he could to make it work out，but he couldn't turn things（42）A．He was forced into bankruptcy （破产）．He was about to lose everything，including his（43）A business．
Tom was embarrassed，but he is a survivor．He looked at his situation．He decided to（44）Cadmit his mistake and，rather than getting stuck in lawsuits（诉讼），he would focus his（45）D on saving and rebuilding his original business．He saw also that he had made a mistake by not listening to his（46）A，and that he needed to learn from this（47）B．He dealt with the crisis in a that delighted people，who in turn（48）D respect for him．Old customers poured into his store．He and Gloria（49）Bto changes in retailing（零售） and have built an even better business than before．
In the business world，it is natural to gain and lose，of Which Peterson's experience is an example．Only those who regard their mistakes as（50）B and learn from them attract endless profits．
| 31．A．reputation | B．popularity | C．cause | D．foundation |
| 32．A．assistants | B．customers | C．friends | D．visitors |
| 33．A．appointed | B．approved | C．approached | D．appreciated |
| 34．A．buy | B．pay | C．sell | D．check |
| 35．A determination | B．choice | C．decision | D．judgment |
| 36．A．as though | B．now that | C．even though | D．in case |
| 37．A．terrible | B．fair | C．right | D．attractive |
| 38．A．possibility | B．opportunity | C．event | D．occasion |
| 39．A．profit | B．appointment | C．reservation | D．purchase |
| 40．A．difference | B．discovery | C．commitment | D．mistake |
| 41．A．controversial | B．dying | C．clumsy | D．tiring |
| 42．A．around | B．in | C．down | D．up |
| 43．A．original | B．various | C．unique | D．precious |
| 44．A quietly | B．curiously | C．openly | D．secretly |
| 45．A．beliefs | B．spirits | C．attempts | D．energies |
| 46．A．wife | B．producer | C．relative | D．adviser |
| 47．A．enterprise | B．experience | C．process | D．history |
| 48．A．won | B．earned | C．achieved | D．showed |
| 49．A．belonged | B．adapted | C．adopted | D．appealed |
| 50．A．disasters | B．gifts | C．victories | D．sorrows |
3．My daughter and I were flying to spend a week with my husband in Florida．Mike had been in Florida for five months working．We were（31）Cbecause we had seen him only five times in five months，and Kallie missed her dad terribly．
The plane was totally（32）B．I had noticed some Boy Scouts （童子军）at the gate and commented to my daughter that if anything happened，we would be OK with all those Scouts on our flight!
（33）A，our seats were separated by the aisle（过道）．Kallie was （34）D about the trip and had counted on my reading to her the whole way．Trying to （35）B across the aisle would be a challenge．
When the two passengers who shared my row boarded the plane，I asked if they would
（36）C places with Kallie and me．They （37）C．Meanwhile，a mother and her three children were （38）D several rows ahead of us．There had been a mistake with their boarding passes，and the whole family had been （39）B．
The passengers in her row also refused to （40）C．The mother could hold her baby，
（41）A her 6-year-old son and his older brother were many rows away．She was （42）D about the younger boy sitting with strangers．
Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said，"Ma'am，we can（43）B you．"He then spent five minutes rearranging his（44）C．The boys followed his directions cheerfully．The mother's（45）A was obvious．
Kallie，however，was still（46）B．I told her that there wasn't anything I could do； we would have to sit where we were．（47）D，the man sitting next to the Scout master （not a Scout himself） turned around and asked，"Would you and your daughter like our（48）A？"We traded seats and continued our trip，very much relieved to be together．
Would that man have（49）B us his seat if the Scouts hadn't done so for the mom and her children？I don't know．But I do know that （50）C can spread!
The plane was totally（32）B．I had noticed some Boy Scouts （童子军）at the gate and commented to my daughter that if anything happened，we would be OK with all those Scouts on our flight!
（33）A，our seats were separated by the aisle（过道）．Kallie was （34）D about the trip and had counted on my reading to her the whole way．Trying to （35）B across the aisle would be a challenge．
When the two passengers who shared my row boarded the plane，I asked if they would
（36）C places with Kallie and me．They （37）C．Meanwhile，a mother and her three children were （38）D several rows ahead of us．There had been a mistake with their boarding passes，and the whole family had been （39）B．
The passengers in her row also refused to （40）C．The mother could hold her baby，
（41）A her 6-year-old son and his older brother were many rows away．She was （42）D about the younger boy sitting with strangers．
Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said，"Ma'am，we can（43）B you．"He then spent five minutes rearranging his（44）C．The boys followed his directions cheerfully．The mother's（45）A was obvious．
Kallie，however，was still（46）B．I told her that there wasn't anything I could do； we would have to sit where we were．（47）D，the man sitting next to the Scout master （not a Scout himself） turned around and asked，"Would you and your daughter like our（48）A？"We traded seats and continued our trip，very much relieved to be together．
Would that man have（49）B us his seat if the Scouts hadn't done so for the mom and her children？I don't know．But I do know that （50）C can spread!
| 31．A．anxious | B．surprised | C．excited | D．annoyed |
| 32．A．busy | B．full | C．big | D．new |
| 33．A．Unfortunately | B．Unusually | C．Actually | D．Finally |
| 34．A．careful | B．doubtful | C．curious | D．nervous |
| 35．A．talk | B．read | C．sleep | D．stand |
| 36．A．stay | B．share | C．switch | D．return |
| 37．A．agreed | B．stopped | C．refused | D．discussed |
| 38．A．playing | B．shouting | C．laughing | D．panicking |
| 39．A．put together | B．split up | C．turned down | D．mixed up |
| 40．A．sit | B．talk | C．move | D．walk |
| 41．A．but | B．and | C．since | D．though |
| 42．A．angry | B．certain | C．disappointed | D．concerned |
| 43．A．teach | B．help | C．tell | D．accompany |
| 44．A．packages | B．seats | C．group | D．food |
| 45．A．relief | B．shyness | C．patience | D．care |
| 46．A．happy | B．upset | C．confused | D．interested |
| 47．A．Gradually | B．Immediately | C．Hopefully | D．Amazingly |
| 48．A．seats | B．food | C．books | D．fruits |
| 49．A．saved | B．offered | C．paid | D．showed |
| 50．A．bravery | B．confidence | C．kindness | D．humorous |
2．Grandparents Marcia and Bob Collier were deep asleep when they heard beating on their front door，which turned out to be a life-saving knock from a newspaper delivery man．
Mr．Collier （31）A，"I was in a dead sleep．Sounded like he was coming （32）B the door and I thought somebody was breaking in so I （33）D one of my guns quickly．"It didn't take long for Mr．Collier to realize that the knocking （34）B a fire alarm because he saw that his home was in （35）C．
An electrical （36）B caused the kitchen mfire，which soon spread throughout their home．The two （37）D without injury but before they could thank the man─Taz，he was gone．The（38）A grandparents wanted to meet their rescuer and （39）B were able to when they （40）Chim on his early morning newspaper delivery．
"He just said he saw the flames and was knocking，and （41）A banging（猛砸） on the door，and couldn't get anyone，"said Marcia．"And he didn't have his phone （42）C so he had to run across the street and try to wake someone up，to call them to get here．"
Taz hid away from （43）B and did not want to be interviewed，but Bob remembered more of their （44）C．"He told us the same thing．‘God bless us．'It was really kind of （45）D for me．He saved my wife's life．That's what's important．I have my （46）B，"Bob said．"That's the most important thing．We have each other，"said Marcia．
The hero's arrival was （47）A in so many ways．Bob said，"We have （48）C two smoke detectors （烟雾探测器） in the house and neither of them （49）B before we were leaving the house．So they might have been closed．"Marcia added，"And thank God it was not on a Sunday （50）A he wouldn't get here until seven．That's what he told us．"
Mr．Collier （31）A，"I was in a dead sleep．Sounded like he was coming （32）B the door and I thought somebody was breaking in so I （33）D one of my guns quickly．"It didn't take long for Mr．Collier to realize that the knocking （34）B a fire alarm because he saw that his home was in （35）C．
An electrical （36）B caused the kitchen mfire，which soon spread throughout their home．The two （37）D without injury but before they could thank the man─Taz，he was gone．The（38）A grandparents wanted to meet their rescuer and （39）B were able to when they （40）Chim on his early morning newspaper delivery．
"He just said he saw the flames and was knocking，and （41）A banging（猛砸） on the door，and couldn't get anyone，"said Marcia．"And he didn't have his phone （42）C so he had to run across the street and try to wake someone up，to call them to get here．"
Taz hid away from （43）B and did not want to be interviewed，but Bob remembered more of their （44）C．"He told us the same thing．‘God bless us．'It was really kind of （45）D for me．He saved my wife's life．That's what's important．I have my （46）B，"Bob said．"That's the most important thing．We have each other，"said Marcia．
The hero's arrival was （47）A in so many ways．Bob said，"We have （48）C two smoke detectors （烟雾探测器） in the house and neither of them （49）B before we were leaving the house．So they might have been closed．"Marcia added，"And thank God it was not on a Sunday （50）A he wouldn't get here until seven．That's what he told us．"
| 31．A．recalled | B．reacted | C．responded | D．replied |
| 32．A．over | B．through | C．across | D．off |
| 33．A．found | B．carried | C．made | D．took |
| 34．A．set off | B．served as | C．called up | D．kept off |
| 35．A．ruins | B．smoke | C．flames | D．disorder |
| 36．A．loss | B．failure | C．device | D．signal |
| 37．A．walked | B．avoided | C．ran | D．escaped |
| 38．A．grateful | B．worried | C．frightened | D．anxious |
| 39．A．currently | B．eventually | C．potentially | D．gradually |
| 40．A．discovered | B．observed | C．saw | D．watched |
| 41．A．actually | B．hardly | C．typically | D．automatically |
| 42．A．following | B．bringing | C．working | D．calling |
| 43．A．neighbors | B．cameras | C．friends | D．stations |
| 44．A．memory | B．fear | C．conversation | D．situation |
| 45．A．interesting | B．caring | C．helping | D．moving |
| 46．A．house | B．wife | C．alarm | D．life |
| 47．A．fortunate | B．sudden | C．apparent | D．possible |
| 48．A．purchased | B．repaired | C．fixed | D．received |
| 49．A．barked | B．rang | C．sang | D．shouted |
| 50．A．because | B．unless | C．while | D．though |
1．My family was on holiday in a town．One day we were driving up a road with （31）Aon both sides．The moment we turned around a corner，we （32）Ca dog in the middle of the road．I didn't react right away and stop the car，so the dog was （33）A．When I stopped to help the dog，it （34）D．I was eager to find the dog and cure it．（35）A，after searching up and down the forests on both sides，we （36）Cto find the dog．
Suddenly I （37）Athere was a place nearby offering horse riding．I had been there a week before．I called them for （38）B．Two women arrived with their horses and helped us search for over an hour，but there were no （39）A．The whole thing made me （40）Band the memory of that dog stayed with me．I couldn't （41）Ait．
A week later I got a （42）Dfrom one of the women．They had found the injured dog．In fact，they （43）Alooking for it after that．A few nights before，they （44）Cto find the dog when they were putting out a village fire．They （45）B it from the fire and took it to the vet（兽医），they had waited to call me （46）Athey were unsure whether the dog would recover．Now they knew he was going to be （47）B．
This experience made me have faith in people．I asked that lady （48）B she had gone to the effort of riding （49）D the dog later and she said that she felt how upset I was．To me she and her friend will always be heroes in my mind．I （50）A them．
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Suddenly I （37）Athere was a place nearby offering horse riding．I had been there a week before．I called them for （38）B．Two women arrived with their horses and helped us search for over an hour，but there were no （39）A．The whole thing made me （40）Band the memory of that dog stayed with me．I couldn't （41）Ait．
A week later I got a （42）Dfrom one of the women．They had found the injured dog．In fact，they （43）Alooking for it after that．A few nights before，they （44）Cto find the dog when they were putting out a village fire．They （45）B it from the fire and took it to the vet（兽医），they had waited to call me （46）Athey were unsure whether the dog would recover．Now they knew he was going to be （47）B．
This experience made me have faith in people．I asked that lady （48）B she had gone to the effort of riding （49）D the dog later and she said that she felt how upset I was．To me she and her friend will always be heroes in my mind．I （50）A them．
| 31．A．forests | B．horses | C．rivers | D．dogs |
| 32．A．stared at | B．ran after | C．came across | D．drove off |
| 33．A．injured | B．killed | C．caught | D．frightened |
| 34．A．died | B．barked | C．survived | D．disappeared |
| 35．A．However | B．Therefore | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
| 36．A．managed | B．agreed | C．failed | D．stopped |
| 37．A．remembered | B．heard | C．found | D．advised |
| 38．A．horse | B．help | C．telescope | D．money |
| 39．A．results | B．problems | C．efforts | D．ideas |
| 40．A．foolish | B．upset | C．curious | D．bored |
| 41．A．forget | B．prevent | C．stand | D．persuade |
| 42．A．present | B．letter | C．card | D．call |
| 43．A．continued | B．began | C．completed | D．required |
| 44．A．preferred | B．decided | C．happened | D．hoped |
| 45．A．fed | B．rescued | C．observed | D．recovered |
| 46．A．because | B．unless | C．if | D．until |
| 47．A．happy | B．fine | C．dying | D．peaceful |
| 48．A．how | B．why | C．where | D．when |
| 49．A．in honor of | B．in case of | C．in return for | D．in search of |
| 50．A．respect | B．ignore | C．affect | D．greet |