8．If you want to stand out among people，there is no alternative but hard work．
Once a boy in（41）Cclothes full of patches（补丁） ran to ask a successful building contractor （承包商） in a construction site，"How could I become as（42）Bas you when I grow up？"
With a（43）Dat the boy，the contractor replied，"There is a story about three diggers．The first digger liked holding a spade（铁锹） without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a （n）（44）Bin the future．The second always liked（45）Aabout the work and his low（46）C．The third digger liked（47）Ddevoting himself to digging．Later，the first was still holding his spade in the（48）Bplace and the second took an excuse for early （49）C．Only the third became a boss．Do you understand the（50）Bof this story？Just go to buy a （51）Cshirt and work hard．"
The little boy was（52）D．So he asked the contractor to explain further．（53）Athe working builders，the contractor replied，"Look at my workers!I can't remember all their names，and even I have no（54）Dof some of them．Most of them wear blue shirts．But if you look （55）A，you will notice a sunburned man in red．He seems to be working harder than others．He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave．It is exactly his red shirt that makes him（56）D．Soon he will be （57）A to my assistant．You know，that is also how I got （58）C I am now．I worked hard and wore a striped shirt．My boss（59）Ame．I also became a boss eventually．"
Success can only（60）Baction．Working hard is all winners'shared experience for achieving their dreams．
Once a boy in（41）Cclothes full of patches（补丁） ran to ask a successful building contractor （承包商） in a construction site，"How could I become as（42）Bas you when I grow up？"
With a（43）Dat the boy，the contractor replied，"There is a story about three diggers．The first digger liked holding a spade（铁锹） without doing anything but saying that he wanted to be a （n）（44）Bin the future．The second always liked（45）Aabout the work and his low（46）C．The third digger liked（47）Ddevoting himself to digging．Later，the first was still holding his spade in the（48）Bplace and the second took an excuse for early （49）C．Only the third became a boss．Do you understand the（50）Bof this story？Just go to buy a （51）Cshirt and work hard．"
The little boy was（52）D．So he asked the contractor to explain further．（53）Athe working builders，the contractor replied，"Look at my workers!I can't remember all their names，and even I have no（54）Dof some of them．Most of them wear blue shirts．But if you look （55）A，you will notice a sunburned man in red．He seems to be working harder than others．He is always the first one to work while the last one to leave．It is exactly his red shirt that makes him（56）D．Soon he will be （57）A to my assistant．You know，that is also how I got （58）C I am now．I worked hard and wore a striped shirt．My boss（59）Ame．I also became a boss eventually．"
Success can only（60）Baction．Working hard is all winners'shared experience for achieving their dreams．
| 41．A．spotted | B．fashionable | C．ragged | D．formal |
| 42．A．creative | B．rich | C．strong | D．responsible |
| 43．A．shout | B．laugh | C．wave | D．glance |
| 44．A．designer | B．boss | C．architect | D．assistant |
| 45．A．complaining | B．defending | C．explaining | D．reacting |
| 46．A．support | B．ability | C．salary | D．behavior |
| 47．A．freely | B．excitedly | C．obviously | D．quietly |
| 48．A．remote | B．original | C．particular | D．suitable |
| 49．A．arrival | B．occupation | C．retirement | D．payment |
| 50．A．ending | B．moral | C．association | D．importance |
| 51．A．yellow | B．white | C．red | D．blue |
| 52．A．inspired | B．disappointed | C．embarrassed | D．puzzled |
| 53．A．Pointing to | B．Referring to | C．Coming to | D．Speaking to |
| 54．A．expression | B．description | C．information | D．impression |
| 55．A．carefully | B．regularly | C．doubtfully | D．frequently |
| 56．A．give out | B．work out | C．turn out | D．stand out |
| 57．A．promoted | B．elected | C．admitted | D．employed |
| 58．A．which | B．who | C．where | D．why |
| 59．A．noticed | B．ignored | C．misunderstood | D．praised |
| 60．A．bring about | B．result from | C．lead to | D．get into． |
7．I believe in miracles（奇迹）because I've seen so many of them．One day，a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old．"There's a（36）B in my upper jaw，"she said．"I told my own dentist it's nothing，but he（37）DI come to see you"
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her．He would （38）Cto add something，but she stopped him．She wanted to tell everything herself．I found a large cancer that spread over much of the（39）Aof her mouth．A careful examination later （40）Athat it was a particularly bad sort of cancer．
During her next appointment，I explained to her the （41）Cof the problem．She clasped my
hand in hers and said，"I know you're worried about me，but I'm just（42）C．"
I thought otherwise．After considerable （43）Don my part，and kindness on her part because she wanted to（44）Bme，she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon．She saw him，but as I expected，（45）Atreatment．
About six months later she returned to my office，still energetic and（46）C．
"How are you？"I asked．
"I'm just fine，honey，"she responded（47）Bhigh spirits．"When can I get stared on fixing
my dentures（假牙）？"
Surprised to see her at all，I answered （48）B，"Let me take a look in your mouth and we'll
see about it．"
I couldn't believe my eyes．The cancer that had （49）Anearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone-only one small area of redness（50）D．
I had read of such things happening，but had （51）Cseen them with my own eyes．That was my first miracle．Since then I've seen many others，because they keep getting （52）Ato see．In fact，miracles are daily events for me now．And people are a miracle，（53）Dthrough them we have a chance to know ourselves and to（54）Dthe miracles of one another．
Since my first miracle，I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is（55）Bwe choose to find it．
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her．He would （38）Cto add something，but she stopped him．She wanted to tell everything herself．I found a large cancer that spread over much of the（39）Aof her mouth．A careful examination later （40）Athat it was a particularly bad sort of cancer．
During her next appointment，I explained to her the （41）Cof the problem．She clasped my
hand in hers and said，"I know you're worried about me，but I'm just（42）C．"
I thought otherwise．After considerable （43）Don my part，and kindness on her part because she wanted to（44）Bme，she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon．She saw him，but as I expected，（45）Atreatment．
About six months later she returned to my office，still energetic and（46）C．
"How are you？"I asked．
"I'm just fine，honey，"she responded（47）Bhigh spirits．"When can I get stared on fixing
my dentures（假牙）？"
Surprised to see her at all，I answered （48）B，"Let me take a look in your mouth and we'll
see about it．"
I couldn't believe my eyes．The cancer that had （49）Anearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone-only one small area of redness（50）D．
I had read of such things happening，but had （51）Cseen them with my own eyes．That was my first miracle．Since then I've seen many others，because they keep getting （52）Ato see．In fact，miracles are daily events for me now．And people are a miracle，（53）Dthrough them we have a chance to know ourselves and to（54）Dthe miracles of one another．
Since my first miracle，I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is（55）Bwe choose to find it．
| 36．A．cut | B．pain | C．wound | D．cancer |
| 37．A．declared | B．suspected | C．promised | D．insisted |
| 38．A．refuse | B．continue | C．attempt | D．manage |
| 39．A．roof | B．corner | C．bottom | D．surface |
| 40．A．confirmed | B．convinced | C．considered | D．concluded |
| 41．A．possibility | B．importance | C．seriousness | D．solution |
| 42．A．old | B．sick | C．fine | D．glad |
| 43．A．permission | B．support | C．approval | D．effort |
| 44．A．persuade | B．please | C．encourage | D．astonish |
| 45．A．declined | B．provided | C．received | D．required |
| 46．A．healthy | B．elegant | C．optimistic | D．humorous |
| 47．A．to | B．in | C．with | D．by |
| 48．A．worriedly | B．confusedly | C．patiently | D．confidently |
| 49．A．covered | B．reached | C．ruined | D．grown |
| 50．A．cured | B．faded | C．expanded | D．remained |
| 51．A．ever | B．also | C．never | D．already |
| 52．A．easier | B．rarer | C．happier | D．closer |
| 53．A．or | B．so | C．yet | D．for |
| 54．A．read | B．make | C．keep | D．see |
| 55．A．whatever | B．wherever | C．whoever | D．whichever． |
6．My history teacher Mrs．Sherman in my 11th grade is a great influence on me．She was the person who helped me develop an interest in （41）A．Most importantly，she had faith in me，forcing me to （42）C myself and helped me become the first in my family to attend a four-year-college．
To （43）Bher，I say at the beginning of one of my books that it has been written for her．I hadn't （44）C her in nearly a decade，but I knew：She changed my （45）B----I owed her forever．When she got word of what I had done，Mrs Sherman reached out to me．I was （46）Djust to receive her email．Mrs．Sherman was a giant in my life．To see a （47）B from her-----I feel like I was 17again．
After a few emails back and forth，Mrs．Sherman told me a secret：she was（48）D，and she needed a new kidney（肾）．（49）A，I got in touch with Sheryl Sandberg，who was also one of Mrs．Sherman's （50）C and who is the COO（Chief Operating Officer） of Facebook and we started to search for potential donors．
One of my readers was thought to be a （51）BSo，naturally，we started getting （52）D．Then，a twist of fate （命运）：Beth，the potential donor，was discovered to have a cancerous tumor（肿瘤） on her own kidney．We were （53）Bto learn this．
Beth would need an operation，but she could be （54）A．She kept thanking me over and over for （55）Cher life．But we all know the （56）D．Beth saved her own life----by being so （57）C and volunteering to save the life of a（58）A．
Though we're still looking for a donor match for Mrs．Sherman，we believe we will find one eventually （59）A there are so many people out there who are（60）D to do something good in this world．
To （43）Bher，I say at the beginning of one of my books that it has been written for her．I hadn't （44）C her in nearly a decade，but I knew：She changed my （45）B----I owed her forever．When she got word of what I had done，Mrs Sherman reached out to me．I was （46）Djust to receive her email．Mrs．Sherman was a giant in my life．To see a （47）B from her-----I feel like I was 17again．
After a few emails back and forth，Mrs．Sherman told me a secret：she was（48）D，and she needed a new kidney（肾）．（49）A，I got in touch with Sheryl Sandberg，who was also one of Mrs．Sherman's （50）C and who is the COO（Chief Operating Officer） of Facebook and we started to search for potential donors．
One of my readers was thought to be a （51）BSo，naturally，we started getting （52）D．Then，a twist of fate （命运）：Beth，the potential donor，was discovered to have a cancerous tumor（肿瘤） on her own kidney．We were （53）Bto learn this．
Beth would need an operation，but she could be （54）A．She kept thanking me over and over for （55）Cher life．But we all know the （56）D．Beth saved her own life----by being so （57）C and volunteering to save the life of a（58）A．
Though we're still looking for a donor match for Mrs．Sherman，we believe we will find one eventually （59）A there are so many people out there who are（60）D to do something good in this world．
| 41．A．learning | B．working | C．designing | D．acting |
| 42．A．help | B．relax | C．believe in | D．turn to |
| 43．A．encourage | B．thank | C．support | D．comfort |
| 44．A．remembered | B．missed | C．seen | D．trusted |
| 45．A．habit | B．life | C．dream | D．interest |
| 46．A．confused | B．terrified | C．relieved | D．thrilled |
| 47．A．picture | B．note | C．book | D．word |
| 48．A．old | B．tired | C．lonely | D．sick |
| 49．A．Immediately | B．Suddenly | C．Generally | D．Finally |
| 50．A．teachers | B．colleagues | C．students | D．friends |
| 51．A．partner | B．match | C．connection | D．target |
| 52．A．surprised | B．satisfied | C．interested | D．excited |
| 53．A．embarrassed | B．shocked | C．worried | D．annoyed |
| 54．A．cured | B．examined | C．protected | D．served |
| 55．A．changing | B．improving | C．saving | D．enjoying |
| 56．A．secret | B．reality | C．symbol | D．truth |
| 57．A．proud | B．smart | C．kind | D．patient |
| 58．A．stranger | B．leader | C．writer | D．reader |
| 59．A．as | B．if | C．when | D．until |
| 60．A．able | B．quick | C．brave | D．willing． |
5．When I stayed in another country I met a group of friends．I loved their company and we hung out on weekends．Life went quite（41）Cuntil something unexpected happened!
One of my friends was（42）Bwith kidney（肾） stones which had to be（43）A as soon as possible．But the friend could not（44）D the operation．He tried to get help from others but they all （45）A him just when he needed them most．My heart cried for him!
Though I hardly made ends（46）C，I tried to help him．I told him not to（47）D because everything would be all（48）A．But he needed more than my comfort．It was I who（49）Bthe doctor to do the surgery by saying that I would pay the（50）Cthe next day．How was I going to get that much money？
I tried to borrow money from other friends but I failed．I tried（51）Cmy things but no one wanted them．Then I took great（52）Ato ask my boss to pay me my next two months'（53）B in advance，without thinking of how I would（54）Cfor two months with no money．（55）B，after my （56）Ahe didn't hesitate to give me the money!Immediately I ran to the（57）Dand paid all the bills．My friend hugged me in（58）C．I just said，"Come on!This is just the way a friend is．"
True friends usually appear in the（59）Ctime in your life．Are you wondering how I survived for the next two months？I simply tell you that if anyone is in（60）Bthere will always be someone who will help．
One of my friends was（42）Bwith kidney（肾） stones which had to be（43）A as soon as possible．But the friend could not（44）D the operation．He tried to get help from others but they all （45）A him just when he needed them most．My heart cried for him!
Though I hardly made ends（46）C，I tried to help him．I told him not to（47）D because everything would be all（48）A．But he needed more than my comfort．It was I who（49）Bthe doctor to do the surgery by saying that I would pay the（50）Cthe next day．How was I going to get that much money？
I tried to borrow money from other friends but I failed．I tried（51）Cmy things but no one wanted them．Then I took great（52）Ato ask my boss to pay me my next two months'（53）B in advance，without thinking of how I would（54）Cfor two months with no money．（55）B，after my （56）Ahe didn't hesitate to give me the money!Immediately I ran to the（57）Dand paid all the bills．My friend hugged me in（58）C．I just said，"Come on!This is just the way a friend is．"
True friends usually appear in the（59）Ctime in your life．Are you wondering how I survived for the next two months？I simply tell you that if anyone is in（60）Bthere will always be someone who will help．
| 41．A．wrong | B．bad | C．well | D．out |
| 42．A．offered | B．diagnosed | C．provided | D．satisfied |
| 43．A．removed | B．recovered | C．loaded | D．sold |
| 44．A．accept | B．finish | C．buy | D．afford |
| 45．A．abandoned | B．appreciated | C．addressed | D．approached |
| 46．A．come | B．go | C．meet | D．help |
| 47．A．answer | B．pay | C．move | D．worry |
| 48．A．right | B．wrong | C．beneficial | D．similar |
| 49．A．pretended | B．persuaded | C．tempted | D．trained |
| 50．A．loan | B．price | C．cost | D．check |
| 51．A．selling | B．lending | C．packing | D．throwing |
| 52．A．measures | B．courage | C．interest | D．pains |
| 53．A．job | B．holiday | C．salary | D．bills |
| 54．A．search | B．survive | C．pay | D．travel |
| 55．A．Angrily | B．Suddenly | C．Unlikely | D．Luckily |
| 56．A．explanation | B．graduation | C．celebration | D．preparation |
| 57．A．home | B．bank | C．company | D．hospital |
| 58．A．arms | B．hands | C．tears | D．fears |
| 59．A．greatest | B．longest | C．toughest | D．shortest |
| 60．A．time | B．need | C．case | D．vain． |
4．Erik，an athletic child，lost his vision in his early teen．At first he （41）C to use a walking stick or learn Braille （盲文），（42）B he could do as well as any teenage．He finally came to（43）Chis disability，though．He couldn't play the same （44）B as he used to．But then he discovered wrestling，a sport where （45）A wasn't as important as touch and （46）B．Then，at 16，he discovered rock climbing was like wrestling in some ways．A wrestler and a rock climber （47）Ainformation through touch．Rock climbing （48）C mountain climbing，the greatest challenge of his life．
Erik's teammates say he isn't different from a （49）C mountaineer．The major difference is that he isn't as thin as most climbers．（50）B，his strong upper body，flexibility and mental toughness make him a（n） （51）C climber．The only help for Erik's blindness is to place（52）Bon his teammates'jackets so that he can follow them （53）A ．
Climbing Mount Everest was（54）B for every climber on every team．The（55）C to the mountain air for Erik was the same as it was for his teammates：（56）A of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower，and the brain doesn't （57）C as clearly as normal．In some ways，Erik had an advantage （58）B his teammates：as they got near the top，the vision of all climbers was （59）C．So at a certain altitude，all his teammates were like Erik--nearly （60）B．
To climb Mount Everest is an achievement for any athlete．Erik showed his disability wasn't as important as his ability．
Erik's teammates say he isn't different from a （49）C mountaineer．The major difference is that he isn't as thin as most climbers．（50）B，his strong upper body，flexibility and mental toughness make him a（n） （51）C climber．The only help for Erik's blindness is to place（52）Bon his teammates'jackets so that he can follow them （53）A ．
Climbing Mount Everest was（54）B for every climber on every team．The（55）C to the mountain air for Erik was the same as it was for his teammates：（56）A of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower，and the brain doesn't （57）C as clearly as normal．In some ways，Erik had an advantage （58）B his teammates：as they got near the top，the vision of all climbers was （59）C．So at a certain altitude，all his teammates were like Erik--nearly （60）B．
To climb Mount Everest is an achievement for any athlete．Erik showed his disability wasn't as important as his ability．
| 41．A．promised | B．demanded | C．refused | D．decided |
| 42．A．praying | B．insisting | C．admitting | D．appealing |
| 43．A．ignore | B．consider | C．accept | D．overcome |
| 44．A．cards | B．sports | C．parts | D．jokes |
| 45．A．sight | B．appearance | C．diligence | D．intelligence |
| 46．A．thought | B．feel | C．smell | D．taste |
| 47．A．get | B．give | C．store | D．exchange |
| 48．A．fell behind | B．lay in | C．led to | D．depend on |
| 49．A．disabled | B．satisfied | C．sighted | D．determined |
| 50．A．Besides | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Otherwise |
| 51．A．amateur | B．optimistic | C．perfect | D．responsible |
| 52．A．ropes | B．bells | C．flags | D．marks |
| 53．A．easily | B．casually | C．eagerly | D．slowly |
| 54．A．compulsory | B．challenging | C．optional | D．comforting |
| 55．A．application | B．limitation | C．reaction | D．adaptation |
| 56．A．change | B．lack | C．supply | D．existence |
| 57．A．survive | B．recover | C．function | D．refresh |
| 58．A．against | B．over | C．to | D．with |
| 59．A．wasted | B．broadened | C．limited | D．improved |
| 60．A．hopeless | B．blind | C．dizzy | D．dead． |
3．On Thursday afternoon，Mrs．Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual．It was a pleasant way of passing time （21）D an old woman who lived （22）B．
When she came home，she sensed something （23）C．Had someone got in？The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no（24）C of forced entry （进入）．Had anything been taken？She went from room to room，（25）D，and found her camera and spare watch missing．
The following Thursday，she went out at her usual time，but didn't go to the club．（26）C，she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home，（27）Dherself in through the back door．She settled down to wait and see what would （28）C．
It was 4o'clock when the front doorbell rang．Mrs．Clarke was （29）B tea at the time．The bell rang again，and （30）A she heard her letter box being pushed open．（31）C the kettle （壶） of boiling water，she moved quietly （32）A the door．A piece of wire （金属丝） appeared through the letter box，and then a（33）B．The wire turned and caught around the knob （圆形旋钮） on the door lock．Mrs．Clarke raised the kettle and （34）C the water over the hand．（35）D was heard outside as the （36）D fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back，which was （37）A by the sound of running feet．
It wasn't long （38）A the police caught the thief．And Mrs．Clarke was greatly （39）B at the club for her successful （40）B．
When she came home，she sensed something （23）C．Had someone got in？The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no（24）C of forced entry （进入）．Had anything been taken？She went from room to room，（25）D，and found her camera and spare watch missing．
The following Thursday，she went out at her usual time，but didn't go to the club．（26）C，she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home，（27）Dherself in through the back door．She settled down to wait and see what would （28）C．
It was 4o'clock when the front doorbell rang．Mrs．Clarke was （29）B tea at the time．The bell rang again，and （30）A she heard her letter box being pushed open．（31）C the kettle （壶） of boiling water，she moved quietly （32）A the door．A piece of wire （金属丝） appeared through the letter box，and then a（33）B．The wire turned and caught around the knob （圆形旋钮） on the door lock．Mrs．Clarke raised the kettle and （34）C the water over the hand．（35）D was heard outside as the （36）D fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back，which was （37）A by the sound of running feet．
It wasn't long （38）A the police caught the thief．And Mrs．Clarke was greatly （39）B at the club for her successful （40）B．
| 21．A．by | B．to | C．with | D．for |
| 22．A．lonely | B．alone | C．away | D．busily |
| 23．A．terrible | B．uncomfortable | C．unusual | D．bad |
| 24．A．information | B．show | C．sign | D．sight |
| 25．A．looking | B． examining | C．searching | D．checking |
| 26．A．Therefore | B．However | C．Instead | D．Again |
| 27．A．pushing | B．letting | C．pulling | D．leading |
| 28．A．appear | B．follow | C．happen | D．do |
| 29．A．cooking | B．making | C．burning | D．serving |
| 30．A．the next moment | B．for a while | C．in time | D．at once |
| 31．A．Putting down | B．Laying aside | C．Picking up | D．Taking away |
| 32．A．towards | B．away from | C．from behind | D．near |
| 33．A．knife | B．hand | C．letter | D．key |
| 34．A．used | B．dropped | C．poured | D．covered |
| 35．A．A sad voice | B．A strange noise | C．A low shout | D．A sharp cry |
| 36．A．key | B．kettle | C．door lock | D．wire |
| 37．A．followed | B．caused | C．produced | D．ended |
| 38．A．before | B．since | C．until | D．when |
| 39．A．surprised | B．praised | C．encouraged | D．supported |
| 40．A．self-satisfaction | B．self-protection | C．self-respect | D．self-service． |
1．You can never imagine how big and complex the inner world of a three-year-old child is，even as a mom．Yesterday afternoon I went to（21）ANicole from her daycare center．On the way home，she looked（22）Bin the beginning，telling me about the daytime activities，while later when（23）Cand quiet came back to her，she looked tired．
After we（24）Dthe bus，there was still another 15minutes of climbing up along a hill to our（25）B．She asked me where her daddy was．I told her that daddy was still working．She（26）Cthe fact and sighed with"Okay…"，somewhat（27）B．
On the way back，she was not as cooperative as usual．Sometimes she（28）Ato walk，but to stand in the middle of the road．Sometimes she stepped（29）Dto the grassland and tried to kick off the snow（30）Cthe bare grass could be seen．And she kept（31）Aall the way．Finally we arrived．All of a sudden she（32）Dtears and lost her temper outside the door．"Why are you crying so sadly？Tired？"The last sentence caused an even louder（33）A，"Mommy can't carry me!Mommy（34）C!Daddy carry me!Daddy…!"
My tears came out when I heard the words．Such a sweet and（35）Dgirl she is．One month ago I had a bad movement when carrying her up and twisted my waist．I remembered that I couldn't move at all when the（36）Ahappened and this certainly scared her．After that I（37）Blong-term lower back pain till now and couldn't carry her．It is（38）Dthat she knows everything．
No（39）Cshe asked me where her daddy was．That was why she kept silent all the way long but（40）Blost control when arriving at home．Dear parents，do you still think that our children know nothing or few about our world？
After we（24）Dthe bus，there was still another 15minutes of climbing up along a hill to our（25）B．She asked me where her daddy was．I told her that daddy was still working．She（26）Cthe fact and sighed with"Okay…"，somewhat（27）B．
On the way back，she was not as cooperative as usual．Sometimes she（28）Ato walk，but to stand in the middle of the road．Sometimes she stepped（29）Dto the grassland and tried to kick off the snow（30）Cthe bare grass could be seen．And she kept（31）Aall the way．Finally we arrived．All of a sudden she（32）Dtears and lost her temper outside the door．"Why are you crying so sadly？Tired？"The last sentence caused an even louder（33）A，"Mommy can't carry me!Mommy（34）C!Daddy carry me!Daddy…!"
My tears came out when I heard the words．Such a sweet and（35）Dgirl she is．One month ago I had a bad movement when carrying her up and twisted my waist．I remembered that I couldn't move at all when the（36）Ahappened and this certainly scared her．After that I（37）Blong-term lower back pain till now and couldn't carry her．It is（38）Dthat she knows everything．
No（39）Cshe asked me where her daddy was．That was why she kept silent all the way long but（40）Blost control when arriving at home．Dear parents，do you still think that our children know nothing or few about our world？
| 21．A．collect | B．gather | C．keep | D．guide |
| 22．A．calm | B．joyful | C．patient | D．shy |
| 23．A．dark | B．loneliness | C．peace | D．sorrow |
| 24．A．got around | B．got away | C．got on | D．got off |
| 25．A．school | B．apartment | C．department | D．studio |
| 26．A．stressed | B．ignored | C．accepted | D．checked |
| 27．A．excitedly | B．unhappily | C．naturally | D．reasonably |
| 28．A．refused | B．decided | C．tried | D．pretended |
| 29．A．forward | B．back | C．out | D．aside |
| 30．A．before | B．after | C．until | D．unless |
| 31．A．silent | B．excited | C．embarrassed | D．angry |
| 32．A．filled with | B．wiped away | C．held back | D．burst into |
| 33．A．cry | B．noise | C．sound | D．scream |
| 34．A．headache | B．stomachache | C．backache | D．toothache |
| 35．A．naughty | B．cautious | C．honest | D．considerate |
| 36．A．accident | B．mistake | C．affair | D．event |
| 37．A．adjusted to | B．suffered from | C．got over | D．went without |
| 38．A．difficult | B．rare | C．lucky | D．clear |
| 39．A．excuse | B．reason | C．wonder | D．doubt |
| 40．A．constantly | B．finally | C．frequently | D．gradually． |
20．I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict．I'm left （41）B．Why do these people create mistrust and problems，especially with those from other（42）D？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，（43）C children from different races and religions played and studied （44）B in harmony．At that time my family lived a stone's （45）A from Ismail's．And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu-we just（46）Cour differences．Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well（47）B or otherwise．
We were nine when we became friends．During the school holidays，we'd （48）D the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to （49）C the unexpected．At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town．We would be glad of his （50）B．
When I was twelve，my family moved to Johor．Ismail's family later returned to their village，and I （51）Atouch with him．
One spring afternoon in 1983，I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur．I （52）Amy destination．The driver acknowledged my （53）C but did not move off．Instead，he looked （54）Dat me．"Raddar？"he said，using my childhood nickname （绰号）．I was astonished at being so（55）Caddressed （称呼）．Unexpectedly!It was Ismail!Even after two （56）Awe still recognized each other．Grasping his shoulder，I felt a true affection，something（57）C to describe．
If we can allow our children to be （58）Bwithout prejudice，they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion，who will be （59）Btheir side through thick and thin．On such friendships are societies built and（60）Dwe can truly be，as William Shakespeare once wrote，"We happy few．We band of brothers"．
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，（43）C children from different races and religions played and studied （44）B in harmony．At that time my family lived a stone's （45）A from Ismail's．And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu-we just（46）Cour differences．Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well（47）B or otherwise．
We were nine when we became friends．During the school holidays，we'd （48）D the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to （49）C the unexpected．At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town．We would be glad of his （50）B．
When I was twelve，my family moved to Johor．Ismail's family later returned to their village，and I （51）Atouch with him．
One spring afternoon in 1983，I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur．I （52）Amy destination．The driver acknowledged my （53）C but did not move off．Instead，he looked （54）Dat me．"Raddar？"he said，using my childhood nickname （绰号）．I was astonished at being so（55）Caddressed （称呼）．Unexpectedly!It was Ismail!Even after two （56）Awe still recognized each other．Grasping his shoulder，I felt a true affection，something（57）C to describe．
If we can allow our children to be （58）Bwithout prejudice，they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion，who will be （59）Btheir side through thick and thin．On such friendships are societies built and（60）Dwe can truly be，as William Shakespeare once wrote，"We happy few．We band of brothers"．
| 41．A．interested | B．puzzled | C．pleased | D．excited |
| 42．A．parties | B．cities | C．villages | D．races |
| 43．A．why | B．which | C．when | D．how |
| 44．A．around | B．together | C．alone | D．apart |
| 45．A．throw | B．drop | C．move | D．roll |
| 46．A．refused | B．made | C．accepted | D．sought |
| 47．A．paid | B．meant | C．preserved | D．treated |
| 48．A．desert | B．search | C．discover | D．explore |
| 49．A．get through | B．deal with | C．come across | D．take away |
| 50．A．arrival | B．company | C．effort | D．choice |
| 51．A．lost | B．gained | C．developed | D．missed |
| 52．A．stated | B．ordered | C．decided | D．chose |
| 53．A．attempts | B．opinions | C．instructions | D．arrangements |
| 54．A．anxiously | B．carelessly | C．disappointedly | D．fixedly |
| 55．A．fully | B．strangely | C．familiarly | D．coldly |
| 56．A．decades | B．months | C．years | D．departures |
| 57．A．possible | B．funny | C．hard | D．clear |
| 58．A．them | B．themselves | C．us | D．ourselves |
| 59．A．from | B．by | C．with | D．against |
| 60．A．still | B．otherwise | C．instead | D．then． |
19．My grandfather dug water wells in Indiana and started his business during the great depression．
Although nearly everyone was out of work，people still needed（36）B，so he didn't lack jobs．（37）C，in those days，it was awfully hard to get paid for what you did．One morning，a farmer showed up with a （38）A---a whole side of fresh beef on his shoulder．"I（39）Dthis ought to make us equal on that digging，"he said to my grandfather．Grandfather（40）C．
It was wintertime，so the beef stayed fresh under damp cloth on the cold back porch（门廊）．Each day，Nana stepped out onto the porch，（41）Agood piece of the meat，and carried it into the kitchen（42）Cit were pure gold．
After a few days．Nana noticed the（43）Bhad been moved．She asked grandfather if he had touched the beef．He hadn't．"Well．then．"she said，"somebody's been eating our meat．Do you always lock the back door？"My grandfather told her not to（44）D．She probably had moved the cloth herself，and had（45）B forgotten．
This（46）Afor many days．Nana was（47）Dthat someone was taking their meat，and grandfather just insisted she was（48）Cthings．It wasn't until much later that we learned the real story．
On the morning after grandfather set the meat out on the back porch door，he（49）Asome footprints near the door．He（50）Cfollowed the footprints to where they began．Soon the footprints
in the snow led my grandfather to a house he instantly（51）B．It was the home of a poor single mother with two young children．Grandfather（52）Bturned around and walked back home．He didn't say a word about it to anyone．
From then on，Nana would carefully（53）Dthe lock on the porch door each night to make sure it was（54）A．Then grandfather，after waiting for Nana to go to bed，would return to the porch and（55）Cthe lock again．Nana never knew about the family they were helping to feed that winter．
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Although nearly everyone was out of work，people still needed（36）B，so he didn't lack jobs．（37）C，in those days，it was awfully hard to get paid for what you did．One morning，a farmer showed up with a （38）A---a whole side of fresh beef on his shoulder．"I（39）Dthis ought to make us equal on that digging，"he said to my grandfather．Grandfather（40）C．
It was wintertime，so the beef stayed fresh under damp cloth on the cold back porch（门廊）．Each day，Nana stepped out onto the porch，（41）Agood piece of the meat，and carried it into the kitchen（42）Cit were pure gold．
After a few days．Nana noticed the（43）Bhad been moved．She asked grandfather if he had touched the beef．He hadn't．"Well．then．"she said，"somebody's been eating our meat．Do you always lock the back door？"My grandfather told her not to（44）D．She probably had moved the cloth herself，and had（45）B forgotten．
This（46）Afor many days．Nana was（47）Dthat someone was taking their meat，and grandfather just insisted she was（48）Cthings．It wasn't until much later that we learned the real story．
On the morning after grandfather set the meat out on the back porch door，he（49）Asome footprints near the door．He（50）Cfollowed the footprints to where they began．Soon the footprints
in the snow led my grandfather to a house he instantly（51）B．It was the home of a poor single mother with two young children．Grandfather（52）Bturned around and walked back home．He didn't say a word about it to anyone．
From then on，Nana would carefully（53）Dthe lock on the porch door each night to make sure it was（54）A．Then grandfather，after waiting for Nana to go to bed，would return to the porch and（55）Cthe lock again．Nana never knew about the family they were helping to feed that winter．
| 36．A．beef | B．water | C．money | D．food |
| 37．A．Otherwise | B．Thus | C．However | D．Besides |
| 38．A．payment | B．praise | C．delivery | D．gift |
| 39．A．doubt | B．claim | C．discover | D．expect |
| 40．A．suspected | B．hesitated | C．agreed | D．argued |
| 41．A．selected | B．bought | C．preserved | D．moved |
| 42．A．now that | B．even if | C．as if | D．so that |
| 43．A．gold | B．cloth | C．tool | D．porch |
| 44．A．disappoint | B．forget | C．interrupt | D．worry |
| 45．A．suddenly | B．simply | C．exactly | D．rarely |
| 46．A．went on | B．went over | C．went by | D．went up |
| 47．A．reliable | B．accurate | C．strange | D．certain |
| 48．A．understanding | B．remembering | C．imagining | D．enjoying |
| 49．A．noticed | B．marked | C．guided | D．chased |
| 50．A．quickly | B．finally | C．curiously | D．coldly |
| 51．A．convinced | B．recognized | C．observed | D．removed |
| 52．A．hopelessly | B．quietly | C．gradually | D．painfully |
| 53．A．watch | B．control | C．mend | D．check |
| 54．A．safe | B．free | C．perfect | D．open |
| 55．A．exchange | B．replace | C．release | D．adjust． |