5．Little _____what you said．I wish you had repeated it．（ ）
| A． | did I understand | B． | I understood | ||
| C． | I did understand | D． | have I understood |
4．I became a gardener when I was twelve．My early（41）Cof gardening nay not have originated from my（42）Dfor nature．It was to annoy my parents．
At that time，we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood．But my mother often looked with（43）Aat this work of natural art．Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her．Seeing the neighbors busy with（44）C，my father ever thought it a waste of time．
At that age，I always did something（45）Dto whatever my parents did!If gardening were something they found （46）C，I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily seeds in the yard．But they（47）Ato come up．I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses．Wild（48）Bjoy，I found the first rose bloom．One by one，the flowers bloomed their heads off．Eventually，I was（49）Dby this land of wonder．
（50）B，my parents showed no interest in my garden．My father even（51）Aat me because he found it was（52）Bto move around my garden to the driveway．To my mother's （53）B，I put in her vase my real roses which，in her eyes，were simply weeds rather than（54）C．
Regardless of their（55）A，I kept on planting my garden and（56）Cto enjoy the pleasure of gardening．Plants make such good companions：they breathe，they bloom，they（57）Cto care and love．
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to（58）Dmy parents．Today I become known as Mrs．Greenthumbs，teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very（59）A．And now I could say it is my affection for（60）Dthat makes me a real gardener．
At that time，we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood．But my mother often looked with（43）Aat this work of natural art．Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her．Seeing the neighbors busy with（44）C，my father ever thought it a waste of time．
At that age，I always did something（45）Dto whatever my parents did!If gardening were something they found （46）C，I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily seeds in the yard．But they（47）Ato come up．I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses．Wild（48）Bjoy，I found the first rose bloom．One by one，the flowers bloomed their heads off．Eventually，I was（49）Dby this land of wonder．
（50）B，my parents showed no interest in my garden．My father even（51）Aat me because he found it was（52）Bto move around my garden to the driveway．To my mother's （53）B，I put in her vase my real roses which，in her eyes，were simply weeds rather than（54）C．
Regardless of their（55）A，I kept on planting my garden and（56）Cto enjoy the pleasure of gardening．Plants make such good companions：they breathe，they bloom，they（57）Cto care and love．
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to（58）Dmy parents．Today I become known as Mrs．Greenthumbs，teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very（59）A．And now I could say it is my affection for（60）Dthat makes me a real gardener．
| 41．A．memory | B．dream | C．intention | D．design |
| 42．A．hope | B．need | C．idea | D．love |
| 43．A．doubt | B．appreciation | C．surprise | D．excitement |
| 44．A．working | B．playing | C．gardening | D．travelling |
| 45．A．equal | B．similar | C．superior | D．opposite |
| 46．A．harmful | B．valuable | C．upsetting | D．interesting |
| 47．A．failed | B．liked | C．grew | D．happened |
| 48．A．to | B．with | C．in | D．by |
| 49．A．puzzled | B．defeated | C．caught | D．touched |
| 50．A．Instead | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
| 51．A．shouted | B．laughed | C．glanced | D．jumped |
| 52．A．unusual | B．troublesome | C．impossible | D．dangerous |
| 53．A．sadness | B．displeasure | C．delight | D．relief |
| 54．A．beauty | B．kindness | C．flowers | D．plants |
| 55．A．dislike | B．encouragement | C．threat | D．suggestion |
| 56．A．decided | B．waited | C．continued | D．struggled |
| 57．A．devote | B．turn | C．respond | D．lead |
| 58．A．educate | B．satisfy | C．respect | D．challenge |
| 59．A．proud | B．comfortable | C．strange | D．disappointed |
| 60．A．freedom | B．life | C．growth | D．nature |
3．When I was a boy growing up，we lived across a river from the main road next to a set of rail road tracks．The only way to our house was across a （ 41）D．Our only neighbor，Frankie，lived in a（n） （ 42）Chouse on the hillside behind our home．His house，（43）A，was over a hundred years old．
Frankie was already nearly 80 years old when I was（44）B．He was a first generation，Italian immigrant who had never married．He had（45）Aon the railroad for over 40 years before retiring but still worked hard every day．I would watch him with（46）Bgrow plants on hillsides．Frankie was（47）Dby today's standards．He had no electricity or running water and would（48）Conce a week with water he boiled．I never seemed to（49）Athe smell when I visited him，though．His（ 50）Bremained broken even after all his years in America but somehow I never had any trouble（51）Ahim．
Frankie also（52）Bme in my spiritual growth．He did this mainly by（53）D．He never lectured or taught．He just showed me how to live with honesty，kindness，and goodness．He showed me the joy of nature，the（54）Cthat can come from just sitting outside on a sunny day．
When Frankie（55）D，we found he had over 40，000 dollars in the bank，a （56）Cat that time，from a lifetime of saving．It was sent to his brothers and sisters（57）Aliving in Italy．We often wondered why he hadn't used it to buy a better home and live more （58）B．Looking back now，however，I know the（59）D．He had food，shelter，clothes，and warmth both in his house and in his spirit．He（60）Cnothing more to be happy in his life．
Frankie was already nearly 80 years old when I was（44）B．He was a first generation，Italian immigrant who had never married．He had（45）Aon the railroad for over 40 years before retiring but still worked hard every day．I would watch him with（46）Bgrow plants on hillsides．Frankie was（47）Dby today's standards．He had no electricity or running water and would（48）Conce a week with water he boiled．I never seemed to（49）Athe smell when I visited him，though．His（ 50）Bremained broken even after all his years in America but somehow I never had any trouble（51）Ahim．
Frankie also（52）Bme in my spiritual growth．He did this mainly by（53）D．He never lectured or taught．He just showed me how to live with honesty，kindness，and goodness．He showed me the joy of nature，the（54）Cthat can come from just sitting outside on a sunny day．
When Frankie（55）D，we found he had over 40，000 dollars in the bank，a （56）Cat that time，from a lifetime of saving．It was sent to his brothers and sisters（57）Aliving in Italy．We often wondered why he hadn't used it to buy a better home and live more （58）B．Looking back now，however，I know the（59）D．He had food，shelter，clothes，and warmth both in his house and in his spirit．He（60）Cnothing more to be happy in his life．
| 41．A．street | B．board | C．map | D．bridge |
| 42．A．open | B．empty | C．old | D．dark |
| 43．A．in fact | B．at first | C．above all | D．as usual |
| 44．A．employed | B．born | C．prepared | D．educated |
| 45．A．worked | B．waited | C．walked | D．traveled |
| 46．A．delight | B．amazement | C．regret | D．patience |
| 47．A．weak | B．careless | C．poor | D．smelly |
| 48．A．dive | B．swim | C．bathe | D．practice |
| 49．A．mind | B．bear | C．have | D．take |
| 50．A．heart | B．English | C．life | D．time |
| 51．A．understanding | B．finding | C．believing | D．improving |
| 52．A．served | B．guided | C．held | D．accepted |
| 53．A．nature | B．choice | C．order | D．example |
| 54．A．courage | B．wealth | C．peace | D．strength |
| 55．A．failed | B．returned | C．settled | D．died |
| 56．A．record | B．secret | C．fortune | D．success |
| 57．A．still | B．also | C．again | D．often |
| 58．A．actively | B．comfortably | C．safely | D．quietly |
| 59．A．method | B．process | C．chance | D．answer |
| 60．A．managed | B．changed | C．needed | D．explained |
2．"Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces．"I（41）B picking them up（42）Clater I found more pieces．No quiet sighing this time．I（43）A，"Who is throwing garbage？"No answer．Instead，I saw more bits of paper silently floating（44）Bfrom upstairs．Looking up，I saw my seven-year-old son，Paul．
"Stop making a mess．""It's not a mess．They're（45）D．""Sorry，what did you say？"I hadn't heard him clearly．
He didn't answer me．Paul has autism（自闭症）and（46）Aanswers a question，especially when he's（47）Cattentively on something else．He ran down the stairs．"Where are my other butterflies？"he asked，（48）Baround．Every time Paul （49）Bfive or more words together，my heart says a（50）Dof thanks．But lately he seems to（51）Dthat the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are（52）Aof the effort．
Butterflies．Of course．I rushed to（53）Cthem from the garbage，（54）Bthem off and handed them to my young artist．"Want to see them（55）Dagain？"he asked with a shy smile．"Oh yes!They're beautiful．"I whispered．He ran back upstairs to float his（56）Adown again．They really did look like beautiful butterflies．
That day Paul（57）Ame to look up at（58）Cinstead of down at garbage．How many other masterpieces do I miss because I'm too caught up in my（59）Bto take time to appreciate what's right in front of me？Life is not what happens to us．It's（60）Dwe look at it．Now，I look up．
"Stop making a mess．""It's not a mess．They're（45）D．""Sorry，what did you say？"I hadn't heard him clearly．
He didn't answer me．Paul has autism（自闭症）and（46）Aanswers a question，especially when he's（47）Cattentively on something else．He ran down the stairs．"Where are my other butterflies？"he asked，（48）Baround．Every time Paul （49）Bfive or more words together，my heart says a（50）Dof thanks．But lately he seems to（51）Dthat the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are（52）Aof the effort．
Butterflies．Of course．I rushed to（53）Cthem from the garbage，（54）Bthem off and handed them to my young artist．"Want to see them（55）Dagain？"he asked with a shy smile．"Oh yes!They're beautiful．"I whispered．He ran back upstairs to float his（56）Adown again．They really did look like beautiful butterflies．
That day Paul（57）Ame to look up at（58）Cinstead of down at garbage．How many other masterpieces do I miss because I'm too caught up in my（59）Bto take time to appreciate what's right in front of me？Life is not what happens to us．It's（60）Dwe look at it．Now，I look up．
| 41．A．laughed | B．sighed | C．amazed | D．shouted |
| 42．A．Days | B．Years | C．Moments | D．Weeks |
| 43．A．called out | B．turned up | C．got in | D．added to |
| 44．A．up | B．down | C．away | D．off |
| 45．A．planes | B．papers | C．leaves | D．butterflies |
| 46．A．rarely | B．frequently | C．willingly | D．eagerly |
| 47．A．devoted | B．depended | C．focused | D．addicted |
| 48．A．showing | B．looking | C．playing | D．drawing |
| 49．A．spells | B．puts | C．pushes | D．accumulates |
| 50．A．sound | B．remark | C．report | D．prayer |
| 51．A．refuse | B．hear | C．mind | D．realize |
| 52．A．worthy | B．aware | C．fond | D．typical |
| 53．A．hide | B．destroy | C．rescue | D．remove |
| 54．A．tore | B．dusted | C．cut | D．seized |
| 55．A．throw | B．flow | C．land | D．fly |
| 56．A．masterpieces | B．schoolwork | C．inventions | D．imagination |
| 57．A．reminded | B．forced | C．intended | D．permitted |
| 58．A．mistakes | B．weaknesses | C．beauty | D．scenery |
| 59．A．amusement | B．housework | C．communication | D．homework |
| 60．A．when | B．whether | C．where | D．how |
1．Speaking two languages can actually help reduce some effects of aging on the brain，a new study has found．
Researchers tested how long participants needed to（41）A from one cognitive （认知）task to another，something that's known to（42）D longer for older adults，said lead researcher，Brain Gold，an expert at the University of Kentucky，"It has great effects these days because our population is
（43）B gradually，"Gold said．"Seniors are（44）C longer，and that's a good thing，but it's only a good thing（45）D a certain degree that their brains are（46）B．"
Gold's team compared task-switching of younger and older（47）A，knowing they would find slower speeds in the（48）C population because of previous studies．（49）D，they found that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental gear （齿轮）（50）A than those who didn't．
First，Gold and his team（51）B 30 people，who were either bilingual （双语的）（52）C monolingual （单语的），to look at a series of colored shapes and（53）D with the name of each shape by pushing a button．Then，they（54）A the participants with a similar series of colored shapes and asked them to respond with what（55）Cthe shapes were by pushing a button．The bilingual people had the（56）Bto respond faster to the shifting prompts （提示）．
Researchers then gathered 80 more people for a second（57）A； 40bilinguals and 40monolinguals．This time，researchers used FMRI machines to（58）D brain activity during the same shape-and color-identifying（59）C．Gold and his team found that bilingual people had different brain activity than their monolingual peers．
"Learning a second language in childhood was thought of as（60）A，"Gold said．"Actually，it's beneficial．"
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Researchers tested how long participants needed to（41）A from one cognitive （认知）task to another，something that's known to（42）D longer for older adults，said lead researcher，Brain Gold，an expert at the University of Kentucky，"It has great effects these days because our population is
（43）B gradually，"Gold said．"Seniors are（44）C longer，and that's a good thing，but it's only a good thing（45）D a certain degree that their brains are（46）B．"
Gold's team compared task-switching of younger and older（47）A，knowing they would find slower speeds in the（48）C population because of previous studies．（49）D，they found that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental gear （齿轮）（50）A than those who didn't．
First，Gold and his team（51）B 30 people，who were either bilingual （双语的）（52）C monolingual （单语的），to look at a series of colored shapes and（53）D with the name of each shape by pushing a button．Then，they（54）A the participants with a similar series of colored shapes and asked them to respond with what（55）Cthe shapes were by pushing a button．The bilingual people had the（56）Bto respond faster to the shifting prompts （提示）．
Researchers then gathered 80 more people for a second（57）A； 40bilinguals and 40monolinguals．This time，researchers used FMRI machines to（58）D brain activity during the same shape-and color-identifying（59）C．Gold and his team found that bilingual people had different brain activity than their monolingual peers．
"Learning a second language in childhood was thought of as（60）A，"Gold said．"Actually，it's beneficial．"
| 41．A．switch | B．perform | C．jump | D．transport |
| 42．A．hold | B．spend | C．last | D．take |
| 43．A．increasing | B．aging | C．growing | D．exploding |
| 44．A．surviving | B．staying | C．living | D．expecting |
| 45．A．with | B．in | C．at | D．to |
| 46．A．powerful | B．healthy | C．sensitive | D．special |
| 47．A．adults | B．researchers | C．leaders | D．seniors |
| 48．A．random | B．ordinary | C．older | D．younger |
| 49．A．Thus | B．Otherwise | C．Besides | D．However |
| 50．A．faster | B．slower | C．longer | D．better |
| 51．A．paid | B．asked | C．promised | D．forced |
| 52．A．yet | B．nor | C．or | D．and |
| 53．A．remember | B．realize | C．recall | D．reply |
| 54．A．presented | B．rewarded | C．assisted | D．treated |
| 55．A．forms | B．types | C．colors | D．sizes |
| 56．A．right | B．ability | C．opportunity | D．determination |
| 57．A．experiment | B．conclusion | C．lesson | D．task |
| 58．A．recognize | B．improve | C．make | D．record |
| 59．A．tools | B．scores | C．tasks | D．games |
| 60．A．useless | B．reasonable | C．simple | D．interesting |