I was first officer at an airline. One Christmas Eve, I was checking instruments in ______for my last flight of the day _______I heard a noise behind me. I looked ______my shoulder. Just outside the cockpit(驾驶舱) doorway was a boy of about nine ______at the cockpit. At my glance he started to _______“Come on in here,” I called. The boy stepped _______into the cockpit. “My name’s Chad.” I said, slicking out my hand. With a shy smile he put his hand in________, “I’m Sam.”

The captain would be in any minute. Sam looked so _______that I didn't want to cut short his fun. I told Sam the _______of each button. Finally Captain Jim came aboard. I_______Sam to Jim, who gave him a broad smile. “You ever _______an airplane before, Sam?” Jim asked. Eyes wide, Sam _____his head. Following my______, he carefully pressed a button as big as his hand to start the _______, which hummed (发出嗡嗡声) to life. Sam looked like he was about to cry with ______. We started up the other engine, ______, and arrived in Macon about 40 minutes later.

Early Christmas morning, Sam’s mother came by and ______ a tin of cookies with a note of thanks. Jim looked at it, ______, and read it aloud, “Thank you for what you’ve done. Sam has been dreaming about becoming a pilot. _________, he’s got cancer…”

A small _______deed that one does can make a big difference to someone else’s life.

1.A. time B. return C. preparation D. exchange

2.A. after B. when C. as if D. even though

3.A. over B. around C. above D. from

4.A. glaring B. aiming C. shouting D. staring

5.A. get in B. turn away C. run out D. set off

6.A. cautiously B. unexpectedly C. desperately D. deliberately

7.A. his B. him C. me D. mine

8.A. thrilled B. worried C. afraid D. confident

9.A. type B. function C. problem D. regulation

10.A. carried B. reported C. introduced D. directed

11.A. saw B. boarded C. started D. visited

12.A. raised B. bowed C. nodded D. shook

13.A. signals B. instructions C. example D. schedule

14.A. flight B. journey C. button D. engine

15.A. happiness B. anxiety C. sympathy D. fright

16.A. gave up B. pulled over C. took off D. went out

17.A. took B. made C. bought D. left

18.A. sighed B. sobbed C. breathed D. relieved

19.A. Strangely B. Eventually C. Carelessly D. Unfortunately

20.A. heroic B. risky C. kind D. honest

I’m afraid he’s more of a talker than a doer, which is_____ he never finishes anything.

A. that B. when C. where D. why

It is the ability to do the job ________matters not where you come from or what you are.

A. which B. that

C. what D. where

It is uncertain _______ side effect the medicine will bring about,although about two thousand patients have taken it.

A. that B. what C. how D. whether

The new stadium being built in our town will be _____the old one.

A. half as big as B. as half big as

C. as big as half D. big as half as

The news has made us happy __________the housing price will fall soon .

A. what B. which

C. that D. whether

Only when lily walked into the office ________that she had left the contract at home.

A. that she realized B. has the realized

C. that she has realized D. did she realize

People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this creates further problems.

A. in short B. in case

C. in doubt D. in turn

---I’m sorry the traffic is so heavy.

---Does that _______why you are so late?

A. break out B. account for

C. turn down D. build up

Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still ______ the traditional customs.

A. perform B. possess

C. observe D. support