James sat outside the office waiting for the interview（面试）. He felt so1that he didn’t know what to do with2.The person who had gone in3him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. 4James. He felt 5 that she had already got the 6. The problem was that he wanted this job 7.It meant8 to him. He had 9it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself 10 brilliantly at the interview and 11the job immediately. But now here he was feeling 12.He couldn’t13 all those things he had14to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and 15 .But no—he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t 16 like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened . The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very17 with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James18 her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly19that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs 20and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.

1.
1. A.
  healthy
2. B.
  nervous
3. C.
  careless
4. D.
  confident
2.
1. A.
  the managing director
2. B.
  the woman
3. C.
  himself
4. D.
  the situation
3.
1. A.
  by
2. B.
  with
3. C.
  before
4. D.
  after
4.
1. A.
  Not like
2. B.
  So did
3. C.
  Do as
4. D.
  Do like
5.
1. A.
  doubtful
2. B.
  sure
3. C.
  angry
4. D.
  astonishing
6.
1. A.
  reward
2. B.
  first
3. C.
  prize
4. D.
  job
7.
1. A.
  hopelessly
2. B.
  naturally
3. C.
  easily
4. D.
  so much
8.
1. A.
  everything
2. B.
  happiness
3. C.
  difficulty
4. D.
  nothing
9.
1. A.
  dreamed of
2. B.
  learned of
3. C.
  thought about
4. D.
  talked about
10.
1. A.
  explaining
2. B.
  performing
3. C.
  answering
4. D.
  performed
11.
1. A.
  offered
2. B.
  asked for
3. C.
  being offered
4. D.
  being asked for
12.
1. A.
  crazy
2. B.
  excited
3. C.
  probable
4. D.
  terrible
13.
1. A.
  depend on
2. B.
  afford
3. C.
  believe in
4. D.
  remember
14.
1. A.
  kept
2. B.
  been taught
3. C.
  planned
4. D.
  been supplied
15.
1. A.
  leave
2. B.
  go in
3. C.
  prepare
4. D.
  practise
16.
1. A.
  take back
2. B.
  put off
3. C.
  give up
4. D.
  put down
17.
1. A.
  ugly
2. B.
  pleased
3. C.
  sad
4. D.
  pretty
18.
1. A.
  noticed
2. B.
  loved
3. C.
  missed
4. D.
  hated
19.
1. A.
  thought
2. B.
  hoped
3. C.
  wished
4. D.
  regretted
20.
1. A.
  shaking
2. B.
  bending
3. C.
  walking
4. D.
  stopping

In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she1of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American2 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a3in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room,Mummy4cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."
Atsuko5to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her6 world.'"People were struggling with problems and often seemed7," she said. "I felt very alone."
One of her hardest8was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were9 it, but I wasn't."
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to10the ball to her teammates so they could knock it11 the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face12she failed.
A young man on her team13What she was going through." He walked up to me and14 , 'Come on. You can do that'".
"You will never understand how those words of15made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not16 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have17forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness18to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will19 . She's al1 the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four20words: You can do that.

1.
1. A.
  learned
2. B.
  spoke
3. C.
  dreamed
4. D.
  heard
2.
1. A.
  way
2. B.
  life
3. C.
  education
4. D.
  spirit
3.
1. A.
  photo
2. B.
  painting
3. C.
  picture
4. D.
  drawing
4.
1. A.
  baking
2. B.
  frying
3. C.
  steaming
4. D.
  boiling
5.
1. A.
  hoped
2. B.
  arranged
3. C.
  liked
4. D.
  attempted
6.
1. A.
  described
2. B.
  imagined
3. C.
  created
4. D.
  discovered
7.
1. A.
  tense
2. B.
  cheerful
3. C.
  relaxed
4. D.
  deserted
8.
1. A.
  times
2. B.
  question
3. C.
  classes
4. D.
  projects
9.
1. A.
  curious about
2. B.
  good at
3. C.
  slow at
4. D.
  nervous about
10.
1. A.
  kick
2. B.
  pass
3. C.
  carry
4. D.
  hit
11.
1. A.
  through
2. B.
  into
3. C.
  over
4. D.
  past
12.
1. A.
  after
2. B.
  if
3. C.
  because
4. D.
  until
13.
1. A.
  believed
2. B.
  considered
3. C.
  wondered
4. D.
  sensed
14.
1. A.
  warned
2. B.
  sighed
3. C.
  ordered
4. D.
  whispered
15.
1. A.
  excitement
2. B.
  encouragement
3. C.
  persuasion
4. D.
  suggestion
16.
1. A.
  interested
2. B.
  doubtful
3. C.
  puzzled
4. D.
  sure
17.
1. A.
  never
2. B.
  already
3. C.
  seldom
4. D.
  almost
18.
1. A.
  happened
2. B.
  applied
3. C.
  seemed
4. D.
  meant
19.
1. A.
  continue
2. B.
  stay
3. C.
  exist
4. D.
  live
20.
1. A.
  merciful
2. B.
  bitter
3. C.
  simple
4. D.
  easy

Spend a pound to win a penny
Some people were steaming peas under a tree in order to make a meal for their horses. Up in the branches sat a monkey,1what they were doing.
"Aha" thought the monkey. “I spot my2!” So when the men had finished steaming the peas and3 for a moment to look after the horses,4,the monkey let himself down from the tree. He snatched (抓) the peas and filled his5and both hands as full as they could6. Then he climbed up the tree and sat there, eating happily.
Suddenly one pea fell.
"Oh dear! Oh my pea!" cried the monkey. The other peas7to drop out of his mouth. He8his hands in despair(绝望地), and the peas fell out of his hands too, but he took no9. All he thought of was that one pea was gone,10 he climbed down the trunk to hunt for his lost pea on the ground. At this time, the men came back. When they saw a monkey11with their pots, they all12their arms and shouted, "Shoo! Shoo!" Then they picked up stones and began to13 the monkey with them. The monkey was so14that he gave one jump to the nearest15 , and swung himself up to the top of the tree.
"After all," said he to himself, “it was16one pea.” But he ought to have thought of that17 ,for now all the other peas had gone too.
That day the monkey had to content himself with the18 of boiled peas for dinner, and I hope the 19taught him not to be so20 in future.

1.
1. A.
  watching
2. B.
  enjoying
3. C.
  describing
4. D.
  guessing
2.
1. A.
  shelter
2. B.
  neighbors
3. C.
  dinner
4. D.
  friends
3.
1. A.
  turned up
2. B.
  turned away
3. C.
  gave up
4. D.
  gave away
4.
1. A.
  easily
2. B.
  gently
3. C.
  safely
4. D.
  confidently
5.
1. A.
  bowl
2. B.
  pocket
3. C.
  mouth
4. D.
  bag
6.
1. A.
  receive
2. B.
  hold
3. C.
  support
4. D.
  put
7.
1. A.
  seemed
2. B.
  began
3. C.
  hurried
4. D.
  failed
8.
1. A.
  crossed
2. B.
  hid
3. C.
  touched
4. D.
  squeezed
9.
1. A.
  interest
2. B.
  time
3. C.
  notice
4. D.
  sign
10.
1. A.
  so
2. B.
  because
3. C.
  although
4. D.
  if
11.
1. A.
  helping
2. B.
  playing
3. C.
  mixing
4. D.
  dealing
12.
1. A.
  carried
2. B.
  broke
3. C.
  waved
4. D.
  bent
13.
1. A.
  attack
2. B.
  separate
3. C.
  destroy
4. D.
  bother
14.
1. A.
  puzzled
2. B.
  disappointed
3. C.
  terrified
4. D.
  annoyed
15.
1. A.
  branch
2. B.
  stone
3. C.
  pea
4. D.
  horse
16.
1. A.
  still
2. B.
  even
3. C.
  only
4. D.
  almost
17.
1. A.
  earlier
2. B.
  sooner
3. C.
  longer
4. D.
  later
18.
1. A.
  image
2. B.
  smell
3. C.
  dream
4. D.
  taste
19.
1. A.
  trick
2. B.
  disaster
3. C.
  loss
4. D.
  process
20.
1. A.
  curious
2. B.
  ambitious
3. C.
  proud
4. D.
  greedy

One day a famous actor had just got into the train with all his luggage when a young man came and1down in the seat opposite him. The young man took out a2and began to read it,3the actor tried to get some4in his corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes, he5that the young man was looking at him with his6open, his book forgotten. The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again,7every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same excited look .At last, he gave up the attempt(企图) to sleep, took out a newspaper, put it8in front of him and began to read. The young man tried several times to get into conversation with the actor, but9.
After a long period of silence the young man said again, “I’m George P. Anderson of Willington, Vermont.” This time the actor put his10down and said, “So am I.” That was the end of the conversation.

1.
1. A.
  lay
2. B.
  sat
3. C.
  looked
4. D.
  got
2.
1. A.
  newspaper
2. B.
  magazine
3. C.
  book
4. D.
  letter
3.
1. A.
  when
2. B.
  because
3. C.
  as
4. D.
  while
4.
1. A.
  drink
2. B.
  help
3. C.
  food
4. D.
  sleep
5.
1. A.
  found
2. B.
  thought
3. C.
  felt
4. D.
  expected
6.
1. A.
  book
2. B.
  mouth
3. C.
  arms
4. D.
  shirt
7.
1. A.
  but
2. B.
  therefore
3. C.
  so
4. D.
  however
8.
1. A.
  away
2. B.
  up
3. C.
  down
4. D.
  out
9.
1. A.
  failed
2. B.
  succeeded
3. C.
  missed
4. D.
  refused
10.
1. A.
  paper
2. B.
  luggage
3. C.
  feet
4. D.
  hands

One day before Christmas, all of us children from the Children's Home Society Orphanage(孤儿院) were taken to the Mayflower Hotel in downtown to attend a Christmas party.
After the man on the stage said a prayer(祈祷), we were told to1 . Within minutes we were 2a meal which was fit for a king. I ate 3I could eat no more. As we ate, Santa Clause came walking out onto the4. The kids cheered with5. Everyone began clapping their hands and yelling as6as they could.
I too was excited7but I knew better than to yell(叫喊)out loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron, sat only three seats from me. She had8it very clear to everyone that we were tobehaveourselves in "a proper manner" and that there was to be "no yelling or shouting".
One orphan9was led up onto the stage and each kid was handed a10by Santa Claus himself.
As the line became shorter and shorter my11finally came. He smiled at me. Then he reached over and handed me a12box which had two gold ribbons(丝带) on it. As I leaned(向前倾) to take the box I tripped and I13to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet.
"Move14Kiser." called out Mrs. Winters.
I was now leaning against Santa Claus' leg and I was looking15into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine.
"Can I16you Santa?" I asked him.
The next thing I knew Mrs. Winters had caught me up by my shirt collar and was17me away from the line of children.
I sat down in my chair just crying. Once in a while I would18at the stage to see if my gift was still sitting by Santa Claus.
When we all lined up waiting, I19"HO HO HO" coming from behind me.
As I20, there stood Santa Claus holding my large box. Then he knelt down and he hugged my neck as hard as he could.

1.
1. A.
  stand up
2. B.
  go out
3. C.
  sit down
4. D.
  keep silent
2.
1. A.
  taken
2. B.
  served
3. C.
  brought
4. D.
  supplied
3.
1. A.
  until
2. B.
  unless
3. C.
  before
4. D.
  after
4.
1. A.
  table
2. B.
  hotel
3. C.
  seat
4. D.
  stage
5.
1. A.
  encouragement
2. B.
  excitement
3. C.
  disappointment
4. D.
  astonishment
6.
1. A.
  loud
2. B.
  big
3. C.
  high
4. D.
  low
7.
1. A.
  outside
2. B.
  beside
3. C.
  aside
4. D.
  inside
8.
1. A.
  took
2. B.
  made
3. C.
  demanded
4. D.
  warned
9.
1. A.
  at a time
2. B.
  at one time
3. C.
  at time’s
4. D.
  at time
10.
1. A.
  favor
2. B.
  box
3. C.
  gift
4. D.
  medal
11.
1. A.
  turn
2. B.
  way
3. C.
  chance
4. D.
  gift
12.
1. A.
  golden
2. B.
  yellow
3. C.
  small
4. D.
  large
13.
1. A.
  sat
2. B.
  fell
3. C.
  dropped
4. D.
  turned
14.
1. A.
  by
2. B.
  on
3. C.
  in
4. D.
  out
15.
1. A.
  quickly
2. B.
  directly
3. C.
  immediately
4. D.
  finally
16.
1. A.
  tell
2. B.
  call
3. C.
  hug
4. D.
  leave
17.
1. A.
  pushing
2. B.
  keeping
3. C.
  stopping
4. D.
  pulling
18.
1. A.
  look
2. B.
  jump
3. C.
  put
4. D.
  stand
19.
1. A.
  watched
2. B.
  found
3. C.
  heard
4. D.
  observed
20.
1. A.
  turned around
2. B.
  turned up
3. C.
  turned away
4. D.
  turned down

Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year, her classmates voted her1 the favourite student. She was so easy to2 along with that the number of friends she had by far outnumbered (压倒)those of anyone else in her group.
One day the 10-year-old was3 talking in the class and ordered to stay back as4 . Staying back5doing something “useful”, like helping in the garden or library after school.
Now the school in which Mini6 had a rule of sorts. Once a month, you could interchange your punishment schedule with someone else. If you7 something else to do the day you were punished, you could 8a friend to stand in for you. Of course, you had to return the favour, but in that same month itself. Otherwise the favour cancelled itself out. So the students who stayed back for others and wanted the favour repaid, found ways to be punished that very month.9 it happened, on that day a very dear aunt was visiting Mini on her way back to America. That afternoon was the only10 Mini had of seeing her for another five years. Mini needed someone to stand in for her. That was a problem though it was the last day of the month. So anyone who helped her, would do so out of friendship's sake alone. She sought out Preeti, her “best'”friend. "Oh no Mini, I can't," Preeti said. "I have to coach my brother for his nursery entrance test. The kid just can't seem to get into any decent (体面的)school." And she spent a good11 of time telling Mini of her brother's problems.
"Mohit,12 you stay back for me?" Mini asked another friend who was dribbling a ball(运球) in the playground. She knew he often just hung around after school. "To help the librarian? I13 you'd told me earlier. I have to go to a relative's house with my father. Some other day perhaps," and14 that Mohit fled.
By now, Mini was beginning to15 if even one of her friends would16 to stay. But she tried again. Three17friends and each one refused. Of course, no one said "no" outright. Mini was a great pal, after all. But each had a “reason”why they couldn't take her place that afternoon, and if only it were some other day...
So, after school Mini stayed back to help the18 , Ms Mathur. And, when the remote Ms Mathur found her crying after everyone had left, it was she19 surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. "Some popularity I have," Mini murmured(嘟囔) to herself, as she went home. "I may have many friends, but in reality I have20 ."

1.
1. A.
  for
2. B.
  as
3. C.
  against
4. D.
  with
2.
1. A.
  go
2. B.
  take
3. C.
  get
4. D.
  bring
3.
1. A.
  kept
2. B.
  prevent
3. C.
  stopped
4. D.
  caught
4.
1. A.
  punishment
2. B.
  award
3. C.
  reward
4. D.
  guilt
5.
1. A.
  intended
2. B.
  meant
3. C.
  suggested
4. D.
  showed
6.
1. A.
  worked
2. B.
  lived
3. C.
  studied
4. D.
  stayed
7.
1. A.
  needed
2. B.
  made
3. C.
  required
4. D.
  had
8.
1. A.
  ask
2. B.
  order
3. C.
  demand
4. D.
  advise
9.
1. A.
  Since
2. B.
  When
3. C.
  While
4. D.
  As
10.
1. A.
  chance
2. B.
  choice
3. C.
  change
4. D.
  challenge
11.
1. A.
  plenty
2. B.
  many
3. C.
  deal
4. D.
  number
12.
1. A.
  will
2. B.
  must
3. C.
  shall
4. D.
  may
13.
1. A.
  want
2. B.
  hope
3. C.
  expect
4. D.
  wish
14.
1. A.
  on
2. B.
  by
3. C.
  with
4. D.
  at
15.
1. A.
  realize
2. B.
  doubt
3. C.
  recognize
4. D.
  admit
16.
1. A.
  allow
2. B.
  permit
3. C.
  agree
4. D.
  approve
17.
1. A.
  more
2. B.
  another
3. C.
  many
4. D.
  others
18.
1. A.
  aunt
2. B.
  teacher
3. C.
  friend
4. D.
  librarian
19.
1. A.
  what
2. B.
  that
3. C.
  which
4. D.
  whom
20.
1. A.
  nobody
2. B.
  none
3. C.
  no one
4. D.
  nothing

I got a cancer when I was 18. This was a big deal for someone to1. I chose to fight. After treatments, I2 from my illness. Life couldn’t have been any3. When I became fit years later, I met a wonderful man and got married.4, I still felt something missing and eager to find my5.
As my 20-year anniversary (周年纪念) of being a cancer6 approached, I wanted to do something special and7. I organized a fundraiser, calling it “A Mission (使命) of Love” and thanks to my8 family and friends, raised﹩4,000 for St. Jude’s, planning to9 it myself. Three quarters of the money would be given as a (n)10 to the hospital, and what was left would go toward buying11 for the children. I also organized a T-shirt12 activity for any child who felt well enough.
Thanksgiving Day seemed the most13 day of the year for the mission, and so it was all arranged. We went to a store and14 three shopping carts with toys. It was15 we were celebrities (名人) when the employees and other shoppers knew what we were doing.
On Thanksgiving Day, as we got to St. Jude’s, I became16 emotional, as my eyes were filled with tears of17. After dropping the toys off, we arrived where six children were waiting anxiously to begin painting. To me, it was as though they weren’t sick, and to see them smile was the greatest gift I could have ever18.
Leaving there that day, I knew I had finally found my purpose. All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don’t19 why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you20 in life. It’s what you do for others.

1.
1. A.
  stand
2. B.
  ignore
3. C.
  recognize
4. D.
  command
2.
1. A.
  developed
2. B.
  arose
3. C.
  treated
4. D.
  recovered
3.
1. A.
  worse
2. B.
  better
3. C.
  richer
4. D.
  poorer
4.
1. A.
  Therefore
2. B.
  Thus
3. C.
  However
4. D.
  Finally
5.
1. A.
  concern
2. B.
  freedom
3. C.
  purpose
4. D.
  attitude
6.
1. A.
  photographer
2. B.
  survivor
3. C.
  sailor
4. D.
  operator
7.
1. A.
  unbelievable
2. B.
  unacceptable
3. C.
  unforgettable
4. D.
  uncomfortable
8.
1. A.
  determined
2. B.
  generous
3. C.
  educated
4. D.
  intelligent
9.
1. A.
  use
2. B.
  admit
3. C.
  keep
4. D.
  deliver
10.
1. A.
  help
2. B.
  application
3. C.
  character
4. D.
  evidence
11.
1. A.
  food
2. B.
  toys
3. C.
  candies
4. D.
  medicine
12.
1. A.
  making
2. B.
  designing
3. C.
  wearing
4. D.
  painting
13.
1. A.
  proper
2. B.
  natural
3. C.
  universal
4. D.
  common
14.
1. A.
  downloaded
2. B.
  selected
3. C.
  expressed
4. D.
  filled
15.
1. A.
  if
2. B.
  though
3. C.
  even if
4. D.
  as though
16.
1. A.
  exactly
2. B.
  extremely
3. C.
  actually
4. D.
  gradually
17.
1. A.
  sadness
2. B.
  eagerness
3. C.
  happiness
4. D.
  kindness
18.
1. A.
  received
2. B.
  brought
3. C.
  ordered
4. D.
  remembered
19.
1. A.
  discover
2. B.
  ask
3. C.
  wonder
4. D.
  doubt
20.
1. A.
  show
2. B.
  desire
3. C.
  get
4. D.
  need

On the first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “ Don’t 1her,” warned Lauren, who sat beside me. “or they will make fun of you.”
Amy had many 2differences - lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really uneven teeth.
Every day 3we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults(侮辱) at Amy. “God，what a strange face! Stop 4me!”“Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her glasses, and now her eyes are frightening me. 5her put them back on!” For a while I shouted my6of insults, just so I’d fit in. 7, I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.
But while I was insulting her, my heart 8for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look uglier, because she was so 9and alone. Then I wanted to 10her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates -11the night of our class roller-skating party.
Our whole class was there, 12Amy. Amy didn’t know how to skate, but I could see how much she wanted to have 13like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. 14we began the journey together around the skating rink. She just smiled, and every once in a while she would laugh in excitement.
On the school bus the next morning, there was much 15about Amy and me skating together. But 16insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year. I 17heard from Amy again after the school year. But I’ve always 18that I changed her life for the better.
She changed my19. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress people by trying to 20like them. I became myself.

1.
1. A.
  take to
2. B.
  ask about
3. C.
  talk to
4. D.
  account for
2.
1. A.
  common
2. B.
  spiritual
3. C.
  social
4. D.
  physical
3.
1. A.
  as
2. B.
  unless
3. C.
  after
4. D.
  even if
4.
1. A.
  dancing with
2. B.
  looking at
3. C.
  paying off
4. D.
  sticking with
5.
1. A.
  Make
2. B.
  Notice
3. C.
  Hear
4. D.
  Watch
6.
1. A.
  subject
2. B.
  agreement
3. C.
  view
4. D.
  share
7.
1. A.
  At all
2. B.
  After all
3. C.
  Still
4. D.
  Therefore
8.
1. A.
  beat
2. B.
  lost
3. C.
  ached
4. D.
  opened
9.
1. A.
  unpleasant
2. B.
  ordinary
3. C.
  puzzled
4. D.
  embarrassed
10.
1. A.
  devote to
2. B.
  deal with
3. C.
  stand up for
4. D.
  change for
11.
1. A.
  until
2. B.
  in
3. C.
  before
4. D.
  after
12.
1. A.
  expect
2. B.
  including
3. C.
  together with
4. D.
  away from
13.
1. A.
  love
2. B.
  fun
3. C.
  time
4. D.
  freedom
14.
1. A.
  Again
2. B.
  Even
3. C.
  Yet
4. D.
  Then
15.
1. A.
  information
2. B.
  report
3. C.
  news
4. D.
  reference
16.
1. A.
  somebody
2. B.
  everybody
3. C.
  anybody
4. D.
  nobody
17.
1. A.
  sometimes
2. B.
  never
3. C.
  often
4. D.
  once
18.
1. A.
  hoped
2. B.
  doubted
3. C.
  intended
4. D.
  reminded
19.
1. A.
  life
2. B.
  mind
3. C.
  interest
4. D.
  aim
20.
1. A.
  think
2. B.
  live
3. C.
  act
4. D.
  work

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pen, and white paper, I decided that the act of 1 must be the most 2 thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother 3 different things for my sister and brother. “But the 4”, she said, “is for Elizabeth”.
I never saw her angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she 5 me, she showed it in action. But 6 a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks 7 mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf(深渊) opened between us. I was “too emotional”. 8 she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I graduated from college, I loved my mother and I wrote to her in 9 words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did 10 me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. 11 came. My hope turned to 12, then little interest, finally, peace --- it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the 13 had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could 14 trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the 15 of her desk told me, as she’d 16 been able to, that she was 17 that writing was my chosen work. I 18 the desk carefully and found some papers 19---- a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.
“Give me an answer”, my letter asks, “in any way you chose”. Mother, you always chose the 20 that speaks louder than words.

1.
1. A.
  Speaking
2. B.
  writing
3. C.
  looking
4. D.
  listening
2.
1. A.
  Wonderful
2. B.
  tiring
3. C.
  funny
4. D.
  Productive
3.
1. A.
  bought
2. B.
  gave
3. C.
  designed
4. D.
  kept
4.
1. A.
  pen
2. B.
  paper
3. C.
  chair
4. D.
  desk
5.
1. A.
  loved
2. B.
  disliked
3. C.
  appreciated
4. D.
  sympathized
6.
1. A.
  like
2. B.
  as
3. C.
  be
4. D.
  unlike
7.
1. A.
  with
2. B.
  among
3. C.
  beside
4. D.
  between
8.
1. A.
  So
2. B.
  And
3. C.
  But
4. D.
  Or
9.
1. A.
  careful
2. B.
  active
3. C.
  thankful
4. D.
  serious
10.
1. A.
  ignore
2. B.
  accept
3. C.
  forgive
4. D.
  dislike
11.
1. A.
  No one
2. B.
  None
3. C.
  Something
4. D.
  Neither
12.
1. A.
  surprise
2. B.
  joy
3. C.
  disappointment
4. D.
  happiness
13.
1. A.
  ides
2. B.
  information
3. C.
  news
4. D.
  letter
14.
1. A.
  stand
2. B.
  stop
3. C.
  continue
4. D.
  practice
15.
1. A.
  present
2. B.
  appearance
3. C.
  shape
4. D.
  sight
16.
1. A.
  always
2. B.
  ever
3. C.
  never
4. D.
  often
17.
1. A.
  sorry
2. B.
  encouraged
3. C.
  regretful
4. D.
  pleased
18.
1. A.
  moved
2. B.
  cleaned
3. C.
  fixed
4. D.
  emptied
19.
1. A.
  inside
2. B.
  outside
3. C.
  below
4. D.
  above
20.
1. A.
  gesture
2. B.
  method
3. C.
  action
4. D.
  way

I’ll never forget May 12, 2008, we were having classes at Beichuan Middle School , Sichuan Province, when a huge1hit the area.
At about 2:28 p.m, our2, Mr.Wang, was teaching us singing on the fourth floor on the teaching building.3we felt the building shaking violently. It was an earthquake! Our building starting to4. It was too late to rush out to the5. We were told to hide under the desks.6later, the whole building fell down. We were7in ruins. We couldn’t move at all. No one could really imagine at that split second, how much pain we had8or how desperate(绝望的) we felt as we waited to be9. I heard Mr. Wang calling our names again and again… .
Hours later, some people came to rescue and10of us were saved.
Later, I11this huge earthquake scaled 8.0 magnitude. It hit several provinces, including Sichuan, Gansu and Shanxi. So far it has12more than 80,000 and injured 360,000. My hometown ----Beichuan was13the worst-hit areas. Our school , which was14filled with vigor(活力) and laughter, was a dead valley.
Words after such a15could appear nothing but empty and pointless. So many people’s lives were taken away, so much16was done and the whole city was17. Beichuan has become a history.
Now , some of my classmates and I were18to study in a middle school in Jiangsu Province. I still19dreaming and still strive for a better future: to make our homes beautiful yet20.
May victims rest in peace. May survivors live to be stronger.

1.
1. A.
  rain
2. B.
  earthquake
3. C.
  snow
4. D.
  rock
2.
1. A.
  classmate
2. B.
  parent
3. C.
  friend
4. D.
  teacher
3.
1. A.
  Finally
2. B.
  Luckily
3. C.
  Suddenly
4. D.
  Actually
4.
1. A.
  fall
2. B.
  stand
3. C.
  run
4. D.
  walk
5.
1. A.
  home
2. B.
  desks
3. C.
  classroom
4. D.
  outdoors
6.
1. A.
  Minutes
2. B.
  Weeks
3. C.
  Hours
4. D.
  Days
7.
1. A.
  trapped
2. B.
  stayed
3. C.
  played
4. D.
  packed
8.
1. A.
  lived
2. B.
  escaped
3. C.
  enjoyed
4. D.
  suffered
9.
1. A.
  ignored
2. B.
  recovered
3. C.
  rescued
4. D.
  remembered
10.
1. A.
  all
2. B.
  some
3. C.
  none
4. D.
  each
11.
1. A.
  found out
2. B.
  added up
3. C.
  came up
4. D.
  set down
12.
1. A.
  devoted
2. B.
  helped
3. C.
  killed
4. D.
  concerned
13.
1. A.
  outside
2. B.
  without
3. C.
  far from
4. D.
  among
14.
1. A.
  now
2. B.
  once
3. C.
  then
4. D.
  never
15.
1. A.
  attitude
2. B.
  trouble
3. C.
  disaster
4. D.
  insurance
16.
1. A.
  lives
2. B.
  damage
3. C.
  highway
4. D.
  news
17.
1. A.
  in ruins
2. B.
  dug out
3. C.
  as usual
4. D.
  set up
18.
1. A.
  judged
2. B.
  persuaded
3. C.
  joined
4. D.
  organized
19.
1. A.
  care about
2. B.
  give in
3. C.
  keep on
4. D.
  go through
20.
1. A.
  peaceful
2. B.
  safe
3. C.
  grateful
4. D.
  active

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