As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cards to be sent，and rooms to be cleaned.Parents are1with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children·If the gifts are large，this is sometimes a real2On Christmas Eve， young children find the excitement almost unbearable They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to3up late SO that they will no’4the fun.The wish for gifts usually proves stronger.But though children go to bed early， they often lie5for a long time，hoping to get a short6at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas，my wife and I7hid a few large presents in the storeroom.I feared the8when my son，Jimmy，would9me where that new bike had come from，but10he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve,11took the children hours to go to sleep.It must have been nearly12when my wife and 1 went quietly into their room and began13stockings(袜子) .Then I pushed in the14I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree.We knew we would not get much sleep that night，for the children were15to get up early At about five o’clock the next morning， we were16by loud sounds coming from the children’s room--they were shouting excitedly!17I had time to get Out of bed，young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary，followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage.18the youngest baby arrived He moved19the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him Suddenly it burst.That woke us up20.
The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)!

1.
1. A.
  faced
2. B.
  met
3. C.
  filled
4. D.
  pleased
2.
1. A.
  event
2. B.
  affair
3. C.
  problem
4. D.
  business
3.
1. A.
  get
2. B.
  stay
3. C.
  stand
4. D.
  wake
4.
1. A.
  bring
2. B.
  break
3. C.
  miss
4. D.
  leave
5.
1. A.
  awake
2. B.
  wake
3. C.
  asleep
4. D.
  sleep
6.
1. A.
  100k
2. B.
  stare
3. C.
  glare
4. D.
  watch
7.
1. A.
  hopefully
2. B.
  busily
3. C.
  gladly
4. D.
  successfully
8.
1. A.
  day
2. B.
  moment
3. C.
  week
4. D.
  month
9.
1. A.
  answer
2. B.
  tell
3. C.
  ask
4. D.
  search
10.
1. A.
  sadly
2. B.
  unluckily
3. C.
  possibly
4. D.
  fortunately
11.
1. A.
  it
2. B.
  they
3. C.
  I
4. D.
  we
12.
1. A.
  morning
2. B.
  midnight
3. C.
  evening
4. D.
  daybreak
13.
1. A.
  filling
2. B.
  sewing
3. C.
  mending
4. D.
  preparing
14.
1. A.
  card
2. B.
  stocking
3. C.
  bike
4. D.
  tree
15.
1. A.
  afraid
2. B.
  sure
3. C.
  surprised
4. D.
  excited
16.
1. A.
  troubled
2. B.
  frightened
3. C.
  woken
4. D.
  shocked
17.
1. A.
  Before
2. B.
  Because
3. C.
  Unless
4. D.
  Since
18.
1. A.
  Even
2. B.
  But
3. C.
  So
4. D.
  Ever
19.
1. A.
  with
2. B.
  on
3. C.
  over
4. D.
  by
20.
1. A.
  all
2. B.
  nearly
3. C.
  happily
4. D.
  completely

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl1 to see2 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl3 the mother would not return to her eggs and she4 to take them home. There she carefully5 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days6 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the7.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42，to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they8, the girl was able to9 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to10,. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when11 and in her dreams. later, she had an12 She would pilot a plane to guide them in13 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about14 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not15 or follow him, and16 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl17 into the plane, started it and soon left the18, Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds19 flapped (拍打) their wings and20. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

1.
1. A.
  managed
2. B.
  attempted
3. C.
  happened
4. D.
  supposed
2.
1. A.
  realized
2. B.
  expected
3. C.
  imagined
4. D.
  admitted
3.
1. A.
  helped
2. B.
  decided
3. C.
  afforded
4. D.
  meant
4.
1. A.
  placed
2. B.
  protected
3. C.
  treated
4. D.
  examined
5.
1. A.
  ago
2. B.
  out
3. C.
  later
4. D.
  long
6.
1. A.
  family
2. B.
  lake
3. C.
  home
4. D.
  world
7.
1. A.
  But
2. B.
  Also
3. C.
  Thus
4. D.
  Still
8.
1. A.
  increased
2. B.
  improved
3. C.
  rose
4. D.
  grew
9.
1. A.
  ask
2. B.
  lead
3. C.
  want
4. D.
  allow
10.
1. A.
  fly
2. B.
  race
3. C.
  swim
4. D.
  sing
11.
1. A.
  asleep
2. B.
  away
3. C.
  around
4. D.
  awake
12.
1. A.
  idea
2. B.
  opinion
3. C.
  explanation
4. D.
  excuse
13.
1. A.
  sky
2. B.
  heaven
3. C.
  flight
4. D.
  plane
14.
1. A.
  his
2. B.
  her
3. C.
  their
4. D.
  its
15.
1. A.
  respect
2. B.
  remember
3. C.
  recognize
4. D.
  receive
16.
1. A.
  so
2. B.
  instead
3. C.
  hardly
4. D.
  too
17.
1. A.
  climbed
2. B.
  looked
3. C.
  reached
4. D.
  fell
18.
1. A.
  house
2. B.
  floor
3. C.
  water
4. D.
  pound
19.
1. A.
  secretly
2. B.
  disappointedly
3. C.
  patiently
4. D.
  eagerly
20.
1. A.
  looked away
2. B.
  set out
3. C.
  went by
4. D.
  turned back

Mikio Tanaka is a devoted father----and prove it by taking three months off to care for his baby boy. That makes Tanaka 1 of a revolutionary in Japan, where men are 2 known for working long hours and 3 in the bars with clients than mixing baby milk and changing diapers (尿布).
“It was 4, but it was also a lot of fun,” Tanaka said, sitting 5 the living room floor with his 4-month-old son, Daiki, 6 on his back. “ I saw the first time he 7. It was a great experience.”
Tanaka, 31, is one of a 8 number of fathers in Japan who are taking a bigger 9 inside the home. Men are a 10 sight with kids at parks and zoos at weekends, though often 11 yawning. Books and magazines 12 fathers on how to play with and care for their kids. For Japan’s 13 housewives, the changing is too late. In Tanaka’s case, his wife, Ayako, 28, was 14 to take a full year of leave , for she was a school teacher.
15 for Tanaka, a department chief at his company had taken the 16 leave a few years before, so his plan to 17 three months unpaid leave was not a total shock to his 18. Ayako took three months off for Daiki, then it was Tanaka’s 19 when she went back to work. Daiki started day care full-time at 20 month. Tanaka said at that time he was able to work again.

1.
1. A.
  anything
2. B.
  something
3. C.
  everything
4. D.
  nothing
2.
1. A.
  well
2. B.
  poorly
3. C.
  specially
4. D.
  badly
3.
1. A.
  working
2. B.
  dancing
3. C.
  drinking
4. D.
  cooking
4.
1. A.
  easy
2. B.
  interesting
3. C.
  exciting
4. D.
  tough
5.
1. A.
  beside
2. B.
  against
3. C.
  on
4. D.
  above
6.
1. A.
  hanged
2. B.
  hung
3. C.
  joked
4. D.
  sang
7.
1. A.
  fell asleep
2. B.
  stood up
3. C.
  dressed up
4. D.
  jumped up
8.
1. A.
  growing
2. B.
  falling
3. C.
  adding
4. D.
  fixing
9.
1. A.
  step
2. B.
  action
3. C.
  hold
4. D.
  role
10.
1. A.
  interesting
2. B.
  different
3. C.
  common
4. D.
  short
11.
1. A.
  seen
2. B.
  said
3. C.
  observed
4. D.
  blamed
12.
1. A.
  drive
2. B.
  send
3. C.
  comfort
4. D.
  treat
13.
1. A.
  self-confident
2. B.
  overworked
3. C.
  poorly-dressed
4. D.
  well-fed
14.
1. A.
  unfair
2. B.
  unwilling
3. C.
  unfit
4. D.
  undecided
15.
1. A.
  Hardly
2. B.
  Sadly
3. C.
  Unluckily
4. D.
  Fortunately
16.
1. A.
  immediate
2. B.
  short
3. C.
  sick
4. D.
  same
17.
1. A.
  teacher
2. B.
  boss
3. C.
  wife
4. D.
  child
18.
1. A.
  take
2. B.
  give
3. C.
  make
4. D.
  offer
19.
1. A.
  duty
2. B.
  fault
3. C.
  turn
4. D.
  decision
20.
1. A.
  third
2. B.
  fifth
3. C.
  sixth
4. D.
  tenth

At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a boy on the same day. Partly because my parents 1a shop selling flowers, the room was soon 2with the lovely scent of roses.
As the seventh floral arrangement was3, I was beginning to feel4, for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the5bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much6, too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’7.
“I’m enjoying every8of this”, she said as though she had read my9and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a10？”
I still felt uncomfortable, however.11there were some magic button I could push to12 the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send13some.
The flowers arrived just14Ann and I were finishing supper.
“More flowers for you,” she said,15.
“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the16“These are for you.”
Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her17across the pale blue bouquets and18touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave(刻画) them on her19 .
“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.
I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little20on my part.

1.
1. A.
  attended
2. B.
  owed
3. C.
  absorbed
4. D.
  owned
2.
1. A.
  full
2. B.
  filled
3. C.
  crowd
4. D.
  involved
3.
1. A.
  brought out
2. B.
  brought up
3. C.
  brought down
4. D.
  brought in
4.
1. A.
  convenient
2. B.
  enjoyable
3. C.
  attractive
4. D.
  uncomfortable
5.
1. A.
  newest
2. B.
  last
3. C.
  latest
4. D.
  largest
6.
1. A.
  struggling
2. B.
  admiring
3. C.
  delighting
4. D.
  thrilling
7.
1. A.
  bouquets
2. B.
  shops
3. C.
  family
4. D.
  money
8.
1. A.
  minute
2. B.
  day
3. C.
  week
4. D.
  month
9.
1. A.
  ideas
2. B.
  opinions
3. C.
  thoughts
4. D.
  dreams
10.
1. A.
  friend
2. B.
  sister
3. C.
  roommate
4. D.
  colleague
11.
1. A.
  Before long
2. B.
  Long before
3. C.
  If only
4. D.
  Only if
12.
1. A.
  take apart
2. B.
  take away
3. C.
  take out
4. D.
  take in
13.
1. A.
  her
2. B.
  him
3. C.
  them
4. D.
  us
14.
1. A.
  when
2. B.
  while
3. C.
  as
4. D.
  before
15.
1. A.
  wondering
2. B.
  assisting
3. C.
  laughing
4. D.
  explaining
16.
1. A.
  basket
2. B.
  floor
3. C.
  window
4. D.
  card
17.
1. A.
  mouth
2. B.
  fingers
3. C.
  face
4. D.
  eyes
18.
1. A.
  delightedly
2. B.
  instantly
3. C.
  curiously
4. D.
  lightly
19.
1. A.
  friendship
2. B.
  memory
3. C.
  feeling
4. D.
  description
20.
1. A.
  sympathy
2. B.
  kindness
3. C.
  emotion
4. D.
  mercy

It was a bitter, cold craning in evening Virginia years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. His body became stiff the cold wind.
He heard the faint, steady1of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path,2, he watched as several horsemen3the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another and another. Finally, the last rider neared the sport where the old man sat like a snow4. As this one drew near ,the old man5the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a6to the other side?” There appear to be passage way by foot."
Reining his horse, the rider replied, “Sure. Hop aboard.” Seeing the old man was unable to7his half – frowned body from the ground, the horseman dismounted and helped the old man onto the horse. The horse took the old man not just across the fiver ,but to his8.
As they neared the cottage, the horseman’9caused him to inquire ,"Sir ,I notice that you let several other riders10without making an effort to secure a ride. Then I came up and you11asked me for a ride. I'm curious. What if I had12and left you there?"
The old man13himself slowly down from the horse, looked the rider straight in the eyes, and replied, "I’ve been around here for some time .I14I know people pretty good. The old – timer continued. I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no15for my situation. It would have been16even to ask them for a ride. But when looked into your eyes, kindness and compassion were17. I knew, then and there, that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me18my time of need.”
Those heartwarming comments19the horseman deeply.
“I'm most grateful for what you have said.” He told the old man .''May I have get too 20in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion ."
With that Thomas Jefferson turned his around and made his way back.

1.
1. A.
  rhythm
2. B.
  nonce
3. C.
  voice
4. D.
  singing
2.
1. A.
  Excitedly
2. B.
  Anxiously
3. C.
  Angrily
4. D.
  Desperately
3.
1. A.
  cut
2. B.
  rounded
3. C.
  traveled
4. D.
  repaired
4.
1. A.
  hall
2. B.
  wall
3. C.
  statue
4. D.
  pile
5.
1. A.
  hit
2. B.
  attracted
3. C.
  cleaned
4. D.
  caught
6.
1. A.
  rest
2. B.
  ride
3. C.
  hand
4. D.
  way
7.
1. A.
  raise
2. B.
  build
3. C.
  expose
4. D.
  set
8.
1. A.
  office
2. B.
  town
3. C.
  car
4. D.
  destination
9.
1. A.
  curiosity
2. B.
  determination
3. C.
  courage
4. D.
  confidence
10.
1. A.
  pass by
2. B.
  east sway
3. C.
  turn around
4. D.
  slow down
11.
1. A.
  suddenly
2. B.
  occasionally
3. C.
  slowly
4. D.
  immediately
12.
1. A.
  refused
2. B.
  flown
3. C.
  escaped
4. D.
  rehabbed
13.
1. A.
  put
2. B.
  lowered
3. C.
  laid
4. D.
  supported
14.
1. A.
  admit
2. B.
  imagine
3. C.
  think
4. D.
  hope
15.
1. A.
  warmth
2. B.
  kindness
3. C.
  concede
4. D.
  consideration
16.
1. A.
  useless
2. B.
  worthless
3. C.
  uninteresting
4. D.
  disappointing
17.
1. A.
  hidden
2. B.
  evident
3. C.
  great
4. D.
  strong
18.
1. A.
  money
2. B.
  clothes
3. C.
  assistance
4. D.
  horse
19.
1. A.
  influenced
2. B.
  spoilt
3. C.
  encouraged
4. D.
  touched
20.
1. A.
  lazy
2. B.
  tired
3. C.
  busy
4. D.
  proud

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the1 tuition(学费) for my brother and me. They don’t 2in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper(脾气); it’s easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子). I 3sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Is there any 4between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 5 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. 6 at last I heard my mother say the following words:“Susan,” she said7 , “Look at this thread(线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用). If life is a8, then love should be a thread. It can 9be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is10.
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next 11. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were12, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk 13on the country road. My father had never been so14 . Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone through the leaves. All of these15the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would16lin two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk alone. We were all worried.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan,” he said gently, “to tell you the truth, I just like 17with your mom. I like this kind of life.” 18his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 19, I understand that love is just a 20 in the quilt of out life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

1.
1. A.
  expensive
2. B.
  low
3. C.
  cheap
4. D.
  high
2.
1. A.
  play
2. B.
  talk
3. C.
  act
4. D.
  perform
3.
1. A.
  silently
2. B.
  carefully
3. C.
  certainly
4. D.
  happily
4.
1. A.
  money
2. B.
  love
3. C.
  time
4. D.
  distance
5.
1. A.
  surprise
2. B.
  pride
3. C.
  disappointment
4. D.
  satisfaction
6.
1. A.
  So
2. B.
  But
3. C.
  And
4. D.
  For
7.
1. A.
  sadly
2. B.
  excitedly
3. C.
  regretfully
4. D.
  thoughtfully
8.
1. A.
  trouble
2. B.
  pleasure
3. C.
  quilt
4. D.
  cloth
9.
1. A.
  hardly
2. B.
  often
3. C.
  always
4. D.
  ever
10.
1. A.
  valuable
2. B.
  inside
3. C.
  true
4. D.
  priceless
11.
1. A.
  winter
2. B.
  autumn
3. C.
  summer
4. D.
  spring
12.
1. A.
  free
2. B.
  back
3. C.
  fine
4. D.
  ready
13.
1. A.
  continuously
2. B.
  worriedly
3. C.
  constantly
4. D.
  slowly
14.
1. A.
  gentle
2. B.
  perfect
3. C.
  pleased
4. D.
  thankful
15.
1. A.
  put up
2. B.
  took up
3. C.
  made up
4. D.
  set up
16.
1. A.
  run
2. B.
  recover
3. C.
  stand
4. D.
  work
17.
1. A.
  walking
2. B.
  living
3. C.
  sitting
4. D.
  chatting
18.
1. A.
  Examining
2. B.
  Seeing
3. C.
  Noticing
4. D.
  Reading
19.
1. A.
  practice
2. B.
  observation
3. C.
  experience
4. D.
  activity
20.
1. A.
  thread
2. B.
  thing
3. C.
  jewel
4. D.
  light

Columnist Dave Barry says this about his father:"My dad would try anything - carpentry(木匠活),electrical wiring,roofing and so on.From watching him,I learned a lesson that still1to my life today:no matter how difficult a task may seem,2you're not afraid to try it,you can do it."
I learned from my parents the value of "going for it"."3ventured(冒险),nothing lost" is the motto of too many of us.Many people are so afraid to4that they never venture beyond the familiar."Better to be safe than sorry",has5too many people in the cocoon(保护膜) of their6zones.
A delightful7tells that Col.Robert Johnson of Salem,New Jersey,announced that he would take a8risk.He let the town know that he would9a wolf peach on the steps of the country courthouse at noon on September 26,1820. "Why would he take such a chance?" asked the10people.
Scientists and doctors had long declared the wolf peach to be11.If the wolf peach was too ripe and warmed by the sun,they told him he would be exposing himself to brain fever.Should he somehow12the experience,the skin of the13would stick to the lining of his stomach(他的胃黏膜) and14cause cancer.
Nearly 2,000 people15the square to see Col.Johnson eat the "poisonous" peach - now known as the tomato.
Col.Johnson believed his16was small,but it must be take if the17about the peach were to be18.Who has accompished anything worthwhile19taking a risk?
Much like the tortoise it makes20only when it sticks its neck out.

1.
1. A.
  refers
2. B.
  applies
3. C.
  tends
4. D.
  leads
2.
1. A.
  if
2. B.
  since
3. C.
  although
4. D.
  unless
3.
1. A.
  Anything
2. B.
  Something
3. C.
  Nothing
4. D.
  Everything
4.
1. A.
  fail
2. B.
  win
3. C.
  succeed
4. D.
  leave
5.
1. A.
  turned
2. B.
  trapped
3. C.
  forbidden
4. D.
  orced
6.
1. A.
  comfortable
2. B.
  miserable
3. C.
  surprising
4. D.
  unimportant
7.
1. A.
  novel
2. B.
  message
3. C.
  joke
4. D.
  story
8.
1. A.
  private
2. B.
  public
3. C.
  secret
4. D.
  national
9.
1. A.
  buy
2. B.
  sell
3. C.
  eat
4. D.
  cut
10.
1. A.
  puzzled
2. B.
  disappointed
3. C.
  angry
4. D.
  happy
11.
1. A.
  delicious
2. B.
  smelly
3. C.
  salty
4. D.
  poisonous
12.
1. A.
  enjoy
2. B.
  survive
3. C.
  understand
4. D.
  know
13.
1. A.
  wolf
2. B.
  seed
3. C.
  peach
4. D.
  body
14.
1. A.
  eventually
2. B.
  firstly
3. C.
  lately
4. D.
  hardly
15.
1. A.
  reached
2. B.
  decorated
3. C.
  surrounded
4. D.
  crowded
16.
1. A.
  audience
2. B.
  risk
3. C.
  fruit
4. D.
  size
17.
1. A.
  myths
2. B.
  ingredients
3. C.
  truths
4. D.
  prices
18.
1. A.
  changed
2. B.
  adopted
3. C.
  removed
4. D.
  grasped
19.
1. A.
  without
2. B.
  for
3. C.
  with
4. D.
  except
20.
1. A.
  sense
2. B.
  trouble
3. C.
  room
4. D.
  progress

Mr Adamson enjoys playing the violin in his spare time. He is often pleased with his own1. But it is a2time for his neighbors when Mr Adamson plays the violin, as he3so badly.
One day Mr Adamson sat by a4and began to play the violin as usual. Mr Adamson seemed to be making5instead of music, but he was so6that he almost forgot what he was doing. Just7, some stones were thrown out of the windows under8Mr Adamson was sitting,9he did not pay any attention to it. The “music”10. After a little while, an empty bottle and a worn-out shoe were thrown out of the window,11. Only then did Mr Adamson know this was not the place for him to play in. Mr Adamson was very12. He thought, “13no living people can understand my music, I should go to a place where people may appreciate(欣赏)my works.” So he14to go to a graveyard(墓地).
He came to a graveyard where there was no other15except the church bell. Mr Adamson sat at a grave and thought16, “I must do my best to17that my music is outstanding(出色的).” The more he thought, the more inspired(激动)he was, and18he began to play his violin. Suddenly a barefoot(赤脚) stretched(伸)out from the graveyard and gave him a heavy19which sent him flying. His violin also dropped from his hand. Mr Adamson felt very sad20his works were not accepted by anyone, not even the dead.

1.
1. A.
  voice
2. B.
  music
3. C.
  noise
4. D.
  sound
2.
1. A.
  terrible
2. B.
  useless
3. C.
  wonderful
4. D.
  long
3.
1. A.
  sings
2. B.
  shouts
3. C.
  dances
4. D.
  plays
4.
1. A.
  house
2. B.
  door
3. C.
  window
4. D.
  wall
5.
1. A.
  sound
2. B.
  something
3. C.
  noises
4. D.
  voice
6.
1. A.
  angry
2. B.
  excited
3. C.
  lovely
4. D.
  disappointed
7.
1. A.
  that
2. B.
  right
3. C.
  now
4. D.
  then
8.
1. A.
  which
2. B.
  it
3. C.
  that
4. D.
  where
9.
1. A.
  and
2. B.
  but
3. C.
  so
4. D.
  for
10.
1. A.
  stopped
2. B.
  began
3. C.
  played
4. D.
  continued
11.
1. A.
  together
2. B.
  slowly
3. C.
  too
4. D.
  again
12.
1. A.
  happy
2. B.
  sad
3. C.
  glad
4. D.
  pleased
13.
1. A.
  Unless
2. B.
  As if
3. C.
  As
4. D.
  Before
14.
1. A.
  decided
2. B.
  said
3. C.
  thought
4. D.
  knew
15.
1. A.
  voice
2. B.
  building
3. C.
  thing
4. D.
  sound
16.
1. A.
  anything
2. B.
  his music
3. C.
  a lot
4. D.
  hardly
17.
1. A.
  prove
2. B.
  tell
3. C.
  explain
4. D.
  mean
18.
1. A.
  first
2. B.
  second
3. C.
  finally
4. D.
  third
19.
1. A.
  kick
2. B.
  boxing
3. C.
  push
4. D.
  shoe
20.
1. A.
  until
2. B.
  and
3. C.
  because
4. D.
  so

Twenty years11, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As12approached the elephant enclosure(围栏), one of the creatures turned and walked over to near13Peter and his son Cameron were14. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the15, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly,16staring at the man.
Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help17if this was the same elephant. Peter18his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked19up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant20again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately.
Probably it wasn't the same elephant.

1.
1. A.
  appeared
2. B.
  proved
3. C.
  seemed
4. D.
  remained
2.
1. A.
  quickly
2. B.
  carelessly
3. C.
  carefully
4. D.
  pitifully
3.
1. A.
  foot
2. B.
  body
3. C.
  tail
4. D.
  head
4.
1. A.
  her
2. B.
  it
3. C.
  them
4. D.
  him
5.
1. A.
  might
2. B.
  could
3. C.
  should
4. D.
  would
6.
1. A.
  after
2. B.
  before
3. C.
  with
4. D.
  on
7.
1. A.
  rushed
2. B.
  turned
3. C.
  walked
4. D.
  stepped
8.
1. A.
  stared
2. B.
  watched
3. C.
  noticed
4. D.
  glanced
9.
1. A.
  quiet
2. B.
  silent
3. C.
  frozen
4. D.
  sad
10.
1. A.
  Slowly
2. B.
  Highly
3. C.
  Lowly
4. D.
  Finally
11.
1. A.
  later
2. B.
  after
3. C.
  ago
4. D.
  late
12.
1. A.
  Peter
2. B.
  Cameron
3. C.
  they
4. D.
  visitors
13.
1. A.
  where
2. B.
  when
3. C.
  what
4. D.
  that
14.
1. A.
  sightseeing
2. B.
  visiting
3. C.
  walking
4. D.
  standing
15.
1. A.
  floor
2. B.
  ground
3. C.
  earth
4. D.
  land
16.
1. A.
  all at once
2. B.
  all the while
3. C.
  all the same
4. D.
  all of a sudden
17.
1. A.
  realizing
2. B.
  feeling
3. C.
  sensing
4. D.
  wondering
18.
1. A.
  gathered
2. B.
  called
3. C.
  took
4. D.
  kept
19.
1. A.
  round
2. B.
  direct
3. C.
  about
4. D.
  right
20.
1. A.
  shouted
2. B.
  cried
3. C.
  whispered
4. D.
  Trumpeted

Like most July days, it was hot.I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream.It was a very1store with little round tables and chairs.
As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a2near the door.Her back was so3twisted (扭曲) by some misfortune that her face nearly4the tabletop.1 sat down5her a couple of tables away.
"Poor woman," I thought."What does she6life? Why does God let people live so long past their prime (盛年)?"
As I thought, another7lady entered the shop and sat down with her.Soon the two of them were8childhood days.They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years.In minutes, the two of them were shaking with9.
I looked again at the first woman, then in the10on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself.I was wearing a dirty shirt.She was11dressed in white, her face carefully made up and her hands12with gold rings.I was13.She was laughing.I was putting the14of my life together.She had millions of15memories to recall.16I was worried about getting old.She was old, but it wasn't17her.As I left the shop, I thought of my18question about God letting people live past their prime.Why, that woman was more19to life than I was.Age has not20her spirit.

1.
1. A.
  expensive
2. B.
  large
3. C.
  splendid
4. D.
  old-time
2.
1. A.
  window
2. B.
  pillow
3. C.
  table
4. D.
  bench
3.
1. A.
  badly
2. B.
  nearly
3. C.
  actually
4. D.
  fully
4.
1. A.
  broke
2. B.
  touched
3. C.
  hit
4. D.
  fixed
5.
1. A.
  facing
2. B.
  greeting
3. C.
  following
4. D.
  serving
6.
1. A.
  look out of
2. B.
  get out of
3. C.
  learn about
4. D.
  devote to
7.
1. A.
  aged
2. B.
  dirty
3. C.
  pretty
4. D.
  poor
8.
1. A.
  speaking out
2. B.
  talking about
3. C.
  thinking over
4. D.
  planning for
9.
1. A.
  food
2. B.
  fear
3. C.
  cold
4. D.
  laughter
10.
1. A.
  newspaper
2. B.
  window
3. C.
  mirror
4. D.
  picture
11.
1. A.
  just
2. B.
  well
3. C.
  poorly
4. D.
  quickly
12.
1. A.
  shining
2. B.
  shaking
3. C.
  waving
4. D.
  wiping
13.
1. A.
  happy
2. B.
  wrong
3. C.
  right
4. D.
  sad
14.
1. A.
  periods
2. B.
  pieces
3. C.
  points
4. D.
  goals
15.
1. A.
  terrible
2. B.
  difficult
3. C.
  wonderful
4. D.
  fresh
16.
1. A.
  As a result
2. B.
  Above all
3. C.
  In a word
4. D.
  In secret
17.
1. A.
  pleasing
2. B.
  hurting
3. C.
  envying
4. D.
  punishing
18.
1. A.
  good
2. B.
  simple
3. C.
  foolish
4. D.
  interesting
19.
1. A.
  alive
2. B.
  changeable
3. C.
  hopeful
4. D.
  interesting
20.
1. A.
  bent
2. B.
  left
3. C.
  cut
4. D.
  took

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