Long long ago, a little boy loved to play around an apple tree. He climbed to the tree, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow.... He loved the tree1the tree also loved him.
Later, the boy grew up and2. The tree was sad. One day, the boy returned and the tree was3. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I have to work for my family. We need a4for shelter. Can you help me?” The boy said. “Cut off my branches to build your house,” the tree said. So the boy cut all the branches5the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy never came back. The tree was again6and sad.
Once the boy came again. “Come and play with me!” the tree said7. “I want to go8to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” The boy said. “Use my9to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” The tree said. So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy10after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy, I have nothing for you,” the tree said. “The only thing11is my dying roots,” the tree said with tears. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy12.
“Good! Old tree root is the best place to sit13. Come, sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and 14with tears.
This is a story about everyone. The tree is our parents. When we are15, we love to play with them. When we grow up, we16them, and only come to them when we need something or we are in trouble. However, parents will17be there and give everything that they could .You may think that the boy is cruel18the tree but that’s how all of us are19our parents in real life. Shouldn’t we give more20to our parents?

1.
1. A.
  so
2. B.
  but
3. C.
  and
4. D.
  while
2.
1. A.
  graduated
2. B.
  left
3. C.
  cheered
4. D.
  stayed
3.
1. A.
  sad
2. B.
  pleasant
3. C.
  angry
4. D.
  excited
4.
1. A.
  box
2. B.
  house
3. C.
  car
4. D.
  room
5.
1. A.
  off
2. B.
  on
3. C.
  over
4. D.
  in
6.
1. A.
  delighted
2. B.
  satisfied
3. C.
  alone
4. D.
  lonely
7.
1. A.
  coldly
2. B.
  happily
3. C.
  surprisingly
4. D.
  bitterly
8.
1. A.
  hunting
2. B.
  camping
3. C.
  swimming
4. D.
  sailing
9.
1. A.
  root
2. B.
  branches
3. C.
  trunk
4. D.
  leaves
10.
1. A.
  returned
2. B.
  turned
3. C.
  disappeared
4. D.
  approached
11.
1. A.
  remaining
2. B.
  to go
3. C.
  leaving
4. D.
  left
12.
1. A.
  shouted
2. B.
  replied
3. C.
  requested
4. D.
  asked
13.
1. A.
  against
2. B.
  in
3. C.
  on
4. D.
  over
14.
1. A.
  smiled
2. B.
  cried
3. C.
  wept
4. D.
  cheered
15.
1. A.
  aged
2. B.
  young
3. C.
  adults
4. D.
  old
16.
1. A.
  remember
2. B.
  forget
3. C.
  leave
4. D.
  dislike
17.
1. A.
  seldom
2. B.
  never
3. C.
  sometimes
4. D.
  always
18.
1. A.
  to
2. B.
  with
3. C.
  about
4. D.
  upon
19.
1. A.
  curing
2. B.
  cheating
3. C.
  loving
4. D.
  treating
20.
1. A.
  food
2. B.
  care
3. C.
  money
4. D.
  clothing

I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a1tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw2and now his ancient pickup truck refused to3. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.4arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused5at a small tree, touching tips of the6with his hands.
When opening the door, he7an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with8and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the9family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the10of me. I asked him, who11me to the car, “Before we went in,12did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having13on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t14in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for15. I can hang them up on the tree every night16I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I17for work.”
“18thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as19as I remember20up the night before.”

1.
1. A.
  broken
2. B.
  terrible
3. C.
  flat
4. D.
  fantastic
2.
1. A.
  quit
2. B.
  deleted
3. C.
  declined
4. D.
  reduced
3.
1. A.
  ride
2. B.
  increase
3. C.
  perform
4. D.
  start
4.
1. A.
  Before
2. B.
  On
3. C.
  Immediately
4. D.
  Directly
  2,4,6
5.
1. A.
  shortly
2. B.
  briefly
3. C.
  quietly
4. D.
  straight
6.
1. A.
  trucks
2. B.
  leaves
3. C.
  branches
4. D.
  shoots
7.
1. A.
  went by
2. B.
  went over
3. C.
  went off
4. D.
  went through
8.
1. A.
  smiles
2. B.
  sorrow
3. C.
  confidence
4. D.
  doubts
9.
1. A.
  happy
2. B.
  large
3. C.
  complex
4. D.
  modern
10.
1. A.
  worse
2. B.
  better
3. C.
  more
4. D.
  less
11.
1. A.
  drove
2. B.
  sent
3. C.
  instructed
4. D.
  walked
12.
1. A.
  how
2. B.
  who
3. C.
  why
4. D.
  where
13.
1. A.
  matters
2. B.
  troubles
3. C.
  questions
4. D.
  worries
14.
1. A.
  belong
2. B.
  insert
3. C.
  include
4. D.
  provide
15.
1. A.
  instance
2. B.
  ages
3. C.
  purpose
4. D.
  sure
16.
1. A.
  when
2. B.
  since
3. C.
  because
4. D.
  if
17.
1. A.
  ask
2. B.
  come
3. C.
  leave
4. D.
  look
18.
1. A.
  Frightful
2. B.
  Funny
3. C.
  Strange
4. D.
  Accessible
19.
1. A.
  much
2. B.
  few
3. C.
  little
4. D.
  many
20.
1. A.
  picking
2. B.
  holding
3. C.
  hanging
4. D.
  giving

Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa.1I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his2qualities. First of all, I respected his3to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he4what he taught. Furthermore, he could be counted on(依赖) to explain his ideas in an5way, introducing such aids to6as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he7sang a song in class in order to make a point clear.8, 1 admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them9the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would10a student to a game of chess.11, he would join student groups to discuss a variety of12：agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for13on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was14by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success15, during it, the students and the professor16at least one loud17. Through his sense of humor, he made learning more18and more lasting. If it is19that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry,20my friend is indeed a wise man.

1.
1. A.
  Although
2. B.
  When
3. C.
  Even if
4. D.
  Now that
2.
1. A.
  basic
2. B.
  special
3. C.
  common
4. D.
  particular
3.
1. A.
  attention
2. B.
  introduction
3. C.
  relation
4. D.
  devotion
4.
1. A.
  insisted on
2. B.
  talked about
3. C.
  believed in
4. D.
  agreed with
5.
1. A.
  imaginative
2. B.
  ordinary
3. C.
  opposite
4. D.
  open
6.
1. A.
  listening
2. B.
  understanding
3. C.
  information
4. D.
  discovery
7.
1. A.
  also
2. B.
  nearly
3. C.
  even
4. D.
  only
8.
1. A.
  Later
2. B.
  Secondly
3. C.
  However
4. D.
  Therefore
9.
1. A.
  with
2. B.
  by
3. C.
  from
4. D.
  on
10.
1. A.
  invite
2. B.
  lead
3. C.
  prefer
4. D.
  show
11.
1. A.
  As a matter of fact
2. B.
  Later on
3. C.
  Other times
4. D.
  In general
12.
1. A.
  questions
2. B.
  subjects
3. C.
  matters
4. D.
  contents
13.
1. A.
  support
2. B.
  explanation
3. C.
  experience
4. D.
  advice
14.
1. A.
  disturbed
2. B.
  moved
3. C.
  attracted
4. D.
  defeated
15.
1. A.
  for
2. B.
  until
3. C.
  since
4. D.
  unless
16.
1. A.
  hear
2. B.
  suggest
3. C.
  share
4. D.
  demand
17.
1. A.
  laugh
2. B.
  cry
3. C.
  shout
4. D.
  question
18.
1. A.
  helpful
2. B.
  enjoyable
3. C.
  practical
4. D.
  useful
19.
1. A.
  natural
2. B.
  normal
3. C.
  hopeful
4. D.
  true
20.
1. A.
  so
2. B.
  for
3. C.
  then
4. D.
  yet

My son Joey was born with club feet(天生特厚的畸形脚). The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk 1, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were2in surgery(手术). By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a3when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during 4, and Joey would jump right in，run and play, too. We5told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to 6as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he 7to go out for the cross country team. Every day he8with the team. He worked harder and ran 9than any of the others — perhaps he sensed that the 10that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. 11the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential (潜能) to 12points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He 13to run four to five miles a day, every day — even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was14 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him15 all alone. I asked him how he felt. "Okay," he said. He had two more16 to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. 17he looked straight ahead and kept running.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were18. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in 19grade — the other six team members were all eighth?graders. We never told him he shouldn’t20 to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it...so he didn’t know. He just did it.

1.
1. A.
  quickly
2. B.
  slowly
3. C.
  normally
4. D.
  comfortably
2.
1. A.
  spent
2. B.
  wasted
3. C.
  suffered
4. D.
  lost
3.
1. A.
  pain
2. B.
  problem
3. C.
  treatment
4. D.
  surgery
4.
1. A.
  holidays
2. B.
  day
3. C.
  fun
4. D.
  play
5.
1. A.
  seldom
2. B.
  never
3. C.
  always
4. D.
  once
6.
1. A.
  study
2. B.
  run
3. C.
  walk
4. D.
  behave
7.
1. A.
  decided
2. B.
  preferred
3. C.
  refused
4. D.
  agreed
8.
1. A.
  gathered
2. B.
  camped
3. C.
  trained
4. D.
  competed
9.
1. A.
  more slowly
2. B.
  less
3. C.
  faster
4. D.
  more
10.
1. A.
  ability
2. B.
  strength
3. C.
  power
4. D.
  energy
11.
1. A.
  Since
2. B.
  Because
3. C.
  After
4. D.
  Although
12.
1. A.
  increase
2. B.
  score
3. C.
  hold
4. D.
  take
13.
1. A.
  continued
2. B.
  stopped
3. C.
  liked
4. D.
  hoped
14.
1. A.
  sad
2. B.
  surprised
3. C.
  angry
4. D.
  worried
15.
1. A.
  running
2. B.
  resting
3. C.
  crying
4. D.
  sleeping
16.
1. A.
  tests
2. B.
  miles
3. C.
  lessons
4. D.
  examinations
17.
1. A.
  Otherwise
2. B.
  So
3. C.
  Yet
4. D.
  Thus
18.
1. A.
  included
2. B.
  called
3. C.
  shown
4. D.
  found
19.
1. A.
  sixth
2. B.
  eighth
3. C.
  seventh
4. D.
  fifth
20.
1. A.
  manage
2. B.
  determine
3. C.
  expect
4. D.
  attempt

I told my friend Graham that I often cycle t miles to my company, but unfortunately there is a big hill on my way. He replied, “You are 1.” He explained that I should be thankful for the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to2as I approached it, but now I think that this hill will exercise my heart and lungs and it will3me to lose weight and get fit. This hill is my friend. I even feel sorry for those who4to go to a gym and sit on exercise bicycles5I can get the same value for free.
We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university6. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed 7. Only through experiences of trial and 8can the soul be strengthened, ambition 9and success achieved.”
One of the main factors of success in life is our attitude towards adversity (逆境).10we face hardships, problems and difficulties. We cannot11the adversity, but we can choose our attitude towards it. Douglas Bader was twenty-one when he had both legs cut off following a flying12. He was determined to fly again and became one of the leading 13in Britain. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone 14tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Make up your mind, and you’11 succeed.”
Great people rise from adversity. Their common quality is that they did not become 15in face of adversity. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge and they won.

1.
1. A.
  unlucky
2. B.
  smart
3. C.
  lucky
4. D.
  brave
2.
1. A.
  cry
2. B.
  smile
3. C.
  sing
4. D.
  complain
3.
1. A.
  advise
2. B.
  persuade
3. C.
  help
4. D.
  expect
4.
1. A.
  decide
2. B.
  manage
3. C.
  seem
4. D.
  pay
5.
1. A.
  before
2. B.
  while
3. C.
  where
4. D.
  unless
6.
1. A.
  degree
2. B.
  position
3. C.
  course
4. D.
  paper
7.
1. A.
  with fear
2. B.
  at work
3. C.
  on purpose
4. D.
  in ease
8.
1. A.
  happiness
2. B.
  travel
3. C.
  learning
4. D.
  suffering
9.
1. A.
  inspired
2. B.
  developed
3. C.
  damaged
4. D.
  formed
10.
1. A.
  From time to time
2. B.
  Day and night
3. C.
  Around the clock
4. D.
  For the time being
11.
1. A.
  accept
2. B.
  recognize
3. C.
  stand
4. D.
  choose
12.
1. A.
  accident
2. B.
  incident
3. C.
  experience
4. D.
  test
13.
1. A.
  soldiers
2. B.
  doctors
3. C.
  pilots
4. D.
  writers
14.
1. A.
  while
2. B.
  whose
3. C.
  whom
4. D.
  who
15.
1. A.
  encouraged
2. B.
  puzzled
3. C.
  defeated
4. D.
  shocked

Lisa Reid lost her sight(视力) because of cancer ten years ago, but a knock on the head has given it back. The 24-year-old lady has1part of her sight after being knocked on the head. Eleven days ago, Miss Reid2down to kiss her guide dog good night, but accidentally(意外地) hit her head on a coffee table.3she woke up the next morning, she could see for the first time in 10 years.
“I could4believe it. It’s amazing,” she said. The cancer that stole Miss Reid’s sight was diagnosed(诊断) 13 years ago. Doctors gave her a five percent5of survival after discovering she had brain cancer. An operation(手术) to excide the tumor(切除肿瘤) was6, but it damaged her eyes and had a bad effect7her sight.
Miss Reid was blind at 14, and her eyes were only able to notice8and dark.. “I had lost hope and thought that everything was against me,” she said.
Now Miss Reid has recovered 80 percent of the sight in her left eye, but her color vision(色觉) is9. The eye expert has no10for her recovery because he has never seen a similar case(病例).
After Miss Reid recovered her sight on November 17, she11it a secret at the beginning, but later in the day she called her12and over the telephone read the health warning on a cigarette package(盒) to her mum. “Lisa13me and said‘there’s been a change; listen to this’,” said Louise Reid, Miss Reid’s mother. “Then she started reading to me. I was surprised.” Unsure whether her sight would last(持续), Miss Reid waited14the next day before15her walking stick and spreading the good news. She couldn’t wait to celebrate it with her family and friends.

1.
1. A.
  returned
2. B.
  recovered
3. C.
  damaged
4. D.
  examined
2.
1. A.
  bent
2. B.
  stood
3. C.
  lay
4. D.
  jumped
3.
1. A.
  Before
2. B.
  While
3. C.
  When
4. D.
  Since
4.
1. A.
  always
2. B.
  almost
3. C.
  hardly
4. D.
  simply
5.
1. A.
  danger
2. B.
  chance
3. C.
  ability
4. D.
  sign
6.
1. A.
  wrong
2. B.
  successful
3. C.
  difficult
4. D.
  expensive
7.
1. A.
  on
2. B.
  up
3. C.
  to
4. D.
  of
8.
1. A.
  light
2. B.
  color
3. C.
  night
4. D.
  white
9.
1. A.
  wild
2. B.
  weak
3. C.
  wrong
4. D.
  sick
10.
1. A.
  explanation
2. B.
  description
3. C.
  purpose
4. D.
  excuse
11.
1. A.
  allowed
2. B.
  hid
3. C.
  kept
4. D.
  protected
12.
1. A.
  doctor
2. B.
  mother
3. C.
  friend
4. D.
  boss
13.
1. A.
  emailed
2. B.
  warned
3. C.
  showed
4. D.
  rang
14.
1. A.
  till
2. B.
  on
3. C.
  in
4. D.
  off
15.
1. A.
  throwing away
2. B.
  sending away
3. C.
  handing out
4. D.
  running out

The Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat(帽子) by his feet. He held up a 1 which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few 2 in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his 3 and dropped them into the hat. He 4 took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He 5 the sign 6 everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to 7. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had 8 the sign came to see 9 things were. The boy 10 his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, 11 .” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) 12 day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
13 both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so 14 that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more 15?
Be thankful for what you have. 16 life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to 17. Face your past without regret. 18 your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the 19 without fear. Keep the faith and 20 the fear.

1.
1. A.
  cover
2. B.
  sign
3. C.
  board
4. D.
  note
2.
1. A.
  cashes
2. B.
  treasures
3. C.
  pennies
4. D.
  coins
3.
1. A.
  pocket
2. B.
  can
3. C.
  backpack
4. D.
  case
4.
1. A.
  still
2. B.
  then
3. C.
  already
4. D.
  yet
5.
1. A.
  put on
2. B.
  put out
3. C.
  put off
4. D.
  put back
6.
1. A.
  in case
2. B.
  now that
3. C.
  so that
4. D.
  as though
7.
1. A.
  mix up
2. B.
  show up
3. C.
  fill up
4. D.
  make up
8.
1. A.
  changed
2. B.
  prepared
3. C.
  supported
4. D.
  reached
9.
1. A.
  what
2. B.
  why
3. C.
  where
4. D.
  how
10.
1. A.
  realized
2. B.
  recognized
3. C.
  felt
4. D.
  discovered
11.
1. A.
  though
2. B.
  but
3. C.
  yet
4. D.
  still
12.
1. A.
  average
2. B.
  successful
3. C.
  harmonious
4. D.
  beautiful
13.
1. A.
  After all
2. B.
  In the long term
3. C.
  Of course
4. D.
  As a matter of fact
14.
1. A.
  happy
2. B.
  disappointed
3. C.
  lucky
4. D.
  strange
15.
1. A.
  effective
2. B.
  brave
3. C.
  surprising
4. D.
  scientific
16.
1. A.
  Once
2. B.
  When
3. C.
  While
4. D.
  Because
17.
1. A.
  smile
2. B.
  exist
3. C.
  survive
4. D.
  prove
18.
1. A.
  Look into
2. B.
  Search for
3. C.
  Deal with
4. D.
  Depend on
19.
1. A.
  tomorrow
2. B.
  adventure
3. C.
  future
4. D.
  sunrise
20.
1. A.
  preserve
2. B.
  charge
3. C.
  run
4. D.
  drop

I always think my spoken English is so poor that I can’t communicate with
native English speakers well. So after going to the college, I take as1English lessons as I can.2I am free, I go to English corners and3English lessons and lectures. To my surprise, I can understand most of4 of the professors who come from Canada, and the USA. However, I haven’t had more 5to talk to them in English.
Although I 6English articles out aloud every day, I am not sure if I can make myself 7by native English speakers. How I hope I can talk to 8English speakers for a while. I went to the English 9as usual last night. Surprisingly, there were three foreigners sitting there. There , however, were several Chinese students around them, too. “I must not 10this chance,” I said to myself.
“Hi, nice to meet you.” I 11to one of them.
“Nice to meet you too.” He put out his hand. We 12hands, what a warm hand! Then I13 myself to him. When I told him that I had 14English by myself for three years, he said that it was 15and my English was so good. His words gave me a lot of16. At that time he hadn’t had dinner. He asked us if it was rude or17to talk to us while he was eating (a) 18. We, said we didn’t19that, only
if he was 20to talk to us. He smiled and began to eat his supper.

1.
1. A.
  much
2. B.
  many
3. C.
  some
4. D.
  most
2.
1. A.
  As long as
2. B.
  As much as
3. C.
  As far as
4. D.
  As soon as
3.
1. A.
  learn
2. B.
  make
3. C.
  take
4. D.
  hold
4.
1. A.
  lectures
2. B.
  ideas
3. C.
  opinions
4. D.
  suggestions
5.
1. A.
  energy
2. B.
  courage
3. C.
  time
4. D.
  chances
6.
1. A.
  talk
2. B.
  speak
3. C.
  see
4. D.
  read
7.
1. A.
  recognized
2. B.
  understood
3. C.
  heard
4. D.
  realized
8.
1. A.
  many
2. B.
  nice
3. C.
  native
4. D.
  local
9.
1. A.
  corner
2. B.
  wall
3. C.
  house
4. D.
  club
10.
1. A.
  miss
2. B.
  catch
3. C.
  get
4. D.
  pass
11.
1. A.
  laughed
2. B.
  cried
3. C.
  shouted
4. D.
  smiled
12.
1. A.
  joined
2. B.
  put
3. C.
  waved
4. D.
  shook
13.
1. A.
  explained
2. B.
  introduced
3. C.
  said
4. D.
  told
14.
1. A.
  used
2. B.
  wrote
3. C.
  learnt
4. D.
  taught
15.
1. A.
  impossible
2. B.
  possible
3. C.
  unacceptable
4. D.
  unbelievable
16.
1. A.
  encouragement
2. B.
  surprise
3. C.
  responsibility
4. D.
  glory
17.
1. A.
  polite
2. B.
  impolite
3. C.
  friendly
4. D.
  lovely
18.
1. A.
  lunch
2. B.
  breakfast
3. C.
  meal
4. D.
  rice
19.
1. A.
  care
2. B.
  like
3. C.
  love
4. D.
  enjoy
20.
1. A.
  anxious
2. B.
  likely
3. C.
  willing
4. D.
  able

December1 arrived along with a heavy snow. It was my first Christmas Eve without my mother, and the day’s usual 2had disappeared.
The telephone rang. I 3it and went to my bedroom to bury the continuous4, knowing it must be my friend Rebecca calling. How could I be5? I wanted to be left6.
My heart felt as 7as the falling snow. 8can I stop missing my mother?
I 9the window. Seeing Rebecca’s car parked out front, I went back to my bed and drew the covers over my head.
“Lucy!” she shouted. “I know you’re in there. Answer the door!”
“Leave me alone!” I 10back. I heard paper rustling(沙沙作响) as she slid11under the door.
“Merry Christmas, ” she called out.
Not answering the 12made me even 47. It wasn’t fair to my best friend. Her father and sister 13 in a car accident when she was eight years old. 14, her mother had to return to 15, and Rebecca was left to look after herself.
When she left, I carried the small package, sat down and 16it. Inside was a golden pen and a journal. When I opened the journal’s front cover, out fell a bookmark with a(n)17written on it:
Dear Lucy,
My words won’t heal(治愈)the18. But your own words can.
Love,
Rebecca
As I stared at the journal’s blank pages, a single tear fell on the page which quickly absorbed it.
That night, I 19the phone and dialed her number.
“Looks like the snow is melting(融化), ” I said. “Spring was just 20the corner.”

1.
1. A.
  excitement
2. B.
  disappointment
3. C.
  fright
4. D.
  pity
2.
1. A.
  answered
2. B.
  covered
3. C.
  picked
4. D.
  ignored
3.
1. A.
  pleasure
2. B.
  puzzled
3. C.
  sadness
4. D.
  interest
4.
1. A.
  regretful
2. B.
  joyful
3. C.
  comfortable
4. D.
  careful
5.
1. A.
  alive
2. B.
  active
3. C.
  alone
4. D.
  crazy
6.
1. A.
  light
2. B.
  white
3. C.
  heavy
4. D.
  clear
7.
1. A.
  Why
2. B.
  Where
3. C.
  Whether
4. D.
  How
8.
1. A.
  looked through
2. B.
  looked into
3. C.
  looked out
4. D.
  looked up
9.
1. A.
  brought
2. B.
  shouted
3. C.
  took
4. D.
  turned
10.
1. A.
  anything
2. B.
  something
3. C.
  everything
4. D.
  nothing
11.
1. A.
  phone
2. B.
  question
3. C.
  letter
4. D.
  door
12.
1. A.
  more helpful
2. B.
  more attractive
3. C.
  worse
4. D.
  better
13.
1. A.
  survived
2. B.
  escaped
3. C.
  lived
4. D.
  died
14.
1. A.
  As a whole
2. B.
  As a result
3. C.
  In all
4. D.
  In general
15.
1. A.
  work
2. B.
  wash
3. C.
  repair
4. D.
  learn
16.
1. A.
  closed
2. B.
  folded
3. C.
  opened
4. D.
  painted
17.
1. A.
  article
2. B.
  poem
3. C.
  notice
4. D.
  message
18.
1. A.
  failure
2. B.
  pain
3. C.
  wish
4. D.
  shame
19.
1. A.
  picked up
2. B.
  picked out
3. C.
  pushed back
4. D.
  put away
20.
1. A.
  around
2. B.
  over
3. C.
  on
4. D.
  at

One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be put up for the night. “I’ m very1,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all2tonight. But you could stay in my room if you don’t3. As I’m on duty, I’11 be staying up in the office anyway,” The young man gave the4 advice.
The elderly couple5his offer with gratitude(感激). They6for the inconvenience they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it cleared up. When the old gentleman went to pay his7, the clerk behind the counter was that same helpful young man. “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper guest room in this hotel,8you don’t need to pay,” said the clerk, with the same friendly smile.
The old gentleman nodded in9, “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would10. Perhaps11I’11 build a hotel for you. ” The clerk was amazed but, deciding that the guest must have been joking, he gave the remark no more12.
Two years later, the young man received a registered letter(挂号信) from the old gentleman, in which he13the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also enclosed(附上) a formal14and a round-trip air ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay a visit.
At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his15guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new16towering over the crossroads, said, “Look, that is the hotel I17to build for you. I hope you will manage it for me. Remember what I said then? Well, I was serious about it.”
“But…will there be any conditions, sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”
“My name is William Aster. There’s not any condition.18I told you before, you are the best employee…!”
This building was none19the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Starting business in 1931, this hotel has been a symbol of supreme status and honor in the city of New York. The young man who became its first20was George Boldt, the man who turned Waldorf into one of the most glamorous hotels in the world.

1.
1. A.
  sorry
2. B.
  happy
3. C.
  anxious
4. D.
  lucky
2.
1. A.
  advertised
2. B.
  decided
3. C.
  booked
4. D.
  taken
3.
1. A.
  mind
2. B.
  bother
3. C.
  trouble
4. D.
  complain
4.
1. A.
  reliable
2. B.
  valuable
3. C.
  precious
4. D.
  sincere
5.
1. A.
  accepted
2. B.
  thanked
3. C.
  refused
4. D.
  weighed
6.
1. A.
  applied
2. B.
  prepared
3. C.
  blamed
4. D.
  apologized
7.
1. A.
  service
2. B.
  house
3. C.
  food
4. D.
  bill
8.
1. A.
  but
2. B.
  however
3. C.
  so
4. D.
  yet
9.
1. A.
  relief
2. B.
  appreciation
3. C.
  surprise
4. D.
  silence
10.
1. A.
  give up
2. B.
  dream of
3. C.
  devote to
4. D.
  fight for
11.
1. A.
  any time
2. B.
  another day
3. C.
  the other day
4. D.
  some day
12.
1. A.
  value
2. B.
  thought
3. C.
  judgment
4. D.
  attention
13.
1. A.
  called on
2. B.
  called at
3. C.
  called for
4. D.
  called up
14.
1. A.
  invitation
2. B.
  check
3. C.
  card
4. D.
  letter
15.
1. A.
  old
2. B.
  interesting
3. C.
  former
4. D.
  new
16.
1. A.
  house
2. B.
  building
3. C.
  room
4. D.
  park
17.
1. A.
  wanted
2. B.
  agreed
3. C.
  promised
4. D.
  longed
18.
1. A.
  Since
2. B.
  Once
3. C.
  As
4. D.
  Because
19.
1. A.
  other than
2. B.
  more than
3. C.
  rather than
4. D.
  less than
20.
1. A.
  employer
2. B.
  manager
3. C.
  housekeeper
4. D.
  president

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