It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town where my twenty-seven third graders eagerly1the great day of gift-giving in advance.
Each day the children produced some new2— strings of popcorn, handmade trinkets, and German bell. Through it all she remained alone,3from a distance, seemingly miles away. I wondered what4happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now suddenly so withdrawn. I hoped the festivities would5her. But nothing did. The students made the fried marbles(油炸玻璃弹子)and competed with one anther to bring the6ones.
The day of gift-giving finally came. We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were7. All along, she sat quietly watching. To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she8. I had not passed through the wall of isolation she had9around herself.
After school I sat down in a chair, hardly10of what was happening, when she came to me with outstretched hands, bearing a small white box, and slightly soiled,11it had been held many times by12, childish hands. She said nothing. “For me?” I asked. She said not a word, but13her head. I took the box and cautiously opened it. There inside, glistening green, a fried marble14from a golden chain. Then I looked into that eight-year-old15and saw the question in her dark brown eyes. In a flash I knew — she had16it for her mother, who had died just three weeks before and would never hold her or brush her hair or17her childish joys or sorrows.
I meant it when I whispered, “Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful. Your mother would18it.” Neither of us could stop the19. She threw herself into my arms and we wept together. And for that brief moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest20of all: her trust and love.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      prepared
    2. B.
      reserved
    3. C.
      expected
    4. D.
      waited
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      fancies
    2. B.
      impressions
    3. C.
      wonders
    4. D.
      possessions
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      looking
    2. B.
      playing
    3. C.
      searching
    4. D.
      watching
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      would
    2. B.
      should
    3. C.
      must
    4. D.
      needed
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      attend to
    2. B.
      appeal to
    3. C.
      listen to
    4. D.
      object to
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      prettiest
    2. B.
      wisest
    3. C.
      heaviest
    4. D.
      naughtiest
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      transformed
    2. B.
      informed
    3. C.
      exchanged
    4. D.
      deserted
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      gave away
    2. B.
      threw away
    3. C.
      carried away
    4. D.
      turned away
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      built
    2. B.
      adjusted
    3. C.
      offered
    4. D.
      filled
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      afraid
    2. B.
      aware
    3. C.
      content
    4. D.
      fond
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      when
    2. B.
      while
    3. C.
      as though
    4. D.
      even if
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      untouched
    2. B.
      unknown
    3. C.
      unwashed
    4. D.
      unpacked
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      nodded
    2. B.
      raised
    3. C.
      dropped
    4. D.
      turned
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      protected
    2. B.
      hung
    3. C.
      held
    4. D.
      escaped
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      face
    2. B.
      cheek
    3. C.
      hair
    4. D.
      forehead
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      bought
    2. B.
      exchanged
    3. C.
      made
    4. D.
      stole
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      appreciate
    2. B.
      enjoy
    3. C.
      communicate
    4. D.
      share
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      love
    2. B.
      benefit
    3. C.
      dislike
    4. D.
      need
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      laugh
    2. B.
      excitement
    3. C.
      tears
    4. D.
      description
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      joy
    2. B.
      identity
    3. C.
      contribution
    4. D.
      gift

In 1971, a young man who grew up very poor was travelling across the country, trying to make a new1 for himself. Along the way, he had2 run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This3until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked4into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.
After eating his first good meal in5, he found himself6to the waiter, telling him he had lost his7. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked8the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down,9a $20 bill that looked 10it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have11this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his12! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a13, bought gas with the change, and headed West.
On the way out of town, he began to understand14the fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money15. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was16and he helped me in a way that didn’t17 me.” Right then he made a promise to help others if he could.
Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he18thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at19time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the streets and at hospitals. “I’ve lived the story, so I know it certainly more blessed(带来快乐的) to give than to20, because it comes back to you many many times over,” he says. “It restores some faith in humanity.”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      conclusion
    2. B.
      impression
    3. C.
      start
    4. D.
      surprise
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      unexpectedly
    2. B.
      completely
    3. C.
      strangely
    4. D.
      necessarily
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      continued
    2. B.
      began
    3. C.
      spread
    4. D.
      struggled
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      hopefully
    2. B.
      nervously
    3. C.
      carelessly
    4. D.
      excitedly
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      hours
    2. B.
      weeks
    3. C.
      years
    4. D.
      months
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      turning
    2. B.
      lying
    3. C.
      smiling
    4. D.
      joking
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      way
    2. B.
      job
    3. C.
      wallet
    4. D.
      car
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      behind
    2. B.
      near
    3. C.
      before
    4. D.
      under
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      took out
    2. B.
      picked out
    3. C.
      took up
    4. D.
      picked up
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      even if
    2. B.
      as if
    3. C.
      as well
    4. D.
      even so
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      placed
    2. B.
      put
    3. C.
      dropped
    4. D.
      removed
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      luck
    2. B.
      word
    3. C.
      promise
    4. D.
      action
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      message
    2. B.
      note
    3. C.
      mark
    4. D.
      tip
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      what
    2. B.
      how
    3. C.
      where
    4. D.
      that
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      after all
    2. B.
      above all
    3. C.
      in all
    4. D.
      at all
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      in danger
    2. B.
      in pain
    3. C.
      in trouble
    4. D.
      in charge
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      astonish
    2. B.
      embarrass
    3. C.
      interest
    4. D.
      discourage
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      gives up
    2. B.
      sends out
    3. C.
      puts away
    4. D.
      gives away
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      breakfast
    2. B.
      Christmas
    3. C.
      church
    4. D.
      New Year
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      steal
    2. B.
      provide
    3. C.
      receive
    4. D.
      rob

Fight against crime hots up
Forget about tanks, guns, and bombs - India’s latest weapon 1 in the garden. The bhut jolokia is the world’s 2 chili pepper(胡椒). Now the Indian Army has a plan to turn its seed into powder and use the 3 as a kind of natural teargas(催泪弹).
The army says the smoking hot powder - which some people claim can stop a charging(向前冲的) elephant – will help to break 4 riots and chase terrorists out of 5 spaces. Women might also be able to use the power to chase off (赶走)attackers.
6 to RB Srivastava, a director at New Delhi’s Defense Research and Development Organization: “This is 7 going to be an effective non-toxic(无毒的) weapon because its 8 can choke(使窒息)terrorists and 9 them out of their hideouts(藏身处). It would literally(确确实实地) choke them.”
On the other 10 of the world, in New York, police 11 to track(追踪) down a “vampire(吸血鬼) thief” who tried to steal a taxi driver’s 12. Police say that man got into the taxi and asked to 13 to a neighborhood in New York City. 14 they arrive, he pointed a gun 15 the taxi driver and told the driver to give him al1 his money.
When the taxi driver tried to fight 16 the gunman, the man bit(咬) him at least five times 17 the neck, arm, and back. After biting the driver, the man ran away 18 money.
If only the taxi driver 19 some bhut jolokia powder, he might have been able to save himself from 20 and to get his money back!

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      makes
    2. B.
      grows
    3. C.
      is made
    4. D.
      is grown
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      most smelly
    2. B.
      coldest
    3. C.
      hottest
    4. D.
      hardest
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      juice
    2. B.
      taste
    3. C.
      power
    4. D.
      powder
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      up
    2. B.
      down
    3. C.
      through
    4. D.
      in
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      hidden
    2. B.
      hiding
    3. C.
      open
    4. D.
      broad
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      According
    2. B.
      As
    3. C.
      Based
    4. D.
      Known
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      probably
    2. B.
      definitely
    3. C.
      possibly
    4. D.
      hardly
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      smell
    2. B.
      taste
    3. C.
      flavor
    4. D.
      energy
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      force
    2. B.
      take
    3. C.
      put
    4. D.
      bring
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      way
    2. B.
      side
    3. C.
      corner
    4. D.
      half
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      have tried
    2. B.
      has tried
    3. C.
      are trying
    4. D.
      is trying
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      car
    2. B.
      wallet
    3. C.
      gasoline
    4. D.
      money
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      be taken
    2. B.
      take
    3. C.
      be brought
    4. D.
      bring
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      As
    2. B.
      As soon as
    3. C.
      Once
    4. D.
      B and C
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      to
    2. B.
      at
    3. C.
      from
    4. D.
      away from
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      back
    3. C.
      off
    4. D.
      out
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      on
    2. B.
      from
    3. C.
      in
    4. D.
      around
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      with the
    2. B.
      without the
    3. C.
      with
    4. D.
      without
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      had
    2. B.
      has had
    3. C.
      has
    4. D.
      had had
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      biting
    2. B.
      bitten
    3. C.
      being bitten
    4. D.
      being biting

Perhaps you’ve attended some parties. But like New York,where a party or dinner often1 business with pleasure, a Washington party is a2 part of the business of politics, the business of making3 connections.
Some Washington parties have a4 aura (气氛) about them, depending on who gives them and who is there, but most parties are open-house5 in fact, with the hosts not knowing most of the6 who are there.
I went to a few of these parties7 I wanted to see the inside of some of the Washington mansions (公馆) I had8 so much about. Almost every time during the evening some man would come close to talk with me9, we didn’t know each other at all. Such a10 exchange clearly proves “a gathering of friends”11 Washington party standards. You don’t even need an12 to attend many Washington parties. You just have to know about them. No Washington hostess would13 her servants to ask you who you were. Most of the bigger parties, those with 300 or 400 guests,14 to impress somebody, and Washingtonians15.
Most members of the Congress ,for example,16 middle-class backgrounds in smaller communities17 the country. They are dazzled (眼花缭乱的) by18. They are dazzled by big names. They are ready to help Washington19 hostesses. They go along with them because they are good friends or they don’t notice that they20 or they don’t care if they are.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      follows
    2. B.
      connects
    3. C.
      mixes
    4. D.
      goes
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      daily
    2. B.
      necessary
    3. C.
      chief
    4. D.
      cheap
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      still
    2. B.
      cruel
    3. C.
      mental
    4. D.
      important
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      social
    2. B.
      nervous
    3. C.
      terrible
    4. D.
      simple
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      events
    2. B.
      affairs
    3. C.
      conferences
    4. D.
      games
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      guests
    2. B.
      customers
    3. C.
      guards
    4. D.
      guides
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      so that
    2. B.
      in order that
    3. C.
      as if
    4. D.
      because
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      found
    2. B.
      noticed
    3. C.
      heard
    4. D.
      wrote
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      since
    2. B.
      though
    3. C.
      when
    4. D.
      whether
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      common
    2. B.
      strict
    3. C.
      public
    4. D.
      special
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      including
    2. B.
      comparing with
    3. C.
      according to
    4. D.
      depending on
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      invitation
    2. B.
      envelope
    3. C.
      instrument
    4. D.
      acceptance
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      refuse
    2. B.
      allow
    3. C.
      agree
    4. D.
      warn
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      are given
    2. B.
      give
    3. C.
      are supplied
    4. D.
      supply
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      easily forget
    2. B.
      hardly remember
    3. C.
      easily impress
    4. D.
      are easily impressed
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      hear from
    2. B.
      write to
    3. C.
      come from
    4. D.
      call out
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      over
    2. B.
      below
    3. C.
      between
    4. D.
      across
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      money
    2. B.
      equal
    3. C.
      freedom
    4. D.
      discussion
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      strange
    2. B.
      famous
    3. C.
      poor
    4. D.
      stupid
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      are using
    2. B.
      are being used
    3. C.
      are obeying
    4. D.
      are being obeyed

It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just1any November day. His2, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it3. One morning, I walked slowly4and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,5those good people would not see me. I was6. My first thought was, how would I ever7them? I didn’t have the8to brush my hair,9clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I10asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and11. So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I12myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and13from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a14for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard15words from the people who supported me during those16days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your17may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I18was, but in many ways I have changed for the19. I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form20one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      on
    2. B.
      in
    3. C.
      like
    4. D.
      for
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      body
    2. B.
      soul
    3. C.
      shoe
    4. D.
      footprint
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      sweep up
    2. B.
      drop off
    3. C.
      fall down
    4. D.
      pile up
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      upstairs
    2. B.
      downstairs
    3. C.
      indoors
    4. D.
      outdoors
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      so
    2. B.
      yet
    3. C.
      and
    4. D.
      for
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      delighted
    2. B.
      disappointed
    3. C.
      annoyed
    4. D.
      ashamed
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      pay
    2. B.
      award
    3. C.
      reward
    4. D.
      treat
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      courage
    2. B.
      strength
    3. C.
      spirit
    4. D.
      power
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      stand alone
    2. B.
      leave alone
    3. C.
      sit alone
    4. D.
      let alone
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      frequently
    2. B.
      gradually
    3. C.
      hardly
    4. D.
      uncertainly
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      intelligence
    2. B.
      independence
    3. C.
      excellence
    4. D.
      qualification
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      achieve
    2. B.
      praise
    3. C.
      respect
    4. D.
      promote
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      supply
    2. B.
      support
    3. C.
      contribution
    4. D.
      similar
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      burden
    2. B.
      job
    3. C.
      business
    4. D.
      sorrow
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      sensitive
    2. B.
      same
    3. C.
      considerate
    4. D.
      similar
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      blue
    2. B.
      rainy
    3. C.
      bright
    4. D.
      snowy
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      despair
    2. B.
      difficulty
    3. C.
      pain
    4. D.
      regret
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      still
    2. B.
      once
    3. C.
      even
    4. D.
      never
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      worse
    2. B.
      less
    3. C.
      more
    4. D.
      better
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      facing
    2. B.
      noticing
    3. C.
      managing
    4. D.
      expressing

During college, I took a history class to fulfill a requirement.
The professor was a1 fellow with red hair. He would walk2 into the room wearing his winter coat, once not even3 the hat during the lecture. He could not feel free in class and controlled the4 just by looking through his glasses at his students.
So I5 a little game for myself. I would try to find something in his lecture to ask him an intelligent question about,­­­6 me to pay attention. He was obviously pleased to have a question to answer. In fact, his answers were always7 .
I continued to do this every day and found myself actually enjoying the material. The professor seemed to become more8 and some of the other students even9 from time to time. My little game had saved me from being bored, as it was designed to do. And, I learned quite a bit about ancient world history. In spite of his strange10 , he was indeed quite an expert in his field.
On the last day of the class we gathered our11 and headed for the door. The shy, red-haired professor stepped directly in front of me,12 I reached the door, and put his hand out. He said, “I want to thank you for making my classes so interesting,” as he shook my hand warmly and13 for the first time. I was so14 . To me, it had been a pleasant way to pass the time. I had no idea that all of my questions asked in class had any effect on him or the others at all.
Each of us, through the things we say and do, and the kindness we can freely15, can have a great effect not just on our own experiences, but on those of others.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      strange
    2. B.
      patient
    3. C.
      popular
    4. D.
      proud
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      happily
    2. B.
      hurriedly
    3. C.
      calmly
    4. D.
      shyly
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      cleaning
    2. B.
      noticing
    3. C.
      removing
    4. D.
      wearing
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      lecture
    2. B.
      voice
    3. C.
      difficulty
    4. D.
      speed
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      played
    2. B.
      continued
    3. C.
      created
    4. D.
      bought
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      reminding
    2. B.
      forcing
    3. C.
      allowing
    4. D.
      telling
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      special
    2. B.
      honest
    3. C.
      important
    4. D.
      interesting
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      relaxed
    2. B.
      traditional
    3. C.
      reasonable
    4. D.
      concerned
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      gave up
    2. B.
      fell behind
    3. C.
      look back
    4. D.
      joined in
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      explanation
    2. B.
      appearance
    3. C.
      secret
    4. D.
      hobby
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      collection
    2. B.
      friends
    3. C.
      game
    4. D.
      books
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      though
    2. B.
      unless
    3. C.
      when
    4. D.
      because
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      regretted
    2. B.
      smiled
    3. C.
      cried
    4. D.
      required
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      worried
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      bored
    4. D.
      satisfied
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      offer
    2. B.
      expect
    3. C.
      change
    4. D.
      reach

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and1to let the angels stay in the guest home of their large house.2, the angels were given a space in the cold basement (地下室). As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a3in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked4, the older angel replied, “Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the5came to rest at the house of a very6, but very hospitable (好客的) farmer and his wife. After7the little food they had, they let the angels sleep in their8where they could have a good night’s rest.
When the sun9the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in10, for their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was very11and asked the older angel, “How could you have let this happen? The first man had everything,12you helped him,” she accused (责备) “The13family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let their cow14.” “Things aren’t always what they seem”, the15angel replied.
“When we stayed in the basement of the large house, I16there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.17the owner only cared about money and was unwilling to share, I sealed (封住) the wall so18wouldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came19his wife. I told him to take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they20.”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      refused
    2. B.
      agreed
    3. C.
      decided
    4. D.
      accepted
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      Thus
    2. B.
      Therefore
    3. C.
      However
    4. D.
      Instead
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      spot
    2. B.
      space
    3. C.
      picture
    4. D.
      hole
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      why
    2. B.
      how
    3. C.
      when
    4. D.
      where
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      team
    2. B.
      pair
    3. C.
      family
    4. D.
      group
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      rich
    2. B.
      healthy
    3. C.
      poor
    4. D.
      wealthy
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      preparing
    2. B.
      showing
    3. C.
      giving
    4. D.
      sharing
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      basement
    2. B.
      bed
    3. C.
      yard
    4. D.
      cupboard
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      came down
    2. B.
      came in
    3. C.
      came up
    4. D.
      came out
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      tears
    2. B.
      whispers
    3. C.
      fear
    4. D.
      excitement
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      calm
    2. B.
      happy
    3. C.
      sad
    4. D.
      angry
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      and
    2. B.
      yet
    3. C.
      so
    4. D.
      or
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      former
    2. B.
      first
    3. C.
      second
    4. D.
      latter
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      die
    2. B.
      go
    3. C.
      survive
    4. D.
      disappear
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      older
    2. B.
      younger
    3. C.
      better
    4. D.
      worse
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      heard
    2. B.
      noticed
    3. C.
      recognized
    4. D.
      watched
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      Although
    2. B.
      After
    3. C.
      Since
    4. D.
      Before
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      she
    2. B.
      you
    3. C.
      I
    4. D.
      he
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      about
    3. C.
      in
    4. D.
      with
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      look
    2. B.
      seem
    3. C.
      feel
    4. D.
      sound

One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch(牧场) house in a large valley.1 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy.The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds2 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.3 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly4 Raul. The thunder(雷声) was so loud that he buried his5 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats(蹄声).He6.There before him stood a tall, white7 . An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered8 . “Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A9 feeling came over him. All10 them the rain was pouring down,11not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be12 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found13 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse,14 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were15 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to16 him. “we have been17 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the18.”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I19my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was20 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      Something
    2. B.
      Everything
    3. C.
      Anything
    4. D.
      Nothing
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      dropped
    2. B.
      fell
    3. C.
      rolled
    4. D.
      covered
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      Suddenly
    2. B.
      Strongly
    3. C.
      Quickly
    4. D.
      Hardly
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      beating
    2. B.
      blinding
    3. C.
      burning
    4. D.
      touching
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      nose
    2. B.
      hair
    3. C.
      neck
    4. D.
      head
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      looked up
    2. B.
      woke up
    3. C.
      lay down
    4. D.
      sat down
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      tiger
    2. B.
      horse
    3. C.
      lion
    4. D.
      elephant
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      lazily
    2. B.
      angrily
    3. C.
      coldly
    4. D.
      slowly
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      natural
    2. B.
      common
    3. C.
      strange
    4. D.
      bad
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      around
    2. B.
      beside
    3. C.
      through
    4. D.
      above
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      yet
    2. B.
      for
    3. C.
      so
    4. D.
      or
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      walking
    2. B.
      leading
    3. C.
      heading
    4. D.
      returning
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      them
    2. B.
      themselves
    3. C.
      him
    4. D.
      himself
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      shook
    2. B.
      waved
    3. C.
      held
    4. D.
      took
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      gone
    2. B.
      left
    3. C.
      followed
    4. D.
      lost
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      see
    2. B.
      meet
    3. C.
      beat
    4. D.
      ask
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      waited
    2. B.
      thought
    3. C.
      worried
    4. D.
      excited
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      yard
    2. B.
      wind
    3. C.
      grass
    4. D.
      rain
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      believe
    2. B.
      consider
    3. C.
      doubt
    4. D.
      forget
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      defeated
    2. B.
      caught
    3. C.
      damaged
    4. D.
      struck

Jerry is a restaurant manager who is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.
One day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get1! You can’t be a2 person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself you have two3 today. You can choose to be in a good mood4you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. It’s your choice5 you live life.”
Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never6 to do in the restaurant business…. He7 the back door open one morning and was held up at8 point by three armed robbers. He was shot by them while trying to fight back.9, Jerry was found relatively quickly and10to the local trauma(外伤) center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released11
the hospital with fragments of the bullets 12in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the13. Jerry told me something happening in the ER( 急诊室). He said, “… the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the14on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really15. In their eyes, I16‘he’s a dead man.’ I knew I needed to take17.” “What did you do?’ I asked. “Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me,” said Jerry. “She asked18I was allergic to anything. ‘ Yes’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘BULLETS!’ Over their19, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’.” Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.
Attitude,20, is everything.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      that
    2. B.
      those
    3. C.
      one
    4. D.
      it
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      brave
    2. B.
      good
    3. C.
      positive
    4. D.
      bad
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      causes
    2. B.
      choices
    3. C.
      things
    4. D.
      goals
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      and
    2. B.
      or
    3. C.
      but
    4. D.
      then
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      how
    2. B.
      what
    3. C.
      that
    4. D.
      when
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      supposed
    2. B.
      expected
    3. C.
      encouraged
    4. D.
      suggested
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      came
    2. B.
      left
    3. C.
      broke
    4. D.
      knocked
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      sword
    2. B.
      stick
    3. C.
      arrow
    4. D.
      gun
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      Hopefully
    2. B.
      Delightedly
    3. C.
      Luckily
    4. D.
      Disappointedly
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      pushed
    2. B.
      rushed
    3. C.
      stepped
    4. D.
      followed
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      to
    2. B.
      towards
    3. C.
      from
    4. D.
      down
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      even
    2. B.
      ever
    3. C.
      once
    4. D.
      still
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      trouble
    2. B.
      accident
    3. C.
      difficulty
    4. D.
      trick
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      expressions
    2. B.
      smiles
    3. C.
      cries
    4. D.
      tears
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      attracted
    2. B.
      touched
    3. C.
      scared
    4. D.
      warned
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      mix
    2. B.
      hope
    3. C.
      ask
    4. D.
      read
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      care
    2. B.
      action
    3. C.
      turns
    4. D.
      apart
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      what
    2. B.
      that
    3. C.
      if
    4. D.
      why
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      laughter
    2. B.
      disappointment
    3. C.
      excitement
    4. D.
      joy
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      after all
    2. B.
      at all
    3. C.
      in all
    4. D.
      for all
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