The birthrate in Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 2lst century.
Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, 1 cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be 2 holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the 3 if men and women share the burden of having children, says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. 4 Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a(n)5 day off work.
Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers6 to give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave(产假). In January, Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months paid leave, with a warning: use it or7 it.
Kindlund admits that men are under 8 to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It’s not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,. “But it’s good for the father and for the child if they can 9 a relationship. ”
In Norway, a(n)10 policy has worked wonders. 70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1. 85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      in spite of
    2. B.
      at the cost of
    3. C.
      in addition to
    4. D.
      due to
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      sent
    2. B.
      left
    3. C.
      caught
    4. D.
      seen
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      birthrate
    2. B.
      income
    3. C.
      health
    4. D.
      spirit
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      Just as
    2. B.
      Only if
    3. C.
      Even though
    4. D.
      Now that
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      one
    2. B.
      mere
    3. C.
      only
    4. D.
      single
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      willing
    2. B.
      reluctant
    3. C.
      likely
    4. D.
      unable
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      reserve
    2. B.
      misuse
    3. C.
      ignore
    4. D.
      lose
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      discussion
    2. B.
      attack
    3. C.
      control
    4. D.
      pressure
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      make out
    2. B.
      add up
    3. C.
      build up
    4. D.
      set aside
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      impersonal
    2. B.
      similar
    3. C.
      severe
    4. D.
      global

Don’t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach(教练) said that I had lots of potential(潜力), and I became captain of my 1. That was before all the fun was taken out of 2.
At first, everyone on the team got 3 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 4 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 5one-on-one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing time in our 6. The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was 7. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 8. Of course, all teams run drills; they are 9. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 10. Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercises 11 for 18-year-olds.
I was very thin 12 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too 13 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 14.
Is all this pressure necessary? I 15 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s 16, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 17 from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and 18 my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 19 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 20 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      class
    2. B.
      club
    3. C.
      team
    4. D.
      board
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      playing
    2. B.
      living
    3. C.
      learning
    4. D.
      working
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      great
    2. B.
      equal
    3. C.
      right
    4. D.
      extra
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      business
    2. B.
      struggle
    3. C.
      attempt
    4. D.
      pressure
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      free
    2. B.
      private
    3. C.
      good
    4. D.
      basic
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      matches
    2. B.
      courses
    3. C.
      lessons
    4. D.
      programs
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      jump
    2. B.
      play
    3. C.
      run
    4. D.
      shoot
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      duty
    2. B.
      meeting
    3. C.
      operation
    4. D.
      training
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      necessary
    2. B.
      boring
    3. C.
      scientific
    4. D.
      practical
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      speaking
    2. B.
      moving
    3. C.
      sleeping
    4. D.
      breathing
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      used
    2. B.
      intended
    3. C.
      made
    4. D.
      described
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      till
    2. B.
      since
    3. C.
      before
    4. D.
      because
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      full
    2. B.
      tired
    3. C.
      lazy
    4. D.
      big
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      size
    2. B.
      share
    3. C.
      space
    4. D.
      state
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      gave
    2. B.
      kept
    3. C.
      ended
    4. D.
      picked
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      sad
    2. B.
      shameful
    3. C.
      silly
    4. D.
      serious
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      received
    2. B.
      suffered
    3. C.
      brought
    4. D.
      felt
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      reconsidered
    2. B.
      rediscovered
    3. C.
      reformed
    4. D.
      replaced
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      at
    2. B.
      by
    3. C.
      for
    4. D.
      around
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      fell
    2. B.
      stepped
    3. C.
      slowed
    4. D.
      calmed

With these words I began to 1 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 2, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 3 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially . It seemed 4, just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 5 got worse. Soon it was 6 use, until, finally, addiction.
And it began to affect(影响) my 7. During the day I would disappear for 8 call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 9, in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 10 myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 11 messages to make sure 12 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends
homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 13 “Is it OK if I just use the phone. . . ?” At work, I became 14 when my fellow workers tried to 15 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss(with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 16 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 17 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t 18 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 19 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 20 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      face
    2. B.
      find
    3. C.
      accept
    4. D.
      notice
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      now and then
    2. B.
      all the time
    3. C.
      at home
    4. D.
      at work
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      tried
    2. B.
      asked
    3. C.
      waited
    4. D.
      invited
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      polite
    2. B.
      important
    3. C.
      fine
    4. D.
      special
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      condition
    2. B.
      situation
    3. C.
      result
    4. D.
      effect
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      frequent
    2. B.
      regular
    3. C.
      unusual
    4. D.
      particular
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      friends
    2. B.
      study
    3. C.
      family
    4. D.
      work
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      a quick
    2. B.
      a secret
    3. C.
      an expected
    4. D.
      an extra
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      hopeful
    2. B.
      delighted
    3. C.
      frightened
    4. D.
      anxious
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      forcing
    2. B.
      telling
    3. C.
      giving
    4. D.
      limiting
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      leaving
    2. B.
      taking
    3. C.
      passing
    4. D.
      recording
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      long
    2. B.
      immediate
    3. C.
      enough
    4. D.
      surprising
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      saying
    2. B.
      demands
    3. C.
      wish
    4. D.
      words
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      careful
    2. B.
      mad
    3. C.
      determined
    4. D.
      helpless
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      save
    2. B.
      reduce
    3. C.
      protect
    4. D.
      stop
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      destroying
    2. B.
      using
    3. C.
      stealing
    4. D.
      emptying
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      offered
    2. B.
      guided
    3. C.
      ordered
    4. D.
      reminded
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      missed
    2. B.
      had
    3. C.
      received
    4. D.
      fixed
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      as
    2. B.
      when
    3. C.
      if
    4. D.
      since
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      always
    2. B.
      just
    3. C.
      more
    4. D.
      different

It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(题目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面条)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the 1 of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville 2all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 3 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外来的) treat in 4days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 5 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be6it. What laughing 7 we had about the8respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 9, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 10 it down simply for my own 11, not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 12, I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper com­position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14my work. Two days pas­sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 15 papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’. ”
My words! He was reading my words out 16 to the whole class. 17 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show18, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 19 my words had the power to make people20.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      memory
    2. B.
      thought
    3. C.
      knowledge
    4. D.
      experience
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      when
    2. B.
      where
    3. C.
      since
    4. D.
      after
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      cooked
    2. B.
      served
    3. C.
      got
    4. D.
      made
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      their
    2. B.
      past
    3. C.
      last
    4. D.
      those
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      none
    2. B.
      one
    3. C.
      earns
    4. D.
      neither
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      careful about
    2. B.
      good at
    3. C.
      fond of
    4. D.
      interested in
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      speeches
    2. B.
      lessons
    3. C.
      sayings
    4. D.
      arguments
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      nearly
    2. B.
      naturally
    3. C.
      officially
    4. D.
      socially
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      Especially
    2. B.
      Probably
    3. C.
      Suddenly
    4. D.
      Fortunately
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      settle
    2. B.
      put
    3. C.
      bite
    4. D.
      let
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      story
    3. C.
      luck
    4. D.
      joy
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      However
    2. B.
      Therefore
    3. C.
      As for him
    4. D.
      Except for that
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      time
    2. B.
      excuse
    3. C.
      way
    4. D.
      idea
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      give up
    2. B.
      continue
    3. C.
      hand in
    4. D.
      delay
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      written
    2. B.
      graded
    3. C.
      collected
    4. D.
      calmly
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      laid
    2. B.
      fast
    3. C.
      publicly
    4. D.
      calmly
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      People
    2. B.
      Nobody
    3. C.
      Somebody
    4. D.
      I
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      shock
    2. B.
      wonder
    3. C.
      worry
    4. D.
      pleasure
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      if
    2. B.
      for
    3. C.
      while
    4. D.
      although
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      excited
    2. B.
      satisfied
    3. C.
      think
    4. D.
      laugh

I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 1, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to2 them.
My aunt and I were 3for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 4on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her5nearby and the other one was6. So, I decided to sit down. While I was 7my own thing there, I 8that the family were not in front of the 9anymore. I saw the girl10 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in11, crying.
I knew that she12her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or13big before and we all know that feeling.14 I went up to her and asked what was15 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I16 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 17on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and18 them what happened. People there promised to19her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the20. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      Luckily
    2. B.
      Usually
    3. C.
      Sadly
    4. D.
      Surprisingly
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      help
    2. B.
      encourage
    3. C.
      join
    4. D.
      support
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      answering
    2. B.
      looking
    3. C.
      preparing
    4. D.
      calling
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      chairs
    2. B.
      children
    3. C.
      signs
    4. D.
      toys
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      friends
    2. B.
      book
    3. C.
      family
    4. D.
      bags
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      clean
    2. B.
      large
    3. C.
      empty
    4. D.
      beautiful
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      studying
    2. B.
      carrying
    3. C.
      buying
    4. D.
      doing
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      noticed
    2. B.
      believed
    3. C.
      doubted
    4. D.
      understood
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      shop
    2. B.
      gift
    3. C.
      girl
    4. D.
      lady
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      get up
    2. B.
      come up
    3. C.
      give up
    4. D.
      make up
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      return
    2. B.
      detail
    3. C.
      vain
    4. D.
      tears
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      hated
    2. B.
      raised
    3. C.
      lost
    4. D.
      lived
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      somewhere
    2. B.
      something
    3. C.
      everywhere
    4. D.
      everything
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      If
    2. B.
      As
    3. C.
      So
    4. D.
      Or
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      important
    2. B.
      wrong
    3. C.
      strange
    4. D.
      different
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      lent
    2. B.
      gave
    3. C.
      sent
    4. D.
      posted
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      smile
    2. B.
      hope
    3. C.
      puzzle
    4. D.
      worry
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      reminded
    2. B.
      warned
    3. C.
      asked
    4. D.
      told
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      look out for
    2. B.
      take care of
    3. C.
      wait for
    4. D.
      call up
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      courage
    2. B.
      money
    3. C.
      explanation
    4. D.
      card

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 1.
He had gone out of the study for some2, leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see what was on his3. In the 4was a small piece of paper on which were written the 5“English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.
A(n)6boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the7. I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a8until the start of the exam so I could not9reading it.
When the headmaster10, I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had11then. It would have been so 12to say: “I’m sorry, but I 13the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’11 have to14it.”
The chance passed and I did not take it. I sat for the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t mean to cheat, but it was still15anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, nor have I tried to explain to myself why not.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      plan
    2. B.
      fault
    3. C.
      grade
    4. D.
      luck
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      reason
    2. B.
      course
    3. C.
      example
    4. D.
      vacation
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      book
    2. B.
      head
    3. C.
      clothes
    4. D.
      desk
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      drawer
    2. B.
      book
    3. C.
      middle
    4. D.
      box
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      names
    2. B.
      words
    3. C.
      ideas
    4. D.
      messages
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      honest
    2. B.
      handsome
    3. C.
      friendly
    4. D.
      active
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      desk
    2. B.
      paper
    3. C.
      book
    4. D.
      drawer
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      question
    2. B.
      key
    3. C.
      note
    4. D.
      secret
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      help
    2. B.
      consider
    3. C.
      practise
    4. D.
      forget
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      disappeared
    2. B.
      stayed
    3. C.
      returned
    4. D.
      went
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      existed
    2. B.
      remained
    3. C.
      happened
    4. D.
      continued
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      tiring
    2. B.
      easy
    3. C.
      important
    4. D.
      difficult
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      saw
    2. B.
      gave
    3. C.
      set
    4. D.
      made
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      repeat
    2. B.
      defend
    3. C.
      correct
    4. D.
      change
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      cheating
    2. B.
      having
    3. C.
      staying
    4. D.
      finding

A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a1, I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it 2from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles, 3everywhere. I tried to use a broom, 4with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen.
For the next week, every time I was in the5, I found a pea---in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept6. Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and712 frozen peas hidden underneath.
At the time I found those few remaining8, I was in a new relationship with a wonderful9I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded10those peas under the refrigerator, and realized that my 11had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered(破碎. My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble 12his new surroundings and the13of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered.
When life gets you14, when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’11 never 15, remember that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be16, and life will move on. You’11 find all the peas17, including the ones that are hardest to find. And when you’ve got them18you’11 start to feel whole again.
The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’11 have to19, and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom,20will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      drink
    2. B.
      fruit
    3. C.
      vegetable
    4. D.
      meat
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      moved
    2. B.
      walked
    3. C.
      ran
    4. D.
      slipped
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      rubbed
    2. B.
      rolled
    3. C.
      grew
    4. D.
      existed
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      but
    2. B.
      and
    3. C.
      although
    4. D.
      so
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      bedroom
    2. B.
      living room
    3. C.
      kitchen
    4. D.
      storeroom
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      getting up
    2. B.
      turning up
    3. C.
      taking up
    4. D.
      using up
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      found
    2. B.
      ate
    3. C.
      left
    4. D.
      planted
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      presents
    2. B.
      cans
    3. C.
      vegetables
    4. D.
      peas
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      man
    2. B.
      child
    3. C.
      woman
    4. D.
      boy
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      of
    2. B.
      for
    3. C.
      with
    4. D.
      in
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      wife
    2. B.
      life
    3. C.
      son
    4. D.
      friend
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      turning to
    2. B.
      leading to
    3. C.
      adjusting to
    4. D.
      adding to
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      thank
    2. B.
      love
    3. C.
      help
    4. D.
      loss
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      down
    2. B.
      near
    3. C.
      close
    4. D.
      wide
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      get it
    2. B.
      make it
    3. C.
      take it
    4. D.
      leave it
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      grew
    2. B.
      bought
    3. C.
      collected
    4. D.
      frozen
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      eventually
    2. B.
      fortunately
    3. C.
      properly
    4. D.
      specially
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      both
    2. B.
      all
    3. C.
      either
    4. D.
      each
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      call on
    2. B.
      put on
    3. C.
      bring on
    4. D.
      move on
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      while
    2. B.
      because
    3. C.
      since
    4. D.
      or

Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to1 up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was2 the room’s only window. The other man on the other side of the room had to3 all his time lying on his back in bed.
Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up he4 pass the time by describing to his5 all the things he could see outside the window. “The window overlooks a6 with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans play on the water 7 children sail their model boats. Young lovers walk8 among flowers of every colour. Grand old trees grace(装扮) the landscape, and a fine9 of the city skyline can be seen in the distance.” As the man by the window10 all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and11 the scene.
Days and weeks passed. On morning, the day nurse came only to find the man by the window had died12 in his sleep. When the man’s body was13, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the14. The nurse agreed and after making sure he was15, she left. Slowly and painfully, the man raised himself16 to take his first look at the17 world outside by himself. But to his18, he found it faced nothing19 a blank wall.
In fact, the man by the window was20 and could not even see the wall. He just wanted to encourage his roommate.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      wake
    2. B.
      climb
    3. C.
      sit
    4. D.
      stand
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      well above
    2. B.
      just over
    3. C.
      far from
    4. D.
      next to
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      spend
    2. B.
      lose
    3. C.
      waste
    4. D.
      save
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      could
    2. B.
      would
    3. C.
      might
    4. D.
      should
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      doctor
    2. B.
      nurse
    3. C.
      friend
    4. D.
      roommate
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      wall
    2. B.
      street
    3. C.
      fence
    4. D.
      park
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      when
    2. B.
      while
    3. C.
      since
    4. D.
      though
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      step by step
    2. B.
      arm in arm
    3. C.
      face to face
    4. D.
      one by one
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      view
    2. B.
      sign
    3. C.
      symbol
    4. D.
      mark
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      explained
    2. B.
      described
    3. C.
      watched
    4. D.
      heard
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      think
    2. B.
      expect
    3. C.
      imagine
    4. D.
      guess
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      peacefully
    2. B.
      bravely
    3. C.
      helplessly
    4. D.
      sadly
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      put away
    2. B.
      taken away
    3. C.
      picked up
    4. D.
      caught up
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      wall
    2. B.
      park
    3. C.
      lake
    4. D.
      window
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      dead
    2. B.
      amazed
    3. C.
      comfortable
    4. D.
      encouraged
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      planning
    2. B.
      trying
    3. C.
      refusing
    4. D.
      wishing
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      previous
    2. B.
      embarrassing
    3. C.
      beautiful
    4. D.
      favorite
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      horror
    2. B.
      delight
    3. C.
      surprise
    4. D.
      sadness
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      like
    2. B.
      as
    3. C.
      but
    4. D.
      and
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      dead
    2. B.
      deaf
    3. C.
      pitiful
    4. D.
      blind

About two years ago while working downtown at our company’s headquarters I met a man. I’11 call him “Martin”. Martin was a short, middle-aged man with a glandular(内分泌) problem. He was fat, using a walking stick to help, and was painfully shy. Almost every morning I saw Martin on the elevator. We were usually the only people there, so I made 1conversation as we 2 to the 15th floor. I chatted with him about sometimes weather and sometimes about each other’s weekend.
About six months 3our daily elevator chats, Martin came to my office and asked if I had a minute to chat. Though we worked on the same floor, I’m sure he had to 4to find me. I invited him to sit down. He said, “I wanted to come and say 5. The company has let me go. Today will be my last day.”
I didn’t know what to say. 6I was too familiar with saying goodbye to co-workers, it was never 7. Honestly, I usually avoid talking about the event because I felt 8and at a loss for words. I told him I was 9and asked if there was anything I could do. He said, “No, I’11 be fine, I just wanted to take the time to thank you.” I was now 10. He explained that our daily talks had 11a lot to him.
He thanked me not only for 12with him in the mornings, but for speaking directly to him and others on the elevator, and for telling him a quick joke in the crowded cafeteria. It seemed that 13had ever been his friend before—or if so they were 14to him in public.
He said he didn’t want to 15much of my time, as he knew I was busy and he needed to 16his personal things. He had tears in his eyes as he shook my hand and left.
I’ve never seen him since, but I imagine he’s doing well. Meeting him 17my life. Now when I’m in a hurry, or have a bad day, I try extra hard to speak 18to those around me. I remind myself that it’s just as easy to say something nice as to say something 19, and I’m awed (敬畏) at how 20our daily actions are.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      formal
    2. B.
      polite
    3. C.
      special
    4. D.
      usual
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      climbed
    2. B.
      ran
    3. C.
      rode
    4. D.
      moved
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      during
    2. B.
      before
    3. C.
      until
    4. D.
      after
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      search
    2. B.
      walk
    3. C.
      drive
    4. D.
      move
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      thanks
    2. B.
      goodbye
    3. C.
      hello
    4. D.
      words
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      But
    2. B.
      Because
    3. C.
      When
    4. D.
      Though
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      difficult
    2. B.
      easy
    3. C.
      convenient
    4. D.
      comfortable
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      astonished
    2. B.
      painful
    3. C.
      embarrassed
    4. D.
      amazed
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      calm
    2. B.
      nervous
    3. C.
      disappointed
    4. D.
      sorry
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      confused
    2. B.
      worried
    3. C.
      moved
    4. D.
      proud
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      meant
    2. B.
      done
    3. C.
      caused
    4. D.
      brought
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      working
    2. B.
      traveling
    3. C.
      chatting
    4. D.
      staying
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      someone
    2. B.
      everyone
    3. C.
      anyone
    4. D.
      no one
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      cold
    2. B.
      friendly
    3. C.
      warm
    4. D.
      cruel
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      use up
    2. B.
      take up
    3. C.
      break up
    4. D.
      pick up
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      sell
    2. B.
      decorate
    3. C.
      pack
    4. D.
      sort
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      changed
    2. B.
      colored
    3. C.
      satisfied
    4. D.
      controlled
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      directly
    2. B.
      loudly
    3. C.
      kindly
    4. D.
      softly
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      different
    2. B.
      rude
    3. C.
      serious
    4. D.
      interesting
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      surprising
    2. B.
      strange
    3. C.
      impressive
    4. D.
      powerful

When Mr Smith retired(退休), he bought a small1in a village near the sea. He2it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most3building in the village. From morning to night there were4outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and5of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to6. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want7your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would8coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to9every day showing them around his house.“I came here to10not to work as a guide(导游),”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      garden
    2. B.
      shop
    3. C.
      house
    4. D.
      school
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      liked
    2. B.
      hated
    3. C.
      sold
    4. D.
      built
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      big
    2. B.
      interesting
    3. C.
      small
    4. D.
      clean
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      children
    2. B.
      students
    3. C.
      parents
    4. D.
      tourists
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      no
    2. B.
      none
    3. C.
      many
    4. D.
      much
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      come
    2. B.
      leave
    3. C.
      stay
    4. D.
      play
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      to satisfy
    2. B.
      satisfy
    3. C.
      to satisfying
    4. D.
      satisfying
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      go on
    2. B.
      stop
    3. C.
      continue
    4. D.
      not
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      take
    2. B.
      cost
    3. C.
      spend
    4. D.
      pay
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      play
    2. B.
      work
    3. C.
      watch
    4. D.
      retire
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