The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to1the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“2can’t it rain?” I thought. That would3things down.
I thought about my4, who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned5right now. I’d had some problems in school,6my parents decided to let me7full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken8of a maintenance(道路养护)company. It was up to us to keep the roads9of rubbish. The job was10and dirty, especially on hot days11this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.
We continued our12route along the I-595,13for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some14were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.
“Dad! Pull over! I want to15something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to16…there wasn’t much time.17I saw a Toyota that18upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody19there, I thought. Then, just at that20, I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!
“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.

1.
1. A.
  wipe
2. B.
  cut
3. C.
  put
4. D.
  send
2.
1. A.
  When
2. B.
  How
3. C.
  Why
4. D.
  Where
3.
1. A.
  turn
2. B.
  keep
3. C.
  make
4. D.
  cool
4.
1. A.
  parents
2. B.
  school-times
3. C.
  friends
4. D.
  school yards
5.
1. A.
  office
2. B.
  classroom
3. C.
  restaurant
4. D.
  living room
6.
1. A.
  but
2. B.
  or
3. C.
  for
4. D.
  so
7.
1. A.
  work
2. B.
  study
3. C.
  stay
4. D.
  spend
8.
1. A.
  business
2. B.
  possession
3. C.
  position
4. D.
  place
9.
1. A.
  away
2. B.
  from
3. C.
  far
4. D.
  clear
10.
1. A.
  easy
2. B.
  lonely
3. C.
  smelly
4. D.
  noisy
11.
1. A.
  for
2. B.
  like
3. C.
  after
4. D.
  as
12.
1. A.
  regular
2. B.
  common
3. C.
  unusual
4. D.
  normal
13.
1. A.
  reaching
2. B.
  going
3. C.
  looking
4. D.
  heading
14.
1. A.
  cars
2. B.
  bottles
3. C.
  branches
4. D.
  glasses
15.
1. A.
  check
2. B.
  help
3. C.
  take
4. D.
  bring
16.
1. A.
  decide
2. B.
  hurry
3. C.
  consider
4. D.
  stop
17.
1. A.
  Above
2. B.
  Behind
3. C.
  Ahead
4. D.
  Below
18.
1. A.
  hung
2. B.
  trapped
3. C.
  caught
4. D.
  fell
19.
1. A.
  stored
2. B.
  deserted
3. C.
  lost
4. D.
  hid
20.
1. A.
  bridge
2. B.
  tree
3. C.
  moment
4. D.
  way

I am sure many people have said about me, “He must be the happiest man in the world!” But they were wrong.1 I was famous and had2 money, I was not really happy. I found myself asking, “3 does all this not give me real happiness?”
Newspapers said, “Kriss Akabusi is the European champion. He has also4 an Olympic bronze medal.” Now before all this happened, I had5 , “If I can become a champion, I will be happy. I will6 a lot of money and then enjoy7 . I will have a good time.”
When I went to the Edinburgh Games, in my hotel8 I found a book by my bedside. It was called What’s Real Happiness in Life? I9 this book up and read some of the stories in it. The book mainly told about the happiness brought by helping others. But I said to10 , “All these things are too11 for me to do.”
But that night I had a12 . I found myself standing by a river. I13 a voice calling to me from the other side of the river. The voice said, “You know helping others is as14 as crossing the river, and it’s not as difficult as you imagine.” Then suddenly I awoke. I realized I was15 now when compared to before. I found I had real16 of mind.
So I can now tell my friends what I have17 . Being famous and having a lot of money18 gave me happiness. So all I can say to you is this—we are19 when we think that to be famous and rich will make us happy. Now I have a children’s TV program called Record Breakers. I have no20 about what tomorrow will bring.

1.
1. A.
  So
2. B.
  Because
3. C.
  But
4. D.
  Although
2.
1. A.
  little
2. B.
  a little
3. C.
  no
4. D.
  much
3.
1. A.
  What
2. B.
  Why
3. C.
  How
4. D.
  When
4.
1. A.
  lost
2. B.
  missed
3. C.
  won
4. D.
  caught
5.
1. A.
  recognized
2. B.
  wanted
3. C.
  thought
4. D.
  whispered
6.
1. A.
  seek
2. B.
  obtain
3. C.
  handl
4. D.
  produce
7.
1. A.
  films
2. B.
  sports
3. C.
  life
4. D.
  nature
8.
1. A.
  yard
2. B.
  garden
3. C.
  hall
4. D.
  bedroom
9.
1. A.
  picked
2. B.
  drew
3. C.
  made
4. D.
  put
10.
1. A.
  him
2. B.
  her
3. C.
  myself
4. D.
  it
11.
1. A.
  sudden
2. B.
  lucky
3. C.
  simple
4. D.
  hard
12.
1. A.
  rest
2. B.
  dream
3. C.
  trip
4. D.
  sleep
13.
1. A.
  recognized
2. B.
  heard
3. C.
  imitated
4. D.
  recorded
14.
1. A.
  interested
2. B.
  funny
3. C.
  easy
4. D.
  nervous
15.
1. A.
  different
2. B.
  familiar
3. C.
  similar
4. D.
  sensible
16.
1. A.
  anger
2. B.
  fear
3. C.
  peace
4. D.
  excitement
17.
1. A.
  created
2. B.
  found
3. C.
  copied
4. D.
  given
18.
1. A.
  always
2. B.
  usually
3. C.
  never
4. D.
  often
19.
1. A.
  lucky
2. B.
  wise
3. C.
  foolish
4. D.
  clever
20.
1. A.
  feelings
2. B.
  satisfactions
3. C.
  certainties
4. D.
  worries

Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers 1 it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I 2 her more each day. My mother does not change, but I 3. As I grow older and wiser, I realize 4 an exceptional person she is. How 5 that I am unable to speak these words in her 6, but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just 7 hard work that go into 8 a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a 9 teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows 10 ? For waiting for the day when a daughter 11 how wise her mother really is?
How does a 12 woman thank a mother for 13 to be a mother? For being ready 14 advice (when asked) or remaining 15 when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words 16? For being 17 herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she 18 and to help me live up to the example she has 19. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother 20 in mine.

1.
1. A.
  as
2. B.
  that
3. C.
  until
4. D.
  when
2.
1. A.
  approve
2. B.
  appreciate
3. C.
  need
4. D.
  resemble
3.
1. A.
  do
2. B.
  have
3. C.
  did
4. D.
  will
4.
1. A.
  how
2. B.
  that
3. C.
  who
4. D.
  what
5.
1. A.
  sad
2. B.
  glad
3. C.
  comic
4. D.
  tragic
6.
1. A.
  absence
2. B.
  presence
3. C.
  appearance
4. D.
  existence
7.
1. A.
  common
2. B.
  plain
3. C.
  normal
4. D.
  usual
8.
1. A.
  raising
2. B.
  rising
3. C.
  developing
4. D.
  training
9.
1. A.
  childish
2. B.
  energetic
3. C.
  fearless
4. D.
  moody
10.
1. A.
  anything
2. B.
  something
3. C.
  everything
4. D.
  nothing
11.
1. A.
  detects
2. B.
  discovers
3. C.
  recognizes
4. D.
  realizes
12.
1. A.
  pretty
2. B.
  foolish
3. C.
  green
4. D.
  grown
13.
1. A.
  failing
2. B.
  intending
3. C.
  continuing
4. D.
  keeping
14.
1. A.
  by
2. B.
  with
3. C.
  for
4. D.
  on
15.
1. A.
  silent
2. B.
  quiet
3. C.
  cool
4. D.
  noiseless
16.
1. A.
  dozen times
2. B.
  a dozen of times
3. C.
  dozens of times
4. D.
  dozen of time
17.
1. A.
  valuably
2. B.
  essentially
3. C.
  naturally
4. D.
  virtually
18.
1. A.
  devotes
2. B.
  deserts
3. C.
  deserves
4. D.
  desires
19.
1. A.
  set
2. B.
  settled
3. C.
  placed
4. D.
  fixed
20.
1. A.
  sees
2. B.
  finds
3. C.
  is
4. D.
  looks

Mother’s Day was coming，but John had been visiting customers.He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do.
He went into the shop and saw a young man 1the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars，but the clerk just explained that roses were2.
The clerk looked up at John，3her head.Something inside of John was 4by the boy’s voice.John had been 5 in his business，and he looked at the clerk and 6mouthed that he would pay for the roses.
The clerk looked at the young man and told him to get the roses for six dollars.The young man almost jumped into the 7and ran from the store with the8.It was worth the extra dollars just to see that kind of 9.
John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the 10would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her.He drove away from the shop，feeling very11.He caught a light about two blocks away.As he 12at the light，he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk.He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates.Suddenly，he 13that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery(公墓).
The light 14，and John slowly crossed the intersection.He 15and on an impulse(冲动)got out and began to fclllow the boy.The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his 16.He began to cry after he carefully 17the roses on the grave.He stared at the little boy’s heaving(起伏的) body and listened to his crying.
John turned with18，and walked back to his car.He drove 19to the shop and told the clerk he would 20the flowers personally.He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.

1.
1. A.
  begging
2. B.
  ordering
3. C.
  forcing
4. D.
  urging
2.
1. A.
  cheap
2. B.
  beautiful
3. C.
  expensive
4. D.
  special
3.
1. A.
  shaking
2. B.
  waving
3. C.
  nodding
4. D.
  holding
4.
1. A.
  recalled
2. B.
  touched
3. C.
  hurt
4. D.
  lightened
5.
1. A.
  influenced
2. B.
  ruined
3. C.
  buried
4. D.
  blessed
6.
1. A.
  loudly
2. B.
  silently
3. C.
  gently
4. D.
  calmly
7.
1. A.
  river
2. B.
  air
3. C.
  lake
4. D.
  hole
8.
1. A.
  money
2. B.
  flowers
3. C.
  basket
4. D.
  cards
9.
1. A.
  surprise
2. B.
  horror
3. C.
  excitement
4. D.
  sadness
10.
1. A.
  delivery
2. B.
  message
3. C.
  transportation
4. D.
  transfer
11.
1. A.
  relaxed
2. B.
  disappointed
3. C.
  good
4. D.
  sorry
12.
1. A.
  sang
2. B.
  waited
3. C.
  looked
4. D.
  stood
13.
1. A.
  remembered
2. B.
  found
3. C.
  discovered
4. D.
  realized
14.
1. A.
  flashed
2. B.
  changed
3. C.
  disappeared
4. D.
  shone
15.
1. A.
  drove back
2. B.
  pulled over
3. C.
  broke down
4. D.
  burst out
16.
1. A.
  arms
2. B.
  palms
3. C.
  feet
4. D.
  knees
17.
1. A.
  laid
2. B.
  decorated
3. C.
  set
4. D.
  grew
18.
1. A.
  laughter
2. B.
  anger
3. C.
  tears
4. D.
  astonishment
19.
1. A.
  slowly
2. B.
  quickly
3. C.
  carefully
4. D.
  excitedly
20.
1. A.
  bring
2. B.
  fetch
3. C.
  take
4. D.
  catch

Some people think they have an answer to the problems of automobiles crowding and pollution in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle.
In a great1cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York, some bike riders have even2a group called Bike for a Better City, they3that if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer cars in the downtown and therefore less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to4the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to paint special lanes-for bicycles5-on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there may be6. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bicycles.
But no bike lanes have been painted yet. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea. Taxi drivers don’t like the idea-they say it will7traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like this idea-they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.
They city government hasn’t yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park is closed to cars and the roads may be used by bikes only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not8and9fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. If that happens, the safest place to bike may be in the10.

1.
1. A.
  number
2. B.
  many
3. C.
  lot
4. D.
  few
2.
1. A.
  formed
2. B.
  set
3. C.
  built
4. D.
  met
3.
1. A.
  claim
2. B.
  tell
3. C.
  announce
4. D.
  complain
4.
1. A.
  let
2. B.
  get
3. C.
  have
4. D.
  find
5.
1. A.
  riders
2. B.
  use
3. C.
  only
4. D.
  riding
6.
1. A.
  policemen
2. B.
  quarrel
3. C.
  accidents
4. D.
  possibility
7.
1. A.
  control
2. B.
  regulate
3. C.
  stop
4. D.
  slow
8.
1. A.
  interesting
2. B.
  enough
3. C.
  satisfied
4. D.
  well
9.
1. A.
  insists
2. B.
  sticks
3. C.
  keeps
4. D.
  determines
10.
1. A.
  downtown
2. B.
  park
3. C.
  street
4. D.
  space

----“_____ when does the pub stay open?”
---- “About midnight.”

A.
Since
B.
Before
C.
Until
D.
After

—I bought this shirt for 35 yuan yesterday.
—It’s on sale today for only 29. You should have waited.
—Oh, really? But how ________ I know?

A.
would
B.
can
C.
did
D.
do

Hi, Tom._____?
Well .Long time no see! I miss you very much.

A.
What are you doing
B.
What is going on
C.
How do you like it
D.
How is it going

---Excuse me， _______?
---That's 110 yuan altogether， sir，

A.
can I order， please
B.
could I have the bill， please
C.
how much is the meal we've had
D.
please count the money， will you

---You speak very good English.
---______.

A.
Thank you
B.
No, not at all
C.
My English is poor
D.
I don't think so

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