It was almost 9:00 p. m. when Mia Jameson left her office to go home. It was 1 . She started her car and she　 2　 down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She　 3　 the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater (暖气机) wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her 4 .

　 The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small　 5 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control (失去控制). Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness (知觉).

　 When she　 6 , her head was bleeding (流血), and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know　 7　 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the　 8　 river! She felt very　 9 . She knew the ice wouldn’t　 10　 her car for very long. She　 11　 to walk up the hill several times, but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried　 12　 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that　 13　 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t　 14 . Mia closed her eyes and　 15　 die.

　 Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck,” said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”

(1)　 A. raining　　　　　　 B. cool　　　　　　　　　　　 C. snowing　　　　　　 D. late

(2)　 A. ran　　　　　　　　　 B. drove　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　 D. rode

(3)　 A. turned on　　　　 B. turned over　　　　　 C. turned off　　　　　 D. turned down

(4)　 A. happy　　　　　 　　　　 B. not alone　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　 D. not lonely

(5)　 A. bridge　　　　　　 B. village　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　 D. farm

(6)　 A. got up　　　　　　 B. came back　　　 C. looked up　　　　 D. woke up

(7)　 A. how　　　　　　　 　B. what　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. where

(8)　 A. deep　　　　　　　　　　 B. frozen　　　　　　　　　 C. wide　　　　　　　 D. cold

(9)　 A. angry　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. afraid

(10) A. keep　　　　　　 　　B. pull　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. hold

(11) A. tried　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　 C. would like　　　　 D. seemed

(12) A. one　　　　　　　　　 B. one more　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　 D. the other

(13) A. someone　　　　 　　　B. anyone　　　　　　 C. everyone　　　　　 D. no one

(14) A. feel　　　　　　　　 B. hear　　　　　　　 C. move　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

(15) A. waited to　　　　　　　　　 B. had to　　　　　　 C. was able to　　　　　　　　 D. decided to

Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often 　21 sad and lonely.

One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 　22 was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away 　23 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned 　24 a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very 　25 .

“Thank you for 　26 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be 　27 !”

The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the kind little girl grew up, she was 　28 ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 　29 of ther happiness. She always smiled and 　30 , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 　31 when I was a little girl.”

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the 32 all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were 　33 that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”

The lovely old woman still 　34 and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 　35 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

21. A. thought　　　　 B. found　　　　　 C. sounded　　　　 D. felt

22. A. butterfly　　　 B. bird　　　　 C. snake　　　　　　　 D. squirrel

23. A. so　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　 D. as

24. A. on　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　 D. down

25. A. surprised　　　 B. tired　　　　　 C. mad　　　　　　 D. angry

26. A. catching　　 B. beating　　 C. killing　　　　　　 D. saving

27. A. active　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　 C. energetic　　　　　 D. humorous

28. A. always　　　　　 B. never　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　 D. hardly

29. A. success　　　　 B. secret　　　　　 C. power　　　　　　　 D. lesson

30. A. asked　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　 C. answered　　　　 D. refused

31. A. witch　　　　　 B. fairy　　　　　 C. ghost　　　　　　　 D. princess

32. A. village　　　　 B. town　　　　 C. city　　　　　　 D. world

33. A. excited　　　　 B. pleased　　 C. glad　　　　　　 D. afraid

34. A. shouted　　　　 B. cried　　　　　 C. smiled　　　　　　　 D. jumped

35. A. young　　　　　 B. great　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　 D. quiet

Frank began to tell us of his childhood.“My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. It was hard making a living on the sea. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean.”

Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. When his noisy old truck reached my school, it seemed that everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”

　 He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean towards me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad. I’m too old for a goodbye kiss’. My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to have tears up. I had never seen him cry. ‘You are right’, he said, ‘You are a big boy...a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.’”

The tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke.“ It wasn’t long before my Dad went to sea and never came back. Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek...I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good bye kiss.”

56. Frank’s family used to make a living by ______.

A. driving a taxi　　　　　　 B. fishing 　　 C. planting crops　 　 D.buying and selling fish

57. How did Frank usually go to school when he was a boy?

A. His father drove him to school　　　　　　　　 B. He went to school by bus.

C. His friends gave him a lift.　　　　　　　 　 D. The writer didn’t mention it.

58. What was Frank’s most embarrassing thing?

A. His father was a fisherman　　 　　 　 B. His father used an old truck to drive him to school

C.His father gave him a good bye kiss　　 D.He told his father not to kiss.

59. Why did Frank’s father have tears up?

A. Because his father didn’t have a new truck.

B. Because Frank said he was too old for a goodbye kiss.

C. Because he knew he would die soon.　　　 D. Because he felt he was too poor.

60. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Frank told an unforgettable experience that happened to him.

B. Frank didn’t love his father and hated his father’s kiss.

C. Frank hoped to be a man like his father.　

D. Frank’s father went to sea and never came back.