A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had   26   to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well   27   it, so he  told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

    Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how   28   he was to have such a fine son, and told him how   29   he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.  30  , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his   31   to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible? ” He then   32   out of the house, leaving the Bible.

    Many years passed and the young man was very   33   in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family.  34   that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him   35   that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a   36   telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take   37   of the things that his father left him.

    When he began to search through his father’s important

papers, he saw the still new Bible,   38      as he had left

it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to      39 

the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）

dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 

  40      of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN

FULL”. Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.

1.A．expected                    B．believed        C．enjoyed                   D．felt

2.A．afford                          B．spend                       C．cost              D．pay

3.A．excited                   B．proud                        C．angry                     D．anxious

4.A．far                           B．much                        C．long                    D．often

5.A．Interested                  B．Tired                         C．Surprised               D．Relaxed

6.A．hand                           B．head                         C．voice                       D．sound

7.A．looked                         B．moved                      C．walked                    D．rushed

8.A．careful                         B．helpful                     C．wonderful             D．successful

9.A．Wanting                B．Suggesting              C．Noticing                 D．Realizing

10.A．on                                 B．since                         C．after                  D．from

11.A．bag                                B．ticket                        C．phone                     D．book

12.A．care                           B．part                         C．notes                 D．time

13.A．just                                B．only                           C．always                    D．already

14.A．use                                 B．open                         C．turn                         D．close

15.A．place                         B．date                          C．test                    D．name

In a small town in France, there was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he  31 a pound of butter to his neighbour, who was a baker, One day the baker decided to  32  the butter to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't. The baker then took  33   farmer to the judge (法官).

The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34  that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it,  35  I do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler from  36  , I had bought bread from him. So now every time when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him the butter of the same weight,"

We  37  what we give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this  38  , "Am I honest?"

Honesty or dishonesty can become a  39  . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face. Others lie so much that they do not even  40  what the truth is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.

1. A. gave    B. fed     C. threw     D. sold

2.A. weigh   B. watch   C. cut       D. use  

3.A. /       B. a       C. an        D. the

4. A. rich    B. poor    C. honest     D. quiet

5. A. and    B. so      C. but        D. or

6. A. I      B. my     C. me        D. mine 

7. A. get back  B. look back   C. give back   D. turn back  

8. A. answer   B. question    C. help       D. idea    

9.A. difference  B. habit   C. mistake      D. difficulty

10.A. Study     B. mean   C. imagine      D. know

IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your   26  . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   27   at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?

Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not   28   for him. At school many students played jokes on him   29   he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be   30   friends, so he always felt   31  . However, he faced that bravely. He   32   to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six, and he could   33   surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the   34   students in the studies. And he decided on   35   to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular   36   in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story   37   difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   38  , not what you don’t have.” he said. His   39   encourages millions of people.

 “I tell people to keep on getting up when they   40   and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

1.A. arms           B. ears                 C. eyes             D. teeth

2.A. laugh          B. cry              C. smile            D. shout

3.A. old                B. easy             C. modern           D. difficult

4.A. because            B. if               C. until            D. although

5.A. his                B. my               C. their            D. our

6. A. happy         B. relaxed          C. lonely           D. surprised

7.A. failed             B. forgot       C. helped           D. learned

8.A. even           B. ever             C. never            D. hardly

9.A. tall               B. lazy             C. sleepy               D. excellent

10.A. how           B. who              C. what             D. where

11.A. doctors           B. speakers         C. scientists   D. managers

12.A. at                B. for              C. into             D. against

13.A. make          B. have             C. lose             D. want

14.A. story         B. sadness          C. friend           D. family

15.A. fall          B. play             C. listen           D. exercise

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26   every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27   . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and

fatty food,    28   . She weighted herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29    sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30    he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile    31    his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he    32   very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33    of a happy old age.”

“I hope you don’t    34    me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35    I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36   ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was    37   . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38    wrong. She thought he should be    39    and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40    eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

1. A. lunch         B. breakfast    C. dinner           D. supper

2. A. exercised         B. drank        C. worked           D. slept

3. A. too               B. also         C. either           D. still

4. A. man               B. woman        C. boy          D. girl

5. A. so            B. but              C. and          D. or

6. A. in            B. with         C. at               D. on

7. A. saw               B. looked           C. listened         D. found

8. A. secret        B. dream        C. plan         D. future

9. A. stand         B. mind         C. allow        D. enjoy

10. A. when         B. since        C. though           D. for

11. A. health           B. success          C. happiness   D. life

12. A. surprised        B. worried          C. excited          D. relaxed

13. A. something        B. anything     C. everything       D. nothing

14.A. angry             B. serious     C. quiet        D. sick

15. A. through          B. from         C. without          D. by

Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26   every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27   . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and

fatty food,    28   . She weighted herself every day.

One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29    sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30    he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a wide smile    31    his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.

“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”

Alicia thought he    32   very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33    of a happy old age.”

“I hope you don’t    34    me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35    I am your age.”

The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36   ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”

Alicia was    37   . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38    wrong. She thought he should be    39    and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40    eating well or doing lots of exercise.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

1. A. lunch         B. breakfast    C. dinner           D. supper

2. A. exercised         B. drank        C. worked           D. slept

3. A. too               B. also         C. either           D. still

4. A. man               B. woman        C. boy          D. girl

5. A. so            B. but              C. and          D. or

6. A. in            B. with         C. at               D. on

7. A. saw               B. looked           C. listened         D. found

8. A. secret        B. dream        C. plan         D. future

9. A. stand         B. mind         C. allow        D. enjoy

10. A. when         B. since        C. though           D. for

11. A. health           B. success          C. happiness   D. life

12. A. surprised        B. worried          C. excited          D. relaxed

13. A. something        B. anything     C. everything       D. nothing

14.A. angry             B. serious     C. quiet        D. sick

15. A. through          B. from         C. without          D. by