The little boy turned to the old woman next to him, ‘‘Granny, are you sure I don’t have enough money?’’ She nodded. The little boy was still   36  the doll (洋娃娃) in his hand.
I walked toward him,   37  who he wished to give this doll to. “Sister. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring a doll to her.” I told him that maybe Santa Claus would do so. But he replied to me   38  . “No, Santa Claus(圣诞老人) can’t bring it to her   39  she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she   40  there. My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too,   41  I thought she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.’’
The little boy looked   42  at me, “I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall. I   43  she didn’t have to leave me, but Daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.” Then he looked   44  at the doll with sad eyes.
I quickly   45  for my wallet. “Let’s check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll!” “OK. I hope I do have enough.” I added some of my money to   46  without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and   47  some spare money. “Thank you God for giving me enough money!” He looked at me and   48 , “I wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my Mommy, but I didn’t dare to ask God   49  too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.”
  50  I remembered a local newspaper article two days ago, mentioning a drunk man in a truck hit a car   51  by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl   52  right away and the mother was   53  in a critical state.
Two days   54  this encounter (偶然相遇) with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young   55  had passed away.

Although the man who sat with me in the old wooden stairs thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to me, a five-year-old child, he was a giant. We would sit side by side, watching the sun go down behind the station across the busy street behind which I was never　 1　 to cross 　　2　 accompanied by an adult.

　 One day we sat 　 3　 the traffic ,counting cars and trying to guess the color of the next one to turn the corner to kill time.

Suddenly Grandpa asked “　 4　 ?"

　 " Yes," was my reply." How would you like to run over to the gas station there and get 　 5　 a bottle of Coke?"

　 I couldn't believe my 　 6　 . Was he talking to me? On my family's modest income, Coke was not a part of our diet. Without resisting the temptation I replied 　 7　 ," Okay," wondering how I would get across the street. I thought Grandpa was going to go with me.　 8　 ,after he gave me a dime, he said to me, " Okay, help me down the stairs and to the curb. I'm going to stay 　 9　　 and keep an ear out for the babies, who are still asleep. I'll tell you when it's safe to cross. You go over to the Coke machine get your Coke and walk back and then 　 10　 me to tell you when it's safe to cross back."

　 I was very nervous when Grandpa 　 11　 my hand tightly. Together we looked up the street and 　 12　 , and back up again. He told me it was safe to cross. He 　 13　 my hand and I ran. I ran as fast as possible The street seemed 　 14　 . I wondered if I would 　 15　 it to the other side. Reaching the other side, I　 16　 to find Grandpa. still standing exactly where I had left him,　 17　 proudly. I waved.

Coke in hand, I proudly marched back out into the early evening dusk, seeing Grandpa was waiting 　 18　 .

　 " Stop right there," he yelled 　 19　 one car was speeding by me, after which Grandpa said" Come on, now," At last I crossed the street safely. He smiled on me, saying “You’ll do that alone from now on”. On hearing this, I 　 20　 felt so proud before.

1．A．forbidden　　 B．allowed　 C．promoted　　 D．expected

2．A．if　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．when　　　 　 C．unless　　　 　 D．whether

3．A．observing　　 　　　　　　　 B．noticing　 C．watching　　　 D．finding

4．A．Happy　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．Funny　　　 　 C．Hungry　　　 　 D．Thirsty

5．A．yourself　　　 　　　　　　　 B．ourselves　　 C．me　　　　　 D．you

6．A．eyes　　　　 B．ears　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．brain　　　　 D．words

7．A．shyly　　　　 B．proudly　　 　　　　　　　 C．happily　　　 　 D．hopefully

8．A．Though　　 　 B．However　 C．Because　　　 D．Therefore　　

9．A．home　　　 　 B．there　　　 C．in　　　　　 D．here

10．A．ask for　　　 　　　　　　　 B．search for　　 　　　　　 C．wait for　　 D．look for

11．A．held　　　 B．shook　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．took　　　 D．put

12．A．up　　　　 B．back　　　 C．down　　　 　 D．upwards

13．A．took hold of　 　　　　　　 B．let go of　　 　　　　　 C．lost hold of　 　 D．controlled over

14．A．narrow　　 B．smooth　　 C．long　　　　　 　　　　　 D．wide

15．take　　　　 　 B．see　　　　 C．grant　　　　　 　　　　　 D．make

16．had　　　　　 B． turned　　 　　　　　　　　 C．began　　　　 　 D．came

17．A．smiling　　　 　　　　　　　 B．yelling　　 C．crying　　　 　 D．calling

18．angrily　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．impatiently　 　　　　　 C．carefully　　 D．patiently

19．A．after　　　 B．once　　　　 C．before　　 D．though

20．A．never　　　　 B．still　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．ever　　　　 　 D．also

III. Cloze   (20 points)

I’d meant to go to Miros that day. I’d packed my bag and was ready. The motor-boat__36__ in on time. The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasn’t too strong for the two-hour __37__. I stood at my window, staring at the boat. Then I lost __38__ of her, an old light-house partly blocked my view of the harbour. A dozen passengers were __39__ their way there. I was about to join them---when a man’s face __40__ at the light-house window.

This was strange, because the light-house had been empty, unused and __41__ for thirty years. It was stranger still---because I’d seen that __42__ before. I couldn’t place it but it was, or had once been, familiar to me. I opened my window and __43__ across.

“I know we’ve met before, but I can’t remember where.”

I __44__ him to open his if he could and answer me. He did neither. The face behind the glass __45__ motionless. Seeing him more clearly now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking upwards, __46__ the clouds. How well I’d known that face, sometime, somewhere!

I __47__ again. “We met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka.”

He didn’t reply nor give any __48__ that he’d heard. I went back further, to __49__ I was in the navy.” Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once __50__ him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was Commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? I’d saved his life once. But surely he…

The motor-boat __51__ her bell. I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling. __52__. Laughing, I called, “Now I’ve missed her, and it’s your __53__, Commander!’

As the boat drew away, the face at the window faded. __54__ minute it was there, looking up. I could see the whites of the eyes. The __55__ it was gone.

Well, I didn’t rush to the light-house. I knew that Leftis was dead. He died at sea in 1963 or ’64. But there’s one other thing I ought to tell you: the motor-boat never reached Miros. It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers.

36．A．reached    B．arrived     C．went  D．came

37．A．voyage     B．crossing    C．travel       D．boating

38．A．sight B．way   C．patience    D．chances

39．A．searching  B．finding     C．making     D．hurrying

40．A．placed      B．existed      C．occurred   D．appeared

41．A．locked      B．opened     C．rebuilt      D．chained

42．A．man  B．face   C．window    D．light-house

43．A．jumped     B．ran    C．shouted     D．screamed

44．A．expected B．hoped       C．believed    D．asked

45．A．became     B．remained  C．seemed     D．grew

46．A．through    B．after  C．for    D．at

47．A．persuaded B．repeated    C．tried  D．continued

48．A．suggestion       B．answer      C．sign   D．action

49．A．when B．which       C．where       D．how

50．A．kept  B．brought    C．caused      D．changed

51．A．beat  B．rang  C．turned on  D．put on

52．A．up    B．down C．in      D．out

53．A．problem   B．question    C．duty  D．fault

54．A．Each B．Every       C．One   D．Some

55．A．next  B．rest   C．other D．last

III. Cloze   (20 points)

I’d meant to go to Miros that day. I’d packed my bag and was ready. The motor-boat__36__ in on time. The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasn’t too strong for the two-hour __37__. I stood at my window, staring at the boat. Then I lost __38__ of her, an old light-house partly blocked my view of the harbour. A dozen passengers were __39__ their way there. I was about to join them---when a man’s face __40__ at the light-house window.

This was strange, because the light-house had been empty, unused and __41__ for thirty years. It was stranger still---because I’d seen that __42__ before. I couldn’t place it but it was, or had once been, familiar to me. I opened my window and __43__ across.

“I know we’ve met before, but I can’t remember where.”

I __44__ him to open his if he could and answer me. He did neither. The face behind the glass __45__ motionless. Seeing him more clearly now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking upwards, __46__ the clouds. How well I’d known that face, sometime, somewhere!

I __47__ again. “We met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka.”

He didn’t reply nor give any __48__ that he’d heard. I went back further, to __49__ I was in the navy.” Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once __50__ him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was Commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? I’d saved his life once. But surely he…

The motor-boat __51__ her bell. I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling. __52__. Laughing, I called, “Now I’ve missed her, and it’s your __53__, Commander!’

As the boat drew away, the face at the window faded. __54__ minute it was there, looking up. I could see the whites of the eyes. The __55__ it was gone.

Well, I didn’t rush to the light-house. I knew that Leftis was dead. He died at sea in 1963 or ’64. But there’s one other thing I ought to tell you: the motor-boat never reached Miros. It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers.

36．A．reached    B．arrived     C．went  D．came

37．A．voyage     B．crossing    C．travel       D．boating

38．A．sight B．way   C．patience    D．chances

39．A．searching  B．finding     C．making     D．hurrying

40．A．placed      B．existed      C．occurred   D．appeared

41．A．locked      B．opened     C．rebuilt      D．chained

42．A．man  B．face   C．window    D．light-house

43．A．jumped     B．ran    C．shouted     D．screamed

44．A．expected B．hoped       C．believed    D．asked

45．A．became     B．remained  C．seemed     D．grew

46．A．through    B．after  C．for    D．at

47．A．persuaded B．repeated    C．tried  D．continued

48．A．suggestion       B．answer      C．sign   D．action

49．A．when B．which       C．where       D．how

50．A．kept  B．brought    C．caused      D．changed

51．A．beat  B．rang  C．turned on  D．put on

52．A．up    B．down C．in      D．out

53．A．problem   B．question    C．duty  D．fault

54．A．Each B．Every       C．One   D．Some

55．A．next  B．rest   C．other D．last