A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola,” the sign said.

“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

An old woman was standing at her door.

“You boy! Come here this minute!”

Slowly the boy ___1___ onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she ___2___ out her hand and wrapped(缠住) her ___3___ old fingers around his arm.

“Help me inside, boy”, she said, “Help me ___4___ to my bed. What’s your name?”

“Joseph,” he said.

The old woman on the bed tried to ___5___ up, raising herself on her elbow(肘). Water ___6___ from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel ___7___.

“I am dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a ___8___ for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”

Joseph looked down at the ___9___, and then looked out the window. He saw the sign again: “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-cola.”

“I want my silver pin to ___10___ to my daughter.”

Joseph bent his small body over the table and ___11___ the pencil slowly across the paper.

“There’s my Bible(圣经),” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a ___12__ Christian burial(基督葬礼) with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last ___13__ of a poor old woman.”

The boy labored over the paper. Again he looked out the window.

“Here. Bring it here so I can ___14___ it.”

Joseph found the Bible, and ___15___the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

“___16___ me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”

He ran out of the house.

A cold wind blew through the ___17___ window, but the old woman on the bed ___18___ nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. ___19___ on the paper were some childish letters. They ___20___ the words “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-cola.”

1. A. rushed    B. struggled    C. hurried       D. stepped

2. A. reached  B. let      C. pushed       D. pointed

3. A. firm       B. smooth       C. dry     D. fresh

4. A. back       B. over    C. away   D. ahead

5. A. sit   B. get      C. stand   D. wake

6. A. rolled     B. burnt  C. burst   D. ran

7. A. ill   B. sick    C. unpleasant  D. funny

8. A. letter      B. note    C. will    D. message

9. A. table      B. pen     C. paper  D. woman

10. A. send     B. go      C. belong       D. come

11. A. moved  B. drew   C. used    D. pulled

12. A. great    B. merry C. splendid     D. real

13. A. hope     B. chance       C. opinion      D. wish

14. A. sign      B. read    C. remember   D. copy

15. A. setting  B. hiding C. placing       D. laying

16. A. Hold    B. Leave  C. Excuse       D. Pardon

17. A. large    B. open   C. small  D. pretty

18. A. did       B. saw     C. felt     D. knew

19. A. Described    B. Printed       C. Recorded    D. Written

20. A. formed B. spelled       C. organized   D. repeated

A caring mother is the single most important factor in preventing teenagers from abusing(滥用)drugs and alcohol，researchers said on Friday. An international study showed that teenagers living with both parents are less likely to suffer from alcohol and drug problems，and a strong maternal bond is the most effective way to fight against them.

  “These findings suggest that living with both parents may prevent drug use．”said Dr.McArdle，of Newcastle University in northern England, who led the study. “They also suggest that attachment(感情眷念)，particularly to mothers，is a more effective factor and that this is truly across cultures and substances.” The report, which is published in the journal Addiction, involved nearly 4,000 teenagers in England，Ireland，Italy，Germany and the Netherlands. They were questioned about their use of several kinds of drugs and alcohol. The teenagers also filled in questionnaires about their relationship with their parents and grandparents, how well they were supervised(监护)after school and whether they were allowed to meet friends at home.

  “Both the quality of family relationships and the structure of families have significant influences on youth drug use,” McArdle said in a statement. But he added that a strong maternal bond offered the greatest protection against developing drug habits. The rate of drug abuse among teenagers living with both parents and who had a good relationship with their mother was 16.6 percent. If either factor was missing, the drug abuse rate rose to 32 percent．More than 42 percent of teenagers living in one parent families who did not have a strong bond with their mother used drugs．

  Drug prevention campaigns in British schools and on television warn teenagers about the danger of drugs and alcohol but McArdle said no one is dealing with the problem of their parents’ responsibility                            

The phrase“maternal bond” appears twice in this passage. Guess its meaning__________．

A.物质的奖励             B.母亲的约束             C．法律的制裁            D.学校的指导

According to McArdle,which is most likely to have the drug abuse problem_________?

A.16-year-old Tom from a happy big family             

B.17-year-old Kate supervised by her single mother．

C.18-year-old Juliet living with her single father．      

D.19-year-old Mark cared by his parents.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage__________?

A. Teenagers with both parents won’t have the drug use problem.

B. Teenagers from several countries filled in the questionnaire.

C. Teenagers were asked about their relationship with parents．

D. Teenagers in British schools are warned against drugs abuse.

The last paragraph suggests that________.

A. schools should answer for the drug problem             

B. television and media are to blame

C. parents and the society are responsible for the drug problem

D. mothers are the cause of youth drug use．

    A caring mother is the single most important factor in preventing teenagers from abusing（滥用）drugs and alcohol，researchers said on Friday．An international study showed that teenagers living with both parents are less likely to suffer from alcohol and drug problems，and a strong maternal bond is the most effective way to fight against them．

   “These findings suggest that living with both parents may prevent drug use．”said Dr．McArdle，of Newcastle University in northern England, who led the study．“They also suggest that attachment（感情眷念），particularly to mothers，is a more effective factor and that this is truly across cultures and substances．”The report, which is published in the journal Addiction, involved nearly 4,000 teenagers in England，Ireland，Italy，Germany and the Netherlands．They were questioned about their use of several kinds of drugs and alcohol．The teenagers also filled in questionnaires about their relationship with their parents and grandparents, how well they were supervised（监护）after school and whether they were allowed to meet friends at home．

   “Both the quality of family relationships and the structure of families have significant influences on youth drug use,” McArdle said in a statement．But he added that a strong maternal bond offered the greatest protection against developing drug habits．The rate of drug abuse among teenagers living with both parents and who had a good relationship with their mother was 16．6 percent．If either factor was missing, the drug abuse rate rose to 32 percent．More than 42 percent of teenagers living in one parent families who did not have a strong bond with their mother used drugs．

   Drug prevention campaigns in British schools and on television warn teenagers about the danger of drugs and alcohol but McArdle said no one is dealing with the problem of their parents’ responsibility

The phrase“maternal bond”appears twice in this passage．Guess its meaning__________．

       A．物质的奖励                B．母亲的约束        

       C．法律的制裁              D．学校的指导

According to McArdle,which is most likely to have the drug abuse problem_________?

       A．16-year-old Tom from a happy big family    

       B．17-year-old Kate supervised by her single mother．

       C．18-year-old Juliet living with her single father． 

       D．19-year-old Mark cared by his parents．

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage__________?

       A．Teenagers with both parents won’t have the drug use problem．

       B．Teenagers from several countries filled in the questionnaire．

       C．Teenagers were asked about their relationship with parents．

       D．Teenagers in British schools are warned against drugs abuse．

The last paragraph suggests that________．

       A．schools should answer for the drug problem           

       B．television and media are to blame

       C．parents and the society are responsible for the drug problem

       D．mothers are the cause of youth drug use．

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting( attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The  boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, __36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __38__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, _39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest __40__he was unable to touch it. He began to __41__ up and down, as high as he could, at the _42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _43_.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 44 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or,  47 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. 48 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 51 like this, the more unhappy he became.
52 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “ This isn’t 53 . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling sad as well. There is 54 more I can do to get the apple— that is unchangeable —but we are supposed to be able to  55 our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better.

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 1 a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     2   , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the    3   he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
4  as high as he could , but even as his tallest  5 he was unable to touch it. He began to 6  up and down , as high as he could, at the  7  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 8  .
Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to 9  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  10  the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and  Gameboy . Looking   11  , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or ,   12  luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .
He had tried everything he could think to do .   13  seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk  14 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  15  , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he  16  like this , the more unhappy he became.
17  ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what  he wanted .He started to say to himself ：This isn’t  18    , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  19  more I can do to get the apple  that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  20  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?