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,  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.
39  as high as he could, but even as 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 though , 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 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 neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tired 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 always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself . This isn’t    53    ,I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well.There’s 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’s 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,  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.

39   as high as he could, but even as 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 though , 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 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 neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tired 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 always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself . This isn’t    53     ,I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well.There’s  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’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.A. preferring    B. offering   C. receiving     D. allowing

2.A. so          B. then      C. but           D or

3.A.sadder    B. angrier      C. hungrier        D. tastier

4.A. expanding    B. stretching    C. swinging   D. pulling

5. A. strength    B. length       C.  range      D. height

6.A.jump     B. look        C. walk       D. glance

7.A.  tip       B. stage      C. top      D.  level

8.A hope       B. hand        C.  sight      D.  reach

9.A. put         B. stand         C. get   D.  hold

10.A. break     B.  shake         C. take  D.  strike

11.A.  up       B. forward       C. down D.  around

12.A.for           B. with           C. on  D. of

13.A. After      B. Through     C .Without  D. Upon

14.A. back      B.  away      C. up      D. down

15.A. wishes      B.  beliefs     C. efforts   D. goals

16.A. thought     B. imagined     C. tried   D. claimed

17.A.Therefore     B. However     C. Moreover  D. Otherwise

18.A. skilful    B. cheerful      C. harmful   D.  helpful

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

20.A．change   B. express   C. forget   D. describe

A few weeks after my first wife, Georgia, was called to heaven, I was cooking dinner for my son and myself. For a 　31 , I had decided on frozen peas. As I was cutting open the bag, it 32 from my hand and crashed to the floor. The peas, like marbles (弹珠), 　33 everywhere. I tried to use a broom (扫帚), 　34 with each swipe they just rolled across the kitchen.

For the next week, every time I was in the 　35 , I found a pea — in a corner, or behind a table leg. They kept 　36 . Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean behind it, and 37 twelve frozen peas hidden underneath (在底下)．

At the time I found those few remaining 　38 , I was in a new relationship with a wonderful 　39 I’d met in a support group. After we married, I was reminded of those peas 40 the refrigerator, and realized that my 　41 had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered (破碎). My wife had died; I was in a new city with a busy job, and with a son having trouble 　42 his new surroundings and the 　43 of his mother. I was a bag of spilled frozen peas; my life had come apart and scattered (散开)．

When life gets you 　44 , when everything you know comes apart, and when you think you’ll never make it, 　45 that it’s just a bag of scattered frozen peas. The peas can be 46 , and life will move on. You’ll find all the peas eventually, including the ones that are hardest to 　47 . And when you’ve got them 　48 , you’ll start to feel whole again.

The life you know can break apart at any time. But you’ll have to 　49 , and how fast you collect your peas depends on you. Will you keep scattering them around with a broom, 50 will you pick them up one by one and put your life back together?

31. A. vegetable　　　　　 B. fruit　　　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　　　 D. meat

32. A. moved　　　　　　　 B. walked　　　　　　 C. ran　　　　　　　　　 D. slipped

33. A. rubbed　　　　　　　 B. rolled　　　　　　　 C. grew　　　　　　　　 D. existed

34. A. but　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 C. although　　　　　 D. so

35. A. bedroom　　　　　　 B. living room　　　 C. kitchen　　　　　　 D. storeroom

36. A. getting up　　　　　 B. turning up　　　　 C. taking up　　　　　 D. using up

37. A. found　　　　　　　　 B. ate　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　 D. planted

38. A. presents　　　　　　　　　　 B. cans　　　　　　　　 C. vegetables　　　　 D. peas

39. A. man　　　　　　　　　 B. child　　　　　　　　 C. woman　　　　　　 D. boy

40. A. under　　　　　　　　 B. above　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　 D. beside

41. A. wife　　 　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　 C. son　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

42. A. turning to　　　　　 B. leading to　　　　　 C. getting used to　 D. adding to

43. A. thank　　　　　　　　 B. love　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　 D. loss

44. A. down　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　 C. close 　　　　　　 D. wide

45. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. remember　　　　 C. regret　　　　　　　 D. hope

46. A. grew　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　　　　　 C. collected　　　　　 D. frozen

47. A. find　　　　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　　 D. get

48. A. both　　　　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　　　 C. either 　　　　　　 D. each

49. A. call on　　　　　　　 B. move on　　　　　 C. bring on　　　　　 D. put on

50. A. while　　　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　 D. or

On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to  36  in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she  37  a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot. Before she came to  38  what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window. “Get out!”
Neilson  39 .
Pulling open her door, the man seized her  40  the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed,  41 her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a  42  , heard the screams and began running.
When they  43  Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was  44 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker  45  back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no  46  for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to  47  the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms  48  tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said   49  , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves – you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 50  him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the  51 carjacker（劫车者） and suspected murderer, whose  52 —but with a full head of hair – had been recently printed in their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky  53  she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a 54  ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would   55  have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”

There was a terrible rainstorm unexpectedly. The rain caused the streets 36 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 37 to go home. Some struggled to __38  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___39_ bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I  40 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _41_had stopped. After making my way __42__ crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was __43_. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __44 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the  45 .So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __46 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _47_ through, exhausted and 48.
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49_I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 reported to work. It is always relaxing, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  52  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __53 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54_ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __55__ me and put a smile back on my face.