An old friend from abroad（国外）__16__ I wanted to stay with telephoned me from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still in the __17__, but I had done something to get ready for his coming. After explaining where my new room was, I told him __18__ I had left the key under the doormat（门垫）. __19__ I would be home rather __20_, I asked him to go into the kitchen and __21__ himself to some food and drink.
Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the __22__. At the moment, he said __23__ was __24__ the radio __25__ having a truly wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and helped himself __26__ some __27__ chicken from the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of milk __28__ he hoped I would __29__ him. When I asked him if he had __30__ the room without __31__, he answered that he had __32_ been able to find the key under the doormat. As the living-room window just __33__ the apple tree had been left _34__, he had climbed in. I listened to all this in __35__. There in no apple tree in front of my living-room. There is one in front of my neighbor’s.

An old friend from abroad（国外）__16__ I wanted to stay with telephoned me from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still in the __17__, but I had done something to get ready for his coming. After explaining where my new room was, I told him __18__ I had left the key under the doormat（门垫）. __19__ I would be home rather __20_, I asked him to go into the kitchen and __21__ himself to some food and drink.

Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the __22__. At the moment, he said __23__ was __24__ the radio __25__ having a truly wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and helped himself __26__ some __27__ chicken from the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of milk __28__ he hoped I would __29__ him. When I asked him if he had __30__ the room without __31__, he answered that he had __32_ been able to find the key under the doormat. As the living-room window just __33__ the apple tree had been left _34__, he had climbed in. I listened to all this in __35__. There in no apple tree in front of my living-room. There is one in front of my neighbor’s.

1.A. what      B. as        C. which         D. whom

2.A. room      B. office     C. station        D. airport

3.A. that       B. where     C. why          D. how

4.A. For       B. When     C. So            D. As

5.A. late       B. soon      C. on time        D. early

6.A. eat        B. help      C. cook          D. make

7.A. airport     B. station    C. bus stop       D. living-room

8.A. I          B. he       C. she           D. my boss

9.A. repairing   B. buying    C. listening to     D. hearing

10.A. after      B. before     C. as             D. while

11.A. to        B. with      C. for            D. from

12.A. cold      B. hot       C. new           D. warm

13.A. and       B. but       C. because        D. though

14.A. help      B. see       C. join           D. join in

15.A. got       B. arrived    C. reached        D. came

16.A. joy       B. regret     C. thinking       D. difficulty

17.A. also       B. always   C. not            D. none

18.A. in front of  B. near     C. far away from   D. around

19.A. open      B. dirty     C. closed         D. shut

20.A. silence     B. surprise  C. the room       D. the office

An old friend from abroad(国外)1 I wanted to stay with telephoned me from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still in the 2, but I had done something to get ready for his coming. After explaining where my new room was, I told him 3 I had left the key under the doormat(门垫). 4 I would be home rather 5, I asked him to go into the kitchen and 6 himself to some food and drink.
Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the 7. At the moment, he said 8 was 9 the radio 10 having a truly wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and helped himself 11 some 12 chicken from the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of milk 13 he hoped I would 14 him. When I asked him if he had 15 the room without 16, he answered that he had 17 been able to find the key under the doormat. As the living-room window just 18 the apple tree had been left 19, he had climbed in. I listened to all this in 20. There in no apple tree in front of my living-room. There is one in front of my neighbor’s.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      as
   3. C.
      which
   4. D.
      whom
2. 2.
   1. A.
      room
   2. B.
      office
   3. C.
      station
   4. D.
      airport
3. 3.
   1. A.
      that
   2. B.
      where
   3. C.
      why
   4. D.
      how
4. 4.
   1. A.
      For
   2. B.
      When
   3. C.
      So
   4. D.
      As
5. 5.
   1. A.
      late
   2. B.
      soon
   3. C.
      on time
   4. D.
      early
6. 6.
   1. A.
      eat
   2. B.
      help
   3. C.
      cook
   4. D.
      make
7. 7.
   1. A.
      airport
   2. B.
      station
   3. C.
      bus stop
   4. D.
      living-room
8. 8.
   1. A.
      I
   2. B.
      he
   3. C.
      she
   4. D.
      my boss
9. 9.
   1. A.
      repairing
   2. B.
      buying
   3. C.
      listening to
   4. D.
      hearing
10. 10.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       before
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       while
11. 11.
    1. A.
       to
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       for
    4. D.
       from
12. 12.
    1. A.
       cold
    2. B.
       hot
    3. C.
       new
    4. D.
       warm
13. 13.
    1. A.
       and
    2. B.
       but
    3. C.
       because
    4. D.
       though
14. 14.
    1. A.
       help
    2. B.
       see
    3. C.
       join
    4. D.
       join in
15. 15.
    1. A.
       got
    2. B.
       arrived
    3. C.
       reached
    4. D.
       came
16. 16.
    1. A.
       joy
    2. B.
       regret
    3. C.
       thinking
    4. D.
       difficulty
17. 17.
    1. A.
       also
    2. B.
       always
    3. C.
       not
    4. D.
       none
18. 18.
    1. A.
       in front of
    2. B.
       near
    3. C.
       far away from
    4. D.
       around
19. 19.
    1. A.
       open
    2. B.
       dirty
    3. C.
       closed
    4. D.
       shut
20. 20.
    1. A.
       silence
    2. B.
       surprise
    3. C.
       the room
    4. D.
       the office

An old gentleman who lives a few doors away from me can always be seen with a bag . He goes out by himself and picks up plastic bottles , plastic bags and pieces of paper everywhere . He does it all carefully and never complains .

The children in the nearby school are probably responsible for some of that litter（废弃物）. “ There will come a time when they know better ,” he said . “ It’s just not yet . So , I’ll do it for them .”

Well , this morning I was out walking my neighbor’s dog when I saw another neighbor , a much younger man , out doing the same thing ! He had his two little sons with him and they were having good fun trying to pick up the litter .

When I commented on what a good job he was doing , he said , “ Well , an older fellow in our street does this . And my friend and I thought it wasn’t fair that he had to do it all the time , so now we take turns .”

Not only was he taking a turn , not only did he have a friend join in as well , but he was passing on the lesson to the next generation（代）！

By the time I had returned the dog to my neighbor I looked again and his children’s friends had joined in !

This man was teaching a whole group of young children to keep their own street sanitary . An older man had set an example for him and now he was passing it on — the next generation is doing what he did and the generation to come after that !

56. The old gentleman picks up the litter        .

A. to make money                B. to help the cleaners

C. to set an example to children     D. to keep the environment clean

57. The younger man did the same thing as the old gentleman because       .

A. it was his turn                            B. it was interesting for him

C. he wanted to share the job with the old man    D. he wanted to pass it on his children

58. From the text , we can infer that the author       .

A. called on readers to protect the environment

B. felt sorry for not giving a hand to the old man

C. believed more people would join in the cleaning

D. thought it unfair for the old man to do the cleaning alone

59. The underlined word “ sanitary ” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “       ”.

A. polluted          B. crowded            C. straight            D. tidy

60. What can we learn from the text ?

A. The power of example is endless .           B. Like father , like son .

C. Two heads are better than one .              D. No pains , no gains .

“Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.” I saw this wonderful old saying again in a book recently. It got me thinking about all the times that I have been    31   to forgive others in my life and all the joy that it has brought me. One    32   stands out particularly well.
I was a young boy at a summer camp. I was having a great time and    33___ everything about it except for another young boy of my age. To say we didn’t
   34   would be a statement that made the situation less serious than it really was. We spent most of the week irritating, insulting (侮辱), and picking on each other.
   35   finally came to a fight on the next to last day of camp. We got into a fist fight which I lost.    36   older boys broke it up before I was hurt too much. I spent the rest of the day alone, refusing to speak andlost in my own    37  .
The next day my spirits were    38   when Mom brought the boys in our cabin some of her delicious homemade    39  . I was enjoying a few slices of it when I saw the other boy sitting by himself at the bottom of the steps outside. He seemed very    40   right then. I am not sure what moved me to do so, but I took my pizza down and    41   it with him. It made all the anger and pain inside me    42  . We became friends after that. I never got into another fist fight either. I had found out that sharing and forgiving were much more fun and a lot less painful.
Forgiveness is    43   the sweetest revenge. It can turn an enemy into a friend. It can    44   a heart from the chains of anger, hatred, and pain. It can open a soul to the sweetness of love and joy once again. May your life always be    45   of sweet forgiveness.