It was at 6 a．m．that I arrived in the hospital kitchen．“Hi, I’m Janet．” I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew that it was   1    to work with Rose．

Rose, a middle-aged woman, stopped what she was doing and   2    me over her glasses．I could tell from her expression that she wasn’t   3    to see a student worker．

“What do you want me to do?   4    the coffee?” Rose   5    and went away．I filled the pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose suddenly   6    and took over, “That’s not the   7    to make coffee．” I was   8    as I just followed the steps our supervisor （视导员） showed us．

  9    I did pleased her．All morning her eyes missed nothing and her words   10    me．Totally tired, I came home late that afternoon．Fighting back   11   , I thought of my situation alone in my room．Should I see if my supervisor would change my   12   ? But I didn’t want to  13   ．Then I had the answer — I needed to   14    her．

Working with Rose the next morning, I   15    her sharp words and did things in her way as much as possible．Things began to   16    over the next few days．She became   17    to me．As I worked with this   18    woman, I listened to her — something no one else had done．

I never   19    Rose again after that summer, but I still remember her．That summer I learned a   20    that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend．

1．A．useful                   B．interesting            C．strange                D．difficult

2．A．smiled at               B．shouted at            C．looked at             D．cared about

3．A．sad                       B．pleased                C．nervous               D．interested

4．A．Start                     B．Serve                  C．Buy                    D．Find

5．A．nodded                 B．bent                    C．spoke                  D．stood

6．A．agreed                  B．decided               C．appeared             D．calmed

7．A．time                      B．way                    C．place                   D．student

8．A．serious                  B．excited                C．bored                  D．shocked

9．A．Nothing                B．Something           C．Anything             D．Everything

10．A．attracted              B．hurt                    C．moved                D．taught

11．A．kindness              B．worry                 C．pride                   D．tears

12．A．mind                   B．project                C．work                  D．tool

13．A．get down             B．give in                 C．go away              D．come up

14．A．notice                 B．trust                    C．show                  D．love

15．A．enjoyed               B．judged                 C．ignored               D．considered

16．A．change                B．happen                C．get worse            D．go wrong

17．A．helpful                B．friendly               C．angry                  D．grateful

18．A．lonely                  B．young                 C．strong                 D．kind

19．A．refuse                 B．mention               C．see                     D．call

20．A．word                  B．way                    C．story                   D．lesson

It was at 6 a.m. that I arrived in the hospital kitchen. “Hi, I’m Janet.” I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew that it was    21    to work with Rose.

Rose, a middle-aged woman, stopped what she was doing and    22    me over her glasses. I could tell from her expression that she wasn’t    23    to see a student worker.

“What do you want me to do? Start the coffee?” Rose    24    and went away. I filled the pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose suddenly    25    and took over, “That’s not the    26    to make coffee.” I was    27    as I just followed the steps our supervisor (视导员) showed us.

   28    I did pleased her. All morning her eyes missed nothing and her words    29   me. Totally tired, I came home late that afternoon. Fighting back    30   , I thought of my situation alone in my room. Should I see if my supervisor would change my    31   ? But I didn’t want to    32   . Then I had the answer — I needed to    33    her.

Working with Rose the next morning, I  34    her sharp words and did things in her way as much as possible. Things began to change over the next few days. She became  35    to me. As I worked with this woman, I listened to her — something no one else had done.

I never see Rose again after that summer, but I still remember her. That summer I learned a lesson that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend.

21. A. useful             B. interesting       C. strange           D. difficult

22. A. smiled at         B. shouted at       C. looked at       D. cared about

23. A. sad                B. pleased           C. nervous          D. interested

24. A. nodded           B. bent               C. spoke             D. stood

25. A. agreed            B. decided          C. appeared        D. calmed

26. A. time               B. way               C. place              D. student

27. A. serious           B. excited           C. bored             D. shocked

28. A. Nothing          B. Something      C. Anything        D. Everything

29. A. attracted         B. hurt               C. moved           D. taught

30. A. fear                B. worry            C. pride              D. tears

31. A. mind              B. project           C. work             D. tool

32. A. get down        B. give in            C. go away         D. come up

33. A. notice             B. trust               C. show             D. love

34. A. enjoyed          B. judged            C. ignored          D. considered

35. A. helpful            B. friendly          C. angry             D. grateful

It was at 6 a.m. that I arrived in the hospital kitchen. “Hi, I’m Janet.” I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew that it was    36    to work with Rose.

Rose, a middle-aged woman, stopped what she was doing and    37    me over her glasses. I could tell from her expression that she wasn’t    38    to see a student worker.

“What do you want me to do?    39    the coffee?” Rose    40    and went away. I filled the pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose suddenly    41    and took over, “That’s not the    42    to make coffee.” I was    43    as I just followed the steps our supervisor (视导员) showed us.

   44    I did pleased her. All morning her eyes missed nothing and her words    45    me. Totally tired, I came home late that afternoon. Fighting back    46   , I thought of my situation alone in my room. Should I see if my supervisor would change my    47   ? But I didn’t want to    48   . Then I had the answer — I needed to    49    her.

Working with Rose the next morning, I    50    her sharp (刻薄的) words and did things in her way as much as possible. Things began to    51    over the next few days. She became   52    to me. As I worked with this    53    woman, I listened to her — something no one else had done.

I never    54    Rose again after that summer,    55    I still remember her. That summer I learned a lesson that love is the best way to turn an enemy (敌人) into a friend.

36. A. useful             B. interesting       C. strange           D. difficult

37. A. smiled at         B. shouted at       C. looked at       D. cared about

38. A. sad                B. pleased           C. nervous          D. interested

39. A. Start              B. Serve             C. Buy               D. Find

40. A. nodded           B. bent               C. spoke             D. stood

41. A. agreed            B. decided          C. appeared        D. calmed

42. A. time               B. way               C. place              D. student

43. A. serious           B. excited           C. bored             D. shocked

44. A. Nothing          B. Something      C. Anything        D. Everything

45. A. attracted         B. hurt               C. moved           D. taught

46. A. fear                B. worry            C. pride              D. tears

47. A. mind              B. project           C. work             D. tool

48. A. get down        B. give in            C. go away         D. come up

49. A. notice             B. trust               C. show             D. love

50. A. enjoyed          B. judged            C. ignored          D. considered

51. A. change           B. happen           C. get worse       D. go wrong

52. A. helpful            B. friendly          C. angry             D. grateful

53. A. lonely             B. young            C. strong            D. kind

54. A. refuse            B. mention          C. see                D. call

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

When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from China.
When India had not opened up its markets to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now.
Still, her answer surprised me: “Green tea.”
As long as I can remember she didn’t even drink Indian tea.
I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story. My mother and her brother, both regular newspaper readers, believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illnesses.
At the turn of the century, China was not really familiar to the average Indian. It was a strange country.
How things change! And how soon!
Now every town of any size seems to have a “China Market”. And everyone is talking about China.
The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done. A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment (投资) and such a step would “work wonders as it did for China”.
But it’s a two-way street. I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Rangalore to train in software. Meanwhile, all the IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China.
No wonder that trade, which was only in the millions just ten years ago, is expected to hit about US $15 billion for last year and US $20 billion by 2012, a goal set by both governments.
No wonder, my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian (中国和印度的) century as the two countries started on January 1st the Sino-Indian Friendship Year.
But what is still a wonder to me is my mother’s drinking Chinese tea.
【小题1】Why did the mother ask for Chinese green tea?

After Mom died, l began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading," Drink your juice." Such a gesture, l knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, l remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom "Why doesn't Dad love me?" Mom frowned, "Who said he doesn’t love you?" "Well, he never tells me, "I complained." He never tells me either," she said, smiling. " But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us. "
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. l still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap (片) metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad handled scrap steel into a device that chopped it as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors, with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. "Why don' t you hire someone to do that for you?" Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. "Why don’t you hire a cook?" Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me. l walked over, hugged him and said, "I love you, Dad." From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
【小题1】What would be the best title for the passage?