Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands.__16__people were reluctant (不情愿的) to work on farms along the Atlantic. They feared the violent storms __17__ the ocean. As the farmer interviewed__18__for the job, he received a steady stream of __19__ .

Finally, a short, thin man, __20__ past middle age, approached（接近） the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.

"Well, I can sleep__21__ the wind blows," answered the little man.

Although __22__ by this answer, the farmer, in great need of help, __23__ him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt __24__ with the man's work.

Then one night the wind blew __25__ in from offshore. __26__ out of bed, the farmer rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and shouted, "__27__ ! A storm is coming! __28__ things down before they blow away!"

The little man __29__ in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."

Angered by the response, the farmer meant to fire him on the spot. __30__ , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his __31__ , he discovered that all of the haystacks(草垛) had been covered with tarpaulins(帆布). The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. Everything was tied down. __32__ could blow away.

The farmer then understood __33__ his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew. When you're __34__ , spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to__35__. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?

1.                A．No            B．Few            C．Most D．All

2.                A．Above         B．Across          C．below    D．through

3.                A．Applicants      B．peasants        C．workers  D．engineers

4.                A．arrivals         B．refusals         C．approvals D．finals

5.                A．well           B．Too            C．very D．pretty

6.                A．when          B．before         C．after D．because

7.                A．Pleased         B．puzzled         C．surprised D．frightened

8.                A．fired           B．scolded         C．hired D．ordered

9.                A．Disappointed    B．satisfied        C．excited   D．tired

10.               A．loudly          B．Slightly         C．hardly D．silently

11.               A．Jumping        B．Rising          C．Getting    D．Falling

12.               A．Stand up        B．Get up         C．Sit down   D．Lie down

13.               A．Let            B．Put            C．Lay   D．Tie

14.               A．rolled over      B．jumped over     C．rolled up  D．jumped up

15.               A．Therefore      B．Otherwise      C．likewise   D．Instead

16.               A．expectation     B．imagination      C．amazement D．sorrow

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

18.               A．how           B．which          C．that  D．what

19.               A．prepared       B．finished        C．determined    D．En

20.               A．beat           B．win            C．desire D．fear

There is a story told about how Neil set about winning over one particular boy．The boy was always causing trouble and clearly regarded all teachers   1  a hostile eye．On one occasion, Neil, out taking a   2 , had just rounded a corner when he came across the boy playing on his own．The boy, not noticing he was no longer   3  , picked up a stone and threw it through one of the school windows．Turning, he saw Neil．Instead of finding himself   4   at angrily as he expected, the boy was   5   to see Neil bend down, pick up a stone and hurl it at another window．The boy had to   6   to get the window repaired, so did Neil．  7   he thought this a small price to pay for   8   a bond between himself and the boy, whose   9  improved afterwards．

 Neil was a remarkable character who knew just when to be   10   and just when to adopt a lighter touch when handling children．Not everyone is so   11  ．Willie Russell, the   12  , likes to talk about the time when he had freshly   13   from teacher training college and had just begun to work as a teacher．On his first day at the school he was left to do playground duty on his own, rather a（n）  14   experience for one so new to the job．Surrounded by children at morning break, he turned to see one of the children throwing a stone at a school window．When the boy saw that he had been   15   by a teacher, his face fell．  16   for this boy, Russell remembered the story about Neil．Stooping down he picked up a stone and propelled（投掷） it through another window．Turning to smile proudly at the boy his satisfaction was suddenly shattered by the sound of dozens of windows being   17  by flying stones．

Unfortunately he had failed to take into account the difference between his   18   and the one which Neil had faced, namely that he and the boy were not alone．It was at this point in his career that Russell decided that perhaps he was not quite cut out to be a teacher． Deciding after this that he was not suited to teaching he left to   19  playwriting．Most of his plays are very imaginative and  20  ．A bit like this story, in fact．

1．A．by                        B．in                        C．with                    D．through

2．A．rest                      B．exam                   C．walk                   D．trip

3．A．seen                     B．alone                   C．lonely                  D．heard

4．A．shouted                 B．stared                  C．pointed                D．come

5．A．excited                  B．surprised             C．satisfied              D．frightened

6．A．punish                  B．pay                     C．agree                  D．propose

7．A．As                        B．While                  C．Even if                D．But

8．A．breaking                B．making                C．establishing          D．showing

9．A．character              B．behavior              C．condition             D．grades

10．A．still                     B．kind                    C．calm                   D．firm

11．A．humorous            B．strange                C．successful           D．clever

12．A．student                B．headmaster          C．playwright           D．teacher

13．A．graduated            B．walked                C．studied                D．dismissed

14．A．exciting               B．challenging          C．surprising            D．interesting

15．A．blamed                B．stopped               C．met                     D．spotted

16．A．Generally             B．Fortunately          C．Obviously            D．Usually

17．A．hit                      B．knocked             C．cleaned               D．brushed

18．A．condition             B．position               C．situation              D．occupation

19．A．pick up               B．take up                C．make up              D．put up

20．A．funny                  B．serious                C．realistic               D．critical

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often   1   that he had been cheated by others． One day he told his wife he was so   2   with the city that he had to leave．

So his family moved to another city． It was the evening of a weekend． When Terry and his wife were busily   3   up their new home, the light suddenly   4  ． Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along   5   and had to wait   6   in a low mood． Just then he heard light, hesitant   7   on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the   8   night．

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a   9   to this city． And this was the moment he especially hated to be   10  , so he went to the door and opened it   11  ． At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor．” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door   12  ． “What a nuisance（讨厌）!” he complained over it with his wife． “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to   13   things．”

After a while, the door was knocked again． He opened it and found the same girl outside．   14   this time she was   15   two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles． She   16   me here to give you these．” Terry was very   17   by what he saw．

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   18   in life． It was his   19   and harshness (刻薄) with other people． The person who had cheated him in life was   20   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind．

1．A． complaining         B． reflecting            C． praying               D． pretending

2．A．inspired                 B． disappointed        C． thrilled                D． encouraged

3．A． looking                B． turning                C． coming               D． tidying

4．A． went on              B． went down          C． went out             D． went through

5．A． candles               B． matches              C． lights                  D． flashlights

6．A． happily                B． patiently              C． hopefully             D． helplessly

7．A． steps                   B． words                C． knocks               D． screams

8．A． dark                    B． quiet                   C． noisy                  D． crowded

9．A． newcomer           B． stranger              C． guest                  D． settler

10．A． called                B． disturbed             C． watched              D． offered

11．A． surprisedly         B． delightedly           C． impatiently          D． willingly

12．A． gently                B． kindly                 C． politely                D． violently

13．A． lend                  B． sell                     C． purchase             D． borrow

14．A． And                  B． But                     C． So                      D． For

15．A． holding              B． hiding                 C． fetching              D． seeking

16．A． suggested          B． forbade               C． sent                    D． forced

17．A． frightened          B． pleased                C． excited                D． surprised

18．A． failure               B． success               C． complaint            D． determination

19．A． warmth             B． coldness              C． kindness             D． sympathy

20．A． doubtfully          B． hardly                 C． really                  D． probably

My father was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was hard   1   a living on the sea. He worked hard and would   2  out until he caught enough to feed the family. He was a big man and was strong from pulling the   3   and fighting the sea for his catch.

When you got   4   to him, he smelled like the ocean. However much Mother washed his clothes, they would   5   smell of the sea and fish.

He had an old truck and would drive me to school when the weather was   6  . He used his truck in is his fishing   7  . On the way to school, the old truck would   58   a cloud of smoke. Soon he would stop right in front of the school. Then he would   9   over and give me a big   10   on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so uncomfortable for me. Here, I was twelve years old and   11   old for a goodbye kiss!

One day, when we got to the school, he had his usual big   12  . He started to lean toward me, but I   13   my hand up and said, “No, Dad. I don’t want a goodbye kiss.” Then he had a(n)   14   look on his face, and he looked at me for a long time. I saw his eyes were   15   with tears. “Yes, you have grown up and don’t need a kiss any more. Then I won’t ” he said.

It wasn’t long after that when my father went to   16   and never came back.

No one knows   17   I would give to have my father give me just one   18   kiss on the cheek … to feel his rough old face … to   19   the ocean on him … to feel his arm around my   20  . I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told him I didn’t like his goodbye kiss.

1．A．doing                    B．leading                C．getting                D．making

2．A．stay                      B．keep                    C．leave                   D．turn

3．A．waves                   B．nets                    C．boat                    D．hat

4．A．close                    B．beside                 C．nearby                D．far

5．A．not                       B．still                     C．yet                      D．seldom

6．A．dry                       B．fine                     C．clear                   D．bad

7．A．company               B．business              C．industry              D．journey

8．A．send out                B．make out             C．put out                D．bring out

9．A．turn                      B．jump                   C．get                      D．lean

10．A．pat                      B．touch                  C．kiss                    D．hug

11．A．so                       B．that                     C．too                     D．enough

12．A．yell                     B．sign                    C．laugh                  D．smile

13．A．rose                    B．put                      C．hid                      D．shook

14．A．frightened            B．surprised             C．excited                D．shocked 

15．A．stuck                  B．flowed                C．covered               D．filled

16．A．school                 B．sea                      C．home                  D．church

17．A．why                    B．how                    C．what                   D．which

18．A．another               B．other                   C．either                  D．more

19．A．taste                   B．smell                   C．see                     D．feel

20．A．hand                   B．head                    C．neck                   D．nose

“Weren’t you a crazy kid ! ”said Sister．

　　I was．The　 1　 I was seven．Father gave me a new penny, bright as gold．He had taken it out of his pocket several times,　 2　 to be examining the date on it waiting for me to　 3 it．He couldn’t offer me anything until I had 4  some sign that the gift would be  5  ．

　 “You can　 6　 it if you want it, Peter, ” he said at long last．“Oh, thanks．”I said 7 　 more．I couldn’t show any of my eagerness．

　　I started with it to the　 8　 ．For a penny you could buy the magic cylinder of“ Long Tom” popcorn（爆米花）．　9　 the more I thought my shining　 10　 disappearing forever into the black drawer the store keeper　11　 his money in, the slower my　 12　 became as the store came nearer and nearer．I　 13　 down in the road．I began to play with the penny, putting off the　14　 ．I closed my eyes and　 15　 it deep in the sand; and then, with my eyes still closed,　 16　 and walked around and then came back to search for it．I did that again and again．Alas, once　 17　 often, the penny was lost．

　　It was almost dark when their　 18　 talking awakened me．It was Mother who had found me．“Peter! What made you come up here and hide?”I was to have told her the whole story but Father was there．How could I bear the　 19　 to repeat the　20　 thing before him!

1．A．time                    B．day                C．year                D．date

2．A．pretending           B．appearing        C．trying             D．managing

3．A．want                   B．find                C．notice             D．pick

4．A．shown                B．expressed       C．raised             D．said

5．A．nice                    B．valuable          C．useful             D．welcome

6．A．spend                 B．pay                C．cost                D．have

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

8．A．sand                   B．restaurant       C．store               D．field

9．A．And                    B．So                 C．Still                D．But

10．A．gift                   B．penny             C．money            D．cent

11．A．hid                    B．kept               C．locked            D．held

12．A．breath               B．heart              C．steps              D．run

13．A．sat                    B．lay                 C．went               D．broke

14．A．idea                  B．decision          C．thought           D．mind

15．A．covered             B．dropped          C．buried             D．threw

16．A．left                   B．rose               C．felt                 D．turned

17．A．very                  B．quite              C．rather             D．too

18．A．frightened          B．surprised         C．excited            D．disappointed

19．A．pity                   B．shame            C．regret             D．sadness

20．A．silly                B．funny          C．clever         D．interesting