I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.

When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her rrelatives liked the foodshe cooked. During “fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.

Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no loner “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Granma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle. However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.

Three boys and three girls boarded the bus to Fort Lauderdale, dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York disappeared behind them. They noticed an old man, who sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never? ? ? , and his dusty face? ? ? his age.?

He was ? ? in his seat like a stone, and the young people began to? ?? about him, trying to? ? his life and his age. Deep into the night, outside Washington, one of the girls went up to him and introduced herself. “Want some wine?” He took ?? the glass and drank.

Slowly and ? ? ? he told his story. His name was Vingo, he had been in? ? ? in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home. “When I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn't? ? ? it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it? ? ? too much, she could just forget me, I'd understand.”

“Last week, knowing I would be? ? ? , I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick and there's a big oak tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she would? ? ? me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I'd? ? ? and come home with her. If she didn't ? ? ? me, forget it, no handkerchief, and I'd go on through.”

　　“Wow,” the girl exclaimed. She told the others, and soon all of them put their faces against the window, waiting for the ? ? ? of Brunswick.

Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming ? ? ? , all except Vingo. Vingo sat there? ? ? , looking at the oak tree. It was almost ? ? ? with yellow handkerchiefs, 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like a huge flag of ? ? , blowing in the wind. As the young people shouted, the old man rose and? ? ? his way to the front of the bus to go home.

1.A. moving??????? ????????????? B. leaning???????? ????????????? C. stopping???????? ????????????? D. heading

2.A. proved??????? ????????????? B. masked???????? ????????????? C. betrayed??????? ????????????? D. abandoned

3.A. rooted???????? ????????????? B. annoyed?????? ????????????? C. relaxed?????????? ????????????? D. alarmed?

4.A. hear???????? ????????????? B. care????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. wonder????????? ????????????? D. speak

5.A. bother???????? ????????????? B. describe???????? ????????????? C. imagine????????? ????????????? D. know

6.A. away????????? ????????????? B. in???????????? ????????????? C. out???????????? ????????????? D. over

7.A. terribly??????? ????????????? B. eagerly?????????? ????????????? C. painfully???????? ????????????? D. casually

8.A. hospital??????? ????????????? B. prison???????? ????????????? C. company???????? ????????????? D. work

9.A. support??????? ????????????? B. believe???????? ????????????? C. stand??????????? ????????????? D. ignore

10.A. lasted???????? ????????????? B. influenced???????? ????????????? C. cost??????????? ????????????? D. hurt

11.A. hopeless???? ? ????????????? B. convenient????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. successful?? ????????????? ????????????? D. free

12.A. take????????? ????????????? B. refuse??????????? ????????????? C. call??????????? ????????????? D. write

13.A. get out??????? ????????????? B. get off????????? ????????????? C. get on?????????? ????????????? D. get in

14.A. remember????? ????????????? B. believe?????? ????????????? ????????????? C. miss???????? ?? ????????????? D. accept

15.A. entrance?????? ????????????? B. beauty????????? ????????????? C. existence??????? ????????????? D. approach

16.A. amazingly????? ????????????? B. joyfully???????? ????????????? C. definitely????????? ????????????? D. desperately

17.A. shocked??????? ????????????? B. puzzled???????? ????????????? C. terrified???????? ????????????? D. depressed

18.A. covered??????? ????????????? B. surrounded????? ????????????? C. spotted????????? ????????????? D. dotted

19.A. wishes???????? ????????????? B. welcome??????? ????????????? C. victory?????? ????????????? ????????????? D. success

20.A. felt??????????? B. forced??????????? ????????????? C. made???????????? D. pushed

We were flying to a meeting. I was in the middle    36 .I found that the young woman sitting next to me was very   37 and deep in thought. Then I asked her where she was from, where she was going and   38  she did.

She was a student and had been attending   39 in Poland-----the homeland of her father. Then she told me sadly that her father had    40    . She had chosen to attend college in Poland   41 her father’s wishes and their relationship had been  42  .They hadn’t forgiven each other  43  he died.

She seemed so sad. I looked at her, trying to   44  some words to say. I asked her if she had forgiven  45  for not realizing her father’s dream. She answered that she couldn’t forgive herself  and felt so  46 .Slowly, I began to tell her about forgiveness. I encouraged her to  47  that because I believed her father wanted that too. She should forgive herself  48  how awful she thought she had been.

I told her about  49  I had done as a teenager for which I had felt guilty for many years. How I was  50  with the choice of forgiving myself or to  51  feeling guilty for the rest of my life. I had  52  to forgive myself . The light in her eyes went on. She began to understand that she was  53   forgiven and could forgive herself. She could be  54  and happy.

How about you? Is there anything in your  55  for which you feel guilty?

1.                A．chair           B．room           C．seat D．class

2.                A．mad           B．sad            C．angry D．happy

3.                A．when          B．which          C．how D．what

4.                A．meeting        B．school          C．university D．party

5.                A．died           B．come          C．returned  D．left

6.                A．for            B．against         C．with D．on

7.                A．bad            B．good           C．worse    D．better

8.                A．since          B．after           C．when D．while

9.                A．find out        B．look up         C．go over   D．think of

10.               A．myself         B．yourself        C．himself    D．herself

11.               A．unhappy        B．guilty          C．lonely D．helpless

12.               A．trust           B．understand      C．realize    D．find

13.               A．as though       B．even though     C．if only D．no matter

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

15.               A．faced          B．forced         C．satisfied   D．challenged

16.               A．try            B．continue        C．start  D．consider

17.               A．picked         B．elected         C．selected   D．chosen

18.               A．totally          B．simply          C．already    D．hardly

19.               A．calm           B．quiet          C．free  D．safe

20.               A．house          B．life            C．family D．work

Mr. Ma, a famous mental doctor from Beijing once said at an important meeting, “Now many young students can have many problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people around them like their parents and classmates. Parents and teachers should care more about this problem.”

Then Mr. Ma gave some examples. One patient, a middle school student from Xi’an was doing badly in his lessons. He thought his teachers and friends often laughed at him, and he became so nervous and worried that one night he left his home without telling parents. Another student, a 14-year-old schoolgirl from Shanghai, was very afraid of exams. While she was reading the exam paper, she couldn’t think of anything to write.

A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of the young students in Shanghai have mental problems. They often fell worried and very unhappy. Unluckily, many of them won’t go and ask for help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others won’t talk about their own secrets.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Ma offered some good ideas to young people:

◆Talk to your parents or teachers often.

◆Take part in group activities.

◆Try to get along well with the people around you.

◆Go to see a doctor if you often feel unhappy.

The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have ______.

   A. no parents            B. no secrets       C. poor memories   D. mental problems

The schoolgirl’s problem happened whenever she __________.

   A. studied very hard                       B. had exams      

C. talked with her parents                   D. went to see the doctor

Some of those with mental problems won’t ask for help because ______________,

A. they don’t want to tell their secrets to others

B. their parents are too busy to look after them

C. doctors can’t help them with the problems

D. they can do with the problems themselves

According to the last part, which of the following is a good idea?

A. It’s important for children to live with their parents.

B. It’s helpful for people to see doctors every day.

C. It’s useful for students to keep quiet in class.

D. It’s necessary for young people to have group activities.

Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the audience, but then he paused in horror._ 1._

Barbara hid her jewelry when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldn't remember where she'd put it.

__2.__ Most people have. But memory can be developed.

First, relax. If you're overanxious about remembering something, you'll forget it._ 3.__ Take a deep breath and tell yourself that you have all the time in the world to remember.

Second, avoid being negative. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you won't remember things. When you forget something, don't say, “Gee, I need to have my brain rewired(重装电线)．”

To improve your memory, you'll need to take an active role. Like your body, your memory can be strengthened through exercise.__ 4.__ For example, if you're learning a language, try to actively remember irregular verbs.

You may also want to make associations, or links, between what you're trying to remember and things you already know. For example, if you need to catch a plane at 2：00 p．m., you can imagine a plane in your mind and notice that it has two wings.__ 5._

A．Don't worry.

B．He had forgotten her name.

C．Perhaps you've had experiences like these.

D．Look for opportunities to exercise your memory.

E．Jokes like this will have a negative effect on your memory.

F．You are now ten times more likely to remember the take­off time.

G．Relaxing will help improve your awareness and ability to concentrate.