It was the old lady’s eightieth birthday. She was sure Myra wouldn’t forget her mother’s birthday, even if she was  1  .After all, eighty was a special birthday.   2  Myra might come.   3  Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of colour   4  her cheeks. She was excited like a child.

Mrs. Morrison had brought a card and a bunch of  5  when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake. Johnnie, the little boy next door, was now up with her with a   6  of sweets.

“I guess you’ll get lots and lots of  7  .” he said. “I did last week when I was six.” What would she like? A pair of slippers perhaps. A blue new sweater. Or a table lamp. Or a little clock, with   8  black numbers. So many lovely things.

She   9  by the window, watching. The postman turned round the corner on his   10  . Her heart  11  faster. Johnnie had seen him too and  12  to the gate.

“Granny, granny”, Johnnie returned. “I’ve got your post!”

He gave her four  13  . There were from old friends. The  14  was in Myra’s writing.

“No parcel（包裹）,Johnnie?”

“No, granny.”

Almost unwillingly, she  15  the fourth envelope open.   16  in the card was a   17  .Written on the card was a message: Happy Birthday-Buy yourself something nice with the check. Myra and Harold.

The six-figure check fell to the floor like a bird with a broken  18  .Slowly the old lady bent to   19  it up. Her present, her lovely present. With  20  fingers the tore it into little bits.

1．A．busy                     B．interested             C．free                    D．tired

2．A．However               B．Perhaps               C．Likely                 D．Meanwhile

3．A．As if                     B．Even if                C．As                      D．Unless

4．A．strengthened          B．frightened            C．broadened           D．brightened

5．A．flowers                 B．grass                   C．books                 D．equipment

6．A．stream                  B．piece                   C．packet                 D．baggage

7．A．money                  B．presents              C．treasure               D．goods

8．A．clean                    B．beautiful              C．nice                    D．clear

9．A．lied                       B．stood                  C．lay                      D．slept

10．A．bicycle                B．bus                     C．car                     D．foot

11．A．  stroke                B．hit                       C．beat                    D．hurt

12．A．approached          B．sang                    C．marched              D．ran

13．A．bags                   B．envelopers           C．clocks                 D．packages

14．A．fourth                 B．either                  C．another               D．one

15．A．put                     B．stuck                  C．tore                    D．kept

16．A．Drawn                B．Folded                 C．Signed                D．Given

17．A．bill                      B．credit                  C．check                 D．bank

18．A．heart                   B．mind                   C．wing                   D．feather

19．A．make                  B．put                      C．turn                    D．pick

20．A．freezing               B．trembling             C．waving                D．moving

It was Andria Baker’s high school graduation party, and the time had come for her father to make good on a promise that he had made her years ago, when she was a fourth-grader. “After you started on your first day of kindergarten and continue it through your last day of high school, and I’ll buy you a car.” Tim Baker had told the child.

  Through the years, Andria Baker kept up her end of the bargain, willing herself to go to school on those days even when she felt under the weather. She did carry out her 13th year of uninterrupted coming to the classroom with her final day at Constantine High Sehool even when she was ill.

At Sunday’s party, her father gave the young woman the keys to a new, $17 000 Pontiac G6. Tim Baker, who teaches seventh grade at Constantine Middle School, said he has no regrets about the deal. “Without a doubt, it was worth every penny I spent,” he said. The look on his daughter’s face when she saw the car was great. Baker said, “When she turned around after seeing the car, she did not know what to do. We got her into the car and she just sat there. Then she ran into the house to get her driver’s license, and she and her best friend got in the car and drove down the road.”

Andria Baker, 19, said she thinks she would have gone ahead with that even if a new car had not been promised her. “A lot of my friends thought I was crazy, but I just kept going.” she said. Baker plans to go after an education degree at Alma College.

“In my sophomore year I hurt my ankle in a basketball game, and it was really painful,” she said. “Also that day I caught a cold and the teacher looked at me and said, ‘I’m not the teacher who’s going to send you home.’”

61．What does the phrase “she felt under the weather” mean?

A. She felt that the weather was very cold.                B. She didn’t feel good.

C. Her body changed with the weather.                     D. She liked the weather very much.

62．When Andria Baker saw her present, she felt ________.

A. surprised and excited                                    B. sad and crazy

C. frightened and worried                                  D. upset and angry

63．From the text, we can know that ________.

A. both Andria Baker and her father stayed in the same school

B. her father made the promise from the day when she began her school

C. her father didn’t regret having bought her a new expensive car

D. Andria Baker is now studying at Alma College for a degree

64．Andria Baker could come to school every day because ________.

A. she was helped by all of her friends                B. she wanted to get a new car

C. she never got ill                                            D. she just wanted to keep on doing that

It was Andria Baker's high school graduation party, and the time had come for her father to make good on a promise that he had made her years ago, when she was a fourth-grader. “After you started on your first day of kindergarten and continue it through your last day of high school, and I'll buy you a car.” Tim Baker had told the child.

Through the years, Andria Baker kept up her end of the bargain, willing herself to go to school on those days even when she felt under the weather. She did carry out her 13th year of uninterrupted coming to the class-room with her final day at Constantine High School even when she was ill.

At Sunday's party, her father gave the young woman the keys to a new, $17,000 Pontiac G6. Tim Baker, who teaches seventh grade at Constantine Middle School, said he has no regret about the deal. “Without a doubt, it was worth every penny I spent.” he said. The look on his daughter's face when she saw the car was great. Baker said, “When she turned around after seeing the car, she did not know what to do. We got her into the car and she just sat there. Then she ran into the house to get her driver's license, and she and her best friend got in the car and drove down the road.”

Andria Baker, 19, said she thinks she would have gone ahead with that even if a new car had not been promised her. “A lot of my friends thought I was crazy, but I just kept going.” she said. Baker plans to go after an education degree at Alma College.

“In my sophomore year I hurt my ankle in a basketball game, and it was really painful,” she said. “Also that day I caught a cold and the teacher looked at me and said, ‘I'm not the teacher who's going to send you home.’ ”

56. How old did Andria Baker begin her kindergarten?

A. Four years old.                     B. Six years old.          C. Thirteen years old.        D. Nine years old.

57. What does the phrase “site felt under the weather” mean?

A. She felt that the weather was very cold.               B, She didn't feel good.

C. Her body changed with the weather.                            D. She liked the weather very much.

58. When Andria Baker saw her present, she felt_____

A. surprised and excited          B. sad and crazy          C. frightened and worried       D. upset and angry

59. From the text, we can know that ______.

A. both Andria Baker and her father stayed in the same school

B. her father made the promise from the day when she began her school

C. her father didn't regret having bought her a new expensive car

D. Andria Baker is now studying at Alma College for a degree

60. Andria Baker could come to school every day because________.

A. she was helped by all of her friends                       B. she wanted to get a new car

C. she never got ill                                                       D. she lust wanted to keep on doing that

Once President Roosevelt’s house was broken into and lots of things were stolen. Hearing this, one of Roosevelt’s friends wrote to him and advised him not to take it to his 　21 so much. President Roosevelt wrote back immediately, saying,” Dear friend, thank you for your letter to 　22 me. I’m all right now. I think I should thank God. This is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not 　23 me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things 　24 all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man 　25 me who became a thief…”

It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from…. However, President Roosevelt had such three reasons to be so 　26 . This story tells us how we can learn to be grateful in our life.

Being grateful is an important philosophy of life and a great wisdom…. It is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time 　 27 he lives in the world. We should learn how to face failure or misfortune bravely and 　 28 and to try to deal with it. If so, should we complain about our life and become 　 29 and disappointed ever since then or should we be grateful for our life, 　30 again ourselves after a fall? William Thackeray, a famous British writer, said, “Life is a mirror. When you smile in front of it, it will also smile and 　31 will it when you cry to it.” If you are grateful to life, it will bring you shining sunlight. If you always complain about everything, you may own 32 in the end. When we are successful, we can 　33 have many reasons for being grateful, but we have only one excuse to show ungratefulness if we fail.

I think we should even be grateful to life 　34 we are unsuccessful or unlucky. Only by doing this can we find our weakness and shortcomings when we fail. We can also get 　35 and warmth when we are unlucky. This can help us find our courage to overcome the difficulties we may face, and receive great impetus (动力) to 　36 . We should treat our frustration and misfortune in our life　　　 37 just as President Roosevelt did. We should be grateful all the time and keep having a healthy　 38 to our life forever, keep having perfect characters and enterprising spirit. Being grateful is not only a kind of comfort, not 　39 from life and nor thinking of winning in spirit like Ah Q. Being grateful is a way to sing for our life which comes just from our love and 40 .

21. A. mind　　　 　　 B. heart　　　 　　　　　 C. head　　 　　 　　D. nerve

22. A. consider　　 　 B. persuade　　　 　　 C. blame　 　　　　　　　 D. comfort

23. A. hurt　　　　 　 B. rob　　　 　　　 　　C. kill　　　 　　　 D. notice

24. A. in spite of　　 B. regardless of　　　 C. instead of　　 　　　 D. in need of

25. A. rather than　　 B. other than　　　 　　 C. no other than　　　 　　　 D. not more than

26. A. comfortable　　 B. happy　　 　　　　　　 C. lucky　 　　　　　　　 D. grateful

27. A. so long as　 　 B. because　 　　　　　　 C. even though　 　　　 D. if only

28. A. successfully　 B. gratefully　　 　　　 C. sincerely　 　　　　　 D. generously

29. A. frustrated 　　B. surprised　　 　　　 C. shocked 　　　　　　　 D. frightened

30. A. arise 　　　　　 B. hold　　　 　 　　　 C. rise　　　　 　　　　 D. understand

31. A. such　 　　 　　　 B. nor　 　　　　　　 　　C. so　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. either

32. A. something　 　　 B. none　 　　　　　　　　 C. nothing　 　　　　　　　 D. anything

33. A. hardly 　　　　　　 B. surely　　　 　　　　 C. impossibly　　 　　　 D. clearly

34. A. however　　　 B. whenever　　 　　　　 C. wherever　　　 　　 D. whether

35. A. relief　　　 　　 B. faith　　　 　　　　　 C. confidence　　　 D. inspiration

36. A. get on 　　　　　　 B. work on　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. take on　 　　　　　　 D. move on

37. A. in no way　　 B. in the other way　 C. in a good way　 　 D. by the way

38. A. attitude 　　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　　　　　 C. belief　 　　　　　　 D. thought

39. A. an expectation B. an appreciation　　 C. a complaint　　 　　 D. an escape

40. A. experience　　 B. failure　 　　　　　　　　 C. hope　 　　　　　　　　 D. thought