There are many kinds of friends. Some are always　 1　 you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only　 2　 friends leave footprints.

　　 I shall always recall（回忆）the autumn and the girl with the　 3 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

　　 It was the golden season. I could see the yellow　 4　 floating on the cool wind. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves,　 5 to the sound of them.

　　 Autumn is a harvest season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me　 down. But one day, the sound of a violin　 6　 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was lost in playing her violin.

　　 I had　 7　 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been　 8　 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb（打扰） her.

　　　 Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building　 9　 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became　 10　 . 11　 we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

　　 Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 12　 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

　 “You must like violin.” she said.

　 “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

　　 Suddenly, a 13　 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

　 “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that　 14　 me.” she said.

　 “In fact, it was your playing 15　 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

　　 The girl smiled, and so did I.

　　 I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl.

1. A. with　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. against　　　　 D. to

2. A. lovely　　　 B. true　 　　 C. new　　　　　　 D. old

3. A. sound　　　　 B. song　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. violin

4. A. trees　　　　 B. leaves　　 C. flowers　　　　 D. papers

5. A. watching　　 B. listening　 C. seeing　　　　 D. hearing

6. A. flowed　　　 B. grew　　 　 C. entered　　　　 D. ran

7. A. once　　　　 B. never　　　 C. often　　　　　 D. usually

8. A. waiting　　　 B. stopping　 C. standing　　　 D. hearing

9. A. because　　　 B. while　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. but

10. A. interesting　 B. moving　　 C. encouraging　　 D. exciting

11. A. But　　　　　 B. However　　 C. Even　　　　　 D. Though

12. A. stopped　　　 B. began　　　 C. gone　　　　　 D. changed

13. A. happy　　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. surprised

14. A. surprised　　 B. excited　　 C. encouraged　　 D. interested

15. A. that　　　　 B. which　　　 C. it　　　　　　 D. who

While watching the Olympics the other night,I came across an incredible sight.The　1　was swimming and started with only three men.For one reason or another,two of them had a　2　start,so they were disqualified.That would have been difficult enough,not having anyone to 　3　against.
I watched the man　4　off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong.Now I’m not an expert　5　but I do know a good dive　6　a poor one,and this was not exactly medal　7　.I listened to the crowd begin to　8　this poor man who was clearly having a　9　time.Finally he made his turn to start back.It was　10　.He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few　11　strokes,the crowd had changed.No longer were they laughing,but beginning to　12　.Some even began to　13　things like,“Come on,you can do it！”,and he　14　finished his race.The crowd went　15　.Even though he recorded one of the　16　times in Olympic history,this man gave more heart than any of the other　17　.
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals,feeling they have　18　been cheated out of gold,or when they act so　19　in front of their competitors,it is nice to watch an underdog (失败者),a man that gave his all—knowing that he had no chance,but competed because of his　20　and the spirit of the games.

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　　When a person is curious about something, it means he is 1 in it and wishes to know more about it. There is 2 wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad depends on what people are curious about.

　　Curiosity is 3 silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are full of curiosity about what their 4 are doing. They are 5 to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are 6 home or taking outside, or 7 they have come so early or late. To be interested in these things is 8 because they are 9 at all. It is none of their 10 to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is 11 not only 12 but also harmful. For most probably, it 13 to small talk which often brings harm, shame of disrespect to others, and thus 14 their feelings.

　　On the other hand, there is a 15 curiosity--the curiosity of wise men, who wonder at all the great things and try to 16 all they can about them. Columbus could never have found America if he had not been 17 . James Watt would not have made the steam engine 18 his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid. All the discoveries in human history have been made 19 a result of curiosity, 20 , the curiosity is never about unimportant things which have few or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

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　　Jenkins was a jeweler, who had made a large diamond ring worth 57000 for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only 2000. This he took to the shop, which 2 it without a question.

　　Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then, the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to the 5 ring, the shop sold it for 60000.

　　Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office.“It's a faulty diamond,”he said.“It isn't worth the high 7 I paid.”Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in an 9 . She had escaped, 10 the ring had fallen off and been damaged in the great 11 of the fire.

　　The shop had to 12 . They knew that no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the 14 diamond and put a faulty one in its place. The question was: who 15 it?

　　A picture of the ring appeared it the 16 . A reader thought the 17 the ring. The nest day, another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out to a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring.“Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?”the papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

1．

[　　]

A．only　　　　　B．surely

C．nearly　　　　D．exactly

2．

[　　]

A．accepted　　　B．received

C．refused　　　 D．rejected

3．

[　　]

A．real　　　　　 B．modern

C．worthy　　　　D．valuable

4．

[　　]

A．flew　　　　　B．drove

C．sailed　　　　 D．bicycled

5．

[　　]

A．first　　　　 B．second

C．last　　　　　D．next

6．

[　　]

A．sold　　　　　B．posted

C．brought　　　 D．returned

7．

[　　]

A．cost　　　　　B．money

C．price　　　　 D．value

8．

[　　]

A．facts　　　　 B．matters

C．questions　　 D．results

9．

[　　]

A．affair　　　　B．accident

C．incident　　　D．experience

10．

[　　]

A．so　　　　　　B．or

C．but　　　　　 D．and

11．

[　　]

A．pile　　　　　B．heat

C．power　　　　D．pressure

12．

[　　]

A．think　　　　 B．agree

C．permit　　　　D．promise

13．

[　　]

A．almost　　　　B．even

C．just　　　　　D．ever

14．

[　　]

A．real　　　　　B．pure

C．right　　　　 D．exact

15．

[　　]

A．copied　　　　B．made

C．stole　　　　 D．did

16．

[　　]

A．notices　　　 B．magazines

C．newspapers　　D．programmes

17．

[　　]

A．saw　　　　　B．knew

C．found　　　　 D．recognized

18．

[　　]

A．showed　　　　B．drew

C．printed　　　　D．carried

19．

[　　]

A．carrying　　　B．dressing

C．wearing　　　D．holding

20．

[　　]

A．dancer　　　　B．woman

C．reader　　　　D．jeweler