Barry was on the phone in his office, speaking with confidence, energy and passion．Outside there was a car waiting．

Just then a tall man in a dark suit   1   the building with a gun．After the man found Barry finished his   2   and hung up, he took out the gun．

Barry reached   3   his pocket to find his key-ring．He selected the car key and reluctantly （不情愿地） handed it   4  ．The man in the suit grabbed （抢去） it   5   walking outside and driving off at a high speed in the   6  ．

John walked in to see Barry just as all of this   7   ．He was surprised at how relaxed and   8  Barry was facing the situation．John was here to collect an unpaid debt．Now John changed his mind．So John and Barry did a deal． 9  Barry would teach him how he could be so   10  in the face of pressure then the   11   would be regarded as paid．

This is what Barry said to him:

The big secret in life is to train your   12   to think only about what you want to happen and to keep your thoughts off what you do not want．Always keep your mind   13   what you really want and think about where you want to be and not   14   you are．Stress is what happens when you put your  15   on the wrong things．

And now over to you．  16   more time each day spotting what you think about, you will likely find that you often run through all the things that could go   17   as well as seeing situations working out as being only OK．

Get into the   18   of expecting things to work out and you will find yourself picturing life running more   19   ．You will then feel more confident, people will   20   to you differently and you will get better results．

1．A．defended               B．alarmed               C．entered                D．fled

2．A．deal                      B．conversation        C．speech                D．contact

3．A．for                       B．out                      C．up                      D．into

4．A．over                     B．in                        C．out                     D．up

5．A．after                     B．before                 C．when                  D．as

6．A．office                   B．building               C．car                     D．suit

7．A．was happening       B．happened             C．happen                D．was happened

8．A．confident              B．anxious               C．generous             D．embarrassed

9．A．When                   B．If                        C．As                      D．While

10．A．anxious               B．concerned           C．cool                    D．upset

11．A．car                      B．gun                     C．debt                    D．building

12．A．idea                    B．mind                   C．thought               D．view

13．A．deciding              B．shaping               C．forming               D．picturing

14．A．when                  B．why                    C．that                     D．where

15．A．stress                  B．attention              C．effort                  D．effect

16．A．Take                   B．Cost                    C．Spend                 D．Pay

17．A．right                   B．wrong                 C．smooth               D．bad

18．A．habit                   B．form                   C．chance                D．routine

19．A．carefully              B．completely          C．smoothly             D．confidently

20．A．listen                  B．respond               C．appeal                 D．adapt

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. Every day, my husband would        the process of trying to get water to the fields. Unless we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

On this day I learned the true lesson of        and witnessed the only miracle（奇迹） I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen __  ___ I saw my son, Billy, walking toward the       . He was walking with effort, trying to be as quiet as possible. Minutes after he        into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches, thinking that whatever he had been doing was completed. Moments later,      , he was once more walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.Finally, I couldn’t help following him and saw the most amazing       .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost        at him to get away. A huge deer was dangerously close.       the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from      , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was      , Billy ran back to get more. It then became clear to me.

I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the        boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was        with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

1.A. take in        B. try on    C. set about      D. set up

2.A. waiting       B. offering        C. watering        D. raining

3.A. when B. while     C. until      D. before

4.A. fields B. house   C. woods   D. garden

5.A. jumped     B. climbed         C. fell         D. disappeared

6.A. though       B. besides         C. however       D. therefore

7.A. sign    B. scenery         C. view      D. scene

8.A. shouted     B. shot       C. looked  D. spoke

9.A. And   B. Otherwise     C. Thus      D. But

10.A. thirst        B. illness   C. heat      D. pain

11.A. lost  B. missing C. gone     D. missed

12.A. kind B. clever   C. smart    D. honest

13.A. raining     B. appearing      C. singing  D. crying

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Once upon a time, in a certain town, there lived a doctor. He was a good,　kind man and very hard-working.  1 of the day or night he was always ready to go to the bedside of a sick person, or to help if there was an accident.  2 liked him and trusted him and people always went to him whenever there was  3 .

　　But the years  4 ,and in the end ,old age and hard work  5 the doctor and he began to lose his memory .This made him do rather silly things sometimes .When people noticed this they did not go to him any more when they were ill.

　　“He may give us the  6 ,” They said, and they were afraid.

　　The good old doctor noticed that people did not come to him  7 but he did not understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now? I used to have a lot of patients.”

　　No one wanted 8 him that the real reason because they did not want to hurt the good old man, so they said.

　　“You  9 all your patients. There is no one sick now.” The doctor was pleased when he heard that, and went away  10 .

1.

[　　]

A. At all time　　　B. At a time

C. At any time　　　D. At one time

2.

[　　]

A. Everybody　　　B. Anybody

C. Nobody　　 　　D. Somebody

3.

[　　]

A. nothing wrong with them

B. something wrongly with them

C. anything wrong with them

D. some troubles with them

4.

[　　]

A. went passed　　　    B. went past

C. had gone passed　　　D. had gone past

5.

[　　]

A. made out　　　B. took out

C. die out　　　 D. wore out

6.

[　　]

A. expensive medicine　　　B. best medicine

C. worst medicine　　　    D. wrong medicine

7.

[　　]

A. like they used to do　　　B. like they often do

C. as they used to　　　　　 D. as they were used to doing

8.

[　　]

A. to say　　　　　　　B. to tell

C. to speak　　　　　　D. to talk

9.

[　　]

A. have cured　　　　  B. have poisoned

C. have killed　　　 　D. have beaten

10.

[　　]

A. quite a happy　　　 B. quiet happy

C. rather a happy　　　D. quite happy

(B)

There was once a princess(公主)who was very, very proud. She was so proud that she always walked about 11　　.One morning she went out for a walk in the park 12　　.It was a fine sunny morning and the princess sent away her attendants(侍从)and said she 13　　.She also said that her ladies-in-waiting

(宫女们)were all to go into the library and write an essay(文章)on "The Importance of Princesses".

And presently a very bad storm 14　　 ,a truly terrible storm.The princess 15　　 the thinnest of silken frocks(女上衣)and she had no umbrella. She was afraid of sheltering(躲避)under the tree 16　　 there was quite a lot of thunder and lightning, and everyone knows it doesn't do to shelter under trees in a thunderstorm. So she came out on to the open grass and 17　　.

But the storm was so heavy that 18　　 her eyes because her face was lift up so high.She was blinded by the water in her eyes that she couldn't see 19 , and she walked right to the edge of the pond(池塘)and 20　　.

When she was in,she couldn't see how to 21　　,and even started walking further into the pond. When she started 22　　 help,the rain ran into her mouth and down her throat and nearly choked (闷塞)her.By now the ladies- in-waiting were all in the library writing their essays.They were so busy that they 23　　.

At last they noticed it.They all rushed off with umbrellas and things, and they found the Princess, 24　　 in the pond all this time, getting a dreadful(厉害), cold. It took her a long time to 25　　 and it was a bit of a lesson to her.She was never quite so proud after that, and in time she held her head almost like other people.

11.

[　　]

A. with her head up in the air

B. with her head down to the ground

C. with her head highly in the ground

D. with her head high to the air

12.

[　　]

A. which surrounding(围绕)her palace

B. that was surrounded her palace

C. which surrounded her palace

D. that being surrounded her palace

13.

[　　]

A. wished to be with them

B. wished to be alone

C. wished to be lonely

D. wished being alone

14.

[　　]

A. came into　　　B. came across

C. came on　　　　D. came through

15.

[　　]

A. were dressing　　  　B. were putting on

C. were pulling on　　　D. were wearing

16.

[　　]

A. because of　　　B. in spite of

C. because　　　　 D. although

17.

[　　]

A. started to dance　　　B. started running

C. started to crawl　　　D. started jumping

18.

[　　]

A. the water all flew into

B. the rain all went onto

C. the water all running down from

D. the rain all got into

19.

[　　]

A. where she was going　　　B. where she was going to

C. where was she going　　　D. where was she going to

20.

[　　]

A. felt in　　　　B. fallen in

C. fell in　　　　D. had fallen in

21.

[　　]

A. get along　　　B. get out

C. get down　　　 D. get up

22.

[　　]

A. calling for　　　B. calling on

C. calling in　　 　D. calling up

23.

[　　]

A. couldn't hardly notice the storm

B. could almost notice the storm

C. could hardly notice the storm

D. could nearly notice the storm

24.

[　　]

A. who would have been standing

B. who had been standing

C. who had been stood

D. who had stood

25.

[　　]

A. get ill　　　　 B. get health

第二节 完型填空
At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be    36    and stress. I    37    myself pouring the best coffee, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with     38    customers.
I wasn’t    39    the people with enormous orders, the women who    40    that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade    41    until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to    42    anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking    43   . He said he felt like getting in bed,    44    the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was    45   , since he hadn’t    46    anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
“It’s    47    me.” I told him. “have a nice day.”
He smiled and     48    me before heading back out into the rain.
The next day, it is still raining, I spent my afternoon    49    the window handing people their orders. I was completely wet and freezing cold.    50   , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more    51   .
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and    52    yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely nice. Please don’t    53    your way! Have a great day! –Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or    54    of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask    55   , “How can I help you?”
36. A. hopeful        B. meaningless           C. easy           D. boring
37. A. thought         B. pictured              C. developed       D. decided
38. A. regular          B. handsome            C. rich            D. kind
39. A. imaging         B. expecting           C. waiting          D. desiring
40. A. praised          B. complained           C. realized        D. thought
41. A. for a time        B. once in a while        C. now and then    D. again and again
42. A. comfort          B. move               C. please          D. annoy
43. A. angry           B. happy                C. excited         D. upset
44. A. pulling          B. cutting               C. tearing          D. using
45. A. sorry            B. surprised             C. angry           D. excited
46. A. ordered          B. got                  C. wanted          D. bought
47. A. for              B. by                  C. in              D. on
48. A. helped           B. praised              C. admired          D. thanked
49. A. going away       B. running across        C. walking around   D. hanging out
50. A. Worse           B. Still                 C. Then            D. However
51. A. injured           B. embarrassed          C. frightened        D. depressed
52. A. careful           B. thoughtful           C. cheerful         D. powerful
53. A. hold             B. shake               C. change           D. practice
54. A. sick             B. glad                C. satisfied          D. sorry
55. A. unusually         B. properly            C. politely          D. gratefully

第二节  完型填空

At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be    36    and stress. I    37    myself pouring the best coffee, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with     38    customers.

I wasn’t    39    the people with enormous orders, the women who    40    that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade    41    until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to    42    anyone.

One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking    43   . He said he felt like getting in bed,    44    the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.

Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was    45   , since he hadn’t    46    anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.

“It’s    47    me.” I told him. “have a nice day.”

He smiled and     48    me before heading back out into the rain.

The next day, it is still raining, I spent my afternoon    49    the window handing people their orders. I was completely wet and freezing cold.    50   , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more    51   .

In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.

The note read:

Christine,

Thanks for being so sweet, kind and    52    yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely nice. Please don’t    53    your way! Have a great day! –Hank

After that, whenever I felt depressed or    54    of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask    55   , “How can I help you?”

36. A. hopeful         B. meaningless           C. easy           D. boring

37. A. thought         B. pictured              C. developed       D. decided

38. A. regular          B. handsome            C. rich            D. kind

39. A. imaging         B. expecting            C. waiting          D. desiring

40. A. praised          B. complained           C. realized        D. thought

41. A. for a time        B. once in a while        C. now and then    D. again and again

42. A. comfort          B. move               C. please          D. annoy

43. A. angry           B. happy                C. excited         D. upset

44. A. pulling          B. cutting               C. tearing          D. using

45. A. sorry            B. surprised             C. angry           D. excited

46. A. ordered          B. got                  C. wanted          D. bought

47. A. for              B. by                  C. in              D. on

48. A. helped           B. praised              C. admired          D. thanked

49. A. going away       B. running across        C. walking around   D. hanging out

50. A. Worse           B. Still                 C. Then            D. However

51. A. injured           B. embarrassed          C. frightened        D. depressed

52. A. careful           B. thoughtful            C. cheerful         D. powerful

53. A. hold             B. shake               C. change           D. practice

54. A. sick             B. glad                C. satisfied          D. sorry

55. A. unusually         B. properly            C. politely           D. gratefully