I have a friend named John Roberts who owns a horse ranch （牧马场）in San Ysidro.　　The last time I was there he shared a story with me. “It is a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer. When he was a senior，he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.”

That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch， showing the location of all the buildings，the stables and the track.　　

“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’”

　　“The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F？’”

　　“The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There‘s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added， ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

　　“The boy went home and asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son， you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’”

　　“Finally，after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.‘”

　　John continued, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “If I had changed my paper at that time, maybe we would not have the chance to be here talking about the dreams .”

1.What was the boy’s goal described in his seven-page paper? (No more than 6 words)

2.Why did the teacher give him a F”?                    (No more than 14 words)

3.How did John’s father respond to his son’s puzzlement?    (No more than10 words)

4.What can we learn from the article?                    (No more than 8 words.)

A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.

　　“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

　　An old woman was standing at her door.

　　“You boy! Come here this minute!”

　　Slowly the boy   1onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she   2out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her   3old fingers around his arm.

　　“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me   4to my bed. What’s your name?”

　　“Joseph,” he said.

　　The old woman on the bed tried to   5up, raising herself on her elbow（肘）. Water    6from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel   7.

　　“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a   8for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”

　　Joseph looked down at the   9, and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”

　　“I want my silver ring to   10to my daughter.”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and   11the pencil slowly across the paper.

　　“There’s my Bible（圣经）,” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a   12Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last   13of a poor old woman.”

　　The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.

　　“Here. Bring it here so I can   14it.”

　　Joseph found the Bible, and,   15the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

　　“  16me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”

　　He ran out of the house.

　　A cold wind blew through the   17window, but the old woman on the bed   18nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind.   19on the paper were some childish letters. They   20the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”

1.A．rushed B．struggled        C．hurried      D．stepped

2.A．reached    B．let              C．pushed           D．pointed

3.A．firm           B．smooth           C．dry              D．fresh

4.A．back           B．up               C．away    　       D．ahead

5.A．sit            B．get              C．stand            D．wake

6.A．fell           B．burnt            C．burst            D．ran

7.A．ill            B．sick             C．unpleasant       D．funny

8.A．letter         B．note             C．will             D．message

9.A．table          B．pen                  C．paper            D．woman

10.A．send    　    B．go                   C．belong           D．come

11.A．moved 　  B．drew             C．used             D．pulled

12.A．great       B．merry     　   C．splendid         D．real

13.A．hope  　  B．chance           C．opinion          D．wish

14.A．sign  　      B．read             C．remember         D．copy

15.A．setting   B．hiding           C．placing          D．laying

16.A．Hold     B．Leave            C．Excuse           D．Pardon

17.A．large       B．open           C．small            D．pretty

18.A．did　         B．saw              C．felt                 D．knew

19.A．Described B．Printed          C．Recorded         D．Written

20.A．formed    B．spelled          C．organized        D．repeated

I was shown into the waiting-room, which as I had expected, was full. There were dirty　　1　　on the wall, and the tattered (撕碎) magazines on the table 　 2　 a great pile of waste paper. I took my seat and decided to 　 3　 the time by watching people around me.

A young man beside me was turning over the 　 4　 of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was 　 5　 to understand what he was looking at for every three minutes or so he would 　 6　 the magazine on to the table, seize 　 7　 , and sink back into his 　 8　 . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from　　9　 . The boy had clearly grown tired of 　 10　 . He had placed an ash-tray on the floor and was making plane sounds as he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast　　11　 ,and the boy's mother was afraid 　 12　 sooner or later her son would 　 13　 the gentleman. At the same time the 　 14　 man next to me kept sighing loudly. At last he got up, walked towards the door and began 　 15　 the pictures on the wall. Soon growing　　16　 , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and dropped tiredly into a chair. Even the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother's arms.

There was a complete　　17　 in the room as the door opened and a nurse　　18　 . The people looked up with a ray of　　19　 in the eyes, then settled down again as the next　　20　 patient was let out of the room.

1. A. notice B. pictures C. maps D. holes

2. A. were made of B. changed into C. looked like D. were same as

3. A. cost B. take C. pass D. use

4. A. stories B. articles C. books D. pages

5. A. easy B. possible C. useless D. hard

6. A. throw B. take C. drag D. push

7. A. the others B. other C. another D. the other

8. A. chair B. pocket C. sleep D. picture

9. A. hurting himself B. tearing the magazine C. falling asleep D. making a noise

10. A. sleeping B. waiting C. reading D. playing

11. A. in sleep B. asleep C. sleepy D. sleeping

12. A. what B. that C. then D. before

13. A. do harm to B. knock into C. turn against D. wake up

14. A. old B. kind C. young D. handsome

15. A. drawing B. taking down C. examining D. putting up

16. A. glad B. unhappy C. angry D. uninterested

17. A. loneliness B. hopelessness C. tiredness D. silence

18. A. entered B. turned out C. entered in D. came out

19. A. success B. satisfaction C. joy D. hope

20. A. unlucky B. tired C. lucky D. happy

Recently I was invited to attend a party that helps children seriously injured in the big earthquake that happened this May. I went because I 21 .

　 At the party, all the children were given paints in bright, beautiful colors. After a short time, as I 22 , I saw blue clouds, orange sunrises and purple flowers. The 23 were all bright.

　 The boy sitting next to me was painting a heart, but it was 24 and lifeless. It lacked (缺乏) the bright colors that his fellow (同伴) “ 25 ” had used.

　 I thought maybe he took the only paint that was 26 and it just happened to be dark. But when I asked him about it, he said his 27 was that color. I asked him why and he told me that he was very 28 . He looked straight into my eyes and said, “There is 29 anyone can do that will help.”

　 I certainly 30 why he was sad. I said, “It isn’t 31 that there is nothing anyone can do to help. Other people may not be 32 to make you recover better… but we can do things 33 giving bear hugs (拥抱), which will 34 when you are feeling sad.” I also told him that I’d be happy to give him one 35 he could see what I meant. He immediately gave me a huge hug and I thought my own heart would burst with the 36 I felt for this sweet boy.

　 As the day was coming to an end, I was getting ready to 37 home. I turned around and found that standing there with 38 on his face was the little boy. He said, “My heart is 39 colors. It is getting brighter. Those 40 really do work.” On my way home I felt my own heart had changed to a brighter color, too.

21. A. moved B. touched C. hated D. cared
22. A. looked up B. looked down C. looked over D. looked around
23. A. pictures B. walls C. pencils D. lights
24. A. bright B. dark C. active D. brave
25. A. artists B. writers C. teachers D. visitors
26. A. used B. chosen C. allowed D. left
27. A. hand B. heart C. skin D. memory
28. A. wise B. silly C. sick D. healthy
29. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
30. A. understood B. doubted C. noticed D. liked
31. A. wrong B. true C. reasonable D. clear
32. A. happy B. anxious C. able D. willing
33. A. to B. after C. like D. for
34. A. use B. help C. cheer D. enjoy
35. A. so that B. as if C. even if D. in case
36. A. feeling B. love C. sense D. impression
37. A. reach B. be C. settle D. go
38. A. a surprise B. anger C. a smile D. fear
39. A. changing B. having C. developing D. drawing
40. A. words B. smiles C. hugs D. photos