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　 That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 26 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. __27_ , on this special morning, I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking(眺望，俯视) the _28_, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something _29_ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I 30 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket（水桶） _31_ on its handle(把手) and pieces of old and used cloth in a basket and bottles on its back-carriage(后座). He 32 from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already 33 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts 34 my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 35 T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 36 would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed 37 with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, 38 passers-by(过路人) and stopping to have a free talk now and then 39 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable sense of 40 in the way he seemed to be doing things— 41 the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to look at it proudly; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and 42 , standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a 43 to learn, I felt. One doesn’t have to beg for a 44 at any age if one is in good health and willing to work hard. For a while I felt 45 of myself. Though I am young —just sixteen, and there was this old man before me who must have got up very early and been busy working so hard and actively.

26．A．forces 　 B．allows　 C．causes　 　　D．prevents

27．A．Or　 　　 　　B．So　 　　　 　　C．However 　　 　　D．Besides

28．A．parking lot B．bus stop　 　　　 C．school　 D．market

29．A．interesting B．surprising　 C．terrible 　 D．useful

30．A．noticed　 　　 B．recognized 　 C．called 　 D．helped

31．A．hanged　 　　　 B．hang　 　 　　　 C．hanging　 　　 D．hung

32．A．searched　 　　 B．left 　　　 　　　 C．moved 　 D．wandered

33．A．stopped　 　　 B．started　 　 C．intended 　 D．finished

34．A．crossed　 　　 B．went　　　 C．disturbed 　　 D．came

35．A．beautiful　 　 B．shiny　 C．simple　 D．expensive

36．A．repairmen　 　 B．businessmen C．drivers D．cyclists

37．A．busy 　　 　 B．satisfied 　 C．careful　 　　　 D．bored

38．A．saying hello to　 　 B．looking at　 　 C．laughing at 　 D．pointing at

39．A．about　 B．for　　 C．with 　　 D．like

40．A．worry　 B．respect　 　　　 C．pity 　　　 D．pride

41．A．cleaning　 　　 B．fixing　 C．replacing 　　 D．covering

42．A．still　 　　 　 B．yet　 　　 　 C．again 　　 　　D．soon

43．A．lesson 　 B．subject C．skill 　　D．fact

44．A．business　 B．living　 C．success D．right

45．A．tired　 　 B．doubtful (怀疑的) 　　　 C．fearful D．ashamed(惭愧的)

At the beginning of my 8：00 a．m．class one Monday at University of Nevada,Las Vegas(UNLV)，I cheerfully asked my students     their weekend had been．“Not been very good”，one young man said．He'd had his wisdom teeth      ．The young man then went on to ask me why I    seemed to be so cheerful．His question reminded me of     I′d read somewhere before：”Every morning when you get up，you have a      about how you want to approach life that day”，I said．“I choose to be cheerful”．

“Let me give you an     ”，I continued．The other 60 students in the class      their chatter and began to listen．one day,my car died on the way．I called AAA and asked them to send a      ．The secretary in the Provost’S office asked me what had happened．”This is my       day”， I replied,smiling．”Your Car       and today is your lucky day?”She Was       ．”What do you mean?”“I live 17 miles from here”，I replied．”My car     have gone wrong anywhere along the freeway．It didn’t．Instead，it went wrong in the       place：off the freeway,within walking distance of here．I’m     able to teach my class，and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to     me after class．”The secretary’s eyes opened wide，and then she smiled．

  I scanned the 60 faces in the lecture hall．     the early hour,no one seemed to be asleep．Somehow,my story had     them．Or maybe it Wasn’t the story     ．It had all started with a student's       that I Was cheerful．A wise mail once said：”Who you are      louder to me than anything you can say”．I suppose it must  be so．

1.A．how        B．what                         C．whether        D．where

2.A．pulled      B．brought              C．taken          D．removed

3.A．seldom     B．always                  C．occasionally    D．ever

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

5.A．decision     B．chance              C．choice         D．destination

6.A．excuse　　　B．explanation      C．instruction　　  D．example

7.A．stopped　　 B．interrupted      C．disturbed　　   D．prevented

8.A．truck　　　 B．tractor                C．secretary　　   D．policeman

9.A．strange　　 B．terrible               C．lucky　　      D．pleasant

10.A．cuts up　　B．breaks up                C．breaks down　　D．tears down

11.A．cheerful　　B．doubtful                C．puzzled　　    D．worried

12.A．could　　 B．must                          C．should　　     D．would

13.A．wrong　　 B．proper               C．perfect　　     D．smooth

14.A．thus　　   B．still                           C．hardly　　      D．even

15.A．pick　　   B．send                         C．meet　　       D．visit

16.A．Despite　　B．Although                 C．Since　　       D．Though

17.A．taught　　 B．touched                      C．educated　      D.excited

18.A．after all　  B．in all                         C．above all　      D．at all

19.A．motivation　B．inspiration             C．observation　    D．appreciation

20.A．says　     B．speaks                C．talks　        　D．tells

Not until the motorbike looked almost new 　　　 repairing and cleaning it.

A. he stopped　 　　 B. did he stop　　　 　 C. stopped he　　 　 D. he did stop

Not until the motorbike looked almost new 　　　 repairing and cleaning it.

A. he stopped　 　　　 B. did he stop　　　 　　

C. stopped he　　 　　 D. he did stop

“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 　36 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 　37 air．

Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 　38 　thing to do．But then she took it a step 　39 ．“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物）and 　40 him in front of the open door．“Touch．” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a 　41 position．She 42　 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 　43 ．Over the last few days I have been with Kolby．Each time he comes in I bring him back to the 　44 door and ask him to close．There have been 　45 in the beginning, but lately more and more successes．

However, there remains much work to be done．I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 46 he will close the door from a distance．But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the 　47 will be completed, and, with the way things are　 48　 , completed quickly．

What a 49　 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 50 I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby．

A wish is just a wish until you decide to take 51 ．Once you 　52 the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of 53 ．Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 54 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done．Just 　55 doing it．

36．A．complain　 　　 B．scream　 　　　 C．worry　　　 　　 D．scare

37．A．thin　 　　　　 B．fresh　　　 　　　 C．dirty 　　 　　D．cold

38．A．interesting B．funny　　 　　　 C．tough　　　 　　 D．possible

39．A．again 　　 B．further　 　　　 C．deeper　　 　　 D．backward

40．A．pushing　 　　 B．catching 　　　 C．driving　　 　　 D．positioning

41．A．stopped　 　　 B．fixed　　　 　　　 C．closed　　 　　 D．checked

42．A．rewarded 　　 B．provided 　 C．offered　　 　　 D．thanked

43．A．moved　　 　　 B．convinced　　 　 C．concerned D．puzzled

44．A．open 　　 B．closed　　 　　　 C．broken　　 　　 D．perfect

45．A．pleasures B．experiments　 　 C．failures　　 　　 D．pauses

46．A．in case　　 　　 B．even if　 　　　 C．as if 　　　　 D．so that

47．A．interest　　 　　 B．task 　　　　　 C．profit 　　　　 D．harmony

48．A．changing　 　　 B．reacting　 　　　 C．progressing　　 D．happening

49．A．wonderful B．small　　　 　　　 C．different　 　　 D．simple

50．A．knowledge　　　 B．skills　　　 　　　 C．lessons　　 　　 D．experience

51．A．patience　 　　 B．part　　　　　 C．delight　　　 　　 D．action

52．A．hold on to　 B．pay attention to C．come up with　 D．live up to

53．A．date　 　　　　 B．touch　　 　　　 C．reach 　　 　　　D．power

54．A．prove　　　 　　 B．decide 　 　　　　C．approve　 　　 D．realize

55．A．imagine　　 　　 B．start 　　　 C．keep 　　　　 D．enjoy