It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas; and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by a fellow I was dating — a dozen long-stemmed red roses.

    As I was cleaning my office,  I was told a lady urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. Nervously, she explained that her husband — a prisoner in a nearby prison — was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her request was for me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. After all, it was Christmas Eve.

    A short time later, her husband arrived — with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards as bodyguards. The woman’s tired face lit up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept glancing out to watch them laugh, cry and share their child. After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to my office. The patient seemed like a gentle and modest man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible.

    At the end of the appointment, I wished him a Merry Christmas-a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt saddened by the fact he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

    I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most joy — the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.

1.What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A. The writer was a newcomer to her office.

B. A fellow sent her a dozen red roses as Christmas present.

C. She was in low spirits because she had to work before Christmas.

D. She was at work with a light heart.

2.The young woman came to the writer’s office for the purpose of         .

A. having her baby examined

B. giving her husband a chance to make his escape

C. having her husband examined

D. getting a chance for her family to get together

3.The underlined part in paragraph 3 most probably means “         ”

A.to be sent to hospital B.to be separated from his family

C.to be comfortable D.to become a prisoner

4.What does the writer learn from the story?

A.The wife experienced the most joy in receiving

B.An act of kindness can mean a lot

C.The prisoner was treated with mercy

D.Whoever breaks the law should be punished

The fact ___ he had said so much ___ everybody.

         A.what… started up   B.that..surprised  C.that…surprising   D.which..started up

A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line．This one had the shortest    ，there was only one guy in it，but he was in a     and there seemed to be some difficulties     ．

    We stepped in behind him．At first, he       to be having difficulty getting his groceries onto the counter．But after a while，I realized that what he was actually doing was      it into two parts．

     I offered to help，but he and the checkout lady had it under     ．He asked Julie if she would mind putting his      basket away．Then he       for his wallet which was in a bag on one side of his chair．The      he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable arm      this troublesome for him，so I helped there．

The checkout operator came around and gave him his      and the goods he needed to have to hand．She      one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair．

    I offered to get the other bigger bag and he said，“No．     you could do me a favor．Take that bag along to the entrance and give it to Angela．"

    Angela，it    ，was collecting food for people who might      go hungry! I hadn’t even     her before.

This guy，in spite of the limitations，had bought more than twice as     shopping as he needed—and given the bigger bag away to help     people!

He didn’t let the fact that he needed help      him from being a help．He may have been limited    ，but his heart was more than able to overcome all that．

1.A．queue        B．space        C．figure         D．time

2.A．supermarket  B．wheelchair    C．helmet        D．uniform

3.A．going on      B．holding on    C．paying off     D．setting down

4.A．happened     B．seemed       C．used          D．pretended

5.A．selecting      B．wrapping     C．handing       D．separating

6.A．charge       B．control       C．improvement   D．settlement

7.A．empty        B．heavy        C．large          D．broken

8.A．felt          B．searched      C．reached        D．seized

9.A．spot         B．direction      C．distance        D．way

10.A．caught       B．carried       C．made          D．solved

11.A．basket       B．bag           C．wallet         D．change

12.A．arranged     B．hung         C．loaded         D．connected

13.A．And         B．But           C．So            D．Or

14.A．turned out   B．found out      C．pointed out    D．put out

15.A．already      B．always        C．otherwise      D．fairly

16.A．noticed      B．known        C．understood     D．greeted

17.A．many        B．much         C．few           D．little

18.A．wealthy      B．ordinary      C．other          D．normal

19.A．stop         B．require        C．lead           D．persuade

20.A．financially    B．morally       C．mentally       D．physically

Zheng says that the most dangerous thing about a credit card is____ a person isn't always aware of the fact____ he's spending money.

A. that; that         B. what; that        C. that; what         D. what; which

A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line．This one had the shortest ? ，there was only one guy in it，but he was in a ? and there seemed to be some difficulties ? ．

??? We stepped in behind him．At first, he ? to be having difficulty getting his groceries onto the counter．But after a while，I realized that what he was actually doing was ? it into two parts．

???? I offered to help，but he and the checkout lady had it under ? ．He asked Julie if she would mind putting his ? basket away．Then he ? for his wallet which was in a bag on one side of his chair．The ? he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable arm ? this troublesome for him，so I helped there．

The checkout operator came around and gave him his ? and the goods he needed to have to hand．She ? one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair．

??? I offered to get the other bigger bag and he said，“No．? you could do me a favor．Take that bag along to the entrance and give it to Angela．"

??? Angela，it ? ，was collecting food for people who might ? go hungry! I hadn’t even ? her before.

This guy，in spite of the limitations，had bought more than twice as ? shopping as he needed—and given the bigger bag away to help ? people!

He didn’t let the fact that he needed help ? him from being a help．He may have been limited ? ，but his heart was more than able to overcome all that．

1.A? figure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．space????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C．queue ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．time

2.A．supermarket????????????? ????????????? ?? B．wheelchair????????????? ????????????? ?? C．helmet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? D．uniform

3.A．going on????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B．holding on????????????? ????????????? ?? C．paying off????????????? ????????????? ??? D．setting down

4.A．happened????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B．used????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C．seemed ????????????? ????????????? ??? D．pretended

5.A．selecting????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B．wrapping????????????? ????????????? ?? C．handing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．separating

6.A．charge????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．control????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．improvement????????????? ??? D．settlement

7.A．empty????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．heavy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．large????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? D．broken

8.A．felt????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．in search of????????????? ????????????? C．seized????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．reached

9.A．spot????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B．direction????????????? ????????????? ??? C．distance????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．way

10.A．caught????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．carried????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．made????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? D．solved

11.A．basket????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．bag????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．wallet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．change

12.A．arranged????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B．hung????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C．loaded ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．connected

13.A．And????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．But????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．So????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．Or

14.A．turned out????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．found out????????????? ????????????? ??? C．pointed out????????????? ????????????? D．put out

15.A．already????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．always????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．otherwise????????????? ????????????? ??? D．fairly

16.A．noticed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．known????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．understood????????????? ????????????? D．greeted

17.A．many ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．much????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C．few????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．little

18.A．wealthy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．ordinary????????????? ????????????? ??? C．other????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．normal

19.A．stop????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．require????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．lead????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．persuade

20.A．financially????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．morally????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．mentally????????????? ????????????? D．physically