It was four o'clock when we left Micatlan,and we traveled quickly until it became almost completely dark.It was our intention to return to our general quarters in Atlacomulco that night.We had a long journey ahead of us,especially because it had been decided there was no way we would try to cross the ravines again at night,since they were considered far too dangerous.Futhermore,an eclipse of the moon was expected,and,in fact,while we were crossing an open field,the moon appeared on the horizon,half in shadow,a rare and beautiful sight.

After a few hours of riding,we suddenly realized that we had lost our way,and worse still,had no way of finding it again.Night had fallen and there was not a single hut in sight,only great plains and mountains and the lowing of distant bulls all around us.We continued on ahead,trusting in luck,though it was difficult to say where she had brought us.By good fortune,our advance riders ran into two Indians,a man and a boy,who agreed to guide us their village and no further.

After an interminable and exhausting road,which we traveled at a brisk trot,the barking of several dogs announced an Indian village.In the dying light,we could just make out cane huts,firmly situated between the banana trees,with fenced gardens in front of each one.Our convoy stopped in front of one particular hut,a kind of inn or shop for alcohol,where a naked goblin-like figure,the ideal husband for a witch,was serving cheap brandy to the Indians,most of whom were already drunk.

We dismounted and threw ourselves to the ground,too tired to even think.Someone found us,God knows how,a cup of dreadful hot chocolate.We began to realize that we were completely lost,and so it was agreed to give up our attempt to reach Atlacomulco that night.Instead,we should head for the village of “E1 Puente”,where our guides know a Spanish family,made up of several unmarried brothers,who,without any doubt,would be delighted to offer us a safe refuge for the rest of the night.We remounted and began our journey,a little restored after the pause in our journey and the dreadful hot chocolate.

Where did we travel to?

A.El Puente.                                                           B.The cane huts.            C.Atlacomulco.                                                       D.An Indian Village.

When we traveled at night_________.

A.there was a good guide leading us           

B.there was a full moon in the sky

C.we could hardly see anything                  

D.we could see everything around clearly

When we lost our way we believed that_________.

A.we should stay where we were for rescue

B.we should go on to seek after our fortune

C.we should go back where we started

D.we should ask the Indians for help

When we reached the inn-like hut_________.

A.someone served alcohol and hot chocolate at once

B.we had a good sleep

C.we had a good drink

D.we were too exhausted to ask for anything

I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___ .” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me .

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.

A. Promised               B. afforded                   C. showed                    D.  left

A. Therefore                     B. Anyhow                   C. Otherwise                 D.  However

A. quickly                  B. gently                      C. partly                       D.  easily

A. until                      B. after                        C. as                            D.  so

A. failed                           B. finished                    C. tried                        D.  changed

A. suddenly                B. finally                      C. immediately             D.  shortly

A. secret                           B. quiet                        C. lonely                      D.  dark

A. see                        B. get                           C. suggest                     D.  understand

A. defended               B. directed                    C. deserted                   D.  disturbed

A. watched               B. missed                            C. lost                          D.  won

A. disappointed         B. worried                    C. honoured                  D.  delighted

A. cheering                     B. taking                      C. leading                     D.  passing

A. just                            B. even                        C. still                          D.  almost

A. hopeful                B. meaningful               C. difficult                   D.  strange

A. work             B. family            C. matches           D. performances

A. successful         B. thoughtful         C. thankful           D. peaceful

A. Naturally         B. Doubtfully         C. Disagreeably       D. Unexpectedly

A. employed         B. comforted          C. valued            D. encouraged

A. education         B. experience          C. relationship       D. future

A important         B. interesting           C. simple           D. surprising

I was in the queue for the supermarket checkout（付款台） earlier today．All of the checkouts were    46   , and the woman behind me was not happy! Every word that came from her mouth was a（n）    47   ! She wasn’t happy with the number of checkouts      48    ; she wasn’t happy with the amount of shopping some people had in their baskets; she wasn’t happy because this supermarket didn’t have a stand where she    49    scan her own shopping．

       I listened to her    50   looking around as I loaded（装） my stuff onto the conveyor belt （传送带）．I didn’t want    51    to do with that kind of attitude, and if ever I’d felt like letting someone go     52     of me, it wouldn’t be such a woman!

       But then I    53   back．Standing beside the woman was a five-year-old girl,    54    her granddaughter．The girl’s part of the shopping    55    some comic books．

       I couldn’t    56   it．I pushed my shopping back to the end of the conveyor belt,     57    a space．“After you,” I said to the woman and the girl, and    58    them to a big     59    ．The woman was delighted, and even   60    to complain ---- until she was walking away．

       So,   61   bother（麻烦，费事） having helped? It was because that little girl was probably taking in her granny’s complaint like a sponge（海绵）．She was learning how to    62    situations like that by listening to her granny．I’d seen that I could interrupt that complaining, and put a smile and some   63    into the middle of it．We can all complain; we can all react    64    , but it doesn’t have to be like that．And, even if only for a few     65     , I wanted to leave that little soul with just a glimpse of another way．

A．busy          B．big           C．free            D．empty

A．cry           B．argument        C．shout          D．complaint

A．opened        B．closed          C．left            D．done

A．would         B．need          C．could           D．must

A．beyond       B．without         C．with           D．by

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

A．ahead         B．behind       C．beside          D．back

A．went          B．looked         C．turned          D．jumped

A．only          B．surely           C．possibly        D．luckily

A．got       B．included        C．conclude       D．made

A．think        B．help          C．believe         D．forget

A．taking      B．leaving         C．bringing         D．keeping

A．returned     B．pleased         C．treated          D．served

A．smile       B．meal           C．joke            D．room

A．thanked     B．paid         C．checked        D．forgot

A．how         B．what          C．why            D．who

A．face          B．meet           C．handle          D．improve

A．truth        B．kindness       C．courage         D．money

A．actively    B．correctly       C．negatively    D．patiently

A．hours     B．chances         C．years           D．seconds

It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. ___21___ I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed ___22 ___. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls ___23___ their souls belonged to the ___24___.

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man ___25___ in front of it. “I’m Steve”, he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m ___26___”, he said. He was chatting online with somebody — probably someone he didn’t know—and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was surprised. He was chatting online and, ___27___, he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was ___28___.

Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried ___29___ to speak to that computer geek (怪人), ___30___ not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was ___31___. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “___32___!”

I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I ___33___, and saw nobody showed any interest.

___34___, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more ___35___ having a relationship with the ___36___, particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to ___37___ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines ___38___ with people.

I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even ___39___ that the coffee was bad, ___40___ Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

21. A. Before  B. Since  C. Although    D. While

22. A. pain     B. loneliness   C. sadness       D. fear

23. A. because       B. when  C. until   D. unless

24. A. home   B. world  C. Net     D. Cafe

25. A. sleeping       B. laughing     C. sitting D. learning

26. A. busy     B. thirsty C. tired   D. sick

27. A. first of all    B. just then     C. at the same time D. by that time

28. A. surprised     B. delighted    C. moved       D. frightened

29. A. once     B. again  C. first    D. even

30. A. but       B. so       C. if D. or

31. A. excited B. respected    C. afraid  D. unhappy

32. A. Shut up       B. Enjoy yourself   C. Leave me alone  D. Help me out

33. A. walked about      B. walked out        C. raised my hand  D. raised my head

34. A. From then on      B. At that moment        C. In all  D. Above all

35. A. interested in B. tired of      C. careful about     D. troubled by

36. A. computer     B. soul    C. shop   D. geek

37. A. tell       B. plan    C. imagine      D. design

38. A. other than    B. instead of   C. except for   D. as well as

39. A. pretend B. understand  C. insist   D. realize

40. A. as if     B. just as C. just after    D. even though

      It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee.   21   I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed   22  . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls   23   their souls belonged to the   24  .

      I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man   25   in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m   26  ,” hw said. He was chatting online and,   27  , he was playing a computer game-a war game. I was   28  .

       Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried   29   to speak to that computer

 geek（怪人）,  30   not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was   31  . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “  32  !”

      I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I   33  , and saw nobody showed any interest.

        34  , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more   35   having a relationship with the   36  , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to   37   the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines   38  with people.

      I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even   39   that the coffee was bad,   40  Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

21. A. Before              B. Since                      C. Although                 D. While

22. A. pain                  B. loneliness                C. sadness            D. fear

23. A. because              B. when                       C. until                        D. unless

24. A. home                 B. world                      C. Net                         D. Café

25. A. sleeping              B. laughing             C. sitting                   D. learning

26. A. busy                  B. thirsty                     C. tired                        D. sick

27. A. first of all           B. just then                  C. at the same time D. by that time

28. A. Surprised           B. delighted                  C. moved                     D. frightened

29. A. once                  B. again                       C. first                        D. even

30. A. but                    B. so                            C. if                            D. or

31. A. excited               B. respected                  C. afraid                       D. unhappy

32. A. Shut up              B. Enjoy yourself     C. Leave me alone       D. Help me out

33. A. walked about      B. walked out               C. raised my hand  D. raised my head

34. A. From then on     B. At that moment  C. In all                       D. Above all

35. A. interested in       B. tired of                    C. careful about            D. troubled by

36. A. computer           B. soul                    C. shop                      D. geek

37. A. tell                   B. plan                         C. imagine                    D. design

38. A. other than          B. instead of                C. except for          D. as well as

39. A. pretend              B. understand         C. insist                       D. realize

40. A. as if                   B. just as                 C. just after               D. even though