“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late  _31___the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the __32___where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I   hope the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   _33___.

“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   _34___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.  _35___ her was a young man of about 23.He seemed very ____36____, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and __37___about opening an account. I gave her necessary   38__and she went out. Then I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___39_ _with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___40 __my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___41___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! Still shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___42___ the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__43___of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___44__ the first customer was a girl ___45__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The Dream! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

1.A. as             B. but              C. and              D. or

2.A. hotel              B. shop             C. bank             D. restaurant

3.A. lucky          B. happy       C. sorry            D. angry

4.A. excuse        B. idea             C. cause                D. answer

5.A. Before        B. Behind           C. Beyond           D. Against

6.A. nervous        B. shy              C. calm             D. angry

7.A. cared          B. talked           C. asked            D. worried

8.A. information    B. offer            C. introduction    D. support

9.A. hidden         B. filled           C. decorated       D. covered

10.A. took          B. filled           C. closed          D. came

11.A. when              B. after            C. before          D. that

12.A. As usual     B. For one thing    C. In fact              D. In general

13.A. Less              B. Plenty           C. More             D. None

14.A. pleasure     B. surprise         C. joy              D. regret

15.A. of            B. with             C. on               D. in

It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along   36   the song playing on the radio. I   37   at the intersection and looked both ways. The road was   38  . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came   39   at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car killing the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car   40   me by inches without even slowing down.

  41   I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips,   42   after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me   43  . With a red face and a(an)   44   smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.

Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain    45   words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the   46   over and over in his mind. Too   47   I realized the   48   of those words that had flown from my lips in that moment of   49  . It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the   50   of that incident.

That   51   , however, did teach me just how strong words   52   be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words that uplift and inspire instead. I slowly realized that language is a   53   from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned    54   that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a   55   spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.

1.A. to                B. by                   C. through             D. over

2.A. pushed up      B. pulled up           C. put up             D. forced up

3.A. clean            B. light                 C. clear               D. busy

4.A. hard             B. straight              C. far                  D. high

5.A. leaving           B. missing              C. knocking            D. approaching

6.A. When           B. After                C. Before              D. Until

7.A. chasing          B. pursuing            C. looking              D. seeking

8.A. awfully           B. innocently          C. bravely              D. typically

9.A. pleased         B. embarrassed        C. surprised           D. worried

10.A. acute                    B. unpleasant     C. dynamic       D. marvelous

11.A. music          B. story                C. language            D. incident

12.A. sorry          B. badly               C. soon                D. late

13.A. power       B. importance         C. nature             D. potential

14.A. fear           B. worry               C. anger               D. regret

15.A. damage      B. lesson               C. image               D. process

16.A. mistake                B. leisure               C. nonsense       D. mystery

17.A. should         B. can                     C. need                   D. would

18.A. evidence               B. donation            C. gift                 D. talent

19.A. or                                B. otherwise               C. too                          D. whereas

20.A. challenging     B. struggling            C. rising               D. caring

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　　A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful 1 in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well 2 it, he told him that was all he wanted.

　　As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected 3 that his father had bought the gift. 4 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own 5 . His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He 6 his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

　　Curious, and somewhat 7 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather-bound Bible (经), with the young man's name written in gold. Angry, he 8 his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and 9 out of the house.

　　Many years passed and the young man was very 10 in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but 11 his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him. 12 he could snake arrangements, he received a telegram 13 him his; father had passed away and willed all of his 14 to his son. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret 15 his heart. He began to 16 his father's important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had 17 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully 18 a verse (诗), Matthew 7－11, “And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?"

　　As he read those words, a car key 19 from the back of the Bible. It had a tag (标签) with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the 20 of his graduation, and the words: PAID IN FULL.

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    I was at a coffee shop last night taking in a wonderful folk music performance, and was busy tapping my feet，and  32  along to the relaxing tunes!

    WhenI got up to get a cup of coffee and a  33  ，I noticed a middle-aged woman nearby．She had  34  been caught in a fire of some sort． Her face had been seriously  35  ，so that the skin looked very tight．She almost had no nose．and her eyes were tiny．I took a deep

breath，and went back to my  36  ，thinking how brave she was to come out and  37  in public．I also felt  38  of myself for shuddering（战栗）and looking down while I   39  back to my seat，unable to send even a weak  40  her way

    As I was sipping（啜饮）my coffee and eating my cookie，I kept thinking about  41  I should ignore this moment and just  42  my own business，or do something about my feelings．I couldn’t let it go．I went for a refill of coffee and to get another cookie，  43  this time I made my way slowly  44  the wonan，said，“Isn’t he a wonderful performer?”and gave her a largest smile I was able to give．To my  45  ，she looked right at me and gave me a huge SMILE in return!

I’m sure it took this woman a   46  time to find her smile after her terrible  47  ．I believe that my smile  48  her day，and hers also made me very happy．She seemed to have

  49  to find peace with herself，and I was  50  ，because her smile had made her beautiful

    Sometimes it takes  51  to smile，considering how hard life can be．

1.A．speaking        B．singing                     C．watching                     D．listening

2.A．tea                   B．dish                          C．sweet                                D．cookie

3.A．obviously             B．naturally                 C．suddenly                 D．regularly

4.A．cut                        B．burned                     C．beaten                     D．wounded

5.A．space                   B．shop                         C．stage                       D．seat

6.A．appear                 B．perform                   C．suffer                                D．express

7.A．satisfied              B．tired                         C．ashamed                 D．proud

8.A．looked                  B．headed                    C．carried                     D．pushed

9.A．chance                 B．message                 C．word                        D．smile

10.A．whether            B．how                          C．when                        D．where

11.A．understand      B．mind                         C．organize                  D．control

12.A．but                      B．though                     C．or                              D．so

13.A．out                      B．toward                    C．around                     D．through

14.A．surprise             B．sorrow                     C．joy                             D．regret

15.A．good                   B．hard                         C．short                        D．long

16.A．accident            B．dream                      C．slate                                      D．journey

17.A．marked                       B．praised                    C．brightened                 D．reminded

18.A．forgot                B．determined            C．failed                            D．managed

19.A．anxious              B．puzzlad                    C．glad                              D．worried

20.A．courage             B．ability                       C．strength                      D．patience