It was freezing outside my car and I did not want to get out of it. We were passing by a small shop when I noticed an old man 36 with cold. It was freezing that night. 37, here he was, seated in the corner, waiting for anyone who would give him a(n)38 coin or a cup of hot tea.

I asked my husband to go over and 39 a packet of biscuits to this old man. He looked into my husband’s face 40 and smiled. I felt so happy and 41 I prayed for him to live through the cold night.

I 42 to visit again and find out 43 he was the next day. I did so the next evening, and he was still there.44 my car, the old man came up to my 45 and smiled at me. I became 46 once more and this time I gave him a bag of food, which I brought with the 47 of finding him in the same spot. He 48 for the bag and I gave him my hand. He 49 my hand and said，“ May God bless you. Thanks for your help.” With his cap on his head and the 50 of his hand and the smile on his face, he 51 me of my father.

At a closer 52, I saw my father in this old man, waiting for anyone to show him some 53 or love. Maybe one day, it could 54 to one of us, so do not pass by a poor person without offering  at least a word of 55 and a kind smile or an act kindness of any kind.

1.A. standing   B. shaking   C. walking   D. crying

2. A. Therefore  B. Finally    C. Instead   D. However

3. A. new       B. extra     C. single    D. remaining

4. A. buy       B. hand      C. throw    D. order

5.A. seriously   B. angrily    C. carefully  D. gratefully

6.A. in fact     B. in addition  C. in turn   D. in all

7.A. agreed     B. promised   C. managed  D. decided

8.A. where     B. what       C. how       D. whom

9.A. Recognizing  B. Following  C. Stopping  D. Leading

10.A. place       B. window    C. way     D. seat

11.A. nervous     B. happy     C. excited   D. sad

12.A. hope       B. aim       C. plan       D. idea

13.A. looked up   B. stood up   C. reached out   D. set out

14.A. accepted    B. pulled    C. touched   D. held

15.A. size       B. warmth    C. power    D. shape

16.A. reminded   B. informed   C. told     D. convinced

17.A. appearance  B. look      C. inspection  D. survey

18.A. favor      B. respect     C. support   D. mercy

19. A. go        B. appear      C. exist    D. happen

20.A. romance   B. admiration   C. love    D. passion

Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned(克隆) like Dolly, the sheep, in the not too distant future?
The news that a human embryo(胚胎) has been  16 cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions(反应).
The   17 was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc(ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group  18 the news on November 25.
This is  19 human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes, said Jamie Grifo, a(n)  20 on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.
“This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to  21  someone’s life.”
Such research could lead to treatment for  22 such as heart disease, AIDS and even cancer,  23  scientists.
Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several  24 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is  25 any type of  human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in  26 an early embryo into  27  .
Animal have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly, the sheep  28  in 1997. And there were no real technical  29  to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.
This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human  30 .  31 it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to  32  .  33  it was stopped from becoming a baby-at a stage in which it was 34  a ball of cells. The  35 technology has been used to clone sheep , cattle and monkeys.

Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned(克隆) like Dolly, the sheep, in the not too distant future?

   The news that a human embryo(胚胎) has been  16  cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions(反应).

  The   17  was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc(ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group  18  the news on November 25.

   This is  19  human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes, said Jamie Grifo, a(n)  20  on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.

   “This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to  21   someone’s life.”

   Such research could lead to treatment for  22 such as heart disease, AIDS and even cancer,  23   scientists.

   Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several  24 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is  25  any type of  human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in  26  an early embryo into  27  .

   Animal have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly, the sheep  28  in 1997. And there were no real technical  29  to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.

  This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human  30 .   31 it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to  32  .   33  it was stopped from becoming a baby-at a stage in which it was  34  a ball of cells. The  35 technology has been used to clone sheep , cattle and monkeys.

1. A. in failure        B. never            C. successfully     D. not

2.A. research       B. report           C. works            D. task

3.  A. made known   B. made         C. said                 D. had

4.A. a cloned       B. a man-made   C. a                    D. not a cloned

5.A. worker B. head         C. expert           D. assistant

6.A. save       B. rescue           C. cure         D. treat

7.  A. patients B. health           C. diseases     D. things

8.A. according to   B. including    C. besides      D. argued

9.A. countries  B. nations      C. peoples      D. states

10.A. for       B. against          C. researching for  D. praising

11. A. developing   B. building     C. inventing        D. discovering

12. A. a baby   B. a man    C. a woman      D. a white man

13.A. died      B. appeared C. turned up        D. was no more

14. A. questions    B. affairs      C. business     D. problems

15.A. egg       B. bless        C. meat         D. cell

16.A. Before    B. After        C. While            D. And

17.A. grow     B. die           C. change           D. grow up

18.A. And      B. But       C. However      D. Yet

19.A. yet      B. still     C. not          D. /

20. A. different        B. usual            C. ordinary         D. same

A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Laiq asked him, " If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"

    Within a few seconds Laiq   31   confidently, " Four!"

    The confused teacher was expecting a（n）    32    correct answer, three．She was disappointed． "Maybe the child did not listen   33    " she thought． She   34   , "Laiq, listen carefully． If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"

    Laiq had seen the   35   on his teacher' s face． He   36   again on his fingers． But within him he was also   37    the answer that would make the teacher happy． This time hesitatingly he replied, "Four． "

    The disappointment stayed on the teacher' s face． Suddenly she   38   that Laiq liked strawberries．She thought maybe he didn’t like apples and that was why he couldn’t answer the question．This time with an excitement in her   39   she asked, " If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?"

    Seeing the teacher   40   , young Laiq calculated on his fingers again． There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher． She wanted her new   41   to succeed．  42   a hesitating smile young Laiq replied, "Three?"

     The teacher now had a   43   smile． Her approach had succeeded． She wanted to   44   herself．But one last thing remained．  45   she asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?"

    Confidently Laiq answered, "Four!" The teacher was   46    "How Laiq, how?" she demanded in a little annoyed voice．

     In a voice that was   47   and hesitating young Laiq replied, " Because I already have one   48   in my bag． "

     The story tells us:  49   someone gives you an answer that is   50   from what you expect, don' t think they are wrong． There shall be an angle that you may not have thought about yet．

1.A．told           B．added           C．replied          D．wrote

2.A．worthless      B．effortless         C．careless         D．selfless

3.A．possibly        B．actively         C．properly        D．strictly

4.A．repeated        B．ordered         C.whispered          D．complained

5.A．satisfaction      B．disappointment   C．punishment      D．determination

6.A．recognized      B．discovered       C．calculated       D．insisted

7.A．searching for    B．waiting for       C．arguing about    D．talking about

8.A．decided        B．noticed          C．expressed       D．remembered

9.A．eyes           B．hands           C．mouth          D．nose

10.A．sad           B．happy           C．pitiful          D．lovely

11.A．invention      B．system          C．reform          D．approach

12.A．On           B．In              C．With           D．By

13.A．victorious      B．precious        C．lasting          D．appealing

14.A．thank          B．congratulate    C．help            D．enjoy

15.A．Above all      B．In vain         C．On purpose      D．Once again

16.A．astonished     B．concerned       C．amused         D．relaxed

17.A．high          B．low            C．easy           D．clear

18.A．strawberry     B．apple           C．coin           D．box

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

20.A．absent         B．free           C．different         D．safe

One summer several years ago, my family was enjoying a barbecue on the beach. After the barbecue, my father-in-law invited me to go fishing.  Fishing was his hobby, but I   36  went fishing. We walked a little way along the beach and reached a rock by the shore, and I    37   the hook into the sea from there.  Frankly speaking, I am a (n)   38  person, and although I had not felt a tug (猛拽) on the line, I reeled up the hook after five minutes or so. I had caught    39 . It was a starfish. It trembled uneasily when I   40  the hook from its ugly mouth. I threw the starfish back into the sea. After another five minutes I caught another starfish and I threw it back again.
After a while, I caught yet another starfish. That was  41  time, and this time I really got angry. I hit the starfish on the rock   42  throwing it into the sea. I was not in the   43  to continue fishing any more.
When I was   44  the fishing tools, I noticed a little girl looking at the starfish on the rock. We   45  looks with each other. The little girl spoke to me in a   46  voice. “Sir, would you mind if I   47  the starfish back into the sea?”“Not at all,” I replied. “"But you know, there are too many starfish in the sea, and they eat many shellfish.   48 , they look so ugly. I don't like them.”
“I understand,” said the little girl. “But if the starfish cannot get back to the sea, it will be   49  by the sun and die. My dead grandfather once told me that there are no living creatures that have no right to exist in the world. God   50  every creature because it was needed by nature. Poisonous snakes, spiders, and starfish were born into this world with a certain   51  for their existence.”
“All right, dear, please throw the starfish back into the sea,” I said to the little girl, feeling   52 . The girl picked up the starfish and gently put it into the sea, and she  53  at me and said, “Thank you, sir.”
Many people like "cute" creatures such as dogs, cats, and rabbits, while they tend to dislike “ugly” creatures such as snakes, spiders, and starfish.  However, the “cuteness” and “ugliness” of things are decided   54  only on one’s personal opinions. There are no living creatures that have no  55  in the world-- this is what I learned from the little girl.