One day．a poor boy who was trying to pay his school expenses by selling goods from door to door found that he had only one quarter left．He was hungry so he decided to    36    for a meal at the next house．

37    ,he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door．Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked    38    so she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it

39__, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?"

"You don't owe me anything," she     40   . "Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a  41__．" He said, "Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart．" As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger    42   , but it also increased his faith in God and human race．He was about to give up and quit before this point．

Years later the young woman became seriously ill．The local doctors were puzzled．They finally sent her to the big city, where    43    can be called in to study her rare disease．Dr．Howard Kelly, now    44  , was called in for the consultation．When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light _45  his eyes．Immediately, he    46    and went down through the hospital hall into her room．

47    in his doctor's gown he went in to see her．He    48    her at once．He went back to the consultation room and    49    to do his best to save her life．From that day on, he gave    50    attention to her case．

After a long    51    the battle was won．Dr．Kelly    52    the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval．He looked at it and then wrote something on the side．The bill was sent to her room．She was afraid to open it because she was _53    that it would take the rest other life to pay it off．Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her    54    She read these words．．．

       "Paid in full with a glass of milk．"

（Signed） Dr．Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she    55    silently．"Thank you．God．Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．"

36．A．call             B．make               C．beg             D．prepare

37．A．Otherwise        B．Nevertheless          C．Therefore           D．Furthermore

38．A．thirsty            B．lazy                   C．tired               D．hungry

39．A．slowly           B．unexpectedly              C．steadily             D．hurriedly

40．A．announced       B．declared               C．replied             D．stated

41．A．reward           B．kindness             C．hand               D．repay

42．A．physically          B．mentally                C．normally            D．properly

43．A．officials          B．scientists             C．doctors             D．specialists

44．A．rich             B．famous               C．elegant                D．vivid

45．A．fixed            B．focused              C．filled                   D．concentrated

46．A．rose             B．raised              C．got                   D．left

47．A．Wearing         B．Having                      C．Putting            D．Dressed

48．A．recognized       B．knew                   C．realized             D．regained

49．A．desired          B．declared              C．determined          D．declined

50．A．special            B．ordinary             C．normal            D．no

51．A．consultation       B．preparation           C．struggle            D．operation

52．A．ordered          B．requested            C．commanded        D．suggested

53．A．negative         B．uncertain           C．positive            D．obvious

54．A．dream            B．preference           C．attention           D．memory

55．A．praised          B．pretended             C．pressed            D．prayed

War, money and power are a few things that countries and people are concerned about．1  I agree that those things are important, I believe that everyone should start to  2  more on a growing problem—global warming．

       Global warming will not only  3  our country and our generation, but also the entire  4 and future generations．It is  5  because the weather has been a lot wanner over the past few years which  6  the melting（融化）of the ice in the Antarctic．This will soon cause water levels to  7  and flood parts of the world．

       Many people ignore this problem because they feel _8_  they can't do anything about it and have more  9  things to worry about．If we all  10  so, then our ozone layer （臭氧层） will be  11  and the planet will no longer be able to make life continue to exist．We should do our best to limit the use of our planet's  12  resources （资源） and keep our air clean．  13  , future generations will suffer from our  14  ．

       Some might feel that they can't stop global warming from  15  ．But if every single person does his or her part in keeping the air clean, then it will become a  16  effort．Sure, there are some things that cause pollution and that we won't be able to  17  change．This may include cars burning oil, but we can  18  adjust some of these things．People can start carpooling, taking the bus, riding their bikes, or  19   just walking．

       If everyone takes  20  now, I believe we can start seeing remarkable results within a few

years．

1．A．When                   B．As                      C．How                  D．Though

2．A．depend                 B．focus                  C．hang                  D．remark

3．A．annoy                  B．interrupt              C．affect                 D．confuse

4．A．world                   B．continent             C．industry              D．climate

5．A．failing                  B．completing           C．changing            D．occurring

6．A．lies in                   B．results in             C．suffers from       D．escapes from

7．A．reduce                 B．rise                     C．drop                   D．move

8．A．as if                      B．in case                C．even though         D．if only

9．A．popular                 B．suitable                C．important            D．difficult

10．A．do                      B．keep                    C．like                     D．find

11．A．protected             B．strengthened        C．destroyed            D．surrounded

12．A．unlimited             B．natural                 C．recycled              D．industrial

13．A．Therefore            B．Otherwise            C．However             D．Instead

14．A．illnesses              B．failures                C．decisions             D．mistakes

15．A．continuing           B．arriving               C．improving            D．disappearing

16．A．physical              B．mental                 C．national               D．worldwide

17．A．slightly                B．folly                    C．hardly                 D．slowly

18．A．at least                B．at most                C．at first                 D．at last

19．A．yet                      B．even                    C．still                     D．thus

20．A．time                  B．turns                   C．action                D．arms

　 It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake． My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, 　 36　 , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something 　 37　 in the company should ever do． I wish I 　 38　 give a good excuse for what I did． At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — 　 39　 it on youth, inexperience or ignorance． Unfortunately, I’m 　 40　 , experienced and I know better．

　 41　 I work with some very kind and compassionate （富于同情心的） people． For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to 　 42　 by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support． Some have shared with me similar 　 43　 they have made． Evidently I’m not the only “　 44　 ” person here．

One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who 　 45　 the desk right next to mine． Lois was completely 　 46　 about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would 　 47　 to such an extremely embarrassing incident．

As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the 　 48　 when she saw me the next day． She mentioned it directly, 　 49　 with empathetic consideration． She listened to my 　 50　 ． Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a（n） 　 51　 ．

“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to 　 52　 that． It happened． But it’s over now． It’s 　 53　 ． It’s in the past． You need to let it go, and move on．” And with that she returned her 　 54　 to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here．”

I beat myself up for weeks． At such times I need to remember those 　 55　 words: It’s over． It’s done． Let it go． And mostly, move on．

36．A． by the way 　　　　 B． in the way 　　　　　 C． on the way 　　　　 D． to the way

37．A． someone 　　　　　 B． anyone 　　　　　　　 C． no one 　　　　　　　 D． the one

38．A． should 　　　　　　　　 B． might 　　　　　　　　 C． will 　　　　　　　　　 D． could

39．A． fix 　　　　　　　　　 B． blame 　　　　　　　　 C． rely 　　　　　　　　　 D． put

40．A． outgoing 　　　　　　 B． old 　　　　　　　　　　 C． cheerful 　　　　　　 D． energetic

41．A． Thankfully 　　　　　 B． Naturally 　　　　　　 C． Generally 　　　　　 D． Hopefully

42．A． work 　　　　　　　　 B． stop 　　　　　　　　 C． watch 　　　　　　　　 D． sit

43．A． decisions 　　　　　　 B． troubles 　　　　　　 C． attempts 　　　　　　 D． mistakes

44．A． annoying 　　　　　　 B． confusing 　　　　　 C． embarrassing 　　　 D． puzzling

45．A． repairs 　　　　　　　 B． wants 　　　　　　　　 C． works 　　　　　　　　 D． occupies

46．A． mad 　　　　　　　　　 B． serious 　　　　　　　 C． curious 　　　　　　　 D． hopeful

47．A． react 　　　　　　　　　 B． agree 　　　　　　　　　 C． turn 　　　　　　　　　 D． adjust

48．A． issue 　　　　　　　　　 B． outcome 　　　　　　 C． standard 　　　　　 D． message

49．A． for 　　　　　　　　　　 B． therefore 　　　　　　 C． but 　　　　　　　　　 D． otherwise

50．A． challenge 　　　　　　 B． imagination　　　　　 C． conclusion 　　　　 D． explanation

51．A． order 　　　　　　　　 B． key 　　　　　　　　　　 C． end 　　　　　　　　　　 D． process

52．A． forget 　　　　　　　 B． ruin 　　　　　　　　　 C． prevent 　　　　　　　 D． change

53．A． broken 　　　　　　 B． done 　　　　　　　　 C． lost 　　　　　　　　　　 D． kept

54．A． attention 　　　　　　 B． skill 　　　　　　　　　　 C． patience 　　　　　　 D． interest

55．A． sweet 　　　　　　　　 B． pleasant 　　　　　　 C． meaningful 　　　　 D． colorful

完形填空

　　One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field.They were playing and having a wonderful time then　　 1 a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid  2 a big tree and then 　　 3 forward through the tall grass  4 it could almost hear them talk. 　　 5　　 the mother rat and her babies knew 　　 6 had happened, the cat  7 from its hiding-place and started to run 　　 8 them.

　　The mother rat and her babies all  9 right away.They hurried towards 　　 10 home, which was under a pile of large stones. 　　 11　　 the baby rats were 　　 12 frightened that they could not run very  13 .Closer and closer the cat came.In no time the cat would be upon 　　 14 .What was to be done?

　　The mother rat stopped running suddenly,  15 round and faced the cat, 　　 16 “Bow!Wow!Bowwow!”just like 　　 17 angry dog.The cat was so surprised and 18 that it ran away.

　The mother rat turned to her babies,“Now you see 19 important it is to leam a 　　 20 language！”