It’s a small gas station that has snacks,drinks,cigarettes,and candies.The young man behind the counter(柜台) knows his    16    by name and what they normally want to buy.He treats children and adults with equal    17    .He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is   18  .

One day , three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could ,   19   not intending to pay for it . He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and    20  the front door . It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they were’t going    21   with their ill-gotten gains (不义之财).They   22   the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were   23   the way.

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that   24  . “We have food in the back expired(到期) but still   25   to eat . If you need food , you   26   have some .”

They were told to   27   what they had dropped and put it back , and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that   28   the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer   29   .

This wasn’t what they had   30   . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done. Shocked , they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.

Soon three   31   people walked out with all the   32   their arms could hold. They were   33   that , if they needed to come back again , they were to ask and not just grab. 

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in . He would be the 34   person in the world to claim he was a hero . But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of –a   35   amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.

1.A  frends     B  neighbors    C  customers    D  passengers

2.A  respect    B  pride        C  wisdom   D  right

3. A  slow B  busy         C  heavy        D  swift

4.A  bravely    B  reasonably   C  hardly       D  obviously

5.A  opened     B  locked       C  closed       D  broke

6.A  nowhere    B  somewhere    C  anywhere     D  everywhere

7.A  hid        B  lifted       C  swallowed    D  dropped

8. A  in        B  on           C  off          D  by

9.A  anxious    B  cautious     C  courageous   D  hungry

10. A  safe         B  easy         C  sweet        D  unique

11.A  must B  can          C  should       D  need

12.A  hold up   B  hand out     C  pick up      D  hand in

13.A  when B  after            C  before       D  since

14.A  popular   B  necessary    C  reliable         D  admired

15.A  wanted    B  desired      C  expected     D  admired

16. A  dirtier  B  cleaner      C  cleverer     D  quicker

17. A  money    B  cigarettes   C  drinks       D  food

18.A  reminded B  warned        C  ordered      D  persuaded

19.A  first         B  last         C  best         D  worst

20.A  large     B  fair         C  small        D  full

单词拼写（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
【小题1】The doctor suggested that he be __________ (禁止) from having sugar because he was overweight.
【小题2】The government is making every effort to n__________ the gap between the rich and the poor.
【小题3】You can be paid in cash weekly or by check monthly; those are the two a__________.
【小题4】As is known to all, up to now most earthquakes are still __________ (不可预料的).
【小题5】Many people think the 2008 Olympics were the most i          games ever held. They claim they will never forget it.
【小题6】You should check the cab has a business permit, and make sure you ask for a __________ (收据).
【小题7】We don’t have much time left before the end of the meeting, so let’s come __________(直接) to the point.
【小题8】If you are s___________ by soldiers or the police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you.  
【小题9】The e__________ of the bomb in the church shook the entire town. They all ran out to see what was the matter.
【小题10】Scientists have made a __________ (突破) in the treatment of lung cancer, which has brought much hope to patients.

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It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his   __36__   by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal   __37__. He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is   __38__.

One day, three people rushed in and grabbed（抓住） food off the shelves as fast as they could,   __39__   not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter（柜台） and   __40__   the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and  equally obvious that they weren't going   __41__   with their ill­gotten（非法获得的） gains. They    __42__   the food and simply crowded together in panic（惊慌地）—knowing the police were   __43__   the way.

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were that    __44__. “We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still   __45__   to eat. If you need food, you   __46__   have some.” 

They were told to   __47__   what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out（清理） the mess. They were doing just that    __48__    the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer   __49__.

This wasn't what they had    __50__. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.

Soon three   __51__   people walked out with all the    __52__   their arms could hold. They were   __53__   that，if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the    __54__ person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a   __55__amount of self­respect and a little bit of hope.

1.                A．friends　　     B．neighbors　     C．customers 　  D．passengers

2.                A．respect         B．pride           C．wisdom   D．satisfaction

3.                A．slow           B．busy           C．heavy    D．swift

4.                A．bravely         B．reasonably      C．hardly    D．obviously

5.                A．opened        B．locked          C．closed    D．broke

6.                A．nowhere       B．somewhere      C．anywhere 　  D．everywhere

7.                A．hid            B．lifted           C．ate  D．dropped

8.A　.in          B．on         C．off 　        D．by

9.                A．anxious         B．curious         C．courageous    D．hungry

10.               A．safe           B．easy           C．sweet     D．unique

11.               A．must           B．can            C．should    D．need

12.               A．hold up        B．hand out        C．pick up    D．hand in

13.               A．when          B．after           C．before 　 D．since

14.               A．popular        B．necessary       C．reliable 　 D．important

15.               A．wanted         B．desired         C．expected  D．admired

16.               A．dirtier         B．cleaner         C．cleverer   D．quicker

17.A　.money      B．cigarettes    C．drinks 　     D．food

18.               A．reminded       B．warned         C．ordered   D．persuaded

19.               A．first           B．last            C．best D．worst

20.               A．large          B．fair            C．small D．full

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  1  a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the      2    he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

3    as high as he could, but even at his tallest  4  , he was unable to touch it. He began to  5  up and down , as high as he could, at the  6  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of  7  .   Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to  8  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  9   the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Game boy. Looking around, he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , with luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tried everything he could think to do. Without seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk   10  . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  11  , and how he really wanted that apple .The more he  12  like this , the more unhappy he became.

However ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself . This isn’t    13  ,I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  14   more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  15  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.A. preferring      B. offering      C. receiving        D. allowing

2.A.sadder         B. angrier       C. hungrier        D. tastier

3.A. Expanding      B. Stretching    C. Swinging        D. Pulling

4.A. strength       B. length       C.  range          D. height

5.A.jump          B. look         C. walk            D. glance

6.A.tip            B. stage         C. top             D.  level

7.A hope          B. hand         C.  sight           D.  reach

8.A. put           B. stand        C. get              D. hold

9.A. break         B.  shake      C. take             D. strike

10.A. back        B.  away       C. up              D. down

11.A. wishes      B.  beliefs       C. efforts          D. goals

12.A. thought     B. imagined     C. tried         D. claimed

13.A. skilful      B. cheerful      C. harmful      D.  helpful

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

15.A.change      B. express       C. forget       D. describe