A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I 　36 you, but you must be hungry. Please 　__37 and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house 　38 ?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her 　 39　 came home, she told him what had happened. “ 　40　 them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house 　41　 ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said 　42　 one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and 　43__　 your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 　44　 . “How nice!” he said. “Since that is 　45 , let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife 　46 . “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own 　47 , “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us 　48　 our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite 　49 to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our 　50　 .”

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and 　51　 him. 　52　 , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “If you 　 53　 Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but 　 54　 you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. 　 55　 there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

　 36. A. like　　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　 C. recognize　　　 D. need

　 37. A. go out　　　 　 B. get away　　　　 C. get up　　　　　　 　　 D. come in

　 38. A. home　　　　 　 B. room　　　　　　　 C. family　　　 　　 D. office

　 39. A. friend　　　　 　 B. father　　　 　 C. brother　　 　　 D. husband

40. A. Go tell　　　 　 B. Do tell　　　　　　 　 C. Go ask　　　　　　　　　 D. Do ask

41. A. one by one　　　 　 B. one after another C. alone　　　　 D. together

42. A. laughing at　　　　　　 B. looking at　　　　 C. pointing to　　　　　　 D. staring at

43. A. argue with　　　　 B. discuss with　　 C. debate with　　　　　　 D. quarrel with

44. A. overjoyed　　　　 B. surprised　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　 D. worried

　 45. A. the situation　　 　 B. the position　　 　 C. the case　　　　 D. the point

　 46. A. agreed　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciated　　 　 C. nodded　　　　　 D. disagreed

　 47. A. suggestion　　　 B. plan　　　　　　　　 C. solution　 　　D. explanation

48. A. discuss　　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　 C. consider　 　　 D. ignore

49. A. Success　　　　　　　　　 B. Wealth　　　　　　 　 C. Love　　　　 　 D. them

50. A. friend　　　　　　　 B. relative　　　　　 C. son-in-law 　 D. guest

51. A. followed　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　 C. honored　 　 D. pleased

52. A. Pleased　　　　　　　　　 B. Surprised　　　　 C. Delighted　　　　 D. Disappointed

　 53. A. invited　　　　　　　 B. Invite　　　　 　 C. had invited　　　　　　 D. have invited

54. A. when　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

55. A. Wherever　　　　 B. However　　　　 C. Whenever　　　　　　 D. Whatever

A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.
The child’s mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?”
“Fifty pounds”, he answered.
　 The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.
49. The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought ______.
A. the purse should be given between friends　　　　

B. the purse was too small
C. the lady was not kind to him　　

D. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldn’t give him the medical fee
50. What the doctor said ______ the lady.

A. worried B. interested C. frightened 　 　 D. hurt

51.The money in the purse _______.
A. was only 150 pounds　　　　　　　 B. was less than 200 pounds
C. was much more than the medical fee D. was not enough for the medical fee

Last year, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington D. C. I saw many of our unfortunate and homeless fellow citizens on the street.
　 Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended. Immediately,　 I pulled out all of my loose change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her.　 I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar. But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the post office.”
　 In a moment, I realized what I had done. I acted with prejudice（偏见）— I judged another person simply for what I thought she had to be.I hated what I saw in myself. This incident re-awakened my belief in humility（谦卑）I’d lost for a moment.
　 The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in US at 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong, no-nonsense mother. Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, roofer, cashier, mechanic（技工）and pizza delivery driver among many other humble（卑微的）jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer.
　 In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at age 17 — I was a busboy, and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me. So I know what it’s like, and I should have known better.
　 But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the streets cured me of my self-induced（自我引发的）blindness. She reminded me of my belief in humility and to always keep my eyes and heart open.
59. How did the writer give the blind woman money?

　 A. In a modest way.　　　 B. In a polite way.　　　 C. In an impatient way.　 D. In a painful way.

60. According to the passage, the writer ________.
　 A. still lives a poor life.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. might be born in Honduras.

　 C. was busy with his work　　　　　　　　 D. was a native of Washington D. C.

61. At the end of the story, the writer might ________.
　 A. help the lady to the post office　　　　　　　　 B. say sorry to the woman and gave her more money
　 C. ignore the woman 　　　　 　　　　　　 D. send the woman home