About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to  21  too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me.

The next morning, 22 , the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof 23  I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but go to the 24 lawyer.

The lawyer 25 me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later, I went 26 to the desk and asked for my money.  27 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 28 hundred dollar bill, the clerk could not say he  29  nothing about it.

Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s 30 into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to 31 for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and  32  the clerk insisted that he had given  33  to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, “ I  34  this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it 35  immediately, I will be forced to call the  36 ”. The clerk realized he had been 37 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.

“ I don’t know  38  to thank you enough for  39  my money back.” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “ Oh, don’t  40  me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”

1.                A．carry          B．lend           C．spend    D．hold

2.                A．but            B．yet            C．however  D．instead

3.                A．where         B．which          C．why D．that

4.                A．nearest         B．farthest         C．good D．native

5.                A．advised         B．promised       C．agreed   D．followed

6.                A．up            B．down          C．back D．along

7.                A．Though         B．When          C．Unless    D．Since

8.                A．one           B．another         C．first  D．second

9.                A．believed        B．had            C．knew D．heard

10.               A．law            B．way           C．plan  D．words

11.               A．search         B．ask            C．make D．beg

12.               A．when          B．though         C．because   D．as

13.               A．these          B．this            C．them D．it

14.               A．agreed         B．saw            C．let   D．matched

15.               A．over           B．in             C．up   D．out

16.               A．policeman      B．officer         C．official    D．clerk

17.               A．punished       B．helped         C．cheated   D．understood

18.               A．why           B．how           C．when D．where

19.               A．returning       B．giving          C．getting    D．asking for

20.               A．believe         B．thank          C．leave D．fool

Shaping a child is like shaping clay（粘土）— you have to start from the beginning and work your way to the end with extreme caution but with gentle and loving   16 . However, unlike clay, you don’t get a second   17  with a child. You can put all the clay back together and start again but with a child, what is done is done.   18  it’s even more caution with care.

Building a child’s esteem is no small play; it makes your black hair   19 , steals away years of your life and still will not look done. Therefore you have to learn how to build self-esteem and   20  your child from the beginning. After all, parenting begins from babyhood.

Small case could leave large   21  on your child’s mind. Reason why you should not overlook something that went wrong. If another child   22  your kid, everyone laughed and you told your son to   23  it, that’s the first wrong step. You have to teach your child to   24  up for himself. Don’t let your child fall down inside. Tell him to ask the child why he is hitting him or   25  to the nearest adult he can reach.

Most of all before you speak to a child you have to be a   26  example. If you go around laughing at people, your kids will do the   27 . If you are a coward（懦夫）yourself and do not stand up to situations, do not   28  your child not to follow you. Children are like monkeys—they copy every   29 , from how you eat to how you handle situations.

Building self-esteem begins at home. Small self-confident acts make a(n)   30  impact on your child.

1.                A．heads          B．hands          C．tools D．knives

2.                A．test            B．grade          C．class D．chance

3.                A．Thus           B．But            C．Or   D．Although

4.                A．lost            B．gray           C．weak D．curl

5.                A．interest        B．direct          C．order    D．encourage

6.                A．impact         B．lesson          C．mark D．space

7.                A．laughed        B．pushed         C．pulled    D．drew

8.                A．make          B．leave           C．forget    D．move

9.                A．stand          B．turn           C．take D．set

10.               A．announce       B．manage        C．leave D．complain

11.               A．caring          B．living          C．touching   D．breathing

12.               A．different       B．meaningful      C．same D．useless

13.               A．expect         B．hope          C．allow D．persuade

14.               A．homework      B．step           C．picture    D．action

15.               A．negative        B．objective       C．positive   D．subjective

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets   21  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were  22  to go home. Some battled to  23  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   24  bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   25  to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most  26  had stopped. After making my way  27  crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was   28  . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   29  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   30  . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train  31  my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was   32  through, exhausted and  33  .

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer  34  I received an email from Garth, my Director.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   35  reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their  36  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  37  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of   38  can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  39  had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   40  me and put a smile back on my face.

A．break         B．flood         C．sink           D．crash

A．forced        B．refused         C．adjusted        D．gathered

A．order         B．pay           C．take           D．search

A．climate      B．scenery         C．storm               D．burden

A．used          B．promised      C．deserved       D．happened

A．practice      B．routine         C．process         D．service

A．to           B．through        C．over          D．for

A．operating   B．cycling          C．turning         D．rushing

A．check         B．carry         C．find           D．board

A．street       B．ground         C．floor         D．platform

A．paused      B．crossed         C．reached         D．parked

A．wet          B．weak         C．sick           D．hurt

A．ashamed   B．discouraged      C．surprised       D．puzzled

A．while       B．when         C．where           D．after

A．hardly      B．casually        C．absolutely       D．eventually

A．devotion   B．donation       C．connection       D．reaction

A．accurate      B．urgent          C．brief          D．humorous

A．promise       B．appreciate     C．advice          D．guidance

A．troubles       B．signals          C．rules          D．sings

A．corrected     B．supported      C．amazed         D．refreshed

More than 26 million Americans took part in the Vietnam (越南)War. More than 58,000 of them  21 ; over 300,000 were  22 , and nearly 2300 were missing and thought dead. Improved  23 services saved many soldiers with serious  24  that in earlier wars would have been fatal(致命的). More than 600 Americans were prisoners of war (POWs).Some POWs spent six years or even  25   in North Vietnamese prisons.

One of the  26  things of the war has been the fate of its veterans(退伍军人).The  27  of soldiers from the Vietnam War was not   28  celebrated. Americans 29  them with stony silence.

The public's 30 reaction made many veterans angry and 31 them. They had  32  a life-and-death struggle, obeying orders for their country's national  33 .In the book Born on the Fourth of July (1976).Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic expressed his 34  over their not being supported.

"I didn’t want to  35   it at first---people went against us when we were putting our  36  on the frontline for our country……How could they do this to us? Many of us wouldn't be coming back……"

Thousands of Vietnam veterans turned to drugs or 37 to kick the drug habits they had developed  38   the war. Many others had trouble in finding jobs or  39 down and starting families. Between 250,000 and 350,000 homeless Americans--nearly one third of the total  40   Vietnam veterans.

I am a single mom and have a child. Knowing that I could not __21__ to get him anything at all for his birthday, I felt broken-hearted. __22__ I decided to post a(n) __23__ on “Wish Upon A Hero” website for people to __24__ my son birthday cards. I knew he loved to __25__ the mailbox and always asked if there was anything for him. I __26__ that if he could get a few cards, it would make him smile and maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't be so __27__ that I wasn't able to get him anything. The cards just started __28__ in and my little sweetie was __29__ excited! Every day more and more cards came and this went__30__ for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes brought me to __31__. At the end of November, he started thinking about Christmas and he __32__ knew that there would not be much under the tree for him due to my __33__，but it didn't seem to __34__ to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children __35__. He decided that what he wanted to do was earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from __36__ families. My son went out daily to make money. Not only did he make the money to buy the cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops (棒棒糖) to put in the __37__. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this __38__ him the same smile and sparkle in his eyes as the birthday cards that he had received did. I was and am so __39__ of him. My son and “Wish Upon A Hero” have given me renewed __40__ that there are still people in this world that care about others.