The president of the country was well _________ of when he was in power.

A. praised　　 B. fond　　 C. appreciated　　 D. thought

The first time I remember noticing the crossing guard was when he waved to me as I drove my son to school. He 31 me with a puzzle—all because he waved to me like someone does 32 seeing a close friend. A big, 33 smile accompanied(伴随) his wave. For the next few days I tried to 34 　his face to see if I knew him. I didn’t. Perhaps he had 35 me for someone else. By the time I contented myself with the 36 that he and I were strangers, we were greeting each other warmly every morning like old friends.

Then one day the 37 was solved. As I 38 the school he was standing in the middle of the road 39 his stop sign. I was in the line behind four cars. 40 the kids had reached the safety of the sidewalk, he lowered his sign and let the cars 41 . To the first he waved and 42 just the same way he had done to me over the last few days. The kids already had the window down and were happily waving their reply. The second car got the same 43 from the crossing guard, and the driver, a stiff- looking (表情刻板的) businessman, gave a brief,（简洁的） almost 44 wave back. Each following car of kids on their way to school 45 more heartily.

Every morning I continued to watch the man with 46 . So far I haven’t seen anyone 47 to wave back. I find it interesting that one person can make such a 48 to so many people’s lives by doing one simple thing like waving and smiling warmly. His 49 armed the start of my day. With a friendly wave and smiling face he had changed the 50 of the whole neighborhood.

31. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　 C. presented　　　　　　　 D. bored

32. A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　　　　 C. during　　　 　 D. about

33. A. false　　　　　　　　　 　B. shy　　　　　　 C. apologetic 　 D. bright

34. A. research　　 B. study　　　　　 C. recognize　　　　　　　　 D. explore

35. A. praised　　　 B. blamed　　　　 C. mistaken　　　　　　　　 D. respected

36. A. conclusion　 B. description　　　 C. evaluation　　　　　　　 D. introduction

37. A. argument　　　　　 B. disagreement　　　　　　 C. mystery　　　　　　　 D. task

38. A. visited　　　　 B. approached　　　 C. passed　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. left

39. A. drawing back　　 B. putting on　　　　 C. handing in　　　　　　　　　 D. holding out

40. A. Once　　　　　　　　 B. Before　　　　　　　 C. Unless　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. While

41. A.in　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. down

42. A. cried　　　　　　　　　 B. cheered　　　　　　　　　 C. smiled　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gestured

43.A. idea　　　　　　　　　　 B. reply　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. greeting

44.A. A. awkward B. angry　　　　　　　　　　　 C. elegant　　　　　　　　 　 D. patient

45.A. came　　　　　　　　　 B. responded　　　　 C. hurried　　　　　　　　 　 D. appeared

46. A. surprise　　　　　　 B. frustration 　　 C. interest　　　　　　　　 D. doubt

47. A. fail　　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wish　　　　　　　　　　 D. bother

48. A. offer　　　　　　　　　 B. sacrifice　　　　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　　　 　 D. difference

49. A. effectiveness　　　 B. cheerfulness　　　　　　 C. carefulness　　　　　　　 D. seriousness

50. A. trends　　　　　　　　 B. observations　　　　　　 C. regulations　　　　　　　 D. feelings

The train shook back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise on the tracks. Outside the window, the freezing cold of winter ruled. The carriage was filled with cold and  31  passengers.

Suddenly, a little boy  32  his way through the grown-ups’ legs and sat down by the window. Without being paid any attention, he looked all alone among the  33  grown-ups. What a brave child, I thought. His father  34  to stay by the door behind us. The train began to crawl into a tunnel. Then, unexpectedly, something very strange happened. The little boy slid down from his seat and leaned his hand  35  my knee.

 36 , I thought that he wanted to  37  me and return to his father, so I carefully helped him to stand up. But instead, he leaned forward and held his  38  up towards me. Oh, he wanted to say something to me,; I lowered my head to receive his  39 . Wrong again! What I did receive was a  40  kiss on the cheek.

The boy calmly returned to his seat and continued looking out of the window. I felt  41 . What had just happened? A child kissed a(n)  42  grown-up on the train! How could anybody want to kiss such a man that had so much beard? But that was not the end of the story. Soon the boy, encouraged by something inside, got around, and all my neighbors were certainly  43 . Nervous and a little surprised, we  44  a look in the direction of the father. Seeing our questioning  45 , he offered a clue as he got ready for his stop.

“My boy is so happy to be alive,” the father said. “He has been very sick.”

Father and son  46  into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors closed and the train went on. On my cheek I could still  47  the child’s kiss — a kiss that triggered (触发) some soul searching inside me. “How many  48  kissing each other for the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特权) of  49 ?”

The little kisser taught us a sweet but serious lesson — Be careful; don’t let yourself  50  before your heart stops!

31. A. excited                B. tired                    C. pleased                 D. surprised

32. A. pulled                 B. fought                 C. pushed                 D. picked

33. A. unfriendly           B. friendly               C. angry                   D. kind

34. A. liked                   B. promised             C. chose                   D. agreed

35. A. under                  B. against                       C. above                   D. besides

36. A. In a moment        B. For a moment      C. More than once     D. Once in a while

37. A. kick                    B. strike                  C. kiss                      D. pass

38. A. eye                     B. ear　　　　　    C. head                     D. lip

39. A. news                  B. words 　　         C. expression            D. opinion

40. A. loud　　　         B. foolish                 C. strange                 D. fortunate

41. A. pleased　　        B. shocked　　　    C. satisfied                D. puzzled

42. A. well-known　     B. smart　　           C. unknown                     D. familiar

43. A. praised　　         B. kissed　　　       C. scolded                 D. persuaded

44. A. stared　　　　   B. cast　　             C. showed              D. scanned

45. A. glances　　        B. anger　　           C. mouths                 D. feeling

46. A. appeared　　　   B. rushed　　         C. disappear       ed           D. followed学科

47. A. touch　　　　    B. trust　　             C. smell                    D. feel

48. A. go around　        B. come at　　　    C. go back                D. come on

49. A. a child　　　      B. a kiss　　           C. living                    D. death

50. A. live　　　          B. stop　　　          C. die                       D. sleep

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2 but a failure.”

　 After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best　 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 8 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 10 while I was at college.

　 `After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 　 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15 was a working-class boy who’d 16　 school early, now teaching at the university

　 My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

1. A. bright　　　　　 B. useless　　　 C. simple　　　 D. hopeful

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

3. A. low　　　　　　 B. poor　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. useful

4. A. support　　　　　 B. happiness　　 C. surprise　　　　 　 D. thing

5. A. admitted (承认)　 B. decided　　　 C. planned　　　　 D. told

6. A. me　　　　　　 B. them　　　　 C. her　　　　　　 　 D. it

7. A. wrong　　　　　 B. right　　　　 C. stupid　　　　　 　 D. bad

8. A. see　　　　　　 B. know　　　　 C. understand　　 D. face

9. A. experiment　　　 B. practice　　　 C. writing　　　　 D. composition

10. A. came on　　　　 B. came in　　　 C. came out　　　　 D. came back

11. A. day　　　　　　 B. night　　　　 C. month　　　　 D. year

12. A. graduation　　　 B. pass　　　 C. degree　　　　 D. success

13. A. giving in　　　　 B. giving back　　 C. giving out　　　 D. giving up

14. A. while　　　　　 B. if　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. or

15. A. there　　　　　　 B. here　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　 D. that

16. A. left　　　　　 B. attended　　　 C. changed　　　　 　 D. graduated

17. A. tired　　　　　 B. calm　　　　 C. nervous .　　　　 D. famous

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

19. A. just　　　　　　 B. exactly　　　　 C. so　 　　　　　　 D. very

20. A. praised　　　　 B. said　　　 　　　　　　 C. answered　　　 D. advised

Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a 　 16　 on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from 　　 17　　 to toe,explained that he had 　　 18　　 out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children 　 19　 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

Once I had 　 20　 a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 　 21 ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he 　 22　 me back.

Before leaving,I had turned the heater 　23　 in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and 　 24 .While the little ones played and ran 　 25　 ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the 　26 .

It was about 5 a.m. before they 　27 .The young fellow asked me how much he 　 28　 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 　 29　 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later,I received a 　 30　 from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to 　 31　 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It 　 32　 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most 　33 person in the company.

In his letter,he thanked me again and 　 34 me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this 　 35　 ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

16.A.kick 　　　　　　　　　 B.hit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.beat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.knock

17.A.finger　　　　　　　　　 B.shoulder　　　　　　　　　 C.head　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.hand

18.A.driven　　　　　　　　　 B.used　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.come　　　　　　　　　　　 D.run

19.A.away　　　　　　　　　 B.behind　　　　　　　　　　　 C.over　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.out

20.A.supplied　　　　　　　 B.poured　　　　　　　　　　 C.equipped　　　　　　　　　 D.filled

21.A.sleeping　　　　　　　 B.crying　　　　　　　　　　　 C.quarrelling　　　　　　　　 D.fighting

22.A.allow　　　　　　　　　 B.ring　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.lead　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.follow

23.A.on　　　　　　　　　　　 B.off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.over

24.A.neat　　　　　　　　　　 B.hot　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.warm　　　　　　　　　　　 D.attractive

25.A.around　　　　　　　　 B.inside　　　　　　　　　　　 C.nearby　　　　　　　　　　 D.along

26.A.drivers　　　　　　　　 B.guests　　　　　　　　　　　 C.customers　　　　　　　　 D.adults

27.A.left　　　　　　　　　　　 B.arrived　　　　　　　　　　 C.ate　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.disappeared

28.A.gave　　　　　　　　　　 B.paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.owed　　　　　　　　　　　 D.offered

29.A.appeared　　　　　　　 B.exhibited　　　　　　　　　 C.calculated　　　　　　　　 D.shown

30.A.call　　　　　　　　　　　 B.letter　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.check　　　　　　　　　　　 D.notice

31.A.get　　　　　　　　　　　 B.force　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.require　　　　　　　　　　 D.hope

32.A.pointed　　　　　　　　 B.turned　　　　　　　　　　　 C.worked　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.found

33.A.generous　　　　　　　 B.successful　　　　　　　　 C.serious　　　　　　　　　　 D.powerful

34.A.praised　　　　　　　　 B.persuaded　　　　　　　　 C.informed　　　　　　　　　 D.convinced

35.A.lesson　　　　　　　　　 B.business　　　　　　　　　 C.aspect　　　　　　　　　　　 D.case