Recently divorced(离婚), I had no job and was on my way downtown to go the rounds of the employment offices despite the great   36  . My old umbrella was broken, and I could not   37   another one.

I sat down in the streetcar — and there against the seat was a beautiful silk   38   with a silver handle inlaid (镶嵌) with gold. I had   39   seen anything so lovely.

I   40   the handle and saw a   41  . I got off the streetcar and   42   opened the umbrella to protect myself. Then I searched a   43   book for the name on the umbrella and found it. I called and a lady answered.

Yes, she said in   44  , that was her umbrella, which her parents, now dead, had given her for a birthday present.   45  , she added, it had been stolen at school (she was a teacher) more than a year before.

She was so excited that I   46   I was   47   a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, her   48   filled with tears.

I refused the   49   she gave me. We talked for a while, and I must have given her my address. I don’t remember.

The next six months were   50  . I was able to obtain   51   here and there. l reached the lowest point in my   52  . Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless, jobless.

Christmas Eve came. No money to buy my daughter a gift. I was sobbing (抽泣) in the cold little kitchen   53   the doorbell rang and my daughter Peggy ran to answer it. He was a postman, and his arms were   54   of parcels. “This is a mistake” I said, but he read the name on the parcels and there were for me.

Peggy and I sat on the floor and opened them. I looked for the name of the sender. It was the teacher. The address was   55   “California”, where she had moved.

1.A. cloud                           B. rain                         C. wind                       D. snow

2.A. search                        B. catch　　         C. afford 　　         D. sell

3.A. raincoat                     B. seat          C. book 　            D. umbrella

4.A. never                          B. ever 　　　     C. almost 　　      D. nearly

5.A. concluded                  B. examined      C. learned 　          D. helped

6.A. name                          B. address 　         C. card 　                D. demand

7.A. deliberately               B. specially 　　   C. sadly                 D. thankfully

8.A. technology                B. engine 　　     C. telephone             D. medicine

9.A. anger                          B. surprise　　     C. danger                            D. sorrow

10.A. And                           B. But　　　　    C. So　　　             D. Or

11. A. forgot                      B. remembered        C. indicated 　　   D. decided

12.A. applied for               B. watching for         C. asking for　         D. looking for

13.A. face                           B. nose 　　　　  C. eyes　　　                   D. ear

14.A. reward                     B. prize　　　　　C. present                 D. umbrella

15. A. freezing                            B. surprising              C. shocking                D struggling

16.A. failures                     B. successes　　   C. jobs　　          D. wages

17.A. heart                        B. favor 　　          C. work　　            D. life

18.A. as                              B. while　　         C. when 　              D. then

19.A. proud                        B. full 　　  C. careful　　       D. glad

20. A. simply              B. directly          C. finally                 D. nearly

Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a ____ of exercise.

A. limit　 B. lack　 C. need　　 D. demand

Childhood memories _______ the new gardener that she has a little nature knowledge after all.

A. suggest　　　　 B. remind　　　　　 C. command　　　 D. demand

It is a________the women holding a baby are first offered seats on a bus.?

A.rule　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.practice?

C.measurement　　　　　　　　　　 D.demand?

More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendship , what they expected 　 1　 friends , what they were willing to give in 　 2　 , and how satisfied they were 　 3　 the quality of their friendships . The 　 4　 give little comfort to social critics(评论家) .

Friendship 　 5　 to be a different form of 　 6　 relationships . Unlike marriage or the ties that 　7　 parents and children , it is not explained or regulated (制约) by 　 8　 . Unlike other social roles that we are expected to 　 9　 — as citizens , employees , members of professional societies and 　 10　 organizations—it has its own rule , which is to develop 　11　 of warmth , trust and love 　 12　 two people . The 　 13　 on friendships appeared in Psychology Today in March . The findings 　 14　 that topics of trust and betrayal are 　 15　 to friendship . They also suggest that our readers do not 　 16　 for friends only among those who are 　 17　 like them , but find many 　 18　 differ in race , religion , and background . Arguably the most important 　 19　 that appears in the article , 　 20　 , is not something that we found—but what we did not .

1. A. on　　　　 B. of　　　 C. to　　　　　 D. for

2. A. addition　 B. pay　　 C. turn　 　　 D. return

3. A. about　　 B. of　　　 C. with　　　　 D. by

4. A. results　　 B. effects　 C. expectations　 D. ends

5. A. feels　　 B. leads　　 C. sounds　　 D. appears

6. A. human　　 B. mankind　 C. their　　　 D. civil

7. A. join　　 B. relate　　 C. control　　 D. attract

8. A. force　　 B. law　　 C. rule　　　　 D. order

9. A. keep　　 B. do　　　 C. show　　　 D. play

10.A.all　　　 B. any　　　 C. other　　　 D. those

11.A.friendship　 B. interests　 C. feelings　　 D. relations

12.A.between　 B. on　　　 C. in　　　　 D. for

13.A.book　　 B. article　　 C. description　 D. wish

14.A.warn　　 B. believe　 C. prove　　　 D. solve

15.A.true　　　 B. main　　 C. false　　　 D. central

16.A.ask　　　 B. call　　　 C. care　　　 D. look

17.A.most　　 B. more　　　 C. least　　 D. less

18.A.people　 B. who　　　 C. what　　 D. friends

19.A.conclusion B. summary　 C. decision　 D. demand

20.A. moreover B. however　 C. still　　 　D. yet