My grandson is seven now. He lives 100 miles away. He  36 my mobile phone number when he was only four.  37 , he has called me every night.

He also  38  calls me at other times during the day just to  39  a happy or sad moment. Many times he is holding a basketball with one hand, or  40  with a friend about something I don’t quite  41 , or crying about something. I just  42  and laugh or cry with him — just share his emotion. I always let him be in  43  of the conversation, the emotion, and the amount of time he’s on the  44  with me. Many times I just listen to him  45  or listen while he does his homework aloud.

The  46  time I take control of the conversation is when he’s  47  to say goodbye at night. Then I say, “I love you, baby”. One  48  I thought maybe he was  49  of hearing those words, so I didn’t say them. He immediately called me back and told me that I  50  to say the sentence! Since then I have never  51  saying it again!

All my friends know he takes precedence over (比……重要) all other things. If I’m at a place where I really can’t take his  52 , I always excuse myself and  53  tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes. I want him to know that he takes first place in my  54 .

Every child needs at least one  55  in their life to listen and share with. I am glad to give my grandson the love he needs.

1.                A．memorized      B．kept           C．noticed   D．wrote

2.                A．Once again      B．Since then       C．Later on  D．Shortly after

3.                A．briefly          B．directly         C．instantly D．frequently

4.                A．express         B．discuss         C．share D．mark

5.                A．comparing      B．laughing        C．studying D．quarrelling

6.                A．understand      B．enjoy          C．believe   D．remember

7.                A．look           B．talk            C．sit   D．listen

8.                A．charge         B．need           C．support   D．face

9.                A．conversation    B．phone          C．way  D．game

10.               A．play           B．sleep          C．lie   D．act

11.               A．last            B．only           C．perfect    D．right

12.               A．willing          B．determined     C．ready     D．eager

13.               A．day            B．night           C．weekend D．morning

14.               A．afraid          B．tired           C．aware     D．ashamed

15.               A．decided        B．learnt          C．agreed    D．forgot

16.               A．escaped        B．failed          C．missed    D．denied

17.               A．invitation       B．call            C．help D．attention

18.               A．naturally        B．politely         C．simply     D．happily

19.               A．work          B．brain          C．appointment    D．heart

20.               A．friend          B．grandparent     C．adult D．teacher

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1. Full Time Secretary Position Availabel: Applicants should have at least 2 year’s experience and be able to type 60 words a minute. No computer skills required．Apply in person at United Business Ltd．, 17 Browning Street, Leeds.
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4. Teaching Assistants Needed: Hania’s Playshool needs 2 young teaching assistants to help with classes from 9 to 3 pm．Applicants should have references. For more information please visit www. Haniaplayschool. co. uk.
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44．Which position is most suitable for a retired person?
A．Part-time Shop Assistant.
B．Teaching Assistant in Hania’s Playschool.
C．Weekend Workin Rubberlast Group Ltd.
D．Teaching Assistant in the University of Bristol.
45．If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university (English degree), which jobs can you apply for?
A．Job 1,2 and 7.  B．Job 3,4 and 6.  C．Job 4,6 and 7.  D．Job 2,3 and 5.
46．Which is the only position that has a formal educational requirement?
A．Full Time Secretary at United Business Ltd.
B．Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire Post.
C．Teaching Assistant at Hania’s Playschool.
D．University Positions at the University of Bristol.

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad _36_ stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t _37_ it, but I could pray from the _38_ we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or _39_ and go home empty-handed. That corner _40_ either mouth-watering excitement or _41_.

On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the _42_ sound of his offer. It _43_. “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to _44_ today?”

Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some _45_ for odd jobs(零活). But _46_ it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of _47_, I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll _48_.” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”

But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to _49_. But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt _50_ for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or _51_ act disappointed.

I _52_ that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the _53_ ice cream I’d ever had.

I’ll tell you one more thing. We _54_ another trip the next week. As we _55_ the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”