A man worked in a post office. His job was to handle all  36  that had unclear addresses. One day he came across a letter which was  37  to God. He opened it and it  38  , "Dear God, I am an 83-year-old woman and I live on a very small pension (养老金). Yesterday someone stole my  39  . There was a hundred dollars in it, which was all the money I had  40  until my next pension comes. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and I have invited my last two friends for  41 . Without that money, I have  42  to buy food with. I have no family to  43  , and you are my only  44  . Can you please help me?" The man was  45  , and went around showing the letter to all the other workers. Each of them  46 their wallets and donated a few dollars. By the time he  47  his showing, he had collected 96 dollars.  48  then he sent it to the old woman. Thanksgiving Day came and went. The workers 49  forgot about it. Then one day, there came another letter from the old lady to God. All the 50  gathered around when the letter was  51 . It read, "Dear God, how can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me? Because of your kindness, I was able to  52  a lovely dinner for my friends. We had a very  53  day, and I told my friends about your  54 gift. Thank you very much!" Seeing this, all the workers felt 55  with the nice thing they had done. They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.
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A man worked in a post office. His job was to handle all  36  that had unclear addresses. One day he came across a letter which was  37  to God. He opened it and it  38  , "Dear God, I am an 83-year-old woman and I live on a very small pension (养老金). Yesterday someone stole my  39  . There was a hundred dollars in it, which was all the money I had  40  until my next pension comes. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and I have invited my last two friends for  41 . Without that money, I have  42  to buy food with. I have no family to  43  , and you are my only  44  . Can you please help me?" The man was  45  , and went around showing the letter to all the other workers. Each of them  46 their wallets and donated a few dollars. By the time he  47  his showing, he had collected 96 dollars.  48  then he sent it to the old woman. Thanksgiving Day came and went. The workers 49  forgot about it. Then one day, there came another letter from the old lady to God. All the 50  gathered around when the letter was  51 . It read, "Dear God, how can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me? Because of your kindness, I was able to  52  a lovely dinner for my friends. We had a very  53  day, and I told my friends about your  54 gift. Thank you very much!" Seeing this, all the workers felt 55  with the nice thing they had done. They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.

1.

A．stamps            B．money            C．mail              D．postcards

2.

A．spoken           B．written           C．recorded          D．pointed

3.

A．noticed           B．talked            C．read             D．told

4.

A．clothes           B．purse             C．house            D．food

5.

A．borrowed         B．wished            C．paid              D．left

6.

A．dinner            B．fun              C．business          D．picnic

7.

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

8.

A．live in            B．live on            C．turn to            D．turn back

9.

A．family            B．hope             C．friend            D．partner

10.

A．excited           B．amazed           C．surprised          D．moved

11.

A．gained            B．earned           C．searched          D．explored

12.

A．finished           B．planned           C．started            D．toured

13.

A．Or               B．As               C．And              D．But

14.

A．gradually          B．usually            C．especially         D．easily

15.

A．friends           B．workers           C．officers           D．guests

16.

A．sent              B．replied           C．accepted          D．opened

17.

A．bring             B．choose            C．prepare           D．enjoy

18.

A．nice              B．strange           C．common          D．formal

19.

A．traditional         B．wonderful         C．expensive         D．extra

20.

A．annoyed          B．confident          C．pleased           D．hopeful

I worked hard for a whole week. So I decided to relax and went out of town with my son for the   1 . When we were walking on the street, we felt a little   2 . So we found a café and  3  to have lunch there. After we sat down at our table, I   4 an elderly couple having lunch at a table across the room. I must have looked over at them a few times because my son asked me if I   5  them. I shook my head and said no. But I told him that they   6  me of my own grandparents.

When the waitress came over, I asked her if she knew them. She said she did. She said it was the elderly man’s birthday today. On hearing this, I wanted to do something for them, so I told the   7  that I wanted to buy them the lunch and gave her the money.

Some time later, the elderly couple came over to   8  us. They were so excited that someone had bought them lunch. It was really a big   9  for them. They said that they had been a little   10  because their own son and daughter seemed to have   11  the old man’s birthday. But they were really cheered up by my   12 .

My son was surprised that I had paid for this couple who we didn’t know. He asked me why I did it. I smiled at him and replied that my grandparents used to go out for lunch to celebrate their birthdays in the same way and it just felt like the   13  thing to do to make this couple smile,  14  on their birthdays. Hearing my   15 , my son smiled.

1.                A．week          B．hour           C．month    D．weekend

2.                A．hungry         B．thirsty          C．hot  D．bored

3.                A．continued       B．decided        C．refused   D．begged

4.                A．noticed         B．visited          C．recognized    D．attracted

5.                A．interrupted     B．invited         C．knew D．needed

6.                A．introduced      B．reminded       C．brought  D．sent

7.                A．manager        B．man           C．couple   D．waitress

8.                A．support        B．comfort         C．impress   D．thank

9.                A．activity         B．surprise        C．chance   D．change

10.               A．moved         B．tired           C．shocked   D．sad

11.               A．ruined         B．delayed        C．forgotten  D．celebrated

12.               A．action          B．advice         C．opinion   D．wish

13.               A．right           B．normal         C．unnecessary    D．useful

14.               A．always         B．only           C．especially  D．even

15.               A．excuses        B．news          C．questions  D．words

Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight．“ You need ____1____,” his father said．“ But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him．As a nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly _____2_____．He decided that he didn’t want to be a ___3_____  any more．For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano．____4____ his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs．He didn’t want to , but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he _____5_____ that he could show others that he had talent after all.

  In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was ____6_____ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ___7_____ to hold back his tears．Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world’s big ___8_____．In 1997 Lang Lang ____9    again, this time to Phildelphia, U.S．There he spent two years practicing．After his ___10     performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs （特邀演出） in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in．Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.

1．A．exercise                B．fortune                C．knowledge        D．wealth

2．A．hurt                      B．weakened            C．ruined                 D．frightened

3．A．singer                   B．pianist                 C．conductor           D．player

4．A．Hopefully              B．Patiently              C．Wisely                 D．Painfully

5．A．seemed                 B．admitted              C．noticed                D．realized

6．A．told                      B．mentioned            C．announced           D．recognized

7．A．excited                  B．encouraged          C．shocked              D．satisfied

8．A．conceits                B．tours                   C．competitions        D．stages

9．A．started                  B．left                      C．moved                D．performed

10．A．successful           B．cheerful               C．respectful           D．meaningful

I have a strong faith that families are not only relatives，but sometimes people who turn up and love you when no one else will.

  In May l987, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate l0 in Houston. My dad and I 31 a room with two double beds and a bathroom. It was too 32 for a 15-year-old girl and her father．Dad’s second marriage was 33 and my stepmother had 34 us both out of the house．Dad had no 35 what to do with me．And that was when my other family 36 .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home37 their only daughter, Su，my best friend，asked them to. I 38 with them for the next seven years．

   Barbara washed my skirts just as she did Su’s. She 39 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments，help with homework and nightly hugs．Barbara and Roland Beach attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders．40 I could tell，for the Beaches there was no 41 between Su and me；I was their daughter, too.

  When Su and I 42 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barbara presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay for 23 years．

   The Beaches knew 43 about me when they took me in：They had heard the whole story from Su．When I was seven，my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to 44 his kids. Before the time I went to live with the Beaches I believed that life was entirely 45 and that love was shaky and untrustworthy，I believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

   46 the Beaches，I would have become a bitter, cynical(愤世嫉俗的)woman．They gave me a(n) 47 that allowed me to grow and change．They kept me from being paralyzed by my 48 and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

  I 49 the family．For me，it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 50 ，but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10.

31．A．lived       B．shared     C．possessed  D．bought

32．A．cheap      B．noisy      C．small      D．limited

33．A．in trouble   B．in sight    C．in place    D．in parts

34．A．struck      B．removed   C．kicked     D．knocked

35．A．plan        B．choice    C．chance     D．idea

36．A．look after    B．showed up C．turned over  D．came across

37．A．so          B．because   C．until        D．while

38．A．worked      B．traveled   C．lived       D．learned

39．A．worked  out  B．called up  C．watched out  D．made sure

40．A．As long as    B．As far as   C．As soon as   D．As much as

41．A．change       B．problem   C．conflict     D．difference

42．A．set off        B．1eft for    C．entered into  D．admitted into

43．A．all           B．little      C．something   D．nothing

44．A．supply        B．teach     C．encourage   D．raise

45．A．different       B．unfair     C．stressful     D．hopeful

46．A．Thanks to      B．In spite of  C．Except for   D．But for

47．A．home         B．house      C．ability      D．1esson

48．A．choice         B．failure     C．past        D．present

49．A．doubt about    B．care about   C．center on    D．believe in

50．A．born          B．accepted    C．educated    D．deserted