As our exams were over, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We         hamburgers and Coca Colar at the counter. When our        came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap(带子) got      on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped      my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents,     on a man who was just about to     a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly      , as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.

  Then I      my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of       . Instead, he said “It’s OK” to       me before he disappeared into washroom.

   Still shaky and unsure      to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look     . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and        our table. My heart almost stopped     . I though he was going to ask for my father’ s       and call him.

  To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “       yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked        without even finishing his food.

   He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,         he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still     in this world. I’ll never       his actions.

1.A. made       B. ordered       C. arranged      D. demanded

2.A. food         B. turn          C. bill            D. menu

3.A. fixed         B. cut           C. tied           D. caught 

4.A. out          B. by            C. in            D. from       

5.A. knocked      B. fell           C. stood         D. hung

6.A. taste         B. take          C. swallow       D. chew

7.A. discouraged   B. disappointed   C. shocked      D. annoyed

8.A. rolled         B. rubbed       C. narrowed     D. closed

9.A. bitterness     B. anxiety       C. anger         D. sorrow

10.A. satisfy        B. comfort       C. encourage    D. praise

11.A. what         B. how          C. who          D. which

12.A. mild         B. honest        C. calm         D. modest

13.A. approached   B. pushed       C. drew         D. laid

14.A. breaking     B. sinking       C. trembling     D. beating

15.A. help         B. position      C. number       D. job

16.A. Prepare      B. Buy         C. Find          D. Cook

17.A. away        B. on           C. around       D. up          

18.A. so           B. since        C. although      D. but

19.A. kindness     B. happiness    C. politeness     D. brightness

20.A. refuse       B. forget       C. oppose        D. ignore

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I had been out shopping and really took too much time doing it. I was tired and about to (61) home. That is when I saw her.

She was stopped in the left hand turn lane (车道), (62) to get onto the highway but never (63) it. I slowed down, rolled open my window and asked. “Do you need any (64) ?”

“Yes, I ran out of gas. I just moved here and I don’t even know (65) a gas station is,” she replied.

She didn’t have a gas can, so I told her I’d run down the (66) to see if I could get one from the local station. When I (67) with a full can of gas, she couldn’t (68) me enough and told me she would pay for the an and gas. (69), I refused.

As I was (70) the gas in, she said, “I thought no one would even stop. I was afraid to leave the car and even more afraid to (71) help.”

“Well, I couldn’t pass by (72) offering help,” I said. “I’ve used up gas myself a few times. You know I’m getting (73). Now I’m running out of gas and time. It just seems to fly by.”

She then said (74) that I though was a gem (佳作): “My Dad said that old age is (75) toilet paper. The closer you get to the end of the roll the (76) it spins.”

I laughed so hard that I (77) dropped the container. She tried to start the car and it (78). The I told her to keep the (79) can in her trunk.

Seeing her grateful (80), I said friendly, “I’m glad to be of help. Welcome to Pennsylvania.”

1.A．have                       B．leave                   C．stay                    D．head

2.A．ready                      B．ashamed              C．afraid                  D．brave

3.A．made                      B．did                     C．found                  D．completed

4.A．gas                         B．money                C．help                    D．car 

5.A．what                       B．how                    C．where                 D．why

6.A．road                        B．car                      C．station                 D．window

7.A．started                     B．left                     C．mixed                 D．returned

8.A．know                      B．congratulate         C．expect                 D．thank

9.A．Of course                B．In addition          C．After all              D．Never mind

10.A．forcing                  B．pouring               C．fitting                 D．throwing

11.A．offer                     B．get                      C．send                    D．refuse

12.A．before                   B．without               C．for                      D．beneath

13.A．well                      B．strong                 C．old                     D．weak

14.A．it                          B．one                     C．something           D．all

15.A．of                         B．on                      C．as                       D．like

16.A．faster                    B．slower                 C．tighter                 D．looser

17.A．simply                   B． hardly               C．nearly                 D．really

18.A．rode                      B．worked               C．drove                  D．pulled

19.A．special                   B．valuable              C．small                  D．empty

20.A．award                    B．reward                C．smile                  D．letter

There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her    26  , she went to the wise man that is always    27   for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what    28   ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will    29   you with all I have if you can.”

Instead of sending her away or    30   with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never    31   sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in    32   of that magical mustard seed.

She came first to a splendid apartment,    33   at the door, and said in a (n)    34   voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n)    35   that I want? It is very important to me.”

   36  , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of    37  . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to    38   all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.

The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor,   39   people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She    40   to comfort them till they    41  . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But    42   she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one    43   after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so    44   in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never    45   that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.

1.                A．joy            B．danger         C．belief    D．sorrow

2.                A．envied         B．considered      C．respected     D．treated

3.                A．strange         B．magical         C．valuable  D．important

4.                A．reward         B．supply          C．provide   D．award

5.                A．quarreling      B．discussing       C．reasoning     D．arguing

6.                A．suffered        B．known          C．obtained  D．forgotten

7.                A．honor          B．favor           C．need     D．search

8.                A．knocked        B．broke          C．stood D．pointed

9.                A．excited         B．confident       C．sad D．urgent

10.               A．place          B．answer         C．apartment D．person

11.               A．Luckily         B．Immediately     C．Gradually  D．Unfortunately

12.               A．praise          B．respect         C．comfort   D．encouragement

13.               A．exchange       B．describe        C．simplified D．decorated

14.               A．unfortunate     B．unfriendly      C．unimportant    D．unfamiliar

15.               A．planned        B．managed        C．continued D．stayed

16.               A．settle down     B．break down     C．calm down     D．get dwon

17.               A．wherever       B．whatever       C．however   D．whenever

18.               A．excuse         B．tale            C．lie    D．reason

19.               A．curious         B．puzzled         C．worried   D．involved

20.               A．recognizing     B．realizing        C．remembering   D．wondering

Cure for Sorrow
There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her   31 , she went to the wise man that is always   32  for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what   33  ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will   34  you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or   35  with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard(芥末) seed from a home that has never   36  sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in  37  of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment,  38  at the door, and said in a  39  voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a(n)   40  that I want? It is very important to me.”
  41 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of   42 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to   43  all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor,    44  people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She   45  to comfort them till they   46 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But   47  she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one  48  after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so  49  in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never   50  that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.

Cure for Sorrow

There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her   31 , she went to the wise man that is always   32  for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what   33  ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will   34  you with all I have if you can.”

Instead of sending her away or   35  with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard(芥末) seed from a home that has never   36  sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in  37  of that magical mustard seed.

She came first to a splendid apartment,  38  at the door, and said in a  39  voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a(n)   40  that I want? It is very important to me.”

  41 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of   42 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to   43  all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.

The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor,    44  people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She   45  to comfort them till they   46 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But   47  she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one  48  after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so  49  in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never   50  that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.