A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  36  a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     37    , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the    38    he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

39   as high as he could, but even as his tallest  40  he was unable to touch It. He began to  41  up and down , as high as he could, at the  42  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of  43  .   Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to  44  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  45   the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy. Looking   46  , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or ,   47  luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tired everything he could think to do.   48   seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk   49  . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  50  , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he  51  like this , the more unhappy he became.

52   ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself . This isn’t    53     ,I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well.There’s  54   more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  55  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.A. preferring    B. offering   C. receiving     D. allowing

2.A. so          B. then      C. but           D or

3.A.sadder    B. angrier      C. hungrier        D. tastier

4.A. expanding    B. stretching    C. swinging   D. pulling

5. A. strength    B. length       C.  range      D. height

6.A.jump     B. look        C. walk       D. glance

7.A.  tip       B. stage      C. top      D.  level

8.A hope       B. hand        C.  sight      D.  reach

9.A. put         B. stand         C. get   D.  hold

10.A. break     B.  shake         C. take  D.  strike

11.A.  up       B. forward       C. down D.  around

12.A.for           B. with           C. on  D. of

13.A. After      B. Through     C .Without  D. Upon

14.A. back      B.  away      C. up      D. down

15.A. wishes      B.  beliefs     C. efforts   D. goals

16.A. thought     B. imagined     C. tried   D. claimed

17.A.Therefore     B. However     C. Moreover  D. Otherwise

18.A. skilful    B. cheerful      C. harmful   D.  helpful

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

20.A．change   B. express   C. forget   D. describe

Making friends is a skill． Like most skills, it 1 with patience(耐心)． If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to 2 some action． You must first go where there are people． You won’t make friends staying home 3 ．

　 Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things 4 you do is much easier． Or join someone 5 some activity．

　 Many people are 6 when talking to new people． 7 all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown． And it’s human nature to feel a bit 8 about the unknown． Most of fears about dealing 9 new people come from doubts about 10 ． We imagine other people are 11 us---finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that． But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way． Try to accept yourself 12 you are, and try to put the other at ease． You’ll both feel more comfortable(舒适的)．

　 Try to act self-confident(自信) even 13 you don’t feel that way when you 14 a room full of strangers． Walk tall and straight, look 15 at other people and smile．

　 If you see someone you’d like to 16, say something． Don’t wait for 17 person to start a conversation(交谈)．

　 Just meeting someone 18 does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person． 19 is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”． They take time and effort to develop． And there are things that keep a new friendship from 20 ．

1． A．produces 　 B．improves　　 C．moves　 　　 D．races

2． A．take　　　 　 B．make　　　 　 C．do　　　 　 D．carry

3． A．lonely　　 B．yourself　 C. alone　　　　 D. alonely

4． A．as　　　 　　 B．that　　　　 C．which　　 　　 D．what

5． A．with　　　 　 B．in　　　　　 C．on　　　 　　 D．to

6． A．nervous　 B．excited　 　 C．pressed 　 D．worried

7． A．At　　　　 B．For　　　 　　 C．In　　　　 　 D．After

8． A．unhappy　 B．unusual　　 　 C．uncomfortable D．unlucky

9． A．with　　　 　 B．to　　　　　 C．for　　　 　 D．on

10． A．yourself　 　　　　　　　 B．himself　 C．yourselves　 D．ourselves

11． A．talking　　 B．saying　　　 C．judging　　 D．laughing

12． A．like　　　 B．as　　　　 　 C．what　　　 D．that

13． A．when　　　 B．if　　　　 　 C．as　　　　 　 D．what

14．A．come　 　　 B．go 　　　　 C．enter　　 　 D．step to

15．A．upwards　 　 B．directly　　 C．bravely　　 D．happily

16．A．speak to　　 B．talk about　 　　　　　　　 C．say to　　 D．call up

17．A．other　　 　 B．the other　　 　　　　　　　 C．another　　 D．others

18．A．old　　 　 B．young 　　　 C．new　　　 　 D．little

19．A．Relation　　 B．Friendship　 C．Connection　 D．Feeling

20．A．growing　　 B．living　　　 C．going　　　 D．happening

The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his  ．One day when the captain had come from a     with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had    and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll      it for you in my storehouse   _ you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get     money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up  _ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his      friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had    all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was    lies，but he stayed  _and said，“I knew that you had problems    mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started     voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but  _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very    and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And    can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a   ，who said，“The merchant must  the captain the money which he got when he   the iron，and then the captain must    the merchant’s son back to him．”

1.A. car       B. cart      C. ship        D. plane

2.A. voyage   B. travel     C. business    D. visit

3.A. fallen    B. raised     C. widened    D. risen

4.A. keep     B. hide      C. hold       D. put

5.A. when    B. since      C. after       D. until

6.A. many    B. more      C. a bit       D. less

7.A. on      B. in         C. to         D. by

8.A. dishonest B. honest     C. real        D. former

9.A. sold     B. borrowed   C. eaten      D. drunk

10.A. talking   B. making    C. telling      D. saying

11.A. friendly  B. calm      C. quiet       D. angry

12.A. about    B. in         C. on         D. with

13.A. another  B. next       C. the other    D. other

14.A. while    B. after       C. during      D. before

15.A. boring   B. puzzled     C. angry      D. afraid

16.A. yet      B. neither      C. so        D. either

17.A. lawyer   B. manager     C. child      D. judge

18.A. return    B. give        C. offer      D. lend

19.A. kept     B. bought      C. sold       D. stole

20.A. bring    B. fetch        C. carry      D. catch

For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.  1.  I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday,   2. , what I considered ordinary became very  3. .

As I was leaving the Sunday  4. , a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you   5. this?” I said as I  6. to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would  7.  it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got  8. last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she  9. me to live with my grandmother. She has been so  10. to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for  11. me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly   12. . My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the   13. of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have  14. heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not  15. . If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道讲坛）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the  16. each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she  17. the very best.”

18. I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one last  19. and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I  20. one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”

21.               A．Once          B．Because        C．For   D．While

22.               A．though         B．nevertheless    C．however  D．anyway

23.               A．meaningful      B．motivated       C．strange    D．special

24.               A．service         B．meeting        C．interview  D．visit

25.               A．notice         B．see            C．like   D．mean

26.               A．shaken         B．indicated       C．pointed   D．looked

27.               A．enjoy          B．appreciate      C．like   D．pick

28.               A．divorced       B．lost            C．troubled   D．disturbed

29.               A．advised        B．forced         C．sent  D．dismissed

30.               A．helpful         B．merciful        C．mean D．good

31.               A．loving          B．bringing        C．protecting D．choosing

32.               A．speak          B．move          C．refuse D．breathe

33.               A．place          B．depths         C．bottom    D．corner

34.               A．even          B．already         C．yet   D．ever

35.               A．fresh          B．expensive       C．enough   D．useful

36.               A．old            B．church         C．poor  D．relatives

37.               A．possesses       B．matches        C．deserves  D．suits

38.               A．Even if         B．As             C．Although  D．If

39.               A．promise        B．statement       C．comment  D．explanation

40.               A．asked for       B．looked for      C．cared for  D．searched for

　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!