Dear editor,

　　One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. 1 in the crowded store, I had my wallet stolen. And my whole salary was 2 with it.

　　I was so angry that I almost lost 3 of myself. What 4 I do? We were not very rich. The money was really not a 5 sum 6 my family, it would affect our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

　　I felt very sad and even 7 for losing the money when I got back home. To make 8 for my unforgivable mistake, I 9 all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to please her.

　　When she came home, I 10 a smile to 11 her. She was surprised to see the neat house and delicious meat. We sat 12 the table and began to eat. I told my story 13 . She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

　　“I’ve lost my salary,”I murmured to her again.

　　“I 14 .”She did not shout at me as I bad expected. She did not lose her 15 . 16 I was afraid she was trying hard to 17 her anger.

　　A moment later, my wife was still silent and seemed to be 18 her favourite dish At last I could not help asking,“I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”

　　She raised her eyes, looking at me and 19 ,“Oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about 20 to comfort you. It’s the thief who is to blame.”

This is my third story. When I was 17，I read a quote that 1 something like，“If you live each day 2 it was your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.”Since then，for the past thirty?three years，I've looked 3 the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something.

　 About a year ago I was 　5 with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should 　6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my 7 in order，which is doctors' code for“prepare to 8 ”. Later that evening when the doctors 　9 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope，they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is 　10 with surgery. I had the surgery and，11 ，I'm fine now.

　 This was the closest I've been to facing death，and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the 12 we all share. No one has 　13 escaped it. And that is 14 it should be，because death is very likely the single 15 invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make 　16 for the new. Your time is 　17 ，so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of 　18 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly，have the courage to 　19 your heart and intuition(直觉). They 20 already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

（1）A. said　 　　 B. described　 C. went　 　　 D. expressed

（2）A. unless 　　 B. as if　　 　 C. even if 　　 D. as long as

（3）A. in　　 　　　B. at　　　　 C. through 　　 D. On

（4）A. row　 　　 B. minute　　　 C. sense　 　　D. word

（5）A. connected 　B. infected　　 C. affected　 D. diagnosed

（6）A. want　 　　B. dream　　　 C. expect 　　D. imagine

（7）A. duties 　　 B. businesses C. affairs 　　D. life

（8）A. work　 　　B. start　　　 　C. talk　 　　D. die

（9）A. looked 　　B. viewed　　 C. realized 　　D. noticed

（10）A. curable 　　B. possible　 　 C. acceptable D. suitable

（11）A. carefully 　B. thankfully　　 C. anxiously 　D. hopefully

（12）A. possession B. destination　 C. expectation D. position

（13）A. ever　 　　 B. even　　 　 C. never　 　　D. still

（14）A. when　 　 B. while　　 　　C. as　　 　　 D. since

（15）A. better 　　B. worst　　 　　C. worse　 　　D. best

（16）A. use　 　 B. a difference　 C. sense　 　　 D. way

（17）A. endless 　B. repeated　　 C. countless 　　D. limited

（18）A. others' 　 B. others　　　 C. anyone's　 　 D. some others

（19）A. listen 　　B. follow　 　　 C. take　　 　　 D. accept

（20）A. however B.whatever 　C.somehow　 D.Somewhat

He is fond of ________ to music while he is doing his homework.

A. listen 　　　　　 B. listening 　　　 C. to listen 　　　 D. listened

She advised us _____ carefully in her class.

A. listen　　　　 B. listening　 C. to listen D. listened

　　 One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. I was so 　11 the story I was reading that I didn’t 　12 that it was getting dark. When I realized that it was too dark for me to read 13　 . I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone 　14 , “Help! Help!” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. I looked out but it was too dark to　 15 anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It 　16 like a child, but I could not 　17 what someone would be doing in our backyard, unless one of my neighbour’s children had climbed a tree and had not been able to　 18 .

　 I decided that I ought to go out and have 　19 in the yard, just in case someone was 20 . I got a flashlight and a stick, which I thought might be useful. With these in my hands, I went out 　 21　 the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. “Who is there?” I 　22 as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no 　23 . With the help of my flashlight, I 　24 all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the trees. There was no 　25 of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my 　26 made fun of me, probably because of the strange creatures (生物) on another 　27 which I read about in the story.

I had to go back into the house and put the stick and flashlight away. I had just sat down to read my book again when I was 　28　 by the cry of “Help! Help!” This time it was from right behind me! I dropped my book and 　29 . There, sitting on the table was my neighbour’s large green and red 　30 .

11. A. worried about　 B. interested in　 　　 C. surprised at　　　 　　　 D. tired of　　　

12. A. mind　 　　　　　　 B. hope 　　　 　　　　　　 C. notice 　　 　　　 　　 D. expect

13. A. quietly 　　　　　　 B. quickly　　 　　　 C. noisily　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

14. A. shouting　 　　　 B. laughing 　　　 C. speaking 　　　　　　 D. talking

15. A. listen 　　　　　　 B. feel 　　　　　　 C. see 　　　　　　　　　　 D. find

16. A. sounded　 　　　 B. looked　　 　　　　　　 C. smelt 　　　　　　　　　　 D. tasted

17. A. question　 　　　 B. imagine　　 　　　 C. choose　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

18. A. hurry off 　 　　　 B. send away　　　 　　　 C. come off　 　　　　　 D. get down

19. A. a look 　　　　　　 B. a rest 　　　　　　 C. a sleep　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. a walk

20. A. at work　　　　　　 　　　 B. in shock　　　　　 C. on holiday 　　　　　 D. in trouble

21. A. forward　　　　　　 　　　 B. onto 　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　 D. backward

22. A. sang　　　　 　　　 B. called out 　　　 C. whispered　 　　　　 D. read

23. A. noise 　　　　　　 B. sound　　　 　　　　　　 C. voice 　　　　　　　　　　 D. answer

24. A. searched　 　　　 B. touched　 　　　 C. cut 　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. beat

25. A. seat　　　　　 　　　 B. sign　 　　　　　　 C. place 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sort

26. A. neighbour　 　 B. imagination 　 C. brother　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. dog

27. A. world　 　　　　　　 B. country　　 　　　 C. planet　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. satellite

28. A. called　　　　 　　　 B. told　 　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　　 　　　 D. frightened

29. A. jumped up　 　 B. sat up　 　　　　 C. rang up　 　　　　　 D. knocked down

30. A. cock　　　　　 　　　 B. hen　 　　　　　　 C. parrot　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. chicken