-The girls in blue are our new classmates.?　

-I know _____.?

　 A. these 　 B. so  C. such 　 D. that

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 16　 you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only　　 17 friends leave footprints.

　 I shall always recall（回忆）the autumn and the girl with the 　18　 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

　　 It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 　19　 on the cool 　20 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 　21 to the sound of them.

　 Autumn is a 　22 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 　23 . But one day, the sound of a violin 　24 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 25　 in playing her violin.

　 I had 　26 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t know that I had been 27　 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

　　 Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building　 28　 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 　29 . 30 we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

　 Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 31___ To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

　 “You must like violin.” she said.

　 “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

　 Suddenly, a 32　 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

　 “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that　 33 me.” she said.

　 “In fact, it was your playing 34 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let’s be friends.”

　 The girl smiled, and so did I.

　 I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 35 —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

16. A. with　　　　　 B. for　　　 C. against　　　　　 D. to

17. A. good　　　　　 B. true　　　 C. new　　 　　　　D. old

18. A. sound　　　　 B. song　　　 C. play　　　　　　 D. violin

19. A. shaking　　　 B. hanging　　 C. falling　　　　　 D. floating

20. A. wind　　　　 B. snow　　　 C. air　　　　　　 D. rain

21. A. watching　　 B. listening　　 C. seeing　　　　 D. hearing

22. A. lively　　　　 B. lovely　　　 C. harvest　　　　 D. lonely

23. A. up　　　　　 B. off　　　　 C. down　　　　　 D. over

24. A. flowed　　　　 B. grew　　　 C. entered　　　　 D. ran

25. A. lost　　　　　 B. active　　 C. busy　　　　　 D. interested

26. A. once　　　　 B. never　　　 C. often　　　　 D. usually

27. A. waiting　　　 B. stopping　　 C. standing　　　 D. hearing

28. A. because　　　 B. so　　　　 C. when　　　 D. but

29. A. interesting　　 B. moving　　 C. encouraging　　 D. exciting

30. A. But　　　　 B. However　　 C. Even　　　　 D. Though

31. A. stopped　　　 B. began　　　 C. gone　　　　　 D. changed

32. A. happy　　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. surprised

33. A. surprised　　 B. excited　　 C. encouraged　　　 D. interested

34. A. that　　　　 B. which　　　 C. it　　　　　　 D. who

35. A. song　　　　 B. dream　　　 C. fire　　　　　 D. sister

A 　1　 thing happened 　2 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day 　3 I drove to go for a look in the country.

　 On the way back home, my　 4　 stopped. It was out of gas on a 　5 road far from a town! I decided to walk 6 I found someone who could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 7 I finally found a house near the 8__ . I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

　 I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __9_ She said, “I’ve been ___10__ for you here for a long time. Come in. 　11 is almost ready.”

　 “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 12 what she was talking about.

　 “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 　13 tea,” said she.

　 I quickly 　14 that my car was out of 　15 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 　16 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 　17 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was 18 to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.

　 Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my _19 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 　20 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

1. A. happy　 B. strange C. common D. bad

2. A. on　 　 B. in 　　　 C. upon　 　 D. to

3. A. and B. so 　 C. but 　 D. that

4. A. car 　 B. bus 　 C. bike　 　 D. truck

5. A. narrow B. lonely　　 C. crowded D. busy

6. A. when B. so that C. until　 D. because

7. A. before B. after　 C. while　 D. as

8. A. street B. path　 C. way D. road

9. A. came B. answered　 C. opened D. appeared

10. A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting

11. A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch

12. A. consider　 B. understand C. accept D. think

13. A. like　 B. liked　 C. used to like　 D. liking

14. A. answered　 B. explained C. refused D. promised

15. A. gas B. tea C. strength　 D. energy

16. A. calling　 B. call　 C. to call D. called

17. A. until B. before C. since　 D. when

18. A. anxious　 B. interested C. glad　 D. ready

19. A. accident　 B. incident　 C. experience D. surprise

20. A. wound B. injury C. hurt　 D. frighten

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always　 1　 you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only　 2　 friends leave footprints.

　　 I shall always recall（回忆）the autumn and the girl with the　 3 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

　　 It was the golden season. I could see the yellow　 4　 floating on the cool wind. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves,　 5 to the sound of them.

　　 Autumn is a harvest season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me　 down. But one day, the sound of a violin　 6　 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was lost in playing her violin.

　　 I had　 7　 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been　 8　 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb（打扰） her.

　　　 Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building　 9　 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became　 10　 . 11　 we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

　　 Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 12　 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

　 “You must like violin.” she said.

　 “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

　　 Suddenly, a 13　 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

　 “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that　 14　 me.” she said.

　 “In fact, it was your playing 15　 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”

　　 The girl smiled, and so did I.

　　 I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl.

1. A. with　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. against　　　　 D. to

2. A. lovely　　　 B. true　 　　 C. new　　　　　　 D. old

3. A. sound　　　　 B. song　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. violin

4. A. trees　　　　 B. leaves　　 C. flowers　　　　 D. papers

5. A. watching　　 B. listening　 C. seeing　　　　 D. hearing

6. A. flowed　　　 B. grew　　 　 C. entered　　　　 D. ran

7. A. once　　　　 B. never　　　 C. often　　　　　 D. usually

8. A. waiting　　　 B. stopping　 C. standing　　　 D. hearing

9. A. because　　　 B. while　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. but

10. A. interesting　 B. moving　　 C. encouraging　　 D. exciting

11. A. But　　　　　 B. However　　 C. Even　　　　　 D. Though

12. A. stopped　　　 B. began　　　 C. gone　　　　　 D. changed

13. A. happy　　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. surprised

14. A. surprised　　 B. excited　　 C. encouraged　　 D. interested

15. A. that　　　　 B. which　　　 C. it　　　　　　 D. who