— Thanks for your help.

— Don’t mention it. I _______ offered some advice.

A．basically          B．merely            C．eventually         D．hopefully

For years Tom Anderson’s life was withered up(枯萎) by the memory of his part in a fraternity(友爱，互助会) adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates. He and his wife separated after six years of marriage. Then the news about Tom changed. His wife Betty came back; he earned a fine position. One day he told me what had changed his life. “I used to think, ‘Nothing can undo what I have done.’ The thought of my guilt would stop me in the middle of a smile or a handshake. It put a wall between my wife and me.”

“Then I had an unexpected visit from the person I was most afraid to see — the mother of the college classmate who died. ‘Years ago’, she said, ‘I found it in my heart, through prayer, to forgive you. Betty forgave you. So did your friends and employers.’ She paused, and then said seriously, ‘You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson. Who do you think you are to stand out against the people of this town and the Lord Almighty?’ I looked into her eyes and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived. For the first time in my adult life I felt worthy to love and be loved.”

It is only through forgiveness of our mistakes that we gain the freedom to learn from experience. But forgiving our shortcomings doesn’t mean denying that they exist. On the contrary, it means facing them honestly, realistically.

Can a person be all-forgiving and still be human? A scientist I know spent four years as a slave laborer in Germany. His parents were killed by Nazi street bullies; his younger sister and older brother were sent to the gas chambers. This is a man who has every reason to hate. Yet he is filled with a love of life that he conveys to everyone who knows him. He explained it to me the other day: “In the beginning I was filled with hatred. Then I realized that in hating I had become my own enemy. Unless you forgive, you cannot love. And without love, life has no meaning.” Forgiveness is truly the saving grace.

67. Tom Anderson and his wife separated after six years of marriage probably because ______.

   A. he had killed one of his classmates

   B. he had cared more for his adventure than for his wife

   C. his wife looked down upon his poor position

D. his life had been made in a great mess by his deep guilt

68. The key reason for which Tom’s life changed back to normal may be that ______.

   A. his wife Betty came back to him

   B. the mother of his college classmate asked Betty to forgive him for his guilt

   C. he eventually learned to face his guilt honestly, realistically and forgave himself

   D. he earned a fine position and finally made a lot of money

69. The underlined part in the second paragraph means that ______.

   A. the mother of my college classmate permitted me to be a real person

   B. even my college classmate would permit me to be what I used to be

   C. I wouldn’t be a person unless my college classmate permitted me to

   D. I might have been a successful person if my college classmate had lived

70. The best title for this passage could be ______.

A. Forgiveness: the saving grace                                          B. Hatred: unrealistic way of living

C. Love: a meaningful worthy life                                         D. Guilt: unforgivable mistake

My parents passed away ten years ago and I miss them terribly. But I know they are with me every day in what they taught me and in the    36    they gave me. Every morning my father’s message to me was: Remember that    37    you walk out of this door, you carry responsibility, the good name of this family, the hopes and dreams of your mom and dad. My mother often urged me to   38   the high standards she set for me.

When I was in high school, I played in a rock band with friends in my class. We were devoted and practiced constantly. We moved past the guys – in – a – garage stage and   39   to be pretty good, doing getting – paid gigs (演奏会) most weekends, which made me   40   . At that time, though part of me was   41   up in that band, another part of me was the oldest son in the Clark family,   42    of my origin and a dedicated student busy applying to colleges. Without even telling my parents, I applied to Harvard. I didn’t think I had much chance of getting in,   43   I wanted to try. So I was riding around being Mr Cool Rock Musician half of the time, and the other half I was focused on family and   44   goals. I was running on parallel   45  .

When the group won a city wide Battle of the Bands, things heated up. My band mates had stars in their eyes – we might be able to make it big. However, I began to feel   46  . I realized I was on quite different tracks: I   47   was becoming two people,   48   identities back and forth depending on who I was with. I had to make an option. As I considered my   49  , my parents’ words were right there, helping me to see that my dreams weren’t about signing a record deal, letting my hair grow, and living in a tour bus. So I   50   out. My bandmasters were   51  . They thought I was crazy to withdraw   52   the peak of real success. But however successful that band got, I knew it wasn’t in line with my   53  , with my feeling of what I was   54   to do, with who I was – it simply wasn’t me.

In that instant and in many others throughout my life, my parent’s advice has helped me recenter and   55  . I could remember who I was – the hopes and dreams I carried.

A．property            B．advice             C．guide            D．aid

A．when                   B．before             C．while            D．since

A．come up with      B．stand up to       C．live up to         D．keep pace with

A．got                      B．failed                  C．hoped              D．attempted

A．lost                      B．disappointed     C．confused          D．thrilled

A．wrapped            B．centered           C．spent            D．offered

A．scared                  B．proud              C．guilty              D．ashamed

A．if                        B．unless              C．until                D．yet

A．economic             B．political           C．academic         D．literary

A．tracks                 B．ways               C．processes         D．directions

A．confident            B．optimistic        C．cheerful           D．uncomfortable

A．exactly               B．actually           C．eventually     D．fortunately

A．switching           B．acting              C．discovering      D．seeking

A．conditions          B．choices            C．competence      D．health

A．gave                  B．looked             C．called              D．dropped

A．disturbed            B．cool                C．shocked           D．tolerant

A．in                      B．to                    C．by                   D．at

A．goals                  B．interests           C．personality       D．consideration

A．meant                B．demanded     C．forced             D．aimed

A．recall                 B．refocus            C．rebuild            D．reunite

—What’s your plan for the future?

—I hope to get a job in the local newspaper at first and ______ work for China Daily.

A．regularly          B．frequently         C．eventually         D．gradually

 — Harry is too thin for his age.

— So he is, but ______ he is very healthy.

A．finally            B．exactly            C．eventually         D．actually