I met Kumkum at a children’s home in Delhi. It is a home 1.? children who are sick are provided treatment and care before 2. (send) to some other orphanage. Kumkum was 7 years old, and a very brave soul. Despite suffering from tuberculosis(肺结核), I never saw 3. crying. She had lost her parents and was struggling herself through this terrible disease.

Upon meeting, we took an instant liking 4.? each other. Every Saturday I would visit Kumkum and play with her. She would love to sit on my lap. It was one such moment that the child felt like 5.? (kiss) me... and I suddenly remembered that she was suffering from tuberculosis which is a communicable(传染性的）disease. I tried to stop her ? 6.? she really wanted to show her affection for me, so I overcame my fear and let her place the ? 7.?? gentle and sweet kiss on my cheek that I ever had.

Although I overcame my fear at that moment, I ? 8.? (not forgive) myself ever since for refusing her 9.?? (initial). Although the child kissed me, I think she sensed my hesitation?? 10.? she has never kissed me again. I will never forget that the most beautiful thing in this world is a child’s kiss... so full of love and innocence.

The 30 miles of steep roads that snake through the mountains of Logan Canyon in Utah are enough to make most drivers′hands sweat. But Andersen, a 46-year-old father of four, wasn′t expecting any trouble on the road last New Year′s Eve, when he set off for a ski trip to the Bear River Mountains with nine-year-old daughter Mia, four-old son Baylor, and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya. Andersen had driven through the Canyon hundreds of times over the years.

The weather was fine-but the higher they drove, the more slippery the roads became. Rounding a sharp U-turn at mile marker473, Andersen saw a truck that had skated off the road and immediately tapped his brakes. In an instant, the car was sliding at 25 miles per hour toward the shoulder of the highway, then rolling down a steep ten-foot dam toward the extremely cold Logan River. As it hit the water, the car tipped toward the passenger side, hesitated, and then rolled onto its roof and sank into the river.

There was no time to tell the kids what to do. The crash had broken a few windows, and within seconds, the upside-down car was filled with water. “It was frightening how fast we were completely underwater,”remembers Andersen, a soft-spoken product development manager.“You′re thinking, is this how it′s all going to end？”

Having lost all sense of direction, Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids. Mia had been right next to him in the front seat; now, in the blackness, he couldn′t find her.“I thought, if I don′t get out, maybe none of us are going to get out.” Andersen got out of his seat belt, swam through a broken window, and, deeply and quickly, breathed air at the surface. That′s when he saw a group of men, about ten in all, appear at the top of the dam. One after another, they raced down into the water. Helping onto safety all the three children, they began to shout at the father,“Who else is in the car？”Andersen says respectfully,“It was like the sight of angels （天使）.”

56.What might be the main reason. For the car accident？

A. The sharp U-turn.                   B. The steep dam.

C. The sudden brake.                   D. A truck hitting the car.

57.Andersen didn′t expect any trouble on the road because___________.

A. he was familiar with the road           B. he was good at driving

C. his hands didn′t have sweat          D. the weather was fine

58.What can be learned from the last paragraph？

A. Andersen lost conciousness in the water.

B. Strangers helped Andersen out of the car.

C. Andersen liked Mia most among the children.

D. Strangers teamed together to save three children.

59.The underlined sentence is to express Andersen′s feeling of being___________.

A. tired           B. excited              C. doubtful            D. grateful

60.Which of the following can be the best title of the text？

A. Stay calm when in trouble               B. Drive rounding a U-turn

C. Miracle rescue from an icy river      D. Mystery of the Bear River Mountains

The 30 miles of steep roads that snake through the mountains of Logan Canyon in Utah are enough to make most drivers′hands sweat．But Andersen, a 46-year-old father of four, wasn′t expecting any trouble on the road last New Year′s Eve, when he set off for a ski trip to the Bear River Mountains with nine-year-old daughter Mia, four-old son Baylor, and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya．Andersen had driven through the Canyon hundreds of times over the years．

The weather was fine-but the higher they drove, the more slippery the roads became．Rounding a sharp U-turn at mile marker473, Andersen saw a truck that had skated off the road and immediately tapped his brakes．In an instant, the car was sliding at 25 miles per hour toward the shoulder of the highway, then rolling down a steep ten-foot dam toward the extremely cold Logan River．As it hit the water, the car tipped toward the passenger side, hesitated, and then rolled onto its roof and sank into the river．

There was no time to tell the kids what to do．The crash had broken a few windows, and within seconds, the upside-down car was filled with water． “It was frightening how fast we were completely underwater,”remembers Andersen, a soft-spoken product development manager．“You′re thinking, is this how it′s all going to end？”

Having lost all sense of direction, Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids．Mia had been right next to him in the front seat; now, in the blackness, he couldn′t find her．“I thought, if I don′t get out, maybe none of us are going to get out．” Andersen got out of his seat belt, swam through a broken window, and, deeply and quickly, breathed air at the surface．That′s when he saw a group of men, about ten in all, appear at the top of the dam．One after another, they raced down into the water．Helping onto safety all the three children, they began to shout at the father,“Who else is in the car？”Andersen says respectfully,“It was like the sight of angels （天使）．”

56．What might be the main reason．For the car accident？

　　　 A．The sharp U-turn．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．The steep dam．

　　　 C．The sudden brake．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．A truck hitting the car．

57．Andersen didn′t expect any trouble on the road because___________．

　　　 A．he was familiar with the road　　　　　　　　　　　 B．he was good at driving

　　　 C．his hands didn′t have sweat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the weather was fine

58．What can be learned from the last paragraph？

　　　 A．Andersen lost conciousness in the water．

　　　 B．Strangers helped Andersen out of the car．

　　　 C．Andersen liked Mia most among the children．

　　　 D．Strangers teamed together to save three children．

59．The underlined sentence is to express Andersen′s feeling of being___________．

　　　 A．tired　　　　　　　　　　　 B．excited　　　　　　　　　 C．doubtful　　　　　　　　 D．grateful

60．Which of the following can be the best title of the text？

　　　 A．Stay calm when in trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B．Drive rounding a U-turn

　　　 C．Miracle rescue from an icy river　　　　　　　　　

D．Mystery of the Bear River Mountains

I recognized her ________ I saw her.

A. instantly　　　　 B. the instant　　　 C. instant　　　　　　 D. an instant　　

Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passersby. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.

“Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please,” said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a

moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash of his shirt half filling the picture.

“Seventy pence, sir,” the man said. “It’s the bargain of your holiday.”

“Seventy pence,” Edgar repeated, mildly. “For this?” He stared at the photographer.

“They’re normally eighty-five, sir, but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer. It’s the best value you’ll get in Chadwell.”

“You’ll have to make a better offer,” Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap.

“That’s as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds,” said the cameraman. “It’s better in a way because it’s so natural. Only seventy pence, sir.”

“I’ve never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isn’t worth that kind of money. It’s not as if I need the thing. Look, I’ll give you twenty-five.”

 “No, I can’t do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50p — that’s the price of the blank frame, so you see…”

“Criminal, criminal,” Edgar broke in. “You want a profit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, I’m afraid. I’ll give you your 50p and that’s that.”

“Let me see, then.” The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar’s hand. “I can’t waste any more time with you. It’s 70p or I keep it.”

 “Keep it,” Edgar said. He turned, looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away.

1.Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?

A. It was his hometown.

B. He was there on holiday.

C. He was in the making of a film.

D. He was there to have his photograph taken.

2.Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because ________.

A. he thought he recognized her

B. he wanted the photograph to be amusing

C. she was having her photograph taken

D. he was feeling excited and cheerful

3. The photographer lowered his price to 70p because __________.

A. Edgar wanted to bargain for the photo

B. Edgar couldn’t afford to pay the normal price

C. Edgar was the only person in the photo

D. there was only one copy of the photo

4.What did Edgar think of the photo?

A. He thought it made him look like a criminal.

B. He liked it but thought it was too dear.

C. It annoyed him because he hadn’t expected it.

D. He thought it was a bargain at the price.

5.We can infer from the passage that _______ .

A. Edgar was an indifferent but good-looking man

B. Edgar smiled at the photographer because he was being photographed

C. the photographer was actually a criminal

D. Edgar didn’t buy the snap at length.