I climbed the stairs slowly , carrying a big suitcase , my father following with two more . By the time I got to the third floor , I was__26   and at the same time feeling lonely . Worse still , Dad__27   a step and fell , sending my new suitcases __28  down the stairs . “Damn !"he screamed , his face turning red . I knew __29  was ahead . Whenever Dad's face turns red , __30  !

How could I ever __31 him to finish unloading the car__32  screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls , girls I would have to spend the__33  of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出),as Dad walked__34  close behind . I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) __35 start.

“__36 the room quickly ,"I thought . “Get him into a chair and calm down ."

But__37  , would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) _38 room? __39  I turned the key in the lock and__40  the door open , with Dad__41  complaining(抱怨)about a hurting knee or something . I put my head in , expecting the__42  . But to my __43 , the room wasn't empty at all ! It had furniture , curtains , a TV , and even paintings on the walls.

And there on a well?made bed sat Amy,my new __44 ,dressed neatly.Greeting me with a nod , she said in a soft voice , “Hi , you must be Cori . Then , she__45  the music and looked over at__46 .“And of course , you're Mr Faber ,"she said, __47  .“Would you like a glass of iced tea?" ?Dad's? face turned decidedly __48   before he could bring out a “yes".

I knew __49  that Amy and I would be __50   and my first year of college would be a success.

26．A．helpless           B．lazy            C．anxious        D．tired

27．A．took              B．minded          C．missed         D ．picked

28．A．rolling            B．passing         C．dropping       D．turning

29．A．suffering          B．difficulty       C．trouble        D．danger

30．A．go ahead          B．look out        C．hold on        D．give up

31．A．lead              B．help           C．encourage      D．get

32．A．after             B．without         C．while          D．besides

33．A．best             B．beginning        C．end            D．rest

34．A．with difficulty      B．in a hurry       C．with firm steps     D．in wonder

35．A．fresh             B．late             C．bad                D．unfair

36．A．Search            B．Find             C．Enter              D．Book

37．A．in fact            B．by chance         C．once more           D．then again

38．A．small             B．empty            C．new                D．neat

39．A．Finally             B．Meanwhile        C．Sooner or later      D．At the moment

40．A．knocked           B．forced           C．pushed             D．tried

41．A．yet               B．only             C．even               D．still

42．A．worst             B．chair            C．best               D．tea

43．A．regret            B．disappointment   C．surprise          D．knowledge

44．A．roommate          B．classmate        C．neighbour         D．companion

45．A．turned on         B．turned down      C．played            D．enjoyed

46．A．Dad               B．me               C．the door          D．the floor

47．A．questioning       B．wondering         C．smiling          D．guessing

48．A．red               B．less pale         C．less red         D．pale

49．A．soon              B．there             C．later            D．then

50．A．sisters           B．friends           C．students         D．fellows

Mr. Brown’s horse was stolen at night. All of his friends were very sorry about it and came to see him together. After they had been told about it, one of them said, “Why did not you lock the door of your stable (马房)that night? I think it is your fault.”

“You aren’t deaf, are you?” the second man said, “Didn’t you hear anything at that moment? The thief must have driven the beast out of the gate, and couldn’t have carried it on his back.”

“I agree with them!” Blamed the third, “How careless you are! Every evening before I go to bed, I lock my stable first and hide the key in my box. Why didn’t you do so?”

The more they said, the more excited they became. At last Mr. Brown couldn’t bear it any more and said, “I am glad that you have come to see me. But none of you would help me either look for my horse or catch the thief. Do you think that it’s all my fault? Why don’t you blame the thief?

The first man thought it’s Mr. Brown’s fault because _______.

A. let the door open                    B. locked the door

C. had the door unlocked                D. had the horse locked up

The second man thought Mr. Brown _________________.

was a deaf                         

B. was very careful

C. must hear something when the thief stole the horse     

D. couldn’t hear anything at that time

The third man thought ________________.

A. the horse must be driven out   B. Mr. Brown did hide his key in his box

C. Mr. Brown wasn’t blamed by the third    D. Mr. Brown wasn’t careful.

The more his friends said the more Mr. Brown ______________.

A. became excited    B got angry    C could bear       D blamed them

____________ should be blamed.

A. Mr. Brown      B his friends       C The thief      D All of them

Virginia is set to begin enforcing the toughest drunken-driving punishment, one that will require thousands of first-time offenders—whether they were highly drunk or slightly over the limit—to install in their cars blood- alcohol testing devices that can lock the ignition. The devices work like this—A driver must blow into a blood alcohol device linked to the car’s ignition. If the result is higher than the legal limit, the car will not start. The device also requires random “rolling retests” once the driver is on the road.

Virginia’s current law requires only repeated offenders or those with a blood alcohol level of 0.15 or higher to have an ignition interlock device in their cars.

The new law, which takes effect in July, will roughly increase the number of people required to use ignition interlock devices four times, and offenders will have to pay about $ 480 for a typical six-month installation.

The measure has caused a debate between groups battling drunken driving and those representing offenders. Such groups as Mother Against Drunken Driving and The Washington Regional Alcohol Program say that Virginia’s 274 alcohol-related road deaths and more than 5,500 injuries in 2010 remained unacceptably high despite years of cracking down on drunken driving. Ignition interlock devices, they say, reduce repeat offenses. But some public defenders and lawyers argue that the devices are too severe a punishment for offenders at the legal blood alcohol limit 0.08, and that the court system will be burdened by more cases going to trial and lower-income drivers will be affected by the fees.

Del. Sal R. Iaquinto, who sponsored the bill, had a simple reply for concerns about the costs of the interlock devises: “How much does a life cost?” “Blowing into a tube for six months, you will remember that,” Iaquinto said, “And you’re not likely to offend again.”

1.The underlined word “ignition” in Paragraph 1probably refers to the part in a car where ___________.

A．the alarm goes off   B．the engine starts    C．the door opens     D．the car is fueled

2.Who are required to install the blood alcohol devices according to the current law?

A．The first time drunken-driving offenders.

B．The drivers who are not able to pay offence fees.

C．The repeat drunken-driving offenders.

D．Drivers whose blood alcohol level is below 0.15.

3.The reason why some defenders and lawyers oppose the new law is that ____________.

A．fewer cases go to trial

B．lower-income drivers will not afford to drink again

C．interlock devices increase repeat offenses

D．the devices are too severe a punishment for offenders

4.The debate aroused by the measure implies that ___________.

A．prevention is better than cure             B．no law is absolutely perfect

C．punishment is the key to all                D．justice has long arms

5.What is Del. Sal R. Iaquinto’s attitude towards the new law?

A．Negative.          B．Indifferent.        C．flexible.           D．workable.

Having lost his key，________.

A．he couldn’t enter the room        B．the gatekeeper offered to help

C．the door was forced open         D．the room couldn’t be entered

When you cough or sneeze, you’d better turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. And then, you should say, “Excuse me.”

This seems so simple, but it is surprising how many kids have never been told to do this. Actually, I notice adults all the time who cough and sneeze in public without placing a hand over the mouth. One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hands, they should wash their hands as soon as possible. If not, they will be passing those germs (细菌) along to everything and everyone they touch.

If you come to a door and someone is following you, hold the door. If the door opens by pulling, pull it open, stand to the side, and allow the other person to pass through first, then you can walk through. If the door opens by pushing, hold the door after you pass through.

After a few weeks of seeing kids try to get through doors in the school and watching them enter restaurants as the door hit other people, I knew I had to discuss the problem with my students. Teaching them small acts of kindness, such as letting someone else go through a door first as they hold it open, may seem unimportant, but it can go along way toward helping students realize hot to be polite and thank others. Once they’ve been told, they’re halfway there.

When we have to go up moving stairs, we will stand to the right. That will give others who are in a hurry a choice of walking up the left-hand side of the moving stairs. When we are going to enter a lift, the underground, or a doorway, we will wait for others to exit before we enter.

After college when I moved to London, I was surprised at how polite everyone was in the subways. I was even more touched when I traveled to Japan. In both places, people made efforts to make way for others. On moving stairs, everyone stood to the right and walked to the left. On lifts, everyone would stand over to the side and allow others to exit before they would begin to enter.

1.When you cough or sneeze, you should ________.

    A. touch everything             B. cover your mouth

    C. point out to the kids        D. pass the germs to others

2.If you come to a door and someone is following you, you’d better _______.

    A. hold the door  B. pass through  C. close the door  D. stand to the side

3.From the passage we ca know the writer is a ________.

A. doctor       B. traveler             C. parent               D. teacher

4.A. The passage is mainly about ______.

    A. the rules of behavior in public          B. the easy of communication

    C. the acts of kindness among people        D. the knowledge of social life