They say a cat has nine lives, and I think that possible since I am now living my third life and I’m not even a cat．My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living．And my mother, who was seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60s．My sister married soon after, and I followed her example within the year．

This was when I began to enjoy my first life．I was very happy, in excellent health．I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula (半岛) in San Carlos．Life was a pleasant dream．Then the dream ended．I became afflicted (使苦恼) with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right arm and leg, and then my other side．Thus began my second life…．

In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipment installed in my car．And I managed to keep my health and optimism (乐观), to a degree, because of 14 steps．Crazy? Not at all．Our home was an affair with 14 steps leading up from the garage to the kitchen door．Those steps were a standard measure of life．They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living．I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and then drag the other painfully after it ---repeating the process 14 times, I would be through---I could then admit defeat and lie down and die．

Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life．It was raining when I started home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less-traveled roads．Suddenly the steering wheel jerked (猝然一动)．In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout．It was impossible for me to change that tire! Utterly impossible!

I started the engine and thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulder until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in and where I found lighted windows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and honked the horn．

The door opened and a little girl stood there．When she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting．I sat there comfortable and dry, and felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm．

About an hour later, the man’s voice was heard, “This is a bad night for car trouble, but you’re all set now．” “Thanks,” I said．“How much do I owe you?” He shook his head, “Nothing．Cynthia told me you were a cripple．Glad to be of help．I know you’d do the same for me．There’s no charge, friend．” I held out a five-dollar bill, “No! I like to pay my way．” He made no effort to take it and the little girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly, “Grandpa can’t see it．”

1．“A cat has nine lives” here means ___________．

A．a cat can live nine times longer than any other animal

B．a cat can die ninth

C．a lucky man can not die easily

D．the writer will live nine times

2．What do you think of the man who helped change the tire?

A．Warm-hearted but pitiable

B．Warm-hearted and happy

C．A blind old man that has nothing to do every day．

D．A poor old man that is always ready to help others．

3．How will the story be ended?

A．The writer paid the little girl but the old man did not accept．

B．The writer drove away with tears running down his cheek．

C．The writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and how to do．

D．In the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt before．

4．How do you understand the underlined sentence “I followed my sister’s example?”

A．He listened to his sister carefully．

B．Mother told him that he must get the agreement from his sister for whatever he would do．

C．His sister got married．He, too．

D．His sister was a great woman．．He must learn from her．

5．The best title for this passage perhaps will be _____．

A．The Old Man and His Daughter B．Heart Leaping Up

C．Never Lose Heart D．Good Will Be Rewarded Good

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One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I   36  the first sock shop that caught my eye, and   37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to   38  a pair of socks."   39  glowed. "Did you know that you had come into   40  in the world to buy socks?" I had not been   41  that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to   42  down from the shelves box after box．
" 43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was   44  an expression of joy,   45  he were revealing(透露） to me the   46  of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is   47  the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up   48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"
My amazement at his pride in   49  will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to   50  him．When   51  some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him． 52  possibly that very clerk who is now so   53  began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness   54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the   55  that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I 36 the first sock shop that caught my eye, and 37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to 38 a pair of socks." 39 glowed. "Did you know that you had come into 40 in the world to buy socks?" I had not been 41 that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to 42 down from the shelves box after box．

" 43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was 44 an expression of joy, 45 he were revealing(透露） to me the 46 of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is 47 the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up 48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"

My amazement at his pride in 49 will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to 50 him．When 51 some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him． 52 possibly that very clerk who is now so 53 began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness 54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．

I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the 55 that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

1. A．turned into B．broke into C．came across D．met with

2. A．a female clerk B．a boy clerk C．a girl clerk D．an old man

3. A．buy B．find C．see D．have

4. A．His face B．The room C．His eyes D．The fire

5. A．the worst B．the right place C．the wrong D．the best place

6. A．curious about B．aware of C．sensitive to D．attached to

7. A．push B．force C．look D．drag

8. A．Hold up B．Just you wait C．Hold on D．Hang up

9. A．on his face B．to my surprise C．for some reason D．to some degree

10. A．when B．as if C．even if D．while

11. A．beliefs B．stories C．values D．mysteries

12. A．hardly B．only C．no more than D．not merely

13. A．day after day B．day by day C．the other day D．to this day

14. A．passion B．salesmanship C．enthusiasm D．job

15. A．serve on B．care for C．wait upon D．deal with

16. A．accidentally B．occasionally C．finally D．disrespectfully

17. A．Yet B．So C．Then D．For

18. A．enthusiastic B．unconcerned C．different D．responsible

19. A．wore of B．wore on C．wore over D．wore off

20. A．response B．realization C．conclusion D．circumstance

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One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I 1 the first sock shop that caught my eye, and 2 , not more than 17, came forward. “What can I do for you, sir?” “I wish to 3 a pair of socks．” 4 glowed. “Did you know that you had come into 5 in the world to buy socks?” I had not been 6 that, as my entrance had been accidental．“Come with me,” said the boy happily．He began to 7 down from the shelves box after box．

“ 8 , boy, I’m going to buy only one pair!” “I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren’t they wonderful?” There was 9 an expression of joy, 10 he were revealing to me the 11 of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．“My friend,” said I, “if this is 12 the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up 13 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．”

My amazement at his pride in 14 will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to 15 him．When 16 some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him． 17 possibly that very clerk who is now so 18 began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness 19 ; He became a mechanical salesman．

I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I’ve come to the 20 that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

1．A．turned into B．broke into C．came across D．met with

2．A．a female clerk B．a boy clerk C．a girl clerk D．an old man

3．A．buy B．find C．see D．have

4．A．His face B．The room C．His eyes D．The fire

5．A．the worst B．the right place C．the wrong D．the best place

6．A．curious about B．aware of C．sensitive to D．attached to

7．A．push B．force C．look D．drag

8．A．Hold up B．Just you wait C．Hold on D．Hang up

9．A．on his face B．to my surprise C．for some reason D．to some degree

10．A．when B．as if C．even if D．while

11．A．beliefs B．stories C．values D．mysteries

12．A．hardly B．only C．no more than D．not merely

13．A．day after day B．day by day C．the other day D．to this day

14．A．passion B．salesmanship C．enthusiasm D．job

15．A．serve on B．care for C．wait upon D．deal with

16．A．accidentally B．occasionally C．finally D．disrespectfully

17．A．Yet B．So C．Then D．For

18．A．enthusiastic B．unconcerned C．different D．responsible

19．A．wore of B．wore on C．wore over D．wore off

20．A．response B．realization C．conclusion D．circumstance

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One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I 1 the first sock shop that caught my eye, and 2, not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to 3 a pair of socks." 4 glowed. "Did you know that you had come into 5 in the world to buy socks?" I had not been 6 that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to 7 down from the shelves box after box．
"8, boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was 9 an expression of joy, 10 he were revealing(透露） to me the 11 of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is 12 the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up 13, in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"
My amazement at his pride in 14 will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to 15 him．When 16 some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him．17 possibly that very clerk who is now so 18 began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness 19; He became a mechanical salesman．
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the 20 that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

1.
1. A.
  turned into
2. B.
  broke into
3. C.
  came across
4. D.
  met with
2.
1. A.
  a female clerk
2. B.
  a boy clerk
3. C.
  a girl clerk
4. D.
  an old man
3.
1. A.
  buy
2. B.
  find
3. C.
  see
4. D.
  have
4.
1. A.
  His face
2. B.
  The room
3. C.
  His eyes
4. D.
  The fire
5.
1. A.
  the worst
2. B.
  the right place
3. C.
  the wrong
4. D.
  the best place
6.
1. A.
  curious about
2. B.
  aware of
3. C.
  sensitive to
4. D.
  attached to
7.
1. A.
  push
2. B.
  force
3. C.
  look
4. D.
  drag
8.
1. A.
  Hold up
2. B.
  Just you wait
3. C.
  Hold on
4. D.
  Hang up
9.
1. A.
  on his face
2. B.
  to my surprise
3. C.
  for some reason
4. D.
  to some degree
10.
1. A.
  when
2. B.
  as if
3. C.
  even if
4. D.
  while
11.
1. A.
  beliefs
2. B.
  stories
3. C.
  values
4. D.
  mysteries
12.
1. A.
  hardly
2. B.
  only
3. C.
  no more than
4. D.
  not merely
13.
1. A.
  day after day
2. B.
  day by day
3. C.
  the other day
4. D.
  to this day
14.
1. A.
  passion
2. B.
  salesmanship
3. C.
  enthusiasm
4. D.
  job
15.
1. A.
  serve on
2. B.
  care for
3. C.
  wait upon
4. D.
  deal with
16.
1. A.
  accidentally
2. B.
  occasionally
3. C.
  finally
4. D.
  disrespectfully
17.
1. A.
  Yet
2. B.
  So
3. C.
  Then
4. D.
  For
18.
1. A.
  enthusiastic
2. B.
  unconcerned
3. C.
  different
4. D.
  responsible
19.
1. A.
  wore of
2. B.
  wore on
3. C.
  wore over
4. D.
  wore off
20.
1. A.
  response
2. B.
  realization
3. C.
  conclusion
4. D.
  circumstance

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