After the seven-day vacation, Mary and Tom returned home, ______.

　 A. tired and happy　　　 B. tiring but happy

　 C. tired but happily　　　 D. tiring but happily

I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 　 36　 . He did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy. but rather when he was 　 37 and ill.

My father was 　 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 　 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk. and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 　 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters, we started 　 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 　 42 . I said that we must always give things up 　 43 we grow----our youth. our beauty, our friends-but it always 44 that after we give something up. We gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 　 45　 　up. He said,”But, Peter. I gave up 　 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say. 　47 . he answered his own question:”I 　 48 the love of my family. ” I looked at my sisters, and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also 　 49 by his words. After that , when I began to fell irritated (愤怒的)at someone. I 　 50 remember his words and become 　 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others. then I should be 　 52 . to give up my small irritations. In this 　 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I 　 54　 what other things I could learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 　 55 .

36. A. Afterwards B. Therefore　 C. However　 D. Meanwhile

37. A. tired B. weak　 C. poor　 D. slow

38. A. already　 B. still　 C. only　 D. once

39. A. took　 B. threw　 C. sent D. put

40. A. impossible　 B. difficult　　 C. stressful　　 D. hopeless

41. A. worrying B. caring　 C. talking D. asking

42. A. decisions B. experience C. ambitions D. beliefs

43. A. as B. since C. before D. till

44. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires

45. A. spoke B. turned C. summed　 D. opened

46. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

47. A. surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly

48. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed

49. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned

50. A. should B. could C. would D. might

51. A. quiet B. calm C. relaxed D. happy

52. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able

53. A. case B. form C. method D. way

54. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess

55. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word

He arrived at last，　　　　 .

A.tired and hungrily　　　　　　　　 B.tiredly and hungrily

C.tired and hungry　　　　　　　　　　　 D.tired and hunger

 Lulu is a brave pet in our house.

  As you know, there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season. Many forests are badly _36_ by fire each year. Not far from our house, a forest caught fire during this summer. We were in a heatwave(热浪) which had been _37_ for three days.

  Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible _38_. I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come _39_ to the house. In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his _40_ in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my house and _41_ me that my dog Lulu had _42_ to save four kittens（小猫） who were trapped by the flames. According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a _43_ place. I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to _44_ the rescued kittens. When we arrived at the _45_of the incident, we found Lulu was not _46_. Then we heard the _47_ of a dog came from the forest barking furiously（猛烈地）. I _48_ it was my dog Lulu. The fireman followed the tracks（踪迹） of the dog until we found him barking _49_ by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately（绝望地） _50_ rescue. Thanks to Lulu, four kittens and a fireman were saved.

  That day, I was very _51_ of Lulu for his two heroic _52_ toward the kittens and the fireman. Lulu showed much compassion（同情） for both animals _53_ him and for a human being who was trying to _54_ the fire with his colleagues.

  This true story of genuine（真诚的） love and compassion shows us that pets are loving, _55_ and compassionate. We should love and protect them. One day they could do us a good turn.

36. A. damaged　    B. injured　　     C. wounded　　   D. hurt

37. A. taking on　　  B. coming on　    C. going on 　　  D. keeping on

38. A. heat　        B. energy         C. fever          D. burn

39. A. by　         B. round　        C. up　          D. back

40. A. return　　    B. honor　        C. death　　      D. action

41. A. warned　　   B. informed　　   C. communicated   D. gave

42. A. tired         B. wanted　       C. managed        D. failed

43. A. safe　　      B. cool　         C. lonely　　      D. beautiful

44. A. pick out 　　 B. pick up　　     C. bring on　      D. bring up

45. A. scene　      B. position　　     C. situation　　    D. view

46. A. here　　     B. out　　         C. in　　　       D. there

47. A. voice　　    B. noise　　       C. accent　　　    D. sound

48. A. acknowledged　B. recognized　　 C. heard           D. listened

49. A. heavily　     B. strongly　　    C. loudly　        D. happily

50. A. waiting for　  B. waiting on 　　 C. asking for　     D. looking for

51. A. surprised　    B. satisfied       C. shamed　　     D. proud

52. A. things        B. actions        C. do              D. reaction

53. A. as　　      B. like 　　       C. for　　         D. to

54. A. put off　　  B. put away        C. put up          D. put out

55. A. careful　　  B. careless 　　    C. caring　　      D. carefree

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。　　

    Bill was a very good pilot (飞行员). He 1 in the air force for several years, and had been very 2. Now he was sent to a small field in the forest, 3 airplanes were able to attack the enemy very easily, because it was 4 the front line, but 5 to find. The forest trees were very tall and very close on all 6, so planes had to dive down steeply (急剧地)and then 7 their dive very suddenly 8 they hit the ground. Only the best pilots were able to 9 safely, and even some of those lost their planes and were killed because they 10 the trees or the ground.

    After Bill had arrived, he was not 11 until he was able to fly closer to the trees than 12 pilots, and soon all the pilots who used that field were trying to 13 each other at flying 14 over the forest.Every time one of their airplanes came back 15 an attack on the enemy the other pilots 16 to run outside and watch, to see 17 near the trees its pilot took it. If he 18 in taking it very near, they laughed and shouted and bought him beer at the bar when he got 19.

    Bill soon 20 exactly how near he was able to go 21, and then one day he flew so close to the tops of the trees that some of the branches scratched the 22 of his plane. The other men in the plane seemed rather 23, but Bill only laughed and landed the plane without any trouble in the middle of the field 24 the other pilots on the ground shouted happily. "How silly I am!" he said. "I 25 that the trees have grown since yesterday!"

　　1. A. was   B. had been   C. would be   D. was working ［　　］ 　　2. A. troublesome   B. successful   C. sorry   D.exact ［　　］ 　　3. A. where　　B. which　　C. from which　　D. at which［　　］ 　　4. A. far away from  B. beyond　　C. just in   D. near ［　　］ 　　5. A. difficult  B. easy   C. important   D. necessary ［　　］ 　　6. A. ways   B. sides　　C. mountains　　D. places　　 ［　　］ 　　7. A. put　　B. go on with　　C. stop   D. make　　　　［　　］ 　　8. A. after　　 B. when　　 C. until　　D. before　　  ［　　］ 　　9. A. do　　 B. come　　  C. take off　　D. land　　   ［　　］ 　　10. A. hit   B. beat　　  C. saw　　　　 D. shot　　   ［　　］ 　　11. A. frightened　　B. satisfied   C. safe   D. angry ［　　］ 　　12. A. all the  B. every  C. any of the other D. any   ［　　］ 　　13. A. win　　 B. get　　   C. beat　　 D. gain　　　　［　　］ 　　14. A. fast　　B. deep　　  C. high　　 D. low　　　　 ［　　］ 　　15. A. from　　B. to　　　　C. with　　 D. through　　 ［　　］ 　　16. A. used　　B. wanted　　C. got used　　D. were　　 ［　　］ 　　17. A. that　　B. how　　   C. why　　　　 D. if　　   ［　　］ 　　18. A. decided　　B. succeeded   C. was interested   D. finished 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　19. A. down　　B. by　　　　 C. in　　　　D. out　　   ［　　］ 　　20. A. told　　B. thought　　C. learnt　　D. got　　   ［　　］ 　　21. A. quickly B. completely C. slowly　　D. safely 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　22. A. body　　B. glass　　  C. top　　   D. bottom　　［　　］ 　　23. A. tired   B. joyful　　 C. frightened D. pleased  ［　　］ 　　24. A. though　　B. while　　C. where　　 D. which　　 ［　　］ 　　25. A. forgot　　B. remembered   C. made up my mind   D. recalled 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］