I were rich, I would go traveling around the world.

　　 A. If only　 B. Even if C. What if　　 D. Only if

If I  were rich ，I should help them out . ____________， I can do nothing.
A、As is often the case                   B、As is it
C、As the case is often                   D、As it is

Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor,   36   the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the   37   persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with   38   , whenever he saw the boots and shoes    39   . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he   40    knew how much wealth he had. He was always   41    over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him  42  . When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an   43   riser. It continued all day and was a (n)   44   to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of    45   . He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an   46   to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in    47   . Simply give the money.” The merchant    48    the advice.  

When the shoemaker    49   the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was   50    to find shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will   51   it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he    52    his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best  53    to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to   54   to his work with diligence(勤劳). He could not sing merrily now.   55   he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.  

36．A．for                  B．therefore          C．but                  D．however

37．A．poorest            B．happiest           C．richest             D．shortest

38．A．smile               B．sorrow             C．sadness            D．joy

39．A．being repaired  B．repair              C．to repair          D．to be repaired

40．A．always             B．completely       C．hardly             D．entirely

41．A．hiding             B．counting          C．calculating       D．figuring

42．A．awake             B．nervous           C．frightened        D．asleep

43．A．early               B．happy              C．noisy               D．late

44．A．threat                     B．matter             C．trouble            D．alarm

45．A．sympathy         B．understanding   C．sleep               D．treatment

46．A．end               B．notice              C．information      D．stop

47．A．trouble            B．need                C．turn                 D．return

48．A．refused            B．agreed             C．asked               D．followed

49．A．stole                B．opened            C．received           D．closed/carried

50．A．excited            B．amazed           C．ashamed            D．disappointed

51．A．throw              B．keep                C．give                D．put

52．A．avoided           B．thanked           C．helped             D．attract

53．A．companion       B．fellow             C．shoemaker       D．merchant

54．A．tend                      B．turn                 C．attend              D．come

55．A．Wherever        B．Whatever         C．Whenever        D．However

Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there only one family? _?? us and the counter, who made a big ?? on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could ?? they weren’t rich. Their clothes weren’t expensive but ? . The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents and ? talking about what they would see that night.

One could ? they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband’s hand while the father was smiling in ? . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly ? , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”

The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go of ? hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little ? and asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady ? the price. The man didn’t have enough money. ? was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn’t have enough ? to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, ? a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father? _? down, picked up the bill and said the man, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for it but certainly ? the timely help in such an ? situation. He took my father’s ? in both of his, squeezed(紧捏) tightly onto the ? , and with a rear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really _? a lot to me and my family.”

1.A. before????????????? B. between????????????? C. behind????????????? D. besides

2.A. difference????????????? B. effort????????????? C. impression????????????? D. suggestion

3.A. tell????????????? B. agree????????????? C. believe????????????? D. suppose

4.A. clean????????????? B. shabby????????????? C. simple????????????? D. common

5.A. disappointedly????????????? B. bitterly????????????? C. excitedly????????????? D. carelessly

6.A. sense????????????? B. expect????????????? C. doubt????????????? D. Recognize

7.A. surprise????????????? B. turn????????????? C. silence????????????? D. pride

8.A. laughed????????????? B. announced????????????? C. commented????????????? D. responded

9.A. my????????????? B. his????????????? C. her????????????? D. their

10.A. backwards????????????? B. away????????????? C. closer????????????? D. farther

11.A. refused????????????? B. recited????????????? C. reduced????????????? D. repeated

12.A. When????????????? B. Where????????????? C. How????????????? D. Why

13.A. time????????????? B. money????????????? C. chance????????????? D. courage

14.A. pulled out????????????? B. pulled up????????????? C. picked out????????????? D. picked up

15.A. jumped????????????? B. lay????????????? C. knocked????????????? D. reached

16.A. appreciated????????????? B. admired????????????? C. rejected????????????? D. offered

17.A. interesting????????????? B. embarrassing????????????? C. enjoyable????????????? D. unbelievable

18.A. pocket????????????? B. wallet????????????? C. arm????????????? D. hand

19.A. ticket????????????? B. bill????????????? C. pound????????????? D. paper

20.A. pays????????????? B. costs????????????? C. means????????????? D. gives

My grandma whom we all called Nanny was a solid, first-generation, Italian immigrant. She came to this country with her family on a tiny ship during World War I when she was only 8 years old. During the trip she survived stormy seas，little food, and an attack by a German U-boat. After getting here，her large family worked hard to build a new life in America. They never had much money but were rich in love.
One day，when I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents and brothers went on a trip. It was just me and Nanny in the house for the weekend. Nanny seemed so happy to be taking care of me all by herself. She made me a special breakfast that first morning. However, all I could do was to complain about how the food was not how Mom always made it. Nanny quietly put down the plate and went into the living room. I followed a minute later and saw that she had tears in her eyes. It was the first time I had ever seen my strong and proud grandmother cry and I was the one who had caused it.
I walked over to Nanny, climbed on her lap, and for the first time in my short life I did something else too. I apologized without being told to and asked Nanny to forgive me. She smiled, rubbed my head, and told me I was a good boy even though I didn’t feel like one then.
That memory just like my Nanny’s love will stay in my heart forever. It is a sign of both strength and wisdom. Asking for forgiveness helps us to learn, to grow, and to love.
【小题1】Nanny，s family immigrated to America mainly because _____.