Familiar stories can be told differently or extended in interesting and humorous ways. The 1  of the famous fable of “The Tortoise and the Hare” is well known to all: the tortoise wins the race against the hare. The moral lesson is that  2   wins the race. We all have grown up with this popular  3 , but the same fable can be extended with different twists. At the  4   of the hare, a second race is arranged and this time, the hare runs without taking a  5  and wins. The moral lesson is that fast and  6   will always beat slow and steady. Then it is the tortoise that 7  the hare to a third race along a different route in which there is a river just before the final 8  . This time, the tortoise wins the race because the hare can not  9 . The moral lesson is “First identify your  10  , and then change the playing field to suit them.” But the story continues.  11   competitors know their own drawbacks and limitations very well;  12  , they jointly decide to have one last race— 13  to decide who the winner or loser is, but just for their own pleasure and satisfaction. The two cooperate as a  14 . Firstly, the hare carries the tortoise on its back to the river.  15  , the tortoise carries the hare and swims to the   16   bank of the river. Lastly, the hare carries the tortoise  17  on its back. Thus they reach the  18  line together. Overall, many moral lessons from the last match are highlighted. The most obvious one is the importance of 19  .Another moral which also means a great deal is “competition against situations  20  against rivals（对手）.”

1．A．title                       B．idea                     C．beginning            D．end

2．A．slow and steady     B．kind and honest    C．short and fat        D．wise and diligent

3．A．trend                    B．lesson                 C．version                D．issue

4．A．side                      B．request                C．sight                   D．order

5．A．rest                      B．bath                    C．guide                  D．map

6．A．confident              B．considerate          C．consistent            D．conservative

7．A．charges                 B．cheers                 C．chooses              D．challenges

8．A．departure              B．destination           C．desert                 D．dilemma

9．A．swim                    B．climb                  C．jump                   D．dive

10．A．disadvantages      B．feelings               C．strengths             D．interests

11．A．All                      B．Neither                C．Some                  D．Both

12．A．otherwise            B．therefore             C．finally                 D．generally

13．A．not                     B．as                       C．enough                D．only

14．A．class                   B．result                  C．team                   D．rule

15．A．Again                  B．Then                   C．There                  D．However

16．A．pretty                  B．green                  C．nearby                D．opposite

17．A．again                   B．away                   C．over                    D．up

18．A．fishing                B．waiting                C．finishing              D．shipping

19．A．homework           B．teamwork            C．hard work           D．network

20．A．but also          B．as well as         C．more than       D．rather than

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

   I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to __36__. She wanted to help, __37__ she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to __38__ and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter __39__ passed out the remaining meals. __40__, I began making sandwiches and __41__ them with the crowd. I had the containers with my __42__ cookies in them and began to __43__, offering them to anyone near me.

I __44__ an old gentleman and said, “sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, __45__ and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I __46__, and his eyes __47__ a little bit and he said, “No one has __48__ called me sir.” So he was __49__ taken aback(意外). It struck me.

I explained I had been raised that__ 50__color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It __51__ me to think that just because he was homeless, no one__ 52__ him the honor. It broke my heart, and I __53__. I just didn’t understand__ 54__ no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every __55__ person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

1.A. participate            B. decide                   C. choose                  D. go

2. A. however               B. but                       C. yet                         D. so

3.A. bring                      B. fetch                        C. collect                  D. take

4.A. I                             B. you                      C. she                    D. we

5.A. First                      B. Next                    C. Third                     D. Finally

6.A. shared                    B. gave                     C. helped                   D. assisted

7. A. classmate’s              B. schoolmate’s        C. sister’s                 D. family’s

8.A. walk around          B. knock around       C. come around         D. stand around

9. A. went                      B. came                    C. approached           D. met

10.A. glanced at me rightly                                   B. stared at me with difficulty

C. glared at me in anger                                  D. looked at me right in the eye

11.A. had                        B. called                      C. did                           D. do

12.A. watered                B. cried                        C. tore                         D. dropped

13.A. already                 B. ever                    C.still                        D. yet

14.A. differently           B. normally         C. completely           D. exactly

15.A. in spite                    B. regardless of            C. concerned about        D. for fear of

16.A. strengthened            B. saddened                  C.frightened              D. pleased

17.A. handed                 B. afforded                  C. provided                D. supplied

18.A. had no choice but to cry                            B. couldn’t help to cry

C. had no right to cry                                      D. couldn’t help but cry

19.A. what                      B. when                   C. whether                   D. why

20.A. single                   B. poor                     C. ordinary                 D. normal

　　In modern society, especially in some cities, more and more people are beginning to work too much and have less time to relax themselves ? which results in some physical and psychological problems．How to work happily is a great issue．

　　In some cities, workaholism (废寝忘食工作) is so common that people don't consider it unusual．They accept the lifestyle as 　1　 Government workers in Washington, D．C．, 　2　 , frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week．They don't do this because they have to; they do it because they 　3　 to．Workaholism can be a 　4　 problem．Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they 　5　 have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not 　6　 movies, sports, or other types of entertainment．Most of all, they 　7　 to sit and do nothing．The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension (紧张) and worry can cause 　8　 problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases．　9　 , typical workaholics don't pay much attention to their families．Their marriages may end in 　10　 as they spend little time with their families．

　　Is workaholism 　11　 dangerous? Perhaps not．There are, certainly, people who work 　12　 under stress．Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work．They feel 　13　 is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy．For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing．Their jobs 　14　 them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative．

　　　15　 do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several 　16　 to work．Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important．But it offers 　17　 financial security．It provides people with self-confidence (自信心); they have a feeling of satisfaction 　18　 they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say I 　19　 it．Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity (自身价值)．After they take part in work, they 　20　 a sense of self and individualism．

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For most of us, it is not too difficult to correct a mistake. We say we are sorry, promise to   1   differently, and go on with no regrets. This is not   2  , though, of some   3   figures whose actions failed. They probably spent their   14   feeling regret.

Napoleon, for example, wasn’t   5   being Emperor of France. He wanted to rule all Europe and, for a time, seemed to   6  . In the end, Napoleon “met his Waterloo”. He spent the rest of his life in exile (流放) on Alba. We can only   7   the regret he must have felt   8   on that small island.

At the end of World War II, the Emperor of Japan must have regretted the   9   of Pearl Harbor (珍珠港). It brought to an end the Emperor’s   10   as a God to his people. It is   11   he did not feel regret for his country’s actions when he learned of the   12   of the atomic (原子的) bomb. He had to feel regret when he had to announce his country’s   13   to his people.

In our   14   country, a President left his office. President Nixon was deeply involved in the Water Gate problem.   15   revealing (揭露) the action of his men, he tried to cover up the   16  . When it was revealed there were tapes   17   his involvement, he must have felt regret. If he had not tried to cover up the problem, he might never have had to leave office.

It has been   18   for me to correct my mistakes so far. None of my behavior has had   19   effects. I will probably do things I will regret, but not, I hope, anything that cannot be corrected or that has a serious consequence (后果) for   20  .

1. A. work                    B. think                        C. play                         D. behave

2. A. true                      B. so                            C. same                        D. right

3. A. powerful               B. particular                  C. historical                  D. excellent

4. A. times                    B. days                         C. periods                     D. ages

5. A. amazed                 B. satisfied                    C. appreciated               D. concerned

6. A. win                      B. succeed                    C. realize                      D. occur

7. A. imagine                 B. detect                       C. expect                      D. relate

8. A. left                       B. missing                    C. lost                          D. remaining

9. A. seizing                  B. taking                       C. bombing                   D. exploding

10. A. job                            B. position                    C. role                          D. post

11. A. understandable     B. unbelievable              C. unfortunately            D. unlikely

12. A. leaking                B. delivering                  C. throwing                  D. dropping

13. A. defeat                 B. attack                       C. loss                         D. fall

14. A. great                   B. own                         C. industrial                  D. hilly

15. A. Thanks to           B. Due to                      C. Instead of                 D. Except for

16. A. appearance          B. state                         C. condition                  D. situation

17. A. trying                 B. testing                      C. challenging               D. proving

18. A. wrong                B. exciting                    C. easy                         D. usually

19. A. desired                B. lasting                      C. same                        D. harmless

20. A. others                 B. myself                      C. friends                            D. people

1.Your v___________ is too small; you need to learn more words.

2.2010 Shanghai World Expo needs a good many v________ to do the work for free.

3.The word “not” are p          differently in the UK and the USA.

4.Both Pompeii and Loulan became lost c__________ about 2,000 years ago.

5.The old couple have decided to a________ a boy and a girl from Yushu though they have three daughters and two sons of their own .  

6.He has a good sense of __________________ (方向).

7.Red is the          ____ (象征) of revolution (革命)

8.________ ( 不幸地)，he got injured in the football match.

9.It is a pity that so many buildings were ___________(毁坏) in the big fire.

10.Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required _______ (标准)----- in

other words , you failed