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　　As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious （反叛的）on the outside,___1___on the inside I wanted people to ___2____me.

　　Once I left home to hitchhike（搭便车）to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn't ____3___, and there were many times I didn't feel safe. One situation in particular ___4____ me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was not so outwardly（表面地）different.

　　I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was____5____with us, was wearing my clothes. And my ____6____seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be __7___if I weren't there. I told my mom, and she explained that ___8___Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could ___9___me. I pointed out,”She is more patient and is heater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful ___10____,but I was the only person who could fill my ___11____. She made me realize that even with my____12_____——and they were many ——I was a loved member of the family who couldn't be replaced.

　　I became a searcher,___13___who I was and what made me unique（独特的）. My____14___of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist（抵制）pressure to ___15___in ways that I didn't like any more, and I ___16___who I really was. I came to feel much more ____17___that no one can ever take my place.

　　Each of us ____18____ a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So ____19___ about being replaced. You ___20___ be.

After the unforgettable shock,  he  3  the promise he had made to his son: “No matter  4  ,  I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to   5  his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his   6  to his son. He rushed there and started   7   the ruins.

As he was digging,  other helpless parents arrived,   8  :“It’s too late! They’re all dead!  9  ,  face reality,  there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with  10  :“Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know   11  :“ Is my boy  12   or is he dead?” He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then,  in   13   hour,  he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s   14  . He screamed his son’s name,  “ARMAND!” He heard back,  “Dad!?! It’s me,  Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive,  you   15   me and  16  you saved me,  they’d be saved. You promised, ’No matter what happens,  I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it,  Dad!”

“What’s going on in there?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us  17      18  33,  Dad. We’re scared,  hungry,  thirsty and thankful you’re here. When the building collapsed,  it made  19  ,  and it saved us. ”

“Come out,  boy!”

“No,  Dad! Let the other kids out first,   20  I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens,  I know you’ll always be there for me!”

1. A. only discovering    B. only to discover    C. only realizing　　   　　   D. only to realize

2. A. as flat as a pancake　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　    B. as high as a mountain

C. as strong as an ox　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as weak as a kitten

3. A. memorized　　　　    B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　  C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. remembered

4. A. what　　　　　　　　    B. what happen　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　　  D. who

5. A. fill　　　　　　　　　　    B. fill in　　　　　　　　　　    C. come　　　　　　　　　　   D. burst

6. A. picture　　　　　　　　  B. promise　　　　　　　　    C. present　　　　　　　　　　 D. encourage

7. A. digging　　　　　　　　 B. digging through 　　   C. digging out　　　　　　   D. digging into

8. A. to say　　　　　　　　   B. said　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. and saying　　　　　　    D. saying

9. A. Come out　　　　　　  B. Come again　　　　　　   C. Come on　　　　　　　　  D. Come off

10. A. one word　　　　    B. one sound　　　　　　　　 C. one row　　　　　　　　   D. one line

11. A. for himself　　　　  B. of himself　　　　　　　　 C. by himself　　　　　　    D. to himself

12. A. live　　　　　　　　　　 B. living　　　　　　　　　　    C. alive　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lively

13. A. 38　　　　　　　　　　  B. the 38　　　　　　　　　　  C. 38th　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the 38th

14. A. sound　　　　　　　　 B. voice　　　　　　　　　　    C. noise　　　　　　　　　　    D. tone

15. A. will save　　　　　　 B. would save　　　　　　   C. save　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would have saved

16. A. when　　　　　　　　  B. because　　　　　　　　    C. even if　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. though

17. A. remained　　　　　　 B. missing　　　　　　　　    C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. gone

18. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. behind　　　　　　　　　　  C. out of　　　　　　　　　　  D. over

19. A. a promise　　　　    B. space　　　　　　　　　　   C. room　　　　　　　　　　   D. a triangle

20. A. because　　　　　　　　　　 B. though　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. even though

John Russell, 83 years old, got on a Chicago bus. He saw a sign 1 that senior citizens could ride for half price. When he 2 three quarters (75 cents) into the box, the driver asked 　3 his ID card. John took out his ID card. “You need a 　4 CTA card,” said the driver. John did not 　5 the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) card 　6　 he lived in New York and was in Chicago 7 his two sons.

　 “Then you need to put in 　8 three quarters,”said the driver, “ 9 get off the bus.”

　 Old People are usually very stubborn. John said, “Give me back my three quarters, and I’ll 　10 .”

　 “I 　11 — it’s in the box. If you don’t get off, I’ll call the 　12 ,” said the driver, and he did. Two police cars pulled up.

　 John and the driver told the police their 　13 . “That’s why you called?” one policeman asked the driver. The other policeman then said to John, “I’ll give you three quarters.”

　 John shook his head, “Why should you give me the quarters? He should 　14 me my three quarters. ”

　 “Where are you going?” asked the policeman. “Downtown to have lunch with friends,” John said.

　 “Come on,” the policeman said, “We’ll get you your card.” So they took him downtown to the CTA office. But the people there wouldn’t give him a CTA card — he needed a(n) 　15 .

　 “What about his three quarters?” one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and a　 16　 was made to give John’s quarters back.

　 “ 17 are you going to get there?”

　 “By bus. And all I’m going to pay is 75 cents. ”

　 “ 18 ,” the policeman said.

　 John got on a 　19 , dropped three quarters in the box, and said, “I’m a senior citizen ....” The driver looked at John and　 20 . He didn’t know how lucky he was to be a wise man.

1. A. telling B. speaking　 C. saying　　 D. explaining

2. A. dropped　　　 B. gave　 　　 C. paid　　　　　　 D. spent

3. A. after　 B. about 　　 C. for　　 D. back

4. A. strange　　　　　 B. special　　 C. especial　　　　　　 D. true

5. A. buy B. change　　 C. have　　　 D. pay

6. A. where 　　　　　　 B. when　　 C. because　　　　　　 D. where

7. A. visiting　 B. finding　 C. calling　 D. looking

7. A. more B. much　　　 C. other　　 D. another

9. A. and B. so　　 C. but　　 D. or

10. A. get in B. take off　 C. take in　 D. get off

11. A. can’t B. needn’t　　 C. shouldn’t　 D. mustn’t

12. A. manager　　　　　 B. official　　 C. police　　　　　　 D. public

13. A. reasons　 B. excuses C. stories　 D. words

14. A. return B. pass　　　 C. hand　　　 D. pay

15. A. picture　　　　　　 B. paper　　 C. explanation　　　　 D. payment

16. A. suggestion　　　 B. promise　　 C. decision　　　　 D. mistake

17. A. Where B. How　　 C. Where　　 D. Why

18. A. Good luck　　　　 B. Congratulations　　　 C. It depends　　　 D. No way

19. A. bus B. police car C. box　　 D. step

20. A. disagreed　　　　 B. nodded　　 C. laughed　　　　　 D. shook

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had 　1　

a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 2 it, he told him that was all he wanted.　

On the morning of his graduation day, his father called him into his own study and told him how 3 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 4 but slightly disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely book, 5 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 6 all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house, _7 the book in the study.

He did not contact his father for a whole year 8 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 9 he had to go back home and see his father.　

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 10 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 11 new book, just as he had left it one year ago. He opened it and began to 12 the pages. Suddenly, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the book, it had a tag（标签）with the dealer’s name, the _13 dealer who had the sports car he had 14 . On the tag was the 15 of his graduation, and the words …“PAID IN FULL”.

1.　 A. expected　　　 B. enjoyed　　　 C. admired　　　 D. owned

2.　 A. afford　　　　 B. offer　　　　 C. keep　　　　 D. like

3.　 A. encouraged　　 B. comfortable　 C. proud　　　　 D. moved

4.　 A. Nervous　　　 B. Serious　　　 C. Careful　　　 D. Curious

5.　 A. Angrily　　　 B. Eagerly　　　 C. Calmly　　　 D. Anxiously

6.　 A. At　　　　　　 B. From　　　　 C. With　　　　 D. To

7.　 A. tearing 　　　 B. putting　　　 C. forgetting　 D. leaving

8.　 A. until　　　　 B. as　　　　　 C. before　　　 D. unless

9.　 A. learned　　　 B. realized　　 C. recognized　 D. admitted

10. A. get to　　　　 B. search for　 C. turn to　　　 D. leave for

11. A. much　　　　　 B. still　　　　 C. hardly　　　 D. quite

12. A. clean　　　　 B. read　　　　 C. turn　　　　 D. count

13. A. old　　　　　 B. same　　　　 C. special　　　 D. new

14. A. remembered　　 B. desired　　　 C. found　　　　 D. met

15. A. picture　　　 B. place　　　　 C. date　　　　 D. sign

Florida is a pleasant and beautiful state_1__ the southeast of the USA. People from the northern states of American like__2___ their holiday in Florida___3___ the weather there is often warm in winter. When it is very ___4___in New York, many people fly to Florida to keep warm and ____5__themselves.