On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin．Many people put some money into the   1   of the young man．

The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully． 2  from the day before, he took out a large piece of   3   and laid it on the ground．Then he began  4 ．

Before long, the young violinist was  5  with people, who were all attracted by the   6  on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat  7  ．Please come to claim（认领） it soon．"

After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and  8  through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you．You did come here．I knew that you’ re an honest man and would   9   come here．"

"Are you Mr. George Sang?"

The man nodded．

"Did you   10  something?"

"Lottery （彩票）． It’s lottery," said the man．

The violinist   11   a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen．"Is it？" he asked．

George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and   12   it; then he danced with joy．

George bought a lottery ticket which   13   him a prize of $ 500,000．He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat．  14   , the lottery ticket was also thrown in．

When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket   15   himself, the violinist said,"  16   I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever．"

We can gain and lose so much in our life．But being honest should   17   be with us．If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we  18  succeed temporarily（暂时）．However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser．Such a person is just like the   19   on the mountain．It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the  20  of going up．

1． A． box               B． hat                        C． bowl                     D． bag

2． A． Different        B． Away                    C． Free                            D． Far

3． A． cloth                     B． stone                    C． paper                    D． wood

4． A． begging                 B． shouting                C． singing                  D． playing

5． A． crowded            B． surprised               C． surrounded            D． satisfied

6． A． picture                  B． money                  C． ticket                    D． words

7． A． on purpose            B． by mistake             C． in advance             D． in a hurry

8． A． rushed                  B． looked                   C． broke                    D． lived

9． A． probably            B． certainly                C． recently                D． nearly

10． A． buy                     B． get                        C． lose                      D． search

11． A． handed out           B． gave out                C． sent out                D． took out

12． A． tore                    B． threw                    C． kissed                   D． hid

13． A． beat                    B． won                      C． took                            D． sold

14． A． However             B． Fortunately            C． Otherwise            D． Generally

15． A． by                      B． with                      C． from                     D． for

16． A． Although             B． Whenever              C． Unless                  D． Until

17． A． often                   B． always                  C． seldom                  D． never

18． A． must                   B． should                   C． may                      D． need

19． A． water                  B． air                        C． grass                    D． tree

20． A． road                    B． chance                  C． path                      D． method

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the 21of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 22 from the day before, he took out a large piece of　 23and laid it on the ground. Then he began 24

Before long, the young violinist was　 25with people, who were all attracted by the 　26 on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat 27. Please come to claim(认领) it soon."

After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 28hrough the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would 　29 come here."

"Are you Mr. George Sang?"

The man nodded.

"Did you 　30something?"

"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.

The violinist　 31 a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.

George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and 　32 it; then he danced with joy.

George bought a lottery ticket which 　33 him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 34 the lottery ticket was also thrown in.2

When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket　 35 himself, the violinist said," 36 I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."

We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should 　37 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we 38succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the 　39on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 40 of going up.

21A. box 　　　 　　　 B. hat　　 　　　　　　　 C. bowl　　 　　　　 D. bag

22A. Free　　　 　　　 　　　 B. Away　　　　　　　　 C. Different　　　　　　 D. Far

23A. paper　　 　　　 B. stone　 　　　　　　　 C. cloth　　 　　　　 D. wood

24A. begging 　　　 B. shouting　　　　　　 C. playing　　　　　　　 D. singing

25A. crowded　　　　 B. surrounded　　　　 C. surprised　　　 　　　　 D. satisfied

26A. words　 　　　 B. money　　　　　　　 C. ticket　 　　　　 D. picture

27A. on purpose　　 B. in a hurry　　　　　 C. in advance　　 　　　　 D. by mistake

28A. looked　 　　　 B. lived　　　　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　　　　　 D. rushed

29A. probably　　　　 B. certainly　　　　　 C. recently　　　　　　　 D. nearly

30A. lose 　　　 　　　 B. get　　 　　　　　　 C. buy 　　　　　　　　　　 D. search

31A. handed out　　 B. gave out　　　 　　 C. sent out　　　　　　　 D. took out

32A. tore　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　　 C. kissed　　　　　　　　 D. hid

33A. beat 　　　 　　　 B. sold　 　　　　　　 C. took　　　 　　　　 D. won

34A. Fortunately　　 B. However　　 　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　 D. Generally

35A. by　 　　　　　 B. from　 　　　　　　 C. for 　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

36A. Unless　 　　　 B. Whenever　　　　 C. Although　　　　　　　 D. Until

37A. often　　 　　　 B. never 　　　　　　 C. seldom　　 　　　　 D. always

38.A.may　　　 　　　 　　　 B. should 　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　　　 D. need

39. A. air 　　　 　　　 B. water 　　　　　　 C. grass 　　　　 D. tree

40. A. road　　 　　　 B. path　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　 D. method

William Stone, a spokesman of one of the biggest import & export companies in Yorkshire, Britain, was making an angry speech at a business conference in Berlin for seeking a complete solution to the problem of so called “Mad Cow Disease”, which had been spreading quickly throughout the country and was regarded as a direct cause of the death of a 12-year-old schoolgirl who was said to have eaten some well-done beef and died two weeks later. The death caused great fear among beef-eaters all over the world.

“We don’t believe it since until now I haven’t received even a smallest piece of paper reporting the real cause of the death,” said Mr Stone excitedly facing the thirty representatives from at least twenty countries that had been the biggest import countries of the British beef but now refused to have it. When he saw no signs of anybody being willing to speak out, Mr Stone got madder, adding, “You will have to eat beef every day, won’t you? In the past, to get our beef, you ordered in advance, as much as you could, saying in your thank-you letter, … without the British beef we can’t imagine what a colorless sight would be on our countrymen’s dinner tables.”

“But now, gentlemen, you say ‘Mad Cow Disease…Death frightening … sorry to stop enjoying your beef for the moment!’” Mr Stone let out a shout and then seized a handful of paper out from a paper bag lying beside the microphone, “Here, here … What you are thinking about is all here. Have a look at your telegram, gentlemen!”

His audience looked at each other, still expressionless. “Well, let our beef rot away,” Mr Stone continued. “And let your men go hungry—they’ll be mad one day. Thank you!” He took his handkerchief out of his pocket, wiping off sweat while walking down back to his seat. All of the listeners stayed silent for seconds, then laughter burst out.

They, including Mr Stone himself, laughed so much that the chairman of the conference announced a rest of ten minutes.

1．From Mr Stone’s speech we know that ________.

A．the British beef had been widely enjoyed by people out of the country

B．the British beef had once been widely praised by the people of the country

C．the British beef caused the so-called disease

D．Mr Stone often received letters of thanks from beef-eaters

2．Mr Stone thought that since his government didn’t prove that the death of the girl had been caused by the disease, the countries of which representatives were listening should agree to import __________.

A．beef without disease                                   B．some other beef

C．a kind of beef as he suggested              D．as much British beef as before

3．The underlined word “mad” means “___________” on Mr Stone’s side, but “________” on the listeners side.

A．hungry; angry         B．bad; good 

C．angry; ill in mind     D．ill in mind; hungry

4．The laughter made by both the speaker and the listeners showed _________.

A．the problem of the “Mad Cow Disease” would be solved in an easy manner

B．both sides felt something funny

C．the listeners were making fun of the British speaker, Mr Stone

D．Mr Stone’s speech was a successful one

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　　William Stone, a spokesman of one of the biggest import & export companies in Yorkshire, Britain, was making an angry speech at a business conference in Berlin for seeking a complete solution to the problem of so called “Mad Cow Disease”, which had been spreading quickly throughout the country and was regarded as a direct cause of the death of a 12-year-old schoolgirl who was said to have eaten some well-done beef and died two weeks later. The death caused great fear among beef-eaters all over the world.

　　“We don't believe it since until now I haven't received even a smallest piece of paper reporting the real cause of the death, ” said Mr. Stone excitedly facing the thirty representatives from at least twenty countries that had been the biggest import countries of the British beef but now refused to have it. When he saw no signs of anybody being willing to speak out, Mr. Stone got madder, adding, “You will have to eat beef every day, won't you? In the past, to get our beef, you ordered months in advance, as much as you could, saying in your thank-you letters; ‘…Without the British beef we can't imagine what a colorless sight would be on our countrymen's dinner tables. ’”

　　“But now, gentlemen, you say ‘Mad Cow Disease …Death frightening …sorry to stop enjoying your beef for the moment! ’” Mr. Stone let out a shout and then seized a handful of paper out from a paper bag lying beside the microphone, “Here, here …what you are thinking about is all here. Have a look at your telegram, gentlemen!”

　　His audience looked at each other, still expressionless. “Well, let our beef rot away,” Mr. Stone continued. “And let your men go hungry ---- they'll be mad one day. Thank you!” He took his handkerchief out of his pocket, wiping off sweat while walking down back to his seat. All of the listeners stayed silent for seconds, then laughter burst out.

　　They, including Mr. Stone himself, laughed so much that the chairman of the conference announced a rest of ten minutes.

1．From Mr Stone's speech we know that ________.

[　　]

A．the British beef had been widely enjoyed by people out of the country

B．the British beef had once been widely praised by the people of the country

C．the British beef caused the so-called disease

D．Mr Stone often received letters of thanks from beef-eaters

2．Mr. Stone thought that since his government didn't prove that the death of the girl had been caused by the disease, the countries of which representatives were listening should agree to import ________.

[　　]

A．a beef without disease

B．some other beef

C．a kind of beef as he suggested

D．as much British beef as before

3．The underlined word “mad” in the last but one paragraph means “________” on Mr Stone's side but “________” on the listeners' side.

[　　]

4．The laughter made by both the speaker and the listeners showed ________.

[　　]

A．the problem of the “Mad Cow Disease” would be solved in an easy manner

B．both sides felt something funny

C．the listeners were making fun of the British speaker ---- Mr. Stone

D．Mr. Stone's speech was a successful one

I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I felt blindly in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had   31  the search of jailers (people who guard prisoners). I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could   32  get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those.
I   33  through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me,   34  and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and   35  the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I   36 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was   37 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very   38  not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a   39  jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and   40  a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed   41 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling at him, now   42  of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have   43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously felt for the   44  of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were   45  with tears. I said that I   46  that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up.   47  came to his eyes, too.   48 , without another word, he   49  my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he   50  me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile ― the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people.
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