Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that   16 him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still  17   asleep．He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the   18 where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were   19  to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to  20  them．
In the winter it is still dark  21 he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is  22 ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his  23   in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be  24 from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，  25 him very excited．
Billy earns about$70 per month through hard  2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to  27 ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he  28 the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the   29   at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is  30 so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets   31  supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too   32 to help him,
Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel   33 about the number．
He dreams that he will get  34 customers as possible some day．  35 ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind   21   your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only   22   seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)， a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “  23   am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I   24   to move to that seat.

The girl was named Kathy. She   25   in a car accident and now was on her way for   26  .

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to   27   that Kathy would not be able to   28   herself. I considered   29   to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too   30   to offer a service to a   31  . But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more   32   than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and   33   she was uncomfortable to accept, she   34   as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart   35  , and the   36   was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached   37   my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love   38   flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us   39  . When we   40   to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

1.A. losing         B. changing         C. taking               D. giving

2. A. comfortable       B. suitable         C. available            D. favorable

3.A. No problem     B. No way           C. Nowhere          D. No doubt

4. A. decided           B. wanted           C. regretted            D. promised

5. A. was           B. would be         C. used to be           D. had been

6. A. treatment     B. travel               C. pleasure         D. business

7. A. know          B. say              C. realize              D. recognize

8. A. eat               B. feed             C. choose               D. support

9. A. offering          B. needing          C. stopping         D. trying

10. A. impolite     B. far              C. close                D. fast

11. A. girl         B. neighbor         C. passenger            D. stranger

12. A. unusual          B. direct               C. important            D. shameful

13. A. when         B. although         C. since                D. as

14. A. refused          B. wondered         C. cried                D. did

15. A. had warmed       B. had jumped           C. had broken           D. had cheered

16. A. life             B. money            C. time             D. energy

17.A. below         B. through          C. across               D. beyond

18. A. seldom           B. never                C. hardly               D. sometimes

19. A. separate         B. independent      C. silent               D. upset

20. A. happen           B. stretch              C. wait             D. continue

We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to   21   a car because we had sold the one we had in England before   22   home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was   23   . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet   24   driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it   25   so we went together to   26   it. We paid for the car and   27   the papers. They told us that there was   28   petrol(汽油)to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The   29   garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there   30   . But when I turned into main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing   31   me. I got out of   32   as fast as I could by backing into the garage   33  and the man behind   34   me.

    “It’s such a problem to   35   to drive on the right side, isn’t it?” my wife said. “Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for   36   .” I replied. “You had better go   37   on the way home,” my wife said. “You’d be sorry if you had   38   on the first day, wouldn’t you?” While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English,“ Would you mind telling me   39   you are thinking of leaving?   40   are you going to sit in your car all day？”

21. A. borrow              B. drive                C. buy                  D. choose

22. A. leaving              B. making             C. returning                 D. getting

23. A. right                         B. ready               C. fixed                D. sold

24. A. sure of               B. satisfied with       C. interested in          D. used to

25. A. on my own         B. right away               C. in a hurry                D. on the way

26. A. receive               B. bring                C. order                D. fetch

27. A. accepted             B. wrote               C. signed              D. copied

28. A. little                         B. enough            C. much               D. no

29. A. best                          B. nearest             C. quickest            D. cleanest

30. A. lately                        B. directly            C. safely               D. slowly

31. A. after                         B. with                 C. around             D. towards

32. A. their way           B. the garage                C. their sight                D. the car

33. A. at last                B. once more               C. as usual            D. as well

34. A. caught               B. cheered           C. shouted at                D. chatted with

35. A. prepare              B. continue          C. choose              D. remember

36. A. discussion          B. adventure                C. experiment              D. practice

37. A. carefully            B. smoothly                 C. quickly             D. differently

38. A. an error             B. a problem                C. as accident        D. a headache

39. A. when                 B. why                 C. how                        D. what

40. A. For                           B. Or                          C. But                         D. So

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned   16  the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his  17   was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She   18  to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out   19 . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested   20  the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the   21 _. Yet he knew that if all else   22  there would be no other alternative.
So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more   23 . Open your hand and stretch your   24  out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “  25  Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll   26  my penny!”
The boy had had a coin in his hand   27  and was holding it   28 in his tight little fist. And he wasn’t   29  to open his hand and lose it. But  30  he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.
The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be  31  to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite  32   to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and   33  earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists   34  and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to   35  hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”

One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet   21  of the splendid artwork.
A young   22  viewing the paintings ahead of me   23  nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s   24  for putting up with her   25  stream of words.   26  by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved   27  the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away   28 .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   29  when the couple approached the   30 . Before they left, the man   31  into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He   32  it into a long stick and then   33  his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a   34  man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in   35  there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see! You’re   36 . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife   37  each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience,   38  and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   39  and the courage of a husband who would not   40  blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.