I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.

One day, while I was  41  on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to    42   where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love,   43   yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there   44  ，watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be  45   enough to perform in front of so many people.

She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her   46    sounded. “Thank you.” she said.

“I have been going through a hard time recently,  47   you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.

“I’m glad that I could help,” she replied, “Why are you so  48  ?”

“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do …”

“Did you noticed the  49   you were walking? Your head was down.” she said. “Don’t be upset, because  50    comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should   51    more… lift your head up.”

I looked   52   her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “ 53   are you playing the piano here?” I asked her with a smile.

She  54   that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer    55__   up by playing music.

I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

41. A. driving                  B. riding                 C. running        D. walking

42. A. find out                        B. send out                    C. take out       D. get out

43. A. dressing               B. believing             C. hurting        D. losing

44. A. nervously              B. rudely                C. angrily         D. quietly

45. A. brave                         B. shy                  C. bored         D. honest

46. A. advice                         B. idea                        C. music         D. interest

47. A. or                      B. but                   C. so            D. and

48. A. dirty                    B. busy                  C. sad           D. lazy

49. A. way                            B. time              C. reason              D. station

50. A. opportunity                 B. health             C. pain               D. life

51. A. complain                    B. rest               C. smile               D. pay

52. A. like                  B. after              C. for          D. at

53. A. How                 B. Why              C. When       D. Where

54. A. dreamed            B. hoped             C. guessed           D. explained

55. A. us                  B. them              C. me           D. her

Dear Seth,

  You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you are not able to understand this letter. But some day when you___36___, I hope you will find something __37__in what I am going to share with you.

  Life can be __38__ . There will be people in your life who won’t be very nice. They’ll __39___ you because you are different,  40  for no good reason . You will also face heartbreak and might be __41__ by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face these too much , but such things __42__.

  Be open to life anyway. You’ll find cruelty(残忍) and  43  in your journey through life , but don’t let that__44__   you from finding new things . Don’t retreat （退却）from life , and don’t __45__ or wall yourself off . Be open to new things , new experiences ,and new people . You will __46__ many times ,but if you allow that to stop you from trying , you will __47_ many chances . Do remember failure is a stepping stone to __48__.

  You will meet many people who will try to do __49__ than you , in school, in college, and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, and so on. . To __50_ , life is a competition.However, I believe life is a __51_. If you always try your best to __52__ others, you are wasting your life . Learn to enjoy your life__53_ and you will make it a journey of __54__ ,of learning and of love.

  Finally , know that I love you and always will. You are _55__ a really wonderful journey , and I will always be there for you.

                                                                Love

                                                                Dad

1.A. grow up       B. show up          C.  cheer up       D. give up

2.A. familiar       B. valuable          C. normal          D. interesting

3.A. unkind        B. peaceful          C. equal           D. simple

4.A. look at        B. run after          C. laugh at         D. look after

5.A. if            B. but              C. so              D. or

6.A. hurt          B. found            C. accepted         D. impressed

7.A. matter        B. work             C. disappear        D. happen

8.A. luck          B. pain             C. difference        D. hope

9.A. protect        B. encourage        C. stop             D. choose

10.A. forgive       B. struggle          C. compete         D. hide

11.A. leave         B. prepare          C. escape          D. fail

12.A. enjoy         B. try             C. miss             D. meet

13.A. success       B. life             C. action            D. sorrow

14.A. earlier        B. better           C. less              D. faster

15.A. you          B. me             C. him              D. them

16.A. challenge     B. drama           C. journey           D. dream

17.A. change       B. pardon          C. follow            D. beat

18.A. somewhere    B. instead          C. afterwards        D. though

19.A. cruelty       B. danger           C. happiness        D. quietness

20.A. starting       B. destroying        C. finishing        D. replacing

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I      36    you, but you must be hungry. Please   37    and have something to eat.”
“Is the man of the house    38   ?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her    39    came home, she told him what had happened. “   40     them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house    41    ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said    42     one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and    43     your husband which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was    44    . “How nice!” he said. “Since that is    45     , let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife    46    . “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own    47    , “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us    48     our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite    49     to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our    50    .”
Love got up and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and    51     him.    52    , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”
The old men replied together, “If you    53     Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but    54     you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him.    55     there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
36. A. like                    B. know                C. recognize          D. need
37. A. go out                B. get away           C. get up               D. come in
38. A. home                  B. room                C. family               D. office
39. A. friend                 B. father                C. brother              D. husband
40. A. Go tell            B. Do tell                     C. Go ask                     D. Do ask
41. A. one by one          B. one after anotherC. alone                D. together
42.A. laughing at          B. looking at          C. pointing to        D. staring at
43. A. argue with          B. discuss with       C. debate with        D. quarrel with
44. A. overjoyed           B. surprised           C. excited              D. worried
45. A. the situation     B. the position              C. the case             D. the point
46. A. agreed                B. appreciated        C. nodded              D. disagreed
47. A. suggestion           B. plan                  C. solution             D. explanation
48. A. discuss            B. take                  C. consider            D. ignore
49. A. Success           B. Wealth                     C. Love                 D. them
50. A. friend                 B. relative             C. son-in-law         D. guest
51. A. followed             B. stopped             C. honored            D. pleased
52. A. Pleased           B. Surprised          C. Delighted          D. Disappointed
53. A. invited            B. Invite                C. had invited        D. have invited
54. A. when                  B. while                C. if                      D. since
55. A. Wherever            B. However          C. Whenever          D. Whatever

完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A，B，C，D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the   36  of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he   37  a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy dug around the rock,   38  to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much   39 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by   40  his hands. When the boy got the rock to the   41  of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and   42  the little wall.   43 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some   44 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only   45  was to have the rock roll back.
Finally he   46  tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window   47  the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large   48  appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but   49 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”
Defeated, the boy   50  back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”
“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father   51  down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.
Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be   52 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have   53  it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the   54  we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for   55  when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 41   for a few days. I was   42   to wait tables on my own. All went   43  that first week. When Saturday night came,  I was luckily   44    the tables not far from the kitchen.   45  , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).

            Before I knew it, the   46   was full of people. I moved slowly,   47   every step. I remember how   48   I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was   49   on. It had nice handles, which made it   50   to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to   51   I was a natural at this job.

            Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved   52   you work. It seems your tray stand has been very   53   to you, but we are getting ready to   54   now, and my wife needs her   55   back.”

           At first his   56   did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was   57 . I wanted to get into a hole and   58  .

           Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just    59  . I have learned to be more   60   and not to be too sure of myself.

41. A. manager                      B. assistant               C. cook                        D. waitress

42. A. promised                 B. invited                    C. allowed                  D. advised

43. A. well                           B. quickly          C. safely                     D. wrong

44. A. left                                      B. given                      C. brought                 D. shown

45. A. Therefore                B. However               C. Otherwise             D. Finally

46. A. kitchen                     B. street                     C. restaurant            D. table

47. A. minding              B. changing               C. taking                     D. saving

48. A. angry                        B. calm                        C. sad                          D. happy

49. A. fixed                          B. trained                            C. loaded                    D. waited

50. A. slower                      B. lighter                    C. quieter                            D. easier

51. A. believe                     B. agree                     C. regret                    D. pretend

52. A. letting                      B. making                   C. watching               D. having

53. A. useful                       B. familiar                  C. unusual                  D. interesting

54. A. rest                      B. order                      C. eat                          D. leave

55. A. bag                     B. walker                    C. tray                         D. coat

56. A. idea                           B. praise                     C. message               D. need

57. A. cold                           B. full of joy                C. pale                        D. on fire

58. A. lie                              B. hide                        C. defend                   D. stay

59. A. repeated                     B. discovered            C. corrected              D. described

60. A. clever          B. patient                            C. honest                   D. practical