A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage and became the   36   of the loving eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a   37   bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and   38  it away in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and,   39   with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a   40   medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child   41  , the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was_ 42 __how to face her husband.

When the   43  and worried father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. "I Love You Darling"

The husband's totally   44   reaction is proactive(积极的) behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding   45  with the mother. Besides, if only he have taken time to keep the bottle away, this will not have happened. No   46   in attaching blame. She had also lost her only   47  . What she needed at that moment was consolation and   48   from the husband. That is what he gave her.

Sometimes we spend time asking who to   49  , whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. We   50  out some warmth in human relationship in giving each other support.   51  , shouldn't forgiving someone we love be the_ 52  _thing in the world to do? Treasure what you have. Don't multiply   53  , anguish and suffering by rejecting   54  .

  55   off all your envies, jealousies, unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

36．A．fruit                      B．treasure                C．apple                     D．jewelry

37．A．water                    B．juice                      C．milk                       D．medicine

38．A．put                        B．pick                       C．keep                      D．take

39．A．interested             B．fascinated             C．puzzled                 D．frightened

40．A．helpful                   B．delicious                C．poisonous              D．sweet

41．A．cried                     B．slept                      C．spoke                    D．fell

42．A．confused               B．careful                   C．terrified                D．embarrassed

43．A．upset                    B．annoyed                C．excited                  D．disappointed

44．A．unexpected          B．unwanted              C．untouched            D．unorganized

45．A．mistake                 B．complain                C．fault                      D．duty

46．A．point                     B．doubt                    C．wonder                  D．reason

47．A．love                       B．confidence            C．child                      D．apple

48．A．blame                    B．comfort                 C．scold                      D．comments

49．A．charge                   B．blame                    C．encourage             D．love

50．A．miss                       B．put                        C．run                        D．pick

51．A．Besides                 B．In short                 C．Above all               D．After all

52．A．hardest                 B．easiest                  C．happiest                D．smallest

53．A．trouble                  B．pleasure                C．pain                       D．anxiety

54．A．responsibility        B．carefulness           C．sacrifice                D．forgiveness

55．A．Go                         B．Put                        C．Turn                       D．Take

　 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had 31 the balls and left them out in the sun to bake.

They didn’t look like much, but they 32 the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he walked along the beach, he 33 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it 34 he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open (裂开) on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! 35 , the man started breaking open the 36 balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars’ 37 of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones.

Then it 38 him. He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the 39. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he 　40 have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that 41 people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we 42 see the clay shell. It doesn’t look like much from the 43 . It isn’t always beautiful and shining, so we 44 it. We see that person as less important than someone more 45 or stylish or well-known or wealthy. But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure 46 inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the 47 He sees them, then the clay begins to 48 and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth. May we not come to the 49 of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a 50 in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them.

31. A. invented　　 　 B. rolled　　 　　　 C. handled　　 D. bounced

32. A. confused　 　　 　　　 B. encouraged　 　 C. interested 　　　 D. relaxed

33. A. dipped　 　　　　 B. pushed　 　　　　 C. kicked　 D. threw

34. A. until　　 　　　　　 B. when　 　　　　　 　　　 C. since　　 D. though

35. A. Frightened　 　　 　　　 B. Determined　 　 C. Excited　 D. Disappointed

36. A. shining　 　　　　 B. floating　 　　　 C. surviving D. remaining

37. A. worth　 　　　　　 　　　 B. value　　 　　　 C. cost　 　　　　　　 D. wealth

38. A. shocked　 　　　　 B. rejected　 　　　 C. struck　 　 　　　 D. delighted

39. A. caves　 　　　　　 　　　 B. waves　　 　　 　　　 C. seashore D. storms

40. A. might　 　　　　　 B. must　 　　　　　 　　　 C. could　 　 　　　 D. should

41. A. with　　 　　　　　 　　　 B. towards　 　　　　　　 C. about　 D. between

42. A. hardly　 　　　　　 　　　 B. actually　 　　　 C. simply　 D. luckily

43. A. distance　 　　　 　　　 B. outside　 　　　　 C. weight　 D. pattern

44. A. removed 　 　　　 B. suspected　 　　 　　　 C. ignored　 D. reserved

45. A. beautiful 　　　　 B. cautious　 　　 　　　 C. positive　 D. grateful

46. A. lost　　 　　　　 B. hidden　 　　　　 C. divided　 D. mixed

47. A. moment　 　　　 　　　 B. point　 　　　　 　　　 C. degree　 D. way

48. A. come off　 　　　 　　　 B. break away 　 C. take over　 　　 D. fall down

49. A. sight　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. best　 　　　　　　　　　 C. middle　 D. end

50. A. relation 　　 　　 　　　 B. position　 　　　 C. fortune　 D. memory