The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge. The dark night air was cold and slightly wet, and the street lamp gave little light.

　　Frank was anxious to get home and his footsteps rang loudly on the pavement（人行道）. When he reached the middle of the bridge he thought he could hear someone coming near behind him. He looked back but could see no one. However, the sound continued and Frank began to walk more quickly. Then he slowed down again, feeling shame at having acted so foolishly. There was nothing to fear in a town as quiet as this.

　　Just then, he heard short, quick steps closely behind him. By the time he reached the other side of the bridge, he could almost feel someone at his heels（脚后跟）. He turned round and there stood a man in a large overcoat. A hat pulled down over his eyes and very little of his face could be seen. Frank said something about the weather, trying to sound friendly and calm. The man did not answer but asked rudely where Oakfield House was. Frank pointed to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way.

　　Then Frank wondered why the stranger had wanted to find Oakfield House at such an hour.

　　He knew that the people who lived there were very rich. Almost without realizing what he was doing, he began following the stranger quickly. Then the man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the window. A light was still on and the man waited until it went out. When about half an hour had passed, Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him drop on the ground at the other side.

　　Now Frank realized what was going to happen. He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone box on the comer.

(1) Frank was feeling shame at _________.

[　　]

A．having walked so quickly

B．having made a big noise at midnight

C．having been afraid

D．having been so anxious to go home

(2) Frank said something about the weather to the stranger because _____.

[　　]

A．he wanted to know what the weather would be the next day

B．he wanted to start a conversation

C．he was a very friendly person

D．he wanted to hide his nervousness

(3) The man dressed in a large overcoat was _________.

[　　]

A．very friendly

B．not polite at all

C．a visitor to Oakfield House

D．a police officer

(4) What did Frank think was going to happen？

[　　]

A．Someone was going to rob the house.

B．The stranger would get himself hurt.

C．The stranger would spend the night in the Oakfield House.

D．Somebody was going to make a telephone call.

Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant 　36 .

Both the mother and daughter knew that the 　37 were very small: finding a donor（捐赠人）heart that 　38 Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was 　39 to save her mother. She kept 　40 hospitals all over the country.

Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble 　41 from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a 　42 　 of the hospital, crying.

“Are you okay?” a man asked.

Carmen sobbed as she told the 　43 her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, 　44 wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 　45 it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to 　46 something from herself. Could her 　47 go to Carmen’s mother?

After reviewing the data, doctors 　48　 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 　49　 the transplant.

That cold night, when Cheryl was 　50　 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 51 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. 　52 Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond（凝聚力）as they hugged and cried.

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s 　53　 Cheryl’s funeral（葬礼）with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 　54 　 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 　55 in another loving mother’s chest.

36. A. change　　 　　　　　　 B. danger　　　　 　　 C. disorder　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. pain

37. A. chances　 　　　　 B. challenges　　　　 C. effects　　　　　 D. waves

38. A. matched　 　　　 B. replaced　　　 　　　 C. controlled　　 　　 D. cooperated

39. A. arranged　 　　　 B. decided　　　　 　 C. determined　　　 D. attempted

40. A. finding 　　　　　 B. phoning　 　　　　　　 C. touring　 　　　　　　　 D. interrupting

41. A. rolling　 　　　　 B. running　 　　　　　　　 C. walking　 　　　　　　 D. jumping

42. A. corner　 　　　　　 B. bed　　 　　　　　　　　 C. man　　 　　　　　　　 D. nurse

43. A. neighbor　　 　 B. stranger　　　　　　　　　 C. friend　　　　　　 D. candidate

44. A. who　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　 C. whom　　　　　 　　　 D. whose

45. A. put　 　　　　　　　 B. support　 　　　　　　　 C. pass　 　　　　　　　　 D. make

46. A. save　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. recycle　 　　　　　　　 C. donate（捐赠）　 D. separate

47. A. heart　 　　　　　　 B. brain　 　　　　　　　　 C. husband　 　　　　　　 D. spirit

48. A. informed　 　　　 B. warned　 　　　　　　 C. congratulated　 　　　 D. reminded

49. A. give up　 　　　　 B. carry out　 　　　　　 C. search after　 　　　　 D. put off

50. A. noticed　 　　　　 B. predicted　 　　　　　　 C. found　 　　　　　　　 D. declared

51. A. praying　　　 B. begging　　　　　 C. decorating　　　 　 D. singing

52. A. But　　　　 　 B. And　　　　　　 C. Though　　　　 　 D. If

53. A. attended　 　　　 B. tended　 　　　　　　　　 C. joined 　　　　　　　　　　 D. rejected

54. A. passed away 　　 B. woke up 　　　　　　　 C. left behind　 　　　　　 D. dressed up

55. A. active　　　　 B. alive　　　　　　 C. necessary　 　　　　 D. changeable

Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 36, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
　 “Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t 37, as I knew, but all the time 3 8 his foot against mine.
　 My 39 raced back more than thirty years to the 40 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The 41 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
　　 42 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to 43 each other very well. Frank West 44 me because he wasn’t 45 not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had 46 of a mind than a baby has. His “ 47 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and　 48 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 49 on her entirely. He needed all the 50 of a baby.
　 One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 51 nearly everything she owned.
　 When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the 52 ones. So before we 53 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 54 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 55to me was always the same.
36．A．work 　　　　　　　 B．stay　　　　　　　　　 C．live　　　　　　　　　　　 D．expect
37．A．answer　　　　　　　 B．speak　　　　　　　　 C．smile　　　　　　　　　 D．laugh
38．A．covering　　　　　　 B．moving　　　　　　 C．fighting　　　　　　　　 D．pressing
39．A．minds　　　　　　　　 B．memories　　　　　 C．thoughts　　　　　　　 D．brains
40．A．better　　　　　　　　 B．dark　　　　　　　　 C．younger　　 　　　　 D．old
41. A．cave　 　　　　　　 B．place　　　　　　　　 C．sight　　　　　　　　　　 D．scene
42．A．Discussing　 　　 B．Solving　　　　　　 C．Sharing　　 　　　　　 D．Suffering
43．A．learn from　 　　　 B．talk to　　　　　　　 C．help　　 　　　　　　　 D．know
44．A．needed　 　　　　　　 B．recognized　　　　 C．interested　 　　　　 D．encouraged
45．A．normal　 　　　　　　 B．common　　　　　 C．unusual　 　　　　　　 D．quick
46．A．more　　 　　　　　　 B．worse　　　　　　　 C．fewer　　　　　　　　　 D．less
47．A．word　 　　　　　　 B．speech　　　　　　　 C．sentence　 　　　　 D．language
48．A．not　 　　　　　　　　 B．no　　　　　　　　　　 C．something　 　　　　 D．nothing
49．A．fed　 　　　　　　　　 B．kept　　　　　　　　　 C．lived　　　　　　　　　　 D．depended
50．A．attention　 　　　　 B．control　　　　　　　 C．treatment　 　　　　 D．management
51．A．lost　 　　　　　　　　 B．needed　　　　　　　 C．destroyed　 　　　　 D．left
52．A．troublesome　　　　 B．unlucky　　　　　　 C．angry　　　　　　　　　 D．unpopular
53．A．separated　 　　　　 B．went　　　　　　　　 C．reunited　 　　　　　 D．returned
54．A．pushed 　　　　　　 B．tried　　　　　　　　 C．showed　 　　　　　 D．measured
55．A．nodding 　　 B．greeting　　　　　　　　 C．meeting　　 　　　　　 D．acting