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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was   l  that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the   2 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”

The note was   3  by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me   4  . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted  5  I had the ability to be a good editor(编辑) , I would read John’s note and become  6  again.

Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to   7  young people in many fields. “When I make   8  feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”   9 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my   10 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not  11  to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot   12   a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read   13 .

So, when you find some people around you need   14 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will  15 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

1.                A．certain         B．sure           C．surprised D．frightened

2.                A．calendar        B．envelope       C．book D．photo

3.                A．signed         B．picked          C．copied   D．practiced

4.                A．unhappy        B．sleepy          C．excited   D．sad

5.                A．why           B．that            C．what D．whether

6.                A．serious         B．confident       C．strict D．humorous

7.                A．expect         B．describe        C．introduce D．encourage

8.                A．other          B．the other       C．others    D．the others

9.                A．But            B．However        C．Therefore D．Actually

10.               A．opinion         B．advice         C．idea  D．decision

11.               A．stronger        B．weaker         C．harder    D．better

12.               A．wait           B．last            C．stop  D．rest

13.               A．once          B．only once       C．more than once     D．less than once

14.               A．thanks         B．truth           C．trouble    D．help

15.               A．happen        B．matter         C．turn  D．hold

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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was   l  that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the   2 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.
When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”
The note was   3  by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me   4  . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted  5  I had the ability to be a good editor(编辑) , I would read John’s note and become  6  again.
Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to   7  young people in many fields. “When I make   8  feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”   9 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my   10 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not  11  to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot   12   a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read   13 .
So, when you find some people around you need   14 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will  15 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. The city bus stopped at a corner to         the passengers(乘客).1 was included. After getting on the bus, I looked for a place to sit. At last, I found a seat near the back.

    The passenger of the         next to the one I was going for was an old man in a grey suit. Seated myself, I began to read the book I had been carrying which was Jack Kerouac's On the Road. The man in the seat next to me introduced himself by asking if I        any other book like the one I was holding. When I told him I had, he seemed to become        and so did I. He said he was Carl. And asked if I like jazz(爵士乐),and l told him that I didn't really listen to it and that I like rock and roll. Waiting for Carl to tell me that I          listen to real music, I was shocked when he just smiled and nodded. He said, "You          me of myself when I was your age. I remember how my parents hated jazz, how they couldn't see how I could listen to that terrible noise. I bet your parents say the same thing, don't they?" Now it was my        to smile and nod.

    As the bus took us from one side of the city to the' other, Carl and I talked about a lot of different things. The more we talked, the more amazed I became at          the two of us really had in common, although we had the        difference. I haven't seen him         we parted, but the thought of our relationship that day never leaves my mind.

1.A. take up            B. pick up                 C. put up                   D. turn up

2.A. seat              B. bus               C. city                       D. book

3.A. read            B. was reading          C. had read             D. would read

4.A. worried           B. silent                   C. interested          D. bored

5.A. mustn't            B. shouldn't            C. must                    D. should

6.A. remember B. warn                    C. make                   D. remind

7.A. turn            B. time                      C. day                       D. honor

8.A. why             B. where                   C. how                        D. how much

9.A. race               B. age                       C. sex                       D. color

10.A. after    B. when                   C. since                    D. before

My name is Jim White. I live in America. I had a very u __1.__ experience on Sunday. I s___2.___a UFO in the daytime. Early this spring, I went outside w___3.___ my friend Bill who lived close to me. We were walking to a hill when I saw a l___4.___ bright light dancing in the sky. I called Jim and asked him to look up. He kept a___5.___, “What is that?” “A UFO!” I shouted excitedly. I n__6.__ it was round and red in the center.

After we looked at it for a m__7.__, we found it seemed that it had wings, but it was still round. Bill would not b__8.___ me when I told him it must be a UFO. We shouted t__9.__ it and we wished that it would land. We wanted to know i__10._ there was an alien in it. But soon it disappeared. I guessed we scared it off.

Do you believe me? It’s a true story.