I was going down the road one day when my cell phone rang. A child’s voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please    1   soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. A short while later, the call came once again, so I   2  angrily, “You’ve dialed the wrong number!” and then hung up.

During the following days, I often got the   3  call. But I didn’t care much about it.

    Then one day she kept calling me,    4  I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak    5  , “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m in so much pain! Mom said you were so busy that you had no time to take care of me. But, dad, please   6  me again, OK?” It was   7   to refuse the innocent* ask. I made a    8    kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy…”

    Shortly after this, I became surprised about    9 had been on the other end of my phone. So I called   10  , and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have   11   you. My daughter has had bone cancer since she was born. And her father…died in a car   12   a month ago. I didn’t want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t   13   the painful chemotherapy*, she would cry for her dad because her dad always   14   her. I really don’t know what to do, so I gave her a random* phone number.”

    “How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.

“She has died. You must have kissed her on the phone, because she died   15  a smile, tightly holding the cell phone….” Tears full of my eyes….

1 A．come in               B．come back                     C．come out                D．come down

2 A．spoke                 B．told                       C．asked                       D．replied

3 A．different            B．same             C．funny             D．right

4A．so                              B．and                   C．because              D．though

5A．decision               B．answer                   C．voice               D．hello

6A．hug                     B．kiss                        C．help                  D．call

7A．easy                   B．terrible                 C．happy                 D．difficult

8A．soft                    B．sweet                        C．low                    D．high

9A．that                   B．what                    C．who                   D．how

10A．back                        B．in                        C．on                    D．up

11A．troubled                    B．asked                    C．stopped             D．reached

12A．experiment          B．event                  C．accident               D．activity

13A．receive                B．fight                       C．stand                   D．face

14A．encouraged         B．amused                   C．caught                    D．missed

15A．with                           B．to                           C．at                           D．without

I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang.   36   voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I thought that it was a wrong number. A short while later, the call came once again, so I   37   rudely, “You’ve dialed the wrong number!” and then hung up.

During the    38    days, I often got the    39   call. But I didn’t care much about it.

    Then one day she kept calling me,    40    I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m in so much    41   ! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please    42    me again, OK?” It was     43    to refuse the innocent(天真的, 无邪的) ask. I made a    44    kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy…”

    Shortly after this, I became curious(好奇）about    45    had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have    46    you. My daughter has had bone cancer since she was born. And her father…died in a car    47    two weeks ago. I didn’t want to tell her the news. Poor baby. When she couldn’t    48    the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad because her dad always    49    her. I really don’t know what to do, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number…”

    “How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.

“She has died. You   50    have kissed her on the phone, because she died with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone…”   Tears full of my eyes….

36．A．A boy’s                   B．A child’s                 C．My daughter’s         D．My son’s

37．A．spoke                    B．told                       C．returned                D．replied

38．A．following               B．front                    C．other                 D．coming

39．A．different              B．same             C．wrong           D．funny

40．A．so that                   B．and                   C．as if                   D．though

41．A．danger                   B．trouble                    C．pain                 D．difficulty

42．A．look after               B．kiss                        C．help                  D．encourage

43．A．easy                     B．sad                      C．happy                 D．difficult

44．A．soft                      B．sweet                        C．low                    D．loud

45．A．that                     B．what                    C．who                   D．how

46．A．troubled                 B．asked                    C．stopped             D．reached

47．A．experiment              B．event                  C．accident               D．activity

48．A．receive                   B．fight                       C．stand                   D．face

49．A．encouraged            B．amused                   C．caught                    D．missed

50．A．must                      B．might               C．should                    D．need

My mum only had one eye. She cooked for students and teachers to   41   the family when I was young.

One day my mum came to 　42  hello to me in primary school. I was so embarrassed（尴尬的） that I threw her a hateful  43 and ran out.

The next day at school, one of my classmates said, “Your mum only has one eye!” and  44  at me.

I hated my mum and decided to leave her, so I studied very hard. Later I got a chance to go abroad to study and I left my mother.　45　graduation I worked, bought a house and got   46  there. Then I had kids of my own. I was happy with my wife and my kids. But one day someone knocked at my door. It was my 47  !When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I  48  at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE NOW!” And to this, my mum 　49  answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have got the wrong  50  ,”and she disappeared.

One day, a letter regarding a school reunion（聚会） came to my house. So I told a 　51  to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old house.

My neighbours said that she   52   . I did not have a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.

My dearest son,

I am thinking  53 you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your 　54　 .

I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was still an embarrassment to you when you were growing up.

You see…when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you grow up with one eye. So I gave you   55  .

  …  With all my love to you!

Your mother

Gloria is a famous hostess of a TV station．When she was 15，she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves．The man behind the counter，John Smith，asked if she’d like a job．She needed to start saving for college，so she said yes．

    Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations，and the job helped pay for her first year of college．During college she would do many other jobs：she served coffee in the student union，was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs．

    One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer．The woman seemed anxious．Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order．The woman left the store less worried，and Gloria has always remembered the pride(自豪)she felt in having helped her customer(顾客)．

    Years later，as a television hostess，Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand．His family could not afford an operation，and the boy lived in shame，hiding his hand in his pocket all the time．

    Gloria persuaded(说服)her boss to agree to let her do the story．After the story was broadcast，some doctors called，offering to perform the operation for free．

    Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold his repaired hand and say，“Thank you．”What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

    At Smith’s bookstore，Gloria always realized she was working for the customers，not the store．Today it’s the same．The TV station pays her，but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes，helping them understand the world better．

1．When did Gloria get her first job?

  A．A few years before college．

  B．Several years after college．

  C．When she was studying at college．

  D．When she was working in the TV station．

2．In which part—time job did Gloria feel the happiest?

  A．Cleaning in the hotel．

  B．Selling books in the bookstore．

  C．Serving coffee in the student union．

  D．Making maps for the Forest Service．

3．What does the word“she“in the third paragraph refer to (所指)?

  A．The boss．      B．The woman．        C．Gloria．          D．The doctor．

4．How did Gloria help the child get the operation he needed?

  A．Her boss agreed to raise money．

  B．She paid for the operation herself．

  C．She allowed the boy to show on TV．

  D．Her news report affected some doctors．

5．What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?

  A．Helping people through her work．

  B．Reporting interesting stories．

  C．Being able to do different jobs well．

  D．Paying for her college education herself．