It was 8:30 and I was lying in the sun, listening to my CD.

Then my mum came out. She wanted me to go out with her. She told me about this place called Give Kids the World. It’s a special place for 　35 to spend a vacation when a child had a life-threatening (致命的) illness. There were several jobs 　36 did there, including gift giving and ice-cream 　37　 . Mum said I would enjoy it, but I expected this was a 　38 job.

I got in the car and Mum drove to this place. There was a house in the village that we went into to do our work. I had to put some 　39 on the back of a golf cart (高尔夫球车). Mum told me we were going to take a toy and an ice-cream to every child in the village.

We got to the first house and I knocked on the door and shouted, “Gift Giving”, and a woman answered it. Sitting in the middle of the living room was a boy in a wheelchair. I gave him the gifts, and his face lighted up with 　40 . I walked out and thought, “That must be painful, unable to jump around.”

As I came into the second house with gifts, it seemed a little strange that the child didn’t 　41 me. Her mum said she was deaf and only partially (部分地) sighted, so I needed to go and stand in front of her. When I 　42 that, she became very excited and made a sign with her hands. Her mum told me this was the sign for 　“ 43 ”.

44 back in the cart, Mum told me these kids might not live to see tomorrow. Suddenly, I 　45 I should be more thankful that I don’t have these illnesses — that I was not in the same 　46 as these kids. I no longer wanted to be at home listening to my CDs. I would rather be doing this, maybe making a difference in these kids’ lives.

35. A. parents　 　　　　　　 B. families 　　　　 C. friends 　　　　　　　　 D. women

36. A. I 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. they　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. she 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. we

37. A. making 　　　　　　　　 B. showing　　　　　　　　　 C. selling　 　　　 D. serving

38. A. special 　　　　　　　　　 B. simple 　　 　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　　　 D. useless

39. A. gifts　　　　　　　　 B. balls　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. medicines　　　　　　　　 D. hats

40. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pride

41. A. welcome　　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thank

42. A. got 　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　 D. did

43. A.　 thanks　　　　　　　　　 B. pleasure　　 　　　　　 C. goodbye　　　　　　　　　 D. love

44. A. Since　 　　　　 B. Though 　　　　 C. Once 　　　　　　　 D. But

45. A.　 believed　　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　　　　　 C. remembered 　　　　　 D. realized

46. A.　 village B. position C. society D. environment

Dear Eric,

　 I need my notebook, jacket and keys. My notebook is on the bed. The jacket and the keys are on the sofa. Please take them to me.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Thanks,

Tom

Dear David,

　 Your aunt’s video tapes are on the table. Please take them to school. She needs them.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Thanks,

Mom

Dear sister,

　 I need my school bag and CD players. The school bag is on the chair. The CD players are on the sofa in my room.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 Thanks,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Paul

Dear Paul,

Here is your jacket. Your video tape is on the bed. But I can’t find your CD players.

Your sister,

Sally

Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started. Today, however, all have __36__. If you still come back to school ___37__ only these things, you are falling out-of-date（过时的）. Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and ___38__ to show off (炫耀) these things to __39__ . Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries, the list is endless.

Young people think that, living in the 21^st century, they must keep up with the　 40 .They don’t want to fall 　 41 . Besides, they think 　 42 they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones. They also like to 　 43　 the pop music, so they need CD players. They explain that, 　44　 like electronic dictionaries, these can be 　 45　 in their study, 　46　 . They think that their parents should understand __47__ they want these things.

Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they 　 48　 to school at the beginning of a new term. __49__, they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to ___50__ these high-tech things that they want.

36. A. changed　　　 B. come　　　　　　　 C joined　　　　　　　　 D stopped

37. A. to　　　　　　　 B from　　　　　　　　 C of　　　　　　　　　　 D with

38. A. right　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　　　　 D. pleased

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

40. A. times　　　　　 B. days　　　　　　　　 C. years　　　　　　　 D. date

41. A. down　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　　　　 D. back

42. A. that　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

43. A. hear　　　　　　 B. listen to　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　 D. play

44. A. look　　　　　　 B. just　　　　　　　　　 C. feel　　　　　　　　　 D. something

45. A. new　　　　　　 B. modern　　　　　　 C. latest　　　　　　　　 D. useful

46. A. also　　 　　　 B. too　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　 D. then

47. A. where　 　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　 D. why

48. A. return　　　　 B. return back　　　 C. reach　　　　　　　 D. arrive

49. A. But　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　　　 D. Still

50. A. borrow　　　 B. buy　　　　　　　　　 C. lend　　　　　　　　 D. take