A man died and was on his way to another world，either Heaven （天堂）or Hell (地狱)．He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him to 56___ in the palace．

The man said，“I have been working hard　 57 my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work．”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is nowhere else 58 than here for you．There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you．Moreover，　 59 needs to be done by you．”Then，the man stayed in the palace．

60 ，the man felt very happy，eating and sleeping，without thinking about other things．But gradually，he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，“It’s too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day．Now I have no 　61 in this kind of life any more．Would you mind 　62 me find a job?”

The owner replied，“ Sorry，there is no job here at all．”

After another several months，the man could not 　63 his present life any more and went to the owner again and said，“I really can not live here．　 64　 you do not offer me a job，I would like to go to hell at once．”

The owner of the palace laughed 　 65　 and then said，“Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell! ”

56．A．play　　　　　　　　　　 B．rest　　　　　　　　　　 C．stay　　　　　　　 D．visit

57．A．to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．with　　　　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

58．A．better　　　　　　　　　　 B．nearer　 　　　　　 C．safer　　　　　　　 D．funnier

59．A．something　　　 B．nothing　　　　　　　　 C．anything　　　　 D．everything

60．A．In the end　　　 B. After all　　　　 C. At last　　　 D. At the beginning　　

61．A．confidence　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　　 C．interest　　　　　　 D．agreement

62．A．help　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to help 　　　　　　 C．helping　　　　　　 D．helped

63．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　 B．imagine　　　　　　　　 C．believe　　　　　　 D．stand

64．A. But　　　　　　 B. Though　　　　 C. Because　　　 D. If

65．A．slowly　　　　　　　　　　 B．quickly　　　 C．loudly　　　　 　　　 D．clearly

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Once upon a time，there was a child ready to be born. So  1 he asked God，”they tell me you are sending me to  2  , but being so small and helpless，  3  am I going to live there?”

“  4  the many angels （天使） , I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you. ”God replied. 

“But here in Heaven（天堂）, I do  5 else but sing and smile! That’s enough for me to be happy. ”

God said，’’Your angel will sing and smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel’s love and be  6 . ”

The child said , “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me 7  I don’t know the language that men speak?”

God told the child，’’Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweetest words you will ever hear, and with  8 patience（耐心）and care，your angel will teach you  9 . ”

The child said，“I’ve  10 that on the earth there are bad men. who will protect me?”

God said，“Your angel will protect you  11 it means risking her life（冒生命危险）. ”

“But l will always be sad because l will not see you any more. ”

“Your angel will always talk to you about  12 and in fact , I will always be next to you. ”

At the moment there was much peace（静寂）in Heaven，but voices from the earth could already be heard , and the child，in a hurry, asked，’’Oh , God，if I am about to  13 now, please tell me my angel’s  14 !”

“It is not hard to remember,” God replied  15 . “You will call your angel Mommy. ”

I know my brother better than anyone else in the world．Since the moment of his birth，I've been part of his life．I had spent seven   1    years in the world with the attention of those around me．But when Rohan was born，life   2  ．Suddenly I had to   3   my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food．

Finally，I felt my    4    at my brother．The poor baby had no idea about what had made me so unhappy．Maybe he found me strange，the only person in this house    5    did not like him．Whatever the reason was，he loved    6    me around．However，I seldom talked to him and   7   asked him to leave me alone．

Then all that changed．I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago，  8    I do remember that I was feeling very angry．Somehow my feet led me to my brother's bed．My hand，completely   9   from my mind，reached through the bars（护栏）．At once，he reached his small hand and softly touched     10  ．And that was all I needed．Through all the unhappiness of the day，that one moment changed   11  ．How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the   12    time，I saw my brother，not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favored（宠爱），but through the eyes of a   13   ．

To this day，I can't imagine life   14   my brother．It is unbelievable how much I have  __15    about life from a seven-year-old boy．Above all，Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself．

1．A．happy                     B．hard                    C．lonely                    D．busy

2．A．began                     B．continued               C．changed                 D．saved

3．A．collect                    B．choose                  C．hide                        D．share

4．A．fun                       B．anger                   C．fear                       D．worry

5．A．which                     B．where                  C．who                             D．what

6．A．showing                  B．carrying                       C．meeting                  D．following

7．A．always                    B．already                  C．hardly                     D．almost

8．A．but                        B．so                       C．or                          D．for

9．A．far                        B．sick                     C．different                 D．free

10．A．one                     B．both                    C．mine                      D．them

11．A．nothing                  B．everything             C．something              D．anything

12．A．first                     B．second                  C．last                        D．next

13．A．student                  B．parent                   C．teacher                  D．sister

14．A．except                   B．besides                  C．without                  D．through

15．A．cared                    B．learned                  C．talked                    D．heard

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　　Once upon a time, there was a child ready to be born. So 1 he asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to 2 , but being so small and helpless, 3 am I going to live there?”

　　“ 4 the many angels (天使), I will choose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.” God replied. “But here in heaven (天堂), I do 5 else but sing and smile. That's enough for me to be happy.”

　　God said, “Your angel will sing and smile for you every day. And you will feel angel's love and be 6 .”

　　The child said, “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me 7 I don't know the language that men speak?”

　　God told the child, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweetest words you have ever heard, and with 8 patience (耐心) and care, your angel will teach you 9 .”

　　The child said, “I've 10 that on the earth there are badmen. Who will protect me?”

　　God said, “Your angel will protect you 11 it means risking her life (冒生命危险).”

　　“But I will always be sad because I will not see you any more.”

　　“Your angel will always talk to you about 12 and infact, I will always be next to you.”

　　At the moment there was much peace (静寂) in heaven, but voices from the earth could already be heard, and the child, in a hurry, asked, “Oh, God, if I am about to 13 now, please tell me my angel's 14 .”

　　“It is not hard to remember,” God replied 15 . “You will call your angel Mommy.”