My friend, David Smith, had pet birds. One day he called me and told me he would be 25 for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him.

　 Unfortunately, I did not 26 to feed the birds until the night before David was going to 27 . I ran to his house quickly and soon found the key he gave me, 　 28 I couldn't open the door! I kept thinking of 29 David would say when he came back.

Then I found that one bedroom window was 30 . I put a big stone (石头) 　31 the window, though it was very heavy. I made lots of noise, but in the end, I climbed up.

　 I had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly found that 　32 was shining a flashlight (手电筒) up at 33 . I looked down and 34 a policeman and an old lady, one of David's neighbors. "What are you doing up there?" asked the policeman. Feeling like a fool, I answered: "I was just going to feed Mr Smith's birds."　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

25. A. down　 　　　　　 B. late　　　　　 C. around　　　　 D. away

26. A. remember　　　 　 B. decide　　　　 C. agree　　　　　 D. hope

27. A. leave　　　　　 B. finish　　　　 C. arrive　　　　　 　 D. return

28. A. so　　　　　　 　 B. but　　　　　 　　　 C. and　 　　　　　 D. or

29. A. what　　　　　 　 B. how　　　　　 　 C. when　　　　　 D. which

30. A. clean　　　　　 B. new　　　　　 　 C. lost　　　　　　 　 D. open

31. A. along　　　　　 B. under　　　　 C. over　　　　　 D. behind

32. A. anyone　　　　 　 B. everyone　　　 C. someone　　　 D. no one

33. A. us　　　　　　 　 B. me　　　　　 　 C. them　　　　　 D. him

34. A. visited　　　　 B. caught　　　　 C. saw　　　　　 D. heard

It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was 　41　 English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Gough, our new English teacher, 　42　 into the classroom.

To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and asked if anyone 　43　 it. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Gough asked if I really understood 　44　 the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me 　45　 an essay on that subject.

After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr. Gough thought that students hadto　　46　 a play to understand it. “Don’t just read it,” he said.

As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a 　47　 in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll come to realize how 　48　 it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.”

　49　 have passed. Now, every time I sit down to write 　50　, I think of Mr. Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.

41. A. boring                      B. bored                    C. interesting                 D. interested

42. A. walks                       B. walked                   C. was walking              D. is walking

43. A. reads                        B. read                       C. has read                   D. had read

44. A. if                             B. when                     C. what                         D. how

45. A. wrote                       B. writing                  C. to write                    D. written

46. A. work out                  B. act out                   C. put out                      D. come out

47. A. teacher                     B. actor                      C. waiter                      D. writer 

48. A. useful                       B. beautiful                 C. careful                      D. thankful

49. A. A year                      B. Some year              C. Years                        D. Every year

50. A. anything new            B. something new        C. new anything             D. new something

When I was 19 years old, I had a part-time job in a hospital. At that time I was shy and didn’t believe in myself. I　 16　 talked with others. I wasn’t　 17　 in any future.

Later I met a doctor, Mike, and we became good friends. He　 18　 me to believe in myself and try to communicate with others. He helped me learn to enjoy　 19　 . He also asked me to take some important courses. I did　 20　 he told me and did very well.

One day, he asked me what I　 21　 my life to be like. I hadn’t thought about it before. That night, I thought it over and finally knew the life I had been　 22　 . From then on, I started to work for it.

Later I got a chance to go to college, but I had another　 23　 . At that time I was too　 24 to pay for my education. I was very frustrated and didn’t　 25　 what to do. When I wanted to　 26　 my dream, Mike helped me again. He　 27　 to pay for my college education. He helped me　 28　 asking for anything in return (作为回报).

After graduating (毕业), I got my dream job and I　 29　 it very much. Mike made me enter a different　 30　 . I am so lucky to have met such a good friend in my life.

( )16. A. usually　　 B. often　　　 C. hardly　　　 D. always

( )17. A. interested　 B. strict　　 C. pleased　　 D. confident

( )18. A. encouraged　 B. invited　　 C. taught　　　 D. allowed

( )19. A. yourself　　 B. myself　　 C. herself　　　 D. himself

( )20. A. why　　　 B. how　　　 C. what　　　 D. that

( )21. A. expected　 B. lived 　　　C. enjoyed　　 D. spent

( )22. A. taking pride in　　　　　　 B. staying away from

C. running out of　　　　　　　 D. looking forward to

( )23. A. story　　　 B. problem　　 C. friend　　　 D. family

( )24. A. rich　　　 B. weak　　　 C. poor　　　　 D. strong

( )25. A. forget　　 B. show　　　 C. remember　　 D. know

( )26. A. achieve　　 B. give up　　 C. think up　　　 D. hold on to

( )27. A. agreed　　 B. continued　 C. offered　　　 D. stopped

( )28. A. by　　　　 B. with　　　 　C. except　　　 D. without

( )29. A. hated　　 B. missed　　　 C. liked　　　　 D. disliked

( )30. A. world　　 B. contest　　　 C. university　　 D. country