The lady with the white fence（篱笆）taught me to leave the gale to life open.. .

My husband died in an accident and I became very angry. I hated being alone. One day, as I was　 43　 down a busy street, I suddenly noticed a new fence around a house. I pulled off to really watch it. It was such a good 　44　 that I was deeply touched. I could not send 　45 away. The fence still smelled of fresh paint.

“Hello!" I came up and said to a lady in the back garden, “I came to see the fence. It's so beautiful!"

“Oh! The fence is not there for me," the lady explained to me in a calm voice, “I live alone. _ 46_ so many people pass by every day, and I think they may be pleased to see something really attractive. 　　47　 stop like you and come up to have a chat. "

"But weren't you sad when they expanded (拓宽) the road and everything changed so much?"

"Change is part of life and takes part in 　 48　 us who we are. When something we do not

like happens to us, we have two choices—to become a 　 49　 person or to become a better person."

Her reply changed my life. I carefully left the gate open and drove on 　50 a new feeling inside me. I could not tell 　51 it was, but I could feel the thick stone wall around my angry heart breaking off. And 　52 a pretty white fence was built. I decided that I would keep the gate open for everything and everyone that came my way.

(　　　 ) 43. A. walking B. riding C. driving D. running

(　　　 ) 44. A. street B. paint C. house D. job

(　　　 ) 45. A. it B. them C. myself D. her

(　　　 ) 46. A. But B. Thus C. And D. As

(　　　 ) 47. A. Few B. A few C. Everyone D. None

{　 　　) 48. A. finding B. telling C. catching D. making

(　　　 ) 49. A. fitter B. bitter C. smarter D. sweeter

(　　　 ) 50. A. with B. for C. to D. by

(　　　 ) 51. A. when B. where C. who D. what

(　　　 ) 52. A. beyond B. once C. instead D. though

A: Good morning, Madam. 　        1        　
B: Yes, please. I’m afraid I left my handbag in a taxi this morning.
A：　        2        　
B： About 50, 000 dollars.
A：　        3        　
B： Yes, my ID card, I think.
A： What’s your name?
B： Betty White.
A：Just a moment. 　        4        　
B：Yes, it’s mine. Thank you so much.
A：　        5        　 The taxi driver found it and brought it here.
B：Oh, what a kind person he is! I want to meet him and thank him.

Do you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family this summer? If your dad smokes, you may have to ask him to be careful. From January 1^st, Hong Kong banned（禁止）smoking in most public places.　　

These places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and so on. Even smoking in some outdoor places is not allowed, for example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks.　　

　Hong Kong　 hopes the ban can stop passive smoking. What is passive smoking? When people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus, others have to smoke too. They don’t want to smoke but they have no choice. This is passive smoking. It is bad for people’s health.　　

And it’ll be better if more people in 　Hong Kong　 give up smoking because of the ban. Jack Lee, a 26-year-old student says, “The ban is really good. I don’t like people smoking next to me. It’s so smoky and smelly.”　　

If someone breaks the ban, he will be fined HK$5,000.　　

　Hong Kong　 is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban. On January 1, 2006, 　　Singapore　　 banned smoking in most public places.　　

1.Smoking is not allowed             in 　Hong Kong　.　　

A. in indoor places     B. in most public places       C. at home 　　

2.Which outdoor place is not mentioned in the passage?　　

A. The park        B. The beach             C. The airport　　

3. What’s the purpose of the smoking ban in 　Hong Kong　?　　

A. To stop passive smoking.　　

B. To stop the sale of cigarettes.　　

C. To stop people from smoking.　　

4.The example in Paragraph 4 shows (证明)that           .　　

A. Jack Lee likes smoking very much    B. people in 　Hong Kong　 support the ban　　

C. Jack Lee is used to smoking 　　

5.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “fined”?　　

A. 罚款  B. 给予 C. 奖励