I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地) 　1　 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 　2　 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 　3　 as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe in it so 　4　. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 　5　 mean that the loss of 　6　 made me enjoy more of 　7　 I have now.

Life asks us to keep making 　8　 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 　9　 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 　10　. My parents and my teachers saw 　11　 in me－a potential(潜力) to live, you might call it－which I didn’t see, and they make me fight it out with blindness.

The hardest 　12　 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker for the 　13　 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 　14　. That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 　15　 there is a special place where I can make myself fit.

1. A. imagine       B. find             C. remember     D. guess

2. A. but           B. though               C. so           D. because

3. A. myself        B. life             C. eyes         D. blindness

4. A. that          B. therefore            C. happily      D. deeply

5. A. seldom        B. just             C. hardly           D. always

6. A. them      B. it                   C. blindness        D. light

7. A. that          B. what             C. which            D. where

8. A. moments       B. encouragements       C. improvements D. changes

9. A. become        B. change               C. look         D. end

10. A. brave        B. lucky                C. sad          D. wise

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

12. A. problem      B. experience           C. difficulty       D. lesson

13. A. rest     B. whole                C. need         D. last

14. A. lonely       B. alone                C. self         D. person

15. A. company  B. group                C. society  (社会)   D. family

Most Canadian families love to have holidays 1 summer． Summer is a good season 2 holidays． It is very hot during the months of July and August． Children do not have any classes during these3months．
Some 4 like to stay at home during the holiday． They work in the garden, visit friends, 5 books, or 6 TV． Many families 7 their lunch to a park or somewhere far 8the city． They like to eat where there are many trees or there is a nice lake． If they live near the sea, they often go to the beach． They can fish, swim or enjoy the sun there．
Canada is a large country． Many families travel by 9 or by train to see interesting places． They also travel by plane to a foreign country． Many big cities have many famous buildings, theatres, shops and other places 10travelers．
【小题1】A． for     　　　　　　 B． in      　　　　　　 C． on
【小题2】 A． to      　　　　　　 B． of      　　　　　　 C． for
【小题3】 A． one      　　　　　　B． two    　　　　　　 C． three
【小题4】 A． people   　　　　　　B． peoples  　　　　　　C． man
【小题5】A． see   　　　　　　　 B． watch   　　　　　　C． read
【小题6】 A． see    　　　　　　  B． watch   　　　　　　C． look
【小题7】 A． takes  　　　　　　  B． take   　　　　　　  C． look
【小题8】 A． from   　　　　　　 B． away   　　　　　 C． to
【小题9】 A． car      　　　　　　B． a car   　　　　　 C． their car
【小题10】 A． for      　　　　　　B． in       　　　　　C． on