“Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.” I saw this wonderful old ___36____ again in a book recently. It got me to thinking about all the times that I have been able to___37____ others in my life and all the ____38___ that it has brought me. One memory ____39___ particularly well.

I was a young boy spending a week at 4-H camp during the Summer. I was having a ___40____ time and enjoying everything about it except for another young boy about my age. We spent most of the week irritating and picking on each other. ____41___ finally came to blows on the next to last day of camp. We got into a fist ___42___ which I lost. ____43___ , older boys broke it up before I was hurt too much. I spent the rest of the day alone, sulking and stewing in my own ___44___.

      The next day my spirits were ___45____ , however, when my Mom brought the boys in our cabin some of her ____46___ homemade pizzas. I was ____47___ a few slices of it when I saw the other boy sitting by himself at the bottom of the steps outside. He seemed very ___48___ right then. I am not sure what ____49___ me to do so, but I took my pizza down and ____50___ it with him. It made all the anger and ___51____ inside me go away. We became friends after that. I had found out that sharing and forgiving were way more ____52___ and a lot less painful.

      Forgiveness truly is the sweetest revenge. It can turn an enemy into a friend. It can ____53___ a heart from the chains of anger, hatred, and pain. It can help you to ___54___ by the Golden Rule and to create a Golden Life. ____55___ your life always be full of sweet forgiveness then.

36. A. sign               B. signal                C. saying                  D. theory

37. A. respect                      B. punish                  C. reward                    D. forgive

38. A. joy                     B. change                         C. trouble                 D. lesson

39. A. sticks out           B. stands out            C. picks out                 D. comes along 

40. A. great                B. hard                        C. long                     D. quick

41. A. Gestures            B. Words                     C. Actions                    D. Forces

42. A. struggle        B. display                C. competition              D. fight  

43. A. Hopefully           B. Disappointedly       C. Thankfully                D. Strangely

44. A. anger                 B. regret                          C. rudeness                  D. sadness 

45. A. dropped             B. lifted                    C. cleared                 D. changed

46. A. hot                 B. ready                    C. smelly                     D. delicious

47. A. cutting                      B. finishing                   C. enjoying                  D. passing

48. A. lonely                 B. ashamed                   C. worried                   D. amazed

49. A. helped             B. moved                  C. forced                D. inspired

50. A. discussed            B. separated              C. divided                    D. shared

51. A. fear                   B. wound                     C. pain                        D. sorrow

52. A. fun                     B. helpful                  C. kind                     D. realistic

53. A. protect                      B. cure                      C. free                         D. prevent

54. A. stand              B. live                       C. go                        D. stop

55. A. Can              B. Should               C. Must                D. May

Long time ago, there was a seed. Because he was only a seed,   36   cared to notice him. Thus, feeling useless, the seed thought he was not important at all.

     Then one day, a   37  picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun. He was   38 , thinking, "Why would a wind do such a thing?" But   39  any pleasant answers, he was   40   with sunlight as well as   41  , sometimes light and sometimes heavy.

 Time flew by and years later, he saw a  42  sitting by his side. "Thank God for this. I really need some   43 ",he heard the traveler say.

  "What are you   44  ?"The seed asked. He thought the man was   45  him. Surely he had seen many people sitting by his side,  46  no one ever spoke to him like that.

  "Who is this?" The man was   47

  "This is me, the seed. "

  "The seed?" The man looked at the big   48   "Are you kidding me? You are not a seed. You are a tree. A big tree ！

   "   49  ?"

   "Yes! Why else do you think people   50  here?"

   "What do they come here for?"

   "To   51 your shade! Don't tell me you didn't know you had   52 over time. "

    A moment passed, and the traveler's words made him think a lot.

    The seed, now a big tree, thought and  53  for the first time in his life. The years of suffering from the sun and the rain were useful to him at last.

   "Oh! That means I'm not a(n)   54  seed anymore! Wow! I'm a big tree now. That's the   55  that I really want !"

A. everybody    B. nobody              C. someone          D. anything

A. wind          B. bird                   C. boy               D. man

A. confused      B. glad                 C. excited            D. hurt

A. except for    B. because of           C. instead of         D. in case of

A. made          B. covered             C. heated            D. provided

A. food           B. rain                 C. friends            D. flowers

A. traveler       B. woman               C. dog               D. god

A. water          B. 1ove                 C. rest               D. money

A. thinking of     B. preparing for       C. looking for       D. talking about

A. looking at     B. making fun of      C. seeing off       D. getting away from

A. so             B. because              C. but               D. since

A. angered       B. delighted            C. moved           D. surprised

A. stone           B. mountain            C. tree               D. river

A. When         B. Really              C. Where            D. Who

A. hate            B. leave                C. live               D. come

A. hunt            B. like                  C. enjoy             D. steal

A. appeared       B. survived            C. grown            D. risen

A. cried            B. smiled              C. sang               D. danced

A. small            B. beautiful          C. ugly               D. lovely

A. experience      B. adventure         C. reason            D. life

Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.
Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend.
The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.
In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.
“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.”
“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.”
“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.”
“How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea.
Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!”
Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter.
“I’ll give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return. Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full.”
Poor Hans was afraid to say anything. He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller.
The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”
“I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today.”
“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you.”
Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted.
One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came.
“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know I’m going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.”
“Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned.
At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
【小题1】From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________.

Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.
Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend.
The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship.
In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then.
“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered. So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers.”
“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.”
“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son. “I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.”
“How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature. I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused. The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea.
Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friendship never forgets. I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!”
Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter.
“I’ll give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friendship.” said the Miller. “And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return. Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full.”
Poor Hans was afraid to say anything. He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller.
The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”
“I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today.”
“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you.”
Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted.
One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came.
“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know I’m going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.”
“Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned.
At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
【小题1】From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________.

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Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could pay on the monkey bars

and ride on a bicycle, but not  41 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much  42  than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people  43  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing  44  and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the  45  and seeing my ugly hunchback.(驼背)

My friends found me  46  because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life  47  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school--- a spot where no one would   48   me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No  49   .”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our  50  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun---the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)---until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my  51  . She just started.

My heart  52 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would  53  me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know  54   your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be  55 . I begged in my heart for her to  56 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answer  57 .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was  58 . I looked into her eyes and her  59  touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to  60  myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.                A．them          B．it              C．me  D．her

2.                A．sadder         B．shorter         C．weaker   D．slower

3.                A．looking         B．smiling         C．aiming    D．glaring

4.                A．still            B．alone          C．straight   D．together

5.                A．street          B．sun            C．corner   D．mirror

6.                A．distant         B．stubborn        C．hopeless  D．unfortunate

7.                A．after           B．before         C．since D．until

8.                A．disturb         B．seek           C．interrupt  D．ignore

9.                A．wonder        B．idea           C．sign  D．action

10.               A．connection      B．competition     C．conversation   D．comprehension

11.               A．face           B．back           C．eyes  D．shoulders

12.               A．sank           B．beat           C．broke D．ached

13.               A．care for        B．rely on         C．look down upon D．put up with

14.               A．that           B．how           C．whether   D．why

15.               A．accused        B．arrested        C．punished  D．sentenced

16.               A．relax          B．leave          C．stop  D．pause

17.               A．shyly          B．weakly         C．proudly   D．firmly

18.               A．astonished      B．ashamed        C．annoyed   D．amused

19.               A．wisdom        B．generosity      C．honesty   D．kindness

20.               A．control         B．like            C．comfort   D．enjoy