It was two days after the seventh Harry Potter book came out. I was halfway through 　　36　 it, and I certainly didn’t want to be 　　37　 .But the phone kept ringing, so I 　 38　 　it.

　　　　 Patty from my church said, “Rachel, we are 　 39　 　at the soup kitchen (施粥所) at the Methodist church this afternoon and need 　　40　 　right now. Are you 　 41　　 ?”

　　　 I wanted to have an entire day to read the book, 　 42　 my mouth answered, “Sue, I will be there at 5:15.”

　　　 When I 　 43　　 , other volunteers were already at work. I glanced through the door and saw people already lining up outside.

　　　 At 5:30, the 　 44 　 　began to move. A family with two kids in wheelchairs came through first. The mother and father each carried two plates and 　　45 a wheelchair.

　　　　 Then two older men came over. “No watermelon,” one said.

　　　　 “Are you kidding?” I asked 　 46 　. “You don’t want watermelon?”

　　　　 He grinned (咧着嘴笑). “I am kidding. Give me one of those.”

　　　　 A family of five came through the line. The son 　　47　 　his plate for watermelon and bread. “Is that all you want?” I asked. He nodded. “I’m not 　48　 .”

　　　　 Five minutes later, he was back. “Can I have some more? I’m only hungry for watermelon.” I 　 49 　and served him another slice (片).

　　 One 　 50　 came through holding hands and smiling at each other. “We have been married 49 years, and I love her like I did when we just got married!” the man told me 　　51　 .

　　　　 Although the people 　　　52　　 　food, they gave me more than I gave them. They told me about their 　 53　 —how one’s daughter was getting married, and another’s son was learning to read.

　　　　 I kept watching them eating, happy or sad, talking excitedly with friends or eating 　 54 　　 in the corner, each with a story to tell.

　　　　 Although I love to read Harry Potter, I’m still 　 55　 I went to the soup kitchen that afternoon.

36. A. writing　　 　　　　　　 B. reading　　 　　　　　 C. publishing　 　　　　 D. buying

37. A. fired　 　　　　　 B. hurt　　 　　　　 C. disturbed　 　　　　　 D. protected

38. A. used　 　　　　　 B. ignored　 　　　　　　 C. answered　　 　　　　 D. replaced

39. A. helping　 　　　　 B. relaxing　 　　　　　　 C. watching　 　　　　　 D. playing

40. A. cooks　 　　　　 B. fans　　 　　　 C. friends　 　　　　　　 D. volunteers

41. A. busy　 　　　　　 B. sure　 　　　　　 C. free　　 　　　　 D. awake

42. A. and　 　　　 B. so　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. though　 　　　　　　 D. but

43. A. returned　 　　　 B. left　 　　　　　　 C. stopped　 　　　　　　 D. arrived

44. A. group　　 　　　　 B. line　　 　　　　　 C. car　 　　　　　　　　　 D. wheelchair

45. A. pushed　 　　　　 B. roe　 　　　　　　 C. brought　 　　　　　　 D. took

46. A. angrily　 　　　　 B. doubtfully　 　　　　 C. excitedly　　 　　　　 D. anxiously

47. A. gave up 　　　　 B. broke up　 　　　　　 C. covered up　 　　　 D. held up

48. A. fine　 　　　　　　 B. hot　　 　　　　 C. sick　 　　　　　　 D. hungry　　

49. A. apologized　 　 B. shouted　 　　　　　　 C. laughed　 　　　　　　 D. sighed

50. A. man　 　　　　　　 B. child　 　　　　 C. couple　 　　　 D. team

51. A. eagerly　 　　　　 B. happily 　　　　　　　 C. bravely　 　　　　　　 D. calmly

52. A. sold　 　　　　　　 B. accepted　　 　　　　 C. borrowed　　 　　　 D. saved

53. A. families　 B. jobs　　 　　　　 C. dreams　 　　　　　　 D. plans

54. A. lightly　　 　　　 B. freely　　 　　　　　　 C. alone　　 　　　 D. well

55. A. worried　 　　　 B. ashamed　　 　　　　 C. tired　　 　　　　 D. glad

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 36 drive to a store and back home. He always looks 37 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 38 such as strange cars, loud noises, 39 windows , or people gathering on street corners.

Tim 40 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group 41 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s 42 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 43 . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 44 their homes , streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman , president of 45 neighborhood watch group , agrees with Tim . “People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not 46 them. Well , it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 47 to steal from other people or to make them feel 48 sitting in their own homes.

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 49 out for one another. “We 50 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends .Usually a 51 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 52 . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 53 , or someone destroying property（财产）, we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 　54 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they don’t do 55 .”

36. A. yet　　　 B. still　　 　　 C. just　　　　 　 D. rather

37. A. carefully　　 　　 B. clearly　　　　　 C. nervously　 D. coldly

38. A. familiar 　　 　　　B. unusual　　　 C expensive. 　 D. interesting

39. A. curtained 　 　　　B. open　 　　　C. old 　　 　　 D. broken

40. A. attends 　　 　　　B. belongs　 　 　C. goes 　　　　D. turns

41. A. meets　　　　 　B. quarrels　 　 C. sings 　　　　D. searches

42. A. where 　　　　　B. why 　　 　　　C. when　 　　 D. how

43. A. politics　　　　 B. wealth　　 　 C. health 　　 　　 D. safety

44. A. keep 　　　　　 B. hold　 　　　 C. let 　　　　　D. protect

45. A. its 　　　 　　　　 B. his 　 　　　　　C. their　　 　 D. your

46. A. round　　　　 　B. on 　 　　　　　C. about 　　　 D. to

47. A. right 　　　　　 B. change　　 　 C. courage 　　 D. mind

48. A. unlucky 　 　　 B. unsafe 　 　　　C. disappointed D. discouraged

49. A. set 　　 　　　　 B. let 　　　　　C. hold　　 　 　D. look

50. A. care　　　 　　B. enter　　 　　　 　　　C. watch　 　　 　D. manage

51. A. group　 　　　 B. set 　 　　　　　C. number 　　　D. crowd

52. A. judges 　　　　 B. police　 　　　C. fireman 　　　D. doctors

53. A. work　 　　　 B. burden　　 　　 C. service　 　　 　D. trouble

54. A. produce　　　 　　　 B. find 　　　　　C. get　 　 　　　D. help

55. A. anything　　　　 B. everything　　　 C. harm　 　 　D. wrong

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　　Standard Spoken English… … Sun.8:00—10:00a. m.

　　Basic Business English… … Sun. 8:00—10:00a. m.

　　Intermediate Business English… … Sun.7:00—9:00a. m.

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1．Which of the following can be the proper title for Part 1?

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A．Top English, always be your smart choice!

B．If you want to learn English, we can teach you.

C．Top English , the best English !

D．We have what you want.

2．Which of the following courses can be learned by the same person?

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A．Intermediate Business English and TOEFL Super Studies.

B．Intermediate Spoken English and Basic Business English.

C．Standard Spoken English and TOEFL Super Studies.

D．Basic Studies and Standard Spoken English.

3．If you work in a joint venture(合资) company, you probably take the ________course.

[　　]

A．Standard Spoken English

B．Intermediate Business English

C．TOEFL Super Studies

D．Children's Weekend

4．If you want to join the English Salon, you should at least ________.

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A．be a university graduate

B．be a student learning English in the Top English City

C．be an English lover and can speak English well

D．make more friends and know more about the culture of the English speaking countries