10－year－old John ran bare foot out of the door on a windy, cold day in February and he __1__ straight for the 125－foot electric tower behind their home. The tower carried 230,000 volts through its silver wires but John wasn't __2__ of the danger. He had suffered from a mental illness, a condition that separates him from reality，__3__ him to live within his own __4__. That day his thoughts were set on climbing to the top of that tower, touching the sky and feeling what it was like to __5__.

His seventeen－year－old brother, James, who had always been close by, watching him and making sure that no __6__ came to him，__7__ to realize that he was missing this time.

John had already __8__ the handrails(栏杆) and was making his __9__ to the sky by the time James __10__ him. James understood the __11__ of the electrical tower but he chose to follow his younger brother up each gray rail, trying not to look __12__，all the way to the top. James finally __13__ his brother and held him tightly with his right hand. With his left hand, he held on to a metal bar to help stabilize(固定) them __14__.

The minutes lengthened into hours __15__ they balanced on a three－inch rail. James sang songs to __16__ his own beating heart and to draw his brother's attention away from the rescue action taking place __17__.

Hundreds of people gathered at the base of the tower and they looked like ants to James. Helicopters(直升飞机) began to circle overhead and emergency trucks rushed to the __18__.When secured with a safety line, the brothers and their rescuers were carefully lowered to the ground, the crowd below burst out __19__. They witnessed the __20__ of a 17－year－old boy named James.

1. A. looked  B. headed  C. cared  D. sent

2. A. aware         B. proud         C. sure           D. afraid

3. A. teaching      B. allowing      C. coaching       D. forcing

4. A. words         B. opinions      C. thoughts       D. ideas

5. A. run           B. fly           C. rush           D. walk

6. A. harm          B. wound         C. fear           D. damage

7. A. refused       B. headed        C. pretended      D. failed

8. A. removed            B. cleared      

C. overcome           D. occupied

9. A. way           B. trip          C. tour           D. journey

10. A. caught       B. saved         C. found          D. recognized

11. A. usage        B. danger        C. effect         D. height

12. A. left         B. right         C. up             D. down

13. A. reached      B. touched       C. fetched        D. found

14. A. either       B. both          C. all            D. each

15. A. before       B. till          C. where          D. as

16. A. stop         B. rest          C. calm           D. resist

17. A. below        B. nearby        C. ahead          D. around

18. A. land         B. space         C. center         D. scene

19. A. cries        B. cheers        C. laughter       D. shouts

20. A. carefulness       B. friendliness 

C. braveness        D. unselfishness

13-year-old Frank had received many presents he wanted. But Frank was not __36__ because this was his first Christmas without his brother. Frank said to his parents that he would __37__ to see a friend. __38__ it was cold outside, Frank put on his new jacket and took presents on his new sled(雪橇).
As Frank walked, he saw a house with the __39__ hanging over a fireplace. A woman was seated near them __40__. The stockings reminded Frank of the ones beside him and his brother. A sudden thought __41__ Frank.
So he knocked on the door. “__42__?” the sad voice of the woman answered. “May I come in?” “Please” she said, seeing his __43__ full of gifts, and thinking he was making a collection, “but I have no food or gifts for you. I even have __44__ for my own children.”
“That’s not why I am here,” Frank replied. “Please __45__ any present you like for your children from this sled.”
“Why, God bless you!” the __46__ woman answered. She chose until the stockings were full. “Won’t you tell me your __47__?” she asked. “Just call me the Christmas Scout,” Frank replied.
The visit __48__ the boy touched, with an unexpected __49__ in his heart. He understood that his sorrow(悲伤) was not the only sorrow. He __50__ all the gifts, including the new jacket.
“Where are your presents, Frank?” asked his father as he __51__ the house. “ I handed them out to other children.”
“Frank, how could you do so?” his mother asked in anger. The next morning, he came downstairs and __52__ his parents listening to Christmas news on the radio. Then the announcer spoke: “Merry Christmas! Several families __53__ their children were made happy by the gifts from a boy. No one could __54__ him.” Frank felt his father’s arms go around his shoulders, and he saw his mother smiling __55__ her tears.

13-year-old Frank had received many presents he wanted. But Frank was not __36__ because this was his first Christmas without his brother. Frank said to his parents that he would __37__ to see a friend. __38__ it was cold outside, Frank put on his new jacket and took presents on his new sled(雪橇).

As Frank walked, he saw a house with the __39__ hanging over a fireplace. A woman was seated near them __40__. The stockings reminded Frank of the ones beside him and his brother. A sudden thought __41__ Frank.

So he knocked on the door. “__42__?” the sad voice of the woman answered. “May I come in?” “Please” she said, seeing his __43__ full of gifts, and thinking he was making a collection, “but I have no food or gifts for you. I even have __44__ for my own children.”

“That’s not why I am here,” Frank replied. “Please __45__ any present you like for your children from this sled.”

“Why, God bless you!” the __46__ woman answered. She chose until the stockings were full. “Won’t you tell me your __47__?” she asked. “Just call me the Christmas Scout,” Frank replied.

The visit __48__ the boy touched, with an unexpected __49__ in his heart. He understood that his sorrow(悲伤) was not the only sorrow. He __50__ all the gifts, including the new jacket.

“Where are your presents, Frank?” asked his father as he __51__ the house. “ I handed them out to other children.”

“Frank, how could you do so?” his mother asked in anger. The next morning, he came downstairs and __52__ his parents listening to Christmas news on the radio. Then the announcer spoke: “Merry Christmas! Several families __53__ their children were made happy by the gifts from a boy. No one could __54__ him.” Frank felt his father’s arms go around his shoulders, and he saw his mother smiling __55__ her tears.

1.                A．lovely          B．astonished      C．lonely    D．happy

2.                A．leave          B．turn           C．grow D．become

3.                A．When          B．Since           C．Where   D．Though

4.                A．present        B．light           C．stockings  D．tree

5.                A．sleeping        B．crying          C．smiling   D．laughing

6.                A．appeared       B．worried         C．occurred D．struck

7.                A．Why           B．What           C．Yes  D．When

8.                A．stocking        B．pocket         C．sled D．bag

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

10.               A．buy           B．borrow         C．bring D．choose

11.               A．amazed        B．encouraged     C．tired  D．bored

12.               A．address        B．name          C．number   D．school

13.               A．started         B．left            C．felt   D．performed

14.               A．joy            B．surprise        C．sorrow    D．disappointment

15.               A．took away       B．gave up        C．gave away D．picked up

16.               A．visited         B．came          C．passed    D．entered

17.               A．made          B．saw            C．looked    D．suggested

18.               A．believed        B．complained     C．reported  D．forecast

19.               A．respect        B．think           C．realize    D．recognize

20.               A．by            B．besides         C．without   D．through

20 years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a ___1__ up at a building that was dark ___2___ a single light in a ground floor window. After a long pause, a small woman in her 80’s stood before me.

   “Would you carry my bag out to the car?” she said. I took her small suitcase to the cab, and then returned to ___3____ the woman. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “ It’s nothing.” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the ___4___ I would want my mother treated.”

“Riverside Street, please. But could you drive through downtown?”

“ It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I don’t mind,” She said.“ I’m in no ____5__. I am on my way to a hospice.” I looked in the back view mirror. Her eyes were full of ___6___. “ I don’t have any family __7___.” She continued. “The __8___ says I don’t have very long.” While we were driving through the city, she showed me the building where she had once worked. Sometimes she asked me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would ___9___into the darkness, saying ___10___. Not until the first ray of the sun ___11___up the sky did we get to the address she had given me.

“How much do I ___12___you?’ she asked.

“Nothing,” I said. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She ___13____ onto me tightly, saying “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.” Then she walked into the hospice.

 Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the ___14__ of a life. I don’t pick up any more passengers for the rest of the day. I drove ___15____, lost in thought.  ___16___ I had refused to take the run?  On a quick ___17___, I don’t think I have done anything more __18___ in my life. We are conditioned to think that our lives ___19__ on great moments. But great moments often catch us _20___ ----beautifully hidden in what others may consider a small one.

1．A．visit              B．pick              C．business         D．appointment

3．A．take              B．bring              C．accompany     D．assist

4．A．attitude           B．manner            C．way           D．means

5．A．trouble             B．hurry             C．time            D．danger

6. A．puzzlement         B．excitement         C．eagerness        D．sadness

7．A．gone             B．stayed             C．left             D．remained

8．A．lawyer            B．doctor            C．neighbor         D．relative

9．A．stare             B．wander           C．disappeared      D．step

10．A．much           B．nothing           C．anything         D．none

11．A came              B．appeared         C．showed          D．lit

12．A．charge          B．owe             C．give             D．cost

13．A．kept             B．held              C．caught          D．seized

14．A．beginning        B．symbol           C．sign             D．closing

15．A．aimlessly         B．deliberately        C．intentionally      D．carefully

16．A．How come       B．So what          C．What if        D．How about

17．A．review          B．pause           C．rest             D．memory

18．A．troublesome      B．important         C．enthusiastic      D．worthless

19．A．depend          B．rely             C．look           D．center

20．A．sudden              B．unaware            C．conscious         D．expected

10-year–old John ran barefoot out of the door on a windy, cold day in February and he   1   straight for the 125-foot electric tower behind their home. The tower carried 230,000 volts through its silver wires but John wasn′t    2   of the danger. He had suffered from a mental illness, a condition that separates him from reality,   3  him to live within his own   4   . That day his thoughts were set on climbing to the top of that tower, touching the sky and feeling what it was like to   5   .

       His seventeen-year-old brother, James, who had always been close by, watching him and making sure that no   6   came to him,   7  to realize that he was missing this time.

       John had already   8   the handrails（栏杆）and was making his   9   to the sky by the time James   10   him. James understood the    11   of the electrical tower but he chose to follow his younger brother up each gray rail, trying not to look   12   , all the way to the top. James finally   13   his brother and held him tightly with his right hand. With his left hand, he held on to a metal bar to help stabilize（固定）them   14   .

       The minutes lengthened into hours   15   they balanced on a three-inch rail. James sang songs to   16   his own beating heart and to draw his brother′s attention away from the rescue action taking place   17  .

       Hundreds of people gathered at the base of the tower and they looked like ants to James. Helicopters（直升飞机）began to circle overhead and emergency trucks rushed to the   18   . When secured with a safety line, the brothers and their rescuers were carefully lowered to the ground, the crowd below burst out  19   . They witnessed the   20  of a 17-year-old boy named James.

1．A．looked                  B．headed                C．cared                  D．sent

3．A．teaching                B．allowing              C．coaching             D．forcing

4．A．words                   B．opinions              C．thoughts              D．ideas

5．A．run                       B．fly                      C．rush                    D．walk

6．A．harm                    B．wound                C．fear                    D．damage

7．A．refused                 B．happened             C．pretended            D．failed

8．A．removed               B．cleared                C．overcome            D．occupied

9．A．way                      B．trip                     C．tour                    D．journey

10．A．caught                B．saved                  C．found                  D．recognized

11．A．usage                  B．danger                 C．effect                  D．height

12．A．left                     B．right                    C．up                      D．down

13．A．reached               B．touched               C．fetched               D．found

14．A．either                  B．both                    C．all                       D．each

15．A．before                 B．till                       C．where                 D．as

16．A．stop                    B．rest                     C．calm                   D．resist

17．A．below                 B．nearby                 C．ahead                  D．around

18．A．land                    B．space                  C．center                 D．scene

19．A．cries                   B．cheers                 C．laughter               D．shouts

20．A．carefulness          B．friendliness          C．braveness            D．unselfishness