A man and his girlfriend got married. It was a large celebration. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was   36 .

Some months later, the wife said to the   37 , “I read in a magazine about how we can strengthen our   38 . Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying(恼人的) with   39  person. Then, we can talk about how we can   40  them together and make our life happier together.”

The husband   41 . So each of them went to a separate room and thought of the things that  42 them about the other.

The next morning, at the   43  table, they decided that they would go over their lists.

“I’ll start,” offered the wife.

She took out her list. It had   44  items on it. As she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she   45  that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.

“What’s wrong?” she asked. “  46 ,” the husband replied, “keep reading your list.”

The wife continued to read   47  she had read all the three pages. She carefully placed her list on the   48  and crossed her hands over top of it.

“Now, you read your list and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists.” She said   49 . Quietly the husband said, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think you are   50  as you are. You are lovely and wonderful. I don’t want you to   51  anything for me.”

The wife, touched by the depth of his love for her and his   52  of her, turned her head and wept(流泪).

We have a wonderful   53  that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why   54  time looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can   55  us and see the wonderful things before us?   

1.                A．true           B．false           C．kind D．happy

2.                A．boyfriend       B．husband        C．father    D．mother

3.                A．home          B．family          C．house    D．marriage

4.                A．some          B．other          C．the other D．another

5.                A．repair          B．solve           C．set  D．raise

6.                A．agreed         B．admitted        C．refused   D．laughed

7.                A．interested      B．surprised       C．troubled  D．puzzled

8.                A．lunch          B．supper         C．breakfast D．dinner

9.                A．such           B．few            C．no   D．many

10.               A．guessed        B．understood     C．knew D．noticed

11.               A．Nothing        B．Something      C．Everything D．Anything

12.               A．unless         B．until           C．after  D．when

13.               A．floor           B．bed           C．chair D．table

14.               A．sadly          B．happily         C．angrily    D．crazily

15.               A．perfect         B．beautiful        C．gentle D．rich

16.               A．read           B．write          C．change    D．do

17.               A．belief          B．doubt          C．understanding  D．acceptance

18.               A．home          B．earth          C．world D．country

19.               A．waste          B．spend          C．take  D．devote

20.               A．look at         B．look around     C．look after  D．look for

 Nancy Volk operated a sidewalk cafe in Anoka, Minnesota to support her family.

Dan Heins, one of the cafe’s regular customers, had a  36 : kidney dialysis（肾透析） from 6 to 10 a.m on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, after   37  at the cafe. The 56-year-old owner of the small cafe, Nancy   38  that Heins' diabetes(糖尿病)was 39  for his kidney failure and the cut-off of his leg. And Dan knew that Nancy, a single mother with three daughters, worked two other jobs to  40 the cafe open and meet her housing loans.

One morning as he ordered his breakfast, he 41  he would be on kidney dialysis the rest of his life if he didn't receive a(n)  42 . Nancy didn't hesitate, simply saying “I’ll donate”. A normal  43  volunteered to give him an organ? It seemed   44 to Dan, and Nancy had to spend a few weeks   45  him she was serious. The day before Thanksgiving in 2009, the results of the medical tests came in: She was a  46 .

While they were  47  the transplant, Dan’s other leg was cut off and Nancy’s financial 48  grew from bad to worse.

Nancy decided to close the cafe last September much  49  she loved it. At the same time, her home was going into   50 . Dan's insurance would  51  her surgery costs, but she was worried too much that she wouldn't be able to work the part-time jobs for six weeks.

Steve Ohlsen, another customer of the cafe,   52  a donation box near the register. In less than one month, people gave Nancy several thousand dollars—enough to ensure   53  on her home while she recovered.

Nancy and Dan had their 54  in September. Four months later,Dan is  55 dialysis, and Nancy has sent thank-you notes to her supporters.

Jim has ___________ at 11:50 at school every day.

A. breakfast        B. lunch              C. dinner         D. supper

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　If you have to miss one meal day（or if you want to do so），which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don't eat it？ lf they have to make a decision of this type，most people（especially dieters or very busy people）will choose to skip breakfast．

　　However，many experts in the field of health consider breakfast（the meal which “breaks”your“fast”which started the night before）to be the most important meal of the day．If we eat a good breakfast，they say，we will have the energy and nutrients we need to begin our working day with vigor and hopefully with good humor．Nevertheless，many people skip breakfast or substitute a donut and a cup of coffee for a well-balanced meal．What hap-pens if we ignore the importance of breakfast？

　　One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people．Participants included both males and females who ranged in age from 12 to 83．During the experiment，these people were given a variety of breakfasts，and sometimes，they had to skip breakfast completely．Special tests，including blood tests and endurance tests，were set up to analyze how well the participants'bodies functioned when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast．

　　The results showed that if a person eats an adequate breakfast，he or she will work more efficiently and more productively than if he or she skips breakfast or eats a very poor breakfast．This fact appears to be especially true if a person's work involves mental activity．The study showed that if schoolchildren eat fruit，eggs，bread，and milk before going to school，they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate on their lesson for a longer period of time than if their breakfast diet is inadequate．

　　The study also showed that，contrary to what many people believe，if you skip break-fast，you will not lose weight．This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing．So remember，if you are on a diet，skipping breakfast will not help you．You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals．

1．According to the passage，if people must miss one meal a day，most of them would skip________．

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2．In many experts'eyes in the field of health，which of the following is the most important meal of the day？

[　　]

3．From the recent study，we can find________．

[　　]

A．if a person skips breakfast or eats a very poor breakfast，he or she will work more efficiently and more productively

B．if a person eats an adequate breakfast，he or she will gain weight

C．if a person's work involves mental activity eats a rich breakfast，he or she will work efficiently

D．if a child doesn't eat breakfast，he will learn more quickly

4．Which of the following is true？

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A．If you skip breakfast，you will work with energy

B．If you skip breakfast，you will lose weight

C．Breakfast is the most important meal of the day

D．If you are off on a diet，you can skip breakfast

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One winter morning, an old couple around the age of 70, walked into a lawyer’s office to sign

a   36   after quarreling all their 45 years of marriage. The lawyer was very   37  , after having a chat with them, he got their   38  . They hung on because of their children, afraid that it might    39   their growth. Now, all they wanted was to lead their own life free from all these years of  __40   from their marriage, so both agreed on a divorce.

The lawyer was having a hard time getting the papers done, but he still couldn’t understand why the old couple would want a divorce, suggesting a   41   together, just three of them. At the table, there was a silence of   42   . The first dish was roasted chicken.    43   , the old man took the drumstick for the old lady, “Take this, it’s your favorite. ” Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there was still a   44  , but the wife answered frowning. “This is where the problem   45   . You always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don’t you know that I hate   46   ?”

Little did she know that, over the years, her husband was trying all ways to   47   her; little did she know that drumsticks were her husband’s favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understood her at all; little did he know that she hated drumsticks even though all he wanted was the best for her.

That night, both of them were difficult to fall asleep. After hours, the old man couldn’t   48_ it any more, wanting to tell her himself, “I love you and I can’t live without you.” He picked up the phone to dial her number. Ringing never stopped. On the other side, she was upset,   49   to answer any phones. The next day, she received news that he had   50  , learning that he had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through her phone line.

  51   enough, she had to clear his   52   in his apartment , only to find an insurance policy（保险单）dating from the day when they got married, and the beneficiary （受益人）was her. Together in that file there was this note: “To my dearest wife, I bought this policy for you,   53__   the amount is only $100, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I made when we got married, and I want you to know I will always be around by your side. I love you.” Tears   __54   freely down her cheeks when the lady read it.

When you love someone, do let them know, for you   55   know what will happen the next minute.

1.A. marriage       B. divorce         C. record  D. project

2.A. puzzled        B. excited      C. painful  D. embarrassed

3.A. family         B. money  C. story     D. lesson

4.A. destroy             B. effect    C. hit          D. affect

5.A. happiness     B. pleasure         C. unhappiness D. amusement

6.A. dinner        B. supper  C. lunch    D. breakfast

7.A. sorrow       B. ignorance      C. awkwardness        D. satisfaction

8.A. As soon as    B. Once       C. The moment D. Immediately

9.A. right  B. opportunity   C. need        D. chance

10.A. stores       B. buries   C. lies        D. stands

11.A. fish  B. steak     C. drumsticks    D. duck

12.A. comfort     B. please     C. anger    D. hate

13.A. stand        B. treat      C. forget   D. regret

14.A. eager       B. hungry  C. anxious D. reluctant

15.A. passed away    B. passed through     C. passed by       D. passed on

16.A. Sadly        B. Disappointedly     C. Fortunately         D. Hopefully

17.A. clothes     B. belongings        C. cupboards  D. drawers

18.A. unless      B. if   C. though  D. even

19.A. floated     B. flew       C. followed        D. flowed

20.A. never       B. ever      C. forever D. seldom