I thought her nice and honest _________ I met her.
A. the first time? ????????????? ????????????? B. for the first time? ????????????? C. first time? ????????????? ? D. by the first time

Every week I would walk into this specific Chevrolet dealer's used car lot to see what the used cars needed in the way of repairs. The general manager's wife Cindy was always very __1__，  treating me like I was below her or that she was __2__ than me. I was always positive and kind, but that never seemed to __3__ with her.

One day she accused me of __4__ her to dye the carpet in a mini－bus that had a stain in the __5__. She had driven the bus for the weekend and said the __6__ was not there. Just trying to __7__ be aggressive(粗俗的), without cause, she __8__ me in front of all her peers that day.

However, instead of being __9__ at being looked upon as someone that was not honest, I went to a florist(种花人) and __10__ almost $100.00 in red roses and had them put in this nice basket. I __11__ a card, and stated that I was sorry for the __12__ and that I did not ever have the __13__ of making her angry.

The following week, I walked into her office like I did every __14__ with my list of used cars that needed some __15__ before they were sold and said, “Hi Cindy，” with my usual __16__ attitude. She gave me a big smile and said, “You bought me __17__.”  Every week thereafter she would __18__ make a point to say, “Hey Mike, Nice to see you, how are you？”

This woman began to change, perhaps because of this small act of __19__. It was actually so nice to see Cindy's whole way of being－__20__ with me. She was always very kind, and would always have a big smile when I walked into her office.

I guess people can change with a little bit of kindness!

1. A. active      B. kind       C. rude                D. polite

2. A. better      B. taller     C. richer              D. happier

3. A. agree       B. work       C. appear             D. stay

4. A. forcing     B. asking     C. charging            D. inviting

5. A. carpet      B. middle     C. bottom              D. bus

6. A. key          B. money       C. tool                D. stain

7. A. naturally    B. quickly     C. continually         D. anxiously

8. A. challenged   B. accused     C. punished            D. criticized

9. A. surprised    B. excited     C. angry               D. sad

10. A. bought      B. planted     C. sold                D. borrowed

11. A. made out          B. picked out 

C. looked through     D. took off

12. A. mistake           B. words      

C. misunderstanding   D. action

13. A. intention   B. mind        C. idea                D. courage

14. A. day         B. hour        C. week                D. month

15. A. change      B. repairs     C. papers              D. attention

16. A. cold        B. happy       C. serious             D. changeable

17. A. flowers     B. cards       C. food                D. carpet

18. A. seldom      B. hardly      C. always              D. sometimes

19. A. kindness          B. present

C. thoughtfulness      D. consideration

20. A. smiles      B. change      C. use                 D. act

To be honest, I don’t quite ________ with you some general views on the weather．

1. A.
   agree
2. B.
   allow
3. C.
   bother
4. D.
   share

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

During my second year of college I had to look for another place to live in. One Sunday after church the pastor(牧师)   36   me to stay in his daughter’s room because she was studying abroad for one year.

To be honest, I really didn’t want to stay with the pastor’s family.   37   then he old me how much rent would be—a very   38__ figure that included one home-cooked meal a day. I thought about it and    39   to move in.

At the end of the term I had planned to make   40   living arrangements, since the daughter was to   41   home. But they suggested I   42   a room with their son. By this time I seemed to have been adopted（收养）into their  43   -- her people became my people. I   44   accepted the offer.

As I emptied the daughter’s bedroom, I thought it might be   45   to have a little sister. But when I later met her, I   46   that this idea of looking after her might be more interesting than I first   47   .

We finally fell in love, married, and have been   48   one another for many years. There have been times that life turned out to be   49   than either of us could have known. But we have always been able to go   50 _  largely because we knew that somebody deeply cared.

It isn’t about marriage—it’s about   51 _  . It’s about mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers and special friends who are as   52 _ as family. It’s about anybody who can say, “I’ll be   53   -- you can count on me. I’ll try to look after you and   54   I will need you to look after me.”

Is there somebody you can   55  ? And is someone counting on you? We travel the path of life best when there is someone to look after, and when someone is looking after us.

Are you the type of person who always says“yes”？I’ve come to learn that it is very im-portant to learn to say NO！It’s okay. People are still going to like you. They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.

I，m not saying to say“no" to someone who really needs your help. I’m talking about re-fusing that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you don’t want to be a guest at.

Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really don’t want to do. If you’re like I once was，you can’t sleep at night and you think about it too much. It weighs on your mind. You try to find ways out. Whatever you’re saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldn’t have all of these thoughts.

So，why not just say NO from the beginning? Maybe you feel like if you don’t show up at the meeting（by the way，it is not one you must attend) your boss isn’t going to like you or your co-workers won’t respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters won’t love you as much if you don’t do everything for them that they ask every occasion.

If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter what. People treat you the way you teach them to，and if you’re some-one who always says“yes" then that’s what they，re expecting.

You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations in life to ful-fill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.

1.Which of the following statements would the writer agree with？

A．We should try to do what our friends ask us to do.

B．We should help others in need.

C．Always saying“yes" means you are dishonest.

D．Always saying“no" means you are brave.

2.What does the underlined word，’ It" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Saying "yes"．

B．A friend's birthday party.

C．Something you’re unwilling to do.

D．Something you think difficult to do.

3.The writer believes that if you say“no" to your family members，you’11＿·

A．have the same relationship with them as before

B．have a loose relationship with them

C．disappoint them

D．upset them

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Learn to Make a Right Choice              B．To Be Yourself

C．Do What You Want to Do                  D．Learn to Say No