There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 16　 you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only　　 17 friends leave footprints.

　 I shall always recall（回忆）the autumn and the girl with the 　18　 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.

　　 It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 　19　 on the cool 　20 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 　21 to the sound of them.

　 Autumn is a 　22 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 　23 . But one day, the sound of a violin 　24 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 25　 in playing her violin.

　 I had 　26 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t know that I had been 27　 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.

　　 Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building　 28　 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 　29 . 30 we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.

　 Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 31___ To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.

　 “You must like violin.” she said.

　 “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.

　 Suddenly, a 32　 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.

　 “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that　 33 me.” she said.

　 “In fact, it was your playing 34 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let’s be friends.”

　 The girl smiled, and so did I.

　 I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 35 —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

16. A. with　　　　　 B. for　　　 C. against　　　　　 D. to

17. A. good　　　　　 B. true　　　 C. new　　 　　　　D. old

18. A. sound　　　　 B. song　　　 C. play　　　　　　 D. violin

19. A. shaking　　　 B. hanging　　 C. falling　　　　　 D. floating

20. A. wind　　　　 B. snow　　　 C. air　　　　　　 D. rain

21. A. watching　　 B. listening　　 C. seeing　　　　 D. hearing

22. A. lively　　　　 B. lovely　　　 C. harvest　　　　 D. lonely

23. A. up　　　　　 B. off　　　　 C. down　　　　　 D. over

24. A. flowed　　　　 B. grew　　　 C. entered　　　　 D. ran

25. A. lost　　　　　 B. active　　 C. busy　　　　　 D. interested

26. A. once　　　　 B. never　　　 C. often　　　　 D. usually

27. A. waiting　　　 B. stopping　　 C. standing　　　 D. hearing

28. A. because　　　 B. so　　　　 C. when　　　 D. but

29. A. interesting　　 B. moving　　 C. encouraging　　 D. exciting

30. A. But　　　　 B. However　　 C. Even　　　　 D. Though

31. A. stopped　　　 B. began　　　 C. gone　　　　　 D. changed

32. A. happy　　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. surprised

33. A. surprised　　 B. excited　　 C. encouraged　　　 D. interested

34. A. that　　　　 B. which　　　 C. it　　　　　　 D. who

35. A. song　　　　 B. dream　　　 C. fire　　　　　 D. sister

完形填空

　　Long before man learned   1to build houses, he looked for caves   2　　 , just as the   3  did. He found he could live up into trees   4  live in the　　 animals’ caves. The first cabins or homes built by man   5  very simple. For his　　 building materials, he used   6  he could find easily around him: stones, tree　　 branches, dry grasses, animal skins. It was a long time,   7  before man began to　　 build permanent (永久的) houses   8  ,　　 until man learned to farm, he lived   9  .

　　House in many cities   10  wood. However, because the houses were　　 very   11  together, fire could easily spread from one house to   12  . There were　　 very, very big fires in some cities, such as the great fire of London in 1666. When people　　 there   13  their city, they used stones and bricks for walls   14  wood.

　　In the world today, there are still   15  people living in some　　 cities, where there is much difficulty in finding a place for a home, and even if one does　　 find a place, it is often too small.

___3y debts. So the bank had __33____ the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid on the ___4___. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the ___5___ moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had ___6___, some from far away.

    As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85.  Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.

    Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.

    After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.

1.    A　　   Naturally　　   B.　　   Unfortunately    C.　　   Luckily　　   D.　　   Strangely

2.    A　　   forbidden　　   B.　　   waited　　   C.　　   expected　　   D.　　   forced

3.    A　　   With　　   B.　　  At　　   C.　　  By　　   D.　　  Over

4.    A　　   house　　   B.　　   pillow C.　　   furniture　　   D.　　  quilt

5.    A　　   strange　　   B.　　   necessary　　   C.　　  big　　   D.　　   curious

6.    A　　   turned out　　   B.　　   turned up　　   C.　　   turned back　　   D.　　   turned on

7.    A　　   picture　　   B.　　  book　　   C.　　  purse　　   D.　　  quilt

8.    A　　   shocked　　   B.　　   worried　　   C.　　  calm　　   D.　　   excited

9.    A.　　  rose　　   B.　　   reached　　   C.　　   climbed　　   D.　　  won

10.  A.　　  told　　   B.　　   helped　　   C.　　  filled　　   D.　　  gave

11.   A.　　   pleased　　   B.　　   anxious　　   C.　　  angry　　   D.&nbstp;

　　  familiar

12.  A.　　  at this moment    B.　　   ever since　　   C.　　  long before　　   D.　　   soon after

13.  A.　　   chance　　   B.　　   method　　   C.　　   thought　　   D.　　   fortune

14.  A.　　  could　　   B.　　  might　　   C.　　  must　　   D.　　   would

15.  A.　　   relative　　   B.　　   customer　　   C.　　  friend　　   D.　　   stranger

16.  A.　　   mistake　　   B.　　  fun　　   C.　　   secret D.　　   reason

17.  A.　　   check B.　　   wallet C.　　   address　　   D.　　  note

18.  A.　　   holding　　   B.　　   touching　　   C.　　   watching　　   D.　　   admiring

19   A.　　   wonderful　　   B.　　   precious　　   C.　　  pretty　　   D.　　   various

20.  A.　　  used　　   B.　　  stops　　   C.　　   comes　　   D.　　   happens