A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful   1 , and knowing her husband could   2  it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the   3 , her husband told her how   4  he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He   5  her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and   6  a Bible.

  7 , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so   8  that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very   9  in business. She owned two large companies. She   10  her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to   11  him. But before she could, she   12  a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and   13  things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness   14  her heart. She saw the still new

  15 , just as she had left it years before. With   16 , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring   17  from the Bible to the floor and a  18  could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.

  19  your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the   20 .

1.                A．watch          B．ring            C．coat D．box

2.                A．afford          B．like            C．design    D．guess

3.                A．holiday         B．performance     C．birthday  D．meeting

4.                A．proud          B．kind           C．sorry D．brave

5.                A．lent           B．asked          C．gave D．moved

6.                A．carried         B．found          C．missed   D．held

7.                A．Politely         B．Lightly          C．Patiently  D．Angrily

8.                A．calm           B．upset          C．grateful   D．careless

9.                A．failing          B．lonely          C．successful D．poor

10.               A．wondered      B．hoped         C．realized   D．explained

11.               A．visit           B．understand      C．catch D．help

12.               A．passed         B．wrote          C．sent  D．received

13.               A．take care of     B．pay for         C．look for   D．give away

14.               A．covered        B．broke          C．left   D．filled

15.               A．car            B．Bible           C．letter D．table

16.               A．smiles          B．laughter        C．tears D．interests

17.               A．hid            B．dropped        C．disappeared    D．made

18.               A．book          B．pen           C．flower D．card

19.               A．If             B．But            C．Although  D．So

20.               A．hand          B．eye            C．face  D．heart

A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to  21  his studies. There he wrote down his  22 for a course in English, but after the first 23 , he didn’t go to it any more.

The English lecturer 24_this student was always absent (缺席的) and thought he had  25_to another course, so he was  26  when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English  27at the end of this year.

The lecturer had  28 a difficult paper, which followed his  29 closely, and he was eager (热切的) to see  30 this student would answer the questions. He  31__the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they  32 him and he examined them  33 , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he  34 the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one mistake, so he  35 for the student to question him about it.

When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I  36 you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others. But I’ve examined your  37 carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. I’m curious (好奇的) to know your  38 .”

“I’m very  39  about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I  40  what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.” 

A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to 21 his studies. There he wrote down his 22 for a course in English, but after the first 23 , he didn’t go to it any more.

　　　 The English lecturer 24_this student was always absent (缺席的) and thought he had 25_to another course, so he was 26 when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English 27at the end of this year.

　　　 The lecturer had 28 a difficult paper, which followed his 29 closely, and he was eager (热切的) to see 30 this student would answer the questions. He 31__the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they 32 him and he examined them 33 , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he 34 the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one mistake, so he 35 for the student to question him about it.

　　　 When he came and sat down, the lecturer asked him, “I 36 you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others. But I’ve examined your 37 carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. I’m curious (好奇的) to know your 38 .”

　　　 “I’m very 39 about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I 40 what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused by your first lecture.”

21. A. value　 　　　　　 B. continue　　　　　 C. improve　　　　　 D. begin

22. A. questions 　　　　 B. advice　　　 　 C. problems　　　　　 D. name

23. A. week 　　 　　B. lecture 　　　　　　 C. meet 　　　 　　 D. sight

24. A. astonished 　　B. regretted　　　　　 C. noticed 　　　　　 D. believed

25. A. led 　　 　　　　　　 B. devoted　　　　　　 C. gone 　　　　　　 D. changed

26. A. surprised 　　　　　 B. angry 　　　　　　 C. pleased 　　　　 D. unhappy

27. A. test 　 　　　　　　 B. subject 　　　　　 C. note　 　　　　　 D. course

28. A. discovered 　　B. prepared　　　　　 C. invented 　　　　 D. found

29. A. ideas 　　 　　B. senses　 　　C. lectures　　　　　　 D. texts

30. A. when　 　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　 C. why 　　　　　　 D. how

31. A. hoped　 　　　　　 B. proved 　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　 D. wished

32. A. showed　　　 　 　　B. gave 　　　　 　　C. handed　　　　　　 D. reached

33. A. carelessly 　 　　B. carefully　　　　　 C. slowly 　　　　　 D. happily

34. A. enjoyed 　 　　B. kept　 　　　　　　 C. did　 　　　　　　 D. examined

35. A. cared 　　　 　　 　　B. called 　　　　　　 C. sent 　　　　　 D. looked

36. A. promise　　　 　 　　B. know 　　　　　　 　　C. advise 　　　　　　 D. guess

37. A. lessons 　 　　B. paper 　　　　　　 C. notebook　　　　　 D. exercises

38. A. wisdom　　　 　 　　B. experience 　 C. method 　　　　 D. explanation

39. A. glad　　 　　　　　 B. proud　　　　 　C. content 　　　　　 D. sorry

40. A. realized 　　　　　 B. understood 　　 C. remembered 　 D. suffered

By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand  36 my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the   37 , I phoned his __38 . His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got   39  . “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was  40 that she didn’t tell me where he was or  41  to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it  42 . I found out later that Tom’s mother called my parents right after we rang   43 . My phone call really made her   44 , and she   45 they talk to me. Later that night, my mom   46 . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had   47  what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Tom, in the   48  seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my   49 .

My first   50  was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the   51  person in the world. Even after I was able to   52 several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just   53  at the wall in my  54  and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didn’t feel like   55  with any of my old friends.