“Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.” I saw this wonderful old saying again in a book recently. It got me thinking about all the times that I have been    31   to forgive others in my life and all the joy that it has brought me. One    32   stands out particularly well.

I was a young boy at a summer camp. I was having a great time and    33___ everything about it except for another young boy of my age. To say we didn’t

   34   would be a statement that made the situation less serious than it really was. We spent most of the week irritating, insulting (侮辱), and picking on each other.

   35   finally came to a fight on the next to last day of camp. We got into a fist fight which I lost.    36   older boys broke it up before I was hurt too much. I spent the rest of the day alone, refusing to speak andlost in my own    37  .

The next day my spirits were    38   when Mom brought the boys in our cabin some of her delicious homemade    39  . I was enjoying a few slices of it when I saw the other boy sitting by himself at the bottom of the steps outside. He seemed very    40   right then. I am not sure what moved me to do so, but I took my pizza down and    41   it with him. It made all the anger and pain inside me    42  . We became friends after that. I never got into another fist fight either. I had found out that sharing and forgiving were much more fun and a lot less painful.

Forgiveness is    43   the sweetest revenge. It can turn an enemy into a friend. It can    44   a heart from the chains of anger, hatred, and pain. It can open a soul to the sweetness of love and joy once again. May your life always be    45   of sweet forgiveness.

1.                A．disappointed    B．satisfied        C．unwilling  D．able

2.                A．memory        B．lesson          C．incident  D．week

3.                A．struggling       B．exploring       C．enjoying  D．remembering

4.                A．get across       B．get along        C．hold on   D．hold up

5.                A．Thoughts       B．Words          C．Friends   D．Conflicts

6.                A．Surprisingly     B．Thankfully       C．Unexpectedly  D．Regretfully

7.                A．fight           B．regret          C．luck D．anger

8.                A．sunk           B．broken         C．lifted D．shown

9.                A．pizza           B．hamburger      C．pie  D．sandwich

10.               A．angry          B．proud          C．ashamed  D．lonely

11.               A．presented      B．shared         C．distributed D．divided

12.               A．go away        B．go on          C．crowd in   D．build up

13.               A．nearly         B．merely         C．truly  D．hardly

14.               A．keep          B．cure           C．comfort   D．free

15.               A．full            B．aware          C．confident  D．certain

My alarm o’clock rings in my ears at 5:00 every morning. On hearing the ring, I will get out of bed and put on my glasses. The house is quiet as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep in peace. Instead of going for a long run as usual, today I chose my favorite exercise DVD and started moving. Sweat rolled down my face and into my eyes. My heart beat wildly as I face my body to finish each movement before a mirror. Of course I felt extremely tired towards the end, but a smile spread across my face. I smiled because the DVD was over, and there appeared a brighter smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.

While some people are fond of chocolate, shopping, smoking, or work, what I need is taking exercise to pass each day. People shake their heads when they see me run with sweating heavily through the town. Some look surprised when I refuse to try just one bite of chocolate cake. They seem greatly puzzled by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to just have a vegetable salad. I have come to realize that it doesn’t matter to just say “No.” to any kind of food that I don’t want to eat.

Do you wonder what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m. every morning? What makes me refuse ice cream firmly? Commitment—I’m determined to change my life with a way which can not only free me from daily anxiety, but also increase energy and self–confidence. And above all it will surely help me to keep good body shape and maybe extend my life. This is the real reason why there’s a huge smile spreading across my face when I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit me just right and look perfectly on me. I never doubt that I cannot make a difference within myself inside and out without such commitment and sweat.

1.From the text we can conclude that the author___________.

A. desires to look different from others.

B. expects to develop a good body shape.

C. has difficulty getting along with others.

D. behaves strangely every morning she gets up

2.Which statement is TRUE according to Paragraph 2 ?

A. Others don’t understand the author.

B. Others help the author by offering her food.

C. The author doesn’t understand others.

D. The author hates to make others surprised.

3.The underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A. good health   B. firm belief   C. a habit  D. a permission

4.Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning?

A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.

B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise.

C. Because she enjoys the inspiring DVD music.

D. Because she feels a sense of achievement

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空（共10题，满分10分）

1.He arrived at his hometown, tired and _____ (dust), on Sunday night.

2.I was most _____ (grate) to John for his kindness of sending me the book immediately.

3.The teacher seems to _____ (like) the idea of testing children in such a narrow way to find out who is the most excellent.

4.The ______ (actually) price was lower than I had thought.

5.I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m _____ (gradual) getting used to looking after the animals.

6.From the changing ______ (express) on speakers’ faces and the tones of their voices, they can tell lies from truths.

7.They’ll trade with _____ (east) European countries.

8.I never know that encouragement is so ______ (power) that it can change a person.

9.When I travell with my friends, my parents are always ______ (concern) about me.

10.The mother looks at the door ______ (frequent), wishing the children’s coming.

Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, __36__ my mother asked me to do her a __37__. One of her colleagues needed a full－time __38__. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to __39__ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a __40__ child.

Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centers would not __41__ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium(平衡)problems. He couldn't __42__ or run properly. I was hesitating __43__ I was to take the job when my mother __44__, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the __45__.”

Then I told her I was __46__ for the job.

The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little __47__ , he was quite a mix.

At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face __48__ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be__49__ to get a child to go down a slide. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his __50__ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he __51__ it to the top of the slide. With my arms __52_ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big __53__ and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”

I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children __54__ for granted.

This __55__ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

1.                A．and            B．however        C．so   D．but

2.                A．service         B．business        C．favor     D．trade

3.                A．nurse          B．Waitress        C．guard    D．guide

4.                A．protect         B．attend          C．Defend   D．comfort

5.                A．Naughty        B．clever          C．Normal   D．happy

6.                A．admit          B．receive         C．Accept   D．adopt

7.                A．speak          B．play            C．stand     D．walk

8.                A．if             B．what           C．why D．where

9.                A．Suggested       B．Argued         C．Challenged    D．commented

10.               A．Courage        B．energy         C．Faith  D．time

11.               A．eager          B．sorry          C．Grateful   D．ready

12.               A．awareness      B．knowledge      C．balance   D．control

13.               A．delighted       B．cheered        C．Lit   D．shut

14.               A．difficult        B．interesting      C．simple D．terrible

15.               A．fears          B．worries         C．chances   D．situation

16.               A．climbed        B．got            C．Managed  D．made

17.               A．taking          B．holding         C．bringing   D．greeting

18.               A．Kiss           B．Clap           C．welcome  D．surprise

19.               A．play           B．do            C．take  D．enjoy

20.               A．miserable       B．smart          C．brave D．special

For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers. They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You’ll feel great.”

   Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, I’m not alone in my opinion.

   First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet need a real pounding（追击）running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.

   Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.

    And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week: it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?

   I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will. I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.

1.From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood ______.

A. jogging became very popular

B. people jogged only during the daytime

C. Alex organized an army of joggers

D. jogging provided a chance to get together

2.The underlined word “them”(Paragraph 3) most probably refers to _____.

A. heart attacks     B. Back problems

C. famous joggers   D. physical weaknesses

3.What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?

A. He felt it was worth a try.

B. He was very fond of it.

C. He was strongly against it.

D. He thought it must be painful.

4.Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?

A. He disliked doing exercise outside.

B. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.

C. He was afraid of having a heart attack.

D. He was worried about being left alone.

5. From the writer’s experience, we can conclude that______.

A. not everyone enjoys jogging

B. he is the only person who hates jogging

C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit

D. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.