One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   36   bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were   37   . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple（弄皱）the   38  . He then asked the audience, “   39   still wants it ?” Still the hands went   40  in the air.

  “ What   41   I do this? ” He asked, and he   42   it on the ground, and started to step on it. He   43   it up. Now the bill was   44   and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.

  “My friends,” He continued, “You have all   45    a good lesson . No matter   46   I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its   47   . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   48  , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  49   wrong decisions, or we may   50   with something we do not   51  .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   52  . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   53   what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   54   , but on its inner value.’ This is the   55   of life.

A. 20 dollar         B. 20 dollars              C. 20-dollars      D. 20-dollar.

A. risen         B. put                C. raised               D. held

A. bill          B. paper               C. cash                      D. change

A. Somebody    B. Nobody             C. Anybody      D. You

A. up           B. down                C. above              D. around

A. should          B. can                 C. if            D. whether

A. threw           B. dropped             C. fell                D. put

A. showed         B. lifted                C. brought           D. picked

A. good            B. clean                C. large               D. dirty

A. given           B. learned              C. taught              D. taken

A. that              B. how                 C. what                D. why

A. value           B. price                C. effect              D. part

A. studies          B. work               C. fields               D. lives

A. do              B. make                C. give                       D. take

A. meet            B. deal                 C. talk                 D. get

A. like             B. hope                C. wish                D. expect

A. worthless      B. weak                C. poor                D. careless

A. from            B. in                  C. about               D. at

A. beauty          B. face                 C. looks              D. impression

A. lesson           B. truth                C. saying            D. story

One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   21   bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were   22  . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple（弄皱）the   23 . He then asked the audience, “   24  still wants it ?” Still the hands went  25  in the air.
“ What   26  I do this? ” He asked, and he  27  it on the ground, and started to step on it. He  28  it up. Now the bill was  29  and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all  30   a good lesson . No matter   31  I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its  32 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   33 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  34  wrong decisions, or we may   35  with something we do not   36 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   37 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   38  what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   39  , but on its inner value.’ This is the   40  of life.

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people frequent the stoplights. I often gave money to the homeless, feeling  36  for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I  37  giving and became very  38 .                                   

Things started to 39  for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to   40   myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  41  , “Will work for food.” I  42  . My daughter commented, “Mommy, you 43   to give to those people in  44  .’’ I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other  45 things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.

Three days later, I was driving to  46 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep  47   me said, “Just help him.”  48   I rolled down my window, and he ran over with enthusiasm, saying “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I  49  into my ashtray and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.

I scooped（抓起）it up and gave it to him. He  50  with joy and tears in his  51  , “Wow, you just made it  52   for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you; the bus that had this great sale is  53   in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either,  54   I was the one who got the best  55   in life -- GIVING.

36. A. pleased              B. sorry                C. nervous           D. notable 

37. A. stopped             B. refused            C. considered               D. continued  

38 A. bitter                 B. disappointed     C. satisfied           D. happy

39. A. reform                      B. decline            C. end                 D. change

40. A. pull                 B. drive               C. persuade          D. concern 

41. A. gesture              B. symbol            C. sign                  D. sentence 

42. A. passed by           B. gave in           C. stood up            D. held on  

43. A. expected            B. attempted        C. promised             D. used

44. A. shock                 B. happiness         C. comfort                 D. need 

45. A. dim               B. bad                   C. exciting          D. anxious 

46. A. pick                  B. look               C. ring                D. beat  

47. A. beside              B. inside           C. behind           D. above

48. A. So                 B. Otherwise       C. However        D. Moreover 

49. A. climbed             B. jumped          C. saw               D. reached

50. A. turned around     B. broke down     C. burst out          D. spoke up

51. A. eyes               B. face            C. nose               D. mouth

52. A. necessary        B. possible             C. important       D. nice

53. A. taking              B. operating        C. leaving              D. driving

54. A. but             B. or                    C. and            D. nor       

55. A. award                 B. message            C. gift             D. lesson   

It was a hot summer day． My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one．
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day． I ran into my parents’ room to find Dad． When I saw him on the phone, he was crying． I’d never seen my dad cry before． My heart sank． What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I’m so sorry," I heard him say． That’s when it hit me． I knew that Suzie had died． Max has been my dad’s best friend for years． Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body． Her brain was OK． She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids． Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body． Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life ，she was still happy．
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together． As we grew up, we grew apart． She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest． When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia． About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end． Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life． She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate． In a way, she lived through me．
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral． When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me． I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket（棺材）．
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I’d ever been to． After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her． I remember crying so hard, I felt weak． My cheeks burned from the tears． My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I’m glad I did it．
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong． I learned so much from her． She gave me more than I could ever give to her． I will never forget her or the talks we had． I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life．
【小题1】What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me．” mean?

It was a hot summer day． My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one．

I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day． I ran into my parents' room to find Dad． When I saw him on the phone, he was crying． I'd never seen my dad cry before． My heart sank． What possibly could have happened?

"Max, I'm so sorry," I heard him say． That's when it hit me． I knew that Suzie had died． Max has been my dad's best friend for years． Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body． Her brain was OK． She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids． Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body． Yet although she couldn't live a normal life ，she was still happy．

When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together． As we grew up, we grew apart． She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest． When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia． About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end． Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life． She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate． In a way, she lived through me．

    After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral． When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me． I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket（棺材）．

Her funeral was very different from any funeral I'd ever been to． After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her． I remember crying so hard, I felt weak． My cheeks burned from the tears． My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I'm glad I did it．

When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong． I learned so much from her． She gave me more than I could ever give to her． I will never forget her or the talks we had． I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life．

1.What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me．” mean?

A．Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience．

B．Suzie was financially dependent of me．

C．Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family．

D．Suzie was too weak to live her own life．

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties．

B．The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie．

C．The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie．

D．The author didn't understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie's death．

3.What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie's death?

A．Never let go of a friend even if you are apart．

B．Be thankful for what we have in our life．

C．Talking with a friend can cure your illness．

D．We can learn more from our friends than they do from us．