One sunny day last September, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.

   Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.

   Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. "Everything went quiet in my head," Tim recalls(回忆). "I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line."

   Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. "At one point, I considered turning back," he says. "I wondered if I was putting my life at risk." After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, "Take down the umbrella!"

    Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.

   "Let's aim for the pier(码头)," Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. "Can you guys swim?" he cried. "A little bit," the boys said.

   Once the were in the water, Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swan toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.

   “Are we almost there?" they asked again and again. "Yes," Tim told them each time.

   After 30minutes, they reached the pier.

1.what does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to ?

A. The beach     B. the water        C. the wind        D. the boat

2.why did Tim raise his head regularly?

A. to take in enough fresh air

B. To consider turning back to not.

C. To check his distance from the boys

D. To ask the boys to take down the umbrella

3.How did the two boys finally reach the pier?

A. They swam to the pier all by themselves.

B. They were washed to the pier by the wave.

C. They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.

D. They were dragged to the pier by Tim.

“Come in . Kim . Have a seat , please .” said Bill Williams , the manager . This was Kim’s first experience with an assessment . After only six months he was due for a raise if this assessment was satisfactory

“Kim,” began Bill Williams . “I am very pleased with the quality of your work . I have nothing but praise for your devotion and your hard work . My only concern is that you are not active enough in putting forward your suggestions .”

“But.” Replied Kim. “I have always completed every assignment you have given me . Mr. Williams.”

“I know that , Kim . And please, call me Bill .But what I expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas . I need more input from you ―more feedback on how things are going I don’t need a “yes man”. You never tell me what you think . You just smile as though everything is fine .”

“But,” said Kim,” “ I feel that since you are my superior , it would he presumptuous of me to tell you what to do .”

“I’m not asking you to tell me what to do, but what you think we could do .To make suggestions . I employed you because I respect your experience in this field, but you are not communicating your thoughts to me .”

“Yes . I see I’m not accustomed to this , but I will try to do as you say …, Bill”

“Good, then , I expect to hear more from you at staff meetings or at any other time you want to discuss an idea with me .”

“Yes , of course . Thank you Mr. Will…Bill .”

69．Kim is the sort of employee who         .

       A．does not speak out his own ideas          B．is not devoted to the job

       C．laughs too much over work                 D．can not finish his work on time

70．The word “presumptuous” in the middle of the passage is closest in meaning to “      ” .

       A．full of respect                                     B．too confident and rude

       C．lacking in experience                           D．too shy and quiet

71．From the passage ,we can learn that        .

       A．Kim has been invited to take charge of the staff meetings

       B．the manager appreciates those who just do what he tells them to do

       C．the manager is pleased with Kim’s hard work and his suggestions

       D．Kim is likely to have a higher salary if he can pass the assessment

I stood there listening to my father shout at the top of his voice. “ Which one of you did this?” He asked with a sharp voice.

We all looked down at the floor containing the art of a child’s handwriting in chalk. I stood there, trembling and had hoped that no one else could see it. Would he know it was me? I secretly wondered. The look on his face failed me to bring myself to tell him. Scared, the only words that came from my mouth were，“Not me, Dad.”

The others denied(否认) it as well. But without saying a word , he disappeared for only minutes and came back with a piece of paper and a pencil. He was so determined to find the truth!

“I want each of you to write exactly what you see on the step.” I was not a stupid kid, though, and when my turn came, I deliberately wrote the words differently. So you can imagine what the result was.

He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them, “Since none of you will admit to having done it, then you all get a spanking (打屁股) .”What? Still, I stood there and said nothing.

“I did it. ” I looked around to see my sister step forward . Huh? She did it? No ,she didn’t because I did . Why was she taking the blame for something I did? Feeling guilty, yet still scared to confess（承认）, I stood there , letting it happen.

We joked about it now---all of us, including my sister. Because of it, I always felt guilty. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.

66. The three children were blamed by the father because of______________.

　 A. their dirtying the floor　　　　 B. their bad handwriting

　 C. their wasting chalks　　　　　 D. their lying to the father

67. Why did the author not tell the truth according to the text?

　 A. he sensed he would be spanked

　 B. Because he knew someone would tell the truth.

　 C. Because he was frightened by his father’s serious look.

　 D. Because he thought no one else could notice the handwriting.

68. By saying “ I was not a stupid kid, though”, the author probably means he__________.

　 A. was cleverer than his father

　 B. was cleverer than his father expected

　 C. knew what to do to avoid being recognized

　 D. learned his father was determined to find the truth

69. The author felt guilty______________.

　 A. when his father came back with a piece of paper and a pencil

　 B. when his father found the floor with the art of handwriting

　 C. after he realized they would all be given a spanking

　 D. after his sister took the blame for him

70. We can learn from the text that___________.

　 A. the author would take the blame for his mistakes ever after

　 B. the author knew his father treated him strictly out of love

　 C. the author wouldn’t do anything wrong ever since

D. the author still wonders why his sister helped him

His mother had thought it would he good for him to _________ from home and earn some money on his own.

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　　Soon it would he the holidays, but before that, there were final 1 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their 2 . If they didn't pass the exams, they wood have to 3 them in September. There were usually a few who 4 , but Jane didn't want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 5 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother 6 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill . She promised to 7 her up in the morning.

　　Jane was too 8 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 9 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldn't answer 10 of the questions. Everyone 11 her was writing pages and pages. 12 she thought hard, she couldn't find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 13 .

　　Time was running 14 . There was only an hour to 15 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 16 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 17 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she stared 18 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 19 . A minute later, 20 called her name.

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