When I was 13 years old, I used to babysit (当临时保姆）for the lady next door. Every two 36  ____ she would pay me 80 dollars. I always looked forward to getting 37 ____  so I could go to the supermarket with my friends on Saturday and spend my money that 38 ____  me a fortnight to earn.

One Friday evening I heard my mom on the phone with our neighbor and I heard her say a few words, “Oh ，that is 39 ____  . ” After my mom 40 ____  off the phone, I asked what was wrong. She said that the neighbors had no 41 ____  in their house and that the lady didn't know what she was going to 42  ____ her daughter on. That night, her husband had spent all their money on gambling (赌博）and got 43 ____  after he came home 44 his wife asked for money to buy groceries. He began to 45 dishes out of the cupboards and threw them at the wall. So on top of not having any groceries, the lady had no dishes.

I had a(n) 46 ____  . I asked my mom to drive me to McDonald's and I bought the lady and her daughter 47 ____  with the babysitting money she had given to me. After that, I asked my mom to take me to the store, 48 I bought the lady dishes and groceries with the 49 ____  of the babysitting money.

When I knocked on the front door the lady gave me a big 50  ____ and told me how 51 ____ she was that I helped her. When Saturday came around, I didn't have any 52 ____  to go to the supermarket and do the shopping with my friends but I didn't 53 ____  because I felt great that I was able to 54 ____  this family.

Since then we have moved away from the area. On three different occasions I have seen our neighbor and she 55 ____  tells me how thankful she is to me for doing so.

It was getting dark and snow was coming down. Joe was driving home. He’d been unemployed since the factory closed. Most of his friends had left, but he stayed on. After all, he was born here.
Suddenly he saw a lady standing on the side of the road and pulled up. She was worried. No one had stopped to help her. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry. Joe knew how she felt and said, “My name is Joe and I’m here to help you.” All she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Joe changed the tire, but he got dirty and his hands were hurt. She wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right. Joe never thought twice about the money and there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that they needed.
Later the lady went in a dingy-looking restaurant to grab a bite to eat. The cash register was like the telephone of an out-of-work actor----it didn’t ring much. The waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant, brought a clean towel to her with a sweet smile. The old lady remembered Joe. After the waitress brought the change from a 100-dollar bill, she found the lady gone and something written on a piece of paper, “Someone once helped me out----the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain of love end with you.”
That night the waitress gave her sleeping husband a soft kiss and whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Joe.”

1. 1.

   What do we know about Joe from this passage?

   1. A.
      On his way home after work, he helped an old lady.
   2. B.
      He had worked in a factory in his hometown before.
   3. C.
      He would move away to fulfill his dream soon.
   4. D.
      Though he was poor, he didn’t care about money at all.
2. 2.

   The saying “she wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right” in Paragraph 2 suggests that _____.

   1. A.
      the old lady was very grateful to Joe’s timely aid
   2. B.
      the old lady was much worried to be hurt by Joe
   3. C.
      the old lady wanted to show off her fortune to Joe
   4. D.
      the old lady’s car was very difficult to repair for Joe
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

   1. A.
      The restaurant was not only light but also clean.
   2. B.
      The old lady did have a big meal in the small restaurant.
   3. C.
      The waitress was more than eight months pregnant.
   4. D.
      The old lady left the remaining money to the waitress.
4. 4.

   Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Acts of luck
   2. B.
      A warm-hearted man
   3. C.
      The chain of love
   4. D.
      A generous lady

       It was getting dark and snow was coming down．Joe was driving home．He’d been unemployed since the factory closed．Most of his friends had left, but he stayed on．After all, he was born here．

       Suddenly he saw a lady standing on the side of the road and pulled up．She was worried．No one had stopped to help her．Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry．Joe knew how she felt and said, “My name is Joe and I’m here to help you．” All she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough．Joe changed the tire, but he got dirty and his hands were hurt．She wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right．Joe never thought twice about the money and there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past．He had lived his whole life that way．He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that they needed．

       Later the lady went in a dingy-looking restaurant to grab a bite to eat．The cash register was like the telephone of an out-of-work actor----it didn’t ring much．The waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant, brought a clean towel to her with a sweet smile．The old lady remembered Joe．After the waitress brought the change from a 100-dollar bill, she found the lady gone and something written on a piece of paper, “Someone once helped me out----the way I’m helping you．If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain of love end with you．”

       That night the waitress gave her sleeping husband a soft kiss and whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right．I love you, Joe．”

1.What do we know about Joe from this passage?

       A．On his way home after work, he helped an old lady．

       B．He had worked in a factory in his hometown before．

       C．He would move away to fulfill his dream soon．

       D．Though he was poor, he didn’t care about money at all．

2.The saying “she wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right” in Paragraph 2 suggests that _____．

       A．the old lady was very grateful to Joe’s timely aid

       B．the old lady was much worried to be hurt by Joe

       C．the old lady wanted to show off her fortune to Joe

       D．the old lady’s car was very difficult to repair for Joe

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

       A．The restaurant was not only light but also clean．

       B．The old lady did have a big meal in the small restaurant．

       C．The waitress was more than eight months pregnant．

       D．The old lady left the remaining money to the waitress．

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Acts of luck                                   B．A warm-hearted man

       C．The chain of love                             D．A generous lady

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My name is Elias. I am a poor black worker in South Africa. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was ___91___very difficult period of my life. I was twelve years old. It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went for advice. He offered guidance to poor black people on their ____92___ problems. He was generous with his time, ___93___which I was grateful.
I needed his help because I had very ___94___education. I began school at six. The school where I studied for only two years was three kilometers away. I had to leave because my family could not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare. I could not read ___95___ write well. After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. ____96____, this was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg. ____97____, I did not have one because I was not born there, and I worried about whether I would become out of work..
The day when Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest. He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg. I became more hopeful about my future. I never forgot how kind Mandela was. When he organized the ANC Youth League, I _____98_____ it as soon as I could. He said:
“The last thirty years have ____99___the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage ____100_____ we have almost no right at all.”

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My name is Elias. I am a poor black worker in South Africa. The time when I first met Nelson Mandela was ___91___very difficult period of my life. I was twelve years old. It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went for advice. He offered guidance to poor black people on their ____92___ problems. He was generous with his time, ___93___which I was grateful.

I needed his help because I had very ___94___education. I began school at six. The school where I studied for only two years was three kilometers away. I had to leave because my family could not continue to pay the school fees and the bus fare. I could not read ___95___ write well. After trying hard, I got a job in a gold mine. ____96____, this was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg. ____97____, I did not have one because I was not born there, and I worried about whether I would become out of work..

The day when Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest. He told me how to get the correct papers so I could stay in Johannesburg. I became more hopeful about my future. I never forgot how kind Mandela was. When he organized the ANC Youth League, I _____98_____ it as soon as I could. He said:

“The last thirty years have ____99___the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage ____100_____ we have almost no right at all.”

1.                A．a              B．an             C．the  D．\

2.                A．personal        B．private         C．social D．legal

3.                A．to             B．for            C．in   D．about

4.                A．few            B．many           C．much D．little

5.                A．and            B．but            C．or   D．neither

6.                A．So             B．But            C．However  D．And

7.                A．Generally       B．Sadly           C．Luckily   D．Unluckily

8.                A．took part in      B．join in          C．join  D．attend

9.                A．seen           B．looked at        C．watched  D．observed

10.               A．when          B．where         C．which D．that