Outside a big city, there was a prison. Every day, prisoners were asked to work hard. A prisoner picked up a 100-dollar bill 36 he was building a road outside the prison. He 37 it in at once. 38 , the person in charge of the prison didn’t believe that he was a(n) 39 man. He said to the prisoner, “Stop 40 ! This is your own money. You are trying to bribe(贿赂) me. What you want to get is a 41 sentence(刑期). People of your sort are not honest.”

The prisoner felt 42 hurt. He believed that no one in the world would 43 him any more. So he 44 from prison that night.

　 During his escape from the prison, he 45 a lot of money. After he got enough money, he took a train to go to the border. The carriages were so 46 that he had to stand close to a 47 . At this moment, a quite beautiful girl walked into the washroom, and found that the latch(门插销) was broken when she closed the door. She stepped out and said to him, “Sir, could you 48 the door for me?”

　 49 for a second, he 50 the pure eyes of the girl and nodded his head. The girl went into the washroom, and he guarded the door tightly like a 51 guard.

　 At that moment, he suddenly changed his 52 . At the next stop he got off the train, and gave himself up to the police at the train station.

　 Trust is the most 53 thing in this world. It cannot be 54, or gained by force. It comes deep from one’s soul. It can make one’s 55 full of hope and confidence.

36. A. once　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

37. A. returned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. handed　　　　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. took

38. A. However　　　　　　　　　　 B. So 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Besides　　　　　　　　　　 D. Instead

39. A. honest　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. patient 　　　　　　　　 C. polite 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. perfect

40. A. working 　　　　　　　　　　 B. saying 　　　　　　　　　 C. building 　　　　　　　　　 D. lying

41. A. increased 　　　　　　　　　 B. reduced　　　　　　　　 C. raised　 　　　　　　　　　 D. slowed

42. A. similarly 　　　　　　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　 C. badly　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. formally

43. A. care 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. like 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. praise 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trust

44. A. escaped　　　　　　　　　　　 B. broke 　　　　　　　　　 C. ran 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. left　

45. A. raised 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. saved 　　　　　　　　　 C. stole　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. won　

46. A. crowded　　　　　　　　　　 B. comfortable 　　　　　 C. noisy 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dirty

47. A. dining room　　　　　　　　 B. washroom　　　　　　 C. kitchen 　　　　　　　　　 D. carriage　

48. A. protect 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fix　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. watch 　　　　　　　　　　 D. close　

49. A. Amused B. Excited C. Disappointed D. Surprised

50. A. looked through B. looked into C. looked up D. looked out

51. A. loyal 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. nervous 　　　　　　　 C. brave 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. friendly　

52. A. brain 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. method 　　　　　　　　 C. way 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mind　

53. A. valuable 　　　　　　　　　　 B. reasonable 　　　　　　 C. expensive 　　　　　　　　 D. possible

54. A. received B. sent C.bought D. completed　

55. A. dream 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. heart 　　　　　　　　　 C. head 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. view

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    Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth 57 000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it, which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only 2000 pounds. He took this to the shop, which 2 it without a question. Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to the 5 right, the shop sold it for 60000 pounds.

    Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office. “It's a faulty diamond, ” he said “It isn't worth the high 7 I paid.” Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in 9 . She had escaped, 10 the right had fallen off and had been damage in the great 11 from the fire,

    The shop had to 12 . They knew no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the real diamond and put a faulty one in its 14 . The question was, who 15 it?

    A picture of the ring appeared in the 16 . A reader thought he 17 the ring. The next day another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out of a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring. “Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?” The papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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    Jenkins was a jeweller, who had made a large diamond ring worth 57 000 pounds for the Silkstone Jewellery Shop. When it was ready, he made a copy of it, which looked 1 like the first one but was worth only 2000 pounds. He took this to the shop, which 2 it without a question. Jenkins gave the much more 3 ring to his wife for her fortieth birthday. Then the husband and wife 4 to Paris for a weekend. As to the 5 right, the shop sold it for 60000 pounds.

    Six months later the buyer 6 it back to Silkstone's office. “It's a faulty diamond, ” he said “It isn't worth the high 7 I paid.” Then he told them the 8 . His wife's car had caught fire in 9 . She had escaped, 10 the right had fallen off and had been damage in the great 11 from the fire,

    The shop had to 12 . They knew no fire on earth can 13 damage a perfect diamond. Someone had taken the real diamond and put a faulty one in its 14 . The question was, who 15 it?

    A picture of the ring appeared in the 16 . A reader thought he 17 the ring. The next day another picture appeared in the papers which 18 a famous dancer walking out of a plane for Paris. Behind the dancer there was a woman 19 a large diamond ring. “Do you know the 20 with the lovely diamond ring?” The papers asked their readers. Several months later, Jenkins was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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Changed Lives

In 1921, Lewis Lawes became the warden(监狱长) at Sing Sing Prison. No prison was kept    1than Sing Sing during that time. But 20 years later, it had become a   2place. When he was asked about the change, here's what he said, "I     3it all to my wonderful wife, Catherine, who is    4outside the prison walls."

Catherine Lawes was a young mother. Everybody    5her from the beginning that she should never   6foot inside the prison walls, but that didn’t     7her! When the first prison basketball game was held, she went into the gym with her three beautiful kids and she sat in the stands with the prisoners.

She    8getting to know them and their records. She    9one convicted murderer was blind so she paid him a visit.    10his hand in here she said, "Do you read Braille(布莱叶盲文)?" "What’s Braille?" he asked. Then she taught him how to read. Years later he would    11in love for her.

Then, she was killed in a car accident. The next morning Lewis Lawes didn’t come to work, so the acting(代理) warden took his place. It seemed almost    12that the prison knew something was    13.

The following day , her body was resting in a casket（灵柩） in her home.   14the acting warden took his early morning walk, he was   15to see a large crowd of the toughest, hardest-looking prisoners   16like a crowd of animals at the main gate. He came closer and 17tears of grief(悲恸) and sadness. He turned and faced the men, "All right, men you can go. Just be sure and    18tonight!" Then he opened the gate and a parade of prisoners  19, without a guard, the three-quarters of a mile to stand in line to   20their final respects to Catherine Lawes.

And every one of them came back . Every one!  

1.A. better          B. harder       C. older      D. tougher 

2.A. beautiful       B. wonderful    C. humanitarian    D. attractive

3.A. belong         B. give         C. contribute      D. owe

4.A. working        B. supporting    C. buried         D. located 

5.A. warned         B. told         C. reminded       D. informed  

6.A. put            B. lay          C. set             D. get

7.A. persuade        B. stop        C. keep           D. submit

8.A. insisted on      B. hold out      C. carry out       D. keep up

9.A. searched       B. thought          C. discovered     D. caught

10.A. Shaking      B. Putting            C. Feeling       D. Holding 

11.A. laugh         B. weep              C. appreciate      D. touch

12.A. long          B. apparently          C. immediately    D. later

13.A. changeable    B. disappointing        C. mad            D. wrong

14.A. As           B. Once               C. While         D. Since

15.A. glad          B. angry              C. shocked        D. frightened 

16.A. rushed        B. shouted             C. waited         D. gathered

17.A. noticed       B. found              C. expected        D. understood

18.A. check on      B. check in            C. check out        D. check through 

19.A. escaped       B. walked             C. fled             D. hurried

20.A. attribute      B. take                C. pay             D. display