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　　When I was growing up，I was embarrassed（局促不安）to be seen with my father．He was severely crippled（破的）and very short，and when we 　1　 walk together，his hand on my arm for 　2　，people would 　3　．I would inwardly squirm（局促不安）at the unwanted attention．But as we started out，he always said，“You set the pace．I will try to adjust to（适应）you．”

　　Our usual walk was 　4　 the subway，　5　 was how he got to work．He went to work，and，　6　 bad weather，he always never 　7　 a day．

　　When snow or ice was on the ground，it was impossible for him to walk，even with help．　8　 my sister or would 　9　 him through the streets on a child's sleigh（雪撬）to the subway entrance．

　　He never talked about himself as an object of pity，　10　 did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able．What He 　11　 in others was a“ good heart，”and if he found one，the owner was good enough for him．Now that I am older，I believe that is a 　12　 standard by which to judge people，　13　 I still don't know exactly what a“good heart”is．But know the times don't have 　14　 myself．

　　Unable to engage in many activities，my father still tried to take part in some may．

　　When a local sandlot baseball team found itself without a manager，he 　15　 it going．I now know he 　16　 some things indirectly through me．When I played ball，he“ played”too．

　　He had been 　17　 many years now，but I think of him often． I wonder if he sensed my un-willingness 　18　 with him during our walks．If he did，I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was，how I regretted it．I think of him when I get unhappy with something unimportant，when I am envious of another's good 　19　，when I don't have“good heart．”At such times I put

my hand on his arm to 　20　 my balance，and say，“You set the pace．I'll try to adjust to you．

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Usually there is a speed ________ of 30 km/h in towns or villages.

A．level　 　　　　 B．standard

C．limit 　　　 D．degree

Hi Cindy,

Please don’t worry if you feel a little strange around boys．You are in the process of 　1

from a little girl into a young woman and there are 2 called hormones（荷尔蒙）that are changing not only your body but your 3 ．For example, you say you used to feel at ease 4 boys and you would usually run and fight one another for 5 ．That was Cindy, the little girl, Cindy the 6 woman doesn’t want to fight boys or even run with them 7 your interests are changing．That is what is making you feel strange and it is also 8 to the other girls around you and also to the boys．Your life is 9 a different stage but you should understand that this is （a） 10 normal, and（b） something that will pass quickly.

I think you should again try to 11 around boys．You can still talk with them about 12 your like including sports, movies, web sites and celebrities （名人）．I 13 that you not try to fight with them, however, because the 14 are becoming much bigger and stronger．I think you will find that you will 15 being with boys but that your feelings will be different from the 16 they used to be．I know you are not supposed to have a 17 while you are still in school in China, but if you start to find some boys very handsome and you are strongly 18 to some of them, don’t be surprised, 19 , this is all very normal．For now, you should 20 your school work, though you will find that some boys are attracted to you．This will be a new adventure for you and my best advice is to relax and enjoy it.

Good luck,

　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Brad

1．A．starting 　 B．surviving　 C．changing 　 D．ranging

2．A．cells 　　　 B．nutritions C．objects　 　 D．chemicals

3．A．head　 　　 B．mind　 　　 C．life　　 　　 D．study

4．A．against　 　 B．for　　 　　 C．with　 　　 D．without

5．A．fun　 　　　 B．honor　 　 C．good　　 　　 D．praise

6．A．brave　 　　 B．young 　　 C．smart　　 　 D．unique

7．A．before　 　　 B．when 　　　 C．until　　 　 D．because

8．A．referring　 B．appealing 　 C．happening 　 D．pointing

9．A．setting　　 B．entering　 C．reflecting　 D．representing

10．A．perfectly B．possibly 　 C．hardly　 　 D．nearly

11．A．play　　　 B．fool　　 　 C．date　　 　　 D．relax

12．A．somebody　 B．anybody 　 C． anything　 D．something

13．A．demand　 　 B．recommend C．command 　　 D．determine

14．A．girls　　　 B．adults　　 　 C．kids 　　　　 D．boys

15．A．enjoy　 　 B．hate　 　　 C．avoid　　 　 D．regret

16．A．model　　 B．standard 　 C．way　　 　　 D．style

17．A．girlfriend B．boyfriend C．degree　 　 D．job

18．A．attracted　 　　　　　　　 B．opposed　 C．exposed　 D．accustomed

19．A．Rather　 　 B．Besides　 C．Afterwards　 D．Again

20．A．depend on　 B．decide on　 C．concentrate on 　 D．agree on

During the years when I was a teacher，I learned a lot of things．Perhaps the most important one was the life-changing 36 of encouraging words．

　 I 37 what Leo Buscaglia had done with his students in University of Southern California。In one class Leo Buscaglia and his students had made two lists of 38，one positive and one negative．Then they 39 the negative words in the trash and tried to use only the 40 words for one month．They were 41 at how much better their lives became just by using words full of 42 ．

　 I decided to try this as well by 43 something good to write on each paper my students 44 ．No matter how many mistakes a student’s paper 45，there was always a 46 sentence，beautiful thought，or a great idea that I could 47 on．I remember glancing over my desk and 48 some of the students reading those encouraging words 49. It was a joy seeing their eyes shine a little brighter，their 50 sit up a little straighter，and their learning climb a lot 51．

I recently saw one of my 52 students and we talked for a while．He has got married，and has two children now．As I was saying goodbye，he said，“You know I 53 have a few of those old papers．I look at them from time to time．I just 54 my kids have a good teacher like you．” I was amazed at the 55 those few positive words had on his life．

　 May your own life be forever full of encouraging words in your ears，from your lips and in your heart．

36．A．method　 　　B．ability　　　 C．power　　　　 D．approach

37．A．improved　　 B．1earned　　 C．wondered　　　 D．used

38．A．books　　　 B．words　　　 C．ideas　　　　 D．tasks

39．A．threw　　　 B．collected　　 C．stored　　　　 D．wrote

40．A．familiar　　　 B．standard　 　 C．common　　　 D．positive

41．A．curious　　　 B．disappointed　 C．amazed　　　 D．confused

42．A．astonishment　 B．encouragement C．friendship　 D．advantage

43．A．buying　　　 B．finding　　　 C．asking　　　 D．wishing

44．A．took down　　 B．put away　　 C．looked through D．handed in

45．A．contained　　 B．created　　　 C．avoided　　　 D．reduced

46．A．complete　　　 B．strange　　 C．simple　　　　 D．meaningful

47．A．agree　　　　 B．comment　 C．bring　　　　　 D．depend

48．A．keeping　　　 B．having　　 C．seeing　　　　 D．1eaving

49．A．again and again B．now and then C．little by little　 D．step by step

50．A．1egs　　　　　 B．waists　　 C．backs　　　　 D．shoulders

51．A．further　　　　 B．higher　　 C．deeper　　　　 D．wider

52．A．present　　　 B．clever　　　 C．careful　　　　 D．former

53．A．ever　　　　 B．never　　　 C．still　　　　　 D．merely

54．A．hope　　　　 B．admit　　　 C．complain　　　 D．remember

55．A．result　　　　 B．strength　　 C．effect　　　　 D．importance

While 375 million people around the globe use English as their native language, the number of people using it as a second language has already been well over that figure (数字).

It is said that by the end of 2000, one billion people could use English to communicate with others, including both native speakers and non-native speakers.

“The rise and fall of a language is closely connected with that country’s economic(经济的) strength and development potential (潜力).” Rhodri Jones, the English 2000 manager of the ELT group of the British Council said.

An expert who has given many lectures on the future of English said the economic booms（快速发展）in Asia would raise(提高) the position of the Chinese and Hindi languages. Therefore, the English language is facing a serious problem. Where will English turn in the next fifty years or the century?

The recently introduced book from Britain “Future of English” might give people concerned with their question some enlightenments (启发). The book intends to help English teachers, planners, managers and decision makers with a professional interest in the development of English worldwide.

With the book translated into Chinese and to be published soon, the book might be brought to wider sphere (范围)of people.

“From the book, we learn many facts about the English language, and we may be able to predict (预测) its future after reading it.” said Dorothy Humphrey, who used to be a senior English teacher for the British Council.

1. The book “Future of English” helps to _______.

A.  improve the standard of people’s English

B.  adds to people’s interest in learning English

C.  emphasize (强调) the importance of learning

D.  make people interested in the development of English worldwide

2. The main idea of the passage is _______.

A.　　  why English has been popular in the world

B.　　  how to improve people’s ability of learning English

C.　　  English has a bright future

D.　　 the usage of English may become less in the world one day

3. According to this passage, English may not be a world language forever because _______.

A.　　  more and more people will come to visit China

B.　　  people in the world won’t like English in the future.

C.　　  the economic booms in Asia would raise the position of the Chinese and Hindi languages

D.　　 China and India will be more developed than those English-speaking countries