Soon it would be 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 would 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 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 started 　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.

1. A. harvests 　　　　　　　　　　 B. exams　　　　　　　 C. reports 　　　　　　　　　 D. papers

2. A. exercises 　　　　　　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　　　　 C. books 　　　　　　　　　　 D. lessons

3. A. take 　　　　　　　　　 B. write　　　　　　　　 C. attend　　　 　 　　　 D. do

4. A. cheated　　　　　　　　 B. succeeded　　　　 C. passed　　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

5. A. cared for B. felt proud of C. worried about　 　　 D. thought highly of

6. A. insisted 　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　 　 C. promised　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

7. A. ring　　　　　　　　　　 B. wake　　　　　　　　 C. bring　　　　　　　　 D. pick

8. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　 　 　　　 D. nervous

9. A. dream　　　　　　　　　 B. pill　　　　　　　　　 C. suggestion　　　　 D. music

10. A. all　　　　　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some

11. A. ahead of　　　 　　　　　　 B. behind　　　　　　　 C. in front of　　　　　　　 D. around

12. A. Unless　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　　　　 D. As

13. A. watch　　　　　　　　 B. paper　　　　　　　 C. teacher　　　　　　　　　　 D. book

14. A. up　　　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

15. A. run　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remain　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

16. A. gave out　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave up　　 　 C. put off　　　　　　　　　　 D. put out

17. A. another　　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　　 D. the other

18. A. thinking　　　　　　　　　　 B. dreaming　　　　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. writing

19. A. exam　　　　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　 D. night

20. A. her mother　　　　 B. her teacher　　　 C. a classmate　　　 D. a friend

I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic 　 1 ; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend and I’ll never forget the words she said, even　 2 it was a pretense.

She said, “Suzie’s in the corner because she’s not been very　 3　 . She didn’t listen to a 　 4 I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was 5　 she’d been put there to sit alone and　 6 .

My daughter 7 her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I’m all fed up. I just don’t know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games, too. She never　 8 me do the things that I just have to do.

She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot 9 . And she doesn’t know　10 to fold towels. I don’t have the　 11 to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don’t have the time to sit and play— 12 what I mean?”

And that day I thought a lot about making some 13 in my life, as I listened to her 14 words that cut me like a knife. I hadn’t been paying enough attention to what I hold most 15　 . I’d been caught up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.

But now my 16　 has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I’ve seen the world in a different 17　 through my little darling’s eyes. So, let the cobwebs（蜘蛛网） 18　 the corners and the dust bunny rabbit rule the floor. I’m not going to worry about keeping up with them 19 .

I’m going to fill the house with　 20 of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.

1．A．lamp　　　 　 B．camera 　　 　 C．hammer　　 　 D．phone

2．A．then　　　　 　 B．as　　　　 　 C．though　　　 D．so

3．A．gentle　　　 　 B．good　　　 C．happy　　　 D．helpful

4．A．word　　　　 B．story　　　 C．joke　　　 　 D．sentence

5．A．possible　　 　 B．obvious　　　 　　　 C．common　 　　　　　 D．unusual

6．A．recover　　　 B．pretend　　　 C．think　　　 　　　　　 D．regret

7．A．continued　　 B．stopped　　 C．repeated　　 　 D．interrupted

8．A．has　　　　　 B．helps　　　 C．makes　　　 D．lets

9．A．reach　　　　 B．settle　　　 C．arrive　　　 D．handle

10．A．what　　　　 　　　 B．whether　　 C．why　　　　 D．how

11．A．ability　　　 B．duty　　　　 C．energy　　　 D．reason

12．A．mind　　　　 　　　 B．see　　　　 C．feel　　　　 D．learn

13．A．influences　 B．changes　　　 　 C．plans　　　 　 D．troubles

14．A．innocent　 B．casual　　　　 　　 C．generous 　 D．humorous

15．A．clever　　　　 　　 B．heavy　　　　 　　 C．dear　　　　 D．lovely

16．A．purpose　 　　 B．principle　　 C．destination 　 D．attitude

17．A．glance　　　 　　　 B．light　　　　 C．focus　　　 D．impression

18．A．have　　　　 　　 B．manage　　　 　　　 C．make　　　 D．stop

19．A．either　　 　　　 B．any more　　 　　　 C．neither　　　 D．anywhere

20．A．conversations　 　　 B．messages　　 　　 C．imaginations D．Memories

　 Many years ago ,l was working at my job at a community college when a homeless womancame in. She began 21 as she laid back on one of the sofas in the student rest room. 22 　,she wasn't well. Without thinking too much I went next door to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find 　23 　in the Lost and Found box. I 　24 　up a set of clothing and went back to my office, 　25 　 I heard a colleague calling me. She told me that I should not　 26 　　this person, as it would only lead to her wanting more help. I refused her 27 　and went back to help the woman, 28 　my co-worker's warning .

　　 Two weeks later, while I was working, a very cute elderly man entered my 　29 　　and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously,l gave him my full 30 　and he told me that he had happened to hear my 31 with the co-worker about helping the 32 　woman. He wanted me to know that it is, was always okay to help people and that was why he wanted to give me a 33 for $1,000. I burst into tears, because I 34 needed the money at the time,but also because I had never been 35 　in such a way for helping someone!

　　 We soon became good 36 　 and 10 years later he called me up suddenly and told me he wanted to help me 37 my first home! He　 38 giving me $120,000 as part payment for my dream house in my home town. I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large amount of money and he said it was because I was a " giver" and that I 39 　it ! To make a long story short,l was able to buy the perfect little home for myself,all because one day I did not 40 to help a homeless woman.

21 A. smiling　　　 B. talking　　　　　　 C. shouting　　　　　 D. coughing

30.A. energy　　 　　B. love　　　　　　 C. care　　　　 　　　 D. attention

31. A. disagreement　 B. discussion　 　　　 C. fight　　 　　　　 D. quarrel

32. A. young　　　　 B. old　　　　　　　 C. sick　　　　　　　 D. wealthy

33. A. support　　　 B. check　　　　　　 C. tip　　　　　　　　 D. promise

34. A. anxiously　　 B. eagerly　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　 D. really

35. A. recognized　　 B. measured　　　　 C. taught　　　　　　　 D. praised

36. A. colleagues　　 B. competitors　　　 C . partners　 　　　　 D. friends

37. A. build　　　　 B. buy　　　　　　　 C. rent　　　　　　　　 D. repair

38. A. came out　　 B. ended up　　 　　　C. carried on　 　　　　　D. resulted in

39. A. deserved　　 B. wanted　　　　　　 C. needed　　　　　 　 D. enjoyed

40. A. fear　　　　 B. fail　　　　　　　 C. hesitate　　 　　　　 D. attempt

Soon it would be 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 would 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 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 started 　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.

1. A. harvests 　　　　 B. exams　　　　 C. reports 　　　　 D. papers

2. A. exercises 　　　　 B. jobs　　　　　 C. books 　　　　 D. lessons

3. A. take 　　　　 B. write　　　　 C. attend　　 　 　 D. do

4. A. cheated　　　 B. succeeded　　 C. passed　　　　 D. failed

5. A. cared for 　　　　　 B. felt proud of　

C. worried about　 　 D. thought highly of

6. A. insisted 　　　　 B. agreed　　 　 C. promised　　　　 D. allowed

7. A. ring　　　　　 B. wake　　　　　 C. bring　　　　 D. pick

8. A. sad　　　　　 B. tired　　　　 C. happy　　 　 　 D. nervous

9. A. dream　　　　 B. pill　　　　　 C. suggestion　　 D. music

10. A. all　　　　　 B. none　　　　　 C. any　　　　　 D. some

11. A. ahead of　　　　 B. behind　　　　 C. in front of　　　　　 D. around

12. A. Unless　　　 B. However　 C. Though　　　　 D. As

13. A. watch　　　　 B. paper　　　　 C. teacher　　　 D. book

14. A. up　　　　　 B. down　　　　　 C. out　　　　　 D. over

15. A. run　　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. remain　　　　 D. go

16. A. gave out　　　　 B. gave up 　 C. put off　　　 D. put out

17. A. another　　　　　 B. more　　　　　 C. other　　　　 D. the other

18. A. thinking　　　　 B. dreaming　　　 C. crying　　　　 D. writing

19. A. exam　　　　 B. dream　　　　 C. story　　　　 D. night

20. A. her mother　 B. her teacher　　　 C. a classmate　　　 D. a friend