My husband and I arrived in a new country just a month ago. We were a bit _ __about what was waiting for us. However, when we _ ___at the airport, a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us. The days and months were _ ___made easy for us by this kind man. He greeted us every day with his smiling face. He __ ___us in going to the bank, in buying our groceries, in showing us__ __to buy almost everything. He told us he is our big brother. Twice, we __ __  the match in a coffee shop.

During the first get-together,  he __ __ us that we are lucky--- my husband and I are___ _ in this foreign land. He said he has been__ __for eight years now because he hardly sees his family,__ ___they are in his home country.

During the second get-together ,  he __ __told us that we are his family. He said that he loves us and that he will__ __us because he has been given a __ ___of 45 days to go back to his home country. That night, he spoke these words which__ ___a great effect on my life:“ You changed my life…”That night deep in our hearts we were __ ___by our friend’s words. We texted him upon reaching home,__ ___him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land. We told him__ __that we feel safe in going out when we are with him, to which he__ ___,“You are my family here.” On the first week of October, we’re going to_ ___him back from his vacation. We ’ll watch the football match again in that__ __shop that holds dear memories.

1.A. serious          B.  crazy          C. certain        D. worried

2.A. checked         B. dropped         C. landed        D. settled

3.A. therefore        B. instead          C. also           D. otherwise

4.A. expected        B. troubled         C. comforted      D. accompanied

5.A. when           B. where           C. why          D. whether

6.A. won            B. met             C. watched       D. played

7.A. advised         B. warned           C. blamed       D. convinced

8.A. together        B. nearby          C. around        D. apart

9.A. sick           B. lonely           C. cheerful       D. afraid

10.A. once           B. unless          C. as            D. although

11.A. secretly        B. jokingly         C. proudly        D. sincerely

12.A. hate           B. miss            C .forget         D. respect

13.A. delay          B. right            C. vacation       D. date

14.A. had           B. designed        C. solved          D. received

15.A. puzzled        B. moved         C. astonished       D. bothered

16.A. thanking       B. forgiving       C. repaying         D. punishing

17.A. after all        B. as well         C. in return         D. in advance

18.A. agreed         B. objected        C. added           D. replied

19.A. see            B. inform         C. call             D. force

20.A. book          B. grocery         C. coffee           D. sports

Mrs Smith's husband went off on a business trip to Australia. He wanted to catch the 3:30 plane to Darwin. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o'clock and said that he was still at the airport.
"What happened?" asked Mrs Smith.
"Well," said Mr Smith, "everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott. Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."
"Why did he catch you?"
"I don't know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! '"
The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".
【小题1】Why did Mr Smith want to fly to Australia? Because____________.

Mrs Smith's husband went off on a business trip to Australia. He wanted to catch the 3:30 plane to Darwin. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o'clock and said that he was still at the airport.

"What happened?" asked Mrs Smith.

"Well," said Mr Smith, "everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott. Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."

"Why did he catch you?"

"I don't know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! '"

The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".

1.Why did Mr Smith want to fly to Australia? Because____________.

A．he was an Australian businessman

B．he was leaving for Australia on business

C．his wife wanted him to

D．he wanted" to see his wife

2.Mrs Smith was very surprised because

A．Mr Smith didn't arrive in Darwin            B．Mr Smith telephoned her later

C．Mr Smith didn't leave the airport            D．Mr Smith was in Darwin

3.Mr Smith couldn't get on the plane because

A．he met with his friend Jack

B．he didn't get the ticket

C．there was something wrong with the airplane engine

D．he was stopped by a policeman

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The police didn't know Mr Smith was Jack Scott's friend.

B．Jack Scott worked as an airplane engineer.

C．The policeman misunderstood Mr Smith.

D．Mr Smith knew why the policeman caught him.

5.Why was Mr Smith caught by the policeman?

A．Because he didn't keep silence at the airport.

B．Because he greeted an airport engineer named Jack.

C．Because the pronunciation of "Hi, Jack" has another frightful meaning.

D．Because the policeman didn't know English.

Reached My Destination

“Ego (自尊) has an enormous appetite, the more you feed it, the hungrier it gets.”

—Nathaniel Bronner Jr.

It has been two years, we have not met. Last time was when we were departing at Rome Airport as a procedure of joining different competitive firms. We exchanged our personal email IDs and I never realized my email ID was one with an error.

We had been in six years of professional relationship that ended with a small misunderstanding. We never realized that we might not get a chance to clear it. We both had tough ego levels to shed off.

In these two years work has always kept me busy. There have been instances where I wanted to write to him for his expertise advice but my ego always stopped me. And then one day flying to London for a conference was taking away my peace of mind. I knew he would be there as a part of the event from his firm.

I thought to ignore him and behave professionally as an employee. Finally, I entered the conference hall. I was quick enough to realize that he would take over participants’ attention with his confidence, and all I would do sitting there would be appreciating him, nodding my head as “Yes to Yes” and “No to No”.

Finally, he approached the stage.

The very first line that fell into my ears was my name as he continued, “I am proud to be here with 8 years of experience and I would like to share my best practices with all of you. This is a journey I completed with one of my best colleagues and my best friend ‘my name’ who supported me through day and night with the toughest projects and killing deadlines”.

For a moment I fell numbed (目瞪口呆) and completely lost. All I could remember were my thoughts for him before entering the room and his greatness to acknowledge my presence. Finally, the conference ended and we all left for refreshment. I was struggling hard to face him.

I saw him coming towards me with a gift.

I asked him, “Why this gift?”

He was very humble to answer, ‘This is a small symbol of friendship to tell how much I missed my friend when I wanted her the most. A small token to represent that even when you were not with me, your teachings helped me to work on difficult projects.”

I asked curiously, “But you never wrote to me, if I was so important and helpful.”

He replied, “You left me with an email ID that is not reachable, maybe you missed a letter. I had no number to call you either but when I read your name in the list, I did all these arrangements. We never know when we meet again in life, so this gift is for you my friend.”

Finally, we again departed to our respective destinations but this time with a smile.

67. The writer didn’t email her friend because _______.

　 A. their professional relationship had ended　　　　　　　　

B. she didn’t want to keep in touch with him

　 C. she wouldn’t do that until she got his email

　 D. they had joined different competitive firms

68. Before the writer entered the conference hall, she intended to _______.

　 A. attract the participants’ attention

　 B. pay little attention to her friend

　 C. appreciate her friend from a distance

　 D. clear her misunderstanding with her friend

69. We can infer from the story that ________.

　 A. the writer and her friend treasured their friendship

　 B. the writer felt at ease when her friend came to greet her

　 C. the writer and her friend restored their professional relationship

　 D. the writer felt her self-respect achieved at her friend’s remarks

70. What can we learn from the story?

　 A. One should keep friendship with others.

B. One should show more respect for others.

　 C. One should have the sense of his own value.

　 D. One should not be governed by self-respect.