For most of us, it is not too difficult to correct a mistake. We say we are sorry, promise to   1   differently, and go on with no regrets. This is not   2  , though, of some   3   figures whose actions failed. They probably spent their   14   feeling regret.

Napoleon, for example, wasn’t   5   being Emperor of France. He wanted to rule all Europe and, for a time, seemed to   6  . In the end, Napoleon “met his Waterloo”. He spent the rest of his life in exile (流放) on Alba. We can only   7   the regret he must have felt   8   on that small island.

At the end of World War II, the Emperor of Japan must have regretted the   9   of Pearl Harbor (珍珠港). It brought to an end the Emperor’s   10   as a God to his people. It is   11   he did not feel regret for his country’s actions when he learned of the   12   of the atomic (原子的) bomb. He had to feel regret when he had to announce his country’s   13   to his people.

In our   14   country, a President left his office. President Nixon was deeply involved in the Water Gate problem.   15   revealing (揭露) the action of his men, he tried to cover up the   16  . When it was revealed there were tapes   17   his involvement, he must have felt regret. If he had not tried to cover up the problem, he might never have had to leave office.

It has been   18   for me to correct my mistakes so far. None of my behavior has had   19   effects. I will probably do things I will regret, but not, I hope, anything that cannot be corrected or that has a serious consequence (后果) for   20  .

1. A. work                    B. think                        C. play                         D. behave

2. A. true                      B. so                            C. same                        D. right

3. A. powerful               B. particular                  C. historical                  D. excellent

4. A. times                    B. days                         C. periods                     D. ages

5. A. amazed                 B. satisfied                    C. appreciated               D. concerned

6. A. win                      B. succeed                    C. realize                      D. occur

7. A. imagine                 B. detect                       C. expect                      D. relate

8. A. left                       B. missing                    C. lost                          D. remaining

9. A. seizing                  B. taking                       C. bombing                   D. exploding

10. A. job                            B. position                    C. role                          D. post

11. A. understandable     B. unbelievable              C. unfortunately            D. unlikely

12. A. leaking                B. delivering                  C. throwing                  D. dropping

13. A. defeat                 B. attack                       C. loss                         D. fall

14. A. great                   B. own                         C. industrial                  D. hilly

15. A. Thanks to           B. Due to                      C. Instead of                 D. Except for

16. A. appearance          B. state                         C. condition                  D. situation

17. A. trying                 B. testing                      C. challenging               D. proving

18. A. wrong                B. exciting                    C. easy                         D. usually

19. A. desired                B. lasting                      C. same                        D. harmless

20. A. others                 B. myself                      C. friends                            D. people

Scottsdale was a typical American suburb in the 1950s,with children going to each other's houses to play, or riding their bikes around the neighborhood．But for Steven Spielberg none of these “normal” activities were very exacting．Instead he made his own entertainment, like the time he 1  his younger sisters that he had a dead body in his bedroom and almost frightened them to death．

       When Steven was about seven years o1d,  he developed a  2 for television, despite the  3   his parents made t control the children's viewing．His father   4   placed hair on the television“ON' switch to know when Steven watched TV． But Steven would 5  its position and replace it after watching hours of television．

       A chance finally came for Steven to  6   his ability to entertain with his enthusiasm for television．When his father received a movie camera for Father’s Day, the movies he took, “according to Steven, were  7 ．Annoyed by his son's  8  cynicism（批评），he gave the camera to Steven．

       Steven proved to be a（ an） 9 with the camera and quickly made several films using his own toys as the performers．His parents were  10  by how life-like they were and so he began a  magnificent movie career．

1．A．convinced          B．reminded          C．promised          D．encouraged

2．A．gift                B．need              C．condemn        D．love

3．A．decisions            B．suggestions         C．attempts          D．preparations

4．A．quietly             B．secretly            C．hopefully          D．successfully

5．A．locate             B．relate              C．memorize         D． examine

6．A．combine          B．compare          C．connect           D． accompany

7．A．special             B．terrible             C．entertaining       D．surprising

8．A．occasional          B．humorous          C．unreasonable    D．constant

9．A．winner              B．expert              C．natural             D．native

10．A．satisfied           B．amazed             C．puzzled            D．inspired

More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendship , what they expected 　 1　 friends , what they were willing to give in 　 2　 , and how satisfied they were 　 3　 the quality of their friendships . The 　 4　 give little comfort to social critics(评论家) .

Friendship 　 5　 to be a different form of 　 6　 relationships . Unlike marriage or the ties that 　7　 parents and children , it is not explained or regulated (制约) by 　 8　 . Unlike other social roles that we are expected to 　 9　 — as citizens , employees , members of professional societies and 　 10　 organizations—it has its own rule , which is to develop 　11　 of warmth , trust and love 　 12　 two people . The 　 13　 on friendships appeared in Psychology Today in March . The findings 　 14　 that topics of trust and betrayal are 　 15　 to friendship . They also suggest that our readers do not 　 16　 for friends only among those who are 　 17　 like them , but find many 　 18　 differ in race , religion , and background . Arguably the most important 　 19　 that appears in the article , 　 20　 , is not something that we found—but what we did not .

1. A. on　　　　 B. of　　　 C. to　　　　　 D. for

2. A. addition　 B. pay　　 C. turn　 　　 D. return

3. A. about　　 B. of　　　 C. with　　　　 D. by

4. A. results　　 B. effects　 C. expectations　 D. ends

5. A. feels　　 B. leads　　 C. sounds　　 D. appears

6. A. human　　 B. mankind　 C. their　　　 D. civil

7. A. join　　 B. relate　　 C. control　　 D. attract

8. A. force　　 B. law　　 C. rule　　　　 D. order

9. A. keep　　 B. do　　　 C. show　　　 D. play

10.A.all　　　 B. any　　　 C. other　　　 D. those

11.A.friendship　 B. interests　 C. feelings　　 D. relations

12.A.between　 B. on　　　 C. in　　　　 D. for

13.A.book　　 B. article　　 C. description　 D. wish

14.A.warn　　 B. believe　 C. prove　　　 D. solve

15.A.true　　　 B. main　　 C. false　　　 D. central

16.A.ask　　　 B. call　　　 C. care　　　 D. look

17.A.most　　 B. more　　　 C. least　　 D. less

18.A.people　 B. who　　　 C. what　　 D. friends

19.A.conclusion B. summary　 C. decision　 D. demand

20.A. moreover B. however　 C. still　　 　D. yet

It is three in the morning on a Tuesday, and I’m walking toward table eighteen, the one I call home. I pass the waiters, give a brief nod to the  1.  and take my seat. I  2.  the “usual,” water and peanut butter pie. Yes, I’m at an all-night diner.

I start to take out my books,  3. full well that I will be  4. on the same page of Socrates that I’ve been on for the better part of the semester. Of course, it’s   5.  —for my group that is. I wait for the empty chairs around me to be   6.  .

Just as the Muzak songs start to repeat themselves, Shana and Jenny walk in. I am   7.   with the usual big hugs and smiles. 8. , the diner stops being a twenty-for-hour restaurant with bad service and becomes my place—my home   9. the prisonlike dorm room. For the next couple of hours, we will joke about people we know, talk about books, reflect on the meaning of life, quote movies and  10. new private jokes. Table number eighteen is our  11.  home.

During my senior year of college, I started going to the diner for a temporary escape from a dorm room that felt like it was closing in on me. Not to 12.  the phones, the stereo and the computer. How could anyone seriously  13.   to have good study habits? Some friends of mine told me about the place; they went there to study, and they really liked it.

So I tried it. It felt remarkably freeing. I start going there every night (except weekends, of course), and, believe me it was not because the pies were   14.  great either. Maybe it would force me to open my books and my  15.  would improve. Right? Well….

But that’s not the   16. . I mean, anyone who has gone to college knows that it’s not only about forcing yourself to wake up at 7:45 A.M. (after you had gone to sleep two hours earlier) to listen to a professor spoon-feeding you information  17. the significance of the Battle of Hastings. It is  18. about finding a little haven where you can create what will be the most important thing in your life—yourself. At a school of thirty-five thousand people, I found a small place that was as   19. to me as my Social Security number.

Through laughter, tears, learning, growing and the   20. free ice cream, we found a sanctuary. A place where we could be ourselves.

21.               A．friends         B．strangers       C．regulars   D．waiters

22.               A．make          B．take           C．bring D．order

23.               A．remembering    B．knowing        C．deciding   D．learning

24.               A．stuck          B．focused .       C．fixed D．turned

25.               A．certain         B．early           C．late  D．clear

26.               A．washed        B．cleaned        C．filled D．covered

27.               A．armed         B．satisfied        C．occupied  D．greeted

28.               A．Finally         B．Suddenly       C．Actually   D．Particularly

29.               A．away from      B．similar to       C．apart from D．close to

30.               A．create         B．play           C．write D．hear

31.               A．inner          B．outer          C．warmer   D．smaller

32.               A．answer         B．talk            C．mention   D．mend

33.               A．choose         B．determine      C．pretend   D．expect

34.               A．pretty          B．that           C．too   D．rather

35.               A．health         B．friendship       C．conditions D．grades

36.               A．place          B．benefit         C．point D．view

37.               A．relate          B．requiring       C．reflecting  D．regarding

38.               A．also           B．still            C． more D．even

39.               A．available        B．beneficial       C．familiar    D．encouraging

40.               A．special         B．occasional      C．unusual   D．natural