“There’s nothing left,” he said, “   7   to sleep in No.7.” “Why not?” I said, “What’s wrong with it?” I was so tired that I would have slept anywhere．“Nothing,” he said slowly, “But something happened there a few months ago.”

    Every old hotel has   8   strange stories, so I thought that   9   he told me about it, the better．I was willing to listen to anything for the sake of a bed to sleep in.

    “A man came here late at night   10   you,” the landlord said．“I thought there was something strange about him because he kept looking   11   his shoulder while he was signing his name in the book, He asked me   12   have and I offered   13   .”“   14   a man who has said he’ll kill me,” he said suddenly, “with a knife” He looked   15   that I thought I had better   16   him to his room．I locked the door and left him   17   ．The next day we   18   him dead, with a knife beside him．He had   19   . “ the landlord said．”Or someone else had done it．Do you mind sleeping there now that you know the story?

    “Well” I said,“   20   is following me, but I wish you had told me the story in the morning．As it is, I’ll sleep here on the floor if you’ve got a couple of blankets.”

1．A．already

B．yet

C．no longer

D．still

2．A．even though

B．even after

C．although

D．in spite

3．A．At least

B．At last

C．At first

D．At once

4．A．to feel

B．feel myself

C．feel

D．that I feel

5．A．arrived to

B．arrived at

C．reached to

D．reached at

6．A．a room of the landlord

B．a room from the landlord

C．the landlord a room

D．the landlord for a room

7．A．if you didn’t like

B．if you like not

C．unless you are liking

D．unless you’d like

8．A．his

B．its

C．their

D．the

9．A．so soon as

B．as soon as

C．the soonest

D．the sooner

10．A．as

B．like

C．the same that

D．similar with

11．A．through

B．back

C．over

D．after

12．A．what room could he

B．what room he may

C．which room could he

D．which room he could

13．A．to him the No．7

B．to him No．7

C．him No．7

D．him the No．7

14．A．It’s

B．There’s

C．That’s

D．He’s

15．A．to be so frightened

B．so frightened

C．with such a fright

D．with such fright

16．A．to bring

B．to take

C．bring

D．take

17．A．alone

B．by himself

C．only himself

D．lonely

18．A．met

B．knew

C．found

D．uncovered

19．A．cut himself that throat

B．cut his throat

C．himself cut the throat

D．his throat cut

20．A．None

B．No one

C．Anyone

D．Any one

    I   1   don’t believe in ghosts(鬼)   2   my experience at the Rose Hotel．  3   I have never seen one．But ghost stories have made me   4   uncomfortable since then．I   5   the hotel at night and asked   6   .

    “There’s nothing left,” he said, “   7   to sleep in No.7.” “Why not?” I said, “What’s wrong with it?” I was so tired that I would have slept anywhere．“Nothing,” he said slowly, “But something happened there a few months ago.”

    Every old hotel has   8   strange stories, so I thought that   9   he told me about it, the better．I was willing to listen to anything for the sake of a bed to sleep in.

    “A man came here late at night   10   you,” the landlord said．“I thought there was something strange about him because he kept looking   11   his shoulder while he was signing his name in the book, He asked me   12   have and I offered   13   .”“   14   a man who has said he’ll kill me,” he said suddenly, “with a knife” He looked   15   that I thought I had better   16   him to his room．I locked the door and left him   17   ．The next day we   18   him dead, with a knife beside him．He had   19   . “ the landlord said．”Or someone else had done it．Do you mind sleeping there now that you know the story?

    “Well” I said,“   20   is following me, but I wish you had told me the story in the morning．As it is, I’ll sleep here on the floor if you’ve got a couple of blankets.”

1．A．already

B．yet

C．no longer

D．still

2．A．even though

B．even after

C．although

D．in spite

3．A．At least

B．At last

C．At first

D．At once

4．A．to feel

B．feel myself

C．feel

D．that I feel

5．A．arrived to

B．arrived at

C．reached to

D．reached at

6．A．a room of the landlord

B．a room from the landlord

C．the landlord a room

D．the landlord for a room

7．A．if you didn’t like

B．if you like not

C．unless you are liking

D．unless you’d like

8．A．his

B．its

C．their

D．the

9．A．so soon as

B．as soon as

C．the soonest

D．the sooner

10．A．as

B．like

C．the same that

D．similar with

11．A．through

B．back

C．over

D．after

12．A．what room could he

B．what room he may

C．which room could he

D．which room he could

13．A．to him the No．7

B．to him No．7

C．him No．7

D．him the No．7

14．A．It’s

B．There’s

C．That’s

D．He’s

15．A．to be so frightened

B．so frightened

C．with such a fright

D．with such fright

16．A．to bring

B．to take

C．bring

D．take

17．A．alone

B．by himself

C．only himself

D．lonely

18．A．met

B．knew

C．found

D．uncovered

19．A．cut himself that throat

B．cut his throat

C．himself cut the throat

D．his throat cut

20．A．None

B．No one

C．Anyone

D．Any one

Early this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats for my neighbor across the hall. She barely greets me when we see each other, and her sweet little boy, who's now four,  has picked up her mother's manner and will not talk to me, either．
Last Monday, she had called the firefighters when a pan I'd forgotten on the stove caused my flat to fog up while I was out taking a walk. When I came home, the street in front of our apartment house was blocked by a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance! The instant I saw them, I remembered the pan! Luckily, nothing serious had happened, and all my neighbors agreed with the firefighter who said, "It could have happened to anyone．" When I thanked the neighbor who had called the firefighters-let's call her Ivy-and apologized for causing the trouble, she just asked if my cats were all right．When I said they were fine, she said, "Well, that's ok then," and turned into her flat．l felt strangely safe, knowing that even though we don't get along, she'd done the right thing and didn't blame me．So, the Rice Krispie Treats．
Last Christmas, my neighbor carelessly let it out that she was holding a grudge （怨恨） towards me because of an incident we'd had four years ago．I had particularly apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to improve our relationship. She would not accept my apology．
It had taken me a lot of courage to apologize and ask that question instead of insisting that we both shared responsibility for what had happened．Her flat-out refusal to make amends（补偿） really shocked and saddened me．After that, I decided I'd just leave her be-a relationship takes two to work．So, you see, I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again, leaving me standing on her doorstep, facing the closed door and holding my plate of treats． I know some people have a hard time understanding how the possibility of rejection can make an adult so afraid, but that's just the way I felt．
Then, I reminded myself of how loving and good I had felt yesterday when I'd done some random acts of kindness （thanks to helpothers．org）, after telling myself: Feet the fear,  and do it anyway! So I put the squares of Rice Krispie Treats on a beautiful plate, opened my apartment  door-and there she was, standing in the hallway．I smiled and said, "Hi," but when she saw me, she turned on her heels and went back inside, even though she seemed to have just stepped out．I went after her, regardless, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I've got something for you ! I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you were paying attention on Monday．" When she heard me speaking, she turned around． As I held the plate towards her, explaining these were very sweet American treats, and that she could just try and see whether she and her family would like them, her eyebrows winged up-and she took the plate．l was so happy and excited．We then talked a bit about how she'd become aware of the smoke in my flat, and parted ways．
Back in my place, I did a "happy dance", because I had dared to be kind even though I hadn't been sure at all my kindness would be welcome．I do hope that our relationship will slowly get better; I know I was and still am biased（存有偏见）towards her at times, but even if we don't make amends, I want to be able to be kind without depending on other people's behaviors and reactions .
【小题1】The neighbor held a grudge towards the writer most probably because_____．

Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly that you would rather die than go? Well that’s how I      about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club assisting philanthropies（慈善事业）.But now I believe that you     open up your mind to things because eventually you might     end up enjoying it.

“It’s a waste of time”, I said when my mom told I had to join Madcaps, and then when she said I had to      at a homeless shelter I thought this just could not be      .

We got there late, of course, and the security guard led us to the kitchen    we ran into 48 other fellow Madcaps members. Since I’m     so socially awkward（糟糕的） I had met only one person at a pool party, earlier this year. I looked around for her but she was not there. Damn, I was     ! When the man in charge came out and asked for 3 mothers to work outside the      to clean up the plates, my mom just happened to volunteer leaving me to      food with others.

Soon the     families started to walk in and a little girl walked up and pointed to the food I was     I gave her the cold sandwich, she nodded in a form of saying      , and then walked to join her family at the large table.

As she walked away I thought of how much I       I get to go the top schools. I have a great house and I have a warm meal every night. It     that little girl to make me realize how lucky I am. After that moment I had a change of     . Now, I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting, I have       being socially awkward and now have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do      the required 20 hours of philanthropies.

I believe that if you have an     mind about things you can accomplish more and become a better rounded person. I believe sometimes you can make a difference just     doing one thing you don’t want to do .

1.A．cared       B．joked  C．felt      D．doubted

2.A．should      B．would C．may     D．can

3.A．also B．just      C．not      D．still

4.A．report      B．live      C．donate         D．volunteer

5.A．better      B．sooner         C．easier D．worse

6.A．where      B．when  C．until    D．because

7.A．suddenly B．occasionally         C．hardly D．normally

8.A．shy  B．late     C．alone  D．hopeless

9.A．kitchen    B．house C．club    D．shelter

10.A．pack       B．purchase     C．serve  D．bake

11.A．poor       B．homeless    C．vluntary       D．local

12.A．playing with B．putting away C．looking for  D．holding out

13.A．hello      B．sorry   C．thanks          D．okay

14.A．had         B．earned        C．achieved     D．did

15.A．moved   B．took    C．helped         D．encouraged

16.A．heart      B．luck     C．identity        D．taste

17.A．believed in     B．learnt from C．got over      D．thought about

18.A．more than      B．nothing but C．anything but        D．less than

19.A．intelligent       B．abstract       C．empty         D．open

20.A．before   B．by        C．upon   D．to

Early this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats for my neighbor across the hall. She barely greets me when we see each other, and her sweet little boy, who's now four,  has picked up her mother's manner and will not talk to me, either．

Last Monday, she had called the firefighters when a pan I'd forgotten on the stove caused my flat to fog up while I was out taking a walk. When I came home, the street in front of our apartment house was blocked by a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance! The instant I saw them, I remembered the pan! Luckily, nothing serious had happened, and all my neighbors agreed with the firefighter who said, "It could have happened to anyone．" When I thanked the neighbor who had called the firefighters-let's call her Ivy-and apologized for causing the trouble, she just asked if my cats were all right．When I said they were fine, she said, "Well, that's ok then," and turned into her flat．l felt strangely safe, knowing that even though we don't get along, she'd done the right thing and didn't blame me．So, the Rice Krispie Treats．

Last Christmas, my neighbor carelessly let it out that she was holding a grudge （怨恨） towards me because of an incident we'd had four years ago．I had particularly apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to improve our relationship. She would not accept my apology．

It had taken me a lot of courage to apologize and ask that question instead of insisting that we both shared responsibility for what had happened．Her flat-out refusal to make amends（补偿） really shocked and saddened me．After that, I decided I'd just leave her be-a relationship takes two to work．So, you see, I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again, leaving me standing on her doorstep, facing the closed door and holding my plate of treats． I know some people have a hard time understanding how the possibility of rejection can make an adult so afraid, but that's just the way I felt．

Then, I reminded myself of how loving and good I had felt yesterday when I'd done some random acts of kindness （thanks to helpothers．org）, after telling myself: Feet the fear,  and do it anyway! So I put the squares of Rice Krispie Treats on a beautiful plate, opened my apartment  door-and there she was, standing in the hallway．I smiled and said, "Hi," but when she saw me, she turned on her heels and went back inside, even though she seemed to have just stepped out．I went after her, regardless, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I've got something for you ! I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you were paying attention on Monday．" When she heard me speaking, she turned around． As I held the plate towards her, explaining these were very sweet American treats, and that she could just try and see whether she and her family would like them, her eyebrows winged up-and she took the plate．l was so happy and excited．We then talked a bit about how she'd become aware of the smoke in my flat, and parted ways．

Back in my place, I did a "happy dance", because I had dared to be kind even though I hadn't been sure at all my kindness would be welcome．I do hope that our relationship will slowly get better; I know I was and still am biased（存有偏见）towards her at times, but even if we don't make amends, I want to be able to be kind without depending on other people's behaviors and reactions .

1.The neighbor held a grudge towards the writer most probably because_____．

A．the writer's cats disturb her neighbor frequently

B．the writer didn't thank her for calling the firefighters

C．the writer never apologized to her for her misbehaviors

D．the writer had an unpleasant experience with the neighbor long ago

2. From Paragraph 4, we can learn that the author_____.

A．was afraid of being rejected again by her neighbor

B．didn't know how to get along with her neighbor

C．didn't admit it was her fault in the last incident

D．refused to forgive her neighbor's rude behavior

3. After the writer said "Feel the fear, and do it anyway!", she decided to_____.

A．do an act of kindness

B．leave her neighbor be

C．apologize to her neighbor once more

D．do something to let her neighbor down

4.What can we learn about the writer?

A．She was a professional dancer．

B．She often had quarrels with her neighbor．

C．She had a bias against her neighbor sometimes．

D．She had an unpleasant experience at Christmas this year．

5. What does the author try to tell us?

A．Don't punish yourself because of other's mistakes．

B．We should be kind to others, regardless of their behavior．

C．We must keep a good relationship with our neighbors．

D．When we make a mistake, we should have the courage to admit it．