阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list __16__ in our past that we felt __17__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

       This seemed like a very __18__ process, but there' s always some __19__soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then __20__ that we find ways to __21__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever __22__ my communication．

       Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my __23__, I remembered an incident from high school．1 grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff __24__ of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies and 1 decided to play a __25__ on him．

       After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __26__．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one __27__ found out．"

       Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name __28__ on my list．I didn't even know if he was still    29__．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few __30__, 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff BroW?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"

       "And I want you to know that I did it? "Paused．"I knew it!" he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a __31__ discussion．His closing words were: "Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __32__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __33__ all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake．"

       Jimmy inspired me to __34__ all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to __35   the past wrongdoings．

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

17．A．ashamed            B．afraid              C．sure           D．proud

18．A．private             B．secret               C．interesting     D．funny

19．A．foolish             B．polite               C．simple         D．brave

20．A．expected            B．suggested           C．ordered      D．demanded

21．A．connect with        B．depend on           C．apologize to    D．get along with

22．A．improve            B．continue             C．realize         D．keep

23．A．notes              B．list                C．plan          D．stories

24．A．any                B．most                C．none          D．all

25．A．part               B．game               C．trick           D．record

26．A．view               B．sign               C．attention       D．remark

27．A．also               B．even               C．still         D．ever

28．A．appears'      B．considers     C．presents       D．remembers

29．A．angry              B．happy               C．doubtful       D．alive

30．A．words              B．rings               C．repeats        D．calls

31．A．cold               B．plain               C．nervous        D．lively

32．A．in case             B．so long as           C．unless         D．because

33．A．around             B．out                 C．on          D．away

34．A．build up            B．make up            C．clear up       D．give up

35．A．regret              B．forgive             C．right            D．punish

语法填空。阅读下面短文，按照句子结构和上下文的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号词语的正确形式填空。（每题1.5分，共15分）

When I was18, one morning, my father told me to drive  16  into a town, about 18 miles away. I had just learned to drive, so I  17  (agree) with pleasure. First we came to the town. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  18  (repair) and promised to pick Dad up at 4 p.m. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the cinema.  19   ,  I became so interested in the films  20  I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock. I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse for my being late.                     

“I’m disappointed that you lied to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  21  but with myself. I have failed because I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the  22  (true) to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  23  I have gone wrong all these years.”

Dad began walking alone the road. I begged all the way, telling him  24  sorry I was. I drove behind him for 18 miles, at a speed of 5 miles  25  hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson I have never lied to him ever since.

    When a close friend dies, it often forces you to consider your own death. The more you have in common with the friend, the more his death will make you wonder about your own. Sometimes you will naturally say to yourself, "It could just as easily have been me." Such a death has a way of reminding us how fragile life is, and it may cause you to reassess（重新评价） the direction of your own life.
Jack's story is a good example. A successful businessman making a lot of money, Jack didn't spend as much time with his family as he wanted. His job required him to work long hours. But three years ago one of his best friends, a man who worked in the same office, had a heart attack. He died while celebrating his daughter's eighteenth birthday in a restaurant. He was only fifty years old.
Not long after his friend's death, Jack started to have a chest pain. Finally he had a good physical check-up. He received a clean bill of health. But the chest pain continued. He kept thinking of the death of his friend. Jack thought about how much his friend missed in life and he saw how hard it was for his friend's family to manage after he passed away.
Jack realized that he didn't want to end up his life that way. He talked his feelings over with his wife and children, and decided to change his way of life. The family moved to a small town where he started a simple life. Now he is running a small art gallery（画廊）. He is relaxed, and says he has never been so happy in his life, and he has got no more chest pain.
63. Your close friend's death is __________________ to you.
A. a warning           B. common            C. a direction of life     D. an example
64. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph means "________________".
A. The doctor didn't write a word on his bill
B. The doctor didn't want Jack to pay for the bill
C. The doctor didn't find anything wrong with him
D. The doctor didn't want to treat his pain
65. His friend's death made Jack ________________.
A. lose much interest in life
B. realize that he missed the friend very much
C. doubt his way of life
D. ill for some time
66. While living in the small town Jack ________________.
A. earns less money    B. gets more time  K^S*5U.C#O%
C. has a happier life    D. does all these mentioned above

单词拼写（共15小题, 每小题1分，满分15分）

1.There are strong _____________(论据)against these measures.

2.I tried to fix the __________(设备)but I failed.

3.I’m sure that the word “friend” must ______(存在) in every language and in some ways it is a very easy word to understand.

4.He did the work under his teacher's ____________. (指导)

5.Take _________ (积极的)action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in!

6.It may rain, but a_________ I shall finish the work today.

7. ---What’s our homework for today, Peter?   ---Sorry, I wasn’t c__________

8.You've been working all morning---you d __________a rest.

9.The fact that the 1 yuan fee goes to charity(慈善) may also encourage them to d_______ to good causes.

10.Once we are college students, we should learn to be i_______ of our parents' help.

11.He told me that the firm could not a________ to pay such large salaries.

12.On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a l_______.

13.As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these o__________.

14.He’ll be away for two months. We are p______ of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.

15.The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. R______ it was damaged by a visitor.

Attention! Our earth has been facing a serious threat—global warming.

According to some _____ (专家), thousands of people die of hot wave1.. ____________

a    (每年), and the ice in the poles has been becoming thinner and thinner2. ____ year by year, _____ leads to the rise of the sea level and is threatening3._____ many areas of the world, especially those coastal areas. On the 4.____________ hand, ______ (自然) disasters, like flooding, are more or less connected with5. ____________the global warming, and it’s o     that all these are the punishments 6._______from nature. To look back, in the past five _____, that’s half a century, 7.____________we’ve destroyed our environment _____ random to develop the economy8.____________by _____ (滥用) oil and by using private cars instead of public transport.9.___________These r     in the rise of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing10.____________the global warming.