I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last 26  of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always  27  at everyone. So I thought this would be very  28.

Soon after we were given the project, my  29  went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be  30, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to  31 , and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men  32 .

As I looked down at the short gentleman with 33  eyes, he said, “Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I  34  the second man was mentally challenged(智障) and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.

The young  35  at the counter asked him what they wanted.

He said, “Coffee is all, Miss.” Because that was all they could 36 .

I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a 37  tray(托盘). I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here  38  me to give you hope.”

When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is 39  God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”

I returned to 40  with this story in hand. I 41  “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I  42  this with the class?”

I slowly  43  and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be 44 .

In my own way I had  45  the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last  36   of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always  37  at everyone. So I thought this would be very  38 .

Soon after we were given the project, my  39  went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be  40 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to  41 , and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men  42 .

As I looked down at the short gentleman with  43  eyes, he said, “Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I  44  the second man was mentally challenged(智障) and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.

The young  45  at the counter asked him what they wanted.

He said, “Coffee is all, Miss.” Because that was all they could  46 .

I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a  47  tray(托盘). I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here  48  through me to give you hope.”

When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is  49  God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”

I returned to  50  with this story in hand. I  51  “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I  52  this with the class?”

I slowly  53  and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be  54 .

In my own way I had  55  the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.

1. A. question     B. project       C. class        D. expression

2. A. smile        B. laugh             C. look         D. stare

3. A. difficult     B. funny            C. important        D. easy

4.A. teacher            B. classmates       C. family       D. children

5. A. ordered       B. served           C. paid         D. called

6. A. run away  B. crowd in        C. shout out        D. move away

7.A. in surprise    B. in silence          C. in rags      D. in fear

8. A. tearful       B. blue             C. closed       D. black

9. A. realized  B. accepted         C. permitted        D. admitted

10. A. helper           B. gentleman        C. lady         D. friend

11. A. drink            B. want             C. take         D. afford

12. A. big          B. separate         C. flat         D. round

13.A. working           B. going            C. getting      D. carrying

14. A. how          B. when             C. where        D. why

15. A. college  B. home             C. church       D. McDonald’s

16. A. put up       B. handed out       C. handed in        D. put away

17. A. publish  B. share                C. copy         D. keep

18.A. turned        B. left             C. shook        D. nodded

19.A. forgiven  B. thanked          C. helped       D. remembered

20. A. touched  B. knew             C. forgot       D. recognized

I first heard this story a few years ago from a girl. Probably the story is one of those mysterious bits of folklore that reappear every few years. However, I still like to think that it really did happen, somewhere, sometime.
They were going to Fort Lauderdale-- three boys and three girls -- and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine, dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray, cold spring of New York vanished behind them.
As the bus passed through New Jersey, they began to notice Vingo. He sat in front of them, dressed in a plain ill-fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot, frozen into complete silence.
Deep into the night, the bus pulled into Howard Johnson's, and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat, and the young people began to wonder about him: perhaps he was a sea captain, a runaway from his wife, an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.
¨We're going to Florida," she said brightly. “I hear it's really beautiful. "
"It is," he said quietly, as if remembering something he had tried to forget.
“Want some wine?" she said. He thanked her and retreated again into his silence. After a while, she went back to the others, and Vingo nodded in sleep.
In the morning, they awoke outside another Howard Johnson's, and this time Vingo went in. The girl insisted that he join them. He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus, the girl sat with Vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home.
¨Are you married?"
“I don't know. "
“You don’t know?" she said.
“Well, when I was in jail I wrote to my wife," he said. ¨‘I told her that I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn't stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, she could just forget me. I'd understand. Get a new guy, I said - she's a wonderful woman – and forget about me. I told her she didn't have to write me. And she didn't. Not for three and a half years. "
"And you're going home now, not knowing?"
" Yeah," he said shyly. ‘‘Last week, when I was sure the parole was coming through, I wrote her again. There's a big oak tree just as you come into town, I told her that if she didn't have a new guy and if she'd take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I'd get off and come home. If she didn't want me, forget it - no handkerchief, and I'd go on through. "
"Wow," the girl exclaimed. "Wow. "
She told the others, and soon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick, looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children.
Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seats, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.
Then Brunswick was 10 miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying. All except Vingo. Vingo sat there stunned, looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs —20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds. As the young people shouted, the old con slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus to go home

1. 1.

   According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The young people are travelling from Florida to New York
   2. B.
      Vingo was put in prison ten years ago, and now he was set free to go home
   3. C.
      The young people around Vingo were quite curious about his silence
   4. D.
      At last, Vingo went home together with the three boys and three girls
2. 2.

   From the underlined sentences in Para 3, we can infer that _____

   1. A.
      Vingo was nervous because he didn't know whether his wife would accept him
   2. B.
      Vingo was very disappointed because his wife didn't answer his letter
   3. C.
      Vingo was very shy because he knew someone was watching him
   4. D.
      Vingo was excited because he could go home and meet his wife and children
3. 3.

   The underlined word "fortify" in the passage has the same meaning as that in Sentence___

   1. A.
      The French soldiers are working hard to fortify airbase
   2. B.
      The food has been fortified with Vitamin
   3. C.
   4. D.
      People in the whole city were fortified by the moving story about their hero
   5. E.
      We had to drink some more coffee to fortify ourselves for the journey
4. 4.

   Which word do you think can best describe Vingo's wife?

   1. A.
      humorous
   2. B.
      loyal
   3. C.
      generous
   4. D.
      hard-working
5. 5.

   After reading the whole story, we can probably make a conclusion that_____

   1. A.
      Young people are always curious about everything new around them
   2. B.
      Home is always the first place a person wants to go
   3. C.
      Don’t laugh at a person who has no home
   4. D.
      It is impolite to ask questions about one's privacy that he or she doesn't want to tell
6. 6.

   What's the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      A story of a poor man
   2. B.
      The power of love
   3. C.
      Help from strangers
   4. D.
      Going home

　　Man has a big 1 . He can think, learn and 2 . Scientists 3 think that men are different 4 animals because they can think and learn. They know now that the animals can 5 ─dogs , rats , birds─and worms can learn. So scientists are beginning 6 that man are different from animals because they can 7 . Animals cannot speak. They make 8 when they are afraid, or angry, or unhappy. Apes are our 9 cousins. They can understand some things more quickly than 10 , and one or two have learned a few words. 11 they are still different creatures. They cannot join words and make 12 . They cannot think 13 us because they have no 14 . They can never think about the past or the future.

　　Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to 15 civilization (文明、文化) because he has language. Every child can speak 16 language very well 17 he is four or five-but no animals learn to speak. 18 do children learn? Scientists do not really know. 19 happens when we speak? Scientists do not know. They 20 know that man speaks because he has a big brain.

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Today, traditional opinions about men still exist. A man has to be strong, brave, sports loving and manly. Anything less would not be considered manly. Sports such as football, basketball and boxing all tend (往往是) to be men’s sports. However, the dance of ballet is considered feminine because it requires nice movements. This tradition is shown in the movie, Billy Elliot.
Billy Elliot is a movie that protests against this traditional view of men. Billy Elliot is an eleven-year-old boy that has a natural talent for ballet dancing, but his father will not allow it. Billy’s father wants him to take up boxing and become stronger, but Billy goes against his father’s wishes and takes up ballet dancing. This difference of opinion makes Billy sad. What’s more, his friends also laugh at him.
After saving enough money, his father sends Billy to a weekly boxing course; however, Billy doesn’t enjoy boxing because he always loses in matches and is often hurt. His ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson thinks that men or women should not be judged by the activities they like to do, so she tells Billy’s father that although he wants his son to make a good living, he should let his son do what he loves to do because he has a talent for it. When his father finally realizes the truth, Billy is surprised. In the end, with the help of his father, brother and all the people around him, Billy goes to the Royal Ballet Academy in London and becomes a very successful ballet dancer.

1. 1.

   The underlined word “feminine” in the first paragraph most probably means ______

   1. A.
      of men
   2. B.
      of children
   3. C.
      of women
   4. D.
      of students
2. 2.

   Why is Billy laughed at by other children?

   1. A.
      He always loses in boxing matches.
   2. B.
      He isn’t strong.
   3. C.
      He looks like a girl.
   4. D.
      He loves ballet.
3. 3.

   What do we know about Billy?

   1. A.
      His teacher encourages him to take up ballet dancing.
   2. B.
      He does well in ballet dancing and boxing.
   3. C.
      He does what his father wants him to do.
   4. D.
      He has never taken up any men’s sports.
4. 4.

   From Billy’s story, we can see that _______.

   1. A.
      children should accept their parents’ opinions
   2. B.
      we should try to fight against traditional opinions
   3. C.
      men and women play different sports
   4. D.
      parents should let their children do what they are interested in