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。

       After graduation from a medical school, I began to take a job in a small hospital's emergency department．As the  36  member of the group, I had to work on Christmas Eve．

       At 9 pm, the ambulance  37  a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack．My patient was   38 , but I did my best．Eventually he  39   the night．

       The following year, still the newest member, I got Christmas Eve  40 again．At 9 pm sharp, I was told there was a  41   in the hall who wanted to speak with me．

       When I approached them, the man  42  himself as Levin and said, "you probably don't ' 43  me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life．Thank you for the year you gave me．"He and his wife hugged me and handed me a small  44 and left, I was more than a little surprised and  45    ．

       The following year a new doctor joined the group  46   I volunteered for the shift because I wanted to see if the Levins would  47 ．

       I  48   the door．Once again, at   49  9 pm, the Levins appeared．We   50 and Levin said he'd come to see me every Christmas Eve, and that   51   he didn't come, I would know it just wasn't his year．

       The last year I saw him, he brought me a crystal bell engraved （雕刻） with a single word: Friendship．Levin   52   the next year．Now, my family, friends and I   53 that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and  54   to the man who didn't forget to bring me good   55 ．

1.A．hardest                            B．youngest         C．best                D．newest

2.A．brought up                       B．brought about        C．brought in           D．brought on

3.A．in debt                           B．in vain             C．on end             D．in danger

4.A．survived                         B．spent             C．won．             D．managed

5.A．watch                              B．duty             C．guard              D．greetings

6.A．couple                            B．man               C．patient．            D．friend

7.A．regarded                         B．treated           C．introduced          D．considered

8.A．understand                       B．remember            C．cure               D．like

9.A．bell                              B．gift                     C．packet              D．box

10.A．scared                          B．interested                C．excited             D．moved

11.A．but                           B．so                      C．and               D．or

12.A．return                         B．come               C．recover            D．approach

13.A．gave an eye to                 B．kept away from      C．kept an eye on       D．kept hold of

14.A．about                         B．the same            C．very               D．exactly

15.A．calmed                        B．separated           C．embraced           D．choked

16.A．unless                          B．if                  C．until               D．though

17.A．passed by                       B．passed away         C．passed off           D．passed out

18.A．ring                          B．strike              C．hit                D．beat

19.A．cheer                          B．drink               C．congratulate        D．offer

20.A．advice          B．work               C．holiday             D．wishes

Recently I had completely changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being  31  , he was happy and   32  that it was because of something he saw in Thailand.

A few years ago he was  33 feeling sad and was touring Thailand. He said right in front of his very eyes, he saw a mother 34  her child's right hand with a knife. The helpless  35 in the mother's eyes and the scream of the 36  four-year-old child still remained in his mind.

The 37 mother made the child handicapped (disabled)  38   he could go out on the streets to beg.   39 by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating.

And almost at once, several children  40   around this small piece of bread covered with sand, 41  bits from one another. It was the 42   reaction of hunger. He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread.   43  he gave out the bread to the children (mostly handicapped), he  44    cheers and bows from these  45  children. For the first time in his life, he understood  46  people could give up their 47  for a loaf of bread. He came to  48 how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to  49  about food that didn't taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him   50  dreamed of having. Perhaps life wasn't bad at all.

1.                A．in poor health    B．on a diet        C．in debt   D．out of work

2.                A．mentioned      B．recalled        C．explained D．insisted

3.                A．certainly        B．absolutely       C．seriously  D．really

4.                A．took off        B．cut off          C．put out   D．put off

5.                A．impression      B．appearance      C．expression    D．anger

6.                A．unbelievable    B．troublesome     C．terrified  D．painful

7.                A．angry          B．upset          C．crazy D．hopeless

8.                A．unless          B．in case         C．so that   D．because

9.                A．Puzzled         B．Shocked        C．Wondered D．Attracted

10.               A．turned         B．looked         C．sat   D．gathered

11.               A．offering        B．taking          C．sharing    D．giving

12.               A．natural         B．physical        C．mental    D．emotional

13.               A．Since          B．Until           C．As   D．If

14.               A．accepted       B．received        C．heard D．rejected

15.               A．unfortunate     B．polite          C．energetic  D．greedy

16.               A．whom          B．what           C．when D．how

17.               A．honor          B．identity         C．dignity    D．belief

18.               A．think of        B．conclude       C．realize    D．recognize

19.               A．argue          B．comment       C．complain  D．decide

20.               A．even          B．never          C．ever  D．hardly

   In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no  1  for stillness.

    And when we are  2  to be still because we're in line for something, or waiting at a doctor's appointment, or on a bus or train,  we often  3  something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn't something we're  4  .

   This comes at a  5  : we lose that time for  6  , for observing and listening. We lose peace.

    And  7  yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get  8  done.

    Take a moment to think about   9   you spend your days．Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering  10   , checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always  11  through your schedule?

    Is this how you want to spend your  12  ? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be   13  . Don't think about what you have to do, or what you've done already.___14____be in the moment.

    Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you'd  15   it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration; more  16   . Then be that vision.

    It's pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day  17  you've gotten used to that, try doing less each day Breathe when you feel yourself moving too  18  . Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of  19  for it.    20  the stillness. It's a treasure，and it's available to us, always.

1. A. place    B. chance           C. freedom .     D. time

2. A. forced    B. ordered          C. invited     D. told

3. A. have      B. find           C. buy         D. get

4. A. familiar with  B. curious about   C. used to   D. interested in

5. A. cost            B. risk   C. loss      D. danger

6. A. play            B. food   C. sleep     D. consideration

7.  A. further         B. worse           C. farther  D.  deeper

8. A. everything       B. anything        C. nothing   D．something

9. A. how             B. where             C. why      D. whether

10. A. questions       B. problems        C. phones    D. messages

11. A. walking        B. rushing         C. stepping    D. going

12. A. school          B. youth   C. work       D. life

13. A. silent          B. patient    C. still        D. quiet

14. A. Nearly          B. Ever            C. Just    D. Already

15. A. like            8. decide          C. choose     D. need

16. A. activity        B. research   C. study     D. peace

17. A. Because         B. Until      C. Once       D. Unless

18. A. frequently     B. slowly          C. fast     D. quickly

19. A. asking      B. sending         C. calling   D. waiting

20. A. Value       B. Miss            C. Owe       D. Hold