I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 36, I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 37 them.

   My aunt and I were 38 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 39 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 40 nearby and the other one was 41. So, I decided to sit down. While I was 42 my own thing there, I 43 that the family were not in front of the 44  anymore. I saw the girl 45 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 46, crying.

   I knew that she 47 her family and was all by herself. Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 48 big before and we all know that feeling. 49 I went up to her and asked what was 50 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 51 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 52 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 53 them what happened. People there promised to 54 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the 55. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

1.A. Luckily       B. Usually          C. Sadly                D. Surprisingly

2. A. help              B. encourage        C. join                 D. support

3.A. answering     B. calling              C. preparing            D. looking

4.A. chairs             B. children             C. signs            D. toys

5.A. friends            B. book             C. family           D. bags

6. A. clean             B. large            C. empty            D. beautiful

7.A. studying           B. carrying             C. buying               D. doing

8. A. noticed           B. believed         C. doubted              D. understood

9. A. shop              B. girl             C. gift                 D. lady

10.A. get up            B. come up          C. give up              D. make up

11. A. return           B. detail          C. vain                 D. tears

12. A. hated            B. lost                 C. raised           D. lived

13. A. somewhere        B. something        C. everywhere           D. everything

14.A. If                B. As               C. So                   D. Or

15. A. important        B. wrong            C. strange              D. different

16.A. lent              B. gave             C. sent                 D. posted

17.A. smile             B. hope             C. puzzle               D. worry

18.A. reminded          B. warned           C. asked                D. told

19.A. look out for     B. take care of         C. wait for             D. call up

20.A. courage           B. money            C. card            D. explanation

One warm May day, two eighteen – year – old students from San Francisco State College decided to cool off with a swim at Bakers’ Beach. The two students were named Robert Kogler and Shirley O’Neill. They headed out to sea for a distance of 50 meters. Robert was in front.

“Suddenly, I heard him scream,” Shirley recalls. “I looked round and saw this great grey thing going up in the air. The water seemed to be alive.”

Robert screamed again. “It’s a shark! Get out of here!”

An eye – witness, Army Sergeant Leo P. Day was on guard at the nearby army post. He saw exactly what happened next. “I could see this boy struggling with the shark in the water,” he said. “The sea was red with blood. He was shouting and signaling someone to go back, go back. Then I saw the girl. She was swimming towards him. She completely ignored his warning.”

Shirley reached Robert, and tried to take his hand.

“When I pulled, all I could see was his arm, handing by a thread,” she said.

So she put her arm about Robert’s back, and started to swim towards the shore. She kept praying “Don't’ let it attack again!” That journey to the shore seemed to last for hours. At last, as they neared the shore, a fisherman threw them a line, and pulled them both the rest of the way.

The young man had lost a lot of blood, and died two and a half hours later. From the teeth marks, experts identified the attacker as a Great White Shark.

For what Sergeant Day called “the greatest exhibition of bravery I have ever seen,” the President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery.

When Robert was attacked by a shark Shirley          ?         .

       A．was swimming in the sea

       B．was watching him on the shore

       C．was on guard at the nearby army post

       D．was shouting and struggling with a shark, too

Choose the right time order of the following events in the story.

       a. Army Sergeant saw the girl swimming to the boy.

       b. Shirley saw a great grey thing.

       c. They headed out to sea.

       d. Robert died.

       e. A fisherman threw them a line.

       f. He saw a boy struggling with a shark.

       A．b, c, e, d, f, a     B．c, a, f, d, e, b       C．b, c, f, a, d, e D．c, b, f, a, e, d

We can learn from the passage that ______.         .

A．the two students were brave and considerate

B．the fisherman was adventurous and helpful

C．the experts didn’t do much research on sharks

D．the Sergeant cared too much about his own life

Which of the following is true?

   A．The President of the US gave Shirley a medal for bravery.

B．They were swimming in a lake.     

C．There is no eye – witness.

D．Shirley saved Robert’s life.

选词填空

选择方框内单词或短语的适当形式填空。

(1) The girl was almost frightened to death when she suddenly ________________ a snake.

(2) The story ________________ my life in the countryside.

(3) ________________ on others, she is dressed in her finest skirt.

(4) The project had to be given up for ________________ money.

(5) He has fully ________________ the technique.

(6) A cold rain was falling ________________ snow.

(7) ________________ her daughter, the mother came to see her yesterday.

(8) We are looking for people who would be willing to the group's work.

(9) They ________________ the production of the new car in order that they could meet the people's requirements.

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late ___36___ the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the ___37___ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I ___38___ the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not ___39___.

“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your ___40___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “___41___ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. ___42___ her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very ___43___, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and ___44___ about opening an account. I gave her necessary ___45___ and she went out. ___46___, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___47___ with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___48___ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___49___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! ___50___ shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___51___, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “___52___ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___53___, the first customer was a girl ___54___ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ___55___! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

1.A. as             B. but           C. and           D. or

2. A. hotel         B. shop           C. bank          D. restaurant

3. A. believe      B. think         C. guess              D. hope

4.A. lucky          B. happy          C. sorry              D. angry

5.A. excuse         B. idea          C. cause          D. answer

6.A. Hurry          B. Set           C. Catch          D. Get

7. A. Before        B. Behind         C. Beyond        D. Against

8.A. nervous        B. shy            C. calm               D. angry

9. A. cared         B. talked        C. asked              D. worried

10.A. information  B. offer         C. introduction       D. support

11. A. Again       B. Then           C. Thus          D. However

12. A. hidden      B. filled                           C. decorated       D. covered

13. A. took        B. closed        C. filled             D. came

14.A. before        B. after          C. when          D. that

15. A. Even         B. Still                            C. Just             D. Ever

16. A. As usual                       B. For one thing      C. In fact              D. In general

17.A. Less          B. Plenty        C. More          D. None

18. A. pleasure                       B. surprise      C. joy              D. regret

19. A. of          B. with           C. on                 D. in

20. A. dream        B. story         C. affair             D. incident

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.
"Can we write him a letter?"
She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."
My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.
"No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.
"Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.
She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.
"Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."
The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.
Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditar. I prayed to be a balloon.
【小题1】When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.