I got my first driver's license (执照) in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver's license, ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. "Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you." he said.
　　　 I argued, pointing to a very large belly (肚子) of mine, "I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?" He answered coldly, "It's the law, madam?"
　　　 Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it. "No," I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
　　　 I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail — using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland and I had to take the Maryland driver's exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years -- sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.

Not long ago I wasn’t doing very well in exams and I was full of disappointment and negative thinking. While on the　 36 , I met many new friends, but one in particular　 37 . His nickname is Colorful Day and we 38 on the Web. He told me he lost his 39 at age 15, and felt the whole world had closed its door to him.

　　 He was 40 so fast that I couldn’t believe he was blind! But he continued to 41 , “Five years ago, I realized it was time to change my life. I had read about Helen Keller and understood her life and 42 . So I developed a website about her life 43 mine called Three Days to See.”

　　 I visited his website which was well 44 and vividly presented.

　　 I asked, “How did you　 45　 to build such a website?” he said, “Owing to the new technology, I can use software specially　 46 for the blind. 47 I point the cursor(光标), it will just read it out to me. We can do far more things and 48 more information than we could before.”

　 I then asked, “Didn’t you have great difficulty with it?”

　　 He hesitated and then began his 49 with a smiling face, “Yes, but I have faith in myself to 50 my colorful day, and modern technology gives me this medium and 51 to do it.”

　　 His 52 attitude towards life made me believe that our fate offers not the cup of despair, 53　 the chalice (大杯) of opportunity, I returned to my lessons, and this time with a smile on my face and with 54 of a colorful future.

The Internet, which opened to me to 55 different lives and cultures, has a charm you couldn’t find in another wise non-virtual world.

36.　 A. Internet　　 B. stage　 C. street D. farm

37.　 A. turns out　 B. stands out　 C. comes out D. looks out

38.　 A. argued　　　 B. interviewed C. told　　 D. chatted

39.　 A. eyesight　　 B. hearing　　　 C. hands D. legs

40.　 A. speaking　　 B. typing C. saying D. spelling

41.　 A. follow B. read　 C. write　 D. copy

42.　 A. friendship　 B. marriage　　 C. happiness　 D. hardships

43.　 A. as well as　 B. as good as C. as much as D. as long as

44.　 A. helped B. produced　 C. taken D. found

45.　 A. try　　 B. come C. work D. manage

46.　 A. designed　　 B. placed C. planned　　 D. imagined

47.　 A. Weather　　 B. However　 C. Whatever　 D. wherever

48.　 A. send　 B. get　　 C. communicate　　 D. exchange

49.　 A. lessons　　　 B. speeches　 C. words D. opinions

50.　 A. create B. produce　　 C. recognize　 D. organize

51.　 A. time　 B. night　 C. opportunity D. advice

52.　 A. hopeful　　 B. disappointed　　　 C. pleasant　　 D. positive

53.　 A. but　　 B. and　　 C. so 　　 D. then

54.　 A. suggestions　　　 B. expectations　　　 C. anxieties　　 D. apologies

55.　 A. touch B. feel　　 C. experience D. suffer

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 　1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 　2 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 　3 　,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 　4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 　5　 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,　 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 　7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 　8　 to tell me all about his friend.

His friend’s main 　9　 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 　10　 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 　11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 　12　 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 　13　 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 　14　 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 　15　 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 　16　 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 　17　 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 　18　 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 　19 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 　20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

1. A. brother 　　 　 B. teacher 　　 　 C. neighbour　　　 　 D. friend

2. A. managed　　　 　 B. happened 　 　　　 C. tried 　 　　　　　 D. wanted

3. A. expecting 　 　 B. lying 　 　　　　　 C. joking 　　　 D. talking

4. A. funny 　　　 　 B. serious 　　 　 C. careful 　　　 D. disappointed

5. A. think 　　　 　 B. find 　　　　　 　 C. realize 　　　 D. see

6. A. indeed 　　　 　 B. actually 　 　　　 C. instead 　　 　 D. exactly

7. A. famous 　　　 　 B. interesting 　　 　 C. noisy 　　　　　 　 D. big

8. A. began 　　　 　 B. stopped 　　　 C. refused 　　　 D. failed

9. A. problem　　　　　 B. interest 　 　　　 C. choice 　　　 D. work

10. A. just 　　　 　 B. ever 　 　　　　　 C. even 　 　　　　　 D. surely

11. A. suit 　　　 　 B. habit 　　　　　 　 C. pools 　 　　　　　 D. river

12. A. people　 　　　 B. players 　　 　 C. strangers 　　　 　 D. friends

13. A. advised 　 B. argued 　　 　 C. admitted 　 　　　 D. announced

14. A. recognized 　 B. realized 　 　　　 C. visited 　　　 D. found

15. A. how 　　　 B. whether 　　　 C. when 　 　　　　　 D. where

16. A. because 　 B. if 　　　　　 C. then 　 　　　　　 D. though

17. A. doctor 　　 　 B. friend 　　 　 C. neighbour 　 　　　 D. player

18. A. hired 　　　 　 B. visited 　　　 C. designed 　 　　　 D. sold

19. A. smiled 　　 　 B. laughed 　　 　 C. cried 　　　　　 　 D. nodded

20. A. chance 　　　　　　 　　　 B. pleasure 　　　　　 　　　 C. time 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. turn

It was January 25th, 2008: Nisha and Akshaye’s 　31 anniversary. But things had changed since their marriage. The couple 　32 about small things. Yet they still loved each other.

Nisha thought her husband might have 　33 about their anniversary. When door bell rang, Nisha was 　34 happy that Akshaye had finally remembered. She ran to open the door. Indeed, Akshaye was standing outside and 　35 a bunch of flowers. They started to have a(n) 36 night. But then the phone started ringing. Nisha went to 　37 it up. There was a man on the other 　38 of the phone. “Hello, madam. I am calling from the 　39 station. Is this Mr. Akshaye Malhotra’s number?”

“Yes, it is.”

“There was an 　40 , and a man died. We got your number from the man’s 　41 . We need you to come here and 　42 the body.”

Nisha’s heart 　43 . “Whhhaat? B...but my husband is here with me.”

“Sorry, madam, the accident took place at 3:00 pm.”

She had heard that the soul of the dead person would come to meet you before it 　44 . She ran to the sitting room. Akshaye was not there. Had something bad really happened? If she had been given __45 chance, she would have mended all her 　46 . She was about to lose her senses. 　47__ Akshaye came out of the bathroom, saying, “Dear, my wallet was 　48 while I was 　49 my way home this afternoon.”

Life might not give you a 　50 chance. So never waste a moment when you have the chance to make up for your deeds.

31. A. marriage　　　　　　 B. engagement　　　 C. divorce　　　　　　　 D. birth

32. A. talked　　　　　　　　 B. argued　　　　　　　 C. quarreled　　　　　 D. agreed

33. A. remembered　　　 B. memorized　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　 D. forgotten

34. A. friendly　　　　　　　 B. luckily　　　　　　　　 C. surprisingly　　　　 D. fortunately

35. A. giving　　　　　　　　 B. holding　　　　　　　 C. carrying　　　　　　 D. delivering

36. A. gentle　　　　　　　　 B. romantic　　　　　　 C. extraordinary　　 D. normal

37. A. pick　　　　　　　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　 D. give

38. A. beginning　　　　　 B. end　　　　　　　　　　 C. line　　　　　　　　　　 D. call

39. A. post　　　　　　　　　 B. bus　　　　　　　　　　 C. police　　　　　　　　 D. railway

40. A. incident　　　　　　　 B. affair　　　　　　　　　 C. event　　　　　　　　 D. accident

41. A. ID card　　　　　　　 B. passport　　　　　　 C. license　　　　　　　 D. wallet

42. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　　　 C. achieve　　　　　　　 D. identify

43. A. sank　　　　　　　　　 B. drowned　　　　　　 C. shocked　　　　　　 D. beat

44. A. departed　　　　　　 B. arrived　　　　　　　 C. appeared　　　　　 D. recovered

45. A. the other　　　　　　 B. other　　　　　　　　　 C. another　　　　　　　 D. one

46. A. mistakes　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　 C. faults　　　　　　　　　 D. disadvantages

47. A. Suddenly　　　　　 B. Luckily　　　　　　　　 C. Unfortunately　　 D. Sadly

48. A. thrown　　　　　　　 B. stolen　　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　 D. attached

49. A. in　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　 C. above　　　　　　　　 D. over

50. A. nice　　　　　　　　　 B. third　　　　　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　　　　 D. second