Yesterday I went to our local grocery store. I often go to their deli counter, and I understand that it can get a little confused for the workers. So normally none of them ever take the time to smile or seem overly friendly. But yesterday it was completely different. I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted with a very welcoming smile by the young man behind the counter. He never sighed heavily or slumped back and forth like he didn’t want to be there. He was all by himself and quite a long line. But not once did he act concerned about it. He just did his job efficiently and acted very kind the entire time.
I was so impressed that I approached the manager. I explained to her that I often visit the deli counter and I have never been greeted with such kindness. She agreed with me that he was a wonderful person and she thanked me for sharing my feelings with her.
As I was walking away，I could hear her approaching the young man with，“I just got a wonderful compliment(praise) about you.” I couldn't hear everything she was saying，but I knew that she did thank him. I couldn't help but smile!
Later I had to pass by the deli counter to get onions. There was no one there，except the diligent young man. He didn't say anything，he just smiled at me. I realized that I hadn't done a huge deed that day，but that small deed made a small difference to someone．I love seeing people smile. I just received my smile cards and I wish I had one with me that day. Maybe I will drop one off at the deli a different day! It's amazing how good I felt after that.
So，friends，the next time you are in a grocery store，retail store，restaurant，or anywhere that someone is working hard，letting them know in some way can mean so much. I hope you get a smile out of it like I did!

1. 1.

   The passage is mainly about______.

   1. A.
      friendship between the writer and a young man
   2. B.
      the power of a simple compliment
   3. C.
      a grocery store
   4. D.
      a diligent assistant
2. 2.

   The writer found it was different yesterday because ______.

   1. A.
      the young man was very busy
   2. B.
      the young man was concerned about so many customers
   3. C.
      the writer was warmly greeted by a young man
   4. D.
      the young man acted very kind all the time
3. 3.

   The writer approached the manager to______.

   1. A.
      thank him
   2. B.
      say hello to him
   3. C.
      complain about the service
   4. D.
      praise the young man
4. 4.

   The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 implies that the writer will ______.

   1. A.
      smile to others at the deli one day
   2. B.
      give one card to the young man one day
   3. C.
      drop in at the deli one day
   4. D.
      go to the deli for a job one day
5. 5.

   What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   1. A.
      Praising others' hard work means nothing
   2. B.
      Helping others is always rewarding
   3. C.
      We should never hesitate to praise hard-working persons
   4. D.
      Not all good deeds deserve praise

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

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。

He fell in love with her at the first sight at a party． She was so outstanding while he was so  36  ． At the end of the party, he invited her to have  37  with him． She was very  38  , but she promised．

Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too  39  to say anything． Suddenly he

said to the waiter,“Would you please give me some  40  ?” Everybody stared at him, so strange！His face turned red, but still, he  41   the salt in his coffee and drank it．

She asked him  42  ,“Why do you have this  43  ?”

He replied,“When I was a little boy, I was living near the  44  ． Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood and my  45  ．”

While saying that tears  46   his eyes． She was deeply  47  ． That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story． Later they got  48   … And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s the way he liked it．

After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which  49  :

My dearest, please forgive my lie,  the only  50   I said to you --the salty coffee． The first time we  51   I was so nervous that actually I wanted some sugar． I  52   to tell you the truth many times, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have  53   not to lie to you forever… Having you is my biggest happiness even though I have to drink the salty coffee．

Her tears  54  the letter totally wet． Someday, someone asked her,“What’s the taste of salty coffee?”She replied,“It’s  55  ．”

A． handsome   B． pretty      C． humorous    D． ordinary

A． dinner B． coffee  C． tea     D． meal

A． surprised  B． disappointed    C． shocked D． ashamed

A． anxious    B． eager  C． nervous     D． serious

A． sugar      B． paper   C． salt    D． spoon

A． put    B． took    C． mixed  D． dipped

A． curiously  B． carefully   C． seriously   D． elegantly

A． interest   B． practice    C． hobby   D． act

A． city   B． village C． sea D． road

A． mother     B． family  C． hometown    D． friend

A． formed         B． filled  C． collected   D． appeared

A． touched    B． moved   C． inspired    D． encouraged

A． divorced   B． married C． drunk   D． hurt

A． wrote  B． spoke   C． told    D． said

A． request    B． will    C． fact    D． lie

A． danced     B． dated   C． gathered    D． talked

A． managed    B． offered C． tried   D． failed

A． promised   B． asked   C． ordered D． persuaded

A． romantic   B． salty   C． sweet   D． cosy 

The day before the speech contest(比赛) English teacher        86. _________

talked to me. She said that she and my schoolmate all          87. _________

wished me success, but it didn't matter that I would           88. _________

win or not. When I was on the stage the next day, I felt so    89. _________

nervous as I shook like a leaf. There were so many people      90. _________

present! Suddenly, I caught a sight of my English teacher in   91. _________

the crowd. She was smiling but nodding at me. I remembered     92. _________

her words and calm down. I did a good job and won the first    93. _________

prize. Now my picture and the prize is hanging in the library. 94. _________

Whenever I see them I will often think of my English teacher.   95. _________

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

       I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains．The sun was setting when my car broke down near a remote and poor village．Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to who should have the honor of receiving me as a guest in their house．Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house．While she was getting me settled into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometres away where there was a garage．

       I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table．Some villagers brought me goat's cheese and honey．We drank together and talked merrily till far into the night．

       When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I had caused her．

       [写作内容]

       学校举行了英语阅读读后感交流活动。阅读了上述故事后，你准备写一篇英语读后感的稿件以便明天发言。内容要求如下：

       1．以约30个词概括本文的要点；

       2．然后以约120个词谈谈你的感受，内容包括：

   （1） 表达帮助别人或在需要时得到别人帮助的感受；

   （2） 结合汶川地震、玉树地震等灾害发生时，你或你的朋友听到或看到的感人的事情，表达自己的观点。

   （3）呼吁在别人困难时伸出援手。

       [写作要求]

       1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

       2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

       [评分标准]

       概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。