It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly 1 their plans. "Doing anything special? "they asked me. I shook my head 2 . I was 3 ,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 3 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time 4 job at night. My weekly plan left

me  extremely tired and homesick.

I had 5 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. In my prayers（祷告） I told 6 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. I could survive the next two years until I graduated. But 7 ? Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 8 cash. Money to go home? I barely had money to eat. "I'm on my 9 .Cover for me, will you? "asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me 10 her way to the employee' s room. 11 , there' s this guy at Table Five, "she said. "He' s been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 12 anything either." She paused, "It's like he's... 13 somebody".   

I looked in the corner. 14 enough, there was a slim, pleasantly-looking man 5 15

in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 16 .I went over, trying to force a smile. "I'm Cory," I said, "please let me know if you want anything. "

I was turning to walk away 17 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 18 restaurant. "I'd like an order of chips," he said, "and a glass of water. "My heart 19 .Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn’t get much of a 20 . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to

make  him  feel okay.

1．A． expressed    B．changed                    C．discussed           D．announced

2．A． okay              B．yes                 C．not           D．no

3．A． plan       B．dream                     C．hope            D．demand

4．A． waitress    B．waiter                      C．assistant         D．maid

5．A． seldom     B．always               C．never            D．hardly

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

8．A． other        B．rest                        C．enough          D．extra

9．A． way       B．duty                C．break             D．work

10．A． to               B．by              C．on             D．at

11．A． By the way       B．On the contrary   C．Above all        D．After all

12．A． saying           B．eating            C．drinking        D．ordering

13．A． looking for       B．waiting for        C．waiting on       D．longing for

14．A． Good            B．Lucky          C．A11          D．Sure

15．A． dressed             B．wore           C．devoted         D．seated

16．A． angrily             B．alone           C．sadly           D．enjoyably      

17．A． before             B．when                  C．as             D．while

18．A． quiet              B．large             C．noisy           D．wonderful

19．A． sank              B．beat            C．broke          D．lost

20．A． praise           B．tip             C．dollar           D．prize

I'd been travelling for long hours on a lonely country road when I had a flat tire. So I had to stop and get the tools to  36 the problem. It certainly wasn’t  37 doing this with a white shirt and suit on.

Nightfall was approaching. Suddenly a car pulled  38 from behind me. A man got out and offered to  39 me. Seeing his unpleasant appearance and tattoos（纹身）on his arm, I became  40 as thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind. But  41 I could say anything he had already begun to take the tools to change the  42 . While watching him I happened to look back at his car and noticed someone sitting in the passenger seat. This had  43 me.

Then, without  44 , it began to rain. He suggested that I wait in his car because my car was unsafe. As the rain increased, getting us wet within seconds, I  45 agreed. When I settle into the back seat, a woman’s voice came from the front seat. “Are you all right?” She turned around to me. “Yes, I am.’’ I replied with much  46  when seeing an old woman there. It must be his Mom, I thought. To my  47 , the old woman was a neighbor of the man who was helping me. “Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you  48 with the tire. ”“I am grateful for his help, ” I said. “Me, too!” she said with a smile. He helped drive her to see her husband twice a week in a nursing home. She also said that he  49 at the church and tutored disadvantaged students.

The rain stopped and Jeff and I changed me tire. I tried to offer him money and of course he  50 it. It was shameful that I judged people by the way they  51 . As we shook hands I began to apologize for my  52 . He said, ‘‘I experience that same  53 often. People who look like me don’t do nice things. I  54 thought about changing the way. But then I saw this as a chance to make a  55 . So I’ll leave you with the same question I ask everyone who takes time to know me. If Jesus returned tomorrow and walked among us again, would you recognize Him by what He wore or by what He did?’’

1.                A．find           B．make           C．fix   D．avoid

2.                A．useful          B．easy           C．wise D．lucky

3.                A．up            B．out            C．on   D．round

4.                A．carry          B．lift             C．drive D．help

5.                A．discouraged     B．frightened       C．disappointed   D．astonished

6.                A．when          B．until           C．as   D．before

7.                A．tire            B．suit            C．expression    D．shirt

8.                A．embarrassed     B．concerned      C．discouraged   D．puzzled

9.                A．warning        B．realizing        C．knowing  D．waiting

10.               A．directly        B．happily         C．hurriedly  D．unwillingly

11.               A．fear           B．satisfaction      C．relief D．excitement

12.               A．regret         B．amusement     C．surprise   D．delight

13.               A．working        B．repairing       C．fighting    D．struggling

14.               A．studied         B．performed      C．grew D．volunteered

15.               A．refused        B．kept           C．ignored   D．left

16.               A．behaved        B．spoke          C．looked    D．thought

17.               A．selfishness      B．stupidity        C．weakness  D．disability

18.               A．life            B．incident        C．reaction   D．change

19.               A．hardly         B．actually         C．finally D．probably

20.               A．point          B．start           C．remark    D．comparison

It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly 1__ their plans. "Doing anything special? "they asked me. I shook my head 2 . I was 3 ,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 　　3 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time 4 job at night. My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.

I had 5 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. In my prayers（祷告） I told 　6 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. I could survive the next two years until I graduated. But 　7 ? Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 　8 cash. Money to go home? I barely had money to eat. "I'm on my 9 .Cover for me, will you? "asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me 　10　 her way to the employee' s room. 11　 , there' s this guy at Table Five, "she said. "He' s been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 12 anything either." She paused, "It's like he's... 13　 somebody".　

I looked in the corner. 14 enough, there was a slim, pleasantly-looking man 15

in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 　16　 .I went over, trying to force a smile. "I'm Cory," I said, "please let me know if you want anything. "

I was turning to walk away 　17　 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 　18　 restaurant. "I'd like an order of chips," he said, "and a glass of water. "My heart 　19　 .Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn’t get much of a 　20　 . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to make him feel okay.

1．A． expressed B．changed 　　 C．discussed 　 D．announced

2．A． okay　　　 　 B．yes　　 　　 C．not　　　　　 D．no

3．A． plan　　　 　 B．dream　 　 C．hope　　　 D．demand

4．A． waitress　 B．waiter　 　 C．assistant　　 　　　　　 D．maid

5．A． seldom　　 B．always　　　 　　　　　　　 C．never 　　　　 D．hardly

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

8．A． other　　 B．rest　　 　　 C．enough　　 D．extra

9．A． way　　　 B．duty　　　　　 C．break　　　 　 D．work

10．A． to　　　　 B．by　　 　　　 C．on　　　　　 D．at

11．A． By the way 　　　　　　　 B．On the contrary C．Above all　 D．After all

12．A． saying　　 B．eating　　　 　　　　　　　 C．drinking　　 　 D．ordering

13．A． looking for 　　　　　　 B．waiting for　 　　　　　 C．waiting on　 D．longing for

14．A． Good　　 B．Lucky　 　　 　　　　　　　 C．A11　　　　 D．Sure

15．A． dressed 　 B．wore　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．devoted　　 D．seated

16．A． angrily 　　　　　　　　 B．alone　　　　 C．sadly　　　 D．enjoyably　　　

17．A． before　 　　　　　　　　 B．when 　　　　 C．as　　　　　 D．while

18．A． quiet　 　　　　　　　　 B．large　　　　 C．noisy　　 　 D．wonderful

19．A． sank　　 　　　　　　　　 B．beat　　　　 C．broke　　　 D．lost

20．A． praise　 　　　　　　　 B．tip　　　　　 C．dollar　　　 D．prize

Cloze Test

Read the following passage, choose the one that best fits into the passage.

　　It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music plays over the sound system and coworkers excitedly 1 their plans. “Doing anything special?” they asked me. I shook my head 2 .

　　It was 3,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing(追求) my lifelong 3 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, and then went straight to my full time 4 job at night. My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.

　　I had 5 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. In my prayer(祷告) I told 6 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. 1 could survive the next two years until I graduated. But 7 ? Rent, textbook and other expense left me with no 8 cash or money to go home. I hardly had money to eat.

　　“I'm on my 9 . Cover for me, will you?” asked Mari belle, another waitress, as she 10 me on her way to the employee's room. “ 11 , there's this guy at table five,” she said. “He's been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 12 anything either.”.She paused. “It's like he's — 13 somebody.”

　　I looked in the corner. 14 enough, there was a slim, pleasant－looking man 15 in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 16 . I went over, trying to force a smile. “I'm Cory.” I said. “please let me know if you want anything.”

　　I was turning to walk away 17 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 18 restaurant. “I'd like an order of chips,” he said, “and a glass of water.” My heart 19 . Chips were the cheapest things on the menu, which meant I wouldn't get much of a 20 . But maybe this guy was broke(破产), and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to make him feel okay.

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