Kate's ambition to become a nurse _____ from a desire to help others.

A. prompted        B. promoted       C. programmed       D. proceeded

Soon John came to a house _____ must be Kate’s .

　 A. where he thought 　 B. which he thought

　 C. he thought it 　     D. where he thought which

My two-year-old daughter Kate wanted a dog. But I was too busy to buy one. One day, Kate ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with __36__.

I followed her to the bush and found a __37__! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up __38__!

I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt __39__. “Don’t be afraid. That’s mom. She loves you, too.” Kate said. Then he became friendly. It was __40__!

I __41__to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have killed the wolf, __42__Kate loved him. Besides, he was gentle to Kate. So we called the vet(兽医）finally.

Kate named the wolf Ralph __43__ she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he __44__but came back several days later.

On Kate’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s __45__. After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and __46__. When Kate returned, he got happy again. This __47__throughout Kate’s school years.

Twelve __48__passed.

One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were__49__about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound(伤口). Sixteen-year-old Kate held his head and __50__him. We hope he could come through. However, he __51__.

Kate cried. I noticed something strange in the bush-----two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s __52__! Before he died, Ralph __53__his child to us ! He knew he would be __54__here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph... I was __50__.

“Don’t be afraid, little...Ralphie. That’s mom. She loves you, too.”

1.                A．encouragement  B．entertainment    C．excitement    D．agreement

2.                A．dog            B．fox            C．wolf D．tiger

3.                A．suddenly       B．finally          C．slowly    D．patiently

4.                A．hurt           B．dry            C．warmly   D．cold

5.                A．wonderful      B．unhappy        C．unbelievable   D．normal

6.                A．prepared       B．rushed         C．pretended D．wanted

7.                A．however        B．so             C．though   D．but

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

9.                A．disappeared     B．turned         C．passed   D．came

10.               A．sadness        B．dream         C．understanding  D．anger

11.               A．slept           B．left            C．sang  D．waited

12.               A．stopped        B．joined          C．lived  D．continued

13.               A．years          B．weeks          C．months    D．days

14.               A．surprised       B．hopeful        C．worried   D．careful

15.               A．comforted      B．beat           C．washed   D．struck

16.               A．succeeded      B．died           C．cried D．woke

17.               A．mother         B．father          C．child  D．wife

18.               A．posted         B．brought        C．gave  D．threw

19.               A．happily         B．safe           C．warm D．friendly

20.               A．confused       B．frightened      C．disappointed   D．moved

I truly learned what a best friend is in my first year in high school. Kate and I were good friends and we were inseparable. We spent every day together and always had a good    36  .

      Then basketball started and we were on the   37    team. After a few games,  38   , Kate got moved up to the Rose Cup full-time. I wouldn't admit it then, but actually I envied（嫉妒） her. Having  39   practice times, we started to see less of each other. Soon I started to hear that she was talking   40   my back.

      One night, I called Kate to tell her about my new    41   .To my   42   , the next day at school she told everyone I    43     her style because she had told me she wanted to get hers cut like this. At noon she handed me a letter and walked away    44      talking with me. I couldn't accept the   45  words on the paper. In great __46__ , I wrote right back to her.

      Over the next week, we exchange（交换） more   47    notes. I cried myself to sleep every night,   48      our friendship was over. One night my mom took me to Kate's home. Our moms looked at each other  49  . Kate's mom asked us questions but __50 _ of us responded(反应) .At last I let everything out. The huge burden in my mind was slowly lifted as we each talked about ___51____ we were feeling. It was all out. Suddenly Kate  52   from her seat, crossed the room and hugged me with tears. I will never forget that.

      It has been five months   53   we broke with each other. Last weekend we were out together again. It makes me happy that we are   54    to care about each other more. I now know that  55  I am asked about my friends, Kate will be at the top of the list.

1.  A. rest          B. time                C. example                D. party

2.  A. right            B. good                C. famous                  D. same

3. A. however       B. but          C. still                D. yet

4.  A. regular      B. free                C. different                 D. strange

5.  A. on            B. in               C. by                D. behind

6.A. haircut         B. clothes            C. necklace                  D. shoes

7.  A. joy          B. surprise         C. pleasure             D. sorrow

8. A. caught           B. gained             C. copied                 D. created

9.A. in spite of       B. instead of           C. except for               D. as well as

10. A. cruel       B. sad         C. disappointing        D. beautiful

11. A. anxiety           B. anger              C. surprise                  D. doubt

12.A. serious            B. dangerous            C. regretful                 D. hurtful

13. A. meaning          B. hoping             C. believing                 D. proving

14.A. happily           B. nervously        C. excitedly            D. surprisingly

15.A. neither               B. either           C. both                    D. none

16.A. what                B. how                C. which                  D. why

17. A. rose             B. raised           C. stood            D. got

18.A. if                   B. when                C. because                D. since

19.A. planning           B. pretending           C. learning                  D. arranging

20. A. whenever         B. whatever         C. however                D. whoever

Native Tongue

At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English.Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said.Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School.Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.

“Why did they do this?”Kate wondered aloud.“I mean,you can't learn if you can't understand the teacher.”

Nadia's voice was a whisper.“I understand English.I will learn.”Nadia's English was perfect.

Kate was perplexed.She couldn't understand why Nadia did not like to speak.Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn't the easiest thing to do.There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn—all at the same time.

“There're a lot of new things to learn,huh?” said Kate.

Nadia nodded rapidly.In a quiet voice she replied，“Many things people say,I do

not understand.I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life,but I do not know what some children are saying.For example,yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying.Isn't a port a place for ships?It made no sense to me.”

“Don't worry,”said Kate.“You'll figure everything out in time.You see,that thin black box was a computer.A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer.”

Nadia and Kate were quiet after that.They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson.To ?Kate's? surprise,Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard.

Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her.Some of the questions were really difficult,and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher.When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly,the whole class clapped their hands.

Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate.“Some things,”she said in a normal voice,“are the same all over the world.”

At the beginning of Nadia's first day at school,she was_____________.

A.disappointed         B.helpful         C.lively         D.shy

2.The underlined word“_________perplexed”probably means___________.

A.puzzled              B.angry           C.shocked        D.serious

3.We can infer from the passage that______________.

A.Nadia did not like Kate

B.Nadia had lived by the sea before

C.Nadia had never seen a computer before

D.Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness          

4.Which of the following statements is true?        

A.Nadia was better at maths than other students.        

B.Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult.        

C.Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class.        

D.Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers.

5.What is the message of the story?

A.Talking about something familiar gives you confidence in communication.

B.Answering questions in class makes you better understood by classmates.

C.Language plays an important role in communication between cultures.

D.Mathematics helps to improve communication between cultures.