I take the train into work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite  31  because there’s a short cut(捷径) to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the  32 . So I always try to  33  through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual when something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful  34  by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white stick.

She was short and  35  and had white hair. She was walking  36  as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her at first, until she stopped near a rubbish bin.

She slowly placed her walking stick   37  the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(倾斜) on it with her right hand. She bent down and reached for the rubbish. She clearly found it difficult and it took her a while. She   38  some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to   39  herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then  40  walking. It all took her great effort.

There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does  41  about it. I was moved to see this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it clean! I haven’t been able to   42  thinking about that all day.

I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the ground if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.

1.                A．easily          B．hard           C．early     D．late

2.                A．boxes          B．bottles         C．paper    D．rubbish

3.                A．go             B．walk           C．rush D．pass

4.                A．mark           B．color           C．back D．act

5.                A．rich           B．weak           C．clever    D．sad

6.                A．slowly          B．happily         C．quickly   D．angrily

7.                A．under          B．against         C．in   D．around

8.                A．lifted up        B．dropped down   C．picked up D．put in

9.                A．hide           B．warm           C．help D．support

10.               A．enjoyed        B．remembered    C．continued D．started

11.               A．everything      B．something      C．anything   D．nothing

12.               A．regret         B．keep           C．mind D．stop

We thought of selling this old furniture, but we have decided to _______ it.It might be valuable.

A. hold on to  B. keep up with?

C. turn to D. look after?

______ in 1885, this old car was the oldest one in the race.

A

My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.

On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had not been told about this. Because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”

Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.

When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.

The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.

“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that anybody would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”

More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.

1.If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____

2. The money which was paid for the clothes belonged to _____

3.How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?

4.What might be the best title for the passage?

第二部分完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman. It was hard to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out   36   he caught enough to feed the family. No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad. When the weather was bad he would   37   me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing   38  . Older than it was, that truck, out of   39   , coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke. As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to   40  . He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and   41  . Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be   42  . It was so   43   for me now. Here, I was 12 years old, and he would   44   me good-bye!
I remember   45  I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his   46   big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my   47   up and said, “No, Dad.”
It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this   48   look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My father looked at me for the longest time. When   49   came into his eyes, he turned and   50   . “You’re right’ he said, “You’re a big boy….  51  . I won’t kiss you anymore.” It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when   52   of the ships stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed.
You don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…. To touch his rough old face…, to   53   the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I   54   I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too   55   for a goodbye kiss.”
36. A. since           B. when             C. until                       D. before
37. A. take           B. drive             C. watch               D. rush
38. A. business           B. career                      C. project                     D. journey
39. A. preparation         B. control                            C. distance                    D. condition
40. A. repair                 B. scream                    C. complaint                 D. disappear
41. A. laughing             B. watching                  C. performing             D. playing
42. A. a cute son      B. a honest fisherman  C. a good boy          D. a quiet passenger
43. A. amazing              B. surprising         C. disappointing        D. embarrassing
44. A. kiss                B. say                   C. hug                D. send
45. A. the day               B. the way           C. the order            D. the action
46. A. usual          B. common          C. daily               D. sweet
47. A. head                   B. hand             C. cheek                    D. mouth
48. A. excited           B. pleased           C. terrified            D. bored
49. A. lights           B. apologies          C. tears                     D. sorry
50. A. looked out          B. looked up         C. looked around       D. look on
51. A. a partner       B. a student           C. a kid                     D. a man
52. A. all            B. most             C. some              D. none
53. A. notice         B. smell             C. sense               D. feel
54. A. realize         B. regret             C. wish              D. hope
55. A. young                 B. old                C. shy                          D. late