My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old. I always 　36 people as soon as possible with whatever they needed. At that time, I noticed that many 　37 people had difficulty going to the grocery (杂货店) store 　38 a snowstorm. I would spend part of a 　39 Saturday knocking on my aged neighbors’ house doors to ask if they 　40 anything from the store. The 　41 was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of necessities (必需品) for them. I liked it and it made them so 　42 , too. My friends asked me 　43 I was doing and after some time some of them 　44 in and it became a 　45 as time went by. I 　46 asked for money for what I had done for them, but sometimes the old ladies would 　47 the change in my pocket secretly. The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them. When I went to college, many of these people would 　48 my mother about me, 　49 my mother didn’t always know who they were. It was through those 　50 between my mother and these people that she 　51 what I used to do for them — I had never told her. I 　52 helping others when I was 12 and it 　53 until today. Now, I’m a teacher and teaching my students the art of true 　54 . I originally wrote this for my profile, but my mother said why not 　55 it with everyone. I hope this inspires younger people and the older in a similar way.

36. A. helped　　　 B. gave　　　 C. cared　　　　　　　 D. offered

37. A. lazy　　　　 B. tired　　　C. kind　　　　　　　 D. elderly

38. A. after　　　 B. before　　 C. until　　　　　　　 D. since

39. A. fine　　　　 B. snowy　　　C. funny　　　　　　　 D. busy

40. A. got　　　　　B. fetched　　C. needed　　　　　　　D. took

41. A. store　　　　B. factory　　C. hospital　　　　　　D. college

42. A. confused　　 B. pleased　　C. strange　　　　　　 D. upset

43. A. whether　　　B. when　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　 D. what

44. A. turned　　　 B. looked　　 C. gave　　　　　　　 D. joined

45. A. rule　　　　 B. habit　　　C. tradition　　　　　 D. custom

46. A. never　　　　B. usually　　C. always　　　　　　　D. sometimes

47. A. put　　　　　B. choose　　 C. save　　　　　　　　D. keep

48. A. think　　　　B. ask　　　　C. guess　　　　　　　 D. find

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

50. A. conversations　　 B. discussion　　　 C. statements　　　　D. speeches

51. A. knew from　 B. thought over　　C. learned about　　D. talked about

52. A. finished　　B. started　　　C. stopped　　　　 D. lasted

53. A. stops　　　 B. stays　　　　C. continues　　　 D. follows

54. A. understanding　B. kindness　C. friendship　　　D. honesty

55. A. show　　B. divide　　　　 C. explain　　　　D. share

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　It is true that paper cannot last long．But is there any 　1　that would last as long as 　2　and as easy to write 　3　as paper? The Babylonians 　4　just such a material．Recently an Englishman 　5　 a large library of a king of the Babylonia, whose 　6　were made of clay (粘土)．

　This is the 　7　 these books were made．They 　8　made a sheet of clay of the proper 　9　 and thickness, and 　10　 on it with a sharp stick．These books of clay, 　11　 they had been dried and 　12　in an oven (炉灶), could last 　13　 as long as stone．Such books will not 　14　up in a fire 　15　 be spoiled (损坏) by wetness; nor will they be 　16　 by mice or rats．It is true that they colud be 　17　, but the pieces can be gathered up and 　18　together．The Englishman 　19　to work a long time with broken sheets discovered there before he 　20　 them all put together properly．

　There were 30,000 sheets in library．Every book was made 　21　 many sheets, as our books have many 　22　．It was, of course, impossible to 　23　them together as we 　24　now with our books．So all the clay sheets had to be 　25　and the name of the book placed on every one．

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　　     Mrs. Scott bought a new house last year. The walls of the rooms had been painted a short time before, and Mrs. Scott liked the color, but the person who had sold her the house had taken the curtains (窗帘) with him, so Mrs. Scott had to buy new ones. Of course she wanted to buy　　 those that would match the walls of her rooms. She found out that her comb (梳子) was just the same color as these walls. So she always　　 took it with her whenever she went to look for cloth for curtains.

　　     In one shop she showed the shop keeper the comb and then looked at different cloth for curtains for half an hour with him, until he got　　 tired and said to her, "Madam, wouldn't it be easier just to buy some　　 cloth you like, and then find a new comb to go with that? "

1. Why did Mrs. Scott have to buy new curtains?　　　　　　 ［　　］    A. Because the person who sold the house had lost the curtains.     B. Because the person who sold the house did not leave the  　　  curtains.    C. Because she thought there should be new curtains in a new house.    D. Because the old curtains had been stolen. 2. What kind of curtains did Mrs. Scott want?　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. The kind that would be paid a little money. 　　B. The kind that would be neither expensive nor cheap. 　　C. The kind that would go with the walls. 　　D. The kind that would go with the doors. 3. Why did Mrs. Scott always take the comb with her whenever she went     to look for cloth for curtains?　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    　　A. Because the color of the comb was what she wanted. 　　B. Because the comb was the only one she had. 　　C. Because she didn't want to lose the comb. 　　D. Because the color of the comb was quite different from that  　　   of other combs. 4. What do you think is the color of her comb?　　　　　　［　　］ 　　A. Red.　　B. Grey.　　C. Green.　　D. We don't know. 5. What might Mrs. Scott do after she heard the shop keeper's works? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　A. She could not follow his advice. 　　B. She immediately followed his advice. 　　C. She changed her mind and bought some cloth. 　　D. She thanked the shop keeper for his advice.