On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,

  36   my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it  37   over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down,   38   to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of

 39   with lots of unexpected challenges(挑战). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.

        40   what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of   41   difficulties. We came to learn that something  42  could happen in a disaster . All over the world people

  43  Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a

  44   center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of  45   had been received and sorted.

As   46  , we opened letter after letter. They gave us   47   and became a source of strength for us. We used them to  48   ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a  49  , or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or  50  in bed living happily and  51  .

     These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so   52   we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

     My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your  53   accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this   54   challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you   55  .

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

36.A.since             B. before            C.  when         D. while

37. A. walked          B. climbed          C. pulled            D. jumped

38. A. able              B. unable           C. suitable           D. unsuitable

39. A. disability         B. possession        C. convenience       D. experience

40. A. So              B. For              C. Or               D. Yet

41. A. sharing           B. separating        C. fearing            D. exploiting

42. A. terrible          B. similar          C. wonderful         D. practical

43. A. wrote for         B. cared for        C. hoped for         D. sent for

44. A. medical          B. postal           C. experimental      D. mental

45.A. news            B. paper           C. equipment        D. mail

46. A. patients          B. a family         C. nurses            D. a group

47. A. effect            B. effort            C. comfort           D. explanation

48. A. encourage        B. express           C. control            D. treat

49. A. cry              B. laugh            C. chat              D. sigh

50. A. much             B. never            C. even              D. seldom

5l. A. bitterly          B. fairly            C. weakly            D. successfully

52. A. here             B. there            C. therefore          D. forward

53. A. driving          B. flying           C. running          D. riding

54. A. technical         B. different         C. difficult           D. valuable

55. A. nearby           B. close             C. busy              D. alive

— Can you give me the right answer?

   — Sorry, I ＿＿.Would you repeat that question?

A. hadn’t listened  B. haven’t listened  C. don’t listen  D. wasn’t listening

Mr. Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals. 36  first he had no enough money, and then he was married. His wife had not wanted him to37  her. At last his wife   38  to the trip if he allowed her to go, too.

 “But it will be very uncomfortable,” Mr. Jones   39 her, “ It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it   40  be dangerous. ”“I don’t care,” said his wife, “I want to go with you.” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator which did not need   41  and many other things which would make the trip 42, and went off to the middle of Africa.

The first morning,  43  Mr. Jones took his gun and left the tent, he  44  his wife a bell and explained to her , “If you fall in  45  and you need me ,  46  this bell and I’ll come at once.”

After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned  47   to the tent. “What’s the matter?” he asked.“   48   ” said his wife, “I was only   49  the bell.” Mr. Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang again .

Mr. Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “I’m   50 . I was cleaning our tent, and I knocked the bell over by mistake.” Mr. Jones returned to his  51  , but soon he heard the   52  once more. This time, when he got back to his   53  , the tent was burning and Mrs. Jones was lying on the ground, with  54  running from a big cut on her shoulder. “That’s better!” said Mrs. Jones. “This time the bell had been used  55 !”

A. And             B. But            C. For              D.Although

A. leave            B. miss           C. marry            D. care

A. allowed          B. promised       C. satisfied          D. agreed

A. told             B. advised         C. persuaded        D. warned

A. may             B. must           C. can’t            D. shall

A. money           B. electricity       C. force            D. power

A. different         B.comfortable      C. perfect           D. interesting

A. while            B. until           C. before           D. after

A. gave             B. sent           C. lent             D. bought

A. hurry           B. surprise        C. safety           D. danger

A. hit             B. knock          C. beat             D. ring    

A. again           B. back           C. quickly          D.finally

A. Something       B. Nothing        C. No              D. None

A. ringing          B. trying         C. using             D. testing

A. happy           B. sorry          C. tired             D. all right

A. wife            B. tent           C. trip              D. hunting

A. cry             B. shot           C. bell             D. shout

A. garden          B. house          C. camp            D. office

A. water           B. tears           C. blood            D. sweat

A. correctly        B. wrongly        C. frequently         D. carefully

—Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the British Museum?

   —Sorry, I’m a stranger here.

   —______. 

   A. Thanks anyway   B. It doesn’t matter  C. Never mind   D. No problem

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold   36   he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had  37  schooling, for being so poor, how could they   38  school fees?

When he was fifteen, he worked   39   a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt   40    for himself. How he     41   to have the same chance! He decided to study by   42   . In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   43  stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he   44   during the day. He worked   45   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater  46   he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and    47   him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the only one in the whole school   48   reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship   49   he had been a regular student of the school.

Robeson   50   rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which drew the  51  of some university professors. They admired his talent   52   his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and   53    him free guidance. Robeson felt  54  , for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   55   success.

A. whether          B. which                   C. that                          D. what

A. many             B. few                          C. little                        D. much

A. buy                B. afford                   C. send                         D. read

A. as                  B. like                          C. for                           D. by

A. angry             B. worried                    C. proud                    D. sorry

A. hated              B. decided                    C. wished                     D. regretted

A. the teacher                                         B. himself                   

C. his parents                                          D. his schoolmates

A. could             B. ought to                   C. should                    D. would

A. had learned                                        B. has been taught        

C. has heard                                              D. had been written down

A. very             B. so                            C. too                          D. quite

A. joy               B. interest                     C. time                         D. taste

A. allowed        B. agreed                   C. let                           D. refused

A. whom           B. that                          C. which                   D. /

A. if                 B. whether                    C. because                    D. when

A. learned         B. listened                    C. mastered                  D. struggled

A. notice           B. influence                  C. eyes                         D. attention

A. except for     B. according to             C. as well as                 D. in spite of

A. taught           B. offered                     C. lent                          D. sent

A. sad               B. angry                       C. happy                   D. disappointed

A. leading to     B. coming from            C. made of                   D. covered with