A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,  21  my teacher said again and again that it was important．
One day, I happened to __ 22 _ an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to  __23  ．As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!”  I was  24 ___ , I thought, perhaps this is not a __ 25 __ topic．Well, I’d __ 26 change the topic．So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?  _27 _ the way, have you ever __28__ there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will __29 __ me if I leave China without seeing __30 ．It was great．” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of  31 ．” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ __ 32  !” I couldn’t  _33 __ asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do __34__ ”, he answered, gently surprised．
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”
Hearing this, the Englishman _ 35__  to tears．He began to __ 36___ ,“‘You don’t say actually means ‘really?’．It is an  _37__  of surprise．Perhaps you don’t pay attention __38___ English idioms．”
Then I knew I had made a fool of __39__ ．Since then I have been more  ___50__  with idioms．

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Have you ever simply wanted to give without expecting anything in return? It’s  21  to do. Most look for a reward in some way. I know I did, most of the time, but then a TV program of “Oprah” inspired me. She gave everyone in the audience $1,000 to spend on a complete__22__, accompanied by a video camera to ___23 __ what they did with the money.

   Two sisters from Georgia  24  from the crowd in my mind---they put their money together to give to “My sister’s House”, a  25  that helps battered(受虐的) women and children. Not only did they  26   their money, but they told everyone in their town about the organization. It was amazing that people were crazy to ring and  27  money, baby clothing, and more.

  This story made me realize how often I expect things from others and how  28  I give things in return. I don’t have a thousand dollars to spend on a stranger, but I do have a heart that is full of love and generosity. I now hold doors open for others and  29  at people I don’t know, because a smile is contagious(有感染力的) and I try to bring as much happiness as I can into others’ lives. It’s difficult, but I feel it is really ___30 __.

21. A. hard       B. easy     C. simple D. hardly

22. A. countrymen   B. stranger       C. acquaintance（熟人）D. friend

23. A. show      B. record        C. learn             D. praise

24. A. stood up         B. stood out     C. stood by       D. stood for

25. A. room      B. house  C. village  D. shelter

26. A. spend     B. divide   C. combine       D. separate

27. A. give        B. bring    C. donate          D. take

28. A. often      B. really   C. simply  D. rarely

29. A. sing        B. cry        C. smile    D. laugh

30. A. rewarding      B. awarding     C. expecting     D. giving

Twenty years ago I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I­­­­­­­­­­­­   21  -，I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor    22 
I walked to the door and knocked “Just a minute” answered a weak elderly      23
After a long pause the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood    24    me by her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car and then  25to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked   26 toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing” I told her. “I just try to   27  my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.” “Oh you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi she gave me an address and then asked“Could you drive   28 downtown”
“It’s not the shortest way” I answered quickly.
“Oh I’m   29 ” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice临终医院. I don’t have any   30  left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and   31  the meter计价器.
For the next two hours we drove through the city. She   32  me the building where she had once worked the neighborhood where she had lived and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone  33  as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a   34 building and would sit staring into the darkness saying nothing.
At  35  she suddenly said” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the   36 she had given me. “How much do I   37 you” she asked. “Nothing.” I said. “You have to make a living” she answered. “Oh there are other   38 ” I answered. Almost without thinking I   39  and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
I walked into the  40 morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

II. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Have you ever simply wanted to give without expecting anything in return? It’s  21  to do. Most look for a reward in some way. I know I did, most of the time, but then a TV program of “Oprah” inspired me. She gave everyone in the audience $1,000 to spend on a complete__22__, accompanied by a video camera to ___23 __ what they did with the money.

Two sisters from Georgia  24___  from the crowd in my mind---they put their money together to give to “My sister’s House”, a  25 ___ that helps battered(受虐的) women and children. Not only did they  26 ___   their money, but they told everyone in their town about the organization. It was amazing that people were crazy to ring and  27 ______money, baby clothing, and more.

This story made me realize how often I expect things from others and how  28______  I give things in return. I don’t have a thousand dollars to spend on a stranger, but I do have a heart that is full of love and generosity. I now hold doors open for others and  29__ __ at people I don’t know, because a smile is contagious(有感染力的) and I try to bring as much happiness as I can into others’ lives. It’s difficult, but I feel it is really ___30 ____.

21. A. hard     B. easy    C. simple D. hardly

22. A. countrymen  B. stranger      C. acquaintance      D. friend

23. A. show          B. record                    C. learn                        D. praise

24. A. stood up      B. stood out    C. stood by     D. stood for

25. A. room    B. house  C. village       D. shelter

26. A. spend   B. divide C. combine     D. separate

27. A. give     B. bring  C. donate D. take

28. A. often    B. really  C. simply       D. rarely

29. A. sing      B. cry     C. smile  D. laugh

30. A. rewarding    B. awarding    C. expecting   D. giving

II. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Have you ever simply wanted to give without expecting anything in return? It’s  21  to do. Most look for a reward in some way. I know I did, most of the time, but then a TV program of “Oprah” inspired me. She gave everyone in the audience $1,000 to spend on a complete__22__, accompanied by a video camera to ___23 __ what they did with the money.
Two sisters from Georgia  24___  from the crowd in my mind---they put their money together to give to “My sister’s House”, a  25 ___ that helps battered(受虐的) women and children. Not only did they  26 ___   their money, but they told everyone in their town about the organization. It was amazing that people were crazy to ring and  27 ______money, baby clothing, and more.
This story made me realize how often I expect things from others and how  28______  I give things in return. I don’t have a thousand dollars to spend on a stranger, but I do have a heart that is full of love and generosity. I now hold doors open for others and  29__ __ at people I don’t know, because a smile is contagious(有感染力的) and I try to bring as much happiness as I can into others’ lives. It’s difficult, but I feel it is really ___30 ____.
21. A. hard     B. easy    C. simple D. hardly
22. A. countrymen  B. stranger      C. acquaintance      D. friend
23. A. show          B. record                    C. learn                        D. praise
24. A. stood up      B. stood out    C. stood by     D. stood for
25. A. room    B. house  C. village       D. shelter
26. A. spend   B. divide C. combine     D. separate
27. A. give     B. bring  C. donate D. take
28. A. often    B. really  C. simply       D. rarely
29. A. sing      B. cry     C. smile  D. laugh
30. A. rewarding    B. awarding    C. expecting   D. giving