On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the   36  of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 37  from the day before, he took out a large piece of   38  and laid it on the ground. Then he began  39 .
Before long, the young violinist was   40  with people, who were all attracted by the   41  on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat  42 . Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 43 through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would   44  come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you   45 something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist  46  a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and   47  it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which   48  him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat.  49  , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket   50  himself, the violinist said,"  51  I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should   52 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we  53 succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the   54  on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 55 of going up.

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the 21of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 22 from the day before, he took out a large piece of　 23and laid it on the ground. Then he began 24

Before long, the young violinist was　 25with people, who were all attracted by the 　26 on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat 27. Please come to claim(认领) it soon."

After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 28hrough the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would 　29 come here."

"Are you Mr. George Sang?"

The man nodded.

"Did you 　30something?"

"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.

The violinist　 31 a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.

George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and 　32 it; then he danced with joy.

George bought a lottery ticket which 　33 him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 34 the lottery ticket was also thrown in.2

When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket　 35 himself, the violinist said," 36 I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."

We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should 　37 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we 38succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the 　39on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 40 of going up.

21A. box 　　　 　　　 B. hat　　 　　　　　　　 C. bowl　　 　　　　 D. bag

22A. Free　　　 　　　 　　　 B. Away　　　　　　　　 C. Different　　　　　　 D. Far

23A. paper　　 　　　 B. stone　 　　　　　　　 C. cloth　　 　　　　 D. wood

24A. begging 　　　 B. shouting　　　　　　 C. playing　　　　　　　 D. singing

25A. crowded　　　　 B. surrounded　　　　 C. surprised　　　 　　　　 D. satisfied

26A. words　 　　　 B. money　　　　　　　 C. ticket　 　　　　 D. picture

27A. on purpose　　 B. in a hurry　　　　　 C. in advance　　 　　　　 D. by mistake

28A. looked　 　　　 B. lived　　　　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　　　　　 D. rushed

29A. probably　　　　 B. certainly　　　　　 C. recently　　　　　　　 D. nearly

30A. lose 　　　 　　　 B. get　　 　　　　　　 C. buy 　　　　　　　　　　 D. search

31A. handed out　　 B. gave out　　　 　　 C. sent out　　　　　　　 D. took out

32A. tore　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　　 C. kissed　　　　　　　　 D. hid

33A. beat 　　　 　　　 B. sold　 　　　　　　 C. took　　　 　　　　 D. won

34A. Fortunately　　 B. However　　 　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　 D. Generally

35A. by　 　　　　　 B. from　 　　　　　　 C. for 　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

36A. Unless　 　　　 B. Whenever　　　　 C. Although　　　　　　　 D. Until

37A. often　　 　　　 B. never 　　　　　　 C. seldom　　 　　　　 D. always

38.A.may　　　 　　　 　　　 B. should 　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　　　 D. need

39. A. air 　　　 　　　 B. water 　　　　　　 C. grass 　　　　 D. tree

40. A. road　　 　　　 B. path　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　 D. method

Spend a pound to win a penny

    Some people were steaming peas under a tree in order to make a meal for their horses. Up in the branches sat a monkey,  36  what they were doing.

"Aha" thought the monkey. “I spot my  37  !” So when the men had finished steaming the peas and 38 for a moment to look after the horses,  39  ,the monkey let himself down from the tree. He snatched (抓) the peas and filled his  40  and both hands as full as they could 41  . Then he climbed up the tree and sat there, eating happily.

    Suddenly one pea fell.

    "Oh dear! Oh my pea!" cried the monkey. The other peas  42  to drop out of his mouth. He 43  his hands in despair(绝望地), and the peas fell out of his hands too, but he took no  44  . All he thought of was that one pea was gone,__45__ he climbed down the trunk to hunt for his lost pea on the ground. At this time, the men came back. When they saw a monkey  46  with their pots, they all  47  their arms and shouted, "Shoo! Shoo!" Then they picked up stones and began to 48 the monkey with them. The monkey was so 49 that he gave one jump to the nearest 50 , and swung himself up to the top of the tree.

    "After all," said he to himself, “it was  51  one pea.” But he ought to have thought of that 52 ,for now all the other peas had gone too.

That day the monkey had to content himself with the 53 of boiled peas for dinner, and I hope the 54 taught him not to be so 55 in future.

1.A. watching       B. enjoying     C. describing    D. guessing

2.A. shelter        B. neighbors    C. dinner       D. friends

3.A. turned up      B. turned away  C. gave up      D. gave away

4.A. easily         B. gently       C. safely       D. confidently

5.A. bowl          B. pocket      C. mouth       D. bag

6.A. receive        B. hold        C. support          D. put

7.A. seemed         B. began       C. hurried          D. failed

8.A. crossed        B. hid          C. touched          D. squeezed

9.A. interest      B. time         C. notice           D. sign

10.A. so            B. because      C. although         D. if

11.A. helping           B. playing          C. mixing           D. dealing

12.A. carried           B. broke            C. waved       D. bent

13.A. attack              B. separate         C. destroy          D. bother

14.A puzzled         B. disappointed     C. terrified        D. annoyed

15.A. branch          B. stone            C. pea              D. horse

16.A. still               B. even             C. only             D. almost

17.A. earlier             B. sooner           C. longer           D. later

18.A. image          B. smell       C. dream       D. taste

19.A. trick               B. disaster         C. loss             D. process

20.A. curious         B. ambitious        C. proud            D. greedy

How old was I? I can’t recall. Maybe I was only 10, about to turn 11, making it the first Christmas after my father left, and left me to fill that sad, shattered place in my mother’s heart. Whenever it was, it was the Christmas the magic changed: the year I stopped being a wide-eyed child and tried eagerly to play Father Christmas myself. It was the Christmas of the coat.

Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, one of the nicer women’s stores in our town’s little mall. It was a deep forest green. A long, heavy, wool dress coat with side pockets. Mom pulled it out from the rack（架） and held it up. “Long enough,”she murmured and slipped it on.

“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the three-way mirror. She made any clothing look good, and this coat hugged her just right. She glanced at the price tag, then hung the coat back on the rack, pausing once more to feel the smooth brush of wool.

Eighty-seven dollars. But I didn’t think twice. As we moved on through the mall, I found some excuse to come back and ask one of the Tobias ladies to hold the coat.

At last I had the coat. The store ladies wrapped it in their biggest box with bright blue paper and a thick silver ribbon. I don’t remember how I got it home, but I can still feel the bursting excitement and pride that filled me each time I glimpsed at the beautifully wrapped gift hiding under my sweater. I would occasionally dig it out just to hold the box, to imagine the big space it would take up under our tree. Here it was ─ joy, peace, and love ─ all wrapped up, waiting for Mom’s loving gratitude.

36. That the writer’s mother felt the coat before they left the store showed that ____.

A. the coat was of good quality                 B. the coat was too expensive

C. she liked the coat very much                D. she’d get it in the end

37. The writer tried to act as Father Christmas in order to ____.

A. show he grew up                                               B. show he missed his father

C. bring his mother a surprise                            D. enjoy himself

38. The writer hid the coat under his sweater in order to ____.

A. imagine the space taken up under the Christmas tree

B. feel the strong feeling to his mother on Christmas

C. give his mother a big surprise on Christmas Day

D. keep the new coat tidy and orderly in the box

39. What can be the best title of this passage?

A. A Merry Christmas                                  B. Christmas of the Coat

C. A Deep Green Coat                                 D. Mother’s Merry Christmas