There are many heroes in the world. My mom is a hero in my eyes. She has done so much for me and others. I am so glad she is in my 1ife.

　 Night after night, day after day, I come home and go about doing things, never really 36 my surroundings. Sure I’ll 37 if the room is a different color, but sometimes I don’t see the little things：a 38 floor, clean bathroom; things like that. However, they do get done. My mom is usually the one doing them.

　 Each day she does a great deal for my family and me, and yet 39 asks for anything in return. She works hard to keep the 40 in order and provide love and comfort to us all. There have been many 41 when I will go get a drink and find a cupboard full of clean dishes, 42 I will not stop and think who put them there and washed them.

　 If ever I need help with homework, 43 a hard decision, my mom is by my 44 . Also, when there are times when I am sad and need someone to talk to, she is 45 for me. Her 46 of love towards us make her a hero.

　 These actions she shows are not only towards me, 47 . Throughout my life I have seen her 48 many others. I can remember when we, as a family, 49 go out and 50 rake（用耙子耙）a neighbor’s lawn, or pull weeds. I, being a child, would always want to go up to the 51 and say, “Look what we did!” most likely looking for 52 , but we 53 did that. And in not doing that we felt good about it, more than we would have in telling them.

　There have also been many experiences when my family learned of another family who had very little for 　54 . My hero would be putting a basket together of children’s toys and little knick-knacks for them. Secretly we would 55 it off on the doorstep and drive off.

36. A. recognizing B. finding　 　　　　 C. seeing 　　　　　　 D. noticing

37. A. mark　 　　　 B. spot　 　　　　　 C. explore 　　　　　 D. stand

38. A. crowded　 　 B. swept　 　　　　 C. destroyed 　　　 D. decorated

39. A. hardly　 　　 B. urgently 　　　　 C. calmly 　　　　　　 D. frequently

40. A. books　 　　　 B. kitchen　 　　　　 C. house 　　　　　　 D. clothes

41. A. events　 　　 B. occasions 　　　 C. opportunities 　 D. memories

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

43. A. making　 　　 B. working 　　　　 C. doing 　　　　　　　　　　 D. forming

44. A. part　 　　　　 B. aspect　 　　　 C. side 　　　　　　　　 D. edge

45. A. away　 　　　 B. there　 　　　　 C. out 　　　　　　　　 D. here

46. A. movement　　　　　　 B. acts　　 　　　　 C. reactions 　　　　 D. struggles

47. A. however　 　 B. though　 　　　　 C. yet 　　　　　　　　 D. while

48. A. support　 　 B. challenge 　　　　 C. serve 　　　　　　　 D. fight

49. A. could 　　　　　　　 B. should 　　　　　 C. would 　　　　　　 D. must

50. A. secretly　 　 B. violently 　　　　 C. relaxingly 　　　　 D. skillfully

51. A. door　 　　　　 B. street　 　　　　　 C. roof 　　　　　　　 D. car

52. A. complaints 　 B. snacks　 　　　　 C. money 　　　　　　 D. praise

53. A. always　 　　 B. gradually 　　　 C. seldom 　　　　　 D. never

54. A. Christmas　 　 B. weddings　　　　　 C. funerals 　　　　　 D. receptions

55. A. throw　 　　　 B. drop　 　　　　　 C. put 　　　　　　　　 D. carry

As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.

“ 36 ”the boy shouted．Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy 　37 his right leg and walked the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked.

Amy closed her eyes. “ 38 him!” She told herself as she headed for her classroom.

But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s 　39 way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her 40 . Kids made fun of her about her 　41 or her limping. Amy was 　42 it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing（嘲笑）made her feel 　43 alone.

Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was 　44 . Her mother knew that things were not going well at 　45 . That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to 　46 with her daughter.

“There is a Christmas 　47 contest on the radio station,” Amy’s Mom announced．“ 48 a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize. I think 　49 at the table with blonde（白肤金发的）curly hair should enter.”

A 　50 took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.

While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to 　51 what she might ask from Santa．Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would 　52 Amy’s wish list. Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t 　53 to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, which she wrote that night:

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy. I am nine years old．I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me 　 54 the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy（脑瘫）. I just want one 　55 when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

36．A．Go ahead　　　　　　 B．Watch it 　　　　　　 C．Make it 　　　　　　 D．Mind you

37．A．lived up to 　　　　 B．got down to 　　　 C．took hold of 　　　 D．stared at

38．A．Blame　　　　　　　　 B．Beat 　　　　　　　　 C．Scold　　　　　　　　 D．Ignore

39．A．funny 　　　　　　　 B．angry 　　　　　　　 C．silly　　　　　　　　　 D．unfriendly

40．A．more than one day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．every other day

　　　 C．every single day 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．on particular day

41．A．speaking　　　　　　 B．listening　　　　　　　 C．reading　　　　　　　 D．writing

42．A．tired of 　　　　　　 B．free from　　　　　　 C．angry with 　　　　 D．satisfied with

43．A．surprisedly　　　　 B．all　　　　　　　　　　　 C．exactly 　　　　　　 D．even

44．A．calm　　　　　　　　　 B．eager　　　　　　　　　 C．quiet　　　　　　　　　 D．pleased

45．A．school 　　　　　　　 B．home　　　　　　　　 C．dinner　　　　　　　　 D．play

46．A．work　　　　　　　　 B．connect　　　　　　　 C．share　　　　　　　　 D．talk

47．A．singing　　　　　　　 B．speech　　　　　　　 C．dancing　　　　　　　 D．wish

48．A．To write　　　　　　 B．Written 　　　　　　 C．Write　　　　　　　　 D．Having written

49．A．everyone　　　　　　 B．someone　　　　　　 C．nobody　　　　　　　 D．anyone

50．A．sadness　　　　　　　 B．smile　　　　　　　　　 C．coldness　　　　　　 D．cry

51．A．guess　　　　　　　　 B．recognize　　　　　　 C．read　　　　　　　　　 D．consider

52．A．form　　　　　　　　　 B．make　　　　　　　　　 C．top　　　　　　　　　　 D．reach

53．A．contented　　　　　 B．surprised　　　　　　 C．lucky　　　　　　　　 D．ready

54．A．in front of 　　　　 B．in spite of 　　　　 C．in place of 　　　　 D．because of

55．A．friend 　　　　　　　 B．day 　　　　　　　　　 C．classmate　　　　　 D．way

It was Christmas Eve. When Paul came out of his office, a poor boy was walking around the shiny new car,　 36 it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked.

Paul nodded, “It is a gift from my brother for Christmas.” The boy was surprised, “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did not cost you anything? Oh, I wish. . . ”He paused.

Of course Paul　 37　 what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a 38 like that. But what the boy said jarred Paul all the way down to his feet.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could 　39 a brother like that. ”

Paul looked at the brother in 40 ,then he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Oh yes, I would love that.”

After a short ride, the boy, with his eyes shining, requested, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul 　41 . He though the knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong　 42　 .

“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran up the steps. Then in a 　43 while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming quickly. He was carrying his little crippled（瘸腿的）brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, Just like It old you 44 . His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it cost him 45 . And some day I am going to gave you one just like it . . . then you can　 46 for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas shopping windows. ”

Paul got out and lifted the young boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an 47 holiday ride.

36. A. admiring 　　　　　 B. selling 　　　　　　　　　　 C. examining 　　　　　　　 D. stealing

37. A. realized 　　　　　　 B. recognized 　　　　　　 C. heard 　　　　　　　　　　 D. knew

38. A. Christmas 　　　　 B. brother 　　　　　　　　　 C. car 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gift

39. A. have 　　　　　　　　 B. share 　　　　　　　　　　 C. be 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. borrow

40. A. astonishment 　　 B. sadness 　　　　　　　　 C. pleasure 　　　　　　　　 D. anger

41. A. accepted 　　　　　 B. smiled 　　　　　　　　　 C. refused 　　　　　　　　　 D. laughed

42. A. next 　　　　　　　　 B. again 　　　　　　　　　　 C. then 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. now

43. A. short 　　　　　　　　 B. long 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. small 　　　　　　　　　　 D. large

44. A. here 　　　　　　　　 B. there 　　　　　　　　　　 C. downstairs 　　　　　　 D. upstairs

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

46. A. drive 　　　　　　　　 B. buy 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. have 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. see

47. A. interesting 　　　　 B. adventurous 　　　　　 C. unforgettable 　　　　　 D. exciting