It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which,    11  , he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something    12   in the company should ever do. I wish I    13   give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow —    14   it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m    15  , experienced and I know better.
   16   I work with some very kind and compassionate (富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to    17   by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar    18   they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “   19  ” person here.
One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who    20   the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely    21   about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would    22   to such an extremely embarrassing incident.
As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the    23   when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly,    24   with empathetic consideration. She listened to my    25  . Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n)    26  .
“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to    27   that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s    28  . It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her    29   to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”
I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those    30   words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.

     Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾)She stepped into the  16  and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and   17   to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach 18  side. The waves struck against the side of the boat,  19  and uneven; it became  20  difficult to row. If she  21 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the  22  .

      She wasn' t even halfway,  23  she was already tired and her hands  24  from pulling on  the rough wooden oars (船桨).“I'm never going to  25  it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and 26  her head helplessly, then looked up as she  27  the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.

       The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west,  28 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be   29  . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst   30  .

       The lights of the town became   31  . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she   32   it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just   33  ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last   34  on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves   35  and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.

16. A. car             B. boat                C. ship                        D. sail

17. A. beside          B. before                     C. behind                     D. beyond

18.A. another         B. other                       C. either                      D. the other

19. A. deep            B. calm                       C. gentle               D. rough

20. A. more           B. less                   C. as                           D. least

21. A. slept            B. continued          C. rested                D.rowed

22. A. home           B. mountains         C. south-west        D. entrance

23. A. if                B. so                           C. but                         D. since

24. A. hurt            B. ruined                      C. troubled            D. broke

25. A. get             B. make                       C. keep                 D. take

26. A. turned         B. dropped                   C. cocked              D. raised

27. A. saw            B. made                       C. heard                D. felt

28. A. got to          B. came to                    C. sent for            D. reached for

29. A. difficult       B. serious                     C. all right            D. certain enough

30. A. any more     B. still more                 C. no more           D. once more

31. A. brighter       B. bigger                      C. closer               D. smaller

32. A. destroyed     B. threw                       C. repaired            D. seized

33. A. dreaming     B. guessing            C. inventing          D. expecting

34. A. blow           B. hit                   C. pull                        D. strike

35. A. anxiously     B. happily                    C. sadly                D. carefully

The old couple who lived in a cottage on the edge of the village were envied for the happiness of their marriage． They never quarreled and were always affectionate to one another． Sadly, after thirty-four years of this happiness, the husband became ill and died．

The wife was overcome with grief． Her children tried to comfort her, but to no avail． Her neighbors tried to comfort her, but with similar lack of success． Weeks and months went by, and still the woman was grieving; tears fell down her cheeks from morning till night．

Then a holy man came to the village． People told him about the woman, and asked him to try to help her． The holy man went to the woman’s house． Dressed in his rough woolen robe, he sat down with the grieving widow and listened, carefully, to her story． When she had spilled out all her sorrow, he reached into one of the deep pockets in his robe, and drew out a tiny, little mustard（芥末） seed． “I think I may have a cure for your grief,” he said． “I want you to go round the people in this region, and look for a family that has no sorrows． When you find this family, give them this little mustard seed, and then come back to me．

The woman set off in search of such a family． She visited every home in the district, and talked to the people． She listened to their stories, just as the holy man had listened to hers． In time, she almost forgot about the mustard seed, because every single family she met was carrying some kind of sorrow．

One day, she happened to meet the holy man again, and he stopped to ask how she was feeling． She was surprised at first, at his question, and then she suddenly remembered the mustard seed, still safely in her purse． “I’m sorry, I haven’t found a family without sorrows yet,” she told him． “But you yourself are cured of your grief,” he smiled． “The mustard seed is a great healer!”

What does the underlined word “grieving” mean?

   A． amused     B． sad         C． angry       D． astonished

What did the holy man ask her to do to end her sorrow?

   A． to go to church for help．

   B． to live with the family that has no sorrows with the mustard seed．

   C． to help others so that she can feel the happiness from the bottom of her heart．

   D． to find a family that is always happy and give them the mustard seed before returning to him．

How did the woman treat the families she visited?

   A． She was a good listener．

   B． She helped them to solve the problems they met．

    C． She gave every family a mustard seed．．

   D． She told them her unfortunate story．

Who on the earth heals the woman’s grief?

   A． The mustard seed                B． Her children   

    C． The families in the district        D． She herself

The teacher who did the most to encourage me was, as it happens, my aunt. She was Myrtle C. Manigault, the wife of my mother’s brother Bill. She taught me in second grade at all-black Summer School in Camden, New Jersey.

During my childhood and youth, Aunt Myrtle encouraged me to develop every aspect of my potential, without regard for what was considered practical or possible for black females. I liked to sing; she listened to my voice and pronounced it good. I couldn’t dance; she taught me the basic dancing steps. She took me to the theatre—not just children’s theatre, but adult comedies and dramas—and her faith that I could appreciate adult plays was not disappointed.

My aunt also took down books from her extensive library and shared them with me. I had books at home, but they were all serious classics. Even as a child I had a strong liking for humour, and I’ll never forget the joy of discovering Don Marquis’s Archy & Mehitabel through her.

Most important, perhaps, Aunt Myrtle provided my first opportunity to write for publication. A writer herself for one of the black newspapers, she suggested my name to the editor as a “youth columnist”. My column, begun when I was fourteen, was supposed to cover teenage social activities—and it did—but it also gave me the freedom to write on many other subjects as well as the habit of gathering material, the discipline of meeting deadlines, and, after graduation from college six years later, a solid collection of published material that carried my name and was my passport to a series of writing jobs.

Today Aunt Myrtle is still an enthusiastic supporter of her “favourite niece”. Like a diamond, she has reflected a bright, multifaceted (多面的) image of possibilities to every pupil who has crossed her path.

1.Which of the following did Aunt Myrtle do to the author during her childhood and youth?

A. She lent her some serious classics.              B. She cultivated her taste for music.

C. She discovered her talent for dancing.           D. She introduced her to adult plays.

2.What does Archy and Mehitabel in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?

A. A book of great fun.                    B. A writer of high fame.

C. A serious masterpiece.                       D. A heartbreaking play.

3.Aunt Myrtle recommended the author to a newspaper editor mainly to ______.

A. develop her capabilities for writing         B. give her a chance to collect material

C. involve her in teenage social activities         D. offer her a series of writing jobs

4.We can conclude from the passage that Aunt Myrtle was a teacher who ______.

A. trained pupils to be diligent and well-disciplined

B. gave pupils confidence in exploiting their potential

C. emphasized what was practical or possible for pupils.

D. helped pupils overcome difficulties in learning

根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出所缺单词的正确形式。
【小题1】They are both very ________ (虔诚的)and felt it was a gift from God
【小题2】C________(查阅)  the dictionary when you meet any new words.
【小题3】You must _______ （道歉）to your sister for what you have done.
【小题4】The story ________（使---记起） me of my terrible experience in the coal mine.
【小题5】Don’t forget to put the letter into the e___________ before you post it.
【小题6】No student is allowed to go out during the class without the teacher's p______.
【小题7】She listened with a ________(迷惑的) expression on her face.
【小题8】The first________(场景)of the play is the king's palace.
【小题9】Smoking is h_______ to health.
【小题10】What one thinks and feels is mainly due to ________(传统), habit and education.