Eight years ago, when Kyle Amber was five years old, he came face-to-face with a huge problem: His brother, Ian, ten, was diagnosed with leukemia(白血病). Their parents, Laurie and Henry, were spending much of their   1  with him in hospital. Kyle often felt alone and  2  .

What could a kindergartner do? Not much, it seemed.  3  , Kyle was determined. He looked around and saw lots of kids being  4  for cancer and decided he could help them by helping the hospital, which was trying to  5  money for bone-marrow(骨髓)transplant.

But how? Since Kyle’s grandfather was in the printing business, he  6  bring decorative cards for Kyle, who  7  with the idea of selling them  8 . He made a large sum of momey-$80-for the hospital. His next  9  was a candy sale at his school, Palmetto Elementary, and it has turned into an annual  10  .

And then, people in Miami read about his efforts and were inspired to  11  to donate more money and toys, and things just snowballed.

Within a year Kyle’s idea turned into an official fund-raising organization called Kids That Care Cancer Fund. Today it is one of the  12  organizations in the country run by kids and  13  kids. It’s hard to estimate just  14  the group has collected, says Laurie, but it is more than $100,000. As the Mayor of Miami wrote to Kyle, “ Your efforts have made a remarkable  15  in the lives of many suffering from this disease.”

Never once has Kyle thought of  16 , because the smiles of the kids are too important. “Basically, the entire feeling that you get is very  17  ,” he explains. Helping other kids has taught him to be less  18  . And there’s another thing he learns for sure: “ There is  19  going to be a time when you’re going to have a very hard barrier,” he says. “  20  you overcome that, you can do anything.”

1．A．energy            B．money             C．time                D．fortune

2．A．hopeless           B．helpless            C．homeless          D．fearless

3．A．Still                B．So                C．Only              D．Thus

5．A．give               B．offer             C．earn              D．raise

6．A．might               B．would             C．should            D．needed

7．A．came out           B．came across      C．came on         D．came up

8．A．at school           B．at hospital        C．in business        D．in town

9．A．progress           B．proposal          C．project          D．problem

10．A．event              B．plan                C．report            D．meeting

11．A．volunteer         B．distribute          C．pass              D．award

12．A．professional       B．large               C．great             D．few

13．A．of                  B．for              C．on                D．with

14．A．what          B．where             C．how much        D．how soon

15．A．contribution       B．difference        C．affection       D．importance

16．A．quitting           B．regretting         C．continuing        D．designing

17．A．curious        B．astonishing        C．rewarding      D．precious

18．A．rude               B．selfish           C．mild            D．lazy

19．A．never              B．seldom            C．rarely           D．always

20．A．Unless       B．Even though          C．Until           D．Once

In Taiwan, “motorpool “ is commonly known as a place for the maintenance(维修) of official business and government cars. In ­___36___ it is a place for vehicle maintenance.
More than ten years ago, I came to America on business and I __37__advantage of the chance to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to ___38__ me at the airport, and took me to his home__39    the airport. My friend drove his car into the innermost lane, ___40__ had a sign ‘carpool only’ I wondered what “carpool” meant. I wondered ___41____he was going to a motorpool. So I thought myself ____42__ in asking:” Is there anything wrong with the car?” “Nothing.____43___?” said he. “Well then, why are you going to a carpool?” I responded. My friend couldn’t help ___44__ and told me that “ carpool” ___45___to the lane that only the cars with two or more passengers can ____46___. I felt rather embarrassed __47__ that.
After dinner, my friend’s neighbor 　４８　 to ask whether he could carpool the next day. “ ４９ ”, my friend said, “ I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was puzzled again, 　５０ why he could not “ carpool” with him since we had “ carpooled”　５１.  My friend explained to me again that the “ carpool” with him that ____５2____ used meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save 　５3　　. The first” carpool” is a noun; ____５4___ the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really difficult for 　　５５　in America to understand it in a short time.

In Taiwan, “motorpool “ is commonly known as a place for the maintenance(维修) of official business and government cars. In ­___36___ it is a place for vehicle maintenance.

More than ten years ago, I came to America on business and I __37__advantage of the chance to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to ___38__ me at the airport, and took me to his home__39    the airport. My friend drove his car into the innermost lane, ___40__ had a sign ‘carpool only’ I wondered what “carpool” meant. I wondered ___41____he was going to a motorpool. So I thought myself ____42__ in asking:” Is there anything wrong with the car?” “Nothing.____43___?” said he. “Well then, why are you going to a carpool?” I responded. My friend couldn’t help ___44__ and told me that “ carpool” ___45___to the lane that only the cars with two or more passengers can ____46___. I felt rather embarrassed __47__ that.

After dinner, my friend’s neighbor 　４８　 to ask whether he could carpool the next day. “ ４９ ”, my friend said, “ I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was puzzled again, 　５０ why he could not “ carpool” with him since we had “ carpooled”　５１.  My friend explained to me again that the “ carpool” with him that ____５2____ used meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save 　５3　　. The first” carpool” is a noun; ____５4___ the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really difficult for 　　５５　in America to understand it in a short time.

1.                A．common        B．time           C．general   D．short

2.                A．took           B．had            C．used D．found

3.                A．see            B．take           C．meet D．accept

4.                A．In             B．Out of          C．Inside    D．From

5.                A．where         B．which          C．it    D．there

6.                A．what           B．whether        C．which    D．when

7.                A．puzzled         B．foolish          C．interested D．clever

8.                A．which          B．why            C．where    D．what

9.                A．laughing        B．shouting        C．stopping  D．saying

10.               A．means         B．refers          C．is    D．comes

11.               A．pass through    B．go over         C．drive in   D．sit in

12.               A．in saying        B．for doing       C．on hearing D．at listening to

13.               A．went out       B．came over      C．arrived    D．got off

14.               A．Yes            B．I’m afraid      C．Sure . D．No

15.               A．wondering      B．saying          C．suggesting D．hesitating

16.               A．yesterday       B．tomorrow       C．the last day D．today

17.               A．his neighbor     B．his friend       C．he.   D．I

18.               A．time           B．money         C．energy    D．pollution’

19.               A．and           B．while .         C．so    D．or

20.               A．newcomer      B．people         C．Chinese   D．those

用所给词或词组的适当形式填空。

day after day, in the voice of, favorite, 

come up with, look like, before long, 

lose heart, ever since then, one day, operate

1．He went into the forest alone to hunt wild animals. He has never been heard of ________.

2．Football has been my ________ sport since ten years ago.

3．When I came into the room, he cried ________ a duck and everyone laughed heartily.

4．As we were wondering what to do, he suddenly ________ an idea.

5．Though he failed once again to pass the GRE test, he never ________.

6．________ he would sit by the doorway in the hope that she would come around.

7．This shopping center ________ by his uncle.

8．We'll be back to play football with you ________.

9．I can't tell you from your brother. You two ________ each other.

10．________ , when I was sitting in the sun reading, I saw him steal into the room.

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　　In Taiwan, “motorpool”is commonly known as a place for the maintenance (维修) of official business and government cars. In 1 it is a place for vehicle maintenance. More than ten years ago, I went to America on business and I 2 advantage of the chance to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to 3 me at the airport, and took me to his home. 4 the airport, my friend drove his car into the innermost line, 5 had a sigh“car pool only”. I wondered what “carpool” meant. I felt 6 whether he was going to a motor pool. So I thought myself 7 in asking. “Is there anything wrong with the car? ”“Nothing, 8 ? ”said he. “Well then, why are you going to carpool? ”I responded. My friend couldn't help 9 and told me that “carpool” 10 to the lane that only the cars with two or more passengers can 11 . I felt rather embarrassed 12 that. After dinner, my friend’s neighbour 13 to ask whether he could carpool the next day. “ 14 ”, my friend said. “I'll accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow. ”I was puzzled again, 15 why he could not “carpool” with him since he had“carpooled” 16 . My friend explained to me again that the “carpool” that 17 used meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save 18 . The first “carpool” is a noun, 19 the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really difficult for 20 in America understand it in a short time.

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