It came upon us suddenly--- my husband and I were facing his heart operation. He had never told me about the shortness of breath he had experienced a few months earlier. When he was alarmed by the state of his 　1 , he finally asked me to make an appointment with the 　2 .

　 When he was having the 　3 , I was praying every prayer I had learned. My best friend and my son were by my side. In the darkest moment, I felt deep inside that he would not 　4 the operation. Just when I had given up all the hope of a good outcome, I felt hugged and surrounded by 　5 as many people were praying for us.

　 Soon the doctor 　6 out, bringing the good news that the operation was 　7 . He shook my hand, and when I 　 8　 his warm and firm hand, I became 　 9 　 of what I was doing. I was holding a hand which, just a short while ago, had held my husband's 　10　 heart.

　 As part of recovery, my husband was given a red 　11 to grasp tightly to his chest. It could prevent any 　 12　 to the cut when he was moving, coughing or sneezing. Five days after the operation, we returned home. The red pillow kept us company as my husband gained strength and　 13　 .

　 That was four years ago. 　14　 , when I see the red pillow in our closet, I will always hold it close to my chest and remember the day when I realized the 　15　 of grace and goodness.

1. A. health　　　　　　　　　 B. breath　　　　　　　　　　 C. shape　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appearance

2. A. nurse　　　　　　　　　 B. doctor 　　　　　　　　　　 C. officer　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. milker

3. A. rest　　　　　　　 　 B. operation　　　　　　　　 C. organization　　　　　　 D. management

4. A. experience　　　　　 B. bear　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pass　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. survive

5. A. pity　　　　　　　 　 B. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mercy　　　　　　　 　　　 D. comfort

6. A. came　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　　 　　　 D. set

7. A. lonely　　　　　　　　　 B. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fortunate　　　　　　　　 D. successful

8. A. sounded　　　 　　　 B. touched　　　　　　　　　 C. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. applied

9. A. afraid 　　　　　　　 B. shocked　 　　　　　 C. aware　　 　　　　　 D. fond

10. A. sinking 　　　　　 B. beating　 　　　　　　 C. running　 　　　 　　　 D. warming

11. A. pillow　　　　　　　　 B. box　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wallet　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gift

12. A. wound　　　　　　　 B. damage　　　　　　　　　 C. opening　　　　　　　　　 D. growth

13. A. confidence 　　　 B. beauty 　 　　　　　 C. friend　　　 　　　　 D. breath

14. A. Eventually B. Suddenly C. Unexpectedly 　　　 D. Occasionally

15. A. fact　　　　　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 　　　 C. power　　　　　　　 　　　 D. truth

Roy died at an old age with many memories. His life was full of both good and bad memories, but he  26  to remember mostly the good. The bad memories that broke his heart and that he  27 with friends, involved the big war－World War II. So many things about his war experience he remembered  28 great detail.

Roy survived the attack on Normandy－he was part of the second wave that landed. He 29 with him the memories of water mixed with the blood of fallen soldiers. He experienced 30 , sweat, blood, fire and salt water just to get to the beach. In terror-filled moments that would forever change his life and the history of our world, his life was robbed of innocence（天真）  31  the realities of war engulfed（吞噬）him.
Not too many months later, he found himself cold and  32 . Close to being completely 33 from air supplies（供给）because of the weather, Roy and his fellows hung on to what little hope they could have. Then Christmas morning came, the weather cleared long enough for supplies to be  34 and word to spread that other troops would soon be there.
Many of the young men who began with Roy did not make it home  35 . They gave their lives to fighting against the Nazi. Those who did survive would never be the same. Many of them were the most patriotic（爱国的）people you would  36 meet, but most of them  37 war. They had experienced it. They knew its final realities－things got blown up while people were killed, and robbed of their beloved ones.
It is Memorial Day in the United States today. We all pray for an end for the world’s need for young men and young women to be placed in harm’s way. We also need to remember those who paid the huge  38 of wars－costs not counted in dollars, but in lost lives, broken hearts, forgotten innocence, broken families, and terrible memories. And as we remember to  39 those who paid this awful price, we also remember in hopes to see an end to war itself.
Please, in their honor, don’t forget their sacrifices（牺牲）. Please, for our world’s sake, don’t forget to pray for  40 .

Roy died at an old age with many memories. His life was full of both good and bad memories, but he  26  to remember mostly the good. The bad memories that broke his heart and that he  27 with friends, involved the big war－World War II. So many things about his war experience he remembered  28 great detail.

Roy survived the attack on Normandy－he was part of the second wave that landed. He 29 with him the memories of water mixed with the blood of fallen soldiers. He experienced 30 , sweat, blood, fire and salt water just to get to the beach. In terror-filled moments that would forever change his life and the history of our world, his life was robbed of innocence（天真）  31  the realities of war engulfed（吞噬）him.

Not too many months later, he found himself cold and  32 . Close to being completely 33 from air supplies（供给）because of the weather, Roy and his fellows hung on to what little hope they could have. Then Christmas morning came, the weather cleared long enough for supplies to be  34 and word to spread that other troops would soon be there.

Many of the young men who began with Roy did not make it home  35 . They gave their lives to fighting against the Nazi. Those who did survive would never be the same. Many of them were the most patriotic（爱国的）people you would  36 meet, but most of them  37 war. They had experienced it. They knew its final realities－things got blown up while people were killed, and robbed of their beloved ones.

It is Memorial Day in the United States today. We all pray for an end for the world’s need for young men and young women to be placed in harm’s way. We also need to remember those who paid the huge  38 of wars－costs not counted in dollars, but in lost lives, broken hearts, forgotten innocence, broken families, and terrible memories. And as we remember to  39 those who paid this awful price, we also remember in hopes to see an end to war itself.

Please, in their honor, don’t forget their sacrifices（牺牲）. Please, for our world’s sake, don’t forget to pray for  40 .

1.                A．refused        B．chose          C．promised D．planned

2.                A．shared         B．lost            C．fought    D．valued

3.                A．at             B．in             C．for D．with

4.                A．took           B．got            C．brought   D．carried

5.                A．fear           B．disappointment   C．excitement    D．courage

6.                A．but            B．as             C．since     D．so

7.                A．sad            B．lonely          C．wounded D．hungry

8.                A．cut off         B．kept away       C．left behind    D．put down

9.                A．taken          B．sent           C．dropped  D．shipped

10.               A．healthy         B．strong          C．alive D．safe

11.               A．never          B．ever           C．already    D．yet

12.               A．hated          B．liked           C．experienced    D．missed

13.               A．money         B．efforts         C．attention D．costs

14.               A．find           B．help           C．honor     D．understand

15.               A．luck           B．life            C．peace     D．happiness

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）, 选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I just read a beautiful story．And it touched the innermost part of my heart．It is about a little

girl, a   1and a corporation．But   2crying at work might be a   3, you should wait until you get home to read it．Trust me．

10-year-old Colby Curtin of Huntington Beach, California, had been   4with a rare form of cancer for three years．This month, it became   5that Colby would probably   6soon．The one thing she wanted to do   7she died was see the movie, “Up”．She’d been   8by the previews（预告片）．

But Colby’s health was so   9that she could not be taken to the theater, and “Up” is only playing in theaters．By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn’t   10．A family friend began desperately   11numbers at Pixar．She finally   12to someone and told them Colby’s   13．After a discussion, Pixar   14to help．

Colby’s mother asked her, “Do you think you can hold on?” “I’m   15to die, but I’m going to wait for the movie,” the girl replied．

On June 10, Pixar   16an employee to the Curtin home and showed the film on DVD—possibly the only DVD copy of the movie that   17then．

Here’s what her mom said, “When I   18it, I had really no idea about the   19or the theme of the movie, I just know that word ‘Up’ and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that Colby was going to go up．Up to   20．”

Colby died seven hours after watching the movie．

1.A．boy                         B．lover                   C．play                    D．movie

2.A．if                            B．whether               C．while                  D．for

3.A．sorrow                    B．problem               C．trick                   D．joke

4.A．sticking                   B．suffering             C．experiencing        D．living

5.A．clear                       B．uncertain             C．sorry                  D．sure

6.A．recover                   B．return                  C．die                      D．come

7.A．until                        B．when                  C．after                   D．before

8.A．fascinated               B．shocked              C．disappointed        D．surprised

9.A．good                       B．poor                    C．normal                D．stable

10.A．do it                      B．see to it               C．make it                D．survive it

11.A．calling                    B．counting              C．dialing                 D．picking

12.A．got over                 B．got away             C．got down            D．got through

13.A．regret                    B．will                     C．demand               D．order

14.A．refused                  B．hoped                  C．agreed                 D．offered

15.A．scared                   B．ready                  C．afraid                  D．sad

16.A．planned                  B．made                   C．shipped               D．flew

17.A．mattered                B．counted               C．sold                    D．existed

18.A．watched                B．listened                C．saw                    D．heard

19.A．beginning               B．ending                 C．cost                    D．content

20.A．sky                       B．balloon                C．heaven                D．hell

A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.

One  1 they arrived to find the schoolhouse was on fire. They dragged(拖) the senseless(无意识的) little boy out of the burning building more dead than alive. The doctor told his mother that her son would surely  2  .

But the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his  3 that he would survive somehow, and to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. When the  4 was past, the mother was told that he would be a lifetime cripple(跛子) with no  5  of the lower part of his body at all.

Once more, the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be a  6  . He would walk. But unfortunately from the waist down, he had no motor(运动神经的) ability. His thin legs were all but lifeless.

Finally he returned from the  7  . Every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little  8 , but there was no feeling. Yet his  9  that he would walk was as strong as ever.

One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the  10 to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he threw himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He walked his way to the white   11 .With great  12 , he raised himself up on the fence(篱笆) . Then, he began dragging himself along the fence and  13  that he would walk. He started to do this every day until he wore a smooth path all around the yard beside the fence.  14  through his daily massages and his iron determination, he did  15 the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!

1.                A．afternoon       B．evening         C．noon D．morning

2.                A．die            B．survive         C．fail  D．recover

3.                A．mind           B．heart           C．idea D．view

4.                A．disease         B．disaster         C．danger   D．failure

5.                A．effect          B．use            C．good D．work

6.                A．cripple         B．patient         C．trouble   D．winner

7.                A．school         B．home          C．factory   D．hospital

8.                A．hands          B．legs            C．arms D．feet

9.                A．decision        B．dream          C．promise  D．determination

10.               A．street          B．school         C．yard  D．shop

11.               A．fence          B．wall           C．houses    D．door

12.               A．job            B．time           C．effort D．success

13.               A．promised       B．decided        C．insisted   D．predicted

14.               A．Frankly         B．Finally          C．Actually   D．Secondly

15.               A．build          B．improve        C．choose    D．develop