Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old, but the heart of the true  36   still beat with the great spirit. However, I knew little about the   37   that the old horse’s spirit would have on my daughter.

My daughter Stacy had ever had a   38   experience with a runaway horse. She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying   39   accompanied the disaster. Although she broke no bones, her   40   , love for horses and the desire to learn to ride were   41  . No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no   42   in curing the damage caused that day. But when she was thirteen, a turning point came. One day as I saw Stacy look into the eye of the   43   fellow in the stall(牲口棚), I knew this was going to be the beginning of a   44   relationship.

         Fortunately, Stacy’s accident had not weakened her love for   45   in general, and this small opening was all that Twist needed to create an unusual bond(纽带). In the following weeks, Stacy began to express daily   46  in coming to the stall with me. She   47   spent time with him, feeding, brushing and combing him, all the  48   talking to him about her life.

Then one day   49   I was readying one horse for a ride, I noticed the old guy’s   50  expression and desire to be included, too. So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. In   51  , Stacy looked once again into the old man’s eye. That moment, their two spirits   52   and completed the bond that had been forming over a couple of months. Continuing to look deep into his eyes, Stacy didn’t   53   . She only nodded yes. Moments later, I saw them riding   54   together, Stacy winning renewed confidence and desire, and Twist winning his medal of a child’s  55  .

1.A. owner                                    B. winner                    C. jumper                    D. member

2.A. wish                               B. idea                                   C. effect                                D. ability

3.A. new                               B. bad                                    C. rich                                   D. strange

4.A. fall                                 B. task                                   C. shake                                D. attack

5.A. pride                             B. skill                                    C. luck                                   D. confidence

6.A. ignored                         B. reformed                         C. destroyed                        D. overlooked

7.A. aim                                B. need                                 C. surprise                            D. success

8.A. poor                              B. old                                     C. brave                   D. strong  

9.A. serious                          B. similar                     C. special                     D. formal

10.A. animals                       B. parents                   C. friends                    D. fields

11.A. thanks                         B. interest                          C. opinions                D. sympathy

12.A. endlessly                            B. roughly                 C. unwillingly             D. actively

13.A. best                             B. way                                   C. same                                 D. time

14.A. as                                 B. so                             C. although                           D. because

15.A. angry                                    B. sad                                    C. eager                                D. anxious

16.A. brief                                     B. response                          C. return                     D. addition

17.A. met                             B. rose                                  C. fought                     D. recovered

18.A. act                               B. think                                 C. speak                                D. smile

19.A. on                                B. back                                  C. down                                D. off

20.A. heart                                    B. spirit                                 C. agreement             D. dependence

The following story took place long ago in Israel．One day when government officials were rebuilding barn(粮仓)，they found a mouse hole in a corner and used      to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out，one after another．

    Then，everyone thought that all the mice had       ．But just as they were about to clean up，they saw two mice squeezing out at the      of the hole．After some       the mice finally got out．       ，they did not run away immediately．Instead，one chased after the other．It seemed that one was trying to        the tail of the other．

    Everyone was     ，so they stepped closer to take a look．They       that one of the mice was blind，and the other one was trying to      the blind mouse to bite on his tail so he could       the blind one with him to escape．

    After      what happened，everyone was lost in thought．One serious Rome official said："I think the relationship between those two mice was that of emperor and      ．" The others thought for a while and said：“That was why！”

    A smart Israeli said："I think the relationship was husband and wife．"Again the others thought for a while，and all felt it made      ；so they agreed．Therefore，the Israeli’s expression showed       ．

    A Chinese，who was accustomed to the firm tradition of       to parents，said："I think their relationship was that of mother and       ．"Once again the others thought for a while，and felt this was more reasonable．So they agreed yet another time．Therefore，the face of the Chinese      professional modesty．

    At that moment，one pure­minded Samaritan looked at other people，and asked："Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？"

    Suddenly，the atmosphere     ．The group looked back at the Samaritan and remained speechless．The Rome official，the Israeli and the Chinese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in      ．

    In fact，the true love is not       on benefit，friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．Instead，it is based on no relationship．

1.A．water         B.  gas            C．smoke              D．fire                                                     

2.A．died                          B．escaped         C．left                               D．removed

3.A．gate                           B．sight           C．moment               D．exit

4.A．attempt                    B．discovery       C．conduct              D. encouragement

5.A．Strangely                  B．Interestingly     C．Fortunately       D．Extremely

6.A．sting                          B．bite            C．snatch                  D．exploit

7.A．amused                    B．fascinated       C．speechless        D．puzzled

8.A．supposed                 B．realized         C．predicted                    D．assumed

9.A．encourage     B．stimulate        C．allow                   D．invite

10.A．pull                         B．help            C．lead                              D．defend

11.A．reviewing              B．sharing         C．spotting               D．witnessing

12.A．queen                    B．prince          C．minister              D．maid

13.A．difference    B．way            C．reason                 D．sense

14.A．self­confidence  B．self­satisfaction  C．self­control     D．self­assessment

15.A．loyalty                    B．bond           C．devotion             D．commitment

16.A．daughter                B．father           C．grandma                     D．son

17.A．surveyed          B．signed          C．conveyed                D．flooded

18.A．transformed    B．exchanged       C．froze          D．faded

19.A．shame               B．relief           C．astonishment      D．pride

20.A．founded           B．established      C．depended                     D．measured