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

         I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

         We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s     rang, it was my mother calling from my    . She asked if I had   my mobile. I checked my purse. It was    ! I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,     it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but     it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a     near his home.

         Later that evening, I went to     him there. I didn’t dare to go      , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After       10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys      .

         My       were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you      my mum?” I asked. He      that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they      was my mobile phone number — which didn’t     . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who      my house.

         I was      to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so      to Rhys and offered him some money, but he     .

         As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

1.A. electric car                  B. mobile phone                 C. radio                     D. doorbell

2.A. hospital                         B. company                        C. school                   D. home

3.A. found                        B. changed                C. lost               D. bought

4.A. gone                        B. new                                    C. busy                 D. broken

5.A. accepted                 B. returned                     C. got                D. answered

6.A. before                       B. because                           C. after                 D. if

7.A. coffee shop                 B. post office                       C. hotel                  D. supermarket

8.A. follow                            B. meet                                 C. catch                      D. punish

9.A. slowly                            B. back                                  C. alone                       D. finally

10.A. driving                        B. running                            C. walking          D. riding

11.A. talked about              B. looked for                     C. heard of                  D. knew about

12.A. difficulties               B. fears                           C. diseases                D. hopes

13.A. remember               B. know                           C. tell                           D. understand

14.A. realized                      B. repeated                   C. explained             D. believed

15.A. had                        B. noticed                 C. expected                D. finished

16.A. happen                       B. matter                              C. help                       D. fit

17.A. called                          B. visited                               C. shared                  D. sold

18.A. sorry                           B. glad                                   C. sad                         D. proud

19.A. useful                         B. strange                    C. grateful                   D. polite

20.A. missed                      B. appeared                  C. agreed                  D. refused

—Did anyone support you at the meeting?

—Moore was the only person who __________ my opinion.

A.agreed        B.cared          C.shared         D.accepted

One Christmas Eve, my husband made his way home from work.  36 , he worked the entire day but let his stuff go  37  so that they could be with their families.

He drove down the street and made the  38  towards our home. On one side of the road, an old man stood, drenched to the bone (被雨淋得湿透了), with his hand  39 . The rain had been  40  heavily that day. My husband stopped, and asked him where he was  41 . He wanted to go about five miles past our home, but my husband still told him to  42 . My husband chatted with him, drove  43  our house and took him home for his Christmas Eve.  44  turned out that this poor man was what we now  45  as a “slow learner” and the only job he could get to  46  him and his elderly mother was at the bakery near where my husband worked. He worked from 5 a.m. until 1 o’clock in the  47 . Not only that, but that poor man had been standing there trying to get a ride on Christmas Eve for about 5 hours  48  my husband picked him up.  49  else would give him a ride because they didn’t want to get their seats  50 .

Over the years my husband  51  to give him a ride home whenever he saw him trying to get a ride. When he passed  52 , my husband went to his funeral.  53  my husband didn’t know his family, they knew of him. Even his twin sister who  54  in the state of Washington knew who my husband was and everyone thanked him for his  55  toward one who had so little.

An act of kindness can make another person’s day, or even their life.

D
Having an interview（面试）doesn’t sound like a big deal, just like getting good marks in college. You simply go in and meet someone, talk for a while, and then leave. Nothing to stress over, not the end of the world, but I’ve never been interviewed and I have my first one tomorrow for my job in Columbia.
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it and have decided that it shouldn’t matter all that much. It seems that the interview would only make a difference if the company is on the fence about you, or if the interview was unpleasant and they walk away thinking that you are too, then the officers might be encouraged to think about your request again. On the other hand, if you were in the “maybe” pile, a good interview could push you onto the list of accepted candidates（候选人）.
I know I shouldn’t worry. After all, they probably have already made up their minds about me. My essay was, to say the least, unique. The interview is at Starbucks. What does that mean? My friend, who did a lot of these interviews last year (and who was accepted to the company there), told me to wear jeans and a nice sweater. I was going to go with a skirt. The fact that it’s at Starbucks, however, is making me think that jeans might be more proper. And then there’s the other problem of knowing who my interviewer is. I discussed this with my music teacher, who suggested, “They'll probably be wearing something.” That good idea hadn’t crossed my mind, which just goes to show that my brain has stopped to function. Stress is taking over my life.
Tonight I will prepare. I will choose what to wear and what, if anything, to bring. I like to talk, so this should not be a problem. Hopefully when I get there I’ll find that this is actually the part of the process I’m most comfortable with. Until then I’ll spend my time preparing and hoping.
73. Before the interview, the author feels quite       .
A. lucky           B. easy             C. hopeless             D. excited
74. The author wants to wear jeans mainly because        .
A. the interviewer is fond of them
B. her friend likes them very much
C. her music teacher suggests her doing so
D. they are proper at Starbucks
75. The author seems to feel her          can do best to the interview.
A. clothes          B. degree           C. talking ability        D. college marks
76. The best title for the passage would be “      ”.
A. My learning trouble                  B. A good college
C. An interview                        D. Stress of life

On Friday morning, I was waiting in the corridor with my class for the physics exam. Glancing back from the front of the queue, I found my best friend Terry, who was treating me like I didn’t exist during the past two weeks,   36   all my calls and messages.

With all the students seated in the exam room, Mr. Reed, our physics teacher, talked to the class and announced the exam. I hated physics and felt it hard to   37   my paper. I was just looking up when a    38   caught my eye. I could hardly believe it! Terry had her phone on her left knee and she was reading from it. Is that how Terry always got good    39   ? I almost put my hand up to tell the teacher, but what would everyone else think of her? However, it wasn’t   40    ! So I nodded to Mr. Reed. He walked   41    down the row of tables. Terry was busy with her phone so that she didn’t even find Mr. Reed had   42    her. She looked up from her phone with a frightened expression. Before she had a chance to explain, Mr. Reed took her   43    and told her to leave the room. Terry started crying as she walked to the door, looking back over her shoulder at me, sad and ashamed.

After the exam, I received a text message from Terry, saying “I’m really   44   that I’ve been avoiding you lately but it’s been the hardest two weeks of my life. My dad has a heart attack and he’s been in hospital. He has a(n)    45    today and I am really worried. I know it is stupid, but I was trying to send a text message to my mum to see how it was going. Then Mr. Reed caught me and thought I was   46    . I wish I’d told you what’s been happening. I know I shouldn’t   47   who my friends are. Will you forgive me?” At these words, from my deep heart sprang up a burst of guilt along with the belief: Friendship is an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure.

1.A. ignoring     B. receiving       C. answering     D. preserving

2.A. hand out    B. give up C. throw away   D. concentrate on

3.A. mistake      B. movement    C. mark     D. sentence

4.A. spirits         B. preparations C. grades  D. questions

5.A. serious           B. difficult C. fair     D. helpful

6.A. silently       B. nervously    C. happily D. bravely

7.A. left     B. reached         C. passed         D. followed

8.A. advice        B. guidebook     C. place     D. paper

9.A. sorry B. angry    C. glad      D. lucky

10.A. competition     B. interview       C. speech D. operation

11.A. learning   B. cheating      C. relaxing         D. calling

12.A. mind         B. forgive  C. forget   D. persuade