I ran into(偶然撞到) a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry ！”was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn't even __36__ you.” we were very polite, this stranger and I.

__37at home, we treat our loved ones differently. While I was cooking, my daughter came up to me quietly. When I turned, I nearly knocked（撞） her __38__. “Get out of the way！”I barked（咆哮）. She ran away with her little heart broken. I didn't realize how __39_I'd spoken.

That night，as I lay awake in bed，God's quiet voice spoke to me, “While __40__ with a stranger，you're calm and polite, but with those you love, it’s easy for you to __41__. Go and look around on the kitchen floor. You'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself. She stood there __42_， and you never saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time，I felt sad and my own tears had begun to __43__. I quietly went and knelt by her bed, “wake up, my dear，” I said，“ are these the flowers you picked for me？” I asked. She __44_，“ I found them out by the tree. I knew you'd like them.”I said, “I'm so sorry that I missed them today. And I shouldn't have shouted at you that way.”She whispered，“ Mommy, that's okay...I still love you __45__.”I hugged （拥抱）her.

Are you aware that: if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family will feel the __46__ for the rest of their lives. We pour(倾注) ourselves more into our work  47   into our families—an unbalanced investment （投资）indeed.

1.A. noticing  B．knowing     C．following     D．understanding

2.A. And        B．So          C．As            D．But

3.A. off        B．down        C．up            D．at

4.A. quietly        B．clearly      C．difficultly      D．cruelly(残酷地)

5.A. dealing    B．seeing.      C．arguing          D．traveling

6.A. fight     B．excite       C．talk        D．mistake

7.A. quickly    B．excitedly     C．quietly         D．nervously

8.A. come       B．form        C．fall              D．fly

9.A. added          B．cried        C．smiled       D．agreed

10.A. seldom    B．anyway      C．however       D．therefore

11.A. loss          B．trouble       C．problem         D．care

12.A. same      B．more        C．as            D．than

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot(弹弓）to   21 in the woods. He practiced and practiced but could never   22  the target. Becoming somewhat   23 , he headed back for dinner.

As he was returning, he saw Grandma’s   24 duck. Without thinking, he shot his slingshot, hit the duck right   25 the head and killed it. He was shocked and sad. Quickly, he   26 the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his   27 watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing.

After   28 that day, Grandma said, “Sally, you wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me that he wanted to   29 in the kitchen today, didn't you, Johnny?” And then she   30 to him, “Remember, the duck?” Then Johnny did the dishes.

Later, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to __31__ fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I __32__ Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right. Johnny told me he wanted to __33__.” And she whispered again, “Remember, the   34  ?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny   35 at home.

After several days, Johnny finally couldn't   36 it any longer. He went to Grandma and   37 that he had killed her pet duck and asked for her   38 .

Hearing this, Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug, and said, “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the   39 and saw the whole thing from the house. And because I   40 you, I forgive you, but I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make you her slave.”

Mackenzie Hughes had just returned from school and was waiting for her older brothers to arrive home. She was home alone  1  a man started knocking on the front door, turning the handle and trying to  2 .

She’s 12 years old and she was  3 . So she dialed 9-1-1 and reached the operator Rachelle Berry. After a brief talk, Berry  4  what was happening. “OK, hang on, OK? Can you get in a  5 ?” Berry asked. Mackenzie told Berry that her phone --- it wasn’t cordless (无绳的) --- wouldn’t reach into the cupboard. “Will the phone reach under your bed?” Berry asked  6  . “No,” Mackenzie said.

“Can you hide under a  7  and pull your bedspread over you?” That’s  8  what Mackenzie did. She hid under her blanket, holding the phone and listening to Berry’s voice.

Berry talked quietly, which  9  Mackenzie. It helped, too, when Berry told her to think of something  10  . “Try not to cry,” Berry told Mackenzie during the call. “ I know it’s  11  . Do you have something you can hold onto?” Mackenzie struggled to  12  tears. She couldn’t  13  anything without showing her hiding spot. “ It’s OK,” Berry said. “You’ve got me here with you.”

“He’s in my room,” Mackenzie  14  . “Now be quiet, OK? Just don’t talk,” Berry said. For much of the call, Berry dropped her voice to a whisper,  15  the intruder (闯入者) might hear her voice over the phone.  16 , the man came into her room, then left.

Berry told Mackenzie that the  17  were on their way. Minutes later, they arrived and  18  one man in the backyard and another man in a getaway car.

On Thursday morning, the Emergency Communications Bureau gave Mackenzie its Hero Award for her  19  . Berry also received high praise. And then it was off to school for Mackenzie. But first Berry had something to  20  to the middle-schooler: a cordless phone.

1.                A．until           B．before         C．because  D．when

2.                A．get in          B．get away        C．get around    D．get through

3.                A．annoyed        B．scared          C．curious   D．surprised

4.                A．remembered    B．realized         C．reviewed D．recalled

5.                A．bedroom       B．kitchen         C．cupboard D．bathroom

6.                A．anxiously       B．calmly          C．carefully  D．happily

7.                A．sofa           B．bed            C．table D．blanket

8.                A．ever           B．never          C．just  D．still

9.                A．worried        B．helped         C．moved   D．upset

10.               A．interesting      B．strange         C．wrong D．valuable

11.               A．hard           B．important       C．useful D．possible

12.               A．hold onto       B．hold down      C．hold back  D．hold up

13.               A．discover        B．imagine        C．reach D．invent

14.               A．cried          B．shouted        C．whispered D．replied

15.               A．assuming       B．believing       C．fearing    D．confirming

16.               A．Obviously       B．Fortunately      C．Probably  D．Certainly

17.               A．parents        B．brothers        C．police D．neighbors

18.               A．met           B．killed          C．arrested   D．found

19.               A．contribution     B．success         C．kindness   D．bravery

20.               A．lend           B．present         C．show D．mail

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Many years ago, whites ruled South Africa. Apartheid（种族隔离制度）was the   16  of the land. One evening, two middle-aged blacks met in a “whites only” section of Johannesburg. One of them had a permit to work in the area, the other did not, which   17  he could be put behind bars（关押）for staying in this zone.   18  they saw a policeman coming towards them, and   19 .

“Run!” whispered the man with the permit to his friend, “I’ll   20  .” They started running and the policeman began chasing them, shouting “stop, stop”. Finally he caught the second man.

“Did you think you could outrun me!” he snarled. “Show me your   21 ！”

The man, playing for time, began reaching in his pocket and finally took out his permit. The policeman was surprised and realized that he had been   22 . The man without the permit was now too far away to be caught.

“When you had a permit why did you run!” he shouted   23 .

“Doctor’s   24 ,” said the man. “He has asked me to run a mile every evening.”

“Oh, yes? ” Sneered the policeman. “Then why was your friend   25 ?”

“His doctor has also ordered him to run,” said the man.

The policeman became   26  with anger. “You think you’re very   27 , don’t you?” he snarled. “But tell me, if you were running   28  for your health why didn’t you stop when you saw me running after you? And don’t tell me you didn’t see me chasing you. I know you did!”

“Of course I   29  you were running after me,” said the man.

“Then why didn’t you stop?” asked the policeman.

“It was   30 of me,” said the man, “but I thought you too had been ordered to run by your doctor.”

1.                A．property        B．mistake         C．law  D．custom

2.                A．meant          B．showed         C．replied   D．imagined

3.                A．Happily         B．Suddenly        C．Finally    D．Generally

4.                A．hid            B．fell            C．cried D．froze

5.                A．fight           B．explain         C．follow    D．walk

6.                A．invitation       B．permit          C．pocket   D．ticket

7.                A．fooled         B．hurt           C．blamed   D．abandoned

8.                A．nervously       B．sadly           C．carefully  D．angrily

9.                A．attitudes        B．methods        C．orders   D．hopes

10.               A．stopping        B．missing         C．staying    D．running

11.               A．shy            B．strict           C．red   D．serious

12.               A．brave          B．healthy         C．native D．smart

13.               A．only           B．also           C．never D．often

14.               A．remembered    B．knew          C．believed   D．agreed

15.               A．stupid          B．rude           C．kind  D．wise