Lulu is a brave pet in our shelter. As you know, there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season. Many forests are badly damaged by fire each year. Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire during this hot summer. We were in a heat wave which had been   31  for three days.

Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible   32 ．I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter．In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his   33  in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had   34    to save four kittens(小猫) who were trapped by the flames．According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place．I immediately accompanied(陪同) the fireman to the forest to   35    the rescued kittens．When we arrived   36   the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there. Then we heard the   37   of a dog from the forest barking furiously (猛烈地). I recognized it was my dog Lulu．The fireman followed the tracks of the dog until we found him barking   38   by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately(绝望地) waiting for rescue．Thanks to Lulu, four kittens and a fireman were saved.

That day, I was very proud of Lulu for his two heroic(英雄的) 39   toward the kittens and the fireman．Lulu showed much compassion (同情) for both animals like him and for a human being who was trying to   40   the fire with his colleagues(同事)．

This true story of genuine(真的) love and compassion shows us that pets are loving, caring and considerate(考虑周到的)．We should love and protect them．One day they could do us a good turn.

     One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime （=10 cents） left．He was hungry, so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house．

     However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door．Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk．He asked, "How much do I owe you?"

     "You don't owe me anything, " she replied．"Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness．" He said, "Thank you a lot．" As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in human race increased．Just a few moments ago, he was about to give up and quit before this point．

     Years later, the young woman became seriously ill．The local doctors were baffled and finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called in to study her rare disease．Dr．Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the consultation （会诊）．On hearing the name of the town she came from, he immediately rose and went down in his doctor' s gown through the hospital hall into her room．He recognized her at once．He determined to do his best to save her life．

     After a long struggle, the battle was won．Dr．Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval．He looked at it and wrote something on the side．The bill was sent to her room, She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off．Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention．

     It read: "Paid in full with a glass of milk．"

64．What had the boy wanted to ask for before he went to the woman's house?

     A．A drink of water．                                  B．A meal．                               

       C．A glass of milk．                                    D．Some money．

65．How did the boy feel when the woman answered the door?

       A．Anxious．                                        B．Hungry and cold．  

       C．Tired．                                            D．Nervous．

66．We can infer from the article that ______．

       A．the boy became a famous doctor in a local hospital

       B．a glass of milk saved a boy' s life

       C．the boy was inspired by the woman' s kindness

       D．the woman recognized Dr．Kelly when he came into her room

67．The underlined word "baffled" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______．

       A．puzzled                B．skilled                     C．patient                  D．bad-tempered

68．Which of the following can be the best title?

       A．Never accept pay for a kindness．              B．It is better to give than to receive．

       C．Accidents will happen．                      D．A glass of milk．

    Lulu is a brave pet in our shelter．

    As you know，there are a lot of forest fires during the summer season．Many forests are badly  36 by fire each year．Not far from our shelter，a forest caught fire during this hot summer．We were in a heatwave which had been 37 for three days．

    Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible 38．I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come39 to the shelter．In fact，I was waiting for the firemen to announce his 40  in the forest，when suddenly，a fireman burst into my shelter and 41 me that my dog Lulu had 42 to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames．According to the fireman，Lulu seized the kittens，one by one moving them to a 43 place，I immediately accompanied the fireman the forest to 44 the rescued kittens．When we arrived at the 45 of the incident，we found Lulu was not 46．Then we heard the 47 of a dog came from the forest barking furiously(狂吠)．I 48 it was my dog Lulu．The fireman flowed the tracks of the dog until we found him barking49by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately 50 rescue．Thanks Lulu，four kittens and a fireman were saved．

    That day，I was very 51 of Lulu for his two heroic 52 toward the kittens and the fireman．Lulu showed much compassion(同情)for both animals 53 him and for a human being who was trying to put 54 the fire with his colleague．

    This true story of genuine love and compassion shows us that pets are loving，55 and compassionate．We should love and protect them．One day they could do us good turn．

Anita’s New Start

       Even though it was a beautiful spring day, Anita felt sad as she walked along the beach after school. Her family had moved to the USA three weeks earlier for her father’s new job. Anita missed her old home in Mexico. She wanted to eat her grandmother’s bread and play with her cousin.

       Anita thought about her new life in Texas. She thought she would never learn this new language—everyone spoke so fast. How could she make new friends if she couldn’t even talk to people? “I’m too shy to make new friends anyway,” she thought, feeling disheartened. Anita decided to try something her mother had taught her. Her mother had said, “Anita, whenever you’re sad, take a few deep breaths and think about something that makes you happy.” Then Anita took a deep breath.

       Suddenly a seagull(海鸥) called overhead. She remembered that she had saved some biscuits from lunch. She quickly threw a biscuit into the air. As the gull caught the biscuit in its mouth, she laughed. Just then, another gull landed near her and stood frozen. Anita noticed its wing was injured. She wanted to help, but didn’t know what to do.

       At that moment Anita saw a man and a group of children in the distance. She recognized the man as Mr. Turner, a teacher at her school. He was pointing to something and all the children in the science club were listening to him. Anita decided that this was no time to be shy. She began walking toward the group. Anita took a deep breath. “Hello,” she said quietly. When Mr. Turner looked up, she pointed toward the gull and begged, “Come, please!” “Hello, Anita. What’s wrong?” Anita pointed again toward the bird. Mr. Turner gestured to the group. “Come on, everyone, Let’s see what Anita has found.” As the group followed Anita, she noticed a girl from her class. Anita smiled at the girl and spoke carefully, “What is your name?”

1．What was one problem that Anita faced in the story?

       A．She didn’t like her new friends.

       B．She didn’t speak English very well.

       C．She didn’t have free time after school.

       D．She didn’t get attention from her teacher.

2．In the story, what led Anita to making up her mind to speak to others?

       A．The seagull.         B．Mr. Turner.          C．Her mother.         D．Her classmate.

3．Which of the following shows the order in which the events happened in the story?

       a．Anita thought about her mother’s words.

       b．Anita walked up to Mr. Turner for help.

       c．Anita saw a seagull with a hurt wing.

       d．Anita missed her old home.

       A．a—d—c—b         B．a—b—d—c         C．d—c—b—a         D．d—a—c—b

4．How did Anita change by the end of the story?

       A．She worried more about her new life.

       B．She became eager to know the girl’s name.

       C．She overcame her shyness to help a hurt bird.

       D．She decided to join the science club in the school.

10-year–old John ran barefoot out of the door on a windy, cold day in February and he   1   straight for the 125-foot electric tower behind their home. The tower carried 230,000 volts through its silver wires but John wasn′t    2   of the danger. He had suffered from a mental illness, a condition that separates him from reality,   3  him to live within his own   4   . That day his thoughts were set on climbing to the top of that tower, touching the sky and feeling what it was like to   5   .

       His seventeen-year-old brother, James, who had always been close by, watching him and making sure that no   6   came to him,   7  to realize that he was missing this time.

       John had already   8   the handrails（栏杆）and was making his   9   to the sky by the time James   10   him. James understood the    11   of the electrical tower but he chose to follow his younger brother up each gray rail, trying not to look   12   , all the way to the top. James finally   13   his brother and held him tightly with his right hand. With his left hand, he held on to a metal bar to help stabilize（固定）them   14   .

       The minutes lengthened into hours   15   they balanced on a three-inch rail. James sang songs to   16   his own beating heart and to draw his brother′s attention away from the rescue action taking place   17  .

       Hundreds of people gathered at the base of the tower and they looked like ants to James. Helicopters（直升飞机）began to circle overhead and emergency trucks rushed to the   18   . When secured with a safety line, the brothers and their rescuers were carefully lowered to the ground, the crowd below burst out  19   . They witnessed the   20  of a 17-year-old boy named James.

1．A．looked                  B．headed                C．cared                  D．sent

3．A．teaching                B．allowing              C．coaching             D．forcing

4．A．words                   B．opinions              C．thoughts              D．ideas

5．A．run                       B．fly                      C．rush                    D．walk

6．A．harm                    B．wound                C．fear                    D．damage

7．A．refused                 B．happened             C．pretended            D．failed

8．A．removed               B．cleared                C．overcome            D．occupied

9．A．way                      B．trip                     C．tour                    D．journey

10．A．caught                B．saved                  C．found                  D．recognized

11．A．usage                  B．danger                 C．effect                  D．height

12．A．left                     B．right                    C．up                      D．down

13．A．reached               B．touched               C．fetched               D．found

14．A．either                  B．both                    C．all                       D．each

15．A．before                 B．till                       C．where                 D．as

16．A．stop                    B．rest                     C．calm                   D．resist

17．A．below                 B．nearby                 C．ahead                  D．around

18．A．land                    B．space                  C．center                 D．scene

19．A．cries                   B．cheers                 C．laughter               D．shouts

20．A．carefulness          B．friendliness          C．braveness            D．unselfishness