The inner life is often     1   Its egoism (以自我为中心) blinds it and     2   it ;its imagination makes up ignorant tales , fascinated .

When I was five ,I would not go to bed    3  because something came into my room ,My  sister ,Amy two years old ,was asleep in the other bed .What did she know ? She was   4   of evil ,There was no messiness in her ,only a charming innocence that seemed then to    5   her ,Since Amy was asleep     6   ,and since when I needed someone most I was afraid to wake her ,she was useless .

I lay alone and was almost asleep    7   the thing entered the room by flattening itself   8 the open door and sliding in ,It was a transparent ,glowing four-sided figure ,I could see the door 9 at its touch ; I could see the blue wall turn pale    10   it raced over it ,and see the maple headboard ,of Amy’s bed    11   ,It was a swift    12    ; it was an awareness ,It made    13   ,It had two joined parts ,a head and a tail. It found the door ,wall, and headboard ;and it hit them ,   14   them with its glowing glance ,I dared not blink (眨眼)or   15   .

Every night    16   it got to me ,it gave up ,It hit my wall’s corner and couldn’t 17   ,It shrank ,completely into itself and vanished ,I heard the rising roar it made when it died or left ,I still couldn’t breathe ,I knew that it could    18   again alive that same night .

Sometimes it came back ,sometimes it didn’t ,The light stripe slipped in the door ,ran searching over Amy’s wall ,stopped ,stretched at the first corner ,raced whistling toward my wall .

People who want ore economic growth, on the other hand, argue that even at the present and   19 into the second corner with a cry ,So I wouldn’t go to bed .

It was a passing car whose windshield (挡风玻璃)    20  the corner streetlight outside ,I figured it out one night .

1．A．exciting              B．changeable       C．stupid             D．cheerful

2．A．deafens            B．brightens      C．weakens           D．sharpens

3．A．unhappily      B．willingly            C．early                D．late

5．A．frighten           B．hurt            C．prevent         D．protect

6．A．therefore          B．however         C．nevertheless       D．furthermore

7．A．when             B．while         C．before             D．the moment

8．A．beyond           B．against         C．underneath         D．behind

9．A．blacken           B．whiten          C．lengthen           D．widen

10．A．where         B．that            C．which            D．what

11．A．faint           B．fade              C．glow             D．burn

12．A．car            B．light             C．figure           D．spirit

13．A．voice          B．noise             C．sound           D．action

14．A．charging       B．watching        C．separating          D．influencing

16．A．say             B．speak           C．sleep              D．breathe

16．A．while          B．when             C．before             D．until

17．A．get out            B．get back          C．get away           D．get past

18．A．disappear        B．awake           C．return            D．recover

19．A．vanished       B．appeared          C．expanded           D．stretched

20．A．absorbed       B．reflected           C．threw          D．blocked

    The look of Kunming has greatly changed since the opening   1   the outside world．Clean and tidy streets make the city   2  , and even foreigners say that it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world．But   3   this there lies a serious problem,   4   causes bad feelings, and I have to speak   5   

　　 A problem has grown up   6    the street cleaners and the people   7   in the street. Every morning you can see the street cleaners working with brooms, but at the   8   a lot of people are hurrying on their way to their   9   . However, it   10   that the street cleaners don’t have any   11   of the passers- by, and they keep   12   cleaning the streets without thinking of others. Clouds of dirt soon   13   the streets, and passers - by have to keep clean. Some walk   14   the clouds quickly so as   15   to be late for work, while some wait until the dirt becomes   16   .

　　 Several days ago, I heard a piece of good   17   on the radio. It said that the government had taken   18   to solve the problem, by letting street cleaners work at night. I was very   19   to hear this good idea．So I hope that the other departments will take the   20   steps to solve the problems.

1. A．to

B．of

C．for

D．with

2. A．warmer

B．cleaner

C．crowded

D．more colorful

3. A．besides

B．except

C．including

D．behind

4. A．that

B．what

C．it

D．which

5. A．out

B．this

C．aloud

D．again

6. A．among

B．between

C．when

D．for

7. A．working

B．shopping

C．walking

D．living

8. A．roadside

B．same time

C．corner

D．speed

9. A．offices

B．jobs

C．buses

D．homes

10. A．happens

B．regrets

C．seems

D．is sure

11. A．help

B．excuse

C．thought

D．care

12. A．up

B．on

C．out

D．busy

13. A．spread

B．spoil

C．get over

D．fill

14. A．towards

B．through

C．across

D．against

15. A．not

B．don’t

C．never

D．ready

16. A．weaker

B．more

C．less

D．thicker

17. A．plan

B．program

C．idea

D．news

18. A．manpower

B．money

C．measures

D．energy

19. A．satisfied

B．pleased

C．surprised

D．interested

20. A．best

B．reasonable

C．possible

D．same

　　 A problem has grown up   6    the street cleaners and the people   7   in the street. Every morning you can see the street cleaners working with brooms, but at the   8   a lot of people are hurrying on their way to their   9   . However, it   10   that the street cleaners don’t have any   11   of the passers- by, and they keep   12   cleaning the streets without thinking of others. Clouds of dirt soon   13   the streets, and passers - by have to keep clean. Some walk   14   the clouds quickly so as   15   to be late for work, while some wait until the dirt becomes   16   .

　　 Several days ago, I heard a piece of good   17   on the radio. It said that the government had taken   18   to solve the problem, by letting street cleaners work at night. I was very   19   to hear this good idea．So I hope that the other departments will take the   20   steps to solve the problems.

1. A．to

B．of

C．for

D．with

2. A．warmer

B．cleaner

C．crowded

D．more colorful

3. A．besides

B．except

C．including

D．behind

4. A．that

B．what

C．it

D．which

5. A．out

B．this

C．aloud

D．again

6. A．among

B．between

C．when

D．for

7. A．working

B．shopping

C．walking

D．living

8. A．roadside

B．same time

C．corner

D．speed

9. A．offices

B．jobs

C．buses

D．homes

10. A．happens

B．regrets

C．seems

D．is sure

11. A．help

B．excuse

C．thought

D．care

12. A．up

B．on

C．out

D．busy

13. A．spread

B．spoil

C．get over

D．fill

14. A．towards

B．through

C．across

D．against

15. A．not

B．don’t

C．never

D．ready

16. A．weaker

B．more

C．less

D．thicker

17. A．plan

B．program

C．idea

D．news

18. A．manpower

B．money

C．measures

D．energy

19. A．satisfied

It was pouring outside. We all stood there   26   , some patiently , others annoyed   27   nature messed up (弄糟) their hurried day . I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens  28    away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice    29  me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it   30   down a bit,” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and    31  : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she  32    her Mom’s arm.
“This morning?   33   did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,” If God can get us through this, he can get us through   34  .”
The entire crowd turned   35  . Mom paused and thought for a moment about    36  she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being   37   . But then we heard, “Honey, you are   38  . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then    39  they ran.
We all stood    40 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were   41   by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the   42   to their cars. Circumstances (境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your   43  . But no one can ever take away your precious   44  . So, don’t forget to make time and take the   45   to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

It was pouring outside. We all stood there   26   , some patiently , others annoyed   27   nature messed up (弄糟) their hurried day . I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens  28    away the dirt and dust of the world.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice    29  me.

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it   30   down a bit,” Mom replied.

The young girl waited about another minute and    31  : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she  32    her Mom’s arm.

“This morning?   33   did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,” If God can get us through this, he can get us through   34  .”

The entire crowd turned   35  . Mom paused and thought for a moment about    36  she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being   37   . But then we heard, “Honey, you are   38  . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then    39  they ran.

We all stood    40 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were   41   by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the   42   to their cars. Circumstances (境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your   43  . But no one can ever take away your precious   44  . So, don’t forget to make time and take the   45   to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.