In January 2008, during the first week of a six-month stay at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for leukemia (白血病) treatment, Michael wandered over to his hospital window in search of distraction (散心). The 　 36　  first-grader watched a construction crew 　37 on a 10-story addition to the hospital. 　38 Michael's third-floor window, Ritchie, an iron-worker from the East Falls section of Philadelphia, 　39 and saw this kid with no hair 　40 face was pressed up to the window. “I waved, and he smiled and 　　41　 . I'll never forget that,” says Ritchie, a father of three.
　 As winter 　42 spring, Michael watched, fascinated, as 3,000 tons of steel 43 formed the skeleton of the building. One day he colored a message for the crew and held 　44 up to the window: Hi, Local Iron Workers. I'm Mike. Ritchie and the 　45 crew messaged back. Over the 　46 months, as his treatment continued, Ritchie and the crew 　47 Michael up and cheered him with 　48 signs like Be Strong Mike.
　　 　　49 the construction reached the third floor, Ritchie jumped across the 　 50 between the buildings and the two had a 　51 chat. The hard hat with the tender heart wells up (涌出眼泪) when he thinks about it. "Michael 　52　 my life," says Ritchie. "I was a really hard-core (顽固不化的) person without a lot of sympathy. But I'd 　53 seeing this kid every day waving at me and excited about the construction. I look at life 54　 thanks to him." Today Michael is a 10-year-old third-grader in complete recovery. What does he hope to 　55 when he grows up? "A construction worker," he says. 

36. A. strange 　 B. curious　　 C. serious　　 D. anxious

37. A. playing 　 B. studying   C. living　　 D. working

38. A. Below　　　 B. Above 　　 C. Under　　　 D. Over

39. A. watched out B. watched at C. looked up  D. looked down

40. A. whom 　　　 B. whose　　　 C. which　　　 D. that

41. A. came back  B. came on　　 C. waved back  D. waved on

42. A. went off　 B. went out 　 C. turned into D. turned to

43. A. gradually　 B. immediately C. successfully   D. usually

44. A. that 　　　 B. it 　　　　 C. one　　　　 D. itself

45. A. hospital　 B. repair　　 C. construction　 D. school

46. A. first　　　 B. last 　　　 C. long 　　　 D. next

47. A. cheered　　 B. lighted  　 C. called 　　 D. woke

48. A. discouraging　　　　　　　 B. encouraging 　 C. surprising  　 D. interesting

49. A. Before　　 B. Since 　　 C. While　　　 D. When

50. A. ground 　　 B. floor　　　 C. space　　　 D. story

51. A. face-to-face　　　　　　　 B. hand-in-hand　 C. neck-and-neck D. step-by-step

52. A. gave　　　 B. changed　　 C. saved　　　 D. took

53. A. pay attention toB. get down to　　　　　 C. be used to   D. look forward to

54. A. differently B. happily　　 C. sadly　　　 D. excitedly

55. A. have　　　 B. get 　　　 C. be 　　　　 D. appreciate

　 “I wish Central Bank would be robbed,” George Pickens said to himself. He had been making this wish daily from the time he had started work as a teller(出纳)at the bank.

　 Of course, George had a reason for wanting the bank to be robbed. He had a plan. It went like this:

　 If Bank Robber A threatens(威胁)Bank Teller B…

　 What is to prevent Bank Teller B from keeping all the money left and declaring that it was stolen by Bank Robber A?

　 Then one afternoon Bank Robber A, who was wearing a mask, appeared. He rushed to George’s cage with a gun.

　 “All right,” he said, “Hand it over!”

　 George reached into his cashbox(现金箱),took all the bills from top section, and passed them to the robber. The robber turned to leave with the bills.

　 Then, while everyone watched Bank Robber A, Bank Teller B took the bills from the bottom section of the cashbox and put them into his own pockets.

　 The next morning when George arrived at the bank, he was called into Mr Burrows’ office. “George,” the bank president said, “I want you to meet Mr Carruthers, who used to be president of our bank.”

　 “Good morning, George,” said Mr Carruthers. “I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with so many banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our bank can be robbed too. That’s why I played my little game yesterday.”

　 “I don’t understand,” said George. “What game?”

　 The old man laughed. He placed a mask over his face, and said: “All right. Hand it over!” Mr Burrows laughed but George did not.

　 “And the money?” George asked in a small voice.

　 “Don’t worry,” Mr Carruthers said. “I put it all back in your cashbox. We’re just finishing up the audit(算账)now.”

　 Behind them, the door opened and Mr Bell, the chief auditor(查账员), put his head into the room. “Mr Burrows,” he said seriously, “may I see you a moment?”

1. The underlined part “Bank Teller B” in the text refers to ____.

　 A. Mr Bell　　　　　　　 B. Mr Carruthers

　 C. George　　　　　　　 D. another teller at the bank

2. How do you think George felt when he was told that the money had all been ut back in his

　 cashbox?

　 A. Happy.　　　　　　　 B. Surprised.

　 C. Puzzled.　　　　　　　　 D. Worried.

3. We may infer that what the chief auditor wanted to tell Mr Burrows at the end of the story was

　 that ____.

　 A. there was no money left

　 B. there was no money lost

　 C. there was still money missing

　 D. there was more money than expected

During my second year of college, I was a part-time waitress in Chicago. I spent most of my time on 　36 and as little as possible on conversation. I wasn’t used to talking to unknown people except when taking 　37 .

One night, a little old man came in and 　38　 himself in my section. I took his order and went on my way. But I 　39 that he came in week after week and always sat at one of my tables. Slowly, I began having short 40 with him. His name was Mr. Rodgers, but he 41 that I call him Don. I learned that he and his wife had gone to dinner and a movie every Saturday. Since she had died, he 　42 the tradition alone.

As the weeks went on, I began to sit and 　43 talk with Don. We talked about his wife, his days 　___44 in the war, his son who had grown up and also served as a pilot in the army. Eventually, we began to talk about my 　45 — going to school, my new boyfriend and the expectation of my future.

About four months after meeting him, I received 　46 from a nurse telling me that Don was in hospital. He was 　47 complications (并发症) from a heart operation. I 　48 drove to the hospital to see him. The first thing he did was thank me for 　49 him to visit the doctor. At first I didn’t know what he was 　50 . Then I remembered that about three weeks earlier, Don was 　51 about chest pains and I gave him the number of a 　52 I know.

A nurse asked, “Are you his daughter?” and I replied, “No, I’m his 　53 .”

54 can become good friends. I recently found it 　55 to talk to customers at the restaurant and I have had a lot more fun.

36. A. school　　 B. work　　　 C. cinema　　 D. home

37. A. orders　　 B. notes　　　 C. advice　　　 D. clothes

38. A. raised　　 B. greeted　　　 C. seated　　　 D. balanced

39. A. realized　　 B. wondered　 C. understood　 D. noticed

40. A. Examinations　　　　　　　 B. Conversations

C. preparations　　　　　　　 D. competitions

41. A. ordered　　 B. believed　　 C. refused　　 D. insisted

42. A. called off　 B. left out　　　 C. carried on　 D. dealt with

43. A. actually　　 B. helplessly　　 C. obviously　 D. hopefully

44. A. escaping　 B. working　　 C. wandering　 D. flying

45. A. ambition　 B. identity　　　 C. occupation　 D. hobby

46. A. an article　 B. a bill　　　　 C. an offer　　 D. a call

47. A. treating　　 B. experiencing　 C. studying　 D. observing

48. A. immediately B. eventually　 C. frequently D. deliberately

49. A. forcing　　 B. forbidding　 C. urging　 　　　 D. inviting

50. A. going through B. setting aside　 C. referring to　　 D. making up

51. A. arguing　 B. complaining　 C. discussing D. thinking

52. A. doctor　　　 B. dentist　　　 C. lawyer　　 D. manager

53. A. student　　 B. waitress　　 C. niece　　　 D. secretary

54. A. Relatives　　 B. Colleagues　 C. Neighbors　 D. Strangers

55. A. unbelievable B. possible　　 C. enjoyable D. reasonable