Just recently I was invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a business owned by a very good friend of mine.

The day of the  1 arrived. However, because of a business appointment  2 time, I knew that I was going to be late,  3  I phoned to let my friend know. I arrived 20 minutes  4  and my friend came out to welcome and  5  me. He said he was  6  to see me and had put off the  7  part of the celebration, knowing that I was on my  8 .

As I joined the other guests, I could  9  a wonderful sense of friendship, warmth and happiness in the room.  10 , I had very little time to speak to more than a couple of people  11  the official part of the celebration  12.

In his  13 , my friend welcomed all the guests on behalf of his family and team members, and then  14  the majority of the people who were gathered in the room for their support and friendship over the  15  25 years. In his thank-you speech, he used a quote: Always  16  with the person you took to the dance.

He then went on to talk about the importance of  17  loyal to those people who had supported him. He also  18  that during that time many people had offered their services and even sometimes provided a  19  arrangement for his business.

What a great  20  it was for me to continue to go to the dance with such a good friend!

1.                A．meeting        B．discussion       C．celebration    D．activity

2.                A．running over    B．taking on        C．making up D．standing for

3.                A．but            B．so             C．and  D．or

4.                A．behind         B．ahead          C．late  D．afterwards

5.                A．help           B．praise          C．respect   D．greet

6.                A．surprised       B．pleased         C．interested D．disappointed

7.                A．official         B．normal         C．usual     D．ordinary

8.                A．holiday         B．mind           C．way  D．duty

9.                A．learn          B．find            C．feel  D．touch

10.               A．Luckily         B．Happily         C．Angrily    D．Sadly

11.               A．before         B．after           C．when D．why

12.               A．ended         B．started         C．continued D．paused

13.               A．self introduction  B．explanation     C．speech    D．comment

14.               A．thanked        B．blamed         C．encouraged    D．criticized

15.               A．first           B．next           C．other D．last

16.               A．work          B．live            C．dance     D．sing

17.               A．remaining       B．falling          C．growing   D．turning

18.               A．guessed        B．mentioned      C．thought   D．supposed

19.               A．bigger         B．harder         C．worse     D．better

20.               A．pride          B．idea           C．honor     D．comfort

Many years ago  my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness . He was unable to work at     36   job . He would be fine for quite a while , but would then fall suddenly   37     and have to be admitted to the hospital .

He wanted to do something to keep himself    38    , so he decided to volunteer at the local children    39    . My dad loved kids . He would talk to them and play with them .Sometimes , he would    40    one of his kids . In certain instances , he would give   41     to the sad parents of these children .

One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a    42    disease that paralyzed (使…瘫痪) her from the neck down . I don’t know the    43    of the disease , but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl . My dad decided to try to help her . He started    44    her in her room , bringing paints , brushes and paper . He stood the paper up    45    a backing , put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint . He didn’t use his hands at all . Only his    46    would move . He would visit her    47    he could and paint for her . All the while he would tell her , “see , you can do    48    you set your mind to .”

  49     , she began to paint using her mouth , and she and my dad became friends . Soon after , the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also    50    the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and    51    to work , he was at the volunteer counter one day and    52    the front door open . In came the little girl who had been paralyzed , but this time she was    53    . She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight . She gave my dad a picture she had done using her   54     . At the bottom it read, “thank you for helping me walk .” Sometimes love is more    55    than doctors , and my dad-who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture-loved every single child in that hospital .

1.. A．an important         B．a steady             C．an easy      D．a good

2..．A．ill         B．behind           C．asleep       D．down

3..．A．well                B．wealthy          C．busy         D．healthy

4.. A．palace           B．hospital         C．center       D．park

5..．A．teach               B．miss             C．lose         D．treat

6..．A．speech          B．comfort          C．praise       D．help

7..．A．special         B．curious          C．strange      D．rare

8.. A．result               B．reason           C．name         D．course

9..．A．observing       B．drawing          C．painting         D．visiting

10..．A．with               B．across           C．against      D．over

11..．A．head           B．neck             C．fingers      D．eyes

12..．A．with whoever       B．whenever         C．as if            D．as soon as

13.. A．everything      B．something        C．anything         D．nothing

14.. A．Basically           B．Naturally            C．Eventually       D．Suddenly

15.. A．left                B．entered          C．rushed to        D．stayed at

16..．A．stopped            B．returned             C．hesitated        D．refused

17..．A．pushed             B．noticed          C．observed         D．kicked

18..．A．shouting           B．lying            C．walking      D．jumping

19..．A．hands          B．pens             C．paper    D．mind

20..．A．thankful           B．useful           C．thoughtful       D．powerful

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Billy was still a child when his parents left their hometown in search of a better life in the North. I had the pleasure of meeting him in his early years in a public school in New York. I had to
21   a class of English language learners for a   22  in world history and geography.
What this boy needed was to know how he could succeed. I could have   23  him the textbook and idly (无所事事地) sat down, and he would have read the entire book within a week and   24   for another. And so, as he sat before me   25  to learn, I knew that he would be a
26  .
Towards the end of the   27  that year, he came to me with tears in his eyes to tell me he would have to move to another district, where there were few   28   for English language learners. In addition, the district   29  that he take the state test in June,   30  he had only completed three-quarters of the first year of a two-year course! It was then that I told him what I had   31  the very first day I met him.
“You will be   32  wherever you go. They could   33   you like Napoleon to some faraway island, and you would   34  find your way to greatness.” He looked at me and   35  . Needless to say, he passed the test with high marks. He graduated with   36 , and was the only student that year   37  to Harvard University on a full scholarship (奖学金).
This boy was like a Picasso. He was born to   38 . But even a Picasso needs a   39  . The public school system (系统) gives every child a chance to   40  , only if every teacher realizes that to educate a child is to open a world of possibilities — that to educate a child is to change the world.
21. A. find                    B. organize            C. prepare             D. monitor
22. A. homework          B. test                  C. speech              D. competition
23. A. handed                  B. left                  C. borrowed          D. awarded
24. A. paid                   B. waited              C. asked                      D. struggled
25. A. curious               B. patient                     C. ready                D. eager
26. A. star                    B. historian           C. teacher             D. geographer
27. A. meeting                     B. activity             C. course              D. class
28. A. services              B. libraries            C. foreigners         D. friends
29. A. reminded           B. insisted             C. expected           D. Remarked
30. A. now that             B. as if                  C. in case                     D. even though
31. A. felt                            B. experienced              C. wanted              D. hoped
32. A. careful                B. brave                C. popular            D. successful
33. A. lead                   B. treat                 C. drive                 D. follow
34. A. even                   B. yet                    C. ever                  D. still
35. A. cried                  B. smiled              C. sighed              D. trembled
36. A. courage                     B. honors              C. praise                D. warmth
37. A. admitted             B. intended            C. offered                 D. charged
38. A. poverty              B. wealth              C. hardship           D. greatness
39. A. chance                      B. help                  C. support             D. comfort
40. A. choose                B. play                 C. achieve             D. Think

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Billy was still a child when his parents left their hometown in search of a better life in the North. I had the pleasure of meeting him in his early years in a public school in New York. I had to

  21   a class of English language learners for a   22   in world history and geography.

What this boy needed was to know how he could succeed. I could have   23   him the textbook and idly (无所事事地) sat down, and he would have read the entire book within a week and   24   for another. And so, as he sat before me   25   to learn, I knew that he would be a

  26  .

Towards the end of the   27   that year, he came to me with tears in his eyes to tell me he would have to move to another district, where there were few   28   for English language learners. In addition, the district   29   that he take the state test in June,   30   he had only completed three-quarters of the first year of a two-year course! It was then that I told him what I had   31   the very first day I met him.

“You will be   32   wherever you go. They could   33   you like Napoleon to some faraway island, and you would   34   find your way to greatness.” He looked at me and   35  . Needless to say, he passed the test with high marks. He graduated with   36  , and was the only student that year   37   to Harvard University on a full scholarship (奖学金).

This boy was like a Picasso. He was born to   38  . But even a Picasso needs a   39  . The public school system (系统) gives every child a chance to   40   , only if every teacher realizes that to educate a child is to open a world of possibilities — that to educate a child is to change the world.

21. A. find                    B. organize            C. prepare             D. monitor

22. A. homework          B. test                  C. speech              D. competition

23. A. handed                   B. left                  C. borrowed          D. awarded

24. A. paid                   B. waited              C. asked                      D. struggled

25. A. curious               B. patient                     C. ready                D. eager

26. A. star                    B. historian           C. teacher             D. geographer

27. A. meeting                     B. activity             C. course              D. class

28. A. services              B. libraries            C. foreigners        D. friends

29. A. reminded           B. insisted             C. expected           D. Remarked

30. A. now that             B. as if                  C. in case                     D. even though

31. A. felt                            B. experienced              C. wanted              D. hoped

32. A. careful                B. brave                C. popular            D. successful

33. A. lead                   B. treat                 C. drive                 D. follow

34. A. even                   B. yet                    C. ever                  D. still

35. A. cried                  B. smiled              C. sighed              D. trembled

36. A. courage                     B. honors              C. praise                D. warmth

37. A. admitted             B. intended            C. offered                  D. charged

38. A. poverty              B. wealth              C. hardship           D. greatness

39. A. chance                      B. help                  C. support             D. comfort

40. A. choose                B. play                 C. achieve             D. Think