There is one showing love．and there's another not responding in time．During lifetime, however, it turns out to be a regret and we always think of making it up when it's gone．

A father sat at his desk staring over his monthly bills 21 his young son rushed in and 22  ．"Dad．because this is your birthday and you're 55 years old, I'm going to give you 55 23 ．one for each year!" When the boy started 24  his agreement, the father exclaimed, "Oh．Andrew, don't do it now; I'm too 25  !" The youngster immediately 26  silent as tears welled up in his big blue eyes．27  the father said, "You can finish later．"

The boy said nothing but quietly 28  ,disappointment written 29  his face．That evening the father said, "Come and finish the 30  kisses now．Andrew!" But the boy didn't respond．

Unfortunately, a few days later after this incident, the boy had an   31  and was drowned．His 32  father wrote．"If only I 33  tell him how much I regret my thoughtless 34 ,and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is 35  ．"

Love is a two-way street．Any loving act must be warmly accepted 36  it will be taken as rejection and can 37  a scar．If we are too busy to give and 38  love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than 39  with love to the cry for love from those who are near and precious to us, because there may be no 40  at all as in the case of the little boy．

14.A words                      B．comments    C．questions          D．accounts

For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.  1.  I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday,   2. , what I considered ordinary became very  3. .

As I was leaving the Sunday  4. , a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you   5. this?” I said as I  6. to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would  7.  it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got  8. last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she  9. me to live with my grandmother. She has been so  10. to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for  11. me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly   12. . My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the   13. of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have  14. heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not  15. . If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道讲坛）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the  16. each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she  17. the very best.”

18. I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one last  19. and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I  20. one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”

21.               A．Once          B．Because        C．For   D．While

22.               A．though         B．nevertheless    C．however  D．anyway

23.               A．meaningful      B．motivated       C．strange    D．special

24.               A．service         B．meeting        C．interview  D．visit

25.               A．notice         B．see            C．like   D．mean

26.               A．shaken         B．indicated       C．pointed   D．looked

27.               A．enjoy          B．appreciate      C．like   D．pick

28.               A．divorced       B．lost            C．troubled   D．disturbed

29.               A．advised        B．forced         C．sent  D．dismissed

30.               A．helpful         B．merciful        C．mean D．good

31.               A．loving          B．bringing        C．protecting D．choosing

32.               A．speak          B．move          C．refuse D．breathe

33.               A．place          B．depths         C．bottom    D．corner

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

35.               A．fresh          B．expensive       C．enough   D．useful

36.               A．old            B．church         C．poor  D．relatives

37.               A．possesses       B．matches        C．deserves  D．suits

38.               A．Even if         B．As             C．Although  D．If

39.               A．promise        B．statement       C．comment  D．explanation

40.               A．asked for       B．looked for      C．cared for  D．searched for

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he found notes in the book margin (空白)．The soft

 36 reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind．

In the book, he 37 the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell．With time and effort he

 38 her address．He wrote her a letter 39 himself and inviting her to write 40 ．

Then the two grew to know each other 41 the mail．A romance was budding．John requested a photograph, 42 she refused．Later they planned their first meeting-7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．

“You’ll 43 me, ” she wrote, “by the 44 I’ll be wearing on my coat．” So at 7:00 he was in the station．

A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her figure like a flower was long and

 45 and her eyes blue．Almost uncontrollably he made one 46 closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away．He felt 47 he split in two, so keen was his desire to follow her, and 48 so deep was his longing for the woman whose 49 had truly companioned (陪伴) him．

He did not 50 ．He said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so glad you could

 51 me; may I take you to dinner?”

The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about, but the young lady in the green suit begged me to 52 this rose on my coat．She said if you were to ask me to dinner, I should tell you she is 53 you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of  54 !”

It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom．The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the 55 ．

36． A．reading                 B．handwriting            C．smiling                   D．speaking

37． A．invented               B．thought                   C．discovered                  D．understood

38． A．published              B．wrote                         C．caught                    D．located

39． A．introducing           B．saying                    C．showing                  D．enjoying

40． A．back                     B．up                          C．on                          D．away

41． A．in                         B．by                          C．through                  D．at

42． A．therefore            B．but                         C．so                          D．and

43． A．realize                  B．recognize                C．know                   D．like

44． A．flower                  B．book                      C．rose                        D．glasses

45． A．fat                        B．ugly                       C．tall                         D．slim

46． A．stair                         B．jump                      C．pace                       D．step

47． A．as though              B．even if                    C．that                        D．although

48． A．still                      B．already                   C．yet                         D．though

49． A．appearance            B．development           C．voice                      D．spirit

50． A．laugh                    B．hesitate                   C．follow                    D．affect

51． A．know                    B．meet                       C．notice                     D．write

52． A．wear                     B．catch                      C．take                        D．bring

53． A．looking for           B．talking to                C．looking at               D．waiting for

54． A．check                   B．exam                      C．test                         D．quiz

55． A．beautiful               B．weak                      C．unattractive             D．strong

He was so cold, he seemed so proud, ________ every time she met him, she experienced a kind of emotional electric shock.

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

       When I was a girl, in the deserts of Somalia（索马里）, my family was nomadic（游牧的）,   36  with our animals, and leading a happy life．

       I was about thirteen  37 my father called me at the end of a hot day．“Come and  38  here．” He said．“I’ve found you a  39 ! We have arranged that he will  40  me five camels．“ That night I ran away．I was  41．For almost three weeks, I walked  42  the desert, and finally I got to my auntie’s house in Mogadishu．Auntie’s husband was an ambassador（大使）, and in a few months I  43  Britain to work at his London house．

       One day a  44  called Michael Goss saw me in the street．He took my picture and the photographs were  45 ．“You should try and do  46 ,” he told me．When my aunt and uncle  47  Africa, I stayed in London．I found a place to stay and got  48  at McDonald’s before I  took Michael Goss’s photographs to an agency one day．They  49  me to a studio, and my picture appeared  50  of the Pirelli calendar．Soon after that, the agency got me  51  in the James Bond film The Living Daylights．

       That was seven years ago．Since then I’ve done modeling all over the world and I’ve had frequent  52  in magazines such as Vogue and Elle．I have  53  hosted the US music program Soul Train．

       Once  54  five camels, now I can  55  up to ??5000 for one day’s work．I have gone from the bottom to the top．

A．working hard                B．living together        C．looking after         D．moving around

A．when                      B．after                C．as                  D．before

A．listen            B．sit                  C．work               D．see

A．business          B．boss               C．husband             D．chance

A．support           B．provide             C．share               D．give

A．excited           B．worried             C．frightened          D．surprised

A．around            B．through             C．inside              D．beyond

A．flew to           B．stayed in            C．chose              D．left

A．director          B．editor          C．photographer     D．writer

A．satisfied       B．beautiful            C．well-mannered       D．young

A．designing      B．photographing   C．dressing         D．modeling

A．moved to             B．changed for          C．returned to          D．started for

A．something to eat       B．a job               C．a bedroom     D a workroom

A．sent                  B．wanted              C．ordered             D．informed

A．in the list             B．on the cover          C．in the ads           D．on the page

A．a rise                 B．a job               C．a part              D．an actress

A．interviews             B．performances        C．visits               D．appearances

A．already         B．even               C．yet                 D．still

A．looking after   B．feeding              C．worth              D．as much as

A．pay           B．spend          C．give              D．earn