A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 　 31　 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning　 32　 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 　 33 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been 　34　 lessons—at age 54! I told her that it was very　 35　 that she was pursuing （追求） her passion（热情） to play the piano.

　 Then she asked me　 36　 question.

　 “I have been playing for 8 years now, ” I answered.

　 “Then you must play a song for me before you leave, ” she　 37 . I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she　 38　 me of our musical “ 39　 ”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 40 asked me to play a song for her. I thought　 41　 and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for　 42　 , and it was my soul-searching song.

　 I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions　 43　 into it as possible. She loved it. 　 44　 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man! ”

　 I turned around. And there was an old lady　 45　 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to　 46　 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to　 47　 my bed, but your music made me feel good, ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked　 48　 back to her room.

　 I was deeply　 49　 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s　 50　 for peace and joy.

31. A. observed 　　　B. watched

C. noticed 　　　　　D. caught

32. A. on 　　　B. at

C. over 　　　 D. against

33. A. player 　　　B. teacher

C. composer 　　　D. starter

34. A. giving 　　　B. attending

C. teaching 　　　 D. reviewing

35. A. interesting 　　　B. wonderful

C. moved 　　　　　　D. impressive

36. A. another 　　　B. a different

C. the same 　　　　D. other

37. A. advised 　　　B. ordered

C. demanded 　　　D. requested

38. A. warned 　　　B. reminded

C. asked 　　　　　D. required

39. A. course 　　　B. task

C. discussion 　　　D. deal

40. A. and 　　　　 B. but

C. as a result 　　　D. what’s more

41. A. for the moment 　　　B. at the moment

C. for a moment 　　　　　D. at a moment

42. A. music 　　　B. songs

C. the piano 　　　D. vitamins

43. A. dropping 　　　B. falling

C. pouring 　　　　　D. running

44. A. Since 　　　B. As

C. While 　　　　 D. Because

45. A. taking 　　　B. making

C. having 　　　　 D. moving

46. A. thank 　　　B. praise

C. admire 　　　　D. owe

47. A. get on 　　　B. get up

C. get off 　　　　 D. get down

48. A. quietly 　　　B. calmly

C. happily 　　　　 D. slowly

49. A. shocked 　　　B. touched

C. delighted 　　　　D. disturbed

50. A. world 　　　B. heart

C. brains 　　　　 D. dreams

In the good care of the nurses, the boy is ____ recovering from his heart operation.

A. quietly　　　　 B. actually　　　　 C. practically　　　 D. gradually

It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ____?

A. quietly　　 B. more quietly　　 C. much quiet　　 D. quieter

About 20 years ago, I was lucky to teach a disabled young woman named Audrey. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also very　 21　 in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated from university, she got two　 22　 , one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such　 23　 areas of study.

Just before her high school graduation, Audrey　 24　 me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolour painting of a mother and her baby. A tear　 25　 from the mother’s eye as she looked　 26　 at her child. Under the painting, Audrey had　 27　 these words: “The deep love from Mother, 　 28　 me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed and　 29　 in my office.

Years passed with many　 30　 from one office to another and I　 31　 the painting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I　 32　 a phone call from a former colleague who said she had 33　 of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years earlier. When cleaning out a storage room, she had　 34　 my gift.

I was struck that the　 35　 gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old, Audrey had a serious　 36　 . What’s worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She　 37　 it but was disabled.

To　 38　 , it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mother’s love has helped　 39　 a talent and how its　 40　 pushes me ahead.

21. A. talented　　　B. interested　　　　　　　　　 C. buried　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. absorbed

22. A. choices　　 B. degrees　　　　　　　　　　 C. chances　　　　　　　　　　　 D. jobs

23. A. similar　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scientific

24. A. presented　　　B. promised　　　　　　　　　 C. afforded　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gave

25. A. fell　　　　　　B. flooded　　　　　　　　　　 C. escaped　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sank

26. A. quietly　　 B. lovingly　　　　　　　　　　 C. warmly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gently

27. A. described　　　B. marked　　　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. signed

28. A. past　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

29. A. hung　　　　B. decorated　　　　　　　　 C. painted　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. added

30. A. migrations　　 B. moves　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turns　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. circles

31. A. left　　　　　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

32. A. accepted　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dialed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. received

33. A. something　 B. books　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gifts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. letters

34. A. searched　　　B. discovered　　　　　　　　 C. observed　　　　　　　　　　 D. touched

35. A. ancient　　　　 B. colorful　　　　　　　　　　 C. precious　　　　　　　　　　　 D. abstract

36. A. symptom　　 B. fault　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disease

37. A. survived　　 B. recovered　　　　　　　　 C. struggled　　　　　　　　　　 D. managed

38. A. someone else　　　B. anyone else　　　 C. everyone else　　　　　　　 D. nobody else

39. A. encourage　　　　　 B. become　　　　　　　　　　 C. develop　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practise

40. A. energy　　　　　　　　B. force　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　　　　　　 D. power

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent parent meeting. To the little boy’s 　 1 , she said she would go. This 　2 be the first time that his classmates and teacher 　3 his mother and he felt 　4 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that 5 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 6 why or how she got the scar.

　 At the meeting, the people were 　7 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 8 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and 　9　 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 10 of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

　 The teacher asked 11 , “How did you get the scar on your face?”

　 The mother replied, “ 12 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 　13 afraid to go in because the fire was 14 ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 　15 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 16 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 　17 　, but to this day, I have never 18 what I did.”

　 At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 　19 of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 20 for the rest of the day.

1. A. enjoyment　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointment　　　　 C. surprise　　　　 D. excitement

2. A. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. could　　　　　　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　　　　　　 D. must

3. A. noticed　　　　　　　　 B. greeted　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. accepted　　　　　　　　 D. met

4. A. sick　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afraid　　　　　　　 D. tired

5. A. included　　　　　　　 B. passed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　　　　 D. shaded

6. A. talk about　　　　　　　　　　 B. think about　　　 C. care about　　　 D. hear about

7. A. impressed　　　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. comforted

8. A. in sight of　　　　　　　　　 B. by means of　　　 C. by way of　　　 D. in spite of

9. A. hid　　　　　　　　　　　 B. protected　　　　　　　 C. separated　　　　D. escaped

10. A. understanding　　　　　　 B. reminding　　　　　　　　 C. hearing　　　　　　　　　　 D. learning

11. A. carefully　　　　　　　　　　 B. seriously　　　　　　C. nervously　　　　 D. anxiously

12. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. When　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　　　　 D. While

13. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　　　 C. quite　　　　　　　　　　　 D. too

14. A. out of control　　　　　　 B. under control　　　　 C. in control　　　　 D. over control

15. A. helpless　　　　　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　C. senseless　　　　　 D. useless

16. A. pointed　　　　　　　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　　　C. wiped　　　　　　　　D. touched

17. A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lasting　　　　　　　　　C. serious　　　　　　　　D. frightening

18. A. forgot　　　　　　　　 B. recognized　　　　　　　 C. considered　　　　 D. regretted

19. A. honor　　　　　　　　 B. sense　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happiness　　　　 D. pride

20. A. quietly　　　　　　　 B. slightly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tightly　　　　　　　　　　 D. suddenly