I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to us now.

I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. That’s  36  I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could 37   where it was coming from.   38   the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating (低估) the power within yourself. The way she was singing    39   me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must      40   to perform alone in the middle of a crowded place.

She must have felt my   41   because she would  42 look in my direction. Then I walked over and put some  43     in her carriage and she said, “Thank you”. Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been  44     a rough time lately, but you’ve made me  45 again.”

“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”

“Well, my mum told me she had got    46   from her job, and that made me sad. I’m not so sure what to do …”

“You see, here’s the problem,” she explained. “While you were        47   , your head was down. Don’t look  48 , because  49   comes in different ways and if your head were down, you might lose it.”

She also explained to me that she saw a lot of  50 people in the world and she tried to bring more  51 by sharing motivational (鼓舞人心的) music. She told me that when she wasn’t making music she studied  52  . So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.

I  53     a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after we  54, my heart was  55      and lightened by a musical soul!

1.                A．where         B．why            C．which    D．when

2.                A．turn out        B．take in          C．find out   D．get in

3.                A．Across         B．Through        C．Between  D．Above

4.                A．comforted      B．annoyed        C．scared   D．reminded

5.                A．take time       B．take turns       C．take action    D．take courage

6.                A．absence        B．performance     C．presence D．regret

7.                A．angrily         B．occasionally     C．generally D．faithfully

8.                A．cards          B．food           C．books    D．money

9.                A．going through    B．getting up       C．taking over    D．running towards

10.               A．curious         B．eager          C．sad   D．hopeful

11.               A．hired          B．promoted       C．paid  D．fired

12.               A．running        B．driving         C．walking    D．riding

13.               A．proud          B．defeated       C．absorbed  D．puzzled

14.               A．opportunity     B．trouble         C．difficulty   D．dream

15.               A．positive        B．active          C．energetic  D．negative

16.               A．records        B．poverty        C．positivity  D．indifference

17.               A．politics         B．psychology      C．biology    D．art

18.               A．smiled         B．changed        C．influenced D．sighed

19.               A．responded      B．parted         C．agreed    D．understood

20.               A．hit            B．sunk           C．tied  D．touched

Last night I wrote an article for the school newspaper that described how I feel right now in honest terms. I emailed it to our wonderful  1 , and after she  2  it, she asked a very good question: "Do you want the  3  school body, including our senior class and the teaching 4  to read this?"

That question pretty much  5 my thoughts. I ' m not a very  6  person; I tend to let only a few friends know  7  what' s going on in my life. I suppose that' s  8  my personality says the opposite to itself, because I'm also an honest person.

Being honest is  9 . It involves taking risks - huge risks - and putting  10  on the edge.  11_ to someone can be the hardest thing for you in the world and either lead to the hurt of feelings or  12_  friendships. During the course of my life, I' ve experienced  13 .

In positive ways, being honest can be a  14 . Pretending is not only difficult,  15  it' s very tiring. Last year,  16  I discovered that I could be open with two people whom I was already good friends with, the load on my shoulders felt much  17 . Telling someone your  18  feelings is scary; trusting someone  19  your heart and soul is hard. Of course, putting one's feelings into  20  for the general population to read is also rather frightening.

1．A．editor             B．coach          C．e-pal            D．supervisor

2．A．deleted             B．read               C．forwarded         D．reserved

3．A．entire             B．junior              C．main             D．key

4．A．member           B．clerk             C．staff             D．fellow

5．A．agreed            B．controlled        C．supported         D．matched

6．A．easygoing          B．shy                C．optimistic         D．open

7．A．exactly            B．rarely               C．roughly           D．usually

8．A．how              B．what               C．where             D．when

9．A．exciting           B．simple             C．boring            D．difficult

10．A．everybody       B．yourself           C．somebody          D．myself

11．A．Showing off      B．Opening up         C．Getting down     D．Looking up

12．A．unreliable         B．weaker               C．permanent         D．stronger

13．A．either           B．neither               C．both               D．nothing

14．A．burden          B．dream                 C．goal              D．release

15．A．but             B．while                C．also              D．meanwhile

16．A．in which       B．when               C．during which        D．which

17．A．heavier           B．unpredictable       C．lighter             D．unbearable

18．A．miserable        B．secret             C．strong               D．joyful

19．A．by            B．via                 C．with              D．beyond

20．A．reality           B．use                 C．practice            D．print