I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermit, my drama(戏剧) teacher, had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a play. Luckily for me, she thought that I could act the   1 .

That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked   2  about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been   3   for a role on the stage, his job with helping all the actors was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little __4  because I had a lot of lines(台词)to memorize. “You can do it.” he said. I knew I could   5  on him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we made a good team.

Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While doing his own work, Kevin also spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We   6  that he could probably play my part as well as I could.

Three days before the    7  night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up with a high fever on the day of the play, the whole production came to a sudden   __8 . Everyone in the drama department was worried,   9  there was no way I could perform. The play was   10  to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to help. Then it hit me---Kevin knew the   11  as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermit to give her my   12 . Within a few short hours, Kevin stood on the stage in costume(戏服) and makeup. The amusing lines he had   13  with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had   14  the day for everyone by working as a team.

Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have missed my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely   15  to have such a good friend.

1.                A．part           B．play            C．band D．scene

2.                A．calmly          B．sadly           C．excitedly  D．anxiously

3.                A．had            B．chosen         C．invited   D．trained

4.                A．pleased        B．bored          C．nervous  D．confused

5.                A．rely           B．operate         C．base     D．agree

6.                A．expected       B．debated        C．agreed   D．joked

7.                A．ending         B．closing         C．opening  D．greeting

8.                A．change         B．turn           C．stop D．close

9.                A．for            B．but            C．and  D．so

10.               A．written         B．taken          C．said  D．scheduled

11.               A．steps          B．lines           C．point D．case

12.               A．introduction     B．instruction      C．explanation D．suggestion

13.               A．saw           B．read           C．practiced  D．watched

14.               A．valued         B．saved          C．left   D．kept

15.               A．successful      B．thankful        C．trustful    D．hopeful

I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was   16   to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go   17 together. I’d stopped at a   18   to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat   19   our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way.  20   my road was another road which was built like a   21 . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples   22   me and started to eat one.  23   I saw the cars in front of me start to  24   from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had   25   wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I   26   the car and at the same moment the road   27   onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the __28  . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was  29  But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been   30   an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of   31  , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people   32   towards me. A team of people had come to   33   if anyone was under the   34  road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you   35  ?”He asked. “Not too bad,”I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.

1.A. driving    B. leading  C. walking      D. running

2.A. shopping       B. dancing    C. swimming   D. sightseeing

3.A. farm           B. shop         C. park        D. school

4.A. after          B. during           C. since        D. once

5.A. Under          B. Along        C. Over         D. Beside

6.A. bridge         B. roof         C. cover       D. top

7.A. under          B. along            C. inside       D. beside

8.A. Finally        B. Actually     C. Suddenly    D. Slowly

9.A. move       B. roll         C. burst       D. jump

10.A. been        B. broken    C. gone     D. done

11.A. parked      B. started    C. moved    D. stopped

12.A. put         B. ran       C. fell       D. jumped

13.A. dark        B. afternoon  C. sun       D. car

14.A. noisy       B. dusty     C. quiet      D. blood

15.A. on        B. at       C. by        D. in

16.A. food       B. sandwiches  C. apples    D. bread

17.A. climbing    B. shouting    C. moving   D. driving

18.A. know      B. tell        C. understand  D. see

19.A. falling      B. broken     C. breaking   D. dirty

20.A. sleeping     B. feeling     C. eating     D. going

I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.

My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the   36  often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to   37  those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my   38  life experience had led me to one   39  that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.

It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me.

“Spare some change?” he asked.

I didn’t even   40  looking up at his nameless face. I briefly   41  him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to   42  him.

“I have no money on me,” I said quickly

Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God   43 . Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I   44  and landed heavily on my right knee. The   45  was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.

“Are you all right?” he asked.

I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I   46  took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t   47 . I saw the   48  in his eyes.

I   49  to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.

“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep   50 .

“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.

Mike paused, and a look of sudden   51  crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.

“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said,

I was highly embarrassed as I remember my   52 . I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.

“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have   53  what happened to him.

Mike held his cup tightly,   54  it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.

A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a   55  to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.

1.                A．doctors         B．beggars         C．citizens   D．sellers

2.                A．pity            B．observe        C．forgive   D．ignore

3.                A．limited         B．painful         C．meaningful    D．rich

4.                A．fact            B．rule            C．assumption    D．suggestion

5.                A．mind           B．bother         C．avoid D．bear

6.                A．imagined       B．followed        C．noticed   D．heard

7.                A．judge          B．stop           C．tease D．blame

8.                A．signed         B．succeeded      C．responded    D．approached

9.                A．skipped        B．dashed         C．slipped   D．hesitated

10.               A．regret         B．scare          C．cold  D．pain

11.               A．still            B．ever           C．yet   D．also

12.               A．honest         B．reliable         C．drunk D．shabby

13.               A．greed          B．surprise        C．sorrow    D．sympathy

14.               A．failed          B．struggled       C．hurried   D．chose

15.               A．relief          B．satisfaction      C．understanding  D．concern

16.               A．confusion       B．realization      C．excitement D．sadness

17.               A．lie            B．injury          C．promise   D．experience

18.               A．known         B．predicted       C．cared D．accepted

19.               A．treasuring      B．protecting      C．making    D．showing

20.               A．lesson         B．name          C．chance    D．fortune

I heard the bees long before I saw them.

It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to    21   in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John    22   started to shout and then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly    23    but I was too far away to jump. I was    24  .

I heard a low hum, which was growing louder. From a    25  , the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.

All I could do was    26   my face with my hands.    27  , I thought that if I sat very 28  , the bees would think I was just another rock.

After a few seconds, I knew my    29   had failed. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down.

But it wasn’t so easy. The only way I could    30   was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be    31  .

The noise the bees made was so loud and    32  , and I had no choice.

I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool. I was just so happy to be free from the pain and the water felt so    33  .

But we still weren’t out of    34  . Every time we tried to climb out, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water until the bees finally lost    35  .

1.                A．call off         B．get off          C．cool off   D．turn off

2.                A．eventually      B．suddenly        C．happily   D．hurriedly

3.                A．climbed        B．followed        C．dashed   D．helped

4.                A．lost            B．forgotten        C．trapped   D．fooled

5.                A．hill            B．rock           C．river D．distance

6.                A．cover          B．hide           C．find D．lose

7.                A．Finally          B．Joyfully         C．Crazily    D．Immediately

8.                A．quietly         B．still            C．relaxed   D．gracefully

9.                A．face           B．friends         C．plan D．shout

10.               A．pass away       B．get away        C．look away D．take away

11.               A．exposed        B．unwanted       C．lost   D．protected

12.               A．annoying       B．frightening      C．amazing   D．boring

13.               A．wonderful      B．painful         C．hot   D．strange

14.               A．breath         B．control         C．danger    D．doubt

15.               A．hope          B．interest         C．time D．control

I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she ___36___ to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too ___37___ and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No response. I ___38___ my question and heard her say, “Oh,…nothing.” Nothing？

I got up from my desk and ran out ___39___ the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick ___40___ into the bathroom. I had her ___41___! I told her to turn around. She ___42___. I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady, I said turn around!”

___43___, she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was ___44__ with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard ___45__ voice that had been shouted to me as a child. “How could you…You should know…How many times have you been ___46___ … What a bad thing to do…” It was just a matter of my picking out which old ___47___ I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But ___48___ I could become angry, I looked ___49___ at the sweater on her. In big ___50___ it said, “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL(天使)!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, ___51___ seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of ___52___ that I had come dangerously close to ___53___. “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how ___54___ you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t ___55__ the chance to prove what a perfect little angel she had given me.

1.A. happened           B. liked                 C. appeared          D. pretended

2. A. long              B. quiet                C. calm              D. strange

3.A. asked             B. answered                C. raised           D. repeated

4. A. into       B. of                C. from              D. for

5.A. way       B. turn            C. change         D. progress

6.A. followed    B. scolded           C. cornered           D. fooled

7.A. laughed      B. listened              C. agreed          D. refused

8.A. Slowly      B. Eagerly           C. Angrily           D. Unfortunately

9.A. filled               B. marked           C. printed         D. covered

10.A. every            B. such                 C. any                D. one

11.A. told               B. beaten            C. frightened         D. forbidden

12.A. reports        B. notice              C. advice           D. words

13.A. as            B. when               C. since             D. before

14.A. up            B. down               C. in              D. on

15.A. signs            B. letters             C. messages         D. figures

16.A. because of       B. instead of       C. in spite of         D. as a result of

17.A. values          B. sadness          C. pities             D. tricks

18.A. preventing    B. getting rid of       C. destroying       D. doing wrong on

19.A. dirty             B. ugly           C. special          D. silly

20.A. have             B. get              C. take               D. miss