One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan’s cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face   36  first into the mud. David   37  her mother’s side, “Are you all right, Mom”  38 , Susan pulled herself up, “I’m okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more   39  since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a   40  danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having   41  of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked   42 .
　　One day, David’s teacher announced a   43  homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an   44 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
　　An idea   45  David one evening. If only his mother’s cane didn’t slip on the ice. “What if I   46  your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
　　“  47  the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
　　“No, Mom, I   48  make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the   49  returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father   50  as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the   51 . Happily Susan cried out, “It   52  !”
　　In July 1999, David was  53  national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate  54 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his   55  is becoming well accepted.

Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s very beautiful, I could read lots of books there and I made lots of friends there. But it’s hot in  11 . So I usually returned to my hometown when my   12  began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could   13  in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.
One day I had some problems to solve. But I didn’t take the   14  home. My father told me Charlie, one of my   15 , had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn’t see each other after I   16  my middle school. At first he didn’t   17  me. He looked me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred! I haven’t seen you for a long time!”
Of course we were   18  to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and   19 . We also talked about the interesting things at that time. Later on he showed me around his   20 . It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I   21  were in it too. At last I said, “Can you   22  some dictionaries to me, please?”
“I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to others,” said the young man.
“Are you afraid I’ll   23  them?”
“No, I’m not. I’m afraid you won’t   24  them to me. Look! All the books in my library are not   25 , but borrowed!”

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face 1 first into the mud. David 2 her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom？” 3, Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more 4  since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 5 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having 6 of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked 7.
　　One day, David's teacher announced a 8 homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an 9," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
　　An idea 10 David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I 11 your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
　　“ 12 the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
　　“No, Mom, I 13 make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the 14 returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father 15 as Susan used it to walk 50 feet above the 16. Happily Susan cried out, “It 17 !”
　　In July 1999, David was18 national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate 19.Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his 20 is becoming well accepted.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      dropped
   2. B.
      touched
   3. C.
      lay
   4. D.
      fell
2. 2.
   1. A.
      rushed to
   2. B.
      stood by
   3. C.
      looked at
   4. D.
      ran around
3. 3.
   1. A.
      Firmly
   2. B.
      Easily
   3. C.
      Shakily
   4. D.
      Quickly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      frequently
   2. B.
      slowly
   3. C.
      freely
   4. D.
      heavily
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hiding
   2. B.
      possible
   3. C.
      certainly
   4. D.
      waiting
6. 6.
   1. A.
      method
   2. B.
      trouble
   3. C.
      disease
   4. D.
      hope
7. 7.
   1. A.
      little
   2. B.
      few
   3. C.
      much
   4. D.
      more
8. 8.
   1. A.
      useful
   2. B.
      strange
   3. C.
      special
   4. D.
      common
9. 9.
   1. A.
      invention
   2. B.
      appearance
   3. C.
      experience
   4. D.
      experiment
10. 10.
    1. A.
       reminded
    2. B.
       encouraged
    3. C.
       hit
    4. D.
       occurred
11. 11.
    1. A.
       fastened
    2. B.
       fixed
    3. C.
       stuck
    4. D.
       tied
12. 12.
    1. A.
       So
    2. B.
       And
    3. C.
       But
    4. D.
       For
13. 13.
    1. A.
       would
    2. B.
       might
    3. C.
       did
    4. D.
       need
14. 14.
    1. A.
       pen
    2. B.
       hand
    3. C.
       nail
    4. D.
       cane
15. 15.
    1. A.
       helped
    2. B.
       supported
    3. C.
       noticed
    4. D.
       watched
16. 16.
    1. A.
       ice
    2. B.
       street
    3. C.
       yard
    4. D.
       square
17. 17.
    1. A.
       helps
    2. B.
       operates
    3. C.
       succeeds
    4. D.
       works
18. 18.
    1. A.
       praised
    2. B.
       received
    3. C.
       won
    4. D.
       declared
19. 19.
    1. A.
       more slowly
    2. B.
       more clearly
    3. C.
       more carefully
    4. D.
       faster
20. 20.
    1. A.
       cane
    2. B.
       speech
    3. C.
       mother
    4. D.
       story

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas（胰腺). I didn’t even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which was doctor’s code for preparing to die. It meant to try to tell your kids everything you thought you’d have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It meant to make sure everything was buttoned up so that it would be as easy as possible for your family. It meant to say your goodbyes.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy(活组织检查). I was calm, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This is the closest I’ve been to facing death. No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by the principle — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary

1. 1.

   The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to let the readers __________

   1. A.
      be brave when facing a cancer
   2. B.
      treasure their lifetime to fulfill their own business
   3. C.
      know a sorrowful experience of his won
   4. D.
      know how he treasured his family
2. 2.

   Why can the author's illness be cured so soon?

   1. A.
      He prepared everything in order
   2. B.
      He had a biopsy
   3. C.
      His pancreatic cancer can be curable with surgery
   4. D.
      His wife helped him
3. 3.

   The impression the author gave readers is that __________

   1. A.
      he was so optimistic that the incurable illness wouldn't bring him down
   2. B.
      he could leave death alone and had enough courage to become what he wanted to
   3. C.
      he was so determined that he wasn't scared at death
   4. D.
      he was such a responsible man that he prepared well before he died
4. 4.

   What does the underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refer to?

   1. A.
      Gods
   2. B.
      The doctors
   3. C.
      Heart and intuition
   4. D.
      Other persons

Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s very beautiful, I could read lots of books there and I made lots of friends there. But it’s hot in 1. So I usually returned to my hometown when my 2 began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could 3 in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.
One day I had some problems to solve. But I didn’t take the 4 home. My father told me Charlie, one of my 5, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn’t see each other after I 6 my middle school. At first he didn’t 7 me. He looked me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred! I haven’t seen you for a long time!”
Of course we were 8 to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and 9. We also talked about the interesting things at that time. Later on he showed me around his 10. It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I 11 were in it too. At last I said, “Can you 12 some dictionaries to me, please?”
“I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to others,” said the young man.
“Are you afraid I’ll 13 them?”
“No, I’m not. I’m afraid you won’t 14 them to me. Look! All the books in my library are not 15, but borrowed!”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      spring
   2. B.
      summer
   3. C.
      autumn
   4. D.
      winter
2. 2.
   1. A.
      birthday
   2. B.
      Saturday
   3. C.
      Sunday
   4. D.
      holiday
3. 3.
   1. A.
      study
   2. B.
      play
   3. C.
      rest
   4. D.
      work
4. 4.
   1. A.
      books
   2. B.
      notebooks
   3. C.
      dictionaries
   4. D.
      magazines
5. 5.
   1. A.
      brothers
   2. B.
      sisters
   3. C.
      neighbors
   4. D.
      classmates
6. 6.
   1. A.
      finished
   2. B.
      heard of
   3. C.
      looked at
   4. D.
      visited
7. 7.
   1. A.
      see
   2. B.
      hear
   3. C.
      recognize
   4. D.
      call
8. 8.
   1. A.
      angry
   2. B.
      happy
   3. C.
      worried
   4. D.
      sad
9. 9.
   1. A.
      doctors
   2. B.
      teachers
   3. C.
      workers
   4. D.
      drivers
10. 10.
    1. A.
       factory
    2. B.
       office
    3. C.
       library
    4. D.
       house
11. 11.
    1. A.
       needed
    2. B.
       read
    3. C.
       wrote
    4. D.
       liked
12. 12.
    1. A.
       pass
    2. B.
       send
    3. C.
       give
    4. D.
       lend
13. 13.
    1. A.
       lose
    2. B.
       sell
    3. C.
       throw
    4. D.
       read
14. 14.
    1. A.
       pay
    2. B.
       return
    3. C.
       send
    4. D.
       give
15. 15.
    1. A.
       found
    2. B.
       given
    3. C.
       won
    4. D.
       bought