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

There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the __1____ home from work in the evenings. A man will be __2____ the newspaper, and seconds later it appears as if he is trying to eat it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger ___3__ next to him. Another place where unplanned short sleep goes on is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so ___4__ that the professor has to ask another student to ___5__ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the ___6___ of the head pushes the arm off the desk, and the movement carries the __7___ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no ___8__ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when driving. Police reports are full of accidents that occur when people fall into sleep and go __9_____ the road. If the drivers are lucky, they are not seriously hurt. One woman's car, ___10____, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of __11____ and thought it was raining. When people are really __12___, nothing will stop them from falling asleep ― no matter where they are.

1. A. way　　　　　　 B. track　　　　　　 C. path　　　　　 D. road

2. A. buying　　　　　 B. folding　　　　　 C. delivering　　　 D. reading

3. A. lying　　　　　　 B. waiting　　　　 C. talking　　　　 D. sitting

4. A. bravely　　　　　 B. happily　　　　 C. loudly　　　　　 D. carelessly

5. A. leave　　　　　　 B. shake　　　　　 C. keep　　　　　 D. watch

6. A. size　　　　　　 B. shape　　　　　 C. weight　　　　 D. strength

7. A. action　　　　　 B. position　 　　　C. rest　　　　　　 D. side

8. A. memory　　　　 B. reason　　　　　 C. question　　　　 D. purpose

9. A. up　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　 C. along　　　　　 D. down

10. A. lucky　　　　　　 B. awake　　　　　 C. calm　　　　　 D. strong

11. A. dust　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　 C. grass　　　　　 D. bush

12. A. tired　　　　　　 B. drunk　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　 D. lazy