Many years ago, my dad was diagnosed with a terminal illness. He was unable to work at __21__ job. He would be fine for quite a while, but would then fall suddenly __22__ and have to be admitted to the hospital.

He wanted to do something to keep himself __23__, so he decided to volunteer at the local children __24__. My dad loved kids. He would talk to them and play with them. Sometimes, he would __25__ one of his kids. In certain instances, he would give __26__ to the sad parents of these children.

One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a __27__ disease that paralyzed (使……瘫痪) her from the neck down. I don’t know the __28__ of the disease, but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl. My dad decided to try to help her. He started __29__ her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up __30__a backing, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. Only his __31__ would move. He would visit her __32__ he could and paint for her. All the while he would tell her, “see, you can do __33__ you set your mind to”.

__34__, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was discharged(允许出院). My dad also __35__ the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and __36__ to work, he was at the volunteer counter one day and __37__the front door open. In came the little girl who had been paralyzed, but this time she was __38__. She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave my dad a picture she had done using her __39__. At the bottom it read, “Thank you for helping me walk.”

Sometimes love is more__40__than doctors, and my dad – who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture -- loved every single child in that hospital.

21.　 A. an important　　　 　 B. a steady　 　　　 C. an easy　 　　　 D. a good

22.　 A. ill　　　 　　　 　　B. behind　　 　　　 C. asleep　　 　　　 D. down

23.　 A. well　　 　　　　　 B. wealthy　 　　　 C. busy　　　 　　　 D. healthy

24.　 A. palace　　 　　　 　B. hospital　 　　　 C. center　　 　　　 D. park

25.　 A. teach　　　 　　 　B. miss　　　 　　　 C. lose 　　　　　 D. treat

26.　 A. speech　　　 　　 　B. comfort　 　　　 C. praise　　 　　　 D. help

27.　 A. special　　　 　　　　　 B. curious　 　　　 C. strange　 　　　 D. rare

28.　 A. result　 　　　　　 B. reason　　　　 C. name　　　 　　　 D. course

29.　 A. observing　 　　　 B. drawing　 　　　 C. painting　 　　　 D. visiting

30.　 A. with　 　 　　　　B. across　　 　　　 C. against　　 　　　 D. over

31.　 A. head　 　　　　　 B. neck　　　 　　　 C. fingers　　 　　　 D. eyes

32.　 A. whoever　　 　 　　B. whenever　　　 　 C. as if　　　 　　　　　 D. as soon as

33.　 A. everything　 　　 　B. something　　　 　 C. anything 　　　 D. nothing

34.　 A. Basically　　 　　　 B. Naturally　　　 　　　 C. Eventually　　 　 D. Suddenly

35.　 A. left　　 　　　　　 B. entered　 　　　 C. rushed to　　　 　　　 D. stayed at

36.　 A. stopped　　　 　　　 B. returned　 　　　 C. hesitated 　　　 D. refused

37.　 A. pushed　　　 　　　 B. noticed　 　　　 C. observed 　　　 D. kicked

38.　 A. shouting　　　　 B. lying　　 　　　 C. walking　 　　　 D. jumping

39.　 A. hands　 　　　　　 B. pens　　　 　　　 C. paper　　　 　　　 D. mind

40.　 A. thankful　　 　　　 B. useful　　 　　　 C. thoughtful　　 D. powerful

20. Your trousers are dirty. ______ them for you?

　 　A. Shall I wash　　 B. Will I wash　　 C. Am I going to　　 D. Am I washing

19. He ________ some French while he was away on a business trip in Paris.

　 　A. made out　　 B. picked up　　　 C. gave up　　 D. took in

18. It’s important for us to employ a word or a phrase according to the ________in language studies.

　A. condition　　 B. expression　　　 C. situation　　 D. translation

17. President Hu Jingtao says that at no time ______ the first to use the nuclear weapon.　

　 　A. will China be　　 B. will be China　　 C. is China　 D. China is

16. The women carrying babies, come in first, ________?

　 　A. don’t you　　　 B. will they　　 C. do you　　　 D. will you

15. You did _______ carry my books for me that day. You changed my life.

　 A. more than　　 B. rather than　　 C. less than　　 D. better than