London Thursday July 26(Reuters)--Ian Johnstone missed his girlfriend so much that he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose to her．The problem is that she flew in the opposite direction．
He and Amy Dolby even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting-room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights.
Dolby，heartbroken when she arrived at Johnstone’s Sydney apartment to find he had flown to London，told the Times：“It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us.He is the most romantic person I have ever known．I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的)people.We are always trying to surprise each other．”
After an 11，000-mile flight across the globe，she was greeted by Johnstone’s astonished flatmate asking what she was doing there.
“The terrible truth dawned when I found that Lan’s rucksack and most of his clothes were missing.I sat on the end of his bed and cried my eyes out．And that really annoyed me，”she said．
Johnstone，a 27-year-old bricklayer，had taken a year off to travel round Australia．But he was missing Dolby，a 26-year-old secretary，so much he got a job on a Sydney building site and started saving for a surprise.
He then flew home to Britain and went to her apartment armed with an engagement ring，champagne and flowers．
“I really missed Amy and I’d been thinking about her all the time．I thought she was winding me up when she phoned me from Australia．”he said．
Johnstone then asked Dolby to marry him on the phone．“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted，”she said．
Dolby was given a short tour of Sydney by Johnstone’s friends and Johnstone had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket．
【小题1】According to the text，it seemed that       .

London Thursday July 26(Reuters)--Ian Johnstone missed his girlfriend so much that he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose to her．The problem is that she flew in the opposite direction．

He and Amy Dolby even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting-room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights.

Dolby，heartbroken when she arrived at Johnstone’s Sydney apartment to find he had flown to London，told the Times：“It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us.He is the most romantic person I have ever known．I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的)people.We are always trying to surprise each other．”

After an 11，000-mile flight across the globe，she was greeted by Johnstone’s astonished flatmate asking what she was doing there.

“The terrible truth dawned when I found that Lan’s rucksack and most of his clothes were missing.I sat on the end of his bed and cried my eyes out．And that really annoyed me，”she said．

Johnstone，a 27-year-old bricklayer，had taken a year off to travel round Australia．But he was missing Dolby，a 26-year-old secretary，so much he got a job on a Sydney building site and started saving for a surprise.

He then flew home to Britain and went to her apartment armed with an engagement ring，champagne and flowers．

“I really missed Amy and I’d been thinking about her all the time．I thought she was winding me up when she phoned me from Australia．”he said．

Johnstone then asked Dolby to marry him on the phone．“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted，”she said．

Dolby was given a short tour of Sydney by Johnstone’s friends and Johnstone had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket．

1.According to the text，it seemed that       .

2.We can learn from the text that        .

3.When Johnstone asked her to marry him on the phone，Dolby didn’t know whether to laugh or cry because she had a mixed feeling of        .

4.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened in the story?

a.Johnstone flew back to Britain to propose to his girlfriend，Amy Dolby．

b.Johnstone started working at a Sydney building site．

c.Johnstone went to Amy’s apartment in Britain with an engagement ring．

d.Johnstone proposed to Dolby over the phone．

e.They were waiting for their connecting flight in the airport in Singapore．

f.Dolby called Johnstone from Australia．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

Wings of Angel

    I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   36  . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   37  than others.

I hated going to school and I hated   38   at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing   39  and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   40  and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).

My friends found me   41  because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   42  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would

  43  me. That’s when I first heard your voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” you asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

 “No   44  .”

“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our   45  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, you saw my   46  . She just stared.

My heart   47  . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would   48   me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know why your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be   50  . I begged in my heart for her to   51  , but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered   52  .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was   53  . I looked into your eyes and her   54  touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   55  myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.

36．A．them B．it      C．mo    D．her

37．A．sadder      B．shorter      C．weaker     D．slower

38．A．looking    B．smiling     C．aiming      D．glaring

39．A．still   B．alone C．straight     D．together

40．A．street B．sun    C．corner      D．mirror

41．A．distant      B．stubborn   C．hopeless    D．unfortunate

42．A．after B．before      C．since D．until

43．A．disturb     B．seek  C．interrupt   D．ignore

44．A．wonder     B．idea   C．sign   D．action

45．A．connection       B．competition      C．conversation     D．comprehension

46．A．face  B．back  C．eyes  D．shoulders

47．A．sank  B．beat  C．broke       D．ached

48．A．care for    B．rely on     C．look down upon      D．put up with

49．A．that   B．how  C．whether    D．why

50．A．accused    B．arrested    C．punished   D．sentenced

51．A．relax B．leave C．stop   D．pause

52．A．shyly B．weakly     C．proudly    D．firmly

53．A．astonished B．ashamed   C．annoyed    D．amused

54．A．wisdom    B．generosity C．honesty     D．kindness

55．A．control     B．like   C．comfort    D．enjoy

A mouse looked through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package； what food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!
Running to the farmyard，the mouse shouted，warning everyone，“There is a mouse trap in the house，there is a mouse trap in the house．”The chicken，with her head high，glared at the mouse and said，“Shut up．Little Ugly．This is a great concern to you，but it has nothing to do with me：I can’t be troubled by it．”
The mouse turned to the pig and told him．“There is a mouse trap in the house．”“I am so sorry，Mr Mouse，”said the pig sympathetically，“but there is nothing I can do about it but pray；you are always in my prayers．”
The mouse turned to the cow，who said，“A mouse trap，am I in great danger，huh?”
Now the mouse had to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone．
That very night a sound was heard through the house，like that of a mouse trap catching its prey．The farmer’wife rushed to see what was caught．In the darkness，she did not see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught．The snake bit the farmer’s wife．The farmer rushed her to the hospital．She returned home with a fever．It is said that drinking fresh chicken soup will help treat fever，so the farmer took his sharp knife to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient．His wife’s sickness continued，so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock．To feed them，the farmer killed the pig．The farmer’s wife did not get well，in fact，she died，and so many people came for her funeral．The farmer had the cow killed to provide for all of them to eat．
So next time when someone is facing a problem，don’t say that it has nothing to do with you．
【小题1】We could see from the passage that the mouse was          ．

I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while．Yet, I1myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway．I had never seen so many people there on a weekday．It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many  2as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package 3．The queue moved very slowly．My patience ran out and I got 4．The longer it took,  the angrier I became．When I got to the counter finally, I finished my5quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door．
"Excuse me," I said, trying not to be too pushy．Several people had to move6to make room for me to get to the 7．
I stepped out, complaining about the8 conditions．Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot．
A woman was coming across the lot in my9．She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy．I 10that she looked as if she could breathe fire．It stopped me in my tracks．I   11 myself and it wasn't pretty．Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a 12  day．My anger melted away．I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a 13．So I did what I could in a minute14she hurried past me-I smiled．In a second everything changed．She was astonished, then somewhat15．Then her face softened and her shoulders16．I saw her take a deep breath．Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other．
I continued to smile all the way to my _17．Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do．
From then on, I became aware of people's 18and my own, the way we show our feelings．Now I use that _19every day to let it20me that when facing the world, I can try a smile．

1. 1.
   1. A.
      found
   2. B.
      helped
   3. C.
      troubled
   4. D.
      enjoyed
2. 2.
   1. A.
      things
   2. B.
      packages
   3. C.
      chances
   4. D.
      dollars
3. 3.
   1. A.
      lifted
   2. B.
      cashed
   3. C.
      weighed
   4. D.
      carried
4. 4.
   1. A.
      pleased
   2. B.
      disappointed
   3. C.
      delighted
   4. D.
      annoyed
5. 5.
   1. A.
      business
   2. B.
      choice
   3. C.
      situation
   4. D.
      attitude
6. 6.
   1. A.
      away
   2. B.
      about
   3. C.
      along
   4. D.
      aside
7. 7.
   1. A.
      counter
   2. B.
      cashier
   3. C.
      exit
   4. D.
      entrance
8. 8.
   1. A.
      weather
   2. B.
      service
   3. C.
      work
   4. D.
      shopping
9. 9.
   1. A.
      satisfaction
   2. B.
      decision
   3. C.
      direction
   4. D.
      imagination
10. 10.
    1. A.
       announced
    2. B.
       discovered
    3. C.
       proved
    4. D.
       noticed
11. 11.
    1. A.
       trusted
    2. B.
       recognized
    3. C.
       hid
    4. D.
       persuaded
12. 12.
    1. A.
       rough
    2. B.
       bright
    3. C.
       big
    4. D.
       nice
13. 13.
    1. A.
       gentleman
    2. B.
       stranger
    3. C.
       customer
    4. D.
       passenger
14. 14.
    1. A.
       until
    2. B.
       though
    3. C.
       before
    4. D.
       since
15. 15.
    1. A.
       attracted
    2. B.
       frightened
    3. C.
       cheered
    4. D.
       confused
16. 16.
    1. A.
       trembled
    2. B.
       raised
    3. C.
       relaxed
    4. D.
       tightened
17. 17.
    1. A.
       car
    2. B.
       office
    3. C.
       home
    4. D.
       doctor
18. 18.
    1. A.
       appearances
    2. B.
       reactions
    3. C.
       behaviors
    4. D.
       expressions
19. 19.
    1. A.
       treatment
    2. B.
       awareness
    3. C.
       conclusion
    4. D.
       achievement
20. 20.
    1. A.
       remind
    2. B.
       show
    3. C.
       give
    4. D.
       tell