A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I 　 31　 that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning　 32　 the wall. Being a piano music lover and 　 33 , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been 　34　 lessons—at age 54! I told her that it was very　 35　 that she was pursuing （追求） her passion（热情） to play the piano.

　 Then she asked me　 36　 question.

　 “I have been playing for 8 years now, ” I answered.

　 “Then you must play a song for me before you leave, ” she　 37 . I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she　 38　 me of our musical “ 39　 ”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room, 40 asked me to play a song for her. I thought　 41　 and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for　 42　 , and it was my soul-searching song.

　 I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions　 43　 into it as possible. She loved it. 　 44　 I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man! ”

　 I turned around. And there was an old lady　 45　 one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to　 46　 you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to　 47　 my bed, but your music made me feel good, ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked　 48　 back to her room.

　 I was deeply　 49　 by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s　 50　 for peace and joy.

31. A. observed 　　　B. watched

C. noticed 　　　　　D. caught

32. A. on 　　　B. at

C. over 　　　 D. against

33. A. player 　　　B. teacher

C. composer 　　　D. starter

34. A. giving 　　　B. attending

C. teaching 　　　 D. reviewing

35. A. interesting 　　　B. wonderful

C. moved 　　　　　　D. impressive

36. A. another 　　　B. a different

C. the same 　　　　D. other

37. A. advised 　　　B. ordered

C. demanded 　　　D. requested

38. A. warned 　　　B. reminded

C. asked 　　　　　D. required

39. A. course 　　　B. task

C. discussion 　　　D. deal

40. A. and 　　　　 B. but

C. as a result 　　　D. what’s more

41. A. for the moment 　　　B. at the moment

C. for a moment 　　　　　D. at a moment

42. A. music 　　　B. songs

C. the piano 　　　D. vitamins

43. A. dropping 　　　B. falling

C. pouring 　　　　　D. running

44. A. Since 　　　B. As

C. While 　　　　 D. Because

45. A. taking 　　　B. making

C. having 　　　　 D. moving

46. A. thank 　　　B. praise

C. admire 　　　　D. owe

47. A. get on 　　　B. get up

C. get off 　　　　 D. get down

48. A. quietly 　　　B. calmly

C. happily 　　　　 D. slowly

49. A. shocked 　　　B. touched

C. delighted 　　　　D. disturbed

50. A. world 　　　B. heart

C. brains 　　　　 D. dreams

I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me.

　 A. warned　 B. persuaded　 C. suggested　 D. noticed

I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me.

　　A. warned　　 B. persuaded 　　 C. suggested 　　 D. noticed

In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 　1 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 　2 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 　3 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room,

Mummy 　4 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

　 Atsuko 　5 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 　6 world. "People were struggling with problems and often seemed 　7 ," she said. "I felt very alone."

　 One of her hardest 　8 was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said.

　 "The other students were 　9 it, but I wasn't."

　One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 　10 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 　11 the net—No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 　12 she failed.

　 A young man on her team 　13　 what she was going through. "He walked up to me and 　14 , 'Come on. You can do that'"

　 "You will never understand how those words of 　15 made me feel.. Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."

　 She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 　16 .

　 Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have 　17 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 　18 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 　19 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 　20 words: You can do that.

1. A. learned 　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　　　 C. dreamed　　　　 D. heard

2. A. way　　　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　 C. education　　　　　 D. spirit

3. A. photo 　　　　　 B. painting　　　　 C. picture 　　　　 D. drawing

4. A. baking 　　　　　 B. frying　　　　　　　 C. steaming　　　　 D. boiling

5. A. hoped 　　　　　 B. arranged　　　　 C. liked　　　　　　　 D. attempted

6. A. described　　　　 B. imagined　　　　 C. created　　　　 D. discovered

7. A. tense 　　　　　 B. cheerful　　　　 C. relaxed 　　　　 D. deserted

8. A. times　　　　 B. question　　　　 C. classes 　　　　 D. projects.

9. A. curious about　　 B. good at　　　　 C. slow at　　　　 D. nervous about

10. A. kick　　　　 B. pass　　　　　　 C. carry　　　　　　　 D. hit

11. A. through　　　　 B. into　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　 D. past

12. A. after　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　 D. until

13. A. believed　　 B. considered　　　　　 C. wondered　　　　 D. sensed

14. A. warned　　　　　 B. sighed　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　 D. whispered

15. A. excitement　　　 B. encouragement　　　 C. persuasion　　　　　 D. suggestion

16. A. interested　　　 B. doubtful　　　　 C. puzzled　　　　 D. sure

17. A. never　　　　　 B. already　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　 D. almost

18. A. happened　　 B. applied　　　　 C. seemed　　　　　 D. meant

19. A. continue　　 B. stay　　　　　　 C. exist　　　　　　　 D. live

20. A. merciful　　　　　　 B. bitter　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　　　　　　　　 D. easy

I had _____ her not to skate on thin ice, but she wouldn’t listen to me.

A. warned 　 B. suggested　 C. persuaded 　 D. made