When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he   16   a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the   17   of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too   18   and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No,” Then he tore(撕)it to pieces. In great   19  ,the foreigner said, “Young man, are you __20__?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it   21   500 dollars because I thought it was worth the   22__  . But you wanted a __23__ price. It means you didn’t think   24   and it is not good enough. I’ll go on   25   until my customers are satisfied.” At that time,   26   Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never   27_  his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

1.A. stole      B. picked       C. drew            D. saw

2.A. attention  B. education C. decision            D. discussion

3.A. terrible       B. big          C. old             D. expensive

4.A. fear      B. difficulty       C. surprise        D. excitement

5.A. happy        B crazy          C. angry           D cry

6.A. over         B. for            C. about           D. among

7.A. size       B. price            C. weight          D. position

8.A low              B high           C higher           D lower

9.A. me     B. about            C. so              D. it

10.A. selling       B. watching      C. buying          D. working

11.A. though        B. because      C. whether         D. until

12.A. broke off   B. gave in        C. gave up         D. sent off

  On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t talk to ___35___, ”Lauren said, who sat beside me, “or they will make fun of you. ”

  Amy had many physical differences—lots of ___36___ for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.

    Every day as we drove to school, kids would shout insults（侮辱）at Amy. “God, what a（n） ___37___ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland! Amy took off her ___38___, and now her eyes are frightening me! Make her put them back on!” I also did that because I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.

  But while I was insulting her, my heart ___39___ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look ___40___, because she was so ashamed and alone. Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates ___41___the night of our class roller skating party.

    Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to ___42___, but I could see how much she wanted to have fun like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. We began the journey together around the skating rink. She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in___43___.

    On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me skating together, but ___44___ insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.

  After graduation, I never heard from Amy again. However. I never forget her and I’ve always ___45___ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my life. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress（给……留下印象）people by trying to ___46___ like them. I became myself.

35. A. her                      B. him                        C. me                        D. them

36. A. reasons               B. chances                  C. ideas                     D. problems

37. A. lovely                  B. strange                   C. ordinary                D. funny

38. A. glasses                B. coat                       C. shoes                    D. hat

39. A. beat                    B. lost                        C. ached                    D. opened

40. A. happier                B. angrier                   C. prettier                  D. uglier

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

42. A. stand                   B. skate                      C. run                       D. walk

43. A. fear                     B. surprise                  C. joy                        D. comfort

44. A. somebody             B. anybody                 C. everybody             D. nobody

45. A. hoped                  B. thought                  C. wondered              D. considered

46. A. shout                  B. laugh                      C. play                      D. act

   When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai, One day he 1 a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the 2 of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too 3 and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No.” Then he tore (撕) it to pieces. In great 4 the foreigner said, “Young man, are you angry?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it 5 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the 6. But you wanted a lower price. It means 7 didn’t think so and it is not good enough. I’ll go on working 8 until my customers (顾客) are satisfied.” At that time, 9 Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never 10 his dream, Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

(  ) 1.A. stole               B. picked                      C. drew                 D. saw

(  ) 2. A. attention        B. instruction                C. decision            D. discussion

(  ) 3. A. terrible           B. big                           C. old                    D. dear

(  ) 4. A. fear               B. difficulty                  C. surprise             D. excitement

(  ) 5. A. over                     B. for                           C. about                D. among

(  ) 6. A. size               B. price                        C. weight                     D. position

(  ) 7. A. we                B. he                            C. you                   D. it

(  ) 8. A. faster and faster                         B. better and better

       C. slower and slower                          D. harder and harder

(  ) 9. A. though           B. because                    C. whether            D. until

(  ) 10. A. broke off     B. cut up                      C. gave up             D. sent off

When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he __1__ a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the __2__ of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too __3__ and asked again, “ Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No.” Then he tore（撕） it to pieces. In great __4__, the foreigner said, “Young man, are you angry?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it __5__ 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the __6__. But you wanted a lower price. It means __7__ didn’t think so and it is not good enough. I’ll go on working __8__ until my customers（顾客） are pleased.” At that time, __9__ Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never __10__ his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

1. A. stole                            B. picked             C. drew               D. saw

2. A. attention                      B. instruction               C. decision            D. discussion

3. A. terrible                      B. big                 C. old                   D. dear

4. A. fear                           B. difficulty           C. surprise             D. excitement

5. A. over                          B. for                 C. about                      D. among

6. A. size                           B. price                C. weight              D. position

7. A. we                           B. he                   C. you                  D. it

8. A. faster and faster                               B. better and better

C. slower and slower                          D. harder and harder

9. A. though（虽然）        B. because           C. whether                 D. until

10. A. broke off                B. cut up             C. gave up             D. sent off

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.

I am a very   31   person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be    32  , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to   33   away, and then even my husband did.

As I turned around I   34   a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor   35   men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “  36  ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for   37  . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been   38  .

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could   39 . He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really   40   it—the compulsion（冲动）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a   41   tray（托盘）.

I then walked around the corner to the   42   that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s   43  hand. He looked up at me, with   44  in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I   45   with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

(   ) 31. A. friendly             B. healthy              C. proud                       D. willing

(   ) 32. A. treated                     B. served               C. welcomed                D. greeted

(   ) 33. A. give                  B. put                    C. move                       D. throw

(   ) 34. A. sounded            B. tasted                C. felt                          D. smelled

(   ) 35. A. happy               B. careless             C. homeless                  D. pleasant

(   ) 36. A. smiling              B. crying               C. thinking                    D. nodding

(   ) 37. A. help                  B. acceptance        C. money                            D. pocket

(   ) 38. A. saving               B. hoping               C. holding                     D. counting

(   ) 39. A. save                  B. share                 C. afford                      D. drink

(   ) 40. A. felt                   B. made                 C. got                          D. took

(   ) 41. A. different            B. clean                 C. expensive                 D. clean

(   ) 42. A. corner               B. door                  C. kitchen                     D. table

(   ) 43. A. warm                B. clean                 C. dirty                        D. cold

(   ) 44. A. fear                  B. tears                 C. hope                        D. desire

(   ) 45. A. began                B. met                   C. graduated                 D. filled