My mother lived in an old farm house in north Oregon，which was located far from any other neighbors.She lived with her elder brother and sisters.Since there were not enough rooms for them，her two sisters　 __1__　 the bigger bedroom downstairs，her brother in a room down the hall and she slept in the top room of the building.

The first　 __2__　 event that happened in that house was when my mother was about 10 years old.She was staying home sick with her brother.He had gone　 __3__　 to the kitchen when my mother heard a voice calling her name from the bottom of the stairs.The voice was __4__　 but that was impossible since the only other person in the house was her brother.That was followed by footsteps　 __5__　 the stairs to the top room.A few hours __6__　 her brother came up to see what she was doing.She asked him who the girl on the stairs was.He said there was no one in the house.

A few weeks later the __7__　 event happened.My grandmother was cooking supper in the kitchen.She turned around and two of the chairs were　 __8__.She pushed them in and went back　 __9__.About ten minutes later she turned around and three of the chairs were pulled out.My grandmother was quite　 __10__ by this because only my mother's little sister was home at the time.

The last event at the house was the　 __11__　 and the one that made them move away.Her elder sister Josie was babysitting her younger one，Sarah，when there was a knock on the door.Josie went to　 __12__　 it and no one was there.She went to the　 __13__　 for some water and when she returned to the living room，Sarah was　 __14__！She ran all over the house and　 __15__ found Sarah sleeping in her bed.This was　 __16__ because Sarah couldn't　 __17__　 the stairs without help because they were very steep.This frightened her so she woke up Sarah and　 __18__　 her downstairs.Then the phone rang.It was my grandma　 __19__ to say that my grandfather had died and she wouldn't be coming home that night.She was about to turn on the TV　 __20__　 she heard a woman's footsteps coming towards her.She turned around but nobody was there.

1．A.shared　　　　　　 B．supported　　　　　　

C．offered　　　　　　　　 　 D．afforded

2．A.interesting　　　　 　　　 B．particular　　　　　　

C．strange　　　　　　　　 　 D．anxious

3．A.upstairs　　　　　 　　 B．outsides　　　　　　

C．downstairs　　　　　　 　 D．indoors

4．A.male　　　　　　　 　　 B．other　　　　　　　　

C．female　　　　　　　　 D．another

5．A.turning up　　　　 　　 B．coming up　　　　　

C．picking up　　　　　　 　D．sending up

6．A.ago　　　　　　　 　　 B．later　　　　　　　　

C．after　　　　　　 　　　　D．former

7．A.last　　　　　　　 　　 B．second　　　　　　　

C．third　　　　　　　　 D．final

8．A.pulled out　　　　　 　　　 B．pointed out　　　　　

C．thrown out　　　　　　　 D．given out

9．A.turning　　　　　　 　　 B．pushing　　　　　　　

C．cooking　 　　　　　　　 D．pulling

10．A.delighted　　　　　 　 B．disappointed　　　　

C．frightened　　　　　　 　 D．satisfied

11．A.best　　　　　　　 B．worse　　　　　　　　

C．better　　　　　　　　 　 D．worst

12．A.receive　　　　　　 　 B．answer　　　　　　　

C．reply　　　　　　　　　 D．react

13．A.kitchen　　　　　　 　 B．living room　　　　　

C．sitting room　　　　　　 　D．bedroom

14．A.asleep　　　　　　 B．lost　　　　　　　　

C．gone　　　　　　　　　 D．sleeping

15．A.in the end　　　 　 B．at first　　　　 　　

C．firstly　　　　　　　　 D．at the end

16．A.unnecessary　　　 　 B．desperate　　　　　　

C．separate　　　　　　　 　 D．impossible

17．A.run　　　　　　　　 B．walk　　　　　　　　

C．climb　　　　　　　　　 　 D．wander

18．A.took　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　

C．carried　　　　　　　　 　 D．brought

19．A.crying　　　　　　 B．shouting　　　　　　

C．calling　　　　　　　 D．laughing

20．A.when　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　

C．while　　　　　　　　　 D．until

 “But what if I break my arm again？”My five-year-old daughter asked,looking very　1　.I knew she　2　very much to learn to ride,but ever since she’d fallen off her bike and broken her arm,she’d been afraid.

“Oh,honey,”I said.“I don’t think you’ll break another arm.”“　3　I could,couldn’t I？”“You know,honey,”I said,“　4　everything you do comes with risks.You could get a broken arm in a car　5　and then be afraid to　6　ride in a car again.You could break your arm jumping a rope.You could break your arm at gym.Do you want to　7　going to gym？”“No,”she said.And with a determined spirit,she stood up and　8　to try again.

I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very　9　little girl overcome a fear,and　10　myself on being a useful single parent after a painful divorce(离婚)．

As we walked home,she asked me about a conversation she’d overheard me having with my　11　the night before.

“Grandma wanted you to find someone to　12　.”“What grandma wants is for someone to　13　my heart again.”“But Mom...”“You’re too young to　14　it,”I told her.“So I guess love isn’t like a broken arm.”she said. 　15　to answer,we walked the rest of the way in　16　.When I got home,I called my mother and　17　her for talking about this to my daughter.Then I did what I’d seen my brave little girl do that very afternoon.I agreed to　18　Steve.

Steve was the man for me.We　19　less than a year later.It turned out my mother and  daughter were　20　.

1．A.surprised             B．disappointed            C．sad                       D．puzzled

2．A.wanted                B．hated                     C．lost                       D．gained

3．A.And                   B．Or                        C．Instead                  D．But

4．A.Almost                B．Hardly                    C．Nearly                   D．Mostly

5．A.trade                    B．sale                        C．accident                  D．show

6．A.ever                    B．never                     C．even                     D．yet

7．A.start                    B．regret                     C．finish                     D．stop

8．A.offered                B．agreed                   C．had                       D．chose

9．A.shy                    B．weak                     C．brave                     D．gentle

10．A.congratulating     B．praising                   C．encouraging           D．celebrating

11．A.father                 B．mother                  C．sister                    D．brother

12．A.like                    B．know                     C．love                     D．teach

13．A.warm                B．feel                       C．buy                      D．break

14．A.understand         B．believe                    C．accept                  D．receive

15．A.Unable               B．Unwilling                C．Uncertain               D．Unhappy

16．A.excitement          B．sorrow                   C．silence                   D．surprise

17．A.punished            B．scolded                   C．thanked                 D．appreciated

18．A.hire                  B．meet                     C．fire                      D．invite

19．A.left                   B．married                   C．moved                  D．quarrelled

20．A.wrong              B．right                       C．clear                     D．clever

Yesterday I had a walk with a friend in the street. When we were passing by a house, I  36   a BlackBerry cell phone. I picked it up and it still  37  ! I started checking the contact list and calling numbers. I wanted to see  38   I could get some information about the owner of the phone.  39   , only one person answered and she didn’t recognize the   40   that I was calling from. In the end, she said,” It is just so nice that you are trying to   41   whose phone it is.”

   Since that lady didn’t know whose phone it was, my friend   42   me to go back to the street. I   43   . We went back to the street and to the house   44    which we had found the BlackBerry cell phone. I   45   the door. Two college students   46   and said they hadn’t lost their phones. But when I told them the story and    47   some names on the contact list, one of them said that he   48   had those names so it must be the phone of one of his   49   .

   They said it was   50   that I too the time to find the   51   .I really didn’t have anything to say because in my mind I was just doing the   52   thing. I never considered   53   the phone----it wasn’t mine. I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want   54   to do if any of my family members   55   their phones.

1.A. bought               B. dropped                C. repaired               D. found

2.A. rang                   B. sang                      C. worked                  D. shook

3.A. that                    B. if                          C. what                    D. how

4.A. Probably            B. Interestingly         C. Finally                   D. Unluckily

5.A. number              B. street                    C. man                      D. name

6.A. talk about          B. think of                 C. find out                 D. care about

7.A. advised              B. pushed                  C. helped                  D. showed

8.A. laughed             B. understood           C. argued                  D. agreed

9.A. at the back of    B. in front of             C. on the top of        D. far away from

10.A. turned to          B. looked for             C. knocked on          D. broke into

11.A. answered         B. shouted                C. ran                        D. passed

12.A. spelled             B. wrote                    C. mentioned            D. remembered

13.A. sometimes       B. also                      C. hardly                   D. always

14.A. kids                  B. parents                 C. students                D. friends

15.A. exciting            B. necessary             C. wonderful             D. impossible

16.A. phone               B. information          C. buyer                    D. owner

17.A. important        B. right                     C. strange                 D. brave

18.A. giving               B. borrowing            C. mending               D. keeping

19.A. them                B. him                       C. someone               D. myself

20.A. lost                   B. described             C. needed                 D. lent

When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   1   to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   2   the accident but was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old   3   thinking that she wouldn’t live   4   from then on.

Over the years, I   5   and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   6   a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an)   7   trying (难受的) day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   8  .

A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   9   into my son’s room with a box of   10  . After 16 years, I still   11   Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues (纸币) and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about   12   since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she   13   the path for those people who were less   14   than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   15  .

Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   16  . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was   17  . From this person that I thought would have no   18   of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously (神奇的)   19   and we moved north, but I owe Helen   20   that I can never repay.

1．A. walking               B. riding                       C. running                    D. driving

2．A. lived                          B. survived                   C. existed                            D. escaped

3．A. mind                          B. brain                        C. head                        D. thought

4．A. equally                B. calmly                      C. quietly                      D. normally

5．A. studied                B. moved                      C. worked                    D. 1ived

6．A. suffering                    B. causing                    C. bearing                     D. catching

7．A. normally                    B. particularly               C. necessarily               D. eventually

8．A. up                      B. off                           C. back                        D. down

9．A. ran                            B. walked                     C. rolled                       D. moved

10．A. tissues                            B. presents                   C. pills                         D. candies

11．A. realized                    B. knew                       C. recognized                D. reminded

12．A. her life                     B. her son                     C. her family                 D. her work

13．A. clear                        B. smooth                     C. clean                        D. open

14．A. rich                         B. healthy                     C. strong                      D. fortunate

15．A. money                            B. hope                        C. pity                          D. medicine

16．A. small                        B. pitiful                       C. weak                       D. shameless

17．A. admitted                   B. beaten                      C. hurt                         D. hospitalized

18．A. use                          B. value                        C. meaning                   D. quality

19．A. treated                            B. worsened                 C. relieved                    D. recovered

20．A. some money             B. some tissues                    C. a debt               D. a hope

Yesterday I had a walk with a friend in the street.When we were passing by a house，I__1__a BlackBerry cellphone.I picked it up and it still__2__！I started checking the contact list and calling numbers.I wanted to see__3__I could get some information about the owner of the phone.__4__，only one person answered and she didn’t recognize the__5__that I was calling from.In the end，she said，“It is just so nice that you are trying to__6__whose phone it is.”

Since that lady didn’t know whose phone it was，my friend__7__me to go back to the street.I__8__.We went back to the street and to the house__9__which we had found the BlackBerry cellphone.I__10__the door.Two college students__11__and said they hadn’t lost their phones.But when I told them the story and__12__some names on the contact list，one of them said that he__13__had those names so it must be the phone of one of his__14__.

They said it was__15__that I took the time to find the__16__.I really didn’t have anything to say because in my mind I was just doing the__17__thing.I never considered__18__the phone—it wasn’t mine.I immediately tried to find the owner because that is exactly what I would want__19__to do if any of my family members__20__their phones.

[语篇解读]　作者捡到一部手机，她想尽办法找到机主，归还手机

1．A.bought                                                 B．dropped

C．repaired                                                  D．found

2．A.rang                                                    B．sang

C．worked                                                   D．shook

3．A.that                                                     B．if

C．what                                                      D．how

4．A.Probably                                              B．Interestingly

C．Finally                                                    D．Unluckily

5．A.number                                                B．street

C．man                                                       D．name

6．A.talk about                                             B．think of

C．find out                                                  D．care about

7．A.advised                                                B．pushed

C．helped                                                    D．showed

8．A.laughed                                                B．understood

C．argued                                                    D．agreed

9．A.at the back of                                       B．in front of

C．on the top of                                           D．far away from

10．A.turned to                                            B．looked for

C．knocked on                                             D．broke into

11．A.answered                                            B．shouted

C．ran                                                         D．passed

12．A.spelled                                               B．wrote

C．mentioned                                               D．remembered

13．A.sometimes                                          B．also

C．hardly                                                     D．always

14．A.kids                                                   B．parents

C．students                                                  D．friends

15．A.exciting                                              B．necessary

C．wonderful                                               D．impossible

16．A.phone                                                B．information

C．buyer                                                     D．owner

17．A.important                                           B．right

C．strange                                                   D．brave

18．A.giving                                                B．borrowing

C．mending                                                 D．keeping

19．A.them                                                  B．him

C．someone                                                 D．myself

20．A.lost                                                    B．described

C．needed                                                    D．lent