Many people have to work 46 . Some people do not mind. Other people think it's terrible.

One man thinks that working at the weekends can be 47 . He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.

On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 48  the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but 49  heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 50 Tuesday.

There was  51     for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to 52   , Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.

Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 53  . When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 54  hours!

Now Mr Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have 55   in them. "

1.A. from Monday to Friday   B. at the weekends

C. on weekdays               D. from morning till night

2. A. dangerous     B. happy        C. angry                D. free

3. A. got off           B. got into    C. got out of           D. got to

4. A. someone       B. everyone     C. no one               D. either

5. A. on                B. to               C. from                 D. until

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

7. A. read or write     B. eat or drink     C. cook             D. know the time

8. A. was not there    B. was not closed   C. was not working      D. was working

9. A. nearly 24    B. about 40         C. more than 60         D. over 94

10. A. pans             B. beds          C. exits               D. telephones

One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work.I got there a little early, so I _______ (41) my car by a small park, and _______ (42) for her.

As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running _______ (43) on the grass as his mother _______ (44) from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been ______ (45) free from some sort of prison .The boy would then fall to the grass , (46) up , without looking back at his mother , run as_______ (47) as he could ,again , still with a smile on his face ,as if nothing had happened .

At that moment, I thought to myself , “why aren’t most adults this way ?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don’t even _______ (48) a second attempt. They would be so _______ (49) that they would not try again if someone saw them fall .Or , because they fall , they would find a good _______ (50) for themselves that they’re not fit for it . They would end up too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure.

However, with kids, when they fall down, they don’t consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a _______ (51) experience. They try again and again until they _______ (52) .The answer must be that they have not connected“falling down” with the word “failure”. As a _______ (53), they are not discouraged in any way .Besides, they _______ (54) think to themselves that it’s quite okay to fall down and that it’s not wrong to do so. In other words ,they allow themselves to make _______ (55), so they remain energetic.

I was deeply impressed by the boy’s persistence (坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did.

41. A. left            B. stopped      C. repaired    D. drove

42. A. waited          B. cared            C. prepared     D. looked

43. A. carefully       B. anxiously        C. freely           D. easily

44. A. watched        B. noticed      C. surveyed     D. supported

45. A. cut         B. kept             C. found        D. set

46. A. hold            B. get          C. end          D. pick

47. A. well            B. long             C. fast         D. soon

48. A. make            B. provide      C. practice         D. discover

49. A. confused        B. embarrassed  C. exhausted        D. surprised

50. A. cause       B. sign             C. chance       D. excuse

51. A. learning        B. running      C. teaching         D. falling

52. A. progress        B. improve      C. achieve      D. succeed

53. A. decision        B. result           C. reason       D. matter

54. A. hardly      B. perfectly        C. probably         D. nearly

55. A. mistakes    B. choices      C. plans            D. wishes

On Christmas Eve a few days ago, an English couple, the Hardens, got a very special call. It was only a 20-second call but it was very 　46 . The Hardens’ 15-year-old daughter has gone 　47 　six months before. On Christmas Eve she rang them. “I’m phoning to wish you a happy Christmas, ”she said, “I love you.”

　 Ronals and Edwine Harden were so 　48 that they started a special telephone service（服务）called“Alive and Well”. The service helps 　49 to get in touch with children who have run away from home.

　 Young people can phone“Alive and Well”and leave a message for their parents. The telephone are answered by answering machines. So 　50 can speak to the child or make him return home. Parents of runaway children who are 51 　eighteen can ask the police to bring their children home. So children do not want to tell their parents where they are. Through “Alive and Well”they can telephone their parents and they do not 52 about this or giving out their addresses.

　 The Hardens and their helpers 　53 the telephone messages and connect（联系）the addresses given. About 30,000 British teenagers have left home and many of them are probably in 　54 . For only two pence（便士）they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents. They can dial 5675339 and 55 a parent worry: Is he dead or alive?

46. A. interesting　　　　　　　　 B. important　　　　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　　　　 D. exciting

47. A. away　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　　　　 D. along

48. A. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kind

49. A. teachers B. people　　　　　　　　　　 C. parents D. friends

50 A. someone　　　　　　　　　　 B. anyone　　　　　　　　　　 C. everyone　　　　　　　　 D. no one

51. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. above　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. under

52. A. think　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. worry　　　　　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hear

53. A. ask for B. listen to C. look up　　　　　　　　　 D. write down

54. A. Pairs B. Tokyo C. London　　　　　　　　　 D. New York

55. A. stop B. make C. feel　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. leave

Mrs. Jack was always 41 lots of time and money in 42 the shopping.
　 It was winter, Mrs. Jack wanted to do a lot of shopping, she waited 43 it was Saturday when her husband was 44 , and she 45 him to the shops with her and 46 for everything. They went to a lot of shops and supermarkets, and Mrs. Jack 47 a lot of things, and Mr. Jack certainly had to 48 all these things. Mrs. Jack often 49 and said, "Look, Joe! 　50 that beautiful!
He then answered, "All right, dear. How 51 is it? " and took his money out to pay for it.
It was dark when they came out of the last 52 and Mr. Jack was so 53 that he didn't stop 　54 about those things. Suddenly his wife looked up and said, "Look at that beautiful moon, Joe!" Without 55 , Mr. Jack answered, "All right, dear, How much is it?"
(　 ) 41. A. spent　 B. spending　 C. spend　 D. to spend
(　 ) 42. A. do　　 B. doing　　 C. does　　 D. did
(　 ) 43. A. for　　 B. when　 C. until　　　 D. because
(　 ) 44. A. busy　 B. working　 C. free　 D. out
(　 ) 45. A. took　 B. brought　 C. let　　　 D. showed
(　 ) 46. A. sold　 B. bought　 C. saw　　 D. paid
(　 ) 47. A. sold　　 B. carried　 C. bought　 D. paid
(　 ) 48. A. give　　 B. catch　　 C. find　　　 D. carry
(　 ) 49. A. stopped　 B. asked　 C. went　　 D. walked
(　 ) 50. A. isn't　　 B. doesn't　 C. aren't　　 D. don't
(　 ) 51. A. many　　 B. much　 C . beautiful　 D. dear
(　 ) 52. A. money　　 B. cinema　 C. shop　　 D. hour
(　 ) 53. A. tired　　　 B. sad　　 C. happy　　 D. sorry
(　 ) 54. A. to think　 B. thinking　 C. thought　 D. think
(　 ) 55. A. to think　 B. thinking　 C. think　 D. thought

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she 41 nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always 42 to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the 43 , I would marry you. ”

　 One day, someone donated a pair of 44 to her. When the bandages（绷带）came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the 45 time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you 46 me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was 　47 . She had never expected that．She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life，so she 48 to marry him．

Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a 49 to her，saying，“My dear，take good care of your eyes． 50 they are yours. They were mine.”

　 This is how the human brain（人脑）often works when our status（地位）changes．Only a very few remember what 51 was like before．And we often ask for more than we need．Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the 52 of your food，think of someone who has nothing to 53 . Before you complain about life，think of someone who went to heaven（天堂）too early. Before you complain about your old 54 , think of the people who are living in the streets．And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs．So 55 what you have and don’t forget your past.