Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw a boy in front of him. He had dropped all of the books he was   16  , along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman (随身听).

Mark stopped and helped the boy pick the things up.   17   they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark   18   that the boy’s name was Bill. He loved computer games, basketball, music and history,   19   he was having trouble with some of his   20   in school.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was   21   in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   22   with a few laughs and some small talk, then Mark went home.

They continued to   23   each other at school, had lunch together once or twice a week, and then they   24   finished middle school. Three weeks before they left school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first   25  . “Did you ever wonder   26   I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.

“You see, I cleaned out my locker (锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave   27   for anyone else. I was going home to kill myself. But after we   28   some time together talking and laughing, I   29   that if I killed myself, I would have missed many good times. So you see, Mark, when you   30   those books that day, you actually saved my life.”

1.A. reading        B. buying           C. carrying         D. writing

2.A. Since      B. When             C. While            D. Before

3.A. asked      B. learned          C. believed         D. answered

4.A. and            B. or               C. so               D. but

5.A. books      B. teachers         C. subjects         D. games

6.A. introduced B. invited          C. noticed          D. pushed

7.A. happily        B. slowly           C. quietly          D. easily

8.A. help       B. accept           C. see              D. change

9.A. all            B. each             C. either           D. both

10.A. met           B. worked           C. appeared         D. arrived

11.A. what      B. when             C. why              D. how

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

13.A. took      B. wasted           C. spent            D. found

14.A. remembered    B. wondered         C. checked          D. realized

15.A. threw away    B. picked up        C. gave out         D. looked for

As I sat down to dinner yesterday the phone rang. It was a child’s voice on the other end. He explained that they had found a　 16　 . From his description I knew it was my daughter’s.

I asked them to　 17　 a few minutes. I went out and drove my car to the place where they were. When I 18　 , I saw a group of five children, aged about 7 to 9. They told me　 19　 and where they’d found the purse. They also told me some bigger kids had tried to take it　 20　 they hadn’t let them do that.

How nice and　 21　 they were! Since we were near a　 22　 , I asked if they would like sweets as a reward (奖赏). They looked　 23　 maybe because they had never expected a reward. I had a few coins in my pocket, so I gave them one each. And　 24　 of them said thank you. They were so lovely. I told them I had another three pounds in coins — not enough to give them one each, but maybe they could　 25　 . To my surprise, they said, “Oh,　 26　 ! We’ve got enough. You　 27　 those.”

As I left, I heard them　 28　 talking about what sweets they could buy. When I got back home, there was a　 29　 on TV talking about some crimes (犯罪活动) children had committed. It painted a terrible picture of youngsters. I　 30　 the channel. When it came to (当说到) kids of these days, I knew better!

(　 )16. A. coin　　　 B. car　　　　 C. purse　　　 D. phone

(　 )17. A. play　　　 B. call　　　 　C. listen　　　 D. wait

(　 )18. A. left　　　 B. watched　　 C. arrived　　 D. started

(　 )19. A. how　　　 B. why　　　　 C. whether　　 D. what

(　 )20. A. or　　　　 B. because　　 C. so　　　　　 D. but

(　 )21. A. important　 B. wise　　　　 C. helpful　　 D. famous

(　 )22. A. shop　　　 B. factory　　　 C. school　　 D. cinema

(　 )23. A. worried　　 B. disappointed C. bored　　　 D. surprised

(　 )24. A. either　　　 B. both　　　 C. each　　　 D. none

(　 )25. A. borrow　　 B. share 　　　C. refuse　　　 D. break

(　 )26. A. OK　　　　 B. sorry　　　 C. no　　　　 D. great

(　 )27. A. exchange　 B. give　　　 C. return　　　 D. keep

(　 )28. A. bravely　　 B. angrily　　 C. excitedly　　 D. sadly

(　 )29. A. result　　　 B. program　 C. design　　　 D. plan

(　 )30. A. changed　　 B. liked　　　 C. made　　　 D. developed