I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场). He has let me use his       36     to raise money for youth at risk programs.

The last time I was there he told me his story. when he was young, his family is too    37    to have a house to live in. As a     38    , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about     39     he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of     40     a horse ranch. He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm. The next day he handed it in to his    41   . Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F. Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” He teacher said, “This is a(an)   42    dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your    43   .”

The boy went home and thought about it for a    44    and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to    45   your own mind on this. Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no    46   at all. He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I    47   keep my dream.

Monty tell me this   48    because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. He said a lot of kids’s    49   can be stole. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.    50   he had enough gumption(毅力) not to give up my dream.

36. A. name         B. company          C. ranch                D. school

37. A. small            B. busy             C. poor             D. lazy

38. A. present          B. return               C. punishment           D. result

39. A. what         B. which                C. whom             D. who

40. A. renting          B. donating         C. owning           D. kitchen

41. A. teacher          B. father               C. friend               D.wife

42. A. surprised        B. great                C. terrible         D. unrealistic 

43. A. work         B. grade                C. family               D. ability

44. A. easy         B. long             C. short                D. hurry

45. A. change           B. rewrite              C. have             D. give up

46. A. decision     B. reason               C. excuse               D. changes

47. A. never            B. still                C. sometimes            D. even

48. A. square           B. story                C. house                D. teacher

49. A. money            B. house                C. dream                D. hobbies

50. A. Quickly          B. Suddenly         C. Unluckily            D. Fortunately

The word that has changed the world

Apple is one of the most popular fruits in our life, and people eat apples every day. But there are 26 apples that are especially important to the history of our human beings and they have changed the whole world.

Long long ago when the world just started, apple was a forbidden 27　 in the Garden of Eden, however, a girl named Eve stole and ate it. Unfortunately, she was discovered by God, and was driven away 28　 the Garden together with a boy called Adam. After they 29 the garden, Adam and Eve had their own babies and 30　 the ancestors of all of us. This is the 31 of our world.

In the Autumn of 1665, there 32　 a young man sitting under an apple tree in his garden. His name was Newton. While he was thinking of one problem, suddenly, an apple dropped down from the tree and fell on his head. 33　 this, Newton discovered gravitation(引力) on that day and his new idea of science made people really 34　 and happy, also he changed our opinions about nature and the way 35　 we think, then people began to 36 what science was at that time.

And today, Jobs Steve, this crazy old man changed the world by his apple products. For example, iPhones 37 be found 38　 in the street, young people feel cool when they use this kind of new high-tech（技术） product. Don’t you think 39　 apple products have become a symbol of our time? As Jobs Steve often said he was born to change the world and he made it. 40　 he has died, people remember him and miss him, because he made our life more colorful and amazing.

We have no idea about   36  men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways __37___ the history.

For example, in many history books it is __38__ that people who lived three thousand years ago __39__salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt __40__ keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies __41__ decay.（腐烂）

In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was __42__ to have broken the __43__. if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into __44__. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century __45__ stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took __46__ than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be __47__ punished(惩罚).

Salt was very __48__ on the dinner table of a king. It was always put __49__ the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt ___50__ less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.

Three rich men were traveling together to a poor village.

The first rich man   31   all his money with the villagers and left.

The second rich man gave the   32   all his food. He thought money would be of little use to them. He made sure that each villager would have enough   33   to last for some time and then he left.

The third rich man traveled through the village   34   stopping. The other two rich men knew about this and talked about   35   with each other. They thought the third rich man was not

  36   at all.

However, two days later, they   37   the third rich man again. He was traveling even more

  38  , but his wagons(马车) were now   39   with useful farming tools and seeds(种子), instead of money or food. He gave the things out and   40   to teach the poor villagers how to use them.

This happened a long time ago,   41   we can see the very same thing happening today, too. Some people   42   give things that they have, but they don’t know what would really be   43   

to those in need. And there are other people. They don’t   44   what others think of them. Instead, they try to   45   the best way to help those who are in great need of help. They give them something much more valuable than money.

31. A. sold                      B. stole                      C. shared                     D. received

32. A. parents              B. villagers              C. old                 D. rich

33. A. gold                            B. food                      C. clothes                    D. money

34. A. in                              B. towards                   C. without                   D. at

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

36. A. sad                      B. strong                     C. clever                      D. kind

37. A. beat                 B. wondered                 C. met                 D. asked

38. A. quickly            B. quietly                C. suddenly            D. softly

39. A. filled                     B. put                        C. played                     D. built

40. A. enjoyed                   B. began                     C. caused                    D. hoped

41. A. so                       B. then                       C. while                      D. but

42. A. only                       B. still                       C. almost                     D. nearly

43. A. different           B. useful                 C. expensive           D. heavy

44. A. hear of              B. know about         C. care about           D. look for

45. A. find                      B. plan                       C. invent                     D. stop

I had to make a decision. While cleaning the house, I found my 13-year-old sister’s diary.

I _31_ the book up from the floor and opened it, looking for my name. I thought that I would find something _32_. As I read, the blood(血液) ran from my face. It was worse than I thought. I sat down on the floor. There was nothing bad there at all. There was a short description of _33_, her dreams and her goals, and of the person who had encouraged her most. I started to cry.

I was her _34_. She admired(钦佩) me for my personality, my achievements and, strangely, my honesty. She wanted to be _35_ me. She had been watching me for years. I stopped reading. I felt sorry for myself. I had put so much energy(精力) into _36_ her away that I had missed out on being her friend.

I wasted years hating someone—and now I had wronged her. It was I who had lost something beautiful, and it was I who would _37_ allow myself to do such a thing again.

Reading the words my sister wrote _38_ my heart, and I wanted to know her again. I was finally able to put away the _39_ things that kept me from her. That afternoon, I decided to go to her—this time to experience, _40_ not to judge(判断), to welcome, not to fight. After all, she was my sister.

31. A. sent　　　　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　　 C. picked　　　　　 D. put

32. A. bad　　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　　　　 C. terrible　　　　　 D. surprising

33. A. myself　　　　　　 B. herself　　　　　　　 C. us　　　　　　　 D. them

34. A. sister　　　　　　 B. friend　　　　　　　　 C. dreamer　　　　 D. hero

35. A. against　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. for

36. A. showing　　　　　 B. sweeping　　　 　　　　C. pushing　　　　　 D. putting

37. A. never　　　　　　 B. always　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　 D. usually

38. A. stole　　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　　　　 C. warmed　　　　　 D. broke

39. A. beautiful　　　　　 B. wonderful　　　　　　 C. dull　　　　　　　 D. silly

40. A. as　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. or