A gift in a wrong place brings unexpected happiness.

Since I came to my new neighbourhood,I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours.They seem to be quite ____ people. For Christmas,I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know.I sat down and ____.There were nine neighbours,and I also knew which houses they lived in.

However,I decided to ____ one more person to my list,the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street. She always managed a sweet smile and a hearty wave(挥手),____ I had no idea which house she lived in.

My gift idea was to make small ____ baskets and leave them on each of my neighbour’s front porches(门廊)the night of Chrismas Eve.I kept the last one for the friendly lady,since I was still not exactly sure where she lived—____ the house down about where I met her each morning. Finally I decided to put it there. My neighbours really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to ____ me.

This morning on my way to work,I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card.I opened it and read the ____ which really caught me by surprise.

The card said,“Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod. He ____ on January 19,but he never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone ____him in his time of illness. He really enjoyed it.”

I was very _____. I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously ____.I had left that nice lady’s basket on Tod’s porch by accident.I believe that Tod never expected to have that basket. I feel ____ that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas,but I believe that if she knew what had happened,she would ____ me.

I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days.This just makes me further believe that sometimes ____ in life are beautiful.

1.A. rich B. kind C. strong D. shy

2.A. imagined B. rested C. counted D. watched

3.A. send B. add C. connect D. put

4.A. but B. so C. unless D. because

5.A. flower B. food C. vegetable D. fruit

6.A. clearly B. certainly C. maybe D. simply

7.A. thank B. protect C. encourage D. touch

8.A. advice B. story C. notice D. message

9.A. passed away B. ran away C. drove away D. flew away

10.A. invited B. remembered C. trusted D. accepted

11.A. nervous B. relaxed C. surprised D. satisfied

12.A. painful B. wrong C. hurt D. ill

13.A. worried B. sorry C. helpless D. afraid

14.A. understand B. punish C. stop D. doubt

15.A. jokes B. problems C. mistakes D. gifts

In the world there are a lot of people using public transport, some love it and still some dislike it. If everyone has a car and drives anywhere they want to go, there will be serious traffic problems on the road. Luckily, trains are a good form of public transport.

British people use trains a lot. This is especially so for people who are traveling from London to Paris. Every day about 20 trains leave London. They travel at a very high speed and people feel glad that the trains take only 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach Paris. It's much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car. This is because people have to drive cars or buses very carefully and slowly for many reasons, such as speed limits and traffic jams. However, when you are traveling by train, the speed is almost he same and there is no traffic jam for a train.

Besides, Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of traveling on the ground. Trains take quite a number of quality tests while they are made. More importantly, they have to take many safety checks before they are used on the rail track.

What's more, trains in Britain are comfortable and provide fine services for their users. When you are on a London train, you will find that the train has comfortable tables and seats where people can sit. They also provide food services andpower plugs (电源插头) for personal computers or mobile phone.

1.The main idea of the passage is that ________.

A. British people enjoy public transport

B. it's fast to travel from London to Paris

C. trains in Britain provide fine services for their users

D. trains are a good form of public transport for Londoners

2.In a traffic jams on the road, ________.

A. drivers can drive fast B. drivers can drive carelessly

C. cars are not moving fast D. cars will stop working

3.The 3rd paragraph of the passage mainly talks about the ________ of trains.

A. speed B. safety C. services D. problems

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. We can travel from London to Paris in less than 2hours.

B. We can do our work with personal computers on the train.

C. We have to wait till we get off the train in order to have some food.

D. The trains are only checked for quality reasons before they are used.

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