the activities might seem childish, in reality they require a lot of strength and determination.

       A．When                     B．As                          C．While              D．Once

We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.

--- Winston Churchill（温斯顿 丘吉尔）

   I am willing to  36   this saying. I have been  37  at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go   38   I would get praise for entertaining children at the 39  . After giving my time for two months, my   40  changed completely.

   When I first   41    into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very    42    that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became   43   for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to   44   me. To my surprise, I    began looking forward to seeing their    45   faces as well. They were always enthusiastic（热情）about   46   . My heart warmed every time I heard their    47  voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt   48   and irreplaceable.

   As I look back, I see the influence that these    49   children have had on me. It is because of them that I have   50   a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to    51   on many different floors besides the waiting room where I  52   . The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time.Despite their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a（n）  53  smile. I feel renewed about   54   a day with them because I realize that there is much more to   55   than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.

A. know             B. believe                C. respect        D. understand

A. working          B. studying               C. staying        D. volunteering

A. unless            B. until                  C. after          D. because

A. hospital          B. school                 C. room          D. building

A. plan            B. style                    C. opinion        D. life

A. looked          B. stepped                 C. turned         D. changed

A. old             B. busy                    C. nervous        D. upset

A. special          B. curious                 C. routine         D. hopeful

A. notice            B. expect                 C. watch          D. annoy

A. foolish         B. bright                   C. dirty           D. silent

A. smiling                B. sleeping                C. learning        D. playing

A. loud           B. crazy                 C. deep           D. eager

A. valued         B. tired                  C. disappointed    D. surprised

A. sad              B. harmful               C. special         D. lazy

A. developed        B. remembered          C. worked         D. improved

A. help out        B. drop in               C. go around       D. turn up

A. found            B. stood                C. started          D. gave

A. willing           B. sad                 C. pitiful          D. optimistic

A. spending       B.taking                C.living            D.leaving

A. life              B. habit                C. nature          D. family

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of models because be could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would be come a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory．This car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has be come common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．

Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．

　　A．cheap and strong           B．cheap and long

　　C．fast and expensive          D．strong and slow

Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．

　　A．he made many greet cars                   B．his cars are many

　　C．he made lots of cars of the same kind         D．both A and B

The young man became a mechanic，_______．

A．which was his father’s will  

B．which was against his own will

C．which was against his father’s will 

D．which was the will of both

The “Model T” was very famous_____．

　　A．before 1908          B．between 1982 and 1908

　　C．before 1892          D．after 1908

Ford built his own car factory

A．in 1903      B．in 1908      C．in 1913       D．in 1897

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

    Currently, there is a growing recognition that parental involvement is one key to student achievement．_____．However, while these may be important for developing a sense of community and parental ownership of the school and its issues, such activities do not translate directly to students achievement．

    _____．Simply asking the question,” So, what did you do in school today?” can start a discussion between parent and child about topics studied in class．Even talks at home about less classroom-specific topics that interest the student are shown to be important to raising student achievement．____．Teachers can provide students with interesting ideas for starting school-related conversations at home．____．

    The school’s focus should be on how to enable parents and their children to have such meaningful conversations about the topics and ideas flowing from the classroom．_____．

    Finding ways to promote direct parent participation in their children’s lives-at school and at home will have a much greater impact．

A．Some parents expect too much of their children

B．Teenagers can have rich and interesting conversations if encouraged

C．Starting a parent council may not be a top priority

D．Many schools have attempted to find ways for parents to participate in school management by setting up parent councils for parents to volunteer

E．Self-education plays an important role in children’s development

F．Another way for parents to be more active in their children’s education pays dividents

G．Telling children that school is valuable is a lot less effective than showing them it is by being involved in what they are doing there．

---Is this our new office, Jim?

    ---Yes, and ______．

A．that’s all right      B．it’s ok          

C．after you           D．you can find it

Among millions of people who watched television coverage of the rescue of the Chile’s first miner _________U.S. President Barack Obama, who hailed the operation as an inspiration to the world.   

A.is       B.were    C.are       D.was      

It showed me that the way of education in Canada is quite different from        in China.

A．one                        B．it                                  C．that                        D．those

We should try all means to ensure ourselves_____ all possible risks.

   A. that             B. against               C. for             D. to