The world needs more people who are truly kind and caring. Yesterday it was about 11:00 p.m. 1 my telephone rang. The number was that of a Best Western Hotel. 2 I don’t pay attention to this type of call. 3, this time, for some reason, I went ahead and answered it.
The man on the 4 end asked if I knew Samuel K., my 91-year-old grandfather. I didn’t 5 why I was the one he had called. The caller went on to tell me that I was the only 6 listed in my grandpa’s phone book.
The 7, Mr. Mason, was the manager of the hotel at which my grandpa had shown up, wanting to rent a room. The 8 was that my grandpa had no money with him. He was 9. He had been going 10 else but had taken the wrong bus and 11 100 miles from home. My grandpa just wanted me to tell Mr. Mason that he was a(n) 12 guy and would pay the money once he got home.
The manager did all he could to help my grandpa, since he didn’t want to 13 my grandpa, and wanted him to spend a 14 night. Not only did he take the time to 15 me, but he also charged just $39 to let my grandpa 16 safely and comfortably overnight. The rooms in that 17 normally go for about $140! And then the staff there all 18 him until my uncle could drive the 100 miles to pick him up!
This is just one more 19 to show that there are still good people out there. Everywhere you go, you can find someone who 20 . Thanks, Mr. Mason!

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      while
    2. B.
      when
    3. C.
      after
    4. D.
      before
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      Finally
    2. B.
      Personally
    3. C.
      Actually
    4. D.
      Usually
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      However
    2. B.
      Besides
    3. C.
      Although
    4. D.
      Therefore
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      last
    2. B.
      other
    3. C.
      only
    4. D.
      next
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      remember
    2. B.
      accept
    3. C.
      understand
    4. D.
      recognize
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      neighbor
    2. B.
      relative
    3. C.
      student
    4. D.
      friend
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      caller
    2. B.
      visitor
    3. C.
      seller
    4. D.
      driver
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      reason
    2. B.
      opinion
    3. C.
      problem
    4. D.
      excuse
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      hurt
    2. B.
      crazy
    3. C.
      robbed
    4. D.
      lost
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      somewhere
    2. B.
      nowhere
    3. C.
      anywhere
    4. D.
      everywhere
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      added up
    2. B.
      ended up
    3. C.
      went up
    4. D.
      sent up
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      brave
    2. B.
      lovely
    3. C.
      honest
    4. D.
      kind
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      disappoint
    2. B.
      receive
    3. C.
      frighten
    4. D.
      prevent
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      popular
    2. B.
      general
    3. C.
      special
    4. D.
      pleasant
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      call
    2. B.
      answer
    3. C.
      warn
    4. D.
      notice
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      eat
    3. C.
      rent
    4. D.
      stay
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      hotel
    2. B.
      house
    3. C.
      apartment
    4. D.
      hospital
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      looked at
    2. B.
      looked after
    3. C.
      thought about
    4. D.
      thought of
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      patience
    2. B.
      information
    3. C.
      knowledge
    4. D.
      experience
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      minds
    2. B.
      cares
    3. C.
      sees
    4. D.
      worries

Strange things happen to time when you travel. 1the earth is divided into 24 time zones, one hour apart, you can have days with 2 or fewer than 24 hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.
If you 3 a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your 4 enters a different time zone every 5. As you enter each zone, the time 6 one hour. Traveling west, you set your clock back; traveling east, you set it 7. Each day of your trip has 8 25 or 23 hours.
­If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you 9 the international date line. By agreement, this is the point 10 a new day begins. 11 you cross the line, you change your 12 one full day, backward 13 forward. Traveling east, today 14 yesterday; traveling west, 15 is tomorrow!

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      Because
    2. B.
      If
    3. C.
      Although
    4. D.
      When
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      much
    2. B.
      more
    3. C.
      many
    4. D.
      less
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      do
    2. B.
      make
    3. C.
      go
    4. D.
      travel
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      plane
    2. B.
      train
    3. C.
      car
    4. D.
      ship
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      day
    2. B.
      night
    3. C.
      hour
    4. D.
      time
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      goes
    2. B.
      changes
    3. C.
      shows
    4. D.
      adds
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      ahead
    2. B.
      upward
    3. C.
      backward
    4. D.
      fast
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      neither
    2. B.
      either
    3. C.
      both
    4. D.
      nor
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      travel
    2. B.
      trip
    3. C.
      cover
    4. D.
      cross
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      which
    2. B.
      what
    3. C.
      that
    4. D.
      where
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      When
    2. B.
      Where
    3. C.
      While
    4. D.
      Before
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      time
    2. B.
      calendar
    3. C.
      date
    4. D.
      hour
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      and
    2. B.
      or
    3. C.
      but
    4. D.
      still
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      changes
    2. B.
      makes
    3. C.
      becomes
    4. D.
      goes
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      which
    2. B.
      this
    3. C.
      that
    4. D.
      it

One student took a box of chicken to class，another carried on a cell phone1and still another whistled loudly every time the2turned his back.
Reform school? No. College.
More and more, professors say, they are coming across3students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young scholars (学者) arrive late, leave4, talk loud or take care of personal5such as paying bills during class.
Why are the students behaving badly?
“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors let them get6with it.”
Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even7
taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire8.
People are9when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in10education, says Dr Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They11some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to12will behave more politely.
Dr Amanda believes that society in13has become more tolerant (容忍的) of rude behavior and14people in power, including professors, no longer15standards for16. That leads to a growing imprudence (轻率行为)17some college students. “There’s a great18of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and19disrespect,” said Dr Amanda,20that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude.”

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      line
    2. B.
      conversation
    3. C.
      message
    4. D.
      picture
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      professor
    2. B.
      student
    3. C.
      president
    4. D.
      classmate
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      hardworking
    2. B.
      cheating
    3. C.
      rude
    4. D.
      selfish
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      late
    2. B.
      early
    3. C.
      noisily
    4. D.
      quietly
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      feeling
    2. B.
      interest
    3. C.
      computer
    4. D.
      business
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      away
    2. B.
      down
    3. C.
      along
    4. D.
      back
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      enjoy
    2. B.
      hate
    3. C.
      start
    4. D.
      avoid
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      school
    2. B.
      company
    3. C.
      society
    4. D.
      class
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      delighted
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      interested
    4. D.
      encouraged
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      better
    2. B.
      more
    3. C.
      higher
    4. D.
      younger
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      expect
    2. B.
      hope
    3. C.
      forbid
    4. D.
      wish
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      college
    3. C.
      learning
    4. D.
      knowledge
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      all
    2. B.
      time
    3. C.
      charge
    4. D.
      general
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      why
    2. B.
      how
    3. C.
      whether
    4. D.
      that
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      change
    2. B.
      break
    3. C.
      set
    4. D.
      reach
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      teaching
    2. B.
      politeness
    3. C.
      thinking
    4. D.
      progress
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      about
    2. B.
      for
    3. C.
      behind
    4. D.
      among
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      deal
    2. B.
      number
    3. C.
      many
    4. D.
      sum
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      prepare
    2. B.
      grow
    3. C.
      develop
    4. D.
      improve
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      speaking
    2. B.
      adding
    3. C.
      warning
    4. D.
      wishing

Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For some years, the1brother had been given more 2to do than the older one. The older brother couldn’t3why, so one day he asked his father the4why he always trusted (信任) his younger brother to do more work.
The father said, "Go to the Kelly’s5nearby and see if they have any6to sell."
The older brother soon7with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can8to us."
That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the9 for the ducks."
The son returned, "The ducks are ￡10 each."
The father asked, "10can they deliver (交付) the ducks?"
The son returned, "They can deliver the ducks tomorrow."
The father asked the older brother to11and watch. He then said to the younger brother, "Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any ducks for sale."
The younger brother soon returned with the 12, "Yes, they have13ducks for ￡10 each,14ten ducks for ￡8 each; and they can15them tomorrow —I asked them to deliver the five ducks 16 I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the 17five ducks I could buy them at ￡6 each."
The father18the older son, who nodded his head. He now19why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually20at it than he was.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      cleverer
    2. B.
      younger
    3. C.
      taller
    4. D.
      bigger
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      money
    3. C.
      lands
    4. D.
      times
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      agree
    2. B.
      notice
    3. C.
      guess
    4. D.
      understand
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      thought
    2. B.
      fact
    3. C.
      reason
    4. D.
      result
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      shop
    2. B.
      office
    3. C.
      factory
    4. D.
      farm
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      ducks
    2. B.
      chickens
    3. C.
      pigs
    4. D.
      cows
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      appeared
    2. B.
      returned
    3. C.
      brought
    4. D.
      arrived
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      send
    2. B.
      sell
    3. C.
      lend
    4. D.
      give
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      price
    2. B.
      date
    3. C.
      number
    4. D.
      size
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      When
    2. B.
      Where
    3. C.
      How
    4. D.
      Why
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      research
    2. B.
      examine
    3. C.
      teach
    4. D.
      wait
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      idea
    2. B.
      work
    3. C.
      answer
    4. D.
      solution
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      five
    2. B.
      eight
    3. C.
      nine
    4. D.
      ten
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      nor
    2. B.
      or
    3. C.
      if
    4. D.
      as
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      prepare
    2. B.
      deliver
    3. C.
      order
    4. D.
      provide
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      after
    2. B.
      until
    3. C.
      unless
    4. D.
      while
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      normal
    2. B.
      extra
    3. C.
      usual
    4. D.
      last
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      looked at
    2. B.
      laughed at
    3. C.
      listened to
    4. D.
      wrote to
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      wondered
    2. B.
      knew
    3. C.
      promised
    4. D.
      noticed
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      worse
    2. B.
      better
    3. C.
      younger
    4. D.
      kinder

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were2lto respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “1hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a2word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.
My parents always3me to go to college. However, when I4 at5 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they6stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to.7 , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently 8the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the9a better place to live in.
Every time I call home to tell them about a10I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or11 class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how12of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly13to have my parents.
Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of14. I was the angry teenager and they were the awful15 that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced. But somehow, we16 to work through those issues. They never17 loving in me or believing in me.
I18everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and19 , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always20 for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      brought
    2. B.
      introduced
    3. C.
      raised
    4. D.
      produced
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      Educate
    2. B.
      Work
    3. C.
      Train
    4. D.
      Practise
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      helpful
    2. B.
      harmful
    3. C.
      stressful
    4. D.
      meaningful
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      reminded
    2. B.
      expected
    3. C.
      supposed
    4. D.
      designed
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      hesitated
    2. B.
      judged
    3. C.
      fixed
    4. D.
      decided
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      never
    2. B.
      ever
    3. C.
      seldom
    4. D.
      hardly
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      Carefully
    2. B.
      Hopefully
    3. C.
      Thankfully
    4. D.
      Delightfully
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      serve
    2. B.
      attend
    3. C.
      admit
    4. D.
      join
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      fortune
    2. B.
      planet
    3. C.
      universe
    4. D.
      world
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      grade
    2. B.
      problem
    3. C.
      failure
    4. D.
      value
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      whenever
    2. B.
      wherever
    3. C.
      whichever
    4. D.
      however
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      modest
    2. B.
      proud
    3. C.
      ashamed
    4. D.
      nervous
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      annoyed
    2. B.
      praised
    3. C.
      relaxed
    4. D.
      blessed
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      lessons
    2. B.
      problems
    3. C.
      moments
    4. D.
      experiences
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      teachers
    2. B.
      directors
    3. C.
      couples
    4. D.
      parents
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      managed
    2. B.
      attempted
    3. C.
      succeeded
    4. D.
      conducted
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      concluded
    2. B.
      began
    3. C.
      prevented
    4. D.
      stopped
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      pay
    2. B.
      owe
    3. C.
      own
    4. D.
      spend
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      agreement
    2. B.
      excitement
    3. C.
      encouragement
    4. D.
      statement
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      fight
    2. B.
      look
    3. C.
      defend
    4. D.
      protect

A “Panda Express” plane carrying Mei Lan, three, and Tai Shan, four, landed in Chengdu, where the1will join China’s panda – breeding programme.
The pandas were2while the two sets of parents were borrowed from China to US zoos. Lent pandas and their young babies must eventually3to China.
They both will experience a period of4to help themselves deal with the change of language and5. Zoo – keepers have advertised for an English – Chinese6to teach Mei Lan the Sichuan dialect so that she can understand basic7. In Chengdu, mei Lan, from Zoo Atlanta, and Tai Shan, a male from Washington, will have their high – fibre US diet8with steamed bread and bamboo shoots.
Since the days of the Cold War China has9lent pandas as goodwill gestures, giving rise to the term “panda diplomacy (外交)”. Tai Shan’s10will remain at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington and,11, will return to China at the end of their12– year loan.
Animal keeper Nicole Meese, who held Tai Shan as a baby, traveled with the animals on the “Panda Express” to China. “Mei Lan was a little13, but basically they were both OK,” she said. “I’m going to 48him terribly.”
She has14Tai Shan to understand15and prepared a booklet of hand signals to help his new16at the Bifengzia Breeding Base in Ya’an, Sichuan.
She was the first baby panda born at Zoo Atlanta, bringing thousands more17to the zoo and to its webcam online. And she is expected to stay a media18in China: people are being asked to19potential mates (配偶) via a website. Superman Kobe and Young Yong, or Doubly Brave, are among the20. Experts will also add to more into the choice.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      hosts
    2. B.
      guests
    3. C.
      couple
    4. D.
      pair
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      exchanged
    2. B.
      purchased
    3. C.
      born
    4. D.
      raised
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      return
    2. B.
      reflect
    3. C.
      appeal
    4. D.
      explain
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      recovery
    2. B.
      adjustment
    3. C.
      hardships
    4. D.
      growth
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      creature clock
    2. B.
      climate
    3. C.
      character
    4. D.
      food
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      school
    2. B.
      dictionary
    3. C.
      interpreter
    4. D.
      teacher
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      attitudes
    2. B.
      commands
    3. C.
      conditions
    4. D.
      knowledge
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      replaced
    2. B.
      recycled
    3. C.
      compared
    4. D.
      combined
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      offered
    2. B.
      created
    3. C.
      displayed
    4. D.
      borrowed
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      roommates
    2. B.
      acquaintances
    3. C.
      keepers
    4. D.
      parents
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      otherwise
    2. B.
      therefore
    3. C.
      too
    4. D.
      anyway
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      curious
    2. B.
      lonely
    3. C.
      desperate
    4. D.
      nervous
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      mourn
    2. B.
      tolerate
    3. C.
      miss
    4. D.
      pity
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      guaranteed
    2. B.
      trained
    3. C.
      expected
    4. D.
      advised
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      gestures
    2. B.
      movements
    3. C.
      functions
    4. D.
      pictures
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      colleagues
    2. B.
      keepers
    3. C.
      researchers
    4. D.
      owners
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      pandas
    2. B.
      visitors
    3. C.
      reporters
    4. D.
      dollars
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      problem
    2. B.
      phenomenon
    3. C.
      task
    4. D.
      star
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      suggest
    2. B.
      select
    3. C.
      match
    4. D.
      accuse
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      electors
    2. B.
      partners
    3. C.
      candidates
    4. D.
      Employers

I was born disabled.A difficult birth, feet first, my head 1 in the birth canal(产道).2I was 3, the Hospital in Boston told my father I had cerebral palsy(脑瘫).A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain 3to the right side of my body.But 4son of my dad’s was going to be disabled.Every day my dad 5me on the bedroom floor to6my right leg.His job was to craft(用手精心推拉) them straight, at any 7.Back and forth, up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into 8.But my dad’s help didn’t stop there.9my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party.When everybody was gone, he brought me a set of boxing gloves.We put them on.My dad continued to 10me mercilessly.Each time I 11him to stop.He told me I was a man now and things would be extra 12for me.That same year, I was the only kid in my neighborhood that wasn’t 13for Little League.Everybody laughed at me.Two weeks 14, Dad started the Shed Park Minor League.Dad coached the Yankees and 15me a pitcher(棒球投手).In high school, I became a football star.The 16of my dad’s love guaranteed I walked and more.In 1997, a brain doctor in San Jose told me I didn’t have cerebral palsy 17.
My dad never knew the whole truth 18he passed away years ago.But all that 19is the bottom line.After all his 20, on this Father’s Day, like every Father’s Day, I’m no longer disabled.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      stuck
    2. B.
      struck
    3. C.
      got
    4. D.
      laid
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      Because
    2. B.
      Though
    3. C.
      When
    4. D.
      Once
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      symbols
    2. B.
      signals
    3. C.
      character
    4. D.
      warnings
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      each
    2. B.
      every
    3. C.
      no
    4. D.
      neither
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      placed
    2. B.
      forced
    3. C.
      dropped
    4. D.
      threw
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      push
    2. B.
      pull
    3. C.
      exercise
    4. D.
      practice
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      expense
    2. B.
      pay
    3. C.
      salary
    4. D.
      cost
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      shape
    2. B.
      form
    3. C.
      style
    4. D.
      position
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      In
    2. B.
      On
    3. C.
      With
    4. D.
      By
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      beat
    2. B.
      win
    3. C.
      knock
    4. D.
      chase
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      ordered
    2. B.
      demanded
    3. C.
      wanted
    4. D.
      begged
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      rough
    2. B.
      bright
    3. C.
      tough
    4. D.
      easy
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      elected
    2. B.
      picked
    3. C.
      liked
    4. D.
      thought
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      later
    2. B.
      ago
    3. C.
      past
    4. D.
      over
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      asked
    2. B.
      offered
    3. C.
      made
    4. D.
      let
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      energy
    2. B.
      influence
    3. C.
      source
    4. D.
      power
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      in all
    2. B.
      after all
    3. C.
      above all
    4. D.
      all in all
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      since
    2. B.
      because of
    3. C.
      that
    4. D.
      when
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      finishes
    2. B.
      ends
    3. C.
      counts
    4. D.
      results
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      study
    2. B.
      effects
    3. C.
      function
    4. D.
      effort

You Are Going Places
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work.I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling1. And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening.It' s the same thing over and over again.2with customers who complain about their food and where they are 3is too big or too small.Little things like that tend to4a lot of us5but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows.It happened to be the very6near where I keep the dirty7in the boxes.Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and8running all over the house, it was crazy.9these elderly women were watching10I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.
When they11their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen.They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what12I was in and what I planned to do in the future.
13they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a14and gentle voice, "You are going places.And that was it.They left the15and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me16to believe in myself.They17my spirit from being down and gave me a18to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I could not have a career in19until I had a degree.I'm now a co-anchor (联合主持人)of a student-produced television20 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      tired
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      up
    4. D.
      down
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      Dealing
    2. B.
      Helping
    3. C.
      Talking
    4. D.
      Meeting
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      sat
    2. B.
      seated
    3. C.
      laid
    4. D.
      seating
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      attract
    2. B.
      avoid
    3. C.
      adjust
    4. D.
      annoy
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      employees
    2. B.
      customers
    3. C.
      boss
    4. D.
      employers
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      table
    2. B.
      box
    3. C.
      spot
    4. D.
      kitchen
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      dishes
    2. B.
      rooms
    3. C.
      clothes
    4. D.
      chairs
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      men
    2. B.
      women
    3. C.
      servers
    4. D.
      people
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      And
    2. B.
      Otherwise
    3. C.
      But
    4. D.
      So
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      what
    2. B.
      how
    3. C.
      where
    4. D.
      why
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      finished
    2. B.
      completed
    3. C.
      ordered
    4. D.
      got
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      place
    2. B.
      grade
    3. C.
      mark
    4. D.
      position
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      Before
    2. B.
      While
    3. C.
      As
    4. D.
      After
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      confident
    2. B.
      loud
    3. C.
      low
    4. D.
      pleasant
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      kitchen
    2. B.
      house
    3. C.
      restaurant
    4. D.
      table
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      ability
    2. B.
      courage
    3. C.
      imagination
    4. D.
      time
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      put down
    2. B.
      picked up
    3. C.
      took over
    4. D.
      pointed out
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      cause
    2. B.
      reason
    3. C.
      present
    4. D.
      permission
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      television
    2. B.
      government
    3. C.
      school
    4. D.
      restaurant
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      company
    2. B.
      station
    3. C.
      show
    4. D.
      advertisement

I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I 1 a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too 2for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was3and my stepmother had4us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no5 what to do with me. And that’s when my other family6.
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home7their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I 8with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She9I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders.10I could tell, for the Beaches there was no11between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.
When Su and I12college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew13about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to14his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely15 and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
16the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n)17that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed by my 18 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
I 19family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was20, but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      lived
    2. B.
      shared
    3. C.
      possessed
    4. D.
      bought
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      cheap
    2. B.
      noisy
    3. C.
      small
    4. D.
      limited
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      in trouble
    2. B.
      in sight
    3. C.
      in place
    4. D.
      in parts
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      struck
    2. B.
      removed
    3. C.
      kicked
    4. D.
      knocked
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      plan
    2. B.
      choice
    3. C.
      chance
    4. D.
      idea
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      looked after
    2. B.
      showed up
    3. C.
      turned over
    4. D.
      came across
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      so
    2. B.
      because
    3. C.
      until
    4. D.
      while
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      worked
    2. B.
      traveled
    3. C.
      lived
    4. D.
      learned
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      worked out
    2. B.
      called up
    3. C.
      watched out
    4. D.
      made sure
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      As long as
    2. B.
      As far as
    3. C.
      As soon as
    4. D.
      As many as
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      change
    2. B.
      problem
    3. C.
      conflict
    4. D.
      difference
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      set off
    2. B.
      left for
    3. C.
      entered into
    4. D.
      admitted into
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      all
    2. B.
      little
    3. C.
      something
    4. D.
      nothing
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      supply
    2. B.
      teach
    3. C.
      encourage
    4. D.
      raise
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      different
    2. B.
      unfair
    3. C.
      easy
    4. D.
      hopeful
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      Thanks to
    2. B.
      In spite of
    3. C.
      Except for
    4. D.
      But for
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      home
    2. B.
      house
    3. C.
      ability
    4. D.
      lesson
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      choice
    2. B.
      failure
    3. C.
      past
    4. D.
      present
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      doubt about
    2. B.
      call on
    3. C.
      center on
    4. D.
      believe in
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      born
    2. B.
      accepted
    3. C.
      educated
    4. D.
      deserted

We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own1.
The carpenter I2to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n)3first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck4to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony5.
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused6at a small tree,7tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door, he underwent a(n)8transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he9his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
The next day my10drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t11having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t12to the house with my family. So I just13them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”
“14thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as15as I remember the night before.”
Putting16around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why17them if they can’t help us?
So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it 18you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to19your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be20that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      unhappiness
    2. B.
      mistakes
    3. C.
      helplessness
    4. D.
      carelessness
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      informed
    2. B.
      hired
    3. C.
      trusted
    4. D.
      recommended
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      enjoyable
    2. B.
      smooth
    3. C.
      rough
    4. D.
      dull
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      intended
    2. B.
      desired
    3. C.
      hesitated
    4. D.
      refused
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      amazement
    2. B.
      astonishment
    3. C.
      embarrassment
    4. D.
      silence
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      regularly
    2. B.
      unusually
    3. C.
      briefly
    4. D.
      directly
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      cutting
    2. B.
      damaging
    3. C.
      watching
    4. D.
      touching
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      exciting
    2. B.
      amazing
    3. C.
      confusing
    4. D.
      annoying
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      hugged
    2. B.
      greeted
    3. C.
      thanked
    4. D.
      waved
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      preference
    2. B.
      sufferings
    3. C.
      curiosity
    4. D.
      doubt
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      avoid
    2. B.
      consider
    3. C.
      continue
    4. D.
      stand
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      lack
    2. B.
      belong
    3. C.
      exist
    4. D.
      stay
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      set
    2. B.
      throw
    3. C.
      give
    4. D.
      hang
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      Sad
    2. B.
      Terrible
    3. C.
      Funny
    4. D.
      Ridiculous
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      many
    2. B.
      few
    3. C.
      good
    4. D.
      light
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      defence
    2. B.
      boundaries
    3. C.
      sympathy
    4. D.
      secret
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      burden
    2. B.
      equip
    3. C.
      expose
    4. D.
      entertain
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      however
    2. B.
      whenever
    3. C.
      wherever
    4. D.
      whatever
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      so long as
    2. B.
      now that
    3. C.
      even if
    4. D.
      in case
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      shameful
    2. B.
      proud
    3. C.
      astonished
    4. D.
      grateful
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