I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla.    1    the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I    2    out of old boards.

    I got my first    3    job, at JM's Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities (职责) were    4    tables and washing dishes,    5    sometimes I helped cook.

    Every day after school I would    6    to JM's and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I  7 from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and    8    my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working    9    me to have. Because of my    10    I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me    11   .

    Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working    12    around town. A local clothing store offered me credit (赊账)    13    I was only in seventh grade. I immediately    14    a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was    15    only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $ 90! So I learned    16    the danger of easy credit. I paid it    17  as soon as I could.

    My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a    18    of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father,    19    worked three jobs, once told me. “If you    20    sacrifice (奉献) and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can't have.” How right he was.

    1．

A. Before　　　　　　  B. Within

C. From　　　　　　  D. By

    2．

A. pulled　　　　　　  B. put

C. picked　　　　　　  D. pressed

    3．

A. usual　　　　　　  B. real

C. main　　　　　　  D. particular

    4．

A. sweeping　　　　　　  B. packing

C. clearing　　　　　　  D. emptying

    5．

A. or　　　　　　  B. so

C. but　　　　　　  D. even

    6．

A. head　　　　　　  B. turn

C. change　　　　　　  D. move

    7．

A. studied　　　　　　  B. worked

C. played　　　　　　  D. slept

    8．

A. helping　　　　　　  B. having

C. watching　　　　　　  D. letting

    9．

A. asked　　　　　　  B. told

C. promised　　　　　　  D. allowed

    10．

A. study　　　　　　  B. power

C. age　　　　　　  D. job

    11．

A. proud　　　　　　  B. friendly

C. lucky　　　　　　  D. hopeful

    12．

A. ran　　　　　　  B. got

C. flew　　　　　　  D. carried

    13．

A. although　　　　　　  B. while

C. if　　　　　　  D. since

    14．

A. sold　　　　　　  B. borrowed

C. charged　　　　　　  D. wore

    15．

A. keeping　　　　　　  B. making

C. paying　　　　　　  D. taking

    16．

A. gradually　　　　　　  B. greatly

C. hardly　　　　　　  D. early

    17．

A. out　　　　　　  B. over

C. away　　　　　　  D. off

    18．

A. point　　　　　　  B. level

C. part　　　　　　  D. sign

    19．

A. he　　　　　　  B. that

C. who　　　　　　  D. whoever

    20．

A. understand　　　　　　  B. demand

C. offer　　　　　　  D. fear

    Maybe it was the strange   1　　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that   2　　 me so much．There was never total   3　　 ，but a streetlight or passing car lights   4　　 clothes hung over a chair take on the   5　　   of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my   6　　 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no    7　　 .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight．My    8    would run wild，and my heart would beat fast．I would    9　　 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me．

  Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost，   10      on the way home from school．Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no    11    ．After school，    12    ，when all the buses were    13    up along the street，I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some  14        neighborhood．On school or family trips to a park or a museum，I wouldn't   15　　 　　the leaders out of my sight．

 Perhaps one of the worse fears  1 6  all I had as a child was that of not being liked or   17　　 by others．Being popular was so important to me 　　 18   ，and the fear of not being liked was a  19  one．

One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to  20  and overcome our fears．U

nderstanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life．

1. A. way　　　　 　　 B. time　　　　   C. place　　       D. reason

2. A. wounded　　 　　 B. destroyed       C. surprised        D. frightened

3. A. quietness  　 　　 B. darkness　　    C. emptiness       D. loneliness

4. A. got　　　　 　　   B. forced　　      C. made　　　　 D. caused

5. A. spirit　　   　　    B. height　　      C. body　　　　 D. shape

6. A. eye　　　　 　　   B. window　　     C. mouth　　    D. door

7. A. breath　　  　　    B. wind　　　　 C. air　　　　     D. sound

8. A. belief　　  　　　　 B. feeling　　    C. imagination      D. doubt

9. A. 1ay　　　　 　　  B. hide　　　　    C. rest　　　　    D. 1ie

10. A. especially 　　　　  B. simply　　      C. probably　　    D. directly

11. A. discussion 　　　　 B. problem　　    C. joke　　　　   D. matter

12. A. though　　 　　   B. yet　　　　    C. although　　    D. still

13. A. called　　 　　　　 B. backed　　     C. 1ined　　      D. packed

14. A. old　　    　　   B. crowded　　  C. poor　　　　   D. unfamiliar

15. A. 1eave　　 　　　　 B. let　　　　     C. order　　      D. send

16. A. above　　 　　    B. in　　　　    C. of　　　　     D. at

17. A. protected 　　　　  B. guided　　    C. believed    　　  D. accepted

18. A. then　　  　　　　 B. there　　       C. once　　　　 D. anyway

19. A. strict    　　　　   B. powerful　　  C. heavy　　      D. right

20. A. realize   　　　　   B. remember　　 C. recognize   　　 D. recover

    2    ago experiments showed that birds depend on the sun to guide them   3  . But what about birds that fly mainly by night ?    4    with man-made stars have proved   5    certain night-flying birds are able to follow the    6    in their long distance flights.

　　 One such   7   -a warbler (鸣禽)-had spent its lifetime in a   8   and had never flown under a natural sky. Yet it showed an inborn (天生的)    9   to use the stars for guidance. The bird’s cage was placed under a man-made star-filled sky at migration   10  . The bird tried to fly   11   the same direction as   12   taken by his indoor cousins. Any   13   in the position of the make-believe (虚构的) stars  14   a change in the direction of his flight.

Scientists think that warblers,   15   flying in daylight, use the sun for guidance. But stars are clearly their important   16   of navigation (导航). What do they do when the stars are   17   by the clouds? Clearly, they find their way by such land.   18    as mountain ranges, coastlines (海岸线) and river courses. But when it’s too   19   to see these, the warblers circle   20  , unable to find out where they were.

1. A. talked 　　　　　　　　　　    B. puzzled 　　　　　　　　　　    C. went　　　　　　　　　　    D. looked

2. A. Not long 　　　　　　　　　　    B. Long   　　　　　　　　　　    C. Centuries　　　　　　　　　　    D. Years

3. A. during the night　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　　　　　    B. during daylight hours

C. in winter　　　　　　　　　　  　　　　　　  D. in the dark

4. A. Examinations 　　　　　　　　　　    B. Laboratories　　　　　　　　　　    C. Tests　　　　　　　　　　    D. Sky

5. A. why　　　　　　　　　　    B. how　　　　　　　　　　    C. what　　　　　　　　　　    D. that

6. A. stars　　　　　　　　　　    B. moon　　　　　　　　　　    C. route　　　　　　　　　　    D. sun

7. A. star　　　　　　　　　　    B. scientist　　　　　　　　　　    C. bird　　　　　　　　   

;　　 D. flight

8. A. forest　　　　　　　　　　    B. cage　　　　　　　　　　    C. nest　　　　　　　　　　    D. cave

9. A. strength　　　　　　　　　　    B. ability　　　　　　　　　　    C. experience　　　　　　　　　　    D. practice

10. A. time　　　　　　　　　　    B. place　　　　　　　　　　    C. way　　　　　　　　　　    D. season

11. A. to　　　　　　　　　　    B. towards　　　　　　　　　　    C. in 　　　　　　　　　　    D. under

12. A. that　　　　　　　　　　    B. which　　　　　　　　　　    C. one　　　　　　　　　　    D. it

13. A. one　　　　　　　　　　    B. change　　　　　　　　　　    C. way　　　　　　　　　　    D. bird

14. A. caused 　　　　　　　　　　    B. gave　　　　　　　　　　    C. resulted　　　　　　　　　　    D. meant

15. A. for　　　　　　　　　　    B. when　　　　　　　　　　    C. after　　　　　　　　　　    D. they are

16. A. ways　　　　　　　　　　    B. means　　　　　　　　　　    C. objects　　　　　　　　　　    D. homes

17. A. shown　　　　　　　　　　    B. covered　　　　　　　　　　    C. removed　　　　　　　　　　    D. hidden

18. A. areas　　　　　　　　　　    B. surface　　　　　　　　　　    C. marks　　　　　　　　　　    D. signs

19. A. far　　　　　　　　　　    B. far away　　　　　　　　　　    C. dark　　　　　　　　　　    D. bright

20. A. helplessly　　　　　　　　　　    B. hopefully　　　　　　　　　　    C. easily　　　　　　　　　　    D. freely

_8_____, she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was ___9_____with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard___10____voice that had been shouted to me as a child. “How could you…You should know…How many times have you been____11_____… What a bad thing to do…” It was just a matter of my picking out which old _____12_____I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But ____13___ I could let loose, I looked ____14___at the sweater on her. In big ___15_____it said, “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL(天使)!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, __16____seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of ___17____that I had come dangerously close to ___18_____. “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how ___19____you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t ____20____the chance to prove what a perfect little angel he had given me.

1. A. happened　　　　    B. liked　　　　   C. appeared　　　　   D. pretended

2.A. long　　　　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　   C. calm　　　　　　  D. strange

3.A. asked　　　　　　    B. answered　　   C. raised　　　　　　 D. repeated

4.A. into　　　　　　　　 B. of　　　　　　  C. from　　　　　　  D. for

5.A. way　　　　　　　　 B. turn　　　　    C. change    　　　　D. progress

6.A. followed　　　　　　 B. scolded　　　　 C. cornered　　　　  D. fooled

7.A. laughed　　　　　　  B. listened　　　　 C. agreed　　　　    D .refused

8.A. Slowly　　　　　　   B. Eagerly　　　　 C. Angrily　　　　   D. Unfortunately

9.A. filled　　　　　　    B. marked　　　　  C. printed　　　　   D. covered

10.A. every　　　　　　    B. such　　　　    C. any　　　　　　  D. one

11.A. told　　　　　　　　 B. beaten　　　　   C. frightened　　　　 D. forbidden

12.A. reports　　    　　  B. notice　　　　    C. advice　　　　   D. words

13.A. as　　　　　　　　  B. when　　　　　　 C. since　　　　    D. before

14.A. up　　　　　　　　  B. down　　　　    C. in　　　　　　   D. on

15.A. signs　　　　　　   B. letters　　　　　　  C. messages　　　　 D. figures

16.A. because of　　　　   B .instead of　　　　  C. in spite of　　　　 D. as a result of

___3y debts. So the bank had __33____ the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid on the ___4___. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the ___5___ moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had ___6___, some from far away.

    As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85.  Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.

    Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.

    After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.

1.    A　　   Naturally　　   B.　　   Unfortunately    C.　　   Luckily　　   D.　　   Strangely

2.    A　　   forbidden　　   B.　　   waited　　   C.　　   expected　　   D.　　   forced

3.    A　　   With　　   B.　　  At　　   C.　　  By　　   D.　　  Over

4.    A　　   house　　   B.　　   pillow C.　　   furniture　　   D.　　  quilt

5.    A　　   strange　　   B.　　   necessary　　   C.　　  big　　   D.　　   curious

6.    A　　   turned out　　   B.　　   turned up　　   C.　　   turned back　　   D.　　   turned on

7.    A　　   picture　　   B.　　  book　　   C.　　  purse　　   D.　　  quilt

8.    A　　   shocked　　   B.　　   worried　　   C.　　  calm　　   D.　　   excited

9.    A.　　  rose　　   B.　　   reached　　   C.　　   climbed　　   D.　　  won

10.  A.　　  told　　   B.　　   helped　　   C.　　  filled　　   D.　　  gave

11.   A.　　   pleased　　   B.　　   anxious　　   C.　　  angry　　   D.&nbstp;

　　  familiar

12.  A.　　  at this moment    B.　　   ever since　　   C.　　  long before　　   D.　　   soon after

13.  A.　　   chance　　   B.　　   method　　   C.　　   thought　　   D.　　   fortune

14.  A.　　  could　　   B.　　  might　　   C.　　  must　　   D.　　   would

15.  A.　　   relative　　   B.　　   customer　　   C.　　  friend　　   D.　　   stranger

16.  A.　　   mistake　　   B.　　  fun　　   C.　　   secret D.　　   reason

17.  A.　　   check B.　　   wallet C.　　   address　　   D.　　  note

18.  A.　　   holding　　   B.　　   touching　　   C.　　   watching　　   D.　　   admiring

19   A.　　   wonderful　　   B.　　   precious　　   C.　　  pretty　　   D.　　   various

20.  A.　　  used　　   B.　　  stops　　   C.　　   comes　　   D.　　   happens

Finish the following passage taken from the text with the same words as those in the text.

   The Earth Summit is not just about problems.  1（短语）, it is a place to find solutions for

the future. Many speakers  __2__ the summit said that education is the key to the future.

__3__better education, people will be able to build a better society in harmony with nature and

perhaps put an end to the death and suffering __4__ by the big three. If the world becomes less

unfair and if people can get better education, much of the poverty can be wiped out. And if

poverty is less of a problem and people are better educated, there is a good chance __5  we will

see less violence and fewer wars.

    1    you to figure out(领会) what the messages mean. “I see the leaves    2    from that tree” is a message from your    3   .“I hear a fire alarm” is a message from your    4   .“I    5    dinner cooking” is a message from your nose.

But then what happens? You ask yourself, in your    6   ,what the message    7   .I see the leaves falling. What does that mean? It    8    autumn. I hear a fire alarm. What does that mean? There’s a fire near here. I smell dinner cooking. What does that mean? It must be time to stop    9    and go to the dining room.

Is the answer you give yourself always the right one? Have you    10    the right guess? “I see the leaves falling,   11    it must be autumn” could be the right answer. But “The tree is sick”   12    an answer, too.

Can you depend    13    your senses? Usually you can,   14    you pay attention to them and learn to use them    15   .But if you are not paying attention, they don’t    16    as well as they should. First, you have to ask yourself, “What am I trying to    17    out?” you may find out by looking, listening, smelling, feeling or tasting.

When you don’t use your    18    and your mind, it’s    19    living in a tunnel(地道) .When you do use them, everything is more    20    and more fun.

1. A. helps　　    　　  B. keeps 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. makes　　    　　    D. tells

2. A. fallen　　　　    B. falling 　　　　　　　　　　 C. to fall　　　　  　　 D. falls

3. A. eye　　    　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. senses 　　   　　    D. seeing

4. A. ear　　    　　　　 B. listening　　　　　　　　    C. hearing　　　　     D. ears

5. A. am smelling　　  B. smells　　　　　　　　　　  C. smell　　　　 　　    D. smelled

6. A. heart　　    　　  B. thought　　　　　　　　    C. mind　　    　　　　  D. idea

7. A. is　　　　 　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　    C. means　　    　　    D. meaning

8. A. is　　    　　　　   B. would be 　　　　　　    C. can be　　　　      D. must be

9. A. work　　    

　　  B. to work 　　　　　　　　  C. worked　　　　     D. working

10. A. make　　        B. to make 　　　　　　　　  C. made　　　　  　　  D. making

11. A. when　　　　   B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　 　　　　    D. so

12. A. could be　　    B. is 　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. must be　　　　    D. will be

13. A. in　　　　 　　　　　　  B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　 　　　　  D. at

14. A. as　　　　 　　   B. when　　　　　　　　　　   C. because　　　　    D. if

15. A. enough　　      B. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　    　　　　  D. better

16. A. study　　        B. learn　　　　　　　　　　    C. work　　    　　　　 D. think

17. A. set　　　　 　　  B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. look　　　　 　　　　 D. run

18. A. head　　　　    B. senses　　　　　　　　　　  C. eyes　　    　　　　   D. ears

19. A. as　　　　 　　   B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　 　　　　    D. like

20. A. exciting　　    B. to excite 　　　　　　　　  C. excite　　     　　   D. excited

The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a    5  

rope to it,   6    the barometer to the street, and then bring it up,   7    the length of the rope. That’s the    8   .”

I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(学分) ,since he had answered the question   9    and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(能力)  in physics. I   10    that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the   11    that his answer should show some    12   of physics. His answer reads:

“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean    13    the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer,   14    its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at²,calculate the height of the building.”

I gave the student    15    full credit.

Before I left, the student said he had   16    answers. “But,” said the student,   17    the best way is to knock at the superintendent’s(管理者)  door. When he    18    ,you say: “Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n)    19    barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will    20   you this barometer.”

1. A. tick　　    　　    B. zero　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　    　　　　  D. comment

2. A. score　　　　    B. praise　　　　　　　　　　   C. reward　　    　　　　　　  D. prize

3. A. change　　　　   B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. determine　　　　 D. find

4. A. care　　　　 　　  B. aid 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　 　　　　　　  D. improvement

5. A. strong　　　　  B. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　    　　 D. long

6. A. lower　　　　    B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　   C. carry　　　　  　　  D. place

7. A. covering　　　　 B. folding　　　　　　　　　　 C. measuring　　　　 D. imagining

8. A. height　　　　  B. width 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. size　　　　  　　    D. weight

9. A. perfectly　　　　 B. completely　　　　　　   C. seriously  　　      D. carefully

10. A. demanded　　   B. required 　　　　　　　　 C. insisted　　　　 　　 D. suggested

11. A. warning　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　   C. order　　　　 　　    D. point

12. A. wisdom　　　　 B. technology　　　　　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. gift

13. A. on　　　　  　　 B. over 　　　　　　　　　　   C. against　　　　      D. beyond

14. A. stopping　　    B. observing　　　　　　　　 C. timing　　　　 　　  D. watching

15. A. almost　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simply　　　　      D. hardly

16. A. some　　        B. other　　　　　　　　　　    C. two　　    　　　　   D. no

17. A. interestingly　　 B. surprisingly　　　　　　  C. probably　　　　    D. strangely

18. A. opens　　　　   B. shouts 　　　　　　　　    C. stares　　　　 　　　　　　  D. answers

19. A. fine　　　　 　　 B. large 　　　　　　　　　　   C. interesting　　      D. attractive

20. A. give　　　　    B. lend 　　　　　　　　　　    C. sell　　　　  　　　　 D. show

　 2　 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk..  No 　3　　tire.

　　At this time, a car　 4　  . Paul and Diane told Clay to　 5　 them to a service station near their　 6　 ．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to　 7　 with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.

　　The couple called around to find a tire. No　 8　 . They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a　 9　 of keys. “Take our car. We　　10　 be using it over the holiday.”

　　Clay was　 11　 . “But I’m going all they way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she　 12　 them.

　　“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be　 13　 when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to　 14　 us.”

　　Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the　 15　 put her luggage into their car and then　 16　 h

er off. Two weeks later she　 17　 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio　 18　 .

“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I　 19　 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don’t want any money. It’s our　 20　 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.

　　Now, Julie's team ran up and down over the snowy hills. They　 5　 only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay　 6　 of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the　 7　 places on Earth. The dogs' thick fur coats helped　 8　them warm in the cold wind. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as　 9　 as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from　 10　 , Julie had put special boots on their feet.

　　At first, the dogs seemed to　 11　 the sled very slowly. They were　 12　 getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they began to run more　　13　 . They worked　 14　 a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sled's runners fell into a hole and 15　 . Julie could have given up then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.

　　When they finally reached the finish line, they found that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.