It was a normal summer night, humidity(潮湿)hung in the thick air. The only sound was my sister’s heavy1 from the bed next to me.
I couldn’t go to2, partly because of my cold and partly because of my3 for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a 4 .
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough5 to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright6 hanging in the sky, giving off a magic glow.
My sister turned over as though she was as light as air. Why could she sleep soundly? Why wasn’t she7 too? Did she know about tomorrow?
I couldn’t stand the8 anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the9 and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. Pouring the red paste onto the brush, I cleaned back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some10of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat,11 me as he meowed(猫叫)his sad song. He was on the old orange couch (长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, 12something to happen. He looked at me as if to say, “I’m13, pet me. I need a good hug.” Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft14. This couch represented my birth, my parents’ marriage, and hundreds of other little15.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was16 with questions: What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a17 thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forgot all about the18 and the next day’s surprise. The 19 was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries20 move away.

1.
1. A.
  murmuring
2. B.
  breathing
3. C.
  crying
4. D.
  thinking
2.
1. A.
  sleep
2. B.
  work
3. C.
  study
4. D.
  rest
3.
1. A.
  interpretations
2. B.
  plans
3. C.
  arrangements
4. D.
  expectations
4.
1. A.
  surprise
2. B.
  hope
3. C.
  success
4. D.
  failure
5.
1. A.
  energy
2. B.
  ideas
3. C.
  strength
4. D.
  stamps
6.
1. A.
  cloud
2. B.
  star
3. C.
  sun
4. D.
  moon
7.
1. A.
  thrilling
2. B.
  sweating
3. C.
  sleeping
4. D.
  speaking
8.
1. A.
  silence
2. B.
  cold
3. C.
  pressure
4. D.
  pain
9.
1. A.
  sitting-room
2. B.
  kitchen
3. C.
  bathroom
4. D.
  waiting-room
10.
1. A.
  sights
2. B.
  signs
3. C.
  signals
4. D.
  notices
11.
1. A.
  interested
2. B.
  pleased
3. C.
  reminded
4. D.
  frightened
12.
1. A.
  begging for
2. B.
  asking for
3. C.
  admiring for
4. D.
  waiting for
13.
1. A.
  lonely
2. B.
  shy
3. C.
  friendly
4. D.
  lively
14.
1. A.
  bed
2. B.
  couch
3. C.
  cat
4. D.
  bad
15.
1. A.
  people
2. B.
  animals
3. C.
  events
4. D.
  pets
16.
1. A.
  flooded
2. B.
  applauding
3. C.
  satisfied
4. D.
  knocked
17.
1. A.
  strange
2. B.
  difficult
3. C.
  new
4. D.
  noble
18.
1. A.
  cold
2. B.
  mind
3. C.
  time
4. D.
  heat
19.
1. A.
  family
2. B.
  atmosphere
3. C.
  heart
4. D.
  bed
20.
1. A.
  completely
2. B.
  slowly
3. C.
  suddenly
4. D.
  partly

Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices go up, up, and up. “How high can they go ?” is the common question that1in the city is asking. But right now, few people seem to have the answer. “2interest rates(利率) stay at about3percent, there’s no way of knowing,”, said a local Guangzhou economist.
“It’s crazy,” said Li Hua, who is4a house near the river. “In 1993, I bought my first place, a two-bedroom apartment in Haizhu district, for 100,000 yuan. My friends thought that I was overpaying and said it just wasn’t worth it. Five years later , I had to move to Shenzhen. I49 it for 160,000 yuan, which was nice profit. Last year, while5friends here, I saw in the local paper that exact same6was for sale for 450,000 yuan!”
It is a seller’s7. Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least8percent more than the asking price just to have a chance. Li Hua says the situation is really diffcult. “Whether you decide to buy or decide not to buy, you still feel like you made the9decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don’t buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great10.”
Everyone says prices must fall, but everyone hopes it will happen the day after they sell their house.55 government officials have no idea what the future will bring. “All we can say is that these things change,” said the state director of housing. “What goes up must come down.”

1.
1. A.
  everybody
2. B.
  somebody
3. C.
  nobody
4. D.
  anybody
2.
1. A.
  When
2. B.
  As long as
3. C.
  Before
4. D.
  As soon as
3.
1. A.
  looking at
2. B.
  looking out
3. C.
  looking after
4. D.
  looking for
4.
1. A.
  bought
2. B.
  sold
3. C.
  got
4. D.
  gave
5.
1. A.
  visiting
2. B.
  watching
3. C.
  making
4. D.
  having
6.
1. A.
  friend
2. B.
  apartment
3. C.
  house
4. D.
  bedroom
7.
1. A.
  shop
2. B.
  home
3. C.
  house
4. D.
  market
8.
1. A.
  right
2. B.
  wrong
3. C.
  strong
4. D.
  weak
9.
1. A.
  opportunity
2. B.
  time
3. C.
  happening
4. D.
  pity
10.
1. A.
  Even
2. B.
  When
3. C.
  As
4. D.
  Though

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked1at me and said “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say.2several seconds all I could do was to stand there and3down at him. My first thought was he must need4while doing his homework5he was trying to prepare me for some6.
Finally, I asked, “What was that all about?” “7.” He said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment. ”
The next day I8his teacher at my office to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had responded .
“9, most of the fathers had the same reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first10we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The point is,” the teacher explained, “feeling11is an important part of12. It’s something all human beings13. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too14that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be able to tell his dad that he loves him. ”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how difficult it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me15, I held on to him for an extra second. And just16he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you. ”
I didn’t know if saying that would make17of us healthier, but we did feel pretty18. Maybe19time when one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole20to think of the right answer.

1.
1. A.
  down
2. B.
  away
3. C.
  out
4. D.
  up
2.
1. A.
  After
2. B.
  For
3. C.
  In
4. D.
  On
3.
1. A.
  glare
2. B.
  get
3. C.
  stare
4. D.
  knock
4.
1. A.
  money
2. B.
  time
3. C.
  help
4. D.
  paper
5.
1. A.
  or
2. B.
  but
3. C.
  when
4. D.
  while
6.
1. A.
  money
2. B.
  news
3. C.
  test
4. D.
  explanation
7.
1. A.
  Anything
2. B.
  Nothing
3. C.
  Important
4. D.
  Interesting
8.
1. A.
  advised
2. B.
  told
3. C.
  called
4. D.
  informed
9.
1. A.
  Basically
2. B.
  Fortunately
3. C.
  Usually
4. D.
  Frequently
10.
1. A.
  allowed
2. B.
  agreed
3. C.
  suggested
4. D.
  planned
11.
1. A.
  loved
2. B.
  helpful
3. C.
  interested
4. D.
  trusted
12.
1. A.
  body
2. B.
  work
3. C.
  study
4. D.
  health
13.
1. A.
  agree
2. B.
  understand
3. C.
  know
4. D.
  require
14.
1. A.
  bad
2. B.
  good
3. C.
  easy
4. D.
  hard
15.
1. A.
  that day
2. B.
  that moment
3. C.
  that evening
4. D.
  that morning
16.
1. A.
  before
2. B.
  after
3. C.
  because
4. D.
  as
17.
1. A.
  neither
2. B.
  either
3. C.
  most
4. D.
  few
18.
1. A.
  terrible
2. B.
  disappointed
3. C.
  bad
4. D.
  good
19.
1. A.
  next
2. B.
  last
3. C.
  each
4. D.
  every
20.
1. A.
  afternoon
2. B.
  morning
3. C.
  day
4. D.
  week

Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. I was a tall thin girl weighing barely a hundred pounds. I ended up taking a lot of1especially from the boys, because of my appearance. I became an extremely2young lady.
One day3in the 6th grade class was told by Mr. Hadley that we would be4to stand up in front of the class and read the5that we had completed.
When my turn came, I6to stand up in front of all those students and7to their tricks. Mr. Hadley came over to me and again8me to read my report. I gave it back to him. He walked to the front of the9and said, "Yvonne has a very good report here and I think everyone10to hear her read it. If I hear anyone making11noises or making fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. Understood?"
Mr. Hadley walked back to me and12me the paper, asking me to go to the front of the class. I walked to the front of the class on legs13were shaking and I felt a(n)14in my chest. Everyone were all quiet, including those boys. I stood there trying to gain15.
Mr. Hadley walked over to me putting his arm around me, "You can do it. I have16in you!" His words helped calm me. I17the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and18me, they all stood up and clapped their hands.
From that day on the kids never made fun of me again and some19made friends with me. I continued to be quite shy all through school20from that day on I knew if I had to stand up in front of class again. I could do it.

1.
1. A.
  exercise
2. B.
  interests
3. C.
  trouble
4. D.
  tricks
2.
1. A.
  brave
2. B.
  shy
3. C.
  graceful
4. D.
  selfish
3.
1. A.
  someone
2. B.
  everyone
3. C.
  none
4. D.
  anyone
4.
1. A.
  allowed
2. B.
  required
3. C.
  advised
4. D.
  warned
5.
1. A.
  newspapers
2. B.
  reports
3. C.
  experiences
4. D.
  texts
6.
1. A.
  refused
2. B.
  decided
3. C.
  promised
4. D.
  pretended
7.
1. A.
  show off
2. B.
  look back
3. C.
  open up
4. D.
  put down
8.
1. A.
  asked
2. B.
  forced
3. C.
  ordered
4. D.
  permitted
9.
1. A.
  teacher
2. B.
  classroom
3. C.
  blackboard
4. D.
  class
10.
1. A.
  likes
2. B.
  hates
3. C.
  needs
4. D.
  dares
11.
1. A.
  quiet
2. B.
  strange
3. C.
  special
4. D.
  little
12.
1. A.
  left
2. B.
  dropped
3. C.
  offered
4. D.
  handed
13.
1. A.
  which
2. B.
  what
3. C.
  where
4. D.
  that
14.
1. A.
  rabbit
2. B.
  idea
3. C.
  warmth
4. D.
  coldness
15.
1. A.
  strength
2. B.
  excuse
3. C.
  calm
4. D.
  encouragement
16.
1. A.
  dependence
2. B.
  support
3. C.
  confidence
4. D.
  result
17.
1. A.
  read
2. B.
  recited
3. C.
  announced
4. D.
  described
18.
1. A.
  looking down upon
2. B.
  making fun of
3. C.
  losing interest in
4. D.
  breaking away from
19.
1. A.
  definitely
2. B.
  fortunately
3. C.
  surprisingly
4. D.
  actually
20.
1. A.
  but
2. B.
  and
3. C.
  so
4. D.
  though

I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age.
One fairly interesting event happened when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and 1 around upside down from the rafters (房梁) of our house. So, it 2 to no surprise for my dad to 3 me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. Without realizing the tree could break or I could get 4, I just thought it was5 to be up so high.
My cousin, Tammy, was in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big 6 about ten feet below me. Tammy’s mother also 7 us at the exact time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree and I could feel the tree begin to sway. I remembered my dad’s 8 over the wind yelling, “Bart, 9 on tightly.” So I did.
The next thing I know, I heard Tammy 10 at the top of her lungs, 11 flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree.
I came down the tree to 12. My dad later told me why Tammy fell and I didn’t. 13, when Tammy’s mother felt the wind, she yelled out, “Tammy, don’t 14!” And Tammy did do that.
My dad then 15 to me that the mind has a very 16 time dealing with a negative image. In order to deal with the 17 of not falling, Tammy’s brain had to first imagine falling, and then tell the brain not to do what it just imagined. However, my eight-year-old brain 18 had an internal image of hanging on tightly.
This “Self-Talk” is especially useful when you are 19 to break a habit or set a goal. You can’t imagine not doing something in your mind. The only way to accomplish it is to find a word for what you want to do.
I’m now a pretty good football player, because all my internal dialogue is 20 and encourages me to win. All this I owe to my dad.

1.
1. A.
  walking
2. B.
  hanging
3. C.
  fooling
4. D.
  playing
2.
1. A.
  got
2. B.
  turned
3. C.
  came
4. D.
  led
3.
1. A.
  meet
2. B.
  admire
3. C.
  forbid
4. D.
  find
4.
1. A.
  trapped
2. B.
  hurt
3. C.
  teased
4. D.
  scolded
5.
1. A.
  fun
2. B.
  tense
3. C.
  scaring
4. D.
  dizzy
6.
1. A.
  root
2. B.
  trunk
3. C.
  branch
4. D.
  tree
7.
1. A.
  warned
2. B.
  joined
3. C.
  watched
4. D.
  noticed
8.
1. A.
  sound
2. B.
  voice
3. C.
  wave
4. D.
  laughter
9.
1. A.
  hold
2. B.
  come
3. C.
  go
4. D.
  insist
10.
1. A.
  whispering
2. B.
  laughing
3. C.
  screaming
4. D.
  singing
11.
1. A.
  lying
2. B.
  sitting
3. C.
  standing
4. D.
  looking
12.
1. A.
  anxiety
2. B.
  safety
3. C.
  thrill
4. D.
  sympathy
13.
1. A.
  Apparently
2. B.
  Unbearably
3. C.
  Vividly
4. D.
  Unbelievably
14.
1. A.
  move
2. B.
  jump
3. C.
  fall
4. D.
  sway
15.
1. A.
  apologized
2. B.
  admitted
3. C.
  referred
4. D.
  explained
16.
1. A.
  difficult
2. B.
  awesome
3. C.
  precise
4. D.
  special
17.
1. A.
  fear
2. B.
  command
3. C.
  reward
4. D.
  possibility
18.
1. A.
  deliberately
2. B.
  constantly
3. C.
  gradually
4. D.
  instantly
19.
1. A.
  failing
2. B.
  attempting
3. C.
  managing
4. D.
  hoping
20.
1. A.
  negative
2. B.
  subjective
3. C.
  positive
4. D.
  vague

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But1a few of them are very 2English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a3language. Many millions are4 to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different5 Have you ever6 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your7 back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 8 you master your English in a month.9the first day your10 will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never11 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should12 that we all learned our own language well when we were 13. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.14 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it,15n it all the time. Just imagine how much16 that gets!
So it is17to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 18upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 19 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 20. But they cannot do the student's work for him.

1.
1. A.
  not
2. B.
  quite
3. C.
  only
4. D.
  very
2.
1. A.
  difficult
2. B.
  important
3. C.
  helpful
4. D.
  easy
3.
1. A.
  native
2. B.
  foreign
3. C.
  useful
4. D.
  mother
4.
1. A.
  learning
2. B.
  enjoying
3. C.
  trying
4. D.
  liking
5.
1. A.
  questions
2. B.
  problems
3. C.
  ideas
4. D.
  answers
6.
1. A.
  found
2. B.
  watched
3. C.
  noticed
4. D.
  known
7.
1. A.
  knowledge
2. B.
  time
3. C.
  money
4. D.
  English
8.
1. A.
  make
2. B.
  help
3. C.
  let
4. D.
  allow
9.
1. A.
  From
2. B.
  On
3. C.
  Since
4. D.
  After
10.
1. A.
  spelling
2. B.
  grammar
3. C.
  English
4. D.
  pronunciation
11.
1. A.
  happened
2. B.
  looked
3. C.
  seemed
4. D.
  felt
12.
1. A.
  know
2. B.
  remember
3. C.
  understand
4. D.
  think
13.
1. A.
  students
2. B.
  children
3. C.
  babies
4. D.
  grown-ups
14.
1. A.
  Imagine
2. B.
  Mind
3. C.
  Do
4. D.
  Think of
15.
1. A.
  using
2. B.
  thinking
3. C.
  trying
4. D.
  practicing
16.
1. A.
  time
2. B.
  money
3. C.
  language
4. D.
  practice
17.
1. A.
  hard
2. B.
  easy
3. C.
  funny
4. D.
  silly
18.
1. A.
  depends
2. B.
  tries
3. C.
  has
4. D.
  takes
19.
1. A.
  uses
2. B.
  takes
3. C.
  gets
4. D.
  costs
20.
1. A.
  do
2. B.
  work
3. C.
  help
4. D.
  master

I was reading a notice at the entrance to my college dormitory, when a girl came up to me and said, “Do you 1 a quarter? I’m one short of putting my laundry(刚洗好的衣物) in the dryer(烘干机). ”
I 2 to think about it for a few seconds and considered whether I’d be 3 to give a quarter away. I found myself 4 her, thinking about why she didn’t 5 four quarters down from her room with her, as if she had 6 to be one short so she could ask someone else for it. (Later I knew 7 that was not the case.)
But I didn’t have any reason to 8her. Then I responded, “Yeah, I think I have the only one,” though fully 9 that I had three. “Here you go,” I said with a smile. “Thanks,” she responded, 10 that she could have clean clothes to wear the next morning.
A few moments later the girl 11 and gave a dollar bill to me. “Why are you giving this to me?” I asked, 12. “Oh, because you were kind to me, so I’m just giving back the 13.”
It’s just a dollar, but I felt it was 14. More so because I hadn’t given that quarter with such nice 15, the way she gave that dollar to me. I felt like it was the first time I ever 16 something greater in return for something so17 that I had given. I saw the power of kindness and generosity in a 18way.
I thought it was so worth giving that quarter away. Giving and 19 don’t usually happen hand-in-hand, 20 when it does, like it did this time, it makes one think about why generosity is so powerful in the first place.

1.
1. A.
  lose
2. B.
  have
3. C.
  find
4. D.
  pay
2.
1. A.
  stopped
2. B.
  agreed
3. C.
  tried
4. D.
  continued
3.
1. A.
  anxious
2. B.
  satisfied
3. C.
  willing
4. D.
  quick
4.
1. A.
  disliking
2. B.
  loving
3. C.
  trusting
4. D.
  judging
5.
1. A.
  borrow
2. B.
  collect
3. C.
  fetch
4. D.
  bring
6.
1. A.
  needed
2. B.
  prepared
3. C.
  managed
4. D.
  planned
7.
1. A.
  actually
2. B.
  obviously
3. C.
  strangely
4. D.
  possibly
8.
1. A.
  help
2. B.
  refuse
3. C.
  believe
4. D.
  doubt
9.
1. A.
  ashamed
2. B.
  aware
3. C.
  uncertain
4. D.
  concerned
10.
1. A.
  hoping
2. B.
  worrying
3. C.
  choosing
4. D.
  mentioning
11.
1. A.
  left
2. B.
  finished
3. C.
  called
4. D.
  returned
12.
1. A.
  excited
2. B.
  surprised
3. C.
  angry
4. D.
  embarrassed
13.
1. A.
  benefit
2. B.
  change
3. C.
  favour
4. D.
  interest
14.
1. A.
  valuable
2. B.
  enough
3. C.
  attractive
4. D.
  reasonable
15.
1. A.
  results
2. B.
  thoughts
3. C.
  memories
4. D.
  manners
16.
1. A.
  met
2. B.
  provided
3. C.
  saw
4. D.
  received
17.
1. A.
  expensive
2. B.
  important
3. C.
  small
4. D.
  difficult
18.
1. A.
  short
2. B.
  new
3. C.
  normal
4. D.
  strange
19.
1. A.
  getting
2. B.
  rejecting
3. C.
  supporting
4. D.
  appreciating
20.
1. A.
  then
2. B.
  or
3. C.
  but
4. D.
  thus

My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, “Mommy, I like her dress.” Her mom1, “Well, why don’t you go and tell her?”
The little girl walked2toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one,
3the same age, was standing with her4turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美). Receiving no answer, this little one5. My husband said to the other girl, “6wants to tell you something.” As she turned around,7was made. Once again, the little one8“I like your dress,” and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly9“Look, it’s a spinning (旋转) dress!”, at which moment she began to spin. Both of them smiled widely.
Now, the one stopped spinning and said, “It’s my favorite dress and I have (a)10that match!” She11running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.
The mom and daughter started to12down the street,13the encounter (邂逅) had ended. Moments later, the “spinning dress girl” reappeared, shoes in hand,14her new friend who had seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been
15of all this. The man16the child, saying, “There’s someone coming behind you.” Then we saw one showed and the other17the beautiful shoes.
If you can make a18better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have19this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments,
20together, make up what might very well be the important times in our lives.

1.
1. A.
  replied
2. B.
  scolded
3. C.
  laughed
4. D.
  required
2.
1. A.
  secretly
2. B.
  shyly
3. C.
  heavily
4. D.
  suddenly
3.
1. A.
  usually
2. B.
  hopefully
3. C.
  likely
4. D.
  luckily
4.
1. A.
  back
2. B.
  head
3. C.
  nose
4. D.
  hand
5.
1. A.
  shouted
2. B.
  left
3. C.
  cried
4. D.
  hesitated
6.
1. A.
  Anyone
2. B.
  Someone
3. C.
  Everyone
4. D.
  No one
7.
1. A.
  difference
2. B.
  advance
3. C.
  connection
4. D.
  impression
8.
1. A.
  suggested
2. B.
  apologized
3. C.
  explained
4. D.
  announced
9.
1. A.
  turned
2. B.
  shared
3. C.
  jumped
4. D.
  agreed
10.
1. A.
  shoes
2. B.
  socks
3. C.
  shirt
4. D.
  hat
11.
1. A.
  took off
2. B.
  turned down
3. C.
  put on
4. D.
  made up
12.
1. A.
  lead
2. B.
  look
3. C.
  head
4. D.
  get
13.
1. A.
  remembering
2. B.
  hoping
3. C.
  saying
4. D.
  thinking
14.
1. A.
  coming across
2. B.
  looking for
3. C.
  shouting at
4. D.
  calling on
15.
1. A.
  watchful
2. B.
  careful
3. C.
  proud
4. D.
  fond
16.
1. A.
  calmed
2. B.
  comforted
3. C.
  stopped
4. D.
  seated
17.
1. A.
  wore
2. B.
  admired
3. C.
  compared
4. D.
  bought
18.
1. A.
  moment
2. B.
  life
3. C.
  girl
4. D.
  dress
19.
1. A.
  learned
2. B.
  performed
3. C.
  praised
4. D.
  observed
20.
1. A.
  seized
2. B.
  spent
3. C.
  threaded
4. D.
  lost

About five years ago I began to study at a new school, when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a little1,wondering whether I could get on well with my classmates.
Lucy, a girl in my2, who I thought wasn’t ready to accept a3girl, didn’t like me from the start.4,I was pretty sure she hated me. When I asked her a question, I could5 she thought I was a total fool.
My teacher made us6next to each other for the last term. Lucy was not happy. However, I kept7at her, though she rolled her eyes, and I kept telling her that she was beautiful.
Finally, Lucy let me8to her, even when her friends were around. She9 telling me how beautiful I looked. I still remember the10 time when she smiled at me and said that, and I smiled right back, saying11to her. One day Lucy invited me over to her house, and talked to me all the time12her other friends. That day Lucy , the girl who had hated me, called me her best deskmate. After that, we13friends for years.
I moved to Arizona later, but I will never14Lucy. I still remember she considered me her15at first. During that time it felt like I was16my time, and losing my dignity(尊严)，but I still smiled at Lucy even when she17me. I’m not stupid; I didn’t think she was18in doing those things, but I still put up with it. And finally we became great friends.
Not long ago, I read the19of Abraham Lincoln, “Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” I smiled, thinking of Lucy. It just20me how great a friend I used to have.

1.
1. A.
  sad
2. B.
  surprised
3. C.
  worried
4. D.
  eager
2.
1. A.
  school
2. B.
  class
3. C.
  team
4. D.
  city
3.
1. A.
  positive
2. B.
  successful
3. C.
  new
4. D.
  common
4.
1. A.
  Usually
2. B.
  Actually
3. C.
  Finally
4. D.
  Fortunately
5.
1. A.
  describe
2. B.
  prove
3. C.
  tell
4. D.
  accept
6.
1. A.
  sit
2. B.
  speak
3. C.
  stand
4. D.
  live
7.
1. A.
  shouting
2. B.
  laughing
3. C.
  pointing
4. D.
  smiling
8.
1. A.
  write
2. B.
  reply
3. C.
  talk
4. D.
  listen
9.
1. A.
  started
2. B.
  minded
3. C.
  considered
4. D.
  avoided
10.
1. A.
  rare
2. B.
  next
3. C.
  last
4. D.
  first
11.
1. A.
  hello
2. B.
  thanks
3. C.
  sorry
4. D.
  bye
12.
1. A.
  according to
2. B.
  thanks to
3. C.
  except for
4. D.
  instead of
13.
1. A.
  served
2. B.
  appeared
3. C.
  seemed
4. D.
  stayed
14.
1. A.
  forget
2. B.
  leave
3. C.
  miss
4. D.
  teach
15.
1. A.
  enemy
2. B.
  hero
3. C.
  friend
4. D.
  leader
16.
1. A.
  changing
2. B.
  managing
3. C.
  wasting
4. D.
  enjoying
17.
1. A.
  took care of
2. B.
  took the place of
3. C.
  made fun of
4. D.
  get away from
18.
1. A.
  right
2. B.
  proud
3. C.
  interested
4. D.
  busy
19.
1. A.
  books
2. B.
  words
3. C.
  stories
4. D.
  experiences
20.
1. A.
  taught
2. B.
  advised
3. C.
  warned
4. D.
  reminded

I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, when I 1becoming a doctor.
My mother was a 2. Through her work, she observed that 3people spent a lot more time 4than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three 5TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and 6written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check markers and underline the 7parts. Years later we realized her marks were a 8. My mother was illiterate(文盲). Although we had no money, 9the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for 10. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student and to a C-student, but I didn’t 11. I was cool.
One night my mother came home after her several jobs and I 12about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’11 give you the money I 13this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With 14left over, you can have all that you want.” I was very 15with that arrangement. But once I got through 16money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a(n) 17over our heads and any kind of food on the table. I was also 18that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success 19intellectual(知识上的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again, and 20I realized my dream and I became a doctor.

1.
1. A.
  contributed to
2. B.
  was sure of
3. C.
  dreamed of
4. D.
  thought of
2.
1. A.
  maidservant
2. B.
  teacher
3. C.
  worker
4. D.
  nurse
3.
1. A.
  honest
2. B.
  successful
3. C.
  kind
4. D.
  careful
4.
1. A.
  writing
2. B.
  reading
3. C.
  working
4. D.
  training
5.
1. A.
  familiar
2. B.
  dull
3. C.
  designed
4. D.
  selected
6.
1. A.
  turn in
2. B.
  take in
3. C.
  bring in
4. D.
  check in
7.
1. A.
  difficult
2. B.
  easy
3. C.
  opposite
4. D.
  important
8.
1. A.
  wealth
2. B.
  quiz
3. C.
  pleasure
4. D.
  competition
9.
1. A.
  between
2. B.
  under
3. C.
  within
4. D.
  below
10.
1. A.
  the last
2. B.
  a minute
3. C.
  long
4. D.
  anything
11.
1. A.
  know
2. B.
  care
3. C.
  admit
4. D.
  realize
12.
1. A.
  announced
2. B.
  claimed
3. C.
  complained
4. D.
  blamed
13.
1. A.
  borrow
2. B.
  make
3. C.
  control
4. D.
  collect
14.
1. A.
  something
2. B.
  everything
3. C.
  anything
4. D.
  nothing
15.
1. A.
  encouraged
2. B.
  puzzled
3. C.
  moved
4. D.
  pleased
16.
1. A.
  adding
2. B.
  applying
3. C.
  dividing
4. D.
  exchanging
17.
1. A.
  balance
2. B.
  arrangement
3. C.
  hat
4. D.
  roof
18.
1. A.
  aware
2. B.
  worried
3. C.
  confused
4. D.
  delighted
19.
1. A.
  included
2. B.
  required
3. C.
  combined
4. D.
  matched
20.
1. A.
  actually
2. B.
  shortly
3. C.
  fortunately
4. D.
  finally

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