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　　When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church．The 　　1　　 in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into 　　2　　 based on their ages．

　　One Easter Sunday, all the kids 　　3　　 with big eyes and big 　　4　　 about what the Easter Bunny(复活节小兔)had brought．　　5　　 all of the kids shared their stories with 　　6　　, one young boy , whom I shall call Bobby, sat 　　7　　．One of the teachers , noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny 　　8　　 you?”He replied, “My mom 　　9　　 the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 　　10　　 because he hadn't got a key．”

　　This sounded like a 　　11　　 idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories．My mom knew the true story, 　　12　　．Bobby's mom was a single parent , and she suspected(怀疑)that they just couldn't 　　13　　 the Easter Bunny．

　　After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 　　14　　．But my mom announced that we were going home 　　15　　．At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel 　　16　　, we were going to pretend(假装)to be the Easter Bunny , make a basket of our candies for him and 　　17　　 it at church．We all donated(捐赠)some to the basket, and 　　18　　 back to church．There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩)and attached(附上)a(n)　　19　　：

Dear Bobby,

　　I'm sorry I 　　20　　 your house last night．Happy Easter．

Love

The Easter Bunny

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　　Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family．Once I came 　　1　　 the kitchen, complaining,“Mom, I can't peel(剥皮)potatoes．I have only one 　　2　　”Mom never looked 　　3　　 from sewing．“You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,”she told me．“And don't ever 　　4　　 that as an excuse for anything again!”

　　In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the 　　5　　 and had each of us 　　6　　 across the monkey bars(单杠), swinging from one high steel rod(杆)to the next．When it was my 　　7　　 I shook my head．Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home 　　8　　．

　　That night I told Mom about it．She hugged me, and I saw her“we'll see about that”　　9　　．The next afternoon, she 　　10　　 me back to school．At the deserted playground, Mom looked 　　11　　 at the bars．

　　“Now pull up with your right arm,”she advised．She 　　12　　 as I struggled to 　　13　　 myself with my right hand 　　14　　 I could hook(钩住)the bar with my other elbow．Day after day we 　　15　　, and she 　　16　　 me for every rung(横档)I 　　17　　．

　　I'll never forget the next time, 　　18　　 the rungs, I looked down at the 　　19　　 who were standing with their mouths 　　20　　．

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　　One afternoon I went to an art museum and I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpiece(名作)．A young couple looking at the paintings ahead of me talked 　　1　　 between themselves．I watched them a moment and 　　2　　 she was doing all the talking．

　　I admired his patience for 　　3　　 up with he talktiveness．Annoyed(恼怒)by her noise．I moved on．

　　I 　　4　　 with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art．　　5　　 I heard her continouse talking, I moved 　　6　　 quickly．I was at the counter of the gift shop when I 　　7　　 the couple going to the exit．Before they left, the man took out a walking stick and then tapped his 　　8　　 into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．

　　“He's a(n)　　9　　 man,”the clerk at the counter said．“Most of us would 　　10　　 if we blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he said his wife wouldn't change．So, as before, he and his wife come in 　　11　　 there is a new art show．”

　　“But 　　12　　 does he get out of the art?”I asked．“He can't see．”

　　“Can't see!You're 　　13　　．He sees a lot．More than you or I do．”The clerk said．“His wife 　　14　　 each painting so he can see it in his 　　15　　．”

　　I 　　16　　 something about patience, courage and love that day．I saw the 　　17　　 of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 　　18　　 and the courage of a husband who would not allow 　　19　　 to change his life．And I saw the love 　　20　　 by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand．

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　　An old man had been hired many years ago by a town council(委员会)to clear away the wastes from the pools up in the mountain that fed the clear spring flowing through their town．　　1　　 faithful, silent work every day, he cleaned the hills, removed the 　　2　　 and branches, and wiped away the dirt that would otherwise 　　3　　 and pollute the clear flow of water．

　　By and by, the town became a(n)　　4　　 attraction for tourists．Swans floated along the 　　5　　 spring．The mill wheels(水车)set up near the water 　　6　　 day and night and farmlands were naturally 　　7　　．The beautiful view from the restaurants was beyond 　　8　　．

　　Years passed．One evening the town council 　　9　　 for its meeting．A man's eye noticed the salary 　　10　　 to the keeper of the spring．He said, “Why do we 　　11　　 the old man on year after year?He isn't necessary any longer!” They all agreed to 　　12　　 the old man's job．

　　For several weeks nothing changed．By early 　　13　　 the trees began to shed their leaves．Small 　　14　　 broke off and fell into the pools, blocking the rushing flow of sparkling water．One afternoon 　　15　　 noticed brown color in the spring．Some days later, the water was much 　　16　　 and more wastes covered the water and a kind of bad 　　17　　 was given off．The mill wheels moved very slowly, and finally 　　18　　．Swans left and so did the tourists．The dirty water 　　19　　 into the town．

　　　　20　　, the council called a special meeting．Realizing their mistakes, they hired back the old man and within a few months the river of life began to clear up．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　When you are learning English, you find 　　1　　 wrong to translate a sentence word by word into your 　　2　　 language．Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 　　3　　．If you look 　　4　　 each word in the 　　5　　, one at a time, what is your 　　6　　? It must be a 　　7　　 sentence in your native language．Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 　　8　　 in many other ways．It is very 　　9　　 to master the rules of word 　　10　　 in the study of English, too．If the 　　11　　 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn't 　　12　　 the speaker's sentence easily．

　　Another thing we must always 　　13　　 is that there are a lot of 　　14　　 in the English language．　　15　　, when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 　　16　　 mean “Be careful!”

　　When people are parting, they often say “Good－bye”　　17　　“Bye－bye!”But sometimes they 　　18　　 say“Good morning!”or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!”or “Good night!”to one another 　　19　　“Good－bye!” In fact, few people 　　20　　 know that“Good－bye!”is a short way of saying “God be with you!”

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　　Many doctors who reviewed the reports of Napoleon's illness found that the symptoms did not show a man who suffered from stomach cancer．It was 　　1　　 that Napoleon had 　　2　　 from some other cause．In 1961, a Swedish doctor examined some of Napoleon's 　　3　　 and found a 　　4　　 level of arsenic, a chemical poison．Was Napoleon murdered? It is doubtful．Arsenic was used in many types of 　　5　　 during Napoleon's time, so he might have taken some as a cure for his stomachache．

　　He was sent to the island of St．Helena 　　6　　 the coast of Africa in 1815 after he lost the 　　7　　 of Waterloo．Although he had servants to 　　8　　 to him, he had to live in one small building．Then, in 1982, Dr．David Jones from England began to 　　9　　 the mystery(谜)and 　　10　　 that Napoleon might have 　　11　　 arsenic which was in the 　　12　　 of his house．In the 1700s and 1800s, arsenic was used 　　13　　 a kind of green paint used in 　　14　　 and wallpaper．If the paint was used on a wet wail, the arsenic would 　　15　　 the house．A person in the building might take in that air．After 　　16　　 the house where Napoleon died, Dr．Jones found much arsenic in the green paint on the 　　17　　．The result was proved again by 　　18　　 G erman doctor in April, 2002．　　19　　 from some materials, they got to know the leading guard settled Napoleon 　　20　　 was the bedroom with the thicker poisonous gas．

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　　The finest and most sought-after violins were handcrafted by an Italian violin maker over 250 years ago．The man's name was Antonius Stradivarius．He was born in 1644 and began his career 　　1　　 a violin maker's apprentice(学徒)．Working on his own by 1680, he became determined to make 　　2　　 that could reproduce tones as rich as those produced by the human voice．He 　　3　　 several shapes and styles for his violins until he arrived at a design that pleased him．During his career he crafted 1,100 violins．Those in 　　4　　 have become treasured possessions．

　　Unfortunately, the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker．During his lifetime Stradivarius kept his notes safely 　　5　　, even his two sons, who helped him in his workshop, did not know all the steps involved in each violin's construction．

　　Through the years, many experts have offered 　　6　　 explanations for the unique tone of a “Strad”．Some say it is due to the violin's shape．Others suggests that the secret 　　7　　 the special properties(特性)of the wood, which Stradivarius obtained from native Italian trees that no longer exist．The most widely accepted explanation is that it is created by the varnish(清漆)that the 　　8　　 used to coat his violins．Chemists have analyzed as closely as possible the varnish and have found its 　　9　　 has improved the sound of many violins．　　10　　, no other violin maker has been able to fully reproduce the tone of the Stradivarius's violins．

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　　I just read a beautiful story．It is about a little girl, a 　　1　　 and a corporation．　　2　　, if crying at work might be a 　　3　　, you should wait until you get home to read it．Trust me．

　　10-year-old Colby Curtin of Huntington Beach, California, had been 　　4　　 a rare form of cancer for three years．This month, it became 　　5　　 that Colby would probably 　　6　　 soon．The one thing she wanted to do 　　7　　 she died was see the movie, “Up(《飞屋环游记》)．” She'd been 　　8　　 by the previews(预告片)．

　　But Colby's health was so 　　9　　 that she could not be taken to the theater, and “Up” is only playing in theaters．By June 9, it was clear Colby wouldn't 　　10　　 much longer．A family friend began desperately 　　11　　 numbers at Pixar．She finally 　　12　　 to someone and told them Colby's 　　13　　．After a discussion, Pixar 　　14　　 to help．

　　Colby's mother asked her, “Do you think you can hold on?” “I'm 　　15　　 to die, but I'm going to wait for the movie,” the girl replied．

　　On June 10, Pixar 　　16　　 an employee to the Curtin home and showed the film on DVD－possibly the only DVD copy of the movie that 　　17　　．

　　Here's what her mom said, “When I 　　18　　 it, I had really no idea about the 　　19　　 or the theme of the movie, I just know that word ‘Up' and all of the balloons and I swear to you, for me it meant that Colby was going to go up．Up to 　　20　　．”

　　Colby died seven hours after watching the movie．

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　　More than 40 years ago, John Williams gave away all of his belongings and went off to the mountains to live the way people lived 100 years ago．For 　　1　　 he traps wild animals and fishes in the rivers－　　2　　 he can．John lives in a cabin he made 　　3　　, out of trees he chopped down with an axe．　　4　　 he has no relatives that he knows of, he does have a deer he 　　5　　 from a fawn(幼鹿)．The deer lives in the house in winter and goes with John when he goes into the 　　6　　 for food．Nobody lives 　　7　　 fifty miles of his cabin in the mountains and John has not been out of the mountains during the entire forty years．One day last year I hiked in to see 　　8　　 John lives in．It was like going 　　9　　．There were no stores, no post offices, no noise, no pollution, not 　　10　　 a road．

　　　　11　　 notable(值得注意的)of all, there were no people and that's the 　　12　　 John Williams wants to keep his part of the world．But there seems to be something impossible in his story．He is an 　　13　　 man．He has books and nobody knows how he got them．Mostly he reads about his 　　14　　－the mountains, the animals, the plants, and the 　　15　　．He has seen airplanes flying overhead but does not want to 　　16　　 about them．For him, electricity is no more than lightning, not light bulbs, refrigerators, televisions, or washing machines．John is 90 years old and has not has a 　　17　　 day in his life．He owes his 　　18　　 life to the fact that he has nothing to do with people and in order to let him 　　19　　 many more years of health, happiness and solitude(孤独), I will not tell you 　　20　　 his kingdom lies．There is no room there for you or me．

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　　I began to sell after I graduated from college．Soon I discovered that the worried 　　1　　 I had been wearing since childhood meant sure 　　2　　．I knew it wasn't going to be easy to 　　3　　 that expression on my face left by so many years of hardship．It 　　4　　 a complete change in my view on life．Here is the 　　5　　 I tried．

　　Each morning during a fifteen-minute bath, I 　　6　　 to cultivate(培养)a big, happy smile．I found out, 　　7　　, that it couldn't be a forced smile developed just for the 　　8　　 of putting dollars in my 　　9　　．It had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep 　　10　　, an outward(外在的)expression of happiness from within!

　　Let's see 　　11　　 starting off with a good fifteen-minute workout(训练)of the smile muscles 　　12　　 me during the day．Before entering an office I would 　　13　　 many things I had to be thankful for, work up a big 　　14　　 and then enter．Seldom did it fail to get the same smile 　　15　　 from the person I met．I also found that it pleased people when I 　　16　　 them on the street to give them a 　　17　　 smile．

　　Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have 　　18　　 smiled in your life, and see how much better you 　　19　　 and look．It's one of the best ways I know to stop worrying．When I began doing this, I found I became 　　20　　 everywhere．