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　　“What's happened to the bottle of aspirins(阿司匹林)?” He couldn't find it in its 　　1　　 place in the bathroom cabinet(橱柜)．“What have you done with it?” he asked his wife．She said she hadn't 　　2　　 it, and told him it was probably under his nose, if he'd only open his eyes and look．“ 　　3　　, you men can never find anything!” But after she came into the bathroom to look, she had to 　　4　　 it wasn't there．

　　He went into their son's bedroom to 　　5　　 him his bedtime story．On the floor there lay a bottle, the one he'd been looking for; but it was 　　6　　．Oh, no, the kid couldn't have…“David, what have you done with those 　　7　　 which were in that bottle?” David looked sullen, the look of a child who knows it has done something wrong and is going to be 　　8　　．“Did you eat them?” David nodded．“　　9　　 did you eat?” No reply．He called his wife．She came, 　　10　　 what had happened and went very white．“There must have been twenty-five or thirty tablets(药片)　　11　　 in the bottle．He can't have taken them all．” But there were no aspirins on the floor, or in David's 　　12　　, or along the corridor from his bedroom to the bathroom．

　　“Call an ambulance, 　　13　　!” He dialed the number and explained to the man at the ambulance control center what had happened．The 　　14　　 arrived in five minutes, and David, wrapped in a blanket, and his mother and father were 　　15　　 to the nearest hospital．“Put the boy on the stomach pump 　　16　　,” said the doctor, as soon as he heard the facts．They could hear David screaming as they sat in the waiting room, 　　17　　 if the child was going to be all right, but 　　18　　 to do anything except wait．Then the screaming stopped and the doctor came back．“ 　　19　　 you brought him quickly．The tablets didn't have time to dissolve(溶解)in his stomach, so we got them all out．He's going to be all right．” They took David home, and bought a bathroom cabinet with a 　　20　　 on it the next day．

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　　Nearly two decades has passed, I still remember my favourite professor, James Sehwartz．Whenever he smiles, it's as if you'd just been told the funniest joke on earth．Almost all his students are his friends, and almost all his students know his life story．

　　When James was a teenager, his father 　　1　　 him to a fur factory where he worked．This was during the Great Depression．The 　　2　　 was to get James a job．

　　James entered the factory, and immediately felt as if the 　　3　　 had closed in around him．The room was dark and hot, the windows covered with dust, and the 　　4　　 were packed tightly together, running like trains．The fur hairs were flying, 　　5　　 a thickened air, and the workers, 　　6　　 the pieces of fur together, were bent over their needles 　　7　　 the boss marched up and down the rows, searching for them to go faster．James could hardly 　　8　　．He stood next to his father, frozen with fear, hoping the boss wouldn't 　　9　　 at him, too．

　　During lunch break, his father took James to the boss and pushed him in front of him, 　　10　　if there was any work for his son．But 　　11　　 there was hardly enough 　　12　　 for the adult labours, for no one would give it up once he took a job．

　　Thus, for James, it was a 　　13　　．He hated the place．He made a 　　14　　 that he kept to the end of his life：he would never do any work that brought 　　15　　 to someone else, and he would never allow himself to 　　16　　 money off the seat of others．

　　“What will you do?” his mother, Eva, would ask him．

　　“I don't know,” he 　　17　　 say．He ruled out law, because he didn't like 　　18　　, and he ruled out medicine, because he couldn't take the 　　19　　 of blood．

　　“What will you do?”

　　　　20　　, my best professor thought it was the job not to hurt anybody．

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　Twenty-one years ago, my husband gave me Sam, an eight-week-old schnauzer(德国髥狗), to heip ease the loss of our daughter．Sam and I developed a very special bond over the next fourteen years．It seemed nothing that happened could ever 　　1　　 that．

　　At one point, my husband and I decided to 　　2　　 from our New York apartment to a new home in New Jersey．After we were there a while, our neighbor, whose cat had recently had kittens, asked us if we would like one．We were a little worried about Sam's 　　3　　 and how he would handle his turf(地盘)being invaded, but we decided to risk it and agreed to take a kitten．

　　We picked a little, gray．playful ball of fur．It was like having a roadrunner in the house．－She raced around 　　4　　 imaginary mice and squirrels and vaulted from table to chair in the blink of an eye, so we named her Lightning．

　　At first, Sam and Lightning were very cautious with each other and 　　5　　 their distance．But slowly, as the days went on．Lightning started following Sam－up the stairs, down the stairs-into the kitchen to watch him eat．into the living room to watch him sleep．As time passed, they became inseparable．When they slept, it was always together; when they ate, it was always next to each other．When I played with one．the other 　　6　　．If Sam barked at something．Lightning ran to see what it was．When I took either one out of the house, the other was always waiting by the door when we returned．That was the way it was for years．

　　Then, without any warning．Sam began suffering from convulsions(抽搐)and was diagnosed as having a weak heart．I had no other choice but to have him put down．The pain of making that 　　7　　, however, was nothing compared with what I experienced when I had to leave Sam at the vet(兽医诊所)and walk into our house alone．This time, there was no Sam for Lightning to greet and no way to 　　8　　 why she would never see her friend again．

　　In the days that followed．Lightning seemed 　　9　　 She could not tell me in words that she was suffering, but I could see the pain and disappointment in her eyes whenever anyone opened the front door, or the hope whenever she heard a dog 　　10　　．

　　The weeks wore on and the cat's 　　11　　 seemed to be, lifting．One day as I walked into our living room, I happened to glance down on the floor next to our sofa where we had a sculptured replica(复制品)of Sam that we had bought a few years before．Lying next to the statue, one arm wrapped around the statue's neck, was Lightning, 　　12　　 sleeping with her best friend．

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　　What would I do for Carol's 50th birthday?It was 　　1　　 that she didn't want a party, certainly not a surprise party(that was an agreement at our marriage)．

　　“How about a small dinner with 　　2　　?” I asked．

　　“No,” she said, “I hate being the center of 　　3　　．”

　　Still, the milestone had to be marked．　　4　　 wasn't going to let her get away with a Stouffer's frozen dinner and a movie video, 　　5　　 this was all she said she wanted．

　　I thought and thought, and 　　6　　 making my decision, I sent a letter to her friends, asking them for photos, poems, and letters．“Carol doesn't 　　7　　 a party in person．but I'm hoping to 　　8　　 her a party in a book．” I bought a(n)　　9　　 with a friend's advice, and what I wanted 　　10　　．For a few minutes at the end of every workday, I 　　11　　 pull out the marking pens and make up the 　　12　　, Carol's．

　　Photos of her in junior high, pictures of us 　　13　　 the boys, original songs, notes, cards, and poems．It made me 　　14　　 for all the years we had had together．The 　　15　　 was more than the album．It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family．You could 　　16　　 it on every page．

　　I wrapped it up and 　　17　　 it home．“Happy birthday, sweetie,” I said．“It's not a frozen dinner or a video, but it's 　　18　　 you deserve．” She cried．She doesn't 　　19　　 like to cry, but I think she likes the book．She's said so many times．And every time I remind her 　　20　　 putting it together was a gift to me．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 　　1　　 me because he's not an artist

　　"I 　　2　　 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week, " he said．"I really don't have 　　3　　　for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 　　4　　 it．Every few months 1 look at the list arid decide what to focus on next．　　5　　 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 　　6　　 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 　　7　　 what I mean．"

　　So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 　　8　　 to me．It also revealed how 　　9　　 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．

　　I filled up the first twenty 　　10　　 quickly, but then began to think carefully．

　　Eventually I 　　11　　, items I've thought about for years, and 　　12　　 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 　　13　　 he list later, some entries surprised me．

　　First, I want to 　　14　　　much more, particularly now that my children are 　　15　　　arid can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．

　　I'm also surprised to 　　16　　 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 　　17　　, I'd better start before I turn 50．

　　Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 　　18　　．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．

　　My friend told me the 　　19　　　was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头), " he said．

　　Thanks to my 　　20　　 , I'm working on some big docks．

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　　I've often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight．Over the years I had been wondering if my 　　1　　 was nothing more than a kid's imagination．

　　There was a 　　2　　 near our house．In winter it was the greatest 　　3　　 place in the world．One 　　4　　 all I wanted to do was go skating．I had been waiting for weeks 　　5　　 the water was frozen solid．Mom had one rule：“Never ice-skate alone．” But I couldn't 　　6　　 any longer that afternoon．So I 　　7　　 my skates under my coat and ran to the pond．Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey．I was not really 　　8　　．

　　The hockey game had attracted 　　9　　 audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering 　　10　　．But another noise came soon．The ice was cracking beneath me．Freezing water 　　11　　 my body, and I sank like a rock．My feet 　　12　　 the bottom．Just when I thought I wouldn't last another 　　13　　, I felt a tap on my shoulder．“Don't worry,” someone said．I swung my 　　14　　 around．I couldn't see anybody．But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you'll shoot straight up to the surface．” I did as I was told and 　　15　　．I crawled to the shore and lay down, 　　16　　．The next thing I knew was people were 　　17　　 around me, covering me with coats．

　　When I awoke, I was home in my own bed．Mom sat next to me, 　　18　　 my hand．“I saw nobody there．It must be an angel that came to my 　　19　　．” I said．Mom smiled, “I just thank God you're safe．”

　　For a long time I thought I would 　　20　　 a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did．

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett's jeans and full of burn holes．

　　Tired and defeated, I　　1　　 to the floor．The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 　　2　　．He often got almost everything in the house out of 　　3　　．Many windows in our house needed repairing due to his breaking 　　4　　 to steal money when he chose to live on the street．Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 　　5　　 Brett had done to our once quiet home．

　　Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old．During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as 　　6　　 as possible, but inside I was shouting．“I don't want him in my house another day, Lord!I just can't 　　7　　 him!”Having wiped my tears, I continued 　　8　　 him as before．

　　When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所)．After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping 　　9　　 teens．

　　At the 　　10　　 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 　　11　　 the most to him or her．

　　Brett spoke 　　12　　 to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much．You were always there, no matter 　　13　　．My mom and dad, I was their kid．But you, 　　14　　 troubled enough by me, always 　　15　　 me such love．And I want you to know I love you for it．”

　　　　16　　, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 　　17　　．

　　At that moment, tears 　　18　　 in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 　　19　　．Although I had struggled with silent 　　20　　 toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions．Love is action．We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them．

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　　Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression?When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood- stream．

　　Although the cat doesn't 　　1　　 this, its body is getting ready for action．

　　If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things．It will 　　2　　 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can．

　　　　3　　, when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many 　　4　　 changes．Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense．All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react．We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 　　5　　 run．

　　Human beings, 　　6　　, have a problem that animals never face．If we give way to our feelings and let them 　　7　　, we can get into trouble．Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later?Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then 　　8　　 later you had kept your mouth shut?It isn't always 　　9　　 to express your feelings freely．

　　Does this mean that it's smarter always to 　　10　　 our feelings?No!If you 　　11　　 feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays 　　12　　．Physical illnesses can develop．It can actually be 　　13　　 for your health．

　　Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don't just 　　14　　．It's like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard．You might not be able to see them, but 　　15　　 you'd smell them．And if you opened the cupboard, you'd 　　16　　 little fruit flies hovering(盘旋)all over them．They'd be rotten．

　　You can try to treat emotions 　　17　　 they were bananas in the cupboard．You can 　　18　　 they don't exist, but they'll still be 　　19　　．And at last you'll have to 　　20　　 them．Just like those bananas．

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　　My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can't help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 　　1　　 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 　　2　　 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 　　3　　 scoring goals．It seems funny that we are crazy about things, with which we are 　　4　　 or about which we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 　　5　　 I, consider this one of life's 　　6　　．

　　We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives．But that doesn't amount to craziness 　　7　　 nonsense．As an old saying 　　8　　, “Don't judge a book by its cover．” We should not judge 　　9　　 from its appearance．We should all know, it is one's good character and great contribution that 　　10　　 one a star and unforgettable．Therefore, we'd better say 　　11　　 about Beckham's good looks．

　　If we close our eyes, 　　12　　 into deep thought, we can find that the things that 　　13　　 us to be happy or sad 　　14　　 a clear meaning．If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with superficial(表面的)things, 　　15　　 we will find that we have not really gained anything 　　16　　 our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we'll not know the facts we ought to know unless we 　　17　　 that and make some changes．

　　It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great 　　18　　．If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 　　19　　 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have 　　20　　．

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　　Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend?Now you 　　1　　do both at the same time．Home shopping television networks(网络)have become a 　　2　　 for many people to shop without 　　3　　 having to leave their homes．

　　Some shoppers are 　　4　　 of department stores and supermarkets-　　5　　the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes　　　6　　 of finding anything they want to buy．They'd rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and　　　7　　 a friendly announcer describe a product　　　8　　 a model shows it．And they can　　　9　　 around the clock, buying something　　　10　　 by making a phone call．

　　Department stores and even mail-under companies are　　　11　　 to join in the success of home shopping．Large department stores are busy　　　12　　 their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future．　　13　　 can ask questions about products and place　　　14　　 , all through their TV sets．

　　Will shopping by television　　　15　　 take the place of shopping in stores?Some industry managers think so．　　16　　 many people find shopping at a　　　17　　 store a great enjoyment．And for many shoppers, it is still important to　　　18　　 or try on dresses they want to buy．That's　　　19　　 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will　　　20　　 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代)it．