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　　When I was in seventh grade, I was a volunteer at a local hospital in my town．Most of the 　　1　　 I spent there was with Mr．Gillespie．He never had any visitors and nobody seemed to care about his 　　2　　．

　　I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, helping with anything that needed to be done．He became a close friend of mine, 　　3　　 he responded with only an occasional squeeze(捏)of my hand．Mr．Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷)．

　　I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr．Gillespie was gone．I didn’t have the 　　4　　 to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear that they might 　　5　　 me he had died．

　　Several 　　6　　 later, when I was a senior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face．When I 　　7　　 who it was, my eyes filled with tears．He was 　　8　　! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr．Gillespie, With a(n)　　9　　 look on his face, he replied yes．I 　　10　　 how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital．His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 　　11　　．

　　He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose(昏迷的), he could hear me talking to him and could 　　12　　 me holding his hand the whole time．Mr．Cillespie 　　13　　 believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive．

　　Although I haven’t 　　14　　 him since, he fills my heart with 　　15　　 every day．I know that I made a difference between his life and his death．

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 a word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　Gabriel Oak was a sensible man of good character who had been brought up by his father as a shepherd(牧羊人)．He became a 　　1　　 like his father after growing up and was then managing to save enough money to 　　2　　 his own farm on Norcombe Hill in Dorset．He was twenty-eight, a tall, handsome 　　3　　 man, who didn’t seem to think his appearance was very important．One 　　4　　 morning he was in one of his fields on the side of Norcombe Hill．

　　Looking over his gate, Gabriel could see a yellow cart loaded with furniture and 　　5　　, coming up the road．Right on top of the pile sat a handsome 　　6　　．As Gabriel was watching, the cart stopped at the top of the 　　7　　, and the driver climbed down to go back and fetch something that had fallen off．

　　The woman sat 　　8　　 in the sunshine for a few minutes．Then she picked up a parcel(包袱)lying next to her, and she looked 　　9　　 to see if the driver was coming back．There was no sign of him．She unwrapped(解开)the parcel and took out the mirror it contained．The sun shone on her 　　10　　 face and hair．Although it was December, she looked almost summery, sitting there in her bright red jacket with the 　　11　　 green plants around her．She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, thinking that only the birds could see her．But behind the gate Gabriel Oak was 　　12　　 too．

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

　　Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself．Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, "Would you mind 　　1　　 your seat? A couple would like to sit together．" The only available seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts(石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression．" Am I to sit there? 　　2　　!" I thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke：" She needs help．" Finally I decided to move to that seat．The girl was named Kathy．She had been 　　3　　 in a car accident and now was on her way for treatment．

　　When the sack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 　　4　　 that Kathy would not be able to feed herself．I considered 　　5　　 to feed her but hesitated, and it seemed too impolite to offer a service to a 　　6　　．But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more important than my discomfort．I offered to help her eat．　　7　　 she was uncomfortable about accepting my help, she 　　8　　．We became closer and closer in a short period of time．By the end of the five-hour trip my heart cheered and the 　　9　　 was really better spent than if I had sat by myself．

　　I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and 　　10　　 her．

　　Love sometimes flows beyond human borders and removes the fear that keep us 　　11　　．when we offer to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more 　　12　　 world．

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　　In the past，most American mothers were at home to take care of their children during the day．Now, 　　1　　, many mothers are working．More than half of the American women with young children have 　　2　　 outside the house．

　　American families solve the child care 　　3　　 in different ways．Some parents allow older children to stay at home alone after school．The parents 　　4　　 make sure that their children, usually not younger than 10 years old, understand 　　5　　 rules and can deal with emergencies(紧急情况)．Other parents say they would 　　6　　 allow their children to be at home alone．They usually 　　7　　 someone to take care of the children．

　　Some parents in the U．S．find their own ways to cut the cost of child care．They join child care 　　8　　．Each person in the group 　　9　　 for the children of other group members at different times．Some parents ask local churches, schools and social organizations to help 　　10　　 activities for the children．These child care choices often cost 　　11　　 or no money．Many American parents, however, still struggle with the problem of 　　12　　 good child care at a reasonable price．

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　　I believe in my mother．My belief began when I was a kid, when I 　　1　　 becoming a doctor．

　　My mother was a 　　2　　．Through her work, she observed that 　　3　　 people spent a lot more time 　　4　　 than they did watching television．She announced that my brother and I could only watch two or three 　　5　　 TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each week from the Detroit Public Library and 　　6　　 written book report to her．She would mark them up with check marks and 　　7　　 the important parts．Years later we realized it was a 　　8　　 to see her marks on our written book reports．Mother was actually illiterate(文盲)．Although we had no money, 　　9　　 the 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 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 　　12　　 about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I’ll give you the money I 　　13　　 this week by rubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills．With 　　14　　 left over, you can have all that you want．” I was very 　　15　　 with that arrangement．But once I got through 　　16　　 money, there was nothing left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a(n)　　17　　 over our heads and any kind of food on the table．I was also 　　18　　 that immediate satisfaction didn’t get me anywhere．Success 　　19　　 intellectual preparation．I went back to my studies and became a A-student again, and 　　20　　 I realized my dream and I became a doctor．

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

　　I think that sleeping is perhaps the most comfortable thing in the world．While 　　1　　, I will do nothing but close my eyes, leaving all the trouble behind．However, 　　2　　 get up early almost every morning．

　　My class begins at 8∶00 am, but the teacher asks us to arrive at the school before 7∶15 am, so we will have 　　3　　 time to prepare for the classes．If you are 　　4　　, then you will lose one point．And when you lose 10 　　5　　 , your parents’ visit to school will be a must．Though I think it's 　　6　　, I still don't want to lose any points．

　　One morning, my alarm clock 　　7　　 to work．I 　　8　　 with a start(吃惊)and found that it was already 7∶00．I had lost two points that week, that is to say, I would lose three points in a 　　9　　．My teacher said that he 　　10　　 me to be late that morning．And my friends joked that my 　　11　　 was coming soon．I finally 　　12　　 to do something to change this．I bought a new alarm clock．It sings songs on time every morning 　　13　　 I turn it off．

　　The new alarm clock is perfect for a lazy cat like me．The first time I 　　14　　 it, I was able to get up at 6∶00 the next morning．Proud of 　　15　　, I took a deep breath and found that the air in the early morning is surprisingly 　　16　　．I read some English books, 　　17　　　that morning is really fit for reading English．I hadn't realized 　　18　　 that morning is so wonderful．

　　“Life is 　　19　　 a box of chocolates．You never know what you’re going to get,” just as Forrest Dump said．Sometimes if you make a 　　20　　 , you may find that things will end up with the better．

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　　I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang．　　1　　 voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon．I miss you so much!” I judged that it was a 　　2　　 number．A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely 　　3　　, “You’ve dialed the wrong number!” and then 　　4　　．

　　During the following days, I got the same call 　　5　　．But I didn’t care much about it．

　　Then one day she constantly called me, 　　6　　 I didn’t answer．Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back．I miss you so much! Dad, I’m 　　7　　 so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take 　　8　　 of me．But, dad, please 　　9　　 me again, OK?” The innocent(天真的，无邪的)　　10　　 was difficult to reject(拒绝)．I made a 　　11　　 kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy…”

　　Shortly after this, I became 　　12　　 about who had been on the other end of my phone．So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir．I am really sorry to have 　　13　　 you．My daughter has suffered from bone cancer 　　14　　 she was born．And her father…died in an 　　15　　 a short while ago．I dare not tell her this 　　16　　．Poor baby．When she couldn’t 　　17　　 the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always 　　18　　 her．I really couldn’t bear it, so I gave her a random(随意的)phone number…”

　　“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to 　　19　　．

　　“She has 　　20　　．You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone…”

　　Tears blurred my eyes…．

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　　For a few years, I have been wearing a ring on my right hand．It’s not always the 　　1　　 ring, but it’s always a ring that has 　　2　　 on it so that when I look at it, I’m 　　3　　 or reminded of something important．I have made a 　　4　　 of buying rings like this whenever I see one in a store．Sometimes I give them away as 　　5　　 to someone like Jennie．

　　I first met Jennie in the 　　6　　 waiting room and we had talked several times．One night I sat down beside her and 　　7　　 how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very 　　8　　 condition．She told me that she didn’t know what to do any more because it seemed none of the 　　9　　 from the doctors was good．They weren’t at all sure her son was going to 　10　　　 the accident that had hurt him so badly．With 　　11　　 in her eyes she said, “They’re 　　12　　 my hope．”

　　I knew then that it was 　　13　　 just a coincidence that I was wearing the ring that I had on that day．As she 　　14　　 to talk, I 　　15　　 slipped the ring off my finger and placed it in Jennie’s hand．I told her to wear it to remember that God loved her and He would be with her 　　16　　 all of this．　　17　　 Jennie looked down at the ring, she got excited and then held it tightly, 　　18　　 the word written on the ring was “HOPE”．

　　The last day I was at the hospital, I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift．She 　　19　　 and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying, “Look, I 　　20　　 have Hope!”

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　　On Christmas Day, I got my wanted radio-controlled truck．But you would not believe the 　　1　　 and work that went into getting this holy toy．

　　For over a month I stared at 　　2　　 magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my 　　3　　：I wanted a Pumpkin truck．I 　　4　　 to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it．

　　My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆)on my old car didn’t 　　5　　, but he just blamed the problems on my bad 　　6　　．

　　My next plan would have to be more 　　7　　．“Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack－all for only US＄250!” You can’t 　　8　　 to miss out on this bargain!”

　　His 　　9　　 was that he certainly could afford to miss this 　　10　　 and for US＄250 you could buy 　　11　　 educational like a telescope．“A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a 　　12　　 home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about．”

　　I went to my room, 　　13　　 at how mean my father was．It was obvious that he didn’t 　　14　　 that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck．

　　When I 　　15　　 on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited．I had been 　　16　　．I opened all my presents until there was just one big package 　　17　　．“The telescope,” I thought．I 　　18　　 the packaging and looked at the top of the box－it was a Pumpkin truck．I had 　　19　　! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could 　　20 　　 get an A＋in English class．

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　　Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic．

　　When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very 　　1　　．

　　“Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky 　　2　　．“Please．”

　　I had said no so many times in the 　　3　　 months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores(日常工作)could wait．To her 　　4　　, I agreed．

　　I prepared a few sandwiches and 　　5　　 a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy 　　6　　．My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 　　7　　 time together as a family．

　　About the time I got the lunch 　　8　　 out on the table, Roy arrived on the 　　9　　．

　　That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together．The meal was filled with 　　10　　．We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school 　　11　　 for so many months．Roy and the boys 　　12　　 rocks into the lake．Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, 　　13　　 God for blessing me with such a wonderful family．

That night as our 　　14　　 went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had．

　　As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 　　15　　 could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you 　　16　　．

　　Even though the kids have now grown up and 　　17　　 from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table．

　　Maybe today would be a good time to 　　18　　 potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry 　　19　　 and skipped a few rocks into the lake．Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a 　　20　　．