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．

　　One day, a poor boy trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left．He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house．

　　However, he lost his 　　1　　 when a lovely young woman opened the door．Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked 　　2　　 so she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you? "

　　"You don't owe me anything, " she replied．“Mother has taught me never to accept 　　3　　

　　for a kindness．” He said, "Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart．” As Howard Kelly

　　left that house, he not only felt stronger 　　4　　, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race．He was about to give up and quit before this point．

　　Years later the young woman became critically ill．They finally sent her to the big city,

　　where specialists can be called in to study her rare disease．Dr．Howard Kelly, now 　　5　　, was called in for the consultation．When he heard of the name of the town she came from, a strange light 　　6　　 his eyes．Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room．He 　　7　　 her at once and determined to do his best to save her life．From that day on, he gave special attention to her 　　8　　．

　　After a long struggle, the battle was 　　9　　 ．Dr．Kelly requested the business office 　　10　　 the final bill to him for approval．The bill was sent to her room．She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to 　　11　　 ．Finally she looked , and the note on the side of the bill 　　12　　 her attention．She read these words．

　　“Paid in full with a glass of milk．"

　　(Signed)Dr．Howard Kelly

　　Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently："Thank you, God．Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．”

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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．

　　Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell．Upon its 　　1　　 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David

　　David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 　　2　　 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David 　　3　　．I can still remember he was always 　　4　　 a smile and willing to help．He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He 　　5　　 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home

　　Weeks passed and the 　　6　　 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break．I smiled in 　　7　　 as the last of them hurried out of the door．Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk．

　　“I have something for you．” he said and 　　8　　 from behind his back a small box． 　　9　　 it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it．” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing．I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it's 　　10　　．”

　　“Oh no it isn't” said David．“It's full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there．”

　　Tears filled my eyes 　　11　　 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 　　12　　 the little empty box set on my desk．

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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。

　　My four grown children all returned home visiting me this weekend．So we decided to go out for lunch．The centre of our 　　1　　 was my two－year－old granddaughter．She had never had pancakes before so we were 　　2　　 about her trying them．

　　We 　　3　　 tried to make our family meals special, so this time we decided to 　　4　　 every kind of pancake they had and required that they be 　　5　　 on one big family－style plate! We each took 　　6　　 to pick up food and also gave it to the baby．There was a lovely environment at the 　　7　　 and lots of smiles．As I was looking around the table, enjoying this wonderful 　　8　　, a gentleman nearby 　　9　　 my eyes．

　　He was eating his lunch alone quietly in the corner．He 　　10　　 looked over and smiled at my granddaughter．Suddenly I had a great 　　11　　 ．I took out a smile card that I always 　　12　　 with me and gave it to the waitress．I 　　13　　 to her that I wanted to pay that man's bill anonymously(匿名地)and 　　14　　 her to give him the smile card．

　　Our 　　15　　 was still going on after the gentleman had left．The waitress came over and told us that the man had 　　16　　 the smile card on and paid for another table 　　17　　 he left．How great! It didn't end there, 　　18　　, the waitress then came back later and told us that the second table had then 　　19　　 someone else and passed the smile card on too! What was really 　　20　　 was that by the time we left, half the room had ended up paying for a different table! Wasn't that great?

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

　　The letter was a great disappointment to me．It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to 　　1　　．I scanned the page, “…．We had a great applicant pool this year．…We can't offer spaces to 　　2　　…and place you on our waiting list．”

　　“What does it say, honey? ” my dad asked, his voice full of 　　3　　 for me．

　　“I didn't get in, but I'm on the waiting list．”

　　“Well, at least it isn't 　　4　　, ” he said brightly．

　　“Yeah, but 　　5　　, I don't want to be on the waiting list; I want to be 　　6　　．No one gets in off the waiting list．It's a way of saying ‘Thanks for 　　7　　’．”

　　“Then let's go out there and tell them so．”

　　“That sounds lame(站不住脚的), dad．” I said sadly, “It doesn't 　　8　　．”

　　Upset and annoyed, I 　　9　　 myself in my room．However，my father's advice kept 　　10　　 in my head．I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the 　　11　　 that he was right．And the next day I seated myself across from Mr．Luis Soto, my admissions officer．

　　“What can I do for you, Nacie? ” he asked pleasantly．

　　“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 　　12　　 to be here．I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 　　13　　 to me－it is my only dream college－ and that I would use my time here to the best 　　14　　．I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn't 　　15　　 it．” The words had poured out 　　16　　 I could stop them or check their desperate tone．

　　Mr．Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly．

　　“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear．Congratulations, you’re in．”

　　It was so 　　17　　 and I asked, “I'm sorry? ”

　　“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 　　18　　 the best of this education．I'm glad you came to talk 　　19　　 to me．I'm happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009．”

　　The whole experience taught me a lesson：if you truly want something, never, ever 　　20　　．

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

　　When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town．

　　One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 　　1　　 a worker who had the flu．I told her I would mess it up, 　　2　　 I had never worked at the bar before．I 　　3　　 that instead of making money, I would end up owing it．

　　“You can do it, ” said my mother, “　　4　　 , you won't get much business until lunch．”

　　“But I'll never remember the orders, and I'm no good 　　5　　 money．Please, Mom, don't 　　6　　 me．

　　“Then I'll help you, ” she said．

　　I shrugged my shoulders．I thought my mother's 　　7　　 was a bad one, but I 　　8　　．

　　When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was 　　9　　．Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks．　　10　　 , I was really slow at taking the orders and making change．The line of people grew, and everybody seemed 　　11　　 , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I 　　12　　 a cup into pieces．What a mess! Then my mother came to 　　13　　 me, and she also showed me how to make 　　14　　．If someone gave me ＄ 5 for something that cost ＄ 3.25, I handed over 　　15　　 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five．” Things went more 　　16　　 after that．

　　By the end of the day, I could remember orders, 　　17　　 the bill, and make change quickly with a smile．I was even a little 　　18　　 when the sun came out and dried up business．My mother said she was proud of me, and when she 　　19　　 that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug．I was too busy 　　20　　 the restaurant I would open one day．

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

　　I was driving around downtown one afternoon in the winter．I 　　1　　 a red light and stopped．As I was 　　2　　, I saw a young guy standing on my left．He was 　　3　　 in the face and holding a cardboard sign with some 　　4　　 on it．When you’re in the heart of downtown, it's pretty 　　5　　 to see homeless people asking for 　　6　　．Generally, I would pass them, but this time when I glanced over the sign, I 　　7　　．

　　I can't remember what the sign said exactly, but it was something like, “　　8　　 money/food, have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps．”

　　I didn't know why, but for some 　　9　　 this particular sign struck me．The 　　10　　 had just turned green, and there was a line of lunch rush hour traffic behind me．I went back and forth in my 　　11　　 a hundred times in that next 　　12　　 about whether I should do something．“Should I help? 　　13　　 on? Should I do something?

　　I didn't．I did nothing．

　　The traffic moved 　　14　　, and I went with it．About a block or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy．I felt so 　　15　　 for him．So I decided to go back and ask him 　　16　　 I could buy him lunch and hear his story．

　　It took me about five minutes to 　　17　　 and back on to the same street where I had seen him．It was just five minutes－but he was 　　18　　．

　　“Where did he go so fast?” I wondered．So, there was 　　19　　 left to do except drive on．

　　If you get a special nudge(想做的事)from inside you, 　　20　　 consider acting on it．Don't miss out－for yourself and for that other person．

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请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　When do you become an adult, a grown－up? At eighteen? Twenty－one? Thirty? Adulthood(成年期)may seem a long way away to you, but the fact is that you are in the process of becoming an adult right now．The changes are so gradual that you may not notice them, but you can be sure that they’re happening．

　　When you were a child, a parent or older relative probably bought your clothes and helped you clean up your room．Now you are likely to have a clothes allowance(补贴), to care for your bedroom, and to share other cleaning chores(杂务)．You may once have had trouble getting your homework finished on time．By now, you may have learned to pace yourself．You know how much time you need．Do you remember begging your parents to stop for ice cream, or take an after－school job when you want money for a new clock radio? Of course, you don't always plan your time and your money perfectly．Your room doesn't always pass inspection．And you are often less than even tempered when something upsetting happens．But you’re learning．

　　As you get older, you have more privileges(特权)and more responsibilities(责任)．You may baby－sit for younger brothers and sisters, help cook dinner, and do odd jobs to contribute to the family income．You may get to stay up to watch a late movie on television, sit in on adult conversations, take subways and buses alone, or go on camping trips with your friends．Eventually, you will have a job and an apartment of your own．You'll become a voter and perhaps a husband or wife, maybe even a parent．But doing things adults do does not necessarily mean you will be wiser, braver, or more self－assured．It takes time to acquire knowledge and build self－confidence．Adults need to test themselves in the world, just as you do as a teenager．Being an adult is a continual process of growth．

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请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely．“That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr．Johnson,” he said．Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head．That was something he knew very well．“I’ve never seen anything like it,” the manager admitted(承认)．Johnson nodded again．“No?” he said politely．Then he added, “But I think you will, sir．A very great deal of it．” He appeared to think for a moment．“I think you will find it will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now．” He smiled．

　　The manager thought that was uncertain．He said, “It is better than our fish oils．I admit that．”

　　“So I am told, sir,” agreed Johnson．

　　“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr．Johnson?”

　　“Would I be showing it to you if I had?” Johnson smiled again．

　　“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,” said the manager．“It would be expensive to do that, even if you could,” Johnson said gently．“Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils．Cheaper than any vegetable oil, in fact．”

　　“Perhaps,” said the manager．“Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangement(安排), Mr．Johnson．Shall we discuss it?”

　　“Of course,” said Johnson．“There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort．The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible．That is, of course, the best way．” The manager nodded．He knew plenty about all that．

　　“But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time．” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring(探询)“Oh?”

　　“The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to produce yourself before the trouble starts．”

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请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg．I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique(古董)shops near my home．So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me．I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception．I was quite wrong．The man wouldn't even look at my chair．

　　The second shop, though slightly(稍微)more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth－so I decided that my approach(思路)must be wrong．

I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind．I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair．How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said．“OK,” he said．“I'll give you twenty pounds．” “It's got a slightly broken leg,” I said．“Yes, I saw that, it's nothing．”

　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited．“What will you do with it?” I asked．“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done．” “I'll buy it,” I said．“What do you mean?” “You've just sold it to me,” he said．“Yes, I know but I've changed my mind．I am sorry．I'll give you twenty seven pounds for it．” “You must be crazy,” he said．Then, suddenly the penny dropped．“I know what you want．You want me to repair your chair．” “You're right,” I said．“And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me? ’” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said．“We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble．But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a five?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused(感到有趣)by the whole thing．

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请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　How do you address(称呼)people in English when you want to talk to them? The following may be some simple rules the beginners should follow．

　　1．When talking to strangers there is often no special form of address in English．Usually, if you want to catch the attention of a stranger it is necessary to use such phrases as “Excuse me” ．

　　2．In British English “Sir” and “Madam” are considered to be too formal(正式)for most situations．They are used mostly to customers(顾客)in shops or restaurants．While in American English “Sir” and “Madam” are not so formal and are commonly used between strangers, especially with older people whose names you don't know．

　　3．When you talk to some people you know, you can use their names．If you are friends, use their first names; if your relationship is more formal, use “Mr．”, “Mrs．”, “Ms”, etc, before their family names．

　　4．There are many other forms of address which can be used between friends and strangers．However, many of these are limited in use．For example, “pal” and “mate” can be used between strangers, but are usually only used by men talking to other men．

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