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

　　About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman 　　1　　 and sat across the aisle(过道)from me．I noticed her for two reasons．She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her 　　2　　．I teased her by asking if she had a 　　3　　 for the bear．She laughed and said no．

　　About halfway through the flight she 　　4　　 over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab(康复治疗)．She 　　5　　 to share her life story with me．She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub．That 　　6　　 had led her down a dark 　　7　　 to drugs and alcohol．As I listened to her story, I was 　　8　　 at all she had gone through．I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to 　　9　　 it．At the end of the 　　10　　, she thanked me for listening to her．

　　A few years later, I got a 　　11　　 in the mail saying, “Wow, it's been five years since we met on that plane．It is 　　12　　 how you touched my life．” She went on to tell me that she had 　　13　　 to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station．She felt she had achieved things she could not have 　　14　　 that

　　day on the plane．We agreed to set up a time to get 　　15　　．

　　When I saw her, she was 　　16　　 the attractive young woman I remembered．She told me that that little 　　17　　 we had had turned her life around．She had got on the plane 　　18　　 anything would work in her life, and my affirmation of her as a person and of her 　　19　　 had given her the last bit of 　　20　　 she needed to work through her problems．

The young woman taught me it's never too late to make a new start in life．

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　　Tired and exhausted, I came back home from work．I found the front door was slightly open and I felt a little 　　1　　．Did I carelessly forget to lock it after I left? I looked around 　　2　　 to see what could be 　　3　　．Why would someone come into my home only to 　　4　　 with nothing? After searching every inch, I realized that everything was 　　5　　 I had left it．Feeling much 　　6　　．I looked out the big window of my dinning room at Ms．Sullivan's house．Jimmy, the little boy next door was visiting her．Jimmy 　　7　　 a lot about Ms．Sullivan and was very concerned with her health 　　8　　 she became ill．She used to 　　9　　 Jimmy when he was just a baby．

　　Forgetting about the 　　10　　 with my front door, I decided to see how she was 　　11　　．With a warm hello, she invited me into her home．I 　　12　　 twelve beautiful roses on the table next to her bed．They looked exactly like the 　　13　　 on my dinning room table．She told me Jimmy brought them to her as a “get-well gift”．Suddenly Jimmy 　　14　　 out of his seat and said that he had to go home to do some homework 　　15　　 he promised to be back soon．

　　Talking for a while, Ms．Sullivan began to get very tired so I gave her my phone number 　　16　　 she needed help, and left her home．I thought about how　sweet Jimmy was．I got home, laughing at how 　　17　　 I was that morning about what had happened．I walked passed the dinning room and noticed my roses in the vase were missing．Without a second 　　18　　, I glanced out the window at Ms．Sullivan's house and with a 　　19　　 on my face I turned off the light in the room and went to sleep．

　　The next morning my door bell rang．I 　　20　　 the door Jimmy was there…

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　　The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 　　1　　 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 　　2　　 to know him．For a moment, I thought he might be 　　3　　, but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not．He was 　　4　　．I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to 　　5　　 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend．But, 　　6　　, I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 　　7　　 city．He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else．But I was wrong．He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 　　8　　 to tell me all about his friend．

　　His friend's main 　　9　　 in life seemed to be tennis．He was an excellent tennis player, and he 　　10　　 had his own tennis court．There were a lot of people with swimming 　　11　　, yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them．I told him that I knew several 　　12　　 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California．He 　　13　　 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 　　14　　 but he did not know of any others．Then he asked me 　　15　　 my brother lived in California．When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 　　16　　 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 　　17　　 who had a tennis court in his backyard．I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 　　18　　 the house next to my brother's house．For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything．

　　“Would your friend's name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally．He 　　19　　 and said, “Yes．Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 　　20　　 to laugh．“Yes,” I replied．

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　　One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students．To make the point 　　1　　, he used an illustration．

　　As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz．” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table．Then he 　　2　　 placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar．

　　When the jar was filled to the 　　3　　 and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar 　　4　　?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes．”

　　“Really?” Then he 　　5　　 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel(沙砾，石子)，dumped some in and 　　6　　 the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space 　　7　　 the big rocks．Then he asked the group the same question．“Probably not．” One of them answered．“Good!” he replied．

　　He reached under the table and 　　8　　 a bucket of sand．He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the 　　9　　 left between the rocks and the gravel．　　10　　 he asked the question．“No!” the class shouted．“Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in 　　11　　 the jar was filled to the brim．

　　Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the 　　12　　 of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one 　　13　　 student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always 　　14　　 some more things in it．”

　　“No,” the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will 　　15　　 get them in at all if you don't put the big rocks in first．　　16　　 the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 　　17　　 for yourself．In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you'll fill your life with 　　18　　 things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff．So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 　　19　　 on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks' in your life? Then put those in your 　　20　　 first．”

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Butterfly's wings

　　One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon(茧), a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to 　　1　　 its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten 　　2　　 it could and it could go no further．So the man decided to 　　3　　 the butterfly：he took a pair of scissors and 　　4　　 the remaining part of the cocoon．The butterfly then 　　5　　 easily．

　　But it has a swollen(肿胀的)body and 　　6　　 wings．The man continued to 　　7　　 the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the 　　8　　 would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would 　　9　　 in time．Neither happened!　　10　　, the butterfly spent the rest of its life 　　11　　 around with a swollen body and small, shriveled(褶皱的)wings．It 　　12　　 was able to fly．What the man did in his 　　13　　 and haste(匆忙)did no good to the butterfly．He didn't know the 　　14　　 cocoon and the struggle 　　15　　 for the butterfly to get through the tiny 　　16　　 were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings 　　17　　 it would be ready for flight once it achieved its 　　18　　 from the cocoon．

　　Sometimes the 　　19　　 is exactly what we need in our life．If we are allowed to go through our life without any 　　20　　, it would not be a good thing to us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．

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　　Jane's mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet．To make Jane live a 　　1　　 life, Mother was very careful about spending money．　　2　　, Jane didn't understand her．Every day Mother was busy with her 　　3　　 while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves．

　　One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 　　4　　 to her, so she decided to go 　　5　　 with Jane to make Jane happy．

　　On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield．Since they were 　　6　　 in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes．He said 　　7　　 there was an accident, they might be easily 　　8　　 in their ski clothes．Mother couldn't 　　9　　 them, so she refused．

　　Then they went skiing in their white clothes．They were skiing happily on the 　　10　　 when suddenly the snowfield began to 　　11　　．It was the snowslide(雪崩)．They ran a long way and 　　12　　 the snowslide finally, but they couldn't find their way．Later, a helicopter(直升机)was flying above, 　　13　　 people on it couldn't see or hear them．Jane was 　　14　　 because she had hurt her head seriously and 　　15　　 dropped on the snow．Just then an idea struck Mother．She cut her wrist(手腕) 　　16　　 and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield．A red SOS was on the snow．At last Jane 　　17　　 , but Mother died．

　　Every time I 　　18　　 the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel 　　19　　, I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will 　　20　　 Mother for her selfless love to her daughter．

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　　What's the matter, 　　1　　? ”

　　As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is 　　2　　．It's unusual –she usually 　　3　　the door and welcomes me with a smile!

　　“She's 　　4　　, ”mum says sadly．I 　　5　　what she says．The tulip(郁金香), mother's 　　6　　is dying．

　　A month ago, we moved 　　7　　our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip．Mum 　　8　　it very much．　　9　　she was free, she would sit 　　10　　her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour 　　11　　inviting smell．

　　She treated it like a baby and looked after it 　　12　　．She put the tulip by the window and moved it from one place to 　　13　　to give the tulip enough sunshine．The 　　14　　thing she did when she 　　15　　every morning was 　　16　　the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times．

　　She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and 　　17　　．But the tulip was dying 　　18　　too much sunshine, water and fertilizer．

　　It's true that mother loved the tulip．But this kind of love 　　19　　be harmful．Love can sometimes 　　20　　what you love．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　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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　　Leaning against my parents’ wardrobe(衣柜)in the bedroom, I, six years old then, 　　1　　 to their casual talk about budgets and paychecks．I 　　2　　 that my family was poor．

　　Their money talk continued, and a thought 　　3　　 me：Dad had to 　　4　　 for me．While the story of my birth ranked as a bedtime favorite, I had never considered hospital bills, the meals I'd eaten, or the 　　5　　 of my clothes．

　　“Daddy, ” I interrupted, “how much did I cost? ” “Oh, let me see．About a million dollars．”

　　A million dollars! Because of me, Dad 　　6　　 two jobs．Because of me, he wore 　　7　　 jeans, drove an old car, and had his shoes 　　8　　 over and over again．

　　I went to the kitchen．From a shelf, I took my granny-shaped 　　9　　 , which held every penny I owned- seven dollars．I pulled the bank's plug out, and 　　10　　 the coins into my hand．I had often 　　11　　 with these coins in secret and I felt secure pleasure in just knowing they were there．

　　Whether the topic had changed when I returned to my parents’ bedroom, I didn't 　　12　　．Tugging(用力拉)on Dad's shirt, I 　　13　　 out my first payment on a million dollars．

　　“Here, ” I said．“Maybe this will 　　14　　 to pay for me．”

　　“What? ” Dad's confused look 　　15　　 my own．Didn't he remember what he'd said? Didn't the sight of me 　　16　　 him of how much I cost?

　　My tear-filled eyes finally made 　　17　　 to him．

　　Dad knelt down and pulled me 　　18　　．“You didn't cost a million dollars, but you’re 　　19　　 a million million dollars．And if that's what I'd have to pay for you, I would do it．”

　　Today, I often pull out this memory, think about it and feel the 　　20　　 of it in my heart．

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

　　Every winter, we children would build a snowman in our backyard．One 　　1　　 by packing a snowball, and then rolling it in the fresh snow．Like 　　2　　 up a balloon, the ball magically grows larger．We would 　　3　　 to see who could make theirs the largest, although an occasional snowball 　　4　　 would break out to divert(转移……的注意力)us from the competition．

　　The 　　5　　 snowball from the winner was used as our base(底座，基底)．After this competition, it was 　　6　　 teamwork．My twin brother Evan and I would balance the second largest on the base．It was a perfect torso(躯干)．My older brother Stephen would pack snow between the 　　7　　, while my sister got water to strengthen the newly packed snow．The process was repeated using another 　　8　　 for the head．

　　Two branches were then stuck into the 　　9　　 for arms．Stones formed a smile, a row of buttons, and a pair of eyes．A carrot was used for the 　　10　　．Finally, we threw a bucket of water 　　11　　 our snowman, giving him an icy coating that shone in the light．A scarf and a pair of gloves introduced a(n)　　12　　 touch to our cold friend．We would stand back and admire our collective efforts．

　　This snowman making process was a 　　13　　 throughout my childhood．One winter, however, we 　　14　　．We were growing up, and growing apart．And I hated it．

　　So last year, I wandered out into the snow 　　15　　．I built the base．and made a torso and a head．I stuck in the 　　16　　, the stones, and the carrot．I threw a bucket of water over my creation．I gladly gave my gloves to it．It took a lot longer alone, than it 　　17　　 as a team．

　　By making that snowman on my own, I have voiced my worries about the growing 　　18　　 between us．The 　　19　　 is approaching again．Perhaps you'll find a snowman in our backyard this year．Hopefully, it will have been made by more 　　20　　 than one．

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