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。

　　Memories are wonderful things, They are treasures we 　　1　　 throughout our life and what makes them special is that we get to 　　2　　 them with others．My friend Bill is a former captain in the army who has 　　3　　 our country well．With 30 years of service behind him Bill has many memories to share．But I will 　　4　　 , when we are together it seems that he does most of the 　　5　　 and I do most of the listening because his 　　6　　 always seem more fantastic than mine．

　　One day the two of us were at the local store 　　7　　 a couple of items needed to complete a project at Bill's house．While we were there Bill 　　8　　 another “much-needed “gadget(小器具)for his tool box．　　9　　 , it was more expensive than he had planned to spend and I knew that his wife would never agree to the 　　10　　 if she knew the 　　11　　 of it．

　　Although his wife has 　　12　　 Bill's purchases over recent years, she has made it very 　　13　　 that enough is enough when it comes to any future tool purchases．

　　“Aren't you 　　14　　 that your wife will throw you into the doghouse 　　15　　 you spend that much money? ” I asked．

　　“One thing I learned in the military is that it's 　　16　　 to ask for forgiveness than permission．”Bill replied．

　　I had heard this 　　17　　 many times before, but what Bill said is the exact 　　18　　 of the saying I had learned．With a smile, I told Bill, “When I was in the army, I always 　　19　　 that it was easier to ask for permission than forgiveness．”

　　“That might be 　　20　　．” Bill said．“ And now you know the real difference between us．”

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

　　The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps．She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 　　1　　 the seats, settled in one of them．

　　It had been a year since Susan became blind．As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 　　2　　．Susan's husband Mark watched her 　　3　　 into hopelessness and he was 　　4　　 to use every possible means to help his wife．

　　Finally, Susan felt ready to 　　5　　 to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too 　　6　　 to get around the city by herself．Mark 　　7　　 to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening 　　8　　 she could manage it by herself．

　　For two weeks, Mark 　　9　　 Susan to and from work each day．He taught her how to rely on her other 　　10　　 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 　　11　　．

　　At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip 　　12　　．Monday morning arrived．Before she left, she hugged her husband 　　13　　 , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude(感激)．She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 　　14　　 ways．Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement 　　15　　 Susan．She was doing it!

　　On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work 　　16　　．As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure 　　17　　 you．” Curious, Susan asked the driver 　　18　　．

　　“You know, every morning for the 　　19　　 week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely, ” the bus driver said．

　　Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks．She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than 　　20　　．That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness．

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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。

The Keeper of the River

　　An old man had been working for many years for a town．His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby．Quietly and 　　1　　 , the old man guarded the hills, 　　2　　 the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have 　　3　　 and polluted the fresh flow of water．The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists．Elegant swans(天鹅)floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful 　　4　　 words．

　　Years passed．One evening the town 　　5　　 met．As they reviewed the budget, one man's 　　6　　 caught sight of the salary 　　7　　 being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river．He asked, "Who is the old man? Why do we 　　8　　 to employ him? No one in town ever 　　9　　 him．For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job．His position isn't 　　10　　 any longer．" Then they voted to 　　11　　 the man．

　　For several weeks, nothing changed．

　　By early autumn, the trees began to 　　12　　 their leaves．Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, 　　13　　 the flow of the shining water．One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown 　　14　　 in the river．A few days later, the water was much 　　15　　．Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible 　　16　　 was soon sensed．Swans left, and so did the 　　17　　．The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness．

　　Quickly, the 　　18　　 town committee called a special meeting．Realising their huge error in 　　19　　 , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up．Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps．

　　Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job, or life．They may all make a 　　20　　．

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

　　One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive．Suddenly I 　　1　　 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 　　2　　 he knew me．The man had a newspaper 　　3　　 in front of him, which he was 　　4　　 to read, but I could 　　5　　 that he was keeping an eye on me．When the waiter brought my 　　6　　 , the man was clearly puzzled by the 　　7　　 way in which the waiter and I 　　8　　 each other．He seemed even more puzzled as 　　9　　 went on and it became 　　10　　 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me．Finally he got up and went into the 　　11　　．When he came out, he paid his bill and 　　12　　 without another a glance in my direction?

　　I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 　　13　　．"Well, ”he said, “That man was a detective(侦探)．He 　　14　　 you here because he thought you were the man he 　　15　　．” “What? ”I said, showing my 　　16　　．The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man．I 　　17　　 say he looked very much like you! Of course since we know you, we told him that he had made a 　　18　　．” “Well, it's really 　　19　　 I came to a restaurant where I'm known, ”I said．“ 　　20　　 , I might have been in trouble．”

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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、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

　　　　1　　 an educator and health care provider, I have worked with many children infected with HIV．They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great 　　2　　 can be found in the smallest individuals．Let me tell you about Tyler．

　　Tyler was 　　3　　 infected with HIV; his mother was also infected．From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to 　　4　　 him to survive．When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein(静脉)in his chest．At times, he also needed extra oxygen to support his 　　5　　．

　　Tyler wasn't 　　6　　 to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease．It was not 　　7　　 to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-loaded backpack and 　　8　　 his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon(小推车)．All of us who knew Tyler were impressed by his pure 　　9　　 in being alive and the energy it gave him．Tyler's mom often 　　10　　 him by telling him that he moved so 　　11　　 she needed to dress him in red．That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly 　　12　　 him．

　　This deadly disease eventually 　　13　　 down Tyler．He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, 　　14　　 did his HIV-infected mother．When it became 　　15　　 that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about 　　16　　．She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven．

　　A few days before his death, Tyler 　　17　　 to me to come to his hospital bed and 　　18　　 , "I might die soon．I'm not 　　19　　 When I die, please dress me in 　　20　　 Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too．I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me．

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从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

　　The day before Mother's Day, Mrs．Berry asked her students to make a card for their mothers．She passed out paper and pieces of cloth．

　　Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it．Then she 　　1　　 her paper in half and began writing．When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else．She felt her 　　2　　 grow hot-she hadn't heard that anyone who didn't have a mother could make one for a grandmother or an aunt．

　　As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 　　3　　 her card with her arm, but Mrs．Berry gently 　　4　　 it so that she could read it．Elizabeth sat 　　5　　 , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 　　6　　 roll down Mrs．Berry's face．She had never made Mrs．Berry so upset．

　　When school was over, Elizabeth 　　7　　 until all the other kids left so that she could 　　8　　．“I'm sorry for not listening．I'll make another card 　　9　　 you want．I'll do it 　　10　　 and bring it tomorrow．”

　　“ 　　11　　 are you talking about? ” asked Mrs．Berry．

　　“My Mother's Day card．I know you’re upset because I didn't do it 　　12　　．”

　　“Elizabeth, that was the 　　13　　 card in the whole class．It was so 　　14　　 that it made me cry．”

　　Elizabeth was so 　　15　　 that she ran out of the class-room．

　　When her father came home from work that night, Elizabeth 　　16　　 to give him the card early．

　　On the front of the card was a 　　17　　 of Elizabeth's father, with a blue piece of cloth cut like his hair．Inside the card she had written：

　　Dear Dad,

　　I know you work really hard to be both a 　　18　　 and a father．I want to thank you and 　　19　　 you a Happy Mother's Day!

　　When her dad read the card he started 　　20　　 , just like Mrs Berry did．

Love,

Elizabeth

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　　I had spent five exhausting years on my essay for m PhD．and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards which were to be held in 　　1　　 , and I had scheduled a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change 　　2　　．My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all-out run to 　　3　　 my flight．I had to stop to catah my 　　4　　 on a moving sidewalk when I 　　5　　 a woman in her fifties 　　6　　 with a carry-on bag．

　　I don t know 　　7　　 , but I looked at her and blurted out, “Are you going on Flight 567 to California? ”

　　She responded, ”Yes．”

　　“So am I, ”I responded．“Give me your bag．I'll run 　　8　　 and tell them to wait for you．” I took her bag and began running again．

　　“I 　　9　　 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please 　　10　　 the plane for her．I seated myself with her bag, and a few moments later she 　　11　　 and was the last person on the plane 　　12　　 they closed the doors and 　　13　　．After the plane leveled off, I 　　14　　 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me．

　　I didn't sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the 　　15　　 at seven o’clock in the morning．The 　　16　　 kept me waiting for an hour in a room．I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the 　　17　　 in their robes．As I slowly 　　18　　 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman．She gave me a smile 　　19　　 a young schoolgirl．It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before．　　20　　 , whenever I made a mistake on any question, she did a great job of relaxing me．

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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、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Time is very important in our lives．It 　　1　　 our everyday moments．However, time never had any 　　2　　 in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 　　3　　．

　　It's round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist．And all of it is made of silver．This 　　4　　 tells me the importance of time in my life．

　　I received this 　　5　　 on a gray-sky day．I had to go to the airport at 9∶00 A．M．to 　　6　　 my Uncle Ali and take him to my father's house．However, I was late because I was hanging out with my friends．Later on that day, around 11∶00 A．M．, I 　　7　　 my uncle, but I was very late for him．He had 　　8　　 the airport and taken a taxi to my father's house．

　　I got to my father's house at 2∶00 P．M．on the same day and looked at my 　　9　　 father's face．I felt 　　10　　 of myself at that moment．After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch, a gift from him．Then he said, “Essa, did you have 　　11　　 with your friends today? ” I answered, “Yes, Father, and I am sorry for …” He 　　12　　 , “What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　　13　　．” He added, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 　　14　　 for you．” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life．

　　I learned a very important lesson from my father：to 　　15　　 time and never be late to get someone．This watch is important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it．

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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。

　　Reading letters is the happiest moment for singer Cong Fei, who now has to stay in bed．These letters, in which they call him “Dad”, are from the children he has 　　1　　．

　　The 36-year-old singer has spent nearly all his 　　2　　 in paying the tuition fees of 178 children 　　3　　 the past 11 years．

　　He was diagnosed(诊断)with cancer in May, 2006．One of the 　　4　　 things he requested after being diagnosed was that friends and family 　　5　　 to fund the 100 students he has started to put through 　　6　　．

　　“　　7　　 they can't keep on studying, what they can expect is a(n) 　　8　　 future．You must find 　　9　　 to let them continue their education, ” Cong said．

　　Cong's first 　　10　　 began at a charity(慈善)performance for children in Southwest China's Chongqing in 1994．When donating all 2, 400 yuan he had on him, Cong was 　　11　　 to learn that the money could help 20 children complete two years’ education and realized how 　　12　　 the donation was to the children．

　　From then on, he 　　13　　 took part in more than 20 charity performances in poverty-stricken(非常贫穷的)areas in Guizhou, Hunan and Sichuan provinces．

　　“When the children saw Cong Fei, they were so 　　14　　 that they hugged him, calling him 　　15　　．At that 　　16　　, I could fully understand the 　　17　　 of my husband's devotion, ” said his wife Xing Dan．

　　Extensive media reports on Cong's story have placed him 　　18　　 in the focus in the past two months．Li Hongzhong, Party secretary of Shenzhen, visited him in June and 　　19　　 him to fight the disease so that he could, as his name suggests, “　　20　　 again．”

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　　I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as happy wife and businesswoman．When Mum 　　1　　 in October 2007, I was a cook．In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me 　　2　　．I was distraught(忧心如焚的)．Some days later, I was 　　3　　 that a guy who was working with us that day, “could probably have made a fortune 　　4　　 the necklace he found．”　　5　　, he returned it．Hearing how I'd 　　6　　 Mum for six months before her death, he said, “Christmas is going to be 　　7　　 why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?”

　　I came to Morzaine, a small, friendly village in the Alps and 　　8　　 fell in love with it．What was 　　9　　 to be a stopgap(权宜之计)trip turned into a new life．I kept travelling between London and here and felt 　　10　　 than I had in months．In December 2008, I was 　　11　　 as a hotel manager and moved here full time．zxxk

　　A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here．We fell in love．In the beginning, I didn't want to discuss 　　12　　, because the sadness of losing Mum 　　13　　 felt great．Paul understood that and never 　　14　　 me but, by summer, we got married．A year later, we used his savings, and the money from the sale of Mum's house, to build our own 　　15　　．

　　We want to give our guests a 　　16　　 feel, so each room is themed(以……为题)around memories from our lives．There are also styles to remind me of Mum-a tiny chair which 　　17　　 be in her bedroom is set in one room．

　　We are having a wonderful life and Mum 　　18　　 naturally part of it, 　　19　　 there's no way we would be here if it wasn't for the 　　20　　 she gave me．I know she's here in spirit, keeping an eye on us．

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