“Now which 5 shall I choose？”she thought. “Well, I think a black one would be the most useful really. You can carry that when you are wearing 6 of any color, can’t you?”So having made up her 7 , she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the college with her 8 her classes had finished.

On her way back home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had had such a small lunch, so she went 9 to the buffet car(餐车) for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had 10 the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment, but when she got back, it was 11 ! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.

Sally burst into 12 when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the 13 was. When she explained that the black umbrella she had bought 14 her mother had disappeared, and that she had to get out at the next 15 , the three other passengers asked her for her mother’s 16 , in order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had 17 it by mistake and not on 18, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.

The next week, Sally heard 19 her mother. Her letter said,“Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me 20 black umbrellas?”

1.A．meal

B．breakfast

C．break

D．rice

2.A．skating

B．hunting

C．shopping

D．swimming

3.A．set

B．went

C．met

D．came

4.A．hoped

B．decided

C．guessed

D．wondered

5.A．size

B．length

C．design

D．color

6.A．clothing

B．clothes

C．dresses

D．trousers

7.A．mind

B．decision

C．heart

D．judgment

8.A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

9.A．upstairs

B．along

C．again

D．near

10.A．hung

B．forgotten

C．left

D．found

11.A．gone

B．missed

C．broken

D．disappeared

12.A．cries

B．tears

C．laughter

D．anger

13.A．finder

B．wrong

C．present

D．matter

14.A．for

B．to

C．W

b
y

D．with

15.A．shop

B．station

C．stage

D．port

16.A．number

B．hobby

C．address

D．card

17.A．made

B．discovered

C．brought

D．removed

18.A．purpose

B．watch

C．action

D．idea

19.A．of

B．from

C．about

D．over

20.A．beautiful

B．many

C．three

D．one

At lunch time one day, a week before her mother’s birthday, Sally decided to have a quick sandwich and a cup of coffee instead of her usual 1 in the college hall, and then go 2 near her college to try to find her mother a nice present. When she had been looking for half an hour, she 3 across a shop that was selling umbrellas cheap, and 4 that one of those would solve her problem, since her mother had lost hers the month before.

“Now which 5 shall I choose？”she thought. “Well, I think a black one would be the most useful really. You can carry that when you are wearing 6 of any color, can’t you?”So having made up her 7 , she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it back to the college with her 8 her classes had finished.

On her way back home in the train that evening she felt hungry because she had had such a small lunch, so she went 9 to the buffet car(餐车) for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had 10 the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment, but when she got back, it was 11 ! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now there were three.

Sally burst into 12 when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the 13 was. When she explained that the black umbrella she had bought 14 her mother had disappeared, and that she had to get out at the next 15 , the three other passengers asked her for her mother’s 16 , in order to be able to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had 17 it by mistake and not on 18, and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.

The next week, Sally heard 19 her mother. Her letter said,“Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you send me 20 black umbrellas?”

1.A．meal

B．breakfast

C．break

D．rice

2.A．skating

B．hunting

C．shopping

D．swimming

3.A．set

B．went

C．met

D．came

4.A．hoped

B．decided

C．guessed

D．wondered

5.A．size

B．length

C．design

D．color

6.A．clothing

B．clothes

C．dresses

D．trousers

7.A．mind

B．decision

C．heart

D．judgment

8.A．before

B．after

C．until

D．since

9.A．upstairs

B．along

C．again

D．near

10.A．hung

B．forgotten

C．left

D．found

11.A．gone

B．missed

C．broken

D．disappeared

12.A．cries

B．tears

C．laughter

D．anger

13.A．finder

B．wrong

C．present

D．matter

14.A．for

B．to

C．by

D．with

15.A．shop

B．station

C．stage

D．port

16.A．number

B．hobby

C．address

D．card

17.A．made

B．discovered

C．brought

D．removed

18.A．purpose

B．watch

C．action

D．idea

19.A．of

B．from

C．about

D．over

20.A．beautiful

B．many

C．three

D．one

Once  many  years  ago,  I  pulled  a  family  out  of  a  burning  car  somewhere  in  Wyoming.  Last week I   36   a telephone call from a woman who could not stop   37  as she told me that one of the stories  in  my  book  had  saved  her  son  from  committing  suicide.(自杀)  In  closing  she  called  me  a  38   .

That   39   me thinking about what a hero really is. Was I a hero   40   I pulled a family from

a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I   41   a story that saved someone’s life?

Today  I  decided  to  look  up  the  word  “hero”  in  the  dictionary  to  see    42    what  it  meant.  It   43    “a  person  who  does  something  brave”.  As  I  read  on,  it  also  said  “  a  person  who  is  good  and

noble”.

That  statement    44    me  more  than  the  part  about  being    45  .  So  I  thought  about  something very  important.  Say  I  was  walking  into  the  local  Wal-Mart  Store  and  I 46    to  open  and  hold  the door for someone as a courtesy (礼貌) . As they passed me by, I said, “How are you today?” Most of the time that would be no big deal,   47   this time let’s say it was for someone who was deeply   48   and near the end of the rope.

I  was  in  such  a  condition  after  my  marriage  of  twenty  years  ended.  I  was  within  hours  trying to get up enough   49   to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had   50   me a card  in  the  mail  which  told  me  how    51  they  would  appreciate  me  as  a  friend.  That  wonderful card  probably  saved  my  life.  That  person,  without  even  knowing  it,  saved  a  life  and  became  a hero.

Similarly  many  children  come  out  of  the  orphanages  (孤儿院)  52    a  very  hard  and  bitter attitude  against  the  world,  but  the  gifts  we  send  them  let  them  know  that  they  have  not  been forgotten.  53  , most of them will never hurt anyone because of the   54   shown to them by those of us who cared. If it  55   , we will also become “heroes”.

36. A. made B. received C gave. D. accepted

37. A. laughing B.cheering C. thinking D. talking

38. A. writer B. player C. gentleman.  D. hero

39. A. helped B. let C. got  D. made

40 A. while B. if C. because D. though

41. A. wrote B. said C. made D. recalled

42. A. exactly B. easily C. directly  D. obviously

43. A. wrote B. read C. told D. described

44. A. helped B. gave C. touched D. impressed

45. A. brave B. good C. kind D. noble

46. A. wanted   B. happened C. intended D. meant

47. A. though B. since C. because D. but

48. A. desperate B. excited C. moved  D. stressed

49. A. money B. energy C. courage  D. ability

50. A. sent B. carried C. brought D. took

51. A. deeply B. much   C. well D.completely

52. A. without B. for C. with D. within

53. A. Hopefully B. However C. Besides D. Unfortunately

54. A .luck B. respect C. confidence D. kindness

55. A. matters B.does   C. acts   D. works