At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair，the doctor looked into my 　31　.“She did inherit (继承) it，”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 　32　 for this disease.”

My father 　33　 a gene which，in most cases，results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 　34　 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 　35　 blind—he was fifty-seven years old，　36　 I was only twenty-eight.

My world 　37　 as the darkness fell，　38　 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 　39　 I tried to find some hope and 　40　，my eyes were opened to a new realization.

My father had 　41　 me not just failing eyesight，but an example of 　42　 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 　43　 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 　44 the right of living in the US.

Alone in the States，he 　45　 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment，and nine months later，sent airline tickets for my mom，my brother and me.

Decades later，　46 an American citizen，I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 　47　 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.

I did the same as I stepped into a 　48　 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 　49　 as a wife，mom，Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50　 my life in a whole new light.

1.A.mouth           B.eyes          C.ears          D.throat

2.A.solution         B.reason         C.excuse          D.cure

3..A.carried            B.spread            C.infected      D.raised

4.A.damaged         B.lost         C.recovered     D.gained

5.A.rapidly         B.nearly         C.completely       D.terribly

6.A.though              B.but               C.so                D.since

7.A.broke down      B.broke off     C.broke away        D.broke out

8.A.realizing           B.sharing      C.disturbing        D.destroying

9.A.when            B.before         C.unless           D.until

10.A.honour         B.beauty            C.strength      D.failure

11.A.handed         B.rewarded      C.given         D.taught

12.A.contribution       B.determination C.challenge     D.honesty

13.A.move           B.settle            C.arrange           D.send

14.A.enjoy           B.declare          C.apply         D.win

15.A.accepted       B.admitted      C.overcame      D.met

16.A.as                 B.like          C.for            D.to

17.A.knowledge      B.journey           C.situation          D.event

18.A.cruel          B.inner             C.modern         D. dark

19.A.promises       B. hopes            C. roles            D. changes

20.A.touch          B. end          C. save           D. see

People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 36 problem. They often accept the opinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without 37 ; they try to find a solution by trial and error(反复试验). 　38 , when all of these methods 39 , the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six 40 in analyzing a problem.

41 ，the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must 42 that there is a problem with the bicycle.

Next, the person must find out the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must 43 the parts that are wrong.

Now the person must look for 44 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 45 solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bicycle does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. 　46 , he can look into his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, talk to his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.

After 47 the problem, the person should have 48 suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 49 , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.

In the end, one 50 seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the

51 idea comes quite 52 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a different way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum (口香糖) stuck to a brake. He 53 hits on the solution to his problem: he must 54 the brake.

Finally the solution is 55 . Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.

36. A. serious 　　　　　　 B. usual　　　　　　　　 C. similar　　　　　　　　　　 D. common

37. A. searching　　　　　 B. thinking　　　　　　 C. finding　　　　　　　　　　 D. looking

38. A. Besides　　　　　　　B. Instead　　　　　　　C. Otherwise　　　　　　　 D. However

39. A. fail　　　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　　　D. develop

40. A. ways　　　　　　　　　B. conditions　　　　 C. stages　　　　　　　　　　　D. orders

41. A. First　　　　　　　　　 B. Usually　　　　　　 C. In general　　　　　　　　 D. Most importantly

42. A. explain　　　　　　　 B. prove　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　　　　　　D. see

43. A. check　　　　　　　　 B. determine　　　　 C. correct　　　　　　　　　　 D. recover

44. A. answers　　　　　　　B. skills　　　　　　　　 C. explanation　　　　　　 D. information

45. A. possible　　　　　　　 B. exact　　　　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. special

46. A. In other words　　 B. Once in a while C. First of all　　　　　　　D. At this time

47. A. discussing　　　　　　 B. settling down　　　C. comparing with　　　D. studying

48. A. extra　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　　 C. several　　　　　　　　　D. countless

49. A. secondly　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　 C. also　　　　　　　　　　　D. alone

50. A. suggestion　　　　　　 B. conclusion　　　　　 C. decision　　　　　　　　D. discovery

51. A. next　　　　　　　　　　　B. clear　　　　　　　　　 C. final　　　　　　　　　　　D. new

52. A. unexpectedly　　　　 B. late　　　　　　　　　　 C. clearly　　　　　　　　　D. often

53. A. fortunately　　　　　　 B. easily　　　　　　　　　 C. clearly　　　　　　　　 D. immediately

54. A. clean　　　　　　　　　 B. separate　　　　　　　　C. loosen　　　　　　　　 D. remove

55. A. recorded　　　　　　　B. completed　　　　　　 C. tested　　　　　　　　　 D. accepted

She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. Noy way could I have 　　 36　 . Maybe someone had kicked her 　　 37　 　their car the night before. “No 　　 38　 　for her any more with the baby coming.”“We never really wanted her，but what could we have done？She was a　　 39　 .” People find all sorts of excuses for 　　 40　 　an animal.

I called her Goldie. If I had 　　 41　 　what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those 　　 42　 　few days. She hardly ate anyting and had such an air of 　　 43　 　about her. There was 　　 44　 I could do to make her happy，it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her 　　 45　 　owner’s. But 　　 46　 at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side.

　　 47　 we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.

That’s why it was such a 　　 48　 　when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were walking a long way from home，when she started 　　 49　 and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn’t hold her any longer and she 　　 50　 　down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.

By the time I 　　 51　 　the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking（舔）the four puppies（幼犬）I started to feel 　　 52　 　towards them. The woman at the door said，“I took her for a walk one day， 　　 53　 　the puppies were born， and she just disappeared.”“She must have tried to come back to them and got lost，”　　 54　 a boy from behind her.

I must admit I do miss Goldie， but I’ve got Nugget now，and she looks just like her 　　 55　 . And I’ve learnt a good lesson：not to judge people.

36. A. sent her away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sold it out

C. picked it up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned it down

37. A. beyond　　　　　　　 B. out of　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　　　　 D. within

38. A. seat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. interest　　　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　　　 D. space

39. A. gift　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reminder　　　　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　　　　 D. bargain

40. A. taking　　　　　　　　 B. protecting　　　　 C. abandoning　　　 D. removing

4l. A. thought　　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. imagined

42. A. first　　　　　　　　　 B. last　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. usual　　　　　　　　 D. special

43. A. darkness　　　　　　　　　 B. happiness　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　　　　　 D. eagerness

44. A. something　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　　 C. everything　　　　 D. nothing

45. A. familiar　　　　　　　 B. previous　　　　　　　　　 C. cruel　　　　　　　　 D. troublesome

46. A. eventually　　　　　 B. unwillingly　　　　 C. unexpectedly　　 　　 D. probably

47. A. while　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　 D. whether

48. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shock　　　　　　　 C. sight　　　　　　　　 D. trouble

49. A. barking　　　　　　　 B. eating　　　　　　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. running

50. A. walked away　　　　　　 B. fell over　　　　　　 C. dropped out　　　 　　 D. raced off

5l. A. landed　　　　　　　　 B. reached　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

52. A. anxiety　　　　　　　 B. respect　　　　　　　　　　 C. sympathy　　　　　　　　 D. pleasure

53. A. every time　　　　　 B. before long　　 　　　　　　 C. once in a while　 D. soon after

54. A. added　　　　　　　　 B. whispered　　　　 C. called　　　　　　　 D. warned

55. A. aunt　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sister　　　　　　　　 C. mother　　　　　　　　　　 D. child

　 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had 31 the balls and left them out in the sun to bake.

They didn’t look like much, but they 32 the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he walked along the beach, he 33 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it 34 he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open (裂开) on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! 35 , the man started breaking open the 36 balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars’ 37 of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones.

Then it 38 him. He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the 39. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he 　40 have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that 41 people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we 42 see the clay shell. It doesn’t look like much from the 43 . It isn’t always beautiful and shining, so we 44 it. We see that person as less important than someone more 45 or stylish or well-known or wealthy. But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure 46 inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the 47 He sees them, then the clay begins to 48 and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth. May we not come to the 49 of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a 50 in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them.

31. A. invented　　 　 B. rolled　　 　　　 C. handled　　 D. bounced

32. A. confused　 　　 　　　 B. encouraged　 　 C. interested 　　　 D. relaxed

33. A. dipped　 　　　　 B. pushed　 　　　　 C. kicked　 D. threw

34. A. until　　 　　　　　 B. when　 　　　　　 　　　 C. since　　 D. though

35. A. Frightened　 　　 　　　 B. Determined　 　 C. Excited　 D. Disappointed

36. A. shining　 　　　　 B. floating　 　　　 C. surviving D. remaining

37. A. worth　 　　　　　 　　　 B. value　　 　　　 C. cost　 　　　　　　 D. wealth

38. A. shocked　 　　　　 B. rejected　 　　　 C. struck　 　 　　　 D. delighted

39. A. caves　 　　　　　 　　　 B. waves　　 　　 　　　 C. seashore D. storms

40. A. might　 　　　　　 B. must　 　　　　　 　　　 C. could　 　 　　　 D. should

41. A. with　　 　　　　　 　　　 B. towards　 　　　　　　 C. about　 D. between

42. A. hardly　 　　　　　 　　　 B. actually　 　　　 C. simply　 D. luckily

43. A. distance　 　　　 　　　 B. outside　 　　　　 C. weight　 D. pattern

44. A. removed 　 　　　 B. suspected　 　　 　　　 C. ignored　 D. reserved

45. A. beautiful 　　　　 B. cautious　 　　 　　　 C. positive　 D. grateful

46. A. lost　　 　　　　 B. hidden　 　　　　 C. divided　 D. mixed

47. A. moment　 　　　 　　　 B. point　 　　　　 　　　 C. degree　 D. way

48. A. come off　 　　　 　　　 B. break away 　 C. take over　 　　 D. fall down

49. A. sight　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. best　 　　　　　　　　　 C. middle　 D. end

50. A. relation 　　 　　 　　　 B. position　 　　　 C. fortune　 D. memory