A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line．This one had the shortest ? ，there was only one guy in it，but he was in a ? and there seemed to be some difficulties ? ．

??? We stepped in behind him．At first, he ? to be having difficulty getting his groceries onto the counter．But after a while，I realized that what he was actually doing was ? it into two parts．

???? I offered to help，but he and the checkout lady had it under ? ．He asked Julie if she would mind putting his ? basket away．Then he ? for his wallet which was in a bag on one side of his chair．The ? he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable arm ? this troublesome for him，so I helped there．

The checkout operator came around and gave him his ? and the goods he needed to have to hand．She ? one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair．

??? I offered to get the other bigger bag and he said，“No．? you could do me a favor．Take that bag along to the entrance and give it to Angela．"

??? Angela，it ? ，was collecting food for people who might ? go hungry! I hadn’t even ? her before.

This guy，in spite of the limitations，had bought more than twice as ? shopping as he needed—and given the bigger bag away to help ? people!

He didn’t let the fact that he needed help ? him from being a help．He may have been limited ? ，but his heart was more than able to overcome all that．

1.A? figure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．space????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C．queue ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．time

2.A．supermarket????????????? ????????????? ?? B．wheelchair????????????? ????????????? ?? C．helmet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? D．uniform

3.A．going on????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B．holding on????????????? ????????????? ?? C．paying off????????????? ????????????? ??? D．setting down

4.A．happened????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B．used????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C．seemed ????????????? ????????????? ??? D．pretended

5.A．selecting????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B．wrapping????????????? ????????????? ?? C．handing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．separating

6.A．charge????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．control????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．improvement????????????? ??? D．settlement

7.A．empty????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．heavy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．large????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? D．broken

8.A．felt????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．in search of????????????? ????????????? C．seized????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．reached

9.A．spot????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B．direction????????????? ????????????? ??? C．distance????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．way

10.A．caught????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．carried????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．made????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? D．solved

11.A．basket????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．bag????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．wallet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．change

12.A．arranged????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B．hung????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C．loaded ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．connected

13.A．And????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．But????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．So????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．Or

14.A．turned out????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．found out????????????? ????????????? ??? C．pointed out????????????? ????????????? D．put out

15.A．already????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．always????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．otherwise????????????? ????????????? ??? D．fairly

16.A．noticed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．known????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．understood????????????? ????????????? D．greeted

17.A．many ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．much????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C．few????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．little

18.A．wealthy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．ordinary????????????? ????????????? ??? C．other????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．normal

19.A．stop????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．require????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．lead????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．persuade

20.A．financially????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．morally????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．mentally????????????? ????????????? D．physically

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left at message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more and impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth...?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the test of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room----if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

Then she turned to me. Kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight , I noticed that something in my mood （情绪） had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her aunties helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him and talk to him calmly.

Why did the author shout at the telephone?、

A. He was mad at the telephone.

B. He was angry with his agent.

C．He was anxious about his wife.

D. He was impatient with the secretary?

What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A. She said nothing.

B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent.

D. She threw the phone away.

What made the author laugh?

A. His own behavior

B. His wife’s suggestion

C. His changeable feelings.

D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

What does the underlined word “aunties” refer to?”

A. Smut words

B. Unusual actions.

C. Surprising Looks

D. Anxious feelings.

It was a busy morning about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30. The nurse had him take a        in the waiting area,      him it would be at least 40 minutes      someone would be able to see him. I saw him     his watch and decided, since I was     busy ---my patient didn’t     at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. The gentleman said no and told me that he       to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his      . He told me she had been        for a while and she had a special disease. I asked if she would be       if he was a bit late. He replied that she      knew who he was, and that she had not been able to     him for five years. I was      , and asked him, “And you     go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”  He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back       as he left.

    Now I       that in marriages, true love is     of all that is.  The happiest people don’t       have the best of everything; They just       the best use of everything they have.      isn’t about how to live through the storm,  but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breath       B. test        C. seat            D. break

2.A. persuading   B. promising   C. understanding   D. telling

3.A. if            B. before          C. since          D. after

4.A. taking off          B. fixing       C. looking at      D. winding

5.A. very              B. also         C. seldom        D. not

6.A. turn up            B. show off     C. come on       D. go away

7.A. needed           B. forgot       C. agreed         D. happened

8.A. daughter          B. wife        C. mother         D. sister

9.A. late                 B. well         C. around         D. there

10.A. lonely            B. worried      C. doubtful        D. glad

11.A. so far           B. neither       C. no longer       D. already

12.A. recognize     B. answer       C. believe         D. expect

13.A. moving       B. disappointed  C. surprised        D. satisfied

14.A. only         B. then          C. thus           D. still

15.A. curiosity      B. tears         C. words         D. judgment

16.A. realise        B. suggest       C. hope          D. prove

17.A. agreement     B. expression    C. acceptance      D. exhibition

18.A. necessarily    B. completely    C. naturally        D. frequently

19.A. learn         B. make         C. favour          D. try

20.A. Adventure    B. Beauty        C. Trust           D. Life

One Monday morning，news got around in the schoolyard about a fire over the weekend.Soon Mr.Johnson，my teacher，came to explain that the Art class would be ____ due to the fire.He also warned us not to approach the Art room because it could be ____.

During the morning break，Kirn and I decided to take a ____.A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch.At the appointed time，Kirn and I ____ the Art room，ignoring the consequence I would face ____ I got caught.We stood on tiptoes looking hard ___ the door window，trying in vain to see ____ was forbidden.Suddenly a firm __ on our shoulders stopped us.

Turning around，I found a teacher staring angrily at us.In those seconds millions of ___ flashed through my mind.My father would beat me hard.____ than that，my mom might be so mad that she might not stop him.My spirits ____ even lower while realizing how ____ Mr.Johnson would be.

When Kirn and I were led back to our classroom，I could found ____ to hide and wanted to melt into the ____.However，Mr.Johnson had a different ___ to teach.

Slowly，he bent down to look me in the ____，and I was met with a look of concern rather than anger.He spoke softly as he explained why he was ____ in my decision to go where I may have got hurt.He cared more about my ____ than the fact that I’d broken a rule.My heart was ___ with regret，and I discovered that he still loved me even after I disappointed him.The rest of the day，he didn’t even mention it in class publicly，___ did he tell my parents.It was the first time I felt the power of being given an unexpected second chance.

1.A.confirmed?? B．examined

C．cancelled? D．suggested

2.A.useless? B．dangerous

C．childish D．naughty

3.A.test? B．risk

C．check? D．chance

4.A.reached B．searched

C．entered? D．cleaned

5.A.until? B．unless

C．as? D．if

6.A.over? B．within

C．through? D．across

7.A.what? B．how

C．why? D．which

8.A.word? B．hold

C．cry? D．order

9.A.thoughts? B．feelings

C．solutions? D．excuses

10.A.Easier? B．Less

C．More? D．Worse

11.．A.changed? B．lifted

C．sank? D．lost

12.A.strange? B．angry

C．kind? D．sad

13.A.somewhere? B．anywhere

C．nowhere? D．everywhere

14.A.fire? B．laugh

C．table?? D．floor

15.A.course? B．lesson

C．knowledge? D．ability

16.A.eye? B．head

C．hand? D．feet

17.A.embarrassed? B．excited

C．disappointed? D．moved

18.A.grade? B．honesty

C．interest?? D．safety

19.A.full? B．heavy

C．relaxed? D．empty

20.A.so? B．nor

C．either? D．yet

Diao Weihao, a student who studies business English at the Chengdu campus of Sichuan International Studies University, was in his dormitory when the earthquake struck at 2:30 pm on Monday.
The 22-year-old felt that his chair was shaking. All of a sudden, the textbooks on the bookshelf began to fall to the floor. The glass in the window broke.
“It felt like our dormitory building was being hit by a tractor,” recalled Diao. “I wasn’t afraid.. I was even excited and curious. Now, looking back, it was a scary experience.”
Diao and his roommates kept their calm. They didn’t try to get out of the building until the shaking stopped. They were on the fifth floor and they feared there might be trouble if they didn’t remain calm.
“We’ve watched lots of disaster films, and that helped us keep cool,” he said. “Only one student sprained（扭伤） his ankle. He was escaping in a hurry. Most of us got outside quickly and safely.”
They were surprised to see so many students outside.
“I began to realize then what had happened,” he said. The college had warned them that in the event of an earthquake, they should leave the dormitory immediately. A few did rush in when it was safe to grab some clothes to keep warm.
Without any tents or bedding, the students stayed on the football field for the whole night. Rain started falling in the morning, but the students all kept in good order. They simply chatted and shared their feelings and comforted each other.
“Our students seemed to have self-control,” he said. “I heard that hospitals in Chengdu have lots of injured people who jumped out of buildings.”
Now, Diao is mostly worried about the people in Wenchuan County.
“It seems we won’t be able to have classes in one or two day’s time,” said Diao. “I want to become a volunteer at the damage-hit area, or donate my blood to the injured people in hospital. Also, I will write on my blog to keep people calm and encourage them to protect themselves during emergencies.”
Since the university is close to Dujiangyan, Diao and his classmates are still forbidden to return to their dorms or classrooms. However, they can eat in the canteen and get information about other parts of Sichuan by reading the newspapers.
【小题1】Where was Diao Weihao when the earthquake happened?