The story happened years ago，when my daughter was still little.

I was driving across the country with my daughter to  1  my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove   2   for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get   3  .

I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my  4   into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged   5    wandering around. Feeling   6   about that, I asked the lady. What   7  me was: they were waiting for us![来源:Zxxk.Com]

The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our     8   . She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a  9   place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.

I was very touched by their  10 . Being young, and probably naive to the potential  11  of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I  12   them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and   13   our destination safely.

I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not   14   . Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can’t see their   15           it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.

1.A. desert                    B. stop                         C. join                         D. save

2.A. slowly                   B. quickly                    C. safely                D. quietly

3.A. excited                  B. bored                       C. interested                 D. refreshed

4.A. daughter         B. luggage                    C. license                     D. car

5.A. lady               B. man                         C. couple               D. angel

6.A. angry                    B. curious                     C. jealous                     D. terrible

7.A. surprised        B. worried                    C. annoyed                   D. upset

8.A. room                    B. car                           C. area                         D. park

9.A. quiet                     B. noisy                       C. dangerous          D. safe

10.A. devotion              B. honesty                    C. potential                   D. consideration

11.A. stops                   B. dangers                    C. mistakes                   D. changes

12.A. forgave        B. asked                       C. thanked                    D. blamed

13.A. reached        B. left                          C. missed                     D. passed

14.A. seen                    B. forgotten                  C. deserted                   D. recognized

15.A. kindness              B. safety                C. faces                        D. wings

根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，用正确形式的单词填空。并把完整单词填写在答题卷相应的位置上。

1.It is certain that Kong Xiangdong's talent for music is __________ (非凡的). He has performed in more than 40 countries and has scored numerous prizes, including the 1st prize and four other special prizes at the 1992 Sydney International Competition of Australia.

2.Illegal __________ (移民) should be sent back to their own countries.

3.The __________ (美丽)  of Venice consists largely in the style of its ancient buildings. 

4.We raised money for the ____________ (目的) of helping the children in poor areas.

5.During the 3-hour concert, Morissette used a lot of material from her __________ (获奖的) album “Jagged Little Pill”.

6.Everyone’s fingerprints are u_________, which can make it easier for police to find criminals.

7.Martin Luther King’s emotional speech reduced many of the a__________ to tears. 

8.Who is the lady dressed e__________ in the painting drawn by Chen Yifei?

9.Different a__________ have their own opinions of building a skyscraper.

10.On the roof of the Post Office Savings Bank building in Budapest, there are fantastic decorations r___________ waves, flowers, and angels.

After ___ more chatter, the lady returned home.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no   36   and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had   37   apart, and I could not afford another one．

I got in a streetcar and there   38   the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle  39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I   40   the handle and saw a name carved there．The   41_procedure would have been to   42   the umbrella to the conductor, while I   43   to take it with me and find the owner myself．

Then I   44   a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so   45   that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an）   46   , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was   47   that to have accepted money would have   48   something．

The next six months were   49   ．I was able to get only temporary   50   here and there for a small salary．  51   , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery   53   me．

Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a   54   ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．

Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and   55   her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．

A．hope             B．job           C．faith               D．house

A．torn            B．divided         C．taken              D．fallen

A．down              B．against              C．in                  D．over

A．equipped          B．armed          C．decorated            D．filled

A．examined          B．inspected        C．investigated          D．checked

A．general          B．usual           C．ordinary             D．regular

A．turn in             B．give in          C．bring in             D．take in

A．hesitated           B．turned          C．promised           D．determined

A．searched         B．observed        C．found              D．watched

A- thankful            B．excited         C．delighted           D．truthful

A．reward            B．prize            C．award              D．praise

A．so                B．even            C．ever                D．such

A．changed           B．spoiled         C．helped              D．missed

A．fortunate           B．merciful      C．inspiring           D．miserable

A．employment       B．settlement      C．fulfillment          D．disappointment

A- However           B．Therefore      C．Thus                D．Besides

A．threw             B．spread         C．put                 D．lost

A．got over          B．came over      C．turned over         D．knocked over

A．surprise            B, blessing        C．mistake             D．misfortune

A．set               B．brought        C．took                D．picked

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don't think I know you, but you must be 36. Please come in and have something to eat."

  "Is the man of the house home?” they asked. "No", she replied, "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.

In the evening when her 37 came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a 38 together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked.

      One of the old men gave an 39 that their names were Wealth, 40 and Love. Then he added, "Now go in and 41 with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

      The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 42and he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.“With riches，we buy new houses，expensive furniture，and colourful clothing. We will look much better in the eyes of both ourselves and our neighbours ”he said. And his wife wanted to invite Health; but their daughter-in-law 43 they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth. “With that，we will feel much better in our family and our neighbourhood as well. That’s of more importance.”she argued. 44 the husband said to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman 45 and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

      Love 46 and started walking toward the house.

      The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Health: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"

      The old men replied 47: "If you had invited Wealth or Health, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Health!"

1.A.frightened        B.starving      C.upset         D.confused

2.A.friend            B.adolescent    C.husband       D.daughter-in-law

3.A.House         B. Dinner       C. System       D.Scene

4.A.performance       B.approval      C.argument      D.explanation.

5.A.Success           B.Cash          C.Health        D.Recovery

6.A.discuss           B.defend        C.exchange      D.challenge

7.A.selfish           B.overjoyed     C.upset         D.energetic

8.A.informed      B. suggested    C.worried       D.included

9.At the beginning.   B.Somehow       C.As a matter of factD.At last

10.A.went out     B.came in       C.stayed out    D.went in

11.A.stayed up        B. got up       C.mixed up      D.looked up

12.A.together     B.properlyly    C.altogether    D.hard