One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to     36     for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve      37     a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked     38     so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it      39     , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she     40    . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __41   .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger     42    , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before this point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled（难住）. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called      43     to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now     44     , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light     45     his eyes. Immediately, he     46     and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

     47    in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He      48    her at once. He went back to the consultation room and      49     to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave    50__attention to her case.

After a long      51     the battle was won. Dr. Kelly     52     the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was     53     that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her     54   . She read these words…

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she     55     silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

1.A．call  B．make  C．beg     D．prepare

2.A．while        B．when  C．though         D．unless

3.A．thirsty      B．lazy     C．tired   D．hungry

4.A．slowly       B．unexpectedly      C．steadily        D．hurriedly

5.A．announced       B．shook C．replied        D．doubted

6.A．reward     B．kindness      C．hand   D．value

7.A．physically          B．mentally      C．normally      D．properly

8.A．up    B．for       C．on       D．in

9.A．rich B．famous        C．observant   D．vivid

10.A．fixed      B．consulted    C．filled   D．concentrated

11.A．rose       B．raised C．got      D．left

12.A．Worn     B．Having         C．putting         D．Dressed

13.A．recognized     B．knew  C．spared         D．regained

14.A．desired  B．declared     C．determined         D．declined

15.A．special   B．ordinary      C．normal         D．no

16.A．decision          B．preparation         C．struggle       D．debate

17.A．ordered          B．requested   C．confused     D．compressed

18.A．negative         B．uncertain    C．positive       D．obvious

19.A．presentation  B．preference C．attention     D．arrangement

20.A．praised  B．pretended  C．pressed       D．prayed

 The new Japanese leader Shinzo Abe_________ to visit China and other counties immediately he came into power.

A. set about       B. set up        C. set off        D. set out

完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really _  1__ your feeling?”

Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special    2    that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”

    The    3   was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I   4     , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”

Again, his   5    was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the     6   because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and   7    in a hurry. Remember?” 

“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he    8     all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were    9    . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place and you 10   me.”

“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.

“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”

My heart sank. I felt   11    . I hugged Keith and asked him to   12     me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his   13    , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”

Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The   14    thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too   15     and didn’t keep it as their father.

 1．A．showed         B．hurt           C．attended        D．expressed  

 2．A．candy          B．book           C．picture         D．toy  

 3．A．challenge     B．message       C．idea          D．fact  

 4．A．complained    B．apologized                       C．continued      D．explained 

 5．A．suggestion     B．answer         C．memory         D．blame

 6．A．hospital        B．church        C．school        D．garden

 7．A．settled down                     B．went on        C．set off       D．got up

 8．A．knew           B．imagined      C．discovered     D．remembered

 9．A．angry          B．worried        C．happy          D．satisfied

10．A．praised        B．punished      C．helped         D．educated

11．A．terrible      B．hopeless       C．inspired       D．encouraged

12．A．support       B．criticize                        C．suspect        D．forgive

13．A．mother         B．brother       C．sister         D．father

14．A．strange        B．interesting   C．important     D．difficult

15．A．lightly        B．rudely         C．equally        D．truly

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to   21   for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve   22   a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she   23  . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a   24 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger   25  , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called   26   to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now   27  , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light   28   his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He   29   her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave   30   attention to her case.

After a long   31   the battle was won. Dr. Kelly   32   the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was   33   that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her   34  . She read these words…

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she   35   silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread trough human hearts and hands.”

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of   31   and perseverance (坚定不移), while the other was   32   and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the   33  person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would  34   a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.

The hard-working man immediately  35  and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and   36 . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor,  37  at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming  38   the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running,  39  that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.

The hard-working man had been   40  for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not   41   daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he  42  on running until he finally came back to where he started, 24 hours   43  . Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the  44  he earned.

The hard-working man was   45   how this lazy man could earn it ---he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are   46  a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the   47  , running after the sun that kept moving away from your  48   whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to  49   you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.

Sometimes, perseverance can   50  you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.

31. A. hobbies            B. ideas                      C. patience               D. money

32. A. lazy                B. patient                 C. kind-hearted             D. hard-working

33. A. last                B. first                         C. second                D. only

34. A. accept                B. keep                       C. win                   D. defeat

35. A. set in               B. set aside               C. set up                 D. set out

36. A. worked              B. drank                      C. slept                  D. played

37. A. laughed               B. glared                    C. stared                D. looked

38. A. across               B. through                 C. over                   D. past

39. A. representing         B. believing                C. emphasizing            D. complaining

40. A. swimming            B. jumping                 C. resting                 D. running

41. A. admired             B. invented                C. found                  D. realized

42. A. commented          B. carried                            C. figured                 D. depended

43. A. before               B. later                       C. next                  D. further

44. A. money             B. medal                     C. prize                  D. gold

45. A. believing             B. recognizing           C. discussing               D. wondering

46. A. true                B. indeed                    C. certain                 D. hardly

47. A. west                  B. east                        C. north                 D. south

48. A. ears                   B. hands         C. sight                           D. mind     

49. A. hide from             B. learn from      C. keep from              D. come from   

50. A. make                  B. let             C. blind                          D. protect