There are many taxi drivers in our city．They often like to chat with passengers to      time when the taxis are caught in traffic jams．The other day，I went home by taxi．Knowing I was a student，the driver told me that he was once a student twenty years ago．    ，his family could not afford the school fees，so he dropped out of school at an early age．He     me to work hard and go to a good college．I was moved by his kindness，but what really impressed me next was his     ．After arriving home，I soon realized that I had      my cell phone in the taxi．Greatly worried，I immediately called my number，    the driver would answer．Then came the driver's       from tlle other end．He told me he had been     my call and that he would gladly return my phone where he dropped me off earlier that day．Thanks to the driver，I got my phone     ．I believe honesty is one of the greatest     a person should have．Thank you ever so much，Mr．Taxi driver．

1.A．have          B．kill         C．spend      D．1ive

2.A．Unfortunately  B．Unusually    C．Absolutely  D．Accurately

3.A．persuaded     B．ordered      C．required    D．encouraged

4.A．modesty      B．ability       C．honesty    D．security

5.A．forgotten     B．placed       C．left        D．dropped

6.A．begging      B．praying      C．thinking    D．saying

7.A．whisper      B．noise        C．sound     D．voice

8.A．making      B．expecting    C．refusing    D．fearing

9.A．over        B．through      C．back      D．across

10.A．advantages   B．achievements  C．qualities   D．images

Abbie, shy and quiet, started her ninth grade in a new school. She soon found herself  1   her old class. This new school was much too cold and  2   !

       No one at this school seemed to  3   if Abbie felt welcome or not. She walked the halls every day almost invisible; her  4   was never heard.

       Her parents were very worried about her and they knew since they got divorced（离婚）,she probably needed a  5   very badly. They tried everything they  6   to help her fit in. They bought her clothes and CDs, but it didn’t  7  .

       Believing that no one would ever become her real friend, Abbie often  8  herself to sleep. She was all alone with  9   to do but let her mind run  10   .

       She once tried  11   a Christian youth group at a local church, hoping to make friends but her   12   failed her again. Abbie was so upset that she was thinking of ending her life. She decided that she would jump  13   the local bridge on Christmas Eve, while her parents were at a party.

         14   she left her warm house for the bridge, she decided to leave her parents a note in the mailbox. When she opened the mailbox, she found some letters already there.

       She  15   the letters out and found one addressed to her. It was a card from one of the guys in the youth group:

       Dear Abbie,

       I want to apologize for not talking with you   16   You know, my parents are in the middle of a divorce, so I am hoping you could help me with some questions I have about divorced kids. I think we could become friends. See you at Youth Group on Sunday!

                                                                             Sincerely your friend, Wesley Hill

       She  17   at the card and read it over and over again. “Become friends,” she smiled,  18 that someone cared about her life and wanted her as a friend. She felt so special.

       She called Wesley. I guess you could say he was  19   Christmas miracle（奇迹）because

  20   is the best gift you can give anyone.

1．A．missing                 B．enjoying              C．impressing           D．reminding

2．A．cruel                     B．lonely                  C．painful                D．unfriendly

4．A．sound                   B．whisper               C．noise                   D．voice

5．A．relative                  B．friend                  C．roommate            D．brother

6．A．should                  B．would                 C．could                  D．might

7．A．affect                   B．match                 C．work                  D．attract

8．A．screamed              B．cried                   C．waited                 D．fought

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

10．A．sad                     B．calm                   C．excited                D．wild

11．A．joining                 B．forming               C．creating               D．inserting

12．A．pride                   B．shyness               C．guilt                    D．shame

13．A．beyond                B．across                 C．off                      D．into

14．A．Though               B．Unless                 C．Since                  D．As

15．A．opened                B．pulled                  C．read                    D．tore

16．A．faster                  B．sooner                 C．quicker               D．longer

17．A．glanced               B．stared                  C．pointed                D．worked

18．A．realizing              B．judging                C．meaning              D．guessing

19．A．the                      B．a                         C．this                     D．that

20．A．friendship      B．satisfaction        C．security            D．marriage