Once　upon　a　time,　a　young　man　was　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　town　announcing　that　he　had　the　most　beautiful　heart　in　the　world.　A　large　crowd　gathered,　and　they　al　praised　his　heart　for　it　was　perfect.

    Suddenly,　an　old　man　appeared　and　said,　“Why　,your　heart　is　not　as　beautiful　as　mine.”

    The　old　man’s　heart　was　ful　of　scars（伤疤）.　Some　pieces　of　his　heart　were　removed　and　some　pieces　from　other　people　were　put　in,　but　they　didn’t　fit　quite　right.　So　there　were　several　jagged（锯齿状的）edges.　In　fact,　there　were　stil　some　holes　in　his　heart　where　the　pieces　were　missing.

    The　 young　 man　 laughed,“Comparing　yours　with　mine,　mine　is　perfect　and　yours　is　a　mess.”

    “Yes,”said　the　old　man.　“But,　every　scar　shows　that　I　took　out　a　piece　of　my　heart　and　gave　it　to　a　person,　and　often　he　gave　me　a　piece　of　his　heart　in　return.”

    “Why　do　you　have　some　jagged　edges　in　your　heart?”asked　the　young　man.“Because　the　shapes　of　the　pieces　weren’t　the　same.”“Then　the　holes?”“Sometimes　I　gave　pieces　of　my　heart　away,　and　the　other　person　hasn’t　given　back　a　piece　of　his,　so　… but　I　don’t　care.”“How　come?”“They　remind　me　of　the　love　we　shared.”

    The　young　man　was　deeply　moved.　He　walked　up　to　the　old　man,　took　a　piece　of　his　heart　out　and　gave　it　to　the　old　man.

    The　old　man　placed　it　in　his　heart,　then　took　a　piece　from　his　old　scarred　heart　and　placed　it　in　the　wound（伤口）in　the　young　man’s　heart.　It　fitted,　but　not　perfectly,　as　there　were　some　jagged　edges.

    The　young　man　looked　at　his　heart,　not　perfect　any　more　but　more　beautiful　than　ever.

    How　sad　it　must　be　to　go　through　 life　 with　 a　 whole　untouched　heart!

    1.　The　young　man　stood　in　the　town　to　_____.

    A.　meet　the　old　man　　　　B.　compare　his　heart　with　others’

    C.　show　his　beautiful　heart　D.　give　pieces　of　his　heart　to　others

   2.　It’s　clear　that　the　old　man　was　_____.

    A.　a　sily　man　　　　B.　a　humorous　man

    C.　a　wel-known　man　　　　D.　a　kind-hearted　man

  3.　We　learn　from　the　story　that　in　the　end　the　young　man　was　_____.

    A.　lost　　　　B.　moved　　　　C.　hurt　　　　D.　untouched

  4.　The　old　man　said“… but　I　don’t　care”means　_____.

    A.　he　didn’t　expect　others’return

    B.　he　didn’t　feel　pain

    C.　he　didn’t　think　it　serious

    D.　he　cared　nothing

  5.We　can　get　more　beautiful　hearts　by　sharing　_____

    A.　ideas　　　　B.　scars　　　　C.　love　　　　D.　beauty

Alice was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health . In fact , she walked five kilometers before____1___ every morning , and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool . She didn’t smoke and never　 2　　 . She didn’t eat chocolate . She didn’t eat sweet and fatty food , ____3_____ . She weighed herself every day .

　 Once Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a 　 4 　sitting in a rocking chair under a tree . He looked very old and his hair was white . he looked thin and weak , and his hands were shaking , 　 5　 he looked very happy .

　 He smiled at her and said , “Good morning , lovely day , isn’t it ?”

　 He had a wide smile　　 6　 his face , and his eyes shone with happiness . But Alice saw that he did not have teeth .

　 “Good morning!” replied Alice . “Yes , it is a lovely day .”

　 Alice thought he　 　7　 very old and wise . She thought he must be at least 90 years old ! She decided to ask him about the 　 8 of a happy old age .

　 “I hope you don’t 　9 　me asking ,” she said , “ but what is your secret for being so happy at your age ? I hope I can look as happy as you do 　10 I am your age ”

The man in the rocking chair said , “My secret for　 　11 　? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week , and drink three bottles of wine every day . I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want . I never eat vegetables . I never walk anywhere and I never play sports . I sit at home every day . ”

Alice was 　12 　. She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that . She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did 　13 　wrong . She thought he should be　　 14 　 and unhappy . Perhaps she was wrong . Maybe , she thought , people could live a long happy life 　15 　eating well or doing lots of exercise .

“How old are you ?”she asked .

“It’s my birthday today ,” said the man , “I’m forty—seven !”

1.　　A. lunch 　　　 B. breakfast 　　　　 C. dinner 　　　　　　 D. supper

2.　　A. exercised 　 B. drank 　　　　　　　　　　 C. worked 　　　　　 D. slept

3.　　A. too 　　　　　 B. also 　　　　　　　　 C. either 　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

4.　　A. man 　　　　 B. woman 　　　　　 C. boy 　　　　　　　　 D. girl

5.　　A. so 　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　　　　　 D. or

6.　　A. in 　　　　　　 B. with 　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　　　　　　 D. on

7.　　A. saw 　　　　 B. looked 　　　　　　 C. listened 　　　　　 D. found

8.　　A. secret 　　　 B. dream 　　　　　　 C. plan 　　　　　　　 D. future

9.　　A. stand 　　　　 B. mind 　　　　　　　 C. allow 　　　　　　　 D. enjoy

10.　A. when 　　　 B. since 　　　　　　　 C. though 　　　　　 D. for

11.　A. health 　　　 B. success 　　　　　 C. happiness 　　　 D. life

12.　A. surprised 　 B. worried 　　　　　 C. excited 　　　　　 D. relaxed

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

14.　A. angry 　　　 B. serious 　　　　　 C. quiet 　　　　　　　 D. sick

15.　A. through 　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. without 　　　　　 D. by

A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the 　41 in ten minutes.

Thirty minutes 　 42 , when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she 　43 to bring him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up(延迟) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he 　 44　 it.

In the following hours on the flight, 　 45　 time the hostess passed by the passenger she would ask him with a smile 　 46 　he needed help or not. But the passenger never 　 47 her words.

When he was going to get off the 　 48　 , the passenger asked the stewardess to hand him the passengers' booklet(意见簿). She was very 　 49 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her 　 50 the job. 　 51　 with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she 　 52　 the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, "On the flight, you asked me if I need help for twelve times 　 53 . How can I refuse 　54 　twelve sincere smiles?"

That's right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched the passenger 　 55 and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!

41.A.milk　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．juice　　　　　　　　　　　 C．coffee　　　　　　　　　 D．water

42.A.late　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．later　　　　　　　　　　　 C．ago　　　　　　　　　　　 D．after

43.A.remembered　　　　　　　　 B．forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C．wanted　　　　　　　　　 D．learned

44.A.accepted　　　　　　　　　　 B．took　　　　　　　　　　　 C．refused　　　　　　　　　 D．received

45.A.some　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．either　　　　　　　　　　 C．another　　　　　　　　　 D．each

46.A.why　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．when　　　　　　　　　　 C．whether　　　　　　　　 D．how

47.A.paid attention to　　　　　 B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about

48.A.coach　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．bus　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．train　　　　　　　　　　　 D．plane

49.A.happy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cheerful　　　　　　　　 C．sad　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．excited

50.A.lose　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．loses　　　　　　　　　　　 C．losing　　　　　　　　　　 D．lost

51.A.And　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．So　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．Then　　　　　　　　　　 D．But

52.A.opened　　　　　　　　　　　 B．closed　　　　　　　　　　 C．destroyed　　　　　　　 D．hid

53.A.at all　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in all　　　　　　　　　　　 C．of all　　　　　　　　　　 D．all over

54.A.her　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．your　　　　　　　　　　　 C．their　　　　　　　　　　　 D．our

55.A.peacefully　　　　　　　　　 B．comfortably　　　　　 C．deeply　　　　　　　　　 D．slowly

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary 　31 of the learning process. But too often as parents and teachers we deny this same right to our children. We convey(传达) 32 　by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed of, that nothing but 　33　 performance pleases us.

34 I see a child under this kind of pressure ,I think of Jack. He is a shy, nervous perfectionist. He 　35 answered questions—he might be 　36 .

I try my best to 　37 his self-confidence. And I repeatedly 　38 　God for direction. But 　39 changed until midterm, when Mary, a student teacher, came to our classroom.

One day we were working with math problems. Jack had copied the problems with care. 40 with his progress, I left the children with Mary .When I returned, Jack was in tears. He’d missed the third problem.

At that time, Mary got a box 　41 with pencils from the desk we shared. “Look, Jack ! I’ve got something to show you.” she said.“ See these pencils, they belong to Mrs. Green and me. See how the erasers are 　42　 ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But we erase the mistakes and try 　43 . That’s what you must learn to do, too.” Jack looked up with 　44 in his eyes---the first time I’d see on his face that year.

Jack gradually believe him that it’s all 　45 to make mistakes – as long as you erase them and try again.

31. A. life　　　　　　　　　　 B. part　　　　　　　　　　　 C. game　　　　　　　　　　　 D. show

32. A. neither　　　　　　　　 B. nor　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

33. A. high　　　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　 C. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. big

34. A. When　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Although

35. A. always　　　　　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seldom

36. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　　 C. mistake　　　　　　　　　　 D. fail

37. A. start　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. establish　　　　　　　　　 D. build

38. A. told　　　　　　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spoke

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

40. A. Kind　　　　　　　　　 B. Nice　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Great　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Pleased

41. A. filled　　　　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. deal　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. do

42. A. broke　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worn

43. A. once　　　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　　 C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. either

44. A. disappointment　　 B. sadness　　　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. love

45. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. OK　　　　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. good