Have you ever regretted doing something you shouldn't have done or something you didn't do which you should have? At one time or another we probably all have.There's no 1lin getting depressed about it now—it's no 2crying overspilt(溢出的)milk.However,there may be some gain in thinking about exactly what happened and why3 we might be able to draw some conclusions for the future.
One thing we all do now and again is to lose our 4with a friend or close relative.The odd thing is that we more often display great 5towards someone we are fond of than towards 6.The explanation may be that we see friends and relatives as a kind of safety net, an opportunity to 7a bit of steam in a safe environment,while the consequences (后果)of8 a stranger could be far more serious.
Being honest is usually thought of as a virtue (美德) and undoubtedly this is the9 .On the other hand,we have all experienced occasions when we have spoken our minds to someone,telling them exactly what we feel,and then have found ourselves filled with feelings of 10.Perhaps we should have kept our mouths shut?

1. 1.
   1. A.
      reason
   2. B.
      purpose
   3. C.
      point
   4. D.
      result
2. 2.
   1. A.
      use
   2. B.
      help
   3. C.
      value
   4. D.
      benefit
3. 3.
   1. A.
      so
   2. B.
      because
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      though
4. 4.
   1. A.
      mind
   2. B.
      memory
   3. C.
      manner
   4. D.
      temper
5. 5.
   1. A.
      anger
   2. B.
      interest
   3. C.
      love
   4. D.
      respect
6. 6.
   1. A.
      strangers
   2. B.
      friends
   3. C.
      relatives
   4. D.
      colleagues
7. 7.
   1. A.
      run through
   2. B.
      throw away
   3. C.
      give up
   4. D.
      let off
8. 8.
   1. A.
      inviting
   2. B.
      insulting
   3. C.
      speaking to
   4. D.
      believing in
9. 9.
   1. A.
      issue
   2. B.
      case
   3. C.
      event
   4. D.
      factor
10. 10.
    1. A.
       excitement
    2. B.
       happiness
    3. C.
       pride
    4. D.
       guilt

John once told me a story about his friend, Michael. Michael happened to be on a train sitting next to a young man who seemed worried. Finally the young man told the friend that he was a convict (罪犯) returning home from a prison far away. What he did had brought shame (羞耻) on his family, and they had neither visited him nor written to him. He hoped, however, that this was only because they were too poor to travel and too busy to write.
When he was set free he had written to tell them he wanted to go home. To make matters easy for them, however, he had asked them to put up a signal (信号) for him when the train passed their little farm. If the family had forgiven (原谅) him, they were to put up a white ribbon (丝带) in the big apple tree near the railway. If they didn't want him back, they were to do nothing, and he would stay on the train, and go far away.
As the train neared his hometown his suspense became so great that he was afraid to look out of the window. He asked Michael to watch for the big apple tree. They changed seats. In a minute, Michael put his hand on the young convict’s shoulder, "There it is," His eyes was filled with sudden tears. "It’s all right. The whole tree is white with ribbons."

1. 1.

   According to the passage, the white ribbon in the big apple tree means ________.

   1. A.
      pleasure
   2. B.
      forgiveness(原谅）
   3. C.
      happiness
   4. D.
      education
2. 2.

   The word "suspense" underlined in the last paragraph can best be replaced by ________.

   1. A.
      anger
   2. B.
      interest
   3. C.
      worry
   4. D.
      happiness
3. 3.

   Why was Michael asked to watch for the apple tree?

   1. A.
      The young man was afraid that he was refused by his family.
   2. B.
      The young man’s seat was far from the window.
   3. C.
      The young man was afraid of seeing the white ribbons in the tree.
   4. D.
      The young man was sure that his family would accept him.
4. 4.

   Why did Michael cry at the end of the story?

   1. A.
      The young man couldn’t live with his family.
   2. B.
      There were many white ribbons on the apple tree.
   3. C.
      He was afraid.
   4. D.
      The young man was very sad.

Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She didn’t get a   36   to go to school.   37   a child, Harriet had to work very hard in    38   all day. That way, her owner could    39   a lot of money when he sold his crops. Harriet    40   think that she was being treated fairly.

   41   Harriet grew up, she ran away from the plantation（庄园） to the northern United States. There, and in Canada,   42   could be free.

Harriet liked to be free. She felt    43    for all of the black people who were    44   slaves.

Harriet returned to   45   to help other slaves to run away. She made   46   that they got to the north and became free.

Harriet was in great   47   because of a law that   48  . The law said it was not permitted to   49   runaway slaves. She also   50   that the slave owners said they would   51  $ 4 000 to anyone who could catch Harriet Tubman.

There were many stories about Harriet   52  slaves run away. In all, she made nineteen trips back to the South and guided about 300 slaves to   53 . When the Civil War broke out, the northern states   54  with the southern states. Harriet   55   the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free. She worked as a nurse and spied behind enemy lines until the northern states won the war.

I can never forget her ― the little girl with a   41   so strong and powerful. We could hear her halfway down the block. She was a(n)   42   peasant who asked for money and   43   gave the only thing she had ― her voice. I paused outside a small shop and listened. She brought to my mind the   44   of Little Orphan Annie. I could not understand the words she   45  , but her voice begged for   46  . It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street, pure and impressive, like the chime of a bell. She   47   from under an old-style lamp post (柱子，杆) in the shadow of a building, her arms extended and   48   thrown back. She was small and of ordinary looks. Her brown   49    escaped the bun (发髻) it had been pulled into, and she occasionally removed it from her   50  . Her clothing I can’t recall. Her voice, on the other hand, is always   51   on my memory.

I asked one of the translators about the girl. Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the   52   Soviet Union add to their families’ income by working on the streets. The children are unable to   53   school, and their parents work fulltime. These children know that the result of an unsuccessful day is no   54   for the table. Similar situations   55   during the Depression (萧条) in the United States, but those American children were faceless shoeshine boys of the twenties. This girl was real to me.

When we   56   past her I gave her money. It was not out of pity   57   rather admiration. Her smile of   58   did not interrupt her singing. The girl watched us as we walked down the street. I knew this because when I looked back she smiled again. We   59   that smile, and I knew I could never forget her courage and inner   60  .

  A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I   36   that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   37   the wall. Being a piano music lover and   38  , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been   39   lessons―at age 54! I told her that it was very   40   that she was pursuing(追求) her    41    to play the piano.

  Then she asked me the same question.

  “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.

  “Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she requested.

  I    42   she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the   43   of the vitamins, she    44    me of our musical “  45  ”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought    46    and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for    47   , and it was my soul-searching song.

  I played the song to the best of my    48   , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.    49    I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”

  I turned around. And there was an old lady    50    one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to   51   you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to    52    my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good…” she said. With that, she turned around and walked      53    back to her room.

  I was deeply touched by her    54    and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s    55    for peace and joy.