A few years ago I was at an international conference with nearly 700 participants. One afternoon I_31 a very crowded talk by a famous author. The hall filled quickly and soon there were no 32 left , so many dozens of people were standing around the edges.
I saw a very elderly man, stooped(驼背的) slightly with age, 33 against the wall. I immediately got up, told those sitting beside me to 34 the place for him and made my way to him. When I offered my seat to him , he looked 35 and started to refuse , but I would have 36 of that. He asked me my name and thanked me deeply, and then made his 37 back into my row and sat comfortably. Many people who 38 our exchange turned to say what a kind thing I had done. I kept saying , “it’s nothing 39 . I m from Canada, it’s normal for us to help other people!” 
A few minutes later, the man sitting next to the elderly man 40 to leave the hall for another talk and the elderly man 41 to me to return and sit beside him. 42 I resisted, thinking someone else might need it more, but people sitting around him started to repeat my 43 , asking me to come and sit! So I returned and sat beside the gentleman for the 44 .
when the talk was over ,the man thanked me again and 45 asked if I knew who he was . I had no idea. He then looked quite delighted and 46 me a household name that I recognized immediately!
I was astonished to have been sitting next to him, 47 he was excited to think I had given up my seat for him 48 knowing who he was! Again I had to tell him where I come from , and it’s the 49 thing to do! I have felt more blessed to be a Canadian since that day, for seeing how easy it is to 50 someone and how rare it seemed to so many people.
31. A. missed B. gave C. expected D. attended
32. A. seats B. rooms C. topics D. rows
33. A. turning B. walking C. leaning D. lying
34. A. move B. spare C. take D. hold
35. A. glad B. satisfied C. disappointed D. surprised
36. A. nothing B. none C. something D. anything
37. A. living B. fortune C. direction D. way
38. A. witnessed B. confirmed C. remembered D. experienced
39. A. easy B. popular C. special D. funny
40. A. agreed B. refused C. chose D. forgot
41. A. sent B. signaled C. rolled D. said
42. A. At last B. At least C. At most D. At first
43. A. action B. name C. dream D. address
44. A. game B. discussion C. course D. talk
45. A. quietly B. loudly. C. proudly D. angrily
46. A. shared B. told C. asked D. answered
47. A. as if B. even if C. so D .but
48. A. by B. without C. through D. after
49. A. strange B. secret C. normal D. hard
50. A. help B. accept C. praise D. trust
It was three in the afternoon and I was putting my baby to sleep when the phone rang. It was a little girl asking for the Gold-stein family. " __" I said，"you've got the wrong number. "
the phone didn't stop ringing. Each time it was the voice of a little girl. She was
one call after another, each time asking for the Gold stein family. My baby wouldn't stop crying. I started to lose my
. 1 left the phone
the hook for about an hour, certain that this would
her. But as soon as I put the phone back on the hook, she
！ I started to cry. After about the tenth call I told her that if she called one more time I would call the
. At 6： 30 pm, the phone rang for about the 25th time. I picked it up, but remained
. 1 could hear the same voice of a girl. What kind of
would allow her to do this all the afternoon! I
to speak to her mother. To ray
，she called her mother to the phone. I told the mother what her little girl had been doing to me all the
. The mother assured me that this was the
phone call her daughter had made that day. "My daughter's teacher gave all the girls in the class the phone number of their new teaching 30. The entire class of
girls was told to call the new assistant to find what time their class would be. The teacher must have given them the wrong number
"
Until about 9:00 pm, the phone rang from time to time. Each time, it was a little girl wanting to know what time the class was ！ Some girls, even after hearing they had the wrong
，would anyway ask if I knew the time ！ I would just
. It had turned into a joke now! I would
have thought that an entire class of girls, all with the same voice, was calling me ！
A. Stop B. SorryC. FineD. OK
A. Then B. SoC. ButD. And
A. making B. returningC. receiving D. sending
A. hope B. interestC. senseD. temper
A. at B. onC. offD. above
A. discourage B. frightenC. puzzleD. connect
A. arrived B. calledC. appeared D. returned
A. school B. directorC. neighbors D. police
A. angry B. calmC. silentD. serious
A. operators B. parentsC. teachers D. mothers
A. refused B. startedC. preferred D. demanded
A. surprise B. disappointment C. joyD. satisfaction
A. day B. nightC. afternoon D. morning
A. first B. lastC. secondD. easiest
A. plan B. assistantC. courseD. advisor
A. on purpose B. in advance
C. by mistake D. for the moment
A. still B. sureC. alwaysD. just
A. place B. informationC. addressD. number
A. cryB. laughC. complain D. wait
A. almostB. yetC. alreadyD. never
There is a story told about how Neil set about winning over one particular boy. The boy was always causing trouble and clearly regarded all teachers a hostile eye. On one occasion, Neil, out taking a
had just rounded a comer when he came across the boy playing on his own. The boy, not noticing he was no longer
，picked up a stone and threw it through one of the school windows. Turning, he saw Neil. Instead of finding himself
at angrily as he expected, the boy was
to see Neil bend down, pick up a stone and hurl it at another window. The boy had to
—to get the window repaired, so did Neil.
he thought this a small price to pay for
a bond between himself and the boy, whose
improved afterwards，
Neil was a remarkable character who knew just when to beand just when to adopt a lighter touch when handling children. Not everyone is so
. Willie Russell, the
，likes to talk about the time when he had freshly
from teacher training college and had just begun to work as a teacher. On his first day at the school he was left to do playground duty on his own, rather a( n)
experience for one so new to the job. Surrounded by children at morning break, he turned to see one of the children thro-wing a stone at a school window. When the boy saw that he had been
by a teacher, his face fell.
for this boy, Russell remembered the story about Neil. Stooping down he picked up a stone and propelled(投掷）it through another window. Turning to smile proudly at the boy, his satisfaction was suddenly shattered by the sound of dozens of windows being
by flying stones.
Unfortunately he had failed to take into account the difference between his and the one which Neil had faced, namely that he and the boy were not alone. It was at this point in his career that Russell decided that perhaps he was not quite cut out to be a teacher. Deciding after this that he was not suited to teaching he left to
playwriting. Most of his plays are very imaginative and
. A bit like this story,in fact.
A. by B. in C. with D. through
A. rest B. exam C. walk D. trip
A, seen B. alone C. lonely D. heard
A. shouted B. stared C. pointed D. come
A. excited B. surprised C. satisfied D. frightened
A. punishB. pay C. agree D. propose
A. As B.While C. Even if D. But
A. breaking B. making C. establishing D. showing
A. character B. behavior C. condition D. grades
A. still B. kind C. calm D. firm
A. humorous B. strange C. successful D. clever
A. student B. headmaster C, playwright D. teacher
A. graduated B. walked C. studied D. dismissed
A. exciting B. challenging C. surprising D. interesting
A. blamed B. stopped C. met D. spotted
A. Generally B. Fortunately C. Obviously D. Usually
A. hit B. knocked C. cleaned D. brushed
A. condition B. position C. situation D. occupation
A. pick up B. take up C. make up D. put up
A. funny B. serious C. realistic D. critical
You have probably heard of homing pigeons, which usually appeared in wars. From 3000 B. C. to the present, homing pigeons have as postmen. They have been especially useful for carrying messages
wars. The telegraph is not
to carry about. Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.
In 1870，when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris, the city was cut off from all the means of communication. The people
many different ways of sending news. One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail.
of course, they only drifted (漂）
the wind carried them. Often they landed inside the enemy's lines. Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be
controlled.
It was pigeons that in the end solved the . Homing pigeons were brought into the city. Soon they were carrying letters far and wide. The enemy brought
to catch pigeons, but the little postmen could fly faster than their
Strangely enough, pigeons played an important
during the war.
During the First World War every army unit had a group of pigeons . Many of them were
. Among them was an American pigeon with a French name Cher A mi, which meant " dear friend". A group of US soldiers were surrounded by the enemy. They had no food and no bullets. They nearly died of
. There was little hope for them. Cher Ami made his way
the bullets and succeeded. At once planes
to drop food and ammunition(军火）to them. With their strength
，the soldiers fought back to their own army and eot saved.
can pigeons carry the message? There were various methods. Usually the message is put into a little glass tube. The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under
or hung around the neck.
A. consideredB. servedC. regardedD. made
A. in favour of B. in need of C. duringD. in time of
A. easyB. difficultC. necessary D. important
A. presentB. pastC. usualD. ordinary
A. usedB. didC. triedD. managed
A. AndB. ThoughC. SinceD. But
A. whichB. thatC. to whichD. where
A. wellB. ratherC. onlyD. just
A. questionsB. situation C. problemD. thing
A. dogsB. soldiersC. planesD. hawks
A. enemiesB. postmenC. balloonsD. bullets
A. actionB. partC. ballD. game
A. trainedB. taughtC. boughtD. fed
A. killedB. soldC. honouredD. sent
A. the enemyB. hungerC. angerD. war
A. forB. toC. inD. through
A. landedB. found out C. set outD. set about
A. recoveredB. arrivedC. lostD. missing
A. WhyB. HowC. WhenD. Where
A. the headB. the bodyC. the footD. a wing
Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so
that he was afraid he would spend his life
and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)
way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting He realized that he still had partial
of his right hand and could write with
. Then, he had an idea，"Why not write to other people who need encouragement?"
He where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in
. Many of them had hope of regaining their
Others would keep feeling depressed and remain putting away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to
them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be
. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
with the intention, the man began sending
messages of God's love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the
. He poured his heart and soul into his words，
his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any . Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone
read his letters. However, this was his
chance, so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said，“ Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to ！”We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
A, wealth B. faith C. experience D. confidence
A. depressed B. embarrassed C. ashamed D. thrilled
A. writing B. suffering C. weeping D. wandering
A. abnormal B. regular C. comfortable D. meaningful
A. presents B. e-mails C. letters D. prizes
A. sense B. strength C. shape D. function
A. affection B. caution C. difficulty D. confidence
A. estimated B. doubted C, assumed D. wondered
A. hospitals B. churches C. prisons D. charities
A. families B. letters C. freedom D. conscience
A. release B. reach C. defend D. know
A. acceptable B. reasonable C. prohibited D. considerate
A. Faced B. Filled C. Satisfied D. Impressed
A. holy B. daily C. one-way D. round-way
A. point B. worst C. degree D. limit
A. sharing B, learning C. gaining D. enriching
A. success B. reply C. help D. progress
A. curiously B. patiently C. carefully D. actually
A. only B. better C. extra D. lost
A. ruin B. pieces C. the ground D. the bottom
My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter's college. It was the first time in our lives that we would for any length of time. We wondered how other people had it.
Later in bed, I the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay home to keep the from getting into the crops, I，the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to college.
The truck was slow, and I was glad. I didn't want to get to the city I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn't say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little . He finally said，“ I never went to college and of your brothers did. I can't say don't do this or that, because everything is （9） and I don't know what is going to come up, but I think things will . When you get a job, be sure to be honest and work hard". I knew that soon I would be （11） in the big town and I would be the life home.
Then my father the Bible that he had read so often. I knew that he would miss it but I must it. He just said，" This can help you you will let it. "
When I finished school I took the Bible to my father. But he said he wanted me to it.
Now, too late, I remember, it would have been so to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn't. My father could give me only a Bible, but I don't really believe now that I gave her half as as my father gave me. So the next morning I up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a note. "This can help you，" I said，" if you will let it，"
A．worry B．separate C．stay D．travel
A．left B．stood C．enjoyed D．tried
A．wasted B．spent C．remembered D．killed
A．policemen B．workers C．cattle D．them
A．graduate from B．go away to C．be dismissed from D．set up
A．very late B．far away C．too soon D．once again
A．speech B．living C．promise D．progress
A．some B．one C．none D．all
A．impossible B．different C．difficult D．favorite
A．work out B．die out C．hold out D．break out
A．happy B．alone C．free D．lost
A．losing B．spending C．missing D．living
A．brought about B．brought out C．brought up D．brought down
A．refuse B．mark C．follow D．take
A．if B．unless C．but D．though
A．down B．up C．back D．away
A．much B．many C．far D．good
A．set B．turned C．gave D．wrapped