阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"A parcel arrived for you today," my father told me, as we were driving home from work．"It's quite big．" "Oh, really?" I wondered out loud．"Have you 36 anything? Maybe from Amazon or eBay or something…?" my father continued．"No, Dad．I'm 37 only one thing, but that should arrive in a（n） 38 ．"
On Sunday, I will participate in a（n） 39 activity with some friends,' and．I had asked Bluebell if she could send me some of her homemade smile cards to 40 on the day．Since smile cards would have fit into an envelope,'! couldn't imagine what else could be in the 41 I became increasingly 42 as we continued to drive home．As soon as we arrived, I 43 to open the package．It had a neat, hand-written label （标签）on it．"There might be something easy to 44 inside," my father said, as he handed me some scissors．"Be careful when you open it．"
The package was filled with all sorts of kindness 45 I First, some beautiful colorful posters with kindness ideas and 46 fell onto the floor．There were also loads of wrist bands （护腕）, which I will 47 at our kindness activity． 48 , there were three envelopes in the package——two of them had the most cleanly and neatly 49 smile cards, and the third had a wonderful card inside, which 50 , "Thank you very much for your kindness．．．loads of love, Bluebell．"
"This is really 51 ," my father said
．My mother and sister enjoyed the package as well．Bluebell put ．the biggest 52 on all of our faces! When I had asked her for some of her homemade smile cards to 53 some kindness during our activity, I never expected to 54 such a wonderful package filled with all sorts of kindness and inspiration!
You have 55 made my day．Bluebell!
A．ordered B．searched C．desired D．paid
A．preferring B．wanting C．preventing D．expecting
A．sports B．afterschool C．kindness D．business
A．make up B．write down C．hand in D．give out
A．package B．card C．letter D．envelope
A．curious B．surprised C．hopeful D．terrible
A．wanted B．walked C．rushed D．stopped
A．lose B．break C．use D．pick
A．talents B．gifts C．books D．activities
A．articles B．music C．poets
A．get rid of B．make good use of C．keep out of D．take possession of
A．In conclusion B．In addition C．In short D．In fact
A．machinemade B．manmade C．homemade D．shopmade
A．told , B．spoke C．wrote D．read
A．amazing B．funny C．crazy D．accidental
A．card B． tear C．spot D．smile
A．raise B．spread C．collects D．teach
A．find B．discover C．receive D．accept
A．completely B．partly C．hardly D．nearly
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, to return to the homeland, starting a company. Beforeleaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to betaken down for . Glen knew that carrying thespecific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a fake（假货）. When he was of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, costnearly 100,000, into pieces hearing Glen’s words. Glen was . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to beexamined . For many times of entry-exit he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if reusing and carrying fakes, he would be according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boardingthe plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of , which he wouldremember as the of his success forever.
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．asked
A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds
A．ordinary B．routine C．regular D．common
A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment
A．one B．it C．them D．these
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard
A．that B．what C．as D．which
A．on B．at C．who D．in
A．disappointed B．delighted C．amazed D．satisfied
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged
A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out
A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged
A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．belief
Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour. Mr. West stood politely at the of a crowd of women who were forward to try to get to the people who were necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly him.
After half an hour, he was as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his of doing things: he put his head down, a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the of the crowd as hard as he could. The women around him became very when they saw what he was doing, and began to him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted. “Ladies,” he them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
A．sure B．certain C．able D．possible
A．before B．after C．till D．within
A．promised B．decided C．agreed D．insisted
A．never B．sometimes C．seldom D．usually
A．it B．them C．that D．those
A．hour B．moment C．minute D．second
A．top B．middle C．edge D．stage
A．pulling B．pushing C．gathering D．managing
A．selling B．buying C．choosing D．seizing
A．going B．entering C．fetching D．coming
A．beyond B．past C．over D．through
A．just B．even C．ever D．already
A．where B．until C．when D．even if
A．habit B．way C．act D．sign
A．caught B．attempted C．blew D．gave
A．center B．end C．front D．back
A．patient B．angry C．curious D．nervous
A．pity B．protect C．refuse D．scold
A．hated B．waved C．explained D．answered
A．treasure B．good C．respect D．present
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just the books in the outside return box. But there was a : it was locked.
He went into the building, only a few minutes closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in — the library lights were off. The place was . The doors had been shut. They be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!
He tried to a telephone call, but was unable to . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.
he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. , someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to .
He knew he had to , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a thing.
A．but B．because C．or D．since
A．ever B．nearly C．never D．often
A．pass B．drop C．carry D．take
A．problem B．mistake C．case D．question
A．during B．after C．over D．before
A．rest B．break C．walk D．stop
A．visit B．meet C．catch D．greet
A．delight B．anger C．surprise D．eagerness
A．lonely B．empty C．noisy D．crowded
A．wouldn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．make B．fix C．use D．pick
A．get on B．get up C．get through D．get in
A．If B．As C．Though D．Until
A．On time B．Now and then C．By the way D．At last
A．Come B．Help C．Hello D．Sorry
A．Surely B．Thankfully C．Truly D．Gradually
A．at most B．after all C．in short D．as usual
A．watch B．play C．read D．write
A．wait B．stand C．sleep D．work
A．bad B．cool C．strange D．nice
There was a very special teacher who made a farreaching difference in my life.
Fall,1959，the first day of class at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School was about to begin. “Who，”I asked a senior，“is Mrs. McNamara，my 10 th grade English teacher？”He just ____ and said something about my being in ____.Soon，I understood what he meant. Mrs. McNamara had a pattern of ____ that she repeated again and again. We would have a literature reading task for ____.The next day，when we came to class，there would be two or three topics on the blackboard ___ to the homework reading. We were ____ to write an inclass essay about one of the topics. The following day，she would ____ the corrected and graded essays and each person would be called ____ to stand in front of the class and to ____ his/her essay. The class were required to criticize (评论) that essay，____the grade of everyone in class would be reduced.
The first time that I ____ her readwritecriticize method，I had not ____ to do the homework and had written something without knowing what it meant.____ the extreme embarrassment I suffered，standing before my classmates，____myself. No one laughed at me；no one would be ____ enough，or foolish enough，to do that in Mrs.McNamara's class. The embarrassment came from ____ and along with it came a strong ____ not to let it happen again.
Mrs. McNamara kept all of our written work in files；it was easy to see the ____ in writing that had occurred. What was not so easy to see was the inner transformation that had taken place，at least for me. What Mrs. McNamara ____ me to do was to see myself as others see me and，having done that，I could improve myself. And I____.Thank you，Mrs. McNamara.
A．nodded B．laughed C．apologized D．shouted
A．trouble B．sorrow C．danger D．anger
A．behaviour B．evaluation C．activity D．thought
A．review B．performance C．practice D．homework
A．added B．related C．contributed D．compared
A．expected B．persuaded C．allowed D．advised
A．collect B．return C．send D．receive
A．on purpose B．at first C．by chance D．in turn
A．talk through B．hand over C．read out D．show off
A．so B．and C．but D．or
A．tried B．adopted C．examined D．experienced
A．undertaken B．attempted C．bothered D．hesitated
A．Remember B．Predict C．Bear D．Imagine
A．playing jokes on B．making a fool of C．setting a trap for D．taking advantage of
A．brave B．careless C．proud D．selfish
A．above B．within C．behind D．below
A．tendency B．preference C．determination D．sense
A．improvements B．pains C．difficulties D．advantages
A．trusted B．invited C．forced D．permitted
A．did B．could C．had D．would
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally ____them and the job they do，although there are certain people who do not believe that the police____have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not ____job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in ____.A policeman often has to control traffic, either____ foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time ____up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop ____motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the ___， too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we ___ the police to come and restore order. And they often have to ____ situation at great risk to their own ____.We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, ____ he is not a detective(侦探)，will often have to help___and arrest criminals.
And ___ do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash, a____，a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police.___a policeman has to be ____to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the ___ world. The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it ____ well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could____do the job of a policeman.
A．dislike B．join C．appreciate D．admire
A．should B．would C．could D．must
A．a funny B．a pleasant C．an interesting D．an easy
A．it B．one C．his D．them
A．on B．by C．under D．with
A．walking B．driving C．wandering D．searching
A．resting B．tired C．speeding D．drunken
A．peace B．silence C．situation D．condition
A．wait for B．call C．think of D．expect
A．turn to B．avoid C．deal with D．treat
A．safety B．families C．future D．friends
A．although B．as if C．however D．even if
A．get rid of B．question C．look for D．sentence
A．how B．where C．what D．who
A．power failure B．fire C．thunder storm D．thief
A．Yet B．Then C．As D．So
A．provided B．promised C．prepared D．presented
A．future B．modern C．real D．whole
A．extremely B．specially C．surprisingly D．particularly
A．hardly B．forever C．ever D．never