There was once a boy called Mario who loved to have loads of friends. He always 31 off how many friends he had at school. One day his grandfather said to him, “Mario, I 32 you a big bag of popcorn that you don’t have as many friends as you think. I’m sure many of them are nothing more than companions.”
Mario 33 the bet without hesitation. However, he wasn’t sure how to test 34 his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandfather. The old man answered, “Wait a minute.” Then the old man left, 35 soon as though carrying something in his hands, but Mario could see 36 there.
“Take it. It’s a very special chair because it’s invisible (看不见). It’s rather 37 to sit on it, but if you take it to school and 38 to sit on it, you’ll activate (激活)its magic and you’ll be able to 39 who your real friends are. ”
Mario, brave and determined, took the 40 and set off for school. At break time he asked everyone to form a(n) 41 , and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. Having difficulty seeing it, Mario tried to sit on it and 42 straight onto his backside. Everyone around him had a pretty good laugh.
“Wait！Let me try again,” Mario said. But again, he missed the seat, 43 more surprised looks and a few catcalls (尖叫，喝倒彩). Mario didn’t 44 and kept trying to sit on the magic chair. But he kept falling onto the ground…until， 45 he tried again but didn’t fall. Looking around, Mario saw three of his best friends 46 him up. Meanwhile, many others he had 47 as friends had done nothing but make 48 of him.
And there, the show 49 to an end. Mario understood that true friends were those who 50 for him, and not just the companions that happened to be passing by. And someone who took joy in his misfortunes (不幸) was even less of a friend.
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A man had a little daughter—an only and much-loved child. He lived ___21__ her—she was his life. So when she became ill, he became like a man moving22 and earth to bring about her restoration to 23 .
His best efforts, 24 , proved25 and the child died. The father became a bitter loner, 26 himself away from his many friends and refusing every 27 that might restore his calm and bring him back to his normal self. But one night he had a 28 .
He was in heaven, 29a grand presentation of all the little child angels. They were 30 in a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child 31a candle. He noticed that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the 32 candle was his own little girl.33 to her, he seized her in his arms, 34 her tenderly, and then asked, “ 35 is it, darling, that your candle alone is unlighted?”“Daddy, they often relight it, but your tears always 36 .”
Just then he awoke from his dream. The lesson was clear, and its effects were 37 . From that hour on he was not a loner, but associated freely and38 with his former friends and colleagues.39 would his darling’s candle be extinguished(熄灭) by his 40 tears.
A．in B．with C．out D．for
A．hospital B．planet C．heaven D．doctors
A．health B．happiness C．recover D．consciousness
A．though B．however C．otherwise D．therefore
A．successful B．rewarding C．vain D．admired
A．escaping B．protecting C．preventing D．shutting
A．meeting B．activity C．examination D．donation
A．plan B．dream C．thought D．intention
A．imaging B．informing C．hearing D．witnessing
A．marching B．waiting C．running D．jumping
A．took B．brought C．carried D．fetched
A．bright B．dark C．flash D．splendid
A．Flying B．Advancing C．Rushing D．Moving
A．patted B．touched C．stared D．pointed
A．what B．when C．who D．why
A．put it down B．put it off C．put it out D．put it on
A．immediate B．wonderful C．significant D．emergent
A．contentedly B．cheerfully C．disappointedly D．unhappily
A．No wonder B．Not really C．No longer D．Not likely
A．useless B．sympathetic C．miserable D．pitiful
My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It’s 16 now but it wasn’t that time.
Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I 17 a rest before catching the train, so I bought a 18 and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop that was a cheap, self-service place with long 19 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 20 a place and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the 21 seat. It was one of those 22 young 
man, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright 23 at the front, not so unusual these days. What did 24 me was he’d started to eat my chocolate! Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble—then really I was rather uneasy about him—I just25 down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me 26 . then he t
ook another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly 27 it. Still I didn’t want to start an argument. When he took a28 piece , I felt more 29 than annoyed. I thought, “ Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I 30 it.
The boy gave me a 31 look, and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, “This woman is mad!” Everyone32 . That really made me feel silly, but it was33 when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as his hair when I34 I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he’d been taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my 35 .
A．serious B．wonderful C．funny D．exciting
A．enjoyed B．took C．had D．wanted
A．cake B．newspaper C．magazine D．bag
A．chairs B．tables C．benches D．beds
A．order B．find C．keep D．visit
A．very B．same C．free D．next
A．wild-looked B．wild-looking C．good-looking D．good-looked
A．red B．black C．brown D．white
A．interest B．surprise C．frighten D．hurt
A．looked B．lay C．sat D．put
A．eagerly B．friendly C．closely D．shyly
A．believe B．hear C．notice D．stop
A．last B．big C．single D．third
A．angry B．lucky C．happy D．curious
A．covered B．threw C．got D．wrapped
A．strange B．exhausting C．nervous D．pleasant
A．agreed B．promised C．stared D．followed
A．better B．worse C．later D．easier
B．realized C．decided D．recognized
A．bags B．clothes C．book D．newspaper
I ran into a stranger as he passed by, and I at once apologized to him. We were both very _36_, he stranger and I. Then we went 37 our way after saying good-bye.
But at home a 38 story is told. Later that day, when I 39 supper in the kitchen, my daughter suddenly stood behind me very 40 . When I turned back, I 41 knocked her down. “Don’t be in my 42 !” I shouted angrily. She walked away with her little heart 43 .On the kitchen floor later, I found some flowers by the door.
That night, while I lay 44 in bed, a voice in my deep heart said, “While 45 with a stranger, you are so polite, but with the children you love, you are so easily _46 .Why are there some flowers by the door? Those are the flowers she brought for you. She 47 them herself, pink, yellow and your favorite blue. She stood quietly in order to give you a 48 , and you never saw the 49 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt very 50 and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪下) by her __51__, “Wake up, little girl, wake up,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “Yes, because I knew you’d like them, especially the 52_ .” I said, “Daughter, I’m sorry for the way I acted today; I 53 have shouted at you that way.”
She said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay. I love you 54 .” I hugged her and said, “Daughter, I love you too, and I do like the flowers.”
Through this 55 , I realize what FAMILY means:
FAMILY="(F)ATHER" (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
A．rude B．polite C．educated D．happy
A．in B．to C．on D．for
A．different B．funny C．moving D．terrible
A．had B．ate C．prepared D．took
A．quickly B．quietly C．noisily D．seriously
A．nearly B．hardly C．already D．even
A．kitchen B．room C．place D．way
A．beaten B．missing C．broken D．hit
A．alive B．asleep C．awake D．afraid
A．talking B．dealing C．working D．meeting
A．worried B．nervous C．excited D．disappointed
A．grew B．picked C．bought D．planted
A．gift B．flower C．kiss D．surprise
A．expression B．tears C．happiness D．joy
A．small B．proud C．weak D．hurt
A．table B．desk C．bed D．knees
A．pink B．blue C．yellow D．green
A．couldn’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．however B．truly C．though D．anyway
A．accident B．experience C．question D．problem
Introduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 21 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been 22 ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the 23 to tell Sam what I had 24 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 25 and writing articles for a magazine. Being 26 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 27 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 28 . So when Sam was born, I 29 to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 30 . I hope that Sam would 31 them sooner or later.
However, that expectation 32 when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He 33 to communicate with others, even the family members. That was 34 for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even 35 now to tell him. I wanted him to 36 what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 37 as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just 38 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, 39 the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a 40 .
Daniel Gottlieb
A．son B．nephew C．brother D．grandson
A．seriously B．mentally C．slightly D．quietly
A．ability B．time C．courage D．responsibility
A．written B．suffered C．observed D．lost
A．radio B．television C．stage D．bed
A．ready B．unable C．anxious D．eager
A．warm B．broken C．closed D．open
A．hosts B．visitors C．readers D．reporters
A．began B．stopped C．forgot D．decided
A．letters B．emails C．books D．diaries
A．find B．read C．collect D．keep
A．developed B．disappeared C．changed D．arrived
A．tried B．refused C．regretted D．hoped
A．exciting B．acceptable C．strange D．heartbreaking
A．less B．everything C．more D．nothing
A．understand B．explain C．believe D．question
A．fear B．face C．know D．cause
A．felt B．guessed C．saw D．doubted
A．as B．once C．though D．if
A．teacher B．child C．man D．writer
Learning to save money when you're young is an important lesson. All good lessons and habits begin early, and saving is a ski
ll that everyone __36__. Many people—adults included—do not have a good __37__ of saving for the long run.
I have been _38__ to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass cutting business since I was 10 years old. 39__ the money I make I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90.
Making sure you save and don't spend too much is a good way to __40__ wealth. I have put my earnings in a bank. Many teens I know spend all the money they earn so it never has a chance to _41__. Young people should __42_ that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.
If you have a job at high school, you _43__ have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some __44__ it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your future. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, __45__ lose the interest you could have earned by saving it.
After high school, college is __46__， with expenses such as food and rent. If you can __47__ a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier. If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will alwa
ys have to __48__.
Later in life it can be hard to start saving _49__ general cost of living is more expensive and you may only have enough to pay your _50__. If you want to buy a house and have a family, you need money to start with, which __51__ saving.
Many say money cannot make you happy, and this is true. But money can help you to lead a __52__ life.
Saving early will mean you will have to work for fewer years when you are older. It will also __53___ you to spend time doing the things that you want to do.__54__， it will mean you can live the way you want to without 55__.
A．needs B．likes C．arranges D．expects
A．knowledge B．experience C．form D．sense
A．foolish B．fundamental C．lucky D．grateful
A．With B．Of C．In D．From
A．divide up B．build up C．keep up D．make up
A．break B．run C．make D．grow
A．recognize B．realize C．research D．doubt
A．must B．dare C．should D．may
A．so that B．in case C．in that D．but for
A．but B．and C．also D．or
A．expensive B．cheap C．boring D．bitter
A．hold out C．hold onto D．hold back
A．survive B．struggle C．tolerate D．die
A．if B．as long as C．while D．since
A．bills B．taxes C．attention D．consequences
A．results from B．gets from C．comes from D．escapes from
A．happy B．simple C．miserable D．secure
A．forbid B．allow C．Advise D．request
A．In addition B．Above all C．On the contrary D．Believe it or not
A．consulting B．worrying C．resting D．thinking