The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 11 the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 12 . Susan’s husband Mark watched her sink into 13 and he was 14 to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to 15 to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too 16 to get around the city by herself. Mark 17 to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark accompaniedSusan to and from ____18____ each day. He taught her how to rely on her other 19 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 20 .
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband 21 , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 22 ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure 23 you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver why.
“You know, every morning for the __24_ week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform(军服) has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_25_, That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
A．touch B．fall C．count D．feel
A．weakness B．sickness C．darkness D．sadness
A．hopefulness B．hopelessness C．carefulness D．loneliness
A．encouraged B．determined C．honored D．pleased
A．return B．adjust C．prefer D．stick
A．skilled B．astonished C．excited D．frightened
A．volunteered B．tried C．continued D．refused
A．school B．shop C．work D．bus
A．feeling B．abilities C．skills D．senses
A．position B．environment C．tradition D．role
A．politely B．calmly C．briefly D．tightly
A．broad B．separate C．long D．lonely
A．respect B．admire C．know D．support
A．past B．same C．first D．next
A．courage B．will C．sight D．hearing
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I stepped out of the hospital. My heart was filled with sadness and regret. My former
best friend, Faith, had just ___21____. She was only 16. ____22___, she was diagnosed with a terrible cancer in her right breast. Before her last breath we, who were so ____23___ to her, gathered around her side, ____24___ to hold back our tears and ___25____ her. Everyone wanted to give her their last ___26___, but people were just so choked up.
After that moment of deep ___27___. I was asked to help go through Faith’s things. Arranging her drawers, I suddenly discovered an ___28____ letter with the title “ My last words”.
I opened it slowly, checked the date and began to read the letter. The happy girl we had been with us was___29__ not as optimistic as we thought. She kept ___30____ until she couldn’t hold it in any more. But she had a beautiful imagination and great ambition.
In her ___31____ letter, she mentioned her dreams, her family and her shock in finding the ___32___. From her words I could see that she had left us with too many words unsaid and too many deeds undone. I am __33___ that she would have reached her goals and achieved her dreams ___34____ only God had given her some more time.
There is a saying that says fate is fair to everybody. But I just can’t help rejecting that ___35___. Faith, who had been a wonderful person and had great plans, had died before achieving her final dreams. It is time that ___36___ her from reaching her biggest moment. Why did ____37____ treat her unfairly？
Life is so short and precious that everyone should ____38____ it. Fate is unfair, which has become a motivation for me I have become bent on continuing my dreams and ___39____ never to give up. I will no longer waste ____40____ or complaint. I am going to get right down to working with all my strength.
21 A.run away B. passed away C.goneby D.walked away
22 A.Unfortunately B.Unreasonably C.Suddenly D.Truly
23 A.thankful B.polite C.dear D.friendly
24 A.failing B.tending C.trying D.deciding
25 A.educate B.comfort C.leave D.support
26 A.words B.demands C.instructions D.wishes
27 A.silence B.thought C.feeling D.sorrow
28 A.unopened B.unfinished C.untouched D.unlocked
29 A.obviously B.actually C.simply D.slightly
30 A.still B.modest C.calm D.silent
31 A.first B.next. C last D.former
32 A letter B.danger C.disease D.problem
33 A. afraidB.eager C.a nxious D.sure
34 .A.because B.when C.though D.if
35A.promise B.dream C. sentence D.belief
36 .A discouraged B.protected C.stopped D.held
37 A.history B. fate C.fact D.illness
38 A value B.mind C.share D.hold
39 A made B.told C.determinedD.promise
40 .A energy B.strength C.money D.t ime
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Yesterday I was fortunate enough to find one more person in our world who is kind and caring. It was about 11:00 p.m. 16 my telephone rang. The caller ID showed the number of a Best Western Hotel. 17 , I would ignore this type of call. For some reason, 18 , I went ahead and answered.
The man on the other end asked if I knew Samual K. I 19 , as he is my 91 – year – old grandfather. Still not 20 why I was the one that had been called, the caller went on to tell me that I was the only 21 listed in the phone book. He said his name was Mason and that he was the 22 at the Best Western Hotel. The 23 was that grandpa had no money with him, and that he couldn’t 24 any phone numbers, so Mason called all over the state trying to get help.
Grandpa told me that he just wanted me to tell Mason that he is a (n) 25 guy and would pay the money once he got home. But the man in charge there was 26 because my grandfather seemed to be 27 . He had been going somewhere else when he got on the wrong bus and 28 100 miles from home.
Not wanting to turn him away and not wanting the police to 29 him to the police station, Mason, 30 any normal duty, not only took the time to 31 me, but also charged just $ 39 so that grandpa could 32 safely and comfortably overnight. (The rooms normally rent for about $ 140!) Besides, he had the staff of that hotel all 33 him until my uncle was able to drive the 100 miles to pick him up!
So, it’s just one more piece of 34 that proves that there are still good people out there; wherever you go, there is always one who 35 .
16.A.while B.when C.after D.before
17.A.Obviously B.Personally C.Actually D.Generally
18.A.however B.besides C.otherwise D.therefore
19.A.was B.did C.had D.would
20.A.admitting B.accepting C.understanding D.recognizing
21.A.neighbor B.relative C.colleague D.friend
22.A.manager B.waiter C.mayor D.guest
23.A.disadvantage B.question C.problem D.pity
24.A.write B.remember C.repeat D.keep
25.A.easy – going B.generous C.forgettable D.okay
26.A.concerned B.disappointed C.convinced D.surprised
27.A.hurt B.moved C.annoyed D.lost
28.A.went up B.added up C.ended up D.sent up
29.A.take B.bring C.invite D.carry
30.A.except B.against C.beyond D.from
31. A.contact B.persuade C.warn D.approach
32.A.leave B.live C.adapt D.stay
33.A.look for B.watch over C.care about D.adjust to
34.A.news B.information C.advice D.evidence
35.A.minds B.cares C.sees D.matters
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As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 26 , she would mind the children and 27 anything she was asked to.
One of her tasks was to record 28 Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly 29 . What could she buy for her 30 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 31 , even if she had no 32 , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula 33 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a 34 . She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 35 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called 36 . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 37 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He listened in 38 , and then said, “I know a family who 39 just about everything.”
When they reached a 40 the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone... someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 41 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 42 to her employer why there seemed to be no gift 43 her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 44 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 45 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”
26. A. In return B. As a result C. By the way D. In a sense
27. A. pay B. learn C. teach D. do
28. A. delivering B. mailing C. arriving D. buying
29. A. excited B. worried C. tired D. interested
30. A. friends B. own family C. classmatesD. American family
31. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However
32. A. goods B. kindness C. gifts D. help
33. A. talked B. worked C. waited D. thought
34. A. store B. neighborhood C. street D. church
35. A. selecting B. matching C. remembering D. organizing
36. A. a shop B. a taxi C. her employer D. her parents
37. A. responsible B. anxious C. surprised D. careful
38. A. all B. silence C. confusion D. tears
39. A. buys B. has C. uses D. needs
40. A. garage B. building C. house D. yard
41. A. thanked B. encouraged C. praised D. admired
42. A. question B. wonder C. argue D. explain
43. A. to B. for C. from D. by
44. A. doubt B. silence C. time D. break
45. A. case B. opinion C. memory D. name
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、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。
We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to 21 a car because we had sold the one we had in England before 22 home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was 23 . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet 24 driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it 25 so we went together to 26 it. We paid for the car and 27 the papers. They told us that there was 28 petrol（汽油）to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The 29 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 30 . But when I turned into main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 31 me. I got out of 32 as fast as I could by backing into the garage 33 and the man behind 34 me.
“It’s such a problem to 35 to drive on the right side, isn’t it?” my wife said. “Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for 36 .” I replied. “You had better go 37 on the way home,” my wife said. “You’d be sorry if you had 38 on the first day, wouldn’t you?” While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English,” Would you mind telling me 39 you are thinking of leaving? 40 are you going to sit in your car all day?”
21．A. borrow B. drive C. buy D. choose
22.A. leaving B. making C. returning D. getting
23.A. right B. ready C. fixed D. sold
24.A. sure of B. satisfied with C. interested in D. used to
25.A. on my own B. right away C. in a hurry D. on the way
26.A. receive B. bring C. order D. fetch
27.A. accepted B. wrote C. signed D. copied
28.A. little B. enough C. much D. no
29.A. bestB. nearest C. quickest D. cleanest
30.A. lately B. directly C. safely D. slowly
31.A. after B. with C. around D. towards
32.A. their way B. the garage C. their sight D. the car
33.A. at last B. once more C. as usual D. as well
34.A. caught B. cheered C. shouted at D. chatted with
35.A. prepare B. continue C. choose D. remember
36.A. discussion B. adventure C. experiment D. practice
37.A. carefully B. smoothly C. quickly D. differently
38.A. an error B. a problem C. as accident D. a headache
39.A. when B. why C. how D. what
40.A. For B. Or C. But D. So
四、完形填空
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. "You need 1 ," his father said. 'But if you don't work hard, no fortune will come."
What made him sad was 2 his piano teacher in Beijing didn't like him. "You have no talent (天赋). You will never be a pianist." 3 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 4 . He decided that he didn't want to be a 5 any more. For the next two weeks he didn't touch the piano. 6 , his father didn't push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 7 some holiday songs. He didn't want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 8 that he could show others that he had talent 9 . That day he told his father 10 he had been waiting to hear－that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 11 that point on, everything turned around.
He started 12 competitions (比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 13 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 14 to hold back his tears. Soon 15 was clear that he couldn't stay in China forever－he had to play on the world's big 16 . In 1997 Lang Lang 17 again, this time to Philadelphia, U. S. There he spent two years practising, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 18 performance at Chicago's Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started 19 . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots (发现) him, and lets him 20 .
1．A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth
2．A．whether B．why C．when D．that
3．A．Like B．With C．To D．As
4．A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened
5．A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player
6．A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully
7．A．play B．sing C．write D．study
8．A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized
9．A．in all B．above all C．after all D．at all
10．A．that B．what C．which D．when
11．A．From B．At C．Since D．After
12．A．receiving B．accepting C．winning D．beating
13．A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized
14．A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied
15．A．this B．it C．that D．what
16．A．concerts B．tours C．competitions D．stages
17．A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
18．A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful
19．A．pulling B．breaking C．falling D．pouring
20．A．brighten B．shine C．admire D．develop