Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read,
yet, ____ his reading skills, Steve had been failing since the first grade. Steve was a
big boy, yet, he went unnoticed… ____ Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his ____ life, Steve couldn't take his eyes off his teacher; yet, ____ he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was ____ for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and ____ to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White's ____ voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve！” Startled (吓了一跳), he ____ to look at her. “Pay attention！” She began to ____ the test results. “You all did pretty well，” she told the class, “ ____ one boy, and it breaks my ____ to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp ____.“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class！”
After that, Steve still ____ do his homework. “Just try it，” Miss White said one day. “Steve!
Please! I care about you！” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, ____ that afternoon. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a ____ on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to ____ his paper. With a look of ____， Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest. Miss White's face was in total ____ ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just ____ his first test! From that moment ____ was the same for Steve.
A．in honor of B．in spite of C．in addition to D．in case of
A．to B．before C．until D．upon
A．rich B．young C．fresh D．simple
A．still B．even C．also D．forever
A．observed B．corrected C．selected D．tested
A．struggled B．agreed C．continued D．declared
A．cheerful B．impatient C．enthusiastic D．shy
A．decided B．managed C．turned D．forgot
A．go over B．run over C．turn over D．hand over
A．except for B．due to C．as for D．up to
A．will B．record C．heart D．back
A．pain B．stare C．sense D．contrast
A．wouldn't B．couldn't C．mustn't D．shouldn't
A．embarrassed B．discouraged C．approved D．thoughtful
A．survey B．speech C．report D．quiz
A．give up B．hand in C．turn down D．come across
A．respect B．curiosity C．surprise D．fear
A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．confidence
A．escaped B．taken C．missed D．passed
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
Peter joined the army when he was eighteen, and 31 several months he 32 how to be a good soldier. He 33 everything except shooting. One day, 34 officer 35 the young soldiers how to shoot. He asked each soldier to shoot ten times,36 all of them 37 quite well except Peter. After he had shot 38 the target nine times and had not 39 it once, the officer 40 and said. "You are quite hopeless, Peter! Don't 41 your last bullet too! Go behind that 42 and shoot yourself with it !"
Peter did not say 43 and went behind the wall. A few 44 later, the officer and the other young soldiers 45 the sound of a shot.
"Heavens!" the officer said, " 46 that foolish man really shot47 ?"
He ran behind the wall 48 , but Peter was 49 . "I'm sorry, sir," he said, "but I 50 again."
A．from B．since C．within D．at
A．will be taught B．taught C．was teaching D．was taught
A．wasn't good at B．stopped to do C．did quite well in D．wanted to do
A．another B．other C．an D．a
A．asked B．learned C．taught D．chose
A．but B．yet C．just D．and
A．are doing B．were doing C．would do D．were done
A．at B．from C．to D．for
A．beaten B．knocked C．hit D．touched
A．got angry B．was hungry C．was pleased D．got ready
A．leave B．lose C．waste D．pass
A．house B．wall C．desk D．target
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
A．weeks B．days C．years D．seconds
A．saw B．heard C．listened D．watched
A．Does B．Did C．Has D．How
A．his friend B．the soldier C．him D．himself
A．at once B．at last C．with a smile D．no longer
A．very good B．badly C．gone D．all right
A．changed B．left C．missed D．lost
My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always 21 of my success. If I 22 a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the 23 . Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father 24 and he’d rush out to tell all his 25 . In 1970, when I was 26 as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know 27 of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their 28 and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would 2 9 hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every 30 —nothing could have felt more 31 .
He was a(n) 32 man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. 33 , my father and his motorcycle didn’t 34 too well. He fell off it so often that he 35 it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again 36 any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t 37 to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to 38 one from a friend. However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I 39 sixteen.
My father and I loved and 40 each other. We were close to each other all the time.
A．pleased B．content C．proud D．satisfied
A．won B．beat C．gained D．failed
A．mountain B．world C．spirit D．earth
A．ever since B．just then C．on time D．right away
A．families B．relatives C．workers D．friends
A．honored B．appointed C．praised D．called
A．who B．what C．whom D．which
A．thoughts B．views C．feelings D．ideas
A．never B．often C．frequently D．occasionally
A．occasion B．time C．opportunity D．choice
A．necessary B．embarrassing C．comfortable D．natural
A．interesting B．strange C．curious D．open-minded
A．Unfortunately B．Strangely C．Unbelievably D．Surprisingly
A．get through B．get along C．get off D．get over
A．put up with B．got rid of C．broke away from D．did away with
A．sold B．trusted C．played D．believed
A．allowed B．hoped C．suggested D．demanded
A．ride B．require C．borrow D．use
A．turned B．went C．changed D．grew
A．thought of B．took care C．attended on D．cared about
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 21 person.
When I first knew Bill, back in 22 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever 23 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 24 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 25 he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 26 was never dull when he was 27 . With him there was one wild 
28 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 29 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 30 , I wasn’t even sure it was 31 . Was this short – haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 32 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 33 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 34 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 35 Bill changing so much. My image of him 36 the one I had formed 37 the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 38 to expect people to remain the same, especially 39 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 40 the same way about me.
A．proper B．same C．usual D．right
A．childhood B．the army C．his thirties D．college
A．considered B．supposed C．met D．expected
A．nothing B．much C．most
A．man B．hospital C．movie D．country
A．learning B．life C．work D．fun
A．in B．out C．away D．around
A．adventure B．mistake C．chance D．joke
A．decided B．intended C．managed D．hoped
A．First of all B．At first C．Now and then D．All the time
A．that B．us C．there D．him
A．thought B．talked C．argued D．spent
A．first B．last C．next D．only
A．interest B．event C．subject D．problem
A．forgot B．minded C．liked D．imagined
A．remained B．reminded C．suggested D．became
A．since B．from C．at D．till
A．unnecessary B．foolish C．common D．unusually
A．because B．that C．how D．when
A．felt B．acted C．looked D．discovered
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My wife called, "Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?" I rushed to the scene. My only daughter, Sindu, 36 frightened. In front of her was a bowl filled with rice. She 37 disliked rice.
“Sindu, why don’t you take a few 38 of this? Just for Dad’s sake. If you don’t, your mom will shout at me. ” Sindu softened a bit and 39 her tears with the back of her hands. "OK. Dad. I will eat. But, you should…" Sindu hesitated. " Dad, if I eat the rice, will you give me 40 I ask for?" " Oh, sure. " She 41 eating the whole quantity. After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me, " Dad, I want to have my 42 shaved off this Sunday!"
" Darling, we will be sad 43 you with a clean - shaven head." "Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat the rice. " Sindu was in tears. " 44 you promised to give me whatever I ask for. " It was 45 for me to call the shots . "Our promise must be 46 . "
With her head clean - shaven, Sindu had a round face. On Monday morning, I dropped her at her 47 Just then, a boy shouted, "Sindu, please wait for me!" 48 struck me was the hairless head of that boy.
"Sir, your daughter Sindu is great 49 !" a lady said to me. ."That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish. He is 50 from leukemia(白血病)?He lost all his hair due to the side 51 of the chemotherapy ( 化疗). He refused to 52 to school for fear of being laughed at. Sindu visited him last week'" But, I 53 imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of 54 "My little angel, you are teaching me 55 selfless real love is!" I wept.
A．looked B．Proved C．sounded D．turned
A．properly B．likely C．formerly D．particularly
A．bowls B．mouthfuls C．rices D．pieces
A．cleaned B．burst C．wiped D．crashed
A．however B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever
A．enjoyed B．finished C．practiced D．liked
A．hair B．face C．ear D．hand
A．comparing B．looking C．seeing D．watching
A．So B．And C．If D．Though
A．chance B．good C．choice D．time
A．made B．carried C．kept D．broken
A．room B．school C．house D．desk
A．That B．This C．It D．What
A．in fact B．for example C．indeed D．really
A．suffering B．separating C．judging D．affecting
A．illnesses B．effects C．health D．medicine
A．come back B．turn back C．pay back D．date back
A．such B．even C．ever D．never
A．your daughter B．my son C．me D．you
A．how B．Whether C．where D．when
完形填空：（包括20个小题，每小题1。5分，共30分）
It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 36 . The wait seemed 37 .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 38 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one 39 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 40 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 41 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 42 .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 43 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 44 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 45 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 46 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 47 I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been 48 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 49 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 50 was evident. I knew, 51 , that your gentle spirit would 52 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 53 .”
Those heartwarming comments 54 the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 55 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
A．town B．river C．country D．island
A．meaningless B．useless C．careless D．endless
A．watched B．asked C．waved D．approached
A．come over B．get off C．pass by D．take off
A．coming B．leaving C．next D．last
A．missed B．caught C．avoided D．saw
A．bus B．car C．foot D．horse
A．feel B．push C．lift D．stand
A．honesty B．courage C．enthusiasm D．curiosity
A．choice B．stop C．effort D．scene
A．immediately B．hurriedly C．friendly D．strangely
A．What about B．What if C．How come D．If only
A．in B．out C．around D．beyond
A．concern B．doubt C．chance D．reason
A．meaning B．kindness C．seriousness D．help
A．then and there B．for a moment C．all of a sudden D．sooner or later
A．offer B．create C．find D．welcome
A．need B．danger C．fortune D．happiness
A．influenced B．excited C．touched D．hit
A．happen B．try C．disagree D．fail