One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__36___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be    37.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him,  38  all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went   39    and landed in the grass.

My   40    went out to him. So, I ran over to him.  41   I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it  42   , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

Kyle was the   43 __student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the  44   to prepare a 45  speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was46    .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be  47   !” He looked at me and smiled.

He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to  48    those who helped you make it through those   49     years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best   50     you can give him.”

I just looked at my friend with  51     as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 52    himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend   53      me from doing the unspeakable.”

Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the   54     of your actions. With one small gesture you can   55    a person’s life. For better or for worse.

―It's many years since I saw you last, I      you at all.

―I wouldn't have, either, if someone        you by the name.

       A. didn't recognize; hadn't called               B. didn't recognize; didn't call

       C. haven't recognized; didn't call               D. recognized; had called

It is the test system,     the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.

  A. other than        B. or rather        C. rather than       D. more than

At the beginning of a speech, it is very important to grab the audience’s attention and make them interested in     you have to say.

  A. which         B. what             C. that             D. who

―    you were so late this morning?

― I forgot to set the alarm before going to bed last night.

A. Why           B. How come       C. How about       D. How

No other salesmen could know how to increase sales, but soon Tim        a good solution.

       A．came up with      B．caught up with    C．kept up with        D．put up with

The head teacher would take Mary’s recent illness into        when marking her exams.

       A．concern              B．consideration       C．imagination          D．thought

The most common thing to do on earth，such as walking and eating，can be       big threat if not handled properly in        space.

   A．a；不填          B．不填；不填       C．a；the          D．不填；the

Safety in mining production is so essential and important that everyone        take safety measures too seriously.

       A．can’t                   B．mustn’t               C．should                 D．shall

After the interview, the manager said that the company was not going to _________ any more staff for the moment.

    A. take up                     B. take off             C. take on              D. take down