The story tell us about the British writer, Richard Savage. He was once living in London with  26  money in his pockets. In order to get some food and clothes he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it  27  .But not many copies of his books were  28  in the shops, and he was still living a hard life. Because of anxiety and malnutrition, he became very weak and before long fell  29  ,and a doctor was sent for. The doctor was not rich enough, but  30  literature. He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of  31  When he finally recovered his  32  ,the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his  33  ,but poor Savage had no money to  34  it. The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill.  35  no money again, the doctor went to Savage himself.

“You know you  36  your life to me,” said the doctor, “and I should  37  some thankfulness from you.”

“I  38  ,” said the writer, “ you’ve done a great favour for me and to  39  that I’m not ungrateful for your kindness, I’ll  40  my life to you.”

With these  41  he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage.

The doctor took the books home and began to  42  them carefully.

“I see I’ve  43  the life of a great writer,” the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride. “Maybe this is the only thing I could be really  44  in my life.”

Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill, only to find that the doctor had already  45  .

 26.A.much                B. a little        C. little             D. enough

 27.A.published             B. found        C. encourage        D. protected

 28.A.bought               B. sold          C. printed          D. showed

 29.A.weak                B. anxious       C. frightened        D. ill

 30.A. was interested in                       B. was familiar with

   C. was popular with                       D. struggled against

 31.A.safety                B. power        C. danger          D. injury

 32.A.sight                 B. health        C. movement       D. action

 33.A.care                 B. aid           C. attention         D. treatment

34.A.pay                  B. supply        C. afford           D. allow

 35.A.Receiving             B. Received      C. Keeping         D. Kept

 36.A.promise              B. return         C. lend            D. owe

 37.A.wish                 B. choose        C. get             D. master

 38.A.refuse                B. agree         C. warn            D. suppose

 39.A.explain               B. prove         C. describe         D. plan

 40.A.offer                 B. contribute      C. give            D. damage

 41.A.words                B. drills          C. compositions     D. collections

 42.A.write                B. correct         C. improve         D. read

 43.A.made                B. saved          C. trained          D. taught

 44.A.fond of              B. famous for     C. proud of         D. worried about

 45.A.passed away          B. escaped        C. hurried off       D. run away

My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meet. I knew what it   41   to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I  42   running and jumping. When I was   43 , I reminded myself of my promise and went on.

  44   the time came nearer, I felt quite   45  . On the first day I came fourth in the 1500m   46   but I was far from   47   because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.

With a shot, the race began. All the students were   48   for their team. The competition was so   49   that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was   50   the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to   51   it.

  52  after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs   53  . Then my promise came to mind again and   54   me to go on. To my surprise, I was the first to   55  the finish line!

  56  , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not   57   at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their   58  .

From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they   59   to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the   60  .

41. A. mattered                    B. held                         C. meant                      D. brought

42. A. exercised                   B. practiced                  C. chose                       D. tried

43. A. tired                       B. upset                     C. lazy                         D. happy

44. A. For                        B. By                           C. With                  D. As

45. A. confident                   B. worried                    C. proud                    D. nervous

46. A. run                         B. jump                        C. race                         D. match

47. A. happy                     B. sad                          C. excited                     D. pleased

48. A. heading                         B. racing                      C. cheering                   D. shouting

49. A. difficult                         B. close                        C. heated                      D. near

50. A. running before        B. leading       C. falling behind           D. catching up with

51. A. fetch                      B. hold                         C. pass                         D. take

52. A. Then                      B. But                          C. Thus                        D. Even

53. A. gave in                   B. gave out                   C. gave up                    D. gave away

54. A. had                        B. made                       C. let                        D. got

55. A. draw                      B. cut                        C. cross                     D. catch

56. A. At last                    B. After all                   C. Above all                 D. As a result

57. A. bad                        B. weak                        C. slow                        D. strong

58. A. congratulations        B. respect                            C. support                    D. pride

59. A. seem                      B. hope                     C. look                         D. expect

60. A. beginning               B. place                        C. result                       D. time

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over

 the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent camera team out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“No, Sir,” the men answered.

The director was angry.  “Why not?”  he asked.

“Well,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the

west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the

west coast, and get one.”

       But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards, Then it’ll look like a sunset.” “That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera team and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

       The camera team went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, Sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

       They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”

       The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera team to stop.

       The birds in the film were flying backwards away from the beach.

46. One evening, the director sent his camera team out ______.

A. to watch a beautiful sunset

B. to find an actor and an actress

C. to film a scene of the setting sun

D. to meet the audience

47. Why did the director want to send his team to the west coast?

A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset

B. Because he was angry about his team

C. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion

D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset

48. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The team had to follow the secretary’s advice.

B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go to.

C. The camera team wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

D. The director ordered his team to stop filming the “sunset”

49. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ______.

A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C. it was more moving than a sunrise

D. the ocean looked more than a sunrise

50. After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ______.

A. because he was moved to tears

B. because he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C. because the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroine

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened(痍平) America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father  36  to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as  37 as a pancake.

He remembered the 38 he had made to his son: "No matter what, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to 39 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked  40 .

He began to direct his attention towards where he walked his son to class at school each morning. He started 41 through the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless 42_arrived, saying: "My son!" "My daughter!" Other well-meaning (善意的) parents  43 to pull him off what was left of the school, saying: "It's too  44 ! They're all dead!"

To each parent he answered with one 45 : "Are you going to help me now?" And then he   46 to dig for his son, stone by stone. The fire chief (消防队长) 47 and tried to pull him 48 the school's ruins saying, "Fires are breaking out. You're in 49 . We'll take care of it. "

Bravely he went on alone  50 he needed to know for himself: "Is my boy alive or is he   51 ?" He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son's voice. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!"

He heard  52 , "Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to 53 . I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me. You promised, No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!  54 did it, Dad! We're scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building collapse(倒塌), it made a triangle, and it  55 us."

36.   A. passed            B. rushed                   C. came                 D. went

37.   A. strong            B. high                         C. large                 D. flat

38.   A. promise            B. decision                   C. plan                  D. lie

39.   A. blocked             B. hold                         C. fill                    D. cross

40.   A. extreme            B. familiar                    C. hopeless            D. hopeful

41.   A. dig                   B. digging                     C. dug                 D. digging

42.   A. reporters           B. teachers                    C. students             D. parents

43.   A. tried                 B. offered                         C. refused              D. managed

44.   A. serious                  B. heavy                       C. late                   D. early

45.   A. lesson               B. doubt                       C. line                   D. problem

46.   A. stopped             B. continued                 C. remembered             D. failed

47.   A. gave up             B. looked up                 C. picked up                 D. showed up

48.   A. against                  B. away                        C. off                           D. aside

49.   A. danger                  B. trouble                            C. dark                  D. surprise

50.   A. but                   B. because                    C. if                      D. until

51.   A. die                   B. died                      C. death                D. dead

52.   A. over                 B. away                        C. back                        D. inside

53.   A. cry                   B. worry                   C. sleep                     D. shout

54.   A. You                  B. We                          C. They                        D. He

55.   A. trapped             B. prevented                 C. saved                       D. blessed

The famous director of a big and expensive you provided me with that sunset？”

“No，sir,” the men answered. movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean，so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men, “Have“Have you provided me with that sunset？”

       “No，sir,”the men answered.

The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked.

“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we’re on the east coast here，and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea，if necessary，but not a sunset.”

       “But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport，take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

       But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise，” she suggested，“and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

       “That’s a very good idea！” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said，“Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

       The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is，sir,” they said，and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

       They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained，“now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”

       The “sunset” began，but after a quarter of a minute，the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

       The birds in the film were flying backwards，and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

68.One evening，the director sent his camera crew out       .

A. to film a scene on the sea

B. to find an actor and an actress

C. to watch a beautiful sunset

D. to meet the audience

69.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

B. Because he was angry with his crew.

C. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

D. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.

70. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because         .

A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C. it was more moving than a sunrise

D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

A certain student passed all his examinations. Then he went to college to    36    his studies. There he    37    his name for a course in English, but after the first    38   , he didn’t go to it any more.

       The English lecturer    39    this student was always absent and thought he had    40   to another course, so he was    41    when he saw the boy’s name on the list of students who wanted to take the English test    42    the end of this year.

       The lecturer had prepared a difficult   43   , which followed his lectures    44   , and he wanted to see    45    this student would answer the questions. He    46    the boy’s answers would be very bad, but when they    47    him and he examined them    48    , he was able to find only one small mistake in them. As this surprised him greatly, he    49    the paper repeatedly but still couldn’t find more than one mistake, so he    50    the student to question him about it.

When he came and sat down, the    51    asked him, “I know you came to my first lecture and you’ve been absent from all the others.    52    I’ve examined your paper carefully and I’ve found only one small mistake in it. Can you explain it    53    me?”

       “I’m very    54    about that mistake,” answered the student. “After the examination, I    55    what I should have done. I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused (困惑) by your first lecture.” 

36. A. recover              B. continue            C. improve                   D. begin

37. A. settled down       B. calmed down   C. set down                  D. cut down

 38. A. week           B. lecture              C. meet                     D. sight

39. A. suffered                B. requested           C. noticed                    D. believed

40. A. led                   B. taken                C. started                    D. changed

41. A. surprised            B. angry              C. pleased                   D. unhappy

42. A. at                    B. in                    C. by                        D. to

43. A. note              B. course               C. subject                    D. paper

44. A. early              B. usually         C. closely                            D. especially

45. A. when                 B. what                C. why                       D. how

46. A. hoped               B. proved             C. expected                   D. wished

47. A. showed           B. reached             C. handed                     D. gave

48. A. carelessly        B. carefully           C. slowly                    D. happily

49. A. enjoyed                 B. kept                C. did                       D. examined

50. A. cared for        B. paid for             C. sent for               D. looked for

51. A. student           B. boy               C. partner                    D. lecturer

52. A. But                B. While              C. As                           D. Since

53. A. for                        B. to                         C. with                              D. about

54. A. glad                  B. proud             C. grateful                   D. sorry

55. A. realized             B. understood       C. remembered         D. ignored

Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his   36  to let my mother   37   her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the   38  . One evening, our father came home and there was no   39  , not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as   40   as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.

   41   I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not    42   us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he   43   and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he   44   to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children    45  .

My father did not eat and had    46   all day but he sat there and felt   47   at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my   48  . At that moment, I felt   49   knowing that he tried his best not to let us   50  , and he wanted us to know he was always there with us.

In   51   times, I think, it is important not to   52   weakness but strength.   53   the mother is the cement(黏合剂)that   54   a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens that cement.

It is his values and    55   that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.

The day just before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.

Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she  31   her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else written on it. She felt her    32    grow warm —she hadn’t heard Mrs. Berry’s explanation (解释) that anyone who didn’t have a father could make a card for a grandfather or an uncle. She had messed up（搞糟）again. Mrs. Berry was going to be upset.

As her teacher walked up to her, Elizabeth tried     33   her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently    34    it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat     35   , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a     36     roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.

When school was over, Elizabeth     37     until all the other kids left so that she could

  38   . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card    39    you want. I’ll do it  40   and bring it tomorrow.”

“    41     are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.

“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it     42  .

“Elizabeth, that was the     43    card in the whole class. It was so    44   that it made me cry.”

Elizabeth was so     45     that she ran out of the classroom.

When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth    46    to give her the card early.

On the front of the card was a    47    of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:

Mom,

I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n)    48   . I want to thank you and    49    you a happy Father’s Day!

                                                      Love,

                                                      Elizabeth

    When her mom read the card she started   50   , just like Mrs. Berry did.

31．A．cut   B．tore C．spread      D．folded

32．A．heart       B．face C．hands       D．body

33．A．covering   B．holding     C．doing       D．making

34．A．caught      B．left    C．lifted       D．placed

35．A．alone B．still   C．up     D．down

36．A．tear   B．smile C．hair   D．sweat

37．A．worked     B．waited     C．stood D．sat

38．A．apologize  B．stop   C．understand       D．stay

39．A．because    B．until  C．unless       D．if

40．A．just here   B．at once     C．at home    D．at school

41．A．who  B．whose       C．which       D．what

42．A．carefully   B．quickly     C．wrong      D．right

43．A．worst       B．best   C．favorite    D．simplest

44．A．wild  B．useful       C．sweet D．hard

45．A．happy      B．regretful   C．brave D．rude

46．A．seemed    B．decided    C．refused     D．promised

47．A．recording        B．discovery        C．drawing   D．writing

48．A．teacher    B．sister       C．daddy       D．aunt

49．A．wish        B．hope  C．want       D．congratulate

50．A．laughing   B．joking      C．worrying  D．crying

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，

并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

One afternoon I went to an art museum and I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpiece（名作）. A young couple looking at the paintings ahead of me talked   41   between themselves. I watched them a moment and    42    she was doing all the talking.

I admired his patience for   43   up with the talkativeness. Annoyed（恼怒）by her noise, I moved on.

I    44    with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art.    45    I heard her continuous talking, I moved   46   quickly. I was at the counter of the gift shop when I    47    the couple going to the exit. Before they left, the man took out a walking stick and then tapped（敲） his   48   into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He’s a（n）   49    man, ” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would  50   if we are blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he said his wife wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in   51   there is a new art show. ”

“But   52     does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”

“Can’t see! You’re   53   . He sees a lot. More than you or I do.”  The clerk said. “His wife   54     each painting so he can see it in his   55       .”

I   56     something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the   57   of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   58   and the courage of a husband who would not allow    59     to change his life. And I saw the love   60    by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.

41. A. continuously        B. carefully            C. sadly               D. happily

42. A. heard                B. suggested           C. found               D. insisted

43. A. keeping                      B. staying             C. coming             D. putting

44. A. met                     B. quarreled          C. watched                  D. hated

45. A. As though              B. Now               C. Each time           D. Ever since

46. A. on                       B. away             C. in                 D. out

47. A. watched                 B. considered           C. realized            D. noticed

48. A. way                    B. wife                C. the road           D. direction

49. A. patient                  B. unlucky            C. brave              D. clever

50. A. give in                  B. give up              C. give away           D. give back

51. A. whenever              B. wherever            C. however            D. whoever

52. A. when                  B. if                C. whether             D. what

53. A. right                       B. wrong              C. foolish             D. careless

54. A. paints                  B. buys                C. admires             D. describes

55. A. eyes                       B. ears                 C. head               D. mouth

56. A. learned                  B. found                C. judged                   D. considered

57. A. kindness                  B. word               C. courage           D. patience

58. A. stop                     B. sight             C. hearing             D. mind

59. A. blindness               B. ability               C. care              D. carelessness

60. A. shown                 B. given                       C. shared              D. received

I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang.   21  voice on the other end spoke to me, “Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” I judged that it was a   22  number. A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely replied, “You’ve dialed the wrong number!” and then   23  .

During the following days, I got the same call   24  . But I didn’t care much about it.

Then one day she constantly called me,   25  I didn’t answer. Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad, I’m   26  so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take care of me. But, dad, please   27  me again, OK?” The innocent(天真的, 无邪的)   28  was difficult to reject（拒绝）. I made a   29  kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you…Dad, I am so…happy, so…happy…”

  Shortly after this, I became   30  about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have   31  you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer   32  she was born. And her father…died in an accident a short while ago. I dare not tell her this news. Poor baby! When she couldn’t   33  the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always   34  her. I really couldn’t bear it, so I gave her a random(随意的) phone number…”

  “How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t wait to ask.

  “She has   35  . You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone…”

Tears blurred my eyes….

21．A．A boy’ s                 B．A child’s                 C．My daughter’s         D．My son’s

22．A．bad                      B．different                 C．new                      D．wrong

23．A．hung up                 B．hung on                  C．held on                 D．held up

24．A．here and there         B．now and then          C．more or less          D．sooner or later

25．A．so that                   B．in case              C．as if                   D．though

26．A．near                      B．on                          C．in                    D．at

27．A． comfort                B．kiss                        C．pat                     D．encourage

28．A．suggestion            B．command                C．request               D．ask

29．A．soft                      B．sweet                  C．low                    D．loud

30．A．surprised              B．curious                   C．interested             D．amazed

31．A．troubled                B．confused                 C．interrupted           D．reached

32．A．when                      B．since                  C．as                        D．while

33．A．receive                   B．fight                       C．stand                   D．face

34．A．encouraged            B．amused                   C．satisfied                  D．supported

35．A．passed away            B．passed out               C．passed through        D．passed by