The whole morning we just checked our own things. We were looking for items to donate. We thought of blankets, food and clothing. Our aim was not to find things we no longer wanted, but things we use every day and would be useful to others.

　　 We made up boxes with the things and added some small toys. Inside the boxes a simple letter was placed, reading:

　　 “Please take these items and know that your life is important. Times are difficult but they will pass. We share what we have, believing it will matter. Use the blanket to stay warm. Be safe and know that the human spirit can overcome anything. Don’t hold your head down. Someday please do the same when you can. How you do it and when, your heart will tell you.

　　 This kind act was not because the phone rang or for any reason. It was simply because it was the right time to do. We have often seen homeless people at the park where we left the belongings. The city would say that it isn’t a problem but I see the lives walking to and from it.

　　 I noticed that my wife had put her favorite green coat into one of the boxes. I asked if she was sure about it and she simply replied that it had a hood. She liked the coat but knew the hood could protect someone from the rain.

　　 We don’t know where these gifts of compassion（同情）will go. We never go back and see what happens. It’s unimportant. The right things will find the right people and that is all that counts. On the way my wife started to cry. When I asked why, she said because some things felt so right.

56. What can we learn from the first paragraph about the couple？

A. They had deep feelings of their work　 B. They often threw the useless daily items away

C. They liked helping others by sharing their things

D. They often gave away the daily items they didn’t use

57. The couple placed the letter inside the box mainly to ______.

A. help the poor go through the difficulties　　 B. let the poor know who gave away the things

C. tell the poor how to use the items correctly　　　 D. tell the poor to pass on the spirit to others

58. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Boxes filled with compassion　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Good behavior leading to happiness

C. The most important thing in our life　　　　　　　　 D. Happiness coming from sharing things

Some years ago, an American policeman found a woman lying near a lonely road．She did not appear to have   _36 _  , but she was trembling and clearly in a state of shock, so he rushed her to the   _37 _  hospital．She began to tell the doctor on duty a story which was    38_  in all respects．She had been  _ 39  along a country road   _40   she had been stopped by a flying saucer  _41  in front of her．She had been forced to leave the car and   42 _ the flying saucer by creatures which looked like human beings and which could easily make themselves   43 _ although they could not   _44  ．They could read her thoughts and she could read   45 ．They tested her politely and allowed her to   46  after carrying out a number of tests on her．As she didn’t seem to be  _ 47   , the doctor decided that she was probably suffering from the side effects of some medicine．The woman insisted on being   48  to go home, but when she gave her address, it was in a town over a thousand miles from the   49__ The police then started to make inquiries(打听)and soon __50__ that there was already a __ 51_  going on for the woman，  52   husband badly reported that she had   53  . Her car had been found with the driver's door open and the engine running．   54   the car, the surface of the road had been completely destroyed, not by an explosion or anything of that kind, but   55   a large, round, white, hot object had burnt through it．

36．    A．a rest              B．an accident          C．a test            D．an idea

37．    A．most famous    B．most expensive    C．best              D．nearest

38．    A．funny              B．sad                     C．moving         D．surprising

39．    A．driving           B．walking               C．running         D．wandering

40.      A．as                   B．since               C．when          D．if

41.      A．rising             B．flying                  C．running       D．landing

42.      A．enter               B．visit                  C．watch         D．see

43.      A．noticed          B．seen                   C．understood    D．heard

44.      A．move              B．think                   C．read             D．speak

45.      A．their                B．theirs                  C．her               D．hers

46.      A．leave               B．stay                    C．drive            D．watch

47.      A．average           B．usual                 C．confuses       D．normal

48.      A．told                 B．allowed             C．advised         D．ordered

49.      A．earth               B．car                    C．road           D．hospital

50.      A．decided           B．believed              C．supposed      D．discovered

51.      A．discussion       B．search                C．movement     D．meeting

52.      A．which             B．when                  C．whose          D．where

53.      A．disappeared      B．fled                   C．returned        D．hanged

54.      A．Behind             B．In front of           C．Below           D．At the foot of

55.      A．as                   B．if                        C．as if             D．only if

--- You know Mary has broken up with her best friend, Jane.

   --- No wonder that Mary ________ yesterday.                         

A. pulled her leg                           B. gave her the cold shoulder   

C. was a wet blanket                      D. had green fingers

While watching Titanic, most people couldn’t help crying when it came to the scene _____ Jack saves the life of the girl but dies in icy water himself.

A. which                 B. where                      C. as                     D. when

 In the dark street there was nobody _______ she could turn for help.

   A. that               B. whom      C. in whom                D. to whom

The lady insisted ________ a black purse _______ 5000 dollars, not 1500 dollars.

   A. she lose; containing                          B. losing; containing

   C. on losing; contained                         D. she had lost; containing

I shall never forget the day ______ I visited the Expo Park, _____has a great effect on my life.

A. when, which      B. that, which             C. which , that       D. when , that

In the supermarket foreign names of the products got _______, and I was confused about what to buy.

A. picked up         B. showed up             C. mixed up          D. fixed up

She is only one of the girls in our class who _______ painting.

A. are devoted to    B. show interest to     C. is fond of    D. donates to

Mum and Dad were _______ vacation and left me _______ the house.

   A. for; in charge of                            B. for; in the charge of     

C. on; in charge of                            D. on; in the charge of