I was driving home the other day on a sunny afternoon. I had a smile on my face as I sang along to the songs on the radio. It was a beautiful day that I felt full of happiness. My good mood ended, however, when the radio station took a news break between songs. Then suddenly I found myself listening to yet another story of a rich famous man who had broken the law. I shook my head as I came to a red traffic light.

As I pulled to a stop I noticed four leather-jacketed bikers. They were standing in the middle of the road with two on either side of the light. They looked rough and dangerous, but as I got closer I noticed each one was holding their helmet in their hands. I rolled down my window as one approached my car. "We are the Brother’s of the Wheel", he said. "We are collecting money for a Christmas Toy Drive for needy children." As I pulled a dollar out of my wallet I looked past his beard and tattoos and into his eyes. They shined with a goodness and kindness that came right from his soul. I dropped the money in his helmet and waved to the other bikers as I drove off. My good mood had returned. My faith in mankind had been bolstered. And I had to remember again never to judge people by their appearance.

Our society often judges books by their covers but God reads what is written in our hearts and souls. Perhaps one day we will all learn to see the world through the same eyes. Perhaps one day we will realize that looks matter little and actions matter much.

36. The writer’s good mood ended when _______.

A. he heard news between songs                B. he had to stop at a red traffic light

C. he heard a rich man broke the law            D. he saw four leather-jacketed kids in need

37. What are four bikers doing at the traffic light?

A. Having a bicycle race in the street            B. Selling helmets to the passers-by.

C. Raising money to help kids in need           D. Preparing for Christmas holidays.

38. What does “bolstered” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A. Destroyed.           B. Improved.       C. Decreased.                 D. Exploded.

39. The writer want to tell us that we should________.

A. have faith in young people                  B. judge others by their actions

    C. change our attitude to society                D. manage to help others in need

I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A man was seeking his community votes, and people  16  wanted to know why they should give him their  17  . He took them to his house and on every  18   in his house was the word “Faith” pasted. People raised lots of   19   to find out why the word was pasted on his mirrors. He said, “My dad often  20  me to believe that as long as you have  21  ,you should have faith. Every time you look into the mirror, you’re looking at yourself and see ‘Faith’. ”

The   22   I learned from this is simple—faith is a living thing and in the same way we’re all   23   given 24 hours a day and we’re all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get   24   ! Why is some people’s faith stronger than that of others? Exercise! If we choose to exercise our faith, it will   25   ; but if we choose not to, it remains weak. Some people might   26 that they don’t have faith, but we all practice faith every day even if we don’t   27   it was faith. Daily   28   , such as studying, investing or reaching for a dream, take faith.

Faith   29  hearing and doing. I made a decision yesterday—to   30   reading the newspaper full of too much sad and   31   news. Why? Because I   32   there was a drop of my mental state after reading the newspapers.

Faith, when it’s put to   33  , becomes a beautiful thing, It lifts your mental state to a higher place that   34   you to raise yourself up and declare, “Yes we can .”So make the decision today to strengthen your faith by 35   it.

16. A. bravely       B. briefly               C. mostly                        D. finally

17. A. support       B. instruction             C. pity                      D. information

18. A. wall               B. mirror                   C. picture                        D. book

19. A. voices            B. questions               C. rules                    D. standards

20. A. teaches       B. permits             C. forces                  D. promises

21. A. friendship       B. breath                C. wealth                  D. success

22. A. lesson            B. view                     C. choice               D. example

23. A. extremely       B. freely                    C. equally                 D. frequently

24. A. strange          B. different             C. funny                   D. rough

25. A. stay               B. return                   C. slow                    D. grow

26. A. argue             B. realize                   C. understand        D. predict

27. A. agree             B. appreciate             C. admire                     D. acknowledge

28. A. services             B. steps                    C. tasks                    D. experiment

29. A. dreams of      B. comes from       C. feels like               D. keeps on

30. A. consider              B. delay                 C. stop                     D. risk

31. A. various            B. genuine             C. latest                    D. bad

32. A. heard                  B. noticed              C. declared               D. explained

33. A. check                 B. list                    C. work                   D. sleep

34. A. warns                 B. causes               C. orders                  D. forbids

35. A. exercising           B. forming             C. obtaining              D. thinking

 I thought there would be many students in the hall, but when I

   got in, I found______.                                  

A. none       B. no one       C. nobody           D. nothing

 You don’t need to make fancy foods to impress guests—it is something simple but good _____ will do.   

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

 We each ______a book to read now, so you needn’t buy any.

    A. has       B. have          C. had               D. having

 ----I wonder if I can get a raise in salary.

   ----You have been paid enough. ______do you want?

A.      What else    B. What more      C. How much more      D. How much

 Oh, much smoke here! Somebody ______ the window, please.

   A. opens       B. open          C. shall open        D. will open

----Please don’t tell anybody.

---- I______. I promise.

A.　　 can’t　　 B. don’t　　　　 C. won’t　　　　　 D. mustn’t

 Jerry has promised to keep the secret, so he won’t tell anyone even though______.

   A. asking to    B. to be asked      C. to ask           D. asked to

 Her new book on how to get along with others is to ______next month.

   A. come out    B. get out         C. turn out          D. give out