When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good   36   to help us pull through.
I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to   37   a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting   38   , I decided that I had to make a jump myself   39  . Unluckily, I’m not good at any   40  , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.
My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a   41   . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s   42    included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n)   43 . For this, I had to wait until the following   44  .
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield.   45  , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was   46    to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon   47   . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a   48   from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute    49  after I jumped.
“Get   50  , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to   51  , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.
“Jump!” Harry called   52   . “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick   53  . My big parachute had opened! It was the best   54   I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was   55  .

Mr. Grey traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of different kinds to farmers. It was not really a very   36  job, but Mr. Grey had always been interested in   37 , and he was quite   38  with his life.
One of Mr. Grey’s problems was often__39___ to stay when he reached some small places in the country. He did not expect great ___40__ and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a __41___ room and when there was no hot water or good food after a long and ___42__ day.
Late one __43__ evening, Mr. Grey arrived at a small railway station. The journey by __44__ that day had not been ___45__ interesting, and Mr. Grey was cold and tired and hungry. He was __46___ a simple but satisfying meal by a bright burning __47___ , and then a hot bath and a comfortable ___48__.
While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was _  49__ walking there, “ As this is my first __50___ to this part of the country and I was in too much of a __51___ to find out about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here?”    
The local man answered, “ We have two.”
“And which of the two would you __52___ me to go to ?” Mr. Grey asked then.
The local man scratched his __53___ for a few moments and then answered, “ Well, it’s like this: ___54__ you go to, you’ll be ___55__ you didn’t go to the other.”

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person．I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a（n）  36  on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy．Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in   37 ．One afternoon, a friend and I were  38  rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house  39  her backyard．The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they   40  to the roof’s edge and shot out into the   41 ．
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride．The stone was too smooth, however, so it   42  from my hand as I let it go and headed   43  for a small window on the old lady’s back wall．
I was too scared about getting   44  that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window．However, a few days later,   45  I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel   46  for her misfortune．
I made up my mind that I would   47  my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I   48  would cover the cost of her window．I put the money in an envelope with a（n）  49  explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the   50  for repairing it．
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door．
The next day, I   51  the old lady her paper and was able to   52  the warm smile that I was   53  her．She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you．” It was a bag of cookies．I thanked her and ate the cookies as I   54  my route．
After several cookies, I   55  an envelope．When I opened the envelope, I was shocked．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you．”

Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved,   21 plans for their nine children and themselves to   22   to the United States. It had taken years, but they had finally    23   enough money and had gotten passports and reservations for the    24    family on a new liner to the United States.
The entire family was    25    with excitement about their new life. However, seven days before their   26   , the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy   27   hung a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door.   28    the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they were being quarantined (隔离)for fourteen days.
The family’s dreams were dashed. They would not be able to make the trip to America   29  they had planned. Watching the ship leave    30   his family, the father, filled with disappointment and anger, cursed both his son and God for their    31    .
Five days later, the tragic news spread    32   Scotland---the mighty Titanic had sunk. The  33  ship had sunk, taking hundreds of lives with it. The Clark family    34  have been on that ship, but because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left    35      in Scotland.
When Mr. Clark heard the news, he hugged his son and thanked him for    36  the family. He thanked God    37 saving their lives and turning what he had left was a tragedy into a    38   .
Although we may not   39  understand, all things happen for a     40   .

第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to  1     me．I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother，  3       to look at each other．Soon we lost the 2       and started playing with each other．
In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was  4     family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had  5        people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had  6      ．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to  7       she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，1 was very 8 ，but we still stayed in  9 ．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically  10  her and people were calling her  11 ．
Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I  12  you so much，and you didn’t even know you were  13  me．”
We both cried．And I guess a kind of  14  from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be  15  yourself.
1．A．follow      B．meet  C．join   D．support
2．A．scared      B．annoyed    C．worried    D．delighted
3．A．temper     B．interest     C．confidence       D．shyness
4．A．taking up  B．getting through C．going through  D．making up
5．A．happier     B．cooler       C．stronger    D．cleverer
6．A．problems  B．shortcomings    C．partners    D．disabilities
7．A．admit       B．accept       C．consider    D．realize
8．A．calm B．considerate       C．upset D．helpful
9．A．place B．touch C．control     D．mood
10．A．confused   B．bothered   C．reminded  D．deserted
11．A．crazy B．stubborn   C．clumsy     D．stupid
12．A．expect      B．influence  C．appreciate D．demand
13．A．urging      B．blaming    C．helping     D．hurting
14．A．honour     B．favour      C．pleasure    D．lesson
15．A．innocent   B．successful C．guilty       D．reliable

At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together．They had announced her  54 ’s departure．Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you  55 ．”She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough．Your love is all I ever needed．I wish you enough, too, Daddy．” They kissed good-bye and she left．
He walked  56  toward the window where I was seated．I tried not to intrude （侵犯） on his  57 , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to   58  knowing it would be forever?”“Yes, I have,” I replied．“  59  me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked．“I am old and she lives much too far away．I have   60  ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said．“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough．'' May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile．“That is a wish that has been handed down from other  61 ．My parents used to say it to everyone．” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he  62  even more．“When we said ‘I wish you enough'', we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then  63 toward me, he shared the following  64  he were reciting it from memory．           
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude  65 ．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain so that the  66  joys in life appear much bigger．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your  67 ．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you  68 ．I wish enough “Hello”s to get you  69  the final “Good-bye．”He then began to sob （哽咽） and walked away．
It is said that “It takes a/an  70 to find a special person, an hour to  71 them, a day to love them,  72  then an entire life to  73  them．”

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”
I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.
This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.

There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校).   36   being sent away, this boy was the   37   student in his class. He was at the top in every   38   always with high marks.
But the boy changed after   39   home and attending the boarding school. His grades started   40  . He hated being in a   41  . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he   42   committing suicide (自杀). All of this was because he felt   43   and no one loved him.
His parents started   44   about the boy. But they even did not know what was   45  with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and   46   him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and   47  . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To   48   my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most   49   person for me. I want to see you   50  . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words   51   the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He   52   his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had   53   he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He   54   the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him   55  !

Last weekend, I was walking across the village green(草坪) when I saw an elderly gentleman on the bench, just overlooking the duck pond. I thought he looked a bit forlorn(被遗弃的) so I went over and sat next to him.
After a few   36   about how nice the weather was and how there were a lot of ducks in the pond today, he told me how he used to come with his wife and watch the children feed the ducks with their mums. They didn't have any   37   of their own..So they cherished being together even more.
He explained he had been married for 54 years   38   his wife died and how much he missed    39    all the little things with her, like a beautiful sunset. He now lives in a care home. I remarked at how wonderful it must've been to have been married for so long and to have so many happy memories. He took out a large    40  and wiped his eyes and said he had one regret that in all that time he   41   told her how much he really loved her.
He showed me a photograph of them when they were young. The photo was taken more than 50 years ago. He couldn't believe how the time had   42  . I tried to comfort him by explaining that his wife would be still    43   over him and he could talk to her   44   he wants and that she knows how much he loved her because she can see into his heart. 
The old man tried to   45   for blurting out his life story but I hushed him and said how privileged I felt he could talk to me and how much it meant to me.
The   46   I learned from this chance encounter is that we must tell the ones close to us how much we love and care for them and not take them for granted.
Don't   47   your kind acts until tomorrow; do them today because time flies.

Professor Green, known to the world as a scientist, is not only absent-minded but short-sighted as well. His mind is always busy 41 scientific problems and seldom notices what is going on 42  him.
One fine day recently, he went  43 a walk in the countryside, but as 44  he has a book in his hand. When he went out , he began to read his book . He hadn’t gone far 45 he run into a big cow and fell down. In the fall, he had lost his glasses, without which he couldn’t see anything. He thought he had hit his head  46 a fat lady. “I’m sorry, Madam.” He said politely 47 searching for his glasses. As soon as he had 48 , he realized his mistake.
Soon he was fixing his mind on his book 49  and paid no attention to anything else. He had scarcely been walking for five minutes when he fell over again, _50 both his book and his glasses. This time he got very angry, seizing his umbrella, he gave the “cow” a wild blow. Then, after finding his glasses, he realized with horror that he made a second mistake. A large fat woman was fleeing from him in a horror.