When I was growing up，I had an old neighbor，Dr. Gibbs．He didn’t look like any  1   I __2  ．He never invited us to play in his yard，but he was a very   3    person．

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives，he was planting trees．He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest．

The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees．He never watered his new trees．Once I asked why．He said that watering plants spoiled them，and that if you   4   them，each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker，so you had to make things difficult for them and  __5   the weaker trees early．

He talked about how watered trees grew shallow（浅的）roots，and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water   6    the earth by themselves．  7   roots were very important．

So he never watered his trees．He'd planted an oak and，  8   watering it every morning，he'd beat it with a rolled-up newspaper．I asked him why he did that，and he said it was to get the tree's attention．

Dr. Gibbs died several years   9   I left home．Every now and then，I walked by his house and looked at the trees   10   I watched him   11   about twenty-five years ago．They’re very big and strong now．I planted some trees a few years later and carried water to them for a whole summer．After two years of   12   too much，whenever a cold wind blows in，they  13  a lot．

Every night before I go to bed，I check on my two sons．Mostly I pray（祈祷）that their lives will be easy．But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer．I know my children are going to face difficulties．There's always a cold wind   14   somewhere，so   15   we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart，so when the rains fall and the winds blow，we can face it strongly and won't be beaten down．

1．A．doctor                   B．farmer                 C．planter                   D．adult

2．A．know                    B．knew                   C．have known           D．had known

3．A．healthy                  B．weak                   C．kind                       D．bad

4．A．developed              B．watered               C．created                  D．caught

5．A．pick out                 B．clean out              C．come out                      D．give out

6．A．over                      B．on                       C．towards                 D．under

7．A．Thick                    B．Thin                    C．Short                     D．Deep

8．A．because of             B．rather than                  C．instead of               D．instead

9．A．when                    B．after                    C．before                    D．so that

10．A．that                     B．who                    C．where                    D．whose

11．A．stick                    B．plant                    C．weigh                    D．beat

12．A．noticing               B．pulling                 C．caring                    D．worrying

13．A．fall                      B．increase               C．shook                    D．shake

14．A．annoying              B．continuing            C．blowing                 D．dropping

15．A．long as                B．far                       C．that                       D．what

Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman. He visits the US from time to time. While he was telephoning at a hotel(旅馆) on a visit to Chicago, he put his bag on the floor. A few minutes later, Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto reached down for it, but it was gone. Inside it were about $900, his passport(护照), photos of his family, and his return ticket to Japan.

Envelope(信封). There was nothing inside but his passport, his airline ticket and money order(汇票) for more than $900 and a letter from Mr. Joseph Loveras. It said, “I hope this money order and the things will make you believe in the people of Chicago.”

The next time he travelled to the US, Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto called on Mr. Joseph Loveras. He was 67 years old and in bad health. He got only $ 493 a month.

He said that he saw the bag on a street corner and found the money and the ticket in the top part of the bag. He changed the money into money order and spent his own money to send it to Japan.

Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto was very moved by what Mr. Loveras had done. “I asked him why he would go to all the trouble to return everything to me. He told me that if he had not done it, it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his life.”

Now they have become friends. Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto visits Mr. Loveras every time he is in the US.

(   ) 31. While he was visiting Chicago, Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto ___________.

       A. lost his bag                   B. lost his way

       C. changed his money into money order

       D. made friends with an old American

(   ) 32. When Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto couldn’t find his lost things __________.

       A. he felt sorry for the people of Chicago

       B. he thought the people of Chicago were very friendly

       C. he thought they would never be found

       D. he thought they would be soon returned to him

(   ) 33. Mr. Loveras sent back the things to Mr.Tadatoyo Yamamoto because he wanted ___________.

       A. to get some money from him in return

       B. to help him to do more business in US

       C. him to come to visit America more often

       D. him to know most people in Chicago are nice

(   )34. From the passage we know that Mr. Loveras was _____________.

       A. very rich      B. not rich    C. a businessman   D. very healthy

(   ) 35. Which of the following is true?

       A. Mr. Loveras took the bag away from the hotel and then returned it to Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto.

       B. A thief (小偷) took the bag away and threw it on a street corner.

       C. If Mr. Loveras didn’t return everything to Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto, he would die.

       D. Mr. Loveras knew Mr. Tada toyo Yamamoto very well before.

I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman."You look36  Come and sit here,she  said. 37   are you going?"
"I don’ t know. I just want to catch a 38          and see what it will be like at the
end."
"I’ m afraid you’ 11 see     39   there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?"
“How can I do that while my heart’s  40  ?” I asked sadly. “My best friend had left me.”
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. "Don’ t cry, little girl. Ive had a similar experience to you.Thirty- five     41    ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad.I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took     42    to the sea.    43they seemed to know what would happen, so they    44   loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 45     . How could I    46  my hope to live for one of life’ s problems? Alter that,I worked hard to raise the children.Now They all live 47      and one of lthem has his own family.
Then the woman gave me a     48  ,” We should never wait for the door to 49       before us.We should find the key to the 50  or try to find another way.”
The bus came and I got on it with a smile.
【小题1】A. tired           B. excited        C. happy
【小题2】A. What       B. How          C. Where
【小题3】A. train       B. bus           C. boat
【小题4】A. nothing     B. everything     C. something
【小题5】A. smiling     B. breaking       C. dancing
【小题6】A. days        B. weeks         C. years
【小题7】A. her         B. them         C. him 
【小题8】A. So          B. Or            C. However
【小题9】A. laughed     B. cried          C. spoke
【小题10】A. in           B. out           C. up
【小题11】A. give away    B. give up        C. get up
【小题12】A. happily      B. sadly          C. badly
【小题13】A. cry          B. shout         C. smile
【小题14】A. open        B. close          C. lock
【小题15】A. classroom   B. office          C. door