A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle clearly told of a time when he climbed into a    1    in Paris. Before he could    2     a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I     3     you, Mr. Doyle?”

Doyle was    4    . He asked the driver if he had ever seen him before.

“No, sir,” the driver responded. “I have    5    seen you before.” Then he    6    : “This morning’s paper had a story about you being on     7     in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where people who return from Marseilles always arrive. Your    8    color tells me you have been on vacation. The    9     spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are a  writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French.    10    up all those pieces of information, I    11    that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”

“This is truly amazing!” the writer    12    with excitement. “You are very like my    13    creation, Sherlock Holmes!”

 “There’s one other thing,” the driver said.

 “What’s that?”

 “Your    14     is on the front of your suitcase.”

Perhaps the     15     was no master detective, but he was observant! He paid attention and paying attention is an important part of living    16     .

Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of    17    . A life lived to the full is lived from moment to moment,    18     from milestone to milestone. It is more of a series of days in which we truly pay attention, than a few    19    events along the way.

Pay attention to the things of life, to people, to events, to your senses, even to the ordinary. Your life will never    20    beauty. By making the most of the moments, you make the most of the years.

1. A. train                 B. taxi               C. bus             D. plane

2. A. write                 B. hear              C. say             D. read

3. A. take                  B. meet              C. wait            D. leave

4. A. pleased               B. scared             C. disappointed     D. surprised

5. A. just                  B. never              C. ever            D. always

6. A. admitted            B. started             C. explained        D. remembered

7. A. business               B. duty              C. holiday          D. work

8. A. skin                  B. hair               C. clothes          D. shoes

9. A. blood                 B. dirt               C. mud             D. ink

10. A. Making              B. Taking             C. Putting          D. Adding

11. A. concluded             B. realized            C. imagined        D. expected

12. A. sighed               B. screamed           C. whispered         D. roared

13. A. mental           B. physical            C. fictional         D. psychological

13. A. license               B. address            C. resume           D. name

15. A. driver                 B. writer             C. detective         D. waiter

16. A. well               B. fully               C. happily          D. peacefully

17. A. stages               B. steps               C. periods          D. moments

18. A. more than            B. less than            C. rather than       D. other than

19. A. small                 B. major              C. personal          D. social

20. A. lack                  B. create              C. appreciate         D. enjoy

A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to   1   , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.

 “Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t   2  , as I knew, but all the time   3   his foot against mine.

My   4   raced back more than thirty years to the   5   days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The   6   was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.

   7   wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to   8   each other very well. Frank West   9   me because he wasn’t   10  , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had   11   of a mind than a baby has. His “  12  ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and   13   more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank   14   on her entirely. He needed all the   15   of a baby.

One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She   16   nearly everything she owned.

When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the   17   ones. So before we   18   that morning, I stood beside Frank and   19   my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his   20   to me was always the same.

(   )1. A. work           B. stay    C. live     D. expect

(   )2. A. answer   B. speak  C. smile         D. laugh

(   )3. A. covering       B. moving      C. fighting      D. pressing

(   )4. A. minds    B. memories   C. thoughts     D. brains

(   )5. A. better    B. dark    C. younger            D. old

(   )6. A. cave            B. place   C. sight          D. scene

(   )7. A. Discussing           B. Solving      C. Sharing            D. Suffering

(   )8. A. learn from           B. talk to C. help          D. know

(   )9. A. needed         B. recognized  C. interested          D. encouraged

(   )10. A. normal       B. common     C. unusual     D. quick

(   )11. A. more          B. worse  C. fewer         D. less

(   )12. A. word          B. speech C. sentence           D. language

(   )13. A. not            B. no      C. something         D. nothing

(   )14. A. fed            B. kept    C. lived          D. depended

(   )15. A. attention    B. control       C. treatment          D. management

(   )16. A. lost            B. needed       C. destroyed          D. left

(   )17. A. troublesome  B. unlucky    C. angry         D. unpopular

(   )18. A. separated           B. went   C. reunited            D. returned

(   )19. A. pushed       B. tried   C. showed      D. measured

(   )20. A. nodding            B. greeting     C. meeting            D. acting

A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of   1   small children, and   2   enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “  3   are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.

The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30    4   $ 50.”

The little boy   5   in his pocket and pulled out some   6  . “I have $ 2.37,” he said. “  7   I please look at them?”

The store owner   8   and whistled and out of the kennel (狗窝) came a lady, who ran down the aisle (过道) of his store   9   by five puppies. One puppy was   10  . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, “What’s   11   with that little dog?”

The store owner explained that the veterinarian (兽医) had   12   the little puppy and had discovered that it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became   13   “That’s the little puppy that I want to buy.”

The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”

The little boy got quite upset. He looked   14   into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay   15   price. In fact I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month    16   I have him paid for.”

The store owner answered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is   17   going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies.”

To his surprise, the little boy reached   18   and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled (残疾的) left leg   19   by a big metal brace (支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who   20  !”

1. A. absorbing       B. attracting         C. bargaining      D. greeting

2. A. sure               B. luckily          C. surprisingly      D. interestingly

3. A. What          B. How come        C. When          D. How much

4. A. on           B. at               C. to             D. between

5. A. put          B. arrived         C. reached         D. filled

6. A. coin           B. note             C. value          D. change

7. A. Can         B. Shall            C. Will            D. Must

8. A. performed      B. smiled          C. disagreed       D. announced

9. A. applied        B. guided         C. followed         D. linked

10. A. falling behind       B. setting foot C. lending a hand  D. putting forward

11. A. the price       B. the matter      C. the weight             D. the name

12. A. tested        B. studied           C. examined         D. experimented

13. A. excited       B. shocked          C. worried       D. disappointed

14. A. straight      B. deeply            C. closely              D. totally

15. A. half           B. lower           C. higher           D. full

16. A. unless        B. after            C. until            D. once

17. A. always      B. often             C. no            D. never

18. A. up         B. down           C. out             D. over

19. A. supported     B. assisted            C. adjusted      D. surrounded

20. A. encourages   B. cooperates       C. understands     D. recognizes

A good teacher is one who remembers what it was like to be young. As he  1  himself in his student’s place, he is able to understand his  2  and they’re able to understand him.  3  ,he remembers that his students have a real   4  for knowledge. He therefore keeps up with  5  developments in his field so that his   6   are lively and up-to-date.

Secondly, he is   7  what it was like to be bored  8  ,so he will make an effort   9   interesting. He neither mumbles(含糊的说话)his material   10  reads it from old notes.

Instead, he  11  his lectures to follow by turns with discussion and make his   12  more active, spirited with examples.

Most important, a good  13  remembers how sensitive his feelings were   14  he was young. He knows how important his   15  can be and is never unkind or   16  critical. He also remembers that he   17  the instructors who asked the most   18  him. So he tries to be, in   19  ,the teacher he dreamed of   20  when he was young.

1.A.lay                         B.placed                       C.put                           D.made

2.A.pupils                    B.classmates                 C.fellows                      D.friends

3.A.The first                 B.One                          C.Above all                  D.First

4.A.thirst                      B.requirement               C.wish                         D.desire

5.A.the later                 B.the latest                   C.later                          D.the lateliest

6.A.materials                B.classes                       C.pupils                       D.teachers

7.A.sure                       B.known                      C.clear                         D.clever

8.A.at school                B.in school                   C.on duty                            D.in class

9.A.to do                      B.to be                         C.to have                      D.to get

10.A.or                        B.no                                   C.not                           D.nor

11.A.should make          B.could have                 C.would cause               D.might let

12.A.lecture notes         B.classes                       C.lessons                      D.words

13.A.teacher                 B.man                          C.student                      D.headmaster

14.A.so                        B.how                          C.and                           D.when

15.A.friendship             B.kindness                    C.subjects                     D.activities

16.A.necessarily            B.very                          C.unnecessarily             D.greatly

17.A.hoped                   B.respected                   C.longed                      D.wished

18.A.about                   B.to                             C.at                             D.of

19.A.words                   B.short                         C.word                         D.sentence

20.A.taking                  B.doing                        C.having                      D.being

A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée(未婚妻). The man was very poor while the girl was ___1__. The young man wanted to give her a ___2___ on her birthday. He wanted to buy something ___3___ for her, but he had no ___4___ how to do it, as he had very little __5___ The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there; rings, gold watches, diamonds but all these things were __6___ There was one thing he could not take his eyes ___7___. ___8___ was a beautiful vase. That would be a wonderful present for __9___. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour ___10___ the manager asked what had happened to him.

The young man told him everything. The manager felt __11___ for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea __12__ to him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great ___13___, the young man saw a vase __14__ into many pieces. The manager said, “I can help you. I shall order my servant to ___15___ it and take it to your fiancée. When he enters the room, he will ___16___ it.”

On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very ___17___ Everything happened as he had ___18___. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was __19___ on everybody’s face. When the vase was unwrapped, the guests saw that ___20__ was packed separately.

1. A. happy     B. rich    C. poor   D. angry

2. A. vase       B. coat    C. ring    D. present

3. A. important      B. necessary    C. separate      D. beautiful

4. A. way       B. thought      C. idea    D. path

5. A. time       B. thought      C. money       D. change

6. A. too expensive B. so cheap     C. too big       D. very beautiful

7. A. on   B. out     C. off      D. over

8. A. It    B. Which C. This    D. One

9. A. a man     B. him    C. a girl  D. his fiancée

10. A. when    B. while  C. since   D. after

11. A. sorry    B. sorrowful   C. worried      D. uneasy

12. A. stuck    B. came   C. helped D. struck

13. A. surprise       B. excitement  C. joy     D. horror

14. A. burst    B. broken       C. got     D. turned

15. A. wrap    B. send    C. buy     D. pick

16. A. watch   B. fall     C. drop   D. unwrap

17. A. exited   B. surprised    C. clam   D. busy

18. A. planned       B. told    C. realized      D. expected

19. A. expression    B. anger  C. horror D. fun

20. A. the vase       B. the present  C. all that       D. each piece