I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and 　 11　 of a big city, and where teenagers like me　 12 leaving to find something bigger and better.

All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house.　 13　 they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty 　　14 . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some　 15 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was 　 16 in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was 　 17 more drunk than me, got into his car and 　 18　 towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him 　 19 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown 　20　 the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.

Whenever I 　21 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my　 22 to drink so much that night.　 23 things would be different. I know Martin　 24 the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel 　 25 for what happened.

I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by　 26 my story I can make you 　 27 that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 　 28 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into　 29　 water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice 30　 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

11．A. death B. danger 　　　　C. fashion 　　　　　　 　 D. challenge

12．A. succeeded in B. dreamed of C. applied for 　　　　 D. agreed to

13．A. When 　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　 　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Although

14．A. drunk 　　　　 B. lost　　　 　　 　 C. frozen 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sleepy

15．A. fun 　　 B. hope 　　　　　C. difficulty 　　　　　　 D. method

16．A. died 　　　　　　　 B. injured 　　　　　　　　 C. hurt 　　　　　 D. killed

17．A. constantly 　　　　　　 B. frequently 　　　　　　 C. clearly 　　　　　 　 D. equally

18．A. headed 　 　　 B. walked 　　　　　　　　 C. pushed 　　　　　　　　 D. fled

19．A. in time 　　B. in trouble 　　 　 C. in danger 　　　　 　 D. in place

20．A. above 　　 B. below 　　　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

21．A. turn 　　　　　　　 B. look 　　　　　 C. hold 　　　　　 　　D. get

22．A. desire 　　 B. fault 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　　 D. chance

23．A. Thus 　 B. Nevertheless　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　 D. Therefore

24．A. faced 　　 B. avoided 　　　　　　　 C. regretted 　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

25．A. disappointed 　 B. responsible 　　　 C. sensitive D. embarrassed

26．A. remembering B. declaring C. stopping 　　　 D. sharing 27．A. explain 　　　　 　　B. escape C. realize 　 　　　　　　 D. limit

28．A. alone 　　　　　　　　　 B. finally 　　　　　　　　　 C. merely 　　　　　　　　 D. perhaps

29．A. deep 　　　　　B. fresh 　　　　　　　　 C. clean　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

30．A. inspires B. attracts 　　　　　　　　 C. benefits 　　　　D. affects

A man liked to climb tall mountains. After years of 　21　 , he felt he could handle any mountain in the world.

During a climbing trip, with five other men, he 　22　 he would first make the final climb and claim the glory, while the others 23　 . So he headed toward the top and he was　 24　 　that there was a full moon.

25　 it was foolish to climb at night alone, he did use a rope and put in good piton (岩钉) protection. With the 　26　 of the moon, he made rapid progress. But 　27 , thick clouds were starting to build around the mountain. In just a few minutes visibility 　28　 to almost zero. It was now too late to　 29 , so he continued to climb up the mountain.

While 　30　 in total darkness, he got into some rotten rock, and slid over the edge of a cliff (悬崖). The good news is that he was still 　31　 after the fall, although he found himself hanging from his rope. The bad news is, he had 　32　 his heavy coat during the fall and the night air was getting colder and colder.

Suddenly, from above he seemed to hear a strong deep voice, “ 33　 the rope!” What? Once again, he heard a deep voice saying that. But 　34　 followed, as the climber continued to hang onto the rope, hoping to grab something that would enable him to climb to 　35 . Unable to see his true 　36 , the climber concluded that hanging onto the rope was his only 　37 .

The following day, his teammates discovered him 　38　 to death, still on his rope --- only eight feet 39　 a large rock. If the climber had cut the rope, he would have dropped down to a relatively safe area, where he could have built a 40 , and probably survived the night.

21. A. recovering 　　　 B. experimenting 　 C. observing　 D. training

22. A. wondered 　 B. understood 　　　 C. decided　　 D. agreed

23. A. slept　　 　 B. climbed　　 　 C. walked　　　 D. prepared

24. A. sure　　 　 B. glad 　 　　　　C. upset　 　 D. calm

25. A. Since　 　 B. When 　　　 C. Although D. If

26. A. benefit 　B. position　　 　 C. protection　 D. track

27. A. naturally　　　 B. thankfully　 　 C. finally 　　 D. unfortunately

28. A. dropped　 B. changed　　 　 C. rose　 　　 D. settled

29. A. look around 　　　 B. set out 　　　 C. turn back　 D. set off

30. A. driving　 　 B. rushing　　　 　 C. jumping　　 D. moving

31. A. awake　 　 B. cold 　　　　C. alive　 　　 D. active

32. A. buried　 　 B. picked　　 　　 C. worn 　　 D. lost

33. A. Wave 　　B. Cut 　 　　　　C. Drop　　　 D. pick

34. A. violence 　　 B. reply 　　　　C. silence　　　 　　 D. failure

35. A. safety　 　 B. origin　　 　　　 C. top　　 　　 D. base

36. A. appearance　 B. situation　　 　 C. movement D. direction

37. A. reward 　 B. hope　 　　　 C. work　 　 D. result

38. A. burned　 　 B. bitten 　　　 C. beaten 　 D. frozen

39. A. in 　　　 B. beside 　　　 C. above 　　 D. below

40. A. path　　 　 B. fire　　 　　　 C. house 　　 D. cave

A man liked to climb tall mountains. After years of 　21　 , he felt he could handle any mountain in the world.

During a climbing trip, with five other men, he 　22　 he would first make the final climb and claim the glory, while the others 23　 . So he headed toward the top and he was　 24　 　that there was a full moon.

25　 it was foolish to climb at night alone, he did use a rope and put in good piton (岩钉) protection. With the 　26　 of the moon, he made rapid progress. But 　27 , thick clouds were starting to build around the mountain. In just a few minutes visibility 　28　 to almost zero. It was now too late to　 29 , so he continued to climb up the mountain.

While 　30　 in total darkness, he got into some rotten rock, and slid over the edge of a cliff (悬崖). The good news is that he was still 　31　 after the fall, although he found himself hanging from his rope. The bad news is, he had 　32　 his heavy coat during the fall and the night air was getting colder and colder.

Suddenly, from above he seemed to hear a strong deep voice, “ 33　 the rope!” What? Once again, he heard a deep voice saying that. But 　34　 followed, as the climber continued to hang onto the rope, hoping to grab something that would enable him to climb to 　35 . Unable to see his true 　36 , the climber concluded that hanging onto the rope was his only 　37 .

The following day, his teammates discovered him 　38　 to death, still on his rope --- only eight feet 39　 a large rock. If the climber had cut the rope, he would have dropped down to a relatively safe area, where he could have built a 　40 , and probably survived the night.

21. A. recovering 　　　 B. experimenting 　 C. observing　 D. training

22. A. wondered 　 B. understood 　　　 C. decided　　 D. agreed

23. A. slept　　 　 B. climbed　　 　 C. walked　　　 D. prepared

24. A. sure　　 　 B. glad 　 　　　　C. upset　 　 D. calm

25. A. Since　 　 B. When 　　　 C. Although D. If

26. A. benefit 　 B. position　　 　 C. protection　 D. track

27. A. naturally　　　 B. thankfully　 　 C. finally 　　 D. unfortunately

28. A. dropped　 B. changed　　 　 C. rose　 　　 D. settled

29. A. look around 　　　 B. set out 　　　 C. turn back　 D. set off

30. A. driving　 　 B. rushing　　　 　 C. jumping　　 D. moving

31. A. awake　 　 B. cold 　　　　C. alive　 　　 D. active

32. A. buried　 　 B. picked　　 　　 C. worn 　　 D. lost

33. A. Wave 　　B. Cut 　 　　　　C. Drop　　　 D. pick

34. A. violence 　　 B. reply 　　　　C. silence　　　 　　 D. failure

35. A. safety　 　 B. origin　　 　　　 C. top　　 　　 D. base

36. A. appearance　 B. situation　　 　 C. movement D. direction

37. A. reward 　 B. hope　 　　　 C. work　 　 D. result

38. A. burned　 　 B. bitten 　　　 C. beaten 　 D. frozen

39. A. in 　　　 B. beside 　　　 C. above 　　 D. below

40. A. path　　 　 B. fire　　 　　　 C. house 　　 D. cave

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　　     Mark Twain was born on November 30th, 1835, 1 a small slave-holding village in the Mississippi(密西西比河). After his father's 2 in 1847, he began learning the skill3 books. At this early 4 he was already　　 reading the funny stories 5 at the time and began to develop 6 style(风格) of writing. In 1851,his 7 brother became a publisherand the boy started to work 8 him. At fifteen Mark Twain 　　 had his first article 9 , and at sixteen, his first story.　　In 1856, the young man started 10 the Mississippi River,on a trip 11 South America. But he 12 so interested in river boat life that he decided 13 a steamboat pilot(领航员).

　　    The Civil War put an end to his career 14 a river pilot, and in 1860 he 15 his brother on a trip to the west 16 they hope 17 rich by searching for gold.Unsuccessful in his business,Twain turned 18 funny stories. In 1867, his first collection of stories 19 , 20 instantly made him famous. The same year,Twain visited 21 , Italy, Greece and Turkey. A full-length book was the result of his 22 .

　　    Twain 23 writing 24 his death in 1910. He wrote dozens ofbooks all his life. But nothing that he wrote reached the heights of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which 25 in 1884. 　　

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. within	B. of	C. on	D. in	［　　］
2.	A. death	B. died	C. dead	D. dying	［　　］
3.	A.f printing	B. of print	C. print	D. printing	［　　］
4.	A. period	B. age	C. time	D. moment	［　　］
5.	A. popular	B. writing	C. ompleted	D. seen	［　　］
6.	A. himselfs	B. his own's	C. his own	D. himself	［　　］
7.	A. older	B. old	C. elder	D. oldest	［　　］
8.	A. for	B. to	C. on	D. besides	［　　］
9.	A.ublished	B.publishing	C. to publish	D. to be published	［　　］
10.	A. on	B. down	C. round	D. in	［　　］
11.	A. to	B. from	C. till	D. owards	［　　］
12.	A. became	B. get	C. went	D. turned	［　　］
13.	A. becoming	B. to become	C. to do	D. doing	［　　］
14.	A. acting as	B. work as	C. as	D. like	［　　］
15.	A. went	B. helped	C. joined in	D. joined	［　　］
16.	A. to which	B. then	C. where	D. on which	［　　］
17.	A. to get	B. getting	C. to make	D. making	［　　］
18.	A. to write	B. write	C. writing	D. to writing	［　　］
19.	A.was appeared	B. printed	C. came out	D. published	［　　］
20.	A. which	B. that	C. as	D.or which	［　　］
21.	A. France	B. the France	C. French	D. the French	［　　］
22.	A. work	B. journeys	C. voyage	D. flight	［　　］
23.	A. went on	B. continued	C. set out	D. kept out	［　　］
24.	A. until	B. to	C. before	D.after	［　　］
25.	A. came up	B. became out	C.was published	D. happened	［　　］

There was once a great war between two countries. The war had been going on for some time and the soldiers were starting to feel 　21 the long battle.

　　　 On a hot afternoon, a man was 　22 past a small group of soldiers digging a huge pit(坑). The group leader was shouting orders and threatening 23 if the work was not completed within the hour. The man riding the horse 　24 and asked，“Sir, why are you only shouting orders? Why cannot you help them yourself?”

　　　 The group leader looked at him and replied, “What do you 25 ? I’m the leader. The men do as I 26 them to.” He then added,“If you feel so strongly about helping them, you are 　27　 to do so yourself!”

　　　 The man got down from the　 28 and started walking up to the soldiers at work. The group leader was simply 　29 !The man took up the 　30 and started helping the soldiers and worked with them till the job was 　31 !

　　　 Before leaving, the man 32 the soldiers on their work, and 　33 the group leader. He said, “Next time your　 34　 prevents you from supporting your people, you should inform your 　35 authorities, and I will provide a more permanent 36 .”

　　　 The group leader was now completely surprised. Only now he looked 　37 at the man and realized the man was the army general!

　　　 The army general exhibited some of the key 　38 that are important for a true leader. There are 　39 people who are ready to really help get the work done. They　 　　40 the status of the leader but not the state of the leader.

21.　 A. astonished at B. tired of C. frightened of D. embarrassed at

22. A. walking　　　　　　　 B. riding　　　　 　 C. driving 　　　　　　　　　 D. running

23. A. illness　　　　　　　　　　　 B. battle　　　　　　　　 　 C. punishment　　　 D. death

24. A. stopped　　　　　　　 B. waited　　　 　 C. stayed　　　　　　　 D. doubted

25.　 A. remember　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　　 C. express　　　　　　　　　 D. imagine

26. A. remind　　　　　　　 B. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beg　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. invite

27.　 A. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lucky　 　　　　 C. ready　　　　　　　　　　　 D. welcome

28.　 A. horse　　　　　　　　　　　 B. plane　　　　　　　　　　　 C. car　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bike

29.　 A. shocked　　　　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　 D. worried

30.　 A. tools　　　　　　　　　　　 B. guns　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clothes　　　　　　　　　　 D. bricks

31.　 A. improved　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. finished　　　　　　　　　 D. allowed

32.　 A. thanked B. rewarded C. instructed D. congratulated

33.　 A. interviewed　　　 B. answered　　　　　　　　 C. tested　　　　　　　　　　　 D. approached

34.　 A. people　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　　　　　　 C. leader　　　　　　　 D. status

35.　 A. richer　　　　　　　 B. higher　　　　　　　 C. cleverer　　　　　　　　　 D. smaller

36. A. prize　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. solution　　　　　　　　　 C. salary　　　　　　　 D. experiment

37. A. frequently　　　　　 　 B. closely　　　　　　　 C. seriously　　　　　　　　 D. firmly

38. A. problems B. courses C. qualities D. speeds

39.　 A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some　　　　　　　　　　　 C. most　　　　　　　　　　　 D. many

40.　 A. achieve　　　　　　　　　 B. call　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare　　　　　　　　　 D. collect