I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s  36  rang, it was my mother calling from my  37 . She asked if I had  38  my mobile. I checked my purse. It was  39 !
I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,  40  it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but  41  it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a  42  near his home.
Later that evening, I went to  43  him there. I didn’t dare to go  44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After  45  10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys  46 .
My  47  were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you  48  my mum?” I asked. He  49  that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they  50  was my mobile phone number—which didn’t    51 . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who  52 my house.
I was  53  to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so  54  to Rhys and offered him some money, but he  55 .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

Lisa, 14, smiled as she turned to see who it was.

But the smile   1   . For it was not a friend who had   2   her, but a dense cloud of angry bees.

Lisa held her breath. She made up her mind not to panic. She quickened her pace. But the dark cloud still    3   her.

And suddenly they were swarming（成群地飞）all over her,    4   in her hair, on her thin summer blouse and bare（赤裸的）arms.

Then,    5   to control herself, Lisa threw up her hands to   6   her face and screamed（尖叫）for help. But her screams on the main country road to Odiham, Hampshire, went unheeded（无人留意的） by passers-by as raging bees stung（叮）her again and again. Car after car   7   by, but nobody stopped to    8   .

Then suddenly there was a screech（刹车声）of tires. Lisa   9   a gentle hand on her arm and a man's voice firmly, “Quick, into the car!” It was several minutes   10   she realized that it was a police patrol（巡逻）car.

But the   11   was not over yet. For the bees were still raging. And the police were uncertain what to do.

Learning that Lisa's home was only half a mile away, the driver   12   it with siren（报警器）blaring（喇叭声）. When the patrol car stopped   13   Lisa's home, she was still   14   , “They’re biting me. ”

Only after the girl's mother had rushed her to the   15   and put her fully-clothed   16   a cold shower was the last bee dislodged（移走）.

Then while Lisa stood sobbing, the mother and police officer Richard Panton removed 18 stings. A dozen more were later removed by a family   17   , who also gave Lisa injection(注射).

Lisa said, “I was very    18    that the police came by because nobody else   19   . And the doctor told me I could have been   20   if many more bees had stung me. ”

1. A. missing　　  　　  B. lost　　  　　　　　　    C. froze　　  　　　　　　 D. remained

27. A. touched　　      B. called　　  　　　　　　 C. knew　　  　　　　　　 D. knocked

3. A. covered　　  　　  B. caught　　  　　　　   C. followed　　  　　    D. kept

4. A. lying　　  　　　　  B. placing　　  　　　　   C. standing　　  　　　　 D. settling

5. A. hopeful　　       B. unable　　  　　　　    C. anxious　　      　　 D. difficult

6. A. save　　  　　　　   B. satisfy　　  　　　　   C. prevent　　  　　　　  D. protect

7. A. went　　  　　　　  B. flew　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. sailed　　  　　　　　　 D. walked

8. A. ask　　  　　　　    B. hide　　  　　　　　　   C. help　　  　　　　　　   D. watch

9. A. learned　　　　  B. felt　　  　　　　　　    C. touched　　  　　　　 D. thought

10. A. when　　  　　　　　　  B. until　　  　　　　　　   C. before　　  　　　　   D. after

11. A. danger　　  　　  B. matter　　  　　　　    C. business　　  　　    D. accident

12. A. came up to　　  　　  B. headed for　　  　　  C. went down　　      D. drove off

13. A. towards　　      B. inside　　  　　　　　　 C. nearby　　  　　　　   D. outside

14. A. smiling　　  　　 B. crying　　  　　　　    C. talking　　  　　　　   D. beating

15. A. kitchen　　  　　 B. living room　　  　　 C. bathroom　　  　　　　　　  D. bedroom

16. A. under　　  　　　　　　  B. below　　  　　　　    C. over　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. above

17. A. teacher　　  　　 B. driver　　  　　　　    C. doctor　　  　　　　   D. cook

18. A. pleased　　  　　 B. thankful　　  　　　　 C. successful　　  　　 D. lucky

19. A. helped　　  　　  B. stopped　　  　　　　  C. passed　　  　　　　   D. noticed

20. A. killed　　  　　    B. wounded　　  　　    C. murdered　　  　　　　　　  D. beaten

But the smile   1   . For it was not a friend who had   2   her, but a dense cloud of angry bees.

Lisa held her breath. She made up her mind not to panic. She quickened her pace. But the dark cloud still    3   her.

And suddenly they were swarming（成群地飞）all over her,    4   in her hair, on her thin summer blouse and bare（赤裸的）arms.

Then,    5   to control herself, Lisa threw up her hands to   6   her face and screamed（尖叫）for help. But her screams on the main country road to Odiham, Hampshire, went unheeded（无人留意的） by passers-by as raging bees stung（叮）her again and again. Car after car   7   by, but nobody stopped to    8   .

Then suddenly there was a screech（刹车声）of tires. Lisa   9   a gentle hand on her arm and a man's voice firmly, “Quick, into the car!” It was several minutes   10   she realized that it was a police patrol（巡逻）car.

But the   11   was not over yet. For the bees were still raging. And the police were uncertain what to do.

Learning that Lisa's home was only half a mile away, the driver   12   it with siren（报警器）blaring（喇叭声）. When the patrol car stopped   13   Lisa's home, she was still   14   , “They’re biting me. ”

Only after the girl's mother had rushed her to the   15   and put her fully-clothed   16   a cold shower was the last bee dislodged（移走）.

Then while Lisa stood sobbing, the mother and police officer Richard Panton removed 18 stings. A dozen more were later removed by a family   17   , who also gave Lisa injection(注射).

Lisa said, “I was very    18    that the police came by because nobody else   19   . And the doctor told me I could have been   20   if many more bees had stung me. ”

1. A. missing　　  　　  B. lost　　  　　　　　　    C. froze　　  　　　　　　 D. remained

27. A. touched　　      B. called　　  　　　　　　 C. knew　　  　　　　　　 D. knocked

3. A. covered　　  　　  B. caught　　  　　　　   C. followed　　  　　    D. kept

4. A. lying　　  　　　　  B. placing　　  　　　　   C. standing　　  　　　　 D. settling

5. A. hopeful　　       B. unable　　  　　　　    C. anxious &nbs
mp;        　　 D. difficult

6. A. save　　  　　　　   B. satisfy　　  　　　　   C. prevent　　  　　　　  D. protect

7. A. went　　  　　　　  B. flew　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. sailed　　  　　　　　　 D. walked

8. A. ask　　  　　　　    B. hide　　  　　　　　　   C. help　　  　　　　　　   D. watch

9. A. learned　　　　  B. felt　　  　　　　　　    C. touched　　  　　　　 D. thought

10. A. when　　  　　　　　　  B. until　　  　　　　　　   C. before　　  　　　　   D. after

11. A. danger　　  　　  B. matter　　  　　　　    C. business　　  　　    D. accident

12. A. came up to　　  　　  B. headed for　　  　　  C. went down　　      D. drove off

13. A. towards　　      B. inside　　  　　　　　　 C. nearby　　  　　　　   D. outside

14. A. smiling　　  　　 B. crying　　  　　　　    C. talking　　  　　　　   D. beating

15. A. kitchen　　  　　 B. living room　　  　　 C. bathroom　　  　　　　　　  D. bedroom

16. A. under　　  　　　　　　  B. below　　  　　　　    C. over　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. above

17. A. teacher　　  　　 B. driver　　  　　　　    C. doctor　　  　　　　   D. cook

18. A. pleased　　  　　 B. thankful　　  　　　　 C. successful　　  　　 D. lucky

19. A. helped　　  　　  B. stopped　　  　　　　  C. passed　　  　　　　   D. noticed

20. A. killed　　  　　    B. wounded　　  　　    C. murdered　　  　　　　　　  D. beaten

When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad  36  stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t  37 it, but I could pray from the   38  we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or  39  and go home empty-handed. That corner  40  either mouth-watering excitement or  41  .
On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the  42  sound of his offer. It   43 . “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to  44  today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled（震惊）. I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some  45  for odd jobs（零活）. But  46 it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of  47 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll   48  .”My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to  49 . But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt  50  for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or  51  act disappointed.
I   52 that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the  53  ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We  54 another trip the next week. As we  55  the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

【小题10】

A．extra B． limited C．little D．easy

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14, Woodman Road,

Two Bridges,

West Sussex.

25th February

Cosmo Books Ltd.

Hertford Estate,

Rickmansworth,

Middy,

Ref.GBS/SW/4CJ

Dear Sir,

　　Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare.Your company, Cosmo Books Ltd._____1_____ this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at _____2_____ was claimed to be a “remarkable” _____3_____ fifteen pounds and fifty pence, _____4_____ postage and packing.I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time, and these books in red imitation leather, looked particularly _____5_____ ; so I sent for them. Two weeks later, the books arrived, _____6_____ with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not _____7_____. So I returned the Dickens' books to you, with a _____8_____ for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare Two mom weeks passed.Then there _____9_____ on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six-book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I don't read French, these were of no use to me at all. _____10_____ ,I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and _____11_____ all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further _____12_____ . You did not reply to that letter. _____13_____, you sent me a bill for forty-two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two _____14_____ the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I _____15_____ know what I have The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to _____16_____ in the rain outside

　　I have no _____17_____ for any more books, and even if I read from now on until the Last _____18_____, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.

　　Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters _____19_____ payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, _____20_____ me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.

Yours faithfully,

SIMON ALKER