I stood there listening to dad’s severe words. He gathered us into our yard and had the look on his face that told us one of us did something   21  .

We stared down at the floor containing the art of a child’s   22   in chalk. I suppose that was a no-no for us, though I can’t say I quite   23   the result when I was committing the crime. All the others denied (否认). I stood there,   24   inside. The only words that came from my mouth were, “ Not me, dad. ” I couldn’t find the   25   to tell the truth. Lying was not   26   for me. But the look on dad's face scared me.

Without saying a word, dad   27   for only a few minutes and came back with paper and a pencil. He was so   28   to find the truth! “ I want each of you to write   29   what you see on the floor. ” I was not a   30   kid, though and when my turn came, I wrote the words   31  . So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still   32   tell the truth.

“ I will give you one more chance to confess (承认) ”, he said. Not   33  , no one spoke up.

Should I say something? I guess he’ll be   34  ! So again, I held my   35  . “ Well, if someone came forward, there would be   36   punishment.” he added. Oh, no! I’ve lost my last chance!

He took us into the house. “  37   none of you confessed, then you all get a spanking (打屁股).” 

“ I did it, ” someone said. I looked around to see my sister come   38  . My sister was going to get spanked. And I let it   39  .

I didn’t tell the truth until years later. When I think back to that day, I know I learned the   40 

of family, of a sister who would do anything for me. And I would do the same for her now.

21. A. special           B. funny            C. wrong           D. useless

22. A. handwriting            B. map              C. calculation        D. drawing

23. A. understood      B. remembered      C. accepted          D. expected

24. A. cheering        B. imagining        C. trembling         D. wondering

25. A. courage               B. time              C. way             D. chance

26. A. unusual        B. unfit               C. normal                  D. difficult

27. A. walked            B. disappeared       C. hid                     D. escaped

28. A. afraid            B. determined      C. surprised         D. proud

29. A. similarly       B. carefully        C. particularly       D. exactly

30. A. smart            B. stupid            C. naughty                 D. lovely

31. A. differently             B. strangely          C. quickly            D. quietly

32. A. would not       B. might not              C. could not                D. need not

33. A. excitingly       B. disappointingly          C. interestingly        D. surprisingly

34. A. mad            B. curious         C. delighted                D. amused

35. A. breath         B. face             C. hand            D. tongue

36. A. heavy         B. much            C. new                D. no

37. A. Since           B. Although         C. Unless           D. While

38. A. out             B. forward           C. in                      D. round

39. A. remain          B. exist             C. happen            D. do

40. A. knowledge     B. use               C. sense              D. value

For hours I had been traveling up the Nile Valley，from Luxor to Cairo，on a train jammed with Egypt's working poor.

At 1：00 a．m.I__16__Cairo and took a taxi to Tahrir Square.I was__17__and，having been to Cairo before，knew that while most of the city was__18__at this hour，a couple of fast­food restaurants would be open there.

The taxi dropped me__19__across the street from Hardee's.A moment later，just as I was about to__20__the restaurant door，two street children ran towards me with full__21__for food.

Being a veteran(经验丰富的) traveler__22__having once lived in Egypt for a year，I was no stranger to children__23__or people asking me for help.But seldom had I been so__24__by the sincerity of the request.

I turned back to the__25__and asked them to wait while I went inside to buy them food.At the counter I__26__two hamburgers for the boys.

When their food was ready，I walked back__27__and invited them in to eat with me.“No！” they cried__28__．“We do not belong in such a nice place！”

__29__to persuade them otherwise，I brought the__30__out，and as they took the burgers，they showered me with 30 seconds of nonstop__31__，praying that Allah would always bless me.

And this is__32__，five years later，I still ask for God's blessings for those two Egyptian boys.I__33__as sincerely as they had for me，__34__that while they had nothing material to give，they had given me something__35__： an awareness of my spiritual poverty and a desire for a softer heart.

16．A.reached  B．saw  C．visited  D．noticed

17．A.thirsty  B．angry  C．hungry  D．frightened

18．A.let down  B．closed down  C．got down  D．put down

19．A.away  B．back  C．out  D．off

20．A.shut  B．lock  C．cover  D．open

21．A.smiles  B．hardships  C．cries  D．honors

22．A.apart from  B．as well as  C．in favour of  D．in return for

23．A.beating  B．struggling  C．begging  D．trembling

24．A.surprised  B．regretted  C．appointed  D．moved

25．A.boys  B．drivers  C．waiters  D．workers

26．A.ordered  B．demanded  C．requested  D．deserved

27．A.inside  B．outside  C．forward  D．backward

28．A.happily  B．cheerfully  C．astonishingly  D．sadly

29．A.Unable  B．Impossible  C．Ready  D．Willing

30．A.book  B．food  C．cook  D．look

31．A.blessings  B．belongings C．campaigns  D．challenges

32．A.how  B．why  C．where  D．when

33．A.tell  B．speak  C．pray  D．bow

34．A.forgetting  B．following C．regretting  D．remembering

35．A.greater  B．fewer  C．less  D．lower

In order to experience everlasting love in life, you ought to first figure out what is missing in your life and then fill in the   1  . People fall in and out of love because they  2   their lovers to be everything to them and do everything for them. They then become dissatisfied when the partner fails to   3   all their requirements. If you have a dream of 4   everlasting love, you’d better create your own life   5   by hobbies, interests and helpful passions. This makes you a    6   lover when you enjoy a completes, interesting life on your own. Create a world of your own. On your to-do-list adds forgiveness. It is always  7   to forgive while you can, for disappointment and sadness is apart of life.

Some people find it hard to forgive their partners,    8   if they happened to catch them cheating on them. Seek   9   help from a marriage and relationship adviser. This is an important move towards   10   for everlasting love. Most buried hatred and anger are the cause to failed marriages and   11   relationships. To find a smooth sail in your love life, you have to learn to forgive. Accept changes when they arrive instead of   12    the reality. In life, change is certain to happen. You should 13   the happenings in life and move through them  14  . No matter how settled you might be, it is good to know that things can change in an instant.

Always accept the unexpected．Always find Happiness in what you have and be  15    to own what you have. It is a great   16   to everlasting love. Despite the greatest fear and uncertainties of the unknown, when the unavoidable things happen you will 17  on the good old time and wish that you had been more grateful when things were more colorful. To   18  your love life, you should give thanks every moment and learn to appreciate all the small problems  19   we experience, because, unknown to us, they can get  20   and sometimes they probably will.

1. A．gaps                   B．losses                     C．shames                  D．minds

2. A．hope                   B．think                       C．rank                       D．expect

3. A．make                  B．meet                       C．balance                   D．realize

4. A．achieving             B．proving                   C．respecting               D．taking

5. A．perfected             B．raised                     C．chosen                   D．included

6. A．lonely                  B．holy                        C．final                       D．full

7. A．vain                   B．formal                    C．healthy                   D．tough

8. A．specially              B．particularly              C．especially                D．surely

9. A．standard              B．normal                    C．ordinary                  D．professional

10. A．appeal               B．search                    C．plan                        D．arrangement

11. A．improved           B．faded                      C．broken                    D．separated

12. A．turning              B．escaping                 C．leaving                    D．facing

13. A．appreciate          B．refuse                    C．avoid                      D．absorb     

14. A．strongly            B．simply                    C．slowly                    D．willingly

15. A．lucky                B．grateful                   C．skillful                    D．sincere

16. A．result                B．symbol                   C．secret                     D．explanation

17. A．look up              B．look down               C．look forward           D．look back

18. A．control             B．recognize               C．enjoy                     D．adjust

19. A．which               B．that                        C．what                      D．when

20. A．better                B．worse                     C．more                      D．fewer