I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days，like　36　and straightforward. And it’s still what  37 a man a good citizen. This is my code(准则)，and I try to live by.

I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years，  38　 there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be  39 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.

Because taxi drivers are tough，people get the  40 impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as  41 fellows.  Almost every week you read in the papers where a taxi driver  42  money or jewels or like that people leave in their  43 . If they weren't honest，you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time，I found an emerald（翡翠的）ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day，so I went back to where I had  44  her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her  45 to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.”  46 ，I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she   47 .

I was born and brought up in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I  48 several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍)，I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy  49 ，but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit  50  for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi，I have never had___51__ with the public，not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while，I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.

People ask me about tips. As far as I know，  52 everyone will give you something，because most Americans are  53 generous. I always try to be nice to everyone，whether they  54 or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time，and the  55 I try，the easier it gets.

1.	A．honored B．selfishness C．upright D．faithful

 

2.	A．takes B．becomes C．makes D．haves

 

3.	A．distinguishing B．recognizing C．thinking D．knowing

 

4.	A．generous B．tough C．devoted D．educated

 

5.	A．cruel B．proper C．bad D．wrong

 

6.	A．rude B．honest C．good D．tough

 

7.	A．turns up B．turns down C．turns out D．turns in

 

8.	A．houses B．cars C．pockets D．rooms

 

9.	A．saw B．dropped C．set D．pushed

 

10.	A．ring B．suitcase C．car D．emerald

 

11.	A．So B．Still C．However D．Though

 

12.	A．was B．did C．has D．is

 

13.	A．made B．shared C．held D．took

 

14.	A．at one time B．sometime C．in no time D．at times

 

15.	A．set up B．set off C．set down D．set aside

 

16.	A．trouble B．suffering C．word D．violence

 

17.	A．especially B．specially C．particularly D．practically

 

18.	A．frequently B．rarely C．absolutely D．fairly

 

19.	A．tip B．request C．command D．swap

 

20.	A．longer B．harder C．better D．shorter

 

Are you   1  for a place in the southwest of China? If your answer is “yes”, why not pay a trip to Shangri-la, which is   2  mysteries and beauty.

The world “Shangri-la” first appeared in the 1993 novel Lost Horizon   3  the British writer James Hilton. He described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers   4  together and snow-capped mountains reached to the sky, with fields of long grass covering the earth. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay   5  forever.

Three mountains are covered with snow and tower   6  the land. These snowy mountain tops form   7  beautiful picture that we can’t wait to fly there.

Lakes,   8  by vast grasslands, look like diamonds. Sheep, cows, horses and animals feed   9  on the green grass and the forests around are   10  to lots of birds and animals. In this heavenly world, people live in perfect harmony with nature.

1.                A．tired           B．thirsty          C．hungry   D．angry

 

2.                A．full of          B．lack of          C．short of   D．fill with

 

3.                A．with           B．by             C．for  D．to

 

4.                A．put            B．got            C．joined    D．formed

 

5.                A．calm           B．still            C．young    D．the same

 

6.                A．over           B．above          C．on   D．beyond

 

7.                A．so a           B．such a          C．such D．so

 

8.                A．covered        B．surrounded      C．separated D．divided

 

9.                A．simply          B．deeply         C．mostly    D．finally

 

10.               A．family          B．room          C．space D．home

 

 

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Far from a Family Christmas

My Air Force room in Florida was   36   and quiet—I was alone．My five roommates were gone for the holidays; I had chosen to    37   behind in the camp．Being young and far from my home, I felt   38   ．My room was comfortable enough,   39   I hadn’t realized until then what made it so—the   40   of others walking, joking or just lying on their beds．

    I was not able to sleep．I was    41   of being on my own—in fact, preferred it at times—but tonight was   42   ．Tossing and turning in the darkened room gave no   43   ．The last sign of daylight had disappeared,   44   my inner depression．  45   , the glow of Christmas lights on the tall pines would only   46   me of my great misery.

    Suddenly, I heard weak sound of men   47   to sing．Yes, the voices grew louder and came my way．I  48   still, enjoying the sound.

    In the corridor(通道，走廊)   49   my room, voices came near enough for me to hear Christmas carols（颂歌） being   50   ．Suddenly, there, four airmen, identities unknown, were slightly unsteadied by holiday   51   ．The first held a Coke bottle with a lit candle   52   its top．The others formed a dancing line behind him.

  53   I was in the room, with joyful faces in the flickering(摇曳的) light, they sang me several carols, wished me a   54   and left as fast as they had arrived.

I slept soundly soon after, burying my face in my pillow,   55   that someone had cared.

A．clear   B．empty    C．amusing          D．interesting   

A．remain  B．leave    C．help D．work

A．disappointed       B．friendly  C．lonely   D．lost

A．also    B．still    C．however  D．but

A．impatience       B．presence    C．interest      D．delight

A．capable B．able C．skilled  D．experienced

A．poor    B．good C．different    D．standard

A．fun          B．comfort     C．effort       D．progress

A．appealing to    B．sticking to    C．leading to     D．adding to

A．Therefore     B．Otherwise     C．Besides  D．Yet

A．remind B．recall   C．remember D．think

A．managing   B．attempting   C．happening    D．deciding

A．noticed    B．slept    C．lied D．lay

A．opposite   B．beyond   C．out  D．within

A．announced     B．accepted  C．played   D．offered

A．noise  B．confidence   C．cheer    D．optimism

A．stuck in   B．attached to  C．tied to      D．involved in

A．Watching   B．Seeing   C．Guessing D．Admitting

A．good luck  B．happy New Year   C．merry Christmas  D．happy birthday

A．grateful   B．satisfied    C．pleased  D．surprised

—How is your father?

—He’s fine. He’s______ to play tennis every Sunday.

A. enough active still 

B. enough still active  

C. still active enough                                 

D. still enough active

A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he bad 26 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 27 his father could well 28 it, he told him that was all he wanted.  

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 29 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 30 but slightly disappointed, the young man 31 the box and found a lovely book. 32, he raised his voice at his father and said. “33 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 34 the book in the study 

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 35 one day he saw in the strict an old man who looked like his father. He 36  he had to go back home and see his father.  

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to  37  the hospital. he saw on the desk the  38  new book ,just as he had left it one  39  ago. he opened it and began to 40  the pages. suddenly, a car key 41  from an envelope taped behind the book ,it bad a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 42 dealer who had the sports car he bad 43 on the tag was the 44 of his graduation. and the 45  PAID IN FULL 

1.	A．expected. B．enjoyed. C．admired. D．owned

 

2.	A．finding B．proving C．deciding D．knowing

 

3.	A．afford. B．offer C．keep D．like

 

4.	A．encouraged. B．comfortable C．proud. D．moved

 

5.	A．Nervous B．Serious C．Careful D．Curious

 

6.	A．packed. B．opened. C．picked up D．put aside

 

7.	A．Angrily B．Eagerly C．Calmly D．Anxiously

 

8.	A．At B．From C．With D．To

 

9.	A．toasting B．putting C．forgetting D．leaving

 

10.	A．until B．as C．before D．unless

 

11.	A．learned . B．realized. C．recognized. D．admitted

 

12.	A．get to B．search for C．turn to D．leave for

 

13.	A．much B．still C．hardly D．quite

 

14.	A．year B．month C．week D．day

 

15.	A．clean B．read. C．turn D．count

 

16.	A．lost B．came C．appeared. D．dropped

 

17.	A．old. B．same C．special D．new

 

18.	A．remembered. B．desired. C．found. D．met

 

19.	A．picture B．place C．date D．met

 

20.	A．word. B．information C．date D．card