阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Tina in my class always wore a bright smile. This may not seem that unusual ___36___ that she suffered from a disease causing trouble in speaking and walking. Many times people didn’t ___37___ her. Maybe it was because she looked ___38___. Tina usually broke the ___39___ with people she met with a big “Hi”.

       One day the assignment (作业) was to memorize three stanzas (诗节) of the poem, “Don’t quit.” I made the assignment worth only ten points since I wasn’t ___40___ much from today’s teenagers.

       The day the assignment was due ___41___, and one by one each student ___42___ to recite the poem. “Sorry, Mr. Krause,” was the reply. ___43___, in disappointment and half kidding, I said that the ___44___ person who couldn’t recite the poem perfectly had to do ten pus-ups (俯卧撑). To my ___45___, Tina was next. Tina used the walker (助行架) to ___46___ to the front of the class and began reciting the poem. She recited the end of the first stanza when she made a mistake. ___47___ I could say a word, she ___48___ her walker to the side and started doing push-ups. I was shocked and wanted to say, “Tina, I was just ___49___!” But she struggled up in her walker and ___50__ the poem. She finished the rest of the poem ___51___, one of the few students who did.

       When she finished, a student asked, “Why did you do that? It’s ___52___ worth ten points!” “Because I want to be ___53___ you --- normal,” was her reply. ___54___ fell on the whole room when another student said, “Tina, we’re not ___55___--- we’re teenagers! We get in trouble all the time.”

       Tina got her ten points. She also got the love and respect of her classmates.

36. A. so               B. rather                     C. except                    D. in

37. A. speak to     B. believe in                C. care about               D. quarrel with

38. A. proud         B. careful                    C. shy                        D. different

39. A. rule            B. ice                          C. anger                     D. situation

40. A. wanting      B. thinking                   C. learning                  D. expecting

41. A. gained        B. turned                    C. arrived                            D. balanced

42. A. tried           B. managed                 C. refused                   D. failed

43. A. Suddenly    B. Sadly                     C. Luckily                   D. Finally

44. A. first           B. next                        C. last                         D. sick

45. A. happiness  B. disappointment        C. interest                   D. surprise

46. A. move                B. run                         C. ride                       D. drive

47. A. Before       B. As                       C. After                       D. While

48. A. took           B. threw                     C. handed                   D. drew

49. A. laughing     B. saying                     C. kidding                  D. frightening

50. A. read           B. forgot                    C. continued                D. learned

51. A. terribly       B. partly                      C. perfectly                 D. painfully

52. A. almost        B. never                     C. really                      D. only

53. A. like            B. with                       C. against                    D. for

54. A. Tears                B. Rain                       C. Silence                   D. Laugh

55. A. normal       B. brave                      C. smart                     D. kind

The only highway to go to work that I had to drive on was closed down due to an accident on the bridge．A truck had hit the bridge and made it 　1 for any traffic to go over it．So in order to get to 2 I had to go a number of miles out of my way．

Not being that 　3 with this road and not knowing 　4 all the pot holes in the road were, I topped a hill and right in my path was a big pot hole．I felt and heard the familiar sound of a flat tire．I 5 as far to the right as possible and stopped．I tried several times to change the tire, but 6 ．

There I sat out in the countryside and no way to 　7 with anybody．Just then, I looked in my rear(后面的） view mirror and a 　8 was pulling out of a pasture（牧场） behind me．I was happy but 　9 at the same time．

I was struggling to get the 10 out when this man in the pickup pulled in behind me．He got out to introduce himself and 11 to help me．When he got the spare out we discovered that it is also 　12 ．He told me he would take the tire and have it 　13 and call my husband．

We got the tire fixed 14 he took me back to my car．My husband had been 15　 us anxiously there until we got back．The kind stranger stayed there and helped my husband 　16 the tire．After they finished we 　17 thanked him and offered to pay him for his 18 ．

I will never forget his words, "Your thanks are 　19 enough pay and I just hope if this ever happens to my wife or daughter someone will be so 　20 as to help them．"

1．A．busy　　　　　 B．narrow 　C．unsafe　　　 　　　　　　　 D．fearful

2．A．school　　　　 B．city C．work　　　 　　　　　　　 D．shop

3．A．satisfied　　　 B．clear C．known　　　 　　　　　　 D．familiar

4．A．what　　　　　 B．where C．when　　　 　　　　　　　 D．which

5．A．pulled　　　　 B．rode C．placed　　　 　　　　　　　 D．made

6．A．failed　　　　　 B．passed 　C．managed　　 　　　　　　　 D．dropped

7．A, catch up　　　 B．get in touch C．have to do　 　　　　　　　 D．put up

8．A．truck　　　　　 B．pickup 　C．car　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．bike

9．A．scared　　　　　 B．excited C．doubted　　 　　　　　　　 D．satisfied

10．A．car　　　　　　 B．wheel C．spare　　　 　　　　　　　 D．trunk

11．A．refused　　　　 B．offered 　C．pretended　 　　　　　　　 D．promised

12．A, broken　　　　 B．flat C．empty　　　 　　　　　　　 D．old

13．A．sold　　　　　　 B．painted 　C．packed　　　 　　　　　　 D．fixed

14．A．but　　　　　 B．so C．and　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．or

15．A．waiting　　　　 B．watching C．expecting　 　　　　　　　 D．searching

16．A．break　　　　　 B．change C．clean　　　 　　　　　　　 D．repair

17．A．both　　　　　 B．all C．neither　　　 　　　　　　　 D．either

18．A．behavior　　　 B．kindness 　C．bravery　　 　　　　　　　　 D．patience

19．A．more than　　　 B．less than 　C．rather than　 　　　　　　　 D．better than

20．A．polite　　　　　 B．active C．nice　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．wise

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 2 to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be 3 , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to 5 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minuses, and then he 8 to tell me all about his friend.

　　His friend's main 9 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player, and he 10 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 12 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He 13 that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he 14 , but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 15 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 16 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 17 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 18 the house next to my brother's house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

　　“Would your friend's name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 19 and said, “Yes. Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

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