I had my first chocolate bar at five years old. I’ll never forget the 1 , comforting taste. But the situations were 2 but sweet. It was World War II. I 3 with my family in the Lithuanian town of Taurage 4 the Russian army swept west Nazi Germany. Many people in our village 5 away in terror. In the confusion, I stood with my 12-year-old sister, and my three-year-old brother, near the railway 6 , where a train for Germany waited. 7 families were allowed to board the train. Just before leaving, a woman traveling 8 approached us. “I’ll take care of him,” she told my sister, and 9 me onto the train as it left the station. The whole trip I 10 my mother. We arrived in Hamburg. Now that the woman had 11 Taurage she had no more use for me. I lived on the 12 like thousands of other children in that war-torn city. I survived 13 stealing food. Then the American army arrived. One afternoon as I hid 14 in a mess tent in search of food, a huge hand lifted me up by the collar—an American soldier. I was 15 and I could see it upset him. “It’s okay, kid,” he said. He reached into his jacket and handed me a chocolate bar. I 16 it and took a small bite. I thought I’d gone to heaven. The soldier took me and some other 17 children to an orphanage(孤儿院) run by Red Cross. Four years later I was transferred to an orphanage in America. 18 a family who lived in Pennsylvania adopted me. Later I joined the Army, then attended college after the army and 19 a master’s degree in clinical（临床的） social work. I never did learn the soldier God sent to save my life, but I remember his 20 forever. 1. A. poor　　　　 B. had　　　　　 C. terrible　　　　　 D. delicious 2. A. anything　　 B. something　　 C. nothing　　　　　 D. everything 3. A. worked　　　 　 B. met　　　　　 C. lived　　　　　　 D. talked 4. A. when　　　　 　 B. as if　　　　　 　 C. even if　　　　　 D. after 5. A. fought　　　 B. run　　　　　 C. followed　　　　 D. faced 6. A. school　　　 B. home　　　　 C. church　　　　　 D. station 7. A. Only　　　　 　 B. Already　　　 C. Still　　　　　　 D. Once 8. A. away　　　　 　 B. alone　　　　 C. along　　　　　 　 D. nearby 9. A. pulled　　　 B. saved　　　　 C. beat　　　　　 　 D. stopped 10. A. cared about　 　 B. cried for　 　　　 C. called on　　　　 D. calmed down 11. A. stayed　　　 B. liked　　　　　 　 C. hated　　　　　 　 D. escaped 12. A. streets　　　 　 B. troops　　　　 　 C. buses　　　　　 　 D. trains 13. A. through　　　 B. besides　　　　 　 C. by　　　　　　 D. without 14. A. himself　　　 B. myself　　　　 　 C. themselves　　　 D. herself 15. A. pleased　　　 B. excited　　　　 C. scared　　　　　 D. satisfied 16. A. damaged　　 B. covered　　　　 　 C. unwrapped　　　 D. shut 17. A. homeless　　 B. hopeless　　　 　 C. useless　　　　　 D. careless 18. A. So far　　　 B. After all　　　　 C. Soon after　　　 D. Long before 19. A. controlled　　 　 B. changed　　　　 　 C. improved　　　　 D. earned 20. A. kindness　　 B. shortcoming　　 C. harm　　　　　 　 D. ugliness

 

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the  1  and have made up their minds to  2  the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run   3  through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it  4  to sleep at night, but they are doing damage to our houses and shops of historical  5  , ”said John Norris, one of the protestors.

“If we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, ” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town?  Burlington isn’t much more than a  6  village. Its streets were never  7  for heavy traffic. ”

Harry Fields also studying  8  said they wanted to make as much  9  as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to  10  . “Most of them don’t  11  here anyway, ” he said, “they come for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t  12  . It is high time they realized the problem. ” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.

 I asked if they were  13  that the police might come to stop them.

“Not really, ” she said, “actually we are  14  bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no law against practising. ”

I  15   the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1. A. college       B. village      C. town     D. church

2. A. change        B. repair       C. ring        D. shake

3. A. now and then              B. day and night

C. up and down                  D. over and over

4. A. terrible                      B. difficult

C. uncomfortable                    D. unpleasant

5. A. scene                        B. period

C. interest                         D. sense

6. A. pretty                           B. quite

C. large                            D. modern

7. A. tested            B. meant        C. kept        D. used

8. A. chemistry                 B. geography

C. biology                          D. education

9. A. effort            B. time        C. trouble       D. noise

10. A. stand   B. accept       C. know     D. share

11. A. shop     B. live         C. come     D. study

12. A. notice                       B. mention

C. fear                             D. control

13. A. surprised                    B. afraid

C. pleased                          D. determined

14. A. proper                       B. experienced

C. hopeful                          D. serious

15. A. left         B. found        C. reached      D. passed

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the  1  and have made up their minds to  2  the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run   3  through the narrow High Street. “They not only make it  4  to sleep at night, but they are doing damage to our houses and shops of historical  5  , ”said John Norris, one of the protestors.

“If we must have these noisy trucks on the roads, ” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town?  Burlington isn’t much more than a  6  village. Its streets were never  7  for heavy traffic. ”

Harry Fields also studying  8  said they wanted to make as much  9  as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to  10  . “Most of them don’t  11  here anyway, ” he said, “they come for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don’t  12  . It is high time they realized the problem. ” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t, they soon would be.

 I asked if they were  13  that the police might come to stop them.

“Not really, ” she said, “actually we are  14  bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no law against practising. ”

I  15   the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

1. A. college       B. village      C. town     D. church

2. A. change        B. repair       C. ring        D. shake

3. A. now and then              B. day and night

C. up and down                  D. over and over

4. A. terrible                      B. difficult

C. uncomfortable                    D. unpleasant

5. A. scene                        B. period

C. interest                         D. sense

6. A. pretty                           B. quite

C. large                            D. modern

7. A. tested            B. meant        C. kept        D. used

8. A. chemistry                 B. geography

C. biology                          D. education

9. A. effort            B. time        C. trouble       D. noise

10. A. stand   B. accept       C. know     D. share

11. A. shop     B. live         C. come     D. study

12. A. notice                       B. mention

C. fear                             D. control

13. A. surprised                    B. afraid

C. pleased                          D. determined

14. A. proper                       B. experienced

C. hopeful                          D. serious

15. A. left         B. found        C. reached      D. passed