Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     1   of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     2    for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As they grew up together, they had their share of     3   and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    4    own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.
A     5    misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     6    . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    7    independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     8  .”
　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     9    future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister's arms are my arms;     10     Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     11    determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always     12    you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

I had worked that day, as a nurse. Now I faced the dirty supper dishes. I wanted to  1  why Jimmy hadn’t phoned as usual to say “Good night” to Bob and Tom. “Maybe Daddy's    2  working on an accident,” I said to Bob. “Go to    3   now. You'll see him in the morning.” Soon there was a knock at the door. “There   4   be something wrong with your phone,” my neighbor told me. “The City Police Station wants you to   5 .”
I went into the living room and dialed. Then I  6   the words every police wife fears (害怕): “Your husband has been hurt.” When I reached the hospital, my heart sank (下沉). The entrance was jammed with TV-news trucks. In the   7  I saw Jimmy’s best friend, Smith. “Just tell me -is he alive ?” I asked.
Smith  8  and didn’t answer. Then I found my younger sister, Mandy. “He’s  9 .” she told me, and we began to cry together.
Later, Smith told me   10   had happened.
In the morning, when my little Bob asked, “Where’s Daddy?” I    11    him into my arms and tried to explain. “A bad man   12   Daddy last night.” I said. “Daddy can’t come home any more. He’s in heaven(天堂) now.”
My son looked at me, his blue eyes    13  the picture of trust(相信). “Do they have    14   in heaven ?” he asked. “Can I call him ?”
“No, Bob, Daddy still loves you, but Daddy can’t   15 ”.

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was ? and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.

Suddenly I ran to my mother and said, “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very ? and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, “Don’t worry, I’m just ? .” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it ? , I’ll hit you.”

One day I went swimming with my ? in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I went swimming ? , and I called out, “Help!” All my friends came to help me, only to find that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I was so that I swam in deep water. I tried my test to call my friends for help, but this time ? came to help me.

they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best ? in my life. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone.

1.A. writing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sleeping????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. cooking????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. running

2.A. angry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. worried????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. sorry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. excited

3.A. smiling????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. saying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. playing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. joking

4.A. now????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. then????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. again????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. once

5.A. friends????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. classmates????????????? ????????????? ??? C. brothers????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. parents

6.A. fast????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. slowly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? C. well????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. alone

7.A. careful????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. carefully????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. fast????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. slow

8.A. somebody?? ????????????? ????????????? B. nobody??????? ????????????? C. everybody??? ????????????? ?? D. anybody

9.A. In the end????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. At first????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Since then????????????? ????????????? ?? D. At that time

10.A. time????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sport????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. lesson????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. day

As a single parent of four children, money was always tight .It was Christmas time, and although  there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party . But the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas (36).
They planned weeks ahead of time , asking (37) what they wanted for Christmas. luckily, I have saved $120 for (38) to share by all five of us .
The big (39) arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and (40) them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop. Then we would (41) back at the “Santa’s Workshop.”
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits (42) my younger daughter, Tina, who was unusual (43). She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies—fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything (44) we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door，(45) to be angry again. This is what he told me:
“ I was looking (46) thinking of what to buy , and I (47) to read the title cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old. And all she (48) for Christmas was a doll .So I took the card off the tree and (49) the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so (50) as I did that day.