“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can 41] my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling 42:

The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and his mother is 43] in bed. So his father, who is a father, is the main 44] of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not 45] the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll 46] in the workplace.

The story reminds me of another 47: It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was 48] to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always 49] his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be 50] if he taught them how to fish. So he 51] his neighbors tighter and showed how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could 52] the fish they themselves caught.

At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only 53] to them. 54], we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and they will learn the ability to 55] money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what learn can help them on the way to find jobs.

41:A. solve 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. change 　　　　　　　　　 C. study　　　　　　　 　　 D. find

42:A. surprised B. excited C. relaxed D. interested

43:A. ill 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excited 　　　　　　　　　 C. silent 　　　　　　　　　　 D. dangerous

44:A. problem 　　　　　　　　　 B. example 　　　　　　　　 C. relatives 　　　　　　　　 D. support

45:A. pass 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. copy 　　　　　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mind

46:A. repeat 　　　　　　　 B. forget　　　　　　　　　　　 C. need 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. test

47:A. story 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. learner 　　　　　　　　　 C. family 　　　　　　　　　 D. program

48:A. afraid 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lucky 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sorry 　　　　　　　　　　 D. able

49:A. shared 　　　　　　　 B. cooked 　　　　　　　　　 C. exchanged 　　　　　　　　　　 D. weighed

50:A. easy 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. great 　　　　　　　　　　 C. useless 　　　　　　　　　 D. crazy

51:A. drove 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stopped 　　　　　　　　 C. called 　　　　　　　　　　 D. searched

52:A. feed 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. save 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. touch 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.eat

53:A. time 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fish 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. food 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clothing

54:A. Next 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Instead 　　　　　　　　　 C. Luckily 　　　　　　　　　 D. Especially

55:A. pay 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. give 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. use 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place. 46 ? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people 47 sealed (密封的) letters.

The 48 for the first decorated (装饰的) postcard came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card 49 a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them 50 . By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was 51 for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back (背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their 52 on the back left side. And they put the address 53 . During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more 54 picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.

Today, postcards are the 55 most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Year's Day.

46. A. How　　 B. When　　　 C. Why　　　 D. Where

47. A. liked　　　 B. hated　　　 C. found　　　 D. lost

48. A. advice　　 B. picture　　　 C. idea　　　 D. card

49. A. above　　 B. with　　　　 C. under　　 D. for

50. A. happened　 B. changed　　　 C. ended 　　D. appeared

51. A. even　　　 B. only　　　　 C. still　　　 D. ever

52. A. note　　　 B. word　　　　 C. address　　 D. letter

53. A. on the front B. on the back　 C. on the left　 D. on the right

54. A. surprised at B. interested in　 C. expected by D. worried about

55. A. first　　　 B. second　　　 C. third　　　 D. fourth

A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some 　41 . Most of his shows had educational 　42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents 　43　 his shows, for the fun as well as the 44 .

　 My mother 45 me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing 　46 a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never 　47 the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his　 48 things were stolen. He was angry and 　49 . From that experience, he 　50 how worried and angry others would be when their things were 　51 . From then on he decided to 　52　 stealing.

　 The show was 　53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't 　 54 us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from 　55 others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

41. A. money　　　　 　　　　　　 B. chances　　　　　 　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. shows

42. A. challenges　　　　 B. mistakes　　　　 C. experiences　　　 　　　 D. messages

43. A. missed　　　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　　 C. learned　　　　　 D. remembered

44. A. education　　　　　 B. supper　　　　　 C. friends　　　　　 　　　 D. players

45. A. took　　　　　　　 B. helped　　　　 　 C. wished　　　　　 D. allowed

46. A. why　　　　　　　 　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. what

47. A. gave up　　　　　 B. wrote down　　　 C. cared about　　　 　　　 D. laughed at

48. A. cheap　　　　　　 B. colorful　　　　 　 C. own　　　 　　　 D. lucky

49. A. relaxed　　　　　　 B. upset　　　　　 C. dishonest　　　　 D. energetic

50. A. forgot　　　　　　 B. learned　　　　 　 C. disagreed　　　　 D. visited

51. A. lost　　　　　　　 B. helpful　　　　　 C. wrong　　　　　 D. broken

52. A. start　　　　　　　 　　　 B. finish　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　 　 D. keep

53. A. uninteresting　　　 B. new　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　 D. great

54. A. make up　　　　　 B. borrow from　　　 　　　 C. depend on　　　　 D. belong to

55. A. teaching　　　　　 B. hurting　　　　　 C. beating　　　　　 D. refusing

Food is very important. Everyone needs to 46 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is　 47　 . We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are 　　48　 in everything around them. They learn 49 while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older. they begin to 50 storybooks, science books, or anything they like.

When they find something new, they have to ask questions and 51 to find out the answers. What’s the best 　 52　 to get knowledge? If we learn 53 ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are 　　54　 getting answers from others and don’t ask why, we will never learn more and understand　 55　　 .

46. A. sleep　 B. drink　 C. cat

47. A. sport B. knowledge C. meat

48. A. interested B. interesting　 C. good

49. A. something B. nothing　 C. anything

50. A. write　　 B. learn　　　 C. read

51. A. try　 B. think　 C. wait

52. A. place　 B. way　 C. road

53. A. with B. to　 C. by

54. A. seldom B. always　 C. sometimes

55. A. much　 B. well C. better

　　 When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a 　41 .

　　 It was the early autumn of my 　42 year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 　43 , no one knew who I was. I was very 　44 , and afraid to make friends with anyone.

　　 Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart 　45 . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to 　 46 me.

　　 Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily 　47 . At that moment, a boy 　48 the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and, 　49 a word, smiled.

Suddenly, I 　50 the touch of something bright and friendly. 　51 made me feel happy and warm.

That smile 　52 my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became 　53 to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t 　54 smiling at me!

It doesn’t 　55 because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

41. A. book　　　　 B. help　　　　 C. smile　　　　 D. surprise

42. A. first　 　　　B. second　　　 C. third　　　　 D. last

43. A. For example　 B. In other words C. In the end　 D. As a result

44. A. happy　　　 B. sleepy　　　 C. lonely　　　 D. friendly

45. A. beat　　　　 B. break　　　　 C. strike　　　　 D. shake

　46. A. think about　 B. worry about　 C. talk about　　 D. care about

47. A. as usual　　 B. in fact　　　 C. as well　　　　 D. once again

48. A. entered　　　 B. left　　　　 C. watched　　　 D. locked

49. A. in　　　　　 B. with　　　　 C. besides　　　 D. without

50. A. found　　　 B. saw　　　　　 C. felt　　　　　 D. knew

51. A. It　　　　 B. Nothing　　　 C. They　　　　 D. He

52. A. helped　　 B. changed　　　 C. lived　　　　 D. spent

53. A. closer　　　 B. quicker　　 　 C. easier　　　　 D. nicer

54. A. remember　 B. forget　　　　 C. mind　　　　　 D. stop

55. A. remain　　 B. affect　　　　 C. appear　　　　 D. matter