The room was full of smoke when I came in that evening.

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　　A. was filling　　    B. was filled

　　C. was filling with   D. was filled with

Mary’s dime（一毛钱）

It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel   1  when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.

　　 What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly  2  the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light   3  her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.

　　  How much I  4  that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so   5  — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.

　　  I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the  6  in her old dirty dress, looking at the   7  that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt   8  and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so   9  to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would  10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”

　　 Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today,   11  this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your  12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”

　　 I could not run away from that little girl’s sad,  13  look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How  14  the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime,  15  I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.

1.                A．disturbed       B．unhappy        C．satisfied  D．interested

2.                A．saw            B．remembered    C．forgot    D．described

3.                A．filling          B．protecting       C．attracting D．touching

4.                A．hated          B．loved          C．missed   D．noticed

5.                A．valuable        B．meaningful      C．expensive D．cheap

6.                A．market         B．library          C．store D．bookshop

7.                A．dresses         B．magazines       C．books    D．candies

8.                A．surprised       B．excited         C．pleased   D．worried

9.                A．happily         B．kindly          C．angrily   D．sadly

10.               A．taste           B．sound          C．feel  D．smell

11.               A．since          B．so             C．and  D．but

12.               A．apple          B．hamburger      C．dime D．candy

13.               A．proud          B．angry          C．calm  D．hungry

14.               A．grateful        B．unlucky        C．lonely D．friendly

15.               A．unless         B．if              C．though    D．because

Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.
　　Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

　　1. A. towards　　　　 B. down　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. up
　　2. A. filling　　　　　　 B. pulling　　　　　　 C. pushing　　　　　 D. carrying
　　3. A. arrived　　　　　 B. appeared　　　 C. came　　　　　　　 D. reached
　　4. A. ask　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　 D. call
　　5. A. carefully　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　 C. silently　 　　　　 D. horribly
　　6. A. that　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　 D. whether
　　7. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　　　　 D. so
　　8. A. lucky　　　　　　 B. hoping　　　　　　C. thinking　　　　　 D. wondering
　　9. A. had been　　　 B. hidden　　　　　 C. hiding　　　　　　　 D. have been
　　10. A. nothing　　　 B. something　　　 C. everything　　　　 D. anything
　　11. A. taking　　　　 B. smuggling　　　 C. stealing　　　　　 D. pushing
　　12. A. possible　　　 B. strong　　　　　 C. able　　　　　　　　 D. clever
　　13. A. through　　　　B. thoroughly　　 C. upon　　　　　　　 D. up
　　14. A. like　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　C. then　　　　　　　　 D. as
　　15. A. told　　　　　　 B. cried　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　 D. said
　　16. A. cross　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. across　　　　　　 D. into
　　17. A. thing　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　C. job　　　　　　　　 D. duty
　　18. A. rest　　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. retire　　　　　　　 D. retreat
　　19. A. everyone　　 B. anyone　　　　　 C. no one　　　　　　 D. someone
　　20. A. moment　　　 B. long time　　　 C. sometime　　　　　D. some time

When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good 　35 to help us pull through.

　 I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to 36 a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting story, I decided that I had to make a jump myself 　37 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any sport, let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.

　 My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a 　38 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s 　39 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from an airplane. For this, I had to wait until the following morning.

　 The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. There, a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was asked to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon 　40 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 　41 from my parachute to a steel（钢制品）ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 42 after I jumped.

　 “Get ready, Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to cry, “NO, no, no!” But no word came.

　 “Jump!” Harry called loudly. “Jump!”

Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked! All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick 　43 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best

44 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was fun.

35. A. way 　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　 　　　　　　　　　 D. value

36. A. tell　　　 　　　　 B. write　　　　 　　　 C. read　 　　　　　　　　 D. copy

37. A. secretly　　 　　 B. instead　　 　　　　　　 C. finally　 　　　　　　　 D. first

38. A. try　　 　　　　　 B. hand　　　　 　　　　 C. gift　　　 　　　　　 D. suggestion

39. A. jumping　　 　　 B. journey　 　　　　　　 C. training 　 　　　　　　 D. entertainment

40. A. slowing　 　　　　 B. climbing　 　　　　　 C. landing　 　　　　　　　 D. filling

41. A. bag　　　 　　　 B. steel　　　 　　　　　 C. line　　 　　　　　　　 D. seat

42. A. light　　 　　　　　 B. broken　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. fixed　　　 　　　　　 D. open

43. A. comfort　 　　　　 B. wind　　　 　　　　 C. pull　　　 　　　　　 D. push

44. A. failure　 　　　　 B. experience 　　　　　　 C. competition 　　　　　 D. danger