10－year－old John ran bare foot out of the door on a windy, cold day in February and he __1__ straight for the 125－foot electric tower behind their home. The tower carried 230,000 volts through its silver wires but John wasn't __2__ of the danger. He had suffered from a mental illness, a condition that separates him from reality，__3__ him to live within his own __4__. That day his thoughts were set on climbing to the top of that tower, touching the sky and feeling what it was like to __5__.

His seventeen－year－old brother, James, who had always been close by, watching him and making sure that no __6__ came to him，__7__ to realize that he was missing this time.

John had already __8__ the handrails(栏杆) and was making his __9__ to the sky by the time James __10__ him. James understood the __11__ of the electrical tower but he chose to follow his younger brother up each gray rail, trying not to look __12__，all the way to the top. James finally __13__ his brother and held him tightly with his right hand. With his left hand, he held on to a metal bar to help stabilize(固定) them __14__.

The minutes lengthened into hours __15__ they balanced on a three－inch rail. James sang songs to __16__ his own beating heart and to draw his brother's attention away from the rescue action taking place __17__.

Hundreds of people gathered at the base of the tower and they looked like ants to James. Helicopters(直升飞机) began to circle overhead and emergency trucks rushed to the __18__.When secured with a safety line, the brothers and their rescuers were carefully lowered to the ground, the crowd below burst out __19__. They witnessed the __20__ of a 17－year－old boy named James.

1. A. looked  B. headed  C. cared  D. sent

2. A. aware         B. proud         C. sure           D. afraid

3. A. teaching      B. allowing      C. coaching       D. forcing

4. A. words         B. opinions      C. thoughts       D. ideas

5. A. run           B. fly           C. rush           D. walk

6. A. harm          B. wound         C. fear           D. damage

7. A. refused       B. headed        C. pretended      D. failed

8. A. removed            B. cleared      

C. overcome           D. occupied

9. A. way           B. trip          C. tour           D. journey

10. A. caught       B. saved         C. found          D. recognized

11. A. usage        B. danger        C. effect         D. height

12. A. left         B. right         C. up             D. down

13. A. reached      B. touched       C. fetched        D. found

14. A. either       B. both          C. all            D. each

15. A. before       B. till          C. where          D. as

16. A. stop         B. rest          C. calm           D. resist

17. A. below        B. nearby        C. ahead          D. around

18. A. land         B. space         C. center         D. scene

19. A. cries        B. cheers        C. laughter       D. shouts

20. A. carefulness       B. friendliness 

C. braveness        D. unselfishness

10-year–old John ran barefoot out of the door on a windy, cold day in February and he   1   straight for the 125-foot electric tower behind their home. The tower carried 230,000 volts through its silver wires but John wasn′t    2   of the danger. He had suffered from a mental illness, a condition that separates him from reality,   3  him to live within his own   4   . That day his thoughts were set on climbing to the top of that tower, touching the sky and feeling what it was like to   5   .

       His seventeen-year-old brother, James, who had always been close by, watching him and making sure that no   6   came to him,   7  to realize that he was missing this time.

       John had already   8   the handrails（栏杆）and was making his   9   to the sky by the time James   10   him. James understood the    11   of the electrical tower but he chose to follow his younger brother up each gray rail, trying not to look   12   , all the way to the top. James finally   13   his brother and held him tightly with his right hand. With his left hand, he held on to a metal bar to help stabilize（固定）them   14   .

       The minutes lengthened into hours   15   they balanced on a three-inch rail. James sang songs to   16   his own beating heart and to draw his brother′s attention away from the rescue action taking place   17  .

       Hundreds of people gathered at the base of the tower and they looked like ants to James. Helicopters（直升飞机）began to circle overhead and emergency trucks rushed to the   18   . When secured with a safety line, the brothers and their rescuers were carefully lowered to the ground, the crowd below burst out  19   . They witnessed the   20  of a 17-year-old boy named James.

1．A．looked                  B．headed                C．cared                  D．sent

3．A．teaching                B．allowing              C．coaching             D．forcing

4．A．words                   B．opinions              C．thoughts              D．ideas

5．A．run                       B．fly                      C．rush                    D．walk

6．A．harm                    B．wound                C．fear                    D．damage

7．A．refused                 B．happened             C．pretended            D．failed

8．A．removed               B．cleared                C．overcome            D．occupied

9．A．way                      B．trip                     C．tour                    D．journey

10．A．caught                B．saved                  C．found                  D．recognized

11．A．usage                  B．danger                 C．effect                  D．height

12．A．left                     B．right                    C．up                      D．down

13．A．reached               B．touched               C．fetched               D．found

14．A．either                  B．both                    C．all                       D．each

15．A．before                 B．till                       C．where                 D．as

16．A．stop                    B．rest                     C．calm                   D．resist

17．A．below                 B．nearby                 C．ahead                  D．around

18．A．land                    B．space                  C．center                 D．scene

19．A．cries                   B．cheers                 C．laughter               D．shouts

20．A．carefulness          B．friendliness          C．braveness            D．unselfishness

At 10 o’clock last Saturday night I came out from the  1.       

cinema.It was very much cold and the road was covered with snow. 2.      

SuddenlyI saw a woman fall down her bike. She couldn’t 3.     

get up. I ran to her at once and try to help her to sit up.   4.      

She said that her right leg was broken. I was worried about   5.       

when a young policeman came over. He called a taxi. I took  6.    

him to a hospital and telephoned her family about the matter.  7.       

As I saw the woman was good looked after, I said goodbye   8.     

to her.I felt happy I could help the woman but I also hope   9.      

she will be soon getting well on.                       10.        

My 8­year­old son，Kevin，has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been 36    with them after school. My wife，and I are 37    he has other kids to be with and we have __38__ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn __39__，so we have asked him to tell us __40__ he's going and to come home at a specified time.
The __41__ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion，I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6：30，I needed to go __42__ him. I found him at a friend's house，and he looked 43    that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home，I sat  Kevin down for a talk about the _44  _ of  keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few __45__ late， after a half hour， he told me he understood and I was _46_  _.
The next day，I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back __47__ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of __48__ appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.
At __49__，my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to _50__ playing. This was __51__，so we decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week. This __52_ no playing with his friends.
For the next week，whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin，we let him __53__ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his __54__.
As a __55__，I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.

My 8-year-old son, Kevin, has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been  36 with them after school. My wife，Qugen, and I are __37__ he has other kids to be with and we have __38__ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn __39__，so we have asked him to tell us __40__ he's going and to come home at a specified time.
The __41__ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion，I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6：30，I needed to go __42__ him. I found him at a friend's house，and he looked __43__ that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home，I sat Kevin down for a talk about the __44__ of keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about him arriving a few __45__ late，but after half an hour，I’m going to be  46 . He told me he understood.
The next day，I came home from work at about 6:30 p.m. and Qugen asked me to go and get Kevin  __47__ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of __48__ appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.
At __49__，Qugen and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to _ 50__ playing. This was __51__，so Qugen and I decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week. This __52_ no playing with his friends.
For the next week，whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin，we let him _53__ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his __54__.
As a __55__，I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.