People think that writing short stories is easy because they are short. But in fact they are hard to write well. There are only a few writers of good short stories and the American writer O. Henry is one of them.

His real name was William Sydney Porter and he grew up in North Carolina. He was not very successful at school but he loved reading. When he was about twenty years old he left North Carolina and moved to Texas. He thought there would be more opportunities for work there. At first he worked on a newspaper but as this did not provide enough money he changed his job. He decided to work in a bank. All went well until some money went missing. William was believed to have stolen it and was sent to prison. Although this was a horrible experience it helped in one way because he realized that he could write well. William began writing short stories and O. Henry  was born! When he left prison he began writing as a career and published many of his stories. They were mostly about the people that he met or he knew in New York and they had interesting or surprising endings. People enjoyed reading them. His life, however, was not a happy one. He drank too much and died in 1910 in New York but he left behind stories that are still read and enjoyed by millions of people.

66. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York.                                   b. Worked in a bank.

c. Travelled to Texas.                            d. Was put in prison.

e. Had a newspaper job.                          f. Learned to write stories.

A. e, c, f, b, d, a                             B. c, e, b, d, f, a           

C. e, b, d, c, a, f                                   D. c, b, e, d, a, f

67. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because          .

A. they had surprise endings            B. they were easy to understand

C. they showed his love for the poor       D. they were about New York City

68. O. Henry went to prison because          .

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B. he broke the law by using violence

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D. people thought he had taken money that was not his

69. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was well-educated.         B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor.        D. He loved reading.

70. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison.    B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. The city and people of New York.    D. His exciting early life as a boy.

In so many ways, cyberspace (网络空间) mirrors the real world. People 36 information, play games, and share hobby tips. Others buy and sell products. Still others look for friendship, or even love.

Some Internet users want 37 just someone to chat with. They’re looking for 38 love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That 39 depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually 40 . Others fail miserably.

Unlike the real world, 41 , your knowledge about a person is 42 to words on a computer screen. Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts or at least the thoughts they 43 are what really count. So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star.

Usually, this “ 44 ” communication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really 45 when you’re in a chat-room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. 46 else can so many people come together to chat?

　　　 47 of online relationships claim that the Internet allows couples to get to know each other intellectually first. Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way.

But critics of online relationships 48 that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why? Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them. Internet users can carefully chosse their words to 49 whatever image they want to give. And they don’t have to worry about what their “nonverbal (不用语言表达的)” communication is doing for their image. In a sense, they’re not really themselves. All of this may be fine 50 the relationship stays in cyberspace. But not 51 a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many 52 . it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.” This surely 53 disappointment when couples meet in person. How someone imagines an online friend is often quite different from the real person.

So, 54 looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll, “Life in the 55 world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”

36. A. listen to　　　　　　　 B. ask for　　　　　　　　　 C. look into　　　　　　　　　 D. do with

37. A. more than　　　　　 B. less than　　　　　　　　　 C. earlier than　　　　　　　 D. longer than

38. A. interesting　　　　　 B. worthy　　　　　　　　　　 C. serious　　　　　　　　　　 D. helpful

39. A. demand　　　　　　　B. choice　　　　　　　　　　 C. definition　　　　　　　　 D. answer

40. A. succeed　　　　　　　B. occur　　　　　　　　　 C. appear　　　　　　　　　　 D. come

41. A. then　　　　　　　　　　B. though　　　　　　　　　　C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. yet

42. A. applied　　　　　　　 B. limited　　　　　　　　　 C. changed　　　　　　　　　 D. referred to

43. A. paint　　　　　　　　　 B. click　　　　　　　　　　　 C. draw　　　　　　　　　　　 D. type

44. A. faceless　　　　　　 B. meaningless　　　　　　 C. careless　　　　　　　　　 D. speechless

45. A. mean　　　　　　　　　B. matter　　　　　　　　　　 C. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. decide

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

47. A. Supporters　　　 B. Researchers　　　　　　　　 C. Inventors　　　　　　　 D. Adventurers

48. A. deny　　　　　　　　B. debate　　　　　　　　　　 C. argue　　　　　　　　　　　 D. declare

49. A. link　　　　　　　　　B. fit　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cooperate　　　　　　　　 D. accompany

50. A. after　　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. if

51. A. recognizing　　　 B. seeing　　　　　　　　　　 C. understanding　　　　　 D. knowing

52. A. unknowns　　　 B. unexplaineds　　　　　　 C. unsatisfieds　　　　　　 D. unemployeds

53. A. responds to　　 B. objects to　　　　　　　　 C. leads to　　　　　　　　　 D. tends to

54. A. unless　　　　　　　B. before　　　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. although

55. A. false　　　　　　　　B. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　　　　 D. real

I have always heard the saying, “Any guy can be a ‘Dad’, but it takes a real man to be a ‘Father’.” This has become qutie true in my life since the birth of my son, Joshua. Since the birth of my son things have changed a lot in my life, but the changes have been   1 ! My wife and I have been through many   2  moments which have made both of us   3 .

My son was born with some medical prombles that   4   his regular doctors. He was

  5  several different medications, but he did not get any better. He had a bad breathing problem, and he could not keep his food down. My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua looked life he was born early; he had not gained much   6   since he was born.

As time progressed his regular doctor sent my wife and I to Louisville to a   7   by the name of Dr. Eld. He was astonished by my son’s condition, too. Many different tests were    8   on Joshua. The time spents there was very   9   for my wife and I. But we did make it through with God’s   10  .

Joshua is one year and one month old now and has gotten much better since then. His

 11  has been amazing and he is up to 27 pounds now. I keep telling my wife, that if he keeps growing like this he might get a football   12   sooner or later. There is saying that has helped me   13  these troublesome times. “Problems will either make you or   14  you.” When you think the darkest hours are upon you, remember the   15  is just in sight.

1.                A．bad            B．good           C．happy    D．sad

2.                A．exciting        B．interesting      C．challenging    D．amusing

3.                A．stronger        B．healthier        C．harder   D．weaker

4.                A．shook          B．trembled        C．shocked  D．quaked

5.                A．taken on        B．put on          C．gone on  D．lived on

6.                A．width          B．height          C．weight    D．sight

7.                A．dentist         B．specialist        C．scientist  D．tourist

8.                A．performed      B．laid            C．devoted  D．directed

9.                A．slow           B．easy           C．hard D．quick

10.               A．luck           B．smile          C．love  D．help

11.               A．score          B．progress        C．efforts    D．fact

12.               A．ticket          B．contact         C．contract   D．player

13.               A．get on         B．get through     C．take on    D．look through

14.               A．create         B．build           C．break D．enjoy

15.               A．future         B．help           C．dawn D．dusk

I used to find notes left in the church's collection basket, beautiful notes about my homilies（讲道） and about the writer's thoughts on the daily readings. The   1   fascinated me，but it was a long time 2  I met the author of the notes.

One Sunday morning, I was  3  that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she  4  all the notes. When I saw her I was  5 , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her  6  was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could barely  7  without pain. Her face was disfigured（畸形）, so smiling was very  8  for her.

We  9  for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.

As it  10 , we went to lunch several times, and told each other about our  11. We spoke of authors we had both  12 , and it was easy to tell that  13  were a great love of hers.

She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look  14 . I know that her condition  15  her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with  16 . She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded but  17  heart. She possessed a fine-tuned sense of beauty. Her only  18  in life was the loss of a friend.

The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the  19  for a glimpse of what it is that matters. She found beauty and  20  and they befriended her, and showed her what is real.

1．A．questions          B．ideas                C．notes          D．basket

2．A．since             B．after                                           C．when          D．before

3．A．told              B．warned          C．informed            D．showed

4．A．lost              B．left            C．dropped                                 D．collected

5．A．shocked          B．satisfied        C．frightened      D．disappointed

6．A．hand             B．arm           C．head               D．body

7．A．stand             B．smile          C．speak                                   D．sit

8．A．pleasant          B．bitter          C．beautiful            D．difficult

9．A．chatted           B．discussed        C．drank            D．greeted

10．A．turned out      B．turned up                                       C．came out       D．came up

11．A．families          B．beliefs         C．hobbies        D．lives

12．A．known                                         B．read           C．met           D．heard

13．A．friends          B．churches       C．writings                                 D．books

14．A．friendly          B．happy           C．attractive           D．normal

15．A．hurt             B．impressed      C．changed                                 D．helped

16．A．fame            B．wealth         C．interest          D．looks

17．A．cheerful          B．interesting      C．loving           D．exciting

18．A．fear             B．wonder        C．defeat           D．regret

19．A．dream           B．surface          C．imagination     D．time

20．A．success         B．hope            C．grace          D．help

I used to find notes left in the church’s collection basket, beautiful notes about my homilies （讲道）and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings．The  1   fascinated（吸引）me, but it was a long time   2   I met the author of the notes．

    One Sunday morning, I was   3   that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she  4  all the notes． When I saw her I was   5  , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes． She was sitting in a chair in the office．Her  6  was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could barely  7  without pain． Her face was disfigured（畸形）, so smiling was very  8  for her．

    We  9  for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week．

    As it   10  , we went to lunch several times and told each other about our  11  ．We spoke of authors we had both  12  , and it was easy to tell that  13  were a great love of hers．

    She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look  14  ．I know that her condition  15  her deeply．Yet there was beauty to her that had nothing to do with  16  ．She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded but   17  heart． She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty．Her only   18  in life was the loss of a friend．

    The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the   19  for a glimpse of what it is that matters．She found beauty and   20  and they befriended her, and showed her what is real．

1．A．questions                 B．ideas                     C．notes                     D．basket

2．A．since                       B．after                      C．when                    D．before

3．A．told                         B．warned                  C．informed               D．showed

4．A．lost                         B．left                        C．dropped                 D．collected

5．A．shocked                 B．satisfied                 C．frightened              D．disappointed

6．A．hand                       B．arm                       C．head                      D．body

7．A．stand                      B．smile                     C．speak                    D．sit

8．A．pleasant                   B．bitter                     C．beautiful                D．difficult

9．A．chatted                    B．discussed              C．drank                    D．greeted

10．A．turned out              B．turned up               C．came out               D．came up

11．A．families                  B．beliefs                   C．hobbies                 D．lives

12．A．known                  B．read                      C．met                       D．heard

13．A．friends                  B．churches               C．writings                 D．books

14．A．friendly                 B．happy                    C．attractive               D．normal

15．A．hurt                      B．impressed              C．changed                D．helped

16．A．fame                     B．wealth                   C．interest                  D．looks

17．A．cheerful                B．interesting              C．loving                   D．exciting

18．A．fear                       B．wonder                  C．defeat                    D．regret

19．A．dream                   B．surface                  C．imagination            D．time

20．A．success                 B．hope                      C．grace                    D．help