John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl with a rose whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t.

When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin. The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mind. He discovered the former owner's name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.

He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn't matter what she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested — 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Central Station in New York.

She wrote, “You’ll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat.” So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose.                                        

As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.

The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, “I’m Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?”

She replied with a smile, “I don’t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I’d tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

John was eager to know the former owner of the book because he______.

A. was very interested in the contents of the book

B. was impressed by the notes written by its owner

C. wanted to improve his handwriting

D. wanted to discuss the book with her

What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?

   A. He served in the army abroad.

   B. He went overseas for vacation.

   C. He went on a business trip in New York.

   D. He visited Miss Maynell.

What do we know about the woman with a rose?

   A. She was Miss Maynell’s close friend.

   B. She was a waitress in the big restaurant.

   C. She was probably a passerby.

   D. She was paid to meet John at the Station.

Which would be the best title of the text?

A. An Interesting Book                            B. A Woman With a Rose

C. A Brave Soldier                         D. A Love Test

My grandson is seven now. He lives 100 miles away. He  36 my mobile phone number when he was only four.  37 , he has called me every night.

He also  38  calls me at other times during the day just to  39  a happy or sad moment. Many times he is holding a basketball with one hand, or  40  with a friend about something I don’t quite  41 , or crying about something. I just  42  and laugh or cry with him — just share his emotion. I always let him be in  43  of the conversation, the emotion, and the amount of time he’s on the  44  with me. Many times I just listen to him  45  or listen while he does his homework aloud.

The  46  time I take control of the conversation is when he’s  47  to say goodbye at night. Then I say, “I love you, baby”. One  48  I thought maybe he was  49  of hearing those words, so I didn’t say them. He immediately called me back and told me that I  50  to say the sentence! Since then I have never  51  saying it again!

All my friends know he takes precedence over (比……重要) all other things. If I’m at a place where I really can’t take his  52 , I always excuse myself and  53  tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes. I want him to know that he takes first place in my  54 .

Every child needs at least one  55  in their life to listen and share with. I am glad to give my grandson the love he needs.

1.                A．memorized      B．kept           C．noticed   D．wrote

2.                A．Once again      B．Since then       C．Later on  D．Shortly after

3.                A．briefly          B．directly         C．instantly D．frequently

4.                A．express         B．discuss         C．share D．mark

5.                A．comparing      B．laughing        C．studying D．quarrelling

6.                A．understand      B．enjoy          C．believe   D．remember

7.                A．look           B．talk            C．sit   D．listen

8.                A．charge         B．need           C．support   D．face

9.                A．conversation    B．phone          C．way  D．game

10.               A．play           B．sleep          C．lie   D．act

11.               A．last            B．only           C．perfect    D．right

12.               A．willing          B．determined     C．ready     D．eager

13.               A．day            B．night           C．weekend D．morning

14.               A．afraid          B．tired           C．aware     D．ashamed

15.               A．decided        B．learnt          C．agreed    D．forgot

16.               A．escaped        B．failed          C．missed    D．denied

17.               A．invitation       B．call            C．help D．attention

18.               A．naturally        B．politely         C．simply     D．happily

19.               A．work          B．brain          C．appointment    D．heart

20.               A．friend          B．grandparent     C．adult D．teacher

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I am a student from Xinhua Middle School and I am glad to learn that you need a few more part-time English reporters. …
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua

Good afternoon, everyone,

I’d like to introduce my friend Christy to you all. Christy is a great example of how one person with 1   can make her dream a reality, so she should win the Student of the Year Award.

Christy loves to ride bikes. She does not just ride along city streets, 2   . She is interested in 3   trail (小路) rides. 4    Christy knew that people who love riding had to travel 5   the city to locate good bike trails, so she 6   to do something.

Christy knew that Roosevelt Park had a clean, lively creek（小溪） 7   through it. 12 miles of land around the creek was 8   used. Christy decided to get together with other trail9  to ask the city council to 10  a bike path along the unused land. Christy   11  a petition (请愿书). She and other riders asked all of their biking friends if they would12   the list, and they gathered 300 signatures. The city council evaluated the 13   and, more 14  , agreed to allow the bike trail.

The 15   took two months of work, and now Roosevelt Park has a 16   bike trail. It has many ups and downs; it is a great ride. This trail is becoming one of the community’s important 17   spots. I can’t 18   with Christy when we ride together, but I am glad that she decided to work hard to begin the 19     of the Roosevelt Park bike path. Christy 20   this award because she acted on her dream, causing a community to come together.

Thank you!

1.                A．patience        B．satisfaction      C．determination  D．permission

2.                A．still            B．instead         C．either    D．though

3.                A．tough          B．vacant          C．convenient    D．remote

4.                A．However       B．As             C．But  D．Since

5.                A．around         B．beyond         C．along D．outside

6.                A．expected       B．decided        C．offered   D．claimed

7.                A．running        B．going           C．coming   D．walking

8.                A．often          B．ever           C．seldom   D．even

9.                A．runners        B．players         C．passengers    D．riders

10.               A．approve        B．apply          C．prove D．accuse

11.               A．formed         B．developed      C．drew D．described

12.               A．write          B．view           C．call   D．sign

13.               A．demand        B．request        C．invitation  D．scheme

14.               A．importantly     B．naturally        C．obviously  D．necessarily

15.               A．destruction     B．organization     C．construction    D．protection

16.               A．interesting      B．competing      C．parking    D．rewarding

17.               A．match          B．exercise        C．play  D．game

18.               A．put up         B．keep up        C．end up    D．turn up

19.               A．discovery       B．invention       C．creation   D．collection

20.               A．deserves       B．preserves       C．reserves   D．serves