My husband and I were talking about possible colors because it was time for painting the kitchen again．The children, sat nearby and suddenly 　1　 "Not the measuring stick!"

　　　 "No" I 2　 them in my mother-has-everything-under-control 　3　 , “Not the measuring stick．"

　　　 The measuring stick isn't a （an） 4　 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room．Along the edge we've 　5　 each child's growth by making a mark 　6　 his or her height on every birthday．Over the ten years so many colored pens, pencils and markers were 　7　 that the door came to be 　8　 like an abstract-expressionist painting．

Names and dates show different hand- writing, and I can 9 by the script（手迹）who measured whom．An eight-year-old brother measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me．At parties, when this door 10　 back and forth frequently, friends stop to 11　 the names and dates．When we ask 12　 they would like to be immortalized（永存的）, they usually 13　 shyly and walked back right up into 　14　 ．

Many of those listed on the door are still 15　 while some have stopped．Some 　16　 with us only in memory．When my mother came to see our eldest daughter graduating from university, we 　17　 her, too．It was her last visit to our home．

We haven't decided on the new kitchen 　18　 plan yet, but one thing is 　19　 : Whether we paint the trim （点缀） bright gold, Chowning's Tavern red or Federal blue, the back of the kitchen door will always remain 20　 with lots of names and dates in various colors．

1．A．said　　　　　 B．expressed 　C．shouted　　　 　　　　　 D．cheered

2．A．comforted　　 B．patted 　C．agreed　　　　 　　　　 D．allowed

3．A．way　　　　　 B．voice 　C．attitude　　　 D．feeling

4．A．common　　　 　　 B．special　　 　　　　 C．exact　　　 　　　 D．actual

5．A．considered　　 B．encouraged C．celebrated　　 　　　　　 D．congratulated

6．A．showing　　　 B．keeping C．cutting　　　　 D．giving

7．A．made　　　　 B．taken C．used D．sharpened

8．A．very B．strangely C．straight　　　　　　　　　 D．clearly

9．A．tell B．understand C．know　　　　　　　　　　 D．think

10．A．moves B．shakes C．closes　　　　　　　　　　 D．swings

11．A．observe B．notice C．read　　　　　　　　　　　 D．recognize

12．A．why　　　　　　　　　　　 B．if　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．how　　　　　　　　　　　 D．what

13．A．stated　　　　　　　　　　 B．admitted　　　　　　　　 C．shook　　　　　　　　　　 D．left

14．A．seat　　　　　　　　　　　 B．place　　　　　　　　　　 C．table　　　　　　　　　　　 D．room

15．A．increasing 　　　　　　 B．adding　　　　　　　　　 C．putting　　　　　　　　　 D．growing

16．A．mark　　　　　　　　　　 B．remain　　　　　　　　　 C．live　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．work

17．A．loved　　　　　　　　　　 B．welcomed　　　　　　　 C．measured　　　　　　　 D．saw

18．A．color　　　　　　　　　　 B．form　　　　　　　　　　　 C．design　　　　　　　　　 D．size

19．A．sure　　　　　　　　　　　 B．popular　　　　　　　　　 C．certain　　　　　　　　　 D．curious

20．A．red　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．blue　　　　　　　　　　　 C．gold　　　　　　　　　　　 D．white

One day，while I was walking to work，I decided to bring some flowers that I had picked from my garden that morning.On the way，I ____ a stranger and presented the bunch to him with a smile card.____ by the sense of joy I felt from giving flowers to another person，and may be ____ his day，I wanted to do it again.

When I got to my office，I had the ____ of anonymously(匿名) leaving flowers around the workplace.The impersonal(无人情味的) ___ of the building where I work makes me ____.It just feels a little boring sometimes，____ it’s a nice building with great light.I __8__ lots of people might feel the same way，so why not put a little ___ there，and throw in an inspirational quote while I’m at it？____，who doesn’t like flowers?

So，for the past month，I’ve been ____ flowers in a little cup on the sink in the bathroom.Each week，I ____ the flowers and the quote.It always feels ____ for me to read quotes like Henry David Thoreau’s “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams，he will meet with a ____ unexpected in common hours.” and Gandhi’s “The fragrance(香味) always ____ on the hand that gives the rose.” If anything，I figured，it at least makes me ____ each time I visit the bathroom.

Then today，when I walked in，I noticed ____ flowers in the cup，and a quote that someone else had written！It ____，“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”—Gandhi.

This little act ____ me that，at the end of the day，we’re all just people with hearts ____ the various roles and different hats we may wear in the workplace.

I did a little dance and I am smiling wide for the rest of the day!

1.A.picked out? B．came across

C．called up? D．pointed at

2.A.Struck? B．Informed

C．Surprised? D．Honoured

3.A.calming? B．determining

C．reflecting? D．brightening

4.A.belief? B．way

C．idea? D．aim

5.A.design? B．atmosphere

C．decoration? D．regulation

6.A.uncomfortable? B．impolite

C．impatient? D．unconscious

7.A.when? B．unless

C．because? D．though

8.A.concluded? B．considered

C．doubted? D．expected

9.A.mystery? B．adventure

C．beauty? D．courage

10.A.More or less? B．After all

C．At most? D．In no case

11.A.growing? B．watering

C．putting? D．arranging

12.A.count? B．check? C．clean? D．change

13.A.refreshing? B．interesting

C．satisfying? D．puzzling

14.A.prize? B．truth

C．success? D．miracle

15.A.holds B．attaches

C．remains? D．focuses

16.A.strong? B．happy

C．excited D．shocked

17.A.good? B．new? C．small? D．special

18.A.printed? B．asked

C．replied? D．said

19.A.introduces? B．warns

C．suggests? D．reminds

20.A.regardless of? B．in terms of

C．in addition to D．instead of

       Mark felt that it was time for him to take part in his community activities, so he went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The city councilman (议员) was leading a discussion about the decreasing life quality. The neighborhood faced many problems.

       Mark looked at the charts taped to the walls. There are charts for crime, parking problems, and for problems in vacant (空置的) buildings. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilman.

       It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big,” he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here.”

       Mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop. “People should just take care of themselves,” he decided. “That's enough to do. I can't take on all the problems of the world.”

       As he neared the bus stop. Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag and a baby. She was trying to unlock her car, but she didn't have a free hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy's arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. "Thanks!" she said. "You've got great timing!"

       "Just being neighborly," Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus. On one of them was "Small acts of kindness add up." Mark smiled and thought, "Maybe that's a good place to start."

1．We learn from the passage that ____.

       A．Mark always played an active part in community activities

       B．the city councilman was responsible for the decreasing of life quality

       C．the seriousness of problems is made known to people in the community

       D．many people were discouraged by the many problems facing them

2．The underlined word "darted" in Paragraph 5 means _____.

       A．walked                B．looked                 C．fell                      D．ran

3．The words on the bus wall imply that ____.

       A．if you are kind to others, you will be treated the same way

       B．everyone can play his own part to make things better

       C．all small acts will add up to kindness

       D．it is a small act to help a person in need

4．This passage mainly wants to tell us ____.

       A．how each of us can help make a difference

       B．how a neighborhood meeting can solve its problems

       C．how citizens react to the problems they face

       D．how problems are solved through group action

    It was a rainy day and I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. I was   36   next to a man in a business suit and I paid little attention  37   we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same newsstand to get a morning   38  .  

The man running the stand was obviously having a  39   day. He was rude and unsmiling as we bought our papers, which only  40   more gloom （郁闷）to my day. The businessman   41 my gloomy feeling and smiled brightly,   42   the news stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a（n）   43   to make sure we were able to get our papers.  

As we  44 away, I asked this man why he was so   45   to the newsman when he didn't 46   his expression of thanks and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said, " Why would I let someone else  47   what I say and what I feel?"  

We then   48   to go to our own work places. To this day, I still don't know who that businessman was, or   49  he worked. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as 50 . But I've never forgotten the words he said and his   51   which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.  

That was a good 25 years   52  , but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I  53   had a chance to thank him personally, but the way I look at life has changed  54   those words. I have learnt that we cannot control people and   55   that come to us, but we can always control our response to them.  

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches (沟渠)along the highway. I travel daily to work. There is one particular    26    flower that has    27   caught my eyes. I’ve noticed it blooms only in the morning hours; the    28    sun is too warm for it. Every day for about two weeks. I see those beautiful    29   .

This spring I    30   a wildflower garden in our yard. “I can look out of the   31   window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often thought those lovely blue flowers from the   32  would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers. Everyday I    33  past the flowers thinking, I’ll stop on my way home and    34   them.” “gee (哎呀), I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty…” whatever the reason, I    35  stopped to dig them.

One day on my way home from work in my car, I was    36    to see the highway department had moved the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were    37  . I thought to myself, “You    38    too long. You should have done it when you first saw them  39   this spring. ”

A week ago, we were shocked and saddened to learn my older sister-in-law had a terminal brain tumor (肿块). She is 10 years    40   than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance. We haven’t been as    41   as we all would have liked. I couldn’t help but see the   42     between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s    43  and us. I do believe god has given us some time left to    44  some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.

And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I’ll    45   and transplant them to my wildflower garden.

1.                A．red            B．yellow          C．blue D．white

2.                A．sometimes      B．never          C．seldom   D．always

3.                A．morning        B．afternoon       C．noon D．evening

4.                A．trees          B．flowers         C．woods    D．gardens

5.                A．started         B．cleared         C．built D．deserted

6.                A．bedroom       B．dinning-room    C．sitting-room   D．kitchen

7.                A．highway        B．garden         C．ditch D．park

8.                A．rode           B．walked         C．drove    D．ran

9.                A．pick           B．sell            C．water    D．dig

10.               A．always         B．often          C．never D．ever

11.               A．surprised       B．excited         C．delighted  D．saddened

12.               A．found          B．gone           C．discovered D．1eft

13.               A．waited         B．wanted         C．kept  D．protected

14.               A．growing        B．blooming       C．seeding   D．fading

15.               A．younger        B．older          C．earlier    D．former

16.               A．good          B．wealthy        C．close D．strong

17.               A．change         B．result          C．value D．connection

18.               A．sister          B．brother        C．mother    D．father

19.               A．slip            B．jog            C．refresh    D．collect

20.               A．buy           B．stop           C．mow  D．collect