He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were   36   her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he invited her for coffee. She was surprised. In order not to appear   37  , she went along.

　　As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too   38   to say anything and she felt uncomfortable. Suddenly, he asked the waiter, "Could you please give me some   39  ? I'd like to put it in my coffee."

　 They stared at him. He turned   40  , but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.   41  , she asked, "Why salt with coffee?" He explained, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing on the sea ... I could feel its taste salty, like salty coffee. Now   42   I drink it, I think of my childhood and my hometown. I   43   it and my parents, who are still there."

　　She was deeply touched. A man who can admit that he's homesick must love his home and   44   his family. He must be responsible.

　　She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was the start to their love story.

　　They continued to   45  . She found that he met all her   46  . He was tolerant, kind, warm and careful. She would have missed the catch if not for the salty coffee!

　　So they   47   and lived happily together. And every time she made   48   for him, she put in some salt, the way he liked it.

　　After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said:

　　My dearest, please   49   my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of   50  .

　　It was hard for me to ask for a   51  , so I just went ahead. Many times, I tried to tell you the truth, but I was afraid that it would   52   everything.

Sweetheart, I don't exactly like salty coffee. But as it   53   so much to you, I've learnt to enjoy it. Having you   54   me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,   55   it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

1.A. after          B. before           C. beyond           D. behind

2. A. polite            B. rude         C. nice             D. clever

3.A. good           B. terrible     C. pleased          D. nervous

4.A. sugar          B. salt         C. fruit                D. coffee

5. A. yellow            B. black            C. blue             D. red

6.A. Curious            B. Happy            C. Nervous          D. Frightened

7. A. some time     B. every time       C. no time          D. any time

8.A. get                B. know         C. miss             D. ask

9.A. care about     B. care to          C. take care            D. do care

10.A. think         B. live         C. drink                D. date

11.A. needs         B. ways         C. requirements     D. conditions

12.A. married           B. dated            C. worked           D. laughed

13. A. meal             B. coffee           C. tea              D. soup

14.A. tell              B. take         C. excuse               D. forgive

15.A. tea               B. sweet            C. sugar                D. juice

16.A. word          B. change           C. leave                D. talk

17.A. ruin          B. get          C. hurt             D. injure

18.A. cared         B. surprised        C. satisfied            D. mattered

19. A. of               B. with         C. to                   D. besides

20.A. as if         B. because      C. even if              D. no matter

 

The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break .She seemed so small as she pushed her way __36_ the crowd of boys on the playground .  She___37__ from them all.

　　I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __38__.She would practice dribbling(运球) and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __39__. One day I asked her __40__ she practiced so much. She looked __41___in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __42__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be __43__. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

　　Well, I had to give it in to her--- she was __44__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __45_ in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was _46___. "Oh, nothing," came a soft reply. "I'm just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __47__get to play for a top ranked team,___48__offered a scholarship. So she _49___stop dreaming about college.

　　She was __50___ and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just didn't __51__ the power of a dream. He told her __52__she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship,  __53___could stop her except one thing-- her own attitude. He told her again," if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count."

    The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter(招聘人员). She was indeed offered a __54__ .She was going to get the college education that she had __55___and worked toward for all those years.

A. through             B. across               C. over                 D. into

A. brought out         B. showed out       C. stood out          D. worked out

A. only                     B. lonely              C. simply              D. alone

A. dark                     B. dawn            C. midnight          D. daybreak

A. how                     B. when                C. why                 D. what

A. worriedly              B. shyly                C. quietly             D. directly

A. go                     B. get                   C. enter                D. attend

A. worse                B. better              C. the best            D. the worst

A. determined         B. encouraged       C. fixed                D. fascinated

A. covered            B. enclosed           C. dropped            D. buried

A. the affair              B. the wrong         C. matter              D. the matter

A. ever                     B. even                 C. once                 D. never

A. far more                   B. much less         C. much fewer      D. many more

A. should               B. must                C. can                  D. may

A. overjoyed             B. moved              C. embarrassed      D. heartbroken

A. understand          B. experience       C. learn                D. believe

A. even if              B. as if                 C. that if               D. only if

A. anything                   B. nothing            C. something        D. everything

A. prize                    B. medal               C. scholarship       D. position

A. dreamed of         B. accepted           C. thought of        D. appreciated

I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a　 36　 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to　 37　 it.

The　 38　 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I　 39　 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and　 40　 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and　 41　 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't　 42　 and get hurt.

After that happened, I　 43　 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.

Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.　 44　 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost　 45　.

After a while, I started wishing I could　 46　 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel　 47　 in our home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that　 48　 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and　 49　 them about their　 50　 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's　 51　 and rich in experience."

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on　 52　 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her　 53　 she was a great heroine. I was　 54　 of my grandma and hoped she would　 55　 know that I had been ashamed of her.

36. A. funny　　　　 B. common　　　　C. terrible　　 　D. clear

37. A. admit　　　　 B. receive　　　  C. refuse　　　　 D. show

38. A. quarrel　　　  B. accident　　　 C. trouble　　 　  D. adventure

39. A. already　　　  B. always　　　　C. simply　　　 　D. hardly

40. A. enjoying　　　 B. pretending　 　C. imagining　 　 D. continuing

41. A. warn　　　　　B. demand　　　　C. advise　　　  D. beg

42. A. mind　　　　　B. hear　　　　　C. see　　　　　 D. fall

43. A. expected　　 　B. declared　　　 C. realized　　 　D. doubted

44. A. Because of　　 B. Except for 　  C. Such as 　　 　D. Instead of

45. A. died 　　　　  B. cheered 　　　C. disappeared　　D. suffered

46. A. meet 　　　　 B. avoid　　　　 C. arrange 　　 　D. hide

47. A. independent　  B. inconvenient　 C. unwelcome　　 D. unfamiliar

48. A. changed 　　　B. finished　　　 C. stopped　　　　D. Prepared

49. A. interview 　　 B. report 　　　  C. tell 　　　　　 D. write

50. A. news 　　　　 B. lives　　　　 C. advantages　　  D. achievements

51. A. free　　　　 　B. popular　　　 C. interesting　　  D. embarrassing

52. A. show 　　　　 B. stage　　　　 C. duty　　　　　 D. time

53. A. and then 　　  B. even if　　　  C. so that　　　　 D. as if

54. A. sure　　　　 　B. proud　　　　 C. ashamed　　　 D. afraid

55. A. never　　　　  B. even　　　　　C. still　　　　　 D. once

“The pen is more powerful than the sword（刀）.” There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them.

　　She was born in the U.S.A. in 1811.One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won.

　　This book that shook the world was called Uncle Tom's Cabin. There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery.  Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) people's sympathies. The author herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to set the slaves free.

According to the passage______

　A. every English-speaking person has read Uncle Tom's Cabin

　B. Uncle Tom's Cabin was not very interesting

　C. those who don't speak English cannot have read Uncle Tom's Cabin

　D. the book Uncle Tom's Cabin did a great deal in the American Civil War

What do you learn about Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe from the passage?

　A. She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War broke out.

　B. She herself encouraged the Northern Americans to go to war to set the slaves free.

　C. She was better as writing as swinging (挥舞) a sword.

　D. She had once been a slave.

Why could Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe's book cause a civil war in America?

　A. She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much.

　B. She disclosed the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States.

　C. The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it.

　D. The book had been read by many Americans.

What can we learn from the passage?

　A. We needn't use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong.

　B. A writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier.

　C. We must understand the importance of literature and art.

　D. No war can be won without such a book as Uncle Tom's Cabin.