Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a 36 　life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice.

Then something 　37 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be 　38 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 39 as that! Our friend could not 　40 the operation, which put him into deep 　41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either. 　42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other 　43 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right.

Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day 44 I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 45 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money?

All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be 　46 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 47 my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 　48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would 　49 for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need. 50 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any 　51 !

Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a 　52 !”

Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the 　53 time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by being a (an) 　54 friend and I think it is well worth the 　55 .

36. A. private　　　　　　　　　 B. colorful　　　　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　　　　　　 D. normal

37. A. strange　　　　　　　　　 B. wrong 　　　　　　　 C. unexpected　 　　 D. unfair

38. A. lifted 　　　　　　　　　 B. reduced　　　　　　　 C. examined　　 　　 D. removed

39. A. terrible　　　　　　　　　 B. painful　　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　　　　　　 D. special

40. A. stand　　　　　　　　　　 B. consider　 　　　　 C. perform　　　　　　　 D.　　　 afford

41. A. confusion　　　　　　　 B. anxiety C.embarrassment　　 D.dissatisfaction

42. A. Thus　　　　　　　　　　 B. Otherwise 　　　　 C. However　　　　　　　 D.　　　 Therefore

43. A. reasons　　　　　　　　 B. options　 　　　　　 C. symptoms　　　　　　 D. expectations

44. A. even if　　　　　　　　　 B. as if 　　　　　　　　 C. so that　　　　　　　　 D. in case

45. A. encouraging　　　　　 B. annoying 　　　　　　 C. astonishing　　　　　 D. convincing

46. A. challenging　　　　　　 B. disturbing 　　　　　 C. amazing　　　　　　　 D. scaring

47. A. saving　　　　　　　　　 B. handling 　　　　 C. donating　 　　　　 D. selling

48. A. colleague　　　　　　　 B. relative 　　　　　　 C. boss　 　　　　　　 D. surgeon

49. A. adapt　　　　　　　　　　 B. survive 　　　　　　 C. continue 　　　　　 D. wander

50. A. Luckily　　　　　　　　　 B. Slightly 　　　　　 C. Constantly 　　　　 D. Occasionally

51. A. analysis　　　　　　　　 B. dignity 　　　　　　　 C. hesitation 　　　　　 D. remark

52. A. favor　　　　　　　　　　 B. hug 　　　　　　　　　 C. promise 　　　　 D. reply

53. A. best　　 　　　　　　 B. longest 　　　　C. strangest 　　　 　D. toughest

54. A. aggressive　　　　　　 B. sensitive 　　　　　 C. supportive　　　　　　 D. attentive

55. A. effort　　　　　　　　　　 B. sympathy　 　　　　 C. pressure 　　　　D. tolerance

When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me．I never had a father, though in my neighborhood that's not 31 ．I know some kids just like me．You have to 32 yourself．

There are fights and killings all the time．I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant．1 could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark and my mom 33 let that happen.

Mr．Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact, I did so well that in sixth grade, I entered the 34 class, and Mr．Clark was the teacher．I felt so 35

to have him for a second year!

He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera．Before the show, he 36 us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We didn't want to let him 37 , so we listened to him attentively.

　38 of us were surprised when Mr．Clark was selected as Disney's 2000 Teacher of the Year．When he learned he'd won, he said he would 39 three names out of a hat; he would go to Los Angeles to get the 40 with those students．But 41 it came time to draw names, Mr．Clark said, "You're all going."

He got 42 to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton．People were 43 , but Mr．Clark really cared about us．There's no way I can 44

most teachers doing that．No way．But he saw something in us that nobody else saw.

On graduation day, there were a lot of tears．We didn't want his class to 45 ．In my new school year, we were all happy when Mr．Clark 46 in our class once again．He's been a 47 in our lives.

In 2003, Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to 48 school supplies and visit orphanages．It was the most amazing 49 of my life．It's now my 50 to one day start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.

31．A．common　 　　　 B．normal　　 　　　　 C．real　　　 　　　　　　 D．unusual

32．A．comfort　 　　　 B. encourage　 　　　　 C．watch　　　　 　　 D．tolerate

33．A．couldn’t 　　　　 B．wouldn’t　 　　　　 C．shouldn’t　 　　　　 D．mustn’t

34．A．local　　　 　　 B．general　 　　　　　 C．gifted　　 　　　　　 D．scared

35．A．sudden　　 　　　 B．lucky　 　　　　　　 C．annoyed　　 　　　　 D．anxious

36．A．treated　　 　　　 B．directed　 　　　　　 C．showed　　 　　　　　 D．swapped

37．A．off　　　　 　　 B．out　　　 　　　　　 C．up　　　 　　　　　　 D．down

38．A．Some　 　　　　　 B．Any　　 　　　　　 C．None　　 　　　　　　 D．Many

39．A．give　　 　　　　　 B．enter　　 　　　　 C．draw　 　　　　　　　 D．register

40．A．reward　 　　　　 B．bonus　　 　　　　 C．diploma　 　　　　　　 D．award

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

42．A．donations 　　　　 B．suggestions 　　　　 C．requests　 　　　　　　 D．messages

43．A．excited　 　　　　　 B．satisfied　 　　　　　 C．ashamed　 　　　　　　 D．amazed

44．A．suggest　 　　　　 B．advocate　 　　　 C．imagine　 　　　　　　 D．complain

45．A．end　　　 　　　　 B．start　　 　　　　　 C．continue 　　　　　　　 D．last

46．A．picked up　 　　　 B．showed up 　　　　 C．rang up　 　　　　　　 D．packed up

47．A．colleague　 　　 B．sponsor　 　　　　　 C．success　　 　　　　 D．constant

48．A．deliver　　 　　　 B．collect　 　　　　　 C．display　　　 　　　 D．recommend

49．A．adventure　 　　　 B．experience 　　　　 C．vacation　　 　　　　 D．interview

50．A．dream　　 　　　　 B．conclusion　 　　　 C．turn　　　 　　　　　 D．demand

Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere．Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I’m going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning.

　　The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite applications．In fact in any public space．

　　Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about．Now, say you need to use the restroom．The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person can’t walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost.

　　So, a cellphone．Any cellphone．Just pick it up．Don’t dial．Just hold that phone to your face and start talking．Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to evade.

　　For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business:

　　 "Yes, I’m glad you called, because we really need to think about the details．What’s that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins right there."

　　Be animated．Be engaged in your fake fone conversation．Make eye contact with the people passing, nod to them, gesture keen interest in talking to them at a later time, point to your phone, shrug and move on.

　　Shoppers should consider fake foning anytime they spot a talky neighbor in the produce department pinching （用手捏） unripe peaches．Without your phone at your face, you’d be in for a 20-minute speech on how terrible the world is.

　　One important caution about fake foning．The other day I was fake foning my way past a colleague, and he was actually following me to get my attention．I knew he wanted to ask about a project I had not yet finished．I was trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor．"So I don’t need the operation? Oh, doctor, that is the best news."

　　And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face．My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped．"What is the matter with this thing?" I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear.

　　"Hello? Are you still there?"

　　Oops.

1．What is fake foning?

       A．A strategy to avoid people.　　             B．A device newly produced.

　　C．A service provided everywhere.　　      D．A skill of communication.

2．In the author’s opinion, in order to make fake foning look real one has to________

       A．talk about interesting matters.

　　B．behave politely to people passing by.

　　C．hold the phone while walking.

　　D．appear absorbed in conversation.

3．What does the last example show?

　　A．One effective way is to fake fone one’s doctor.

　　B．One has to be careful while fake foning.

　　C．Fake foning may not deceive people.

　　D．Fake foning is always quite successful.

4．After his phone suddenly began ringing, the author________

　　A．immediately started talking to the caller.

　　B．immediately started talking to his colleague.

　　C．put the phone away and stopped talking.

　　D．continued with his fake conversation.