When you are ______ about something, you are ______ to do whatever you can to get it．

    A. anxious; likely                                    B. eager; possible   

    C. enthusiastic; likely             D. concerned; probable

When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 　1　 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 　2　 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 　3　 it.

He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 　4   to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so  5   of them had any desire to buy it.

Dave's friend Sam saw that he was  6   when they met one evening,and said,“What's  7  ,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may   8   more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's   9   was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car,  10   very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at ￡50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no   11  .But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to  12   him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be   13   or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll  14   my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to   15   it.”

The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door,  16   to wait there for the person who had   17   his advertisement.Even Dave had to   18   that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as   19   as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this   20   to us yet,sir?”

1.A.directly            B.safely       C.properly      D.easily

2.A.so                    B.such            C.very         D.too

3.A.keep                B.repair       C.sell             D.throw

4.A.anxious            B.lucky          C.ashamed   D.generous

5.A.some                B.neither        C.none           D.no one

6.A.calm                   B.upset           C.delighted   D.astonished

7.A.no                         B.up                     C.it                D.that

8.A.learn                      B.miss            C.get              D.find

9.A.message                 B.advice         C.request     D.description

10.A.uses                            B.loses           C.has             D.spends

11.A.doubt                   B.help            C.trouble        D.answer

12.A.tell                       B.see              C.agree          D.call

13.A.exact                    B.suitable       C.early           D.late

14.A.follow                  B.meet           C.bring      D.introduce   

15.A.test                      B.obtain         C.admire       D.recognize

16.A.failing                  B.meaning      C.turning    D.happening

17.A.read                            B.placed      C.answered  D.understood

18.A.forget                   B.show           C.disagree      D.admit

19.A.clean                    B.crowded      C.fast             D.light

20.A.bargain                 B.sale             C.accident      D.result

“How did you do it, Dad? How have you  21  not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the  22  to even ask my father this very  23  question. When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles  25  he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were   26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 29 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 32 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound （深奥的） words  33  became part of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this talk with my father, I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations（断言）with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.

I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.

God, give me the Serenity （平静）to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 40 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.

A. failed          B. succeeded           C. managed             D. tried

A. courage        B. ability              C. wisdom              D. confidence

A. interesting      B. personal            C. hard                 D. unanswered

A. started         B. enjoyed             C. minded              D. stopped

A. every time      B. all time             C. next time             D. last time

A. anxious        B. glad                C. afraid                D. eager

A. book          B. passage             C. poem                       D. list

A. at least        B. at most              C. at first               D. at last

A. comment      B. praise               C. contribution           D. reply

A. words         B. phrases             C. letters                D. sentences

A. strange        B. different            C. simple                D. tough

A. shared           B. talked            C. read               D. impressed

A. surprisingly       B. immediately       C. increasingly        D. regularly

A. brought          B. bought            C. received           D. accepted

A. hour             B. week             C. month            D. day

A. easily            B. hurriedly          C. sadly             D. peacefully

A. Tears            B. Smiles            C. Sweat             D. Satisfaction

A. correct           B. impossible         C. original           D. exact

A. mother           B. father             C. friend            D. classmate

A. believe           B. benefit            C. change           D. do

(2013·高考辽宁卷)A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill.Usually she ____ play in the small garden.She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill.____ she loved her parents and her family，she desired to live in such a house and ____ all day about how wonderful and exciting ____ must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some ____ skill and sensibility(识别力)，she ____ her mother for a bike ride ____ the garden.Her mother finally allowed her to go，____ her keeping close to the house and not ____ too far.The day was beautiful.The little girl knew ____ where she was heading！____ the hill and across the valley，she rode to the ____ of the golden house.

____ she got off her bike and put it against the gate post，she focused on the path ____ to the house and then on the house itself.She was very disappointed when she ____ that all the windows were ____ and rather dirty.

So ___ and heart?broken，she didn’t go any further.She ____，and all of a sudden she saw an amazing ____.There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden.Looking at her little home，she ____ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care.Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

1.A.might? B．should

C．would? D．must

2.A.Unless? B．Although

C．Since? D．But

3.A.dreamed? B．worried

C．asked? D．shouted

4.A.this? B．that

C．it? D．which

5.A.different? B．scientific

C．musical? D．basic

6.A.begged? B．blamed

C．invited? D．paid

7.A.inside? B．outside

C．through? D．along

8.A.insisting on? B．relying on

C．arguing about? D．wondering about

9.A.traveling? B．running

C．riding? D．walking

10.A.madly? B．rapidly

C．exactly? D．possibly

11.A.Over?? B．Down

C．Around? D．Beside

12.A.windows? B．steps

C．center? D．gate

13.A.Until? B．As

C．While? D．Because

14.A.getting? B．introducing

C．leading?? D．moving

15.A.felt? B．learned

C．concluded? D．found

16.A.transparent? B．bright

C．plain? D．wide

17.A.anxious? B．angry

C．serious? D． sad

18.A.turned around? B．cheered up

C．settled down? D．dropped in

19.A.hill? B．valley

C．background? D．sight

20.A.imagined? B．decided

C．realized? D．guessed

A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she   36   play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill.   37   she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and   38   all day about how wonderful and exciting   39   must feel to live there.

At the age when she gained some 40 skill and sensibility (识别力)，she 41    her mother for a bike ride  42  the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go,  43  her keeping close to the house and not 44 too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew   45  where she was heading! 46  the hill and across the valley, she rode to the  47  of the golden house.

48   she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path   49  to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she 50 that all the windows were 51 and rather dirty.

So _ 52  and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She  53  and all of a sudden she saw an amazing  54  . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she   55  that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!

36. A. might                 B. should                           C. would               D. must

37. A. Unless               B. Although                        C. Since                      D. But

38. A. dreamed           B. worried                          C. asked                            D. shouted

39. A. this                    B. that                                C. it                             D. which

40. A. different            B. scientific                        C. musical                   D. basic

41. A. begged             B. blamed                          C. invited                    D. paid

42. A. inside                B. outside                          C. through                  D. along

43. A. insisting on   B. relying on                    C. arguing about  D. wondering about

44. A. traveling            B. running                          C. riding                      D. walking

45. A. madly                B. rapidly                           C. exactly                    D. possibly

46. A. Over                 B. Down                             C. Around                   D. Beside

47. A. windows            B. steps                             C. center                     D. gate

48. A. Until                  B. As                                  C. While                      D. Because

49. A. getting              B. introducing                    C. leading                   D. moving

50. A. felt                    B. learned                          C. concluded                     D. found

51. A. transparent       B. bright              C. plain                D. wide

52. A. anxious      B. angry                        C. serious            D. sad

53. A. turned around   B. cheered up       C. settled down     D. dropped in

54. A. hill                     B. valley                             C. background            D. sight

55. A. imagined           B. decided                         C. realized                  D. guessed