A man and his girlfriend got married. It was a large celebration. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was   36 .

Some months later, the wife said to the   37 , “I read in a magazine about how we can strengthen our   38 . Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying(恼人的) with   39  person. Then, we can talk about how we can   40  them together and make our life happier together.”

The husband   41 . So each of them went to a separate room and thought of the things that  42 them about the other.

The next morning, at the   43  table, they decided that they would go over their lists.

“I’ll start,” offered the wife.

She took out her list. It had   44  items on it. As she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she   45  that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.

“What’s wrong?” she asked. “  46 ,” the husband replied, “keep reading your list.”

The wife continued to read   47  she had read all the three pages. She carefully placed her list on the   48  and crossed her hands over top of it.

“Now, you read your list and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists.” She said   49 . Quietly the husband said, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think you are   50  as you are. You are lovely and wonderful. I don’t want you to   51  anything for me.”

The wife, touched by the depth of his love for her and his   52  of her, turned her head and wept(流泪).

We have a wonderful   53  that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why   54  time looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can   55  us and see the wonderful things before us?   

1.                A．true           B．false           C．kind D．happy

 

2.                A．boyfriend       B．husband        C．father    D．mother

 

3.                A．home          B．family          C．house    D．marriage

 

4.                A．some          B．other          C．the other D．another

 

5.                A．repair          B．solve           C．set  D．raise

 

6.                A．agreed         B．admitted        C．refused   D．laughed

 

7.                A．interested      B．surprised       C．troubled  D．puzzled

 

8.                A．lunch          B．supper         C．breakfast D．dinner

 

9.                A．such           B．few            C．no   D．many

 

10.               A．guessed        B．understood     C．knew D．noticed

 

11.               A．Nothing        B．Something      C．Everything D．Anything

 

12.               A．unless         B．until           C．after  D．when

 

13.               A．floor           B．bed           C．chair D．table

 

14.               A．sadly          B．happily         C．angrily    D．crazily

 

15.               A．perfect         B．beautiful        C．gentle D．rich

 

16.               A．read           B．write          C．change    D．do

 

17.               A．belief          B．doubt          C．understanding  D．acceptance

 

18.               A．home          B．earth          C．world D．country

 

19.               A．waste          B．spend          C．take  D．devote

 

20.               A．look at         B．look around     C．look after  D．look for

 

 

The beggar’s well-deserved dinner

Many years ago, there lived two woodcutters, Rahim and Rahman in a village. They went out every    36   to cut fire wood. After cutting wood. They would sit down and   37   their lunch from their boxes. Next they would   38   the firewood till the end of the day in the marketplace before going    39  .

One day, they were eating their lunch when Rahim noticed a beggar. The beggar   40   eyed the lunch and said, “I wonder if you can spare a little food for me.” Rahim, who felt   41  for him, was about to give him some of it, but was   42   back by Rahman. “ We   43   hard throughout the morning and   44   enough food for ourselves to see us through the   45   .  So you see we cannot give you any food. But if you   46  , I can lend you my axe and we both will teach you how to cut firewood and sell it. And you’ll have   47   to eat and buy yourself a(n)   48   axe to cut more fire wood. This way, you can   49   a livelihood with dignity (尊严).”

The beggar joined them.   50  , Rahman showed him how to cut firewood. Thereafter they took him to the   51   and told him how to sell it.

At the end of the day, the beggar proudly took the   52   to Rahman to show them his earnings. Rahman took him to buy a new axe. Then the beggar entered an inn (客栈).

After he had gone, Rahman told Rahim, “By teaching him how to   53   his own trade, we have taught him a skill, which will last him a   54  . Now he will hever go hungry again.” As a very famous saying goes, “Don’t give them fish   55   teach them how to catch the fish.”

1.	A．year B．weekend C．evening D．morning

 

2.	A．spare B．eat C．cook D．change

 

3.	A．sell B．burn C．cut D．keep

 

4.	A．away B．out C．home D．around

 

5.	A．quietly B．happily C．calmly D．hungrily

 

6.	A．anxious B．sorry C．good D．angry

 

7.	A．pulled B．driven C．thrown D．beaten

 

8.	A．listen B．prepare C．search D．work

 

9.	A．buy B．collect C．pack D．grow

 

10.	A．noon B．day C．term D．rest

 

11.	A．wish B．know C．doubt D．believe

 

12.	A．anything B．everything C．enough D．none

 

13.	A．extra B．big C．small D．new

 

14.	A．accept B．earn C．lead D．express

 

15.	A．Patiently B．Simply C．Directly D．Quickly

 

16.	A．shelter B．hill C．market D．street

 

17.	A．lunch B．firewood C．axe D．money

 

18.	A．start B．leave C．seek D．support

 

19.	A．decade B．week C．lifetime D．century

 

20.	A．so B．but C．if D．or

 

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him    1   he thought he was able to be so much more    2   than the average person.

He responded that it all came from a(n)   3   with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to   4  milk from the fridge when he    5   the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in,    6   shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful    7   you have made! I have    8   seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been    9  . Would you like to get down and    10   in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a    11  experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two    12   hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   13 .” The little boy learned that if he    14   the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful    15  !

This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be    16  to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just    17   for learning something new, which is,    18  , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't   19 ,” we usually learn something    20   from it.

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

 

2.                A．capable        B．able           C．creative  D．original

 

3.                A．coincidence     B．experience      C．incident  D．conflict

 

4.                A．carry          B．bring           C．remove   D．fetch

 

5.                A．fell            B．lost            C．escaped  D．dropped

 

6.                A．rather than      B．instead of       C．other than D．in place of

 

7.                A．picture         B．mass           C．map D．mess

 

8.                A．rarely          B．happily         C．frequently D．angrily

 

9.                A．got            B．suffered        C．done     D．received

 

10.               A．jump          B．play           C．enjoy D．lay

 

11.               A．failed          B．successful       C．fantastic   D．painful

 

12.               A．strong         B．tiny            C．thin  D．weak

 

13.               A．get it          B．put it          C．try it  D．make it

 

14.               A．controlled      B．possessed       C．occupied  D．grasped

 

15.               A．example        B．teaching        C．lesson D．instruction

 

16.               A．anxious        B．nervous        C．fearful    D．afraid

 

17.               A．situations       B．opportunities    C．occasions  D．turns

 

18.               A．after all        B．above all        C．first of all  D．in all

 

19.               A．do            B．finish          C．go   D．work

 

20.               A．worthy         B．costly          C．valuable   D．interesting

 

 

There’s a small cross by the side of Highway128, near the town o Boonville. If this cross could talk, it would tell you this 16 story:

Seven years ago my brother, Michael, was at a friend’s farm. They decided to go out for dinner. Joe arrived and 17 to drive—after just one 18.

19, the four friends traveled the winding road. They didn’t know where it would end ---- 20 did. Suddenly, they turned 21 into the opposite lane(车道), running into an oncoming car.

22 home we were watching E.T. on video in front of a warm fire. Then we went to bed. At 2:00 am a police officer 23 my mom with the shocking 24. Michael had been killed.

In the morning, I 25 my mother and sister crying. I stood there 26. “What’s wrong?” I asked, rubbing my 27 eyes.

Mom took a deep breath. “Come here…”

Thus began a difficult 28 through grief, where all roads lead to nowhere. It 29 hurts to remember that day.

The only thing tat helps is telling my story, 30 you will remember it 31 you want to get into a car with someone who has had a drink ---- even just one drink.

Joe chose the road to 32. He was convicted of manslaughter(过失杀人罪) and served time. However, the real punishment is 33 the consequences(后果) of his actions. He left us 34 and ache in our hearts that will never go away, a nightmare that will 35 him--- and us ---- or the rest of our lives. And a small cross by the side of Highway 128.

1.	A．interesting B．amusing C．sad D．happy

 

2.	A．offered B．refused C．agreed D．insisted

 

3.	A．drive B．dinner C．drink D．insisted

 

4.	A．Sadly B．Happily C．Surprisingly D．Luckily

 

5.	A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．everybody

 

6.	A．gently B．sharply C．quickly D．shortly

 

7.	A．After B．Back C．In D．Before

 

8.	A．supplied B．informed C．quickly D．shortly

 

9.	A．telephone B．notice C．news D．report

 

10.	A．found B．discovered C．wondered D．surprised

 

11.	A．sad B．excited C．puzzled D．surprising

 

12.	A．teary B．wide C．sleepy D．frightened

 

13.	A．travel B．trip C．tour D．journey

 

14.	A．also B．still C．however D．hardly

 

15.	A．suggesting B．warning C．hoping D．supposing

 

16.	A．until B．once C．if D．though

 

17.	A．nowhere B．somewhere C．anywhere D．everywhere

 

18.	A．living with B．going with C．getting on with D．getting away with

 

19.	A．with B．to C．into D．onto

 

20.	A．occur B．frighten C．disturb D．strike