They kept trying _____ they must have known it was hopeless.?

　　A. if         B. because?    C. when       D. where??

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　　There was a rich foreign merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and 1 her with best clothes and 2 her to delicious food.

　　He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to 3 her to his friends.

　　He, too, loved his 2nd wife. 4 the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she 5 always help him out.

　　Now, the merchant's 1st wife had made great contributions to his business. However, the merchant did not love her and 6 she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

　　One day, the merchant fell ill. He knew that he was going to die 7 . He told himself,“Now I have 4 wives with me. 8 when I die, I'll be alone. How 9 I'll be!”

　　Thus, he asked the 4th wife,“I 10 you most. Now that I'm dying, will you 11 me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

　　The 12 merchant then asked the 3rd wife,“I have loved you so much for all my life. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “ 13 !”replied the 3rd wife.“Life is so good over here! I'm going to 14 when you die!”

　　He then asked the 2nd wife,“I 15 turned to you for help. Now I need you help again. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “I'm sorry, I can't 16 you out this time!”replied the 2nd wife.

　　Then a voice 17 out,“I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter 18 you go.”Brokenhearted, the merchant said,“I 19 have taken much better care of you while I could have !”

　　　　20 ,we all have 4 wives in our lives: our body, our possessions, our friends, and our soul. We should take good care of our soul all our life.

　

 

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A．wore	B．bought	C．dressed	D．shared
(2) A．gave	B．treated	C．provided	D．sent
(3) A．show 　　 off	B．turn 　　 off	C．show 　　 out	D．turn 　　 out
(4) A．Wherever	B．However	C．Whether	D．Whenever
(5) A．ought 　　 to	B．could	C．would	D．might
(6) A．since	B．although	C．once	D．as
(7) A．soon	B．fast	C．easily	D．bitterly
(8) A．So	B．And	C．But	D．For
(9) A．lonely	B．friendly	C．lovely	D．funny
(10) A．respected	B．missed	C．wanted	D．loved
(11) A．like	B．catch	C．help	D．follow
(12) A．sad	B．hopeless	C．anxious	D．lucky
(13) A．Yes	B．No	C．Sure	D．OK
(14) A．work	B．leave	C．remarry	D．stay
(15) A．seldom	B．always	C．sometimes	D．often
(16) A．advise	B．demand	C．suggest	D．help
(17) A．called	B．cried	C．came	D．warned
(18) A．how	B．where	C．when	D．why
(19) A．must	B．need	C．should	D．may
(20) A．Otherwise	B．Therefore	C．Anyway	D．Actually

 

Studies show that laughter is something that makes you feel calm or relaxed for both physical and psychological wounds though it may seem futile to laugh in the face of pain and fear.

When Dan Rather interviewed comedian Bill Cosby just one week after his son, Ennis, was killed, Cosby said, “I think it is time for me to tell people that we have to laugh. You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, you can survive it.”

Call it a flashlight for dark times: laughter just seems to adjust attitude better than anything else. Inspirational speaker Steve Rizzo recalls a TV interview with an injured firefighter a few days after 9.11．The man had fallen more than 30 stories in one of the towers and had broken a leg. Everyone was crying, and the reporter asked, “How is it that you’ve come out of this alive?” He looked at her and without missing a beat, said, “Look, lady, I’m from New York and I’m a firefighter; that’ all you need to know.”

“Everyone laughed and though the laughter was only a couple of seconds,” says Rizzo. “Sometimes that’s all you need to catch your second breath. Laughter gives you that couple of seconds. You’re sending a message to your brain, and the message is: If you can still laugh even a little among the pain, you are going to be OK.”

Of course, there is a difference between laughing off a serious situation and laughing off the fear that results. The firefighter was doing the latter, states Rizzo, the author of Becoming a Humorous Being, and so should we. “If there is anything we have learnt from 9.11, it’s how precious life really is,” she says. “We have to send a message that our spirit won’t die. One important thing that unites us is our ability to laugh.”　

60．The writer uses the examples of the comedian and the firefighter to show　　　　　　 .

　 A．laughter is a good way to get rid of pain and fear

　 B．laughter is the best way to cure psychological wounds

　 C．it is your attitude that decides whether you can survive the pain or not

　 D．laughing off a serious situation is different from laughing off the fear that results

61．We can infer from the passage that Steve Rizzo is　　　　　　　　　　　 .

　 A．a reporter B．a soldier　　 C．a firefighter　　 D．a doctor

62．The underlined word futile in the first paragraph means　　　　　　　 .

　 A．hopeless　　　　　　 B．useless

C．careless　　　　　　 D．worthless 　

63．From the passage, we can know that Americans are　　　　　　　　 .

　 A．really inspired after 9.11　　　　　　　　　　 B．hardly united after 9.11

C．nearly surprised by 9.11　　　　　　 D．greatly hurt by 9.11

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The Brick

　　

　　About ten years ago, a young and very successful manager named Josh was travelling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit fast in his 1 car.

　　He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars. 2 his car passed, no child rushed out, but a brick did and WHUMP! It 3 his shiny black side door! Josh 4 out of his car, grabbed the kid and pushed him up 5 a parked car. He shouted at the kid,“ 6 was that all about and who are you? Just what are you doing?”He went on with 7 “That's my new Jaguar, that brick you threw is going to cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?”

　　“Please, mister, please…I'm 8 ! I didn't know what else to do!” 9 the youngster.“I threw the brick 10 no one else would stop!”Tears were dripping down the boy's chin as he 11 around the parked car.“It's my brother, mister,”he said.“He rolled 12 the sidewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't 13 him up.”Sobbing, the boy asked the manager,“Would you please help me get him 14 into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.”

15　　 beyond words, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief 16 wiped the cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then 17 the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.

　　

　　It was a long and slow walk back to his expensive car. Josh 18 did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the damage to 19 him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Pay 20 to the bricks of life coming at to you.

(1) A．old	B．expensive	C．secondhand	D．slow
(2) A．Since	B．After	C．As	D．So　 long as
(3) A．struck	B．destroyed	C．wiped	D．harmed
(4) A．climbed	B．stepped	C．got	D．jumped
(5) A．against	B．on	C．with	D．toward
(6) A．How	B．Why	C．When	D．What
(7) A．eagerness	B．anger	C．punishment	D．displeasure
(8) A．discouraged	B．disappointed	C．sorry	D．hopeless
(9) A．Explained	B．Cried	C．Shouted	D．Added
(10) A．until	B．if	C．before	D．because
(11) A．hid	B．pointed	C．ran	D．searched
(12) A．far	B．away	C．off	D．onto
(13) A．lift	B．raise	C．hold	D．pick
(14) A．over	B．up	C．down	D．back
(15A．Encouraged	B．Moved	C．Excited	D．Frightened
(16) A．so	B．but	C．and	D．or
(17) A．watched	B．noticed	C．saw	D．observed
(18) A．ever	B．seldom	C．hardly	D．never
(19) A．require	B．remind	C．warn	D．keep
(20) A．love	B．turn	C．attention	D．respect

 

They kept trying _____ they must have known it was hopeless.?

　　A. if         B. because?    C. when       D. where??