Minnie is an l 8-year-old girl who came to the English corner hoping to improve her English．She believes that English is her best __1__ to have a bright future．Minnie had only finished the 9th grade level in school．__2__ her parents could not afford to send her to high school or college．Minnie and her family had moved to Beijing nearly 2 years ago __3__ finding work．

During the English corners，Minnie is quite __4__．Sometimes it takes her a while to speak a few words，and many times it's hard to hear her soft-spoken voice over the __5__ of people．When Minnie would try to speak to me，most of the time she would be __6__ by other students that were eager to talk．Sometimes l would have to tell the other students to __7__ down，telling them Minnie is trying to say something．

As weeks had gone by，I realized that Minnie wasn't __8__．I kind of felt __9__ that I didn’t have much chance to talk to her，with other students always getting in the __10__．So I told her to meet me after she got off __11__．I would practice English with just only her．__12__ I can tell Minnie has had a long day at work，she hasn't complained during the busy 2-hour English __13__ I put her through．I wonder if she is willing to __14__ herself to studying English after a long day's work，and if it is __15__ it for me to teach her．

Minnie has told me quite __16__ how lucky she is to have a teacher like me，and that she doesn't know how she will __17__ me．I could tell by her voice she is quite __18__，and at times it brings a __19__ to my eyes．Sometimes I wish I could do more for her．I told Minnie I don't want any money from her．I just hope that she could have a better chance in her life．__20__，I told her，“I am not your teacher，I am your friend!”

1．A．hobby                B．subject                 C．chance                   D．habit

2．A．Unfortunately           B．Honestly            C．Generally            D．Surprisingly

3．A．in hopes of              B．in case of          C．in terms of         D．in the course of

4．A．active              B．shy                C．pretty                   D．cool

5．A．eyes                  B．hearts              C．fights               D．crowds

6．A．put off                B．shut up             C．taken in            D．cut off

7．A．look                 B．set                 C．sit                  D．quiet

8．A．learning                B．speaking           C．listening            D．coming

9．A．angry                 B．happy             C．bad                D．strange

10．A．office               B．way             C．mind               D．corner

11．A．bus                 B．work              C．school             D．day

12．A．Even though           B．As if               C．Now that           D．Ever since

13．A．exercise                    B．test               C．speech            D．party

14．A．adjust               B．promise            C．devote             D．persuade

15．A．worthy              B．useful              C．valuable            D．worth

16．A．soon                B．ever               C．often               D．late

17．A．miss                B．leave              C．repay              D．care

18．A．curious              B．embarrassed      C．upset              D．sincere

19．A．hurt                  B．tear               C．hit              D．spot

20．A．However             B．Besides            C．Whereas           D．Anyhow

One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head   36 . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with   37  and fear.

With growing   38  I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely   39  ours. This would be a good opportunity to   40  my children, so I explained their difficult  41  to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.

“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll   42  what we have with them.”

I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously   43  the boys and I filled one box with canned food.

While I   44__ our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and   45  some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched   46  as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.

“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.

The boys placed the toys they had   47  to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll  48  tightly to her chest. She   49  in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a   50  kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.

“Oh, honey,” I said. “You   51  to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”

Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy.   52  she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”

I stared at Meghan for a long moment,   53  how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.

It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but   54  to let go of things we cherish, isn’t it?   55 , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.

1.                A．off            B．up             C．down D．round

2.                A．smile          B．confusion       C．joy  D．anger

3.                A．happiness       B．friendship       C．puzzle    D．interest

4.                A．matched        B．equaled        C．compared D．suited

5.                A．help           B．complain        C．change   D．teach

6.                A．experience      B．problem        C．situation  D．process

7.                A．give           B．share          C．send D．spare

8.                A．as             B．since           C．though   D．because

9.                A．came through    B．broke through    C．sorted through D．got through

10.               A．donate         B．leave          C．keep D．sell

11.               A．hopefully       B．anxiously       C．depressingly    D．quietly

12.               A．separated       B．chosen         C．bought    D．confirmed

13.               A．hugged         B．tied           C．grasped   D．caught

14.               A．settled         B．regretted       C．paused    D．cried

15.               A．precious        B．final           C．hearty    D．lovely

16.               A．wouldn’t like   B．ought not       C．had better not  D．don’t have

17.               A．Also           B．Yet            C．Maybe    D．Though

18.               A．knowing        B．wondering      C．realizing   D．expecting

19.               A．available        B．necessary       C．important  D．hard

20.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Otherwise D．Moreover

About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children, but I often heard the parents 26 shouting at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a (n) 27 one.
We often 28 in the hallway. I always greeted them, 29 the only answer I ever got was a “hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually 30 to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just 31 their apartment and the little girl was 32 the outside door open for the others. I 33 in the car doing 34 things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to 35 to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door, 36 me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.
I forgot to tell her how 37 I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had 38 an old man’s heart.
The next day there was a (n) 39 on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite 40 of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother was there, too. Her parents 41 me, too.
Now when we meet in the hall way we always greet each other, in a friendly 42 .
Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and 43 how I was going to keep my doctor’s 44 because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.
Isn’t it 45 that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good tings come from small acts.

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I   36  the first sock shop that caught my eye, and   37 , not more than 17, came forward. "What can I do for you, sir?" "I wish to   38  a pair of socks."   39  glowed. "Did you know that you had come into   40  in the world to buy socks?" I had not been   41  that, as my entrance had been accidental．"Come with me,”"said the boy happily．He began to   42  down from the shelves box after box．
"  43 , boy, I'm going to buy only one pair!" "I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren't they wonderful?" There was   44  an expression of joy,   45  he were revealing(透露） to me the   46  of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．"My friend,"said I, "if this is   47  the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up   48 , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．"
My amazement at his pride in   49  will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to   50  him．When   51  some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him．  52  possibly that very clerk who is now so   53  began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness   54 ; He became a mechanical salesman．
I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I've come to the   55  that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．