A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who is very 　56 　in computer．One day，he 　57 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．The message was from Finland， 58 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 　59 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 60 the message kept coming．“By then it was easy to see that 　61 was in trouble,” Dean explained. He replied and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 　62 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean called the police 　63 . And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library.　 　　　

64 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

“I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　65 saved her life.”

56. A．interest　　　　 B．interested　　　 C．interesting　　　 D．interests

57. A．sent　　　　 　 B．sends　　　　　 C．was sending　　　 D．is sending

58. A．thousand　　　 B．thousand of　　 C．thousands　　　　 D．thousands of

59. A．how　　　 　　 B．what　 　　　　C．where　　　　　 D．when

60. A．So　　　　 　　 B．And　　　　　　 C．But　　　　 　　D．As

61.A．someone　　 　 B．anyone　　　　 C．everyone　　　　 D．no one

62.A．better　　　　 　 B．worse　　　　　 C．harder　　　　 　 D．easier

63.A．later on　　 　　B．at once　　　　　 C．after a while　　　 D．in the end

64.A．Hardly　　　 　　B．Happily　　　　 C．Luckily　　　　 D．Carefully

65.A．a boy　　　 　　 B．doctors　　　　 　C．the police　　　　 D．e-mails

　 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．at

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email

　Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper. When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.　
　　One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.　
　　“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.　
　　“What?” she replied, still doing her work.　
　　“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.　
　　My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.　
　　I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn't know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:　
　　“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there.”
　　I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness.
　　After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. It seemed they were the most harmonious couple. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world.
　　Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, making life strong and warm.
　　thread: 线　　　 quilt: 被子
　　1. Why did the parents try to earn a lot of money?
　　A. To pay for the food.
　　B. To pay off the debt.
　　C. To pay for the hospital.
　　D. To pay the high tuition.

　　2. Which of the following is TRUE?
　　A. The parents sent flowers on Valentine’s day.
　　B. The parents liked to say “I love you.”
　　C. The father was too tired to have a good temper.
　　D. The mother had no job.

　　3. From the passage, we can know that _________.
　　A. the father made much money from his work
　　B. Susan couldn’t understand her mother
　　C. the parents always loved each other
　　D. the mother was worried about her husband

　　4. How did Susan feel towards her parents at last?
　　A. sad　　　　　 B. glad　　 　　C. worried　　　 D. easy

　　5. Which is the best title?
　　A. Love is inside.　　　　　　　　 B. Love is outside.
　　C. Love is seen everywhere.　　 　 D. Love is seen anytime.
　

    One afternoon Mr. Black went out to look for some grass for his cows. It was very hot and he had to stop to have a swim. Suddenly he saw something sparkling (闪闪发光) in the water. He swam there and found it was some gold in the sand. He was so happy that he hardly forgot he was in the river. He ran home and asked his son to help him to get all the gold out of the water. The next morning he sent his son to sell it in the market. Bu the young man was afraid to do it. He had to go to the town himself. He didn’t pay any attention to the traffic lights when he crossed the street. A car hit him down and he was hurt. He was sent to hospital at once. The doctors looked him over and gave him an operation. Two months later he felt much better. The doctors were satisfied with the operation and said, “You’ll be fully recovered in a week. We’re sure you can write with your right hand when you leave hospital.”

    “It’s really a miracle (奇迹) !” shouted Mr. Black. “I could neither read nor write before!”

    1.  The Blacks have little food because ________.

    A. they live in a small village　　　　　　 B. they’re too lazy to work

    C. they have few pieces of fields　　  D. nobody would help them to get money

    2. Mr. Black jumped into the river because ________.

    A. he wanted to get some grass in the water

B. he wanted to look for some gold in the water

C. he hoped to have a good rest in the water

D. it was too hot and he wanted to have a swim

    3.  Mr. Black ran home to ________.

A. ask for help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. make his family happy

C. change his we clothes　　　　　　　　 D. send the gold back

    4. Mr. Black’s ________ was hurt in the traffic accident.

    A. head　　　　　　  B. leg　　　　　　　　    C. right hand　　　　  D. left hand

    5. The phrase “be fully recovered” means ________ in Chinese.

    A. “完全覆盖”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. “全部找回”

C. “恢复疲劳”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. “恢复健康”