“I didn’t do anything!”  “Say you’re sorry!” “It’s not my fault!”

     Sound familiar? If so, you are like a lot of kids who sometimes ___36__ with their friends or family members. It’s not always easy to get ____ with others. Kids aren’t ___38__, so they sometimes do things that get them into ___39__. Saying “I’m sorry” can help.

     Saying you’re sorry is called apologizing. When you apologize, you’re telling someone that you’re sorry for the ___40__ you caused. When you apologize to someone, you stop to think  about the other person’s __41____, and you begin to feel sorry for your ___42__. You may even feel ___43__ or ashamed if you did something that you knew was ___44__ even if what happened was an accident or you didn’t do it ___45__. You would probably ___46__ feel sorry if you knew the other person’s feelings were hurt.

    Kids might need to apologize if they did something they knew was wrong. __47___ can apologize, too — to other grown-ups or even to ___48__. After all, grown-ups also make ___49__ sometimes. By apologizing when they are wrong, grown-ups can ___50_ a good example and show kids how to do the right thing and apologize when they ___51___.

Sometimes a heartfelt “I’m sorry” ___52___ everything right away. Other times, it might take a while for a person to feel friendly after you ___53__. You might need to give them   ___54___. Even after you say you’re sorry, you might still feel ___55___ for what you said or did, but you can feel good about apologizing and about making up your mind to do better.

36. A. discuss                       B. argue                       C. talk                          D. agree 

37. A. get along                   B. catch up                   C. go on                 D. keep on

38. A. good                         B. kind                         C. perfect                            D. successful

39. A. anger                B. difficulty          C. danger            D. trouble

40. A. damage                      B. injury                      C. hurt                         D. harm

41. A. feelings            B. opinions           C. dreams            D. memories

42. A. idea                           B. fighting                    C. manner                    D. fault

43. A. embarrassed               B. happy                      C. disappointed             D. serious

44. A. unfair                        B. wrong                      C. right                        D. reasonable

45. A. under way              B. in need                  C. by chance                 D. on purpose

46. A. sometimes                  B. never                       C. hardly                      D. still

47. A. Children           B. Grown-ups         C. Friends            D. Citizens

48. A. parents                      B. workmates                C. kids                         D. managers

49. A. money                       B. mistakes                   C. differences               D. changes

50. A. set                             B. take                         C. follow                      D. stand

51. A. want                          B. need                        C. expect                      D. like

52. A. removes                  B. ends                   C. fixes                        D. changes

53. A. excuse                      B. apologize                   C. decide                   D. regret

54. A. energy                    B. space                       C. help                         D. time

55. A. bad                           B. relaxed                     C. awake                   D. hurt

It didn’t take long at all for me to decide to come and study in the UK. With the approach of globalization, more and more people realize that it is necessary to study in an English-speaking country. UK does not only offer the chance to study the original English, it also has so many first-class universities, whose qualifications are widely respected all over the world. Besides the academic, there are many fun elements too; its famous football environment is definitely one for me!  Since UK has such a diverse society, I feel there is less chance that there would be any racism(种族歧视) at boarding school. This is one reason why I did not take any summer courses before I started my school. It was just so easy to settle in and pick up the language as you go along, because everyone is so friendly and helpful. At the moment I am doing 5 A-levels and 1 AS, which are Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Government and Politics and Chinese. I am aiming to achieve A’s in all my exams, and I hope to go to Oxford University to study Engineering Science in the autumn.

I still remember my first day at Merchiston Castle School, and I was really nervous about it, because I have never visited the school before and didn’t take any summer courses. Despite my anxiety, I soon relaxed once I arrived; the staff members were so nice that I felt that my spoken English was better than it actually was!  As soon as I walked into the day room (日间休息室) of my boarding house, I was absolutely amazed by the friendly atmosphere: Everyone was so friendly that a boy as shy as I had no difficulty in setting in, and I made many new friends on my very first day, although I was struggling to remember all the names.

61. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. The author’s impression on UK.

B. The author’s plan for his study.

C. The author’s comments on British schools.

D. The report of achievements.

62. Which is NOT a reason that the author decided to study in the UK?

A. It’s less likely that racism would be found at boarding school.

B. He wanted to learn pure English.

C. There are many worldwide famous universities.

D. It provides a good environment for living.

63. The author thinks the British are_______ .

A. funny                                                   B. hard-working

C. friendly                                                       D. respectable

64. We can learn from the passage that the author_______ .

A. plays football very well

B. has been admitted to Oxford University

C. is a shy boy

D. is good at remembering names

65. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “_______”.

A. my first day at Merchiston Castle school

B. my oral English

C. Merchiston Castle School

D. one of my summer courses

Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel better for a while.
A bout 18 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently  36 , and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in   37 . Trying to get him to  38 each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing,  39 , that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.
One evening, to our   40 , he refused to eat the ice-cream,  41  I placed it in a staffroom freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I   42  it for him.  
As I passed another ward（病房）, a   43 asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained the   44 , she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little,  45   the occasional ­ice-cream.
The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-creams. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the   46  woman’s room, and   47  her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was   48 stunned that I had thought of her, and   49  the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes,  50  what was happening in my family and listened to her   51  story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not   52  many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.
I   53  the gesture a few days later, and this time was  54 with a huge hug.
I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of   55  can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.

He almost didn’t see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front her Mercedes and got out.
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt.
He said, “I am here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.”
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened, had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were many people who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me.”
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
【小题1】This story most probably took place_______.