It was Christmas, 1961．I was teaching in a small town and my pupils were  36  looking forward to the great day of  37 

       Each day the children produced some new things like strings（串） of popcorn, which we hung from the   38  ．Through it all, Maria remained   39  , watching quietly．I wondered what would happen to this quiet child,   40   so happy, now so suddenly lonely．I hoped the  41  

would excite her, but nothing did．We made cards and gifts for each other and for family members．  42   my gift, I made my students each a little bag for   43   their gifts.

       The happy and exciting day of gift-giving finally came．Through it all, she sat quietly watching．I had made a   44   bag for her, hoping to see her smile, but she   45   away．I had not broken the wall she'd built around herself.

       After school, she didn't leave,   46   watched her classmates go out of the door.

       I sat down to   47   my breath, hardly aware of what was happening．She came to me with a small box, saying nothing．"For me?" I asked with a   48   smile．She just nodded her head．Inside was a small golden bell．Then I   49   into her dark brown eyes and in a flash I knew―she had   50   it for her mother, who had   51   just three weeks before.

       I looked at the bell and then the giver, whispering, "Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful.  52  would have loved it．" Neither of us could   53   the tears．She came into my arms and we wept（哭泣）together．And for that brief moment I became her  54  , for she had given me the greatest  55   of all: herself.

It was already late when we set out for the next town,   36   according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the   37  ．There we felt   38   that we would find a bed   39  the night．Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met   40  as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that__41_ the hills．As we climbed  42  , it became colder and rain began to fall,   43  it difficult at times to see the road．I asked John, my companion, to drive more  44 ．

After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was   45  on the map．We were beginning to get   46  ．Then without warning, the car stopped．A quick   47  showed that we had run out of petrol（汽油）．Although we had little food with us, we decided to  48  the night in the car．

Our meal was soon over．I tried to go to sleep at once,   49  John, who was a   50  sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk   51   the hills．Soon he came back．From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the   52  of the town we were looking for．We at once unloaded（卸）all our luggage（行李）and with a great effort（努力）,  53  to push the car to the top of the hill．Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill．  54   less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a 55   quite easily．

36．A．where              B．it                    C．which               D．that

37．A．rivers                     B．villages          C．towns              D．hills

38．A．surprised           B．sure             C．pleased             D．afraid

39．A．for               B．in                    C．through             D．at

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

41．A．got to              B．led to                 C．arrived             D．belonged to

42．A．taller               B．lower                 C．higher              D．faster

43．A．．making           B．thinking               C．causing            D．getting

44．A．certainly           B．carefully              C．surely            D．slowly

45．A．built          B．set                  C．marked           D．drawn

46．A．excited             B．warm                 C．cold                D．worried

47．A．attention            B．examination          C．operation           D．information

48．A．spare              B．live                 C．spend              D．stay

49．A．since               B．but                    C．so                  D．though

50．A．quick               B．fast                 C．heavy              D．poor

51．A．across             B．through              C．up                 D．down

52．A．situation            B．map                C．bus                 D．lights

53．A．ought               B．tried                 C．managed            D．succeeded

54．A．Since              B．For                 C．In                  D．At

55．A．policeman           B．hotel                  C．friend              D．cinema

It was already late when we set out for the next town,   36   according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the   37  ．There we felt   38   that we would find a bed   39  the night．Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met   40  as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that__41_ the hills．As we climbed  42  , it became colder and rain began to fall,   43  it difficult at times to see the road．I asked John, my companion, to drive more  44 ．

After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was   45  on the map．We were beginning to get   46  ．Then without warning, the car stopped．A quick   47  showed that we had run out of petrol（汽油）．Although we had little food with us, we decided to  48  the night in the car．

Our meal was soon over．I tried to go to sleep at once,   49  John, who was a   50  sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk   51   the hills．Soon he came back．From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the   52  of the town we were looking for．We at once unloaded（卸）all our luggage（行李）and with a great effort（努力）,  53  to push the car to the top of the hill．Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill．  54   less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a 55   quite easily．

36．A．where              B．it                    C．which               D．that

37．A．rivers                     B．villages          C．towns              D．hills

38．A．surprised           B．sure             C．pleased             D．afraid

39．A．for               B．in                    C．through             D．at

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

41．A．got to              B．led to                 C．arrived             D．belonged to

42．A．taller               B．lower                 C．higher              D．faster

43．A．．making           B．thinking               C．causing            D．getting

44．A．certainly           B．carefully              C．surely            D．slowly

45．A．built          B．set                  C．marked           D．drawn

46．A．excited             B．warm                 C．cold                D．worried

47．A．attention            B．examination          C．operation           D．information

48．A．spare              B．live                 C．spend              D．stay

49．A．since               B．but                    C．so                  D．though

50．A．quick               B．fast                 C．heavy              D．poor

51．A．across             B．through              C．up                 D．down

52．A．situation            B．map                C．bus                 D．lights

53．A．ought               B．tried                 C．managed            D．succeeded

54．A．Since              B．For                 C．In                  D．At

55．A．policeman           B．hotel                  C．friend              D．cinema

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs  36  the pit. When they saw how  37  the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be  38  .

The two frogs  39  what the other frogs were saying and  40  to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical strength. The other frogs  41  telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs  42  the comments, seriously considering them, and gave up. He  43  down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as  44  as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the  45  and just die. He jumped even harder and finally  46  it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not  47  us?” The frog explained to them that he was  48  . He thought they were  49  him the whole time.

This story teaches two lessons: 1. There is power of life and death in the  50  . An encouraging word to someone who is  51   can lift them up and help them make it through the day. 2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be  52  it takes to kill them. Be  53   of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.

The  54  of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand  55  an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.

  What is in the drug that makes you sick or dead? For example, cocaine is harmful, but what makes it harmful?

   I can’t tell you all about drugs, but I can ___36___ you think about them in this ____37____ way. Your body is a very complicated machine, ____38____ a lot of chemical machinery, all of which is finally turned ____39____ it all works together. Special chemicals, which we call drugs, can affect it in many different ways.

   Some drugs are ____40____ when your body has a problem, as with disease—causing bacteria. Then someone may give you aspirin to keep your temperature from going too ____41____ or some penicillin (青霉素) ____42____ it stops the growth of some kinds of bacteria. ___43_____, all drugs are really poison, ____44_____ if you take too much, so you must always use them ____45____.

   Why do some people take drugs like cocaine? For a little while they seem to make you feel better, or happier. But ____46____ their effects have ____47____, your body has to pay an extra ____48____ to get back to normal. That makes you want to get ____49____ of the drug.

   Drugs like cocaine have their special effects because they act as ____50____ for your nervous system. They cut off some of your nerve pathways and take away some of your senses and your ____51___. They make you want always more. And just a little too much can even ____52____ nerves to your heart and stop its beating

   Many of us worry about the ____53____ around us and what pollution does to us. How about your internal environment and what goes on ____54____ you? You control that all by yourself in what you put into your ____55_____. Most drugs are pollutants. You would not want pollutants in the air and water around you. Why would you want pollutants in your body?