A man lost his legs in a tragic accident. After the accident, only two fingers  36  on his right hand.

However, he was bright, creative and educated. He had gained much experience while traveling throughout the world. Yet, he became very  37  after the accident. He was afraid he would spend his life 38  and would no longer be able to live a life in a(n)  39  way.

One day, he remembered how he had 40  loved getting letters. He realized that he still had partial  41   of his right hand and could write with difficulty. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need  42 ?”

Who to write to? He thought of people in prison. Many of them hoped to  43 their freedom. Others would keep feeling sad and remain locked away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to  44   them.

He wrote to a prison officer about sending letters to prisoners. The prison officer replied that writing to the prisoners would be 45 . However, it would be 46  prison rules for them to write back.

Filled with the 47  of carrying out his idea, the man knew he had to write. He began sending one-way 48  of love, hope, strength and encouragement. 

He 49  twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, 50  his experience and optimism.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a 51 . Frequently, he felt discouraged. He often wondered if anyone 52  read his letters. However,  he determined to 53  as long as he could help others.

One day he received a letter from the prison officer. It was a short note from the officer who monitored  and 54  the prison mails.

The letter said, “Please write on the best paper you can 55 . Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they fall to pieces!”

1.                A．appeared       B．remained       C．grew D．developed

 

2.                A．moved         B．depressed       C．interested D．tired

 

3.                A．worrying        B．regretting       C．thinking  D．suffering

 

4.                A．meaningful      B．different        C．new D．attractive

 

5.                A．seldom         B．never          C．always    D．hardly

 

6.                A．muscle         B．energy         C．task D．function

 

7.                A．money         B．knowledge      C．friendship D．encouragement

 

8.                A．enjoy          B．express         C．regain    D．receive

 

9.                A．educate        B．reach          C．save D．support

 

10.               A．impossible      B．necessary       C．acceptable D．difficult

 

11.               A．against         B．above          C．from D．within

 

12.               A．plan           B．strength        C．ability D．intention

 

13.               A．messages       B．tickets         C．gifts  D．rules

 

14.               A．played         B．traveled        C．wrote D．studied

 

15.               A．forgetting       B．sharing         C．increasing D．forming

 

16.               A．story          B．reply          C．job   D．reward

 

17.               A．immediately     B．already         C．actually   D．luckily

 

18.               A．wait           B．ask            C．change    D．continue

 

19.               A．checked        B．chose          C．kept D．sent

 

20.               A．make          B．afford          C．imagine   D．expect

 

 

A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame．He 36 played with his classmates．When the teacher asked him to answer questions，he always 37  his head without a word．

One 38 the boy’father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor．He wanted the 39 t0．plant a sapling each person in front of the house。The father said，“Wh6se sapling grows  best，  1  will  buy him  or her  a  favorite 40．"    Seeing his  brothers  and  sisters  watering the trees，however，the boy had an idea．tie，hoped that the tree he planted would 41  soon．S0． after watering it once or twice，he never 42 it．

A few days later，when the little boy went、to see his tree again，he was 43 to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves． 44 the trees of his brothers and sisters，his tree was even greener．His father kept his 45， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted，he would become an outstanding 46  when he grew up．

Since then，the little boy slowly became 47 .One night，he lay on the bed but eouldn’t sleep Then he got up and came to the 48.T0 his surprise，his 49 was splashing something onto his tree． 50，he understood——his father had been  51  fertilizing his small tree!

He returned to his room，52 running down  53 passed．The little boy didn’t become a botanist，but he was elected President of the United States．His name was Franklin Rooseveh．

Love is the 54 nourishment(营养)of life．55 it is just a drop of clear water，it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长)．

1.                A．bravely         B．seldom         C．freely    D．always

 

2.                A．raised          B．nodded         C．lowered  D．knocked

 

3.                A．spring          B．moment        C．winter    D．week

 

4.                A．neighbors       B．friends         C．children  D．boys

 

5.                A．sapling         B．tree           C．gift  D．toy

 

6.                A．die            B．grow           C．break    D．survive

 

7.                A．1ed to         B．attended to      C．belonged to   D．objected to

 

8.                A．pleased        B．upset          C．worried  D．surprised

 

9.                A．Compared with   B．Similar to        C．Connected to  D．Popular with

 

10.               A．request        B．schedule       C．promise   D．secret

 

11.               A．president       B．botanist        C．artist D．researcher

 

12.               A．smart          B．desperate       C．optimistic．    D．practical

 

13.               A．field           B．courtyard       C．park  D．farm

 

14.               A．brother        B．sister          C．father D．neighbor

 

15.               A．All of a sudden   B．For a moment    C．In time    D．From then on

 

16.               A．busily          B．quietly         C．cautiously  D．secretly

 

17.               A．water          B．tears           C．sweat D．rain

 

18.               A．Hours          B．Months         C．Decades   D．Centuries

 

19.               A．1ast           B．only           C．1east D．best

 

20.               A．Even if         B．Now that        C．If only D．What if

 

 

 A long time ago there lived a farmer in a village. One day, while   36   in the fields, the farmer’s son   37   and broke his leg. The villagers went to the __ 38 __ and said，“My goodness, what great misfortune! Your son has broken his leg; now he can’t   39   you in the fields.”One day later, government troop (军队) went to the village   40   young men to join the __ 41 _. They had to leave the boy ___42   because his leg was broken. Again, the villagers came and said，“My goodness, what great __ 43 __!”  The farmer replied, “It is neither fortune __ 44 __ misfortune.”

Then one day the farmer’s     45    horse jumped the fence and ran away. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse has run away.” Two or three days later, the horse __ 46 __ with a dozen wild horses ___47    it. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse came back with twelve_ 48 __.”

The farmer was __49 __ enough to know that nothing was either fortune or misfortune. Everything that happens has a ___50 __ and meaning beyond   51    appearances of the events. So many times, we are __ 52   by the feelings we have about the events in our lives. Remember: “Nothing is long or short, hot or cold, good or bad.” There is no   53    in thinking of something as good or bad, because we __ 54   know what will happen next. The best thing we can do is__ 55   it.

1.A. playing        B. walking      C. living      D. working

2.A. came up                      B. fell down     

 C. broken down                  D. ended up

3. A. ground        B. son          C. farmer     D. village

4. A. supply         B. help        C. teach       D. move

5. A. looking for                   B. thanking for     

   C. asking for                    D. waiting for

6.A. club          B. group       C. army       D. government

7. A. up           B. down        C. away       D. behind

8. A. pleasure      B. success      C. fortune      D. fun

9. A. or           B. nor         C. and         D. but

10.A. only         B. next         C. same        D. first

11.A. provided      B. rose        C. ran         D. returned

12. A. watching     B. following    C. begging     D. crossing

13.A. ones         B. others       C. those       D. another

14. A. wiser        B. confident     C. quick       D. honest

15. A. use          B. dream       C. purpose     D. goal

16. A. usual        B. strange     C. real         D. simple

17. A. left         B. kept        C. surprised     D. cheated

18. A. point        B. luck        C. chance      D. way

19.A. always      B. never        C. often        D. seldom

20.A. use         B. change       C. accept     D. enjoy

 

A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool．A letter can be enjoyed, read and   1  ．It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart; it can keep a   2   with very little effort．

       I will give   3   ． A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting along well．We had been close as    4    but had grown apart．Our meetings were not   5  ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only   6   our misunderstanding．Then he   7   a small island in the Caribbean and we   8   touch．One day he wrote me a letter．He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt．Rereading the letter, I was   9   by its humor and clever expressions．These were all qualities for which I had  10   respected my older brother but   11   he no longer had them．I had never known he could write so well．And with that one letter we became friends   12 ．

       It might never have occurred to him to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no   13  ．For him, writing was a necessity．It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch．Because we live in an age of   14   communication, people often forget   that they don’t always have to phone or email．They have a   15 ．And that is to write．

1．  A．received              B．rewritten             C．returned            D．reread

2．  A．record                 B．promise              C．friendship          D．secret

3．  A．an example          B．a lesson             C．an experience      D．a talk

4．  A．brothers              B．children             C．fellows          D．classmates

5．  A．normal                B．necessary           C．pleasant         D．possible

6．  A．deepen                B．start                  C．express         D．settle

7．  A．toured                B．stopped over       C．reached         D．moved to

8．  A．lost                   B．kept in              C．needed          D．got in

9．  A．driven                B．beaten                C．surprised        D．honored

10．A．never          B．seldom               C．sometimes       D．once

11．                                A．realized        B．judged               C．thought         D．expected．

12．A．later                   B．anyhow             C．too             D．again．

13．A．mail services    B．transport services C．phones          D．relative

14．A．poor                   B．easy                  C．popular          D．busy

15．A． habit               B．choice         C．method         D．plan

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin．Many people put some money into the   1   of the young man．

The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully． 2  from the day before, he took out a large piece of   3   and laid it on the ground．Then he began  4 ．

Before long, the young violinist was  5  with people, who were all attracted by the   6  on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat  7  ．Please come to claim（认领） it soon．"

After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and  8  through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you．You did come here．I knew that you’ re an honest man and would   9   come here．"

"Are you Mr. George Sang?"

The man nodded．

"Did you   10  something?"

"Lottery （彩票）． It’s lottery," said the man．

The violinist   11   a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen．"Is it？" he asked．

George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and   12   it; then he danced with joy．

George bought a lottery ticket which   13   him a prize of $ 500,000．He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat．  14   , the lottery ticket was also thrown in．

When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket   15   himself, the violinist said,"  16   I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever．"

We can gain and lose so much in our life．But being honest should   17   be with us．If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we  18  succeed temporarily（暂时）．However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser．Such a person is just like the   19   on the mountain．It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the  20  of going up．

1． A． box               B． hat                        C． bowl                     D． bag

2． A． Different        B． Away                    C． Free                            D． Far

3． A． cloth                     B． stone                    C． paper                    D． wood

4． A． begging                 B． shouting                C． singing                  D． playing

5． A． crowded            B． surprised               C． surrounded            D． satisfied

6． A． picture                  B． money                  C． ticket                    D． words

7． A． on purpose            B． by mistake             C． in advance             D． in a hurry

8． A． rushed                  B． looked                   C． broke                    D． lived

9． A． probably            B． certainly                C． recently                D． nearly

10． A． buy                     B． get                        C． lose                      D． search

11． A． handed out           B． gave out                C． sent out                D． took out

12． A． tore                    B． threw                    C． kissed                   D． hid

13． A． beat                    B． won                      C． took                            D． sold

14． A． However             B． Fortunately            C． Otherwise            D． Generally

15． A． by                      B． with                      C． from                     D． for

16． A． Although             B． Whenever              C． Unless                  D． Until

17． A． often                   B． always                  C． seldom                  D． never

18． A． must                   B． should                   C． may                      D． need

19． A． water                  B． air                        C． grass                    D． tree

20． A． road                    B． chance                  C． path                      D． method