It was Andria Baker’s high school graduation party, and the time had come for her father to make good on a promise that he had made her years ago, when she was a fourth-grader. “After you started on your first day of kindergarten and continue it through your last day of high school, and I’ll buy you a car.” Tim Baker had told the child.

  Through the years, Andria Baker kept up her end of the bargain, willing herself to go to school on those days even when she felt under the weather. She did carry out her 13th year of uninterrupted coming to the classroom with her final day at Constantine High Sehool even when she was ill.

At Sunday’s party, her father gave the young woman the keys to a new, $17 000 Pontiac G6. Tim Baker, who teaches seventh grade at Constantine Middle School, said he has no regrets about the deal. “Without a doubt, it was worth every penny I spent,” he said. The look on his daughter’s face when she saw the car was great. Baker said, “When she turned around after seeing the car, she did not know what to do. We got her into the car and she just sat there. Then she ran into the house to get her driver’s license, and she and her best friend got in the car and drove down the road.”

Andria Baker, 19, said she thinks she would have gone ahead with that even if a new car had not been promised her. “A lot of my friends thought I was crazy, but I just kept going.” she said. Baker plans to go after an education degree at Alma College.

“In my sophomore year I hurt my ankle in a basketball game, and it was really painful,” she said. “Also that day I caught a cold and the teacher looked at me and said, ‘I’m not the teacher who’s going to send you home.’”

61．What does the phrase “she felt under the weather” mean?

A. She felt that the weather was very cold.                B. She didn’t feel good.

C. Her body changed with the weather.                     D. She liked the weather very much.

62．When Andria Baker saw her present, she felt ________.

A. surprised and excited                                    B. sad and crazy

C. frightened and worried                                  D. upset and angry

63．From the text, we can know that ________.

A. both Andria Baker and her father stayed in the same school

B. her father made the promise from the day when she began her school

C. her father didn’t regret having bought her a new expensive car

D. Andria Baker is now studying at Alma College for a degree

64．Andria Baker could come to school every day because ________.

A. she was helped by all of her friends                B. she wanted to get a new car

C. she never got ill                                            D. she just wanted to keep on doing that

It was Andria Baker's high school graduation party, and the time had come for her father to make good on a promise that he had made her years ago, when she was a fourth-grader. “After you started on your first day of kindergarten and continue it through your last day of high school, and I'll buy you a car.” Tim Baker had told the child.

Through the years, Andria Baker kept up her end of the bargain, willing herself to go to school on those days even when she felt under the weather. She did carry out her 13th year of uninterrupted coming to the class-room with her final day at Constantine High School even when she was ill.

At Sunday's party, her father gave the young woman the keys to a new, $17,000 Pontiac G6. Tim Baker, who teaches seventh grade at Constantine Middle School, said he has no regret about the deal. “Without a doubt, it was worth every penny I spent.” he said. The look on his daughter's face when she saw the car was great. Baker said, “When she turned around after seeing the car, she did not know what to do. We got her into the car and she just sat there. Then she ran into the house to get her driver's license, and she and her best friend got in the car and drove down the road.”

Andria Baker, 19, said she thinks she would have gone ahead with that even if a new car had not been promised her. “A lot of my friends thought I was crazy, but I just kept going.” she said. Baker plans to go after an education degree at Alma College.

“In my sophomore year I hurt my ankle in a basketball game, and it was really painful,” she said. “Also that day I caught a cold and the teacher looked at me and said, ‘I'm not the teacher who's going to send you home.’ ”

56. How old did Andria Baker begin her kindergarten?

A. Four years old.                     B. Six years old.          C. Thirteen years old.        D. Nine years old.

57. What does the phrase “site felt under the weather” mean?

A. She felt that the weather was very cold.               B, She didn't feel good.

C. Her body changed with the weather.                            D. She liked the weather very much.

58. When Andria Baker saw her present, she felt_____

A. surprised and excited          B. sad and crazy          C. frightened and worried       D. upset and angry

59. From the text, we can know that ______.

A. both Andria Baker and her father stayed in the same school

B. her father made the promise from the day when she began her school

C. her father didn't regret having bought her a new expensive car

D. Andria Baker is now studying at Alma College for a degree

60. Andria Baker could come to school every day because________.

A. she was helped by all of her friends                       B. she wanted to get a new car

C. she never got ill                                                       D. she lust wanted to keep on doing that

My father was driving us to our grandparents’ house for our annual Christmas dinner. The closer we got to the turnoff (岔道) for my grandparents’ house, the slower the car went. Suddenly, my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said: “I can’t stand it!”
“What?” asked my mother.
“It’s those people back there at the Pan Am, standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. I can’t stand it.”
When my father pulled into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children – two girls and a small boy.
My father rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas,” he said.
“Howdy (您好),” the man replied. He was very tall and had to stoop (弯腰) slightly to peer into the car.
My sisters Jill, Sharon, and I stared at the children, and they stared back at us.
“You’re getting wet standing here. Just a couple miles up the road there’s a shed (小棚) with a cover there, and some benches,” my father said. “Why don’t you all get in the car?”
The man thought about it for a moment, and then he waved to his family. They climbed into the car.
Once they settled in, my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Three unhappy faces gave him the answer.
“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, winking at my mother, “because when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having trouble finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys at my house. We’ll just go to get them before I take you to the bus stop.”
All at once, the three children’s faces lit up, and they began to bounce around in the back seat, laughing and chattering.
When we got out of the car at our house, the three children ran through the front door and straight to the toys that were spread out under our Christmas tree. One of the girls spied Jill’s doll and hugged it to her breast. The little boy grabbed Sharon’s ball. And the other girl picked up something of mine.
We left them there at the bus stop in Winborn. As we drove away, I watched out the window as long as I could, looking back at the little girl hugging her new doll.
That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the joy of making others happy.

1. 1.

   The writer’s father U-turned in the middle of the road because ______.
   

   1. A.
      he could not stand the people at the service station
   2. B.
      he could not bear the thought of leaving the people behind
   3. C.
      he wanted to do something special for his parents
   4. D.
      he wanted to help the family standing in the rain
2. 2.

   The reason the father asked the kids if Santa had found them was probably that _____.
   

   1. A.
      he knew the mention of Santa would lift their spirits
   2. B.
      he once promised to receive them as guests in his house
   3. C.
      he wanted to avoid embarrassing the family
   4. D.
      he had met Santa and got the presents for the kids
3. 3.

   How did the author feel at the end of the story?
   

   1. A.
      She was pleased that they had been able to give the kids presents and make them happy.
   2. B.
      She was unhappy remembering that they had been late for the Christmas dinner.
   3. C.
      She was angry because she realized that she didn’t receive a Christmas gift that year.
   4. D.
      She was puzzled by why her father had done this on Christmas.
4. 4.

   What is the article mainly about?
   

   1. A.
      How my family found the lost Santa.
   2. B.
      The people at the service station.
   3. C.
      The art of celebrating Christmas.
   4. D.
      The joy of making others happy.

My 23-year-old son Dan stood in the doorway, ready to say goodbye to his home．In a couple of hours he was going to fly out to France．He was going to be away for at least a year to learn a foreign language and __1__ life in a foreign country．

       It was a milestone in Dan’s life, a change from school days to   2  ．When we were to say goodbye, I   3   closely at his face．I would like to provide him with good   4_  that would last longer than here and now．

       But not a sound came over my lips．I   5  motionless and silent, looking    6__my son’s green eyes．

       I knew that this wasn’t the first time I    7    such an opportunity pass me by．When Daniel was a little boy, I followed him to the bus on his first day in preschool．I   8  the excitement in his hand that held mine when the bus came round the corner．He looked at me —just _ 9    he did now．And then he boarded the bus and   10  ．The bus drove away．And I hadn’t     11   a word．

       Some ten years later, a similar experience    12  ．His mother and I drove him to the university where he was going to   13  ．Dan was ill in bed when I wanted to say goodbye． __14  the words let me down．I only murmured something like “I hope you are   15   , Dan．” Then I turned around and left．

       Now I stood in front of him and recalled all the   16    when I hadn’t make use of those opportunities．Why does it have to be so    17    to tell your son what you feel? My mouth was  18   , and I knew I would only say a few words．

       “Dan,” I   19   stammered out（结结巴巴地说）, “if I had the choice myself, I would have  20    you．” That was all I could say．It was nothing, and yet it was everything．

1．A．experiment            B．experience           C．business              D．knowledge

2．A．neighborhood        B．childhood            C．adulthood            D．brotherhood

3．A．looked                  B．fixed                   C．glared                 D．stared

4．A．gift                       B．support               C．skill                    D．advice

5．A．walked                  B．stood                  C．sat                      D．wondered

6．A．like                       B．for                      C．at                       D．into

7．A．made                    B．had                     C．let                       D．got

8．A．felt                       B．knew                  C．found                  D．realized

9．A．when                    B．as                       C．since                   D．once

10．A．enjoyed               B．ran                      C．left                     D．disappeared

11．A．heard                  B．said                     C．gave                   D．left

12．A．took place           B．took on               C．turned out           D．turned up

13．A．play                    B．visit                    C．study                  D．search

14．A．Luckily               B．Once                   C．Again                  D．Therefore

15．A．stronger              B．happier                C．greater                D．better

16．A．times                  B．places                 C．days                   D．ways

17．A．eager                  B．important             C．difficult               D．lovely

18．A．wet                     B．dry                     C．anxious               D．painful

19．A．directly               B．finally                  C．kindly                 D．nervously

20．A．loved                 B．praised          C．supported       D．chosen

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to ___1___ a passager at 2:30 a.m. When I arrived to ___2___ the passager, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the___3___ and knocked,“Just a minute,”answered a weak ,elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman ___4___ her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car,and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness.“It’s __5____,”I told her,“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother __6____.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man,”she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me a/an ___7___,and then asked,“could you drive ___8___ downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,”I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,”she said,“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院).I don’t have any family left. The doctot says I don’t have very long.”

I ___9____ reached over and__10____ the meter(计价器)

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the buildings, __11____ the manufactory where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived , and the furniture shop __12____had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to solw down in front of a __13____ building and would sit staring into the darkness, say nothing.

__14____, she suddenly said,“I’m tired, Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“___15___ do I owe you?”she asked.

“Nothing,”I said.

“You ___16___ make a living,”she answered. “Oh, there are other ___17_____.”I answered.

Almost without thinking. I __18____ and gave her a hug. She __19____ me. Our hug ended with her remark,“You gave an old woman a little moment of __20____.”

1.A. call in　　　 B. show around　　　 C.pick up　　　 D.bring back

2.A.discover　　　 B.collect　 　　　　 C.send　　　　 D.offer

3.A. window　　　 B.room　　　　　　 C.taxi　　　　　 D.door

4.A. in　　　　　 B.of　　　　　　　 C.about　　　　 D.on

5.A. nothing　　　 B.worthless　　　　 C.unimportant　 D.useless

6.A.treated　　　 B.had　　　　　 　　C.received　　　 D.commanded

7.A.hand　　　　 B.hug　　　　　　 C.address　　　 D.map

8.A. for　　　　　 B.across　　　　　 C.from　　　　 D.through

9.A. quickly　　　 B.calmly　　　　　 C.nervously　　 D.quietly

10.A. shut off　　　 B.take out　　　　 C.put down　　　 D.break down

11.A. including　　 B.concerning　　　 C.containing　　 D.regarding

12.A. where　　　　 B.what　　　　　　 C.that　　　　　 D.there

13.A. beautiful　　　 B.normal　　　　　 C.unusual　　　　 D.particular

14.A. At dawn　　　 B.At night　　　　 C.At noon　　　　 D. At dusk

15.A. How many　　 B.Why　　　　　　 C.How much　　 D.Which

16.A.should　　　　 B.must　　　　　　 C.have to　　　　 D.would

17.A.people　　　 B.travellers　　　　　 C.customers　　　 D.passengers

18.A.bent　　　　 B.rose　　　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　 D.turned

19.A.cared about　 B.hold onto　　　　　 C.gave in to　　　 D.kept away from

20.A. pity　　　　 B.fun　　　　　　　 C.joy　　　　　　 D.freedom