Reggie couldn’t hear a thing. He was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all very fond of him. 35 unfortunately, he was always treated differently from everyone else. Children 36 that they would hurt him, adults acted like he was unable to understand them, as if he was a baby.

Reggie didn’t like this very much. But the person who disliked it the most was his friend Michael, who decided that things had to be 37 . Michael’s father was the town’s Mayor, and Michael managed to convince him that this year, in honor of Reggie, they should offer one day to deaf people. During that whole day everyone in town would have to 38 earplugs(耳塞).

People liked the idea, because everyone loved Reggie. The day became known 39 the Day of Silence, and when it arrived everyone stuck plugs in their ears with great 40 . That morning was filled with jokes and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people became aware of (意识到) how 41 life was when you couldn't hear anything. However, learning about how life was more difficult for the deaf was 42 compared to the greatest discovery of the day: Reggie was amazing!

On that day no one was thinking of Reggie as 43 a deaf person. This meant he could be treated just like any other little boy; and people saw a whole new side of him. Not only that, but Reggie had a 44 mind. On that day, using his usual gestures (手势), Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone. This meant that people paid more attention to what he was saying, and they were surprised by his intelligence and his ability to find solutions to almost any problem. They realized that in normal life all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to communicate. That was the only 45 .

So the Day of Silence was the day when Reggie’s true nature became known. And it was the day that everyone realized you have to give people a chance to show how 46　 they are.

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

36. A. considered　　　　　　　 B. worried　　　　　　 C. suggested　　　　 D. wondered　　　　

37. A. changed　　　　　 　　　 B. finished　　 　　　 C. decided　　 　　　 D. happened

38. A. hold　　 　　　 　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　 C. wear　　　　　　　　 D. carry

39. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

40. A. honor　　　　 　　　　　　 B. hurt　　　　　　　　 C. anger 　　　 　　　 D. fun

41. A. serious　　　　　　 　　　 B. careful　　　 　　　 　　　 C. difficult　　　　　　 D. nervous

42. A. anything　　　　　 　 B. nothing　　　　　　 C. something　　　　 D. everything

43. A. just B. always C. ever D. already　　　　　　 　　　

44. A. simple 　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　 C. bright　　　　 　　　 D. general

45. A. result 　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort　　　　　　　 C. reason 　　　　　　 D. difference

46. A. active　　　　　　　　　　　 B. valuable　　　　　　 C. healthy　　　　　　 D. popular

I used to live selfishly, I should admit(承认). But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had 31 __the office to get something to eat . On the way, I saw a busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some 32__ in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 33__ use the money to feed his addiction（瘾）to drugs or alcohol. He 34 like that type-young and ragged（衣衫褴褛）. 　35 what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 36 I had no right to place myself above 37 just because he was busking.
I 38__ and dropped all the coins into his 39 , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As selfish　as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 40 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. Disappointedly , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 41 ,” I thought.
On my way home at the end of the 42 , I saw the busker again and he was 43 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk to a cafe counter. There he poured the total contents into a tin collecting 44 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity！
Now I donate any 45 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
31. A. left　　　　　 　 B . cleaned　　　　　 C . prepared　　　　　 D . searched　
32. A. chocolates　　　 B . coins　　　　　 　　 C . tins　　　　　　　 　 D . drugs　　
33. A. almost　 　　　　 B . only　　　　　　 C . rather　　　　　　　 D . still　　
34. A. acted　 　　　　　 B . looked　　　　 　　 C . sounded　　　　　 D . smelt　　
35. A. Though　 　　　 　B . For　　　　 　　　　 C . Therefor　　　 　　 D . But　　　
36. A. declared 　　　 　B . realized　　　　　　 C . expected　　　 　　 D . guessed　
37. A. it　　　 　　　　 　 B . all　　　　　　　　　 C . him　　　　　 　　　 D . them　　
38. A. waited　 　　　　 B . followed　　　　　 　C . stopped　　　　　　 D . arrived　　
39. A. rag　　 　　　　　 B . hat　　　　　　　　 C . pocket　　　　　　　 D . counter　　
40. A. happiness　　　 B . sadness　　　　　 　C . love　　　 　　　　 D . hate　　　　　
41 A. words　 　　　 B . effort　　 　　　　 C . space　 　　　　　 D . money　　　　　　　
42. A. moment　　　 B . day　　　　 　　　　 C . break　 　　　　　　 D . event　　　　　　　
43. A. walking around　 B. passing by　 C . packing up　　　 D. running off　　　　
44. A.by　　　　 　　　　　 B . for　　 　　　 C . on　　　　 　　　　 　 D . with　　　　　　　
45. A.work　　　 　　　 B . time　　　　　 C . energy　　 　　　 D .change