The policeman moved up the avenue impressively. It was barely 10 o’clock at night, but the chilly wind with rain had kept people out of the streets.

The policeman suddenly slowed his walk. In the doorway of a darkened store a man leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked up to him the man spoke up quickly.

“It’s all right, officer,” he said, “I’m just waiting for a friend. It’s an appointment made twenty years ago. Well, about that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this store stands —‘Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant.”

“Until five years ago,” said the policeman. “It was torn down then.”

The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar near his right eyebrow. His scarf pin was a large diamond.

“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man. “I dined here at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best friend, and the finest guy in the world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.”

“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your friend since you left?”

“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a year or two we lost track of each other. Yet I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest guy in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up.”

The policeman twirled his club(警棍) and took a step or two, saying: “I’ll be on my way. Hope your friend comes around all right.”

“I’ll give him half an hour at least. If Jimmy is alive he’ll be here by that time. So long, officer.”

“Good-night, sir,” the policeman went away.

The man who had come a thousand miles to fill an appointment with the friend of his youth, smoked his cigar and waited.

About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long overcoat, with collar tuned up to his ears, hurried across from the opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.

“Is that you, Bob?” he asked, doubtfully.

“Is that you, Jimmy Wells?” cried the man in the door.

“Bless my heart!” exclaimed the new arrival, grasping both the other’s bands with his own. “It’s Bob, sure as fate. I was certain I’d find you here, Well, twenty years is a long time.”

“You’ve changed lots, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall by two or three inches.”

“Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty. Come on, Bob; we’ll go around to a place I know of, and have a good long talk about old times.”

The two men started up the street, arm in arm. The man from the West, his egotism(自负) enlarged by success, was beginning to outline the history of his career. The other, hidden in his overcoat, listened with interest.

At the corner stood a drug store, brilliant with electric lights. When they came in, each of them turned to gaze upon the other’s face.

The man from the West stopped suddenly and released his arm.

“You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he said sharply. “Twenty years is a long time, but not long enouth to change a man’s nose from straight to flat.”

The tall man said, “You’ve been under arrest for ten minutes, Bob. Chicago thinks you may have dropped over our way and asks us to have a chat with you. Going quietly, are you? That’s sensible. Now, before we go on to the station here’s a note to you. You may read it here at the window. It’s from Patrolman （巡警） Wells.”

The man from the West unfolded the little piece of paper. His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little when he had finished. The note was rather short.

“Bob: I was at the appointed place on time. When you struck the match to light your cigar I saw it was the face of the man wanted in Chicago. Somehow I couldn’t do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man to do the job. JIMMY.”

55．The man leaning in the doorway was waiting to      .

       A．tell a policeman an extremely moving story                                B．keep an appointment made 20 years before

       C．help the police to catch a wanted criminal                                 D．show off his great success in his adventure

56．Twenty years before, Jimmy used to be        .

       A．a policeman                                              B．a boss of a restaurant

       C．Bob’ best friend                                       D．a keen-eyed guy

57．The underlined word “corresponded” here means “      ”.

       A．agreed with each other                           B．were equal or similar

       C．suffered from loneliness                           D．exchanged some letters

58．The policeman went away in order to          .

       A．get he man from the West caught           B．keep going on guard of the street

       C．find the man wanted by the police          D．get off duty and go home for good

59．Bob in the story is described as a man who     .

       A．was good at cheating                               B．was modest by nature

       C．stuck to his promise                                                                    D．betrayed his friend

60．The end of the story shows that      .

       A．time will wait for no man                        B．friendship is precious

       C．justice can hardly be done                       D．life is hard to predict

Besides electricity, a lion fears water the most, and a rainstorm with thunder and lightning brings both. For that reason I always have a written   1   that frees me from   2   when it's raining.

For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn't raining at all. I   3

the sign to the announcer, and the band began   4   my music.

The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being   5  about the wetness.

And so we came to the head-in-mouth   6  . When I pulled Leo's mouth open raising his face and nose to the   7  . I noticed that the muscles (肌肉) of his jaws (上、下颚) were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become   8   all over.

My head was in now. I counted to ten and then gave him the tap-on-jaw   9   to let me go. But then nothing happened.

I   10   again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap. I heard gunfire men were trying to get Leo's   11  . But already, with my face   12   in the back of his mouth, I was finding it hard to breathe, I knew what had happened: with the   13   beating on his face, Leo had forgotten me. I heard the gunfire again.

I awoke with an oxygen mask   14   my face, and a doctor was working over me." You're   15  ," said the doctor, "as soon as you went faint (头晕的), the lion   16   you. For nearly three minutes you had no heartbeat!"

By then it had   17   raining. I called Leo back and opened his jaw. "Don't be a fool!" the doctor said,   18   I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I have Leo the tap on the jaw --and he obeyed immediately.

Yet, when I tried to trick again the next time, Leo   19  . I believed he was unwilling to   20   me a second time. I never did the trick again.

1. A. suggestion            B. notice                       C. agreement                D. decision

2. A. performing           B. trying                       C. acting                      D. training

3. A. set                       B. gave                         C. put                          D. made

4. A. making                 B. playing                     C. enjoying                   D. practising

5. A. happy                   B. sad                          C. sorry                       D. anxious

6. A. joke                            B. trick                         C. play                         D. attempt

7. A. sky                      B. earth                        C. cage                        D. ceiling

8. A. angry                   B. excited                     C. tense                        D. frightened

9. A. mark                    B. sign                         C. order                       D. information

10. A. hit                      B. beat                         C. pulled                       D. tapped

11. A. silence                B. control                            C. attention                   D. death

12. A. buried                 B. hidden                      C. put                          D. sunk

13. A. stick                   B. gun                          C. rain                          D. hand

14. A. in                       B. above                       C. below                      D. over

15. A. foolish                B. crazy                       C. safe                         D. lucky

16. A. kept                   B. dropped                    C. fell                           D. bit

17. A. begun                 B. stopped                    C. continued                 D. been

18. A. and                    B. so                            C. but                          D. or

19. A. obeyed               B. refused                     C. agreed                      D. regretted

20. A. hurt                    B. kill                           C. damage                    D. fool

    Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 　　1   job which gets him up every morning at five o’clock. He is a newspaper boy.

    Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the corner where the newspapers    2   . The newspapers were delivered to the corner    3   at midnight. He always    4   a wagon (货车) to carry them.

    In the winter it is still dark    5   he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is 　　6   . Billy must deliver (递送) the newspapers to the house of people on his    7   in all kinds of    8   . He tries    9   each paper on the porch (门廊；走廊)    10   it will be   11   wind and rain or snow. His customers think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him tips.

　　 Billy earns about $70 per month, and he is saving some of money to go college. He    12      　　 13   on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to    14   money from his customers. Since many of them work during the day, Billy has to   15   at night. Sometimes, when Billy is　　 16   , his older brother has to deliver the newspapers. 　　17   , Billy’s father had to help.

　　 Billy has seventy    18    now, but he hopes to get more soon. Someday, if he gets more customers, Billy might win a prize    19  an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip    20   Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1. A. rush-time　　    B. spare-time      C. full-time　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. part-time

2. A. have been    　　  B. were　　       C. will be　　　　   　　   D. are

3. A. with truck    　　  B. on truck　　    C. by truck　　　　  　　   D. in truck

4. A. takes　　　　     B. brings　　      C. carries　　　　   　　   D. lifts

5. A. that　　　　  　　 B. when　　      C. in which　　　　 　　   D. which

6. A. sunny　　    　　 B. dusk　　　　   C. light　　　　    　　   D. midnight

7. A. road　　　　 　　 B. route　　　　 C. way　　　　   　　   D. direction

8. A. weather　　       B. ways　　　　 C. climate　　　　 　　   D. distance

9. A. putting　　        B. to put　　      C. to have put　　  　　   D. having put

10. A. where　　       B. to which　　    C. on that　　　　  　　   D. when

11. A. kept on　　    B. protected from C. put off　　　　   　　   D. picked out

12. A. spends　　      B. costs　　　　 C. pays　　　　　　 　　   D. takes

13. A. some　　　　   B. the rest　　     C. much　　　　    　　   D. more

14. A. borrow　　    B. get　　　　   C. offer　　　　　　 　　   D. collect

15. A. deliver newspapers　　    　　　　　　 B. get the money

   C. visit his customers　　　　 　　　　   D. collect the money

16. A. lazy　　　　     B. sick　　　　    C. free　　　　    　　   D. in

17. A. Often　　　　   B. Once　　       C. Usually　　　　 　　   D. Always

18. A. dollars　　　　 B. newspapers     C. customers　　   　　   D. friends

19. A. for　　　　    　　   B. from　　　　  C. of　　　　　　  　　   D. to

20. A. for　　　　      B. from　　　　  C. of　　　　　　  　　   D. to

    Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the corner where the newspapers    2   . The newspapers were delivered to the corner    3   at midnight. He always    4   a wagon (货车) to carry them.

    In the winter it is still dark    5   he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is 　　6   . Billy must deliver (递送) the newspapers to the house of people on his    7   in all kinds of    8   . He tries    9   each paper on the porch (门廊；走廊)    10   it will be   11   wind and rain or snow. His customers think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him tips.

　　 Billy earns about $70 per month, and he is saving some of money to go college. He    12      　　 13   on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to    14   money from his customers. Since many of them work during the day, Billy has to   15   at night. Sometimes, when Billy is　　 16   , his older brother has to deliver the newspapers. 　　17   , Billy’s father had to help.

　　 Billy has seventy    18    now, but he hopes to get more soon. Someday, if he gets more customers, Billy might win a prize    19  an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip    20   Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

1. A. rush-time　　    B. spare-time      C. full-time　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. part-time

2. A. have been    　　  B. were　　       C. will be　　　　   　　   D. are

3. A. with truck    　　  B. on truck　　    C. by truck　　　　  　　   D. in truck

4. A. takes　　　　     B. brings　　      C. carries　　　　   　　   D. lifts

5. A. that　　　　  　　 B. when　　      C. in which　　　　 　　   D. which

6. A. sunny　　    　　 B. dusk　　　　   C. light　　　　    　　   D. midnight

7. A. road　　　　 　　 B. route　　　　 C. way　　　　   　　   D. direction

8. A. weather　　       B. ways　　　　 C. climate　　　　 　　   D. distance

9. A. putting　　        B. to put　　    &nbs
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p; C. to have put　　  　　   D. having put

10. A. where　　       B. to which　　    C. on that　　　　  　　   D. when

11. A. kept on　　    B. protected from C. put off　　　　   　　   D. picked out

12. A. spends　　      B. costs　　　　 C. pays　　　　　　 　　   D. takes

13. A. some　　　　   B. the rest　　     C. much　　　　    　　   D. more

14. A. borrow　　    B. get　　　　   C. offer　　　　　　 　　   D. collect

15. A. deliver newspapers　　    　　　　　　 B. get the money

   C. visit his customers　　　　 　　　　   D. collect the money

16. A. lazy　　　　     B. sick　　　　    C. free　　　　    　　   D. in

17. A. Often　　　　   B. Once　　       C. Usually　　　　 　　   D. Always

18. A. dollars　　　　 B. newspapers     C. customers　　   　　   D. friends

19. A. for　　　　    　　   B. from　　　　  C. of　　　　　　  　　   D. to

20. A. for　　　　      B. from　　　　  C. of　　　　　　  　　   D. to

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)．