阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。  
“Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady perpetual（永久的）serenity（平静）．’’—Joseph Addison
Annually my husband’s family has a reunion．At one of the recent 25 ，the weather was cloudy, and more rain was  26 ．The family members who arrived early were  27 about the possibility of rain and the  28 it would have on attendance．
It did rain，but as it started，a car  29 and out of the passenger side suddenly appeared Uncle Earl，  30 by the family, who is 96 years old and has been  31  for many years．Just the arrival of Uncle Earl immediately  32 the spirits of the group．
Ever cheerful and optimistic，Uncle Earl  33 to amaze the family．One by one he 34  each member, held their hands，gave them a piece of candy and made them laugh
  35 l stood back，1 watched how his behavior and  36 brought a smile to everyone’s face He didn’t spend time telling everyone about his illness as others were doing．I  37 that it was his choice to be of good cheer and not focus on the  38 aspects of his life．By doing so, each family member had to respond in the same  39 ．
Just before we began to feast on the wonderful  40 ，Earl stood up and spoke to the group for a few minutes．He asked everyone to take a lighthearted approach to  41 happened. He said he had prayed for us all to arrive and to return home  42 ，so we need not worry about the rain．Then he gave us all his blessing．I know I felt  43 to be with him.
What is happening in your life  44 ？Are you taking a cheerful approach to your day? Be of good cheer! Like Uncle Earl!

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Under her bed, Mrs Chang kept a box containing some jewellery which had belonged to her mother. The jewellery was the only 21  thing she had, and she always said she would keep it and only sell it for a very important reason. Well, this was an important reason, wasn't it? She said nothing to Mary,   22   went secretly into the city and sold the jewellery for $2,750. Over half the money! But where could she  23    the other half?
During the next few months, Mrs Chang was always busy. She went out four mornings a week and  24    other people's houses. She   25   until late in the night and sewed dresses and trousers for the people in the village. She embroidered(绣高☆考♂资♀源?网) colourful birds and flowers on a piece of silk for the   26    who came through the village.   27   , her pile of money under her bed began to   28   . Mary noticed that her mother was very  29  , but her mother just said, "I want to have some new clothes for your   30    I'll need to buy cloth. And I want to be able to 31  you another good present. "
By June, Mrs Chang had $4,250 under her bed. She went to a relative in Yuen Long, who had a small business. "Tsun Man," she said. "I badly  32    $750. Her relative was  33   . Mrs Chang had  34   asked anyone for money before. But he lent her the money.
Mrs Chang 35  her best clothes, went to the city and  36  a return ticket from London to Hong Kong. After putting it in a nice  37   she began to write 38   address on it and posted it. "What a surprise this will be for David." She said to   39   . "How happy he will be! And how happy Mary will be too, to   40   her brother with her on her wedding day."
21. A. valuable              B. beautiful          C. interesting       D. wonderful
22. A. or                   B. but               C. so              D. however
23. A. get                  B. borrow            C. make           D. bring
24. A. searched             B. entered            C. cleaned         D. washed
25. A. stayed up             B. kept up            C. made up        D. dressed up
26. A. neighbours            B. tourists            C. relatives        D. friends
27. A. Gradually             B. Frequently         C. Probably        D. Immediately
28. A. reduce               B. appear             C. disappear        D. grow
29. A. worried               B. busy              C. angry           D. content
30. A. wedding              B. birthday          C. fami1y          D. work
3l. A. give                  B. send               C. buy            D. mail
32. A. lose                  B. owe               C. need            D. earn
33. A. surprised              B. frightened          C. hurt           D. disappointed
34. A. always                B. usually            C. never           D. sometimes
35. A. picked up              B. had on            C. took off         D. put on
36. A. bought                B. sent               C. took            D. carried
37. A. envelope               B. box               C. package        D. bag
38. A. mother's               B. brother's           C. Mary's          D. David's
39. A. him                   B. them             C. herself          D. her
40. A. have                 B. invite             C. take            D. 1eave

II. 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选中，选出最佳选项。
Sussie and I have been friends since primary school, for more than twenty years. Our friendship has   36  constant（不变的）. We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In   37   of our friendship, Sussie and I took our first   38  trip together.
The first day of our trip ended in New Jersey.   39  with the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and   40   our meal. As we talked, I noticed a(n)   41  couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look of  adoration on the woman’s face  42   me. She stared into the face of the man as he talked,   43   me of a teenager in love!
I called Sussie’s  44  to the couple. As we watched, the man reached   45  to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek. She   46 . “Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time.” I said. “  47  maybe,” remarked Sussie, “They haven’t been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it’s   48  they care much for each other,” I said.
Sussie and I watched and listened  49  to their conversation. She smiled and  50   whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing. Then the  51  changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a   52  look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in New Jersey, ” the man said. “Oh, I   53   to have forgotten. I’m not sure,” she said. “That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,” he   54  her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Sussie and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said   55 . “It is the real thing. That is love.”
36. A. become                B. grown                     C. remained                  D. developed
37. A. congratulation          B. terms                       C. favor               D. celebration
38. A. air                         B. car                      C. boat                         D. train
39. A. Bored                    B. Suffered                   C. Tired                  D. Excited
40. A. cooked                  B. ordered                    C. prepared                   D. finished
41. A. young                    B. elderly                            C. friendly                    D. rich
42. A. scared                    B. astonished                C. attracted                   D. bothered
43. A. showing                    B. reminding                C. telling                 D. introducing
44. A. attention                B. intention                  C. time                         D. idea
45. A. away                     B. off                           C. around                       D. over
46. A. smiled                   B. disagreed                  C. angered                    D. moved
47. A. Or                         B. Though                    C. Therefore                 D. Otherwise
48. A. natural                   B. obvious                    C. important                 D. moving
49. A. madly                    B. silently                C. unashamedly             D. carefully
50. A. picked up               B. stuck to                    C. agreed with                D. questioned on
51. A. place                     B. scene                       C. topic                        D. sense
52. A. discouraged            B. surprised                  C. disappointed            D. confused
53. A. need                      B. feel                         C. seem                        D. use
54. A. told                       B. answered                  C. comforted                D. encouraged
55. A. quickly                  B. eagerly                     C. cheerfully                 D. thoughtfully

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __16__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __17__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __18__ up their new home, the light suddenly __19__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __20__ and had to wait __21__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __22__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __23__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __24__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __25__, so he went to the door and opened it __26__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __27__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __28__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __29__ this time she was __30__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __31__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __32__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __33__ in life. It was his __34__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __35__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.