Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __36__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

    That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __37__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __38__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.

    He put a great deal of his __39__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __40__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __41__ that read, “See me after class.”

    The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__42__ did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, “This is an __43__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __44__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__45__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__46__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about __47__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __48__ for you.”

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __49__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my  50  .”

1.A. speech             B. paper                C. notice               D. diary

2. A. paint             B. win              C. own              D. sell

3.A. just               B. almost               C. ever             D. even

4. A. heart             B. life             C. advice               D. trust

5.A. to                 B. with             C. from             D. for

6. A. word              B. letter               C. note             D. post

7.A. How                B. Why              C. When             D. Where

8.A. unusual                B. unforgettable        C. unimportant      D. unrealistic

9.A. money              B. time             C. space                D. effort

10. A. wonder               B. way              C. problem          D. matter

11.A. Though                B. since                C. Until                D. If

12. A. himself              B. him              C. it                   D. itself

13.A. change                B. gift             C. message          D. decision

14.A. long              B. thick                C. same             D. correct

15.A. grade             B. dream                C. duty             D. secret

 Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

    That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.

    He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”

    The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   45  .”

1.A. speech             B. paper                C. notice               D. diary

2. A. paint             B. win              C. own              D. sell

3. A. just              B. almost               C. ever             D. even

4. A. heart             B. life             C. advice               D. trust

5. A. to                    B. with             C. from             D. for

6. A. word              B. letter               C. note             D. post

7. A. How               B. Why              C. When             D. Where

8.A. unusual                B. unforgettable        C. unimportant      D. unrealistic

9. A. money             B. time             C. space                D. effort

10. A. wonder               B. way              C. problem          D. matter

11. A. Though               B. since                C. Until                D. If

12. A. himself              B. him              C. it                   D. itself

13. A. change               B. gift             C. message          D. decision

14. A. long             B. thick                C. same             D. correct

15. A. grade                B. dream                C. duty             D. secret

Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

    That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.

    He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”

    The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”

The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”

The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   14  .”

31. A. speech               B. paper                C. notice               D. diary

32. A. paint                B. win              C. own              D. sell

33. A. just             B. almost               C. ever             D. even

34. A. heart                B. life             C. advice               D. trust

35. A. to                   B. with             C. from             D. for

36. A. word             B. letter               C. note             D. post

37. A. How              B. Why              C. When             D. Where

38. A. unusual              B. unforgettable        C. unimportant      D. unrealistic

39. A. money                B. time             C. space                D. effort

40. A. wonder               B. way              C. problem          D. matter

41. A. Though               B. since                C. Until                D. If

42. A. himself              B. him              C. it                   D. itself

43. A. change               B. gift             C. message          D. decision

44. A. long             B. thick                C. same             D. correct

45. A. grade                B. dream                C. duty             D. secret

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　　　　　

Most Japanese are greatly ___________ by the earthquake.

        A. affected          B. effort              C. influence         D.effected