12．Linda Evans was my best friend-like the sister I never had．We did everything together：piano lessons，movies，swimming，horseback riding．
    When I was 13，my family moved away．Linda and I kept in touch through letters，and we saw each other on special time-like my wedding （婚礼） and Linda's．Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes，and we wrote less often．One day a card that I sent came back，stamped"Address （地址） Unknown．"I had no idea how to find Linda．
    Over the years，I missed Linda very much．I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren．And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died．There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill．
    One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman-Linda's married name．"There must be thousands of Wagmans，"I thought，but I still wrote to her．
She called as soon as she got my letter．"Mrs Tobin!"she said excitedly，"Linda Evans Wagman is my mother．"
    Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much，even after 40 years，laughed and cried and caught up on each other's lives．Now the empty place in my heart is filled．And there's one thing that Linda and I know for sure：We won't lose each other again!
21．The writer went to piano lessons with Linda EvansD．
A．at the age of 13
B．before she got married
C．after they moved to new homes
D．before the writer's family moved away
22．They didn't often write to each other because theyB．
A．got married
B．had little time to do so
C．didn't like writing letters
D．could see each other on special time
23．There was an empty place in the writer's heart because sheD．
A．was in trouble
B．didn't know Linda's address
C．received the card that she sent
D．didn't have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness
24．The writer was happy when sheB．
A．read the newspaper
B．heard Linda's voice on the phone
C．met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda
D．wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman
25．They haven't kept in touchA．
A．for about 40 years
B．for about 27 years
C．since they got married
D．since the writer's family moved away．

11．Michel is a young girl who works for the police（31）Da handwriting expert （专家）．She has helped（32）Cmany criminals （罪犯） by using her special talents （天才）．
　　When she was fourteen，Michel was already（33）Ainterested in the differences in her friends'（34）Dthat she would spend hours （35）Bthem．After（36）Bcollege she went to France for a（37）Ctwo-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science．
　　Michel says that it is（38）Dfor people to hide their handwriting．She can discover（39）Aof what she needs to know simply（40）Blooking at the writing with her own eyes，（41）Dshe also has machines（42）Chelp her make（43）Bdifferent kinds of paper and ink．This knowledge is often（44）Agreat help to the police．
    Michel believes that handwriting is a good（45）Bof what kind of person the writer is．"I wouldn't go out with a fellow that I didn't like his handwriting．"She says．But she adds she fell in love with her future husband，a young policeman before she studied his handwriting．It is later proved to be all right，however．

31．A．with	B．by	C．like	D．as
32．A．search	B．follow	C．catch	D．judge
33．A．so	B．too	C．quite	D．extra
34．A．books	B．letter	C．tongues	D．handwriting
35．A．writing	B．studying	C．settling	D．uncovering
36．A．attending	B．finishing	C．starting	D．stepping into
37．A．powerful	B．natural	C．special	D．common
38．A．main	B．safe	C．easy	D．impossible
39．A．most	B．nothing	C．little	D．sight
40．A．with	B．by	C．of	D．about
41．A．so	B．for	C．thus	D．but
42．A．they	B．in which	C．that	D．those
43．A．up	B．out	C．for	D．into
44．A．of	B．to	C．with	D．for
45．A．test	B．sign（标记）	C．means	D．habit

10．I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang．A strange（31）Con the other end spoke to me，"Dad，please come back soon．I miss you so much!"I judged that it was a（32）Dnumber．A little while later，the call came once again，so I rudely（33）D，"You've dialed the wrong number!"and then（34）A．
    During the following days，I got the same（35）Bnow and then．But I didn't care much about it．
    Then one day she constantly called me（36）DI didn't answer．Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice，"Dad，please come back．I miss you so much!Dad，I'm（37）Cso much pain!Mom said you were too busy to take（38）Aof me．But，dad，please（39）Bme again，OK？"The innocent（天真0（40）Cwas difficult to refuse．I made a（41）Dkiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say，"Thank you…Dad，I am so…happy，so…happy…"
    Shortly after this，I became（42）Babout who had been on the other end of my phone．So I called back，and a woman answered，"Sorry，sir．I am really sorry to have（43）A you．My daughter has suffered from bone cancer（44）Bshe was born．And her father…died in an（45）Ca short while ago．I dare not tell her this sad（46）D．Poor baby．When she couldn't bear （忍受） the painful chemotherapy （化疗），she would cry for her dad，who had always（47）Aher．I really couldn't bear it，so I gave her my phone number…"
"How is your daughter now？"I couldn't（48）Bto ask．
"She has（49）C．You must have kissed her on the phone，because she went with a smile，tightly holding the cell phone…"（50）Afilled my eyes and I was so sad to hear that．

31．A．sound	B．noise	C．voice	D．shout
32．A．bad	B．different	C．unlucky	D．wrong
33．A．refused	B．explained	C．returned	D．answered
34．A．hung off	B．turned off	C．got off	D．took off
35．A．number	B．call	C．telephone	D．result
36．A．as if	B．so that	C．in order that	D．even though
37．A．of	B．on	C．in	D．at
38．A．care	B．control	C．attention	D．interest
39．A．support	B．kiss	C．treat	D．encourage
40．A．condition	B．suggestion	C．request	D．advice
41．A．soft	B．sweet	C．low	D．loud
42．A．surprised	B．curious	C．interested	D．amazed
43．A．bothered	B．warned	C．interrupted	D．reached
44．A．when	B．since	C．as	D．after
45．A．invitation	B．event	C．accident	D．experiment
46．A．experience	B．reason	C．story	D．news
47．A．encouraged	B．supported	C．satisfied	D．praised
48．A．help	B．wait	C．expect	D．want
49．A．survived	B．passed	C．gone	D．escaped
50．A．Tears	B．Cries	C．Anger	D．Disappointment

9．Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house．
He flew into the water，not（36）Bthat as he swam toward the middle of the lake，an alligator （短吻鳄） was swimming toward the shore．His mother in the（37）Dwas looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together．In great（38）C，she ran toward the water，（39）Ato her son as loudly as she could．（40）A her voice，the little boy became（41）C and made a U-turn to swim to his mother．It was too（42）B．Just as he got to her，the alligator（43）D him．
From the dock，the mother caught her little boy by the（44）Cjust as the alligator caught his legs．That began an incredible war between the two．The alligator was much（45）Dthan the mother，but the mother was much too（46）Bto let go．A farmer happened to（47）Aby，heard her screams，raced from his truck，took aim and，after weeks and weeks in the hospital，the little boy（49）B．His legs were terribly scared by the（50）C of the animal．And，on his arms，were deep scratches（抓痕） where his mother's（51）Ddug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved．
The newspaper reporter，who（52）Dthe boy，asked if he would（53）Chis scars（伤疤） to him．The little boy lifted his pant legs．And then，with obvious（54）A，he said to the reporter，"but look at my arms．I have great（55）Aon my arms，too．I have them because my Mom wouldn't let go．"

36．A．deciding	B．realizing	C．believing	D．pretending
37．A．car	B．boat	C．yard	D．house
38．A．surprise	B．excitement	C．fear	D．disappointment
39．A．shouting	B．whistling	C．singing	D．talking
40．A．Hearing	B．Recognizing	C．Ignoring	D．Missing
41．A．angry	B．hopeless	C．alarmed	D．interested
42．A．early	B．late	C．slow	D．far
43．A．ate	B．saw	C．heard	D．reached
44．A．head	B．hands	C．arms	D．legs
45．A．faster	B．heavier	C．weaker	D．stronger
46．A．surprised	B．determined	C．terrified	D．satisfied
47．A．drive	B．fish	C．live	D．dive
48．A．cut	B．shot	C．fed	D．caught
49．A．retired	B．survived	C．died	D．escaped
50．A．visit	B．kiss	C．attack	D．protection
51．A．words	B．palms	C．hands	D．fingernails
52．A．saved	B．cured	C．admired	D．interviewed
53．A．leave	B．give	C．show	D．describe
54．A．pride	B．pain	C．effort	D．guilty
55．A．scars	B．patterns	C．designs	D．rings

8．An old woman had been blind for years．One day she called in a doctor to try to （11）A her eyes，and made an agreement with him．If he could cure her blindness，he would（12）Da large quantity of money from her，but if she remained （13）C，she would give him nothing．
After this（14）Bwas made，the doctor went to treat her eyes．But on every （15）A，he took something away from her house，（16）Dall her things，little by little．When he had（17）Ceverything she had，he cured her and asked her to give him the money she had（18）A．
When the old woman recovered her sight，she（19）Bthat none of her things were left in her（20）A，so she decided to give him nothing．As she still（21）Dto give him any money，the doctor took her to a judge．
The old woman said to the judge，"This man here speaks the（22）A．I did promise to（23）Bhim money if I could see again，but I also did say that if I continued to be blind，he would get nothing．Now he thinks that I am（24）A．But I have to say that I am still blind because before I was blind，I knew there were many things in my house，but now，I am not able to see a（n） （25）Cthing in it．"
At last，the doctor got nothing．

11．A．treat	B．close	C．see	D．cut
12．A．return	B．send	C．spend	D．receive
13．A．poor	B．old	C．blind	D．deaf
14．A．word	B．agreement	C．survey	D．excuse
15．A．visit	B．look	C．show	D．meeting
16．A．bringing	B．wasting	C．destroying	D．stealing
17．A．used	B．changed	C．got	D．seen
18．A．promised	B．saved	C．advise	D．discovered
19．A．thought	B．found	C．hoped	D．heard
20．A．house	B．memory	C．mind	D．head
21．A．asked	B．decided	C．managed	D．refused
22．A．truth	B．plan	C．idea	D．story
23．A．make	B．give	C．lend	D．carry
24．A．cured	B．cheated	C．beaten	D．checked
25．A．bad	B．strange	C．common	D．useful

7．Once，in a tiny village，lived a family with eight children．Two of the children loved （36）Dvery much，but the family was so poor that they couldn't send （37）Cof them to study at the art academy．After many discussions，the two boys finally（38）Ca plan．They would toss（抛）a coin．The （39）A would go down into the mines and，with his earnings（工资）（40）C his brother attending the academy．Then，when the brother （41）A the toss completed his studies，after four years，he would support the other brother at the（42）C，either with sales of his artwork or by（43）Din the mines．
John won the toss and Albert went down into the mines．John worked very hard and his paintings were far（44）Bthan those of most of his professors，and by the time he （45）A，he was beginning to get a lot of money （46）Chis works．
When John returned，the family held a great dinner to （47）D his triumphant homecoming（凯旋）．Shortly after the meal began，John  （48）Cfrom his seat to drink a toast（举杯祝酒） to his beloved（深爱的）（49）B．He said，"Dear Albert，now you can go to pursue your（50）D and I will take care of you．"
But Albert said （51）A，"Brother，It's too （52）A．The four years in the mines has done much too （53）Bto my hands!Now I cannot even hold a glass．"
To show his great （54）C，John painstakingly（精心地） drew his brother's hands with palms together and thin （55）D stretched skywards（朝天空）．He called his drawing"The Praying Hands"．

36、A．money	B．books	C．school	D．painting
37、A．all	B．neither	C．either	D．any
38、A．found out	B．worked out	C．figured out	D．carried out
39、A．loser	B．winner	C．elder	D．younger
40、A．accompany	B．follow	C．support	D．permit
41、A．winning	B．judging	C．doing	D．losing
42、A．home	B．mine	C．academy	D．school
43、A．drawing	B．writing	C．staying	D．laboring
44、A．worse	B．better	C．dearer	D．cheaper
45、A．graduated	B．arrived	C．left	D．returned
46、A．at	B．on	C．for	D．in
47、A．memorize	B．declare	C．pay	D．celebrate
48、A．came	B．went	C．rose	D．approached
49、A．father	B．brother	C．family	D．mother
50、A．idea	B．way	C．practice	D．dream
51、A．softly	B．excitedly	C．happily	D．angrily
52、A．late	B．cold	C．long	D．clear
53、A．good	B．harm	C．wrong	D．favor
54、A．pride	B．wisdom	C．respect	D．mercy
55、A．legs	B．arms	C．hands	D．fingers

6．I was walking in the park with my two dogs．（36）DI saw a notice on a tree saying someone
had lost their dog．There was a lovable（37）Aof the dog as well．I thought what a shame it was
and then I walked on．
We finished our walk and left the park．Stopping at a red traffic light I（38）Aover at a nearby lamp post．There was another sign there，（39）Cthat a dog had been found!There was no photo but there was a phone number．"It （40）Bbe the same dog，"I thought to myself．"Could it？"
I grabbed my cell phone，and sent a（n）（41）Bto the phone number．Then I turned and walked back over to the"Dog Lost"sign．I have to（42）DI was getting pretty excited at the（43）Aof helping someone．
（44）CI got back to the first sign，I dialed that number．This time a man picked up．I told him my（45）Band gave him the number from the other sign with the"Dog （46）B"information．He was so happy with the thought that this might be his dog that he could（47）Aspeak．I hung up，knowing it was a long shot，but was （48）D that at least I had tried．About an hour later my cell phone rang．I answered and heard the（49）Dpossible news．The owner and his dog were（50）B!He told me that when he arrived at the house where his（51）C was being looked after，it ran to him and leapt into his arms．He was almost crying on the phone as he spoke．He（52）Ato pay me a reward but I just laughed and said，"Don't worry about it．Buy the little fellow a doggy treat!"
So，I thought to myself，it（53）Dto read everything because you （54）Bknow what you might learn．I am just glad my reading and taking the time to try and help made another person happy and brought a dog（55）Bhome．

36．A．Naturally	B．Gradually	C．Fortunately	D．Suddenly
37．A．photo	B．purchase	C．description	D．appearance
38．A．glanced	B．stared	C．glared	D．observed
39．A．supposing	B．advertising	C．announcing	D．explaining
40．A．mustn't	B．couldn't	C．needn't	D．wouldn't
41．A．card	B．message	C．note	D．order
42．A．prove	B．decide	C．realize	D．admit
43．A．possibility	B．permission	C．confidence	D．challenge
44．A．Since	B．Until	C．When	D．Though
45．A．situation	B．story	C．question	D．address
46．A．Raised	B．Found	C．Lost	D．Sold
47．A．barely	B．nearly	C．totally	D．really
48．A．curious	B．guilty	C．surprised	D．glad
49．A．longest	B．last	C．worse	D．best
50．A．restored	B．reunited	C．rebuilt	D．returned
51．A．sign	B．car	C．dog	D．phone
52．A．offered	B．declined	C．insisted	D．hesitated
53．A．needs	B．affords	C．starts	D．pays
54．A．sometimes	B．never	C．always	D．still
55．A．happily	B．safely	C．gratefully	D．eagerly

5．1．I didn't have a very easy life when I entered the Middle School．
For a reason that I'm still not sure of，I was（1）Cdisturbed by a girl named Alison．She told me I looked like a rat，that I had no（2）A，and that everyone hated me．I would go to sleep（3）Anight after night from the rude text messages I would receive from her．One night my mom came into my room and asked me what was wrong．As soon as I showed her all the（4）D messages I had received，she became（5）B．After a while，she stated that she was going to report this girl to the（6）A．I tried to talk her out of it，afraid of being laughed by my classmates，but she was（7）C．
The next day during the first period of class I was called into the headmaster's office．I （8）Cwalked into the office and was asked to tell what had happened with Alison．I told Mr．Brown exactly everything，but he never asked to see the （9）Don my phone．Later that day my mom also had a meeting with him but Mr．Brown foolishly tried to pass the subject off，
（10）B"This is just how girls are，and girls will be girls．"（11）B，my mom threatened to bring her（12）Binto the event if the school refused to take any action．However，Mr．Brown
 （13）Ato treat my mom as the overreacting parent，ignoring her requests．He was greeted the next morning by my mom and her lawyer outside his office．
This is the best thing my mom has ever done for me．Although I hated her while she did it，I'm（14）C that she did．It taught me to（15）Dfor what I know is right．

1．A．slightly	B．fortunately	C．frequently	D．curiously
2．A．friends	B．parents	C．teachers	D．schoolmates
3．A．weeping	B．laughing	C．coughing	D．shouting
4．A．magical	B．supporting	C．sensitive	D．terrible
5．A．active	B．protective	C．native	D．impressive
6．A．school	B．country	C．company	D．hospital
7．A．satisfied	B．frightened	C．determined	D．surprised
8．A．simply	B．truly	C．nervously	D．particularly
9．A．pictures	B．numbers	C．buttons	D．messages
10．A．speaking	B．saying	C．telling	D．talking
11．A．Happily	B．Angrily	C．Sadly	D．Calmly
12．A．husband	B．lawyer	C．colleague	D．boss
13．A．continued	B．failed	C．pretended	D．managed
14．A．painful	B．helpful	C．grateful	D．powerful
15．A．die	B．account	C．deliver	D．fight

4．Tina was a seventeen-year-old girl who always wore a bright smile．She suffered from a disease and had to use a walker most of the time．People didn't speak to her very often．Maybe it was because she looked（36）Aand people didn't know how to（37）Cher．Tina usually broke the ice with people she met with a big（38）Cwalker
In one class，I gave the students an assignment （作业） to（39）A a poem．I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my（40）Bwouldn't do it anyway．In the class，one by one each student（41）Dto correctly recite the poem．Finally，annoyed and half kidding，I said that the next student who（42）Brecite the poem had to do three push-ups （俯卧撑）．To my（43）A，Tina was next．She used her walker to move to the front of the class．（44）Cshe recited，she made a mistake．Before I could say a word，she（45）Cher walker and started doing push-ups．I wanted to say，"Tina，I was just（46）D!"But she stood up，continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly．
When she finished，a student asked，"Tina，why did you do that？It's not an important assignment!"
"Because I want to be like you guys!To be（47）C"Tina said．
Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out，"Tina，we're not normal!We are teenagers!We get in（48）Dall the time．"
"I know．"Tina said as a big smile spread across her face．The rest of the students laughed，too．
Tina got only a few （49）Athat day，but she got the love and respect of her classmates．To（50）B，that was worth a lot more than a grade．

36．A．different	B．strong	C．short	D．young
37．A．please	B．introduce	C．approach	D．judge
38．A．Sorry	B．Bye	C．Hi	D．Thanks
39．A．recite	B．copy	C．find	D．read
40．A．friends	B．students	C．teachers	D．parents
41．A．started	B．planned	C．continued	D．failed
42．A．shouldn't	B．couldn't	C．needn't	D．wouldn't
43．A．surprise	B．joy	C．excitement	D．satisfaction
44．A．Because	B．When	C．After	D．Though
45．A．raised	B．changed	C．threw	D．checked
46．A．wondering	B．cheating	C．apologizing	D．kidding
47．A．happy	B．social	C．normal	D．fair
48．A．attention	B．thought	C．touch	D．trouble
49．A．points	B．chances	C．mistakes	D．comments
50．A．me	B．her	C．us	D．them

3．When she looked ahead，Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog．Her body was numb （麻木的）．She had been （31）D for nearly sixteen hours．
（32）A she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions．Now，at the age of 34，her （33）B was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast．
On that fourth morning of July，the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so （34）C that she could hardly see her support boats．
Alongside Florence in one of the boats，her mother and her trainer （35）D encouragement．They told her it wasn't much （36）D．But all she could （37）C was fog．They advised her not to
（38）B．She never had quitted until then． （39）A，with only a half mile to go，she （40）C to be pulled out．
Still warming her cold body several hours later，she told a reporter，"Look，I'm not
（41）C myself，but if I could have seen land I might have made it．"It was not tiredness or even the cold water that （42）B her．It was the （43）C．At that time，she was just （44）A to see her goal．
Two months later，she （45）A again．This time，（46）D the same thick fog，she swam with her （47）B and her goal clearly pictured in her mind．She knew that （48）D behind that fog was land （49）B this time she （50）A!Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel．

31．A．bathing	B．diving	C．exercising	D．swimming
32．A．Already	B．Nearly	C．Almost	D．Once
33．A．interest	B．goal	C．effort	D．suggestion
34．A．light	B．thin	C．thick	D．clear
35．A．expressed	B．showed	C．sent	D．offered
36．A．longer	B．more	C．wider	D．farther
37．A．touch	B．feel	C．see	D．smell
38．A．give in	B．give up	C．give off	D．give away
39．A．However	B．Instead	C．Somehow	D．Indeed
40．A．announced	B．hoped	C．asked	D．ordered
41．A．defending	B．protecting	C．excusing	D．helping
42．A．won	B．defeated	C．controlled	D．fought
43．A．snow	B．storm	C．fog	D．rain
44．A．unable	B．unwilling	C．uncertain	D．unlucky
45．A．tried	B．played	C．risked	D．worked
46．A．against	B．with	C．for	D．despite
47．A．strength	B．faith	C．wealth	D．force
48．A．anywhere	B．nowhere	C．everywhere	D．somewhere
49．A．so	B．and	C．but	D．or
50．A．succeeded	B．made	C．reached	D．won