Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to    36   about the fat body of a(n)    37  I found in my ‘Vegetable Surprise’ last Thursday. It was    38  a surprise to me! A bad one, though. And even worse was that    39  when I realized only half of the white insect was left there on top of my green vegetables.
I informed the    40  of my problem and I did not expect him to    41  and tell me that insects were a good source of protein. I am a vegetarian!
In fact, I have eaten in your restaurant many times    42  and this is the first time I have been    43 . And I do not feel we should have been    44  for this meal, so I would ask you to    45  the cost. I await your reply.
Yours faithfully, 
Mr. John Smith

小题1:	A．talk B．complain C．discuss D．focus

小题2:	A．fish B．animal C．insect D．bird

小题3:	A．sharply B．oppositely C．normally D．certainly

小题4:	A．inconvenience B．memory C．feeling D．touch

小题5:	A．waitress B．waiter C．host D．hostess

小题6:	A．laugh B．cry C．leave D．threat

小题7:	A．earlier B．later C．after D．before

小题8:	A．surprised B．limited C．disappointed D．satisfied

小题9:	A．charged B．treated C．paid D．distracted

小题10:

A．melt B．refund（退还） C．respond D．reuse

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __21_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __22__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __24_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 25__ and had to wait _26_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __28__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _29__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __30__, so he went to the door and opened it __31_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __32__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _33__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __34_ this time she was _35__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _36_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _37__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _38__ in life. It was his _39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _40__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.

小题1:	A．complaining B．telling C．hoping D．pretending

小题2:A. pleased         B disappointed    C. exhausted      D. encouraged

小题3:	A．looking B．turning C．coming D．tidying

小题4:	A．went on B．went down C．went out D．went through

小题5:	A．candles B．matches C．lights D．flashlights

小题6:	A．happily B．patiently C．hopefully D．helplessly

小题7:	A．steps B．words C．knocks D．screams

小题8:	A．dark B．quiet C．noisy D．crowded

小题9:	A．newcomer B．stranger C．guest D．settler

小题10:

A．called B．disturbed C．watched D．offered

小题11:

A．surprisingly B．delightedly C．impatiently D．willingly

小题12:

A．gently B．kindly C．politely D．violently

小题13:

A．lend B．sell C．harness D．borrow

小题14:

A．And B．But C．So D．For

小题15:

A．holding B．hiding C．fetching D．lifting

小题16:

A．suggested B．commanded C．sent D．forced

小题17:

A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised

小题18:

A．failure B．success C．complaint D．determination

小题19:

A．warmth B．coldness C．kindness D．nearly

小题20:

A．doubtfully B．hardly C．actually D．sympathy

I was shopping at my local supermarket, as I normally have for years. One particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and  31  toward the register to pay for what I bought. After the cashier had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated that the  32  was $150.
I   33  into my back right pocket to take the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there.  I started to get  34 .  I knew my purse was in the car and I was sure I had put the  35  in my back right pocket. I looked at the cashier with wet eyes and a  36 look not knowing what to do.  There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台).  I  37  and said, “Really? It's  38 , no one would hand that in!”  But she  39  me to. “You never know…” she said.
I decided that there was no  40  in checking so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said “I have to ask, did anyone  41  cash by any chance?” She asked “How much?” My face then  42 .  “$200 in the form of one hundred dollar bills.” I replied.  She said, “ 43 , yes, someone did!” I was so  44 ! “Who? I want to thank her.”  She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and said, “She did.”
I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn't me, it was my    45 ” .  I said “I know, I wanted to thank you both,  46  she found it ... it's because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy. I was almost in tears. 
The next day at work, a person in another department  47  me tickets to the circus.  He handed me 5 tickets. Almost  48  that young girl’s face popped (突然出现) in my head.  After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, She is a friend of mine”.  Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.
She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich so they would really  49  this.  She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the   50  number of tickets!  

小题1:	A．showed B．retired C．hesitated D．headed

小题2:	A．percentage B．product C．total D．luggage

小题3:	A．reached B．searched C．checked D．looked

小题4:	A．particular B．curious C．nervous D．serious

小题5:	A．card B．money C．purse D．goods

小题6:	A．shocked B．moved C．inspired D．confused

小题7:	A．laughed B．screamed C．shouted D．blamed

小题8:	A．reality B．evidence C．cash D．truth

小题9:	A．forced B．encouraged C．discouraged D．promised

小题10:

A．doubt B．need C．expense D．harm

小题11:

A．work out B．hand in C．send for D．take away

小题12:

A．broke up B．burst out C．send off D．lit up

小题13:

A．Eventually B．Actually C．Finally D．Unfortunately

小题14:

A．interested B．worried C．surprised D．absorbed

小题15:

A．daughter B．husband C．mother D．friend

小题16:

A．because B．although C．however D．besides

小题17:

A．lent B．borrowed C．produced D．offered

小题18:

A．simply B．constantly C．immediately D．previously

小题19:

A．reject B．buy C．ignore D．appreciate

小题20:

A．unique B．perfect C．official D．typical

Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people's houses.
Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, "We've been to a lot of other people's houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn't we?"
"Yes, certainly," answered her husband, "A big party will be the easiest thing, won't it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month."
So Mrs. Harris said, "Yes, I'll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December."
"How many will that be?" Mr. Harris asked. "Don't invite too many."
Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m."
"That isn't very nice, is it?" he said. "You're telling our guests that they must go at 8:30." So Mrs. Harris just wrote "Party: 6:30 p.m."
A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, "You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨)."
Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.
When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"
"I did," Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.
小题1:Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

A．Mr. Harris changed his work.

B．They wanted to make some new friends.

C．They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

D．They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people's houses.

小题2:What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

A．It was easy to hold a big party at home.

B．They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

C．They had gone to other people's parties many times.

D．They liked making friends with others.

小题3:How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

A．From the morning till night.	B．About two hours.
C．About fourteen hours.	D．Till midnight

小题4:When did the party end that evening?

A．At about 8:30.

B．About twelve o'clock..

C．When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

D．When someone telephoned the police station.

小题5:Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?

A．Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

B．He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

C．His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

D．Because he hated the noise.

I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents form and carry out their new planning projects. It was really a great challenge.
At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of cancer.
I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was tiring and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My commitment was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, even though my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to bother the president with my situation, yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to share the information with anyone.
A few days later, the president called me into his office.
I figured he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were working on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large desk, looked at me in the eye and said, “I hear your mother is very ill”.
I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my crying subside(平息), and then gently said a sentence I will never forget: whatever you need.
That was it. His understanding and his willingness to both let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of sympathy（同情）that I carry with me to this day.
小题1:When the author was working in a beer company, his mother        .

A．was concerned about him	B．drew the president’s attention
C．was seriously ill	D．was proud of her son

小题2:Although he felt tired and stressed, he felt it his duty        .

A．to help plan some new projects

B．to avoid bothering the president

C．to tell the vice-president his difficult situation

D．to do his job well and look after his mother

小题3:Most probably, the president got the information from        .

A．a relative of the author’s	B．the vice-president
C．the author’s good friends	D．the author’s workmates

小题4:Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Understanding Is Nowhere	B．Generous President
C．Sympathy Is Needed	D．An Unforgettable Memory

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone, when a   36  came behind him. Right away the man started thinking of   37  to give.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you  38  me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get   39  , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too 40  when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started   41  something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the police-man was   42  writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving   43  so far, the policeman came to his window,   44  him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this   45  going to be? However, the man was   46  it was not a ticket at all and he began to   47  :
“I had a daughter who was   48  by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in   49  , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to   50  until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to   51  that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive (原谅) him. So pray (祈祷) for me, and be 52  when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”
The man was completely   53  and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove   54 , even a few miles   55  the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

小题1:	A．truck B．police car C．mail car D．taxi

小题2:	A．advice B．information C．excuses D．views

小题3:	A．caught B．recognized C．mistook D．remembered

小题4:	A．to school B．home C．out D．to hospital

小题5:	A．healthy B．happy C．free D．well

小题6:	A．looking up B．looking for C．listing D．writing

小题7:	A．even B．really C．still D．never

小题8:	A．License(执照） B．insurance（保险） C．Journal D．route

小题9:	A．sent B．handed C．rewarded D．pushed

小题10:

A．ticket B．note C．paper D．notice

小题11:

A．surprised. B．upset C．angry D．excited

小题12:

A．laugh B．read C．smile D．think

小题13:

A．hit B．knocked C．killed D．trapped

小题14:

A．fear B．trouble C．danger D．prison

小题15:

A．escape B．stay C．remain D．wait

小题16:

A．attack B．forgive C．educate D．support

小题17:

A．honest B．thankful C．patient D．careful

小题18:

A．disappointed B．Shocked C．nervous D．frightened

小题19:

A．quickly B．fortunately C．slowly D．rapidly

小题20:

A．with B．over C．to D．under

Saturday, June 16th  
In the morning, we went camping along a path in Green Natural Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. We were expecting an enjoyable two-day holiday. On the way, we kept singing and making jokes.
However, in the afternoon, when we finished our picnic at one o’clock, it was dark and windy. Soon, there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide.
Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining, There were hours to go before we reached the campsite (野营地). It was even worse that our small compass (指南针) showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way! 
We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up the tent. Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep us warm. But we were unable to light the fire, as everything was wet. We dried ourselves, chatted and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock, it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us had been very tired.
This camping trip may not be very successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit.
小题1:The writer went camping in Green Natural Park            .

A．in June

B．for 2 days

C．for 4 hour

D．in the afternoon

小题2:It was even worse that they            .

A．had no picnic	B．couldn’t light the fire
C．lost their way	D．couldn’t know each other

小题3:Chris suggested that they should             in the rain.

A．set up a tent	B．reach the campsite
C．keep singing	D．find a place to hide

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true？

A．It was sunny in the morning.	B．None of them had an umbrella.
C．They gave up the camping at last.	D．They ran about to dry themselves.

It was a cloudy Saturday afternoon. A group of birds were having a great time 
  36  food and playing on the main road. All of a sudden, a big truck sped through… A   37  thing happened. Birds could   38 , too. Although this bird had already   39 , another bird flew over to her immediately, just like a family member, unable to accept the   40 .
Not long after that, another car passed by quickly,   41  the dead bird’s body to whirl(旋转) with the wind. The male bird   42  the movement. As if she was still alive, he   43  flew beside her again. He stared at her as if he was asking, “  44  are you not getting up?”
  45 , she was no longer able to hear him. At the same time, he was trying to lift her up. He,   46 , was unable to bear the burden. Another car soon passed by. He quickly   47 . Once the car had gone, he came down again.
Although other birds told him that it was   48 , he never gave up. He was trying his best to lift her up to   49  her flying again. Another car passed by, and her dead body whirled again as if she was still   50  and trying to fly. He had used all of his   51 , but he was too weak.
The   52 , who was taking photos of the scene, said he couldn’t shoot any more. He was so   53  that the living bird was going to be hurt by passing cars. So he picked up he dead bird and left it at the   54 . The living one still stayed at a nearby tree as if he was crying with his singing and   55  to leave.

小题1:	A．packing up B．caring for C．searching for D．setting down

小题2:	A．strange B．normal C．funny D．sad

小题3:	A．disagree B．feel C．fly D．spread

小题4:	A．disappeared B．dropped C．died D．escaped

小题5:	A．story B．truth C．gift D．past

小题6:	A．shaking B．holding C．sending D．causing

小题7:	A．stopped B．disturbed C．noticed D．feared

小题8:	A．worriedly B．quickly C．bravely D．surprisingly

小题9:	A．Where B．When C．How D．Why

小题10:

A．Unfortunately B．Gradually C．Finally D．Honestly

小题11:

A．in return B．of course C．by accident D．on purpose

小题12:

A．sat down B．looked up C．showed up D．flew off

小题13:

A．simple B．boring C．useless D．important

小题14:

A．see B．keep C．catch D．think

小题15:

A．lovely B．complete C．beautiful D．alive

小题16:

A．confidence B．energy C．space D．time

小题17:

A．owner B．bird C．killer D．photographer

小题18:

A．hopeful B．surprised C．worried D．shocked

小题19:

A．top B．center C．roadside D．car

小题20:

A．required B．pretended C．tried D．refused

An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angrier each moment. Still he kept on writing. “Young man ,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly, “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”
“Why, no,”She answered. “Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I am Bill Bronson.”
小题1:The policeman stopped the car because_____

A．it was an expensive car

B．the driver was a proud lady

C．the driver was driving beyond the speed limit

D．the driver was going to make trouble for the police

小题2:The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.

A．the policeman didn’t know her friends

B．the policeman didn’t accept her kindness

C．the policeman was going to punish her

D．she didn’t know the policeman’s name

小题3:The policeman was _______.

A．an honourable fellow	B．a stupid fellow
C．an impolite man	D．a shy man

小题4:The woman was _______.

A．kind-hearted

B．a person who depended on someone else to finish her work

C．trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positions

D．introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer

小题5:The policeman_______.

A．had no sense of humor	B．had s sense of humor
C．had no sense of duty	D．was senseless

Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.
On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. "It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one," said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
　 The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image —commonly known as the "Flower portrait"— was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare's death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.
　"We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays," Tarnya Cooper, the gallery's curator (馆长), told the Associated President.
　　The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
　　"There have always been questions about the painting," said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. "Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture."
Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation (调查) and the results will come out later this month._________________
小题1:What makes the birthday of Shakespeare dramatic this year?

A．It was found that he painted a portrait in 1814 instead of in 1609.

B．The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.

C．Three portraits of Shakespeare are being tested to identify a real one.

D．It was found that there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare's plays around 1818 to 1840.

小题2:Which statement is True according to the passage?

A．Portraits of Shakespeare are all unreliable.

B．"Flower portrait " was a portrait of Shakespeare given to Desmond Flower.

C．1814 might be when the portrait was drawn.

D．The Flower portrait is not often used as a cover for Shakespeare's play.

小题3:How many methods were used to test the portrait?

A．Not mentioned.

B．Two

C．Three

D．At least four.

小题4:The best title for this passage is _________.

A．Birthdays often involve surprises

B．The surprise on the 441st birthday of Shakespeare

C．One portrait of Shakespeare is a fake

D．How can we know Shakespeare's appearance?

小题5:Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph?

A．Soon we'll know which portrait is reliable.

B．Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.

C．If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.

D．For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery.