A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so   26   that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it  27  in the yard, in the hope that it    28    recover soon.

Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the    29   of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to    30    from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle    31    his new life on the farm.

Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing    32   and asked, “  33   is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had   34  , and the friend felt quite   35  .

“I can’t believe that!” said the friend. “It should fly in the    36   , not live here!” He picked up the eagle, and   37   it into the air. The eagle was  38  , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.

That night, the friend could   39   sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another   40  . This time he carried the eagle to the   41   of a nearby mountain.

When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you   42   ? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he   43   the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright   44   of the rising sun. Then he    45    tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.

1.                A．polite          B．brave          C．kind D．proud

2.                A．forward        B．outside         C．inside    D．backward

3.                A．would          B．should          C．must D．need

4.                A．food           B．sounds         C．water    D．habits

5.                A．walk           B．sleep           C．talk  D．drink

6.                A．wasted         B．forgot          C．lost  D．enjoyed

7.                A．chicken        B．eagle           C．farmer   D．plane

8.                A．When          B．How           C．Why D．What

9.                A．suffered        B．experienced     C．happened D．found

10.               A．pleased        B．surprised       C．worried   D．satisfied

11.               A．sky            B．sea            C．land  D．lake

12.               A．pulled         B．moved         C．took  D．threw

13.               A．afraid          B．interested      C．excited    D．angry

14.               A．hardly         B．exactly         C．actually   D．finally

15.               A．drink          B．meeting        C．rest  D．try

16.               A．top            B．foot           C．center    D．side

17.               A．believe         B．cry            C．understand D．work

18.               A．held           B．put            C．filled D．tied

19.               A．sight           B．light           C．space D．shape

20.               A．easily          B．softly          C．quickly    D．powerfully

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  26  a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     27  , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the    28   he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe(脚尖), ___29  as high as he could , but even at his tallest  30___ he was unable to touch it. He began to  31  up and down, as high as he could, at the  32 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of  33 .

Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to  34 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  35  the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 36 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or,   37 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do.   38  seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk   39 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 40 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he  41 like this, the more unhappy he became.

42   , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t   43    . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  44  more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to  45 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

1.                A．preferring      B．offering         C．receiving D．allowing

2.                A．so             B．then           C．but  D．or

3.                A．sadder         B．angrier         C．hungrier  D．tastier

4.                A．expanding      B．stretching       C．swinging  D．pulling

5.                A．strength        B．length          C．range    D．height

6.                A．jump           B．look           C．walk D．glance

7.                A．tip            B．stage           C．top  D．level

8.                A．hope          B．hand           C．sight D．reach

9.                A．put            B．stand           C．get  D．hold

10.               A．break          B．shake          C．take  D．strike

11.               A．up            B．forward        C．down D．around

12.               A．for            B．with           C．on   D．of

13.               A．After          B．Through        C．Without   D．Upon

14.               A．back           B．away           C．up   D．down

15.               A．wishes         B．beliefs         C．efforts    D．goals

16.               A．thought        B．imagined       C．tried  D．claimed

17.               A．Therefore      B．However       C．Moreover D．Otherwise

18.               A．skilful          B．cheerful        C．harmful   D．helpful

19.               A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

20.               A．change         B．express        C．forget D．describe

A well-known speaker started off his speech by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 202, he asked, “Who would 31 this $20 bill?”

Hands started 32 up. He said, “I am going to 33 this $20 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.”

He crumpled (压皱) the 20-dollar 34 . He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He dropped it on the 35 and started to grind (磨碎)it into the floor with his 36 . He picked it up, now crumpled and 37 .

“Now, who still wants it?”　 38 the hands went into the air.

“My friends, you have all 39 a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did 40 the money, you still 41 it because it did not 42 in value. It was still worth $20.”

“Many times in our lives, we are 43 , crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 44 and the circumstances (环境) that come our way. We feel as though we are worth 45 ; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 46 lose your value (价值).”

“Dirty or 47 , crumpled or finely folded (折叠), you are still priceless to those who 48 you. The 49 of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE.”

“You are 50 — don’t ever forget it.”

31　 A. admit　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciate 　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. react

32　 A. going　　　　　　　　　　 B. standing　　　　　　　　 C. putting 　　　　　　　　 D. raising

33　 A. give　　　　　　　　　　　 B. post　　　　　　　　　　　 C. send 　　　　　　　　　　 D. pay

34　 A. check　　　　　　　　　　 B. note　　　　　　　　　　　 C. paper　　　　　　　　　　 D. notice

35　 A. sofa　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chair　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　　　　　　　 D. table

36　 A. shoe　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coat　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trousers

37　 A. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fantastic　　　　　　　　 C. attractive　　　　　　　 D. dirty

38　 A. Thus　　　　　　　　　　 B. Still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Even　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

39　 A. known　　　　　　　　　 B. followed　　　　　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

40　 A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

41　 A. wanted　　　　　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　　　　　 C. brought　　　　　　　　 D. took

42　 A. raise　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fall　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. increase　　　　　　　　 D. miss

43　 A. moved　　　　　　　　　 B. contacted　　　　　　　 C. dropped　　　　　　　　 D. fell

44　 A. imagine　　　　　　　　　 B. consider　　　　　　　　 C. form　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

45　 A. nothing　　　　　　　　　 B. anything　　　　　　　　 C. everything　　　　　　　 D. something

46　 A. never　　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　　　 D. possibly

47　 A. ugly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. clean　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dry　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bright

48　 A. leave　　　　　　　　　　 B. push　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate　　　　　　　　　　　 D. love

49　 A. enjoyment　　　　　　　 B. worth　　　　　　　　　　 C. nature　　　　　　　　　　 D. luck

50　 A. common　　　　　　　　 B. average　　　　　　　　　 C. special　　　　　　　　　 D. ordinary

A group of graduates, highly outstanding in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the present-day 　35 topic — Happiness. But the conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and in life．To 　37 his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen. And he 　38 , with a large pot of coffee and different types of 　39 — plastic, glass, crystal, some nice-looking, some plain-looking, some expensive, some cheap—telling them to help 40 to the coffee. 　41 all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you are 　42 　enough, you might find all the nice-looking, expensive cups are taken up, with the plain and cheap ones 　43 . While it is 　44 for you to want: only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your 　45 and stress. In fact, the cup itself adds no 　46　 to the coffee. What all of you 　47 wanted was coffee, not the cup. But you unconsciously(不知不觉地) went for the best cups and were 　48 each other’s cups. ”

“Now 　49 this: Life is the coffee and the jobs, money and position in 　50 are the cups. They are just tools to contain life, and the types of cups do not decide or 　51 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, focusing on the cup makes us 　52 to enjoy the coffee itself. So, don’t let the cups drive you. Enjoy the coffee 　　53 .”

The　 54　 people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

35．A. warm　　　　　 B. hot　　　　 　　　　 C. heavy　　　　　 　 D. regular

36．A. progress　　 　　　　 B. plans　　　 　　　　　 C. disasters　　　 　　 D. stress

37. A. provide　 　　　　　　　 B. supply　　　　　　　　　　 C. offer　　　　　　　　　　　 D. present

38．A. cooked　　　 　　　 B. passed　　　　 　 C. returned　　　　 D. went

39．A. cups　　　　 　　　 B. plates　　　　　 　 C. bowls　　　　　 　 D. tables

40．A. them　　　　　 　 B. themselves　　 　　　 C. you　　　　 　　　　 D. yourselves

41．A. Before　　　　　 B. Since　　　　　 　 C. When　　　　　 　 D. Because

42．A. brave　　　 　　　　 B. delighted　　 　　　 C. amazed　　　　 　 D. careful

43．A. left behind　　　 　 B. got away　　　 　　 C. put away　　　　 　　　　　　 D. sent back

44．A. helpful　　 　　　　　 B. normal　　　　 　　 C. safe　　　　 　　　 D. active

45．A. habit　　　　 　　　 B. courage　 　　　　　　 C. responsibility　 　　　 D. problem

46．A. quality　　　　　 B. weight　　　 　　　　 C. height　　　 　　　 D. cost

47．A. nearly　　　　 　　 B. mostly　　　　 　 C. really　　　 　　　　 D. quickly

48．A. looking　　　　 　　 B. eyeing　　　　 　　 C. saying　　　 　　　　 D. feeling

49．A. consider 　　　　　　　 B. repeat　　　 　　　　 C. do　　　　　 　　 D. recite

50．A. school　　　　 　　 B. thought．　　　 　 C. society　　　　　 D. dream

51．A. correct　　　　　 B. change　　　　 　 C. bring　　　　　 　 D. record

52．A. fail　　　　　 　　　 B. stop　　　　　 　　 C. dislike　　　 　　　　 D. struggle

53．A. too　　　　　 　　　 B. either　　　　 　　 C. also　　　　 　　　　 D. instead

54．A. busiest　　　　 　　 B. richest　　　 　　　 C. happiest　　　　 D. kindest

Zigfried, a little mouse, blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside. Still nobody came. Maybe today, he thought  31 . It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle (奇迹).
This farmhouse had been  32  too long. It needed a family. Zigfried’s  33  made a noise. He realized that he hadn’t eaten anything since yesterday. He jumped from the windowsill (窗沿), grabbed a  34  from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mike’s.
Farmer Mike’s house had been a great place for the little mouse  35  the farmer married a wife who had a cat. Zigfried  36  when he thought of it. He looked around cautiously as he 37  into the room where grain was stored and was quite  38  as he filled his bag with wheat. He was turning to leave when suddenly he  39  a hot breath about his ear. His heart beat  40  , and without thinking he started to run and luckily  41  the cat’s paws (爪子).
The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a  42  family would be moving into the farmhouse soon. Zigfried’s granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to  43 with him. He hoped that the family would come before his granny came. Before long, a car came  44  the road leading to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.
Zigfried’s Christmas miracle did arrive!
The house came  45  the next few days. Zigfried  46  every single hour of them.  47 , the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a  48  smile at the door of his home, he heard the  49 of the children of the family about what they might get for Christmas. What? A cat? The  50  froze on his face； his mouth fell wide open. After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”