When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage(孤儿院) every week to lead us in woodworking projects. I remember the night that I finished my first project. It was a small table and I looked upon it as though I had created a life. I could 1 wait to give it to Mother Winters, our orphanage’s leader, as a 2.
Since the tables’ coating was still 3, the man asked us to wait a while before taking our tables to our dormitories. But I couldn’t wait. I dashed out the door in a 4, carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.
“It is very pretty,” Mother Winter smiled at me. When she touched the coating she noticed that it was still wet. Then she asked me why I had brought. I stood with 5 down. “Were you supposed to bring this home?” she asked. “No, ma’am, ” I said.
Mother Winters kicked the table over and all of the legs were 6 off. She made me throw the table outside. After Mother Winters left, I went out to get my little table. There was dirt all over it. 7 silently, I hid the ruined table in my closet. A year later I gave it to Mother Henderson, my houseparent, to 8.
Thirty years later I learned Mother Henderson was living in Asheville, North Carolina, so I drove up to see her. She gently asked me to come down to her basement and help her get something 9. “Do you remember that?” she asked, 10 into a dark corner. I did. I could not speak for fear of crying. “Roger, I want you to 11 it.” Mother Henderson gave me back the little 12 that I had given up for lost so long ago. She had kept it, never 13 if she would see me again.
Today, I look at the table with bittersweet memories. I think of when Mother Winters forced me to throw it away. But I am also 14 and joyful at the kindness of Mother Henderson, who kept it as a remembrance of a young orphan who tried very hard to 15.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      only
   2. B.
      hardly
   3. C.
      almost
   4. D.
      simply
2. 2.
   1. A.
      gift
   2. B.
      reward
   3. C.
      work
   4. D.
      praise
3. 3.
   1. A.
      unfinished
   2. B.
      drying
   3. C.
      covering
   4. D.
      applied
4. 4.
   1. A.
      way
   2. B.
      while
   3. C.
      circle
   4. D.
      hurry
5. 5.
   1. A.
      head
   2. B.
      tears
   3. C.
      voice
   4. D.
      hands
6. 6.
   1. A.
      taken
   2. B.
      broken
   3. C.
      cut
   4. D.
      let
7. 7.
   1. A.
      Screaming
   2. B.
      Freezing
   3. C.
      Standing
   4. D.
      Crying
8. 8.
   1. A.
      put away
   2. B.
      throw away
   3. C.
      take away
   4. D.
      wash away
9. 9.
   1. A.
      proper
   2. B.
      popular
   3. C.
      important
   4. D.
      expensive
10. 10.
    1. A.
       struggling
    2. B.
       diving
    3. C.
       sliding
    4. D.
       pointing
11. 11.
    1. A.
       lay
    2. B.
       have
    3. C.
       sell
    4. D.
       clear
12. 12.
    1. A.
       table
    2. B.
       gift
    3. C.
       memory
    4. D.
       joy
13. 13.
    1. A.
       promising
    2. B.
       hoping
    3. C.
       knowing
    4. D.
       complaining
14. 14.
    1. A.
       excited
    2. B.
       comforted
    3. C.
       amused
    4. D.
       entertained
15. 15.
    1. A.
       accept
    2. B.
       struggle
    3. C.
       tolerate
    4. D.
       please

Since my family were not going to be helpful about my taking a cooking job, I decided I   1  look for one all by myself and   2   them about it till I'd get one. I had seen an agency advertised   3   a local paper, so   4  there was no one about to say “ Where are you going? ”, I rushed out of the house   5  it. I was widely   6   and was nervous as if I   7  on the stage. Finding the place quite easily, I tore up three flights of stairs, and swung breathlessly  8   a door which said “ Enter without knocking, if you   9  . ”　　

The simple atmosphere of the office   10  me, and I sat carefully down on the edge of a chair. The woman at the desk   11  looked at me for a while through her   12  , and I was about to move my feet   13  I realized that she was questioning me in a low voice. I answered softly and I started to feel   14  helpless.

She made   15  to me in a way that she wondered   16  I was looking for this sort of joB．I felt even more helpless when she told me that it   17  difficult to get a job without   18  or reference. Then I heard her say, “  19  , I've got someone in the office at   20   moment who might suit. ”

1．A．would       B．ought       C．wanted     D．liked

2．A．told    B．not tell     C．not told    D．not to tell

3．A．on      B．at     C．for   D．in

4．A．as soon as B．as to        C．far    D．as

5．A．search for B．in search of     C．finding    D．looked for

6．A．excited      B．worried    C．exciting   D．worrying

7．A．was going B．were coming   C．was coming     D．were going

8．A．through     B．by    C．in     D．to

9．A．pleased      B．pleasant   C．please      D．pleasure

10.A．calmed       B．excited     C．moved      D．frightened

11.A．opposite     B．against     C．back        D．face

12.A．glass   B．glasses     C．eyes D．eye

13.A．while B．before      C．after        D．when

14.A．rather  B．fairly       C．too   D．little

15.A．it        B．that C．know       D．it known

16.A．how    B．why C．whether   D．where

17.A．were   B．should be        C．would be D．was

18.A．experience B．experiment      C．time        D．money

19.   A．In a fact          B．As a matter of fact

       C．As to fact               D．As a matter

20.A．a very        B．very a       C．very the   D．this very

There was a Greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in London. She taught me about the     of an act of kindness, which has motivated me to give.

On the day I went to that shop, I was      with a very high fever. I had been off work for days and I had        out of food. Because I had been working so hard since I had       to town, I also had no friends who could help.

So I went out to get some food.      , I would have gone to the supermarket, but on this      , I went into the Greek shop because it was closer. I       a few things, which revealed the     that I lived alone. Then I       them to the shopkeeper, who told me, “You are unwell.” I       rather shyly. She pointed at the things I was buying and      “I can make you a sandwich, so you don’t have to do it yourself.”

So, she made the sandwich and asked me to       a moment. She went in the back room and reappeared with a container of hot soup.” It will       you up,” she said with a smile.

         What really warmed me up,       , was not the soup. It was her      that told me she cared. Her kindness made me feel cared for when I was particularly       .

And it       me. It made me want to be as       as the shopkeeper. I had been quite shy, but, from that day on, I did not let shyness prevent me from        random acts of kindness.

         I was determined to        the joy… and I haven’t felt lonely since!

1.A. power            B. method        C. lesson           D. cause

2.A. sick              B. angry          C. satisfied         D. nervous

3.A. made             B. sold           C. run             D. eaten

4.A. arrived           B. turned          C. moved          D. saved

5.A. Normally         B. Officially       C. Formally         D. Probably

6.A. chance           B. occasion        C. point            D. reason

7.A. picked up         B. took in         C. gave off          D. made out

8.A. news             B. fact           C. secret            D. idea

9.A. handed           B. lent           C. returned          D. threw

10.A. paid             B. listened                C. nodded           D. followed

11.A. promised        B. wondered     C. introduced        D. offered

12.A. leave           B. stop          C. wait               D. last

13.A. warm           B. take           C. put                D. catch

14.A. thus            B. even         C. still                D. though

15.A. permission       B. choice                 C. smile              D. view

16.A. bored           B. curious                C. guilty              D. lonely

17.A. surprised        B. inspired                C. developed                D. punished

18.A. patient          B. lovely         C. kind               D. pure

19.A. performing       B. judging       C. accepting        D. helping

20.A. hold            B. spread         C. enjoy              D. value

African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most powerful celebrity (名人), according to Forbes （福布斯） magazine. It placed Winfrey at the top of the annual ranking of the 100 people with the biggest pull （影响力）.

      Winfrey, 51, draw 30 million viewers weekly in the United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US ＄225 million over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches. The annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. But it also looks at the celebrity’s presence on the Internet and in the media. “After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules the airwaves,” the magazine said.

      Winfrey is most popular with her popular talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. She can always attract the superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style. Winfrey’s approach appears to be simple. She is in a pursuit （追求）of self-improvement and self-empowerment. This has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.

  Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in viewers. For example, she made it known that she had been sexually abused as a child, and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight.

      Her success has not just been on the screen. Her media group includes a women’s TV network and websites for women. Her work has extended to social change. In 1991, she did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act. She testified before the US Senate to establish a national database （数据库）of dangerous child abusers. The then President Bill Clinton later signed the “Oprah Bill” into law.

The annual Forbes list selects its celebrities according to ____.

  A. their names                              B. their annual earnings

  C. their presence on the Internet and in the media

  D. their annual earnings and presence in the public

Which of the following statements is WRONG?

  A. Oprah Winfrey was the first of the 100 celebrities according to Forbes magazine.

  B. Oprah’s success has been only on the screen.

  C. Oprah can attract superstars and get them to open up to her interview.

  D. Oprah ranked second in celebrity riches that year.

The underlined phrase “rules the airwaves” in the passage means ____.

  A. attracts many readers’ attention              B. causes many people to take planes

  C. has a large number of viewers               D. measures the airwaves

What’s the best title of the passage?

  A. Oprah Winfrey Conquering the Americans.     B. Oprah Winfrey—the No 1 Celebrity.

  C. Forbes Ranking First.                      D. The Oprah Winfrey Show.

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific__16_ that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to  17  . She wanted to help, 18  she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to  19  and hand out to people. When _20_ to the homeless shelter, I passed out the _21_ meals. I began making sandwiches and   22   them with the crowd. I had the containers with my  23  cookies in them and began to  24  , offering them to anyone near me.

I  25  an old gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me rightly and said, “ What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I __26_, and his eyes   27   a little bit and said,  “ No one has  28   called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.

It __29_  me.

I explained I had been raised that  30  color and social status, everyone deserved(应得) respect. It   31   me to think that just because he was homeless, no one  32   him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand   33 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   34   person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the __35__ it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

1.                A．accident        B．incident         C．event    D．affair

2.                A．participate      B．join            C．choose   D．go

3.                A．however        B．but            C．yet D．so

4.                A．bring          B．fetch           C．collect    D．take

5.                A．arriving         B．getting         C．reaching D．coming

6.                A．remained       B．remaining       C．remain   D．left

7.                A．shared         B．gave           C．helped   D．assisted

8.                A．classmate’s    B．schoolmate’s   C．sister’s  D．family’s

9.                A．walk around     B．knock around    C．come around D．stand around

10.               A．went          B．came          C．approached    D．met

11.               A．had           B．called          C．would D．do

12.               A．watered        B．cried          C．tore D．dropped

13.               A．already         B．ever           C．still   D．yet

14.               A．hit            B．occurred       C．struck D．beat

15.               A．in spite of       B．regardless of    C．concerned about    D．for fear of

16.               A．strengthened    B．saddened       C．frightened D．pleased

17.               A．handed         B．offered         C．provided D．supplied

18.               A．what           B．when          C．whether   D．why

19.               A．single          B．poor           C．ordinary   D．normal

20.               A．lesson          B．class           C．truth D．reality