When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

    It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine.

    “Where did it come from？” I asked.

    “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

    The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (不够美观地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

    “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”

    “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

    It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

From the passage, we can infer that ________.

A. the writer spent his Christmas during the war

B. soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war

C. all the soldiers had three-day passes 

       D. the writer could not go home for Christmas

When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23  

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room      

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

From the passage, we can conclude that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees                  

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees                

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree   

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime              B. the green of a pine      C. the pleasant smell    D. the sweet home

The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree                B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas     

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree                           D. The Christmas Without a Tree

Learning to Accept

    I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.   36   , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was   37   and ill.

    My father was   38   a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness   39   all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is   40  . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started   41   about life, and I told them about one of my   42  . I said that we must very often give things up   43 we grow—our youth, our beauty, our friends—but it always   44   that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father   45   up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up   46  ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I could not think of anything to say.    47   , he answered his own question: “I   48   the love of my family.” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

    I was also   49   by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (恼怒的) at someone, I   50   remember his words and become   51  . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be   52   to give up my small irritations. In this   53  , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

    Sometimes I   54   what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one   55   .

36. A. Afterwards         B. Therefore         C. However         D. Meanwhile

37. A. tired                  B. weak                C. poor                 D. slow

38. A. already                     B. still                 C. only                 D. once

39. A. took                 B. threw               C. sent                         D. put

40. A. impossible          B. difficult            C. stressful            D. hopeless

41. A. worrying                   B. caring              C. talking             D. asking

42. A. decisions                   B. experiences       C. ambitions         D. beliefs

43. A. as                      B. since                       C. before              D. till

44. A. suggests                    B. promises           C. seems               D. requires

45. A. spoke                B. turned              C. summed          D. opened

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

47. A. Surprisingly       B. Immediately    C. Naturally          D. Certainly

48. A. had                    B. accepted           C. gained              D. enjoyed

49. A. touched                     B. astonished         C. attracted           D. warned

50. A. should                      B. could               C. would              D. might

51. A. quiet                  B. calm                C. relaxed             D. happy

52. A. ready                B. likely                      C. free                         D. able

53. A. case                   B. form                C. method             D. way

54. A. doubt                B. wonder             C. know               D. guess

55. A. award                       B. gift                         C. lesson               D. word

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Dear Mr. Johnson,

I’ve learned from a newspaper that some clerks are wanting in your company. I am

eager to being one of them. So I am writing the letter. My name is zhang Hua. I was

born in the Hebei Province and I am in good health. I’ve just graduated in the Computer

Department of Wuhan University. I did very good in all subjects and I am especial good

at computer studies and English. I can read science books in English and doing some

writing in English as well. Beside, I know a little French. And in my spare time, I enjoy

playing basketball. As is said that your company is very famous and I’ll very glad if you

let me work for it. My telephone number is 027-89276628．I am looking forward to

hearing from you soon.

The Quiet Hero 沉默的英雄

    It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll   1    that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I   2    to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t   3    my waitress’ salary to buy.

    But what   4    kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were   5    impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I   6    I had done for them. I just hoped they   ___7  .

As I walked into the   8    quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase   9    a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly   10    of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It   11  :

She took a day off from her busy   12    to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early   13    he could see his hero take batting practice.   14    their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was   15    his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to   16    his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy    17    one in the morning…

   It took me long enough to   18    it, but I finally know who the   19    hero is. Mom, I love you!

   And suddenly, it was a   20    Mother’s Day, after all.

A. admit                 B. adopt                    C. deny                    D. refuse

A. intended              B. liked                     C. tended                     D. hesitated

A. stress                  B. spare                     C. strengthen             D. spend

A. poor            B. great                     C. faithless                   D. pretty

A. merely               B. usually                  C. never                       D. often

A. wished               B. hoped                C. expected                  D. desired

A. supported            B. understood             C. approved                 D. disgusted

A. 1iving-room          B. kitchen                  C. bed loom                 D. study

A. including            B. containing             C. possessing             D. pinning

A. handwriting      B. description             C. tone                        D. scratch

A. wrote                B. recorded                C. memorized              D. read

A. event         B. content             C. schedule                  D. circumstance

A. or                    B. for                        C. but                          D. so

A. At                    B. In                         C. On                          D. By

A. impressed         B. printed                      C. presented                 D. pressed

A. buy                  B. abandon                C. get                          D. swap

A. before              B. until                     C. after                        D. when

A. see                   B. hear                      C. realize                     D. tell

A. actual               B. true                      C. imaginary             D. visual

A. sad            B. bitter                    C. happy                      D. exciting