For several years, we lived at the end of a long Texas country road. Every evening when I was away from home on business, my little boy would ask permission of his mother to take his black ? ? and his daddy’s walking stick, to make the half-mile ? ? from the house to the fence which ? ? the beginning of the dirty driveway.

?? One day, I was busy with my business and was ? ? for about an hour, completely forgetting about the ? ? little boy down the road who might be ? ? for his daddy.

?? On my way home, the rain was so thick that I could not ? ? ten feet in front of me. All I could ? ? was finishing my journey and getting out of the rain. ? ? , the downpour began to abate(减弱). It was only a drizzle(细雨) by the time my car turned the last ? ? and approached the final street between me and a warm home and nice meal.

? ? ? , I caught sight of my little boy, who was ? ? an umbrella in one hand, a walking stick in the other, and was wearing the biggest and most beautiful smile ever to lighten the ? ? of a little boy.

?? As I stopped the car and ? ? the door, he ran into my arms and held me long and hard. He was wet and ? ? with cold, but he never ? ? the rain, nor the hour-long wait. He simply said, “Daddy, I missed you. I am so glad you are home.”

?? Last year, we ? ? to a wonderful new home provided for a special season in our lives. We no longer have a long country road. ? ? , I have never forgotten the rainy day and the little boy and his black dog. Often, perhaps a thousand times, that ? ? has occurred in my mind.? ? all events in our lives, it happens once, and must be treasured.

1.A. bag????????????? B. dog????????????? C. umbrella????????????? D. toy

2.A. journey????????????? B. flight????????????? C. effort????????????? D. ride

3.A. discovered????????????? B. explained????????????? C. marked????????????? D. described

4.A. controlled????????????? B. trained????????????? C. delayed????????????? D. bothered

5.A. hopeful????????????? B. grateful????????????? C. careful????????????? D. faithful

6.A. waiting????????????? B. sending????????????? C. searching????????????? D. calling

7.A. drive????????????? B. see????????????? C. feel????????????? D. hear

8.A. stick to????????????? B. think of????????????? C. pick up????????????? D. hold on

9.A. In fact????????????? B. In surprise????????????? C. At once ????????????? D. At last

10.A. moment????????????? B. corner????????????? C. street????????????? D. way

11.A. All of a sudden????????????? B. Believe it or not?????????????

C. To my pleasure????????????? D. For seconds

12.A. holding????????????? B. taking????????????? C. folding????????????? D. carrying

13.A. body????????????? B. head????????????? C. face????????????? D. hand

14.A. closed????????????? B. locked????????????? C. knocked????????????? D. opened

15.A. worrying????????????? B. nervous????????????? C. trembling????????????? D. anxious

16.A. noticed????????????? B. doubted????????????? C. judged????????????? D. mentioned

17.A. moved????????????? B. turned????????????? C. returned????????????? D. traveled

18.A. Therefore????????????? B. Besides????????????? C. Otherwise????????????? D. However

19.A. time????????????? B. scene????????????? C. act????????????? D. sight

20.A. With????????????? B. For????????????? C. Like????????????? D. Among

When I was twelve, I suddenly developed a strong feeling for writing poetry. I gave up all my other hobbies, such as   36  stamps, and spent all my   37  time reading poetry and writing it. The   38 of writing poetry on every possible occasion (机会) soon   39  me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not  40  me. I would take out my notebook and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very  41  , but it was not long before I got   42  . One day while I was busy writing a poem   43  a lesson, I looked up to find the teacher standing   44  me in   45    because I was not   46  attention. He tore the poem up, with a 47  not to waste time in his lesson.  48 I was sure that I had written a good poem, 49  that evening I wrote it out from memory again. Not long after, I  50  about a poetry competition  I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long   51  I had given up hope, I got a letter informing me that I had won the first  52  . Everyone at school    53  for it except  the geography teacher, who   54  me more carefully than ever. He was quite 55  that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson!

A．keeping         B．collecting         C．gathering      D．getting

A．other                 B．rest                      C．spare            D．more

A．habit                    B．kind                         C．means              D．type

A．came                 B．entered              C．arrived            D．got

A．interest              B．surprise              C. understand      D．develop

A．silently              B．carelessly              C．carefully       D．quickly

A．held                     B．caught                  C．taken            D．improved

A．before               B．after                         C．on                   D．during

A．over                    B．on                        C．below              D．after

A．pride                 B．anger                 C．care           D．satisfaction

A．calling               B．making              C．noticing           D．paying

A．warning             B．smiling              C. suggestion       D．demand

A．As usual         B．In other words           C．By the way      D．All the same

A．however          B．so                      C．thus                 D．even

A．read                  B．got                       C．noticed            D．looked

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

A．position            B．reward                  C．victory            D．prize

A．praised               B．thanked                 C．surprised       D．puzzled

A．saw                     B．watched                C．looked at         D．cared about

A．afraid                B．angry                    C．sure           D．sorry

I _________ you, but I was busy all the time yesterday afternoon.

A. could help       B. had helped   C. helped           D. could have helped

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会) at 9:30.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

The nurse had him take a          in the waiting area, __   _him it would be at least 40 minutes        someone would be able to see him. I saw him        his watch and decided, because I was         busy—my patient didn’t appear at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him       he had another doctor’s appointment

The gentleman said no and told me that he         to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his        . He told me that she had been         for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be          if he was a bit late. He replied that she         knew who he was, and that she had not been able to          him for five years now. I was          , and asked him, “And you         go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”  

He smiled and said. “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back           as he left.

Now I       that in marriages(婚姻), true love is      of all that is. The happiest people don’t      have the best of everything; they just       everything that they have.       Isn’t about how to live through the storm(暴风雨), but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breath                       B. test                       C. seat                      D. bath

2.A. persuading               B. promising           C. understanding     D. telling

3.A. if                      B. before          C. since               D. after

4.A. taking off          B. fixing                    C. looking at            D. winding

5.A. very                      B. also                       C. seldom       D. not

6.A. if                         B. which                    C. when                   D. that

7.A. needed               B. forgot                     C. agreed                  D. happened

8.A. daughter                     B. wife                       C. mother                  D. sister

9.A. late                               B. well                        C. around                  D. there

10.A. lonely                       B. worried       C. doubtful                D. hungry

11.A. so far               B. neither                  C. no longer             D. already

12.A. recognize                  B. answer                   C. believe                 D. expect

13.A. moved                       B. disappointed         C. surprised              D. satisfied

14.A. only                             B. then              C. thus                       D. still

15.A. curiosity                    B. tears                       C. words                    D. judgment

16.A. realize              B. suggest                   C. hope                      D. prove

17.A. agreement                B. expression            C. acceptance           D. education

18.A. necessarily      B. completely           C. naturally      D. frequently

19.A. learn                B. value                      C. hate              D. try

20.A. Power              B. Beauty                     C. Trust                       D. Life

Last week my parents and I took a two-day trip to Emei Mountain in Sichuan.Like everyone knows, it's famous mountain with all kinds of plants and animals.The weather was fine. It was about noon we arrived at the foot of the mountain.The three of them were very excited. As we climbed the mountain, we fed monkeys,visiting temples and told stories. On the way up I was busy take pictures since the scenery was so beautiful. The time passes quickly．Evening came. We spent the night in a hotel at the top of the mountain. The food was expensive and the service was  good. I was so tiring that I fell asleep at the moment my head touched the pillow．