The old woman had a letter from her son in the army_____ to her.

A. read　　 B. write　　 C. written　　 D. received

The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.

A. broken off 　　 B. taken off　 C. written off 　　D. picked up

About 20 years ago, I was lucky to teach a disabled young woman named Audrey. Not only was she good at math and science, but she was also very　 21　 in art. She could draw and paint beautifully. When Audrey graduated from university, she got two　 22　 , one in fine arts and one in chemistry. Not too many people do well in two such　 23　 areas of study.

Just before her high school graduation, Audrey　 24　 me a wonderful gift. It was a watercolour painting of a mother and her baby. A tear　 25　 from the mother’s eye as she looked　 26　 at her child. Under the painting, Audrey had　 27　 these words: “The deep love from Mother, 　 28　 me, touches another.” What a beautiful gift! I had the piece of art framed and　 29　 in my office.

Years passed with many　 30　 from one office to another and I　 31　 the painting. Last year, after about eight years of not knowing where it was, I　 32　 a phone call from a former colleague who said she had 33　 of mine. It was the picture Audrey had painted for me 18 years earlier. When cleaning out a storage room, she had　 34　 my gift.

I was struck that the　 35　 gift came back. I knew Audrey very well. When she was four years old, Audrey had a serious　 36　 . What’s worse, her father left the house. It was her mother who brought her up with much trouble. She　 37　 it but was disabled.

To　 38　 , it is just a painting, but to me it shows how a mother’s love has helped　 39　 a talent and how its　 40　 pushes me ahead.

21. A. talented　　　B. interested　　　　　　　　　 C. buried　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. absorbed

22. A. choices　　 B. degrees　　　　　　　　　　 C. chances　　　　　　　　　　　 D. jobs

23. A. similar　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scientific

24. A. presented　　　B. promised　　　　　　　　　 C. afforded　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gave

25. A. fell　　　　　　B. flooded　　　　　　　　　　 C. escaped　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sank

26. A. quietly　　 B. lovingly　　　　　　　　　　 C. warmly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gently

27. A. described　　　B. marked　　　　　　　　　　 C. written　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. signed

28. A. past　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

29. A. hung　　　　B. decorated　　　　　　　　 C. painted　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. added

30. A. migrations　　 B. moves　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turns　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. circles

31. A. left　　　　　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

32. A. accepted　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dialed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. received

33. A. something　 B. books　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gifts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. letters

34. A. searched　　　B. discovered　　　　　　　　 C. observed　　　　　　　　　　 D. touched

35. A. ancient　　　　 B. colorful　　　　　　　　　　 C. precious　　　　　　　　　　　 D. abstract

36. A. symptom　　 B. fault　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disease

37. A. survived　　 B. recovered　　　　　　　　 C. struggled　　　　　　　　　　 D. managed

38. A. someone else　　　B. anyone else　　　 C. everyone else　　　　　　　 D. nobody else

39. A. encourage　　　　　 B. become　　　　　　　　　　 C. develop　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practise

40. A. energy　　　　　　　　B. force　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　　　　　　 D. power

In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to those who have lived with us these years. In fact, we do not have to 　 31　 a special time to thank the ones 　 32　 to us. If you have 　 33　 anything about giving thanks, it should be this: 　 34　 it now! Saying thanks is such a(n) 　 35　 way to add happiness to the 　 36　 .

Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, but also brightens yours. If you are feeling 　 37　 or unloved, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine that you 　 38　 .

Of course, sometimes you cannot express gratitude 　 39　 . In that case, do not fall into 　 40 — speak up the first time you have a 　 41　 .

Once a young man, whose name was Mark Brian, was sent to a 　 42　 of India. The villagers, he had been told before, did not have a 　 43　 for “thank you”. But on arriving there, Mark Brian found that those villagers expressed their 　 44　 in other ways. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to 　45　 every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with the 　 46　 or more kindness. They did express their thanks.

I 　 47　 if we had no words in our 　 48　 for thank you”, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? And would we be more responsive (回应的), more 　 49　 and more caring?

Thankfulness can be transferred (传递) among people all around us—including ourselves, 　 50　 no one ever misunderstands a thankful heart.

31. A. cut down　　　　　　 B. give up　 　　 　　　 C. talk about 　　　 D. wait for

32. A. rudest　　　　　　　　 B. closest　　 　 　　　 C. similar 　 　　　 D. different

33. A. learned　　　　　　　　 B. offered　　 　 　　　 C. written　　　 　 　　　 D. doubted

34. A. carry　　　 　　　 B. change　 　　 　　　 C. give　　 　　 D. accept

35. A. fair　　　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　 　　　 C. extra　 　 　　　 D. easy

36. A. room　　　 　　 B. world　　　 　　　 C. school　　 　 D. station

37. A. left out　　　　　　　　 B. helped out 　　 　　　 C. called on　 　　 D. shown in

38. A. discover　　　　　　　 B. need　　 　　 　　　 C. invent 　 　　　 D. collect

39. A. carefully　　　　　　　 B. finally　 　　　 　　　 C. immediately　　　 D. slowly

40. A. illness　　　　　　　　 B. anger　　 　　 　　　 C. pleasure　　　　　 D. silence

41. A. suggestion　　　　　 B. condition　 　　 　　　 C. job　　 　 　　　 D. chance

42. A. village　　　　　　　　 B. hospital　 　　 　　　 C. city　　 　 　　　 D. ship

43. A. film　　　 　　　 B. play　　 　　　 　　　 C. word　　　 　 D. song

44. A. skill　　　　　　　　　　 B. gratitude　　 　　　 C. culture　　　 　 　　　 D. attitude

45. A. return　　　 　　 B. mix　　 　　　 　　　 C. follow　　 　　 D. check

46. A. public　　 　　　 B. same　　　 　 　　　 C. secret　　 　　 D. cheap

47. A. wonder　　　　　　　 B. forget　　 　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　 D. order

48. A. text　　　　　　　　　　 B. lesson　　 　 　　　 C. vocabulary 　　　 D. book

49. A. creative　　　　　　　 B. clever　　 　　　　　　 C. sensitive　 　　 D. beautiful

50. A. though　　　　 　　 B. unless　　 　　　 　　　 C. if 　　　 　　　 D. because

Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated (分居), would arrive for a meeting on his failing schoolwork and 　36 behavior. Neither parent knew that I had called up 　37 .

Tommy, an only child, had 　38 been happy, cooperative, and an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother 　39 that his recent failing grades 　40 a brokenhearted child’s reaction to his respected parents’ separation and possible 　41 ?

Tommy’s mother came in and 　42 one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Then the father 　43 and was surprised to see his wife. They pointedly ignored each other.

As I gave a detailed 　44 of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the 　45 words to bring these two together to help them see what they were doing to their son. 　46 somehow the words wouldn’t come.

I found a crumpled (弄皱的), tear-stained 　47 in the back of Tommy’s desk. Writing covered both sides, a single 　48 scribbled (乱写) over and over.

Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then without a word 　49 it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for 　50 seemed a future life.

At last he folded the paper carefully and 　51 his wife’s hand. She wiped the tears from her 　52 and smiled up at him. I also couldn’t keep back tears, but 　53 seemed to notice.

In this way I used the words to 　54 that family. On the sheet of yellow copy paper 　55 with the painful outpouring of a small boy’s troubled heart, it said, “Dear Mother; Dear Daddy; I love you. I love you. I love you.”

36. A. satisfying　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointing D. surprising

37. A. the others　　　　　 B. the other　　　　　　　　　 C. another one D. each other

38. A. never　　　　　　　　 B. rarely　　　　　　　　　　　 C. always D. usually

39. A. hope　　　　　　　　　 B. believe　　　　　　　 C. promise　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trust

40. A. stood for　　　　　　 B. looked for　　　　　　　　 C. cared for D. made for

41. A. happiness　　　　　 B. cruelty　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. selfishness D. divorce

42. A. got　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sat　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seated

43. A. reached　　　　　　　 B. sat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. arrived D. went

44. A. account　　　　　　　　　　 B. record　　　　　　　　　　 C. writing D. paper

45. A. common　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　　　　　　 C. mistaken　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. right

46. A. So 　　　　　 B. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Then

47. A. letter　　　　　　　　　 B. sheet　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message D. schoolwork

48. A. word　　　　　　　　 B. article　　　　　　　　　　　 C. phrase D. sentence

49. A. threw　　　　　　　　 B. took 　　　　 　　　　　 C. handed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. picked

50. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. as if　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

51. A. reached for　　　　 B. hunted for　　　　　　　 C. kept off D. searched for

52. A. faces　　　　　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. head　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. nose

53. A. both　　　　　　　　　 B. neither　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. none

54. A. reunite　　　　　　　 B. unite　　　　　　　　　　　 C. satisfy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. keep

55. A. lined　　　　　　　　　 B. colored　　　　　　　　　　 C. written D. covered