When I got to the bank,    3   told me he had just been out. I    4   them if he would be back by 11:30 or 11:45, and I was told yes. I had something,   5   I decided to wait for him. I walked over to take a seat   6   window. I watched everyone coming in. It was 12:30,and I was 　　 7　　  he couldn’t come back until after lunch. I got up, and as I started to walk to the door, someone 　　 8    my name. I turned around and was surprised to find    9   was John. He said he had not left his office all the    10   . ?

1. A. stop　　　　      B. pass　　  　　   　　C. look　　  　　　　　　   D. meet?

2. A. friends　　　　   B. a holiday   　　  C. time　　  　　　　　　   D. money?

3. A. who　　      　　B. she　　　　    C. he　　　　　　 D. they?

4. A. told　　　　 　　  B. asked　　      C. spoke  　　 　　 D. said to?

5. A. then　　      　　B. but　　　　   C. and　　   　　    D. so?

6. A. by　　　　   　　 B. on     　　　　C. from　　　　   D. to?

7. A. sad　　      　　B. sure   　　  　　C. believed    　　   D. certainly?

8. A. cried　　　　 　　 B. shouted    　　  C. called　　　　  D. asked?

9. A. she　　　　      B. this　　　　   C. that　　　　     D. it?

10. A. day　　　　     B. morning　　   C. afternoon　　   D. evening

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike, but I knew there was little hope because my family could  36  have that money.
On my birthday, my parents told me they had my  37  outside in the back yard. At once I  38  out to the yard. There was my bike,  39  it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. I thought I  40  my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment  41  their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I got on the old bike and rode it, feeling  42  that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back.
As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me  43  much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about  44 . When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this  45  because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that costs two dollars isn’t any less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.
【小题1】A. hardly                      B. quickly                      C. easily
【小题2】A. card                        B. gift                         C. cake
【小题3】A. rushed                      B. rode                         C. came
【小题4】A. and                             B. or                           C. but
【小题5】A. liked                       B. hated                        C. hurt
【小题6】A. on                          B. in                          C. at  
【小题7】A. surprised                   B. excited                      C. bad
【小题8】A. everything                  B. nothing                      C. something
【小题9】A. love                        B. money                        C. knowledge
【小题10】A. idea                       B. story                      C. advice

When Sandy was a little girl, she liked keeping pets. She had many books about animals and many pictures of animals on the walls of her bedroom. She often said that she would work in a  41  when she grew up.
Most of Sandy’s pets were quiet small—parrots, cats, dogs and so on. But one day she met something quite  42 .
That afternoon, Sandy’s mother was surprised to see a big animal with long hair in the kitchen. He  43  a T-shirt and was sitting on the chair, trying to put on a pair of glasses and making faces at her. In front of him, on the table, were a basket of fruits and a glass of water. “Sandy, where are you?” the mother shouted. Then suddenly she remembered that a few days before a young gorilla (大猩猩) called Jim had run away from the zoo.
“I found him in the city square,” Sandy said. “He seemed so  44 . I talked to him. We became friends at once and he followed me home.”
“Well, you know you  45  keep him,” her mother said. “You must send him back to the zoo. You’d better phone the police.”
Soon a  46  came and also a truck from the zoo.  47  was angry with Sandy when she told her story. The policeman knew Sandy loved animals. And the zookeeper said, “Thank you for your kindness. I can see Jim likes you,  48  we need to take him back.” Sandy agreed. She hugged Jim and said that she would go and see him  49 .
These days Sandy has stopped collecting  50 , but you can still find her with her friend Jim at the zoo on Saturdays and Sundays.

Once, there was a beautiful girl who didn’t like herself, because she was blind, she couldn’t see anything.
In fact, the girl  1  nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always  4  to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “ 3  I could see the world, I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of  4  to the girl. When the bandages came off，she was able to see  5 ,including her boyfriend for the  6   time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you  7  me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was blind,  8  . She had never expected that, and she would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she  9  to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a  10  to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. Before they are yours, they were  11 .”
So, this is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember  12  life was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the  13  of your food，think of those who have nothing to  14 . Before you complain about life，think of some ones who went to heaven too early. Before you complain about your old  15 , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs.
In a word, enjoy the things you have and don’t forget your past.