--- Hello, this is Tina speaking. Is that Sam?

--- Sorry, he isn’t here at this moment. __________?

　 A. Can I take a message　　 B. What are you saying to Tina

　 C. May I speak to Sam　　　 D. Who’s that speaking

When I was in the third grade, I wanted to be just like Mrs. Abshere. She always had a 　36for her students. She made us feel both special and wanted. I truly felt that Mrs. Abshere cared about me. Her patience and kindness helped me 　37 many hard times.

One day, after I got home, the police suddenly came and arrested (逮捕) my parents. I was 38 to death! I held on to my brother and sister as we were 　39 to a children’s home.

As my parents waited for their 　40 , my brother, sister and I waited in the children’s home. Soon days turned into weeks. When I was told that they would be in prison for six months, I 　41 on my bed and cried for hours. I was mad at the world and no longer saw any future for myself. Just at this very moment one of the girls came running up to me. “Hey, there’s a lady here to see you. I think it’s your mom.” Could it be true?

When I got to the end of the hallway, there stood Mrs. Abshere! She held her arms out to me. “Honey, I know 　42 is better than your mom, but I love you, too!” I hugged her and 　43 thanked God for bringing this angel thirty miles out of her way to see me.

As I 　44 Mrs. Abshere around the grounds, I began to feel 　45 again. I was so excited to show her off to all my new friends.

Two weeks later, I said good-bye to all my friends and moved across the state to live in another city with my grandparents.

Sixteen years later, I 　46 Mrs. Abshere, so that I could tell her how grateful (感激的) I was. When I found her, we had the most wonderful conversation. I felt so much 　47 telling her that I was only a year away from becoming a teacher myself. “Oh! That’s great. You can teach students in my room!” So, perhaps I will be returning to Mrs. Abshere’s classroom soon, only this time as a peer (同行) and a very grateful friend.

36. A. message　　　　　　　　　 B. game　　　　　　　　　　　 C. smile　　　　　　　　　　　 D. prize

37. A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. off

38. A. lonely　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bored　　　　　　　　　　　 C. frightened 　　　　　　　 D. sorry

39. A. invited　　　　　　　　　　 B. pushed　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　　 D. driven

40. A. news 　　　　　　　　　　 B. reply　　　　　　　　　　　 C. letters　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sentence

41. A. jumped　　　　　　　　　　 B. fell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spread　　　　　　　　　　 D. slept

42. A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody　　　　　　　　　 D. everybody

43. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. silently　　

44. A. walked　　　　　　　　　　 B. helped　　　　　　　　　　 C. talked　　　　　　　　　　　 D. saw　　　

45. A. wonderful　　　　　　　 B. hopeful　　　　　　　　　　 C. interested　　　　　　　　 D. relaxed

46. A. searched for 　　　　　 B. rang up C. called on D. bumped into

47. A. patience　　　　　　　　　 B. shame　　　　　　　　　　 C. pride　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

My 14-year-old brother John dreamed of having a black woolen coat, for at that time this kind of coat was 31　 with teenagers, but it could cost several hundred dollars. One day my brother and I went into a shop and saw a black woolen coat at the same time. The coat felt very soft, and it cost only ＄28. It was　 32　 but so nice. We looked at each other, saying nothing, but John’s eyes shone.

　　　 John tried on the coat and　 33　 it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day happily and came home with a big　 34 . “How do the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it,” he said. I started to call him “Lord (老爷) John”.

　　　 Over the next few weeks, there seemed to be a　 35　 in John. He became more polite, more confident and more pleasing. He would 36　 his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he would　 37　 a blind man cross the road.

　　　 When my mother talked about her son’s change with one of his teachers and wondered what caused it, he said, “It must be his 38 !” One day, in the library, my brother and I happened to meet a friend of my father’s, who had not seen us for a long time. John came up and shook hands with him like a 39 ! The friend said in surprise, “Are you John? You have changed so much!”

　　　 What really changed John was his own attitude(态度).　 40　 you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you can become a perfect one.

31.　 A. busy　 　　　　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. popular　 　　　　　　　 D. good

32.　 A. dear　 　　　 　　　 B. cheap 　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. hard　 　　　　　 　　D. light

33.　 A. sold 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. kept　 　　　　　　　　 C. held　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. bought

34.　 A. present　 　　　　　　　 B. smile　 　　　　　　　 C. problem　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cry

35.　 A. message　　　　　　　　B. pain　　　　　　　　　　C. change　 　　　　　　　 D. fashion

36.　 A. lend　 　　　　　　　　　 B. rent　 　　　　　　　　 C. leave　 　　　　　　　　 D. borrow

37.　 A. make　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　　 C. let　　 　　　　　　　　 D. help

38.　 A. coat　 　　　　　　　　　 B. classmate　　 　　　　 C. friend　 　　　　　　　　 D. brother

39.　 A. businessman 　　　　　 B. woman　 　　　　　　 C. gentleman　 　　　　　 D. boy

40.　 A. Until 　　　　　　　　　　 B. If　 　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. Before　　　　　　　　 D. Unless

—Where’s Jack?

—He’s left a ________ saying that he will be back in a minute.

A.message　　　　 B.news　　　　　　　 C.information