When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really　 16 memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting. My small hands could　 17　 get the mail without using a key! I always couldn’t wait to see how much I was 　18　 . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my　 19　 . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.

After my family moved back to Singapore, I 　 20　 going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my 21　 with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we　 22　 up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going　 23　 the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a 　 24　 shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China 　 25　 sign.

We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe,　 26　 we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write　 27　 a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.

Three weeks later, I arrived home and　 28　 my mailbox: Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had　 29 the post office all these years. Today I　 30　 send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

1. A. bad　　　　　　 B. poor　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　 D. short

2. A. easily　　　　　 B. simply　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　　 D. specially

3. A. weighing　　　 B. getting　　　　　　 C. selecting　　　　　 D. accepting

4. A. friend　　　　　 B. aunt　　　　　　　 C. mother　　　　　　 D. owner

5. A. enjoyed　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　 C. hated　　　　　　　 D. considered

6. A. wedding　　　　 B. return　　　　　　 C. success　　　　　　 D. birthday

7. A. broke　　　　　 B. woke　　　　　　 C. grew　　　　　　　 D. stood

8. A. around　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　 D. down

9. A. cold　　　　　 B. dirty　　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. modern

10. A. Traffic　 　　　 B. Life　　　　　　　 C. Police　　　　　　 D. Post

11. A. because　　　　 B. though　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　 D. when

12. A. him　　　　　 B. me　　　　　　　 C. her　　　　　　　 D. them

13. A. bought　　　　 B. repaired　　　　　 C. painted　　 　　　 D. opened

14. A. missed　　　　 B. influenced　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　 D. visited

15. A. just　　　　　　 B. seldom　　　　　　 still　　　　　　　 D. never

With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "

Only a few people put 　 16　 in the hat. A man was walking by. He 　 17　 some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign 　 18 . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 　19　 to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see 　 20 　 things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who 　 21　 my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a 　 22　 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day, 　23　 I cannot see it. "

Both the 　 24　 told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　25　　people to help by throwing some money into the 　26　 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the 27 of the day, but the boy couldn't 　 28　 he was blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn 　29　 this story. First, be thankful for what

you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. 30 , be creative. Think differently.

　There is always a better way !

(　 )16. A. eggs　　　　　　　　 B. coins　　　　　　　　 C. toys　　　　　　　　 D. pencils

(　 )17. A. got　　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　 D. dropped

(　 18. A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　 D. around

(　 )19. A. asked　　　　　　　 B. began　　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. continued

(　 )20. A. how　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. whose　　　　　　　 D. which

(　 )21. A. put　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　 C. changed　　　　　 D. cleaned

(　 )22. A. usual　　　　　　　 B. simple　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　 D. dangerous

(　 )23. A. as　　　　　　　　　 B. so 　　　　　　　　 C. for　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )24. A. signs　　　　　　　 B. men　　　　　　　　 C. boys　　　　　　　　 D. lessons

(　 )25.A. told　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　 C. helped　　　　　　　 D. ordered

(　 )26. A. bag　　　　　　　　 B. hat　　　　　　　　　 C. pocket　　　　　　　　　　 D. basket

(　 )27. A. food　　　　　　　　 B. songs　　　　　　　 C. beauty　　　　　　　 D. pictures

(　 )28. A. because　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. though

(　 )29. A. about　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　 D. except

(　 )30.A. First　　　　　　　　 B. Second　　　　　　 C. Third　　　　　　　 D. Fourth

My parents have always loved everything ab out India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful 　 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian 16 very much.

On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 17 they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 　18 took over four hours. I was very 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.

I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”

Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was!

I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 　24　 in the world!

15.A. town　　　　　 B. city　　　　　 C. country　　　　　　 D. restaurant

16.A. food　　　　　　 B. scenes　　　 C. people　　　　　　　 D. costumes

17.A. palace　　　　　 B. hotel　　　　 C. airport　　　　　　　 D. entrance

18 .A. sail　　　　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　　　 D. ride

19. A. hungry　　　 B. curious　　　 C. cheerful　　　　　 D. nervous

20.A.shocked　　　　 B. surprised　 C. bored　　　　　　　 D. tired

21.A. quietly　　　　 B. easily　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. gently

22.A. burning　　　　 B. watering　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 D. smiling

23.A. feel　　　　　　　　　　 B. believe C. think　　　　　　　　 D. know

24. A. diet　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. money

One night a man came to my house. He said to me, “There is a family with eight 　16　. They have not eaten for days.” After I asked him where the family was, I took some 　17　 with me and left.

When I finally got to that family, I 　18　 those little children were too hungry to say 　19　. I gave the food to the mother. She took half of it, and then 　20　. When she returned, I asked her, “　21　 did you go?” She gave me this simple 　22　, “To my neighbours — they are also 　23　!”

I was not surprised that she gave the food to others, because poor people are always very 　24　. But I was surprised that she gave her 　25　 half the food when her children were still hungry. Usually, when we are in trouble, we always think of ourselves first, and we have no time for others.

(   ) 16.A. children                     B. workers      C. farmers                    D. cooks

(   ) 17.A. flowers                      B. wine                 C. food                          D. water

(   ) 18.A. showed                     B. watched               C. looked               D. found

(   ) 19.A. a sentence                   B. a word                C. it                   D. nothing

(   ) 20.A. went out                    B. came back     C. rushed in        D.hurried back

(   ) 21.A. When                   B. Where                     C. How        D. Why

(   ) 22.A. question                     B. decision                C. answer              D. lie

(   ) 23.A. ill                                B. unhappy              C. tired                  D. hungry

(   ) 24.A. kind                          B. sad                   C. happy          D. bad

(   ) 25.A. people                         B. neighbours            C. family            D. children

As I sat down to dinner yesterday the phone rang. It was a child’s voice on the other end. He explained that they had found a　 16　 . From his description I knew it was my daughter’s.

I asked them to　 17　 a few minutes. I went out and drove my car to the place where they were. When I 18　 , I saw a group of five children, aged about 7 to 9. They told me　 19　 and where they’d found the purse. They also told me some bigger kids had tried to take it　 20　 they hadn’t let them do that.

How nice and　 21　 they were! Since we were near a　 22　 , I asked if they would like sweets as a reward (奖赏). They looked　 23　 maybe because they had never expected a reward. I had a few coins in my pocket, so I gave them one each. And　 24　 of them said thank you. They were so lovely. I told them I had another three pounds in coins — not enough to give them one each, but maybe they could　 25　 . To my surprise, they said, “Oh,　 26　 ! We’ve got enough. You　 27　 those.”

As I left, I heard them　 28　 talking about what sweets they could buy. When I got back home, there was a　 29　 on TV talking about some crimes (犯罪活动) children had committed. It painted a terrible picture of youngsters. I　 30　 the channel. When it came to (当说到) kids of these days, I knew better!

(　 )16. A. coin　　　 B. car　　　　 C. purse　　　 D. phone

(　 )17. A. play　　　 B. call　　　 　C. listen　　　 D. wait

(　 )18. A. left　　　 B. watched　　 C. arrived　　 D. started

(　 )19. A. how　　　 B. why　　　　 C. whether　　 D. what

(　 )20. A. or　　　　 B. because　　 C. so　　　　　 D. but

(　 )21. A. important　 B. wise　　　　 C. helpful　　 D. famous

(　 )22. A. shop　　　 B. factory　　　 C. school　　 D. cinema

(　 )23. A. worried　　 B. disappointed C. bored　　　 D. surprised

(　 )24. A. either　　　 B. both　　　 C. each　　　 D. none

(　 )25. A. borrow　　 B. share 　　　C. refuse　　　 D. break

(　 )26. A. OK　　　　 B. sorry　　　 C. no　　　　 D. great

(　 )27. A. exchange　 B. give　　　 C. return　　　 D. keep

(　 )28. A. bravely　　 B. angrily　　 C. excitedly　　 D. sadly

(　 )29. A. result　　　 B. program　 C. design　　　 D. plan

(　 )30. A. changed　　 B. liked　　　 C. made　　　 D. developed