In front of my daughter, Sherry, was a bowl filled with cabbage. She      cabbage. She sat there with tears (眼泪) in her eyes.
“Sherry, my dear, why don’t you      a little? Your mom will shout at me. ”
“OK, Dad. I will eat, but just a little.” Then Sherry asked, “Dad,      I eat it all, will you give me what I want?”
“Yes.”
Sherry began to eat     . It took her almost half an hour to finish the food. Then she came up to me and said, “Dad, I want      my head shaved (刮，剃).”
“Sherry, could you      something else? If we see you with a clean-shaven head, we will feel sad, ” I said.
“But Dad, you     ! You should keep your word.” I had no choice, then Sherry had all her hair cut off.
One morning, I took Sherry to school. Just when we arrived, a      got out of a car and shouted, “Sherry, please wait for    !”
“Sir, your daughter is great!” A man got out of the car and said, “That is my son, Harvey. He had cancer. He lost his hair when he got ill. Sherry cut hers off    Harvey felt less    different. She is a special girl. ”
I stood there for a while. “My little daughter, you teach me how selfless(无私的) real love is!”
【小题1】A. enjoyed                B. hated               C. grew
【小题2】A. taste                  B. make                C. cook
【小题3】A. before                 B. because             C. if
【小题4】A. quickly                 B. slowly               C. easily
【小题5】A. have                    B. having               C. to have
【小题6】A. look for               B. ask for             C. care for
【小题7】A. refused                B. believed            C. promised
【小题8】A. boy                    B. girl                C. woman
【小题9】A. her                    B. him                 C. me
【小题10】A. so that                B. even though          C. ever since

Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.
【小题1】The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.

My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident, leaving my mother, my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time, I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral (葬礼), I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.

I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college, but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two younger brothers. Life was not easy for me, for I can’t afford their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection, I thought I was a slave (奴隶) to the fate.

Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me, “Why not run without an umbrella? If you didn’t run, you would get drenched.”

The man told me that he was promoter (推销员). He once dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毁灭) his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs, it was wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life…

I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and I became an assurance representative (保险代理人). After two years’ running, I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.

Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet, you would be overwhelmed (被制服). But if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.

1.What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story? 

    A. His father died in a car accident six years ago.

    B. He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father.

    C. He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother.

    D. He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night.

2.About the middle-aged man with one leg on crutch, which of the following is NOT true?

    A. He lost one leg in an accident.

    B. He had dreamed of being a policeman.

C. He became a promoter after an accident.

    D. He had a good job which was suitable for him very well.

3.What does the underlined word “drenched” mean in Chinese?

    A. 干燥的       B. 湿透的      C. 紧张的      D.舒服的

4.What’s the main idea of the sixth paragraph?

   A. The writer learned from the man and the situation soon got better.

B. The writer didn’t want to listen to the man and left without any word.

   C. The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the man.

   D. The writer made friends with the man and they got on well with each other.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. Try to Be Independent.

B. Care for the Disabled Person.

   C. Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life.

D. Get to Know More About Middle-aged People

根据所给中文或首字母填空,每空一词（每小题1分，共10分）
【小题1】Keep trying and I’m sure you will ____________（成功）one day.
【小题2】Sometimes being a good ____________（听者）is better than a speaker.
【小题3】He _____________(提供) us with a lot of help while we were in London.
【小题4】I left my book in my office, would you mind _________(去取来) it for me?
【小题5】It’s better to drive __________(慢地) on rainy days.
【小题6】There are fifteen m___________ in our school’s computer club.
【小题7】It was such a great chance that I had no reason to r____________ it.
【小题8】They really did better than what I e___________.
【小题9】That man r___________ me of my English teacher. They wear the same clothes.
【小题10】Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the most famous c__________, every year many people go to visit it.

A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders, he said，“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted (打断) again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’？” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
【小题1】A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because       .