---The house price has been rising in the past two years.

---Yes, I cannot __________ to buy a small apartment even with my parents’ help.

I cannot understand why Steven bought so many watches but never wears 　　　 of them.

  (A) any (B) both    (C) every  (D) others

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   36  in the hat. A man was walking by. He   37  some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign   38 , wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people   39  to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see   40  things were. The boy recognized his footsteps （认出他的脚步声）and asked, “Were you the one who   41  my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a   42  way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day,   43 I cannot see it.”
Both the   44  told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply   45  people to help by throwing some money into the   46 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the   47  of the day, but the boy couldn’t   48  he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn   49  this story. First, be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can.   50  , be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

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             C. still                D. never

When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, to send greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really        memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just as exciting.

My small hands could       get the mail without using a key! I could never        to see how much I was getting. Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my       . 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         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       with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we        up to enjoy a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going        the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a small      caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China        sign.

We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe        we were at the highest point of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write         a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard. Three weeks later, I arrived home and       my mailbox. Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office. I had       the post office all these years. Today I       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. weigh           B. wait              C. get                    D. plan

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. bank            B. hospital             C. shop               D. river

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          C.still          D. never