How the years have rushed by! It has been a long time since I knew Marget Swenson. I was a child when I knew her, and now I myself have children. The mind loses many things as it matures, but I never lost Marget — my first love and first hurt.

I met Marget Swenson when she joined our sixth-grade class.

Marget, just fresh from Sweden, and I, a sixth-generation American. She spoke very little English, but somehow we did manage to understand each other. We took to each other at the first instant.

Marget lived up on the hill. That was the place where there were many large and pretty houses. I suppose it was only in passing that I knew only white people lived there.

We had so much fun together. We sat for hours in my garden or hers, surrounded by grass. Her words were Swedish; mine, English. We laughed at the way each of us slid our tongues over the unfamiliar words, I learned the Swedish words of “hello”, “friend”, and “goodbye”.

However, such fun did not last long, and the disaster began at Marget’s birthday party.

It was a Wednesday. I arrived at the party early. Marget and I whizzed around(忙碌着), putting the finishing touches on the decorations.

Some fifteen minutes later the doorbell rang, and in came Mary, another girl in our class.

But after that nobody came. No one.

When it got to be after five, Mrs Swenson called Marget inside. She was there for a long time, and when she came out, she looked very, very sad. “my mother does not think they are coming,” she said.

“Why not?” Mary blurted(突口而出).

Marget gave a quick glance at me, but she didn’t say anything.

I took Marget’s hand. “It’s me, isn’t it?” I said. Oh! I remember so painfully today how much I wanted her quick and positive “No!” to my question. But I was only aware of Marget trying to slip her hand from mine. I opened my hand and let her go.

It was different between us after her birthday. Marget stopped coming to my house, and when I asked her when she would, she looked as though she would cry.

One day, uninvited, I went to her house, climbed up the hill, and a restless thing grew within me at every step, almost a knowing.

Marget almost jumped when she opened the door. She stared at me in shock. Then, quickly, in a voice I’d never heard before, she said, “My mother says you can’t come to my house any more.”

I opened my mouth, and closed it without speaking. The awful thing had come; the knowing was confirmed. The awful thing had come because Marget was white I was not. I did know it deep within myself.

Since that meeting Marget and I did not speak to each other at all.

On the last day of school, screwing up a courage, I handed my autograph book to Marget. She hesitated, then without looking up, wrote words I don’t remember now; they were quite common words, the kind everyone was writing in everyone else’s book. I waited. Slowly, she passed her book to me and in it I wrote with a slow, firm hand, some of the words she had taught me. I wrote Adjo min van — Goodbye, my friend. I released her, let her go, told her not to worry, told her that I no longer needed her. Adjo.

68. What can be the best title of the passage?

       A. My best friend.         B. My first hurt.            C. Black and white.                     D. Adjo.

69. By saying “…but I never lost Marget…”, the author means “________”.

       A. I got in touch with her later.            B. We are still friends.

       C. I remember her forever                   D. I met her after many years

70. What does the underlined word “a knowing” refer to?

       A. Marget was white while I was not.   B. Marget refused to let me into her house.

       C. Marget’s mother didn’t like me.              D. Marget and I did not speak to each other at all.

71. According to the passage, ________ put an end to their once dear friendship.

       A. some outside force                         B. Marget

       C. Marget’s mother                             D. different personalities

About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children, but I often heard the parents 26 shouting at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a (n) 27 one.
We often 28 in the hallway. I always greeted them, 29 the only answer I ever got was a “hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually 30 to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just 31 their apartment and the little girl was 32 the outside door open for the others. I 33 in the car doing 34 things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to 35 to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door, 36 me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.
I forgot to tell her how 37 I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had 38 an old man’s heart.
The next day there was a (n) 39 on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite 40 of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother was there, too. Her parents 41 me, too.
Now when we meet in the hall way we always greet each other, in a friendly 42 .
Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and 43 how I was going to keep my doctor’s 44 because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.
Isn’t it 45 that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good tings come from small acts.

About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise form the children, but I often heard the parents  36  shouting at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a (n)  37  one.

We often  38  in the hallway. I always greeted them,  39  the only answer I ever got was a “hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually  40  to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just  41  their apartment and the little girl was  42  the outside door open for the others. I  43  in the car doing  44  things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to  45  to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door,  46  me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.

I forgot to tell her how  47  I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had  48  an old man’s heart.

The next day there was a (n)  49  on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite  50  of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother was there, too. Her parents  51  me, too.

Now when we meet in the hall way we always greet each other, in a friendly 52 .

Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and  53  how I was going to keep my doctor’s  54  because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.

Isn’t it  55  that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good tings come from small acts.

36. A. quietly  B. strangely    C. quickly      D. angrily

37. A. frightening   B. exciting      C. sincere       D. kind

38. A. quarreled     B. met     C. chatted       D. argued

39. A. when    B. so       C. but     D. or

40. A. went out      B. set out C. took out    D. gave out

41. A. decorating    B. cleaning     C. returning    D. leaving

42. A. breaking      B. operating    C. holding      D. unlocking

43. A. kept     B. remained    C. insisted      D. left

44. A. favorite       B. important   C. unnecessary       D. curious

45. A. hurry    B. drive   C. stay    D. greet

46. A. hunting for  B. asking for C. waiting for D. calling for

47. A. beneficial     B. influential  C. anxious      D. grateful

48. A. strengthened B. broken       C. touched      D. saved

49. A. note     B. knock C. invitation   D. picture

50. A. proud   B. aware  C. afraid  D. sure

51. A. understood   B. recognized  C. praised       D. thanked

52. A. manner B. appearance C. statement    D. announcement

53. A. found   B. doubted      C. remembered      D. wondered

54. A. advice  B. appointment      C. suggestion  D. attention

55. A. amazing       B. confusing   C. disappointing     D. challenging

About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise form the children, but I often heard the parents      shouting at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a (n)      one.

We often      in the hallway. I always greeted them,      the only answer I ever got was a “hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually      to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just      their apartment and the little girl was      the outside door open for the others. I      in the car doing      things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to      to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door,      me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.

I forgot to tell her how      I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had      an old man’s heart.

The next day there was a (n)      on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite      of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother was there, too. Her parents      me, too.

Now when we meet in the hall way we always greet each other, in a friendly      .

Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and      how I was going to keep my doctor’s      because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.

Isn’t it      that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good tings come from small acts.

1.A. quietly            B. strangely            C. quickly             D. angrily

2.A. frightening          B. exciting             C. sincere            D. kind

3.A. quarreled      B. met                C. chatted             D. argued

4.A. when     B. so                  C. but                D. or

5.A. went out          B. set out         C. took out       D. gave out

6.A. decorating B. cleaning            C. returning     D. leaving

7.A. breaking        B. operating           C. holding            D. unlocking

8.A. kept           B. remained            C. insisted            D. left

9.A. favorite          B. important          C. unnecessary        D. curious

10.A. hurry            B. drive             C. stay           D. greet

11.A. hunting for       B. asking for        C. waiting for            D. calling for

12.A. beneficial         B. influential         C. anxious            D. grateful

13.A. strengthened   B. broken       C. touched          D. saved

14.A. note             B. knock            C. invitation      D. picture

15.A. proud           B. aware            C. afraid                 D. sure

16.A. understood      B. recognized    C. praised         D. thanked

17.A. manner        B. appearance       C. statement             D. announcement

18.A. found           B. doubted             C. remembered       D. wondered

19.A. advice          B. appointment  C. suggestion       D. attention

20.A. amazing       B. confusing           C. disappointing   D. challenging