When I was 17 , I read a quote that went something like： “If you live each day as if it was your last，someday you'll most certainly be right. ” It made a( n) 31 _____ on me，and since then，for the past 33 years，I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself： ‘‘ If today were the 32 _____ day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 33 _____ , I know I need to change something.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost 34 _____ a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should 35 _____ to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs 36 _____ , which is doctor's code for preparing to die.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy (活组织检查)，it 37 _____ to be a very rare form of cancer that is 38 _____ with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to 39 _____ don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the 40 _____ we all share. No one has ever 41 _____ it. And that is as it should be, because 42 _____ is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It 43 _____ _____ out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you， 44 _____ someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so 45 _____ , but it is quite 46 _____

Your 47 _____ is limited，so don't waste it 48 _____ _ someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner 49 _____ . And most important, have the courage to 50 _____ your heart and intuition (官觉)?

31. A. decision　　　　　 B.　　　 impression　 C. attraction　　　　　　　 D. difference

 Sally, only eight years old, heard Mommy and Daddy talking about her little brother, Georgie. He was very  31  and they had done what they could to save his life. Only a very  32 surgery (外科手术) could help him now but they had no money to  33 it. She heard Daddy whisper  34  , “Only  a miracle (奇迹) can save him now.”

Sally went to her bedroom and  35  her piggy-bank (存钱罐) from its hiding place. She  36 all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she  37  out of her house and made her way to the corner  38   store.

“I want to buy a miracle to save my brother,” said Sally.

“We don’t sell miracles here. I can’t 39  you,” said the pharmacist (药剂师).

There was a well-dressed man who was in the store. He  40  and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“Sorry, I just know he’s really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. 41  my family can’t pay for it, so I have my money,” Sally answered, 42  coming down her cheek.

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “A dollar and eleven cents,” Sally answered, 43  . “Well, what a coincidence (巧合) ,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents is the exact price of a(n) 44  to save your little brother.” He took her money and said, “ 45  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. ”

That man was a 46  surgeon (外科医生) , specializing in treating Georgie’s illness. The operation was completed without 47  and it wasn’t long until Georgie was home again and doing well. “That  48  ,”Sally’s mommy said, “is like a miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost.”

Sally smiled. She knew 49   how much a miracle cost … plus the 50  of a little child.

 With parents who taught at school, Sophia received a fairly good education. She would have achieved   36    in a career, but she   37    to spend most of her marriage in the   38    role of wife and mother,   39    herself to her husband and her three children.

At the beginning of their family life, Sophia took on the   40   for running the house in order for her husband to   41    his personal interest: writing novels. However, things weren’t going as   42    as expected. Nate’s writing failed to     43   the whole housekeeping. He had to take a position in the government to    44    for his family. Sophia tried to persuade Nate to give up his    45    for full-time writing, but he didn’t listen to her. He took his job   46     because it promised the family would be prevented from being   47  . That accounted for the shocking   48   he suffered when he lost his job. That day, he said to Sophia in a    49   , “I got fired. I am a    50    failure.” “Now you can focus your mind   51  your writing.” she responded. To make Nate believe money was no longer the major   52   ， Sophia took out a box that was full of   53   . She explained that she got the money for their hand-painted lampshades.

The unemployed husband did   54    a book that was a(n)   55   hit and is a long-lasting literary masterpiece. The story of Sophia’s turning her husband into a world famous writer has been widely talked about ever since then.

1.A. only a little        B. quite a lot        C. quite a few        D. a great number

2.A. proved           B. required       C. selected       D. preferred

3.A. central          B. false          C. traditional    D. additional

4.A. devoting         B. supporting     C. deciding       D. forcing

5.A. responsibility   B. approach       C. amusement      D.occupation

6. A. observe         B. reduce         C. change         D. follow

7. A. generally       B. satisfactorily C. unfortunately  D. quickly

8. A. preserve        B. cover          C. include        D. overcome

9.A. support          B. search         C. provide        D. comfort

10. A. aid            B. interest       C. job            D. share

11. A. strictly       B. truly          C. carefully      D. seriously

12. A. well off       B. badly off      C. straight away  D. right now

13. A. cut            B. loss           C. disease        D. defeat

14.A. whisper         B. voice          C. sense          D. manner 

15.A. free            B. close          C. complete       D. necessary

16. A. on             B. for            C. in             D. to

17. A. connection     B. discovery      C. task           D.concern

18. A. gold           B. cash           C. jewelry        D. silver

19.A. pick out        B. react to       C. turn out       D. build up

20. A. ordinary       B. instant        C. short          D. humorous

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck． I felt horrible as well as   1  ．What would she do with me? She was almost made after the   2   of her husband．

A few minutes later, I heard the truck   3   its engine and move fast． I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any   4  ．

Finally she put me down in a   5   place．Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag．

I   6   out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me．

It turned out that my owner meant to   7   me．I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther． So I cast my head   8   the direction of the truck: The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck．I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer, look at me with his sad eyes．I saw myself   9   my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all   10  ．

I ran as fast as I could．And the   11   I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet．I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a(n)   12   lady．She seemed even somewhat   13   at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to   14   the pain of losing him．She   15   his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house． Now I was the only   16  thing to remind her of him．   17   later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…

The truck finally stopped when I was almost   18  ．She ran up to me and hugged me   19 ．I heard her   20  : “I know you are a present he left to me．”

1．A．puzzled              B．excited             C．delighted          D．frightened

2．A．separation          B．absence           C．departure         D．death

3．A．run                   B．begin               C．start                D．operate

4．A．sense                B．trouble             C．effort                     D．difference

5．A．usual                 B．strange            C．familiar            D．dark

6．A．walked              B．rushed             C．ran                  D．struggled

7．A．harm                 B．desert              C．punish             D．sell

8．A．into                   B．at                    C．in                    D．to

9．A．follow           B．bring                 C．guide               D．support

10．A．with tears        B．in tears            C．out of breath    D．in silence

11．A．time                 B．direction          C．way                D．moment

12．A．cruel               B．unfriendly        C．unfavorable      D．unfortunate

13．A．calm                B．depressed         C．angry                     D．sad

14．A．kill                  B．remove            C．bear                D．prevent

15．A．kept                B．burned             C．sold                 D．hid

16．A．moving            B．walking            C．existing            D．blessing

17．A．But                  B．And                 C．Thus               D．Then

18．A．worn out         B．knocked out     C．left out            D．made out

19．A．tightly              B．patiently           C．sadly               D．desperately

20．A．shout               B．speak               C．whisper           D．talk

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck．I felt horrible as well as  1 ．What would she do with me? She was almost made after the  2   of her husband．

A few minutes later, I heard the truck  3  its engine and move fast．I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any 4   ．

Finally she put me down in a  5   place．Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag．

I  6  out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me．

It turned out that my owner meant to  7 me．I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther．So I cast my head  8  the direction of the truck: The days we spent together were like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck．I saw my male owner．Who suffered liver cancer, look at me with his sad eyes．I saw myself  9  my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all  10  ．

I ran as fast as I could．And the  11  I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet．I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a（ n）  12  lady．She seemed even somewhat  13  at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to  14  the pain of losing him．She

  15  his pictures and clothes, she redecorated the whole house．Now I was the only  16 

thing to remind her of him．  17  later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…

The truck finally stopped when I was almost 18   ．She ran up to me and hugged me  19  ．I heard her  20  ;”I know you are a present he left to me．”

1．A．puzzled                 B．excited                C．delighted             D．frightened

2．A．separation             B．absence              C．departure            D．death

3．A．run                     B．begin                 C．start                  D．operate

4．A．sense                  B．trouble                C．effort                D．difference

5．A．usual                   B．strange               C．familiar              D．dark

6．A．walked                B．rushed                C．ran                     D．struggled

7．A．harm                   B．desert                C．punish                D．sell

8．A．into                     B．at                      C．in                      D．to

9．A．follow                  B．bring                  C．guide                  D．support

10．A．with tears           B．in tears               C．out of breath       D．in silence

11．A．time                   B．direction              C．way                    D．moment

12．A．cruel                  B．unfriendly            C．unfavorable         D．unfortunate

13．A．calm                   B．depressed           C．angry                  D．sad

14．A．kill                     B．remove               C．bear                   D．prevent

15．A．kept                  B．burned               C．sold                   D．hid

16．A．moving              B．walking              C．existing              D．blessing

17．A．But                    B．And                   C．Thus                 D．Then

18．A．worn out           B．knocked out       C．left out              D．made out

19．A．tightly                B．patiently             C．sadly                 D．desperately

20．A．shout                 B．speak                 C．whisper             D．talk