It is interesting how NASA(美国航天航空局) chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men   36  the ages of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them. Some were   37  air pilots, and  38  were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose, told him the plans and the   39  they might get into. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut, “How could any man   40  such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous   41  most exciting.”
The health and physical condition of the people was,  42 , very necessary. Only those in very good health and physical condition were   43 .
While being trained to be astronauts, they went through many   44 . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary   45  astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the   46  of the moon. They were all   47  to fly in helicopters. There helicopters landed straight down to give them some   48  of the way the spaceship would actually land on the   49 . They were also taught the known facts about the   50  in space. They learnt about all the scientists and engineers who   51  spaceships. They visited the   52 where spaceships were repaired. They learnt how every   53  of a spaceship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control   54 .
In a word, to be chosen as astronaut, one must be in good   55 , well-informed in science and good at piloting.

It was Valentine's Day, my freshman year of college. I was so young, the romantic type. All I wanted was a rose. A single rose to __36__ up my Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day at school was over，and I had no rose to __37__ in my locker like I had hoped. I came home a little __38__. I sat in my room dreaming about next year's romantic Valentine's Day __39__ the doorbell rang. There at the front door was a deliveryman __40__   one single rose to my house. Surely this rose wasn't for me. I didn't have such __41__. I closed the front door with a single rose in my hand and gave it to my mother. “__42__  the card！” she insisted when I told her it must be for her. I unsealed the envelope as my hands were __43__. I slowly lifted the card and read what it said：

To Amanda

From someone who cares

I must have read it twenty times in a matter of seconds, __44__ my eyes weren't playing tricks on me. But they weren't. The rose was for me. I must have been __45__ for about five minutes, until I started __46__ the obvious people and __47__ them of sending me a rose and playing a joke on my __48__ romantic heart. No one knew who sent it to me. My friends, family  and relatives were as __49__ to hear I got a rose from a __50__ someone as much as I was. I was on cloud nine(兴奋) for weeks.

I __51__ did figure out who was it who sent me that rose. __52__ I did figure something else out. It didn't __53__ if it was a guy who secretly __54__ me who sent me that rose. What mattered was that it was from someone who __55__ about me and wanted to brighten up my day.

1.A. brighten     B. fill      C. take       D. decorate

2.A. hide B. hang           C. plant          D. stick

3.A. mad   B. hungry        C. angry    D. sad

4.A. before        B. until             C. when    D. once

5.A. posting       B. carrying      C. holding D. delivering

6.A. chance       B. luck   C. value     D. confidence

7.A. Open              B. Read            C. Check   D. Break

8.A. closing        B. moving        C. shaking D. spreading

9.A. praying      B. expecting            C. doubting        D. believing

10.A. sorry        B. curious      C. happy   D. nervous

11.A. realizing   B. calling        C. visiting  D. questioning

12.A. informing          B. reminding           C. accusing        D. telling

13.A. specially  B. actually      C. obviously       D. hopelessly

14.A. surprised B. excited      C. amused          D. disappointed

15.A. considerate      B. distant        C. secret   D. generous

16.A. anyhow    B. still              C. already D. never

17.A. For  B. So      C. Then     D. But

18.A. happen    B. matter        C. appear  D. mean

19.A. loved        B. helped       C. pitied    D. cheated

20.A. asked       B. worried    C. cared    D. talked

It was only in the eighteenth century that people  Europe began to think mountains were beautiful .___36___ that time, mountains were ___37__ by the people living on the plains,__38___ by the city people, to whom they were wild and ___39___ places in which one was easily ___40___ or killed by terrible animals.

Slowly ,however , many of the people who were living ___41__ in the towns began to grow tired of ___42___. They began to feel interested in looking for things that could not be explained , for sights and sounds which produce a feeling of fear and excitement .___43___in the __44___century, people began to turn away from the man-made __45___ to the untouched country, and particulary ___46___a place where it was dangerous and wild. High mountains began to be __47__ for a holiday.

Then , mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport.  To some people ,there is something greatly __48__about getting to the _49___ of a hight mountain .  Struggling against nature is finer than a battle __50____ other human beings. And then, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult__51__, what a _52____ reward it is to be able to look _53___on everything within__54___! At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down__55____.

1.                A．After          B．In             C．At   D．Before

2.                A．hated          B．liked           C．feared   D．observed

3.                A．however        B．further         C．sometimes D．especially

4.                A．exciting        B．interesting      C．dangerous D．alone

5.                A．fallen down     B．lost            C．discovered    D．caught

6.                A．unhappily       B．lonely          C．comfortable   D．easily

7.                A．them          B．it              C．themselves    D．that

8.                A．Yet            B．So             C．However  D．But

9.                A．last            B．recent          C．eighteenth    D．early

10.               A．country        B．houses         C．town D．planet

11.               A．to             B．at             C．in    D．for

12.               A．important       B．right           C．necessary  D．popular

13.               A．pleasant        B．interested      C．dangerous D．terrible

14.               A．foot           B．spot           C．top   D．tip

15.               A．with           B．to             C．against    D．between

16.               A．fight           B．climb          C．walk  D．running

17.               A．surprising       B．satisfactory      C．disappointing   D．worrying

18.               A．behind         B．up            C．down D．around

19.               A．miles          B．minutes        C．seeing D．sight

20.               A．above          B．below          C．under D．away

It is interesting how NASA(美国航天航空局) chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men   36   the ages of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them. Some were   37   air pilots, and  38   were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose, told him the plans and the   39   they might get into. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut, “How could any man   40   such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous   41   most exciting.”

The health and physical condition of the people was,  42  , very necessary. Only those in very good health and physical condition were   43  .

While being trained to be astronauts, they went through many   44  . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary   45   astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the   46   of the moon. They were all   47   to fly in helicopters. There helicopters landed straight down to give them some   48   of the way the spaceship would actually land on the   49  . They were also taught the known facts about the   50   in space. They learnt about all the scientists and engineers who   51   spaceships. They visited the   52  where spaceships were repaired. They learnt how every   53   of a spaceship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control   54  .

In a word, to be chosen as astronaut, one must be in good   55  , well-informed in science and good at piloting.

1.A. at             B. between          C. of               D. on

2.A. experienced        B. old              C. handsome         D. retired

3.A. none           B. few              C. others               D. both

4.A. dangers            B. sadness          C. reality              D. protection

5.A. share          B. treat                C. offer                D. refuse

6.A. but                B. if                   C. though               D. when

7.A. in all         B. of course            C. so far               D. at last

8.A. noticed            B. chosen               C. praised          D. examined

9.A. jobs           B. places               C. courses          D. ways

10.A. so                B. because          C. as if                D. even though

11.A. size          B. scene                C. age              D. name

12. A. shown            B. trained              C. told             D. allowed

13.A. advice            B. experience           C. surprise         D. thought

14. A. water            B. rock             C. moon             D. earth

15.A. secrets           B. traditions           C. theories         D. conditions

16.A. drew          B. developed            C. designed         D. discovered

17.A. offices           B. shops                C. colleges         D. factories

18.A. part          B. movement         C. step             D. body

19.A. method            B. difficulty           C. system               D. trick

20. A. shape            B. position         C. order                D. health

It was an afternoon in the winter, some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and soon swimming became the   36  . Suddenly I hit upon an idea．“Wouldn’t it be _37_ if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and _38_ couldn’t we? Besides, we could be _39_ if we did．” I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed．

Early in the morning, three days _40_, we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, _41_ for a bus to take us to the _42_． The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold． _43_ our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us _44_． We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to _45_．

We soon reached the sands． There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged． _46_ we were proud that we were the _47_ ones that dared to challenge(向……挑战) the weather． Besides, the sun could keep us warm． So we _48_ ourselves quickly．

But things were not going to be so nice as we thought． The sea wind was blowing, we felt _49_ cold and we shook from head to feet． At last, we decided to _50_ the sea water． We put our feet in first, only to take them back _51_．The water was unbelievably cold．The I   52  that we should all jump in at the same time． We all went back ten steps． I gave the order and we all rushed forward．We jumped．I shall never   53  the feeling I had when I was in the water. I got up and rushed against to the seaside. So _54_ my friends．We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home．

We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all _55_ a bad cold． We missed the lessons, but we got this unforgettable experience．

1.A． topic                   B． object           C． center               D． opinion

2.A． lucky   B． interesting     C． surprising                      D． happy

3.A． how    B． what         C． why         D． that

4.A． ill      B． worse        C． better                         D． stronger

5.A． past    B． later                          C． before         D． since

6.A． meeting  B． asking       C． looking                        D． waiting

7.A． sands   B． pool                               C． river             D． lake

8.A． Though B． Only                           C． Since          D． Even

9.A． warm   B． cold                         C． cool           D． hot

10.A． talk about B． speak out    C． think over                    D． shout at

11.A． Instead B． Therefore      C． Particularly                     D． Lately

12.A． lucky    B． only                       C． happy          D． younger

13.A． enjoyed  B． helped                     C． changed        D． dressed

14.A． a little   B． such                       C． a few          D． very

15.A． dive into B． put down                   C． take off           D． walk into

16.A． quickly  B． carefully                    C． finally         D． bravely

17.A． announced B． promised   C． suggested                    D． told

18.A． forget   B． remember                   C． tell            D． believe

19.A． do      B． did         C． had                          D． was

20.A． felt     B． became                     C． caught         D． turned