It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

The nurse had him take a  36  in the waiting area,  37  him it would be at least 40Minutes  38  someone would be able to see him I saw him  39  his watch and decided， since I was  40  busy—my patient didn’t  41  at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment

The gentleman said no and told me that he  42  to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43  .He told me that she had been   44   for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be    45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46   knew who he was，and that she had not been able to  47   him for five years now. I was   48   , and asked him，“And you  49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back    50   as he left.

Now I   51    that in marriages，true love is   52   of all that is. The happiest people don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just  54    the best of everything they have.   55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breath                                B. test                                C. seat                              D. break

2.A. persuading               B. promising                     C. understanding    D. telling

3.A. if                          B. before                        C. since                            D. after

4.A. taking                      B. fixing                  C. looking at                     D. winding

5.A. very                          B. also                    C. seldom                          D. not

6.A. turn up                    B. show off                      C. come                              D. go away

7.A. needed                    B. forgot                C. agreed                D. happened

8.A. daughter                  B. wife                   C. mother                       D. sister

9.A. late                          B. well                    C. around               D. there

10.A. lonely                      B. worried                       C. doubtful               D. hungry

11.A. so far                     B. neither                    C. no longer    D. already

12.A. recognize                       B. answer                C. believe                 D. expect

13.A. moved                   B. disappointed       C. surprised            D. satisfied

14.A. only                                B. then                              C. thus                     D. still

15.A. curiosity              B. tears                             C. words                  D. judgement

16.A. realize                  B. suggest                C . hope                   D. prove

17.A. agreement           B. expression                   C. acceptance    D. exhibition

18.A. necessarily          B. completely                   C. naturally             D. frequently

19.A. learn                    B. make                  C. favor         D. try

20.A. adventure                       B. beauty                C. trust         D. life

I paid 30 yuan for a watermelon the other day. When I ate it at home I found it more bitter than sweet. I was 36    to throw it away for it cost me money 37   . But to eat it was a 38   thing no better than tasting goldthread(黄连)

    Things like this  39  occur in our daily life. For example, last week when going on a tour we failed to find the  40  we had been seeking.  41  we were so uncomfortable as if on pins and needles(如坐针毡).In such a case we had better  42  home immediately, but most of us tourists still chose to  43  our way until we finished visiting all the scenic spots,  44  actually we did not quite enjoy them.

    If we   45   , we’ll get nothing; we would have spent money  46   .If we don’t give up, what we’ve got is something to cause suffering or pain, or    47   disaster. Since that’s the case, why are we still unwilling to  48  with it? The only 49 _ is: it means money.

    Then what 50 __does money contain? Its importance lies in none 51 __the following two aspects: (1) it can be used for our living;(2) it can be used for daily life. When a sum of money that should be able to obtain joy or enjoyment is certain to 52 the purpose, isn’t it wise to give it up? Isn’t it a sort of 53 for money-spending or even for enjoying ourselves?

   To abandon and forget a sum of money that is to be of no value or to produce   54   values can be counted as   55  value of money. Isn’t it so?

1.A. unwilling      B. ready        C. uncertain       D. anxious

2..A. above all      B. after all    C. in all          D. for all

3.. A. pleasant      B. painful      C. dangerous       D. special   

4.. A. regularly     B. recently     C. hardly          D. frequently

5.. A. friendship    B. memory       C. pleasure        D. experience

6.. A. On the whole  B. In this way  C. In other words  D. On the contrary

7.. A. call          B. leave        C. arrive          D. return

8.. A. feel          B. continue     C. stop            D. make

9.. A. because       B. since        C. although        D. unless

10.. A. give away     B. give up      C. give out        D. give in

11.. A, in relief     B. in fact      C. in reality      D. in vain

12.. A. even          B. still        C. ever            D. more

13.. A. stay          B. part         C. take            D. break

14.. A. excuse        B. reason       C. topic           D. ambition

15.. A. value         B. message      C. secret          D. surprise

16.. A. less than     B. better than  C. rather than     D. other than

17.. A. ignore        B. serve        C. fail            D. meet

18.. A. possibility   B. mistake      C. wisdom          D. choice

19.. A. proper        B. negative     C. wonderful       D. various

20.. A. little        B. whole        C. other           D. another

I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help  36  ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need  38    fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That           40  to be one of my best decisions as a kid.

Our worst game  __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.

Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.

Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.

I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.

21．A. shouting     B. screaming  C. laughing    D. applauding

22．A. up              B. over          C. more          D. out

23．A. another          B. other          C. some          D. any

24．A. immediately       B. secretly        C. personally D. finally

25．A. took out     B. turned out C. gave off       D. gave out

26．A. never      B. once     C. ever           D. again

27．A. game      B. team       C. story     D. score

28．A. won            B. met           C. beat     D. fought

29．A. accessible   B. comfortableC. sensitive     D. acceptable

30．A. happen              B. succeed        C. spread        D. develop

31．A. liberation    B. closing         C. graduation      D. school

32．A. honor      B. hope         C. success  D. surprise

33．A. take         B. manage        C. solve             D. explain

34．A. courage      B. devotion       C. teamwork      D. contribution

35．A. united     B. appeared       C. prepared D. lost

36．A. proud      B. fond          C. full      D. kind

37．A. time        B. record   C. date     D. ability

38．A. pleased       B. grateful        C. hopeful   D. loyal

39．A. fight          B. join           C. desire            D. enjoy

40．A. take on       B. put on   C. rely on    D. keep on

I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help  36  ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need  38    fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That           40  to be one of my best decisions as a kid.

Our worst game  __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.

Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.

Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.

I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.

1.A. shouting     B. screaming  C. laughing D. applauding

2.A. up              B. over               C. more      D. out

3.A. another          B. other              C. some     D. any

4.A. immediately       B. secretly           C. personally D. finally

5.A. took out     B. turned out C. gave off   D. gave out

6.A. never             B. once        C. ever      D. again

7.A. game     B. team       C. story           D. score

8.A. won           B. met       C. beat        D. fought

9.A. accessible  B. comfortableC. sensitive          D. acceptable

10.A. happen             B. succeed           C. spread           D. develop

11.A. liberation          B. closing    C. graduation          D. school

12.A. honor           B. hope            C. success       D. surprise

13.A. take        B. manage            C. solve          D. explain

14.A. courage   B. devotion          C. teamwork  D. contribution

15.A. united          B. appeared          C. prepared   D. lost

16.A. proud           B. fond             C. full          D. kind

17.A. time              B. record     C. date      D. ability

18.A. pleased    B. grateful            C. hopeful      D. loyal

19.A. fight                   B. join              C. desire                   D. enjoy

20.A. take on    B. put on     C. rely on       D. keep on

One day around 5:30 pm, I was going home on a bus and everybody on the bus was quiet.  People had just  36  from work, students had just finished their  37 class and everybody was a little  38 from a long day. I was just looking outside of the   39  without any specific（具体的）thought in my mind. It was the same  40  I have seen many times before, people hurrying home.
In front of me, there was a guy who didn’t look very clean.   41  he was looking out of the window, he suddenly  42  to me and pointed at something outside. “Hey, look! ”He had a big smile on his face. I turned to the   43 he was pointing in and there it was the beautiful Catalina mountains burning with a beautiful   44  . He turned to other people on the bus and told them to look at the mountains. He  45  “Wow” and “It’s so beautiful” again and again. Everybody on the bus  46  the view indeed.
The  47  view also helped me to  48  my long tiring day with a good feeling in my heart. But, more  49  , I was so inspired to see that this man wanted to  50  the beautiful view with everybody on the bus, totally strangers. His  51  act made me accidentally find something that I had lost which I didn’t even know I had lost. He made me  52  that I had lost the feelings and the   53 I used to have every day. In my daily life, many things had  54 their color and movement, but he  55 me that things are still there—they never get lost.
【小题1】A.  given up      B.  got off            C.  gone on                 D     stopped by