A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls．It was like someone had   36   the balls and left them out in the sun to bake．

       They didn’t look like much, but they   37   the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him．As he walked along the beach, he   38   the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could．He thought little about it   39   he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock．Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!   40  , the man started breaking open the   41   balls．Each contained a similar treasure．He found thousands of dollars’   42   of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones．

       Then it   43   him．He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the   44  ．Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he  45   have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

       It’s like that   46   people．We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we   47   see the clay shell．It doesn’t look like much from the   48  ．It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we   49   it．We see that person as less important than someone more   50   or stylish or well known or wealthy．But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure   51   inside that person．

       There is a treasure in each and every one of us．If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the   52   he sees them, then the clay begins to   53   and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth．May we not come to the   54   of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   55   in friendships because the gems （宝石） were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them．

A．invented     B．rolled          C．handled    D．bounced

A．confused       B．encouraged      C．interested  D．relaxed

A．dipped         B．pushed          C．kicked      D．threw

A．until          B．when           C．since     D．though

A．Frightened    B．Determined      C．Excited     D．Disappointed

A．shining        B．floating        C．surviving  D．remaining

A．worth         B．value         C．cost       D．wealth

A．shocked        B．rejected        C．struck       D．delighted

A．caves         B．waves           C．seashore    D．storms

A．might         B．must          C．could       D．should

A．with          B．towards        C．about     D．between

A．hardly         B．actually        C．simply      D．luckily

A．distance       B．outside         C．weight      D．pattern

A．removed           B．suspected      C．ignored     D．reserved

A．beautiful       B．cautious         C．positive    D．grateful

A．lost           B．hidden          C．divided     D．mixed

A．moment       B．point         C．degree      D．way

A．come off       B．break away      C．take over  D．fall down

A．sight          B．best           C．middle      D．end

A．relation        B．position         C．fortune     D．memory

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls．It was like someone had  1  the balls and left them out in the dune to bake．

They didn’t look like much， but they   2   the man， so he took the bag out of the cave with him．As he walked along the beach， he   3   the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could．He thought little about it  4  he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock．Inside was a beautiful， precious stone!   5  ， the man started breaking open the   6   balls．Each contained a similar treasure．He found thousands of dollars’   7   of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones．

Then it   8  him．He’d been on the beach a long time， throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls， with their hidden treasure， into the   9  ． He  10  have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that   11   people．We look at someone，maybe even ourselves， but we  12  see the clay shell．It doesn’t look like much from the   13  ．It isn’t always beautiful or shining，so we  14  it．we see that person as less important than someone more  15  or stylish or well known or wealthy．But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure  16  inside that person．

There is a treasure in each and every one of us．If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the  17 he sees them，then the clay begins to  18  and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth．May we not come to the  19  of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   20  in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them．

1．A．invented                B．rolled                   C．handled              D．bounced

2．A．confused               B．encouraged          C．interested            D．relaxed

3．A．dipped                B．pushed                C．kicked               D．threw

4．A．until                   B．when                   C．since                D．though

5．A．Frightened             B．Determined          C．Excited               D．Disappointed

6．A．shining                 B．floating                C．surviving             D．remaining

7．A．worth                  B．value                   C．cost                 D．wealth

8．A．shocked               B．rejected               C．struck               D．delighted

9．A．caves                 B．waves                 C．seashore              D．storms

10．A．might                B．must                    C．could                D．should

11．A．with                  B．towards               C．about                D．between

12．A．hardly                B．actually               C．simply              D．luckily

13．A．distance             B．outside                C．weight               D．pattern

14．A．removed              B．suspected            C．ignored               D．kept

15．A．beautiful              B．cautious              C．positive              D．grateful

16．A．lost                   B．hidden                 C．divided               D．mixed

17．A．moment              B．point                    C．degree               D．way

18．A．come off             B．break away          C．take over             D．fall down

19．A．sight                 B．best                     C．middle               D．end

20．A．relation               B．position               C．fortune               D．memory

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had  1  the balls and left them out in the dun to bake.

They didn’t look like much, but they   2  intrigued the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he walked along the beach, he   3   the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it  4  he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!   5  , the man started breaking open the   6   balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars’   7   of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones.

Then it   8  him. He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the   9  . Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he  10  have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that   11   people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we  12  see the clay shell. It doesn’t look like much from the   13  . It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we  14  it. we see that person as less important than someone more  15  or stylish or well known or wealthy. But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure  16  inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the  17  He sees them, then the clay begins to  18  and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth. May we not come to the  19  of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   20  in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them.

1．A．invented                B．rolled                  C．handled               D．bounced

2．A．confused               B．encouraged          C．interested            D．relaxed

3．A．dipped                  B．pushed                C．kicked                 D．threw

4．A．until                      B．when                  C．since                   D．though

5．A．Frightened             B．Determined          C．Excited               D．Disappointed

6．A．shining                  B．floating                C．surviving             D．remaining

7．A．worth                   B．value                   C．cost                    D．wealth

8．A．shocked                B．rejected               C．struck                 D．delighted

9．A．caves                    B．waves                 C．seashore              D．storms

10．A．might                  B．must                   C．could                  D．should

11．A．with                    B．towards               C．about                  D．between

12．A．hardly                 B．actually               C．simply                 D．luckily

13．A．distance              B．outside                C．weight                D．pattern

14．A．removed              B．suspected            C．ignored               D．reserved

15．A．beautiful              B．cautious              C．positive               D．grateful

16．A． lost                    B．hidden                 C．divided                D．mixed

17．A．moment              B．point                   C．degree                 D．way

18．A．come off             B．break away          C．take over             D．fall down

19．A．sight                   B．best                    C．middle                 D．end

20．A．relation                B．position               C．fortune                D．memory

三、完型填空：

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls．It was like someone had  36  the balls and left them out in the dune to bake．

They didn’t look like much, but they   37   the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him．As he walked along the beach, he   38   the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could．He thought little about it  39  he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock．Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!   40  , the man started breaking open the   41   balls．Each contained a similar treasure．He found thousands of dollars’   42   of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones．

Then it   43  him．He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the   44  ． He  45  have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that   46   people．We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we  47  see the clay shell．It doesn’t look like much from the   48  ．It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we  49  it．we see that person as less important than someone more  50  or stylish or well known or wealthy．But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure  51  inside that person．

There is a treasure in each and every one of us．If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the  52  he sees them, then the clay begins to  53  and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth．May we not come to the  54  of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   55  in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them．

36．A．invented       B．rolled              C．handled    D．bounced

37．A．confused       B．encouraged      C．interested  D．relaxed

38．A．dipped        B．pushed          C．kicked     D．threw

39．A．until          B．when            C．since      D．though

40．A．Frightened       B．Determined      C．Excited    D．Disappointed

41．A．shining        B．floating         C．surviving  D．remaining

42．A．worth         B．value            C．cost       D．wealth

43．A．shocked       B．rejected        C．struck     D．delighted

44．A．caves          B．waves           C．seashore    D．storms

45．A．might          B．must             C．could     D．should

46．A．with           B．towards        C．about     D．between

47．A．hardly         B．actually        C．simply   D．luckily

48．A．distance        B．outside         C．weight    D．pattern

49．A．removed        B．suspected        C．ignored    D．kept

50．A．beautiful       B．cautious        C．positive    D．grateful

51．A．lost             B．hidden          C．divided    D．mixed

52．A．moment        B．point            C．degree     D．way

53．A．come off       B．break away      C．take over  D．fall down

54．A．sight           B．best              C．middle    D．end

55．A．relation        B．position        C．fortune    D．memory

　 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had 31 the balls and left them out in the sun to bake.

They didn’t look like much, but they 32 the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him. As he walked along the beach, he 33 the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could. He thought little about it 34 he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open (裂开) on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone! 35 , the man started breaking open the 36 balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars’ 37 of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones.

Then it 38 him. He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the 39. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he 　40 have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

It’s like that 41 people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we 42 see the clay shell. It doesn’t look like much from the 43 . It isn’t always beautiful and shining, so we 44 it. We see that person as less important than someone more 45 or stylish or well-known or wealthy. But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure 46 inside that person.

There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the 47 He sees them, then the clay begins to 48 and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth. May we not come to the 49 of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a 50 in friendships because the gems were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them.

31. A. invented　　 　 B. rolled　　 　　　 C. handled　　 D. bounced

32. A. confused　 　　 　　　 B. encouraged　 　 C. interested 　　　 D. relaxed

33. A. dipped　 　　　　 B. pushed　 　　　　 C. kicked　 D. threw

34. A. until　　 　　　　　 B. when　 　　　　　 　　　 C. since　　 D. though

35. A. Frightened　 　　 　　　 B. Determined　 　 C. Excited　 D. Disappointed

36. A. shining　 　　　　 B. floating　 　　　 C. surviving D. remaining

37. A. worth　 　　　　　 　　　 B. value　　 　　　 C. cost　 　　　　　　 D. wealth

38. A. shocked　 　　　　 B. rejected　 　　　 C. struck　 　 　　　 D. delighted

39. A. caves　 　　　　　 　　　 B. waves　　 　　 　　　 C. seashore D. storms

40. A. might　 　　　　　 B. must　 　　　　　 　　　 C. could　 　 　　　 D. should

41. A. with　　 　　　　　 　　　 B. towards　 　　　　　　 C. about　 D. between

42. A. hardly　 　　　　　 　　　 B. actually　 　　　 C. simply　 D. luckily

43. A. distance　 　　　 　　　 B. outside　 　　　　 C. weight　 D. pattern

44. A. removed 　 　　　 B. suspected　 　　 　　　 C. ignored　 D. reserved

45. A. beautiful 　　　　 B. cautious　 　　 　　　 C. positive　 D. grateful

46. A. lost　　 　　　　 B. hidden　 　　　　 C. divided　 D. mixed

47. A. moment　 　　　 　　　 B. point　 　　　　 　　　 C. degree　 D. way

48. A. come off　 　　　 　　　 B. break away 　 C. take over　 　　 D. fall down

49. A. sight　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. best　 　　　　　　　　　 C. middle　 D. end

50. A. relation 　　 　　 　　　 B. position　 　　　 C. fortune　 D. memory