I must tell you about the most terrible dream I had the other night. Actually, it wasn't a dream, it was  1  of a nightmare. You know I don't believe in the super natural: ghosts, witchcraft（魔法）and all  2  , but what happened was so  3  that I'm actually beginning to 4   there must be some truth in it.

  It was a  5  night, with the wind howling and the thunder crashing but finally I  6  to get to sleep. What happened next was really 7  . There, at the end of the bed, stood a dark figure. I'm not exaggerating（夸张）——  8  I could really see it. It was dark in the room, of course, but I saw the  9  of the figure clearly. I know not all ghosts are  10  , but this one looked really terrifying. Then it spoke. At  11  , it made some sounds; it was moaning（呻吟）, as if in  12  .

  You can imagine by this time I was trembling  13  . Hiding under the blankets, I was  14  from head to foot. What terrified me was the thought that the thing might  15  me. I knew if it did, I would  16  . It kept on making strange sounds which now sounded more like   17   or spells. Was it some kind of witch, sent to   18   its magic on me, I wondered. Then it   19   into the wall.

  How I fell asleep again is still a   20   to me. What do you make of it all? You know I was never superstitious but now I'm not sure.

1. A. more       B. less                    C. much           D. many

2. A. those       B. these               C. that             D. this

3. A. real        B. strange               C. terrible           D. actual

4. A. doubt             B. guess              C. expect           D. believe

5. A. wonderful   B. terrible           C. normal          D. special

6. A. tried               B. attempted           C. managed        D. began

7. A. interesting         B. amusing            C. frightening       D. exciting

8. A. strictly             B. personally         C. generally         D. onestly

9. A. sign            B. outline       C. appearance       D. expression

10. A. serious            B. supernatural       C. nervous     D. dangerous

11. A. most              B. least                     C. best              D. worst

12. A. pain              B. attack              C. danger          D. risk

13. A. slightly            B. shamefully          C. violently        D. silently

14. A. moving           B. waving             C. cooling       D. shaking

15. A. touch                 B. affect                    C. stick         D. find

16. A. jump             B. scream             C. die              D. escape

17. A. whisper           B. murmur              C. witchcraft     D. curses

18. A. make             B. work             C. give            D. offer

19. A. turned         B. disappeared          C. hurried         D. escaped

20. A. nightmare         B. mystery                  C. dream           D. secret

I must tell you about the most terrible dream I had the other night. Actually, it wasn't a dream, it was  1  of a nightmare. You know I don't believe in the super natural: ghosts, witchcraft（魔法）and all  2  , but what happened was so  3  that I'm actually beginning to 4   there must be some truth in it.

  It was a  5  night, with the wind howling and the thunder crashing but finally I  6  to get to sleep. What happened next was really 7  . There, at the end of the bed, stood a dark figure. I'm not exaggerating（夸张）——  8  I could really see it. It was dark in the room, of course, but I saw the  9  of the figure clearly. I know not all ghosts are  10  , but this one looked really terrifying. Then it spoke. At  11  , it made some sounds; it was moaning（呻吟）, as if in  12  .

  You can imagine by this time I was trembling  13  . Hiding under the blankets, I was  14  from head to foot. What terrified me was the thought that the thing might  15  me. I knew if it did, I would  16  . It kept on making strange sounds which now sounded more like   17   or spells. Was it some kind of witch, sent to   18   its magic on me, I wondered. Then it   19   into the wall.

  How I fell asleep again is still a   20   to me. What do you make of it all? You know I was never superstitious but now I'm not sure.

1. A. more       B. less                    C. much           D. many

2. A. those       B. these               C. that             D. this

3. A. real        B. strange               C. terrible           D. actual

4. A. doubt             B. guess              C. expect           D. believe

5. A. wonderful   B. terrible           C. normal          D. special

6. A. tried               B. attempted           C. managed        D. began

7. A. interesting         B. amusing            C. frightening       D. exciting

8. A. strictly             B. personally         C. generally         D. onestly

9. A. sign            B. outline       C. appearance       D. expression

10. A. serious            B. supernatural       C. nervous     D. dangerous

11. A. most              B. least                     C. best              D. worst

12. A. pain              B. attack              C. danger          D. risk

13. A. slightly            B. shamefully          C. violently        D. silently

14. A. moving           B. waving             C. cooling       D. shaking

15. A. touch                 B. affect                    C. stick         D. find

16. A. jump             B. scream             C. die              D. escape

17. A. whisper           B. murmur              C. witchcraft     D. curses

18. A. make             B. work             C. give            D. offer

19. A. turned         B. disappeared          C. hurried         D. escaped

20. A. nightmare         B. mystery                  C. dream           D. secret

 I must tell you about the most terrible dream I had the other night. Actually, it wasn't a dream, it was  1  of a nightmare. You know I don't believe in the super natural: ghosts, witchcraft（魔法）and all  2  , but what happened was so  3  that I'm actually beginning to 4   there must be some truth in it.

  It was a  5  night, with the wind howling and the thunder crashing but finally I  6  to get to sleep. What happened next was really 7  . There, at the end of the bed, stood a dark figure. I'm not exaggerating（夸张）——  8  I could really see it. It was dark in the room, of course, but I saw the  9  of the figure clearly. I know not all ghosts are  10  , but this one looked really terrifying. Then it spoke. At  11  , it made some sounds; it was moaning（呻吟）, as if in  12  .

  You can imagine by this time I was trembling  13  . Hiding under the blankets, I was  14  from head to foot. What terrified me was the thought that the thing might  15  me. I knew if it did, I would  16  . It kept on making strange sounds which now sounded more like   17   or spells. Was it some kind of witch, sent to   18   its magic on me, I wondered. Then it   19   into the wall.

  How I fell asleep again is still a   20   to me. What do you make of it all? You know I was never superstitious but now I'm not sure.

1. A. more       B. less                    C. much           D. many

2. A. those       B. these               C. that             D. this

3. A. real        B. strange               C. terrible           D. actual

4. A. doubt             B. guess              C. expect           D. believe

5. A. wonderful   B. terrible           C. normal          D. special

6. A. tried               B. attempted           C. managed        D. began

7. A. interesting         B. amusing            C. frightening       D. exciting

8. A. strictly             B. personally         C. generally         D. onestly

9. A. sign            B. outline       C. appearance       D. expression

10. A. serious            B. supernatural       C. nervous     D. dangerous

11. A. most              B. least                     C. best              D. worst

12. A. pain              B. attack              C. danger          D. risk

13. A. slightly            B. shamefully          C. violently        D. silently

14. A. moving           B. waving             C. cooling       D. shaking

15. A. touch                 B. affect                    C. stick         D. find

16. A. jump             B. scream             C. die              D. escape

17. A. whisper           B. murmur              C. witchcraft     D. curses

18. A. make             B. work             C. give            D. offer

19. A. turned         B. disappeared          C. hurried         D. escaped

20. A. nightmare         B. mystery                  C. dream           D. secret

Having been feeling down and unhappy with my marriage, I spent the week not being very nice to anyone in my family. I felt that I was distancing myself from the people that were not the root of my anger. Those little people with sweet innocent eyes wondered why Mommy was only going through the motions, and why there was no love in her actions. I even pushed my daughter away as she tried to hug me.

For years I had said that having dinner as a family was important, but during this time of heartache that I was experiencing I just couldn’t bring myself to be with them. I began to dislike them. It would be so easy to change my life without having them to think about. How many times had I heard that I needed to do what was best for the kids? Did nobody care about what was best for me?

Then I watched a show on TV that made me realize what I was doing to these poor kids. I needed to take control of my own life, not only for myself but for my kids too.

       That night I went to sleep with calm thoughts in my head .The problems with my marriage had not been resolved, but the issues I had with myself had .I knew what I had to do to make my life better and my children’s too.

       The next morning after eating breakfast with my three wonderful kids, my middle son who was five years old put his arms around me and said, “Hey, Mom ,you’re really being nice to us today.” What could I say to that tiny face to take away all the pain that I had caused? I looked at his beautiful blue eyes and told him that Mommy hadn’t been very happy lately and that I was sorry that I was not being nice.

1．The passage mainly tells us       .

A．about the writer’s unhappy marriage and its results

       B．that the children were very poor but wonderful

       C．about the root of the writer’s anger

       D．about the writer and her children’s hard life

2．Why did the writer push her daughter away as her daughter tried to hug her?

       A．Because her daughter annoyed her.

       B．Because she was distanced from her family.

       C．Because she was in bad mood.

       D．Because she couldn’t find love in her daughter’s actions.

3．What did the writer decide to do after watching the program on TV?

       A．To live a better life for herself.

       B．To sleep with her children that night.

       C．To have dinner with her three children .

       D．To cheer up and treat her children better.

4．What can we infer from the passage?

       A．The children finally understood their mother’s problem.

       B．The mother would love her children more deeply.

       C．The writer apologized to her husband.

       D．The writer’s unhappy marriage would be solved.

One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new kind of homework: homework on happiness. Her pupils would be “happiness1”, and were to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them. As part of their homework, all the students did really2, wonderful things, but what Carla Chalmers did left everyone3. Several days after the homework had been handed out, Carla turned up carrying a big bag.
“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,” she said4. On seeing this, everyone was filled with5, but Carla didn’t want to show anyone what was in the bag. Instead, she pulled out a small box and gave it to her teacher. When Miss Ellis had taken the box, Carla took a(n)6camera out of her own pocket and stood with it at the ready.
“Open it, Miss Ellis.”
The teacher slowly opened the box and looked inside. A big smile7on her face, and at that moment Carla took a photo, Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately, and she8
it to Miss Ellis along with a sheet of paper. The teacher read the paper in silence, and when she, had finished, she gestured at the9.
“Oh, so it’s…”
“Yes!”10Carla, opening the bag. “It’s a great big pile of smiles!”
She opened the bag and photos of different11fell out.
The rest of the class tried to12how Carla had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All there in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted(传送)to them, and in return, without13, every person14with a smile of their own.
She managed to15understanding of the smile truth that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      explorers
   2. B.
      instructors
   3. C.
      players
   4. D.
      collectors
2. 2.
   1. A.
      regretful
   2. B.
      delightful
   3. C.
      stressful
   4. D.
      thankful
3. 3.
   1. A.
      surprised
   2. B.
      satisfied
   3. C.
      annoyed
   4. D.
      depressed
4. 4.
   1. A.
      disappointedly
   2. B.
      sadly
   3. C.
      amazedly
   4. D.
      smilingly
5. 5.
   1. A.
      astonishment
   2. B.
      kindness
   3. C.
      expectation
   4. D.
      pride
6. 6.
   1. A.
      expensive
   2. B.
      old–fashioned
   3. C.
      instant
   4. D.
      good-looking
7. 7.
   1. A.
      disappeared
   2. B.
      froze
   3. C.
      faded
   4. D.
      shone
8. 8.
   1. A.
      offered
   2. B.
      sold
   3. C.
      packed
   4. D.
      paid
9. 9.
   1. A.
      box
   2. B.
      bag
   3. C.
      camera
   4. D.
      pocket
10. 10.
    1. A.
       added
    2. B.
       questioned
    3. C.
       replied
    4. D.
       interrupted
11. 11.
    1. A.
       smiles
    2. B.
       teachers
    3. C.
       ceremonies
    4. D.
       friends
12. 12.
    1. A.
       try out
    2. B.
       focus on
    3. C.
       decide on
    4. D.
       figure out
13. 13.
    1. A.
       imagination
    2. B.
       expression
    3. C.
       hesitation
    4. D.
       reason
14. 14.
    1. A.
       responded
    2. B.
       refused
    3. C.
       demanded
    4. D.
       proved
15. 15.
    1. A.
       hide
    2. B.
       correct
    3. C.
       appreciate
    4. D.
       spread