A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.

　　“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

　　An old woman was standing at her door.

　　“You boy! Come here this minute!”

　　Slowly the boy   1onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she   2out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her   3old fingers around his arm.

　　“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me   4to my bed. What’s your name?”

　　“Joseph,” he said.

　　The old woman on the bed tried to   5up, raising herself on her elbow（肘）. Water    6from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel   7.

　　“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a   8for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”

　　Joseph looked down at the   9, and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”

　　“I want my silver ring to   10to my daughter.”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and   11the pencil slowly across the paper.

　　“There’s my Bible（圣经）,” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a   12Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last   13of a poor old woman.”

　　The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.

　　“Here. Bring it here so I can   14it.”

　　Joseph found the Bible, and,   15the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

　　“  16me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”

　　He ran out of the house.

　　A cold wind blew through the   17window, but the old woman on the bed   18nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind.   19on the paper were some childish letters. They   20the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”

1.A．rushed B．struggled        C．hurried      D．stepped

2.A．reached    B．let              C．pushed           D．pointed

3.A．firm           B．smooth           C．dry              D．fresh

4.A．back           B．up               C．away    　       D．ahead

5.A．sit            B．get              C．stand            D．wake

6.A．fell           B．burnt            C．burst            D．ran

7.A．ill            B．sick             C．unpleasant       D．funny

8.A．letter         B．note             C．will             D．message

9.A．table          B．pen                  C．paper            D．woman

10.A．send    　    B．go                   C．belong           D．come

11.A．moved 　  B．drew             C．used             D．pulled

12.A．great       B．merry     　   C．splendid         D．real

13.A．hope  　  B．chance           C．opinion          D．wish

14.A．sign  　      B．read             C．remember         D．copy

15.A．setting   B．hiding           C．placing          D．laying

16.A．Hold     B．Leave            C．Excuse           D．Pardon

17.A．large       B．open           C．small            D．pretty

18.A．did　         B．saw              C．felt                 D．knew

19.A．Described B．Printed          C．Recorded         D．Written

20.A．formed    B．spelled          C．organized        D．repeated

On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air．The elephant   1   greatly pained, so Peter approached it very   2  ．

       He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's   3   and found a large piece of wood deeply stuck（刺入）in   4  ．As carefully and as gently as he   5  , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife,   6   which the elephant carefully put down its foot．The elephant  7  to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face,   8   at him for several tense moments．Peter stood   9  , thinking of nothing else but being killed．  10  the elephant trumpeted（高声鸣叫）loudly, turned, and walked away．Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day．

Twenty years   11  , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son．As  12    approached the elephant house, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near   13   Peter and his son Cameron were   14  ．The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the   15  , then put it down．The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly,   16   staring at the man．

       Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help   17   if this was the same elephant．Peter   18   his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the elephant house．He walked   19   up to the elephant and stared back in wonder．The elephant   20   again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid fellow hard against the railing, killing him immediately．

       Probably it wasn't the same elephant．

1．A．appeared             B．seemed             C．proved              D．remained

2．A．quickly               B．carelessly         C．carefully           D．pitifully

3．A．foot                    B．body               C．tail                   D．head

4．A．her                     B．it                     C．them                D．him

5．A．might                 B．could               C．should              D．would

6．A．with                   B．before             C．after                D．on

7．A．rushed                B．turned             C．walked             D．stepped

8．A．stared                 B．watched          C．noticed             D．glanced

9．A．quiet                   B．silent               C．frozen              D．sad

10．A．Slowly              B．Highly             C．Lowly              D．Finally

11．A．ago                   B．after                C．later                 D．late

12．A．Peter                B．Cameron          C．they                 D．visitors

13．A．where               B．when               C．what                D．that

14．A．sightseeing        B．visiting            C．walking            D．standing

15．A．floor                 B．ground            C．earth                D．land

16．A．all at once         B．all the while       C．all the same        D．all of a sudden

17．A．realizing            B．feeling             C．sensing            D．wondering

18．A．gathered            B．called              C．took                 D．kept

19．A．round               B．direct              C．about               D．right

20．A．shouted             B．trumpeted         C．whispered        D．cried

On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air．The elephant   1   distressed（痛苦的）, so Peter approached it very   2  ．

       He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's   3   and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded（刺入）in   4 ． As carefully and as gently as he   5 , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife,   6   which the elephant gingerly put down its foot．The elephant   7   to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face,   8   at him for several tense moments．Peter stood   9 , thinking of nothing else but being killed．  10  the elephant trumpeted（高声鸣叫）loudly, turned, and walked away．Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day．

Twenty years   11  , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son．As  12    approached the elephant enclosure（围栏）, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near   13   Peter and his son Cameron were   14  ．The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the   15  , then put it down．The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly,   16   staring at the man．

       Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help   17  if this was the same elephant．Peter   18   his courage, climbed over the  railing, and made his way into the enclosure．He walked   19   up to the elephant and stared back in wonder．The elephant   20   again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately．

       Probably it wasn't the same elephant．

1．A．appeared             B．proved             C．seemed            D．remained

2．A．quickly               B．carelessly         C．carefully           D．pitifully

3．A．foot                    B．body               C．tail                   D．head

4．A．her                     B．it                     C．them                D．him

5．A．might                 B．could               C．should              D．would

6．A．after                   B．before             C．with                 D．on

7．A．rushed                B．turned             C．walked             D．stepped

8．A．stared                 B．watched          C．noticed             D．glanced

9．A．quiet                   B．silent               C．frozen              D．sad

10．A．Slowly              B．Highly             C．Lowly              D．Finally

11．A．later                  B．after                C．ago                  D．late

12．A．Peter                B．Cameron          C．they                 D．visitors

13．A．where               B．when               C．what                D．that

14．A．sightseeing        B．visiting            C．walking            D．standing

15．A．floor                 B．ground            C．earth                D．land

16．A．all at once         B．all the while     C．all the same       D．all of a sudden

17．A．realizing            B．feeling             C．sensing            D．wondering

18．A．gathered            B．called              C．took                 D．kept

19．A．round               B．direct              C．about               D．right

20．A．shouted           B．cried            C．whispered      D．trumpeted

It was a year since Susan, 34, became blind．She was   1   thrown into a world of darkness, anger, and self-pity．

       Once so independent, Susan now felt   2   , knowing that her sight was never going to return．But her husband Mark was determined to help her gain the   3   to become independent again．

       When Susan felt ready to   4   to her job, Mark accompanied（陪伴） Susan to and from work each day．Mark knew it was only a matter of time   5   Susan was able to ride the bus by herself．He believed in her．

       Two weeks passed and Susan decided to   6   the trip on her own．

       Monday morning arrived, and for the first time they went their   7   ways．Four days passed smoothly．    8   Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual．As she was   9   her ticket money to get off the bus, the driver said, "How I envy（羡慕）you．"

       "What do you mean?" Susan asked．

       The driver answered, "Every morning for the   10   week, a fine looking gentleman has been standing across the corner  11   you get off the bus．He makes sure you cross the street

   12   and enter your office building．Then he blows you a kiss and walks away．" Tears of  

  13   streamed down Susan's cheeks．

       She was lucky, for he had given her a gift more powerful than   14   , a gift she didn't need to see to believe—the gift of love that can brighten darkness．

1．A．naturally                B．carelessly           C．nervously           D．suddenly

2．A．helpless                B．angry                 C．surprised           D．pleased

3．A．energy                 B．confidence          C．hope                  D．comfort

4．A．go                       B．come                  C．return                 D．get

5．A．before                 B．after                  C．since                 D．when

6．A．take                      B．manage               C．operate                D．try

7．A．special                 B．separate            C．common           D．usual

8．A．At                      B．By                     C．On                    D．In

9．A．spending               B．costing                C．paying                D．taking

10．A．late                    B．following           C．half                  D．past

11．A．noticing              B．watching           C．seeing                D．helping

12．A．safely               B．quietly                C．carefully           D．quickly

13．A．sadness              B．bitterness           C．happiness           D．pain

14．A．work               B．eyesight         C．courage          D．help

On the border, a pack of wild dogs circled the soldiers for food． The leader of the pack was a gray- and-white dog called Nubs． He was   11  and hardly able to stand． Marine major Brian Dennis looked   12  and saw that there was a knife wound in his chest．
Dennis couldn't stand seeing the dog   13_．He and his men immediately treated the wound, and  gave Nubs medicine．Nubs pulled through but was still in   14 ．The next day, the team had to  15  . Ten days later, Dennis' unit was back, and so was Nubs． He was still   16 ，but the men fed him and  played with him．
Before long the unit once again left for the front 70 miles away． Nubs, slowly but 17  , followed them far into the trackless wasteland _ 18  the men lost sight of him．Two days later, beyond Dennis'   19  , he saw Nubs just outside the outpost（前哨）．The dog had  20  him across 70 miles of frozen desert to meet with the friend who had   21 his life．From then on Nubs and the men   22 in the same place, and ran around in the same ruins（废墟）．                          
Until an order came that they were not   23_ to have pets, Dennis decided to make sure the dog would  24 _ to live the good life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to 25 Nubs to America．
A year later, when Dennis and the dog were   26  in California, at first Nubs didn't   27  the guy．But within minutes, the dog jumped into Dennis' arms, jumping   28   again and again to lick his friend's face．
A little love and concern in the middle of   29 will not save a violent world． But small stories, like the story of a soldier and a clog, hold a  30  of a harmonious（和谐的）world．