How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years? It took me almost 20 years to have the 　　1　　 to even ask my father this very personal question．

When Dad first 　　2　　 drinking, every time he got into a 　　3　　 that would have started him 　　4　　 again, the whole family was on pins and needles．For a few years we were 　　5　　 mention it for fear that the drinking would begin again．

“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day”was Dad's 　　6　　 18-year-old unasked question, “The words were a constant 　　7　　 to me that things were 　　8　　 so hard that I could not deal with them．”Dad said．Then he 　　9　　 the poem with me．The poem's 　　10　　 ,yet profound（深刻的）words immediately became 　　11　　 of my daily routine as well．

About a month after this 　　12　　 with my father, I received gift in the mail from a friend of mine．It was a book of daily saying of wisdom．One saying is 　　13　　 for each day of one year．

It has been my 　　14　　 that when I get something with days of the year on it, I naturally turn to the page that lists my own 　　15　　．

I 　　16　　 opened the book to November10 to see 　　17　　 word of wisdom this book had in store for me．I was 　　18　　 when I looked at the page, and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 　　19　　 down my face．There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had 　　20　　 my father for all these years! It is called the Serenity（宁静）prayer：

God, grant me

the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;

the courage to change the things I can;

and the wisdom to know the difference!

1．A．change              B．courage           C．ability              D．right

2．A．gave up             B．took up            C．went on           D．carried on

3．A．way                  B．habit                C．situation           D．house

4．A．reciting              B．asking              C．smoking          D．drinking

5．A．sure                  B．uncertain          C．afraid                     D．eager

6．A．reply                 B．words              C．excuse             D．explanation

7．A．fear                   B．imagination       C．thought            D．reminder

8．A．never                B．seldom             C．always             D．ever

9．A．discussed          B．shared             C．offered            D．talked

10．A．wonderful        B．long                 C．simple             D．boring

11．A．all                    B．that                 C．any                 D．part

12．A．talk                 B．quarrel             C．trip                  D．lesson

13．A．listed               B．included           C．read                D．said

14．A．method            B．habit                C．wealth             D．message

15．A．character         B．birthday           C．qualities           D．favourites

16．A．doubtedly         B．carefully          C．happily            D．hurriedly

17．A．where              B．whether           C．what               D．how

18．A．excited            B．astonished        C．disappointed     D．frightened

19．A．hung               B．pulled              C．rolled               D．pushed

20．A．troubled           B．disturbed          C．pleased            D．helped

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

About three months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently passed away, and my father had 　36 the loss of his partner of 58 years very hard and had lost 37 　in life. It was quite difficult to try to 38 him to eat each day as he didn’t want anything. The only thing, 39 , that he would ask us to bring him was ice cream.

One evening, to our 　40 , he refused to eat the ice cream, so I placed it in a staffroom 　41 . A little while later, my son said he wanted it, so I 　42 it for him. As I passed another ward (病房), a woman asked, “Are there more 　43 that came from?” When I explained, she seemed very 　44 . She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little 　45 than the occasional ice cream.

The next evening, I decided to buy two ice creams. On the way to dad’s room, I came into the 　46 woman’s room, and 　47 her the ice cream I’d bought for her. She was 48 　astonished that I had thought of her, and accepted the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes, 　49 what was happening in my family and listened to her 　50 story of pain and 　51 . It was obvious that she did not have many visitors, and the ice cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.

I 　52 the gesture a few days later, and this time I received a warm 　53 . I never even 　54 to ask her name and never saw her again, but it made me realize that a simple act of kindness can 　55 joy to a person’s unfortunate life.

36. A. ignored　 　　　 B. threw　　 　　　　　　 　　　 C. taken　　　 　 　　　 D. gained

37. A. interest　 　　　　 B. happiness　 　 　　　 C. patience　　 　　　　　 D. sympathy

38. A. get　　 　　　　　 B. promise　　 　　　　　 C. make　　　 　　　　　 D. let

39. A. otherwise　 　　 B. however　　 　 　　　 C. therefore　 　　　　　　 D. meanwhile

40. A. delight　　 　　　　　　 B. disappointment 　　 C. surprise 　　　　 　　　 D. relief

41. A. shelf　　　 　　 B. container　　 　　　 C. table　 　　　　　　　　　 D. fridge

42. A. gathered　　 　　 B. found　　 　　　　　 C. bought　　　 　　　 　　　 D. fetched

43. A. which　　 　　 B. where　　 　　　　　 C. what　　　 　　　　　 D. how

44. A. disappointed 　 B. curious　 　　　 　　　 C. pleased　 　　　　　　 D. regretful

45. A. rather　　 　　　 B. better　　　 　　　　　 C. other　　 　　　　　　 D. less

46. A. tough　　 　　　 B. healthy　　 　　　　　 C. bright　　 　　　　　　 D. sick

47. A. supplied　 　　　 B. offered　　 　　　　　 C. sold　 　　　　　　　　　 D. returned

48. A. properly　 　　　 B. totally　 　　　　 　　　 C. hardly　 　　　 　　　 D. exactly

49. A. explaining　 　　 B. complaining 　 　　　 C. imagining 　　　　　　 D. lying

50. A. different　　 　　 B. strange　 　　　　　　 C. similar　 　　　 　　　 D. secret

51. A. amusement　　　　 B. adventure　 　　　　　 C. mercy　 　　　 　　　 D. suffering

52. A. gave　 　　 　　　 B. signed　　 　　 　　C. repeated　 　　　　　　 D. saw

53. A. hug　　　 　　 B. call　　　 　　　　　 C. word　　 　　　　　　 D. help

54. A. considered　 　 B. tried　 　　　　　 　　　 C. refused　 　　　 　　　 D. stuck

55. A. show　　　 　　 B. bring　　　 　　　　　 C. owe　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. present

I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.

　 I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

　 I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part –time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

61. What is the author’s present job?

A.　　 Working part-time in a college.

B.　　 Taking care of children for a family.

C.　　 Helping children with their schoolwork.

D.　　 Looking after children at a kindergarten.

62. When staying with the two girls’ family, the author ______________ .

A.　　 was paid for extra work

B.　　 often worked long hours

C.　　 got much help form her boss

D.　　 took a day off every other week

63. Why did the author leave her fist job?

A.　　 She found a full-time job.

B.　　 She was fed up with children.

C.　　 She decided to attend a part-time course.

D.　　 She needed a test after working extra hours.

64. What has the author learned from her own experiences?

A.　　 Less successful students can still have a career.

B.　　 Qualifications are necessary for a career.

C.　　 Hard work makes an excellent student.

D.　　 One must choose the job she likes.