Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.    1    to the flower shop were always useless---it was a cash    2    . After a while I stopped trying to   3     who the sender was and just delighted in the beautiful and perfume of the white flower. But I never    4    imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   5     moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)    6    kindness who might be showing    7     . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was    8    a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man    9    the street whose mail I helped to get during the    10    so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy step. As a teenager,     11   , I had more fun guessing that it might be a  12    who had noticed me    13    I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was    14    some of the most important events in my life. I became completely    15    in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I    16    the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t   17     if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   18     and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a    19    in the world and beauty in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely,    20    and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.

1. A. Calls            B. Quarrels         C. Messages         D. Letters

2. A. service          B. deal             C. bargain           D. offer

3. A .recognize        B. imagine          C. wonder           D. discover

4. A. failed           B. stopped          C. succeeded         D. enjoyed

5. A. saddest          B. painful          C. happiest           D. loneliest

6. A. special          B. common         C. valuable           D. important

7. A. concern          B. attitude          C. interest            D. appreciation

8. A. repairing         B. washing          C. unloading          D. starting

9. A. across           B. through          C. from              D. onto

10.A. spring            B. summer         C. autumn            D. winter

11. A. though          B. anyway           C. therefore          D. indeed

12. A. friend           B. superman         C. teacher            D. boy

13. A .as if             B. even though       C. in case            D. so that

14. A. considering       B. expecting         C. missing           D. preparing

15. A. disappointed      B. uninterested       C. discouraged        D. concentrated

16.A. forgot           B. lost               C. hated             D. expected

17. A. wonder          B. believe           C. care              D. know

18. A. contented        B. respected          C. thanked           D. loved

19. A. trouble          B. magic            C. tragedy            D. comedy

20. A. strong           B. beautiful          C. smelly            D. lucky

No one in the United States could forget the sorrowful story, April 14th, 1865 36 Abraham Lincoln was murdered.

The night after a very busy  37 , the President and his wife went to Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C where a new play was to be put on.

Near the theatre  38  a 25-year-old unsuccessful actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the North though he hadn’t fought  39 the South himself. As the play  40  after a moment of rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly  41  the door through which he could see the President’s  42. He looked  43  carefully so as to find the guards  44  task was to protect the President from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of  45  and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to get hold of the gun  46  in his pocket.

It was quiet in the theatre and everyone 47  his eyes on the stage. Suddenly a terrible sound of  48  broke in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon they looked  49  where the sound had just come .Smoke was seen coming out of the President’s box, where the  50  had enjoyed the play. Right away the theatre was full of shouting and excited people. Soldiers hurried in to  _51  the building, but it was too  52 ! The murderer had already  53  from the box onto the stage, from which then he hurriedly ran out of the theatre and soon disappeared in the  54_.

The news came that Lincoln, whom the people had  55  to love as an inspiring leader and a wise, warm-hearted, honest man, was short in the chest and died early the next morning.

  Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.  1to the flower shop were always useless－it was a cash   2. After a while I stopped trying to   3who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never   4imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   5moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)6kindness who might be showing   7. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was  8a car full of groceries (杂货). Or maybe it was the old man   9the street whose mail I helped to get during the   10so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager,   11, I had more fun guessing that it might be a   12who had noticed me   13I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was   14some of the most important events in my life. I became completely   15in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I   16the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t   17if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   18and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and   19in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia－lovable,   20and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died. (304)

1.A.Calls   B. Quarrels     C.Messages      D. Letters

2.A. service    B.deal      C.bargain       D.offer

3.A. recognize  B.imagine       C.wonder        D.discover

4.A.failed  B.stopped       C.succeeded     D.enjoyed

5.A.saddest B.painful       C.happiest      D.loneliest

6.A .special    B.common        C.valuable      D.important

7.A .concern    B.attitude      C.interest  Dappreciation

8.A. repairing  B.washing   C.unloading     D.starting

9.A .across B.through       C.from      D.onto

10.A .spring    B.summer    C.autumn        D.winter

11.A .though    B.anyway        C.therefore     D.indeed

12.A. friend    B.superman      C.teacher       D.boy

13.A.as if  B.even though   C.in case       D.so that

14.A.considering    B.expecting     C.missing   D.preparing

15.A.disappointed   B.uninterested      C.discouraged       D.concentrated

16.A. forgot    B.lost      C.hated     D.expected

17.A.wonder B.believe       C.care      D.know

18.A. contented B.respected     C.thanked       D.loved

19.A.. trouble  B.beauty        C.difficulty        D.love

20.A.strong B.beautiful     C.smell     D.lucky

    Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.   1to the flower shop were always useless – it was a cash   2. After a while I stopped trying to   3who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never   4imagining who the sender might be. Some of my   5moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)  6kindness who might be showing   7. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was   8a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man   9the street whose mail I helped to get during the   10so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy step.   11a teenager, though, I had more fun guessing that it might be a   12who had noticed me   13I didn’t know him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was  14some of the most important events in my life. I became completely   15in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I   16the dance and the dress for it. The next day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t  17if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel   18and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a    magic in the world and   19in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-loveable,   20and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.

1.A．Calls            B．Quarrels       C．Messages       D．Letters

2.A．service          B．deal           C．bargain        D．offer

3.A．recognize        B．imagine        C．wonder         D．discover

4.A．failed           B．stopped        C．succeeded      D．enjoyed

5.A．saddest          B．painful        C．happiest       D．loneliest

6.A．special          B．common         C．valuable       D．important

7.A．concern          B．attitude       C．interest         D．appreciation

8.A．repairing       B．washing        C．unloading      D．starting

9.A．across           B．through        C．from           D．onto

10.A．spring          B．summer         C．autumn         D．winter

11.A．As              B．Like           C．Be             D．With

12.A．friend          B．superman       C．teacher        D．boy

13.A．as if           B．even though   C．in case          D．so that

14.A．considering     B．expecting      C．missing        D．preparing

15.A．disappointed    B．uninterested   C．discouraged      D．concentrated

16.A．forgot         B．lost           C．hated          D．expected

17.A．wonder          B．believe        C．care           D．know

18.A．contented       B．respected     C．thanked       D．loved

19.A．trouble         B．beauty         C．difficulty       D．love

20.A．strong          B．beautiful     C．smelly         D．lucky

A young boy loved football with all his heart. But being half the size of the other boys, this hopeful athlete  36  the bench and hardly ever played.
This young man was still the  37  of the class when he entered high school. He decided to try his best at every  38  , and perhaps he could play later. All through high school he   39  neither a practice nor a game, but   40   a bench-warmer all four years.
When the young man went to   41  , the coach kept him on the roster(候选名单)   42  he always put his heart and soul to every practice, and at same time,   43  the other members with the spirit they badly needed. But during his four years at college, he never   44  to play in a game,
In the last football match, the game was not going  45  . When the team was ten points  46  , the silent young man came to the coach and said “Coach, please let me  47  . Believe me.”  The coach pretended not to hear him . There was no  48  he wanted the worst player in this close playoff(决赛) game.
But the young man  49  , and finally the coach, feeling sorry for him,  50  . “All right,” he said. “You can go in.” Soon, the coach, the players and everyone in the   51  could not believe their eyes. This little   52  man, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposing team could not   53  him. He ran, he passed, blocked like a star.
The   54  was(were) soon tied, In the closing seconds of the game, he intercepted(拦截) a  55  and ran all the way for the winning touchdown(触地得分). The fans applauded(鼓掌) and his teammates raised him onto their shoulders. Such cheering he never heard.