Ling Ruiming has long dreamed of traveling around the world. But when the 86-year-old man was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it   48  that his dream would never come true.

  49  a micro blog his granddaughter Ling Yifan posted on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, Ling Ruiming was able to travel around the world within several days.

“My grandpa is sick with few days   50 ,” she wrote. “All he wanted to do is to travel around the world. Could you please do him a favor of taking him around the world by taking a photo with his   51  at your place?”

Within three hours, the post was forwarded (转发) tens of thousands of times. Ling Yifan has   52  more than 20,000 replies with photos of her grandfather’s portrait at places around the world, including the River Thames in England and the Berlin Wall in Germany, even a picture at the South Pole.

Her grandfather was delighted and grateful to see his photo   53  different backgrounds from all over the world. Ling Yifan said, “It was not until three months ago, when my grandfather was diagnosed and moved to Peking University Third Hospital, that I realized the love between family members is the most precious and   54  part of life. What I did is just my way to fulfill the grandpa’s dream and   55  some of his regrets.”

1.                A．looked         B．proved         C．supposed D．appeared

2.                A．As for          B．Thanks to       C．Regard to D．Result in

3.                A．remained       B．followed        C．left  D．stayed

4.                A．book           B．diary           C．portrait   D．map

5.                A．received        B．accepted        C．owned   D．sent

6.                A．against         B．of             C．for  D．at

7.                A．honorable      B．responsible      C．unforgettable  D．irreplaceable

8.                A．reduce         B．remove         C．replace   D．reply

　　　 Ling Ruiming has long dreamed of traveling around the world. But when the 86-year-old man was diagnosed with terminal cancer, it 　48 that his dream would never come true.

　　　 49 a micro blog his granddaughter Ling Yifan posted on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform, Ling Ruiming was able to travel around the world within several days.

　　　 “My grandpa is sick with few days 　50 ,” she wrote. “All he wanted to do is to travel around the world. Could you please do him a favor of taking him around the world by taking a photo with his 　51 at your place?”

　　　 Within three hours, the post was forwarded (转发) tens of thousands of times. Ling Yifan has 　52 more than 20,000 replies with photos of her grandfather’s portrait at places around the world, including the River Thames in England and the Berlin Wall in Germany, even a picture at the South Pole.

　　　 Her grandfather was delighted and grateful to see his photo 　53 different backgrounds from all over the world. Ling Yifan said, “It was not until three months ago, when my grandfather was diagnosed and moved to Peking University Third Hospital, that I realized the love between family members is the most precious and 　54 part of life. What I did is just my way to fulfill the grandpa’s dream and 　55 some of his regrets.”

48．　　A. looked　　　　　　　　 B. proved　　　　　　　　 C. supposed　　　 D. appeared

49．　 A. As for　　　　　　　　　 B. Thanks to 　　　　　 C. Regard to　　　 D. Result in

50．　　A. remained　　　　　 　 B. followed　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　D. stayed

51．　 A. book 　　　　　　　　　　 B. diary 　　　　　　 C. portrait　　 　　　　　　 D. map

52．　 A. received　 　　　　　　 B. accepted 　　　 C. owned　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sent

53．　 A. against　　 　　　　　　 B. of　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

54．　 A. honorable 　　　　　　 B. responsible　　 　　　 C. unforgettable　 　　　 D. irreplaceable

55．　 A. reduce　　 　　　　　　 B. remove　　 　　　 C. replace　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. reply

Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I don’t understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”

The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.”

　 The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.

The grandpa said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just not trying hard enough.”

　 The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, it’s useless !”

“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.”

　 The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.

“Grandson, that’s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you’ll be changed, inside and out.”

56. What puzzled the grandson most was ________.

　 A. whether it was useful to read books

　 B. why he forgot what he read soon

　 C. what kind of book he could understand

　 D. how he could read books like his grandpa

57. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water?

　 A. To train him to run faster.

　 B. To clean the dirty basket in the river.

　 C. To punish him for not reading carefully.

　 D. To get him to realize the use of reading books.

58. What lesson can we learn from the story?

　 A. The old are always wiser than the young.

　 B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket.

　 C. Reading books can change a person gradually.

　 D. You can’t expect to remember whatever you read.