Chair Miller and his crew picked up a new B-24 at California’s March Field on Christmas Eve, 1943, and prepared to fly to England. But they decided to have “one more hamburger” before going out for the distant land of fish and chips.

As the airmen sat in a local restaurant, a beautiful young waitress approached. “I understand you’re going to England,” she said to Miller. Then she told him that her fiancé, an aviation gunner like Miller, was stationed there.

The woman said she was waiting for him to provide an address so she could send him a picture of herself. “You might run into him,” she told Miller hopefully. “Would you take it?”

Miller knew it was unlikely he’d ever see her fiancé. But he didn’t want to disappoint the woman. He took the picture and placed it in his wallet. Later he realized he hadn’t even asked the man’s name. Then he was on to Europe and the war.

On August 9, 1944, Miller’s plane was shot down, and he was forced to parachute to an island off the coast of Holland. Captured by the Nazis, he spent the next nine months as a prisoner of war.

It was on Christmas Eve that someone told him a 19-year-old American prisoner down the hall was badly depressed and possibly suicidal（有自杀倾向）. Miller decided to pay the man a visit.

To break the ice, he mentioned the POW band he’s started, with the help of the Red Gross. The young man, he learned, played the saxophone. The two began to exchange details about their families. Was he married, the kid asked. “Yeah, since 1938,” responded Miller.

“Have you got her picture?” the soldier asked. So Miller reached for his wallet, and pulled out a photograph of his wife.

“She’s beautiful!” the young man responded. Then he noticed that a second picture had fallen out, and an expression of wonder crossed his face. “Where did you get that?” Miller told the story of the waitress at the California hamburger stand.

“That’s my fiancée,” the surprised man said. Miller kept his promise to the beautiful girl back home and turned the picture over to its rightful owner.

1．The reasonable connection between Miller and the young man is that ________.

       A．they were in love with the same waitress

       B．they played with the same POW band

       C．they were kept prisoner in the same camp

       D．they both served as gunners in a new B-24

2．The underlined words “To break the ice” would probably mean “______”.

       A．to keep warm in icy surroundings

       B．to start a conversation after a silence

       C．to get rid of the ice around the house

       D．to escape from the freezing place

3．It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

       A．Miller did not ask about the young man’s name on purpose

       B．the young man killed himself on account of missing his fiancée

       C．Miller joined in the war against the Nazis and was captured

       D．the young man got the photo of his fiancée by accident

Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus.   1  , there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big impression on me.  There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not  2  , but they were clean. The children were  3 , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents,   4  hands. They were excitedly jabbering （喋喋不休地说） about what they would see.

One could   5  they had never been to the circus before. It   6   to be a highlight of their young lives.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He   7  responded, “Please let me buy   8   children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady  9  the price. The mother’s head  10  , and her lip began to quiver （抖动）. The father leaned a little   11   and asked, “How much?”

The ticket lady quoted the price   12 .The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket,   13   a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. （We were not rich in any sense of the word!） Then he reached down,   14   the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your   15  .”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout   16   certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking   17 .He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s   18   in both of his, and with a tear running down his   19  , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and   20   home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.

1．A． Immediately         B．Finally                 C．Hopefully            D．Suddenly

2．A． expensive           B．cheap                  C．plain                   D．bad

3．A． badly-behaved      B．polite                   C．well-behaved       D．lovely

4．A． holding               B．shaking               C．putting               D．waving

5．A． know                  B．understand           C．feel                    D．sense

6．A． advised               B．recommended      C．promised           D．allowed

7．A． lowly                 B．honestly              C．bravely               D．proudly

8．A． six                    B．eight                   C．ten                     D．two

9．A． answered           B．quoted                C．spoke                D．said

10．A． dropped             B．bent                   C．shook                D．nodded

11．A． nearer               B．harder                 C．tighter                D．closer

12．A． too                   B．again                  C．as usual               D．as well

13．A． turned out         B．handed out          C．pulled out           D．put out

14．A． picked up          B．took up               C．sent up               D．made up

15．A． trousers             B．clothes                C．children               D．pocket

16．A． and                   B．but                     C．or                     D．so

17．A． situation            B．condition            C．surrounding         D．position

18．A． hand                B．arm                   C．leg                     D．shoulder

19．A． head                  B．mouth                C．cheek                D．nose

20．A． went                 B．got                    C．drove                D．walked

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling 　41 for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge 　42 , and hardly any income. As a result, I 　43 　giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very 44 .

Things started to change for me 　45 . I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to 　46 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 47, “Will work for food.” I 　48 . My daughter commented. “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in 　49” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for 50 , or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. 51 when I said that, I didn’t feel right.

Three days later, I was driving to 　52 my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 　53 me said, “Just help the guy.” So I 　54 down my window, and he ran over excitedly. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I 55 into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there 56 three quarters and two pennies.

I picked them up and gave them to him. He 　57 with joy and tears in his eyes. “Wow, you just made it 58 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much; the 　59 that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll 　60 　forever. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING.

41. A. angry 　　　 B. sorry　　　 C. grateful　　 D. strange

42. A. debt　　　 B. burden　　 C. disease　　　　 D. problem

43. A. continued　 B. appreciated　 C. hated　 D. stopped

44. A. rich　　　 B. pleased　　　 C. relaxed D. upset

45. A. slowly　　 B. immediately　 C. quickly 　D. greatly

46. A. save　　　 B. pull　　　　 C. run　　　　　　 D. feed

47.A. determined　 B. sign　　　　 C. child　　　　　 D. advertisement

48. A. ran away　 B. turned back　 C. passed by　　 D. sped up

49. A. danger　　 B. love　　　 C. need　　　　　　 D. sadness

50. A. life　　　　 B. book　　 C. food　　　　　　 D. smoking

51. A. And　　　 B. So　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　 D. Even

52. A. bring up　 B. carry out　　 C. pick up D. take out

53. A. on　　　　 B. inside　　 C. behind　　　　　 D. over

54. A. rolled　　 B. pushed　　 C. blew　　　　　　 D. took

55. A. reached　　 B. went　　　 C. knocked 　　 D. shouted

56. A. hid　　　 B. stood　　　 C. slept　　　　　　 D. lay

57. A. stood up　 B. turned up　　 C. set out D. burst out

58. A. possible　 B. meaningful　 C. wonderful　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

59. A. plane　　　 B. bus　　　　 C. woman 　　　 D. man

60. A. thank　　 B. respect　　 C. remember 　 D. hold

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling 　41 for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge 　42 , and hardly any income. As a result, I 　43 　giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very 44 .

Things started to change for me 　45 . I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to 　46 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 47, “Will work for food.” I 　48 . My daughter commented. “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in 　49” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for 50 , or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. 51 when I said that, I didn’t feel right.

Three days later, I was driving to 　52 my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 　53 me said, “Just help the guy.” So I 　54 down my window, and he ran over excitedly. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I 55 into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there 56 three quarters and two pennies.

I picked them up and gave them to him. He 　57 with joy and tears in his eyes. “Wow, you just made it 58 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much; the 　59 that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll 　60 　forever. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING.

41. A. angry 　　　 B. sorry　　　 C. grateful　　 D. strange

42. A. debt　　　 B. burden　　 C. disease　　　　 D. problem

43. A. continued　 B. appreciated　 C. hated　 D. stopped

44. A. rich　　　 B. pleased　　　 C. relaxed D. upset

45. A. slowly　　 B. immediately　 C. quickly 　D. greatly

46. A. save　　　 B. pull　　　　 C. run　　　　　　 D. feed

47.A. determined　 B. sign　　　　 C. child　　　　　 D. advertisement

48. A. ran away　 B. turned back　 C. passed by　　 D. sped up

49. A. danger　　 B. love　　　 C. need　　　　　　 D. sadness

50. A. life　　　　 B. book　　 C. food　　　　　　 D. smoking

51. A. And　　　 B. So　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　 D. Even

52. A. bring up　 B. carry out　　 C. pick up D. take out

53. A. on　　　　 B. inside　　 C. behind　　　　　 D. over

54. A. rolled　　 B. pushed　　 C. blew　　　　　　 D. took

55. A. reached　　 B. went　　　 C. knocked 　　 D. shouted

56. A. hid　　　 B. stood　　　 C. slept　　　　　　 D. lay

57. A. stood up　 B. turned up　　 C. set out D. burst out

58. A. possible　 B. meaningful　 C. wonderful　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

59. A. plane　　　 B. bus　　　　 C. woman 　　　 D. man

60. A. thank　　 B. respect　　 C. remember 　 D. hold

 

       Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty．I have been taking   1of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a   2bag．He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to   3the unused tins around．

       Once I saw him by his   4, with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum（铝） tins．He threw them into the back of his car and then   5the car．Being very curious, I got into my car to   6him．He drove   7he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more．

       Today, I was   8one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag．As usual, he   9the tins around the place．My   10, who was worried about how the   11caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me．

       When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would   12the tin that he had collected．I had    13even though about asking this kind of question,  14I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the   15to the recycling place

16,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor,  17has epilepsy（癫痫病） and is unable to work．” I was   18to hear this, and I asked him, “You   19you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”

       “I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “   20I try my best to help him．” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble（卑鄙的）．

1.A．hold                        B．care                    C．charge                D．notice

2.A．plastic                     B．rubbish                C．paper                 D．metal

3.A．collect                     B．find                    C．hide                   D．spread

4.A．house                      B．store                  C．machine             D．car

5.A．got out of               B．broke up             C．jumped into         D．settled down

6.A．follow                     B．block                  C．inspect                D．catch

7.A．since                      B．until                   C．when                 D．after

8.A．decorating               B．performing          C．repairing         D．selecting

9.A．turned up                 B．put up                 C．set up                 D．picked up

10.A．manager                B．workmate            C．neighbor           D．friend

11.A．power                    B．delay                   C．signal                  D．harm

12.A．do with                  B．deal with             C．go with               D．put up with

13.A．seldom                  B．always               C．nearly                D．never

14.A．unless                    B．because               C．though                D．if

15.A．machine                 B．cars                   C．tins                     D．bags

16.A．Certainly                B．Briefly                 C．Surprisingly      D．Fortunately

17.A．who                      B．whom                 C．which                 D．that

18.A．shocked                 B．interested            C．satisfied          D．concerned

19.A．announce               B．mean                   C．say             D．declare

20.A．instead                   B．however              C．but                     D．and