It was late afternoon when the train pulled into the station．There were many people standing there，and Jeff could see his grandfather standing near the hack of the crowd．Each summer Jeff spent a month with him at the seashore．

    When Jeff and Iris grandfather reached Grandpa's old truck．Grandpa lifted the suitcase into the back of the truck．They started their way down the road to Grandpa's cottage．As they parked in front of the cottage，Grandpa smiled and nodded his head toward the beach．“Go on，”he said with a smile，“and I’ll get supper on．”

    Sand shifted and settled beneath Jeff's feet as he walked along the beach．Jeff loved how calm the water was at sunset．He closed his eyes and took a deep breath of salty air．Suddenly the peace was broken when close by he heard something．His eyes opened wide, and he saw a big seagull（海鸥）flying around his head．“Aawk，”it cried，swooping down again and again．

    Covering his head with his arms，Jeff dashed back to Grandpa’s collage and told him about the seagull．“It surely had a reason to act that way．”Grandpa said．“l wonder what it is．”

    The next morning，the sun shone brightly as Jeff bravely returned to the beach in search of interesting stones，shells，or pieces of driftwood．Once again，though，he soon found himself under attack．“Go away!” Jeff shouted and ran to the nearby bushes．

    There he heard a softer bird sound，“Eeep!” Gently pushing branches aside，he saw a young seagull．Its feet were tangled in（缠绕）plastic rings．“No wonder your mom’s upset，”Jeff said，Carefully he untwisted the rings．Finally free，the bird fluttered onto the sand crying，“Eeep!”

    “Aawk，”its mother replied，swooping down．Together they flew up into the blue sky．

    Jeff ran to fell Grandpa the news．”Now you can collect your rocks in peace．”Grandpa said． Grabbing a large bag．Jeff said．“I think I’ll collect some trash first．”Grandpa looked at Jeff with new eyes and  he said，” Would you mind if I join you?”

1．The author attempts lo entertain，inform，and persuade the reader by telling ______．

A．a sad story about visiting the beach and spending time with family members

    B．a thoughtful story while showing how being careless with trash can he harmful

    C．a boy's exciting story about the beach as well as facts about studying the ocean

   D．a funny story and asking important questions that require research to answer

2．If the author added a sentence at the end of paragraph 3，which of these would fit best?

    A．The seagull's threatening behavior was unusual and strange．

    B．Another time Jeff WON chased down by a little dog．

    C．There was nothing more lovely than seagulls at the beach，flying over the water．

    D．Sunset was Jeff's favorite time of day at the beach．

3．Why does the seagull swoop down to attack Jeff?

A．She has a nest of eggs to guard．   

B．She thinks he will take her food．

C．She has been hurt by people before．   

D．She wants to protect her young．

4．Grandpa discovers that the best way to spend time with Jeff is to _________．

A．clean the beach                                          B．play games   

C．watch the sunset                                       D．collect rocks

Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday．The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping．She got on    36   and sat down next to an old lady．  37    she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was   38   ．Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes   39   the one her husband had given her. She quickly   40   her own bag—the notes were    41   .Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting   42   her must have stolen them．She thought    43   not have to call the    44   as she didn’t like getting people    45  ． 

So she decided to take back the money   46   the lady’s handbag and say   47  about it．She looked around the bus to make sure   48  was watching, then she carefully put her hand into   49   handbag, took out the notes and   50   her own handbag． 

When she got home that evening, she showed   51  the beautiful hat she had bought．“How did you   52   it?” he asked．“  53  you gave me for my birthday, of course．”“Oh,   54  then?” he asked, as he   55   a wad of pound notes on the table． 

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I was in a crowded local in Mumbai. I was lucky to find a seat as I had got in at the first station. Soon, the seats were all  21  ,and most people had to stand.

In the middle of all this, I saw a girl about 10 years old. It was   22  that she was used to the crowd and the pushing, because she would silently change  23  to be just a little bit more comfortable. I felt a little sad sitting there  24  her standing nearby.

It struck me that this is the time to  25  an act of kindness. However, I had to overcome some internal barriers before I   26  an act of kindness. “World I look foolish trying to help her?” I wondered. Them I thought. “Maybe this sort of thing is quite common, and   27  would think the worse of me if I did not do anything.” I felt a little shy just  28  . But I told myself “Well,   29  you think about it, go the whole way.” So I asked her if she wanted to sit on my   30  for the rest of the train ride.  31  I was a little hesitant while offering it to her, the surprised and   32  look on her face was enough to   33  all my doubts. And then, I began to think—“Why hadn’t I offered it to her even  34  ?” “What was stopping me?” A complete about-face came from my previous thoughts.

  35  , the gift of gratitude she had given me was far more that the ‘scat’ I had offered her! It was  36  to say who was doing the giving. She was so considerate as she sat at the sat at the very edge of my knee,   37  half her weight so as not to make my legs hurt. I told her that she could sit comfortably, and I wouldn’t   38  . I got one more pure expression of   39  ! And luckily, I was in the window seat, so the little grill had fun  40  the sights form the window! This simple give and take made the day beautiful!

21．A．kept  B．put    C．given D．taken

22．A．obvious    B．convenient       C．consequent       D．efficient

23．A．condition  B．occasion   C．position    D．situation

24．A．for    B．about C．beyond     D．situation

25．A．practise    B．play  C．hold  D．manage

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

27．A．anybody   B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody

28．A．passing by       B．giving out C．keeping off      D．nobody

29．A．once  B．even if      C．in case      D．unless

30．A．bag   B．seat   C．lap    D．top

31．A．Because    B．Though     C．So     D．But

32．A．frightened B．amused     C．embarrassed     D．delighted

33．A．increase    B．sweep       C．digest       D．submit

34．A．better       B．faster C．earlier      D．later

35．A．To some degree       B．By chance C．In other words  D．As usual

36．A．difficult    B．strange     C．generous   D．easy

37．A．depending B．supporting       C．concentrating   D．transforming

38．A．advance    B．agree C．mind D．fear

39．A．carefulness       B．gratitude   C．happiness  D．kindness

40．A．keeping up       B．putting up C．giving off D．taking in

Lily was heading down the sidewalk towards her subway stop in Washington. She had a lot to do at work. But as she hurried down the 16 , she started to feel warm. By the time she 　17 to the platform. Lily felt sick – maybe it hadn’t been a 　18 idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She leaned 19 against a post close to the tracks.

Several metres away, John and his girlfriend Mary, found a 　20 close to where the front of the train would stop. Suddenly he 21 the scream, followed by someone yelling. “Oh, my God she 22 in!” John didn’t hesitate. Taking off and 23 the bag to his friend, he 24 down to the tracks and ran some 12 metres towards the body lying facedown on the 　25 . By the time John reached Lily, he could “ 26 vibration（震动）on the tracks and see the light 27 the tunnel,” he remembers. “The train was maybe 20 seconds from the station.”

28 ,a former high school wrestler who trains t a gym to stay in shape, 29 Lily under her ampits ,(腋窝). She was deadweight. “It was 　30 to lift her. She was just our,” he says. But he managed to raise her 1.2 meters to the 　31 so that by standers could grab her arms and drag her away from the edge. As the train closed in, John had to 32 himself onto the platform. He did so just seconds before the t rain passed by him and came to a stop.

When Lily woke up again, she felt herself being 33 along the ground, and saw someone else around her. Police and fire officials soon arrived and Lily 34 a series of operations on her face 35 fortunately she didn’t lose her life.

16．A．stairs　　　　　　　　 B．windows　　　　　　 C．platform　　　　　　 D．exit

17．A．moved　　　　　　　 B．arrived　　　　　　　 C．got　　　　　　　　　　 D．reached

18．A．had　　　　　　　　　　 B．good　　　　　　　　　 C．common　　　　　　 D．special

19．A．easily　　　　　　　　 B．stably　　　　　　　　 C．delightedly　　　　　 D．heavily

20．A．spot　　　　　　　　　 B．poster　　　　　　　　 C．door　　　　　　　　　 D．restroom

21．A．learned　　　　　　　 B．noticed　　　　　　　 C．heard　　　　　　　　 D．saw

22．A．ran　　　　　　　　　　 B．looked　　　　　　　　 C．took　　　　　　　　　 D．feel

23．A．receiving　　　　　　 B．throwing　　　　　　 C．breaking　　　　　　 D．losing

24．A．jumped　　　　　　　 B．walked　　　　　　　 C．went　　　　　　　　　 D．sat

25．A．paths　　　　　　　　 B．tracks　　　　　　　　 C．trains　　　　　　　　 D．seats

26．A．change　　　　　　　 B．watch　　　　　　　　 C．feel　　　　　　　　　　 D．realize

27．A．going into　　　　　 B．making into　　　　 C．pulling into　　　 D．coming into

28．A．Lily　　　　　　　　　　 B．Joe　　　　　　　　　　 C．Mary　　　　　　　　 D．John

29．A．grabbed　　　　　　　 B．pushed　　　　　　　 C．woke　　　　　　　　 D．called

30．A．hard　　　　　　　　　 B．easy　　　　　　　　　 C．timely　　　　　　　　 D．possible

31．A．train　　　　　　　　　 B．platform　　　　　　 C．station　　　　　　　　 D．shop

32．A．take　　　　　　　　　 B．convince　　　　　　 C．tell　　　　　　　　　　 D．lift

33．A．beaten　　　　　　　　 B．stolen　　　　　　　　 C．pulled　　　　　　　　 D．worried

34．A．needed　　　　　　　 B．required　　　　　　　 C．asked　　　　　　　　 D．ordered

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