All my students in my class knew I was getting married in June and moving out of the state. I was sorry to see the month of June ____1.____; all my students wanted to learn more, They were obviously agitated (不安的) whenever I mentioned it. I was glad they had become ____2.____ of me, but what was wrong? Were they angry about me ____3.____ the school?

On my ____4.____ day of class, the headmaster greeted me as I entered the building. "Will you come with me, please?" he said ____5.____. "There’s a problem ____6.____ your classroom." He looked straight ahead as he ____7.____ me down the hall. "I'm going to leave the school tomorrow, but what now?” I wondered.

It was ____8.____! There were bouquets (束) of flowers in each corner, on the students' desks, and on my desk. "How could they have done this?" I____9.____. Most of them were so poor that they ____10.____ the school assistance program for some ____11.____ and enough meals.

I started to cry, and all my students ____12.____ me.

Later I learned how they had succeeded doing it. Mark, who worked in the ____13.____ shop on weekends, had seen ____14.____ from several of my other classes. He mentioned them to his classmates. Too proud to ever again wear an insulting（侮辱的) label like " ____15._____ ", Mark ____16.____ his boss for all the "tired" flowers in the shop. Then he called funeral parlors(殡仪馆) and ____17.____ that his class needed flowers for a teacher who was leaving. They ____18.____ to give him bouquets saved ____19.____ each funeral.

That was not the only present they gave me, ____20.____. Two years later, all fourteen students graduated, and six earned college scholarships.

21.               A．pass           B．approach       C．exist  D．disappear

22.               A．fond           B．curious         C．friendly   D．angry

23.               A．remaining       B．changing        C．leaving    D．reforming

24.               A．first           B．regular         C．final  D．endless

25.               A．seriously       B．surely          C．angrily    D．sadly

26.               A．in             B．with           C．to    D．for

27.               A．followed        B．showed        C．directed   D．led

28.               A．amusing        B．amazing        C．disappointing   D．interesting

29.               A．wondered      B．understood     C．indicated  D．sought

30.               A．used up        B．suffered from    C．dealt with  D．depended on

31.               A．houses         B．clothes         C．goods D．diets

32.               A．joined         B．watched        C．noticed   D．admired

33.               A．book          B．flower         C．dress D．food

34.               A．programs       B．bills           C．orders    D．presents

35.               A．rich           B．mean          C．modern   D．poor

36.               A．charged        B．asked          C．offered   D．paid

37.               A．explained       B．announced      C．mentioned D．promised

38.               A．agreed         B．refused        C．demanded D．required

39.               A．after           B．before         C．until  D．since

40.               A．yet            B．still            C．though    D．too

One day, two brothers happened to wonder what might be the fate of a perfectly honest and wise stranger who should be lost in London without a friend, and with no money but a million-pound bank note. They thought me to be the   1  person, a poor, honest and intelligent stranger. They handed me a (n) 2   that contained a ￡1,000,000 bank note. I, in 3  , with nothing but the bank note, got into a(n) 4__   house. I took the bank note to pay for the bill and asked for the 5  . The boss who _6_  me at first changed his attitude completely. He 7   me that I could have anything I wanted at any time I chose, and let the account run so long as I was pleased. They all treated me as a(n) 8   guest. Then I got into a tailor’s shop, the 9   thing happened. I managed to buy whatever I wanted, asking for change. I owned the respect and later I  10   a girl, Portia. Everything went well with the ￡1,000,000 bank note on me. After a month, the brothers 11  . To my 12  , one of them was my Portia’s papa. He took that friendly and hospitable bill back to the Bank of England and 13   it; then the bank canceled it and made me a 14   of it, and he gave it to us at our 15  .

1. A. wrong   B. right   C. just   D. fit

2. A. envelope   B. pocket   C. bag   D. bottle

3. A. trouble   B. rags   C. danger   D. ruins

4. A. resting   B. eating   C. playing   D. swimming

5. A. chance   B. change   C. advice    D. food

6. A. looked upon   B. praised   C. thought highly of   D. looked down upon

7. A. suggested   B. considered   C. flattered   D. forced

8. A. unwelcome   B. honoured   C. unpopular   D. strange

9. A. different   B. similar   C. same   D. strange

10. A. married   B. knew   C. met   D. fell in love with

11. A. left   B. died   C. returned   D. regretted

12. A. amusement   B. disappointment   C. joy   D. surprise

13. A. cashed   B. charged   C. changed   D. understood

14. A. surprise  B. present   C. honour  D. pride

15. A. wedding   B. journey   C. part   D. ceremony

I was sitting in the room reading when I heard a loud noise. To defend my home from break-in, I picked up my defense weapon--- a broom and went out. There on the roof of my porch（门廊）, I saw a grey fluffy squirrel. I drove her away with the broom, but the next day I heard her again.

I searched squirrels on the net and found because their teeth keep growing, they have to constantly chew on things to shorten their teeth. This was disturbing so I asked my husband to call in some wildlife control people.

On Monday morning two men showed up, with guns in their hands. I pointed uneasily to the hole in my porch roof. They held up their guns. Suddenly I saw in my mind the baby nursery inside. I stopped them and confirmed that they wouldn’t harm her. They hesitated, but finally put down their guns. Then they brought out a bottle of deodorizer（除臭剂）and sprayed it into the squirrel’s home. They told me she would not like the smell and would leave.

There was no sign of Mrs. Squirrel, so they blocked the hole, took my cheque for $250 and left. Shortly after they left, Mrs. Squirrel returned from her shopping trip. She was mad at being driven out and began feverishly clawing at the porch roof. In order to stop the destruction of my home, I drove her away with the broom again.

Each day thereafter, Mrs. Squirrel continued her attack on my possession. I then called the company to report that “SHE’S BAAAAAACK…” The receptionist said that if Mrs. Squirrel had managed to find another way into my porch roof, it would be a new charge. I replied I couldn’t continue contributing my husband’s hard-earned income to their silly wildlife experts and hang up.

I went to the porch and banged on the roof. Mrs. Squirrel came out and glared at me. We negotiated some terms, came to an agreeable arrangement and went back into our respective homes.

All is quiet these days, although large quantities of materials have been removed from my garage wall and my daughter claims that some of her doll-house furniture has disappeared. I still hope that Mrs. Squirrel would leave, but I will wait until it is warmer and hopefully until after the birth of the little ones.

1.What did the author think of the squirrel at first?

A．Troublesome.      B．Dangerous.        C．Interesting.        D．Clever.

2.Why didn’t the author ask the wildlife control people to come again?

A．She worried about the safety of the squirrel.

B．She thought the company charged too much.

C．She decided to drive away the squirrel herself.

D．She doubted the ability of the wildlife control people.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Getting rid of the squirrel needs patience.

B．The squirrel has destroyed the author’s house.

C．The author has developed affection for the squirrel.

D．The author singed an agreement with Mrs. Squirrel.

4.The author has written the passage in a (an) ________ way.

A．persuasive        B．serious           C．informative        D．amusing

B
Until I started my Happiness Project, I didn’t think much about rituals and whether they made me happy. But when I reflected on them, I realized that I found rituals both calming and energizing.
For example, in my high school, exams were taken very seriously. When everyone was steeled at a desk, the teacher would pass out the papers, and we would lay them face down. She would return to the front of the classroom, look at the clock, and say quietly, “It is 9:10 now. You have two hours. Be sure to read all the instructions carefully”—then a pause —“you may turn over your test paper and begin now.” This familiar, quiet formula made the start of an exam into a little ritual that put me in the right frame of mind to  face a tense exam.
In kindergarten, after singing a good-bye song, the children stand in a circle in the classroom, while the grown-ups wait in a line outside the door. The teacher calls the children’s names, one by one, and the child comes to the door to get a big hug and to leave. The orderliness of this process keeps everyone calm and cheerful.
So think about rituals in your life. Take a moment to taste the enjoyable ones. Think about opportunities to heighten the experience of an ordinary occasion by treating it with special consideration. This is particularly useful if it’s a stressful or emotional experience, discussing a child’s report card, giving a performance review. Packing for a trip, or getting ready for a date.
Studies show that family traditions and family rituals encourage children’s social development and improve feeling of family. They’re not just important for children but for the whole society. 
61．From the passage we know that__________．
A．rituals can make the whole society happy and peaceful
B．the author felt nervous when he took exams in high school
C．the exams in high school was a mess
D．the children are nervous as the adults wait to watch their performance
62．The author mentions all of the ritual items in paragraph 3 EXCEPT _________ .
A．singing a good-bye song
B．standing in a circle in the classroom
C．children getting a big hug
D．grown-ups shaking hand with the teacher
63．Studies show that one way to encourage child’s social development is to___________．
A．train their parents for rituals
B．communicate with children
C．form family rituals
D．praise their good actions

I moved into a new house in July. Since then I have met a few of my neighbors who are very nice people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbors I know. There were nine neighbors whom I knew by name or spoke with often when I was out in my yard. I knew which houses they lived in.

I decided to add one more to my list. This lady I decided to add lives down the street from me. I meet her every morning walking to work as I drive down the street. She always smiles to me. But I had no idea who she was and which house she lived in.

I planned to make small fruit baskets and leave them on my neighbor's front porches (门廊) on Christmas Eve. I signed the cards: “Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”

I saved the last for the friendly lady. I finally decided on a house where I met her each morning and guessed that it was hers.

My neighbors really appreciated the baskets and would tell me as they saw me in the yard or they would call, and a couple even came by to thank me.

This morning I found a small note in the mailbox. It was addressed simply: Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road.

The Thank You card really caught me by surprise. I opened it and read the message, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you left on our porch. It was very thoughtful. Richard Kelly passed away last week. He talked a lot about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of illness. He really appreciated it.”

I had no idea who Richard Kelly was and that he had been seriously ill. I had left that nice lady’s basket on his porch by mistake. I wanted to say sorry, but that would be wrong. I believe that Mr. Kelly was meant to have that basket because he was dying. I hate that the nice lady did not get to receive a fruit basket on Christmas, but I believe if she knew what had happened, she would be happy. I feel pleased to have helped Richard Kelly's last days be more cheerful.

1.How many Christmas gifts did the author intend to send?

   A. 9.         B. 8           C. 10               D. 11

2.Where did the friendly lady live?

A. She lived at the end of Northumberland Road.

B. Her address was 5104 Northumberland Road.

C. She was thought to share a house with Mr. Kelly.

D. The author was not sure about her address at all.

3.How did the author’s neighbors respond to his gifts?

   A. They liked the gifts very much and were thankful.

   B. They were thankful that they wanted to be friends.

   C. They all made phone calls to say “Thank You”.

   D. They all visited him by person to show gratitude.

4.What does the author mean in the last paragraph?

   A. He was regretful that the nice lady didn’t receive his gift.

   B. He was glad to have made Mr. Kelly's life more pleasant. 

   C. He thought Richard Kelly deserved to receive that basket.

   D. The old lady was happy to sacrifice to make Kelly happy.