Steve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university. Yaser was an international student 　41　 Jordan. He was　 42 to get to know an American. He hoped he and Steve 　43　 become good friends.

At first, Steve 　 44 very friendly. He always greeted Yaser warmly 　45　 class. Sometimes he offered to study with Yaser. He even 46　 Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the semester was over, Steve seemed more distant(疏远). The two former（以前的）　 47 didn't see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to 　48　 Steve. Steve didn't seem very interested in talking to him. Yaser was very 　49　 . “Steve said we were friends,” Yaser 　50　 . "And I thought friends were friends forever. "

Yaser is a little confused. He is 　51 outsider to American culture.Americas use the word “friend”　 52 a very general way. They have school friends, work friends, sports friends and neighborhood friends. These friendships are based on(建立在…之上) 　53　 interests. When the shared activity　 54 , the friendship may fade. Now Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates. Their “friendship” has 　　55 .

41. A. in B. form C. to D. at

42. A. excited B. exciting C. upset D. surprising

43. A. will B. can C. would D. is able to

44. A. is B. were C. seems D. seemed

45. A. before B. in C. at D. during

46. A. invited B. made C. let D. wanted

47. A. seatmates B. seatmate C. classmates D. classmate

48. A. beat B. call C. write to D. invite

49. A. happy B. glad C. hurt D. excited

50. A. complained B. answered C. thought D. asked

51. A. a B. an C. the D. /

52. A. of B. on C. with D. in

53. A. common B. same C. different D. many

54. A. ends B. over C. finish D. starts

55. A. changed B. made C. developed D. moved

A：Hello, Li Lei!   1  didn’t you come to school on time this morning?

B：There was a traffic accident．

A：How did it happen?

B：When a girl was coming to school  2  bike, a car hit her and she was badly hurt．

A：What happened then?

B：I was just on the way to school, and I helped the driver take the girl to the hospital．The doctor looked her over at once．She was saved at last．

A：How is she now?

B：She’s feeling much  3 ．

A：Great! You have   4   a good job．But I think safety is above (在……之上) all．We should try  5  best to keep safe．

B：You’re right．

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
One day a father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the country with in order to show his son how poor people   16  be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of    17   would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek（小溪）that has no    18 . We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the   19  at night. Our patio（院子）reaches to the front yard and they have the   20  horizon（地平线）. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go   21  our sight. We buy our food, but they grow   22 ."
With this the boy’s father was speechless (无语的) .
Then his son added , "Thank dad for showing me how    23  we are."
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on（集中注意力）what we don’t have. What is one person’s worthless object is another’s prize possession (财富). It is all  24   
on one’s opinion. Make you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for all the bounty（恩赐）we have,   25   worrying about wanting more . Take joy in all you have.