Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16 your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17  from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18  . Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19 , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20 me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21 for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22 it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23  !”
“Then I broke a small   24 in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25 grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26 it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I   27 to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28 they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider”  or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29 umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30 a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”

When my grandmother was 89 years old ,she was having problems with her heart. My family went with her to the doctor, who told her that she needed an operation. However, the doctor said that because of my grandmother’s age, the operation could be dangerous. He went on to say that my grandmother would have a 40% chance of having a heart attack（心脏病） and a 30% chance of dying during the operation.
My grandmother, shocked ,quickly stopped the doctor and said,“Doctor, as long as you’re talking about statistics（数据），I have a statistic for you: there is a 100% chance of you not operating one me !”With these words, my grandmother got up and left the doctor’s office.
My grandmother might have been stubborn, but she was not a fool. So the next day she went to another doctor, and he also told her she needed an operation.
My grandmother asked the doctor. “If I were your mother, what would you suggest?” The doctor walked up to her, smiled, put his arm around her and said, “Mom, let’s do this operation!” She had the operation and came out fine.
My grandmother passed away（去世）a few weeks before her 97th birthday. However, because of her positive attitude（积极的态度）,she gave us ,her family and friends almost eight years of life to enjoy sharing with her.
【小题1】The grandmother didn’t choose the first doctor because           .
A. he was afraid to do the operation.
B. he talked too much about the risks
C. he had never done such an operation
【小题2】The second doctor’s words might have made the grandmother          .
A. nervous           B. unhappy            C. relaxed
【小题3】We can tell from the story that the grandmother          .
A. wanted to be the second doctor’s mother
B. celebrated her 97th birthday with her family
C. lived through the operation by the second doctor.
【小题4】The underlined word“stubborn” probably means        in Chinese.
A. 执拗的             B. 严谨的            C. 无知的
【小题5】What can we learn from the story?
A. It is better to depend on statistics.
B. A positive attitude can change a person’s life.
C. A good doctor only cares for his patients’ health.

When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a  41   . “What’s the most  42 Part（部分）of one’s body（身体）?” she asked me. At the moment, I  43   listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My  44  , Mom.” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always asked me this question, but I  45  gave her the right (正确的) answer.
Last year, my grandmother  46  the world. For the first time, I saw my mother  47  so sadly. All the people in my family were very 48  . That night, my mother asked the  49 question again. “You need to  50   this important lesson today, my dear,” she said to me. “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).”
“  51   ?” I asked.
“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “Everyone  52   a shoulder to cry on when he or she  53   something sad. I hope that you have  54   love and strong (强壮的) shoulders. Then your friends and family can cry on them.”
“My shoulders are  41   strong now,” I said. “You can cry on each of them, Mom.”

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always   26  you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only   27  friends leave footprints (脚印).
I shall always think of the autumn and the girl with the   28 . It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves   29  in the cool wind. Autumn is a harvest（丰收）season and life is uninteresting. The free days always let   30  down. But one day, the sound of a violin came into my ears. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was   31   in playing her violin. I had   32  seen her before. The music was so nice that I didn't know I had been   33  there for so long.
Every day I went to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became   34 . I thought we were already good friends,   35  we didn't know each other.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly
  36  . To my surprise, the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
  37 , a sad expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that   38  me.” she said.
“  39  , it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the girl. She is like a dream—so short, so bright, like a star giving off so much light that it makes the  40  beautiful.

When I was in the sixth grade, one day my teacher asked our class to think about the question “What does ‘doing the right thing’ mean to you?” over the weekend. We could talk to our parents or anyone else we thought might have a good answer.  1  Monday, we were to hand in an essay（论文） on it, and be prepared to live up to our  2 .        

The entire weekend, I was trying to  3  something that would impress my teacher and be easy to live by. I talked to my parents, called my grandmother and asked my neighbor. Everyone had good answers, but I didn’t feel like I could live up to them.

On Sunday afternoon, my parents said they were going to my Aunt Cindy’s house. That usually 4  that I would have to entertain my four-year-old cousin Andrea  5  my parents visited. I found a Disney movie for Andrea, and then I sat down and started to write my essay. It was due（到期的）the next morning and this was my last  6  .

Soon I felt a pair of eyes on me. It was Andrea.  “What are you doing?” Andrea asked. “I have to write an essay about what ‘doing the right thing’ means to me.” I answered. Andrea laughed. Could this smart four-year-old 7 know the answer?  “That’s easy,” she said. “Doing the right thing means being nice to your family and friends. Never lie. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Take a bath when you’re 8 . And never put rocks in your mouth.”

I stared with great  9  at my little cousin. Then I jumped up and gave her the biggest hug. Not only had Andrea answered a very tough question for me, but I could easily live by  10  of her answers. All I had to do was to be nice, not to lie, to keep myself clean and healthy, and never put rocks in my mouth. So when I wrote my essay, I  11  the story about Andrea and how she had answered my question.

Two weeks later, my teacher returned everyone’s essays. I  12  an A+ along with a little note my teacher had written at the top: “Always do the right thing and give Andrea an A+, too!”

1.                A．By             B．Over           C．About    D．For

2.                A．answers        B．plans           C．advice    D．information

3.                A．look through     B．keep on        C．make up of    D．come up with

4.                A．left            B．meant          C．decided  D．explained

5.                A．since          B．because        C．while D．before

6.                A．task           B．chance         C．step D．choice

7.                A．quickly         B．normally        C．seriously  D．possibly

8.                A．dirty           B．tired           C．sleepy    D．unhappy

9.                A．pride          B．fear            C．surprise  D．worry

10.               A．any            B．all             C．some D．none

11.               A．read           B．found          C．included   D．returned

12.               A．prepared       B．expected       C．introduced D．received