It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little   41

     I worked in a   42   doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things

happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a

punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to   43   again. Maybe   44   I hurried, I could still  arrive home earlier.

     I was going inside to   45   for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for   46   to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   47   a few minutes ago.

     At the counter, a young man was quite  48   . He was trying to  49  how to get there,

with two other people. One of them was   50  trying to give them a whole different route back. It

was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the   51   ?"

     A look of   52   appeared on the woman's face.

     "I'm going right by there," I said, and it wasn’t a(n)   53   since I had just decided to do

exactly that.

     I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were

right   54   me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt   55   than I had all day and my  headache was nearly gone.

     Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,

"Sometimes it's good to be late."

(    )41. A. headache      B. fever                    C. cold                     D. break

(    )42. A. foreign        B. busy                    C. crucial                   D. noisy

(    )43. A. relax          B. offend                  C. complain          D. appear

(    )44. A. while         B. since                    C. as                D. if

(    )45. A. wait          B. look                    C. care                     D. search

(    )46. A. money        B. trouble                   C. directions         D. opinions

(    )47. A. risked         B. provided                C. called              D. left

(    )48. A. helpful        B. skilled                    C. confused                 D. active

(    )49. A. imagine       B. expect                    C. explain             D. urge

(    )50. A. only          B. even                     C. still               D. ever

(    )51. A. station        B. office                           C. hospital           D. hotel

(    )52. A. panic          B. pleasure                C.sadness           D. peace .

(    )53. A. dream         B. lie                    C. reason            D. example

(    )54. A. behind         B. before                 C. below             D. beside

(    )55. A. duller          B. quieter                 C. worse             D. better

　　 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better

  On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t talk to ___35___, ”Lauren said, who sat beside me, “or they will make fun of you. ”

  Amy had many physical differences—lots of ___36___ for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.

    Every day as we drove to school, kids would shout insults（侮辱）at Amy. “God, what a（n） ___37___ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland! Amy took off her ___38___, and now her eyes are frightening me! Make her put them back on!” I also did that because I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.

  But while I was insulting her, my heart ___39___ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look ___40___, because she was so ashamed and alone. Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates ___41___the night of our class roller skating party.

    Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to ___42___, but I could see how much she wanted to have fun like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. We began the journey together around the skating rink. She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in___43___.

    On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me skating together, but ___44___ insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.

  After graduation, I never heard from Amy again. However. I never forget her and I’ve always ___45___ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my life. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress（给……留下印象）people by trying to ___46___ like them. I became myself.

35. A. her                      B. him                        C. me                        D. them

36. A. reasons               B. chances                  C. ideas                     D. problems

37. A. lovely                  B. strange                   C. ordinary                D. funny

38. A. glasses                B. coat                       C. shoes                    D. hat

39. A. beat                    B. lost                        C. ached                    D. opened

40. A. happier                B. angrier                   C. prettier                  D. uglier

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

42. A. stand                   B. skate                      C. run                       D. walk

43. A. fear                     B. surprise                  C. joy                        D. comfort

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

45. A. hoped                  B. thought                  C. wondered              D. considered

46. A. shout                  B. laugh                      C. play                      D. act

Two months ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my workmate（同事）,Chris. We decided to drive across the country after the meeting. The drive would take four days and most of it was across the desert（沙漠）.

The first day was a lot of fun because we were happy to hear each other's jokes（玩笑）. But on the third day, we began to get bored. We were quite quiet for some hours when Chris saw some kangaroos（袋鼠）.We were both excited and decided to take a closer（近一点的） look. Chris drove very quickly to catch up with（赶上）them. We got closer and closer when we heard a loud BANG!

Chris stopped the car and we got out. Beside the car was a large kangaroo lying on the ground. Chris went over to it and put his cap on its head. He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together. I took out my camera. When I was focusing（调整焦距）the camera, I saw the kangaroo move(移动). It suddenly woke up, and ran away before we could do anything.

I started laughing but Chris looked worried. He said his wallet was in the jacket. I started laughing even louder. I stopped laughing when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket.

41. Why did the writer go to Australia?

　 A. For a meeting.　　　　　　　　　 B. For a trip.　 　

　 C. For a holiday.　　　　　　　　　 D. To see his friend.

42. How long would the drive take according to their plan?

　 A. One day.　　　　　　 B. Four days.　　　　 C. Half a month. D. Two months.

43. What does the underlined word "bored" mean in Chinese?

　 A. 无聊的　 　　　　　　 B. 口渴的　 　　 C. 饥饿的　 　　 D. 困倦的

44. Why did they hear a loud BANG?

　 A. Because there was something wrong with their car.

　 B. Because someone else was hunting them.

　 C. Because something fell off their car.

　 D. Because their car knocked down a kangaroo.

45. What can we know from the passage?

　 A. The writer took a photo of Chris and the kangaroo.

　 B. The kangaroo ran away together with Chris's wallet and their car keys in his jacket.

　 C. They decided to walk across the desert.

　 D. The writer was still（仍然）very happy with his friend at last.

The 2010 Shanghai World Expo has been open for several months and there are large numbers of volunteers serving there.

    Chen Chuan，a 19- year-old student at Fudan University, is usually fast asleep at 6 am. But over the May 1 holiday, he was rising early to eat breakfast and    41    answer questions like，“Where can I find the toilet?” Such is the life of a Shanghai World Expo volunteer. But Chen and his 72,000 colleagues(同事)aren't complaining,   42   ，they’re trying not to. “Volunteering is   43   work，”Chen said，“but it makes me feel happy. ”

    Other student volunteers have   44   feelings. Wang Lin an 18-year-old volunteer from Chongqing University，told us about trying to explain to a tourist why a line to visit a pavilion was so long. When the tourist suddenly got quite angry, Wang became upset   45   being shouted at. Wang said. “I didn’t expect we would have to face so many difficulties in our service. But I know serving is about giving   46  . ”Still，the very next day, Wang received a reward(嘉奖)when she helped a lost child   47   his parents. “The happy smiles and their gratitude(感谢)made me feel so   48   ，” Wang said. “That’s   49  I now always smile to others，even if they don’t look happy. Smiling makes me happy. ”

      50   their green and white clothes，people call volunteers “Little Cabbage”. Wang likes this nickname(绰号). “We’re green, we are fresh，just like the vegetable，”Wang said.

1.A. get ready to      B. get ready for        C. be ready           D. get ready

2.A. at most         B. at least           C. after all            D. at last

3.A. hardly            B. a hard              C. a hardly            D. hard

4.A. same             B. different            C. difficult             D. the same

5.A. for             B. at                      C. in             D. with

6.A. and receiving    B. not receiving        C. for receiving         D. with receiving

7.A. found             B. with finding C. to be found          D. find

8.A. sweetly         B. sweet          C. sweets            D. sweetness

9.A. what                  B. how              C. why             D. where

10.A. Because of      B. Because           C. Thank to            D. Thanks for