I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t   36  watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went   37  our way after saying goodbye.
But at     38   , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I    39   the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I    40   knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart    41  . I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay    42   in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While    43   with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are quick to excite.  Go to look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the    44   . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She    45    them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the    46    in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her    47   . “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I    48      them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the     49   .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today. And I    50   have fussed (大惊小怪) at you that way. ”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you     51   .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I love the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the    52   you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave    53  will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our    54   than into our families--- an unwise investment (投资) indeed.
Remember that   55  =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.

I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to   1  me．I hid behind my mother she hid behind her grandmother，   2   to look at each other．Soon we lost the    3 and started playing with each other．
In the 7^th grade，I first intentionally distanced myself from her．At that time, she was  4  family problems and I deserted her to be with me because she got _  5 than ever before．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had_  6 ．However，every summer we couldalways sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to    7   she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then I didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，I was very 8 ，but we still stayed in  __9___．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically  10 __ her and people were calling her  11 ．
Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I  12 you so much，and you didn’t even know you were ___13 me．”
We both cried．And a kind of  14 that I learn from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as warm as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someonethere．If you desert them，you will only be  15 yourself.

A poor boy , named Howard Kelly , was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door . He was hungry ,  36  he decided to beg something to eat .
When a young woman opened the door , instead of a  37  he asked for a drink of water . Thinking he looked  38  she brought him a large glass of milk . He drank it and then asked , “How much do I  39  you ? ”
“No , you don’t owe me anything , ” she replied . “Mother has taught me  40  to accept pay for a kindness . ” Leaving that house , he not only felt stronger  41  , but it also increased his faith in God and the human race . He was about to  42  before this point .
 43  later the young woman became seriously ill . The local doctors couldn’t cure her illness . They sent her to the big city , where specialists can be  44  to study her disease . Dr . Howard Kelly , now  45  , came for the consultation (会诊) . When he heard the name of the town where she came from , a strange light filled his eyes .  46  , he went into her room .
47  in his doctor’s gown (罩衣) he went in to see her . He  48  her at once . He went back to the  49  and determined to do his best to save her life . From that day on , he gave special attention to her case .
Finally , the battle was won . Dr . Kelly asked a nurse to  50  the bill to her room . She was afraid to open it  51  she knew that it would  52  the rest of her life to pay it off . Finally she looked and read these words on the side of the bill :
“Paid in full with a glass of  53  . ” (Signed ) Dr . Howard Kelly .
Tears of  54  flooded her eyes as she  55  silently : “Thank you , God . Your love has spread through human hearts and hands. ”

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to __36__ for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve(勇气) __37__ a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked__38__ so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I __39__ you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she _40_, “mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __41__.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger _42__, but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically(紧急的) ill. The local doctors were baffled(感到困惑). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called __43__ to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now __44__, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light__45__his eyes. Immediately, he __46__and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
__47__in his doctor’s grown he went in to see her, he __48__her at once. He went back to the consultation room and __49__to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave__50__ attention to her face.
After a long__51__the battle was won. Dr. Kelly __52__ the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because it was__53__ that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her__54__. She read these words：
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she__55__silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were still  26  to her door.

Each year he sent her roses, and the  27  would always say, “I love you even more this year, than last year on this day.” My love for you will always 28  , with every passing year. “She knew this was the last time 29  the rose would appear. Her loving husband did not know that he would  30  . he always liked to do things early. Then, if he got too busy,  31  would work out fine.”

A year went by, and it was  32  to live without her mate. Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before, the doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door. She brought the roses  33  , calling the florist shop. The owner answered, and she asked him , if he would explain, why would someone do this to her,  34  her such pain?

“I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,” The owner said, “I knew you’d  35  , and you would want to know. “ “ The flowers you received today, were   36  in advance.” “Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance.”

She thanked him and  37  the phone, her tears now flowing hard. Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to 38  the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note. This is what he wrote: “Hello my love, I know it’s been a year  39  I’ve been gone, I hope it hasn’t been too hard for you to overcome.” “I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very 40  . for if it was the other way, I know how I would feel. The love we shared  41  everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say.”

“You were my friend and lover, I know it’s only been a year,  42  please try not to grieve. I want you to be happy,  43  when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.”

“ When you get these 44  , think of all the  45  that we had together, and how both of us were blessed. I have always loved you and I know I always will. My love, you must go on, you have some living still.”

1.A. passed          B. shown        C. presented        D. delivered

2.A. note           B. message      C. line             D. information

3.A. disappear        B. decrease      C. grow            D. keep

4.A. that            B.when          C. which           D. what

5.A. pass by         B. pass away      C. pass down       D. pass on

6.A. everything      B. something      C. nothing          D. anything

7.A. happy          B. meaningful     C. hard            D. impossible

8.A. in             B. out            C. along          D. up

9. A. curing          B. healing        C.causing          D. killing

10. A. ask            B. wonder        C. doubt            D. telephone

11.A. booked         B. grown         C. planted          D. designed

12.A. picked up       B. turned up       C.held up          D. hung up

13. A. buy            B. get            C.read           D. write

14.A. when          B. that            C. before           D. since

15.strong            B. weak          C. true             D. real

16.A made           B. bad            C. let              D. left

17. A. so             B. but            C. though           D. still

18. A. even           B. only           C. merely           D. just

19.A. roses           B. belongings      C. congratulations    D. remarks

20.A. sadness       B. disappointment   C. happiness        D. sufferings