I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.

In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I 21 a room with two double beds and a bathroom which was too 22 for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was 　23 and my stepmother had 　24 us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no　 25_ what to do with me. And that’s when my other family 　26 .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home 　27　 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I 　28 with them for the next seven years.

Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She 　29 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. 30 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 31 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.

When Su and I 32 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.

The Beaches knew 33 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _34 his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely 　35__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

36 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 37 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed(使瘫痪 ,使麻痹 ,使无能力)by my _38　 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

I 　39 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 　40　 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.

16．A. lived　　 B. shared 　　 C. possessed　　　　 D. bought

17．A. cheap　　 B. noisy　　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. limited

18．A. in trouble B. in sight 　　 C. in place 　 D. in parts

19．A. struck　　　　 B. removed　 C. kicked 　　 D. knocked

20．A. plan　　　　 B. choice 　　　 C. chance 　　 D. idea

21．A. looked after　 B. showed up　　 C. turned over 　　 D. came cross

22．A. so　　　　　 B. because　　　 C. until 　　　　 D. while

23．A. worked　　　 B. traveled　　　 C. lived 　　　　 D. learned

24．A. worked out　　 B. called up　　 C. watched out　　　 D. made sure

25．A. As long as B. As far as　　 C. As soon as 　　　 D. As many as

26．A. change 　　 B. problem 　 C. conflict 　 　　D. difference

27．A. set off　　　　　 B. left for　　　　 C. entered into 　　 　　　 D. admitted into

28．A. all 　　 B. little 　 C. something D. nothing

29．A. supply B. teach C. encourage D. raise

30．A. different 　 B. unfair 　　　 C. easy　　 　　　 D. hopeful

31．A. Thanks to B. In spite of C. Except for 　　　 D. But for

32．A. home 　　　 B. house 　　　 C. ability 　　　 　　D. lesson

33．A. choice 　　 B. failure 　　　 C. past　 　　 　　D. present

34．A. doubt about 　　 B. call on 　　 C. center on　　 D. believe in

35．A. born B. accepted 　 C. educated　　 D. deserted

The food in the dining room tastes bad, besides ______ .

A. cheap 　 B. being cheap 　C. expensive 　 D. being expensive

　　Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper and had a meal I’d never had before!

All the friends 　26 were a little surprised. It’s not that Ben is unsociable, or a bad cook, 　27 it’s just that he never spends more than he has to. So how come he was inviting us round for a meal? Had he bought anything 　28 for his friends? He greeted us at the 　29 and showed us into his dining-room 　30 a laid table was waiting for us. “Nothing but the best for my friends!” said Ben. We all felt 　31 . What was he up to?

　　　 Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a 　32 of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes,” said Ben. The next course was also a little 　33 in that（因为）we didn’t quite know what it was again. “It’s just another mixture of vegetables.”

　　　 34 we ate, we chatted and finally the 　35 turned back to what we were eating. “Was there a recipe（食谱） for this,” asked Mary, “or did you make it up?” Ben put his 　36 down. What I cooked depended on what I could find.” Mary was 　 37 . “But you can find anything in the supermarkets these days.” “But there is less choice in what you can find 　38 the supermarkets,” he replied.

　　　 39 that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the 　40 . He had read recently that supermarkets usually 　41 away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of 　42 , boxes of thrown-away vegetables and fruit.

　　　 So Ben had successfully provided a 　43 for his friends, and made us 　44 the fact that there are many people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to 　45 millions of people.

26.　 A. attended　　　　　 B. invited　　　 C. joined　　　　 D. came

27.　 A. but　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

28.　 A. cheap　　　　 B. classical　　　　　 C. usual　　　　　　　　 D. special

29.　 A. restaurant　　　　 B. supermarket　　　 C. door　　　　　　　　 D. window

30.　 A. which　　　 B. where　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. with

31.　 A. puzzled　　　　　　 B. calm　　　　　　　　 C. confident　　　　　 D. bored

32.　 A. matter　　　 B. food　　　　　　　　 C. dish　　　　　　　　 D. mixture

33.　 A. awful　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　 C. strange　　　　　　 D. good

34.　 A. Before　　　 B. As　　　　　　　　　　 C. Unless　　　 D. Until

35.　 A. idea　　　　　　　　 B. argument　　　　　 C. subject　　　　　　 D. quarrel

36.　 A. spoon　　　 B. pen　　　　　　　　　 C. bowl　　　　　　　　 D. chopsticks

37.　 A. disappointed　　 B. delighted　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　 D. excited

38.　 A. within　　　 B. outside　　　　　　 C. inside　　　　 D. around

39.　 A. Feeling　　　　　　 B. Seeing　　　 C. Realizing　　　　　 D. Thinking

40. A. lie　　　　　　　　　　　 B. joke　　　　　　　　 C. menu　　　　　　　 D. truth　

41.　 A. store　　　　　　　　 B. move　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　　　　 D. throw

42.　 A. order　　　　　　　 B. date　　　　　　　　 C. fashion　　　　　　 D. place

43.　 A. soup　　　　　　　　 B. fruit　　　　　　　　 C. meal　　　　　　　　 D. vegetable

44.　 A. know　　　　　　　 B. involve　　　　　　 C. guess　　　　　　　 D. forecast

45. A. enrich　　　　　　　　 B. feed　　　　　　　　 C. affect　　　　　　　 D. please

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D 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。

The train had started moving. It was 　36 with people of all ages, mostly with the middle-aged workers and young students. Near the 　37 sat an old man with his thirty-year-old son. As the train moved by, the son was overjoyed with the 　38 outside. “See, dad, the scenery of green trees moving 　39 is very beautiful.”

This behavior from a 　40 son made the other people feel strange about him. Everyone was 　41 about the son. “This person seems to be 　42 ,” a newly-married man whispered to his wife.

Suddenly it started 　43 . Lots of drops fell on the travelers through the open window. The son excitedly said to his father, “See, dad, how 　44 the rain is, too.” The man’s wife was annoyed by the rain drops spoiling (弄坏) her 　45 suit. The young man said to the father, “Can’t you see it raining yourself? Your son 　46 be mentally ill. Get him to a hospital!”

The old man 　47 at first, feeling rather hurt and then replied, “We are on the way back from the 　48 . My son was 　49 from birth. He just recovered from an eye operation yesterday. The rain and nature are all new to his eyes. Please 　50 us for the inconvenience that we may have caused.”

The things we see may be right from the outside 　51 we know the truth, 　52 the lesson learnt may be too late. Imam Ali once said: A fool’s mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man’s tongue is under the control of his 　53 . So try to understand the problem better before taking a(n) 54 action. As the saying goes, “It is better to light up a candle instead of blaming the 　55 .”

36. A. covered 　　 　　　　　　 B. crowded 　　　　　　 C. concerned 　　　　　　 　　　 D. bored

37. A. baggage 　　 　　　　　　 B. bed 　 　　　　　　　 C. people　　　　　　　 　　　 D. window

38. A. view　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. people　　　 　　　　　　 C. hills　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. cities

39. A. forward 　　 　　　　　　 B. away　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. hurriedly 　　　　 　　　 D. slowly

40. A. naughty 　　 　　　　　　 B. handsome　　　　 　　 C. grown-up　　　　　　　　 D. curious

41. A. whispering 　　　　　　　 B. shouting 　 　　　　　　 C. thinking　　　　　　　　　 D. worrying

42. A. young 　　　　　　　　　 B. clever 　　　　　　 　　　 C. lovely 　　　　　　　　　　 D. mad

43. A. frosting 　　 　　　　　　 B. snowing 　 　　　　　　 C. winding　　　　　　　　　 D. raining

44. A. hard 　　　　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　　 　　　 C. heavy 　　　　　　　　　　 D. cold

45. A. cheap 　　　　　　　　　 B. dirty 　　　　　　 　　　 C. new 　　　　 　　　　　 D. worn

46. A. should 　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. can 　 　　 　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　　　　 D. need

47. A. hesitated 　 　　　　　　 B. cried 　　　 　　　　　　 C. laughed　　　　　　 　　 D. jumped

48. A. factory 　　 　　　　　　 B. home 　　　 　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　 　　　 D. hospital

49. A. deaf 　 　　 　　　　　　 B. blind　　　　 　　　　　　 C. troublesome 　　　　　 D. crazy

50. A. offer 　　　　　　　　　 B. thank 　　 　　　　　　 C. forgive 　　　　　　　　　 D. leave

51. A. after 　 　　 　　　　　　 B. though　　 　　　　　　 C. if 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

52. A. but 　　 　　 　　　　　　 B. or 　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

53. A. hands　　 　　　　　　　 B. eyes 　　　　 　　　　　　 C. tongue 　　　　　　　　　 D. mind

54. A. emotional 　　　　　　　 B. important 　　　　　　 C. rude D. necessary

55. A. doctors 　　 　　　　　　 B. darkness　 　　　　　 C. manners 　　　　　　　　 D. patients

At the age of 15，I paid my first visit to Disneyland in America.It wasn't the first time for me to be ___36___ . Like most English children I learned French ___37___school and I had often been to France，and I ___38___ speaking English to people who didn't understand ___39___ . So ___40____ I went to America，I was really looking forward to ____41___ a nice easy holiday without any ___42____problems. ___43___ wrong I was! The misunderstanding ___44___at the airport. I was looking for a ___45___ telephone to give my friend Danny a ___46____ and tell her that I had arrived. A___47___ old man saw me looking lost and asked ___48___ he could help me.“Yes，”I said，“I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well，that's nice，”he said，“Are you getting ____49____ ? But aren't you a bit young?” “ ___50___ is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to call her to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me ___51___ there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “there's a phone downstairs.” When at last we did meet up，Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don't worry，”she said to me，“I had so many ___52___ at first. There are lots of words which the Americans ___53___ differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to ___54___ funny things they say. Most of the ___55___, British and American people understand each other!”

36. A.out　　　　 B.away　　　　 C.abroad　　 D.outside

37. A.from　　　　 B.during　　　 C.after　　　 D.at

38. A.get used to　 B.was used to　　 C.used to　 D.used

39. A.English　　　 B.French　　　 C.Russian　　 D.Latin

40. A.when　　　　 B.while　　　 C.if　　　　 D.for

41. A.buying　　　 B.having　　　 C.giving　　　 D.receiving

42. A.time　　 　　B.human　　　 C.1anguage　 D. money

43. A. Too　　　　 B. What a　　 C.What　　　 D.How

44. A.beginning　 B. begun　　　 C.begin　　 D.began

45. A.cheap　　　 B.popular　　　 C.public　　 D.good

46. A. letter　　　 B. ring　　　　 C. news 　　 D. information

47. A. friendly　　 B. stranger　　　 C. stupid　　 D. kindly

48. A.that　　　　 B. if　　　　　 C. where　　 D. when

49. A. to marry　 B. to be married　 C. marrying　 D. married

50. A.You　　　 B.She　　　　　 C.Who　　　 D.He

51. A. where　　 B.in which　　 C.over there　 D.that

52. A.trouble　　 B.difficulties　　 C.things　　　 D.fun

53. A.write　　　 B.speak　　　 C.use　　　　 D.read

54. A.every　　　 B.these　　　　 C.some　　　 D.all the

55.　 A.chance　　 B.situation　　 C.condition　　 D.time