The public 　　　　 of the environmental problem will make the government take it seriously.　　

A. awareness　　 B. revolution 　 C. existence　　 D. evidence

The contacts between China and some European countries for several decades _____ each other’s existence.

　 A．led to the awareness of 　　 B．knew a great deal in

　 C．is available in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．is equipped with

A lack of________cultural differences to local customs can create problems.

A．existence 　　　 B．revolution　　　　 C．awareness 　　　　D．evidence

Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely ___1___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __2__. Every so often, a __3__woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __4__ which lay in front of them.

　 As the crowd began to die down, they started to __5_ their things and head for their evening shelters. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a _ 6 man ----they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

　 The first beggar whispered to the second with _7____, “ He’s coming our way!”

　 The two tried not to look ___8____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ___9__ gazing up with anticipation (期待) as he reached into his pocket and took something out.

　 “Trunk” was the only sound they heard __10___ what looked like a piece of hard _11__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __12__ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting (侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have __13___ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks (嘲弄) us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are ----__14___? There’s no way we can even eat this ---------we have no __15___.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter(排水沟).

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the _16_beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _17__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet.”

With that, he _18_ the white tissue paper, but to his _19__, there was no hard rock candy inside. _20_, into his fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.

1. A. aiding　　　 B. abusing 　　 C. abandoning　 D. ignoring

2. A. existence　　 B. situation　　 C. appearance　 D. expressing

3. A. young　　　　 B. kind-hearted C. beautiful　　 D. police

4. A. hats　　　　 B. hands　　　　 C. pockets　　　 D. bowls

5. A. give up　　　 B. cover up　　 C. pack up　　　 D. build up

6. A. healthy　　　 B. wealthy　　　 C. kind　　　　 D. generous

7. A. confusion　　 B. determination C. excitement　 D. amazement

8. A. calmly　　　 B. happily　　　 C. sadly　　　　 D. directly

9. A. help　　　　 B. avoid　　　　 C. stop　　　　 D. prevent

10. A. because　　　 B. as 　　　　　 C. since　　　　 D. though

11. A. cake　　　　 B. candy　　　　 C. coin　　　　 D. bill

12. A. quit　　　　 B. declined　　 C. turned　　　 D. resigned

13. A. easily　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. suddenly　　 D. finally

14. A. students　　 B. children　　 C. adults 　　　 D. old men

15. A. hands　　　　 B. teeth　　　　 C. bowls　　　　 D. money

16. A. angry　　　　 B. second　　　 C. old　　　　　 D. wise

17. A. pocket　　　 B. hand　　　　 C. mouth　　　　 D. hat

18. A. threw　　　　 B. undertook　　 C. unfolded　　 D. wrapped

19. A. satisfaction B. surprise　　 C. horror　　　 D. disappointment

20. A. However　　　 B. Fortunately　 C. Therefore　　 D. Instead

Like a]l little children, my seven-year-old daughter gets scared sometimes when she is trying to go to sleep．If the wind is howling, her 　 36　 can begin working overtime and she may see a (n) 　37 in the shadows laughing in the wind.

This past Monday was one such night. 　38 after I put her to bed, she came into my room crying that she was scared. She said she 　39 the sound of a bad guy laughing and she was extremely afraid that 　40 was going to get all of us. Her tears 　41 my heart, and I held my daughter in my arms and assured her that nothing would happen to her. I walked her back into her room and 　42 down beside her to continue to assure her that I would keep her safe.

“Yes, I know you will always 　43 me, Daddy, but what about when you go to sleep?” she asked.

“Sweetheart,” I comforted her, “there are great angels all around this house, and they 　44 sleep. They are here just to safeguard us. They can 　45 any bad guy from getting in here.”

“ 46 , Daddy, what about when the angels miss? I mean like when kids are kidnapped (绑架)or robbers 　47 people’s houses – what about those 　48 ?”

Her question struck m e – when did I start 　49 questions like this? When did I begin not to consider the most obvious problems of our 　50 ? I mean, I 　51 problems every day but I am still very surprised by this 　52 question.

I considered her question and realized there is no perfect 　53 . And I drew my 　54 and simply sated, “I don’t know, sweetheart.” I held her a little 　55 , and I went back to my original answer, “I am with you.”

36．A．thought　　　　　　　　　 B．imagination　　　　　　 C．idea　　　　　　　　　　　 D．creation

37．A．picture　　　　　　　　　 B．animal　　　　　　　　　　 C．tree　　　　　　　　　　　 D．figure

38．A．Shortly　　　　　　　　　 B．Long　　　　　　　　　　 C．Hardly　　　　　　　　　 D．Quietly

39．A．ignored　　　　　　　　　 B．made　　　　　　　　　　 C．heard　　　　　　　　　　 D．invited

40．A．anyone　　　　　　　　　 B．nobody　　　　　　　　　 C．someone　　　　　　　　 D．anybody

41．A．felt　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cut　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．comforted　　　　　　 D．got

42．A．lay　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．laid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．lied　　　　　　　　　　　 D．slept

43．A．hold　　　　　　　　　　　 B．watch　　　　　　　　　　 C．keep　　　　　　　　　　　 D．protect

44．A．sometimes　　　　　　 B．never　　　　　　　　　　 C．often　　　　　　　　　　 D．always

45．A．catch　　　　　　　　　　 B．see　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．stop　　　　　　　　　　　 D．observe

46．A．Thus 　　　　　　　　　 B．Then 　　　　　　　　　　 C．So 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．But

47．A．break into 　　　　　　 B．run into 　　　　　　　　 C．come into 　　　　　　 D．turn into

48．A．years 　　　　　　　　　 B．months 　　　　　　　　 C．days 　　　　　　　　　　 D．times

49．A．judging 　　　　　　　　 B．asking 　　　　　　　　　 C．avoiding 　　　　　　　 D．causing

50．A．existence 　　　　　　　 B．workshop 　　　　　　 C．memory 　　　　　　　 D．nature

51．A．point to 　　　　　　　　 B．deal with 　　　　　　　 C．play with 　　　　　　 D．stick to

52．A．hard 　　　　　　　　　　 B．simple 　　　　　　　　　 C．stupid 　　　　　　　　　 D．clever

53．A．result 　　　　　　　　　 B．word 　　　　　　　　　 C．answer 　　　　　　　　 D．exercise

54．A．breath 　　　　　　　　　 B．conclusion 　　　　　　 C．attention 　　　　　　　 D．money

55．A．closer 　　　　　　　　　 B．further 　　　　　　　　 C．higher 　　　　　　　　　 D．tighter