Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving 31_________.

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was 32_________ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned 33_________, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, 34_________ there I sat, waiting for the light to 35_________, the only human being, for at least a mile in any 36_________.

I started wondering why I 37_________ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was 38_________ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no 39_________ in going through it.

Much later that 40_________, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 41_________ me. I think I stopped 42_________ it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’ s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow 43_________: we don’t go through red lights.

We do 44_________ we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so 45_________ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

1.                A．fast            B．slowly          C．carefully  D．hard

2.                A．late            B．alone          C．worried  D．afraid

3.                A．green          B．yellow          C．red  D．dark

4.                A．and            B．or             C．so   D．but

5.                A．return         B．change         C．start D．continue

6.                A．attention       B．background      C．direction  D．information

7.                A．refused        B．decided        C．prepared D．forgot

8.                A．hardly          B．luckily          C．usually   D．clearly

9.                A．danger         B．excuse         C．space    D．energy

10.               A．moment        B．night           C．afternoon  D．morning

11.               A．depended on    B．looked forward to C．stayed away from    D．came back to

12.               A．though         B．unless          C．because   D．until

13.               A．me            B．it             C．him  D．us

14.               A．what           B．how           C．why  D．that

15.               A．tired           B．ready          C．proud D．sorry

In learning English，one should first pay attention to listening and speaking．It is the groundwork of reading and writing．You’d better  31  your best to speak while you do much listening．Don’t be  32  of making mistakes．But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your  33 ．While you are doing this，a good  34  is to write-keep a diary，write notes or letters．Then if you can，ask some others to go through  35  you have written and tell you where it is wrong．Many mistakes in your speaking will be  36  found when you write．Through correcting mistakes，you can do better in learning English．

If you are slow in speaking，don’t  37  about it．One of the helpful ways is reading，either aloud or to yourself．The important thing is to choose  38  interesting to read． It mustn’t be too difficult for you．When you are reading  39  this way，don’t stop to  40  the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences．You can do that some other time．

31．A．have         B．send         C．make          D．try

32．A．sure         B．afraid       C．proud         D．tired

33．A．English      B．Chinese      C．Japanese      D．French

34．A．start        B．idea         C．way           D．manner

35．A．how          B．when         C．why           D．what

36．A．happily      B．easily       C．really        D．slowly

37．A．talk         B．fear         C．worry         D．hurry

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

39．A．by           B．on           C．at            D．in

40．A．look at      B．look for     C．look up       D．look over

先通读短文，然后根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。

In recent years, studying Chinese in China has become popular with foreigners. Some Chinese classroom manners are______ from western classroom manners. It might be a good idea to know something about these ______ you take a Chinese class.

Being respectful (尊重的)

Students in China respect their teachers very much. When ______ your teacher, you should always use your teacher’s surname (姓), followed by "laoshi" to call him or her. So______ your teacher’s surname is Shu, you should call her "Shu laoshi".

Being on time

Being on time is ______ for Chinese students. Being at your desk before the bell rings is ______ you need to do in a Chinese classroom.

Listening, not talking

In China, teachers talk and students listen. Students ______ to ask questions, but most Chinese students are too ______ to open their mouth in class. So sometimes the teacher needs to ask somebody to answer questions.

When studying Chinese in China, you will soon learn that it’s ______ hard work. You need to write the Chinese characters (汉字) and ______ your reading, speaking and listening. If you try your best, you will make it! 

1.A. helpful                    B. typical                       C. different                 D. the same

2.A. before                          B. after                        C. since                       D. where

3.A. helping                    B. remembering          C. visiting           D. speaking to

4.A. if                                    B. who                         C. until                         D. though

5.A. nice                     B. important               C. relaxed          D. pleasant

6.A. when                   B. that                          C. what                        D. how

7.A. are refused                  B. are allowed            C. are prevented       D. are offered

8.A. shy                           B. proud                       C. full                           D. safe

9.A. hardly                           B. gradually                 C. really                       D. possibly

10.A. describe               B. point                         C. trouble          D. practice        

Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 years old, his father   1  him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was   2  with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   43  school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I promise (答应) to give you the best present if you   4  finish one year’s work.” Jim thought for a while and   5 .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   6  until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed   7 . Jim’s crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me   8  you want.”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the   9  present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to   10 .” His father was very pleased to hear that.