I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I ’m left 36 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 37 ？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 38  children from different races and religions played and studied 39  in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone s 40 from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and Iwas an Indian Hindu——we just  41 our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well 42  or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd   43  the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to   44 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 45 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail s family later returned to their village, and I   46   touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I   47  my destination. The driver acknowledged my    48 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 49  at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so 50 addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 51 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 52  to describe.
If we can allow our children to be  53  without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be 54  their side through' thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 55 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, 44we happy few, we band of brothers".

小题1:	A．interested B．pleased C．puzzled D．excited

小题2:	A．parties B．cities C．villages D．races

小题3:	A．why B．which C．how D．when

小题4:	A．together B．around C．alone D．apart

小题5:	A．drop B．throw C．move D．roll

小题6:	A．refused B．made C．sought D．accepted

小题7:	A．paid B．meant C．preserved D．treated

小题8:	A．explore B．search C．discover D．desert

小题9:	A．get through B．deal with C．come across D．take away

小题10:

A．arrival B．choice C．effort D．company

小题11:

A．lost B．gained C． developed D．missed

小题12:

A．stated B．ordered C．decided D．chose

小题13:

A．attempts B．instructions C．opinions D．arrangements

小题14:

A．anxiously B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．fixedly

小题15:

A．familiarly B．strangely C．fully D．coldly

小题16:

A．departures B．months C．years D．decades

小题17:

A．possible B．funny C． hard D．clear

小题18:

A．them B．themselves C．us D．ourselves

小题19:

A．from B．by C． with D．against

小题20:

A．still B．otherwise C．then D．instead

Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a  16  because of some small things. And neither was willing to  17 each other.
One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He 18 it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m 19 a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”  
“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. 20 at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his  21 any more. I want you to build me a 8-foot 22. ” 
The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you  23” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.
In the evening, the carpenter had just  24 his job when the elder brother returned. But he was  25 to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a 2 6, which went from one side of the river  27 the other! On the other 28 of bridge, was his younger brother.
“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.
“No,” the elder brother was  29  
“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and 30,” the carpenter smiled.
Suddenly they began to understand  31. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a 32. Standing on the bridge, they 33each other’s hands with 34  in their eyes. 
“Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to 35 on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”

小题1:	A．meeting B．question C．decision D．quarrel

小题2:	A．forgive B．like C．speak D．think

小题3:	A．got B．opened C．shut D．left

小题4:	A．looking for B．looking at C．looking on D．looking up

小题5:	A．See B．Watch C．Observe D．Look

小题6:	A．river B．face C．farm D．eyes

小题7:	A．wall B．fence C．road D．bridge

小题8:	A．excited B．pleased C．moved D．surprised

小题9:	A．begun B．done C．finished D．continued

小题10:

A．surprised B．happy C．anxious D．sad

小题11:

A．house B．bridge C．fence D．river

小题12:

A．to B．between C．across D．till

小题13:

A．end B．side C．field D．stage

小题14:

A．disappointed B．puzzled C．amazed D．worried

小题15:

A．love B．hate C．joy D．anger

小题16:

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

小题17:

A．river B．fence C．farm D．wall

小题18:

A．brought B．took C．held D．clapped

小题19:

A．smiles B．tears C．anger D．sadness

小题20:

A．leave B．get C．stay D．work

Butterfly’s wings
One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to __36__ its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten __37__ it could and it could go no further. So the man decided to __38__ the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and __39__ the remaining part of the cocoon. The butterfly then __40__ easily.
But it has a swollen（肿胀的）body and __41__ wings. The man continued to __42__ the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the __43__ would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would __44__ the time span(跨度). Neither happened! __45__, the butterfly spent the rest of its life  __46__ around with a swollen body and small, shriveled（褶皱的）wings. It __47__ was able to fly. What the man did in his __48__ and haste（匆忙）did no good to the butterfly. He didn’t know the __49__ cocoon and the struggle __50__ for the butterfly to get through the tiny __51__ were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings __52__ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its __53__ from the cocoon.
Sometimes the __54__ is exactly what we need in our life. If we are allowed to go through our life without any __55__, it would not be a good thing to us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.

小题1:	A．build B．force C．form D．destroy

小题2:	A．as far as B．as long as C．as soon as D．as quick as

小题3:	A．seize B．leave C．bring D．help

小题4:	A．took off B．made up C．cut off D．picked up

小题5:	A．spread over B．came out C．stayed in D．flew away

小题6:	A．hard B．strong C．small D．large

小题7:	A．watch B．look for C．look after D．follow

小题8:	A．butterfly B．wings C．cocoon D．scissors

小题9:	A．disappear B．enlarge C．lose D．shorten

小题10:

A．Luckily B．Probably C．In all D．In fact

小题11:

A．crawling B．approaching C．running D．wandering

小题12:

A．ever B．seldom C．always D．never

小题13:

A．fear B．kindness C．evil D．confidence

小题14:

A．restricting B．loose C．soft D．little

小题15:

A．prepared B．wanted C．allowed D．required

小题16:

A．place B．room C．opening D．space

小题17:

A．even if B．otherwise C．when D．so that

小题18:

A．life B．course C．progress D．freedom

小题19:

A．courage B．struggle C．wisdom D．strength

小题20:

A．fun B．friends C．difficulty D．achievement

George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling.
You were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.
Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked（眨眼）, and your siblings（兄弟姐妹） were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of career advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash（溅水）in the pool with you in your bright red boots or "just one more" rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn't go to preschool and I hope that doesn't hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.
I have to admit that in my mind’s eye, an image of myself while you're in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted（爆发） between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.
Maybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you'll feel something warm on your cheek.
小题1:What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph?

A．She gave up the job with a big salary and prizes.

B．She could only recall her good job at home now.

C．Many good jobs with better pay attracted her but she didn’t take them.

D．Compared with bringing up the baby, work seemed to fade to her.

小题2:Which statement is NOT TRUE about George's family according to the letter?

A．George's parents gave birth to three children.

B．The Georges is a double income family.

C．They recycled soda cans.

D．The children had more arguments during the summer.

小题3:The passage tries to show us ________.

A．how excited a child will be on his first day to school

B．how deeply a mother loves her child

C．how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child

D．how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school

Always Changing

Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough  36 someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining  37 professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional  38 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re  39 for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线)balls  40 us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to   41 the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change  42 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon  43 .”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be  44 in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of   45 —both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no  46 . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to    47 adjustments should the need arise-as it almost  48 does.
That doesn't mean you don't keep trying to make all your  49 come true．It just means that when things come up that aren't  50 in your plan，you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change，indeed，is painful，  51 ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has  52 .”
we're going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the  53 of our parting，we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future－for him，and for us．And then we'll go out and   54  
everything we can to make that future happen．  55 our plans change--again.

小题1:	A．know B．greet C．imagine D．recognize

小题2:	A．extra B．good C．correct D．precise

小题3:	A．agreement B．destination C．experience D．opportunity

小题4:	A．pleased B．pity C．anxious D．curious

小题5:	A．on B．with C．at D．in

小题6:	A．provide B．use C．change D．try

小题7:	A．produce B．determine C．protect D．preserve

小题8:	A．habit B．communication C．belief D．adaptability

小题9:	A．summed up B．held up C．made up D．put up

小题10:

A．accidents B．records C．events D．problems

小题11:

A．difference B．control C．power D．trouble

小题12:

A．take B．have C．get D．make

小题13:

A．always B．never C．already D．seldom

小题14:

A．decisions B．promises C．dreams D．solutions

小题15:

A．eventually B．exactly C．immediately D．surprisingly

小题16:

A．yet B．also C．even D．still

小题17:

A．future B．parting C．attempt D．hope

小题18:

A．complaint B．attention C．sadness D．sympathy

小题19:

A．do B．demand C．face D．seize

小题20:

A．Until B．Before C．If D．After

Eye See You
    Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing _36_, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were _37_ wherever they could find _38_. I was a mid-year _39_. The previous _40_ said he could no longer manage these children and _41_  without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he _42_. I sat down _43_  in my chair and began reading their _44_ softly. After each name, I _45_, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a _46_ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began _47_ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a _48_ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were _49_, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every _50_ while I was writing on the board. They soon became _51_ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair _52_. At first they did not believe me. _53_ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical _54_. I never told them differently. Why _55_ a good thing?

小题1:	A．softly B．clearly C．loudly D．peacefully

小题2:	A．speaking B．laughing C．standing D．dancing

小题3:	A．space B．music C．partner D．joke

小题4:	A．representative B．replacement C．reference D．reward

小题5:	A．teacher B．headmaster C．director D．leader

小题6:	A．retired B．remained C．resigned D．returned

小题7:	A．went B．came C．left D．disappeared

小题8:	A．angrily B．restlessly C．indifferently D．quietly

小题9:	A．names B．faces C．figures D．minds

小题10:

A．prepared B．prayed C．protected D．preferred

小题11:

A．board B．mirror C．cross D．picture

小题12:

A．noting B．copying C．writing D．drawing

小题13:

A．difficult B．different C．distant D．direct

小题14:

A．dated B．written C．worked D．set

小题15:

A．make B．move C．matter D．mind

小题16:

A．pleased B．puzzled C．known D．worried

小题17:

A．covered B．hooked C．hung D．displayed

小题18:

A．So B．However C．And D．But

小题19:

A．view B．scene C．eyes D．vision

小题20:

A．mix up B．bring up C．mess up D．burn up

We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own   31 .
The carpenter I   32  to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n)   33  first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck   34  to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony   35  .
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused   36   at a small tree,   37  tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door, he underwent a(n)   38  transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he   39   his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
The next day my   40  drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t   41  having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t   42  to the house with my family. So I just   43  them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”
“  44  thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as   45  as I remember the night before.”
Putting   46  around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why   47  them if they can’t help us?
So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it   48   you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to    49  your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be   50  that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.

小题1:	A．unhappiness B．mistakes C．helplessness D．carelessness

小题2:	A．informed B．hired C．trusted D．recommended

小题3:	A．enjoyable B．smooth C．rough D．dull

小题4:	A．intended B．desired C．hesitated D．refused

小题5:	A．amazement B．astonishment C．embarrassment D．silence

小题6:	A．regularly B．unusually C．briefly D．directly

小题7:	A．cutting B．damaging C．watching D．touching

小题8:	A．exciting B．amazing C．confusing D．annoying

小题9:	A．hugged B．greeted C．thanked D．waved

小题10:

A．preference B．sufferings C．curiosity D．doubt

小题11:

A．avoid B．consider C．continue D．stand

小题12:

A．lack B．belong C．exist D．stay

小题13:

A．set B．throw C．give D．hang

小题14:

A．Sad B．Terrible C．Funny D．Ridiculous

小题15:

A．many B．few C．good D．light

小题16:

A．defence B．boundaries C．sympathy D．secret

小题17:

A．burden B．equip C．expose D．entertain

小题18:

A．however B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever

小题19:

A．so long as B．now that C．even if D．in case

小题20:

A．shameful B．proud C．astonished D．grateful

It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life．" At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave．"
As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague's words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn't the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．
A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．
Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction—I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．
小题1:Hearing his colleague's description of graduation for the first time, the author __________．

A．quite agreed with his colleague

B．was very puzzled

C．thought it very funny

D．was very sad

小题2:The computer science student called up the author because he___________．

A．wanted to inform the author of his present job

B．tried to persuade the author to work with him

C．wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction

D．thought the author wasn't fit to be a teacher

小题3:The underlined part “blue hats and gowns” refers to___________．

A．university colleagues	B．graduates' clothes
C．life memories	D．decorations in the hall

小题4:The author wrote this passage to __________．

A．express his devotion to being a teacher

B．compare two different graduation ceremonies

C．talk about the meaning of graduation

D．give advice on how to be a good teacher

Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.
It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
小题1:In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.

A．what to do in our life

B．where to go with other persons

C．how to treat our life

D．how to get on well with other persons

小题2:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return.

B．We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday.

C．It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated.

D．If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person.

小题3:If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.

A．you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people

B．you should put on other people’s shoes

C．you should believe in other people

D．you should depend on your imagination

小题4:In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.

A．can accept the suggestions made by others

B．can live happily and forget the past

C．does good to other people and is respected and loved by them

D．has made a lot of money for himself before he dies

One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__26___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be    27___.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him,   28  all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went   29   and landed in the grass.
My   30   went out to him. So, I ran over to him.  31  I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it   32    , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the   33 __student of our class, one of those guys that really found  themselves during high school. Therefore he had the   34  to prepare a  35  speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was  36   .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be   37  !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to   38   those who helped you make it through those   39    years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best  40    you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with   41    as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to  42    himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend   43     me from doing the unspeakable.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the  44    of your actions. With one small gesture you can   45   a person’s life. For better or for worse.

小题1:	A．How B．When C．Why D．Where

小题2:	A．stupid B．clever C．wonderful D．anxious

小题3:	A．throwing B．knocking C．taking D．snatching

小题4:	A．lost B．sending C．broken D．flying

小题5:	A．heart B．head C．hands D．thought

小题6:	A．While B．As C．Because D．Once

小题7:	A．passed by B．came up C．went on D．turned out

小题8:	A．top B．hardest C．favorite D．luckiest

小题9:	A．pride B．honor C．pleasure D．chance

小题10:

A．class B．school C．graduation D．college

小题11:

A．excited B．nervous C．proud D．crazy

小题12:

A．great B．famous C．praised D．honored

小题13:

A．reward B．remember C．thank D．congratulate

小题14:

A．happy B．exciting C．old D．tough

小题15:

A．chance B．gift C．help D．favor

小题16:

A．wonder B．anxiety C．disbelief D．pride

小题17:

A．kill B．enjoy C．test D．hurt

小题18:

A．protected B．freed C．warned D．saved

小题19:

A．price B．use C．power D．meaning

小题20:

A．destroy B．change C．save D．understand