My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would   36   the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   37  was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mummy." She said. "No, Many people are   38 . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first  39 , I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, "Mummy, it must be our eyes." She looked at me and said, "You are   40  fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."  41  the years, mother asked me a couple more  42  and always her response to my answers was, "No, but you are getting  43  every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa  44 . Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our   45  to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was  46  when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a  47  between her and me. She saw the   48  on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really  49  your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your   50  ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" she replied, "No, it is   51  on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough friends and   52   that you will have a shoulder to cry   53  when you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   54  one. It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of    55__.

小题1:	A．notice B．believe in C．doubt D．guess at

小题2:	A．sound B．health C．love D．sight

小题3:	A．blind B．deaf C．invisible D．thoughtful

小题4:	A．discovery B．decision C．attempt D．suggestion

小题5:	A．changing B．thinking C．growing D．learning

小题6:	A．Over B．Till C．Beyond D．Before

小题7:	A．ways B．things C．questions D．times

小题8:	A．stronger B．taller C．smarter D．nicer

小题9:	A．left B．got ill C．died D．got wounded

小题10:

A．duty B．turn C．pity D．chance

小题11:

A．excited B．satisfied C．interested D．shocked

小题12:

A．game B．test C．match D．secret

小题13:

A．worry B．puzzlement C．regret D．pain

小题14:

A．enjoyed B．found C．disliked D．lived

小题15:

A．shoulders B．feet C．hands D．hair

小题16:

A．how B．because C．why D．whether

小题17:

A．respect B．favour C．love D．fun

小题18:

A．by B．on C．above D．for

小题19:

A．valuable B．useful C．selfish D．precious

小题20:

A．others B．the deaf C．Grandpa D．the blind

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large  31  across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would  32  his taxi on the road. I  33  why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home  34  work, leave his taxi and go out for his  35  affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was a 36  .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 37  to be outside one evening two weeks  38 , when the garage door was 39  and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely  40  I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But  41  inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n）  42  . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 43  him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n）  44  .
We go to bed every night and  45  every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a  46  as close friends or go for a vacation as a 47  . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how much bigger and better a 48  we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by  49  it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on  50 we are than what we do!

小题1:	A．window B．garage C．door D．yard

小题2:	A．park B．stop C．check D．repair

小题3:	A．knew B．understood C．asked D．wondered

小题4:	A．for B．out of C．without D．from

小题5:	A．business B．national C．personal D．public

小题6:	A．waste B．gift C．wonder D．must

小题7:	A．appeared B．intended C．expected D．happened

小题8:	A．later B．more C．ago D．before

小题9:	A．broken B．fine C．shut D．open

小题10:

A．once B．before C．when D．until

小题11:

A．far B．deep C．long D．little

小题12:

A．driver B．engineer C．father D．son

小题13:

A．called B．made C．elected D．turned

小题14:

A．experience B．earning C．life D．work

小题15:

A．stay up B．wake up C．stay home D．go home

小题16:

A．competition B．performance C．debate D．party

小题17:

A．family B．company C．team D．whole

小题18:

A．garden B．garage C．car D．taxi

小题19:

A．giving B．keeping C．driving D．parking

小题20:

A．who B．what C．which D．where

Those days life was so hard that I finally wished that I could just be “left alone”.
The thought of going somewhere by myself would give me so much  1 . but then I’d remember when I was alone. Not that  2 _ left me. I was alone by myself in crowded places. It was the   3  that I built around me that would not  4  the outside in or the inside out.
When I was a child, I would play this silly   5 . It was always   6 _ because a place in a corner or under a table would do. My favorite place was simply to pull a blanket over my head. I would lie there and   7 , “Right now no one in the world knows where I am!” That thought was so   8 .
If you knew me well enough this wouldn’t   9  you…I still do it at 60. It drives my dogs crazy, because they find me and start digging at the blanket until they find a way in. All three of them  10  me. That thought is so satisfying, too.
I want you to know that at times we all wish that we could be left _11  . The fact that you can be alone with yourself and enjoy it shows clearly who you are. Imagine for a  12  being locked in a room with someone you  13 . It would be torture. So, if you find peace with being with yourself, that is good. However, if you are trying to build a wall so no one can ever  14 , it can’t happen.
The light of love can find a  15  through the tiniest cracks. You can pull the covers over your head and love will find you.

小题1:	A．trouble B．experience C．pleasure D．worry

小题2:	A．anybody B．everyone C．nobody D．someone

小题3:	A．idea B．place C．house D．wall

小题4:	A．permit B．stop C．find D．turn

小题5:	A．match B．program C．competition D．game

小题6:	A．interesting B．disappointing C．easy D．different

小题7:	A．shout B．think C．cry D．dream

小题8:	A．satisfying B．shocking C．important D．strange

小题9:	A．fear B．meet C．surprise D．excite

小题10:

A．bite B．join C．watch D．excite

小题11:

A．quiet B．calm C．alone D．silent

小题12:

A．change B．moment C．rest D．chance

小题13:

A．respect B．admire C．notice D．dislike

小题14:

A．go out B．come to C．get in D．leave for

小题15:

A．way B．help C． love D．hope

Having friends may well keep you healthier and help you deal with stress better. Some studies show that people with close friends have a greater ability to fight disease than people who are alone.
Make friendship a priority. Find the time to be with friends even if it means letting the grass in your garden uncut or the dishes unwashed for a while. When you can’t get together, use the phone to keep in touch.
Open up to close friends. Maintaining a deep friendship requires a level of “heartfelt” intimacy (亲密). Don’t be afraid to express your inner fears and disappointments. Listen to your friends when they have problems，but offer advice only when it’s wanted. Help raise friends’ self-esteem (自尊)when they are shaken by a job loss, or other such events.
Have different friends for different activities, such as going to the movies，singing in a choir，and joining in a bowling league.
Don’t wait for a friend to ask a favor. When a friend has the flu，offer to go to the store or drive his or her children to their after­school activities.
Never take a friendship for granted. Like a good marriage，friendship needs care and patience. Become a joiner. Find a group that matches your interests.
Talk to strangers. Conversations started in museums, laundry rooms，or bookstores can lead to firm friendship.
Enroll in an adult­education course. A classroom is an ideal place to meet others with similar interests.
小题1: People with close friends have a ________ ability to fight disease than people who are alone.

A．less

B．greater

C．poorer

D．little

小题2: According to the passage，you’d better offer advice to your friends ________.

A．at any moment	B．only when they are happy
C．only when they want it	D．only when you are glad

小题3:How many things have been mentioned that we must pay attention to in the passage to have friends?

A．3

B．4

C．6

D．7

小题4:Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．You should have different friends for the same activities.

B．You should wait for a friend to ask a favor.

C．You should avoid talking with strangers in museums, laundry rooms, or bookstores.

D．You should never take a friendship for granted.

小题5:The underlined word “enroll” in the last paragraph means________.

A．give

B．join

C．get

D．catch

On a cold evening I was waiting for a taxi in New York. About 5 minutes later, I was picked up by a driver, and he said how terrible some people were. I knew there was a part of me that wanted to be silent, but I had to listen out of kindness.
The man told me that he had just come from JFK Airport without a customer. Over the courses of that taxi ride, what started as anger changed slowly and he mentioned that he had read an article which said that the happiest people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more chance to give in his life. I was really starting to enjoy being with this man.
As we arrived at the place where I wanted to go, I paid my money by credit card. I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, since we’ve been talking about giving this whole time, I want to share that feeling with you. I’ve already paid my money, but here’s an extra little bit. You can tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another.”
I thought I was pretty cool at this point, but he turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person around here and I will give the next passenger a free ride myself.
It was a great honor meeting that man and learning the lesson of how everyone gives and adds joy to another with their generosity.
小题1:According to the text, when the author got in the taxi, the driver was    .

A．angry

B．nervous

C．worried

D．regretful

小题2: The author gave the driver an extra $20 in order to    _.

A．help him to get out of trouble	B．know what he was really like
C．experience the joy of giving	D．learn how to get along with others.

小题3: What can be inferred from the taxi driver’s words in Paragraph 4?

A．A driver should be willing to help.	B．People should understand each other.
C．The driver was deeply moved.
D．One needs to keep an optimistic attitude (乐观态度).

小题4:What would be the best title for the text?

A．A cold evening in New York	B．Learning from a taxi driver
C．A gift to a generous stranger	D．Always being a happy person

My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter’s college. It was the first time in our life that we would __36__ for any length of time. We wondered how other people had __37__ it.
Later in bed, I __38__ the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay home to keep the __39__ from getting into the crops. I, the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to __40__ college.
The truck was slow, and I was glad. I didn’t want to get to the city __41__. I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little __42__. He finally said, “I never went to college and __43__ of your brothers did. I can’t say don’t do this or that, because everything is __44__ and I don’t know what is going to come up, but I think things will __45__. When you get a job, be sure to be honest and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be __46__ in the big town and I would be __47__ the life home.
Then my father __48__ the Bible that he had read so often. I knew that he would miss it but I must __49__ it. He just said, “This can help you __50__ you will let it.”
When I finished school I took the Bible __51__ to my father. But he said he wanted me to __52__ it.
Now, too often, I remember. It would have been so __53__ to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn’t. My father could give me only a Bible, but now I don’t really believe that I gave her half as __54__ as my father gave me. So the next morning I __55__ up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a note “This can help you.” I said, “if you will let it.”

小题1:	A．worry B．separate C．stay D．travel

小题2:	A．left B．stood C．enjoyed D．tried

小题3:	A．wasted B．spent C．remembered D．killed

小题4:	A．policemen B．workers C．cattle D．birds

小题5:	A．graduate from B．go away to C．set out D．set up

小题6:	A．very late B．far away C．too soon D．once again

小题7:	A．speech B．living C．promise D．progress

小题8:	A．some B．one C．none D．all

小题9:	A．impossible B．different C．difficult D．favorite

小题10:

A．work out B．die out C．hold out D．break out

小题11:

A．happy B．alone C．free D．lost

小题12:

A．losing B．spending C．missing D．living

小题13:

A．brought about B．brought out C．brought up D．brought down

小题14:

A．refuse B．mark C．follow D．take

小题15:

A．if B．unless C．but D．though

小题16:

A．down B．up C．back D．away

小题17:

A．keep B．return C．post D．sell

小题18:

A．popular B．strange C．ready D．nice

小题19:

A．much B．many C．far D．good

小题20:

A．set B．turned C．gave D．wrapped

The annual marathon in my town usually took place in summer. My job was to   21   behind the runners in an ambulance   22    any of them needed medical attention. The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind nearly one hundred athletes    23   to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.
“We’re supposed to stay behind the   24   runner, so take it slowly ,” I said to the driver , Doug , as we began to creep forward .
“Let’s just hope all the runners are fast!” he laughed.
As they began to pace themselves, the front runners started to   25   . It was then that my   26  were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt.
“Doug, look!”
We knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her feet were turned in, but her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled and bent that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk , let alone run a marathon .
Doug and I watched in   27   as she slowly moved forward. We didn’t say a thing. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to gain some distance. Then we’d slowly move forward a little bit more.
Finally, she was the  28   runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with amazement and even respect as she    29       forward with strong determination through the last miles.
When the    30   line came into sight, rubbishes lay everywhere and the cheering crowds had already gone home.    31  , a man waited proudly there. He was   32  one end of a ribbon (带子) tied to a post.   33  slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the ribbon fluttering behind her.
I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became a part of my life –a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about   34   the other runners or winning a competition, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter    35  . When I think things are too difficult or too time-consuming, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.
小题1:

A．interview

B．watch

C．follow

D．fall

小题2:

A．when

B．since

C．because

D．in case

小题3:

A．searching

B．sitting

C．wishing

D．waiting

小题4:

A．slow

B．last

C．wounded

D．helpless

小题5:

A．run

B．miss

C．disappear

D．lose

小题6: 

A．attention

B．mind

C．eyes

D．sight

小题7: 

A．happiness

B．silence

C．disappointment

D．hope

小题8: 

A．single

B．only

C．last

D．careful

小题9: 

A．pushed

B．fought

C．pulled

D．jumped

小题10:

A．close

B．end

C．match

D．finish

小题11:

A．Yet

B．But

C．Thus

D．Therefore

小题12:

A．catching

B．handing

C．holding

D．bringing

小题13:

A．He

B．She

C．I

D．They

小题14:

A．winning

B．competing

C．beating

D．fighting

小题15:

A．what

B．where

C．when

D．why

When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help. However, it's far from enough. Ladies and gentlemen, we've got to come up with some better ideas to help them.
I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers for children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer and he planed to produce a lot and sell them to the children in developing countries at a low price after he visited a school in Cambodia. The laptop will be covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won't be damaged easily. The idea is that these computers will help the children's education as they will be able to surf the Internet. By improving children's education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.
Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK, and probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to 'kill two birds with one stone’, and that is always a good thing.
小题1:
It's an excellent idea to recycle old mobile phones because        .

A．it reduces waste and can help others

B．it prevents waste and can earn lots of money

C．it can send the waste produced by developed countries to other countries

D．it is good for the environment and very educative for phone users

小题2:
The author gives the example of Mr. Negroponte’s cheap computers        .

A．to show what high technology can bring us

B．to show the kindness of people in the developed countries

C．to show how to find business opportunities in developing countries

D．to give an example of how to help developing countries

小题3:
Where does this passage probably come from?        .

A．A newspaper.	B．A magazine.
C．A lecture.	D．An advertisement.

A long time ago there lived a farmer in a village. One day, while   36  in the fields, the farmer’s son   37  and broke his leg. The villagers went to the __ 38 __ and said，“My goodness, what great misfortune! Your son has broken his leg; now he can’t   39  you in the fields.”One day later, government troop (军队) went to the village   40  young men to join the __ 41 _. They had to leave the boy ___42  because his leg was broken. Again, the villagers came and said，“My goodness, what great __ 43 __!”  The farmer replied, “It is neither fortune __ 44 __ misfortune.”
Then one day the farmer’s    45   horse jumped the fence and ran away. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse has run away.” Two or three days later, the horse __ 46 __ with a dozen wild horses ___47   it. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse came back with twelve_ 48 __.”
The farmer was __49 __ enough to know that nothing was either fortune or misfortune. Everything that happens has a ___50 __ and meaning beyond   51   appearances of the events. So many times, we are __ 52  by the feelings we have about the events in our lives. Remember: “Nothing is long or short, hot or cold, good or bad.” There is no   53   in thinking of something as good or bad, because we __ 54  know what will happen next. The best thing we can do is__ 55  it.

小题1:	A．playing B．walking C．living D．working

小题2:	A．came up B．fell down C．broken down D．ended up

小题3:	A．ground B．son C．farmer D．village

小题4:	A．supply B．help C．teach D．move

小题5:	A．looking for B．thanking for C．asking for D．waiting for

小题6:	A．club B．group C．army D．government

小题7:	A．up B．down C．away D．behind

小题8:	A．pleasure B．success C．fortune D．fun

小题9:	A．or B．nor C．and D．but

小题10:

A．only B．next C．same D．first

小题11:

A．provided B．rose C．ran D．returned

小题12:

A．watching B．following C．begging D．crossing

小题13:

A．ones B．others C．those D．another

小题14:

A．wiser B．confident C．quick D．honest

小题15:

A．use B．dream C．purpose D．goal

小题16:

A．usual B．strange C．real D．simple

小题17:

A．left B．kept C．surprised D．cheated

小题18:

A．point B．luck C．chance D．way

小题19:

A．always B．never C．often D．seldom

小题20:

A．use B．change C．accept D．enjoy

Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.
1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (乐观主义) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.
2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.
3. ... You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.
4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.]
5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.
小题1: From Tip One we know that we should             .

A．never be afraid to take risks

B．try something new every day

C．focus on the good things in life

D．get rid of all our former habits

小题2:What’s the best title for the third tip?

A．Enjoy Today and Let Go of the Past.

B．Never Think of Tomorrow.

C．Remember You Are the Best.

D．Never Change Your Mind.

小题3:The writer may NOT agree that              .

A．feeling sad about your life does you no good

B．it’s good to keep yourself busy doing something

C．you shouldn’t go to a new place where you have no friends

D．you should enjoy the present instead of always thinking of the past

小题4: What is the writer’s attitude toward life?

A．Positive.	B．Negative.
C．Doubtful.	D．Indifferent.