___3y debts. So the bank had __33____ the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid on the ___4___. Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the ___5___ moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had ___6___, some from far away.

    As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt. She held her___7___ tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was ___8___. It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding ___9___ $ 85.  Sally cried out “$100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope ___10___ her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how __11__ her grandmother would have been with her ___12___.

    Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$ 125!” She had lost her ___13___. Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people ___14___be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete ___15___.

    After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some ___16___. Someone else got it.” She said. A hand-written ___17___ was pinned to the quilt, which read:

Dear Madam,

I noticed you ___18___ the quilt. Clearly, it was ___19___ to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who ___20___ to cross your path.

1.    A　　   Naturally　　   B.　　   Unfortunately    C.　　   Luckily　　   D.　　   Strangely

2.    A　　   forbidden　　   B.　　   waited　　   C.　　   expected　　   D.　　   forced

3.    A　　   With　　   B.　　  At　　   C.　　  By　　   D.　　  Over

4.    A　　   house　　   B.　　   pillow C.　　   furniture　　   D.　　  quilt

5.    A　　   strange　　   B.　　   necessary　　   C.　　  big　　   D.　　   curious

6.    A　　   turned out　　   B.　　   turned up　　   C.　　   turned back　　   D.　　   turned on

7.    A　　   picture　　   B.　　  book　　   C.　　  purse　　   D.　　  quilt

8.    A　　   shocked　　   B.　　   worried　　   C.　　  calm　　   D.　　   excited

9.    A.　　  rose　　   B.　　   reached　　   C.　　   climbed　　   D.　　  won

10.  A.　　  told　　   B.　　   helped　　   C.　　  filled　　   D.　　  gave

11.   A.　　   pleased　　   B.　　   anxious　　   C.　　  angry　　   D.&nbstp;

　　  familiar

12.  A.　　  at this moment    B.　　   ever since　　   C.　　  long before　　   D.　　   soon after

13.  A.　　   chance　　   B.　　   method　　   C.　　   thought　　   D.　　   fortune

14.  A.　　  could　　   B.　　  might　　   C.　　  must　　   D.　　   would

15.  A.　　   relative　　   B.　　   customer　　   C.　　  friend　　   D.　　   stranger

16.  A.　　   mistake　　   B.　　  fun　　   C.　　   secret D.　　   reason

17.  A.　　   check B.　　   wallet C.　　   address　　   D.　　  note

18.  A.　　   holding　　   B.　　   touching　　   C.　　   watching　　   D.　　   admiring

19   A.　　   wonderful　　   B.　　   precious　　   C.　　  pretty　　   D.　　   various

20.  A.　　  used　　   B.　　  stops　　   C.　　   comes　　   D.　　   happens

Finish the following passage taken from the text with the same words as those in the text.

   The Earth Summit is not just about problems.  1（短语）, it is a place to find solutions for

the future. Many speakers  __2__ the summit said that education is the key to the future.

__3__better education, people will be able to build a better society in harmony with nature and

perhaps put an end to the death and suffering __4__ by the big three. If the world becomes less

unfair and if people can get better education, much of the poverty can be wiped out. And if

poverty is less of a problem and people are better educated, there is a good chance __5  we will

see less violence and fewer wars.

    1    you to figure out(领会) what the messages mean. “I see the leaves    2    from that tree” is a message from your    3   .“I hear a fire alarm” is a message from your    4   .“I    5    dinner cooking” is a message from your nose.

But then what happens? You ask yourself, in your    6   ,what the message    7   .I see the leaves falling. What does that mean? It    8    autumn. I hear a fire alarm. What does that mean? There’s a fire near here. I smell dinner cooking. What does that mean? It must be time to stop    9    and go to the dining room.

Is the answer you give yourself always the right one? Have you    10    the right guess? “I see the leaves falling,   11    it must be autumn” could be the right answer. But “The tree is sick”   12    an answer, too.

Can you depend    13    your senses? Usually you can,   14    you pay attention to them and learn to use them    15   .But if you are not paying attention, they don’t    16    as well as they should. First, you have to ask yourself, “What am I trying to    17    out?” you may find out by looking, listening, smelling, feeling or tasting.

When you don’t use your    18    and your mind, it’s    19    living in a tunnel(地道) .When you do use them, everything is more    20    and more fun.

1. A. helps　　    　　  B. keeps 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. makes　　    　　    D. tells

2. A. fallen　　　　    B. falling 　　　　　　　　　　 C. to fall　　　　  　　 D. falls

3. A. eye　　    　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. senses 　　   　　    D. seeing

4. A. ear　　    　　　　 B. listening　　　　　　　　    C. hearing　　　　     D. ears

5. A. am smelling　　  B. smells　　　　　　　　　　  C. smell　　　　 　　    D. smelled

6. A. heart　　    　　  B. thought　　　　　　　　    C. mind　　    　　　　  D. idea

7. A. is　　　　 　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　    C. means　　    　　    D. meaning

8. A. is　　    　　　　   B. would be 　　　　　　    C. can be　　　　      D. must be

9. A. work　　    

　　  B. to work 　　　　　　　　  C. worked　　　　     D. working

10. A. make　　        B. to make 　　　　　　　　  C. made　　　　  　　  D. making

11. A. when　　　　   B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　 　　　　    D. so

12. A. could be　　    B. is 　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. must be　　　　    D. will be

13. A. in　　　　 　　　　　　  B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　 　　　　  D. at

14. A. as　　　　 　　   B. when　　　　　　　　　　   C. because　　　　    D. if

15. A. enough　　      B. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　    　　　　  D. better

16. A. study　　        B. learn　　　　　　　　　　    C. work　　    　　　　 D. think

17. A. set　　　　 　　  B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. look　　　　 　　　　 D. run

18. A. head　　　　    B. senses　　　　　　　　　　  C. eyes　　    　　　　   D. ears

19. A. as　　　　 　　   B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　 　　　　    D. like

20. A. exciting　　    B. to excite 　　　　　　　　  C. excite　　     　　   D. excited

The student had answered: “Take the barometer to the top of the building, fasten a    5  

rope to it,   6    the barometer to the street, and then bring it up,   7    the length of the rope. That’s the    8   .”

I pointed out that the student really have a strong case for full credit(学分) ,since he had answered the question   9    and correctly, but the answer did not prove competence(能力)  in physics. I   10    that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes, with the   11    that his answer should show some    12   of physics. His answer reads:

“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean    13    the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer,   14    its fall with a stop watch. Then using the formula s=1/2at²,calculate the height of the building.”

I gave the student    15    full credit.

Before I left, the student said he had   16    answers. “But,” said the student,   17    the best way is to knock at the superintendent’s(管理者)  door. When he    18    ,you say: “Mr. Superintendent, here I have a(n)    19    barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will    20   you this barometer.”

1. A. tick　　    　　    B. zero　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mark　　    　　　　  D. comment

2. A. score　　　　    B. praise　　　　　　　　　　   C. reward　　    　　　　　　  D. prize

3. A. change　　　　   B. raise　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. determine　　　　 D. find

4. A. care　　　　 　　  B. aid 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. effort　　　　 　　　　　　  D. improvement

5. A. strong　　　　  B. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　    　　 D. long

6. A. lower　　　　    B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　   C. carry　　　　  　　  D. place

7. A. covering　　　　 B. folding　　　　　　　　　　 C. measuring　　　　 D. imagining

8. A. height　　　　  B. width 　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. size　　　　  　　    D. weight

9. A. perfectly　　　　 B. completely　　　　　　   C. seriously  　　      D. carefully

10. A. demanded　　   B. required 　　　　　　　　 C. insisted　　　　 　　 D. suggested

11. A. warning　　　　 B. advice 　　　　　　　　   C. order　　　　 　　    D. point

12. A. wisdom　　　　 B. technology　　　　　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　 D. gift

13. A. on　　　　  　　 B. over 　　　　　　　　　　   C. against　　　　      D. beyond

14. A. stopping　　    B. observing　　　　　　　　 C. timing　　　　 　　  D. watching

15. A. almost　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simply　　　　      D. hardly

16. A. some　　        B. other　　　　　　　　　　    C. two　　    　　　　   D. no

17. A. interestingly　　 B. surprisingly　　　　　　  C. probably　　　　    D. strangely

18. A. opens　　　　   B. shouts 　　　　　　　　    C. stares　　　　 　　　　　　  D. answers

19. A. fine　　　　 　　 B. large 　　　　　　　　　　   C. interesting　　      D. attractive

20. A. give　　　　    B. lend 　　　　　　　　　　    C. sell　　　　  　　　　 D. show

　 2　 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk..  No 　3　　tire.

　　At this time, a car　 4　  . Paul and Diane told Clay to　 5　 them to a service station near their　 6　 ．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to　 7　 with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.

　　The couple called around to find a tire. No　 8　 . They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a　 9　 of keys. “Take our car. We　　10　 be using it over the holiday.”

　　Clay was　 11　 . “But I’m going all they way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she　 12　 them.

　　“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be　 13　 when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to　 14　 us.”

　　Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the　 15　 put her luggage into their car and then　 16　 h

er off. Two weeks later she　 17　 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio　 18　 .

“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I　 19　 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don’t want any money. It’s our　 20　 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.

　　Now, Julie's team ran up and down over the snowy hills. They　 5　 only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay　 6　 of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the　 7　 places on Earth. The dogs' thick fur coats helped　 8　them warm in the cold wind. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as　 9　 as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from　 10　 , Julie had put special boots on their feet.

　　At first, the dogs seemed to　 11　 the sled very slowly. They were　 12　 getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they began to run more　　13　 . They worked　 14　 a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sled's runners fell into a hole and 15　 . Julie could have given up then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.

　　When they finally reached the finish line, they found that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.