When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more____ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him __much in repairs that he decided that he had better __it.
　　He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly_ _ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so__ of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was __ when they met one evening, and said, “What's __, Dave?”
　　Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may __more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's__was sensible(合理的),he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, __ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”
　　For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no __.But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to__ him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be__or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll __my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to __ it.”
　　The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, __ to wait there for the people who had__ his advertisement. Even Dave had to __that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean__ it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this __ to us yet, sir?”?

小题1:	A．directly B．safely C．easily? D．properly

小题2:	A．such B．so C．very D．too?

小题3:	A．keep B．repair C．sell D．throw?

小题4:	A．lucky B．anxious C．ashamed D．generous?

小题5:	A．some B．neither C．most D．none

小题6:	A．delighted B．upset C．calm D．astonished?

小题7:	A．on B．it C．that? D．up

小题8:	A．learn B．miss C．find D．get

小题9:	A．message B．advice C．request D．description?

小题10:

A．loses B．uses C．has D．spends

小题11:

A．doubt B．help C．answer D．trouble

小题12:

A．see B．tell C．agree D．call

小题13:

A．exact B．early C．suitable D．late

小题14:

A．follow B．meet C．introduce D．bring

小题15:

A．recognize B．gain C．admire D．test

小题16:

A．happening B．turning C．meaning D．failing

小题17:

A．read B．inserted C．answered D．placed

小题18:

A．forget B．admit C．disagree D．show

小题19:

A．that B．as C．so D．such

小题20:

A．bargain B．sale C．result D．accident

Immediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my    . I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely     , feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I      at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try.
I felt tense and     . It was the first time, after all. I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that I was about to       myself. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the       before me, the violin under my chin.
The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more _   and to stay more or less in tune. To my     ,I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any     at all. Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my       as though getting rid of some guilty evidence.
I worked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually obtaining the truth of the       by trial and error. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money---the sight could      a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to      it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to      his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a       practice and I made sure, between tunes, to take off most of the earnings, but always leaving two      behind.
Old      were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids.  As for men, heavy drinkers were always willing listeners and so were big guys with muscles. But      a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog: respectable types were the least      of all.  Except for retired army officers, who would shout "Why aren't you     , young man?" and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion.

小题1:	A．violin B．art C．skill D．luck

小题2:	A．station B．spot C．street D．bridge

小题3:	A．played B．wandered C．stopped D．sat

小题4:	A．nervous B．excited C．lost D．strange

小题5:	A．shame B．show C．damage D．declare

小题6:	A．wall B．bridge C．pavement D．road

小题7:	A．smoothly B．slowly C．angrily D．roughly

小题8:	A．excitement B．sorrow C．astonishment D．surprise

小题9:	A．money B．pity C．notice D．rest

小题10:

A．hat B．pocket C．hand D．bag

小题11:

A．people B．trade C．performance D．music

小题12:

A．encourage B．help C．support D．discourage

小题13:

A．fill B．empty C．tear D．hide

小题14:

A．make B．get C．drop D．earn

小题15:

A．modern B．regular C．timely D．economic

小题16:

A．pennies B．dollars C．pounds D．euros

小题17:

A．workers B．teachers C．doctors D．ladies

小题18:

A．never B．often C．always D．sometimes

小题19:

A．generous B．comfortable C．handsome D．selfish

小题20:

A．playing B．working C．cheating D．shopping

For a few years, I have been wearing a ring on my right hand. It’s not always the ____ ring, but it’s always a ring that has ____ on it so that when I look at it, I’m ____ or reminded of something important. I have made a ____ of buying rings like this whenever I see one in a store. Sometimes I give them away as ____ to someone like Jennie.
I first met Jennie in the ____ waiting room and we had talked several times. One night I sat down beside her and ____ how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very ____ condition. She told me that she didn’t know what to do more because it seemed none of the ____ from the doctors was good. They weren’t at all sure her son was going to ____ the accident that had hurt him so badly. With ____ in her eyes she said, “They’re ____ my hope.”
I knew then that it was ____ just a coincidence(巧合)that I was wearing the ring that I had on that day. As she ____ to talk, I ____ slipped the ring off my finger and placed it in Jennie’s hand. I told her to wear it to remember that God loved her and He would be with her ____ all of this. ____ Jennie looked down at the ring, she got excited and then held it tightly, ____ the word written on the ring was “HOPE”.
The last day I was at the hospital, I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift. She ____ and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying, “Look, I ____ have Hope!”

小题1:	A．special B．expensive C．same D．valuable

小题2:	A．words B．pictures C．names D．symbols

小题3:	A．admired B．encouraged C．trusted D．puzzled

小题4:	A．plan B．point C．list D．habit

小题5:	A．gifts B．prizes C．awards D．thanks

小题6:	A．railway B．school C．hospital D．airport

小题7:	A．asked B．explained C．thought D．found

小题8:	A．favorable B．normal C．serious D．excellent

小题9:	A．advice B．news C．instructions D．comfort

小题10:

A．defeat B．experience C．predict D．survive

小题11:

A．apologies B．tears C．anger D．doubt

小题12:

A．keeping up B．bringing down C．cutting off D．taking away

小题13:

A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than

小题14:

A．continued B．refused C．attempted D．started

小题15:

A．cautiously B．quietly C．nervously D．shyly

小题16:

A．over B．beyond C．through D．within

小题17:

A．Until B．While C．Since D．When

小题18:

A．for B．so C．yet D．and

小题19:

A．shouted B．waved C．cheered D．hesitated

小题20:

A．ever B．only C．still D．Just

Helen Thomas, the pioneering White House reporter known for putting presidents on the hot seat, died at 92．
To those who regularly watch presidential press conferences, Helen Thomas is a familiar figure．Usually dressed in red and always seated in the front row, she is always the first or second reporter the president calls upon．It is an honor she has earned．Besides, it affords her the perfect opportunity to do what she does best - challenge the president and other public officials to tell the plain truth．She said, "We reporters' priority（首要事情） is the people's right to know - without fear or favor．We are the people's servants．"
Helen Thomas was born in Kentucky in 1920．All the nine Thomas children were brought up to value education, and all were expected to make something of themselves through working hard．She made up her mind while still in high school to become a reporter after writing for the student newspaper．After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1942, Thomas headed straight for Washington, D．C．in search of a newspaper job．Before long, she landed one at Washington Daily News．Her duty included fetching coffee and doughnuts for the paper's reporters and editors．The eager young woman found the atmosphere exciting and was convinced she had made the right career choice．
Her big break came when she was sent to Florida to report on the vacation of President-elect John F．Kennedy and his family．Once President Kennedy took office, Thomas changed her focus from the president's family to his policies．She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences．Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy．Over the years, Thomas found her job "thrilling and inspiring," but never boring．And she took very seriously her duty to "keep an eye on the president" and keep American people informed．
小题1:What can we learn about Helen Thomas from the passage?

A．Her career took off after covering the Kennedys．

B．Her first job was to deliver doughnuts to a news agency．

C．She was born to a large family in Kentucky in 1942．

D．She decided to be a reporter while in college．

小题2:Paragraph 3 is written to show Helen Thomas

A．is a good decision maker for her career

B．appreciates education and hard work

C．wants to be famous by writing reports

D．has great support from her family

小题3:What does Helen Thomas think other work?

A．Unbearable．

B．Exciting．

C．Challenging．

D．Unforgettable．

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

A．A reporter sticking to the facts．

B．A reporter challenging President Kennedy．

C．A reporter from an ordinary family．

D．A reporter for Washington Daily News．

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the       was he found himself unable to ask for help — his mobile phone went out of        as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to       in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the        of the rescue.
It is almost       that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his       : "First of all I checked up my        conditions and found myself not in mortal （致命的）danger. As there was no way to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from      . In this way I dozed （打盹）off ."
His story put an end to my regret for the       of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men       to explore a mountain cave and got lost.        to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of        .Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the       people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the        of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to        themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering （闪烁）not far away .
Don’t you think that you can compare it with        itself? When you meet with obstacles （障碍）in life and work, you are lost in darkness.     you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle        . It seems to be a negative attitude,        a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great       in the first place.

小题1:	A．hopeless B．worst C．more D．best

小题2:	A．service B．way C．order D．work

小题3:	A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep

小题4:	A．delay B．success C．team D．arrival

小题5:	A．untrue B．unimaginable C．true D．useless

小题6:	A．plan B．decision C．explanation D．excuse

小题7:	A．physical B．mental C．working D．medical

小题8:	A．rotting B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding

小题9:	A．loss B．failure C．disappointment D．sadness

小题10:

A．had B．managed C．tried D．planned

小题11:

A．Willing B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding

小题12:

A．hearing B．sight C．feeling D．direction

小题13:

A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave

小题14:

A．end B．top C．opening D．side

小题15:

A．save B．help C．stop D．calm

小题16:

A．adventure B．work C．life D．mankind

小题17:

A．Mind B．Watch C．Imagine D．Warn

小题18:

A．really B．immediately C．carefully D．hopefully

小题19:

A．and B．so C．but D．for

小题20:

A．courage B．thought C．opinion D．strength

They think they're lucky and it's Christmas again. They can't see that we live on a dirty street in a shabby house among people who aren't much good. Johnny and the children can't see how pitiful it is that our neighbors have to make happiness out of this filth and dirt. My children must get out of this. But how? The money that we've saved isn't nearly enough.
The McGaritys have money, but they are show-offs with it. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of cookies while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts, and when she couldn't eat any more, she threw the rest down the sewer(阴沟).
Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn't rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. Everybody else here looks away because they're ashamed of their lives. I'd like to see the children would be like Miss Jackson when they grew up.
小题1:The writer's family is the poorest one on that street.
小题2:The McGarity girl is characterized as rich and nice.
小题3:The writer thinks Miss Jackson is an example her children should follow.
小题4:The writer wants to move out of that district.
小题5:Watching the rich girl eating cookies, those hungry children cried.

The Johnson family from England believe they are lucky to be alive after surviving an incredible incident off the coast of Australia. The Johnsons had been      that they might see some whales when they were _    a yacht （帆船）— a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing      around the Whitsunday Islands.     , they had no clue just how      their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-meter-long humpback whale      out of the ocean and crashed into their boat before returning to the water.
Mark Johnson，the eldest son，was sailing the yacht when he heard an immense bang and a thud(重击声).He     thought the yacht had hit a rock. However, when he looked up, he saw the whale      down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters, “ We were staring into its right eye. It was a very     _ moment. The eye was about the      of a dinner plate. It was huge.”
    for the Johnson family, no one was hurt, but the yacht suffered      damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging — the pole and ropes which hold the      ——and so the family was left      at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The      equipment was also damaged, but fortunately they had a cell phone and were able to call for help.
Why the whale jumped onto the yacht is a    ，but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not      sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to      its calf when it jumped, hit the yacht by chance.
Whatever the reason, people are completely      that this incident happened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean , so what are the      of a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht? The chance of something like this happening is miniscale, but it just shows that life is full of surprises.

小题1:	A．explained B．learned C．told D．taught

小题2:	A．hiring B．running C．taking D．driving

小题3:	A．competition B．game C．trail D．trip

小题4:	A．Moreover B．Nevertheless C．Worthwhile D．However

小题5:	A．wide B．close C．vivid D．tense

小题6:	A．swam B．leapt C．slipped D．stretched

小题7:	A．suddenly B．occasionally C．immediately D．accidentally

小题8:	A．shooting B．jumping C．falling D．sliding

小题9:	A．exciting B．surprising C．frightening D．astonishing

小题10:

A． size B．sample C．range D．scale

小题11:

A． Certainly B．Luckily C．Definitely D．Possibly

小题12:

A． severe B．extreme C．actual D．special

小题13:

A． boat B．beach C．sail D．journey

小题14:

A． by all means B．in no time C．from then on D．with no way

小题15:

A． radio B．craft C．edition D．compass

小题16:

A． problem B．mystery C．suspect D．question

小题17:

A． carefully B．surely C．purposely D．simply

小题18:

A． see B．touch C．tend D．reach

小题19:

A． amazed B．worried C．interested D．touched

小题20:

A． surprises B．chances C．predictions D．results

When Jean Calment entered the world in 1875, telephones and automobiles still lay in the future. Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso were not yet born. The Eiffel Tower was 14 years from being built. As a teenager, she met Vincent Van Gogh, near her home in Arles, in the south of France. He was “very ugly, ungracious, impolite, sick—I forgive him, they called him loco.” She recalled. When she died last week at age 122, she was the world’s oldest person. (There were others who claimed to the title, but only Calment had the official documents to prove her age)
Each February 21, her birthday, she would share the secrets of long life. Some years it was “a sense of humor”, others it was “keeping busy”. “God may have forgotten me,” she once explained. The truth probably was that she had good genes. Her mother reportedly lived to be 86 and her father 94.
Her life had its sadness: she outlived her husband, her only daughter and her grandson. According to a friend, she was imperturbable. “If you can’t do anything about it,” she reportedly said, “don’t worry about it.”
In her last years she was nearly blind and deaf, but her health remained good. She ate a few bars of chocolate each week and continued smoking until a few years ago, when she could no longer light her own cigarettes. She never lost her sense of humor. On her 110^th birthday, she commented, “I have only ever had one wrinkle, and I am sitting on it.” Her longevity made her famous. Her spirits made her eternal(永恒的)
小题1:Why does the author mention Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and the Eiffel Tower?

A．To show that Calment had seen famous people and things.

B．To emphasize that Calement was born a long time ago.

C．To indicate that Calement is just as famous.

D．To admire the knowledge that Calement had.

小题2:The author believes that Calment’s longevity is mainly due to _____.

A．a sense of humor

B．being kept busy

C．belief in God

D．good genes

小题3:The underlined word imperturbable means ______.

A．calm

B．humorous

C．friendly

D．healthy

小题4:Toward the end of the story, the author seems to be impressed by Calment’s _____.

A．attitude

B．religious belief

C．knowledge

D．lifestyle

Father’s Garden
My father was always a good(酷爱的) gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled(翻耕的) soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.
As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite--- red tomatoes.
As I grew into a teenager, I didn’t get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.
But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.
For the first few years after he died, I couldn’t even bear to look at anyone’s garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.
小题1:Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?

A．He wanted to be a garden-crazy like his father.

B．He loved being in the garden with his father.

C．The garden was full of his favorite food.

D．The garden was just freshly tilled.

小题2:When all the kids started their own families, the author’s father _____.

A．stopped his gardening.

B．turned to other hobbies.

C．devoted more to gardening.

D．focused on planting tomatoes.

小题3:What happened to the garden when the author’s father was seriously ill?

A．There was a great harvest.

B．The garden was almost deserted.

C．No plant grew in the garden at all.

D．The author’s son took charge of the garden.

小题4:Why did the author start his garden with tomatoes?

A．He wanted to honor his father.

B．His son liked the fields of tomatoes.

C．He only knew how to grow tomatoes.

D．He thought tomatoes were easy to manage.

It seemed that ever since Amanda started her school, kids often made fun of her, which made her feel very helpless and lonely.
One day before her birthday, she was told by her mum that a “Make A Special Birthday       ” contest was being held in a radio program of the city. If she wrote a        to the program, she might win a big prize. The contest sounded       , so she started thinking what she        most for her birthday. After thinking for a short while, Amanda went to write her letter.
Here was Amanda’s letter:
My name is Amanda. I am nine years old. I have a        at school. Can you help me? I have a special      . Due to the way I walk and talk, kids often        me. I just want one        when no one plays jokes on me.
At the radio station in the city, the workers had fun        about all the different presents that kids wanted on their birthdays. When Amanda’s letter arrived, the manager Mr. Tobin read it       . He knew her disease that might        her schoolmates who didn’t understand her       . He thought it was        for people to know the girl and her        wish. It’s necessary for people to        that everyone wants and deserves to be        with respect, dignity and warmth.       , Mr. Tobin quickly called up a local       . The next day, a picture of Amanda and her letter made the front page of the newspaper.
All across the country, the media        the story of Amanda, who        for such a simple yet unusual gift — just one day without being laughed at. Finally her wish came true.

小题1:	A．Poster B．Card C．Wish D．Cake

小题2:	A．poem B．note C．song D．letter

小题3:	A．fun B．ridiculous C．scientific D．familiar

小题4:	A．cared B．missed C．wanted D．planned

小题5:	A．challenge B．problem C．program D．project

小题6:	A．disease B．family C．dream D．birthday

小题7:	A．run after B．care for C．watch over D．laugh at

小题8:	A．day B．week C．month D．year

小题9:	A．worrying B．thinking C．reading D．looking

小题10:

A．nervously B．carefully C．helplessly D．happily

小题11:

A．attract B．disappoint C．confuse D．surprise

小题12:

A．disability B．strength C．reality D．loss

小题13:

A．impossible B．hard C．common D．good

小题14:

A．unknown B．unusual C．unimportant D．unexpected

小题15:

A．understand B．promise C．admit D．imagine

小题16:

A．observed B．invited C．treated D．allowed

小题17:

A．Instead B．Therefore C．Anyway D．However

小题18:

A．school B．website C．hospital D．newspaper

小题19:

A．edited B．informed C．reported D．explained

小题20:

A．asked B．prepared C．cared D．waited