When my father bought me a computer as a birthday gift for　 　 1. _________

me in last year, I felt very excited. As we all know, computers　 　2. _________

are getting more and more usefully now. Much information can　　 3. _________

be stored in them. We can also learn that has lately happened　 　 4. _________

in the world on the Internet. In the past, people had to do lots of　 　5. _________

work which was very dangerous. Now, but, computers can do it　 6. _________

instead. When an exam is coming, I often did some exercises　　　 7. _________

on my computer. Then it will correct it and tell me the right　　　 8. _________

answers. In this way it is very convenient for me to prepare　　　 　9. _________

the exam than before. The computer has become my real friend.　 10. _________

My wife and I moved into our home nine years ago. We 　 1　 a lot of time and 2 in the yard to get it looking the way it does today. We live on a corner, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally built rock wall.

We did the best to cultivate(耕种) it and called this area our rock garden. 3 We had found flowers and plants, Denise or I will plant them, just to bring some 　 4　 to the area.

Last summer I found a tiny little plant that I could not immediately 　5　 . I was sure that we didn’t plant it. We decided to let it 　6 to grow until we could 7 what it was.

Weeks passed, and as I made my way back to the 　8 plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I 9 to nurture(培育) it and weed around it. As I picked up rocks from the area to get to the 10 , I noticed something 　11 　. The sunflower had not started to grow from where I first saw the stalks(茎）appear. 12 it had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to 13 the sun.

That's when I realized that if a tiny little sunflower wouldn't let a big rock stand in its way when growing up, then we have the　 14 　to do the same. 15 we believe in ourselves, like that little sunflower, we can 　16 the type of nourishment(营养）and growth. We need to believe in　 17 , knowing that we have the ability to 　18 our desires. If you stand all like the sunflower and are 19 of who and what you are, then the environment will begin to 20 you. You will find a way to go under or around your obstacles( 障碍）in order to reach your goals.

1. A. took　　　　 B. spent　　　 C. cost　　　　 D. pay

2. A. strength　　 B. energy　　　 C. power　　　 D. force

3. A. However　　 B. When　　　 C. Whenever　　 D. Whatever

4. A. weed　　　　 B. color　　　 C. water　　　 D. soil

5. A. classify　　　 B. accept　　　 C. clarify　　 D. identify

6. A. remain　　　 B. prevent　　　 C. continue　　 D. leave

7. A. figure out　　 B. hold out　　　 C. stand out　 D. try out

8. A. endangered　 B. convenient　　 C. mysterious　 D. enormous

9. A. refused　　　 B. decided　　　 C. adapted　　 D. proposed

10. A. seeds　　　 B. stalks　　　　 C. rocks　　　 D. weeds

11. A. unusual　　 B. common　　　 C. fantastic　 D. unnatural

12. A. Casually　　 B. Basically　　　 C. Actually　　 D. Strangely

13. A. enlarge　　 B. expand　　　 C. reach　　　 D. spread

14. A. chance　 　　B. choice　　　 C. power　　　 D. ability

15. A. What if　　 B. As far as　　　 C. Only if　　 D. As long as

16. A. inspire　　　 B. attain　　　　 C. lose　　　　 D. refuse

17. A. ourselves　　 B. yourselves　　 C. themselves　 D. myself

18. A. preserve　　 B. comfort　　　　 C. achieve　　 D. suggest

19. A. ashamed　　 B. pride　　　　 C. proud 　　　D. ambitious

20. A. ensure　　　 B. support　　　 C. satisfy　　 D. protect　　　　　　

The old man had a son and a daughter, ____ treated him well, _____ greatly disappointed him.

A. neither of them, which 　　　　 B. neither of whom, which

C. neither of them, it 　 D. neither of them, which

In a class I teach for adults, I recently did the “unpardonable.” I gave the class homework!

The assignment (任务) was to “go to someone you love 　36 the next week and tell them you love them. It 　37 to be someone you have never 　38 those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time.” That doesn’t 　39 like a very tough assignment, 　40 you stop to realize that most of the men were over 35 and were 　41 in the generation of men that were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho (男子汉气概的).” Showing feelings or crying (heaven forbid!) was just not done 　42 this was a very threatening assignment for some.

At the 　43 of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to 　44 what happened when they told someone they loved them. I fully expected one of the 　45 to volunteer, as was usually the 　46 , but on this evening one of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit 　47 . As he unfolded out of his chair, he began by saying, “Dennis. I was quite 　48 with you last week when you gave us the assignment. I didn’t feel that I had 　49 to say those words to and 　50 , who were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my conscience (良知) started talking to me. It was telling me that I 　51 exactly who I needed to say I love you to. You see, five years ago, my father and I had a heated 　52 and really never resolved it since that one. We 　53 seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But 　54 then, we hardly spoke to each other. So last. Tuesday 　55 I got home, I had convinced myself. I was going to tell my father I loved him.”

36．A．after　　　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　　 C．for　　　　　　　　　　 D．within

37．A．has to　　　　　　　　 B．ought to　　　　　　 C．had better　　　　　 D．can

38．A．told　　　　　　　　　　 B．said　　　　　　　　　　 C．talked　　　　　　　　 D．spoken

39．A．look　　　　　　　　　 B．hear　　　　　　　　　 C．listen　　　　　　　　　 D．sound

40．A．when　　　　　　　　 B．until　　　　　　　　　 C．that　　　　　　　　　　 D．unless

41．A．born　　　　　　　　　 B．grown　　　　　　　　 C．raised　　　　　　　　 D．risen

42．A．And　　　　　　　　　 B．But　　　　　　　　　　 C．So　　　　　　　　　　 D．For

43．A．beginning　　　　　 B．end　　　　　　　　　　 C．middle　　　　　　　　 D．stating

44．A．announce　　　　　 B．share　　　　　　　　　 C．answer　　　　　　　 D．ask

45．A．men　　　　　　　　　 B．adults　　　　　　　　 C．students　　　　　　 D．women

46．A．case　　　　　　　　　 B．thing　　　　　　　　　 C．story　　　　　　　　　 D．experience

47．A．afraid　　　　　　　　 B．shaken　　　　　　　 C．terrible　　　　　　　 D．worried

48．A．happy　　　　　　　　 B．pleased　　　　　　　 C．angry　　　　　　　　 D．satisfied

49．A．everybody　　　　　 B．nobody　　　　　　　 C．someone　　　　　　 D．anyone

50．A．else　　　　　　　　　　 B．except　　　　　　　　 C．beside　　　　　　　　 D．besides

51．A．thought　　　　　　　 B．considered　　　　　 C．knew　　　　　　　　 D．guessed

52．A．disagreement　　　 B．encouragement　　 C．disappointment　　 D．discouragement

53．A．imagined　　　　　　 B．risked　　　　　　　　 C．avoided　　　　　　　 D．escaped

54．A．still　　　　　　　　　　 B．even　　　　　　　　　 C．just　　　　　　　　　　 D．only

55．A．by the time　　　　 B．at the time　　　　　 C．for the time　　　　 D．during the time

The old man had a daughter and three sons, ____treated him well,____made him very sad.

A. none of them; it　　　　　　　　　　　 B. none of whom; which

C. neither of them; which　　　　　　　　 D. no one of whom; as