One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He   36    the first interview; the director did the last interview.

   The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?” The young man answered, “    37   .”

   “Who paid the school fees for you?”

   “My father passed away   38    I was born, so my mother paid them all.”

   “What did your mother do?”

   “A laundry woman.”

   The director   39    the youth to show his hands. They were smooth and perfect. The director asked, “Have you ever   40    your mother wash the clothes?” The youth answered, “    41   . My mother always wanted me to study and read more books.    42    , she can wash clothes faster than me.”

   The director said, “Please go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow.”

   The youth felt his   43    of getting the job high. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt   44   but happy with mixed feelings.

The youth cleaned his mother’s hands   45    . He cried as he did that. It was the first time he had    46   his mother’s wrinkled hands with so many bruises (伤痕) on them. Some bruises were so painful that his mother    47   when they were cleaned. Only by then did he realize it was this pair of hands that assisted him   48    his academic years.

   After finishing cleaning his mother’s    49    hands, the youth quietly washed all the   50    clothes for his mother. That night, they talked for a very long time.

   The next morning, the director noticed the youth’s swollen    51   and asked, “Can you tell me what you have done and    52   in your house?”

   The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hands and also finished washing all the remaining clothes. I know now what    53    is. Without mother, there would not have been my success today.”

   The director said, “This is what I am looking for  54   a manager. I want to hire a person who can value the help of others and who knows the    55   of others. You are hired.”

 

1.	A.	qualified	B.	failed	C.	passed	D.	won
2.	A	Nothing	B.	Few	C.	Some	D.	None
3.	A	since	B.	when	C.	although	D.	once
4.	A	requested	B.	persuaded	C.	demanded	D.	begged
5.	A	assisted	B.	had	C.	watched	D.	helped
6.	A	Seldom	B.	Sometimes	C.	Never	D.	Rarely
7.	A	Meanwhile	B.	Besides	C.	However	D.	Somehow
8.	A	chance	B.	luck	C.	desire	D.	idea
9.	A	strange	B.	different	C.	excited	D.	unfamiliar
10.	A	skillfully	B.	shyly	C.	politely	D.	slowly
11.	A	glanced	B.	noticed	C.	accepted	D.	considered
12.	A	shook	B.	shouted	C.	moved	D.	fell
13.	A	during	B.	along	C.	through	D.	with
14.	A	damaged	B.	ruined	C.	broken	D.	wounded
15.	A	worn	B.	used	C.	dirty	D.	dusty
16.	A	hands	B.	eyes	C.	ears	D.	cheeks
17.	A	found	B.	enjoyed	C.	expected	D.	learned
18.	A	appreciation	B.	understanding	C.	regret	D.	sympathy
19.	A	about	B.	of	C.	in	D.	on
20.	A	sufferings	B.	happenings	C.	doings	D.	surroundings

 

 

A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher    36    each child to bring a bag   37    a few potatoes. Each potato will be     38    a name of the person that the child    39     , so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will     40  the number of people the child hates.

Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to    41   potatoes. The teacher then told the children to    42   the bag wherever they go for a      43   .

   44   the days went by, the children started to    45     because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten(腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry  46  bags.

After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel？”the children started complaining(抱怨)about the   47 they had to  48   . When they had to carry the heavy and  49  potatoes everywhere they went.

Then the teacher said, “This is the   50  where you carry your hate for somebody    51   your heart. The smell of hate will   52   your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot   53   the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine   54  it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your    55   .

1.A.warned              B. liked            C. told             D. preferred

2.A. containing  B. putting                 C. covering         D. included

3.A. called             B. given            C. used             D. offered

4.A. missed             B. hates            C. likes            D. appreciated

5.A. depend on  B. decide on                C. set down         D. write down

6.A. six                B. two              C. ten              D. five

7.A. bring              B. wash             C. carry            D. take

8.A. week               B. day              C. month            D. holiday

9.A. After              B. Until            C. Before           D. As

10.A. cry               B. complain         C. laugh            D. disagree

11.A. heavier           B. lighter          C. bigger           D. older

12.A. happiness   B. joy                    C. trouble          D. sadness

13.A. get along   B. go over                C. be settled       D. go through

14.A. funny             B. smelly           C. tasty            D. dusty 

15.A. situation  B. view                    C. expression       D. sign

16.A. without           B. outside          C. with             D. inside

17.A. injure            B. keep             C. pollute          D. protect

18.A. like              B. bear             C. escape           D. throw

19.A. whom              B. how              C. which            D. what

20.A. youth             B. school life      C. lifetime         D. childhood

 

It was a quiet morning during the war. In a small valley, there was a little wooden building, which was an orphanage (孤儿院) that__16__ many young children who had lost their ___17__ in the war. Suddenly, a shell (炮弹) __18__ on the top of the orphanage’s building. Many children were ___19__. One little girl was badly hurt and bleeding. A runner was at once sent to  __20__medical help.

When the doctor arrived, he_21_ that the girl’s greatest need at the moment was blood. He immediately checked the records in the__22__ to find someone who had the same blood type as the girl’s. A nurse soon __23__the children that had the same blood type together and asked who would be __24__ to donate blood to the girl. The children looked shocked, and no one said a word. Again with __25____ eyes, the doctor pleaded (恳求). __26__ a boy slowly raised his hand.

When the doctor injected the needle, the boy began to cry. The doctor tried to _27__ him, but in vain. Even when the needle was _28__ , the little boy was still crying. After the blood was given to the wounded girl, her___29__ got better. Then the doctor came to the boy, "Does it hurt?" "No, but I was afraid of dying." The doctor was __30_! "Why did you think you would die? "With __31_ in his eyes the boy replied, "Because I thought you would take all of my __32__ to save her! "The doctor didn’t know what to say! Then he asked, "__33_you thought you were going to die, why did you__34__to give her your blood?" With tears streaming down, he said in a___35__ voice, "Because she is my friend and I love her." There is no greater love in the world!

1.                A．stored         B．hid            C．gained   D．housed

 

2.                A．neighbors       B．friends         C．parents   D．teachers

 

3.                A．fell            B．appeared       C．jumped   D．flew

 

4.                A．ruined         B．wounded       C．harmed   D．lost

 

5.                A．operate on      B．take over       C．get around    D．ask for

 

6.                A．introduced      B．realized         C．predicted D．promised

 

7.                A．orphanage      B．hospital         C．school    D．store

 

8.                A．recognized      B．turned         C．gathered  D．assumed

 

9.                A．valuable        B．willing          C．regrettable    D．useful

 

10.               A．anxious        B．curious         C．delightful  D．surprising

 

11.               A．immediately     B．happily         C．finally D．probably

 

12.               A．stop           B．comfort        C．interrupt  D．support

 

13.               A．disappeared     B．Pulled          C．Removed  D．finished

 

14.               A．function        B．occasion        C．position   D．condition

 

15.               A．shocked        B．frightened      C．pleased   D．worried

 

16.               A．smiles          B．puzzle          C．hope D．tears

 

17.               A．energy         B．health          C．money    D．blood

 

18.               A．If             B．Since          C．Though    D．Unless

 

19.               A．expect         B．wish           C．agree D．permit

 

20.               A．soft           B．strange         C．tired  D．embarrassed

 

 

I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s  36  rang, it was my mother calling from my  37 . She asked if I had  38  my mobile. I checked my purse. It was  39 !

I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,  40  it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but  41  it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a  42  near his home.

Later that evening, I went to  43  him there. I didn’t dare to go  44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After  45  10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys  46 .

My  47  were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you  48  my mum?” I asked. He  49  that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they  50  was my mobile phone number—which didn’t    51  . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who  52  my house.

I was  53  to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so  54  to Rhys and offered him some money, but he  55 .

As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

1.A. electric car	B. mobile phone	C. radio	D. doorbell
2.A. hospital	B. company	C. school	D. home
3.A. found	B. changed	C. lost	D. bought
4.A. gone	B. new	C. busy	D. broken
5.A. accepted	B. returned	C. got	D. answered
6.A. before	B. because	C. after	D. if
7.A. coffee shop	B. post office	C. hotel	D. supermarket
8.A. follow	B. meet	C. catch	D. punish
9.A. slowly	B. back	C. alone	D. finally
10.A. driving	B. running	C. walking	D. riding
11.A. talked about	B. looked for	C. heard of	D. knew about
12.A. difficulties	B. fears	C. diseases	D. hopes
13.A. remember	B. know	C. tell	D. understand
14.A. realized	B. repeated	C. explained	D. believed
15.A. had	B. noticed	C. expected	D. finished
16.A. happen	B. matter	C. help	D. fit
17.A. called	B. visited	C. shared	D. sold
18.A. sorry	B. glad	C. sad	D. proud
19.A. useful	B. strange	C. grateful	D. polite
20.A missed	B. appeared	C. agreed	D. refused

 

 It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) ___1___ injury. I had ___2___ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, ___3___ for the 3,000-meter run.

“Ready … set …” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed ___4___ me. I felt ___5___ as I fell farther and farther behind.

“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest ___6___ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps (圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should ___7___,” I thought as I moved on. ___8___, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran ___9___ and decided not to ___10___ in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ___11___ my foot did heal.

 When I finished, I heard a cheer— ___12___ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and ___13___, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.” I was leaving ___14___ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.

“Courage? I just ___15___ a race!” I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”

Suddenly I regained ___16___. I decided to ___17___ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always ___18___ in medals and victories, but in the ___19___ we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ___20___ the people who don’t give up when they lose.

1. A. slighter  B. worse     C. earlier    D. heavier

2. A. expected      B. supposed    C. imagined   D. doubted

3. A. late    B. eager   C. ready     D. thirsty

4. A. from behind   B. ahead of  C. next to   D. close to

5. A. ashamed B. astonished  C. excited D. frightened

6. A. cheer     B. shout  C. cry    D. noise

7. A. slow down     B. drop out    C. go on  D. speed up

8. A. Therefore   B. Otherwise   C. Besides   D. However

9. A. with delight    B. with fear  C. in pain    D. in advance

10. A. play     B. arrive   C. race  D. attend

11. A. even if   B. only if  C. unless   D. until

12. A. weaker     B. longer      C. lower  D. louder

13. A. well enough     B. sure enough   

   C. surprisingly enough   D. strangely enough

14. A. while       B. when    C. as     D. since

15. A. finished   B. won    C. passed      D. lost

16. A. cheer   B. hope   C. interest   D. experience

17. A. hold on   B. turn to   C. begin with    D. stick with

18. A. measured   B. praised   C. tested  D. increased

19. A. sadness     B. struggles    C. diseases   D. tiredness

20. A. or     B. nor    C. and     D. but